In this era, commercial capital actually exists.
Its characteristic is the combination of usury and land.
Among the profits, the pawn industry accounts for a huge proportion.
It can be said that it is the most profitable industry after salt.
Warehouses, pawnshops, etc. were spread throughout the Wei Dynasty.
Many big businessmen with backgrounds use this method to exploit and accumulate wealth.
There are even people who have reached out to a country's most important agriculture.
In Jiangnan and other places, many rural areas have such examples.
In the spring, mother's money is given out and loaned to the next household.
The money collected in autumn has doubled.
The tentacles of these merchants have even reached every border area.
They use loan sharking and other major means, as well as various other methods to assist.
Loot a lot of land.
Some border merchants supported by Wu Xun mostly started their business by accumulating valleys in Kaizhong and reclaiming frontiers.
There are even many people who have millions of stones hidden away.
In Jiangnan, where there are many powerful people, businessmen with background are in Huguang and other places.
With its abundant financial resources, it built embankments around the waves and defended the water for farmland.
It occupies a vast fertile land.
This is an important reason why merchants were excluded in ancient times.
This kind of capital accumulation will not benefit the country or the people at all.
Only extraordinary destructive power.
But whether it was the Wei Dynasty or other dynasties, most of them could only sit back and watch such an existence.
Because the main force behind land annexation is mostly the powerful class themselves!
To a large extent, the Xue family also makes money in this way.
But unlike others, the Xue family is an imperial merchant.
Most of his capital is money.
That is, the emperor's personal money.
Therefore, most of the Xue family's profits also flowed into internal funds.
Only a small part is used to maintain operations and keep for myself.
There will be losses before, but it doesn’t mean that you don’t make money.
But if you make less money, you have to make up for it when you hand over your internal funds.
In contrast, the more you earn, the more you earn.
The Xue family's shops all over the country are actually mainly pawn shops, supplemented by grocery stores.
In addition to selling normal merchandise, the grocery store is also used to clear items that have expired for pawn.
After Feng Yibo helped clean up the accounts and curbed the corruption of his subordinates, he supplied in-demand overseas goods.
It is only natural that the Xue family can turn losses into profits and successfully turn over.
The model Baochai was originally familiar with was the Xue family's traditional business model.
Pawn and grocery store operations.
At most, plus some farms and rentals, that's all the projects of the Xue family's house.
She took over part of the Feng family's business and found that it was completely different from the Xue family's.
There are no pawn shops or loan sharks.
The Feng family earns money from large overseas commodity transactions and money from the rich and powerful in the capital.
The bulk overseas goods are mainly for the Xue family.
Feng Yibo is still responsible for this.
The person who handed it over to Baochai was Sihai Trading Company.
That is, the business of the rich and powerful in the capital.
After the war, many manors on the outskirts of the city were destroyed or even burned to the ground.
This allowed Sihai Commercial Bank to receive numerous orders in a short period of time.
Both stone and wood are in short supply.
Especially for overseas precious wood, the market has doubled.
Of course, Baochai was new to the industry and could only be responsible for some decisive tasks that were not too complicated.
It's mainly about the order of delivery and sophistication. It's a practice first.
In the next few days, the relationship between the young couple quickly heated up.
They also became more and more intimate with each other.
They stick together like glue every day, either visiting the garden to enjoy the scenery, or teaching her to make decisions and deal with things.
The two returned home midway, and the couple warmly invited Xue's mother to stay at Feng Mansion together.
It's a pity that the problem of the Xue family's second room has not been resolved yet, so I can't let it go there for a while.
However, Xue Pan came once and gave Baochai some gadgets she used to use, as well as her indispensable cold fragrance pills.
Knowing how to make Lengxiang Pills, Feng Yibo couldn't help but be speechless.
I was immediately impressed by Xue Pan, a guy who seemed rough but cherished his sister.
In addition to asking him to continue to help with the collection, he also told Xue Pan to listen more to Xue's mother and stay less involved in dandy's parties.
Otherwise, break his legs!
Feng Yibo does not have power all over the country, so if he wants to make Lengxiang Pills, he can afford the price.
But it may not succeed.
Only the Xue family has shops all over the country.
Under Xue Pan's instructions, it formed a certain scale.
Only in this way can the success rate of collecting flower core rain and dew be increased.
Ten days of wedding leave are fleeting.
Early that morning, Baochai helped Feng Yibo take care of it.
Reluctantly sent to the second door.
"I'll be back in the evening, don't miss me too much!"
Feng Yibo smiled and waved goodbye to the shy Baochai.
These days, I seem to have regained my lost youth.
Feng Yibo seemed to feel the taste of love again.
The wonderful taste and moistness made him feel particularly happy.
It's a pity that such a good mood was disrupted by one person after going to court.
"Captain Feng, please take a step to speak."
It was just after court, and Feng Yibo was in a hurry to go back to find his little wife.
At this time, a young eunuch appeared from the side.
"Eunuch Xia invites you."
When he heard that it was Xia Bingzhong's invitation, Feng Yibo followed him.
Wandering around, I arrived at a clean room in Tai Chi Palace.
"Eunuch Xia is looking for me, why?"
Seeing Xia Bingzhong waiting for him in the room, Feng Yibo immediately stepped forward to greet him and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Xia Bingzhong was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he went out and looked around, and then ordered:
"You stay there and don't let anyone get close."
"yes."
The little eunuch just came out in response.
Feng Yibo had some doubts in his heart and couldn't help but frown.
I kept thinking in my mind, why should things be so mysterious?
Xia Bingzhong was still worried. He looked around for a while, then closed the door of the quiet room and said:
"After the queen returned to the palace, her appetite has been bad, and her menstrual period has been delayed."
When Feng Yibo heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
Menstruation has not come, is it happening?
He didn't dare to think too much, for fear that a trace of his unnecessary emotions would leak out.
After Xia Bingzhong finished speaking, he stared at him.
Seeing that he seemed indifferent, he said again:
"At that time, the imperial doctor also took a look. He only said that he might be too frightened and prescribed some prescriptions to calm the nerves."
As soon as these words came out, Feng Yibo felt slightly relieved.
His face remained tense, he nodded and said:
"When the Tatar cavalry was closest that day, they were no more than a hundred steps away from us."
"If it weren't for my fast horse and the Tatars looting supplies from behind, I would have been plundered by the Tatars."
Having said this, he showed a hint of shock, patted his chest, and said:
"Don't say it's the empress, even I was really frightened!"
While he was talking to himself, Xia Bingzhong said suddenly:
"But after the imperial doctor looked at it, the empress took the medicine to calm the nerves, but it didn't work."
Having said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, making Feng Yibo feel a little hairy before he continued:
"In the past few days, not only has my period not arrived, but I have also started to retching frequently..."
Seeing him stop talking, Feng Yibo immediately looked suspicious and frowned:
"Could it be?"
It seemed that Feng Yibo had a puzzled look on his face, without any hint of panic.
In fact, his heart was already in his throat!
Auntie didn't come and she was still retching.
Isn't this a pregnancy reaction?
When Xia Bingzhong saw his admiration, he immediately released another bombshell news:
"The moon is too young, and even the imperial doctors dare not break it lightly! But they also say it looks like..."
Speaking of this, he paused deliberately before saying word by word:
"Pregnant!"
Feng Yibo felt a little flustered and regretful.
You know, he took three concubines and had two concubines overseas.
Now, including Baochai, there are already six women.
But no one was pregnant.
Feng Yibo always thought that it was a sequelae of time travel or something.
He even had Wang Jiren diagnosed in private.
But Wang Jiren couldn't tell a reason, so he could only let nature take its course.
If not, with his meticulousness, he would not let Xinyuanchun return to the palace easily.
But now, Yuanchun got hit in one go?
No, twice.
Not right either!
It doesn’t have to be your own!
Although Emperor Jingshun had no heirs for many years, he had one!
Or maybe myself.
Does that mean he will be cured without treatment?
Xia Bingzhong was still staring at him, and Feng Yibo didn't have time to think about anything else.
As he was thinking, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and he said:
"This is a good thing! Congratulations!"
Feng Yibo looked full of surprise, not panic, and said:
"If the empress has a dragon son, it will be a great blessing for the Holy Emperor and the Wei Dynasty!"
Xia Bingzhong still looked at him coldly and said with a smile:
"Yes! If it is a dragon species, that is naturally a good thing, but..."
The direction of this statement is a bit overwhelming!
"Even if you are a princess, it is a great thing!"
Feng Yibo saw that there was something in his words and chose to intervene immediately.
Still looking excited, he smiled and said:
"The Holy One has not had an heir for many years. Whether it is a dragon son or a princess, it is a great blessing!"
Xia Bingzhong obviously would not let him pass by the lake, and sneered:
"I didn't say dragon son, I said dragon species."
Feng Yibo had no choice but to continue pretending to be ignorant, and then said angrily:
"Oh, there are no outsiders here. What's wrong with me saying it's Long Zi? Besides! Isn't Long Zi better?"
Seeing Xia Bingzhong staring at him with a sneer, Feng Yibo said with a confused look:
"What's wrong? My father-in-law seems unhappy? Could it be..."
He pretended to hesitate, frowned and asked:
"Did the Rongguo Jia family offend the father-in-law?"
These words are obviously deflecting conflicts.
"winter!"
Hearing this, Xia Bingzhong suddenly knocked on the table and growled:
"Captain Feng, we plain people don't speak secretly!"
He looked at Feng Yibo with a fierce look on his face and said with a ferocious smile:
"There's no one else here, so I suppressed the fact that you and your wife came back alone!"
After saying this, Xia Bingzhong's eyelids twitched slightly before continuing:
"But if the Holy One knows about it, I'm afraid we will both be doomed!"
"What's the meaning?"
When Feng Yibo heard this, his face immediately turned red and he said angrily:
"No! Eunuch Xia, what do you mean?"
Xia Bingzhong bared his teeth and sneered, asking:
"What do you mean, with Captain Xia's intelligence, you can't understand it?"
"Xia Bingzhong!"
"boom!"
After shouting, Feng Yibo slapped the table again.
"What are you talking about?"
His face was filled with anger and humiliation, and he growled:
"I came back with my wife, but I am honest in my heart. I have never had such dirty thoughts as you, nor have I ever covered up the fact that we are the only ones back!"
Having said this, Feng Yibo raised his hand and pointed, and continued angrily:
"It's you! For the sake of your godson's future, let me cover up for him!"
"I agreed for your sake! Now you doubt the innocence of me and my empress?"
With that said, Feng Yibo stepped forward, grabbed Xia Bingzhong and dragged him out, saying:
"Let's go! Let's tell this to the Holy One now!"
Feng Yibo didn't want to scare Xia Bingzhong with his bluff.
The reason for doing this was that Xia Bingzhong did not dare to report it.
Otherwise, Xia Bingzhong wouldn't be here to see him now.
It will most likely be Emperor Jingshun himself.
Or, to cover up.
He didn't even ask, and just tried to kill him.
"I, Feng Yuan, have an open heart. Even if I die because of this, I will still be innocent and I will not tolerate your nonsense!"
Seeing Feng Yibo's awe-inspiring righteousness, Xia Bingzhong did not accept this trick and said ferociously:
"I advise Captain Feng not to bluff!"
As he spoke, he took back his fierce look, revealed a trace of sinisterness, and said:
"This has been said, I will only be punished, but your life will be over!"
Feng Yibo immediately pulled him hard again and yelled:
"Stop talking nonsense and go now!"
While exerting force, he also said:
"I, Feng Yuan, grew up reading the books of saints and sages, and I am clean and honest in my conduct and conduct. Our true gold is not afraid of fire!"
These words are in line with Feng Yibo's consistent image.
He studied hard while living in poverty and became an official in the imperial examination.
His private life is also extremely clean.
I have almost never been to Goulan Theater.
Gathering with friends is either at home or in a restaurant.
The only romantic affair was that he bought a maid and adopted a pair of sisters.
In the general environment of Wei Dynasty, this is simply a moral model!
"Let's go! Let's go to the Holy One for judgment. The worst we can do is die!"
Feng Yibo pulled hard, while Xia Bingzhong held on to the table.
Seeing that Feng Yibo seemed to be serious, he also became a little shaken and hesitated:
"Really do not have?"
Feng Yibo continued to pull.
While exerting force, the table "squeaked" and rubbed against the rough ground.
While saying confidently:
"Did you let the Holy One judge! If he says so, then I will follow my predecessor's example and die in the Daming Palace to prove my innocence with my death!"
"It's not like this, it's not like this!"
Xia Bingzhong began to soften, forced a smile and said:
"Our relationship is here, I just want to confirm it."
Feng Yibo showed a trace of hesitation and said:
"No, since you mentioned it today, my innocence will be stained by you!"
As he spoke, he continued to exert force and said:
"Walk!"
When Xia Bingzhong saw him let go, he also relaxed a little.
But it didn't matter that he wasn't done yet, as he was suddenly pulled over.
"Captain Feng!"
Xia Bingzhong shouted.
"Let's go! I want you to go quickly!"
Feng Yibo still ignored him and dragged him to the door.
As soon as the door opened, Xia Bingzhong got stuck in the door frame and refused to let go no matter what.
He said angrily:
"Okay, okay, I won't say it anymore, there is no need to seek death and survive!"
"Eunuch Xia, you are the one who doubts me, and you are the one who doesn't go!"
Feng Yibo stopped dragging, but still didn't let go of his hand, and said coldly:
"Then why did you come today?"
