As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 479 Investing
Xie Zhaozhao nodded slightly, "It's not impossible."

When he was in the capital, Xie Zhaozhao noticed that the third sister and Lu Hanqiu had some friendship. If the books at Qiaotou Bookshop could be printed and circulated everywhere, it seemed that Lu Hanqiu's handwriting was in them.

It's just the third sister's behavior, which roughly means that she and Lu Hanqiu are having a holiday.

And he was very resistant to mentioning Lu Hanqiu.

Now...what's going on?

"I'm hungry."

Yun Qi said suddenly.

Xie Zhaozhao remembered that Hongxia had just said that Yun Qi only drank a bowl of porridge when he got up early. Half the morning had passed, so he should be hungry.

She asked Hongxia to help Yun Qi order new food, and she led Yun Qi to the inner couch and sat down, "Is everything safe in Yongzhou?"

"It's safe..." Yun Qi sat down cross-legged and mentioned the old story again: "This Shen Wanwan has given me money before, so I know who he is as soon as I hear his name?"

"Oh?"

Xie Zhaozhao sat over with interest, "Please elaborate."

Yun Qi smiled and said jokingly: "Why should I tell you in detail? You made a bet that day and promised me something if you won, but you haven't fulfilled it yet."

"..."

Xie Zhaozhao was silent for a moment, looked at him and said, "You also promised to give me the books that my third sister gave me. Give them to me."

Yun Qi's smile faded slightly, "No."

After all, I won't give it to her before getting married. Let's see how she feels after getting married.

Hongxia brought food at this time.

It was the one Xie Zhaozhao had just used that morning that prepared another one.

Xie Zhaozhao had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and urge Yunqi to eat first to fill his stomach.

When Yun Qi was eating, Xie Zhaozhao was watching him with his chin in his hands. He was really bored with waiting, so he took the chopsticks and put something into Yun Qi's bowl from time to time.

After sandwiching it, I seemed to be a little hungry, so I fed myself a few pieces.

Yun Qi smiled lightly and said, "You didn't prepare food for me. You ate a lot yourself."

Xie Zhaozhao said lazily: "I'm hungry."

After such teasing, she seemed to be really hungry, so she simply asked Hongxia to bring her a bowl of porridge, which was equivalent to having breakfast with Yun Qi again.

After filling his stomach, Xie Zhaozhao's curiosity skyrocketed.

She gathered up the hem of her skirt, slowly moved to Yun Qi's side, and gently pushed his shoulder, "Tell me quickly about Shen Wanwan."

Yun Qi said: "Give me some benefits."

"..."

Xie Zhaozhao was speechless for a moment, but he was also very decisive. Looking at Hongxia and the others, they all looked at each other intently. He boldly leaned over and kissed Yun Qi on the lips, "Can you speak now?"

There was a smile in Yun Qi's eyes: "You are pretty good... Okay, since you are so sensible, I will have a brief chat with you."

"This Shen Wanwan..."

Shen Wanwan's ancestor was a merchant. He traveled around southern Jiangsu, and his business was tepid.

By Shen Wanwan's father's generation, the family business was almost not doing well, but Shen's father was gifted and had a great business acumen.

At a time when strife and war broke out in the world, he collected grain and made iron, making a lot of money.

At that time, all the rebels, princes, and even the previous court were worried about money and food. The Shen family tree was so troublesome that it was targeted.

It’s just that Mr. Shen is good at doing business and making friends, and he also has two backers behind him.

Those rebels and princes did not dare to deal with the Shen family alone. Later, several rebel armies discussed and joined forces, pretended to be thieves, robbed the Shen family, and then divided up the Shen family's money and food.The whole Shen family received money and food, which can be regarded as a ruin.

Shen Wanwan was the youngest son of the Shen family, but he was rescued by a servant. Later, he was killed on the road. Because he was well-dressed, he was chased and robbed.

At that time, there was war and chaos, the people were in dire straits, and it was so miserable for the people to change their sons and have nothing to eat.

Shen Wanwan was captured and made a human sheep by the hungry refugees.

It happened that the army led by Emperor Xuanwu was crossing the border at that time, and Yun Qi saved his life.

At that time, Yun Qi only saw that he was about the same age as himself and felt miserable, so he helped him, but he didn't know that this rescue was fate.

Later, Yun Qi went to the Western Territory to garrison troops, and Shen Wanwan returned from his business trip outside the territory. He and Yun Qi recognized each other by relying on the token of their rescue.

At that time, Shen Wanwan had an idea, but he was unable to put it into practice because he had no money to support it.

It happened that at that time Yun Qi suppressed a group of horse thieves in the Gobi Desert, and gained a lot of money which had not yet been handed over to the court.

Seeing that Shen Wanwan had some ambitions and was a pretty good person, he gave him the money as an investment.

Shen Wanwan reciprocated the favor and made a lot of money for Yun Qi over the years.

The 5-strong Xuanjia Army in the Western Territory can frighten the foreign races outside the country, which is inseparable from the Xuanjia Army's armaments and war horses.

The military supplies of the Xuanjia Army were the best in the entire Qin Dynasty, and their annual military expenditures were staggering.

The military expenditures allocated by the imperial court were only a drop in the bucket and far from enough.

Yun Qi has always relied on his own money to support his troops.

The money came from Shen Wanwan.

Xie Zhaozhao was surprised when he heard this: "Then why does Shen Wanwan work for Mr. Lu again?"

"The only communication between me and Shen Wanwan is through letters. When I use money, he will send it... When doing business, sometimes it is necessary to clear the joints within the court. I have been away from the capital for a long time at the border, so naturally there will be a lot of inconvenience."

"So I asked Lu Hanqiu to help me."

"The two of them must have gotten to know each other over the past few years... I have never asked Shen Wanwan what kind of business he does before, so this time this shabu-shabu guy, I never thought it would be him."

"I see."

Xie Zhaozhao nodded, chuckled and said, "Whose business is this shabu-shabu? Yours? Shen Wanwan's? Or Mr. Lu's?"

"I don't know."

Yun Qi shook his head, "The money I gave Shen Wanwan at that time was about 8 to 20 taels, which was quite a lot, but not too much. The military expenses he has given me every year in these years have been more than [-] taels. .”

"If the money I give him is considered an investment, then my business will be extremely profitable."

You can't be too tyrannical or greedy.

He has gained a lot. Even if Shen Wanwan earns a penny now, he is unwilling to give it out. Yun Qi can understand it.

As long as he doesn't do anything that harms the country or the people or stabs him in the back, he will ignore it.

Xie Zhaozhao said "Oh" and said with emotion: "I guess this idea probably came from the third sister. I wonder if the third sister got any dividends from this?"

"When we get back to the capital...it seems like it won't snow again. In two days the snow will melt and the road will open, so we can continue on our way. When we get back to the capital, you can ask your third sister."

Yun Qi said playfully: "Maybe we can also ask her about her relationship with Lu Hanqiu?"

Xie Zhaozhao nodded: "That's right..."

"Miss, miss!"

At this moment, a maidservant who was guarding the outer courtyard ran in quickly and said anxiously: "The fifth lady has fainted. The fifth young master has sent someone to ask you to come over and have a look!"

(End of this chapter)