Concubine like a house

Chapter 150: Using Softness to Overcome Just Seeing Real Moves (2)
But no matter how attractive it is, it is only a river channel in Beixuan territory, so how can it compare to Nanxi Water Transport?What's more, after I unify the north and the south, I will inevitably continue to establish the capital of Jingzhou, and the economic center of this continent will move southward. Therefore, the center of gravity of water transport will gradually move southward.

From now on, what Nanxi has, Beixuan may not have; but what Beixuan has, sooner or later, it will be passed on to Nanxi!In other words, the right to water transport in Nanxi is more important than Beixuan!
Thinking of this, Emperor Tianshou also had an idea in his mind: "Madam's calculation is really good. The Beixuan waters will freeze at the end of October every year, and will not be thawed until the end of February next year. It is impossible to sail in these few months, let alone profit. So calculate Come on, four or five months of Beixuan's year are the off-season for water transportation, Madam entrusts Beixuan with the right to water transportation, how can she compare to Nanxi?"

Hearing this, Chuxiu couldn't help being a little annoyed, but in the end he suppressed all kinds of emotions, and said ironically and self-deprecatingly: "My Yun family has a big business, hundreds of people are waiting to cook rice, is it true that the Holy Majesty wants to cut off our rations? "

"What do you say, madam?" Emperor Tianshou smiled, and deliberately imitated Chuxiu's tone and asked, "There are many people in the north and the south, and everyone is waiting for the rice to be boiled. Where? Are you going to cut off my rations?"

"Your Majesty is serious about words." Chuxiu sneered, "I never realized before that you are so proficient in the way of speech, that you can 'return the way to others'."

"At any rate, Madam also sent Danxin into the palace. She is the most proficient in this way. Over time, I have also learned a little bit." Emperor Tianshou suddenly smiled and said with a bit of joy on his face, as if he was interested in Yun's water transport power. In must win.

Chuxiu couldn't figure out the deep meaning of Tianshoudi's words... Is he threatening Danxin's life, or is it just talking?

Chu Xiuzheng was in doubt, and only listened to Emperor Tianshou's confession: "Since ancient times, emperors have tabooed one person to dominate. Although I am grateful for Yun's support, I will not allow Yun's unlimited expansion of scale and wealth... My proposal, madam Consider it."

He glanced at Chuxiu wildly and charmingly, and added with a smile: "The Yun family has a lot of prestige in the north and the south, and the business is also well managed. But since the Yun family bows to me, then there should be someone who is a courtier." Consciously... Since I have promised Yun Shizi's marriage, maybe the Yun family's honor, should Madam repay in due course?"

Timely return?Chuxiu sneered in his heart.In terms of repayment, the Yun family has already reciprocated, and used almost half of the assets to support King Mu's enthronement. Isn't this repayment enough?

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit is a dead dog.Chuxiu didn't believe that Mu Wang would be an ungrateful person before, but now he understands that no matter who is in the position of emperor, he will become ungrateful.Not only the heaven-sent emperor, but all emperors have always been like this.

Status dictates it, status dictates it, and at the highest point of power, no one is exempt from vulgarity.

Thinking like this, Chuxiu stopped fighting, and pretended to give in, looking at Emperor Tianshou: "You just said that Cheng'er is about to become your brother-in-law. With Yun's loyalty to you, With this level of in-law relationship, you can speak out, if you need anything from the Yun family, you can just ask."

"Madam is really straightforward." Emperor Tianshou couldn't help slapping his hands, "If I take all the water transportation from the north and the south into my own, it would seem inhuman... Why don't madam hand over the water transportation rights of Nanxi, and after the reunification of the north and the south, the Yun family I will give my wife an account of my clan and business in Beixuan."

"The golden mouth of the Holy One is about to open, and the Yun family has no choice but to obey." Chuxiu pretended to be reluctant, and gritted his teeth, "After my Beixuan clan and business are back under the name of the Yun family, I will take care of Nanxi." The right to water transportation is handed over as a token of loyalty!"

"I'll wait and see."

"Since that's the case, I won't bother you anymore, so I'll leave." Chuxiu didn't want to stay in the palace any longer.

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Emperor Tianshou didn't want to keep any guests, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Madam, please go ahead."

Chuxiu saluted seemingly indignantly, turned around and walked out of the holy study, and returned to Liuyun Villa with a calm face.But as soon as she arrived at the villa, she changed into a smile again, and she couldn't find the slightest bit of depression.

Seeing this, Zhu Ying couldn't help asking: "Ma'am, have you really handed over the Nanxi water transportation rights?"

"That's right." Chuxiu raised her hands and licked her hair hanging beside her ear, and smiled as she walked, "This time the Emperor Tian Shu was clever but was mistaken by his cleverness. Nanxi has frequent torrential rains and floods throughout the year, and the rivers are so narrow. In contrast, in Beixuan, although the river is frozen for more than four months a year, the weather is smooth for the remaining eight months. In addition, in recent years, Beixuan's army has been in turmoil, and the land route has long been destroyed in the flames of war. The profit is very considerable, more than three times more than Nanxi."

She looked at the bamboo shadow again, with a pair of beautiful eyes showing an inscrutable smile: "Furthermore, the Yun family has controlled the north-south water transport for hundreds of years, so how can he get what he says?"

It was only then that Zhu Ying came to her senses: "Then you specifically proposed to hand over Beixuan's water transport rights just now..."

"If you want to be first, you should first. I learned it from Mrs. Tai." Chuxiu laughed again, "Do you remember Cheng'er's marriage? Mrs. Tai wanted the daughter of Zhuang Xiang's daughter in her heart, but she first mentioned the Ye family's concubine. Daughter, this method is good, I just imitated it today."

As soon as Zhu Ying and Zhu Ying talked about this point, Yun Xian has already rushed out to meet her, and she couldn't wait to ask Chu Xiu: "Sister-in-law, did the Emperor Tianshou agree?"

Chuxiu was afraid that there would be too many people talking outside, so he quickly signaled Yun Xian and Zhu Ying to enter the house, and then replied with a low laugh: "I agree."

These three words already made Yun Xian couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing: "Good! Good! In the past few years we have been operating Nanxi Water Transport. Although we have made money, it is not enough to subsidize the fishermen and repair the river every year! Now we are finally making money at this loss. The shouting hot potato was thrown out!"

It is rare for Chuxiu to smile so brightly. After hearing Yun Xian's words, I feel that the suffocation that has been pent up in my heart for the past few days is finally released, so happy!

The uncle and sister-in-law laughed for a long time, Yun Xian suddenly remembered something, and asked with a frown: "I'm afraid that the emperor will become angry from embarrassment when he finds out the truth..."

"What annoys him?" Chuxiu replied with a smile, "At the beginning, I said that I would give him the water transportation rights of Beixuan, but he was suspicious and insisted on changing it to Nanxi water transportation rights... In this way, it will be a loss in the future. Earn, he is the only one who suffers from this dumb loss."

"Sister-in-law! This trick of yours is really clever!" Yun Xian's eyes were full of approval, and he nodded repeatedly, "Last night we discussed all night, and only said that we would give him the right to transport Nanxi water, but we didn't expect such a thing. A way!"

"I learned it from my mother." Chuxiu didn't explain much about the reason, but just smiled, "Since Emperor Tianshou spoke up on his own, it has nothing to do with Yun's business in the future. Let's just insist that we used to make money If the business is lost in his hands, it means that the imperial court is not doing well."

"That's right! That's right! It's the court's poor management!" Yun Xian immediately agreed.

Chuxiu also covered his face and smiled, thought for a while, and reminded Yunxian: "Don't get carried away, in case the Emperor Tianshou sends someone to check the accounts... It is better to re-do the accounts of the Nanxi Water Transport for nearly ten years, in order to Only when the profits are full every year can we make no omissions.”

Yun Xian let out an "Aiya", and immediately patted his forehead: "How could I forget this! It's still my sister-in-law who is thoughtful! I'll do the bill right now, and I'll do it myself!"

Chuxiu nodded with a smile, and did not forget to ask: "There is no rush, it can be done within three months, don't forget to make the accounts old, don't let the emperor see the flaws."

"Sister-in-law, don't worry!" Yun Xian smiled confidently, "In terms of power and tactics, no one can match the God-given emperor; in terms of doing business and keeping accounts, who can compare to us? What's more, I personally go out and take care of even the gods. I can't see any flaws either!" Yun Xian would feel great joy whenever he thought of Tianshoudi being so hooked.

But Chuxiu still had his own concerns, and instead sighed: "I hope that in the end, the Emperor Tianshou can't continue to manage the business, and can return the Nanxi water transportation rights to us. After all, it is an old business in the hands of the Yun family for hundreds of years. , although I didn’t earn much, I was reluctant to throw it away.”

"Sister-in-law, don't be reluctant." Yun Xian comforted, "Didn't we carefully estimate last night? Of the 120 rivers in Nanxi, nearly 38 are prone to flooding; [-] are narrow and shallow; and a dozen are in rainy waters. Fangzhou and Quzhou are not suitable for sailing on water; not to mention the three rivers in Jiangdi, which have been repeatedly robbed by Jiang people and have almost been abandoned..."

At this point, Yun Xian paused, and then said: "Actually, if you give up this business, you will give up. It's like a chicken rib if you stay. The friends on the road are all old relationships, even if Emperor Tianshou wants to take the Nanxi Water Transport into his own hands, it may not be able to win people's hearts in the short term."

How can you not know these truths?It's just that what you know is what you know, what you are willing to do is what you are willing to do.She pursed her lips and smiled, and sighed back: "But I really don't want to part with it, so just treat me as stingy! After hundreds of years of operation, I have always benefited a lot. Although I didn't make much money, I also made a lot of friends because of it." , these are not fake."

"Why do you need to worry about this! It's really unfounded!" Yun Xian laughed loudly again, "Friends on the road are connected by bamboo shadows. Are you afraid that they won't accept Yun's love?"

Speaking of which, Yun Xian looked at Zhu Ying, motioning for him to express his opinion.The latter answered immediately, and said to Chuxiu: "Madam, don't worry, these relationships are solid! Emperor Tianshou must not know the inside story."

"That's right! Emperor Tianshou is not a businessman after all, so he doesn't understand the tricks of doing business - honesty and customer base are important, but it is also necessary to manage all aspects well. This is no easier than leading troops to fight!" Yun Xian said At this time, he was quite proud in his words.

Chuxiu can see that even though Yun Xian is a concubine, even though he has a heart-to-heart relationship with Mrs. Tai, even though he is not the helm of the Yun family, but from the beginning to the end, he is proud of this surname.

And that was enough to reassure Chuxiu.As long as Yun Xian's heart is still in the Yunfu, as long as Mrs. Tai and he put Yun's family first, the family will not be broken up.

"Everything about coming to Jingzhou has been settled, and I plan to return to Yanlan City as soon as possible. Everything here is left to the third master." Now Chuxiu is also very relieved of Yunxian.

"Going back so soon?" Yun Xian was quite surprised, and then remembered that Zhu Ying was not an outsider, so he asked directly, "Then you don't go to Weiyuan Hou Mansion anymore?"

"I will only add to the chaos." Chuxiu didn't shy away from talking about Shen Yu, "Let him solve the situation by himself now, I have to go back to the mansion to prepare for Cheng'er's marriage."

"Anyway, let's talk to Marquis Weiyuan before leaving." Zhu Ying also said, "If you leave so quietly, there will always be knots in each other's hearts."

Chuxiu sighed softly: "There is no entanglement. Now that I want to tolerate this, if I get involved again, it will only annoy him even more. Besides, if I tell him in advance, I won't be able to leave. .”

"You don't see him again?" Zhu Ying asked again.

"I will see you sooner or later. When Cheng'er gets married, both he and Xiangrong will have to come back." After talking with Zhu Ying, Chuxiu said to Yun Xian: "As for Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, please ask the third master to help. help."

"Sister-in-law, don't worry." Yun Xian nodded bluntly, hesitated for a moment, and persuaded, "Please leave a few words, if Marquis Weiyuan asks, I can have an explanation."

Chuxiu understood that Yun Xian had good intentions, but also thought of Shen Yu's violent temper, and was afraid that if he left without saying goodbye, it would make him sad.What can I say?Chuxiu thought and thought, walked to the case, wrote the word "three years" in ink, and handed it to Yun Xian: "If he asks why I left without saying goodbye, you will give this note to him."

When I came to Jingzhou this time, I got a few important things done, and I saw that Danxin was doing well, and even when I left Xiuxiu, I ended up with a few wishes.Only Shen Yu... However, before Shen Yu settled Yun Xiangrong, her principles, her morality, and her identity did not allow her to get close to Shen Yu at this time.

Not seeing him is not giving up on him, but believing in him and myself.I believe that they will eventually overcome all difficulties hand in hand, although they are separated from each other.

(End of this chapter)