newbobooks Chapter 206 Born at the wrong time?
Chapter 206 Born at the wrong time?
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it has been more than three months since Qin Ruo arrived in Ganzhou.
It's July now, and the business of fresh fruits and vegetables is going smoothly. Even merchants from other places come to buy our products. The supply orders have been scheduled for three months into the future.
The farm rewarded by the emperor is located on the edge of Yunyan Mountain outside Yuncheng.
After Qin Ruo arrived, he spent a large sum of money to buy several nearby hills. Now the farm is full of various crops brought from the space.
The first batch of seasonal vegetables and fruits has been harvested with the blessing of space spring water.
A warehouse was set up in Qin Ruo Manor as a transit station for supplying Xue Jing, mainly to facilitate the temporary removal of things from the space.
Xue Jing only needs to send someone to the farm to pick up the goods at a fixed time every day and transport them back to his own warehouse.
A month ago, all the people from Jiuyoumen had moved from Taihe County to Ganzhou.
The number of people has doubled from the original twenty or so, and they are all carefully selected and have various special skills.
After this period of training, Jiang Wu and Asan have become much calmer and have become small leaders of the Jiuyou Sect.
When it comes to handling various matters, his methods have gradually become more sophisticated.
Except for a few servants who signed death contracts, most of the people in Zhuangzi were affiliated with Jiuyoumen.
During the day they moved around in various places in Zhuangzi, and at night Song Shiqi gave them training.
No one can tell that behind the faces busy in the fields there is another identity.
At the Qin Mansion, when the last piece fell from Mr. Mingjing's hand, he suddenly clapped his hands and laughed.
"Young people are to be feared! Young people are to be feared! Today's game of chess was very enjoyable. It is true that hearing about someone is not as good as meeting him in person. Qin, my friend, you must come to the exchange banquet at Wenzhu Pavilion in three days."
Mr. Mingjing took out an invitation from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
After the chess game he set up in Qingfengju, Taihe County was broken, Mr. Mingjing had long wanted to meet Qin Ruo.
But he was always busy with worldly affairs and was unable to return to Taihe County.
He had just returned to Ganzhou from Jiangnan a few days ago and couldn't wait to send a letter to the Qin Mansion.
As soon as he entered the room today, after a few pleasantries, Mr. Mingjing went straight to the point and ordered the little boy who came with him to set up the chess game.
Two hours later, he and Qin Ruo only managed to end up in a draw.
Qin Ruo was neither arrogant nor impatient, his chess style was steady and his thinking was meticulous, and Mr. Mingjing's eyes were full of admiration.
Qin Ruo smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Mingjing, you are too kind. I was not thoughtful enough. I should have come to visit you, but I was afraid of disturbing your peace. It is my honor to play chess with you."
When she was still in Taihe County, after she solved Mr. Mingjing's chess game, although Qin Ruo clearly rejected Mr. Mingjing's promise at that time, Mr. Mingjing never failed to send her gifts during every New Year.
After arriving in Ganzhou, Qin Ruo learned that Mr. Mingjing had returned to Ganzhou. She had been planning to pay him a visit in a few days, but she didn't expect that Mr. Mingjing had taken action before her.
"Haha, my dear Qin, there is no need to be so polite between you and me..."
The two of them exchanged pleasantries at first, and then talked and laughed freely. The more Mr. Mingjing looked at Qin Ruo, the happier he became.
After a conversation, I realized how wide-ranging Qin Ruo's interests are.
The two talked a lot and got along better and better.
From the way of studying to the strategy of governing the country, and from the suffering of the people to the ups and downs in the court, the two of them got along better and better as they talked.
Mr. Mingjing was deeply moved. Although Qin Ruo was a woman, her mind was no less than that of a man, and she had many insights into how to govern a country.
If there were more people like the girl in front of us, who have the world in their hearts and quick minds, there would be no worries about the prosperity of the dynasty.
The customs of the people in the Dasheng Dynasty were relatively open, and the first founding emperor of the Dasheng Dynasty was a female emperor.
During the reign of the empress, she appointed people to positions based on their abilities without any restrictions, achieved outstanding political achievements, and laid a solid foundation for the prosperous dynasty.
However, the once prosperous scene of the Great Sheng Dynasty has gradually become history.
Although there are capable ministers in the court, undercurrents are inevitable due to conflicts of interest, and the suppression of women is gradually revealed.
The figures of the female officials who once served in the court have disappeared with the change of those in power on the dragon throne.
No matter how talented a woman is, it is extremely difficult for her to find a place in the court.
"Mr. Mingjing, why are you sighing?" Qin Ruo asked with a smile.
"My dear Qin, it's nothing. I just felt sentimental for a moment." Qin Ruo did not ask any further questions about what Mr. Mingjing had not finished.
After inviting him to have lunch, he was politely escorted out of the house.
When she left, she ordered people to fill Mr. Mingjing's carriage with return gifts, all of which were fresh fruits and vegetables that were in short supply in the city and difficult to buy even with money.
Mr. Mingjing was very happy. Aren't these the things that people were fighting for in Xue's newly opened vegetable and fruit shops?
His servants had queued up for several times but failed to buy anything. Today, they came to Xie's house and unexpectedly got an unexpected gain.
Mr. Mingjing was not willing to refuse, so he asked the steward of the mansion to send a set of precious chess sets and some antique vases to Qin Ruo.
At night, Yi Qiu came to Qin Ruo with a stack of sorted posts, all of which were sent by officials or merchants' families in the city.
Qin Ruo, a commoner princess, has been a hot topic in Yuncheng, Ganzhou in recent months.
No matter how empty the title of Princess Qin Ruo is, she is a princess with a rank conferred by the emperor himself.
No matter what the purpose is, once someone takes the lead, there will naturally be followers.
Qin Ruo had no plans to keep the appointment, nor did she plan to hold a banquet at home, so she asked Yi Qiu to return all the invitations and gifts from various families.
Xue Jing's fruit and vegetable business is booming in the city, and has attracted the covetousness of various parties, all of whom want to get a piece of the pie.
As the source merchant, Qin Ruo has undoubtedly become a popular commodity that everyone wants to take a bite of.
Most other dynasties in history emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, but the Dasheng Dynasty was an exception. It is no exaggeration to say that everyone in the country was a businessman.
There were peddlers in the villages, and in the towns there were grass markets where merchants gathered. In Ganzhou, there were even more traveling merchants.
Even the children of the powerful and wealthy families in the capital, who doesn’t have some shops behind them?
A month ago, Xue Jing opened three more vegetable and fruit shops in the most prosperous location in the city.
The fruits and vegetables sold there are things I have never seen before.
Every day at dawn, the servants and retainers sent out by each family would line up for two miles.
Although the price is not low, many people can afford it.
In particular, the fruits sold there became a popular choice for gifts among the powerful and wealthy.
Just looking at the prosperity of Xue’s shop in the past month, you can see how much money it makes.
Therefore, during this period of time, the desk was almost piled with invitations from people who wanted to visit Qin Ruo under various pretexts, or who wanted to invite Qin Ruo to their home to attend banquets.
After arriving in Ganzhou, Yi Qiu was busy every day just dealing with the letters delivered to his house.