The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 201 Prince

Sure enough, Zhang Ruomei arranged a convoy to deliver canned food to Beijing, and immediately notified Chen Cui, asking Changping to follow the team. She arranged a horse-drawn carriage for him and had guards to protect the safety of people and goods. It was perfect.

Xu Dagui also prepared all the things he was going to take with him. It was impossible to have everything ready when traveling. If he really needed anything on the road, he could just buy it with money.

They were going to Beijing, not to some remote place, and they would pass through big cities along the way. As long as they brought enough silver, there would be no real difficulties.

With mixed feelings, Chen Cui and her family bid farewell to her eldest son who was going on a long journey.

This is different from the last time they went to Jincheng which was hundreds of miles away. This time they are going to the capital, which is more than a thousand miles away from their provincial capital. Even if they travel as fast as possible, it will take more than a month to get there.

As far as Chen Cui knew, the capital of the Great Zhou should be equivalent to the Peking that she knew in her previous life. It was now the undisputed political, economic, and cultural center, and a place that all the people of the Great Zhou yearned for.

Although she had been to many places in her previous life, in this era, the farthest place she had been to was Jiange County, more than 500 miles away, and she had little knowledge of the vast world beyond.

If she had the chance, she really wanted to visit the capital and experience this so-called best place.

Half a month after Changping set out for the capital, Chen Cui suddenly heard an unexpected news.

That means the King of Shu was named Crown Prince!

After the death of the original crown prince, everyone knew that a new crown prince would appear sooner or later. After all, the emperor had been in power for some time, and the country could not be without a crown prince. But no one expected that the crown prince would be the King of Shu!

After all, compared with his brothers who have been keen on business over the years and often linger in the capital to make friends with various dignitaries under various excuses, the King of Shu's presence is really too low. He has always stayed honestly in his fiefdom, keeping a low profile, not showing up, and not conspicuous.

If he had not led his troops to attack the Western Rong base camp this time, resolved the crisis of the court, and made great military achievements, he might not have been taken seriously by the court officials.

However, even with such tremendous achievements, it seems reasonable for him to be made the crown prince.

After all, the death of the former crown prince was suspicious, which was probably closely related to the other princes. They had been jumping around over the years just to dethrone the crown prince and take the throne themselves. These things should have been noticed by the emperor a long time ago, and the King of Shu, who had always been dutiful and low-key, caught the emperor's attention.

These things were pieced together by Chen Cui based on Zhang Ruomei's narration and her own guesswork. They had no idea what was really going on.

But in general, the King of Shu becoming the crown prince would only bring benefits to them, and they would be huge benefits, especially to the Zhang family where Zhang Ruomei belongs.

Didn’t you see that Zhang Ruomei’s eyes were curved with laughter? Even the depression caused by the business losses this year was swept away, and her face was as beautiful as a flower.

This is no wonder. The girl from their Zhang family is the concubine of the King of Shu and has given birth to two sons. She is the more favored one. Now the King of Shu has become the crown prince. Once he ascends the throne in the future, their Zhang family will not only become royal relatives, but also the prince's in-laws. What an honor!

If they think more deeply, the nephew of the Zhang family may also ascend the throne one day. At that time, they will become true in-laws!

Their Zhang family was originally a business family. After they became rich, there were only a few more scholars in the family, and a few of them became low-ranking officials. It was really a blessing from heaven that they could have such a fortune today!

When the King of Shu became the crown prince, not only the Zhang family benefited from it, but also Wang Hengzhi, the son-in-law of the Zhang family, not to mention the businesses and companies of the Zhang family.

The prefect, Lord Ma, had been ill for a long time, but after receiving the news of victory in the war, his condition improved rapidly. He forced himself to come out and take charge of the overall situation. He quickly took over the work originally done by Wang Hengzhi and let him do those insignificant tasks instead.

As a subordinate, Wang Hengzhi naturally could not raise any objections to the request of his immediate superior. He could only let him take all the credit and work hard to do those tasks that were not only hard but did not show any results.

But when the news came that the King of Shu was appointed Crown Prince, Lord Ma quickly changed his attitude.

Not only did Lord Ma return the work that Wang Hengzhi was originally in charge of back to him, he also encouraged him in a very friendly manner. The speed and magnitude of his change of expression amazed Wang Hengzhi!

However, he is not a newcomer in the officialdom and is already accustomed to these things. He can now deal with them skillfully. He will naturally respond to Lord Ma's words and will not let the other party lose face.

If we say that when Wang Hengzhi first entered officialdom he was a square block of stone with sharp edges and corners, then now he is like a copper coin, round outside and square inside.

However, no matter what happens on the outside, Wang Hengzhi's original intention has not changed. His heart is still for the people, and he still wants to walk the road to success. The only thing that has changed is the pace of his walk.

Chen Cui had never thought that there would be a day when her family would be connected with the royal family. Although it was Zhang Ruomei and not her who was connected, don't forget that Concubine Zhang of King Shu also had a hand in their business, so she could be considered one of Concubine Zhang's partners.

No matter what the future holds, now that the King of Shu has become the crown prince, it will definitely be good for their business, and a huge benefit.

As long as the prince does not fall, no merchants or other forces will try to take over their business. Anyone who dares to steal business from the prince's family must be tired of living!

The backing behind them became bigger and stronger, and they had someone to back them up, which relieved them of many worries. Chen Cui began to think about whether she should think of another business to avoid wasting such a good resource.

She was a businessman after all, and originally she only dared to prepare some inconspicuous food because Zhang Ruomei was only the wife of a county magistrate and her power was limited. If she got involved in too many things and the interests were too great, she would attract the attention of real powerful people, and they would inevitably succumb to the powerful force and lose what they had.

Even though she later found out that the real backer of the Zhang family was the Prince of Shu's concubine, Chen Cui did not dare to act boldly, because the Prince of Shu was too low-key. Unlike other princes, he did not develop his power everywhere, which led to Chen Cui's insufficient understanding of his true strength.

But now, the King of Shu sits on the throne of the Crown Prince, his status is no longer what it used to be, and Chen Cui feels at ease.

According to Zhang Ruomei, several princes fought each other, but in the end the King of Shu took advantage of the situation. The others are now complete losers and can no longer make any waves. The King of Shu is definitely the next emperor!