The person Qiao Youyou met this time was an envoy from Uzbekistan, who came to the capital on the orders of the king of Uzbekistan to discuss cooperation with Tongyun Money House.

The King of Uzbekistan hoped that Tongyun Money House would expand its business to their borders, so that when Uzbek merchants do business in Daliang, they can use Tongyun Money House to circulate funds, which is both safe and convenient.

The Uzbek envoy further proposed that if Qiao Youyou agreed to cooperate, Uzbekistan would be willing to build a dedicated silver road between the two countries, and all expenses would be borne by Uzbekistan.

Since the matter concerned the relationship between the two countries, in addition to the Uzbek envoy and Qiao Youyou, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Xiao Wan and officials from the Honglu Temple also attended, and the negotiations were held at the highest level of the Jinxiao Pavilion.

The negotiations lasted for a long time, and Lao Yan was in charge of the entire reception and logistics affairs, and was very busy.

It was not until late at night that everyone finally agreed on a preliminary plan. Xiao Wan said that she would submit the plan to the cabinet for discussion and await final decision.

The Uzbek envoy nodded repeatedly and said he would wait for their news.

After everyone left, Qiao Youyou finally let go of her dignity in front of outsiders, leaned back in her chair with her legs spread out, staring blankly at the beams, and a protest came from her stomach.

“Making money is so tiring…”

"I see you are enjoying it." Wenren Yueqi's smiling voice sounded.

He pushed his wheelchair in and placed a bag of hot sugar-roasted chestnuts in front of Qiao Youyou.

"Ah, oh, oh, you still understand me, little one!"

Qiao Youyou climbed up and opened her mouth. Wenren Yueqi skillfully fed her a golden chestnut kernel, his eyes gentle and doting.

Wenren Yueqi asked about what they had just discussed.

Qiao Youyou chewed some chestnuts and handed him the results of the discussion: "Look at this plan based on what we just discussed."

Wenren Yueqi took it, read it carefully, and after a moment put forward some more comprehensive suggestions.

He is well-informed and has a good memory. Although he never leaves his house, he knows everything about the world and has unique insights into current affairs, which he always hits home with.

In fact, he had been exposed to officialdom since he was a child, and he often considered some of the interests and entanglements more carefully than Qiao Youyou.

Qiao Youyou wrote down all his suggestions and said that she would send someone to bring them to Xiao Wan tomorrow and report them to the cabinet.

At this time, Old Yan came over, took out the letter he had kept close to him, and whispered:

"Sir, Miss Qiao, here is a letter from Zhu Zhongcheng sent from Mao County."

Qiao Youyou opened it immediately and read it with Wenren Yueqi, both of them looking stunned.

Wenren Yueqi spoke first: "When did you receive the letter?"

Lao Yan said that he had received it at noon, but because the envoy from Uzbekistan was coming today, he didn't have time to take it out.

Qiao Youyou was still reading the letter, but Wenren Yueqi picked up the envelope, looked at it for a moment, and frowned slightly.

Upon seeing this, Lao Yan hurriedly explained that he accidentally spilled tea on the envelope today, but the envelope was waterproof and did not penetrate.

Wenren Yueqi didn't say anything, but moved closer to the envelope and sniffed it gently.

Qiao Youyou stood up and said, "This matter is urgent. I will do as Lanlan said and go find Censor Zhao."

Wenren Yueqi wanted to say something, but Qiao Youyou was impatient and quickly took the letter out.

It was late at night, and Wenren Yueqi was worried about her going out alone, so she immediately gave Lao Yan a wink, asking him to bring people to follow her.

…

Qiao Youyou went straight to the home of the censor Zhao Fangfei.