The Evil Emperor Pursues His Wife: Sheng Chong Shifei

Chapter 176
When Shangguan Qing walked to the edge of the map, Ran Nianci stopped for a while, and she carefully looked at the location of Wu'an Road.It is the sphere of influence of the North King Ma's family in the Northwest Town, and it is also the fief where the Seventeenth Prince Chu Qianyu is going.

What a coincidence.

Shangguan Qing suppressed the strange emotion rising in her heart, picked up a wooden ruler and measured it on the map, and gave two choices, one is to follow the natural river course of Tiantian, take the items to Tongde, and then walk the same road with Chu Qianhan The second is to take the pipeline to the south, and then go along the Dahe River to the capital.

The route on the second day is the only way to connect the northwest to the capital, but it cannot be passed for a period of time after the big river thaws in winter.

Chu Qianren was very satisfied with this answer, and at the same time was very interested in Shangguan Qing's map.

"Third sister-in-law." He started to make connections, and turned around to ask: "Little brother sees that you like this map very much, can you give it to my little brother."

Shangguan Qing shook her head and said: "Not yet, this map has many places that need to be completed. When the drawing is completed, I will have someone draw a copy and send it to the two Highnesses."

"Give me a picture now! I really like it." Chu Qianren refused to let go.

Shangguan Qing had no choice but to nod and said, "Alright, I'll have someone draw a copy and send it to the two of you, and when the map is finished, I'll send a copy to the two of you."

"It's a deal." Chu Qianren thanked him again and again.

Just when Chu Qiankang was about to speak, Chu Qianren made another request: "Sister-in-law San, the Craftsmanship Division buys a large amount of raw coal, and I have less than half of the shares in the coal field in the northwest, and I am also eager to earn this money , but there are not enough carts to transport raw coal, so I borrowed some money from my sister-in-law to buy carts and horses.”

This was Chu Qianren's purpose. He wanted to borrow Shangguan Qing's money, leaving Chu Qiankang nowhere to go.

Chu Qiankang sneered in his heart: "You think highly of yourself and Shangguan Qing too much." He didn't speak, but watched Chu Qianren deflate, but Shangguan Qing's words made Chu Qiankang a little messy.

"Yes, I wonder how much the Tenth Highness wants to borrow?"

The muscles on Chu Qiankang's face finally twitched uncontrollably. Could it be that he is worse than others?Why can't he borrow money? Chu Qianren asked, and Shangguan Qing agreed.

"Thank you, Third Young Master, my brother wants to borrow 30 gold and pay it back within a year." Chu Qianren didn't have a lion to open his mouth. He only needed to destroy Chu Qiankang's plan. Wanjin is already at his limit, and he has no plan to pay it back.

"30 is no problem, but..." Before Shangguan Qing's words paused, Chu Qiankang's heart ached.

Chu Qianren cooperated and asked, "But what?"

"His Royal Highness must purchase vehicles and horses from the Craftsmanship Department. I can only charge His Highness 50% in cash for the price, and the remaining [-]% will be counted as His Highness's loan. The upper limit is [-] gold, no more." Shangguan Qing's plan put Chu Qian Ren's excitement disappeared all of a sudden, and Chu Qiankang blinked and burst out laughing.

Shangguan Qing emphasized: "I guarantee that the carriages and horses for the tenth brother will be the best, and the price is lower than the market."

Chu Qiankang said: "Sister-in-law three, you can't treat one more favorably than another. The younger brother also needs to purchase some carriages and horses to transport goods. Can you also give the younger brother some discounts?"

Shangguan Qing nodded and said, "Of course."

"Thank you sister-in-law." Chu Qiankang thanked.

Chu Qianren could only admit it through gritted teeth, scolding Shangguan Qing for being cunning and Chu Qiankang for being shameless.

Shangguan Qing asked someone to come over with a pen and paper, and wrote two copies of the contract for the purchase of horses and horses on the spot. According to the previous management, both parties who signed the contract kept one copy, and sent the third copy to the Imperial City Department for filing.

Coming out of the Luantai Division, Chu Qianren and Chu Qiankang were on the same road, and saw a group of prisoners being escorted by the patrolmen of the Bingma Division, and there were several familiar faces among them.

"Fourth Highness, Tenth Highness, my father has been wronged!"

Suddenly a woman in the team started to cry, and the two looked over and saw a young girl of twenty or eight years old, who was Liu Bailian, the youngest daughter of the former Prime Minister Liu Gang.She is a beautiful and clean woman like a white lotus, but now Liu Bailian is wearing a dirty cotton robe, there is a little white lotus there, as if it is a piece of lotus root that has just been dug out.

Chu Qiankang rode over and asked the patrol leader, "Where are we going to send them in such a cold day?"

The team leader knelt down and reported back: "Responding to the Fourth Prince's question, His Majesty issued an order to transfer them to the military camp in Dongcheng and imprison them, pending the verdict on Prime Minister Liu."

Chu Qiankang nodded and said to Liu Bailian: "The Prime Minister has made great contributions to the country over the years. Your Majesty is a nostalgic person and will not embarrass the Prime Minister. You just wait and don't cause trouble."

Chu Qianren laughed and said, "Fourth brother, you are so easy to say. It's freezing and locked in the barracks. I don't know how many people will get sick."

"Since the tenth brother is not willing, you can go and intercede for the prime minister."

Chu Qiankang left a word and continued on.

Chu Qianren laughed strangely, did not leave immediately, but ordered the accompanying servants to order the patrolmen who escorted the traffickers, and then went to the tailor shop to buy a batch of cotton clothes according to the number of Liu's family members, and ordered them to send the nearby All the biscuits from the biscuit shop were wrapped, and two biscuits were distributed to each of them.

After thanking the Liu family thousands of times, they left with the patrol.

Chu Qianren rode his horse to follow and left Chu Qiankang, and asked, "Fourth Brother, do you want a drink?"

Chu Qiankang thought for a moment, then used a horsewhip to light a restaurant on the side of the road. The two dismounted and walked in. Their guards drove away all the diners in the restaurant, leaving the entire restaurant empty.

Chu Qianren asked for a jug of freshly filtered light wine, and the restaurant brought the food and drinks tremblingly. When he saw a small silver pancake flying over, the restaurant was relieved, took the money and left gratefully.

Chu Qianren took a sip of the freshly filtered wine and asked, "Fourth brother, aren't you going to buy my coal yard shares? How did you transport the salt to Tongde Road?"

"Tongde Road is closer, and I plan to intervene in the coal yard after the beginning of spring, but tenth brother, why do you want to transport coal to Beijing in winter?"

Chu Qiankang kicked the ball back, and Chu Qianren said: "Money touches people's hearts. The shareholders of the coal yards smell the money, and they are all restless. They wag their tails and beg for mercy all day long, as if they don't start transporting coal in winter. It’s as if they can’t open the pot at home.”

"The salt business here is the same."

The two of them complained about the businessman under them, but they didn't say anything useful. On the ridge above their heads, Chu Huaitian, the ninth-five-year-old, walked quietly, and didn't notice the cold sweat on the foreheads of the two sons.

Although Chu Huaitian hid it well, both Chu Qiankang and Chu Qianren had their own ulterior motives. The crisis made their sharp sense of wildness soar, and they both realized that Chu Huaitian was eavesdropping, and they were cautious without saying a word. Not daring to show the slightest flaw, even carefully adjusted the tone of speech.

Chu Huaitian watched for a while, then quietly left.

(End of this chapter)