pawn wife

Chapter 340 138: Is it really going to make a lot of money, okay? (two more)
Zhao Jin felt that the self-control he was proud of was being disintegrated by her little by little. For the first time in his life, he wanted her uncontrollably and crazily. In fact, he was also on the verge of losing control.

For Chang Xi, when feelings are reached, any intimacy is acceptable. The three obediences and four virtues are always bullshit for her. Feminine template for this era.

Of course, her thinking only applies to herself, not to all women, because she can fully explain her behavior, and she firmly believes that the man she chooses is not wrong, otherwise she would not take this step easily.

But obviously she underestimated Zhao Jin's self-control, and he didn't take this step in the end. At this time, he let go of her, endured the physical torture alone, and looked at her with red eyes, "No, at least not now."

"Why?" She stepped forward and tried to pester him.

But he took a step back, his eyes gradually faded from the redness, and regained the clarity of the past. After a while, he felt that he could control himself, and then he stretched out his hand to caress her face again, "You wait for me, at least until I succeed in my career..."

Having said that, he stepped forward and pressed his forehead against hers, "I can't hurt you, if..."

Chang Xi covered his mouth with his hand, and said firmly, "There is no if."

Zhao Jin couldn't help laughing out loud, and hugged her back into his arms, "Yes, there is no if."

For the sake of her in his arms, and for a better tomorrow, he has no way out, naturally no ifs.

Chang Xi didn't deliberately tease him anymore, knowing his concerns, she felt a little distressed, and also a little joy of being cherished.

In fact, with her identity, she has a marriage history, and people who don't know the inside story of Xu Dalang's body will not treat her as a blank sheet of paper. Only he wants to restrain the instinctive needs of his body, so she can't help but love him more Min, um, of course she loves herself the most.

The time left for the lovers to talk to each other was not long, and someone came to disturb them soon, and Zhou Nan knocked on the door to report with an apologetic face.

Only then did the two tidy up their messy clothes. Chang Xi reached out to comb the messy bun, but Zhao Jin said softly, "I'll do it."

She smiled, withdrew her hand, and let him recomb her bun.

Zhao Jin carefully straightened her hairpin, took a deep breath to calm the throbbing in his heart, and took her hand out of the study.

The main hall is full of people, discussing the latest situation.

Hearing the discussion inside, Chang Xi gently let go of Zhao Jin's hand, signaling him to go in first, and she followed. She didn't want to rely on their love relationship, but on her own true ability to gain a foothold here.

Zhao Jin glanced at her, didn't insist anymore, and walked in first.

As soon as they saw him appear, everyone immediately stood up and saluted.

He stepped to the first seat and sat down, and then motioned for everyone to flatten.

And Chang Xi went in afterwards, still attracting attention, but as the general logistics officer for the preparation of food and grass, she has a seat here, but the position is under her brother Han Rongyuan.

Well, it's pretty good, she blessed Zhao Jin, and sat down to the next seat of her brother, and her next seat was her cousin Wei Guangnan. This position was arranged without any deep meaning. No one believed it, she subconsciously looked at her brother.

Han Rongyuan coughed lightly to conceal his selfishness. In his old-fashioned concept, the younger sister has to be sheltered under the wings of her father and brother before she leaves the cabinet, so there is nothing wrong with his arrangement.

Zhao Jin glanced at Han Rongyuan. This man turned into an uncle, and he really became very unpleasant.

It took only a moment for the atmosphere to stop. Seeing Chang Xi sitting down, someone impatient immediately asked, "Miss Chang, the army is about to march, can we supply food and grass?"

Chang Xi looked directly at the person who asked the question, and this person looked to be a military adviser, so he solemnly replied, "I can guarantee the supply of food and grass, and the second batch is already on the way, and it is estimated that there will be more than half a month. When you arrive here, everyone just rush forward, and leave the rest to me."

This was very full of words, and everyone couldn't help being uproarious. I really didn't see this young woman talking so loudly. Some people wanted to find fault. At least be humble, but they thought that the first batch of food and grass was prepared well. There seems to be nothing wrong with it.

Han Rongyuan frowned slightly, feeling that his sister shouldn't be so full of words. After all, there are many uncontrollable factors in it. What if there is an accident?
Chang Xi looked at him with firm eyes, nothing happened.

In fact, when she was taking the northward route arranged by the Fourth Master Xie, another group of people followed the route she had planned before. It was impossible for her to put all her eggs in one basket. It was not because she did not trust the Fourth Master Xie's plan for many years. But experience told her that it is dangerous to put eggs in one basket, so it is necessary to open up an additional route for transporting grain and grass, which is also an extra layer of protection for herself.

Han Rongyuan was no better than his younger sister, so he had to lose.

Zhao Jin laughed lightly. This was Chang Xi, who was always confident and flamboyant. Seeing everyone looking at him, he said seriously, "Since the food and grass are guaranteed, everyone should come up with useful strategies. Brainstorm and use the shortest time and resources to determine the overall situation."

He couldn't leave himself a shattered empire, so he had to dispatch troops quickly, kill others by surprise, and then quickly clean up the mess and reorganize the old country.

The lord spoke, and everyone immediately began to express their opinions.

Now the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince are leading their troops to the capital while fighting fiercely. The Seventh Prince has occupied the capital and has already dispatched troops to "put down the rebellion". Although several cities have been lost, they have basically held on.

"If the war continues, the fourth prince will be the first to withdraw from the competition. His vital strength is depleted quickly, and his logistics supplies cannot keep up. Your Highness, I think it is time to contact the fourth prince. If he is willing to switch to the camp, We can accept him with open arms." The man who was a military adviser immediately suggested.

However, this suggestion was immediately opposed, "How is this feasible? The fourth prince is ambitious, what are his mobs going to do? This is a hindrance..."

Of course, some people agree that it is nothing more than that the fourth prince is the son of the Daxing Emperor. Showing him kindness can show the world the heart of the eldest grandson. Get the strong support of Confucian scholars, then you can win the battle of public opinion.

Speaking of the public opinion war, Chang Xi suddenly said, "Why don't we make some moves in the capital?"

"How to say?" Zhao Jin asked immediately.

Chang Xi didn't play tricks, and the people who can appear at this meeting are people who can stand the test, so she doesn't worry about leaking secrets, so she expressed her thoughts, and finally concluded, "What I want is to shake people's hearts, If the hearts of the people are not stable, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken, so when we attack the capital, we will get twice the result with half the effort, after all, no one likes war."

The group of aristocratic children in the capital who have been in Fugui Township for a long time don't even think about it. Now that the Seventh Prince has become Emperor Chongde, the martial law in the capital has not yet been lifted, travel is difficult, the quality of life will naturally decline, and there are still fears. Not all day long, how can the people in the wealthy village bear this kind of life?Complaints are inevitable.

And the people at the bottom, don't think they are easy to fool, their thinking is very simple, whoever smashes their jobs and prevents them from living a good life, then whoever is the enemy.

"Miao, Your Highness, this subordinate thinks it's feasible." The man who was born as a military adviser immediately agreed, and this time he looked at Chang Xi not with doubts, but with admiration to affirm her ability.

Everyone thought about the fact that it was highly operable, so they all agreed, and some even said, "In this way, our banner of pulling out chaos and punishing rebellious officials and thieves who seek to usurp the throne will be more convincing."

Wei Guangnan took a deep look at Chang Xi. This cousin was probably creating opportunities for him. After all, he was the person with the closest relationship in the capital besides Han Rongyuan. This job was tailor-made for him.

He took a deep breath and took the initiative to stand out and said, "Your Highness, leave this task to your subordinates."

Since surrendering, the Wei family has limited contribution to Zhao Jin's career. After all, there is a radish and a pit. If you don't switch over, they can vacate the position for you. Look at the crowded people, including the former prince. , There are also those who have turned to Zhao Jin these years. In short, this force was underestimated before.

With Wei Guangnan's background here, if Duke Wei's government takes action on this matter, it will indeed have the upper hand.

No one objected, and this job naturally fell on Wei Guangnan's head.

After the meeting, he found Chang Xi and said with emotion, "Thank you cousin for giving me the opportunity this time, but it's a pity that I have to leave for the capital immediately, and I can't protect my cousin back to Yiyang..."

Chang Xi interrupted him with a smile, "Cousin, are you thinking too much?" Well, when she thought of the public opinion war, she really didn't think so much, but looking at this cousin, she seemed to think that she In terms of modesty, it seems that it would be futile for her to explain, that's all, she didn't want to waste any more words, "Cousin, don't worry, my brother has made arrangements, and I have the ability to protect myself, so don't worry about my safety. On the contrary, cousin should be more careful when he returns to Beijing this time, and take care of himself."

Wei Guangnan nodded. He planned to sneak back secretly. He grew up in the capital, so it was not difficult to hide himself.

The next day, Chang Xi bid farewell to Wei Guangnan, and as soon as she returned to her residence, someone was looking for her.

She rushed to the meeting place, and saw that the father of the girl Zhazhu was waiting here, and the girl Zhazhu who had a feud with her was also there at this time, but her face was much calmer when they met again this time, obviously I really reflected on it after being lectured by my parents.

"I... I came here with my dad, not to... apologize to you..."

Seeing that her daughter was still stubborn, her father immediately scolded, "Zha Zhu, how did you respond before going out? Apologize to Mrs. Chang."

Chang Xi spent all his time watching the father and daughter singing the oboe, but in his heart he began to guess the reason for their visit.

After Miss Zhazhu was scolded, she stepped forward to bring tea to Chang Xi and apologized, "I was the one who said nothing last time, and my parents taught me after I got back, Mrs. Chang, your lord has a lot, so don't bother with me." , I... I will change..."

Chang Xi didn't want to really care about this Zhazhu father and daughter, they are local snakes, and it's no good to fall out with them, so she took a sip of tea from Zhazhu girl's hand with a smile, and accepted her apology.

Seeing this, Miss Zhazhu immediately got up and ran back behind her father, she didn't complain, but felt a little self-loathing.

Chang Xi didn't try to guess what Miss Zhazhu was thinking, now that the tea was drunk, shouldn't it be time for the father and daughter to leave?

Unexpectedly, Miss Zhazhu's father said shyly, "Miss Chang, I only found out after the fact that you were in charge of the tea brick business. I wonder if we can cooperate for a while?"

It turned out that they came here for tea bricks, and Chang Xi suddenly realized that it was easy to talk about business.

"Then how do you want to cooperate?"

Miss Zhazhu's father rubbed his hands. He didn't expect that Mrs. Chang was so easy to talk to. He put all his dissatisfaction with her behind him. He was straightforward and said directly, "I heard that the foreign devil and Mrs. Chang I have signed an agency contract, I don’t know if I can also sign such a contract, I want to be an agent for the Northwest tea brick business.”

People here need tea very much, so tea bricks are hard currency here, and there are tea bricks in the grain and grass she gave to Zhao Jinyun.

Now that the business route is ready-made, this trip is actually very profitable.

"It's not impossible," she didn't say it to death, and she began to think about how to ask for the price to maximize her benefits. "What price can you afford?"

"Ms. Chang made an offer." Miss Zhazhu's father looked as if he was determined to win. This business is guaranteed to make a profit without losing money, and he can also make a relationship with Zhao Jin's woman. good?
Do you want to trade directly with silver?
Chang Xi frowned slightly. Yinliang obviously couldn't maximize her benefits. Her eyes turned to the sky outside the window. The sky in the northwest was very blue. She remembered that when she was building a spinning workshop, she ordered a lot of cotton in the north, but it was far from It is not enough to supply the domestic market. After all, all the land cannot be used to grow cotton, and the same is true for mulberry, so the output of silk is not very high.

In the feudal era of the small peasant economy, agriculture was the primary productive force.

Just as Zazhu's father and daughter held their breath and waited for Chang Xi to ask for the price, Chang Xi suddenly put down the tea bowl in his hand and looked at the father and daughter seriously, no, to be precise, he looked at Miss Zazhu's father, "I don't want Ask you high prices, and our trade can be cotton."

"Cotton?" Miss Zhazhu's father exclaimed in disbelief. He thought he would be slaughtered for a fortune, but suddenly he was a little dumbfounded. How did he become cotton?

"The soil in the northwest is very suitable for growing cotton. As far as I know, some people are already planting it. I have collected cotton from the spinning workshop in the south, but the amount of cotton planted is still too small. The vast land here can In terms of utilization, if you can't grow high-yield grain, then grow cotton as a cash crop, so that the people here can increase their income..."

"So what does Mrs. Chang mean?"

(End of this chapter)