"Ah sneezing!" Zhao Ruoshui sneezed. She pulled a piece of paper from the cardboard box and wiped her nose, and threw the ball of paper into the trash can next to the chair.

He looked up and looked out the stripped window. The heavy snow made the world outside the window white, with trees and buildings covered in silver. Zhao Ruoshui couldn't help but stand up, and his snow-white socks stepped on the carpet on the wooden floor without any sound. When he walked to the window, he stood still. Zhao Ruoshui couldn't help but remembered his elder brother Zhao Qian, and his time living in Houleyuan with his elder brother and father.

Before winter, they would build snowmen. With the strength of their father and brother, they could always build several big snowmen in the wide yard. Zhao Ruoshui took on the job of decorating snowmen with coal cores and carrots. Now that their parents have moved the capital to Kaifeng, the elder brother has lived independently earlier.

Houleyuan is located by the West Lake, and it is a beautiful house. After his parents moved out, Zhao Ruoshui wanted to move there with her family, but he didn't expect that Houleyuan was owned by Hangzhou Prefecture as a state-owned asset. This was actually the arrangement of his father, which made Zhao Ruoshui very depressed. Although his current house is good, it is very different from Houleyuan. More importantly, Zhao Ruoshui thinks that Houleyuan is his home. Although Zhao Ruoshui paid for the current house, he did not give her such a strong feeling of home.

Sighing, Zhao Ruoshui still suppressed this idea. She really didn't have the courage to ask her father for Houling Garden. Her father Zhao Jiaren is a mediocre person, especially the thing that was designated as a state-owned asset by her father, and she would not tolerate Zhao Ruoshui's ideas. Without even asking the reason, Zhao Ruoshui could guess what his father would say.

If I take Houle Park as my own, the officials below will follow suit. For one of my gardens, they can occupy thousands of gardens, which cannot be done.

My father is so tough, and the eldest brother who has already added the title of Kaifeng Prefecture is also a fool. Over the years, he has never tried to make some for himself. A few days ago, my father ordered the family property to be divided, and the three siblings shared 10 million yuan. Zhao Ruoshui had already earned almost the same amount of money. After a little calculation of her income, she thought of the eldest brother's grand brother. This money should make the eldest brother very happy. He has been working so stupidly for so many years, and finally has some profits.

Later, when he received the news that his elder brother was officially enthroned, Zhao Ruoshui felt a little sad. The silly elder brother still got his things. How can I say this? Are there any silly people lucky?

Just as I was thinking, I heard the cat's cry. When I looked down, the Siamese cat at home had arrived at Zhao Ruoshui at some point. I was raising my head, looking at Zhao Ruoshui with a pair of beautiful blue eyes, making a cry for food.

Zhao Ruoshui shouted to the door: "Give the cat food."

The servant quickly brought the thing. Zhao Ruoshui sat down in the center of a bear skin on the street stall and took out the dried fish to feed the cat. The Siamese cat kept Zhao Ruoshui's wrist and eagerly gnawed the dried fish. The movement made Zhao Ruoshui laugh out loud. However, as soon as he got better, Zhao Ruoshui remembered his business in Siam.

In recent years, she mainly engaged in sailing business, but since last year, the profits from Siam have made Zhao Ruoshui very unhappy. Whether the profits have decreased, but the income of those routes to Tianzhuyang has increased greatly, making the Siam routes that once made the most profitable seem a bit insignificant.

Zhao Ruoshui once thought of getting a piece of the pie in the trade of Tianzhuyang, but Tianzhuyang is so far away that those who can make a big profit there are either industries supported by the government or powerful families. These two are just Zhao Ruoshui's weaknesses. The court officials may be afraid of the princess, but will not support the princess. As for the father's help, it is probably the same as asking for Houleyuan. As for the person Zhao Ruoshui married, he was a good person, but not a person with special background and family strength. Let him understand that the daughter of Zhao Guan family is the owner of this family, and Zhao Ruoshui has already lost his heart.

If it was the eldest brother, would he help? Zhao Ruoshui thought about it. At this time, she felt a little regretful. In the past, she only thought about making money, investing, making money, and investing again. If she gave him some points when his eldest brother was poor, she would not have no choice now. After all, the eldest brother was stupid and he would definitely pay it back if he owed favors.

Just as he was thinking, the servant came to report, "Madam, the son of the Sima family is asking for a visit."

Ten minutes later, Zhao Ruoshui arrived at the living room. The large iron furnace in the living room made the huge space very warm through the pipes. Zhao Ruoshui looked elegant and luxurious in the clothes. However, the Sima family's young master's outfit is not bad, and the tailoring clothes and the mink collar are very beautiful.

The two did not greet each other, and Sima Kao's grandson Sima Hong came straight to the topic, "Princess, there is news about the Western Roman Empire, and Boyan sent someone to come and wanted to find someone to talk about the olive oil transaction."

The Song Dynasty controlled the right to sail in the Pacific and Tianzhu Oceans, and all kinds of crops could be obtained. However, this area lacks oil-olive cultivation sites. It is said that the Ministry of Agriculture has issued a reward order. If a region suitable for oil-olive cultivation can be found and the achievements are made, the Ministry of Agriculture will reward you very much. However, no one has made this idea. The olive oil in the Song Dynasty has been transported from thousands of miles away through the sea. According to people who have tasted the origin, the taste has become worse.

Zhao Ruoshui was not concerned about this issue. She asked: "Who is actually intimate to ask to do business with us on a direct flight?"

Although Zhao Ruoshui had no disgust for the name Boyan, from Kublai Khan to a small soldier in Mongolia, they were all defeated generals under her father Zhao Jiaren. The difference between those people was just being killed or driven away. However, after all, Boyan once led the Lin'an court to surrender. For Zhao Ruoshui, that was one of the greatest helpers to help her father become the emperor of the Song Dynasty. But it would be fine if some things were indifferent.

Sima Hong smiled and said, "Maybe it is Boyan who thinks that the Europa Province has exploited him too much?"

"Not necessarily." Zhao Ruoshui shook his head, "Boyan must have any other requirements."

Sima Hong nodded, "I heard that Boyan wanted to import new guns and cannons. Our Song Dynasty sold many weapons to the Yuan Dynasty and built an arsenal. I think Boyan wanted to increase his military strength as soon as possible."

"Will the Yuan Kingdom want to annex the Western Rome?" Zhao Ruoshui was a little puzzled. Judging from the information she knew, the Yuan Kingdom signed a four-party treaty with the Western Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire, and the Europa Province of the Song Dynasty. As a result, the four parties combined to divide the navigation rights of the Mediterranean region. The Europa Province of the Song Dynasty could almost dominate the shipping interests of the Mediterranean with the smallest population and the smallest territory.

At first, Zhao Ruoshui didn't understand why his father agreed to the human-invested enemies of the Eastern Europeans at that time. Judging from the results, the Song Dynasty easily seized huge commercial benefits. If it were to fight against Europa thousands of miles away by force, God would know how much it would cost. So she didn't think that the people in the Europa Province today would hope that the four-party agreement would break down.

"Princess, the Yuan Dynasty's dominance is not good for us. Besides, the olive oil business has always been controlled by the European province. It would be great if we could get a share of the pie." Sima Hong told the Sima family's collaborators.

The Sima family first planted sisal on Guangnan East Road, and later it also invested in the guild of the Navigation, and the profits were good. However, more and more people invested in the guild of the Navigation. Sima Kao, the late patriarch of the Sima family, believed that the Sima family did not master the navigation technology, and this bowl of sea rice was afraid that it would not last long. So he made an amazing decision to sell his shares in the guild of the Navigation and spend all his money on opening the sisal plantation in Siam.

When so many people were trying to join the guild, Sima Kao's actions made many people secretly laugh. Zhao Ruoshui also noticed the Sima family. After consideration, Zhao Ruoshui chose to cooperate with the Sima family in advance. The development of things was as Sima Kao expected. As the demand for sisal in the Song Dynasty increased sharply, the income from planting sisal was much more than that of planting rice. In addition, when Sima Kao invested fully in the Siamese Garden, the policies were good. His family's 1.5 million mu of plantation land was rented for 30 years, and the tax rate was very low. Now, the annual output of one acre of land is more than two cents. With the net profit of more than two million this year as the basis, other Sima family's businesses are thriving.

However, the Sima family did not think that they would always operate on Siam Road. 30 years would soon pass. Siam Road was already the territory of the Song Dynasty, and the land ownership policy was also implemented. The Sima family had to find ways to open up some longer sources of business.

Zhao Ruoshui was uneasy. This transaction sounded good, but there were several difficult problems to overcome. The biggest problem was that the Europa Province in the Song Dynasty controlled the Mediterranean shipping. What do they think about the choice of the Western Roman Empire? After all, the Europa Province was a formal official in the Song Dynasty. Thinking of this, Zhao Ruoshui said: "I think it's up. This transaction is not reliable no matter how you hear it."

If His Majesty Boyan, in the contemporary Augustus of Western Rome, heard Zhao Ruoshui's evaluation, he would probably think that Zhao Ruoshui was a very reliable person. Although it was Boyan who made this tentative decision, Boyan himself did not put this matter in a very important position. The reason why he released such news was just to show kindness to the Song Dynasty. His family knew his family affairs, and Boyan did not think that his name could give Song Dynasty a beautiful memory.

His Majesty Boyan was 59 years old at this time. What he was most concerned about was whether his young son could safely inherit the throne. If Boyan could live in his eighties like Kublai Khan, he naturally didn't have to worry about these things. Boyan did not put his bet on this assumption. The previous war between the Yuan Dynasty and the Khanate State made Boyan feel strong uneasy. He thought that various countries under the Mongol Empire would not have war so early.

Internal war can only be curbed under a powerful khan. When Hao Ren's son Hao Kang went to Baghdad and got the job of the Minister of Water Resources. Boyan felt that the turbulent autumn in Mongolia had begun. At this time, what the Western Roman Empire needed was to quickly strengthen itself and try to withstand the subsequent storms.
Chapter completed!