The matter between Shen Yingxue and Guo Zhao came to an end for the time being. After this incident, Jiang Miao started to get busy again.
The Song family and the previous Sun Hao were invisible troubles, giving her a wake-up call when she wanted to be at ease.
Before they have absolute ability, any one of them may be in danger. Jiang Miao knows that Shen Yanqing's journey to the court has just begun, and there will only be more troubles in the future.
In the original book, because Shen Yanqing married Liu Ruyan, the prime minister sent him to escort him. He was upright, clear-minded, and capable, and even the emperor held him in high esteem.
But even so, he encountered countless obstacles along the way, not to mention that now that he had surrendered to the emperor, fought against the Prime Minister's faction, and then faced Prime Minister Liu's faction in the capital, the Shen family without foundation and power would only be a small tree shaking a tree. He was easily crushed under his feet, so Jiang Miao had to feel a sense of urgency.
She has no other ability but to work hard to make money. No matter in which era, money can solve 90% of the problems.
The hot pot restaurant jointly owned by Jiang Miao and Xu Ziwen has opened. Although she is not involved in the business in Beijing, we can know how popular hot pot is from Xu Ziwen's letter.
She was given two hundred taels of silver in the first month. Although it didn't look like much, you should know that this was the profit after deducting costs. The shop was profitable in the first month after opening, which was enough to prove that the business was booming.
In addition to hot pot restaurants, there is also Xiangfang. Jiang Miao sorted out the business in her hands now. The two shops in the capital were opened together with the Xu family brothers and sisters. Although they also made money, they would not all be in their own hands. Although she We have the ability and technology, but the biggest problem is the lack of manpower.
Jiang Miao flipped through the account book, and the more she flipped through it, the heavier her heart became. It was not enough to just make money, she had to develop her own power. She sat quietly for a moment, then picked up the account book and went to the study to find Shen Yanqing.
"Do you want to form a secret guard?"
Shen Yanqing couldn't help but sit upright when he heard Jiang Miao's intention. His eyes were deep and his emotions were indistinguishable from his words. Jiang Miao didn't know whether he agreed or objected.
"Yes, we have money now, but no power. We are always controlled by others. Whether it was Sun Hao before or the Song family now, it is better that we stay away from the capital. When the emperor calls you back someday, we will be with our bare hands. , do you want to be beaten passively?"
Jiang Miao has no ambitions. She prefers a leisurely life of cooking wine and drinking tea instead of fighting in court. She usually opens a shop and cooks delicious food without competing with others.
But Shen Yanqing was different. He had high aspirations. Since Jiang Miao chose to follow him, she never thought about backing down, so now all considerations are for the future of the two of them.
"Well, come and sit."
After hearing what she said, Shen Yanqing's expression relaxed for a moment. He held Jiang Miao's hand and revealed his innermost plans.
"I haven't told you these things before. I don't want you to worry and tire yourself out. I didn't expect that our ideas coincided with each other, so you came to me first."
Shen Yanqing held her in his arms with a somewhat pleasant tone. His Miaoya was not a woman trapped in the back house, but a wife with vision and knowledge who could fight alongside him.
"Why, you have this idea too?"
Jiang Miao turned her head quickly, her hair brushing his cheek, and the fragrant fragrance of a woman hit his nostrils. Shen Yan cleared his throat and tried his best to restrain the desire in his heart, his voice was low for a moment.
"Well, the formation of secret guards is already in progress."
Not only was Jiang Miao anxious for manpower, but Shen Yanqing had already planned this, so a few days ago he asked Liang Duo to secretly select a group of beggars and send them to the secret guard camp in Lu Yuanshan.
Let him help with training. The secret guards of the Duke's Mansion have been passed down for three generations and have a mature training system. Moreover, he admires Lu Yuanshan's character and has helped the Shen family a lot before, so Shen Yanqing entrusted him with the task of cultivating his power.
Jiang Miao looked a little puzzled after hearing what he said.
"But Uncle Lu is not related to us, so why would he be willing to help?"
There is no free lunch in the world, let alone such a secret thing as training secret guards. This is a family effort devoted to helping Shen Yanqing rise. Jiang Miao didn't understand why Lu Yuanshan agreed.
"Luke Guogong belongs to the emperor's faction like me. He is willing to help me because of the emperor's face. The existence of these secret guards cannot do anything harmful to the emperor, otherwise he can help cultivate them and have the means to eliminate them. Moreover, all of these are It’s conditional.”
Shen Yanqing formed a secret guard just to protect his relatives, so he readily agreed to Lu Yuanshan's request.
"What conditions?"
"Gong Lu is not greedy for power, nor does he value fame and fortune. In order to get his help, I agreed to open an academy with him and promote movable type printing."
Shen Yanqing's mood was complicated when he said this. Lu Yuanshan's condition was not for himself, but for the people of the world. Even if he didn't say it, Shen Yanqing would do it, but the cooperation between the two deepened his admiration for Lu Yuanshan. .
"Uncle Lu is a good man..."
Jiang Miao couldn't help but sigh that it is rare to see such a pure person in the world, who can achieve great things and benefit the world. Perhaps it is with such people that the process of history will continue to be pushed forward and the people's lives will get better and better.
"We will be like Uncle Lu in the future."
Since she traveled to this era and has advanced abilities, how could she not do something for the people of this era? This would also leave a mark of her life.
"Um."
After the negotiation with Shen Yanqing was concluded, Jiang Miao felt more confident. Shen Yanqing was left to deal with the matter of establishing a force. She now wanted to free her hands and feet to pursue her career.
They couldn't move the Song family yet, but Sun Hao was a nobody, and he hadn't yet avenged his revenge on someone who had sent someone to burn her. Jiang Miao had been in pain for more than half a month and almost had a scar. She would never forget this incident.
Huh, he has a criminal record and cannot pass the examination. Even if he is backed by the Prime Minister's Office, he can only be a pawn. Jiang Miao asked the Xu family to help check his current situation. He opened an embroidery shop in the capital and the business is pretty good. Jiang Miao decided to use this as a breakthrough. He wanted to do business, but she wanted him to stop doing it!
Beijing
Sun Hao had one of his hands cut off and became disabled, and his whole person became gloomy. He vaguely knew who the murderer was, but he just didn't want to accept it.
He was very cautious in Zhenjiang Mansion and did not expose his whereabouts at all. But how did Shen Yanqing find out?
Not to mention that he could send people to chase him to the capital. Sun Hao didn't believe that Shen Yanqing had such ability. In his heart, Shen Yanqing was still the poor scholar in Furong Town who was bullied by him. He only lived for a short year. Time has already grown to this height, how can Sun Hao accept it?
"waste!"
He lay down next to the bed and wanted to get the tea on the table, but his severed hand knocked the tea cup over. The tea spilled all over the floor, and the mattress under him was soaked. A trace of disgust flashed in Sun Hao's eyes. The bottom line is deep hatred.
He is a waste and a monster now. Shen Yanqing has caused him such misery, and he will never let it go!
