Conversation

"It's not like there's no chance, it's just a little dangerous."

In the afternoon, she had roughly guessed some of Emperor Hongwen's thoughts from what Li De said after delivering the decree.

Although it is using the Lu family, it is even said that it is directly pushing the Lu family out to attract the firepower of the nobles.

But she didn't feel dissatisfied.

After all, the Lu family is already like this.

Gao Yanming was eyeing him, and even if he didn't offend the noble clan, the other party might not let them go.

If that's the case, then why bother forcing things to be peaceful?

Besides, the Lu family needs to develop and improve its status.

Leaning towards Emperor Hongwen is the best choice.

"Oh? Listening to what you said, do you have a way to promote the Lu family to become an imperial merchant?"

Ever since Lu Yaoyao suddenly mentioned Huangshang, he had noticed something.

It's just that this imperial businessman is not something that can be done casually. Although my niece has won the favor of His Majesty, received rewards, and was also named the Lord of the Township.

But it doesn't mean that she has the ability to push the Lu family from ordinary merchants to the position of imperial merchants.

But now that she said this, Lu Kang's eyes lit up.

"Second uncle also thinks highly of me."

Lu Yaoyao shook his head.

If she had no other choice, she really would not let the Lu family get involved in the fight between Emperor Hongwen and the noble clan.

"It's just the guy above who has some ideas."

"Oh? Seriously?"

Lu Kang immediately became excited.

Since the person above has this intention, then there will definitely be no trouble for the Lu family this time.

When he heard that the Lu family was suspected of treason, his heart fell to the bottom. Fortunately, he had a capable niece.

But I never expected that the Lu family would have such an opportunity.

Is it true that surviving a catastrophe will lead to good fortune?

"My second uncle is not at home today. In the afternoon, your Majesty arranged for someone to come and take me to the farm in Cheng."

She briefly talked about what happened this afternoon, focusing on rice paper and movable printing, as well as what Li De conveyed after delivering the order.

After listening to her story, the excitement and joy on Lu Kang's face had disappeared.

There was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.

"You mean, is it possible that His Majesty will hand over the business of rice paper and movable printing to the Lu family?"

"That's how it should be."

Lu Kang frowned, pondered for a moment, and said again, "Doesn't that mean that the Lu family will party directly with the nobles?"

How powerful is the gentry faction?

There is absolutely no way that a small family like the Lu family can fight against it. If you are not careful, the entire Lu family may be destroyed.

The name Huangshang is indeed very good, and it is also very tempting for businessmen like Tan Mo.

But if he had to risk his entire family to win, he still hesitated.

"What do you think?"

After this period of contact, he no longer regarded Lu Yaoyao as a little girl who was inexperienced in the world.

Whether it's the various things she has in her hands, her thoughts, or her means of communicating and building relationships.

I don't know how much better than him.

"Your Majesty is taking advantage of the Lu family."

"But given the current situation of the Lu family and Gao Yanming's vicious methods, even if the Lu family can escape this incident, there is no guarantee that there will not be another one."

Lu Kang nodded secretly in his heart.

Indeed, as long as Gao Yanming is around, the knife on the Lu family's head will always be there.

It's not that if you don't provoke him, he will let the Lu family go.

"Since we can't live in peace, we must find a backer."

backing?

Indeed, among those who could compete with the nobles, Emperor Hongwen was the best choice.

But he was still very worried. The gentry faction had been entrenched in Dongzhou for many years and had deep roots. It was also deeply entangled with the imperial court.

It is true that Emperor Hongwen had the intention to deal with the nobles, but it was just because he wanted to gain benefits from the nobles.

If one day the nobles bow their heads and retreat due to too much pressure, the Lu family's position will become very embarrassing. It's hard to say what the outcome will be.

However, what Lu Yaoyao said is also correct. Given the current situation of the Lu family, they really need a backer to intimidate the noble clan.

Besides, if Emperor Hongwen really asked them to do this by name, would they be able to refuse?

"This matter is so big that I don't know how to decide."

"Why don't you delay it for a while and wait until your grandfather and uncle come to Beijing to discuss it."

"Well, actually, His Majesty didn't say it explicitly. He just had some thoughts and it sounds like he wanted to ask for advice."

"And this is a big thing, and it takes time to plan."

Lu Kang nodded.

"It's getting late, my second uncle will go back first."

"Well, second uncle, walk slowly."

After sending Lu Kang away, Lu Yaoyao meditated alone for a long time.

This matter still depends on Emperor Hongwen's specific plans.

Let's go to the palace tomorrow and have a look.

Today, she had been busy all day and was a little tired, so she asked Qiu Yu to bring hot water.

Lying on the bed, she summoned the universal search engine interface.

Sure enough, I found many tips for earning points in the lower right corner of the interface.

There are points earned by making perfumes, and points earned by brewing distillers.

After the previous scan, her side had already lost a lot of points, but looking at it now, she actually had more than 700 points.

“I don’t know if I can get points for distilled alcohol.”

The next day.

After breakfast, she asked Qiu Yu to go to the study room and get the things she had sorted out yesterday.

There are two portions in total, one is the same as the one for King Jin, containing various information about sweet potatoes and potatoes, how to eat them, as well as planting methods and precautions.

The other one is about letterpress printing and the production process of rice paper.

Carrying two pieces of materials, he greeted Qiu Yu and left the house.

As for Qiu Shuang, she has other things to do today and needs to stay at the house to make arrangements.

The master and servant first took a carriage to the Wen Mansion. Since Wen Songtao and Wenxuan had not returned from the morning, she directly handed over the information about sweet potatoes and potatoes to Su.

Ask her to help transfer it to Wen Songtao.

"Auntie, this thing is very important, you must pay attention to it."

Rumors about sweet potatoes and potatoes have spread, and Emperor Hongwen personally went out of the palace to inspect these things. This attention will attract the attention of many people.

"I don't mind, I haven't congratulated you yet."

"Yesterday, I heard from the master that His Majesty has given you many rewards."

Nowadays, the Su family does not dare to underestimate the girl in front of her from an ordinary background.

Although she was very kind to Lu Yaoyao in the past, it was more because of the attitude of her old man, and Lu Yaoyao pulled her to do business with the eldest princess.

Yesterday, her master said that His Majesty made a bold statement and explicitly stated that he would be Lu Yaoyao's backer.

It is extraordinary to be able to catch His Majesty's eyes, let alone to receive such favor from His Majesty.

With this alone, Lu Yaoyao was superior to many noble ladies in the capital.

Lu Yaoyao stayed at Wen's house for a while, thinking that it was almost time to leave in the morning, so he stood up and left.

Mrs. Su personally escorted Lu Yaoyao out of the house.

"My sister from the Lu family is really blessed with profound blessings, which makes people envious."

Wen Miaomiao looked at the carriage heading towards the palace, her eyes flashing with envy.

Being able to walk freely in the palace is a privilege that many officials' children envy.
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