In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

He said to Bai Lu, "Lady Bai, I have admired you for a long time. I heard that you are the richest person in Liangzhou."

"...I am the richest man in Qingzhou, and I can barely be considered as being on par with you. Please don't think I am talking nonsense."

Bai Lu smiled and said, "Master Shangguan, you are too modest. The development gap between Qingzhou and Liangzhou is quite large. The richest man in Qingzhou is much richer than the richest man in Liangzhou."

My wealth could barely rank among the top five in Qingzhou.

Hearing this, the head of the Shangguan family smiled, and then said directly to Bai Lu: "I have something to say, please tell me if it makes sense..."

Bai Lu smiled and nodded, and then she heard the head of the Shangguan family say with a smile: "You have now moved all the shops in Liangzhou to Qingzhou, and four of them are grouped together. For example, next to the Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop, there must be the Bai Family Rice Shop, the Bai Family Treasure Shop, and the Bai Family Treasure Pavilion, right?"

Bai Lu nodded, and then she heard the head of the Shangguan family continue to say: "At first glance, these shops seem to be fine and can attract people, but in fact, they have many problems. There is nothing wrong with the Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop, and we don't have one in Qingzhou. Let's not talk about the Bai Family Treasure Shop and the Bai Family Treasure Pavilion for now..."

"I heard that the Bai Family Rice Shop, Madam Bai Lu, controls the grain lifeline of Liangzhou, but it is not the case in Qingzhou."

"Qingzhou is controlled by our Shangguan family and other wealthy merchants. We have been in control for many years. Your Bai family rice shop is unlikely to be able to open."

"So we suggest that we replace the Baijia Rice Shop with something else, for example, expand the Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop into another store."

Bai Lu was stunned after hearing this. She nodded and said, "What you said does make sense."

Before, Bai Lu controlled the food lifeline of the entire Liangzhou, but in Qingzhou, he might not be able to control the food lifeline anymore. He should have thought of this earlier.

Shangguan Fusheng saw Bai Lu's thoughtful expression, so he forced a smile at her and said in a cold voice: "But, Madam Bai Lu, don't think too much. We don't have your ability. We are in Qingzhou, we only control the lifeline of food, but it is not solid. Usually, several families control it together, and each person's share is at most 20%."

That is 20%.

"We in Qingzhou control the lifeline of food, which is only 20%. If you open a rice shop here, you won't make much."

Bai Lu fell into deep thought and then said, "Master Shangguan, I opened the Bai Family Rice Shop here, but... not to control the lifeline of food. I just want to sell some rice from Liangzhou here. I don't really want to control anything, I just want to make some money."

Shangguan Fusheng looked puzzled: "...If that's the case, then the Bai's Rice Shop doesn't make much money, and there's a limit. You could do something else."

Bai Lu smiled, a little helpless, and said: "Speaking of this... I have to talk about some secrets."

"Master Shangguan, why don't we go to the small room and chat alone."

"it is good."

Shangguan Fusheng nodded, and then went to a small room with Bai Lu.

After they dismissed everyone outside, Bai Lu said to Shangguan Fusheng directly: "Master Shangguan, this time I am here under the order of His Majesty. His Majesty said... let me open some rice shops in Qingzhou."

I didn't tell Shangguan Fusheng about the specifics of the war with the Turks. I just said that the emperor had ordered it, so why should I explain it to Shangguan Fusheng?

Shangguan Fusheng was stunned when he heard this. He thought about it, nodded and said, "Since His Majesty asked you to open a rice shop, it is His Majesty's plan, then you can open it."

"...But if the scale is too large, I won't be able to make the decision. Then, the other wealthy businessmen will naturally come to hold you accountable."

Bai Lu nodded and said, "Of course I understand. Even though I am now the Marquis of Anguo, I cannot bully other merchants."

Shangguan Fusheng nodded, and was quite appreciative in his heart: Madam Bailu is beautiful, good at business, and has good character. I like her very much.

Bai Lu continued to laugh and said, "Now, I will probably only run the rice shop business for one or two years. If I can make some meager money, it will be fine even if I don't control the lifeline of food."

"Or later...if I make a lot of money, I'll switch to other businesses."

I quite like the rice shop business, mainly because I can buy rice from the system mall, and one pound costs only two cents. If I buy rice and resell it, the rice here costs at least seven or eight cents per pound, so I can make several cents.

Although the rice shop business does not account for the majority, it is almost there.

Bai Lu saw that Shangguan Fusheng was in deep thought and seemed a little hesitant, so she smiled and spoke directly to Shangguan Fusheng.

"At most... I run a rice shop in Qingzhou. I don't sell so many kinds of grains. I can just sell some rice and corn. What do you think?"

"Only rice? Corn?"

Shangguan Fusheng was surprised.

Bai Lu said, "Yes, I only sell rice and corn. I don't sell anything else."

Rice and corn are the cheapest, so you can just sell these two. You should know that rice is only sold for two cents per pound in the system mall, and corn is now sold for one cent. Sometimes there is even a special price, where you can sell two pounds for one cent or ten pounds for seven cents...

Bai Lu thought that since Shangguan Fusheng and his men were afraid that she would steal their business, she might as well just sell rice and corn. This would suit her needs just fine.

Shangguan Fusheng nodded and smiled, "If that's the case, then I can explain it to the other wealthy businessmen."

Later, if they talk about Bai Lu’s business and have some complaints, he can directly tell other wealthy businessmen about it.

Bai Lu smiled and nodded.

Shangguan Fusheng listened to Bai Lu continue to say: "...Of course, if I only sell some rice and corn, I'm afraid I won't make any money."

"By then, I can also sell some grain wine, or some wine, flower wine... I also want to collect some fruits to make fruit wine, I think these can all sell well."

Shangguan Fusheng's eyes lit up, and he smiled and nodded, saying, "The juice, fruit tea, and milk tea in Lady Bailu's Seven Fairies Milk Tea Shop are all selling very well. If we sell some grain wine, wine, fruit wine, and flower wine in the rice shop, I'm sure they will also sell very well."

"I'd like to congratulate Madam Bailu here. I wish Madam Bailu good fortune soon."