Qingxing was furious and threw a tantrum in the maid's room. Jiang Shuwan couldn't stop laughing. When she praised Chun Jiaomei Xue, Qingxing was completely displeased, but now the tables had turned.

Qingxing was indeed very angry, but she was completely helpless. Chunjiao and Meixue were giving up, and the other maids would run away as soon as they saw her. She was at her wit's end.

After laughing, Jiang Shuwan's mood improved again. The reason she promoted Chun Jiao and Mei Xue was ultimately because their positions were unstable.

In her previous life, she married Pei Lingyu. Her aunt relied on her and favored her. No matter how many concubines Pei Lingyu had, none of them could surpass her.

She only needs to raise the children well and manage the household and shops to secure her position as the young mistress.

Moving to the Marquis's residence is a completely different story.

Although she was relied upon by Madam Pei, Madam Wen always regarded her as a thorn in her side.

Pei Yanzhi and Pei Lingyu are different. Pei Lingyu is useless, and his wife feels that he is unreliable. She often relies on her, which makes her position as solid as a rock.

Pei Yanzhi is different.

Pei Yanzhi, the future most powerful minister of the Great Jing Dynasty, was born into a family of meritorious officials and was an expert in both poetry and painting.

He passed the imperial examination at the young age of ten, achieving early success and displaying extraordinary talent.

His family was wealthy, and the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, who was also his teacher, feared that he would become arrogant after achieving success at a young age, so he never allowed him to take the exam.

This autumn, his teacher encouraged him to take the imperial examination, and he soared to the top, becoming the first-ranked scholar in the provincial examination.

He then achieved first place in both the provincial and palace examinations, becoming the top scholar in all three levels of the imperial examinations. Afterward, he requested to be demoted to the Ministry of Justice as a minor official in the seventh rank of criminal justice.

A land enclosure case directly led to the stripping of a prince's title.

Later, the salt smuggling case recovered millions of silver dollars for the national treasury, and the canal embezzlement case uncovered dozens of corrupt officials who embezzled public funds for canal construction.

In just a few years, he rose from a mere seventh-rank official to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, a third-rank official.

He was later transferred to the Ministry of Works to repair the river, where he worked on the river while also cracking down on corrupt officials who embezzled public funds for the project.

Jiang Shuwan even went to the execution ground to witness the execution, where the atmosphere was filled with murderous intent.

The prisoners' heads rolled around like radishes, and there was blood everywhere. The servants who were cleaning the floor tried to wash it clean for three days, but they still couldn't get it clean.

After that, Fei Yanzhi rose through the ranks, from Minister of Personnel to Grand Secretary, becoming the most powerful minister in the dynasty.

It could be said that every time Pei Yanzhi was promoted, it was accompanied by the loss of some people's heads; his official robes were covered in the smell of blood.

In her previous life, Jiang Shuwan frequently visited the Marquis's residence, but she mainly interacted with the female members of the household, and only exchanged brief conversations with Pei Yanzhi through a screen.

The first time she truly saw him was when she watched him behead someone in the market.

There were tens of thousands of people at the scene. She went to watch the spectacle. The man was of high rank and great power, with an aloof and unique demeanor. At his command, heads rolled.

He was covered in blood, like a god of death reincarnated, and looked quite terrifying.

Such people are very difficult to control.

When she first married into the Marquis's mansion, all she thought about was clinging to his coattails and to Old Madam Pei. But as she spent more time with Pei Yanzhi, especially after he made a mess of the chalk, a sense of unease began to rise in her heart.

Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; she is now in a position of ease because Pei Yanzhi is reasonable.

What if he becomes unreasonable one day?

Especially since her scheming cousin was going to the capital in the second half of the year, she wanted to send the two girls to Pei Yanzhi's side to reserve a place for them.

Now that her plan has fallen through, what should she do?

Jiang Shuwan frowned; she was not used to having her fate controlled by others.

She needs more leverage.

Calming herself down, Jiang Shuwan began to assess her own strength.

She now owns twenty shops, which are very profitable, and she also has a caravan in the north.

Brother Nai, the vice president of the West Market Chamber of Commerce, was originally just a West Market businessman who was promoted out of gratitude. Now, all four food streets are bustling with customers and his income is stable.

Previously, the East Market opened a food street specifically for them, led by Song Yi, the vice president of the East Market Association. Their business only lasted a few days before they were overtaken by the other shops. Later, they engaged in price competition with them, and these days they couldn't survive, with many shops closing down.

The food street was a great success, and the position of Vice President, also known as Milk Brother, was rock solid. At the celebration banquet a few days ago, the old and frail president resigned directly from his position. The Chamber of Commerce held a meeting to discuss the candidate for president, and Milk Brother won in the end.

Now, Brother Nai is the president of the West Market Association.

Therefore, her personal resources are quite good.

She also wielded considerable power within the household. Originally, Old Madam Pei only entrusted her with managing a few sugar and tea shops, but later allocated even more to her, all of which she managed with great success.

The shopkeeper was completely devoted to the household affairs. Although Wen Shi held the reins of the household affairs firmly in her hands, she also had the support of several head maids in charge of the kitchen, sewing room, and general affairs room.

Moreover, she was not truly committed to the affairs of the household.

Ultimately, the shops and estates were for the manor to make money. The Wen family managed the food, drink, and daily necessities of the entire household. How is this any different from the logistics manager of a modern company?

The logistics manager isn't even worth as much as a salesperson.

Logistics doesn't generate direct profits, and in modern times, logistics managers can be replaced every day, while top sales bosses have to fawn over them.

The greater one's ability, the more secure one's position.

Seeing her growing power, Madam Wen was constantly afraid that she would take the opportunity to ask to participate in the management of the mansion, but she had already looked down on her.

What's the point of fighting for a logistics manager position? If you're going to be someone, be a CEO.

The logistics manager can be changed every day, but the CEO can't, right?

In this era, women were not allowed to hold official positions, and they rarely engaged in business. Especially for someone of her status, she could only find Brother Nai to act as her spokesperson.

However, anyone with eyes will eventually realize that she is the one who truly makes the decisions behind Brother Nai.

However, it's not a big problem. The masters and servants of a noble family all rely on shops and estates for their livelihood. Everyone is engaged in business, and it's not like she's the only one looking for a spokesperson, so it's not a stain on her reputation.

If that's the case, why not aim higher?

for example.

To become the president of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce, or an even more powerful and influential businessman.

He who steals a hook will be punished; he who steals a state will become a prince.

This world has always been a dog-eat-dog world. As long as she takes a bigger and stronger position, even if Pei Yanzhi is unreasonable in the future, what can he do to her?

Even if we take a step back and assume that one day she can no longer stay in the Marquis's mansion, Pei Yanzhi will either divorce her or have a separation. Given her father's character, he always believes that noble families cannot have divorced women, and he wants to send her to a nunnery to make her miserable and poor for the rest of her life. But if she really becomes someone like the president of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce, would her father be willing to do that?

Nobody would believe that!

The great leader said:

All fear stems from insufficient firepower.

Ultimately, her worries about the future stem from the fact that she doesn't have enough strength or resources at her disposal.

Having figured this out, Jiang Shuwan had a clear idea of ​​what she needed to do next.

He immediately called Brother Milk over.

"What!"

"Miss wants to become the president of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce?"

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