Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1184 Yue Siying's thoughts, the top female scholar Fu Shanxiang, and Shi Yi's conditions

Li Wei.

The person Jiang Chen met unexpectedly was none other than Li Wei.

However, it is the Li Wei in "Li Wei as an Official".

In the play, he is unlearned but has no skills, is evil on the outside but righteous on the inside, and is a "two-faced person" who appears to be careless on the surface but is kind and loyal in his heart. Due to the flood, Li Wei and his family fled. On the way, he was appreciated by the Fourth Prince and was awarded an official title. With his wit and talent, he gradually grew into a pillar of the country.

When Jiang Chen saw Li Wei, he thought of Yue Siying whom he had met before.

When Jiang Chen first saw Yue Siying, he told her clearly that he wanted to get her.

Of course, his identity in front of Yue Siying is the ninth prince Yinzhen.

However, now that he is the crown prince of the Qing Dynasty, Yue Siying cannot escape.

Even if Yue Siying was married, he could still win her over.

"Young Master, how is it?" Cheng Ruoyu asked.

"Contact the Embroidered Uniform Guard and investigate the situation of this person." Jiang Chen glanced at Li Wei.

No matter what, Li Wei in the play still has some abilities.

Although in the play, Li Wei’s achievements are inseparable from Yue Siying.

But Li Wei still appears in many TV dramas and movies. Now that Yinzhen is dead, he can use Li Wei.

"Yes." Cheng Ruoyu responded.

A moment later, Jiang Chen arrived at the Cao Gang.

The Cao Gang, a group of canal boatmen originating from the mid-Ming Dynasty, gradually developed into a secret society with the canal as its bond after years of baptism. This organization not only covers all walks of life, but its influence has penetrated into every corner of the country.

The organizational structure of the Cao Gang is quite strict, like a huge pyramid with clear levels, and each member has his own position and responsibilities. This strict system ensures the stability and strength of the Cao Gang. The Cao Gang has strict gang rules and disciplines, and every member must strictly abide by them. Cao Gang members are spread all over the country. They may come from different regions and have different backgrounds, but they all gather together for a common goal. These members come from all walks of life, whether they are merchants, boatmen or craftsmen, they all use the Cao Gang as a link to form a huge social network.

Such an organization cannot be ignored no matter which country it is in.

If the Cao Gang is exploited by others, it will cause huge waves.

"Son."

Miao Cuihua appeared first.

"Call me Master Jiang here." Jiang Chen said.

"Yes." Miao Cuihua responded.

"Come on, take me to see your father." Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Miao Cuihua nodded.

Soon, Jiang Chen met Miao Xian.

"Humph."

The moment he saw Jiang Chen, Miao Xian snorted coldly.

"Boss Miao." Jiang Chen sneered in his heart.

Put on airs in front of him?

  Believe it or not, he had sex with Miao Cuihua today?

"Jiang Chen, what are you doing here?" Miao Xian said coldly.

"Of course I came to see Gang Leader Miao and cooperate with him." Jiang Chen said.

According to the information from the Jinyiwei, Jiang Chen understood that the relationship between the Cao Gang and the Qing Dynasty was like a tangled mess. As a major force at the time, the Cao Gang, to a certain extent, undertook important tasks such as transporting grain entrusted by the Qing Dynasty, and made great contributions to the stability of the Qing Dynasty's economy and social development.

At the same time, the existence of the Cao Gang also brought a lot of trouble to the Qing Dynasty. As the power of the Cao Gang continued to grow, the number of its members increased sharply, and its sphere of influence gradually expanded. Since most of the Cao Gang members came from the bottom of society, they were often oppressed and exploited by the government, so their relationship with the government became increasingly tense. Sometimes, the Cao Gang would even join forces with some anti-Qing forces and participate in various anti-Qing activities, posing a serious threat to the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

Miao Xian in front of us is such a person.

Many people in organizations such as the Tiandihui, the Honghuahui, and the Mingyuehui came from the Cao Gang.

"Cooperation? Jiang Chen, I don't think there is anything for us to cooperate on." Miao Xian said.

"Of course there is. The Cao Gang is the one I want to cooperate with." Jiang Chen said.

"Are you planning to attack the Cao Gang?" Miao Xian's face changed slightly.

During this period of communication with the Jiang family, he deeply understood how powerful the Jiang family was.

"How is that possible? I just want Miao Cuihua to become the leader of Cao Gang." Jiang Chen said.

Therefore, in many film and television dramas, the Qing Dynasty, on the one hand, strengthened supervision and control over the Cao Gang in an attempt to weaken its power. On the other hand, it intensified the crackdown on anti-Qing activities in order to maintain the ruling status of the Qing Dynasty.

In "Li Wei as an Official", Li Wei is the person who controls the Cao Gang. In some TV dramas, Li Wei was able to successfully fight against private salt and Jiangnan thieves, not only because of his strong personal ability, but also because he raised a mysterious organization, that is, the Cao Gang, and Li Wei was the boss of the Cao Gang. In addition, Li Wei also secretly persuaded and recruited many gang forces of private merchants, which made his gang forces continue to expand, and its scale even reached as many as one million people.

Of course, the reason why Li Wei did this was to use the Cao Gang to help Yinzhen handle some issues that the imperial court could not resolve.

However, Jiang Chen would not copy these things.

Jiang Chen will only use Miao Cuihua and the Jiang family to control the Cao Gang.

"That's impossible." Miao Xian flatly refused.

Miao Cuihua is a woman, how could she become the leader of the Cao Gang?

"Dad, I think it's okay." Miao Cuihua said.

“……”Miao Xian.

After Miao Cuihua came back from Jiangning Prefecture this time, he felt that Miao Cuihua had changed.

He turned towards Jiang Chen.

Now, after hearing Miao Cuihua's words, he felt even more so.

"Boss Miao, I think you can consider it. After all, Miao Cuihua is your daughter. You will feel at ease if she manages the Cao Gang." Miao Xian's reaction was within Jiang Chen's expectations. However, he was not in a hurry. Whether Miao Xian agreed or not, the fact that Miao Cuihua was in charge of the Cao Gang could not be changed. Now the Jinyiwei had penetrated further into the Cao Gang. These people, in cooperation with the Fox Hunters, would assist Miao Cuihua in clearing out the Cao Gang forces step by step.

"You..." Miao Xian frowned.

"Boss Miao..." Jiang Chen started chatting with Miao Xian.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen took Cheng Ruoyu away.

"Ruoyu, you go next..." Jiang Chen gave instructions to Cheng Ruoyu.

"I understand." Cheng Ruoyu responded and turned away.

Jiang Chen went to investigate the situation of other salt merchants.

An hour later, Jiang Chen had just walked out of a salt shop when he saw a woman getting off a carriage in front of him.

"is her."

Jiang Chen recognized it.

Almost at the same time, the system prompt sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen thought silently in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host, you signed in successfully and obtained the Prince Chun Mansion Building Card. 】

"Prince Chun's Mansion building card?"

"Prince Chun's Mansion building card?"

"This is the ninth building card for Prince Chun's Palace. In addition, I was awarded two cards when I was promoted to the Imperial Family."

"In the system space, there are still five Prince Chun's Palace building cards (originally there were six, but one has already been used on Baiyu Island). If you sign in now and get a Prince Chun's Palace building card, you will have six Prince Chun's Palace building cards."

According to the system introduction, Prince Chun's Mansion was a large-scale palace in the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of ​​nearly 3 square meters. It was divided into three east and west roads, each consisting of multiple courtyards, followed by a two-story back building. The three buildings on the middle road are the main body of the mansion, one is the main hall, the second is the apse, and the third is the extension building. The last part of the palace is the garden.

There are many people in the Jiang family now, and the size of Prince Chun’s Palace is only 0.04 square meters, or square kilometers.

The Daming Palace is 3.2 square kilometers, eighty times the size of Prince Chun's Palace.

"If one Prince Chun's Palace is too small, maybe we can merge two or three together."

"So, these Prince Chun Mansion building cards can be used together."

“It’s okay to sign in more Prince Chun Mansion Building Cards in the future.”

"After all, the building card of Luoyang City is for building a city, while the building card of Prince Chun's Mansion is for building a mansion."

Jiang Chen looked at the signing hostess.

Wang Xueying, a character in "Meng Luochuan, a Great Merchant".

In the play, she is the wife of Meng Luochuan. She is eighteen years old when she appears on the stage. She is beautiful, dignified, resolute, talented but not ostentatious, abides by the feudal code of conduct for women, and is a good wife and mother.

"Wang Xueying."

"Wang Xueying in the play is a lady from a noble family, virtuous and kind. She gradually wins Meng Luochuan's affection with her sincerity. She tolerates her husband's feelings for others with extraordinary tolerance and silently supports Meng Luochuan's career at home."

"No, it can't be said to be tolerated."

"In the era of the play, having three wives and four concubines represented ability."

"If there is only one woman, it can only be said that there is a tigress in the family."

Jiang Chen never thought that monogamy was right.

Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty was monogamous, but Zhu Houzhao had no sons, which meant that he would have no descendants.

In Jiang Chen's opinion, it is very simple to deal with a family with only one or two descendants. All he needs to do is kill their descendants and their industry will fall apart.

After all, only a moron would give the family business to others instead of to his descendants.

"But why did Wang Xueying come to Yangzhou? Aren't ladies from wealthy families supposed to stay at home?"

Jiang Chen was confused, but he didn't think much about it. He just looked away and left.

……

"Son."

Li Xiaohuan came in front of Jiang Chen.

"Well, how's the thing I asked you to do going?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Sir, this is the list of most of the merchants in Yangzhou." Li Xiaohuan handed Jiang Chen a list.

Jiang Chen opened it and started reading.

"The largest cloth merchant in Yangzhou is Hetai Cloth Shop?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Yes. According to the information I have investigated, Hetai Cloth Shop is not only very famous in Yangzhou, but also in the whole Jiangnan area. It..." Li Xiaohuan repeated what he knew about Hetai Cloth Shop.

"Let's go and take a look at the Hetaibuzhuang shop." Jiang Chen said.

To put it bluntly, Hetai Cloth Store is also a chain store.

"Yes." Li Xiaohuan responded.

A moment later, Jiang Chen and Li Xiaohuan arrived in front of a shop of Hetai Cloth Shop.

"Sir, this is the store under Hetai Cloth Shop." Li Xiaohuan said.

"Yeah." Jiang Chen nodded and walked in with Li Xiaohuan.

"Sir, what do you want?"

At this moment, a voice came from the side.

Jiang Chen turned his head and saw a young man walking towards him.

The moment he saw this young man, Jiang Chen recognized him.

  Ye Jian, a character in "Huizhou Merchants of the Qing Dynasty".

In the play, he is a clerk of Hetai Cloth Shop. He was born in a poor family. He grew up with Hu Yuling. They were childhood sweethearts. When he grew up, he worked for the owner of the cloth shop, Hu Wenxin. He was engaged to Hu Yuling under the arrangement of Hu Wen. The originally peaceful life was completely broken by the appearance of Wang Zonghao. Wang Zonghao, a son of a salt merchant family, was handsome and elegant. When he met the beautiful and kind girl Hu Yuling, the two hearts jumped out of the spark of love and gradually developed feelings for each other. All this made Ye Jian jealous. He thought that Wang Zonghao captured Hu Yuling's heart by relying on the strength and wealth of his family. Afterwards, he was overwhelmed by love and took a series of revenge actions, making things difficult for his rival Wang Zonghao, and finally broke up with his beloved Hu Yuling. However, what Ye Jian did not expect was that the seemingly orderly and despicable actions he set up actually aroused the fighting spirit of "Wang Zonghao", enabling him to break through numerous obstacles and ultimately achieve success in his career and love.

"To put it bluntly, childhood sweethearts are no match for a gift from heaven."

“However, Ye Ji’an’s failure means he lost the wealth of several hundred years of hard work.”

Jiang Chen had felt that the name Hetai Cloth Shop was somewhat familiar to him before. Now that he thought about it, it turned out to be the Hetai Cloth Shop in "The Huizhou Merchants of the Qing Dynasty".

"I want to see your fabrics." Jiang Chen said to Ye Jian, "Please introduce them to me."

"Okay, sir, please come this way." Ye Jian said.

Jiang Chen nodded and followed Ye Jian.

Ye Jian introduced it.

The cloth sold in Hetai Cloth Shop included summer cloth, cotton cloth, raw silk, Pu silk, etc. However, like ordinary Huizhou merchants, they mainly sold cotton cloth.

"Twill, if I want more, what's the price?" Jiang Chen asked.

Twill is a type of cotton cloth.

"A piece of fine twill cloth costs one tael of silver." Ye Jian said.

"I'm asking about the wholesale price." Jiang Chen said.

"How much would you like, sir?" Ye Jian asked.

"Ten thousand horses." Jiang Chen replied.

"Sir, are you kidding?" Ye Jian was stunned.

  Who is going to import 10,000 pieces of cloth?

"Do you think I'm kidding? Is there any need for me to joke? As long as the price is right, we'll do the deal right away." Jiang Chen said.

"This one……"

Just as Ye Jian was about to say something, a voice came from the side: "Do you really want 10,000 pieces of twill?"

"Yes, I want 10,000 pieces of twill." Jiang Chen turned his head and saw a woman.

At the same time as I saw this woman, the system prompt sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen thought silently in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host, you signed in successfully and received ten hundred-year-old red fruits. 】

[Congratulations to the host, for signing in 10 female protagonists in a row. You will be rewarded with attribute points, cubic meters of space ring expansion, intermediate-level lower-grade spiritual field transformation map, and White Horse Yicong training card.]

"Ten hundred-year-old red fruits?"

"This is the twelfth time I signed in and got ten hundred-year red fruits."

"This sign-in reward is good."

The existence of the Centennial Red Fruit is a natural treasure that allows a master warrior to be promoted to a grand master as quickly as possible. After refining, strength increases by 70, physique increases by 80, spirit increases by 20, and agility increases by 60. It is a unique treasure among the current Jiang family.

"If you add the 200 I received as a reward when I was promoted to the Imperial Clan, I now have quite a few Hundred Years Red Fruits in my hands."

"From Li Xiao'e, Jia Yingchun, Siqi, Jia Mu, Jin Yuanyang, Hua Xiren, Sheyue, Xiao Wenshu, Wang Xueying, to now Hu Yuling, I have signed ten more female protagonists without realizing it."

"Attribute points 10, space ring expansion cubic meters, this is the basic reward among the special rewards."

"Intermediate low-grade spiritual field transformation plan?"

"In addition to the forty intermediate-level lower-grade spiritual field transformation maps when I was promoted to the imperial clan, this is what I got after signing in for the fourth time."

The low-level inferior spiritual field transformation plan is to transform the original land into inferior spiritual fields. A total of ten acres of inferior spiritual fields can be transformed.

The intermediate lower-grade spiritual field transformation map is an upgraded version of the low-grade spiritual field transformation map, which can transform one hundred acres of lower-grade spiritual fields.

"Good stuff."

"White Horse Volunteers Training Card."

“This special reward is average.”

At this moment, Jiang Chen looked at the signing hostess.

Hu Yuling, a character in "Hui Merchants of Qing Dynasty".

In the play, she is beautiful and kind-hearted. She is the daughter of the owner of Hetai Cloth Shop and a childhood sweetheart of Ye Jian'an. Although she knew that Ye Jian'an liked her, she fell in love with him after meeting Wang Zonghao and always supported him when he encountered setbacks in business.

"Hu Yuling? She's here too?"

"However, since Ye Jian is here, it's not surprising that Hu Yuling is here."

Hu Yuling in the play is beautiful, smart, capable, eloquent and opinionated, but she and Wang Zonghao can be said to be a perfect match.

Wang Zonghao didn't have the courage to take responsibility for his first wife, and he couldn't handle it properly or take good care of her. On the other hand, he was attracted to Hu Yuling and didn't want her to marry someone else. Hu Yuling knew that Wang Zonghao already had a wife, but she still insisted, "I can't marry you as a concubine. I want to be a wife married in a formal way." Wang Zonghao said, "But I already have a wife, and I can't divorce her, otherwise she might commit suicide." Hu Yuling just said, "I don't care anyway." They didn't pity the male protagonist's unfortunate first wife, but were just entangled in the trouble that would come to them if the first wife committed suicide. The tone of their discussion was like dealing with a dog that would recognize its home and be stubborn.

In the end, Wang Zonghao decided to dissolve his loveless marriage with Yin'er. Although Yin'er played the role of a virtuous and filial wife at home and was praised by her clan members, Wang Zonghao finally chose Hu Yuling.

Jiang Chen looked at Hu Yuling.

Hu Yuling now looks only sixteen or seventeen years old.

"If you want 10,000 pieces of twill, it will cost 8,000 taels of silver," said Hu Yuling.

"Who are you?" Jiang Chen asked.

"This is my daughter, her last name is Hu," said Ye Jian.

"Miss Hu."

Jiang Chen looked at Hu Yuling and said, "Eight thousand taels of silver is too expensive for ten thousand rolls of twill cloth, even if it is fine twill cloth."

"How much do you think it should be, sir?" Hu Yuling asked.

"Five thousand taels of silver." Jiang Chen said.

"Sir, are you joking?" Hu Yuling's face darkened.

"Miss Hu, I'm not kidding you. Five thousand taels of silver for ten thousand pieces of twill cloth. I'll take as much as you have." Jiang Chen said.

Twill is cotton cloth, which, for Jiang Chen, can be sold in many countries in the second world.

Twill cloth will definitely be very popular, especially in Xinghan Continent and Donghan Continent.

Now the space of the space ring has reached 931 cubic meters, so it can carry more things. Therefore, when using the family teleportation talisman, you can sell the goods you bring and make a profit.

What's more, even the Star Cavalry and Eagle Guards of Baiyu Island, as well as the Jiang family army in other places, consume huge amounts of cloth every year.

Especially the Star Cavalry and Eagle Guards, all the things were prepared by the Jiang family.

"Five thousand taels of silver is impossible. The minimum requirement is seven thousand taels of silver," said Hu Yuling.

"I purchased so much twill cloth not to sell it in Jiangnan. If the price is too high, I might as well not do this business." Jiang Chen glanced at Hu Yuling and said, "Besides, Hetai Cloth Shop is not the only cloth shop." After that, Jiang Chen walked out.

"Six thousand five hundred taels of silver for ten thousand pieces of twill cloth. This is the lowest price," said Hu Yuling.

"How much twill cloth does Hetai Cloth Shop have?" Jiang Chen asked.

"How much do you want?" Hu Yuling asked.

"As long as you can decide, I will take as much as you have. However, all my silver has been exchanged into Star Coins, so I must trade with you using Star Coins. If you want to exchange for silver, you can only go to Universal Bank to return the Star Coins." Jiang Chen said.

"I can't give you an answer to this matter now." Hu Yuling said.

"Okay, I'll send her to trade with you in three days." Jiang Chen pointed at Li Xiaohuan. After all, Jiang Chen would not stay in Yangzhou for a long time.

"Okay." Hu Yuling did not refuse.

"Here are three thousand star coins. It's a deposit." Jiang Chen took out three thousand star coins and handed them to Hu Yuling: "As long as the twill fabric is high-quality, I will pay for it and deliver it to you."

Three thousand star coins are equivalent to three thousand taels of silver.

"Okay." Hu Yuling looked at Jiang Chen in surprise. She never thought that Jiang Chen would ask her to pay a deposit.

"Goodbye." Jiang Chen took Li Xiaohuan away.

"Miss?" Ye Jian looked at Hu Yuling anxiously, "We don't seem to have that much twill fabric, do we?"

"We don't have it here, but we do have it somewhere else. Six thousand five hundred taels of silver and ten thousand pieces of fine twill cloth. We've made quite a bit of money. I'll talk to my father about this myself," said Hu Yuling.

Ye Jian said nothing more after hearing this.

……

the other side.

After talking to Li Xiaohuan, Jiang Chen came to Yue Mansion.

"I'm looking for Miss Yue Siying." Jiang Chen said to the doorman.

"Are you looking for my lady?" The doorman's face darkened.

"Yes, tell your young lady that I came from Shuntian Prefecture." Jiang Chen said.

"This……"

"Go quickly." Jiang Chen's face darkened.

"Wait a moment." Jiang Chen's aura was too strong, and the doorman subconsciously walked inside.

A moment later, the doorman came.

"Please follow me," said the doorman.

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded.

Soon, Jiang Chen came to the living room under the guidance of the doorman.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Yue Siying asked.

"Ms. Yue." Jiang Chen said.

"It's you, you're Nine..." Yue Siying's face changed drastically when she saw Jiang Chen's look. "Miss Yue."

Jiang Chen bowed and said, "My name is Jiang Chen, nice to meet Miss Yue."

When Jiang Chen came to see Yue Siying, he disguised himself as the Ninth Prince Yinzhen. However, he just wanted Yue Siying to recognize him, not to reveal his identity.

"You can go down." Yue Siying reacted and said to the doorman.

"Ms. Yue, please call your father over." Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Yue Siying only then remembered that the ninth prince Yinzhen was now the crown prince.

The prince came to her house, but she couldn't make the decision.

"Just say that your friend, Miss Yue, is here." Jiang Chen said.

Yue Siying nodded.

Soon, the doorman left.

"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Yue Siying bowed.

"Miss Yue, there's no need to be so polite." Jiang Chen supported Yue Siying.

Yue Siying's face changed.

At this time, she suddenly remembered that when she was in Shuntian Prefecture, the Ninth Prince Yinzhen seemed to want to take her as a concubine. Now that the Ninth Prince Yinzhen is the crown prince, if he really wants to do this, no one can stop him.

"Ms. Yue, I haven't seen you for a while. You are getting more and more beautiful." Jiang Chen said.

"Your Highness." Yue Siying frowned.

Jiang Chen sat down and started chatting with Yue Siying.

Half an hour later, Yue Zifeng, the Censor of Jiangnan Province, arrived.

"Siying, who's here?"

"Lord Yue." Jiang Chen stood up.

"you……"

Yue Zifeng saw Jiang Chen's face change.

"You all go down." Yue Siying said to the servant who followed Yue Zifeng.

"Everyone go down." Yue Zifeng reacted.

"Yes." The servant nodded, turned and left.

"Your Majesty, I am Yue Zifeng, the Censor of Jiangnan Province, and I am honored to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Yue Zifeng bowed.

"Get up." Jiang Chen raised his hand to support him.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Yue Zifeng stood up.

"Lord Yue, you are not allowed to reveal the news that I appeared in Yangzhou." Jiang Chen said to Yue Zifeng.

"Yes." Yue Zifeng responded.

Jiang Chen glanced at Yue Siying.

"I'll take my leave." Yue Siying knew that Jiang Chen and Yue Zifeng had something to discuss.

"Yeah." Jiang Chen nodded.

After Yue Siying left, Jiang Chen asked Yue Zifeng about Jiangnan Road.

Half an hour later.

"Master Yue, please accept the imperial edict." As early as when he first met Yue Siying, Jiang Chen had already prepared to train Yue Zifeng as his own. When he came to Yangzhou this time, he had already prepared the imperial edict.

Of course, the imperial edict was prepared a few days ago.

Only in this way can Yue Zifeng avoid suspicion.

"I obey your command." Yue Zifeng knelt down.

"This is a secret decree. I won't read it. Lord Yue, please read it yourself." Jiang Chen handed it to Yue Zifeng.

Yue Zifeng obeyed the order with both hands.

After continuing to chat with Yue Zifeng for a quarter of an hour, Jiang Chen left.

"Dad, is there anything you need from Your Highness?" Yue Siying asked.

"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." Yue Zifeng said this, then remembered something and asked, "Siying, how did you two meet?"

"We met in Shuntian Prefecture before." Yue Siying blushed slightly.

"In Shuntian Prefecture?" Yue Zifeng remembered that Yue Siying had been in Shuntian Prefecture before.

"Well, Dad, His Highness doesn't really want me to enter the palace, right?" Yue Siying asked.

"Enter the palace? What does that mean?" Yue Zifeng asked.

"..." Yue Siying then realized that Jiang Chen did not tell Yue Zifeng, but she did not hide it at this moment.

"This..." Yue Zifeng obviously didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"Dad, I'm not going to the palace. Can you help me?" Yue Siying said.

"This is not something I can decide." Yue Zifeng said.

"Dad, there's nothing you can do?" Yue Siying's face changed slightly.

"The emperor is seriously ill now, and Your Highness is the crown prince..." Yue Zifeng had never expected that the ninth prince Yinzhen would become the crown prince. Having been an official for many years, he understood that the ninth prince Yinzhen was able to become the crown prince not by chance.

"Unless you get married soon..." Yue Zifeng said.

"I..." Yue Siying was silent.

"I'm worried that you won't have the chance to get married. But I'll send someone to find one for you..." Yue Zifeng said.

Just then, Zhao Hongyu, the prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture, arrived.

"Master Yue."

"Why is Lord Zhao here?" Yue Zifeng asked.

"Master Yue, the clan house is now holding a beauty pageant. I remember that Master Yue's daughter is still unmarried." Zhao Hongyu said.

Yue Zifeng's expression changed.

Draft?

  Is Yue Siying going to participate in the talent show?

Is this what Yinzhen (Jiang Chen) meant?

"Lord Yue, I don't think you will object, right?" Zhao Hongyu asked.

"Of course not." In Yue Zifeng's opinion, this was Yinlang's (Jiang Chen) arrangement, and it would be useless even if he refused.

"That's good as long as Lord Yue has no objection." Zhao Hongyu smiled, but there was calculation in his eyes.

……

Mainland of the Qing Dynasty, Jiangning Mansion.

"Finally home."

This trip to Yangzhou Prefecture lasted two days, but I gained a lot.

"Young Master, I think we can try to start with the grassroots level regarding the Cao Gang." Cheng Ruoyu suddenly said.

"Grassroots?" Jiang Chen looked at Cheng Ruoyu in confusion.

"Yes, there are many people in the Cao Gang, so I think it is useless to just take down the middle and high-level leaders. However, starting from the grassroots level may take a longer time." Cheng Ruoyu said: "As for how to start, I think we can use the method of the first world."

"The first world's method..." Jiang Chen reacted.

Cheng Ruoyu is talking about the method of establishing a country on the continent of the First World.

"We start from both material and spiritual aspects." Cheng Ruoyu said.

"Well, you can give it a try." Jiang Chen did not refuse.

The Cao Gang involves many forces, so it is always better to be more prepared.

"Also, when necessary, our Star Caravan will annex the Cao Gang, and then..." Cheng Ruoyu continued.

"Okay, let's think of a good way to do this." Jiang Chen said as he and Cheng Ruoyu walked into Jiangning Mansion.

Just then, a crisp voice came from the side.

"Ok?"

Jiang Chen turned around and looked.

The next moment, the system prompt sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen thought silently in his heart.

[Congratulations to the host, you signed in successfully and obtained thirty God-breaking Crossbows. 】

"Thirty God-breaking Crossbows?"

"This is the eleventh time that we have obtained thirty God-breaking Crossbows. In addition, the family has been promoted (the royal family has been promoted to sixty and the imperial family has been promoted to five hundred), and five hundred and sixty God-breaking Crossbows have been obtained in the system space."

"Now in the second film and television fusion world, sixty God-breaking Crossbows are in use, and in the third film and television fusion world, three hundred and twenty God-breaking Crossbows are in use."

"The Star Cavalry is now equipped with 500 God-breaking Crossbows."

"The God-Breaking Crossbow is a crossbow specially prepared for masters above first-rate warriors. When activated, at least four martial arts masters above third-rate warriors are required to charge together and activate the internal force, and then the arrow can be cocked and released."

"Now, all the ten thousand star riders are third-rate warriors."

"The Eagle Guard is pretty much the same."

"This means that it is possible to equip a thousand God-breaking crossbows."

“I hope to sign more in the future.”

Jiang Chen looked at the signing hostess.

Fu Shanxiang, a character in "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom".

In the play, her courtesy name is Luanshi. She was born in Jiangning Prefecture. Her father, Fu Huai, was a scholar in the Qing Dynasty. He failed in the imperial examinations many times, but he became a student of the Imperial Academy by donating money and worked as a clerk in Shangyuan County. Fu Shanxiang was born in a scholarly family. She was very smart since childhood and liked to read classics and history. In the third year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign in the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established the imperial examination for women. After Fu Shanxiang signed up for the female examination, she won the first place in the imperial examination.

"Fu Shanxiang?"

"Too."

"There was the God Worshipping Society in the Qing mainland, so it's not surprising that Fu Shanxiang existed."

Fu Shanxiang in the play is the first female champion in history and the first female prime minister in the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. With her intelligence and talent, she played an important role in the early days of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and made contributions to the construction and development of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, her life was not happy. She eventually became a concubine of the Eastern King and died in the fall of Tianjing.

Fu Shanxiang was born into a scholarly family. Her father, Fu Xuxi, was a famous scholar. Fu Shanxiang showed superior wisdom since she was a child. She liked reading and had a strong interest in classics, history, and literature. Her father did not restrict his daughter's studies like others, but encouraged her to read more and broaden her horizons. Under the guidance of her father, Fu Shanxiang accumulated a wealth of knowledge and had a deep understanding of ancient culture and history. Her literary talent was also outstanding. She was able to write beautiful articles with fluent words.

After the Taiping Rebellion broke out, Fu Shanxiang's hometown was also affected. Fu Shanxiang was very interested in the ideas of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. She believed that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a force that could change the old society. She decided to take the female examination held by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which was the first time in history that women were allowed to take the imperial examination. The test question was an ancient Chinese proposition, which required an exposition of the idea of ​​"One World, One Family, One World". Fu Shanxiang used her knowledge and insights to write a wonderful answer. Her answer profoundly expounded the ideals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, while also exposing the crimes of the Qing Dynasty. Her answer was appreciated by the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, and she won the first place in this exam, becoming the first female champion in history. This achievement shocked the society and made Fu Shanxiang a legend.

Fu Shanxiang's articles impressed the Eastern King, who decided to take her as his clerk and let her advise him. Fu Shanxiang worked very well under the Eastern King. She drafted many documents and provided many suggestions to the Eastern King. She advocated that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should develop production, reduce the burden on the people, train female soldiers, establish female schools, and improve the status of women. These suggestions were supported by the Eastern King, and the policies of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom became more fair and progressive. Fu Shanxiang's talent was recognized by the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, who appointed Fu Shanxiang as prime minister to manage the affairs of the Heavenly Kingdom with other prime ministers. This was the first time in Chinese history that a woman served as prime minister, and Fu Shanxiang was also called "the leader among women."

After Fu Shanxiang became the prime minister, she continued to work hard for the development of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. She resolved some conflicts between the prime ministers and made the government run smoothly. She also safeguarded the interests of the people and made the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom popular in the early days. However, the good times did not last long. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom suffered a major setback during the Northern Expedition, and there were divisions and rebellions within it. The Eastern King was also obsessed with beauty and took in many concubines. He took a fancy to Fu Shanxiang's beauty and wanted to take her as a concubine. Fu Shanxiang was unwilling, but she could not refuse. She could only enter the Eastern King's harem and become his maid. She could no longer participate in political affairs, and her talents were buried. She was once a powerful female prime minister, but she became the Eastern King's plaything. Her fate took a huge turn, and her ideals were broken. She could only recall the glory of the past in the deep palace.

"In the drama, Fu Shanxiang's finale seems to be suicide by taking poison."

"Female Prime Minister... Lou Shuwan has the ability of a female Prime Minister."

"Fu Shanxiang seems to be stronger."

Jiang Chen looked at Fu Shanxiang.

When he first watched the drama, Fu Shanxiang left a deep impression on him.

Especially the scene where he was captured by the King of the East, which he had watched many times.

Now in this world of film and television fusion, maybe I can give it a try.

No, he was impressed by Fu Shanxiang's abilities.

Although his family is different from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the ability shown by Fu Shanxiang should not disappoint her. The Jiang family needs such a person.

"Well, the Queen has a lot of everything."

"The only members of the advisory group are Bai Pingting and Qin Prajna."

"If it's a female prime minister, I don't know who will be there in the future."

Thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

"Young Master, what are you thinking about?" Cheng Ruoyu's voice rang out.

"It's nothing. Let's go back." Jiang Chen said.

In the Qing mainland, Fu Shanxiang didn’t know what would happen, but Jiang Chen had plenty of ways.

A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Chen and Cheng Ruoyu returned to the Jiang Mansion.

"Finally home."

Jiang Chen took a sip of tea and said, "This time I ordered a batch of fine twill fabrics from Hetai Cloth Shop. When Li Xiaohuan sends me the news, you can use the family communication room to inform me."

"Okay." Shen Cuixi and others responded.

"Jiang Chen, why are you ordering twill fabric?" Wang Hui asked.

"I plan to take it to Xinghan Continent or Donghan Continent to sell..." Jiang Chen repeated his purpose.

"Do you need to purchase other cloth?" Shen Cuixi asked.

“You can buy it.”

Jiang Chen thought for a moment and said, "The differences between the different places in the Second World are too great. In addition to maritime trade between the different continents, I also want to use the space ring to carry a batch of goods for trade."

As long as it is not a deliberate transaction, any profit is profit.

Now even the Star Caravans of the Xinghan Continent and the Daliang Dynasty have been established, so shipping is not difficult.

"In addition, I will ask everyone to announce the prices of various places in the family communication center every month." Jiang Chen said.

Only when there is a price difference can we exploit the price difference to make money.

"Okay." Wang Hui and others thought this was a good proposal.

……

Shen Cuixi's room.

"Cui Xi, when there is a better medicine in the future, your feet can recover." Jiang Chen said while hugging Shen Cui Xi.

"Feet?" Shen Cuixi was stunned.

"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded.

Shen Cuixi was from mainland China in the Qing Dynasty and had her feet bound since she was a child.

Jiang Chen is not the kind of person who has special hobbies.

"Can mine be restored?" After meeting Jiang Chen and meeting so many people in several worlds, Shen Cuixi realized that there were not many people with bound feet (compared to other continents and other worlds, in the Qing continent, only Han people had bound feet).

"Yes, we can do it when we have Jade Bone Pill and other elixirs in the future." Jiang Chen said.

"That's great." Shen Cuixi hesitated and asked, "Doesn't my husband like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it, but I think it's good that you've recovered. It's the same for not only you, but other people with bound feet as well." Jiang Chen said.

"I'll listen to my husband." Shen Cuixi nodded.

"I will also change my habit of foot binding in the Qing mainland in the future." Jiang Chen said.

"That might offend a lot of people." Shen Cuixi said.

"Don't be afraid." Jiang Chen understood what Shen Cuixi meant.

In mainland China, this practice continued despite repeated bans.

However, there are many reasons why foot binding was not banned in the Qing Dynasty. The ban not only had to deal with foot binding itself, but also had to fight against the people behind it, which is one of the reasons why the ban was difficult to achieve results. Secondly, the Qing Dynasty was ruled by the Manchu nobles. Although the rulers actively learned the Central Plains culture and worked hard to promote ethnic integration, the gap between the Manchu and Han peoples would not disappear, which was also a major reason why the foot binding ban had little effect. Third, in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang reorganized Zhang Shicheng's old troops into beggars' households and ordered beggars in Zhejiang Province that men were not allowed to read and women were not allowed to bind their feet. It can be seen that the ruling class regarded foot binding as a privileged behavior to divide the class, and the trend was also passed down from top to bottom. Aristocratic women regarded foot binding as a symbol of nobility and beauty, which distinguished them from rural peasant women who worked barefoot in the mud.

"If they don't obey, kill them until they obey." Jiang Chen is definitely not a merciful person and uses drastic measures for serious cases.

"This..." Shen Cuixi hesitated.

"If not, women in the Qing mainland will continue to suffer bad luck in the future," said Jiang Chen.

"I support my husband." Shen Cuixi said upon hearing this.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen nodded: "I don't know exactly what the future training will be like, but I think it won't be bad if your feet recover."

……

May 25th, Baiyu Island, military camp.

"Yuqing, how is the training going now?" Jiang Chen asked Guan Yuqing about the training situation of the Jiang family army in the spiritual world.

Well, it's hot weapons training.

When Jiang Chen came to the second world before, he brought a lot of guns and ammunition.

"The hot weapons training has just begun. However, these people have good physical fitness and will be at the level of military kings when they reach the first world. It is not difficult to improve their marksmanship." Guan Yuqing said.

"In two months, I don't know how far the training has progressed." Jiang Chen said as he watched the training ahead.

"They should be no worse than those family soldiers in the spiritual world's capital. However, artillery shells, tanks, airplanes and other things need to be trained in the spiritual world." Although she said so, Guan Yuqing also knew that even if there were these things in the second world, it would not be possible to train them in a short period of time.

“There’s no rush for these. After all, we want to develop in the spiritual world, and we’re not in a hurry. The reason we trained this group of people is just to have an extra guarantee. What’s more, after returning to the first world, we only have one and a half months to go to the fourth world. During this month and a half, nothing will happen in the spiritual world.” For Jiang Chen, the spiritual world is his back garden. He can go there to play when he wants. With Sheng Liya and the others around, they can completely solve the problems in the spiritual world.

If Sheng Liya and others go to the fourth world and come back, maybe they can suppress the spirit world with just Sheng Liya and the other three.

Well, unless the family rank is promoted and changes occur in the spiritual world.

"That's true, but I don't know what the fourth world is like... However, now I feel like I'm an ancient person." Guan Yuqing sighed.

"There is no other way. Unless there is a parallel world in the future, many of the worlds we go to are ancient worlds," said Jiang Chen.

The ancient world not only includes low-level martial arts, medium-level martial arts, and high-level martial arts, but also includes the world of immortal heroes. However, because it is a fusion of film and television, there may be Western fantasy elements such as magic in the fusion of film and television.

"What's more, in the second world, you can also wear clothes from the first world, Yuqing. You look very beautiful in your pilot's professional attire. I asked you to buy a few more sets before." Jiang Chen whispered.

Guan Yuqing rolled her eyes at Jiang Chen in annoyance.

Jiang Chen particularly likes those professional attires.

A moment later, Jiang Chen arrived at the military camp of the Star Cavalry and Eagle Guards.

Relatively speaking, the military training of the Star Cavalry and the Eagle Guards is more brutal.

"The Star Cavalry has made great progress now." Jiang Chen's eyes fell on the Star Cavalry.

"Within three months, the strength of the Star Riders will all be at least second-rate warriors." Huo Xuan said.

"Well, how many Star Cavalry Grandmasters are there now?" Jiang Chen was very happy when he knew that Star Cavalry had a Grandmaster.

"There are already more than a dozen grandmasters." said Ma Zhaixing next to him.

"More than a dozen masters? Not bad." Jiang Chen was very satisfied.

"Husband, if we had lower-grade spirit stones, perhaps the strength of the Star Cavalry would be greatly improved." Huo Xuan said.

"I would like to do so, but unfortunately, now we can only use the low-grade spirit stones ourselves. When we reach the fourth world and have other low-grade spirit stones, we will let the Star Knights use them." Jiang Chen said.

"Now can't the family give each Xingchenqi a piece of low-grade spirit stone?" Mu Nihuang reacted.

"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded.

In the case that he could not provide one low-grade spirit stone per person for the Star Riders, Jiang Chen could only improve the strength of the Jiang family first. Apart from anything else, it would be much more useful for all the members of the Offering Group to be raised to the Martial King Realm than for all the Star Riders to be raised to the Innate Realm.

"That's a pity." Mu Nihuang said.

"During this period of time, we have obtained a lot of medicinal materials in the Zhufeng Dynasty and the Qing Continent. We can add some medicinal baths." Jiang Chen said.

An hour later, Jiang Chen returned to the Jiang Mansion.

"Jiang Chen."

Shi Yi found Jiang Chen.

"Shi Yi? Aren't you in Hezhong Prefecture? When did you come to Baiyu Island?" Jiang Chen said in surprise when he saw Shi Yi.

"Why, I can't come to Baiyu Island?" Shi Yi asked back.

"How is that possible? Whether it is Hezhong Prefecture or Baiyu Island, they are both our homes. You can go wherever you want." Jiang Chen said.

"Really?" Shi Yi glanced at Jiang Chen and asked, "Jiang Chen, what do you want to do next?"

"There is nothing else to do next. I want to go to the New World to take a look." Jiang Chen replied.

"Where do you want to go?" Shi Yi asked.

"The new continent to the north of Daliang Continent." Jiang Chen replied.

"The north of Daliang Continent?" Shi Yi's beautiful eyes flashed, and she said, "Jiang Chen, I'll go with you this time..."