manynovel Chapter 346 This is a huge misunderstanding!
Chapter 346 This is a huge misunderstanding!
As soon as Jiang Youzhen finished speaking, the two of them had an idea at the same time.
Killing someone with a borrowed knife! Jiang Youzhen has figured out a good idea.
"His Highness the Fourth Prince will soon be passing through the city with Princess Changsui. They plan to stay for a few days before returning to the capital."
When Jiang Youzhen heard Tong Huaian mention Princess Changsui, he remembered that the Queen Mother had ordered the two princes to go pick up the princess together. Why did the second prince come back early?
"It's just that the Fourth Prince gave me some instructions before he left. It was going smoothly at first, but some problems have occurred in the past few days. It just so happens that the Fourth Prince is coming back to stay for a while. If things are not done yet, it will inevitably make the Fourth Prince unhappy!"
Tong Huaian sighed and looked at Jiang Youzhen.
Jiang Youzhen nodded. Isn't it unlucky? If you are lucky, the second prince will be unlucky.
Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind, it all depends on one's ability!
"I see! No wonder Brother Huai'an looked a little haggard today. Brother Huai'an should take care of himself. Don't be impatient!" Jiang Youzhen sighed.
Tong Huai'an suddenly didn't know how to respond. Shouldn't Jiang Youzhen curiously ask what happened?
This kid is indeed smarter than a monkey.
"Ahem! Actually, it's nothing else. You proposed building a new dock, and the Fourth Prince was appointed as the supervisor by the Emperor. You know this."
Seeing Jiang Youzhen nod, Tong Huaian continued, "Fundraising is the most important thing for this matter. Originally, the fundraising went smoothly. The wealthy Liu and Sun families in the prefecture city both agreed to donate. I also visited several families with some financial resources, and they are willing to contribute to the court."
"Oh! That's a good thing! His Highness the Fourth Prince is very popular, and those people are willing to serve the Emperor and His Highness like dogs and horses. It is also a blessing for the country and the people, and it is an act of righteousness!"
Jiang Youzhen's words sounded really official, and Tong Huaian couldn't help but twitch his lips.
How come this guy hasn't even become an official yet? He's already using official language. Where did he learn this stinky habit of being smooth?
"...Originally, that was the case, but I don't know what happened recently. First, the Sun family took the lead in reneging, and then the Liu family. The families who had originally agreed to it suddenly turned against them and shirked their responsibilities with all kinds of weird reasons.
There are only twenty days left before we hold a fundraising banquet and start construction, but we still haven't found the money!"
Tong Huaian sighed deeply as he spoke, his brows slightly furrowed, and he looked extremely worried about this matter.
"They actually go back on their word? Isn't it said that merchants value reputation the most? These people are not good enough!" Jiang Youzhen asked in surprise.
Are you worried? You have the right to be worried! I told you to be stingy, so just accept it now!
Such a good thing was suggested by myself, but I didn't expect to be asked to drink a sip of soup. I never mentioned it at all!
"Could there really be some unexpected event? Or maybe your Highness's offer did not impress them, or maybe they have some difficulty? Merchants value profit, maybe they feel that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, or even that there is no profit at all."
Jiang Youzhen talked for a long time, but it was all nonsense. She just wanted to beat around the bush. Now I remember asking her, what were you doing earlier?
The second prince at least wanted to cooperate with her and set up two shops for her!
"You also said that merchants value profit, so of course they have thought of a way to get more benefits with less money."
Tong Huaian sneered, "They want to unite and monopolize. With their major forces in the capital, they want to control the new policy reform and hold all the benefits in their own hands. If they are happy, they will give some soup to the remaining small families, but if they are unhappy, they will not even give them soup."
"This is very disadvantageous to the imperial court! How can we build a new wharf without enough money? And if they control the new wharf, how can we control it in the future?"
Jiang Youzhen nodded repeatedly, and then frowned slightly.
"I can't think of a good solution at the moment, so I came to find you. How to make them fight among themselves is what we need to do now."
Tong Huaian stared at Jiang Youzhen closely, not missing any of her expressions.
"What good solution do I have? But if you want them to fight among themselves, then just defeat them one by one! They are just a temporary alliance. As long as the conditions are attractive enough to make them interested, this alliance will be vulnerable."
"But they are still very united at the moment, and the Fourth Prince does not have many chips in his hand, so I'm afraid it will be difficult." Tong Huaian shook his head.
Jiang Youzhen suddenly had an idea. Now was the perfect opportunity! He could muddy the waters and get rid of that disgusting thing, killing two birds with one stone.
"Brother Huai'an, have you forgotten the old man Sun Er you just mentioned? You also said that he had committed a serious fault before. Even if the victims are afraid of the Sun family, or have accepted bribes and are willing to give up the pursuit, how can they completely erase the traces of what they have done?"
"You mean to start with Master Sun Er?" Tong Huaian raised his eyebrows. Jiang Youzhen's actions were selfish, right? It seemed that this kid was quite vindictive!
"It's a breakthrough, of course! If it's just a minor incident, the Sun family won't take it seriously, but what if Master Sun II offends someone he shouldn't?
No matter how powerful the Sun family is, they only have a small piece of land in the capital city. How much face can the capital city give to the Sun family? Even if he really has someone behind him, but he has provoked someone more powerful, the people behind him will have to think twice before they want to protect the Sun family. "
Jiang Youzhen paused, and then continued: "When the Sun family is desperate, do you think they will come to you for help? As long as the Sun family comes to you for help, it will not be difficult for other families to break through."
Tong Huaian was very shocked. In just a moment, Jiang Youzhen came up with a conspiracy. No! It was a plot!
This girl is really scary. If she goes astray in the future, it will be extremely difficult to deal with her!
"Are you talking about the Luo family?" Tong Huaian simply laid it out.
Jiang Youzhen picked up the tea bowl and said, "It depends on whether Brother Huai'an is willing to give it up. If you mean Miss Luo, I'm afraid it's not enough."
"Are you talking about the old lady of the Luo family?" Tong Huaian didn't expect Jiang Youzhen to be so bold that he even dared to plot against the old lady of the Luo family.
"Ah? I didn't say that!" Jiang Youzhen played dumb.
Her plan would not affect the Second Prince. The Second Prince would focus on foreign merchants anyway. Even if the foreign merchants did not gain much benefit in the end, it was a dispute between the two princes. She could at least get some benefit.
As for dealing with Master Sun Er, she can still delay time. She can just hide behind and instigate both sides.
Tong Huaian slowly put down the tea bowl, and finally sighed, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince was right about you. You are a natural born politician."
"I didn't do that. Isn't this just helping Brother Huai'an find a solution?" Jiang Youzhen spread his hands and said innocently.
"Before, His Highness the Fourth Prince said that once the fundraising was completed, he would give you a shop at the newly built dock. I thought it was too expensive. After all, those shops will be as valuable as gold in the future. Now that I think about it, it's not that expensive. As long as you are willing to work for His Highness, His Highness will not treat you unfairly."
Jiang Youzhen just took a sip of tea and immediately started coughing, "It's hot! It's hot!"
Why didn't you tell me earlier? I thought you were stingy and didn't want to spend a penny! This is a huge misunderstanding!