Chapter 215 Xiang Yaxuan

"What's the important thing for Lord Zheng to ask me to come here?" Li Yan pretended not to know and said slowly.

"I heard that a few months later, His Royal Highness will also participate in the five-year school inspection of the imperial city. There are just some excellent weapons, armor and other things to be dedicated to His Royal Highness."

Zheng Yan specially accentuated the "weapon armor" and added some tone. Li Yan said, "Oh?" He said, "Since Lord Zheng has a goodwill, let's take it for the time being. This time, the father will personally go to the imperial city for school inspection. There should be two princes in the Zheng family leading the team. Why haven't they arrived in Beijing yet? Familiar with the atmosphere earlier to avoid unconvinced performance.

Zheng Yan showed a wry smile and said, "Your Highness also knows that my Zheng family is only doing business and doing some small business. Although there are thousands of government soldiers, how can they compare with a military family like the Xia family. Don't ask to get the top few this time, as long as you don't lose too ugly.

Li Yan picked up the teacup and took a sip and said, "The Xia family is the meritorious official of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, the requirements for soldiers should be stricter. But the soldiers of the Zheng family are not so bad. It is not a problem to enter the top ten of at least 20 teams.

Zheng Yan was slightly shocked and his face did not change at all. He said, "Your Highness is very flattered. The day before yesterday, I heard that the court would carry out tax reform and raise the interest rate of business. People are panic everywhere, and I don't know how credible it is. Has Your Highness ever heard the emperor mention it?

Tax reform is mostly high-profile. As a result, the cost of doing business increases. Naturally, the profit is much smaller. Although it has an impact on ordinary businessmen, it is not unacceptable. However, the Zheng family is a big businessman, which is naturally greatly affected. People with clear eyes can see that it is not so much a tax reform as against the Zheng family. I don't know what provoked the emperor. The king's subordinate had to die. For a while, many businessmen who had cooperated with the Zheng family for many years were watching, which can be said to be a hair and moved the whole body.

If this really happens, Li Yan, as a prince, can't be unaware of it. There is always some wind that can be knocked sideways. Li Yan clearly remembered that his father ordered the minister to discuss this matter after he came out of the touring palace. Suddenly, no one knows the reason. Someone must have touched the reverse scales.

Li Yan nodded slightly and said, "Tax is the share of the country. The Yellow River is mixed with water, and the drought in the southwest, new water conservancy, etc. have to be costly. Although the border has been calm for decades, the required materials and military pay still cannot be reduced. It is really difficult for my father's move to say." Sooner or later, this matter will be announced, and Li Yan will be happy to do this favor. Moreover, it is also a good thing to win over some people, and there will be places to use the Zheng family in the future.

Hearing Li Yan confirm this, Zheng Yan's heart was half cold. However, it is concluded that the old man who bought "Xiaoyue Qinghui" at a high price at the underground trade fair of Tianji Palace is the current emperor. Money is not leaking is a wise saying. You have more money than the emperor. Isn't it looking for death to grab what you like? It is not difficult to explain why the emperor suddenly adjusted the tax.

The door was pushed open, and a 17-year-old girl walked in, wearing a light pink tight top and a green smoke gauze skirt. The waist is tied with gold silk. The head fell on the jasper dragon and phoenix hairpin. A smile is touching. Lian Bu moved slightly and said, "See you, your father, Your Highness."

Zheng Yanwei nodded and introduced, "Little girl Yulan, this time I went to Beijing to see the world with Weichen."

Li Yan had an amazing moment when he first saw it, and his interest was greatly reduced. Of course, he could see Zheng Yan's idea. Although he didn't say it, he didn't like it. Zheng Yulan's beauty among the women he met was also her original intention, but she did not have the feeling of love at first sight. His nose suddenly moved, and a fresh and unusual aroma rushed into his head, doubting, "This is a sachet stuffed out. The aroma is so pure."

Zheng Yulan was unhappy and said that the prince was not funny. Without looking at his face's interest in perfume, he said softly, "Your Highness, this is a kind of thing called perfume. It has been very popular recently. There are not only flowers for women, but also kinds for men. With that, he took out a delicate pale yellow crystal bottle from the cuff and handed it over.

Li Yan took the small bottle and couldn't put it down carefully. This is a single-flavored mo/Lihua fragrance designed and imitated by Xiao Ran, which is extremely exquisite in terms of workmanship and material selection. It has developed from Yuhang to the capital in just two or three months. Zheng Yulan regretted that she had made it difficult to get this thing out, so that the prince was all attracted and didn't look at herself. Zheng Yan's eyes jumped. This thing is exclusively operated by Liu's business in Yuhang, which quickly occupied many states and counties, and even set up branches in Beijing. The production process is confidential, and outsiders can't touch it.

Li Yan nodded and said, "This thing is operated by the Zheng family, which is in line with the wishes of this website."

Zheng Yan said with a wry smile, "I'm disappointed. This is not Zheng's property. As far as I know, there is also a branch in Chang'an. After Tailou's unwillingness, it's better to let the servants choose a few back.

Li Yan waved his hand and said, "No, since it's still early. Once I got out of the palace, I went to see this thing called perfume in person.

Zheng Yan hurriedly said, "Well, it's not convenient for Weichen to go with Your Highness. Let Yulan and Yuer go with your highness.

Li Yan nodded and said nothing. Before leaving, there was an inexplicable smile on the corners of his mouth: "Well, do you also want to count on me?"

visit the lake, enjoy the spring, and taste delicious food. Xiao Ran and Xia Ruoyan played most of the capital, and everywhere they went was enviable. It responds to the sentence "one person's loneliness, two people's carnival". Seeing these scenery in a different mood is another kind of enjoyment. When the two got off the boat, Xia Ruoyen seemed to be unfinished. He said, "Where should I go later?"

Xiao Ran thought for a moment and said, "This month's dividend has not been received yet. Let's go to Xiangyaxuan first."

Xia Ruoyan nodded with a smile. As the behind-the-scenes boss of Xiang Yaxuan, Xiao Ran, who enjoys four red parts, has tens of thousands of taels of silver every month. And with the opening of branches in various states and counties, the amount of silver obtained continues to rise. There is still a lot of money left to go out. Xiao Ran is free to plan this money. It's just that the time is not ripe and there is no trustworthy person in hand. You have to plan well before you can start.

According to the business strategy provided by Xiao Ran, each state only has three branches, and must spend a lot of money to repair it in the bustling area and supply a limited supply of perfume. The higher the price, the less perfume it is to produce. After all, rare things are precious. And to keep people curious enough about this, how can people who can afford luxury such as perfume care about these two taels of silver? The Liu sisters also strictly followed this to help, and each store carefully selected the location and publicized it before opening the store. The luxurious decoration of its facade makes ordinary people timid.

Xiao Ran and Xia Ruoyan walked into the store, and a purple woman came forward to greet each other and said, "Miss, please feel free to have a look. If you need it, just let me know Lan'er."

The maids in the store are well-trained, but they are far behind the guests. Never talk too much to sell, and only when guests like a certain one will they come forward to make an introduction. Xiao Ran nodded with satisfaction and said, "Give a message to your shopkeeper that a prince surnamed Xiao wants to see her."

The maid forgot Xiao Ran's glance, her long hair was like ink, and her lips were slightly squeezed, which made people feel a kind of flexible elegance and beautiful. It's just that the indifference on the surface is a little daunting. He hesitated for a moment and guessed to walk up the stairs. How long did he go downstairs with a stunned face and said, "The shopkeeper, please ask Mr. Xiao to speak upstairs."

"Yan'er, how about you?" Xiao Ran turned around and asked.

Xia Ruoyan looked at many exquisite crystal bottles and said, "Brother Xiao, go upstairs. Yan'er can just look at the perfume here."

Although Xia Ruoyan pays attention to Xiao Ran all the time, she will not interfere with his affairs too much. Xiao Ran nodded and walked upstairs. Leave the maid who has not yet recovered from her astonishment. The room is decorated with antique colors, with the atmosphere of literati. For a moment, Xiao Ran became a little curious. When I saw the person upstairs, I couldn't help swallowing my saliva.

At this time, there were three people sitting in the room, one holding a folding fan. Two beautiful women with peach blossoms sat on the left side. One person's eyes seemed to be a little stunned, with a trace of joy. The other popular appearance is more than Liu Fangfei and Liu Ying, which is nerve-wracking.

"Okay, Xiao Ran, it's really you. My sister also said that you are busy. I have time to come to the capital to play. If you hand over such a big mess to the two weak women and dump them as the shopkeeper, don't you know what pity is..." Before the man arrived, his voice came. Liu Ying's small mouth was like a cannon, and Xiao Ran was scolded. The scholar beside him was stunned. I didn't expect the Liu Ying, who seemed to be a bird, to be so scary.