Princess of the auxiliary country

King Qin just smiled and didn't say much on this matter.

"To be honest with my aunt, my nephew came to visit today because he wanted to meet his cousin Zhaode."

Princess Ningyang, who was opposite, was suddenly startled. She looked at King Qin strangely and asked, "Did the Supreme Emperor tell you?"

When she asked this question, King Qin was confused.

"What did Grandpa Huang say?"

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing."

Princess Ningyang hurriedly intervened. The Supreme Emperor said that was not possible. King Qin didn't know what was best. After all, her daughter was so good. If the King of Qin found out about her thoughts, wouldn't it be a crime?

"Auntie, can I ask what you want from Yaoyao?"

She didn't have anything else on her mind, just pure curiosity. After all, the two of them had only met each other twice and hadn't spoken a few words.

King Qin suddenly came to her door and said he wanted to see his daughter. How could I not be curious?

"Actually, there's nothing special. I just heard a lot about my cousin's deeds during my return to Beijing."

"I heard that she still has several workshops, and my nephew's fiefdom also needs some products, so I wanted to talk to my cousin."

Putting aside the paper, the brick and tile workshop that Huo Junyao has built now is also famous in this part of the capital, and there is an endless stream of people coming to buy it every day.

The firing of ancient green bricks took a long time, and the output was extremely unstable.

Take the current situation in the Yu Dynasty as an example. There are several green brick workshops near the capital. After all, the capital is a big place with many rich people.

But the supply is completely outstripping the demand. Let’s not talk about it far away, let’s talk about Huo Junyao’s hot spring villa. Except for the fact that the main courtyard is built with blue bricks, the other courtyards are all made of adobe bricks.

Can't afford it if you don't have money?

Obviously, after all, there is a prince and an eldest princess, both of them have a lot of salary alone, not to mention that when the Yu Dynasty was founded, they both received a lot of land rewards.

Isn't this because there is not enough supply of green bricks?

There are many cases like this in the capital, and in some cases even the main courtyard is made of adobe bricks. After all, we can't wait for the green bricks to be built before building a courtyard, right?

So once Huo Junyao's brick and tile workshop opened, the business was extremely good.

She wants to expand, but she currently doesn't have enough manpower. She still needs people for tens of thousands of acres of land.

You can't let all the restaurants under your name be workshops, regardless of the land, right?

If she really did this, she would be impeached the next day. After all, the Yu Dynasty wanted to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. If you ask farmers to abandon their land and go into business, how can this be a good thing?

Therefore, those who farm must ensure that there is enough, and any excess can be arranged for use in workshops.

"That's it, then you wait a moment, I'll ask someone to call Yaoyao over."

Aunt Zhao stepped back sensibly.

"Prince Qin is here? Do you want to see me again?"

In the small courtyard, Huo Junyao was a little surprised when she heard what Aunt Zhao said.

"Yes, I said I wanted to buy something from you, Miss. I didn't mean anything else."

Aunt Zhao is such a smart person. When she saw her like this, she immediately thought of some of her thoughts.

I don't think there's anything funny about it. After all, the princess of her family is top-notch in terms of appearance, character, and abilities. It's normal for such an outstanding woman to be admired by others.

"Oh, I'll go there now."

As soon as she heard that she wasn't here for what the Supreme Emperor said, she immediately became interested.

Speaking of which, she had a good impression of this King of Qin. As long as they didn't talk about those messy things, she was still willing to interact with him.

Soon, Huo Junyao arrived at the main courtyard. “I have met His Highness the King of Qin.”

"Cousin Zhaode, you don't need to be polite. Speaking of which, we are on equal status. I can't bear your courtesy."

King Qin turned sideways with a smile. What he said was quite right. Although Huo Junyao's title was only Princess, she still had another title, and that was Princess Zhenguo. The title Zhenguo was not something that could be used casually.

Not to mention, the emperor also granted her the title of prince. Although she is only a princess, her real status is on the same level as the prince.

King Qin is also a prince, so after all calculations, the two of them have the same status, so it is naturally impossible for him to accept Huo Junyao's gift.

"You two, there are so many false gifts from your cousins. This is not outside. Please sit down."

Princess Ningyang smiled and asked the two of them to sit down.

"Your Highness King Qin, I heard that you want to see me, but I don't know why?"

Although she already knew something about it from Aunt Zhao, she still didn't understand the details.

"It's like this. I heard that the princess has a brick and tile workshop that produces a lot of bricks and tiles every day, so I wanted to ask the princess to buy some."

Hearing this, Huo Junyao shook her head directly. Her shaking head made Princess Ningyang beside her a little anxious. Just when she was about to speak, she heard Huo Junyao speak.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin's fiefdom is thousands of miles away from the capital. Although these bricks and tiles are not valuable things, it is really troublesome to transport them."

"Even the transportation costs are far more than the product itself, which is not cost-effective."

What she said is absolutely true. Transportation was indeed a difficult matter in ancient times.

Let's just say that King Qin came from the fiefdom this time in a light carriage. It took seven or eight days to come here.

If you have to pull a cart of bricks and tiles, you have to walk for half a month, right?

You must know that there are not many serious roads in the Yu Dynasty, and even some official roads far away from the capital are in tatters.

The movement of a light vehicle is completely different from that of a vehicle pulling heavy objects. Not to mention that it is summer again during this period. King Qin's fiefdom is in the south and there is a lot of rain. Half a month is still a relatively conservative estimate.

If it rains continuously, it will take more time.

How much manpower and material resources are needed in the middle?

How much do those bricks and tiles cost?

Has this atypical tofu become the price of meat?

"Wen Bi, your cousin is right, this is really not cost-effective."

King Qin across from him also nodded when he heard this. He didn't think much about it. He just thought that he would go back to the fiefdom anyway, so he took it back along the way.

I have never looked at the matter from this perspective.

Although his fiefdom is relatively prosperous, he is not the kind of prince who only knows how to enjoy and mess around. He really wants to see the fiefdom develop.

It can be regarded as leaving some good foundation for his descendants.

At this time, after seeing Huo Junyao's point of view, he also understood that the costs involved would not be small, and the manpower needed would not be small. The most important thing was that there were too many unnecessary things and wasted time.

His identity was there. Although Emperor Zhaowu and the others seemed to be very casual all the time, who knows if they were watching him secretly.

It's not that he knew nothing about the capital's affairs in the fief these years. After all, his position was so embarrassing. If he really didn't care about anything, he wouldn't know how he died.

So he also knew a little about what was happening in the capital. The prince and King Qi and King Chu were fighting, and he was also aware of the prince's mischief.

Speaking of which, when he received a letter from the Supreme Emperor asking him to come to the capital, he was very nervous. After all, if he returned to the capital at this time, he would easily be jealous of Emperor Zhaowu and be regarded as a thorn in the side of the prince and others.

But then the emperor's edict came, and he couldn't tolerate not coming.