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Su Qingyu nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, what we are sending to the northern border this time is the second batch of food and military supplies for this winter, and the thickened cotton clothes are also sent this time."

Lin Wanyin suddenly became anxious. In such a cold day, if the cotton clothes were not thick enough, people would freeze to death.

She looked at Su Shunci, "Ah Ci, how many cotton clothes have we made?"

Su Shunci knew these accounts by heart. She said, "Last time, my mother said that selling cotton clothes and quilts is easier than selling cotton. So I ordered a batch of cotton cloth from several major brocade weaving families."

"My third cousin helped find women from the towns outside Beijing to help with sewing. Because there were so many people, they were able to sew more than 200,000 cotton-padded jackets and 100,000 quilts in the past two months."

“We can still make a lot before the end of the year.”

It sounds like a large number, but it is just a drop in the bucket for this cold disaster. It can only help a very small number of people and cannot meet the needs of everyone.

Su Qingyu didn't know that the two of them had made cotton and cotton cloth into finished products. Her expression brightened when she heard this.

"So many? Pack up all the men's cotton-padded jackets and take them over when the time comes."

"Take the quilt with you as well."

Su Shunci agreed to all of them. Not to mention that Li Yunzhou was their eldest brother, even if Li Yunzhou was not there, they would still be willing to use these things to support the soldiers in the border town.

Su Qingyu looked at Lin Wuchen again, "Third cousin, how much is the charcoal and herbs? Tell me the number."

Lin Wuchen raised his eyebrows, "What?"

"Even if I give you money, don't think about making money from me. I'm only giving you the capital." Su Qingyu said jokingly.

Lin Wuchen was unhappy and patted Su Qingyu on the forehead.

"If you say that again, I will complain to my grandmother and father. How come you are married and yet you are cheating on me?"

"Yunzhou is my cousin, and the soldiers of the Northern Frontier are guarding ordinary people like us. How can I ask for money if I send some things over?"

Every year, the Lin family spends one-tenth of their income on disaster relief, so even if Li Yunzhou is not here this time, he will not stand idly by.

It is said that merchants have many interests, but those who can make a business like the Lin family have their own vision in mind. Not only the Lin family is like this, but also several families with the same reputation as the Lin family are like this.

The old man of the Lin family once said that you can’t just think about money in order to make money.

Although the words are blunt, they do make some sense.

Three days later, Chen Ping set out with Li Yunsi's 5,000 personal guards to escort food and military supplies to the northern border.

These past few days, the Shen family was doing just like any other day. Shen Zhixiu returned home after court, and Su Qingyu rarely went out.

Li Chaoyun secretly watched for a few days and confirmed that Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu were not concerned about the food and grass in the northern border. Including the people under Shen Zhixiu, there was nothing unusual.

As for the Lin family's current situation, no one paid attention.

Lin Wuchen did not gather a caravan, fearing that it would attract too much attention. All the goods were delivered to the nearby Tongzhou City in batches by his people.

He then rushed to Tongzhou City and entrusted these matters to his trusted subordinates.

The Lin family has businesses in the northern border, and they had already made arrangements along the way, so there was no danger along the way.

Lin Wuchen wanted to go in person, but the Lin family would have to step in to provide relief for this cold disaster. It was not acceptable for the capital to have no one in charge.

It was snowing heavily and he didn't want to bother his family to come and replace him.

Fortunately, the people who were escorting the grain and fodder to the northern border this time were extremely reliable, so he had nothing to worry about.

Before Lin Wuchen left the capital for Tongzhou, Su Qingyu came to see him specially.

When she entered, Lin Wuchen had already packed his luggage and was wearing a dark green fox fur cloak.

"Why are you here at this time? Are you here to see me off?"

Lin Wuchen made a joke.

Su Qingyu motioned for him to sit down first, then she remembered what Shen Zhixiu had told her before she left today, and spoke.

"Tell your steward to make sure these things are delivered when we get to Northern Frontier. Have my brother sign the document and specify the amount of silver."

"We won't make money from the national disaster, but we can't waste money either."

Lin Wuchen was a little surprised. He thought these were all gifts from them to Li Yunzhou.

"You and your brother, are you still calculating like this?"

Su Qingyu smiled and said, "My brother is my brother, and the court is the court. The army is the court's army, not my brother's."

"The accounts must be calculated clearly, even the losses on the way must be taken into account."

Before leaving the house, Shen Zhixiu's words made her feel cold. She had not originally planned to ask for the silver, as she, her mother, and the Lin family could afford it.

Whether it's for my brother or for the people of the Great Zhou, this little money is nothing.

But Shen Zhixiu asked back: I am the second assistant of the cabinet, and Li Yunzhou is the commander-in-chief of the northern border. You are supporting the war in the northern border with money. Are you trying to buy off a hundred thousand troops, or are you treating the Great Zhou as your own?

Just this one sentence made Su Qingyu break out in cold sweat.

She was worried and confused. If this matter could be made public, then she, her mother, her fourth sister, and her third cousin would all be praised by the emperor.

But this matter can only be done in secret. After the war is over, a long time has passed and it will be impossible to explain it clearly.

Lin Wuchen asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

Su Qingyu asked Lin Wuchen exactly the same questions that Shen Zhixiu had asked her.

Lin Wuchen's expression froze for a moment. After a long while, he finally spoke: "As expected, Elder Shen is still responsible for matters concerning the imperial court. I didn't even think of this."

Seeing that Lin Wuchen understood what she meant, Su Qingyu personally sent him to the carriage.

When Su Qingyu was returning from Lin Wuchen's place, she happened to see people from Hanshuiyuan carrying a few baskets of charcoal in. She heard that it was sent by Princess Yongjia, especially for Li Chaoyun.

Feicui saw the people from Hanshuiyuan carefully carrying the charcoal, and whispered to Su Qingyu, "Madam, this time we and the Third Cousin Young Master are going to make a lot of money."

Especially Lin Wuchen, now both silver bone charcoal and ordinary charcoal are rising in price every day. In addition, the mountains are closed due to heavy snow in winter, so it is impossible to make charcoal.

Su Qingyu shook her head. "It's easy to earn money from natural disasters, but hard to spend. We can't sell all this charcoal for money."

The silver bone charcoal in Lin Wuchen's hand is used to make money, and specifically to make money from wealthy families.

As for the ordinary charcoal, it will be used to shut the court up, save the lives of the people, and promote the reputation of the Lin family.

The same goes for the cotton in Su Shunci's hands. The best long-staple cotton is sold to the wealthy families in Beijing, while the ordinary cotton is used to help the poor people.

Although it was cold now, the capital had not yet been affected by disasters. So apart from the soaring prices of charcoal and cotton, everything in the capital was normal.

Lin Wuchen returned from Tongzhou Prefecture half a month later.

The first thing he did when he returned to Beijing was to knock on the gate of the Shen family's west courtyard.

It also brought important news to Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu.