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After a while, Xia Yun and his party entered the mansion under the guidance of the Xiao Mansion's servants.

Later, on the way to the meeting hall of the Xiao Mansion, Xia Yun and his party passed through a large number of pavilions, towers, rockery and water.

Even though Xia Yun was well-informed, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked after seeing the wealth of the Xiao family with his own eyes.

Luxurious, too luxurious indeed.

From what he had seen, the stones used to build the arch bridges and various gardens in the Xiao Mansion were often as high as ten meters!

You have to know that this was in ancient times when productivity and transportation capabilities were not very developed.

To transport a ten-meter-high stone pillar to the capital would often cost a large amount of silver, not to mention that there were many such stone pillars in the Xiao Mansion.

For a moment, Xia Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This is the real situation where there are people freezing to death on the road, while the rich are feasting and drinking, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River are so poor that they can't even afford a full meal.

But in this prosperous area of ​​the capital, there is still peace and prosperity.

Less than half a cup of tea later, led by the servants of the Xiao Mansion, Xia Yun and his party finally arrived at the meeting hall of the Xiao Mansion.

From a distance of more than ten meters, Xia Yun saw that Xiao Ling'er had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Princess Xueyue, I am honored to be here!"

Upon entering the hall, Xia Yun immediately clasped his fists and bowed.

Although he disdained the luxury of the Xiao Mansion, Xiao Ling'er was innocent after all, considering that Xiao Ling'er was only in her early twenties.

When this mansion was built, Xiao Ling'er might not have been born yet.

"Master Xia, you are fine."

Xiao Ling'er didn't seem surprised that Xia Yun called her Princess Xueyue.

After standing up and returning the greeting to Xia Yun, Xiao Ling'er extended her right hand and invited Xia Yun to sit in the guest seat.

"The incident at Fenglai Inn frightened the princess. These gifts are my apology. I hope the princess will accept them."

Xia Yun first pointed at the large boxes outside the door and said.

Those things were all silk brocades that he asked Xu Wan'er to purchase in the capital, and they were worth tens of thousands of silver coins.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Xia. Ling'er will accept it."

The empress smiled slightly.

Come to think of it, she was indeed a little frightened when she was at Fenglai Inn before.

Although she was an emperor, she had never experienced fighting on the battlefield.

A few days ago, it was the first time she saw the scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood up close.

And this Xiao Mansion is indeed her residence.

It was given to her by the late emperor when she was very young and was named Princess Xueyue.

"Princess, this is the detailed plan for our cooperation. Please review it on the spot."

After giving the gift, Xia Yun didn't bother to talk nonsense and went straight to the point, discussing the specific cooperation matters with Xiao Ling'er.

For him, the profit this transaction could bring was at least tens of millions of taels of silver.

Therefore, there must be no mistakes in this transaction.

Upon hearing this, the empress took the plan and took a look at it, and a bright light suddenly appeared in her eyes.

This was the first time she saw such a detailed plan for various specific cooperation matters, and she couldn't help but have a higher opinion of Xia Yun.

"I've read the plan and there's nothing wrong with it. Let's do it this way."

Nearly a quarter of an hour later, the empress finally read the entire plan carefully.

According to Xia Yun's arrangement, Dai County will start transporting the first batch of supplies in two days.

That is, 5,000 kilograms of salt and tea, worth about 500,000 taels, and a batch of luxury goods worth 2 million taels of silver.

Of course, according to the general market price, five thousand kilograms of salt and tea are definitely not worth five hundred thousand taels of silver.

But the salt and tea in Xia Yun's hands were all refined salt and high-end tea. Once they were sold to the capital, the empress could make at least 500,000 taels of silver in an instant by reselling them.

Add to that the luxury goods worth two million taels of silver, and the empress can also make a profit of about two million taels by selling them.

In this way, the empress can earn about 2.5 million in profit from this first transaction alone!

But don't underestimate these 2.5 million taels of silver.

You have to know that the amount of silver spent on food, clothing and other expenses in the imperial palace for a whole year is only about two million taels.

With this income, the court can save a lot of expenses from now to the same day next year.

"After the first batch of supplies is delivered, Dai County will continue to deliver about 400,000 dan of grain to the capital every month."

At this time, Xia Yun was worried that Xiao Ling'er had not read the contents of the plan carefully, so he added.

In fact, Xia Yun knew very well that the salt, tea and luxury goods produced in Dai County were very popular in the capital.

But it was always just a minor incident.

In this era, there is only one real hard currency, and that is food!

Naturally, the profits from selling grain are the core of his business!

"Lord Xia has made very good arrangements."

The empress nodded, then glanced at the female official beside her.

The female official understood what he meant and walked up to Xia Yun respectfully. She took out a silver note from her bosom and handed it to Xia Yun.

"Master Xia, this is a silver note of 2.5 million taels. It can be exchanged at any bank in the capital. It can be regarded as an advance payment to you."

The empress spoke.

Hearing this, Xia Yun was a little surprised. He didn't expect Xiao Ling'er to pay first.

But that’s fine too.

After all, in a few days, he would leave the capital and return to Zhejiang.

At this point, the deal between the two parties is officially concluded.

But then, the empress's eyes suddenly moved, and she remembered the new type of rapid-fire weapon that Xia Yun used in Fenglai Inn that day.

"I have another business here, I wonder if Xia Yun is interested in doing it."

The empress smiled and looked at Xia Yun carefully.

"Princess, just speak frankly."

Xia Yun nodded, not knowing what the other party was up to.

"I want the new gun that Lord Xia used that night. Is Lord Xia willing to sell it to me?"

The Empress responded.

"Oh?"

A look of surprise immediately appeared on Xia Yun's face.

He didn't expect that Xiao Ling'er had set her eyes on his latest automatic rifle.

"If the princess wants it, it's no problem for Xia to give her one or two. But if you want to trade, the quantity is insufficient, so please don't mind."

Xia Yun thought for just a moment before giving his answer.

The automatic rifle is the most powerful trump card in his hand now, so he naturally won't sell it to others easily.

What's more, no matter what, Xiao Ling'er is still a member of the royal family.

If we buy a batch of automatic rifles from him and use them to arm the imperial troops, it will ultimately be a hidden danger to him.

But it doesn't matter if you only give away one or two.

After all, the biggest difference between a repeating rifle and an ordinary flintlock rifle is that the material used in the repeating rifle is fine steel.

Even if someone wants to imitate it, they can't.