Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 228 Be careful of being robbed of credit

Emperor Taikang sat up slightly: "Do you want to do business with the imperial court?"

"Yes, when my father was alive, he also provided food, grass and cloth for the border army. The women also read the account books. Every winter, the amount of cloth increases greatly. Under the armor of the soldiers, they can wear at most three pieces of clothes. To keep out the cold, but if it is a cotton coat, the thickness of a thinner cotton coat is about the same as three pieces of clothes, but the effect of keeping warm and cold is several times that of three ordinary clothes, and the cost of one cotton coat is only fifty more than three ordinary clothes Wen, and if the cotton is damaged, you only need to replenish the cotton, and a cotton coat can last for three years, and the cost is very low after calculation." Mu Wantang's words were in order, and she couldn't miss this opportunity, so she was fully prepared.

Emperor Taikang listened carefully: "How can you guarantee that the cost of cotton can be so low?"

"Minnv can't guarantee it yet. All cost-effectiveness needs to be based on the support of the emperor. If the emperor is gracious, Minnv can guarantee that within three years, the people of Wei will have a piece of clothing to keep out the cold in winter." .” Her tone was loud.

Song Yuan couldn't help being a little worried, afraid that she would overpromise and make Emperor Taikang angry if she couldn't do it.

Emperor Taikang admired her courage very much. If it was a young man in his twenties who boasted, he would definitely be annoyed that the other party did not know the heights of the sky and the earth. It's just that I haven't seen the world and been honed.

His tolerance for children has always been very high.

"My support? What do you mean?"

Mu Wantang took a deep breath to stabilize her voice: "The courtiers have carefully investigated, and now only the northwest of Great Wei is suitable for growing cotton. If Jiuquan, Xihai, Zhangye, and Xijun all plant cotton, it will be enough to supply the needs of the people of Great Wei. Minnv wants the right to manage cotton in these four places."

Her appetite is so big that Song Yuan was surprised, but thinking about it carefully, this request is not too much. Even if the court forbids the cultivation of cotton in these four places with the seeds she brought back, then she will plant them in the northwest. As long as there is a harvest in the fields she has planted, will the local yamen not allow her to continue planting?
If planting is not expanded, the price of cotton will not go down. As for other people, they don’t know how to plant, and they don’t have seeds. A businessman who can supply cotton, her family is the only one, and she doesn't worry about making money.

Emperor Taikang looked at her and didn't answer immediately. This is not a trivial matter. Although he admired Mu Wantang very much, he would not easily entrust such an important matter to a businessman who has no stable relationship with the royal family.

"You are very ambitious, but I have to think about this matter."

Mu Wantang nodded. She knew that it would not be easy to win the cotton management rights in these four places, so she was willing to wait slowly.

The servant sent them out of the palace first, and after leaving the Taihua Palace, Mu Wantang trembled with fear. She was very uncertain, and was even more worried when the cold wind blew her: "My lord, is my request too much?" ?”

"I think it's okay. You brought people so hard to bring things back. If you can't get enough benefits in exchange, wouldn't it be a loss? Don't worry, the emperor will agree to you, but I only worry about one thing." Song Yuan looked at her: "I'm afraid that within a few days, the news that you brought cotton back will spread throughout Jingzhao. By then, there will be many people looking for you."

Mu Wantang stopped immediately, her gaze was very firm: "Don't worry, my lord, I only found Mianmian after your advice, and it was only because of your kindness that I was able to leave the customs and bring back things. No matter who comes, I only recognize you, my lord." A big favor from one person."

She obviously misunderstood, Song Yuan quickly waved his hands: "I didn't mean that, what I meant was that your clansmen might be jealous, I'm afraid they will use all kinds of tricks to oppress you, your mother is not around, it's better to do it early Prepare, there are millions of fortunes behind the cotton management rights in the four places, if they get jealous, you, a little girl, are too easy to be calculated."

Mu Wantang was stunned for a moment, and said naively: "My mother had already told them clearly when I gave up all the family property that day, and from now on, it has nothing to do with each other."

"You are so naive. With such a big benefit in front of you, they elders can sit and watch your orphans and widowed mothers enjoy it alone? Believe it or not, as long as they hear about this, they will try their best to snatch it from you." Take all the things, you have to know the elders of the same clan, you may not see them when you are in trouble, but if there is a benefit, relatives who are far away from each other can find it."

Mu Wantang was afraid for a while, recalling the way they forced her mother to give up all the family property, she felt uncomfortable. She couldn't imagine the consequences of this group of people staring at her alone.

"Young master." Mu Wantang grabbed Song Yuan's clothes: "Can you help me?"

Song Yuan was a little embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Don't leave the palace. If they want to see you, let them come to the palace. If they go to the Mu family's territory, I have the heart to protect you, and I have to worry about the Duke's mansion." , Moreover, if they are determined to force you, you can say that this is a matter between you and the palace."

Song Yuan felt that King Zhongshan would not give up this easy-to-get benefit, so it should be right to bring him out.

Mu Wantang nodded, and after returning to the palace, she really refused to leave even a single step, taking precautions everywhere.

As Song Yuan expected, on the third day after returning to Jingzhao, the young lady of the Duke’s Mansion came in person, and it was naturally impossible for the people in the Palace to stop her from entering the house. Even if Song Yuan was not in the mansion, Mu Wantang could not escape. , can only come out.

The young lady is about the same age as Mrs. Mu. According to etiquette, Mu Wantang has to call her aunt. When they met, she took Mu Wantang's hand and looked at her lovingly: "You child, After returning to Jingzhao, why don’t you stay at home? Wouldn’t it be a gossip to live in the palace?”

Mu Wantang was at fault in this matter, so she could only keep her head down and not speak.

Seeing that she was frightened by her own words, the eldest young lady relaxed a lot: "Hurry up and pack up your things and go home with me. I know you are here at Jingzhao, and all the sisters in the family are looking forward to your coming home to be with them." Playing."

"Aunt." Mu Wantang pulled out her hand, "I still have a lot of things to discuss with Ninth Young Master, it will be inconvenient to go home."

The eldest young lady's face immediately sank: "Why is it inconvenient to go home? What can you young men and women do? Hurry up and stop saying such things. If there are other elders in the palace, I don't have to worry so much You, but now, only Jiu Gongzi, a young man, lives in the mansion. You are an unmarried girl, what will people outside say when you live here? Your parents are not around, and you have to be polite. What a big deal , is it worth risking the reputation of so many sisters in the Mu family?"

(End of this chapter)