Xiao Mingxian's gaze was very scary. An ordinary person would tremble all over just by looking at him.
Bai Lingyue is not an ordinary person. She wants to bet that Xiao Mingxian will cooperate with her.
"Tell me about it." Xiao Mingxian's voice was cold and without any emotion.
"Your Majesty, according to my daughter's analysis, this year's special drought is not conducive to the growth of crops, but this problem has not been found in many places.
Dajin has always been a wealthy country, which gives people the misunderstanding that there will be endless food here.
But the most feared thing after a severe drought is water logging, so if you prepare food in advance, you can give it to the people when disaster strikes, or you can sell it to the rich at a high price. In this way, wouldn't the prince gain both fame and fortune? "
Bai Lingyue just wanted to improve the regent's reputation in the hearts of the people and prepare for her future plans.
Hearing this, Xiao Mingxian was very interested.
The weather in Dajin has been really bad recently. It hasn’t rained in many places for several months. This has never happened in previous years, so the people in Dajin didn’t take it to heart. However, this fifteen-year-old girl is thinking very far. .
"Continue." Xiao Mingxian stared at Bai Lingyue seriously. Bai Lingyue was a little embarrassed by his stare, feeling like she was the prey of this eagle.
"There will be an epidemic after the disaster, so we need to prepare some medicinal materials, which have the same effect as food. At that time, the medicinal soup can be distributed to the people in the name of the prince, and it can also establish the prince's authority."
At present, Bai Lingyue needs to purchase the most basic food and medicinal materials first, and the rest is the second step.
"I don't need any reputation." Xiao Mingxian said.
Bai Lingyue rolled her eyes in her heart, this man, maybe he doesn't know the importance of reputation to a person, right?
"But your opinion is good, so what do you need me to do?" Xiao Mingxian continued. His eyes were not as sharp as before, but they were still scary.
"Your Majesty, I can pay for the purchase of grain and medicinal materials, but I can't get such a large quantity. Can you please help me? We'll give it a 50-50 deal when it's done."
Bai Lingyue has already thought about it. She will pay and let Xiao Mingxian contribute, and then the benefits will be equally divided.
When Xiao Mingxian heard this, he stood up and walked to Bai Lingyue. He walked with the wind, and the delicious fragrance of wintersweet drifted into Bai Lingyue's nose.
She had already smelled it when she first entered the study. The incense here did not smell of wintersweet, but the regent... couldn't be body fragrance, right?
The scent of wintersweet on Young Master Bu Ran... Bai Lingyue felt cold when she thought of this. Forget it, everyone has their own hobbies, and gender is not a problem when people are in love.
"No." Xiao Mingxian waved his hand.
"What about four or six points? My daughter is four, you are six?" Bai Lingyue did not expect Xiao Mingxian to be so shrewd.
"Three seven, I am seven, you are three." Did Xiao Mingxian do this on purpose? Although Bai Lingyue thought he was quite shameless, no one except him could get so much food and medicinal materials, so it was useless for her to have money.
"Okay!" Bai Lingyue weighed it slightly and nodded in agreement. Even 30% is still very profitable.
"Then where do you put these things after you buy them?" Xiao Mingxian asked another specific question.
What Bai Lingyue wants to buy is hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain and medicinal materials. It is impossible to keep it in the house, and people will be suspicious of it.
"Your Majesty, these things can be placed..." Bai Lingyue had already thought of a place to put the food and medicinal materials, and Xiao Mingxian's people were needed to go to that place.
She has bought food and medicinal materials, and there are many other things she needs to buy, and they will be placed there when the time comes.
"Cave?" Xiao Mingxian felt a little surprised.
"Yes, this cave was discovered by a wandering Taoist priest. It is very spacious and can store tens of millions of stones of food and various supplies.
It can also become our secret base in the future. "
The place Bai Lingyue was talking about was where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stored supplies in his previous life. She wanted to seize the opportunity and take that place as her own.
Xiao Mingxian thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"Then let's sign a contract. I'm afraid you'll default on your debt." Xiao Mingxian stepped forward and grabbed Bai Lingyue's wrist and brought her to the desk.
Bai Lingyue...
As expected of a regent, everything he does is done without leakage.
"Your Majesty, I have prepared the contract. Please take a look." Bai Lingyue took out the contract that had been written long ago from her bag and handed it to Xiao Mingxian with both hands.
Xiao Mingxian glanced at her again. Did he underestimate this girl?
The terms in the contract are very clearly written, but the space for the share is empty. Now all you need to do is write the share and sign their names.
"My daughter, come first." Bai Lingyue wrote her name at the bottom first, leaving the top for Xiao Mingxian.
"Okay." Xiao Mingxian picked up the brush and wrote two words.
"Buran?" After reading it, Bai Lingyue immediately understood that the regent's name must not be used in these businesses, and this Buran master was the best scapegoat.
"Your Majesty, this is a banknote of two hundred thousand taels. One hundred thousand taels are used to buy food, and one hundred thousand taels are used to buy medicinal materials..."
"No rush, I will go to the cave with you first." Xiao Mingxian was indeed very careful in his work. He had to personally visit the place where the supplies were stored and only then proceed to the next step if he felt it was safe.
"Okay, I will be free this afternoon." Bai Lingyue spends all her time now making reserves. There is still half a year left, and she has too much to do.
"Then stay for dinner." Xiao Mingxian said and waved his hand.
Bai Lingyue wanted to say no, she could go back to eat and come back later, but seeing that Xiao Mingxian had already lowered his head and started busy, she didn't want to disturb him. It happened that she also wanted to see what the regent's living conditions were like.
Coming out of the study, Xiao Taohong outside was already waiting eagerly.
"Miss, are you okay?" Seeing Bai Lingyue coming out, Xiao Taohong retracted her neck.
"It's okay, the prince doesn't eat people. What are you afraid of?" After getting along with each other several times, Bai Lingyue became less and less afraid of Xiao Mingxian.
"But the prince wants to..." Xiao Taohong made a gesture of raising the knife and telling the eldest lady that although the prince does not eat people, he does want to kill people.
"Pfft." Bai Lingyue was amused by Xiao Taohong's appearance.
"Miss Bai, please come down with me." Xiao Fei came over at this time, and he asked Bai Lingyue and Xiao Taohong to come over with a serious look.
"Where to go?" Xiao Taohong became nervous again. She was really afraid of the prince.
"The prince has left the eldest daughter to have a meal. It is still early for the meal at this time. The prince has asked the eldest daughter to go to the flower hall to drink tea first, and then have dinner after the prince has finished his business."
Xiao Taohong pulled Bai Lingyue's sleeve. To be honest, she didn't approve of the young lady eating this meal here. Can she eat it with the prince?
