When the Second Prince heard his cousin ask this, he immediately took out the secret decree given by his father. He carefully unfolded it in front of Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua, "I will definitely not cheat you two."

Neither Zhou Qiongyue nor Yuan Bohua looked at it carefully because of their relationship. They both looked carefully and confirmed that it was real. Yuan Bohua carefully rolled it up and handed it to the Second Prince, "Then do it."

When Yuan Bohua said this, he felt his blood boiling. If this thing could really be accomplished, it would be a great achievement.

Zhou Qiongyue was also very motivated at this time. Thinking about her youngest son's title of Duke, she was determined to fight for it. "Then let's start the conversation! How much silver have you prepared, second cousin?"

The Second Prince pointed to the stack of banknotes he had just taken out and said, "That's all I have. Two hundred thousand taels is already the entire Second Prince's Mansion's assets."

When Zhou Qiongyue heard the Second Prince say this, her eyes widened instantly, "Could there be money from those people in your backyard in here?"

When the Second Prince heard his cousin ask this, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he felt a sense of pride that they all loved him:

"They all gave it voluntarily, but I will remember their contributions and promote their families in the future. After all, they and I have always shared a common destiny.

But you, my cousin, are the only one who dares to ask me this."

Zhou Qiongyue is not afraid of her second cousin. She has the trump card of the Queen Aunt, and her second cousin cannot do anything to her for no reason.

So Zhou Qiongyue couldn't help but teased:

"They are all quite inspiring. Others become concubines for the sake of wealth and glory, but they are the only ones who do it out of 'love' for you, my second cousin."

The Second Prince didn't care what his cousin meant. He just took it as a compliment to him and said, "Just be envious!"

Zhou Qiongyue snorted softly, "I'll give you another 100,000 taels of silver from my dowry, but after all, I can't ask for your promise for nothing, second cousin."

Yuan Bohua said readily, "Then Prince Fu'an's Mansion will also contribute 100,000 taels of silver."

Although Yuan Bohua was eager to go to war with the Shenggan Kingdom for revenge, he now had sons and could not destroy his family property, leaving his two sons with nothing in the future.

He couldn't let Yue'er live a hard life with him, so he thought he just had to do his best.

The Second Prince felt even better when he saw Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua paying the money. He felt that the promise was worth it. "I was not wrong about you."

Yuan Bohua thought about the food they needed to stockpile, then looked at the silver they had in front of them and said worriedly, "But this isn't enough! If we want to support a war, we need at least a million silver coins.

We will also need to store more silver by then, as war requires more than just food."

The Second Prince turned his gaze towards his cousin, "What do you think, cousin?"

Zhou Qiongyue was silent for a while, then said directly: "We still have to do business first. First, to make money, and second, to have a cover identity and to get food.

But if we get the grain, where to store it is also a problem. Just building a warehouse would cost a lot of money, not to mention the staff who would be needed to store it.”

"As for business, Fuan and I don't have the time and energy to deal with it. I'll leave it entirely to you, my cousin. Leave the warehouse and personnel matters to me, and I promise to take care of it for you.

As for Fu'an! If you have free time, you can help your cousin take care of the children so that she can concentrate on making money. This will be a great contribution you have made.

Occasionally, if my cousin has any problems that need to be solved, you can help her. If you encounter someone who is particularly blind, you can come to me directly."

The second prince discussed the division of labor and made a promise, thinking that if someone particularly blind came across him, don't blame him for asking his father to make the decision for him.

As for the warehouse matter, he also wanted to ask his father to take responsibility so that his father would not be provoked by others one day.

"That's fine, but we should make it clear in advance. If the business grows and we have enough food stored, what will happen to this business?"

Zhou Qiongyue has always been a villain first and a gentleman later. Who wouldn't be tempted by a business that can store so much food!

"Let's just split it 50-50." The second prince had obviously thought about this problem. He actually wanted his cousin to keep running the business, but he was afraid that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would be criticized by his cousin.

Zhou Qiongyue was surprised by what the Second Prince said. For such a profitable business, the Second Prince was willing to split it 50-50 instead of monopolizing it. She felt that her second cousin's character was worthy of her trust.

However, Zhou Qiongyue did not want this kind of business that was both dangerous and threatening in public. She preferred to be a wealthy woman in secret.

In this era, being rich enough to rival a nation is extremely dangerous, so Zhou Qiongyue quickly made a decision. "The business will be yours when the time comes. I won't ask how you handle it. But you must not break your promise to your nephew."

And when the time comes, I will take with me the people I've trained. You can send someone in to take over or directly promote someone from within."

If she wants to make quick money and get some silver, she will definitely have to involve the caravan. She plans to take this opportunity to make Yu Hai's caravan bigger and stronger, in case the second prince really ascends the throne in the future.

It would also be beneficial to Tianyuan Kingdom if this caravan could become a caravan under the command of my second cousin.

Anyway, neither she nor Yuan Bohua had any intention of becoming emperor, so there was no need to hold something dangerous in their hands and arouse suspicion.

Anyway, she has made a lot of money from this caravan in the past few years, and she should find a stable backer for this caravan so that these people can have a good future.

Even someone as shameless as the Second Prince felt that he was taking advantage of the situation. "Isn't this bad? You and Fu'an have worked for years in vain."

"That's not the way to say it. Yue'er and I are very happy to be able to contribute to the Tianyuan Kingdom. Besides, Yuan Chaokang has also benefited from it.

Besides, there are only a few masters in my palace, and the daily expenses are not that high, so why do I need so much money?

I'd rather give it to you, my second cousin. It might be of great use in the future."

Yuan Bohua's words were also very sincere, and he also agreed with Yue'er's decision. Some things were hot potatoes to them.

When the Second Prince heard his cousin and Fu'an say this, his eyes were filled with emotion. He patted Yuan Bohua on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if that day ever comes, your cousin will protect you two."

Zhou Qiongyue quickly responded with a smile. If someone offered a big leg to her, she definitely couldn't let it go. "Then you have to work hard, second cousin."

The Second Prince was actually quite happy when he saw his cousin looking like she was going to rely on him in the future. It felt really good to have so many relatives who truly supported him.