She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

The first batch of goods escorted by the escort agency has arrived in the northwest, led by Zhu Gaozhi himself. As soon as he returned to the capital, he immediately invited Li Jingwan to come over.

"Just from Coach Zhu's voice, I know he made a lot of money." Li Jingwan joked, "Two thousand taels?"

"Five times!" Zhu Gaozhi stretched out his two hands, "Ten thousand taels."

"Old Zhu, you are so happy that you are confused." Xiang Mingfang said with a smile, "I won't even say 10,000 taels."

Li Jingwan was quite surprised. She didn't expect to earn so much.

"Miss, the northwest has been in turmoil for years, and there are many bandits on the road. Few people go to the northwest to do business. This time, many people wanted to buy the goods we transported while we were halfway there."

"When I arrived in Tacheng, I was thinking about going to the border market to find someone to trade with. As soon as I entered the city, many shopkeepers targeted me and offered high prices to do business with me."

"Did you sell it to them?" Li Jingwan asked.

"No, no." Zhu Gaozhi shook his head.

"My lady, you have already instructed us to go to the border market to trade with the Xirong people, so I won't accept any more money from them."

"We found a stall to sell our goods when we got to the border between Tacheng and Xirong. Most of our sales went to the Xirong people. You're right. Those small countries have never seen anything good. They just paid whatever I said."

Zhu Gaozhi's loyalty is the reason why Li Jingwan feels comfortable in asking him to do something.

"Doing business in the northwest border is now more profitable than I thought." Xiang Mingfang was also quite surprised by the harvest this time.

"There aren't many goods in this batch, and the quality is average. If we bring more in the second batch, and get some top-quality silk, tea, and porcelain, it will be no problem to make tens of thousands of taels."

When Zhu Gaozhi heard this, his eyes lit up, brighter than the light of gold illuminated by a candle.

Li Jingwan already had a plan.

"Coach Zhu, you, Xiang Bo and the escort master can share the profits this time. You don't need to give me my share. You can continue to invest it in the escort agency. In the future, we will go to the northwest for trade at least twice a month. We need to establish contact points in Tacheng, including escort agencies and shops."

"When returning from the northwest, you can also bring local specialties back to Beijing to sell, so that the business can be stable and long-lasting."

Of course, the most important thing is to have a base and connections, which will make it easier to find my brother when the time comes.

"Miss, I want to contribute my share as well." Zhu Gaozhi said immediately, "You asked me to be in charge of the escort agency, I can't just contribute some effort."

Xiang Mingfang also expressed this idea.

Li Jingwan agreed, "Then let's invest together."

After saying that, she looked at Xiang Mingfang.

"Uncle Xiang, I hope you can go with me on my next trip to the northwest. Coach Zhu can't handle opening an escort agency and a store in Tacheng alone, so I need your help."

"Yes, yes, Miss, what you said is exactly what I was thinking."

Zhu Gaozhi chuckled, "I am just a rough man. I can only buy some weapons and hire some escorts. I don't know anything else. The escort agency in the capital is run by Old Xiang."

"The young lady has given the order, and I have no choice but to carry it out." Xiang Mingfang felt that his young lady had a long-term vision and was already able to take charge of things on her own.

The matter has been settled, and Li Jingwan mentioned what Chu Tingyu said to her in the temple.

"Prince Jing wants to find out the situation of bandit dens along the route from the capital to the northwest in preparation for the suppression of the bandits. He has set his sights on the Shunchang Escort Agency and hopes to have several guards pretend to be escorts so that they can escort together next time to facilitate the investigation. I have already agreed to Prince Jing's request."

Zhu Gaozhi slapped his thigh and said, "Great! If it weren't for the delivery, I would have killed all these bandits right here."

"These sons of bitches rob passers-by and merchants, and the cruel ones even kill people. If the escorts I selected were not strong and skilled in martial arts, and they always carry weapons, they would have been in trouble too."

Li Jingwan knew that Zhu Gaozhi would definitely agree.

There are no cowards among the soldiers serving under her father; they are all heroes and righteous men.

Therefore, she asked them to work not only because she trusted them, but also because she hoped that they could earn more money and live a better life.

As for what to do specifically, Prince Jing said last time in the temple that he would look for Li Jingwan, so wait for his news first.

After discussing the main business, Zhu Gaozhi mentioned something with a smile.

"Miss, Qing'er has always wanted to go to the imperial training ground to practice archery. When I returned home yesterday, he begged me for a long time. How about I take him there?"

Thinking of Li Langqing's recent good performance, Li Jingwan agreed.

"Okay. How can a young master from the general's mansion not know how to ride a horse and shoot arrows?"

"Call me when the time comes." She became interested. "I have been practicing archery recently. Coach Zhu, please give me some pointers when the time comes."

"No problem." Zhu Gaozhi agreed immediately.

Xiang Mingfang teased, "Lao Gao, you are really shameless in front of the young lady."

"I don't have many good points, but I like to tell the truth."

Li Jingwan laughed, "Call Huirou along when the time comes. Don't stay in the house all day. Go out for a walk more often."

After the three of them finished discussing the matter, Li Jingwan left Xiang Mingfang alone.

"Xiang Bo, I'm asking you to go to the northwest this time for one more thing. I can only trust you with it."

"Please tell me, Miss. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Li Jingwan took out a piece of paper and handed it to him. "Here are some locations in Tacheng. When you get to Tacheng, go to these places and find a few people."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Find someone who has seen these four people." Li Jingwan brought a scroll with her when she came, and kept it beside her. "Uncle Xiang, open it."

Xiang Mingfang then took the scroll and unfolded it. When he saw the man in the painting clearly, he turned around in surprise.

"Miss, this... this is Marquis Wu'an."

The man in the picture is Qin Changzhou.

"Yes." Li Jingwan nodded.

"What about the other three?"

There are two children and a woman in the picture.

If you look closely, they look somewhat similar.

Li Jingwan smiled gently and reached out to touch Qin Guangyao and Qin Lingyun's faces.

"They are Qin Changzhou's biological children, and..."

In Xiang Mingfang's surprised eyes, she pointed at Tang Qiaoyin again.

"Their biological mother, Tang Qiaoyin, was also a concubine who was kept in the ancestral house of the Marquisate some time ago."

Xiang Mingfang was even more shocked, "When did Qin Changzhou have children this big?"

Doesn’t Qin Changzhou only have a bastard son who is a little over one year old?

Li Jingwan looked at the family of four on the screen and lowered her eyes slightly.

"They were brought back from the northwest by Qin Changzhou, and now they are Qin Chongxiao's children."

There was no conversation for a while and the room fell silent.

Suddenly, Xiang Mingfang stood up angrily, furious.

"Qin Changzhou actually bullied you like this. Wu'an Marquis's Mansion is going too far!"

He gripped the scroll's handle tightly, his knuckles turning white, and his voice trembled with anger.

"Miss, I will go to the clan house now and report this to the emperor."

Xiang Mingfang was furious.

The legitimate daughter of General Zhenyuan Li Beiwang was actually humiliated by a small-time Marquis Wu'an.

If the general were here, he would definitely kill this bastard!