She was still dressed in the same way, with a sallow complexion and coarse cloth clothes on her slender body. She looked like an ordinary little lady, but he had seen that the skin under the sallow foundation was as white and thin as cream, and could be broken by blowing a bullet.

"What does it smell like?" He raised his eyes and asked suddenly.

Ji Rongjin had been making noodles in the kitchen, and she might have had the fishy smell of shrimps and crabs on her body. She smiled sweetly and said, "What a coincidence, Your Highness, Minnu has just released three new noodles. Do you want to pay me back?"

Yan Tao went upstairs with his hands on his hands, passed by Ji Rongjin, and leaned closer, "What do you think?" His voice was low, as if he was lazy when he first woke up, and was extremely relaxed.

There was a smile in his eyes, which was very broken. Reflecting the light coming in from the door, a clear masculine aura hit his face. Ji Rongjin subconsciously turned his head back.

His eyes moved.

Oops, I realized that my disgusted movements were too large, and I heard the other party's scoffing voice, uh... She is his 'outdoor wife', this is the time to be a good shield, she is so obvious

Avoiding it doesn't seem to be a good idea.

At the fence on the second floor, the noble ladies were still peeking at His Royal Highness Prince Qi, Feng Shen Lang Yi, but they did not expect that he would actually tease the young lady in public. This was the same General Qi who was brave and good at fighting, and sacrificed his life to shed blood on the battlefield for the Great Xia Dynasty.

Your Highness? Their hearts were really broken, and they all went back to the private room in despair, hiding their faces.

Yan Tao raised his eyes and saw that all the ladies at the fence upstairs had dispersed. He calmly walked up the stairs.

Ji Rongjin felt guilty and quickly asked the chief minister to bring the three special features to entertain King Qi as soon as possible.

In the VIP private room on the third floor, King Qi was sitting at the main seat, paying for the seasonal canapés. Kangtai stood aside and asked in a low voice: "What do you want, Mrs. Ji?"

Ji Rongjin quietly glanced at Yan Tao who was enjoying the delicious food, "Will it disturb His Highness?"

Yan Tao raised his eyes: "It's okay." It's not a full meal, it's just snacks.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ji Rongji was also polite: "Your Highness spends most of his time fighting in the south. There is plenty of water in the south, so there must be warships!"

"Yes." Manager Kang asked curiously: "Mrs. Ji wants to do business with warships?"

"Yes," she nodded and asked, "Besides the returned civilian ships, are there any idle official ships?" In ancient times, when there were not enough ships for wars, the court did not have enough money to build them, so they would requisition private ships.

Kangkang raised his eyes to look at his master.

Yan Tao lowered his head to taste the food. Looking at it from Ji Rongjin's perspective, his hair was like ink under the mutton-fat jade hairpin, revealing his broad and smooth forehead. He held silver chopsticks with his slender fingers and sucked the crab roe soup dumplings elegantly. He always exuded a noble air that made people feel

The unattainable prince was pulled down from the altar by human fireworks while eating.

It gave Ji Rongjin a sense of reality, and when she caught Steward Kang's gaze, she thought to herself that this shipbuilding business might also earn King Qi some money.

The two stood quietly aside, enjoying themselves while waiting for King Qi to pay for their snacks. Unexpectedly, King Qi had finished paying for the three snacks.

"Not bad." Yan Tao didn't hesitate to praise him after he finished eating.

It took many generations of innovation to create the classic Huaiyang breakfast for generations to come. Isn’t it delicious?

Complaints are complaints, money still has to be earned. Not hearing Manager Kang’s question, Ji Rongjin had no choice but to ask, “Your Highness, are there any unused warships?”

Yan Tao glanced at her lightly, "What business are you planning to do?"

"Wedding celebration."

The people in the private room obviously didn't understand the business Ji Rongjin was talking about.

Qiao Qingyu couldn't help it anymore and was the first to ask, "Madam, you just talked about a boat, why did you mention a wedding again? What is a wedding?"

Yan Tao and Kang Tai obviously wanted to ask the same question.

Ji Rongjin grinned.

Every time he saw the young lady's smile, Yan Tao could always feel a pang in her chest. He leaned back on the armchair, with his hands hanging on the armrests of the armchair, and waited calmly and leisurely for the young lady to tell her what the connection was between getting out of the boat and the wedding.

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In the spotlight of everyone, Ji Rongjin first smiled sweetly, and then said, "It is said that there are many young men in the capital who are about to get married, your highness, right?"

He obviously wanted to talk about a few princes, but he took a roundabout way. Yan Tao raised the corners of his mouth and did not deny it, "Yeah."

"In the past ten years or so, due to internal and external troubles, large items such as lacquered wood furniture, rockery stones, and pottery from the south have been unable to be transported to Kyoto in the north. Now that the world is at peace, Tianhuang Guiwei, who is getting married in Beijing, has no way to

If there are too many, the amount of furniture and rockery stones will inevitably increase. If His Highness has idle ships, he can rent them to merchants in need in the name of the government and let them transport these things to the capital."

"Government?" Yan Tao tapped his fingers on the table.

Ji Rongjin heard something unexpected, "It can also be used to nourish soldiers, killing three birds with one stone."

Yan Tao raised his eyebrows.

Kangtai glanced at his master and asked for him: "Why kill three birds with one stone?"

"The first gain is, of course, no need to maintain unused warships; the second gain, is to use the ships to feed the soldiers stationed there, and the third gain, of course, is the merchants who can rent the ships. Not all merchants can afford to build ships."

Yan Tao paused while tapping his hand on the table.

Kangtai was shocked. Could it be that Mrs. Ji knew that during the past year at court, the Ministry of Revenue had severely deducted the pay of His Highness's soldiers? But she either stayed at home or was busy in the morning tea shop. When did she know about His Highness's difficulties?

The master and servant looked at each other without expression.

Ji Rongjin didn't know what they were thinking, and thought they didn't understand why they could make money. He continued, "In a month or two, the ship will definitely arrive in Beijing, and the shops that contact it will make a lot of money."

Seeing her confident and smiling face, Yan Tao's beautiful hands kept tapping on the table, "Just these two things?"

Eyes facing each other.

Ji Rongjin didn't hide it, "Of course there are a lot of wedding supplies. If you only get two big items, you can make a lot of money by just picking up other small items."

"for example……"

"What the newlyweds wear, the silk and satin used on the bed, as well as the decoration of the new house and various nuts, lotus seeds, dates, etc." You can make any festive things for the wedding, and with furniture as the center, you can form a complete set of surroundings.

Yan Tao still tapped the table with his fingers, "How do you rent to merchants, how do merchants enter the capital, and how do you ensure that their goods will enter your shop?"

This is no small project. If it is not done properly, the emperor will be relieved of his position as Minister of War. But if it is done well, it will really relieve him of the difficulty of raising an army.

The sun moved to the west, and Yan Tao was sitting at the window. The light came in, and it was half-dark. He knocked on the table with one hand and rested on the armrest of the armchair with one hand. There was a faint shadow under his narrow red phoenix eyes. At this moment, he looked deeply at the person in front of him with half-squinted eyes.

Little lady.

Ji Rongjin was shocked by him. Could it be that this business couldn't be built? That would be a pity. Originally, she wanted to make a lot of money!

"Are there any specific regulations?" After an unknown amount of time, he looked light and raised his eyes and asked.

Huh! Ji Rongjin breathed an invisible sigh of relief. In his peripheral vision, the sun was setting and the light in the window was dimming. It was almost getting late.

"I will go home and write down the details of the plan, and have Captain Qiao present it to His Highness tomorrow."

"I'm going to Osmanthus Alley tonight."


Chapter completed!