The next day, Wujiang Mansion, Jiang Mansion.

"Sir, those mulberry farmers have already notified and made arrangements. All you need to do is go see them. However, Prince Julu has rejected your invitation." Zhang Xu said to Jiang Chen.

"Prince Julu declined my invitation?"

Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Have you reported your name as Duke Yongguo?"

"Reported." Zhang Xu nodded.

"Go down." Jiang Chen waved his hand.

"yes."

Zhang Xu retreated.

After Zhang Xu left, Jiang Chen's face darkened.

Zhao Xiaoqian's rejection was unexpected.

However, when I think about it again, I feel that this is also expected.

After all, Zhao Xiaoqian is the king of Julu County, and he is the Duke of Yongguo.

According to some rules of the Song Dynasty, they cannot meet each other. What's more, Zhao Xiaoqian is in Wujiang Mansion just to avoid some things in Kaifeng Mansion. In the play, he takes Xie Xiaoman as his concubine because he does not want to go to Kaifeng Mansion.

But even though he understood, Jiang Chen was still very angry.

Because he didn't think about the rules, he just felt that Zhao Xiaoqian didn't give him face.

"I wonder how Xie Xiaoman is doing now."

Jiang Chen thought of his fate with Xie Xiaoman.

At that time, Xie Xiaoman seemed like a village girl.

However, it was also because of Xie Xiaoman that he obtained the identity in this world and the gold medal maid order.

The Gold Medal Maid Order is nothing. Although Qi Delong has passed his test, he is not the person he trusts most.

It turned out that his identity gave him great convenience. Whether it was buying Nie Yunzhu in Yingtian Mansion, meeting Emperor Cheng Zhao in Kaifeng Mansion, deceiving Luo Shiniang and Qiu Yan, or occupying Hezhong Mansion, he

The identity of Yong'an County Duke played a big role.

"Xie Xiaoman is still his benefactor."

"Did I express my gratitude to her for the good fortune?"

Jiang Chen murmured.

…

Taiping Tower.

"Taipinglou is said to be the best restaurant in Wujiang Prefecture, but it's not that good at all." Jiang Chen looked at Taipinglou.

Today is the third day in Wujiang Prefecture.

Zhao Xiaoqian refused to see him, so after talking to Sannong about silk today, Jiang Chen came to Taiping Tower.

"It cannot be compared with Fan Lou in Kaifeng Prefecture, but it can still be compared with restaurants in other places. There are not many restaurants as large as Taiping Tower in Yingtian Prefecture, and even less in Hezhong Prefecture." Wu Shiyi

Couldn't help but say.

"That's true..." Jiang Chen smiled when he heard this.

Although Wujiang Prefecture is a prosperous place, relatively speaking, the development of Wujiang Prefecture is far inferior to that of Yingtian Prefecture. In previous lives, it was only during the Southern Song Dynasty that Wujiang Prefecture began to prosper.

Take Hezhong Prefecture as an example. Although there are hundreds of thousands of people, most of them cannot solve the problem of food and clothing.

During this period, if the Xingchen Caravan had not purchased grain at a high price from the Song Dynasty, Hezhong Mansion might have run out of grain.

"Maybe we have been to many places, so we are not used to coming here."

Jiang Chen smiled and called the waiter to order.

When he was in Wujiang Prefecture last time, he also visited Taipinglou. The Gusu Braised Duck, Crab Meal and Tofu, Pickled Fresh Pork, Roasted Pork with Venetian Knot, and Ginkgo Cauliflower Heart here are all very famous.

Tai Ping Lou’s food is served very quickly.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all eight or nine dishes were served.

"Eat it." Jiang Chen said.

The three daughters, Wu Shiyi, Qi Delong and Yuan Jin'er, are now coming to Taiping Tower with Jiang Chen. The Xingchen Cavalry who escorted him had already returned to Jiang Mansion when they came to Taiping Tower.

"You don't seem to be worried about the silk?" Wu Shiyi asked.

"Worried? Worrying is useless." Jiang Chen shook his head and said with some regret: "What's more, I'm afraid we won't be able to do silk business in Wujiang Mansion this year."

"Why?" Wu Shiyi knew that although Jiang Chen was the world-famous Duke Yong of the Song Dynasty in this world, he was still very keen on doing business.

Although Hezhong Mansion now produces glass and other products, it does not mean that Jiang Chen will give up other businesses.

And the silk business is a profitable industry.

Even in their world (the first world integrated with film and television), silk business is very easy to do, let alone in this world.

"What do you think about this kind of silk reservation?" Jiang Chen asked the three women instead of answering.

"I think the person who ordered the silk this time is very powerful. It is impossible to purchase the silk of Wujiang Prefecture alone without a million taels of silver. Therefore, it is either a big family or a giant businessman." Wu Shiyi also didn't understand this kind of thing.

She didn't know much about it, so she could only express her guess.

Jiang Chen looked at Yuan Jin'er and Qi Delong.

Yuan Jin'er shook his head.

She had never come into contact with this kind of thing, so she didn't know what was going on.

"Maybe someone wants to monopolize silk, raise the price, and then make money." Qi Delong said.

"It's possible, but it's unlikely." Jiang Chen shook his head. However, Qi Delong could see that it was not easy to get there.

"Then what do you think it is?" Wu Shiyi asked.

"Because of the imperial court." Jiang Chen felt that the person who purchased the silk this time was the imperial court.

Why?

Because the imperial court is going to war.

Silk is also a strategic resource.

Silk armor made of silk has protective power against bows and arrows.

This has been proven in ancient times.

After talking to those farmers today, he felt that the imperial court was behind all this.

The reason why no official figure came forward may be because he didn't want to be noticed.

"Imperial court?" Wu Shiyi was stunned and looked at Jiang Chen in confusion.

She didn't understand what this had to do with the court.

"Silk armor..." Jiang Chen said his guess.

"Isn't this impossible? Besides, who can the imperial court use troops against?" Wu Shiyi thought of Hezhong Mansion. Could it be that Hezhong Mansion had just resisted the Beiliang Army and was now about to face the Song Army?

Yuan Jin'er and Qi Delong were also surprised.

War is something out of reach for them. They never expected that what Jiang Chen was talking about today was related to war.

"Liao Kingdom." Jiang Chen thought of his previous guess.

"Liao Kingdom?" Wu Shiyi was a little surprised, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it's not Hezhong Prefecture, that's fine.

"These are my guesses, don't tell anyone." Jiang Chen's eyes swept over Yuan Jin'er and Qi Delong.

"Yes." The two women responded.

"If there is a war, wouldn't the prices of many things increase?" Wu Shiyi said.

Jiang Chen nodded.

This is inevitable.

"Should we also prepare?" Wu Shiyi said.

"Let's talk about this later." Jiang Chen had already speculated when he was in Kaifeng Mansion. However, he doesn't have much funds in his hands now. All walks of life in Hezhong Mansion have just developed, and there is no excessive fund hoarding.

Materials.

Unless you bring a lot of gold with you next time you come from the first film and television fusion world.

However, he is the Duke of Yongguo of the Song Dynasty. Because of the Hezhong Mansion, there are countless pairs of eyes around him. If he hoards supplies, he will definitely be suspected. If Emperor Cheng Zhao and Qin Siyuan feel that he has destroyed their

Strategy, he might be desperate to kill him.

"How long will we stay in Wujiang Mansion this time?" Wu Shiyi asked.

"I'll go to Bailu Academy tomorrow and have a look. If nothing happens, I'll leave the day after tomorrow." Jiang Chen replied.
To be continued...