Listening to Ji Xun's words, Shen Yuan asked: "The best candidate? Do I know him too?"
"Of course you do."
Ji Xun said as he turned around and sat back down, and Shen Yuan followed suit and sat down.
The two sat on either side of a small square table, facing each other.
Shen Yu'an went over all the possible candidates for the best candidate in his mind.
Since Ji Xun said that, the breakthrough must not be with him.
So who would be the best candidate?
Bai family?
Or A-Che?
She tentatively asked these two possibilities.
Ji Xun shook his head and said slowly: "No, no, since you came to me, it means that you have already excluded these two people in your mind."
This time Shen Yu'an really had no idea, and Ji Xun was deliberately making things difficult for her, which made her even more anxious.
But after going over all the people she knew in her mind, she still couldn't find any suitable candidate.
Ji Xun spread out his palms and teased, "You usually have a sharp mind, but how come you forgot about this important person?"
Without waiting for Shen Yu'an to speak, Ji Xun continued to explain: "I guess you told me this because you thought of the big fat piece of meat in papermaking, which is not something you can eat alone."
"Although the Bai family is on good terms with you, they are all merchants after all, and none of them are officials in the court. The various noble families in the capital can give them some face, but when it comes to such a big thing, the Bai family can't protect this piece of meat."
"And Fei Yanche. If it was a year ago, letting him be the man behind the scenes would have really intimidated other people who wanted to take away food. But now he doesn't even dare to reveal his identity. Cooperating with him is just seeking death."
Ji Xun analyzed Shen Yu'an's idea, which was exactly what Shen Yu'an had considered, so he asked him if there was any trustworthy and powerful person who could cooperate.
But when she heard Ji Xun say that Fei Yanche didn't even dare to recognize her identity and would commit suicide if she was implicated, she still felt uncomfortable.
Shen Yu'an attributed the sudden dissatisfaction in her heart to her compassion for Fei Yanche, a man in the book who was destined to have a bad ending.
She coughed lightly and wanted to refute Ji Xun's words, but what he said was impossible to refute.
Shen Yu'an puffed up one cheek, feeling a little sour.
She urged, "Stop keeping us in suspense. Who is the best candidate?"
Ji Xun didn't deliberately rush her anymore, and mentioned a person that surprised Shen Yu'an.
Shen Yu'an was a little surprised and repeated what Ji Xun said: "What? General Qi's Mansion?"
She looked at Ji Xun and confirmed, "Is it General Qi from the prefectural capital? The General Xiangnan (the general's title, mentioned above) who guards our southern border?"
Ji Xun replied: "Yes, it's him."
Shen Yu'an calmed down, but was wondering in his heart whether the candidate Ji Xun mentioned was feasible.
When the manager Xun reminded him of this, Shen Yu'an remembered that he had saved a little girl on the way to escape famine.
The little girl's parents seem to be from General Qi's mansion.
They only said that they lived in the General Xiangnan Mansion in the city, but did not reveal their identities. However, they gave her a jade pendant as a token of trust.
When Shen Yu'an first took the token, he thought it would be useful when entering the city.
However, after they arrived here, the place had already started to accept refugees from outside, and they happened to meet the Bai family. They were not criticized for entering the city, so they forgot about the matter of General Qi's mansion.
Shen Yu'an was about to forget about the Qi family incident.
Since Ji Xun mentioned this person, Shen Yu'an also carefully examined whether she could take advantage of General Qi's Mansion.
But apart from the time she met those few people from the Qi family whose identities she didn't know, she knew very little about them.
So Shen Yu'an could only dig out those memories that seemed to have become very distant, the contents of the book before she came to this world.
General Xiangnan is a man of great righteousness, who truly serves his country and his people. He is later recruited by Fei Yanche who returns from a serious injury.
After all, the Wei Dynasty was facing internal and external troubles at that time. General Xiangnan wanted to fight for the country but could only suppress the disputes among the princes within the Wei Dynasty.
Moreover, he knew the true character of these princes better than what was spread by the people outside.
So he chose the person he thought was right, Fei Yanche, whose family was imprisoned in the capital.
According to the description of General Xiangnan in the book, this man can be trusted.
But now, they are civilians and General Qi’s family are officials, so they have to meet in person to see if they can reach an agreement.
Shen Yuan asked, "Who were those people we met at the beginning from General Xiangnan's mansion?"
Ji Xun replied: "He should be General Xiangnan's brother."
Ji Xun used to live in the capital with his master, so he knew a lot about the officials in the court and their general situation.
After thinking about the General Xiangnan's Mansion, Ji Xun continued, "General Xiangnan was from the same era as King Wuding, and was also very famous. If I remember correctly, there should be three rooms in General Xiangnan's Mansion."
"General Xiangnan is the eldest wife, his brother Qi Wenqin is the second wife, and the third wife is the son of General Xiangnan's father's concubine. As for their relationship, it is unknown."
"But we can use Qi Wenqin to talk to General Xiangnan about cooperation. In this southern territory, no one will dare to disturb your workshop openly."
Shen Yu'an nodded, agreeing with what Ji Xun said.
She had no shortage of money, and as for land and manpower, as long as she had enough financial resources, she wouldn't have to worry about them.
However, papermaking is currently a highly lucrative industry, and the possibility for her, who has no background at all, to accomplish this smoothly is almost zero.
So she needs a partner who can intimidate those who want to take action.
Now that the candidate has been selected, Shen Yu'an has to think about how to meet the Qi family without being so deliberate.
Shen Yu'an and Ji Xun discussed the start of the workshop for a long time in the house and tentatively decided on a plan.
Shen Yu'an returned to the house and rewrote the contents of the paper on which he had just scribbled and revised so that the handwriting was illegible.
It records the papermaking method and the material steps for different papers, as well as the considerations for workshop site selection and subsequent sales locations.
Shen Yu'an had made preliminary plans for everything.
After doing all this, Shen Yu'an discussed with his family and went to the capital city with Ji Xun to try his luck.
But before she even mentioned that she was going to the capital, Song said with a smile, "It just so happens that your elder and second brothers have a day off tomorrow, and those matchmakers have come to our house several times, so I thought of setting the date for the matchmaking tomorrow. You should all get up and get ready."
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