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Chapter 1587 "The First Tea House" - Shen Yuqi

"Ok?"

Jiang Chen looked up at the sound and saw Xu Xiuer walking towards him: "Are you talking to me?"

"Yes," Xu Xiuer readily admitted.

"Then why are you looking at me?" Jiang Chen was a little surprised to hear Xu Xiuer's words, but he understood when he thought about Xu Xiuer's personality in the drama.

"When did I see you?" Xu Xiuer raised a brow.

"How would you know I'm looking at you if you weren't looking at me?" Jiang Chen retorted.

"..." Xu Xiuer.

Xu Xiuer felt that Jiang Chen's words made sense, but she also felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong.

"As for why I'm looking at you? It's simple, you're beautiful." Jiang Chen said with a smile, "A fair maiden is sought after by a gentleman, and you're so beautiful, it's hard for me not to look at you."

"..." Xu Xiuer.

"Hello, my name is Jiang Chen, and I'm from Shengdu City." After introducing himself, Jiang Chen asked, "May I ask your name, Miss?"

“My name is Xu Xiuer,” Xu Xiuer replied.

"You just told me your name like that? Aren't you afraid I'm a bad person?" Jiang Chen asked.

“This is Hamburg, I’m not afraid,” Xu Xiuer said.

"Really?" Jiang Chen looked Xu Xiuer up and down.

"What are you doing?" Xu Xiuer looked at Jiang Chen warily.

“Me? I’m reading palms,” Jiang Chen replied.

"Face reading?" Xu Xiuer was slightly taken aback.

“That’s right, I can read faces, so I want to see what kind of person you are,” Jiang Chen said.

"Judging from your scholarly attire, are you a charlatan?" Xu Xiuer asked.

"Is fortune telling just charlatanism?" Jiang Chen was speechless.

"I don't believe any of that," Xu Xiuer said and left.

"Wait a minute," Jiang Chen called out to Xu Xiuer.

"What do you need?" Xu Xiuer asked.

“It’s fate that we met, Miss Xu. If you ever encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to the Jiang residence in Shengdu City to find me.” As he spoke, Jiang Chen gave an address to the Jiang residence in Shengdu City.

Xu Xiuer glanced at Jiang Chen, then turned and left.

Jiang Chen didn't say anything about it.

After all, he didn't think he was so charming that women would follow him without a second thought on their first meeting.

Jiang Chen glanced at Xu Xiuer as she left, then turned and walked away.

……

The capital city of Nanxia, ​​the Jiang residence.

"Husband? What brings you here?" Li Xiuning asked in surprise when she saw Jiang Chen walk in.

“I come from the Yun Jin Continent…” Jiang Chen explained the situation of the Yun Jin Continent.

Jiang Chen also mentioned the Great Zhou Dynasty and Nanwu.

“I know about South Ukraine.”

Li Xiuning said, "The Starry Sky Caravan has already opened up many trade routes in Southern Xia. Many of the merchants who cooperate with us are also working with Southern Wu."

“Nanwu is skilled in Gu control techniques…” Jiang Chen explained the Gu control techniques and so on.

"Are these really that impressive?" Li Xiuning asked.

"It's not powerful in the Second World, but Gu techniques exist in the Third World and the Fourth World as well. Like martial artists, it belongs to a different cultivation system. Even if we don't cultivate it ourselves, we should still understand it," Jiang Chen said.

Jiang Chen actually felt that the Nanwu Secret Techniques of the Nanwu Grand Elders' Council were not systematic.

According to those fantasy novels, it should be incomplete.

However, whether it's incomplete or not, it's always good to learn from it.

“That’s true.” Li Xiuning nodded.

"How has Nanxia been lately?" Jiang Chen asked.

"During this period, we mainly focused on developing the Star Caravan and the Universal Bank. However, in the traditional social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants have a relatively low status. Therefore, we secretly supported many scholars and also acquired a lot of land..." Li Xiuning recounted the development situation in Nanxia during this period.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen nodded: "We have enough capital. Even if we buy land separately, we can still buy a lot of land. Then, by using means to control some scholars, we can obtain tax exemption rights."

By controlling grain production through land use, a country can control its economic lifeline through grain.

This is the dumbest method, but it's also the most effective.

The Jiang family has many ways to control the economy, and they use every single one of them.

Even in the Second World, the amount of gold and silver controlled by the Jiang family is immeasurable.

With such formidable financial resources and Jiang Chen's methods, they shouldn't have any problems on any continent.

"By the way, how is Qi Jing doing now?" Jiang Chen asked.

Qi Jing is the prince in "Amai Joins the Army".

In order to win over Han Maisui, Jiang Chen deposed the emperor on behalf of Heaven and supported Qi Jing to become emperor.

"Emperor Qi Jing is mediocre," Li Xiuning said, pursing her lips. "If it weren't for your support of Qi Jing before, my husband, this emperor would probably have fallen from power long ago."

"is it?"

Jiang Chen smiled.

In the drama, Qi Jing is a loser.

Therefore, Jiang Chen was not surprised by these things.

After glancing at Li Xiuning, Jiang Chen said, "This is also a good thing for us."

Jiang Chen, who deposed the emperor on behalf of Heaven, would naturally not use his identity to seek personal gain, as this would damage his mystique.

This is also why Li Xiuning and her group are in charge of the Jiang family.

“That’s true.” Li Xiuning nodded knowingly.

A shrewd emperor finds it difficult to do anything he wants. But a muddle-headed emperor has a much greater chance of manipulating things.

Soon, Zhao Chenxi, Sun Yihe, Cheng Xi, and Liu Sheng Xueji returned one after another.

In the capital city of Nanxia, ​​Li Xiuning was in charge of overall planning, while Zhao Chenxi and others were each responsible for a portion of the industry.

After Zhao Chenxi and the others returned, Jiang Chen chatted with them.

Jiang Chen hadn't spoken to Zhao Chenxi and the others for a long time, so they naturally had a lot to talk about when they met again.

That evening, Jiang Chen was the first to arrive at Li Xiuning's room.

"Husband, don't be in such a hurry," Li Xiuning said as she saw Jiang Chen eagerly embracing her.

"How could I not be anxious? I haven't had..." Jiang Chen didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear.

"But I want to talk to my husband." Li Xiuning hugged Jiang Chen's neck after he lifted her up in his arms.

"Let's talk while we cultivate," Jiang Chen said with a smile as he walked towards the couch.

Of course, Li Xiuning understood what Jiang Chen meant by cultivation.

“I’ve prepared water in the bathroom, my husband, why don’t you take a bath first?” Li Xiuning said.

“Okay.” Jiang Chen did not refuse and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

"Son."

In the bath room, Li Xiuning's personal maids, Li Xueyan and Li Yi, saw Jiang Chen carrying Li Xiuning in and quickly bowed.

"Yes, help us bathe."

Jiang Chen's gaze swept over Li Xueyan and Li Yi.

Li Xueyan was Princess Wencheng.

Li Yi is Princess Xianyi in the TV series "The Legend of Tang Dynasty".

At this moment, Li Xueyan and Li Yi were both draped in light veils.

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up at first glance.

Although it wasn't the first time, it felt really good.

"Yes."

Li Xueyan and Li Yi responded and stepped forward to serve.

Li Xiuning had seen Jiang Chen's performance clearly, so she rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

……

Mainland of Qing Dynasty, Mingyue Town of Qing Dynasty.

"Is this Mingyue Town, where Zhao Ruhai, one of the largest tea merchants in Jiangnan during the Qing Dynasty, lived?" Jiang Chen asked Zhou Ying, who was standing next to him.

“Yes, this Zhao Ruhai is the head of the Zhao Family Tea House…” Zhou Ying introduced from the side.

Jiang Chen listened silently.

Jiang Chen came to Mingyue Town this time because he wanted to buy tea from Zhao Ruhai.

The Jiang family has now purchased quite a few tea plantations, but they are still far behind the tea merchants. Jiang Chen's sales channels are not limited to the Qing Dynasty mainland, so this time he sought out Zhao Ruhai for a large-scale transaction.

Soon, Jiang Chen brought Zhou Ying to the Zhao family.

"I am Jiang Chen from Jiangning Prefecture." Jiang Chen took out his visiting card.

"Wait here." The servant took the visiting card and left.

Soon, the servants welcomed Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying inside.

"Are you Young Master Jiang Chen from Jiangning Prefecture?" Zhao Ruhai asked.

Zhao Ruhai is a character in the TV series "The First Tea House".

In the drama, he is over 50 years old, the owner of the Zhao family tea plantation. Seeing his second son, Tianyu, sinking into depravity, he wisely sets his sights on Yuqi, a female worker at the tea plantation, and arranges for her to marry into the Zhao family. He dedicates his life to the family business and tea production, but ultimately dies due to the machinations of a villain. "Yes." Jiang Chen greeted Zhao Ruhai.

"Please sit down." Zhao Ruhai gestured for Jiang Chen to sit down, then had a servant serve tea.

Jiang Chen sipped his tea and chatted with Zhao Ruhai.

As for Zhou Ying, she came here disguised as a man with Jiang Chen today, and she is standing next to Jiang Chen now.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Chen and Zhao Ruhai got down to business.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen and Zhao Ruhai reached an agreement and ordered one million catties of tea.

"Patriarch Zhao, I'll take my leave now," Jiang Chen said to Zhao Ruhai after signing the agreement.

“Patriarch Jiang, I’ll see you off,” Zhao Ruhai said.

Jiang Chen did not refuse and followed Zhao Ruhai out of the Zhao residence.

"Patriarch Zhao, please wait." Jiang Chen said to Zhao Ruhai after leaving the Zhao residence.

"Patriarch Jiang, please take care," Zhao Ruhai said.

Jiang Chen nodded and prepared to leave.

Just then, a carriage stopped at the door, and an old lady stepped down from the carriage with the help of her maid.

Jiang Chen glanced at it.

The next moment, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten million-year-old ginseng roots.]

"Ten ginseng plants that are a million years old?"

"This is the second time I've checked in."

Jiang Chen had some idea of ​​how precious ginseng was.

Ginseng that is a million years old is even more abundant.

Even in the Southern Continent of the Fourth World, obtaining a ginseng that is a million years old is not an easy task.

This is a really good thing, a rare and precious treasure.

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Wang Qingshun, a character in "The First Tea House".

In the drama, she is Tianyu's mother, a sharp-tongued but kind-hearted woman who favors sons over daughters and is a shrewd mother-in-law who is not to be trifled with.

"I didn't expect to run into Wang Qingshun at the door."

"Good luck."

In the drama, Wang Qingshun is Zhao Tianyu's mother, a shrewd and capable mother-in-law.

Wang Qingshun has a cold exterior but a warm heart; she appears sharp-tongued but is actually soft-hearted, and she exhibits traditional patriarchal tendencies. As a family elder, she displays a domineering style in handling family relationships, leading to numerous conflicts with her daughter-in-law.

"Good luck."

"Ten ginseng plants aged one million years are priceless."

Jiang Chen merely glanced at Wang Qingshun before leaving with Zhou Ying.

"Young master, shall we go to the tea plantation next?" Zhou Ying asked.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen nodded. "Where are the nearby tea plantations?"

“It’s about ten miles from Mingyue Town,” Zhou Ying said.

Jiang Chen nodded.

Soon, Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying arrived at the tea mountain.

It's late December now, and the tea plantations are completely bare.

“We bought all of these tea mountains.” Zhou Ying pointed to the surrounding tea mountains and said, “These fifteen tea mountains are all small to medium-sized tea mountains, with an average annual output of about three tons of dried tea per mountain of 1000 mu of tea gardens.”

"How many tea plantations have we purchased in total on the Qing Dynasty mainland?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I don't know about the North. We bought a total of 20,000 mu of tea plantations in the Jiangnan region," Zhou Ying explained.

"Twenty thousand mu? We'll continue acquiring more." Jiang Chen nodded.

The total tea plantation area in the Jiangnan tea region of the First World reached 4896.09 million mu, of which approximately 4374.58 million mu were harvestable. This region, located in 15 provinces south of the Yangtze River, accounts for about two-thirds of the national annual output.

The Qing Dynasty's mainland is about the same size as China in the First World. Even if it doesn't have as many tea gardens as the First World, it still has just as many.

"Mm." Zhou Ying nodded.

Soon, led by Zhou Ying, Jiang Chen toured the tea plantation and then headed down the mountain.

“We bought the tea plantation and also took over the tenant farmers,” Zhou Ying said, pointing to the village below the mountain. “That’s where the tenant farmers live…”

“Let’s go take a look,” Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Zhou Ying nodded.

Soon, Jiang Chen and Zhou Ying arrived at the village.

"How many people are in this village?" Jiang Chen asked.

“There are forty households here, with more than a hundred people…” Zhou Ying introduced.

After entering the village, Jiang Chen looked around.

As Jiang Chen passed by a courtyard, he saw a woman.

"Ok?"

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.

next moment.

The system prompt sounds.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received one hundred griffins.]

"One hundred griffins?"

"This is the seventeenth time I've checked in and received one hundred griffins."

According to the system introduction, this griffin is the griffin from "Battle Through the Heavens", a fourth-tier magical beast.

Griffins have sun-like plumage and coat colors. Their lion-like hindquarters are covered in yellowish-brown fur, while their eagle-like head and forelimbs are entirely covered in golden eagle feathers, though they may also be creamy white feathers with deep red spots. The feathers on their head and wings may be blue or green, the feathers on their chest are vermilion, and their eagle-like beak and feet may range from transparent yellow to brilliant gold, with black claws.

Because of their larger size, griffins cannot turn and circle as nimbly as birds, but they can still perform a considerable number of aerial maneuvers without a rider. They can fly in any weather and have an instinct for sensing weather changes. One reason griffins are difficult to tame is their strong confidence in their aerial abilities; they will not accept unreasonable commands from their riders.

At the same time, griffins possess superb hunting skills. With their speed, agility, and naturally sharp claws, griffins are truly astonishing when they swoop down from the sky to hunt.

"The fourth-tier magical beast, the Griffin, possesses the strength of a Battle Spirit."

"This means that the griffin has the strength of a Martial Emperor."

"This is an extraordinary treasure."

Although Jiang Chen already has a Martial God Realm puppet, the more Martial Emperor Realm griffins he has, the better.

"The sign-in reward this time is pretty good."

"There are now a total of 1,900 griffins, but it is impossible to control them without the strength of a Martial Emperor."

"However, building a griffin army is not easy; not everyone has the strength. I wonder if I can build a griffin army before going to the Fourth World."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Shen Yuqi is a character in the TV series "The First Tea House".

In the drama, she is a hardworking and resilient tea plantation worker who marries into a wealthy family to pay off her gambling parents' debts, thus beginning her legendary life for love and family business.

Shen Yuqi in "The First Tea House".

In the drama, Shen Yuqi was born into a poor family in Mingyue Town, Jiangnan. Her father was a gambling addict, her mother was frail and sickly, and her younger brother had an intellectual disability. She made a living by picking tea from a young age, and her filial piety and diligence caught the attention of Zhao Tianyu, the second young master of the Zhao family.
Later, due to her parents' debts being settled with the Zhao family, Master Zhao intended to marry her off to Zhao Tianyu, a widow, as his second wife. Tianyu initially tried to escape the marriage but failed, and was gradually moved by Shen Yuqi's sincerity and kindness. After marrying into the wealthy family, Shen Yuqi faced exclusion from her family due to the disparity in their social status, while also having to deal with her husband Zhao Tianyu's disappointment and the difficulties posed by her mother-in-law Wang Qingshun.

Later, she resolved a family crisis and took care of Tianyu's ex-wife's son, Jiabao, risking her life to save him when he contracted smallpox, demonstrating her medical talent.

He assists Zhao Tianyu in investigating the truth behind the wrongful case of Zhao's merchant ships smuggling opium.

During the Republican era, when fighting against foreign enemies, Japanese businessman Songyuan repeatedly plotted to frame the Zhao family's tea shop. Shen Yuqi and Zhao Tianyu turned the tide through tea ceremony competitions and business maneuvering, thus safeguarding the dignity of the national tea industry.

After experiencing family conflicts, business conspiracies, and emotional ups and downs, she ultimately resolved the crisis with resilience and wisdom, safeguarded the interests of the tea plantation, and ended with a deeply moving smile, symbolizing her perfect transformation from a humble tea picker to the backbone of her family.

"Shen Yuqi is a person of perseverance and hard work."

"Based on the situation in the drama, she is someone with the potential to become the matriarch of the family."

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.

Shen Yuqi and Rong Yin were played by the same actor in their previous lives.

However, Jiang Chen only slept with Rong Yin and Su Huairou.

Just then, a middle-aged man staggered toward the house that Jiang Chen was looking at.

Soon, a commotion broke out inside the house.

"Ok?"

Jiang Chen frowned before remembering that the person from earlier was Shen Yuqi's father.

Clearly, Shen Yuqi's father lost the bet and was venting his anger on his family.

"Young master, what are you looking at?" Zhou Ying asked.

“I’m looking at that woman.” Jiang Chen pointed at Shen Yuqi and said, “According to physiognomy, she is a capable person. But her father is a gambler. In this era, it’s very common for gamblers to sell their children. You should send someone to keep an eye on her. If this is true, you can recruit her into the Starry Sky Merchant Caravan and do your best to train her if she has the ability.”

“Okay.” Zhou Ying knew that Jiang Chen could read faces, so she didn’t think much of it.

“Let’s continue,” Jiang Chen said.

Zhou Ying nodded.

Just then, an old man walked over and asked, "May I ask who you are? What brings you to our village?"