The History of the Empress of the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 78
"The wealth of the Su family is astonishing. It is rumored that half of the wealth of my Tianqi Kingdom is in the Su family. The Su Mansion in the capital is as magnificent as an imperial palace, occupying a whole street. The pearls are like snow and the gold is like mud. It is the Su family."

Uh……

Ruojin almost spit out a sip of water, this Su family is about to become one of the big families in Dream of the Red Chamber, and the pearls are like snow, it's too exaggerated!

"Auntie, are businessmen greater than farmers in our Tianqi country?"

It's no wonder Ruojin asks this question. Since ancient times, agriculture has been valued over merchants. Merchants in ancient times had no status at all. The Su family is so rich that building a mansion would take up a whole street. Isn't the emperor afraid?

"That's not true. I heard that in the last generation, our Tianqi Kingdom still prioritized agriculture over commerce. It's just a pity that although our Tianqi Kingdom has developed agriculture, we are still relatively poor. Other countries have repeatedly invaded us. Although we have a lot of males , but the point is, we have no weapons!"

Liu Cuilan seemed to know this old story very well, and she started telling it as soon as she opened the chatter box, which was really vivid.

"Our country of Tianqi lacks iron. This is well known. Without iron, there are no weapons. Therefore, we are very passive in fighting. If we go to other countries to purchase large quantities of iron ore, we need a lot of money."

Hearing the word "iron ore", Ruojin didn't listen to the next few sentences, her mind was full of the word "iron ore", thinking of the magnetite on the mountain in the western suburbs, her heart almost jumped into her throat.

Iron deficiency, why didn't she know?

Doesn't this mean that she has found a mountain of gold and silver?
Hahaha……

If there was no one here, she seriously doubted whether she would look up to the sky and laugh, she almost forgot that the mountain is not her own now.

"Jin Er Jin Er..."

Seeing that she didn't respond, Liu Cuilan called out and pulled Ruojin back.

"Then to buy iron, could it be that the Su family paid a lot of money?"

It's easy to guess the situation, Liu Cuilan nodded and continued.

"Our country had experienced several wars, big and small, and the national treasury was already empty. At this time, the Su family almost took out all their belongings to buy iron ore, made weapons and sent them to the front line."

"In that war, although we suffered heavy losses, we finally drove out the invaders. The Su family made great contributions. The shopkeeper of the Su family was named the Marquis of Loyalty and enjoyed the hereditary title. The eldest daughter of the Su family at that time was also accused of marriage. It was given to the prince, who is now the Empress, although the Marquis of Loyalty is just a name and the Su family does not participate in the court, but the status of the merchant has also risen because of this."

"So that means that the current Su family is not only the residence of the Marquis of Loyalty, but also the residence of the uncle of the country! No wonder, with this relationship, wouldn't the Su family's property grow bigger and bigger?"

Ruojin thought about it.

"Who says it's not? The Su family's property is spread all over the Tianqi Kingdom, and it's pervasive. The servants of the Su family walk sideways when they go out."

Ruojin laughed at this sentence.

With such a large family business, it is no wonder that the emperor is not afraid!Besides, starting a business is easy and difficult to maintain, the more domineering the Su family is, the faster they will die!
Who knows if the emperor deliberately indulged the Su family?

"This Su family is really greedy. Their business is so good. When they saw the new products of Detailou, they wanted to steal the recipes. They really wanted to monopolize it. No one else is better than him!"

When Ruojin thought about stealing the recipe, she became less and less fond of the Su family.

(End of this chapter)