Chapter 360: The Marquis goes to Mobei, Yun Qiao goes to the Zhao family to see the sister-in-law
Chen Jingyan has to go to Mobei. There are quite a few weapons brought by Maidong alone.
If the weapons were sent rashly without Chen Jingyan going with him, the military generals in Mobei would no longer be available. His men were loyal but not very cunning.
There are other things to deal with besides the weapons.
Su Mo was dealt with by his people, and Xiao Lan was frequently making a lot of noise. If he didn't deal with it, it would be a big problem for Nancheng and Mobei.
After hearing what Chen Jingyan said, Yun Qiao understood what he was going to do next, expressed her understanding, and gave her support.
Maidong didn't plan to leave Kyoto again this time. If she went out to do business, she would have to wait until the baby was born.
But she didn't want to be idle during these few months in Kyoto.
If they prepare the goods needed for the business they plan to do after the child is born, and then set off, it will save a lot of time. Moreover, they already have business channels outside the Great Wall in Mobei, which also require the supply of goods, and this chain cannot be broken.
She thought of handing over her business to her family, such as her sister-in-law or second brother.
Her business with Lu Yu is not mixed together.
But Maidong hasn't said this to Lu Yu yet.
She thought that she would explain it to Lu Yu after he came back.
Maidong stayed in the marquis' mansion for the time being. After a few days, Chen Jingyan set off for Mobei. Before leaving for Mobei, he met Lu Yu and specially counted the weapons. There were as many as 5,000 of them.
Lu Yu told him that these were light weapons, spears, and some swords, which were temporarily placed in the warehouse in Mobei.
Chen Jingyan can make arrangements directly after he arrives.
Maidong stayed in the marquis's mansion to take care of her pregnancy.
When she was almost eight months old, she moved from the Marquis' Mansion to her husband Lu Yu's grandmother's home. At this time, Zhao Xuan's mother was not in good health.
In addition to taking care of her good friend Mai Dong, Gao Wanxin also has to take care of the old lady of the Zhao family in every detail.
Zhao Lingxi gave birth to a son three months ago.
He is also the emperor's first son and the eldest prince.
Zhao Lingxi was a smart man. He always told others that the baby was premature, but when the baby was born, it turned out to be a full-term healthy baby.
Of course, she dared to do this because of the Queen Mother's preference and care for her.
After the birth of the eldest prince, it was only a matter of time before Zhao Lingxi was crowned queen.
Zhao Xuan has been busy with these things recently. He often goes to the palace and stays busy for a long time each time. Gao Wanxin knows that Zhao Xuan is busy in order to enthrone Zhao Lingxi as the queen in the future.
It just hasn’t been decided yet.
Seeing Gao Wanxin busying around delivering food and drinks, Maidong felt grateful in his heart.
"Sit down and take a rest." Mai Dong called Gao Wanxin and said, "I've told my sister-in-law that I'll include you in this business trip. She's planning to open a large department store. A store means it'll have lots of stuff in it. I told her that you should join in, and she agreed."
"Really? If you could take me with you, I would be very grateful."
"Wanxin, if you want to make money, and want to make money sustainably, you need to have unique items. You can't have items that others have. If you do that, you won't get any advantage in terms of price, and naturally, you won't earn as much as others."
"Something special?"
Mai Dong nodded. "Yes, fabrics, for example, need to be divided into many types. If others sell silk, you have to sell silk too. In the interior of Kyoto, if you want to sell, you have to engage in a price war. But once this price war starts, it is difficult to end it later..."
"Maidong, is the silk material easy to sell?" Gao Wanxin asked.
Mai Dong immediately asked, "Do you have any goods? This silk sells very well abroad and fetches a high price. Just go ahead and sell it. I'll take whatever you have. Of course, my sister-in-law will also take some."
After hearing Gao Wanxin talk about this, Maidong also became excited and sat up directly.
Gao Wanxin hurried forward and took a pillow to support her waist.
He warned, "Be careful, your stomach is about to give birth, and it's so violent. You need to take it easy."
Mai Dong said with a smile: "I am quite excited to hear what you said. I don't know how you got silk."
Gao Wanxin then said: "The small village where I come from is a place for silkworm breeding. I thought, if possible, I would go back and take a look, thinking that I could do it well."
This was the first time Maidong heard Gao Wanxin talk about her hometown.
"If you can do it, you can give it a try. Wanxin, this is also your own career, and I support you in doing it."
Gao Wanxin chuckled, "Yes, I think so too."
"But I thought, I can only do these things after you give birth and finish the confinement period. It just so happens that after you give birth and finish the confinement period, it will be next spring, and the weather will be warm, so I will go back to my hometown again."
Seeing how she arranged it, there's nothing wrong with it.
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Yun Qiao originally wanted to build a large warehouse, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided to build a large supermarket to collect all the items. Of course, a warehouse also needs to be prepared.
In this way, items to be sent out of town can be concentrated and sent out from her warehouse in Kyoto.
Yun Qiao has been very busy in building a large supermarket in Kyoto.
This matter was bound to be known by people in the palace, but they didn't expect to know it so quickly. Chen Jingyan was still in Mobei and had not returned yet, so the Empress Dowager in the palace issued an edict, summoning Yunqiao to enter the palace.
Yun Qiao changed her clothes, dressed up, and took a carriage to the palace gate. Then she followed the palace maids into the palace to meet the empress dowager.
The emperor didn't show up, only the empress dowager was there.
This time, only Yun Qiao was summoned into the palace, and no one else was present.
Yun Qiao bowed and walked forward.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Sit down and talk. Why are we still being so polite? The Emperor said that the Marquis went to Mobei and hasn't returned for a few days. What happened in Mobei?"
Yun Qiao looked up at the Empress Dowager and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you know? It's because General Xiao Lan from Mengcheng has been causing trouble on the southern border that the Marquis made a special trip to the border. There were some issues with the warehouse at the Mobei military camp that needed his attention, so I guess that delayed him a bit."
"The Marquis has already reported this matter to His Majesty, and I believe you are aware of it."
The Queen Mother said, "I'm not sure if there's a problem at the Mobei warehouse. What's going on?"
The Queen Mother wanted to continue asking.
I think this is what the emperor wants to know.
That's what people in power are like; they overthink everything.
"Food, fodder, and soldiers. The Marquis is trying to refuse this matter out of consideration for His Majesty. We can't lack anything but food and drink for the barracks."
The mention of food and fodder silenced the Queen Mother.
Chen Jingyan has always wanted to reform the military camp and standardize it, but these so-called reforms all require money. There is money in the national treasury, but not much. The emperor has not yet appointed a queen. The ceremony of appointing the queen, the empress dowager's birthday, the repair of the imperial mausoleum, and the emperor's several children all require money to support, especially the favored children of the late emperor, who spend a lot of money privately.
The money in the national treasury is either needed by this adult or that adult.
Therefore, there is not much money left in the treasury.
The Queen Mother asked a few casual questions and then turned the topic to the large shopping mall that Yun Qiao was going to build.
“…If this is done, it will not be an easy task.”
Yun Qiao frowned but said, "Empress Dowager, once this large shopping mall is built, it will definitely be beneficial to our Zhou Kingdom. We can attract merchants from other countries to visit our Zhou Kingdom and see our rich variety of goods. If they want to buy from us, they will bring their goods. Once their goods reach our Zhou Kingdom, they will have to pay taxes."
"This tax goes into the national treasury."
"What I am doing now is to attract merchants from other countries. I hope the Queen Mother will support me."
The Queen Mother knew that Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan were not people she could afford to offend at this time.
He said with a smile, "Huayang, you and I are family. How can I not support you in everything you do? I called you here today because I wanted to hear you talk about these things. It's very interesting. When your mall opens for business, I will go and take a look."
Seeing the Queen Mother's good attitude, Yun Qiao felt relieved.
"If the Queen Mother could come, this mall would surely flourish."
After saying some polite words, Yun Qiao left.
After leaving the palace and getting on the carriage, Dingxiang handed him a cup of tea.
"Your Highness, it seems that the Queen Mother treats you much better than before."
"She's just afraid that we won't support her son becoming emperor. The Empress Dowager was indeed a bit strange today."
Yun Qiao could only glimpse the Empress Dowager's thoughts and find out that she was worried about the Emperor and seemed to want to win them over for the Emperor, but she had no idea what was happening to the Emperor.
Yun Qiao returned to the Marquis' Mansion first. A few days later, she specially prepared some things and went to the Zhao family.
Yun Qiao is Mai Dong's sister-in-law. Since there are no elders in the Marquis' Mansion, the task of giving birth naturally falls on Yun Qiao, the sister-in-law.
When she arrived, Zhao Xuan and Gao Wanxin received her personally.
Ask about Chen Jingyan.
Yun Qiao and Zhao Xuan sat together, drinking tea and chatting, while Gao Wanxin was busy preparing today's lunch. Mai Dong, with a big belly, sat for a while, then felt uncomfortable in her stomach, so she went back to the room to lie down.
Before Yun Qiao could say anything, Zhao Xuan asked first.
"Your Highness went to the palace to see the Queen Mother, but what did you find out?"
"The Empress Dowager didn't say much, but asked about some of the large shopping malls I run. Lord Zhao, I came here today to ask a few questions. When you attended the morning court, did you notice anything wrong with the Emperor?"
Zhao Xuan frowned, "Your Highness, what do you mean by this?"
"Master Zhao, don't think too much about it. I'm just asking casually."
"The emperor has issued an imperial decree, but is he going to appoint a queen?"
Yun Qiao heard the Queen Mother say that she wanted to make Zhao Lingxi, the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family, the empress. Zhao Lingxi also gave birth to a legitimate prince. If nothing unexpected happened, this legitimate prince would be the future crown prince.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan immediately said, "This matter has basically been decided, but it may have to wait a few days. Firstly, the eldest prince is too young, and secondly, His Majesty has been in poor health recently."
During this period, morning court sessions were held behind a pearl curtain.
It was said that the emperor had a red pimple on his face, and he was afraid that the court officials would see his face, which would damage his dignity, so he had to hide it behind a pearl curtain.
Who knows whether this is true or not.
"Then congratulations to Master Zhao first."
"Your Highness is very polite."
Yun Qiao asked Zhao Xuan a few questions, also wanting to test Zhao Xuan and see if he knew something about the emperor.
From these few sentences, Zhao Xuan only revealed that there was a minor problem on the emperor's face, but it was not serious.
After Zhao Lingxi was conferred the title, Zhao Xuan became the father-in-law of the emperor. It seems that Zhao Xuan will definitely work harder to plan for the emperor. As for his relationship with Chen Jingyan, it is unknown what it will be like in the future.
After lunch, Yun Qiao, Mai Dong, and Gao Wanxin sat together, drank scented tea, and chatted for a while.
When Yun Qiao learned that Gao Wanxin's hometown raised silkworms and specialized in making silk, she was naturally very happy.
She told Gao Wanxin that as long as she had the goods, she would take them all.
Gao Wanxin was happy and agreed without hesitation.
Next year she will start doing business with Yunqiao and Maidong.
After sending Yun Qiao away, the smile on Gao Wanxin's face still did not disappear. It was obvious that Gao Wanxin was happy and cheerful. Zhao Xuan couldn't help but look at her twice more.
"What did you say to His Highness? You look so happy..."
"Nothing, just some talk between women." Gao Wanxin said as she walked forward. "I'm going to check on Mai Dong. Lu Yu has been very busy these past few days and didn't come back today. Mai Dong's belly is so big, he must be busy outside."
Zhao Xuan said, "What do you think Lu Yu is busy with? If I'm not mistaken, what he's busy with must be related to the large shopping mall that His Highness is building."
"What do you mean, sir? Wouldn't it be good to build a large shopping mall in Kyoto?" Gao Wanxin didn't understand.
"The emperor is the one who should rule the world. It is inappropriate for Your Highness to do this so brazenly."
Gao Wanxin frowned, but didn't say anything.
But she also felt that after Zhao Lingxi was made queen, Zhao Xuan's heart leaned towards the emperor. If it were before, he should have been thinking of supporting the Marquis' Mansion.
But these have nothing to do with her, she is just doing business with His Highness.
Years ago, an imperial edict was sent to the Zhao family, and Zhao Lingxi, a woman from the Zhao family, was made queen.
The ceremony of enthroning the queen will be held in March of next year.
The Zhao family was rewarded with many things.
Mrs. Zhao, Gao Wanxin, accompanied the old lady and Zhao Chengliang's wife and was summoned into the palace to have dinner with the Queen.
After Gao Wanxin heard the news, she felt very nervous. She was really afraid that Zhao Lingxi would plot against her. After all, Zhao Lingxi's current identity was the Queen Mother, the mother of a country.
Despite her anxiety, she still entered the palace.
The young lady of the Zhao family looked arrogant and domineering, and she looked at Gao Wanxin with a condescending attitude. On the contrary, Gao Wanxin was steady in everything she did, and her behavior was decent and generous.
Zhao Lingxi has been in the harem for such a long time. Today, when she said she missed her family, it was just a thought.
She lost her mother, and her father married a stepmother who was almost twenty years younger than him, and who was also her distant cousin.
Whenever Zhao Lingxi thought of this, he felt a headache and irritability.
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