After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

Chapter 146 Go, what a good opportunity!

Xiao Minshen, who was teaching the little tiger to crawl on the mat, stopped awkwardly.

Shen Yunjin was also surprised. She quickly suppressed the smile on her lips and turned around to tell Jinzhi to guard the door.

But she couldn't lower the corners of her mouth that were curled up.

She didn't expect that the King of Qi, who always had a blank expression, had such a childish side.

"Cough, cough, cough." Xiao Minshen coughed a few times awkwardly.

"Is your aunt's problem solved? Do you need me to intervene?"

Shen Yunjin shook his head and gave Xiao Minshen a brief account of what happened.

"Originally, what I meant was to let Che'er come over to keep Little Tiger company. When he grows up, he can study with him. That way, for the sake of the prince, mother won't dare to have any thoughts on Che'er."

"I just didn't expect that Nanny Shen would drug such a young child."

Shen Yunjin picked up her son who was lying on the bed like a pig. When the little tiger saw that it was his mother, he immediately grinned, with a trace of saliva flowing down the corner of his mouth.

Shen Yunjin gently wiped her son's saliva with a handkerchief.

"What does your mother's family do?" Xiao Minshen was half lying on the bed.

"I think I started out by reselling cloth. After I became rich, the scope of my business expanded a lot."

"It is said that all profitable industries in Beijing have their presence."

Xiao Minshen fell into deep thought.

"Does the prince want them to seek refuge with Prince Qi's palace?"

Shen Yunjin made a bold guess.

Xiao Minshen shook his head, "It has such a big appetite that it's hard to keep it tamed."

"I just remembered that I heard a while ago that my fourth brother had gathered together the wealthy merchants in the capital and was planning to organize a market."

When Shen Yunjin heard this, he became curious, "Market? What kind of market?"

"The specific details have not come out yet, but I heard that they will demarcate a piece of land in the south of the city, build a complete building, and then let merchants open markets there."

"That sounds interesting." Shen Yunjin patted the sleepy little tiger.

"Yes, the emperor has agreed. My fourth brother has been busy building a house recently."

What Xiao Minshen thought was that the Fourth Prince was a man who would not do anything without benefits.

What did he want to gain by making this suggestion?

If you want to know what’s going on inside, you have to truly participate in it.

Unfortunately, none of the businesses under his name qualify.

"When you mention this, I remember that a few days ago, Wang Zhaozhao mentioned that some chamber of commerce had sent an invitation to participate in a competition."

Shen Yunjin couldn't quite remember, and now she basically just leaves the business alone.

"Jinzhi!" Jinzhi outside the door lifted the curtain and walked in.

"What did Zhao Zhao say about that competition a few days ago?"

"To answer your Majesty's question, Madam Han said that the Chamber of Commerce in Beijing sent a notice to the pastry shops and restaurants, saying that a merchant selection competition will be held in the middle of the month. The winning merchants will have the right to rent a shop in the new market first."

"He also said that if you want to participate in the competition, you have to pay a deposit of 1,000 taels for each spot."

"Mrs. Han discussed this with you at the time and said that the Chamber of Commerce said that the deposit would not be refunded, regardless of whether or not we won in the end."

A hidden light flashed in Xiao Minshen's eyes.

It turns out that this is what the fourth brother was thinking. One thousand taels for each family, ten families would be ten thousand taels, and a hundred families would be...

Moreover, the number of places is limited, and only powerful businesses can participate.

Therefore, qualified merchants will certainly rush to give money to the Chamber of Commerce and will not even think of taking it back.

As for unqualified merchants, they will try every possible way to squeeze in.

Anyway, there are too many things to do here.

And the winner will have priority in renting the shop, which is just an extra right of first choice.

The Chamber of Commerce will make a profit from the final rent and management fees.

Xiao Minshen couldn't help but look at his fourth brother with admiration.

In the past, I thought he was a person who only knew how to follow the prince around to eat, drink and have fun, but I never expected that he could come up with such a brilliant idea.

Not only can he help increase revenue for the national treasury, but he can also show off in front of his father, and in private, he can also make a fortune.

What a great idea that kills several birds with one stone!

"My Lord, do I need to participate?"

At first, when Shen Yunjin heard about the high deposit, he refused.

"Go, such a good opportunity, why not go?"

Xiao Minshen thought for a moment and said, "I'll send two people over, one from the restaurant and one from the pastry shop."

"Okay." Shen Yunjin understood that King Qi had other plans.

"I'll write a letter to Zhao Zhao, and your people can take the letter directly to her."

Jinzhi handed the sleeping little tiger to the nanny. Shen Yunjin walked to the desk and wrote the letter in just a few strokes.

Xiao Minshen took the letter, called Fulu who was outside the house, and whispered a few instructions to him.

"I heard that the Fourth Prince's wife liked the hot spring villa very much after visiting it. Recently, she has been bringing her lovers to the villa to have some kind of fruit banquet."

Shen Yunjin carefully wiped the water off his hands with a handkerchief.

"Yes, I met Fourth Brother the other day, and he asked me why I didn't tell him earlier about such a great place."

Xiao Minshen raised his thin lips slightly.

"The Fourth Prince's wife is very generous. Every time she goes there, the villa can earn thousands of taels."

"I hope she can go there more often. This way, this farm alone can support everyone in the palace."

When Shen Yunjin talked about this, his eyes sparkled.

In her opinion, the Fourth Prince's wife is truly a noble lady, a noble lady in all her glory.

"I asked the village head to level the wasteland on the side of the village and build a horse farm."

"In this way, when the time comes, women can go into the villa to play, and men can ride horses outside the villa."

This is what Xiao Minshen thought of by chance when the Fourth Prince and Princess Gao Li were chatting there that day.

Anyway, that piece of wasteland is mostly rocks and doesn't produce any crops, so it's perfect for use as a horse farm.

"That's great. I was just thinking about how to come up with some other fun activities."

After all, men have had more money since ancient times.

Moreover, they are much more generous than women in expressing their happiness.

Xiao Minshen couldn't help but soften his eyes as he looked at the woman in front of him, whose eyes lit up when she talked about money.

Ever since Shen Yunjin came, he gradually felt the warmth of home.

Someone takes care of his three meals a day and clothes for all four seasons.

There will be people who care whether he is tired or not, and there will also be people who will stand up for him.

Even with just a glance from him, Shen Yunjin could guess what he was thinking and support him with all her might.

This feeling made him feel like he was wearing a thick layer of armor and could deal with the swordplay outside with confidence.

As Shen Yunjin was talking, he felt Xiao Minshen getting closer and closer, with gentle eyes and a smile on his lips.