Chapter 133: Sudden Wealth
Chapter 133: Sudden Wealth
The court had been in turmoil for several days over the marriage. Some court officials believed that the marriage was a great shame and humiliation, especially since a noble princess was sent to be a concubine, which would destroy the national prestige of the Tang Kingdom.
Some court officials also believed that the princess was just a woman, and if she could promote friendship between the two countries and gain the protection of Idan Province, then her sacrifice would be worth it.
The remaining part didn't care about the impact of this matter on Tang Country at all. They just stirred up trouble in order to gain some benefits from it.
A country had already split into pieces without any external interference. The empress was so angry that she refused to go to court for several days. However, the private attacks between factions in the court turned into impeachment memorials and were placed on the empress's desk.
"These brainless idiots!" The empress threw the memorial on the ground, feeling deeply tired. This country had actually been corrupt for a long time, but she still wanted to turn the tide.
"Ranran..." Prime Minister Pei stood aside and looked at her with heartache, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
The empress knew that Prime Minister Pei was worried about his daughter, so she forced a smile and comforted him, "I have already sent a letter to the Lord of Itami. Don't worry, I..."
"I have already sent spies from various countries to take the new products and books of Conscience Paper Industry out of Tang State." Prime Minister Pei suddenly said something shocking.
"What! Pei Yuan you!"
The empress couldn't believe her ears. Those noble families didn't understand and only treated papermaking and printing as a business, but how could Pei Yuan not understand?
They had been discussing these things before, hoping that other countries would discover Qian Qiansui's innovations later.
How could the people of those countries fail to see the huge benefits and extended significance involved?
Their Tang Kingdom is like a three-year-old child holding gold. With their military strength, it is impossible for them to refuse the trade requests of these countries.
"If one country knew about this, it would be very dangerous. But what if everyone knew about this?" Pei Yuan said calmly, with a hint of madness in his voice. "They would then check and balance each other!"
The empress followed his train of thought and listened, lost in thought.
"Don't worry, this is just a matter of people's livelihood, and it won't necessarily arouse jealousy. If they are really interested, it might even bring more opportunities to Tang Country."
Pei Yuan stood beside the empress, put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Madam Anshun seems to be a good person now. Yongle is also close to her. She might be an opportunity. There is always a way out."
Various kinds of paper and books with exactly the same handwriting appeared in Tang State, and these things were extremely cheap. Many merchants from neighboring countries got the news and secretly went to Tang State, hoping to purchase goods from Tang State before others and make a high profit from the price difference.
Along with the sound of New Year's firecrackers, Qian Qiansui also welcomed the wealth that she had never seen in her life.
"There shouldn't be anything wrong with this account book." The accounts were about to be closed during the New Year, but the accountants were still reconciling the accounts. Qiansui felt very embarrassed about the money he had made.
Qian Qianhui looked up from the account book and said with a smile, "This is just the beginning. This is only the income from the shops in the capital. It will probably take two days for the income from other places to be delivered. I think we will be busy until New Year's Eve."
"So much!" Qian Qiansui suddenly had a feeling of unreality. She worked so hard to start a business in her previous life, but ended up failing. In this life, she just sat at home, eating melon seeds and reading books every day. How could she suddenly become rich?
"It's because you said you wanted to keep it. Otherwise, not only in the provincial capital, but also in the county and the village, Jin Jiashi would have opened all the stores for you." Qian Qianhui couldn't help laughing when she thought of this person.
Jin Jiashi is a close confidant of the left protector under Deng Buduo. He was originally responsible for deceiving people and persuading them to join the sect. Later, when the Bilian Sect suffered a setback, these people have been dormant. Now that Qian Qiansui needs manpower, Deng Buduo is almost emptying his family fortune to help Qian Qiansui. These former subordinates have all transformed themselves and become employees of Liangxin Paper.
With Jin Jiashi's mouth, let alone opening a store, even if he sold health products to old men and women in his previous life, the amount of money he defrauded would be enough to send him to jail. As soon as he took over the expansion work, the number of stores owned by Qian Qiansui suddenly soared from double digits to triple digits, and it seems that this number is still rising.
This also directly led to a surge in the workload of the accounting office. It is said that there is no one in the accounting office who does not talk behind his back.
"You should go back quickly. It's getting late. Your family is still waiting for you at home."
The academy was on holiday at this time, and the teachers who had gotten married or were going back to their hometowns had left the academy one after another. However, there were still many single people or people who had nowhere to go who stayed there to celebrate the New Year. Qian Qiansui also wanted to pack up the original owner's dowry and return to the academy to celebrate the New Year with them.
"I know. You go first. You are a double-brother, and you are still not careful." Qian Qianhui waved her hand with a smile and looked down at the account book. She is now the general manager of the sales department of Conscience Paper. Although she does not need to control the details, there are so many stores, and it will take a lot of time even if she checks them all.
Qian Qiansui was indeed tired. She yawned and was about to go out. But the moment she crossed the threshold, she felt something in her heart and said, "Sister, you must take the guards assigned to you by the academy. Don't think it's a trouble. The New Year's Eve is not peaceful."
This time Qian Qianhui didn't even raise her head, and it was unclear whether she heard it or not.
Shaking his head helplessly, Qian Qiansui went out. Wen Chun had been standing beside the carriage waiting for who knows how long.
"You've been becoming more and more elusive lately." When she came, there was no trace of this guy.
Wen Chun used to be a bit arrogant, but ever since Qian Qiansui became pregnant, he has been like a bun, allowing himself to be pinched or flattened, as if he had no temper at all.
"I'm busy before the New Year, so I won't go out after I'm done with my work."
Qian Qiansui could probably guess that it was more or less some murder, robbery, and information trading, just like what was described in novels.
I just didn't expect that the Killer Building would also have to strive for performance at the end of the year. It turns out that people in all industries are very competitive.
"No matter how busy you are, don't bring what's happening outside into the house, otherwise you will be like those other concubines and leave." Qian Qiansui helped him get into the car with his hand.
Wen Chun followed closely behind, closed the door and covered the gaps around it to prevent air leakage.
"Don't worry, I have good skills and won't leave any trouble." So far, anyone he wanted to kill, unless he couldn't find them, would have been buried in the ground. Of course, Qian Qiansui was the only exception.
He really couldn't kill her, and it had nothing to do with personal feelings.
The two returned to the Marquis' Mansion, and Qian Qiansui relaxed. The mansion was reorganized, and almost everything that could be sold from the original Marquis' Mansion was sold, and some honest and well-behaved people were sent to guard remote courtyards.
When Fu Zichan had gone to great lengths to bring down the Qian family and sold off all of the remaining servants, he probably had no idea that the Marquis' Mansion would now be filled with slaves of the Qian family.
I originally thought that it was too cold today, so I went back to the house to rest a day early, but as soon as Qian Qiansui entered the mansion, his bad premonition came true.
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