Chapter 181: Rushing
With the strong support of the emperor and the prince, the salt permits that the King of Qi requested came down very quickly. Within five days, he set off for Dongling Prefecture together with the selected salt inspector and the cavalry general Qiao Yuwu.
The news was brought back by Li Song first, and Li Chengxiu waved with a smile.
"I understand, you can go down and rest first."
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
After paying respects to the two masters, Li Song turned and left.
Li Chengxiu turned his head and looked at his wife.
"I said it's okay, how about it?"
"Well, my husband has a lot of things in his heart and a lot of things in his belly."
After praising him a few times in a familiar manner, Jiang Wan asked him again.
"Let's not talk about who this salt inspector is from, why did the emperor send the eldest son of the Marquis of Weiwu to take over the military power?"
"Why not? My uncle is already staying in the capital. As the oldest male of the second generation of the Qiao family, what will happen to the next generation of the Qiao family if he doesn't come out to gain military merit? The title of the Qiao family is not hereditary like yours and can never be demoted."
The couple chatted together.
"That's not what I meant. Logically speaking, my mother has been the empress for several years. Why hasn't my father conferred the title of Duke Cheng'en on the Qiao family yet?"
"My mother wouldn't allow it."
"ah?"
Jiang Wan blinked, and Li Chengxiu smiled and explained the confusion to his wife.
"My uncle has a bad temper and is too irritable. Now that he's a marquis, he's already showing off. I wonder how much more he'll show off now that he's been promoted to a duke!
The emperor also said that it was okay, and considering the Qiao family's contributions in the past, he would turn a blind eye. Anyway, if my uncle jumped around too much, the queen mother would slap him.
"Then why did you let Qiao and Wu come this time?"
"My mother wants to control my natal family, but she doesn't want to destroy them. When my brother was choosing his concubines, he didn't let the cousins from the Qiao family enter the palace. Now he must support them. Anyway, my mother can't ignore my natal family."
Jiang Wan frowned.
"I've never dealt with your cousin, but I've met your eldest cousin Qiao Yuchu a few times before. She's not someone you want to mess with. So, what about this Qiao Yuwu...?"
"I know what you mean. Do you think he was sent by my brother to keep an eye on me?"
Li Chengxiu raised his eyebrows indifferently.
"Someone has to take over anyway. If not my brother's people, then my father's people. There's no need to think too much. It's much better for the Qiao family to come than the Song family, right?
Besides, don't I still have you? As long as Qiao and Wu are not fools, they shouldn't dare to interfere too much in our affairs. So we just need to focus on our own fiefdoms."
Jiang Wan also curled his lips.
"Just keep it in mind."
"I have it all figured out. Wife, just worry about earning money to support me. I'll take care of everything else."
The couple both smiled with satisfaction. It was a very good thing to have a teammate who had a tacit understanding with them.
The two men split up into two groups and started doing their own things.
Li Chengxiu took on all the troubles from the outside world, while Jiang Wan concentrated on making money in his fiefdom.
With the legitimate power granted by the court, she was no longer bound by her own will. With a wave of her hand, she recruited talented people and selected talents without any restrictions, and established a proper salt monopoly bureau.
The entire Dongling Mansion was in action, and everyone knew that the Princess of Qi was the one who took the lead in making money, so the women responded even more actively. The separation of men and women in the border areas was not strict to begin with, and now no one cared about it.
Whoever can earn enough money to keep everyone from starving is the boss, and everyone else can give way to the need for food and clothing. Therefore, many of Jiang Wan's talented staff are women from the backyards of various households.
Two months passed by, and Dongling Mansion was still Dongling Mansion. It seemed that not much had changed, but many things were quietly changing.
"Princess, do you think the quality is okay this time?"
Wan Jingya, who used to be quiet and gentle, now walked in hurriedly with something in her hand.
"Show it to me."
Jiang Wan put down the account book in his hand and took the oil-paper bag.
"Have you tried to see if it can be sealed tightly? This is the first time we're selling to another state. It's a long way to go and might have to be shipped by water, so we have to find a way to make it as moisture-proof as possible."
"Don't worry, we've tried this many times, there's absolutely no problem this time!"
"Okay, we must establish a good brand name. No matter where we sell our products in the future, everyone must know that this snowflake salt is produced in Dongling Prefecture."
"Yes, this sign was designed by the adults together, and my father wrote the calligraphy himself. I guarantee there will be no mistakes."
Jiang Wan nodded in satisfaction, looked up at the increasingly bright and confident girl under his command, and began to praise her.
"You've always been steady and serious. I trust you with this whole thing. You must coordinate with the managers on daily tasks. Don't make so many small bags for now. Wait until we see how sales are going with Linlang and Ping'er."
Being praised by the boss again, Wan Jingya smiled.
"Don't worry, Princess. I know everything. Ping'er's father has personally taken her to Jinzhou Prefecture, so there won't be any problems. It's just that Linlang hasn't received any news yet. I wonder how things are going with her mother's family?"
"I've received their letter. The situation is currently good. They say they've reached cooperation agreements with several chambers of commerce. I'll wait for more details. I don't have to worry about the sales at Dongling Mansion since Meng Yu is overseeing them.
You go back and get busy first.
By the way, ask your sister-in-law to come over later."
"Yes, I'll go back and call her now!"
The girl put away the oil paper bag and left quickly.
Hongzhu, who was sitting on the other side checking the accounts, couldn't help but laugh.
"This Miss Wan is becoming more and more impetuous now. She looks so energetic and vigorous. What a heroic beauty."
Jiang Wan also replied with a smile.
“Only when you have confidence can you live a vigorous and energetic life.”
Hongxiu came in holding the account book and asked in confusion, not quite understanding what she said.
"I don't understand what your princess said. Miss Wan used to be very confident! As the prefect's legitimate daughter, and the only daughter, she was very confident wherever she went."
Jiang Wan took the account book from the other person's hand, pulled out one and looked through it, nodding with a smile on his face.
"You're both right and wrong. Her confidence used to come from her father, but now it comes from herself. How can they be the same?"
When she had resisted the pressure and used the IOU to pave the way for these women from the backyard to the front, she knew that this must be the right thing to do!
Women's working ability is never lower than men's. What they lack is not ability, but opportunity!
Look, who is weaker now?
Jiang Wan was very satisfied with this.
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