The reborn businesswoman is the queen

Chapter 72 Running for the Leader of the Chamber of Commerce

After Song Gang left, Pei Xin pouted and asked incomprehensibly, "Miss, do you know that person?"

"His name is Qiao Fengqi." Mu Yunge smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "In the future, this name will become famous all over the world!"

Pei Xin's small face was wrinkled into a ball: "I seem to have heard this name somewhere, but I just can't remember it."

Peiying also nodded, and suddenly clapped her hands: "Miss, is this Qiao Fengqi, the Qiao Fengqi who is called the reincarnated Zhuge?"

Mu Yunge nodded slightly, and she said, "Unexpectedly, he is in Jinling!"

"You know? Tell me, tell me!" Pei Xin asked Peiying as soon as she heard that she knew.

Peiying glanced at Mu Yunge, pursed her lips and smiled lowly: "Let the lady tell you, the lady must know more than me!"

Mu Yunge then told the two girls everything she knew about Qiao Fengqi.

Qiao Fengqi was a legendary figure in the Great Wei Dynasty. He was called a child prodigy at the age of three, and he became famous all over the Jiangbei area at a young age.Everyone has always said that he has a poetic spirit in his belly, he has a good command of astronomy and geography, he can connect yin and yang, and ask ghosts and gods. Like many high-level people, it is hard to find.

There is also a part that Mu Yunge didn't mention, for example, Qiao Fengqi has been wandering in Dawei with his mother for many years. The real reason for his erratic whereabouts is to avoid vendettas. Although he is talented, he can only be trapped in the streets and alleys.

It was because of this person in her previous life that her life changed drastically!

Wei Shanzhi found him from Jinling, and asked Qiao Fengqi to work for him wholeheartedly on the condition of protecting his mother.At that time, she was "as a hostage" in the state of Chu. Shen Jingyu found a good doctor for Qiao Fengqi's mother, and cured Qiao's mother's chronic illness for many years. Qiao Fengqi was grateful to Shen Jingyu and recognized Shen Jingyu as her god-sister.After that, Wei Shanzhi rose step by step, and after reaching the peak of power, he named Qiao Fengqi as a national teacher.Because of this, Shen Jingyu was extremely honored for a while, relying on the support of the national teacher and the favor of Wei Shanzhi, she sat on the throne of the queen.

Mu Yunge clenched her fists tightly, she will definitely not repeat the same mistakes in this life.

Without Qiao Fengqi, Wei Shanzhi and Shen Jingyu are like eagles with their wings cut off, no matter how ambitious they are, they can't fly!
"So Miss knew that he would come to Jinling long ago, and prepared the yard to wait for him long ago?" Pei Xin suddenly realized, and she respected and blessed Mu Yunge: "It's still Miss who is amazing, this time he owes our Miss Big favor, maybe you will become a member of the Mu family in the future? With him helping Miss, then what kind of cousin, Miss Lu, and the like, don’t want to harm our lady!"

Pei Ying said worriedly: "It's impossible for someone like him to stay in Mu's house. Even if he stays, the troubles outweigh the benefits."

This sentence made Mu Yunge look at Peiying with admiration. She raised her head and smiled slightly, encouraging her to continue: "Huh? Tell me what you think."

Peiying said: "Since Qiao Fengqi has such a talent, everyone in the world must want him. If the Mu family gets him, it will definitely arouse the jealousy of others. Miss, forgive me for saying something disrespectful, the Mu family is just a merchant. , how can you beat those officials?"

Mu Yunge remained silent.

It was very easy to get Qiao Fengqi.

In the previous life, Wei Shanzhi told her a lot about Qiao Fengqi's temperament in order to please her. This person is the most unbearable person to be favored by others. When she saves Qiao Fengqi's mother, the most filial Qiao Fengqi will only obey her orders.

Peiying's words really touched her heart. In this Wei Dynasty with clear distinctions between superiority and inferiority, the status of merchants is too low, and any small official can strangle them to death.Even if she got Qiao Fengqi, so what, if she didn't have her life, everything she wanted would be impossible to achieve!
power!The power enough to protect the Mu family is what she, Mu Yunge wants most now!
Wei Shi's face flashed in his mind, and Mu Yunge was stunned for a moment, thinking of Wei Shi's unrestrained smile, he shook his head slightly.

Pei Xin and Pei Ying were both looking at her in front of her, their eyes were full of uncertainty about the future, and Mu Yunge's originally erratic heart suddenly became firm.Isn't it power?How could she suddenly be afraid of such bloody enmity as in her previous life, which she had recovered a thousand times over?No matter how difficult it is, as long as she can protect the Mu family, she, Mu Yunge, will do it at all costs!
Mu Yunge looked out of the window, the winter sun was not warm, and it felt cool on her body, she stretched out her hand to catch the beautiful light, feeling blessed for a moment, then turned around and asked: "Peiying, what happens once every three years?" The selection of the leader of the Chamber of Commerce will be in the next year, right?"

Peiying nodded: "It starts on the [-]th day of the first lunar month and lasts for two months. It will be reported to the imperial court in early March."

Peiying is calm. Since she followed Mu Yunge, she has been practicing calligraphy and reading under Mu Yunge's instructions, and pays attention to current affairs.She was also attentive, paying attention to every disturbance. If Mu Yunge asked Pei Xin, she would definitely not get an accurate answer to this question, and she would not be able to trouble her if she asked Pei Ying.

"Whether the Mu family can be kept or not depends on the selection of the head of the Chamber of Commerce this time!" Mu Yunge had an idea.

Decided to do it, as soon as Mu Yunge returned to Mu's house, he first went to Mu Zhizhao to discuss this matter.

Looking at his daughter's radiant little face, Mu Zhizhao laughed loudly: "To tell you the truth, dad also has the same meaning."

"Really?" Mu Yunge is still ready to make a long speech to persuade Mu Zhizhao!
Mu Zhizhao nodded, motioning for Mu Yunge to follow him, and the two walked to the Mu family's warehouse. Mu Zhizhao opened the innermost door and entered the rare fabric storage room.Mu Zhizhao shook one of them. The silver-white fabric looked nothing special at first glance. When the candlelight turned, it turned blue, purple, and gold in sequence. It was really beautiful!
"It's so beautiful!" Mu Yunge couldn't help admiring.

Mu Zhizhao said with a smile: "This piece of fabric is called 'Mountains and Empty', which is taken from the poem "Shuiguang is shining and sunny, and mountains are empty and rainy is also strange". This time, I am running for the leadership of the chamber of commerce. The thing must be amazing, Dad intends to use this piece of fabric to compete. Even if he can't win the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce and become the "King of Shang", at least he will have an official name, and more business will be more guaranteed in the future."

According to the laws of the Great Wei Dynasty, merchants from all over the country must offer tribute at the beginning of each year for the approval of the imperial court.These tributes will be divided into grades, six grades, and finally the top three will be awarded the title of "Shang King" by the court.With this title, the imperial court will issue a special decree to reward the top three merchants and officials. Although they are small officials of the ninth rank, they have also got rid of their status as merchants and have risen by more than one level in status.And to participate in the selection of the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, one must have the title of "Shang King", otherwise he will not be eligible.

There was an instruction from the ancestors of the Mu family that the Mu family was not allowed to be an official for generations, so they never participated in this selection.

This time, it was also after Mu Yunge's divorce that made Mu Zhizhao change his mind.The rules of the ancestors are dead, but if a person wants to live, he must find a new way out!
Mu Yunge thought for a while before saying, "Father, what is the production volume of this piece of fabric?"

She had a premonition that this piece of cloth would definitely cause a sensation when it was offered to the capital, and maybe even those in the palace would be alarmed.If it cannot be mass-produced, it will inevitably offend people.

Speaking of this, Mu Zhizhao sighed: "This is also the flaw of this piece of fabric. It took half a year to dye such a piece of fabric, and the three dyeing workshops of Mu's family took half a year to dye it. The damaged fabric can be piled up into mountains."

Mu Yunge told Mu Zhizhao his thoughts.

Mu Zhizhao also had such worries, but he didn't expect his daughter to be so sensible and able to think about these issues so far, which made him admire.

Both the father and the daughter looked at the horse "Mountain Color Empty", and fell into deep thought for a while.

After a long time, Mu Yunge said: "Father, think of a way to increase the production of this fabric. It would be best to produce three to four pieces a year."

"Why three to four horses?" Mu Zhizhao didn't understand.

Mu Yunge chuckled lightly and said, "Although this kind of fabric looks beautiful, the color is very attractive. My daughter is thinking about sending it to the capital. The emperor will keep one for himself, and the queen will definitely keep one. Concubine Degui is a high-ranking concubine, so naturally she has to have one." Concubine Xiao is the most favored by the emperor, and one horse is the best, even if there is no emperor, she will reward her with one; as for Concubine Li, because she has the prince Wei Shanzhi, she can't hide her status as a court lady, so she has always been disfavored. She would not snatch this kind of fabric to show off and cause hatred; the queen mother would definitely not like this kind of fabric when she was old, and she would reward others if she got it, so four pieces were enough. Rare things are more expensive, no matter how much they are, they will not be so rare. "

The meticulous analysis surprised and delighted Mu Zhizhao, and the matter was settled like this.

"Father, what did you do with the fabric that was damaged by dyeing this piece of fabric before?" Mu Yunge asked again.

Mu Zhizhao said: "This kind of fabric is finished in four colors, keep the three-color ones, keep a part of the two-color ones, and put the rest back into the dyeing vat to be dyed into ordinary fabrics, or directly shred to make other fabrics Goods. Why are you asking this?"

Mu Yunge said with a smile: "The bottom material of this kind of fabric is high-quality silk. No matter how you deal with it, the Mu family will lose money. According to my daughter's idea, if it is dyed bad in the future, don't bother so much. Save it. Wait until the 'Mountain Sekongmeng' is famous all over the world, and then release these damaged ones, the price will be kept down, and I believe many people will come here because of the name, and they will always earn more than they do now."

This is a good idea, Mu Zhizhao readily agrees.

The important matter was agreed, and both the father and the daughter had their hearts settled, and they both smiled.

Mu Zhizhao accompanied his daughter to see his wife, and Mu Jinran had just finished his day's homework and came out of Tang Linyi's yard. The family of four had dinner talking and laughing.

After dinner, Mu Zhizhao took an exam on Mu Jinran's homework. Mu Jinran memorized "Gongyang Biography" backwards. Mu Zhizhao asked some other books, and Mu Jinran answered them all.His daughter is smart, and his son is hardworking. Both children made him worry-free. He was so happy that he admired him and laughed, and praised Xiao's teaching skills.

Xiao looked at her husband and children with a happy face, and said a few words occasionally, and the family enjoyed themselves happily.

When it was time to light the lamp, Mu Zhizhao looked outside and winked at Xiao Shi.Xiao knew what her husband was thinking, and she also hoped that Mu Zhizhao would rest in the house, but because her children were by her side, she shyly lowered her head and was embarrassed to speak.

Mu Yunge pursed his lips and smiled, and brought Mu Jinran back to his room under the pretext of showing Mu Jinran the new thing he bought today.

After finally coaxing Mu Jinran to sleep, Mu Yunge was finally free.According to the usual practice, she would read a book for a while before going to sleep, and when she casually pulled out a copy of "The Classic of Materia Medica", Mu Yunge was stunned.

Inside was an unsigned letter.

(End of this chapter)