Iron Dynasty

In front of King Qi's mansion, the merchants gathered together to wait for King Qi to return from Shanhaiguan.

The news that the Qingzhou Army had broken through Shanhaiguan had already been published in the newspapers a few days ago. When they heard the news, the merchants who contributed money to the Northern Expedition were excited to sleep all night.

At the beginning, they didn't have any hope that Xiao Ming could drive away the barbarians in Youzhou. The reason why they invested money was purely to flatter Xiao Ming and win Xiao Ming's favor, but they didn't expect that only three months later, Shanhaiguan would become a It was really recovered by Xiao Ming, and the former sixteen states of Yanyun became Xiao Ming's possession.

At this time, they remembered their support for the Northern Expedition, and one by one they couldn't wait to run to the gate of Prince Qi's mansion, holding the letter of support when they were looking forward to it.

It can be said that in order to wait for Xiao Ming to come back, they would wait here almost every day, because what Xiao Ming promised them was to give them three times the return, which means that if they invested 100,000 taels, they can now get three times. One hundred thousand taels of land.

When they think of the vast grassland outside Cangzhou, they can't calm down. After all, this is a good horse farm. If you take this land to raise horses, and then sell the horses to the vassal kings of the Great Yu Kingdom, this will definitely be a profitable business. .

Your Highness, Your Highness is back.

The appearance of Xiao Ming was quickly discovered by the businessmen. When a businessman shouted this sentence, all the businessmen immediately surrounded Xiao Ming, all with flattering smiles on their faces, and they almost hugged Xiao Ming. Ming's thigh is not let go.

Aster is also in front of the palace gate.

It was a headache for these businessmen to wait in front of the palace gate on time every day. Now that Xiao Ming came back, she was relieved.

But for her, the most important task is to take care of Xiao Ming's daily life and to take care of Xiao Ming's health, so she pinched Xiaoman's waist and said to the group of businessmen: Everyone, everyone, Your Highness is on a long journey, it must be at this time. I'm tired, so let's talk about it tomorrow.

Xiao Ming nodded when he heard the words. He was indeed a little tired, and he didn't want to deal with these things immediately. After all, she had to think about how to return the profits of the merchants. She had to talk to Pang Yukun about this and let him make up his mind.

So he took the opportunity and said: Everyone, this king knows why you came here. What this king promised you will not change, so please don't be impatient. After two days, this king will call you to the Chamber of Commerce to discuss this matter.

Cao Zhengyang was also in the crowd. He invested the most money this time, and of course he is the most proud of it now.

He said, Your Highness misunderstood. We did not come here to make His Highness fulfill his promise immediately, but because we were tired from running around in this war. I will send some supplements to support His Highness.

As he said, Cao Zhengyang gestured to his servants, and the six servants immediately brought six red rosewood boxes to Xiao Ming. The boxes were opened, and inside were ginseng, Xuelan, Polygonum multiflorum and other valuable medicinal materials.

Seeing that Cao Zhengyang was so diligent and not far behind, other businessmen showed the gifts they brought to Xiao Ming and begged Xiao Ming to accept them.

These gifts ranged from exquisite porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, to fur cloaks. There were so many different kinds of gifts, which made Xiao Ming's eyes dazzled.

At this time, Aster showed a smile. She liked these merchants to give gifts to the palace, and with Xiao Ming's temperament, it was impossible not to accept these gifts.

Sure enough, Xiao Ming bowed his hands to these merchants and greeted her to bring these gifts into the palace.

His Royal Highness, since the gift is delivered to us, we will not disturb His Highness's rest, so I will go back. Cao Zhengyang has been very attentive and sensible since he arrived in Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming nodded with a relaxed expression.

These gifts are not accepted for nothing, anyway, I want to share the profits to them, and these rights should be rebates.

He said to Cao Zhengyang: In that case, see you another day, see you another day, everyone, please come back.

Although he was a little wary of the Cao family's involvement in Qingzhou's financial industry, he had to say that Cao Zhengyang was very prudent and prudent in his life, but it made him feel very comfortable that he strongly supported him in everything.

However, Xiao Ming comes from modern times after all, and he knows that what capital is best at is sugar-coated cannonballs. He is happy and happy, but he still tightens his nerves.

After receiving the gift, the merchants gradually dispersed.

Xiao Ming let out a sigh of relief, dismounted and walked towards the palace.

Aster excitedly instructed her servants to bring the gift back to the palace, her face flushed with blush.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming shook his head, this aster has really become a fan of petty wealth now.

However, even though she was excited by receiving the gift, Aster still did not forget her duty to take care of Xiao Ming.

After Xiao Ming entered the palace, she followed Xiao Ming along the way and asked him for warmth, and asked the dining room to prepare food for Xiao Ming.

When they arrived at the bedroom, Ziwan took off the breastplate on Xiao Ming's body, and said at this time, Your Highness, the lady has brought a message, saying that Feng Shilang has set out for Qingzhou, and the lady also said that the servant should be the maid of your highness. Get ready for the wedding.

Well, this king estimates that the imperial edict should arrive. By the way, the mother-in-law didn't say anything about the current situation in the court?

Xiao Ming asked while cooperating with Aster to change into a casual suit.

Niang Niang didn't say much, just said that the emperor's long face is very happy, and the courtiers are also very appreciated. This time, it must be a great reward to His Highness. Ziwan said with a smile.

This time, Xiao Ming has made great achievements and captured Shanhaiguan, which was lost more than ten years ago. In Aster's opinion, this credit is enough to make other princes in the court feel ashamed.

Xiao Ming nodded, and the more silent Chaozhong was at this time, the more uneasy he became.

After all, it's always calm before a storm.

This time is different from the past, the Battle of Cangzhou may only save the barbarians from invading Qi and Wei, but this time he completely changed the domestic situation of the Great Yu Kingdom.

The barbarians in the sixteen states of Yanyun had withdrawn from the pass. As long as Shanhaiguan was not lost, it would be difficult for the barbarians to sneeze as before, and the country of Da Yu would have to tremble three times.

Without the threat on the neck of the knife holder for the time being, it is difficult to say what will change in the court.

However, he was not too worried. Shanhaiguan was holding the throat of the barbarians in his hands, and it was also holding the throat of the Great Yu Kingdom.

The birds are exhausted, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits die, and he understands the principle of cooking with running dogs.

Xiao Wenxuan still has to rely on him to defend this world hero, so after going to Chang'an this time, his status will skyrocket, and the beads on his head can also become more.

The only problem now is his brothers who are not bad and well-meaning, because he is like a dark horse entering the political center of Chang'an at this time.

However, he is not very worried. For him, all conspiracies and tricks will be smashed in the fire!