I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

After a tiring night, Jiang Zuo sat at the tea table, made a cup of tea, and relaxed a little.

At this time, a servant from the mansion came and said, "Sir, there is a guest outside the door who calls himself Chen Chong and wants to see you."

"Chen Chong, what is he doing here?" Jiang Zuo was a little confused, "Please invite him in."

Jiangzuo mostly does not receive guests these days, but after all, Chen Chong is the richest businessman in Guanzhong. For him to come to the door on his own initiative, there must be something important.

After a moment, Chen Chong came to Jiang Zuo with a smile on his face and said respectfully, "Greetings, Prime Minister Jiang."

The news that Jiang Zuo became the prime minister of the cabinet had already spread throughout the capital.

Today, Jiang Zuo has become a famous figure in the capital, and he always causes a lot of discussion wherever he goes.

No matter who they are, whether they are from aristocratic families, royal nobles, or important officials of the court, they all want to develop a good relationship with Jiangzuo.

"Hey, Mr. Chen, what brings you here? It was really a misunderstanding last time. I didn't really want to propose to your daughter." Jiang Zuo said hurriedly.

Thinking back to when I first arrived in the capital, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

To this day, Jiang Zuo still can't forget the wealthy daughter of boss Chen Chong.

Chen Chong smiled and said, "Master Prime Minister, I am not here for that matter."

"Oh? Then why is Boss Chen here?" Jiang Zuo asked puzzledly.

Chen Chong said, "Didn't you say last time, Prime Minister Jiang, that you would cooperate with me if you have the chance? Now Prime Minister Jiang is already a big shot around the Emperor. If you have the chance, don't forget to cooperate with me. As for the amount of money, we can talk about it. And if possible, I hope Prime Minister Jiang can speak well of me in front of the Emperor."

Although they had the same surname, Chen Chong's family had always had an average relationship with the emperor. Chen Chong was the richest businessman in Guanzhong, but he did not contribute much taxes to the court. In the past, the Chen family had had many disagreements with the court over tax issues.

The situation is different now, and Chen Chong dare not be greedy anymore. Since he can now establish a relationship with Jiang Zuo, he naturally tries to please him.

Jiang Zuo poured a cup of tea, pushed it in front of Chen Chong, and said, "Boss Chen, please have some tea. I wonder how Boss Chen wants to cooperate with me."

Chen Chong sat down, bowed his head and thanked him, and then said: "Didn't Prime Minister Jiang open a few shops in the capital? If you can sell some goods to me, our cloth shop here can also distribute them on your behalf."

The top-grade silk produced in Anding County is already very famous. If Jiang Zuo can let Chen Chong distribute it at a relatively affordable price, Chen Chong can also make a good profit.

Although he is the richest businessman in Guanzhong, who would complain about having little money?

And the most important issue is that previously, most of the fabrics sold in the capital were under the name of Chen Chong. Now that Jiang Zuo has joined in person, it is likely to impact the entire market. Since Chen Chong can't beat him, he can only join in and cooperate with Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo said calmly, "How many stores did I open?"

"There are several well-known department stores in Beijing recently. Aren't they opened by Lord Jiang? Now almost everyone in Beijing knows that those stores are owned by Lord Jiang." Chen Chong said.

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo was quite helpless.

In order to keep a low profile, I tried to keep this matter secret, but I didn't expect that I would end up keeping it secret in vain.

Jiang Zuo said: "We don't have much goods on hand right now, so asking Boss Chen to distribute them may have to be postponed."

"Is that so? But I heard that the Prime Minister has just completed a large order of 500,000 taels with Mr. Zhang." Chen Chong said again.

"Five hundred thousand taels? Master Guo, is there such a thing?"

Jiang Zuo was a little confused. After all, he was not the one handling the business matters these days. He had handed all the authority over to Master Guo, and Master Guo had not mentioned the 500,000 taels to Jiang Zuo.

At this moment, Master Guo also had a puzzled look on his face and said, "Sir, we have not signed any contract with Mr. Zhang, let alone any five hundred thousand."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zuo suddenly felt a little uneasy and asked, "Boss Chen, where did you get the news about this?"

Chen Chong said: "Could it be that this is false? I also learned about this from other business owners. They said it as if it were true, so I believed it."

Jiang Zuo frowned, "This is not true. I have not reached any cooperation with anyone. Boss Chen, please don't believe the rumors."

At this time, Jiang Zuo already understood.

In this capital city, there are people who are using the name of Jiangzuo to cheat people everywhere in order to discredit his reputation.

It would be fine if this was fake news, but if that Mr. Zhang really gave 500,000 taels, then we would definitely have been cheated.

Jiang Zuo has a special status now. If there is any negative news about him, it will definitely be used by people with ulterior motives to make a fuss.

Fortunately, Chen Chong came forward and talked about this matter today, so Jiang Zuo still has time to resolve it.

"Boss Chen, let's talk about cooperation in two days. I have other important matters to deal with." Jiang Zuo said.

Chen Chong also understood and said, "Then I'll take my leave first."

"Remember, Boss Chen, unless I personally agree, anyone doing business under my name is fake," Jiang Zuo reminded.

Even when Master Guo was helping Jiang Zuo handle business outside, he never used Jiang Zuo's name, as this would cause unnecessary trouble.

"I understand." Chen Chong nodded repeatedly, "What about the distribution matter?"

Jiang Zuo said: "Let's talk about it after our new goods arrive. Don't worry, I will never forget to cooperate with Boss Chen."

Chen Chong smiled and said, "That's good. Thank you, Prime Minister."

"Master Guo, please show the guest out." Jiang Zuo said.

After Chen Chong left, Master Guo returned to Jiang Zuo and said with a slightly uneasy look, "Sir, about that matter of 500,000 taels, could it be that a liar is using your name to defraud people?"

"It's probably true. Let's post a notice right now to remind others that we are not cooperating with anyone. By the way, find out who is the mastermind behind this." Jiang Zuo said in a low voice.

"Yes, sir." Master Guo did not dare to neglect.

"How is our store business these days?" Jiang Zuo asked.

Master Guo said, "Don't worry, sir. The business is still going strong. The total profit has reached 600,000 taels."

Jiang Zuo nodded with satisfaction, but without the previous joy and excitement.

Half of the six hundred thousand taels will be given to the Empress.

Jiang Zuo loves money, so of course he is reluctant to give it up, but he can just think of it as handing over his private savings to his future wife...

For Jiang Zuo, it is unclear whether the current life in Beijing is painful or happy, or both.

The amount of government affairs handled these days is several times more than before.

It is not easy to be the chief minister of the cabinet. Compared with the second one, Jiang Zuo feels more sorry for Chen Qingyun.

It must not be easy for her, a woman, to be on the throne.

Jiang Zuo thought to himself: "It seems that I still need to go to the palace more often and serve the emperor well..."