Steel Dynasty - Chapter 370

[Chapter 370 Businessmen gather together]

In front of the palace of Prince Qi, merchants gathered together to wait for Prince Qi to return from Shanhaiguan.

The news that the Qingzhou Army had breached Shanhaiguan had been published in the newspapers a few days ago. After hearing the news, the businessmen who had contributed money and effort to the Northern Expedition were so excited that they could not sleep at night.

At the beginning, they had no hope that Xiao Ming could drive away the barbarians in Youzhou. The reason why they invested money was purely to flatter Xiao Ming and please Xiao Ming. However, they did not expect that just three months later, Shanhaiguan It was really taken back by Xiao Ming, and the former sixteen states of Yanyun became Xiao Ming’s possession.

Only then did they remember their support for the Northern Expedition, and one by one they couldn’t wait to rush to the door of Prince Qi’s Mansion, holding the receipts from when they had originally supported the supplies and looking forward to it.

It can be said that in order to wait for Xiao Ming to come back, they will wait here almost every day, because Xiao Ming promised them that he would give them three times the income, which means that if they invested one hundred thousand taels, they would now get three times the income. Land equivalent to one hundred thousand taels.

They couldn’t calm down when they thought of the vast grassland outside Cangzhou. After all, this was a good horse breeding farm. If they took over this land to raise horses and then sold the horses to the vassal king of Dayu, it would definitely be a very profitable business. .

“Your Highness, Your Highness is back.”

Xiao Ming’s appearance was quickly noticed by the businessmen. When a businessman shouted these words, a group of businessmen immediately surrounded Xiao Ming, with flattering expressions on their faces. With such a smile, he just hugged Xiao Ming’s thigh and wouldn’t let go.

There are also aster in front of the palace.

It was a headache for these businessmen to wait in front of the palace on time every day. Now that Xiao Ming was back, she was relieved.

But for her, the most important task was to take care of Xiao Ming’s daily life and care about Xiao Ming’s health, so she pinched her waist and said to a group of businessmen: “Everyone, everyone, Your Highness has traveled a long distance. “I’m just tired. Let’s talk about this business tomorrow.”

Xiao Ming nodded after hearing this. He was indeed a little tired, and he didn’t want to deal with these things immediately. After all, she had to think about how to return the profits to the merchants, and she had to talk to Pang Yukun about this. Say, let him make up his mind.

So he took the opportunity to raise his hands and said: “Everyone, I know why you are here. What I promised you at the beginning will not change, so please don’t be impatient. After two days, I will summon you to the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the matter. “

Cao Zhengyang is also in the crowd. He invested the most money this time, and of course he is also the proudest now.

He said: “Your Highness has misunderstood. We are not here to make His Highness fulfill his promise immediately, but because he is tired from traveling during this war. We have sent some supplements to help His Highness stay healthy.”

As he said this, Cao Zhengyang gestured. Six servants immediately brought six red rosewood boxes to Xiao Ming. The boxes were opened and contained ginseng, snow orchid, Polygonum multiflorum and other precious medicinal materials.

When other businessmen saw that Cao Zhengyang was so diligent, none of them fell behind. They showed Xiao Ming the gifts they had brought and begged Xiao Ming to accept them.

These gifts were of various kinds, including exquisite porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and fur cloaks, all of which made Xiao Ming’s eyes dazzled.

At this time, Zi Wan smiled. She liked these merchants to send gifts to the palace, and with Xiao Ming’s nature, it was impossible not to accept these gifts.

Sure enough, Xiao Ming bowed his hands to these merchants and asked her to deliver these gifts to the palace.

“Your Highness, since the gift was delivered to us, we will not disturb His Highness’ rest and will go back.” Cao Zhengyang has been very diligent and sensible since arriving in Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming nodded, looking relaxed.

These gifts are not free of charge. Anyway, I want to share the profits with them, so these rights should be regarded as kickbacks.

He said to Cao Zhengyang: “In that case, see you another day, see you another day, please come back.”

Although he was a little wary of the Cao family’s involvement in Qingzhou’s financial industry, it must be said that Cao Zhengyang was very sophisticated and tactful in his dealings. Being measured and supportive of him in everything makes him feel very comfortable.

However, Xiao Ming comes from modern times after all, and he knows that what capital is best at is sugar-coated bullets. He is happy to be happy, but he still tightens his nerves.

After accepting the gifts, the merchants gradually dispersed.

Xiao Ming exhaled softly, dismounted and walked towards the palace.

Zi Yuan excitedly directed her servants to carry the gifts back to the palace, with a blush on her face.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming shook his head, this Aster has really become a little money addict now.

However, despite the excitement triggered by receiving the gift, Zi Wan still did not forget her duty to take care of Xiao Ming.

After Xiao Ming entered the palace, she followed Xiao Ming to greet him and asked the dining room to prepare food for Xiao Ming.

When they arrived at the dormitory, Zi Wan took off the breastplate Xiao Ming was wearing and said: “Your Highness, the Queen has brought a message, saying that Feng Shilang has left for Qingzhou, and the Queen also said that she would let the slave serve as His Highness’s eldest son. Let’s prepare for the wedding.”

“Well, I estimate that the imperial edict is about to arrive. By the way, my mother and concubine didn’t say anything about the current situation in the court?”

Xiao Ming asked while cooperating with Zi Wan to change into casual clothes.

“The empress didn’t say much, she just said that the emperor is very happy and the courtiers are also very complimentary. This time, His Highness will be rewarded greatly.” Zi Yuan said with a smile.

This time, Xiao Ming made a lifetime achievement and also captured Shanhaiguan, which was lost more than ten years ago. In Zi Wan’s view, this achievement was enough to put other princes in the court to shame.

Xiao Ming nodded. The less movement there was in the court, the more uneasy he became.

After all, it’s always the calm before the storm.

This time is different from the past. The Battle of Cangzhou may have only saved the barbarians from invading Qi and Wei from the south, but this time it completely changed the situation in the country of Chongqing.

The barbarian soldiers in the sixteen states of Yanyun withdrew from the pass. As long as the Shanhaiguan Pass was not lost, it would be difficult for the barbarians to sneeze as before, and the country of Chongqing would have to tremble three times.

Without the threat of the sword around the neck for the time being, it is hard to say what changes will happen in the court.

However, he was not too worried. Shanhaiguan held the throat of the barbarians in his hands, and also held the throat of the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

He understands the truth that when the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden, when the cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys are cooked.

Xiao Wenxuan has to count on him to guard this world’s most powerful place, so after going to Chang’an this time, his status will rise sharply, and the beads on his head will also become more.

The only problem now is his brothers who have good intentions, because he is like a dark horse entering the political center of Chang’an.

But he is not too worried. For him, all conspiracies and conspiracies will be shattered in the fire!

(End of chapter)