The news about Sheng Jing arrived along with a box of gifts from Fu Jingchao. Shen Xingwan took a look and saw some beautiful and exquisite jewelry and some interesting objects.
"Is there a girl who is engaged to the prince now?" Ban Xia said excitedly.
Shen Xingwan calmly said "Yeah". In theory, this is correct.
Perhaps Shen Xingwan acted too calmly, and her subordinates could not figure out her attitude, so they soon stopped mentioning the matter.
But this news made the Shen family very satisfied. Although choosing Shen Xingwan was a compromise, with the blessing of the marriage contract with the prince, her value has also become greater.
Invitations to various banquets followed, and the date of the genealogy was always postponed, but it was decided to be after the release of the family tree in the autumn.
Compared with these distractions, Shen Xing's mind was on another thing.
What Fu Jingchao had promised her was finally coming true.
Shen Xingwan still chose the hidden Luoxia Pavilion as the venue, but this time the banquet was placed in the Baiyuan Garden.
Sitting on the second floor, Shen Xingwan could see the beautiful view of the entire Baiyuan Garden.
The wind picked up, and a woman walked slowly among the flowers. Her skin was like cream, and her waist was slender. When she got closer, she raised her head and smiled at Shen Xingwan, she was bright and charming.
Shen Xingwan also smiled. The good-looking beauty is indeed pleasing to the eye.
The beauty quickly came up to the second floor and handed a white camellia in her hand to Shen Xingwan, "This is the first time we meet, please give me some advice."
Shen Xingwan took the flowers and said, "Girl, please have a seat."
However, his gaze was unable to be taken away from the beauty's face. The pattern of "Butterfly Love Flower" was carefully painted on the beauty's forehead, adding a bit of enchantment and delicacy to the already beautiful sight.
"Does it look good?" The beauty smiled sweetly at her.
"It's beautiful. The flower head is different from what I thought." Shen Xingwan said softly.
Hua Yan, the only one among the four wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River who is headed by a woman, is both controversial and capable. It is said that her iron-blooded skills are not inferior to those of her male counterparts.
In this Jiangnan salt case, the Jiang family, one of the four wealthy businessmen, was wiped out. Except for one daughter, Jiang Sang, the entire family was wiped out. The other two families were also more or less involved, and their vitality was severely damaged.
Only the Hua family stayed on their own from beginning to end and were not involved at all.
Shen Xingwan lowered his eyes. This was of course because the Hua family or Hua Yan worked for the Zhennan Palace.
Although Fu Jingchao left, he had not forgotten the benefits he had promised her when he was lured into the game.
Although Hua Yan looks unexpectedly charming and charming, she is definitely not an ordinary person who can get a piece of the Jiangnan officialdom as a woman.
He was naturally sophisticated in his approach to matters and told Shen Xingwan straight to the point, "The Hua family will honor the prince's promise on his behalf."
Shen Xingwan drank a glass of wine before saying, "Now is not a good time to get involved in the salt matter."
Although the benefits are indeed tempting, this is a real thorn in the side.
The emperor was so happy this time. Apart from the fact that the prince was too useless and pressured by public opinion, the biggest reason was the huge profits from the salt market. The emperor had always wanted to keep this piece of fat in his hands.
He was ruthless and sent his own people over. If anyone had this intention at this time, it would be to snatch meat from the emperor's mouth.
The smile on Huayan's face was a bit sincere, "In the face of such a huge temptation of benefits, the girl is quite sober."
"Money is important, life is even more important." Shen Xingwan said with a smile, "The most important thing for a person is to understand the situation clearly."
What she wanted from the beginning was not to get a share of the salt market. There would be too many young wolves and high risks.
All she wants is a chance.
Hua Yan has dealt with countless people, and I have to say that there is a reason why Shen Xingwan can climb so high in a short period of time.
Huayan didn't mention a word about the plans she had prepared, but asked Shen Xingwan, "Since you are not interested in the salt market, what is the girl interested in?"
In fact, even if Shen Xingwan didn't refuse today, Huayan would not really let her interfere in the affairs of Yanshi.
Even the Hua family will not officially end on the surface. The risk of snatching the emperor's fat is too high. The Hua family is an important part of the Zhennan Palace in Jiangnan, so we must not risk anything happening.
"Headmaster Hua is a native of Jiangnan, right?" Shen Xingwan said with a smile, "What does Mr. Hua think Jiangnan is most famous for?"
"It is said that the Jiangnan water town is most famous for its water. There is also an old saying that goes, you rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and you rely on the water to eat the water. The water and soil in the south of the Yangtze River have nurtured the people of the south of the Yangtze River." Huayan was moved and laughed, "Girl
Could it be that you are interested in shipping?"
Jiangnan is where maritime transportation is more developed than land transportation, and there are even caravans who take huge risks to go to sea in exchange for high returns.
Shen Xingwan raised a toast to Hua Qianjia, "The Hua Master really has a delicate heart."
Hua Yan winked at her and said, "That girl has a broad vision!"
The two of them felt as if they had met each other too late.
The paths taken by both of them were, in a sense, deviant in ancient times.
"I have a shipping ship on hand, but due to limited capacity, I just do it on a small scale." Shen Xingwan explained.
Even so, her first pot of gold came from the sea. All her capital accumulation came from her spending all her money, searching hard for old sailors and helmsmen, buying a small boat, and starting to travel north and south.
, the reselling of goods begins.
Shen Xingwan knew that the real big cake was caravans going overseas and foreign trade.
This is the way to make a lot of money and have high returns.
But this area now belongs to a gray area. The government and the government have not officially intervened except to collect taxes.
So everyone just depends on their ability.
When a large fleet goes to sea, the price of shipbuilding alone is unmatched, not to mention that there are many other things involved.
Shen Xingwan started too low and it was difficult to get a foothold.
No matter in terms of money or experience.
Hua Yan carefully analyzed, "Nowadays, when going to sea, we mainly go out in teams of major chambers of commerce. They have the best fleet, the most experienced boatmen and helmsmen, and the best equipment. They have an absolute advantage in this regard."
This has also resulted in this area being dominated by chambers of commerce, making it difficult for ordinary merchants to get a share of this pie.
The main reason is that the cost of a sea voyage is too high, and ordinary merchants dare not take the gamble.
"Are you interested, Mr. Hua?" Shen Xingwan asked.
Hua Yan laughed and said, "No businessman would object to having too much money. Of course I am interested."
The most important thing is that although the Hua family is also one of the four wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, Jiangnan Su merchants exclude the Hua family and do not take the Hua family to play on the grounds that women are in power.
Blatant discrimination.
The relationship between the Hua family and the Zhennan Palace cannot be exposed easily. The Zhennan Palace will not interfere in the affairs of the Hua family at will.
Therefore, Huayan has been holding back this breath.
Countless people have been watching her over the years, and if she makes a wrong move, they are eager to pounce on the Hua family and share their food.
Huayan was also under pressure and had a hard time walking step by step.