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Zhao Liangchen blushed a little. Giving Su Qin the banknotes made him feel like Su Qin was his wife, managing the household for him.

He explained to Su Qin embarrassedly: "Didn't I ask you to help me manage the family property? This money is of no use to me. It would be better for you to help me earn more money or buy more properties."

Su Qin thought about it. She also got a sum of money this time. She originally planned to use this money to set up a caravan, but the money was not enough. Now that Zhao Liangchen asked her to manage the money, it would be better for the two of them to work together as a partnership.

She told Zhao Liangchen her idea, and Zhao Liangchen asked puzzledly: "Caravan? What kind of caravan do you want to build?"

Su Qin said, "I want to set up a caravan to trade with foreign countries. We are currently very passive in purchasing goods from foreign merchants. We only take what they bring in, which is very limiting. I want to set up a caravan to go directly to foreign countries to collect goods. We can take whatever we want. Even if Prince Qi establishes a connection with the imperial merchants in the future, we can directly transport goods from there and trade directly with foreign countries."

Zhao Liangchen asked with some concern, "Is this okay? Our foreign merchants come from all corners of the world, from at least five or six countries. We know nothing about them. Wouldn't it be too dangerous to rashly take our goods there? We already have enough money to spend, so there's really no need to take this risk."

Su Qin knew the danger, but wouldn't she do it? Although she was lazy and wanted to live a life of lying down, that required a safe environment for her to lie down. Now that there were dangers everywhere, she felt a sense of urgency in her heart. Without a safe environment, she felt uneasy.

Although she can earn money now, which is enough for her to spend for the rest of her life, she always feels that her fate is still in the hands of others.

No matter who wins or loses the competition between the Emperor and Prince Liang, she will feel insecure.

If King Liang wins, she and the Su family will be in trouble sooner or later, so she must prepare a retreat in advance. Once she finds that something is wrong, she must escape in advance.

If the emperor wins, the Su family will be considered as meritorious officials and will definitely be reused by the emperor. As the legitimate daughter of the Su family, her status and position will definitely rise.

However, there will also be some hidden dangers. Since ancient times, heroes who have made great achievements will not have a good ending.

To conquer the country, one must first kill the meritorious officials. This is what every qualified monarch would do. No emperor would want to have a few ministers who are more meritorious than him.

She was used to planning ahead. Although she didn't know when something would happen, she wanted to prepare for it in advance. No matter what the reason was, she had to prepare a way out in advance.

This escape route is the Gentiles.

Everyone says that the whole world belongs to the king, but Su Qin knows that the world is so big that there are many countries. If one country cannot accommodate her, she can go to other countries. If her power is big enough, she can even find an uninhabited place and establish one herself.

No matter how powerful the emperor of a country is, he cannot reach anything.

She established the caravan for the purpose of trade. It was just as she said to Zhao Liangchen, having her own caravan to travel between various foreign countries would be more convenient, and she would earn more if she had the initiative.

Secondly, she wanted to go out in the name of a caravan to inquire about the situation in foreign countries and see if she could find a suitable place to take refuge.

This place doesn't have to be used, but it must be prepared first. In case King Liang wins, or the emperor gets rid of her in the future, she can take the Su family away early.

Su Qin didn't plan to tell Zhao Liangchen all this. It wasn't that she didn't trust him, but she felt there was no need to tell him all her plans for the future. Zhao Liangchen was a local and had different ideas from hers, so he might not understand even if she told him.

"There are certainly dangers, but what can we do that aren't dangerous? We can't just not do something because it's dangerous.

I just want to take the initiative of business into my own hands. Now what goods we sell depends entirely on what goods foreign merchants bring. This is too passive.

Our business is not impossible to replicate. If someone becomes jealous of us and tries to do business with foreign merchants like us, then the foreign merchants will definitely raise the price when they have a choice, and we will be easily taken advantage of.

We don’t have enough strength to achieve a monopoly now, so we can only prepare for the future and establish our own caravan.

As for the dangers you are worried about, you don't have to worry too much. If foreign merchants can come here to do business, then we can also go to them. We will just take the routes they are already familiar with, and the risks will be smaller.

Furthermore, when we build a caravan, we can definitely look for people with martial arts skills, so that if an accident happens, we will have the ability to protect ourselves."

Zhao Liangchen pondered for a moment and nodded in response, "Okay, I'll listen to you. As for finding people, can we use the ones your father found? They have been trained for a certain period of time by Wu Qian and others and they must be very skilled. It is safe and reliable to use them for business.

Furthermore, since we've sent the banknotes this time, your father will have enough money to recruit more people. Too many people will inevitably attract attention, so if we add them to the caravan, we can not only avoid being noticed, but also train them."

Su Qin shook her head: "No, these people are all the emperor's people, and they will be the emperor's personal soldiers in the future. Our establishment of a caravan is entirely our own business. It must be separated from the court and the emperor and cannot be mixed up."

She established the caravan to find a way out for herself. If she dragged the emperor's people into it, wouldn't that be bringing thieves into her own family? There is no privacy at all.

Zhao Liangchen didn't know why Su Qin didn't want the emperor to get involved. Wasn't the emperor originally supposed to have a share in this business? But he didn't ask any more questions. He figured if Su Qin said no, then there must be a reason why it was okay.

He asked worriedly, "But it's hard to find people with martial arts skills nowadays. Those with good skills and good family backgrounds are all in the Imperial Guards, and those on the ground are mostly in the Xiang Army.

There are some very skilled people in the martial arts world, but these people usually have their own forces, gangs, or at the very least, bodyguards, and they are difficult to control."

Su Qin thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find Marquis Wuning and think of a solution."

Zhao Liangchen was puzzled. "Marquis Wuning? He hasn't been involved in anything for years. What can he do?"

Su Qin: "Marquis Wuning is not in charge of things now, but the Marquis Wuning's Mansion has been passed down for so many years and has a deep foundation in the military. Marquis Wuning must know many retired veterans. Most of these veterans are skilled, and their nephews and nieces are also skilled. If Marquis Wuning can come forward to gather them together and train them a little, there will be no problem in establishing a caravan."

Zhao Liangchen was a little puzzled as to why Su Qin didn't want the emperor's people but wanted the Marquis of Wuning's people. Su Qin saw his confusion but didn't explain.

Zhao Liangchen is different from Marquis Wuning. Marquis Wuning has a title, a large family, and roots in the military. He has been the object of the emperor's suspicion in the past. When the son of Marquis Wuning really leads the emperor's private soldiers and has military merits in the future, he may become the emperor's confidant, but he may also become a concern for the emperor. Marquis Wuning must know this, and he will definitely prepare a retreat in advance.

But Zhao Liangchen is now the emperor's confidant. He has a bad relationship with his family and is considered an isolated minister. Even if the emperor uses him, there will be no hidden dangers, so Zhao Liangchen can stay by the emperor's side with peace of mind.

Zhao Liangchen: "Then I will go to discuss it with Marquis Wuning."

Now that Qi Lusheng is not around, it is not as easy for them to pass messages between each other as before.

Su Qin shook her head: "I'd better go by myself. There are some things that I should say directly and clearly."

Zhao Liangchen didn't know what she was going to do specifically, and was afraid that he wouldn't be able to convey the message well.

Zhao Liangchen: "You? Is it okay for you to go directly to Wuning Marquis Mansion?"

He didn't even know if anyone was still watching them.

Su Qin originally wanted to say that there was no problem. What could be wrong for an orphan like her to associate with the Wuning Marquis Mansion?

At this time, Zeng Lao, who had been silent all the time, spoke up: "If you want to see Wu Ning Hou, I will take you there. I know where he often goes. No one will suspect you if you follow me."