"Grandma Gongsun, we know that building a factory on this barren mountain will definitely require a lot of iron ore, right?"

Liang Shu looked up and asked.

"Moreover, paying those workers would require a lot of money. Currently, the barren mountain can be self-sufficient, but expanding so many factories would definitely put a lot of pressure on us."

The old lady Gongsun across from her nodded. She was indeed under a lot of pressure, but no matter what, she was determined to complete the task assigned by the Mountain Goddess.

So Old Madam Gongsun had already decided to take out all her hidden gold and silver treasures to maintain the factory's initial operation.

Liang Shu was very clever. She could tell what the other person was thinking with just one glance. She then said, "Grandma Gongsun, I know your identity. You must have saved up some money for yourself, but this money is far from enough, because we can't just build the factory in the barren county."

"In the future, we will definitely have to promote the reputation of the Mountain Goddess to the whole world. The number of believers of the Mountain Goddess will increase, and this small place in Huangxian County will definitely not be able to accommodate them."

“These factories will certainly need to be built in other places as well to provide a better life for those believers.”

"In this way, we will need a lot of gold and silver, which is essential."

As soon as Liang Shu finished speaking, the others in the room all hung their heads in dejection; they really didn't have much money.

Only Liang Yu bit her lip, looking somewhat conflicted.

She did have money, but not much, because her mother was of low status and had never been favored from the beginning, making her practically invisible in the palace.

Even though she held the title of the seventh prince, she was not favored by her father and never received any rewards.

This money was earned from a shop she secretly opened, and it certainly wasn't enough!

"Don't bow your heads like that. Since I brought it up, there must be a solution."

Liang Shu was both amused and exasperated.

"Although we don't have money, there are plenty of wealthy people in Liang Kingdom. The richest ones are in the capital. We can sell our goods to them!"

"Let's think about the cotton-padded clothes we wear on our barren mountains, the soybean oil we extract, and the white and brown sugar we make. Which of these is ordinary?"

"We can sell the first batch of white sugar produced in the factory to the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital at a high price. With this quality of white sugar, even without advertising, countless officials will be vying to buy it."

Nowadays, the most commonly used sugar in Liang Kingdom is rock sugar containing impurities. Where have you ever seen white sugar of this quality?

If an ounce of white sugar were sold for an ounce of gold, there might even be some fools in the capital who would come and buy it!

The eyes of everyone around lit up. This was indeed a viable path. Why not make money off those fools in the capital?

Liang Shu tapped her fingers, her eyes smiling: "These are just ordinary goods. The most important thing I want to talk about is the jade pendant for warmth that Xia Yan made."

“These things are expensive to produce and not suitable for ordinary people to buy, but they are very easy to sell at high prices to officials in the capital and members of the imperial family.”

"A single jade pendant can keep you warm for half a month. How could they possibly miss out on such a novel item?"

Not only will they not miss it, but they will also rush to buy it to show off their status.

After Liang Shu finished speaking, everyone around her had a bright look in their eyes.

Once they grasped one thing, everything else fell into place. These people were so eager to even bring roasted sweet potatoes to the capital to sell, hoping to make more money to open factories!

"As expected of the Princess of Ning'an County." Old Madam Gongsun exclaimed with admiration, thinking to herself that she was indeed a very clever princess who dared to take the initiative to divorce her husband!

What Old Madam Gongsun didn't know was that in her previous life, besides managing the Marquis's mansion, Liang Shu's main occupation was business.

How much was her dowry? How could it possibly support the Marquis's household expenses for decades?

So later, Liang Shu simply collaborated with some merchants to create strange and unusual items and sell them in the capital.

Not only that, she even hired many caravans to sell the exquisite trinkets from the capital to other countries, making a fortune.

Even the Marquis's residence benefited, as their food, clothing, and daily necessities improved significantly.

It's a pity that those people are blind and ignorant; they don't know who their biggest benefactor is, and they even resent her for taking the position of mistress and not giving the Marquis a way to survive.

Let bygones be bygones.

Now that it comes to doing business, Liang Shu has finally found her comfort zone. She is good at dealing with those smiling tigers in the capital!

This is indeed a very good method, however, the world is different now than before, and there seem to be evil spirits in the capital...

After thinking for a moment, Old Lady Gongsun knelt on the prayer mat with practiced ease and asked the Mountain Goddess about this matter.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, the old man happily raised his aged eyes.

"The Mountain Goddess said this is feasible, and we can sell our goods in the capital."

"In that case, let's follow this suggestion and make these things as quickly as possible!"

"But you must remember, things are very chaotic in the capital, and everyone must carry wood carvings!"

As soon as Grandma Gongsun finished speaking, many people sprang into action.

Xia Yan didn't have many jade pendants, so Old Madam Gongsun and Liang Shu took out some of their collections and gave them to the little girl.

Xia Yan: "This..."

She hesitated, after all, these jade pendants were Liang Shu's and the old man's private property.

Seeing her like this, Old Madam Gongsun smiled gently: "Don't worry, these jade pendants are like our investment. We'll just share the profits after they're sold."

Nowadays, the old lady is very familiar with terms like dividends and investment.

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