Chapter 600: Cooperation
But she is not Ji Yunshu after all.
What reason did Zhao Shen have to show special favor to her?
Seeing Ji Yunshu still frowning, she smiled again and said, "I know you truly consider me a friend, that's why you care about me so much. You've been very good to me, and there are always some things I need to face on my own. Speaking of which, Prince Zhao has been exceptionally polite to me, and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to meet his expectations."
Zhao Shen was betting on her position in Lin Huixue's heart, and everything she had done these days was for this.
But she herself didn't believe that she had already occupied a very important position in Lin Huixue's heart.
She said to Zhao Shen with a smile, "If Lin Huixue doesn't buy it, won't Prince Zhao get angry and embarrassed?"
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "He is not that kind of person."
Cen Xi hugged Ji Yunshu's arm and said, "I feel relieved when you say that. In fact, although Prince Zhao asked me to come to the General's Mansion with the intention of using me, he also wanted to protect me. At least as long as I'm here, the people in Prince Yong's Mansion can't get in touch with me. Don't worry, I'm not an ungrateful person."
Ji Yunshu sighed: "I think too much."
Cen Xi said, "You're just free, and it's because Prince Zhao protects you so well. Don't you love tinkering with food? I've had a big appetite these days, so how about we cook some delicious food together?"
Ji Yunshu was not interested: "I have done a lot before."
She tried every kind of Western pastry she could think of, and made most of them, but then she lost interest.
Cen Xi said, "Why are you like this? Can you make more? I haven't tasted many of these. Let's get a few recipes and open a few stores in the capital. Speaking of making money, the capital has the most wealthy people and it's the easiest to make money."
Hearing her say this, Ji Yunshu thought of something and casually asked, "Are the richest people in the capital? I heard that Jiangnan is where the rich gather. Not only are there countless wealthy businessmen, but there are also more aristocratic families than in the capital."
The nobles in the capital are more powerful because they are at the center of power.
Once they withdraw from the center of power, they will decline within two or three generations.
The aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River are different. With generations of business accumulation and the emperor being far away, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are as rich as a country.
Under their protection, the rise of wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan was exceptionally rapid.
“The wealthy merchants in Jiangnan are naturally rich, but our family’s roots are in the capital, so we can’t rashly go to Jiangnan to do business.”
At this point, Cen Xi's eyes turned, "Why did you suddenly think of this? Do you have any ideas?"
Ji Yunshu remembered what Zhao Shen had recently told her, that the real base of Prince Yong's Mansion might be in Jiangnan.
Jiangnan is rich and close to the sea. If anything happens, it is very convenient to escape overseas.
And there were signs of this a long time ago.
For example, the Liu family had an alliance with the Yu family, the largest aristocratic family in Jiangnan.
Regardless of whether the Yu family is clean or not, the Prince Yong's Mansion has made so many plans, how could it miss Jiangnan?
More importantly, what Prince Yong’s Mansion does requires a lot of financial support.
So far, they have not found the source of the money in Prince Yong's Mansion.
Jiangnan has the most wealthy businessmen.
These were just speculations, and Ji Yunshu certainly couldn't tell Cen Xi. She smiled and said, "I just thought I hadn't been to Jiangnan yet. I heard there are a lot of rich people there. We should open a few shops that wouldn't be inconspicuous, and we could still make some money. Why not?"
Although Cen Xi didn't understand her intention, she had a business mind, and the snacks developed by Ji Yunshu were unique in the world.
Moreover, after knowing each other for so long, she also realized that Ji Yunshu hardly made money from poor people. Just like the clinic she opened, it was purely for charity.
The other shops and restaurants she opened were all doing business with wealthy people.
Despite being ridiculously expensive, the business is still booming.
She proposed to open a shop in Jiangnan, obviously targeting the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan.
She likes this.
"That's a feasible idea. I went to Jiangnan with my grandfather a few years ago and met several wealthy businessmen. Extravagance is indeed the norm there. Your restaurant would suit their tastes very well. If you want to open one, I can help."
Ji Yunshu certainly couldn't take advantage of her: "I really don't have the time to deal with these things. How about this, we form a partnership and split the profits 50-50."
Cen Xi shook his head and said, "Partnership is fine, but a 50-50 split is not. You have to know that Jiangnan Commercial Bank is very exclusive. Without you, it would be impossible for me to do business in Jiangnan. My grandfather tried and failed. So I only want 20% at most."
Ji Yunshu disagreed. She knew that she was not cut out for business and that everything depended on Cen Xi.
"Thirty percent is fine, right? It can't be any lower. If you agree, let's do it."
Cen Xi was helpless: "I'm not short of money, why are you giving me so much? Don't you have a bottomless pit to fill?"
Ji Yunshu thought of Yichen and the pile of things she had been longing for. She gritted her teeth and said, "Let's put things in perspective. That's my business. I can't drag you into it."
Cen Xi was dissatisfied: "I think you just don't consider me a friend. How can you drag me into this? I don't know how many people want to get involved in the things you want to study."
Ji Yunshu understood what she meant: "Are you interested in those things?"
Cen Xi: "Who wouldn't be interested? Just ask those wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan. If they were given the opportunity, they would spend money even if it meant losing everything they had."
Ji Yunshu: "But those things are too sensitive. To be honest, if the emperor hadn't refused to let the Ministry of Works study them, I would have wanted to get rid of them a long time ago."
She originally planned to put those things in the Ministry of Works, but who knew that the emperor was suspicious and refused to trust anyone, so she could only let Yichen continue to study them.
In fact, Ji Yunshu felt that the emperor was just reluctant to spend money, so he cheated her.
But thinking about the benefits of getting the things out, she didn't bother to care about it.
Cen Xi rolled his eyes. "That explosive is indeed a bit sensitive, but there are others. I heard that the Shen family in Quanzhou has made glass. It's much cheaper than colored glaze and has a large output, but it's still hard to get hold of. Money is flowing to the Shen family like water. The Shen family is the maternal family of Prince Zhao. Does this have anything to do with you?"
It is not surprising to Cen Xi that a prominent family like the Shen family has some hidden skills.
But it was such a coincidence that the Shen family made this glass right after Ji Yunshu married Zhao Shen.
She also knew that before this, a young master of the Shen family had come to the capital, and not long after he returned, the Shen family's glass came into being.
Ji Yunshu didn't hide it from her: "I saw a recipe in a book before. It's not fully written. It was researched by my cousin from the Shen family."
Cen Xi blinked his big eyes at her and said, "Are there any other similar recipes?"
Ji Yunshu said innocently, "Yes, I do, but I didn't think about doing it myself when I was reading the book, so I don't remember it clearly. I need to study it slowly on my own, which requires money and time. Are you sure you want to do it?"
Cen Xi nodded immediately: "I have plenty of money. If I come up with something, who knows, my Cen family might actually become rich. This risk is worth taking."
The worst-case scenario is losing some money.
Cen Xi believed that he could afford this loss.
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