The Ministry of Revenue's Office.

"Miss, something terrible has happened!"

Qian Duoduo had just gotten up and was sitting in front of her dressing table drawing her eyebrows when she heard the maid running into the room.

The head maid who served Qian Duoduo closely scolded her loudly with a stern look, "What kind of behavior is this, all flustered and disrespectful? Don't you even know the rules?"

Upon hearing the reprimand, the maidservant knelt down with a thud and begged for forgiveness, "This maidservant was ignorant, please forgive me, Miss."

Qian Duoduo has been selling yellow paper and Xuan paper lately, making a lot of money from it, and she is feeling quite pleased with herself.

When his maid made a mistake, he unusually kindly said, "Get up and talk."

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The maid stood up, bowed her head, and said, "Miss, in the past two days, something called bamboo soft paper has appeared in the capital."

It's softer, finer, and easier to use than yellow paper, and it even has pretty floral prints on it.

Hearing this, Qian Duoduo paused in her selection of pearl flowers, turned her head to look directly at the maid, and asked, "Did you send someone to buy some?"

The maidservant hurriedly ran back to the manor to bring back the news. She took out a piece of bamboo paper from her bosom and presented it with both hands.

"The bamboo paper printed with flowers needs to be ordered, and it is not only expensive but also difficult to buy."

"The maid is useless; she can only buy ordinary bamboo-paper."

Qian Duoduo took the bamboo-textured paper and rubbed it in her hands. The delicate touch made her heart grow heavier and heavier.

She crumpled the bamboo paper into a ball and angrily threw it on the dressing table. The ball landed in a teacup and instantly absorbed all the tea.

Seeing this, Qian Duoduo felt an unprecedented sense of panic.

She suddenly stood up and ordered, "Quickly send someone out to inquire."

I need to go to the paper mill to check on the situation and find out how well Xuan paper is selling.

Let's check how much of this yellow paper is left.

As soon as she finished speaking, the maid ran out again without the slightest hesitation.

Qian Duoduo looked down at the crumpled paper in her teacup, thinking to herself, 'I hope it's not what she's thinking. Otherwise, if the Xuan paper doesn't sell and there's still a huge stockpile of yellow paper, her father will skin her alive!'

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The Marquis of Lin'an's residence.

Lu Qiqi had just finished breakfast and was planning to go out to check if the impact of the bamboo paper on the yellow paper had fermented.

Yuqing had already sent someone to prepare the carriage, and now only Qingdai and Luyao were by her side.

As the three were chatting and laughing, they heard that Chen Ziye had entered the courtyard.

Lu Yao asked curiously, "Sister, isn't Second Uncle supposed to go out to do business early this morning? How come he has time to come to the yard?"

Lu Qiqi understood why Chen Ziye had come here; it must be related to the business of Zhu Rou Paper.

She said, "Let's go out and take a look."

As the three walked out of the cabinet, they saw Chen Ziye sitting at the table, a smile playing on his lips as if some joyous occasion had occurred.

"Second Uncle," the two sisters said in unison.

Chen Ziye has always been carefree and dislikes formalities. When he saw the two sisters come out together, he invited them to sit down.

The maidservants serving in the courtyard quickly brought three cups of tea.

Chen Ziye glanced down at the hot tea, then smiled at Lu Qiqi and said, "Qiqi, guess what the reaction is to the bamboo-textured paper in the capital?"

Seeing his cheerful smile, Lu Qiqi knew that the situation must be quite good.

Lu Yao, who was following Lu Qiqi, had heard about the bamboo paper. Her eyes lit up and she said, "Second Uncle, don't keep me in suspense. Yao wants to know too."

Chen Ziye smiled and pointed at Lu Yao before looking at Lu Qiqi, "This bamboo soft paper has been a hit with both new and old customers since it went on sale."

In just the last two days, I've sold out most of the bamboo-textured paper.

The bamboo-textured paper with floral patterns is in short supply.

Lu Qiqi knew that bamboo paper would definitely be able to challenge yellow paper, and might even make people forget about yellow paper altogether, preserving the use of bamboo paper for writing, and never giving villains the opportunity to profit maliciously.

But the news that Chen Ziye brought back startled Lu Qiqi.

It should be noted that Qian Duoduo's rapid rise in popularity of yellow paper in the capital was due to the recommendation and endorsement of the Minister's wife.

But now, Chen Ziye has managed to defeat the packaged yellow paper in just two days, which also proves Chen Ziye's business acumen.

Lu Qiqi laughed and said, "This is all thanks to my second uncle. If it weren't for the fact that my second uncle is involved in various businesses in the capital..."

"This bamboo-textured paper couldn't have achieved such good results in such a short time."

The uncle and nephew praised each other for a while before getting back to business.

Chen Ziye said, "Making money from bamboo paper is not a problem. The only problem now is that Tianxin Village is too far from the new capital city."

If we rely solely on the Sirius Escort Agency for transportation, it might be difficult to supply supplies in a timely manner.

Seeing his calculating look, Lu Qiqi asked, "Second Uncle, do you have any good ideas?"

Having been a merchant for many years, Chen Ziye naturally had unique insights into cargo transportation. "Perhaps you could have the Tianlang Escort Agency form a caravan, so that they can transport goods in a timely manner without delaying their important escort missions."

Lu Qiqi had also considered the caravan issue, but ultimately it was only a temporary solution.

According to the rules of the escort agency, the safety of the goods is naturally the top priority.

The reason Lu Qiqi entrusted the Tianlang Escort Agency with the transportation of the goods was because she valued the safe arrival of the goods.

She said, "I have also considered my second uncle's suggestion. Tianlang Escort Agency is different from Chen's Trading Company."

The Chen Family Trading Company was backed by the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion, while the Tianlang Escort Agency only had its reputation built up through its own efforts in the martial arts world.

Chen Ziye understood her meaning and said, "That's why I'm here. If we can have the Tianlang Escort Agency hang up the Chen Family Merchants' banner at the same time, it should save us a lot of trouble on the way."

Marquis Lin'an followed the late emperor in battle, commanding countless soldiers and earning a formidable reputation.

Even though military power has now been handed over to the imperial court, its influence in the Great Jin Dynasty cannot be ignored.

This is why the Chen family's trading company is able to thrive throughout the Jin Dynasty.

Having understood Chen Ziye's intention, Lu Qiqi's smile became even wider. "Qiqi thanks Second Uncle!"

Seeing that she readily agreed, Chen Ziye mentioned again that the Tianlang Escort Agency should deliver the goods to the capital as soon as possible, and then left her courtyard.

Lu Yao stood at the courtyard gate and looked at Lu Qiqi, asking, "Sister, shall we still leave the manor now?"

A glint of light flashed in Lu Qiqi's eyes. "Of course we have to go. We not only need to see how the business is going, but we also need to go to Tianlang Escort Agency to tell them the good news about hanging the banner."

The two sisters left the mansion and boarded a carriage. Their first stop was Chen's shop.

Lu Yao lifted the curtain in the carriage and cautiously peeked out like a mouse.

The carriage stopped outside the grocery store, and quite a few people were going in to buy things; the long queue stretched all the way to the door.

"Sister, these people seem to be here to buy bamboo paper. Look, they are all carrying several bundles of bamboo paper."

Lu Yao's excited voice caught Lu Qiqi's attention.

She leaned closer to the carriage window and looked out, and saw that the bamboo paper wrapped in bamboo paper was being held in the arms of several servants.

Seeing this, Lu Qiqi withdrew her gaze and said to the front of the carriage, "Nineteen, go to Tianlang Escort Agency."