Wei and Jin cooks

"Cousin Shen, I am paving the way for you."

Zhao Shen immediately looked serious, clasped his fists and said: "Please allow me to send troops to Jiangdong, General." Compared with paving the way, he would rather use his military exploits to get into the position of Minister of War.

"I've written it down first. Don't worry, I will never show favoritism. If you don't have enough military merit, I won't force you." Zhao Hanzhang's eyes fell on his chest. Because of his excitement, a piece of tortoise shell was half exposed and almost fell off. When she came out, she said quietly: "Are you looking for Guo Pu again?"

Zhao Shen stuffed the tortoise shell and said, "Don't tell my grandfather."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, and she decided to tell Zhao Ming.

Zhao Shen walked out of the palace gate side by side with her and sighed: "Master Guo hasn't accepted me until now. You and Ting Han can put in a good word for me."

Zhao Hanzhang: "I've already said it nicely. I wanted you to learn some skills in judging the climate from him, but it turned out that you were bent on pursuing your destiny. That's all. You'd better not disturb his work."

Zhao Shen complained: "He is so irritable because you have assigned him too much work. He is the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. Why do you want him to teach arithmetic at Taixue?"

Zhao Hanzhang: "If he doesn't want to, how can I force him?"

Is she not the kind of boss who forces her employees to work against their will?

Zhao Shen looked at her resentfully and said, "You asked Ting Han to compete with him to see whose arithmetic method can teach students better, can he not go?"

Zhao Hanzhang did not answer. As soon as he left the palace, Zeng Yue, who had been waiting here in advance, pulled his horse over.

She jumped on the horse and smiled at Zhao Shen: "Cousin Shen, are you sure you want to continue this topic with me? It only takes more than a quarter of an hour to ride a horse from here to the seventh uncle's home."

Zhao Shen shut his mouth honestly. Now both his grandfather and grandson live in the seventh uncle's house. If Zhao Hanzhang can't stop talking, wouldn't he let his grandfather know?

He is not afraid of his grandfather, but he may as well not listen to his nagging.

Zhao Hu's mansion was much more lively than Zhao Hanzhang's, and there was a lot of singing and dancing inside.

Zhao Hanzhang stopped and couldn't help but ask the housekeeper, "Why is the house so busy?"

The steward said: "A rainbow appeared in the sky at noon. My grandfather was very happy, so he invited a few friends to his home for a banquet. To add to the fun, he called some jugglers and singers."

It’s just a rainbow, is it worth being so happy?

Zhao Shen asked Zhao Hanzhang: "Are you going there?"

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head and turned towards the study room where Zhao Hu was discussing matters. The housekeeper also showed her the way in a familiar manner. As soon as Zhao Hanzhang came to the door, he sent someone to invite the seventh master.

Zhao Shen hesitated for a moment, then suppressed his playful mood and followed her to the study.

Zhao Hu came over happily and saw the two of them sitting at the banquet drinking tea, so he casually asked: "Have you eaten yet?"

Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Shen stood up, saluted, and replied, "Not yet."

Zhao Hu said to the housekeeper: "Let the kitchen prepare a table of meals with more meat."

The butler responded with a smile and bowed away.

Zhao Hu sat across from Zhao Hanzhang, arranged his sleeves and hung them on his knees, and asked, "Tell me, where do you need money again?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "I thought the seventh uncle would ask me if I have any profitable business to cooperate with you."

Zhao Hu curled her lips and said, "That sounds nice, but you should pay first. The Ministry of Accounts has been holding back on paying for the things I have done for you."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Don't worry, when the taxes come up, I will definitely let the Ministry of Revenue pay you first."

Zhao Hu felt relieved and said, "Okay, just tell me directly, my friends are still waiting for me."

Zhao Hanzhang didn't mince words and said what she wanted.

Zhao Hu frowned slightly, "They are all wounded soldiers and elderly veterans. Those messy expenses are quite a lot. Let's do this. If you buy medicinal materials, I can give you some on credit and give them to you at the cost price."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "How much can I get on credit?"

Zhao Hu frowned, "How much do you want?"

Zhao Hanzhang took out a list and gave it to him, "This is a medicinal material often used by wounded soldiers. I want to get two thousand catties on credit like my seventh uncle."

This number was beyond Zhao Hu's expectation. He raised his head and looked at Zhao Hanzhang, "I thought you would ask for tens of thousands of kilograms from me."

Zhao Hanzhang burst out laughing and said to Zhao Hu: "If the seventh uncle is willing to lend me tens of thousands of catties on credit, I will be very willing to take it."

Zhao Hu lowered his eyes, stared at the medicinal materials on the list, and the intended purchase unit price behind them. After being silent for a long time, he asked: "Are these medicinal materials enough?"

"I also want to ask my seventh uncle to lend me some more seeds and fabrics on credit."

But for these two things, the amount Zhao Hanzhang asked for was not high. No, it was still high, but it was far lower than what Zhao Hu thought. This made him a little uneasy. After thinking about it, he agreed without bargaining with her.

When Zhao Hanzhang finished eating and left, Zhao Hu reached out and grabbed Zhao Shen who was about to leave, "Shen'er, does the treasury have money? How many people can she and I take?"

Zhao Shen said: "Seventh Uncle, this disarmament will start from Yuzhou."

Zhao Hu was puzzled, "I know it's Yuzhou, but what next?"

"There are so many gentry and gentry in Yuzhou, and there are so many uncles and brothers in our hometown in Xiping. This is her political opinion. You take the lead, and my father, the governor, supervises its implementation. You said that the Xiping Association did not express its opinion, and the wealthy merchants' association in Yuzhou did not express its opinion. ?"

Zhao Hu opened his mouth wide, "It's been going on for a long time, am I the one who throws stones to ask for directions?"

Zhao Shen smiled and said: "Seventh Uncle, although these things are on credit, the treasury will always give you money, so you still make some money."

"Fart, do I need your money? I'll use the money I gave you to buy land. Can't I make money from buying a shop?"

Zhao Shen shook his head, "Seventh Uncle, I'm not one of those people outside. If you use money to buy a shop now, you won't be able to make money in five years. Buying land? It's even less likely to make money. At least in fifteen years, you won't be able to make money." Can’t make any money.”

Zhao Hu's expression changed, "You!"

Zhao Shen approached him and whispered: "Not only do you know this and I know it, but the general also knows that the most profitable way now is her. In the hands of the court, if others get involved, it may be high-yield and high-risk. You Well, since we all have the surname Zhao, we have already taken high risks, right?"

"So, to be honest, you still have the advantage in this matter. It means that she respects her elders, has a big heart, and is willing to be squeezed by you. Otherwise..." Zhao Shen chuckled softly and said, "Could it be that our Xiping Zhao family just Are there no other uncles or brothers who are good at running the business? Their financial resources may not be as good as yours, but they are working together as one, and they can give you everything you give to the general."

Zhao Shen said meaningfully: "Don't forget, your wealth is mostly accumulated in the past few years. Whose power does this rely on?"

The expression on Zhao Hu's face dropped and she stared at Zhao Shen with a heavy gaze.

Zhao Shen smiled at him.

See you tomorrow