The visiting cards mostly introduce one's basic situation, what kind of business they are doing, which noble family is behind them, and how they hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with the Xie family.

"These visiting cards are all necessary. My lady can choose the best ones and become business allies." Zuo Wei suggested.

"Not bad." Xie Xian nodded. Their fish selling business would not be able to continue for a few more days, but it would still be possible to leave a few small boats to specialize in purchasing preserved fruits.

"The rest of those who sent visiting cards can become members of the Pigeon Hall according to the amount they gave!" Xie Xian thought that since people have given money, it would be bad for her to just give nothing, because the target customers of the Pigeon Hall are these businessmen anyway.

Xiang Jie agreed, and his pigeon hall was finally open for business, although those people still didn't know what the pigeon hall did.

Glancing at the boxes of names spread out on the table, um! It seems that there are still many people who can afford the gold membership.

Zuo Wei and Zuo Ci looked at each other and sighed in their hearts, the queen was so kind, compared to those nobles who were used to taking money, this behavior of never wanting to owe favors to others was somewhat out of place.

They had never seen a noble lady from a wealthy family who earned money to support her army. The longer they stayed, the more they understood Xie Xian's style of doing things.

The last time Tu Zhen came back, he brought back a lot of official documents from Que County, the most important of which were the financial statements.

There are some things that Xie Miao has no say over. When it comes to the development direction of Black Stone Guard, Sixth Uncle and Xie Yun are also undecided. Moreover, according to the management process, all amounts exceeding the limit must be approved by Xie Xian.

The two brothers of the Zuo family only understood why Xie Xian loved money so much after reading these reports, including the investment in cotton seeds, the expansion of textile factories, soldiers' pensions, subsidies for new recruits' training, procurement of military supplies, etc.

Such huge expenditures are beyond the capacity of even an ordinary family to support.

The cost of maintaining an army is so huge that even those thousand-year-old families can only barely support it.

They also understood why Heishiwei Yongji and others were so devoted to Xie Xian.

Because Xie Xian really treated the soldiers as his own people, the various subsidies for ordinary soldiers alone were nearly 5,000 taels a month. This did not include the more than 10,000 people in service.

The salaries of soldiers in service were paid by the court, and Xie Xian also had to distribute supplies in the form of various subsidies to try to make their lives better.

The Blackstone Guards now have huge monthly expenses, but Xie Xian still thinks it is not enough. Most of the projects she has invested in are also for the purpose of making life better for the soldiers.

How could such a dedicated and hardworking lord not be supported by his soldiers?

The two brothers of the Zuo family have traveled to many places. Under normal circumstances, soldiers are the most practical. If they are not given food and wages before the battle, no one can speak to them. The emperor does not want hungry soldiers. As long as you pay enough, you can have friendship. If you pay less, they will immediately turn into bandits and make you bankrupt.

Therefore, during this period, most aristocratic families looked down on the soldiers, believing that they were rude people without integrity, and even the military generals were discriminated against.

But who likes to live such a precarious life?

Military households are the most despised, but all their ways out are blocked. After their resentment and anger, they are left with only numbness. Talking about righteousness and courtesy to such people is just a joke.

But in Xie Xian's financial report, they saw how the Black Stone Guards were treated. They had meat for one meal every three days, clothes and shoes for all four seasons, pensions for the elderly, and free tuition for early childhood education, so that the old are well cared for and the young are well cared for.

This kind of master is rare in a thousand years. They were filled with gratitude and worked harder. They were assigned more and more tasks and were under increasing pressure, but they never complained.

Zuo Ci raised his eyes and looked upward with complicated features, only to see his mistress slumped in a chair, yawning without any ladylike manners, with an expression that showed she had not yet woken up.

Alas! Those who achieve great things do not pay attention to trivial matters. Unconsciously, the inherent image of the Zuo brothers about their master was broken down and recast step by step.

"Oh, by the way, sell all the things that were extorted from the princess's mansion yesterday and exchange them for money." Xie Xian sounded a little more energetic when she talked about this.

"But didn't the lady say that she liked that red coral very much?" Qingdai said weakly.

Besides, which noble lady doesn't like jewelry? It's a rare treasure! Why doesn't my own lady have any interest in it? She saw that many of the things in it yesterday were rare treasures that are hard to buy on the market!

When the people from the princess's mansion delivered some things yesterday, she was shocked. Her own princess could bring back so many things just by going out. She even thought that her princess had sold the Hua family!

Although it was not a loss to be able to exchange so much, in front of the waiter, Xie Xian smiled very humbly, saying that they were all her favorites and thanked the princess for the reward.

Then when I wake up today I will sell the things for money, so you should at least pretend!

"Who doesn't like something that can be exchanged for money?" Xie Xian rolled her eyes at her, then realized, "This thing is originally made here, and it can only be sold at a good price in Kangjian. Oh! Forget it, just take it to the capital and sell it together with the preserved fruits."

Everyone understood that Xie Xian didn't like this or that, she liked anything as long as it could be exchanged for money.

Forget it, my wife loves money but she gets it in a proper way.

"The training class plan that Lady Lord mentioned can be put on the agenda." Qingdai reported while holding the small notebook in her hand.

Xie Xian's eyes lit up. Yesterday's incident had made it known to everyone how much the princess loved the daughter of the Xie family. This was a good opportunity to hype it up.

She invited Chizhou to come, and after all this, the Hua family's garden was officially opened.

The next day, word spread at the princess' banquet that the princess loved Lady Xie very much and not only gave her a male favorite, but also gave her many treasures.

Anyway, no matter what the process is, the result is real. Of course, this means something different to those who have experienced it personally.

Everyone praised that the daughter of the Xie family was shrewd. She was able to endure being treated like this by the princess, and she did not consider at all that Xie Xian was bending for a few pieces of silver.

After hearing what happened at the banquet, the two brothers of the Zuo family and others from the Hua family fell silent.

The Zuo brothers were shocked that Xie Xian could endure more than they had imagined. Even though such a serious matter as a woman's reputation was humiliated in such a way, she could still chat and laugh with them as usual the next day without batting an eyelid. This kind of character is not something that ordinary people can achieve.

The Hua family felt even more deeply touched. Xie Xian was willing to turn against the eldest princess to protect them. For their sake, the queen actually suffered such humiliation. How could they deserve such kindness from Xie Xian?

Hua Yin and You Ji were in tears, and Yue Qinren said that he would go to a few places to make more money for the lady.

Chizhou returned to his residence in a daze, covering his still trembling heart with his hand, his face dazed.

Such a king made him feel in awe and admire him. He could only look up to him with all his strength, and his noble character made him have no desire for him.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like