Chapter 1904 Qi Lie Has Good News with Shu Yu

Shu Yu returned to the prefectural city. She had been busy for the past two days, traveling and organizing her troops. She really hadn't had a chance to take a good look at the current state of Changjin Prefecture.

Perhaps because of the baptism of rebellion, the once prosperous Changjin Mansion seemed to have suddenly settled down, and the atmosphere around it seemed to be much calmer.

However, this Changjin Mansion actually gives people a sense of stability.

Shu Yu's mood calmed down as well. Shu Rui and Er Niu said they wanted to wander around on their own halfway through the walk. Shu Yu waved them off and told them to go have fun on their own. She then slowly walked back to the inn with Ying Xi.

To her surprise, as soon as she entered the backyard, she saw Xia Yan already waiting for her there.

"Why are you here? Did A-Yun need something?"

Xia Yan shook his head. "It's not you, young master. It's Lord Qi who wants to see you at the government office."

"You want me to go to the government office?"

"Yes, they said they have something good to discuss with you."

Good news? What good news could Qi Lie possibly have?

She wanted to find out what was going on from Xia Yan, but Xia Yan himself seemed completely clueless and didn't seem to know much about it.

"Alright," Shu Yu stood up. "Let's go to the government office."

When she arrived at the government office, Meng Yunzheng was also there, sitting in Qi Lie's study with a very helpless expression on his face.

Shu Yu was increasingly confused. She looked at Meng Yunzheng and sat down on the chair next to him.

As soon as he sat down, Qi Lie smiled and said, "Princess Lu, I have some good news to share, and you're the first person I come to. Isn't that kind of you?"

Shu Yu's lips twitched. She wasn't a three-year-old child. If Qi Lie, a cunning old fox in officialdom, didn't have something to gain for him, why would he be in such a hurry to have Xia Yan summon her?

She straightened her back slightly, her lips curling up in a very businesslike smile, "I wonder what good thing has made you think of me so much."

Qi Lie pretended not to see her perfunctory smile, picked up a few sheets of paper from the table and waved them around. "Are you interested in these, Princess Lu?"

Shu Yu walked over and picked up the papers. After glancing at them, she was surprised to find that they were property deeds for shops.

"This is……"

Qi Lie took a sip of tea and smiled, “At the end of last year, many officials in Changjin Prefecture were dismissed. Those officials had a lot of property, and some merchants and commoners who colluded with them have now been sentenced. Naturally, their property deeds and shop deeds have been confiscated. You’ve been in Changjin Prefecture for two days, and you must have seen that many shops are closed, right?”

Shu Yu nodded. "Indeed."

“Those closed shops originally belonged to them. Now the government is going to auction them off again to raise funds to replenish the public treasury. I was thinking that your workshop in Dong'an Prefecture is quite large. I heard that your shop in the prefectural city has already opened and the business has stabilized. I thought that with your ability, it's time to expand your business. Here it is, a ready-made shop.”

Shu Yu was stunned. Opening a shop in Changjin Mansion.

She had the same idea last year, but when she saw that things weren't going well at the brokerage, she temporarily gave up on the idea.

She had just taken a good look at the prefectural city today, and Changjin Prefecture was indeed very suitable for opening shops and doing business. Even if Qi Lie hadn't mentioned it, Shu Yu would most likely have considered it.

The family workshop is getting bigger and bigger, and the production of melon seeds and other items will definitely increase in the future. Shops in Dong'an Prefecture are very prosperous, so if we open a shop here, the business should not be bad.

(End of this chapter)