The news of Ye Pingrong's victory quickly spread throughout the capital.
Because it was a good news, the people who reported the news rode on horses. After entering the city, they held the expedited good news and shouted: "Bianguan good news, border customs good news!"
Along the way, I passed many shops, and the news spread quickly.
After Ye Jiao heard about it, she didn't have time to eat, she threw back the bun she had just picked up, looked at Qi Yun excitedly and said, "Does this mean that the battle is won?"
Qi Yun smiled and nodded: "Yes."
"Then big brother is coming back soon?"
"I'm afraid it will take a while." Qi Yun picked up the buns and put them in Ye Jiao's bowl, and said lightly, "Although this time it is to suppress bandits, in fact, most of those bandits are enemies of other countries who are harassing the people, disguised as bandits. Forget it, there will inevitably be some enemy spies mixed in."
Ye Jiao was eating steamed buns when she heard the words and asked in confusion, "I have seen the map before, and the small countries outside are so small, how could they still do such a thing?"
Qi Yun explained in a slow voice: "I am now rich in the country and strong in the people, strong in army and strong in horses, but I have never done those unrighteous acts, and I have been extra generous to foreigners. Just being too benevolent will always give those people the illusion that I am good to others. But bullshit, this kind of harassment is already commonplace, not new."
Because of the need to form a caravan, Qi Yun bought a few shops near the border, and arranged for competent people to go there, so he knew a lot about the situation there.
Although there is only one wall between the inside and outside of the city, they are two worlds.
In the city, the people are prosperous, the life is happy, and the merchants have close contacts, which is naturally a scene of prosperity.
However, outside the city, they are still at the stage of bartering, and many small countries still have no fixed place to live, not to mention the development of business, even food and clothing are problems.
People who have nothing are often the most courageous and the most ruthless. It is not uncommon for them to pretend to be bandits and frequently harass the border and rob their homes.
The late emperor was soft-hearted and didn't like wars. The previous battle Ye Pingrong fought with General Guo was still grumbling and he finally fought back, but after winning there was not much benefit. Once the opponent was soft, the late emperor let them go.
Now some people see the new emperor ascending the throne, and he is a "scholar" emperor who likes calligraphy, painting and calligraphy, and they want to repeat the old tricks and try Chu Chengyun's temper.
Qi Yun can also guess some of their thoughts. Those with bare feet on the left and right are not afraid of wearing shoes. In a fight, if you lose, you will lose. The big deal is to admit guilt and surrender. According to previous experience, say good things and cry. been let go.
But if they could win, they would be able to extort Chu Chengyun to give money to the land. After all, wouldn't this be a lucrative business
But Chu Chengyun did not hesitate at all, and directly sent Ye Pingrong and the elite soldiers to suppress the bandits. From such a resolute counterattack, he knew that the young emperor might have been gloved by Qi Yun before, but he was not prepared to let those Barbarians trapped.
If not, why did the bandits just dispatch tens of thousands of elite soldiers
It was clear that Chu Chengyun made up his mind to let those small countries know how powerful they were, not only to beat them, but also to beat them so that they would have a long memory, and this made Ye Pingrong go out to demonstrate.
Thinking of this, Qi Yun felt that those people still didn't understand what the so-called book business spirit was.
You must know that the literati's style is never casual. Although Chu Chengyun is benevolent, he is not stupid. What he talks to Qi Saburo in private is about the family, the country and the world. temperament.
Some people's bones are bent because of foreign objects. Whether it is money or power, it is possible that some people's spines are bent, but Chu Chengyun, the honor of the ninety-five, can have more bones than anyone else. hard.
Whoever dares to hinder his strategy of governing the country, he dares to deal with it. From the previous eradication of officials to the latter eradication of the two kings, he has never been seen to be soft-handed.
What's more, it is now dealing with wicked enemies, and there is no reason to let it go.
Just a big victory will not satisfy Chu Chengyun, and Ye Pingrong will be busy for a while.
It's just that when Qi Yun has guessed these things, he will keep them in his heart, and he won't say it out easily. He just said slowly to his wife: "It's not normal to fight a war. People, there are many things that need to be dealt with, and it will take a while.”
In fact, Ye Pingrong had talked to Qi Yun about these things, but Qi Erlang had never spoken to Ye Jiao, for fear that his wife would be frightened.
Well now, since the victory has been won, there is no need to worry about Ye Pingrong's safety. Qi Yun will tell Ye Jiao about these things.
Sure enough, Ye Jiao didn't have any worries aside from the sigh of "Xiang Gong, you know so much", so Qi Yun was relieved and gave her another bun with a calm expression.
Then, she saw Ye Jiao took a boiled egg, peeled it, and put the raw egg into Qi Yun's bowl.
Probably because this happened too many times, Qi Yun didn't need Ye Jiao to say anything, just picked up the egg and ate it.
In fact, Qi Erlang doesn't like to eat boiled eggs very much, but every time he goes to Zhou Gong's ceremony at night, his wife will insist on cooking him an egg to make up for it. In view of the fact that eating eggs to make up his body is what Qi Yun himself said Yes, he can only take the full payment.
But after eating this, Ye Jiao peeled off another one for him.
Qi Yun stared at it and ate it again silently.
After eating breakfast, Ye Jiao went to Hua Ning Mansion again.
Now that she knew that Ye Pingrong would not return for the time being, Ye Jiao wanted to accompany Hua Ning more, not only because she was her sister-in-law, but also because Ye Jiao and Hua Ning were on good terms. Just go and see.
Qi Yun was taking advantage of these days to often call Steward Qin to talk about the wine shop.
Before, due to the lack of suitable porcelain, the original plan to launch new wines has been put on hold. Now that the Wu family shop has opened, and it has also promised to cooperate with the Qi family wine shop, it is better to take care of this matter early.
One day, Steward Qin went to the study to find Qi Yun, with a child by his side.
Qi Erlang put down his pen and recognized it by looking at it: "Miss Wu, are you here to look for a stone today?"
Wu Miao'er was still dressed in men's clothes, her hair was tied up high, and she was wearing a blue shirt.
After listening to Qi Yun's words, Wu Miao'er also folded her hands like she usually did in the academy: "Second Master Qi, I'm here to talk business with you this time."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Yun raised his eyebrows.
There are a lot of people who want to talk business with him. In this capital alone, people who want to get a piece of the Qi's family will probably be able to line up from the alley to the street, but seven or eight-year-old children say they want to talk to themselves. Wu Miaoer was the first to talk about business.
However, Qi Yun did not despise Wu Miao'er because she was young. Since Steward Qin could bring her here, it meant that the business was a success.
Qi Yun stood up, raised his hand, and said calmly, "Miss Wu, sit down."
In fact, Wu Miaoer has been very anxious since she walked into Qi's house. Before, she came here to look for stones, but now it is for Wu's family. Even if she came here often, she would inevitably think more.
In her heart, Qi Yun was the benefactor who saved her family from water and fire and the old Wu family. The Wu family had been tied to the Qi family since they reopened.
But Wu Miaoer also knew how shrewd Qi Yun was, even just talking to him would make Wu Miaoer nervous.
Qi Yun's attitude at this moment was to treat her as a partner rather than a child. Wu Miao'er felt much more settled, so she bowed again and sat down on the chair.
Steward Qin led Wu Miaoer to take a seat, but soon Steward Qin discovered something interesting.
Because the people who usually come to Qi Yun's study are adults, and there are no tables and chairs specially prepared for children, so this chair is a little taller for Wu Miao'er.
After she sat up, her feet couldn't touch the ground at all and were dangling. Coupled with Wu Miao'er's serious expression, Qin steward unconsciously bent the corners of his mouth.
But he quickly restrained his smile, returned to his usual elegant appearance, and said gently: "Second Young Master, this time I invited Miss Wu to come with you, and I want to ask you to see if this batch of newly fired porcelain can be used. ."
Qi Yun nodded, and then saw Wu Miao'er holding out a box.
Her actions were extraordinarily serious, and her expression was much more serious. She moved the box very lightly when she put it on the table, and she had a faint smile on her face when she opened the lid, which she obviously liked very much.
Qi Yun just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention to Wu Miao'er's expression. He lowered his head and saw the porcelain bottle lying quietly in the box.
This porcelain bottle is a very bright cyan blue color, with a faint red pattern in it, which is very eye-catching. The bottle itself has a smooth curve, a big belly and a narrow mouth, and it has a beautiful color in the sun, with a vague sense of transparency.
Qi Yun couldn't help but reached out and picked up the bottle, looked at the sun, and was a little surprised: "It's so thin?"
Although Steward Qin knew a lot about business matters, he didn't know anything about porcelain, so he looked at Wu Miao'er next to him.
The young Wu Miao'er was usually a little immature. Even if she had the courage just now, she could still see a trace of nervousness, but when it came to porcelain, a smile appeared on Wu Miao'er's face, obviously very confident, and her voice was much smoother: "This is thin-bodied porcelain, also known as eggshell porcelain. It is as thin as a cicada's wing, as light as silk yarn, and transparent to light. It is also very difficult to fire." Seeing Qi Yun turning around the bottle, Wu Miaoer hurriedly said. , "Second Young Master is still lighter, this bottle can't help but bump."
As soon as these words came out, Manager Qin sighed in his heart.
In his opinion, although Wu Miaoer was already an excellent little girl, she was still young and lacked in speaking.
Although the Wu family and the Qi family had a tacit understanding, the Wu family wanted to specialize in porcelain research for the Qi family, but Qi Yun never let the Wu family unconditionally sell their craftsmanship, but paid the bills seriously every time without any default.
Today, the thin-bodied porcelain that Wu Miaoer is holding is rare in the market. If it can be bought by the Qi family for wine, it will be a profitable business, and it will be impossible to ask for it.
But this thin-bodied porcelain looks beautiful, but it is particularly fragile, and it will shatter if touched a little.
This is a disadvantage. If you are talking about business seriously, it is better to keep your mouth shut, but Wu Miao'er said it at the beginning. If Qi Yun doesn't want it, wouldn't it be impossible to talk about it
But what surprised Manager Qin was that not only did Qi Yun not dislike it, but he slightly curved his mouth and said softly, "Can't help but bump? Good, very good."
Manager Qin couldn't figure out what was good, but looking at Qi Yun, he knew that this bottle had his liking, and most of it had to be settled.
So steward Qin immediately said: "Second Young Master, I have tried to fill this bottle with wine. When pouring it into the bottle, I can still see the flow of the wine when it is poured into the bottle. It's very beautiful."
Qi Yun glanced at Steward Qin and knew in his heart that Steward Qin had wanted to sell wine and wanted to go crazy. He had the voice of making money in his hands, but he couldn't turn it into silver. I was afraid that Steward Qin had already been anxious in private. Naturally, I wanted to take the bottle early to fill the wine and sell it.
However, Qi Yun did not respond to Steward Qin's words, but sat down, carefully put the bottle back into the box, and turned to Wu Miao'er and said, "I like this bottle, three hundred a month, can I afford it? "
Manager Qin became anxious as soon as he heard it, where is three hundred enough
But Wu Miao'er's face was hesitant at first, and then she nodded and said, "It should be possible, but it depends on the price." She has been following the old man's side to manage her own business, so she can understand more or less.
This porcelain does not guarantee that it will be perfect every time it is fired, and many are broken after failure.
Thin-bodied porcelain is particularly difficult to burn. If you want 300 finished products, you are afraid that it will take up most of your own porcelain kiln.
Wu Miao'er was a little embarrassed. She thought that the price would be doubled, but the Qi family was kind to her, so she felt a little bad because it was too expensive, and Wu Miao'er didn't know what to do for a while.
At this time, I heard Qi Yun say: "Twelve taels of silver per bottle, okay?"
As soon as these words came out, Wu Miao'er was stunned, and Steward Qin's eyes widened.
Ten taels of silver is ten taels of copper coins, which is not a small amount. It is nothing to rich people, but for ordinary people, there are not many people who can save three taels of silver a year.
Especially Wu Miaoer originally only wanted a bottle of consistent money, but now it has been turned over ten times abruptly, which really made Wu Miaoer feel like she was hit by a pie.
She didn't care about raising the price, she nodded immediately, and agreed as if she was afraid that Qi Yun would go back on it.
But Qi Yun didn't finish his sentence: "These ten taels of silver are not given for nothing. I hope that these thin-bodied porcelains are not only of solid color, but also burnt out as white as jade, and there should be poems and paintings on them. I will find a craftsman and send it to your shop, and the wages will be paid by Qi’s family.”
Wu Miao'er naturally agreed, Qi Yun had already considered everything, but she was lighthearted.
Qi Yun smiled and asked someone to draft a list and hand it over to Wu Miaoer, asking her to go back and discuss with the old man carefully, and then talk about the specific rules when they meet next time.
When Wu Miao'er walked out of the study, her expression was a little dazed, and she obviously hadn't reacted from the fact that she had a fixed income of 3,000 taels every month.
But steward Qin did not send her, but stayed in the study. After Wu Miaoer left, he stood up and bowed to Qi Yun, and said, "Second Young Master, I am a little puzzled."
Qi Yun was holding the bottle to examine it carefully. Hearing that, he didn't raise his eyes and said lightly, "Ask."
Qin Guanshi bowed again and said: "Although this thin-bodied porcelain is not easy to burn, it is more expensive, but it is neither antique nor unique. This ten taels of silver is a bit too high, and it is only available for a month. Three hundred bottles, I'm afraid I won't be able to make a profit."
Qi Yun didn't answer immediately, but put the bottle on the table, pointed to it, and asked, "Is this bottle good-looking?"
Manager Qin nodded: "It looks good."
"If I buy you twelve, would you like it?"
Steward Qin immediately shook his head, thin-bodied porcelain was rare but still not worth ten taels.
Qi Yun didn't care either, and continued, "What if it was filled with gold bottle wine?"
Steward Qin made the final decision in his heart, and shook his head again: "It's still not worth it."
"If I ask someone to draw a pattern on it, and it only sells three hundred per month, fifty taels per bottle, it must be treasured so as not to break, and each person can only buy at most two bottles at a time. Do you want?"
Manager Qin's first reaction when he heard it was that his second young master was crazy. It was just such a small bottle of wine, fifty taels. Could it be filled with Jin Zirong's pulp
But steward Qin quickly reacted, staring at the bottle, his face a little stunned.
Seeing his reaction like this, Qi Yun knew that steward Qin knew everything, and he was satisfied. After all, having a smart steward could save a lot of trouble, and he said, "This bottle and wine are not worth too much. A lot of money, but in one place, plus some gimmicks, some are buyers."
Steward Qin immediately followed up and said, "they don't buy wine to see if it's worth it, but whether it's available."
The most important thing in this capital is rich people. Jinzun wine is actually very expensive. In other places, it would be good to sell one jar a day, but in this capital, Qi's wine shop sells the most. Good is always the Golden Bottle.
Is Jinzun wine really much better than Yuye wine? Not necessarily.
But there is a market, even if the price of gold is sold, there are still people who want it.
Now that Qi Yun really wants to sell things at the price of gold, and only sells 300 bottles a month, Manager Qin can almost imagine what will happen to the old customers in the wine shop.
These people, the most dislike is that others have you and not.
This thing, I'm afraid it will be in short supply.
After trying to understand the twists and turns, Manager Qin looked at Qi Yun with a very different look. After talking about it, he felt that it was easy to understand, but it was only to capture the psychology of these powerful people, but Qi Yun was able to Thinking of it, and being able to endure it for so long, until such a suitable bottle is ready to start, is really amazing.
The little abacus in Qin's heart was cracked, and when he thought of the profits to be made, his face flushed with excitement.
At this time, steward Qin remembered and asked, "Second Young Master, what's the name of this wine?"
Qi Yun thought about it for a while, and said, "Since it is similar to the brewing method of Jinzun wine, let's call it Jinling drunk."
Jinling Zui... It's a good name, but it's expensive when you hear it!
There was no need for Qi Yun's orders, but steward Qin happily went to prepare, reached a tacit agreement with the Wu family at the fastest speed, and found craftsmen who were good at calligraphy and painting to make the first batch, and waited until the first ten bottles came out. , Manager Qin hurriedly wanted to take it out and sell it.
However, Qi Yun stopped him: "These ten, let's not sell any of them. All of them are packed in good wooden boxes. I will give them away later."
When Qin Guanshi heard this, he felt a little bit stingy. He was the most stingy. Now, looking at these Jinling drunks, it was like looking at small gold bars. He felt a pain in his heart when he wanted to give them away.
But steward Qin also knows that his second young master has never been a person who likes to do charity, so he naturally has his own reasons for doing so, so he doesn't ask too much, just says, "Second young master, who is it for?"
"In two days, it will be delivered to the eldest princess' house. It will be regarded as a gift to my nephew. Let me tell you something. If the eldest princess intends to do business with the Qi family, you can also discuss it."
When Qin Guanshi heard it, he knew that Qi Yun was going to do Jinling drunk business with the eldest princess' mansion. This was purely for the benefit of the eldest princess' mansion, but thinking that it was Ye Jiao's brother's house, it was not surprising that there was some connection. Qin The steward didn't say anything else, and withdrew with a sigh.
Two days later, it was Ye Anhe's Full Moon Banquet.
Although Ye Pingrong has not returned yet, the news of his victory at the border has been known to everyone in the capital. In addition, Princess Hua Ning is the emperor's favorite, and there are not a few people who want to make friends. Therefore, this time The Full Moon Banquet was particularly lively.
There was an endless stream of carriages outside the palace of the eldest princess, and there were royal relatives and dignitaries who came to congratulate.
Ye Jiao came earlier than everyone else and stayed by Hua Ning's side.
Probably because of the good foundation, Hua Ning did not suffer from any problems because of the childbirth. Hua Ning, who had just given birth, looked as slender as before, and his face was fair and clean.
She didn't take An He out. Although it was hot now, An He was still young, and Hua Ning hurt him again. For fear of being cold, she just let the little guy stay in the house to look after him.
The guests who came to the Full Moon Banquet did not come for peace, but for the long princess Hua Ning and the signboard of Ye Mansion.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Ye Pingrong will definitely be reused in the future. In addition to this military exploits, the military generals are promoted to see their military exploits. After coming back this time, I am afraid that they will have to triple jump, so they must be hot characters.
Although Hua Ning doesn't like socializing very much, but now she has to consider not only herself, but also her children and husband, so Hua Ning seems extra busy.
Ye Jiao found a place to sit down after making sure Hua Ning was safe, and said to Shi Shi who was beside her, "Yingxiu, what are you looking at?"
When Shi Shi heard this, he raised the porcelain bottle in his hand to Ye Jiao to see, with a sigh in his eyes: "This wine is delicious, sweet as honey but not intoxicating, and the bottle is also beautiful, you see, the calligraphy and paintings on it are all from famous artists. hand."
Ye Jiao glanced at it and said, "This is Jinling Zui. It's in my wine shop. It hasn't been sold yet. I'll bring it here for Hua Ning's banquet."
Shi Shi heard the words, turned the bottle in his hand, and quickly understood the meaning.
This Jinling drunk is not cheap, but now it can be sent as a gift, I am afraid that I want to let the dignitaries who attend the banquet know the reputation of this wine. If they are curious, they will inquire about it. In selling out, this Jinling drunk will soon become popular.
It really is business material, Shi Shi thought, this Qi family Erlang has a head made of gold.
Ye Jiao didn't know that Shi was thinking so much, her eyes turned to a pendant on Shi's waist, she reached out her hand curiously, and asked, "This carving is beautiful, where did you buy it from? ?"
Shishi looked down, and before he opened his mouth, his ears turned red.
What Ye Jiao saw was the woodcarved carp she was wearing around her waist. She didn't buy it, but Liu Rong gave it to her.
Since the last time Liu Rong learned that Shi likes woodcarving, he began to learn to carve by himself. This carp was a finished product that Liu Rong had been practicing for a while, and Le Dian Dian came to give it to Shi.
Shi Shi didn't say anything, but he took off the priceless jade pendant and carried the wooden carp with him every day, never leaving him for a moment.
Ye Jiao saw that she didn't say anything, and was about to say something when she saw Hua Ning coming in a hurry.
Seeing the eagerness on Hua Ning's face, the people who originally wanted to come up to chat were silent, and with a wink, they stepped aside and did not move forward.
Hua Ning sat down beside the two of them, not caring what to say politely, and said directly: "There was news from the palace just now that something happened in Dingzhou. repression."
Ye Jiao didn't say anything, she didn't understand these things, she just looked at Hua Ning, while Shi Shi frowned and said, "Is it related to you?"
After all, this dynasty has a vast territory, and there are many local adults, so there are always some who want to do things without opening their eyes. There are ordinary troubles like this, but I have never seen Hua Ning be so anxious.
But Hua Ning shook his head and said to Shi Shi: "It has nothing to do with me, but it has something to do with you."
Shi Shi was stunned, and asked subconsciously, "What do you mean?"
Hua Ning held Shi Shi's hand tightly, and said in a low voice, "I heard that Liu Rong had just entered the palace, and he took the initiative to invite Ying, and wanted to lead troops to suppress the rebellion."
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