some happy, others sad.
On this side, Chen An was still immersed in the joy of being an official of the Imperial Forest and obtaining the Zhuo family's iron smelting workshop.
Over there…
Within the residence of the Grand General, Marquis Pingyang.
The two ladies sat down.
On the main seat, Eldest Princess Ping Yang was graceful and elegant. She sat lazily on the brocade couch and smiled at the equally beautiful woman in front of her.
"I've long heard that the eldest daughter of the Zhuo family sells wine in the loesthouses and is a national beauty. Seeing it today, the rumors were indeed true!”
Although the woman at the guest seat had a bitter expression, it was difficult to hide her charming face. She was the female owner of the wine shop that Chen An and the other two had snatched yesterday.
"Eldest Princess, you must be joking. The family abandoned their daughter and their property was seized.”
This woman's surname was Zhuo, and her name was Wenjun. She was the daughter of Zhuo Wangsun, a big iron smelter in Shu.
Due to some family conflicts, he left Shu after quarreling with his father, Zhuo Wangsun, and established his own sect.
In Chang 'an, he operated the Zhuo's Iron Smelting Workshop and a wine shop.
The business was originally booming, but yesterday…
The tavern was robbed for no reason!
Today, he couldn't even protect his own iron smelting workshop!
How could a weak woman like Zhuo Wenjun bear such a disaster?
Zhuo Wenjun tried his best to protect the Zhuo family's iron smelting workshop, but he still couldn't persuade Sang Hongyang.
He could only bite the bullet and come to the General's residence, hoping to bribe Princess Ping Yang to escape this disaster.
"I've heard about what happened yesterday. Why? The eldest daughter seemed to have some complaints about Xiang 'er? If Eldest Daughter is unwilling, I'll let Xiang 'er return the tavern to you.”
Hearing Zhuo Wenjun's grumbling tone, Princess Ping Yang's tone turned cold.
Cao Xiang was the son of Princess Ping Yang and her ex-husband, Marquis Ping Yang Cao Shou. Even though he had remarried to the Marquis of Changping's Great General Wei Qing, his love for Cao Xiang did not decrease at all. Instead, it was even greater than before.
Didn't they just rob a tavern?
He actually dared to come!
Eldest Princess Ping Yang's tone was unfriendly as she continued,
"Zhuo Wangsun is as rich as a king. Even if he loses his tavern, with the ten thousand hectares of fertile farmland and hundreds of forests under Zhuo Wangsun's rule, would he not be able to feed his eldest daughter?”
"I heard that Linqiong of Shu Prefecture is half royal and half Zhuo. He had been rich for three generations. Was he still not satisfied?”
These words were very serious!
Zhuo Wenjun's expression immediately changed when he heard that. He hurriedly stood up and bowed.
"Princess, please take pity on my daughter. The wine shop is a small matter, but the iron smelting workshop is a big matter!”
"Now that my daughter has left the family, she only knows how to smelt iron. Without this iron smelting workshop, there will be famine. If my daughter can escape the danger of being overthrown today, I am willing to follow the princess's lead.”
His words were very clear.
Zhuo Wenjun was willing to give the tavern to Cao Xiang, but this iron smelting workshop…
No matter what, she didn't want to let go!
If Ping Yang could help her take back the iron smelting workshop, she was willing to share the profits with Ping Yang.
However…
Princess Ping Yang sighed,
"Eldest daughter, why don't you understand? Your Zhuo family is so good that you have the merit of following the dragon. No matter how much the finance minister Sang Hongyang implements the Salt and Iron Order, he won't feel bad for a woman like you, right?”
"Sang Hongyang didn't make the decision to give your Zhuo clan's iron-smelting workshop to the Tangyi marquis!”
Ping Yang's words were meaningful. Seeing that Zhuo Wenjun still did not understand, he explained again,"
"Salt and iron are the most important weapons of the country. The Zhuo family in Shu has been managing the iron smelting of our Han Dynasty for a hundred years. They have accumulated countless wealth, but their taxes are very low.”
"Now that our family has been fighting with the Xiongnu, it is time to gather the resources for the northern expedition. On the surface, it looks like he's taking away your iron smelting workshop, but in reality, isn't he asking Zhuo Wangsun to take out money and food to supply the army?”
Ping Yang's words were extremely obvious.
Liu Che had a big opinion of the Zhuo family in Shu.
Taking away the Zhuo family's iron-smelting workshop in Chang 'an and giving it to Chen An was only the first step. If Zhuo Wangsun still did not know what was good for him and did not use the money for military expenses…
What awaited the entire Zhuo Clan in Shu was Liu Che's endless fury.
This was a warning!
Zhuo Wenjun couldn't help but cry when he heard that."
"Is there really no place for a weak woman like me to live?”
Princess Ping Yang smiled and said,
"All industries in the world only prohibit salt and iron. Don't you know how to adapt with your intelligence?”
"Now that you have the time to come to me to find a way, why don't you think about how to deal with the Marquis of Tang Yi? After all, the Marquis of Tang Yi is young and impetuous.”
Zhuo Wenjun sighed in his heart. From Princess Ping Yang's attitude, she knew that things could not be done.
There was no point in saying anything more, so Zhuo Wenjun took his leave sadly.
Not long after Zhuo Wenjun left.
Ping Yang muttered,"
"Chen An, the Marquis of Tangyi?"
"I wonder if this commotion will affect the person in Changmen Palace…"
In the entire Han Dynasty, the woman that she, Princess Ping Yang, hated the most was none other than the deposed Empress Chen Ah Jiao who had been grounded in Zhangmen Palace for four years…
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