After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

Soon the conversation between Concubine Yu in Xihuayuan and the eldest prince came to Xiao Mochen's ears.

After hearing this, Xiao Mochen sneered and said: "My mother and I were fooled by such a thing, which shows how incompetent we are.

Okay, don't worry about them for the time being. Since my father has rewarded me with the throne, I naturally want to thank you. "

To be honest, the emperor rewarded him a lot during this time, but he looked uninterested.

After all, he still resented the emperor in his heart. If he hadn't caused so many warblers, Yanyan would have such a mess in the harem.

It is said that emperors and empresses are deeply in love, but aren't there a lot of women in the harem?

But there is no point in pursuing these now.

When Xiao Mochen came to Hanlong Palace, the emperor was reviewing memorials. To be honest, the emperor was indeed a rare good emperor. He was diligent and loved the people, and he never killed innocent people indiscriminately.

But in Xiao Mochen's opinion, he has a soft-hearted nature. It's okay to be a city defender, but it would be almost useless if he expands his territory.

When the emperor heard that his son had come to thank him, he quickly invited Xiao Mochen in.

After seeing the emperor, Xiao Mochen restrained his thoughts, knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, and said, "My son, I would like to thank my father for the generous reward. My son really deserves the throne."

The emperor quickly stepped forward to help him up and said: "How can you say that you deserve it?

You have made a great contribution to escorting grain and grass to the north this time.

Marshal Huang has already gone out of his way to express his merits for you.

If these grains and grass are not delivered in time, I am afraid that our army stationed in the north will starve to death.

This time it was my mistake. When I thought about the displaced people, I lost my sense of proportion and made a foolish move.

Fortunately, you made up for it in time, otherwise our Dayan would be really in danger. How can I deal with the hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the border? "

After listening to the emperor's words, Xiao Mochen comforted him and said: "Father, there is no need to blame yourself. Although I do not agree with my father's misappropriation of military funds for disaster relief, I can understand my father's difficulties.

The son-in-law just escorted a trip of food and grass.

In fact, the real meritorious service was Ming Zhaoshuo. She not only donated all her belongings to purchase food, but she also came up with the methods to resettle the victims.

It is Ming Zhaoshuo who should be highly rewarded by his father, not his sons and ministers. "

Yan Qingqing's contribution to this matter is the greatest. Xiao Mochen does not allow anyone to ignore his aunt's contribution, so seeing that the emperor has not made any move, he wants to come to ask for a title for his aunt.

The emperor saw that Xiao Mochen was not proud of being crowned king, but instead became more humble.

I can also seek truth from facts when it comes to solving the problem of grain and grass in the north, and I don't take credit for it, which makes me feel even happier.

So he said with a smile: "Since I have made you king, it is natural that you can take up the throne.

Although I don't have the late emperor's great talent and strategy, I still have this eye for seeing people.

As for Ming Zhaoshuo, I know it well, and I know that I should reward her heavily for such a great contribution, but I haven't figured out how to reward her yet.

By the way, how did you meet Ming Zhaoshuo? Does she know your identity? Why would she entrust you with such an important matter? "

After Xiao Mochen heard this, he told how Yan Qingqing saved him, how he had been living in the Li family for more than a year, and how the Li family had treated him well.

In particular, Yan Qingqing cared about him in every detail, treating him almost the same as the other children of the Li family.

Of course, Xiao Mochen only said what should be said. As for what should not be said, Xiao Mochen did not mention a word.

Moreover, according to Xiao Mochen's statement, Yan Qingqing did not know his identity and just regarded him as an ordinary child.

After hearing this, the emperor felt sorry for Xiao Mochen and was filled with emotions.

This Ming Zhaoshuo man is really Dayan's lucky star.

Not only did he solve the problem of food and clothing for the people of Dayan Dynasty, but also protected the lives of Dayan soldiers, and even saved his son.

This reward must not be light. He must think carefully about how to reward Ming Zhaoshuo.

As for Yan Qingqing, in addition to assisting Li Kaishan in the construction of Canghe Town, he is also constantly researching new products.

The food processing workshop has launched two new products, vermicelli and potato flour.

Because these things can be transported over long distances, they are more popular with merchants.

According to Li Xiangan's statistics, orders have been scheduled until the second half of the year.

Yan Qingqing in Xihuafang has researched several new lipsticks, including apricot blossom and peach blossom.

Not only are the colors beautiful and diverse, but the styles are also very unique, unlike any lip balm on the market.

As soon as it was launched, it was sought after by many ladies.

When they usually get together, they discuss who is suitable for which color. Which color is more correct and which color is more revealing to the skin tone.

If anyone can own Canghe Li Li's lipstick in all shades, it would be something worthy of showing off.

Whether it is Canghe Town or Chengyang County, the scale of the Li family's business has expanded to the extreme.

If you want to have broader development or if you want to make a qualitative change in the Li family's business, you may have to go out of Chengyang County.

Although Canghe Li Ji is now well-known throughout the Yan Dynasty.

But there is something missing from this single restocking point.

Firstly, the journey is long, and these merchants come from all over the world to pick up the goods, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Some products are difficult to preserve during transportation and the cost is relatively high.

Secondly, if there is any unexpected situation, the possibility of production suspension may be greater. It is said that a cunning rabbit has three holes. They want to make their business bigger and stronger without a few strongholds.

Thirdly, the labor force in Canghe Town is close to saturation, and the Li family really needs to open up new markets if they want to develop in the long term.

Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing summoned Li Xiangping and others to hold a family meeting that night.

Their family hasn't had a meeting for a long time, and now when they hold a meeting, they don't have as many people as before.

However, when Li Jinxiu and Li Xiangyang heard that Yan Qingqing was going to hold a family meeting, they both moved small stools and sat there waiting seriously.

Li Xiangyang was still young and couldn't sit still because he was squirming around, but Li Jinxiu had already entered the village school, and she looked like a young lady sitting there.

Soon everyone arrived, and the main people attending the meeting were Li Xiangping, Li Xiangkang, Yuan Huiniang and Li Yueniang.

Li Xiangping was the first to ask: "Mom, is there anything important that is so grand today?"

Yan Qingqing nodded and said: "There are indeed some important things that I need to discuss with you, so I won't beat around the bush and talk about it directly.

It’s about the expansion of our family’s business. Our Canghe Li Ji has reached its peak in our Canghe Town and even Chengyang County.

If we want to achieve better development, we need to expand into external markets.

In addition to building our directly operated shops, we also need to build new workshops in suitable places.

Only in this way can our products truly occupy the market of Great Yan Dynasty and increase the popularity of Canghe Liji. "

To put it simply, Yan Qingqing wants to open shops and build workshops all over Dayan.

But this is not a simple matter. In addition to sufficient manpower, a large amount of financial support is also required.