My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

Inside the main hall of the Marquis of Zhenbei's residence.

Jiang Jingcheng looked at Shen Yun, his smile impossible to suppress.

"Madam, beef, lamb, pork, guess which meat I prefer?"

"What kind of meat?"

Shen Yun was stunned for a moment.

"I love you dearly."

Jiang Jingcheng said in a low voice.

"..."

Shen Yun's face flushed instantly. Looking at Jiang Jingcheng, her expression was both shy and puzzled: "Master, where did you learn all this?"

"Does this even need to be learned?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingcheng immediately sat up straighter: "What I think is what I naturally say!"

As he said this, Jiang Jingcheng's face didn't turn red, and he wasn't out of breath. He then coughed lightly.

"Madam, I don't really want to complain about life to you."

"what?"

Shen Yun couldn't help but ask, "Then what are you complaining about?"

"I want to hold you."

"..."

Shen Yun blushed even more, lowered her head, and said in a softer voice, "Master, why are you so good at talking now?"

"Hahaha!"

Jiang Jingcheng laughed heartily twice, feeling even more at ease: "Madam, seeing you now, I want to become a certain kind of person."

Shen Yun knew that what he said was probably inappropriate, but she still couldn't help but look up: "Who is it?"

Jiang Jingcheng grinned: "Your people."

"master!"

Shen Yun glared at him, blushing, "You...you're so annoying! It would be so embarrassing if others heard!"

"Hahahaha!"

Jiang Jingcheng's laughter grew even louder.

Just as Jiang Jingcheng was about to say something more, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside.

Immediately afterward, Zhang Xinnian strode in: "My Lord!"

"Hmm? Is something the matter?"

Jiang Jingcheng's smile vanished instantly, faster than turning the pages of a book.

Zhang Xinnian was visibly taken aback.

He was outside just now, and he thought he heard the Marquis laughing quite happily.

Why does it look like this again as soon as I come in?

However, he didn't dare to think too much about it and quickly took out the package from his arms: "My lord, the young master asked me to give this to you!"

"What is it?"

Jiang Jingcheng frowned: "Still all mysterious."

As he spoke, Jiang Jingcheng reached out and took it.

The package was rather heavy. After Jiang Jingcheng opened it and took a look, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Silver notes.

Brand new banknotes.

The sheer number of them made even him pause for a moment, his breath caught in his throat.

Shen Yun also stepped forward and took a look, her face showing the same emotion: "Little Bai, where did you get so much silver?"

"Tianji Tower".

Jiang Jingcheng replied, then looked up at Zhang Xinnian solemnly: "This totals..."

"Eight million taels!"

Zhang Xinnian took a deep breath.

God knows how nervous he was when he came back!

It was true, holding this thing, I was sweating profusely, and everyone looked like someone rushing up to rob me.

"Eight million?"

Jiang Jingcheng gasped.

Yes, even he was astonished by this number.

You should know that the imperial court allocates military funds in increments of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Moreover, with each layer of intermediaries passing through, everyone knows exactly how much is left by the time it reaches the army.

However, Tianji Tower actually produced eight million taels of silver in one go.

Just how much does Tianji Tower value newbies?

After taking a deep breath, Jiang Jingcheng carefully put the package away.

This eight million taels is enough to solve the army's urgent needs.

At least for the time being, there won't be any more trouble in the North over money.

Thinking of this, Jiang Jingcheng looked at Zhang Xinnian: "What is the young master doing now?"

"this……"

Zhang Xinnian scratched his head: "I'm not quite sure either."

"The young master made some strange things in the courtyard and told me to go back after delivering the silver notes."

Strange?

Jiang Jingcheng raised an eyebrow slightly.

What's that brat up to now?

However, now that the money had arrived, he felt much more at ease and said to Zhang Xinnian, "Alright, go ahead!"

"yes!"

Zhang Xinnian respectfully responded and turned to leave.

After Zhang Xinnian left, Jiang Jingcheng looked at the package in his hand, still somewhat disoriented.

A moment later, Jiang Jingcheng looked up and couldn't help but laugh: "That brat really gave me a huge surprise!"

……

the other side.

Zhang Xinnian ran all the way back to Jiang Xiaobai's residence.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Jiang Xiaobai standing next to a pile of equipment, directing the people from Tianji Tower to work.

"Your Highness!"

Zhang Xinnian ran over.

Jiang Xiaobai looked up at Zhang Xinnian and asked, "Did you give the things to my dad?"

"Given it!"

Zhang Xinnian nodded, then couldn't help but look at the utensils: "Young Master, what are you doing?"

"Oh, brewing wine."

Jiang Xiaobai said casually.

"Brewing wine?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinnian chuckled twice: "Young Master, if you want to drink, just buy it. Why bother brewing it yourself?"

"The ones I bought didn't taste good, so I made them myself."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai paused slightly, "Besides, this wine isn't for me to drink; I... intend to use it for business."

"Doing business?"

Zhang Xinnian's expression immediately turned to surprise.

Tang Ningshuang, who had been watching from the side, understood what was happening when she heard this.

No wonder Jiang Xiaobai sent her to buy so much wine.

Originally, I wanted to see what the quality of wine in the capital was like.

But... Jiang Xiaobai can also brew wine?

"Your Highness, there are quite a few wineries in the capital."

Zhang Xinnian frowned. "Even if you brew your own wine, I'm afraid it won't sell well, will it?"

Tang Ningshuang was also standing nearby, nodding gently.

She agreed with this point; there was no shortage of wine in the capital.

Some old wineries have been operating for decades, or even centuries.

They have regular customers and a good reputation; if the Marquis's mansion suddenly starts selling wine, it's unlikely anyone will buy it.

Jiang Xiaobai chuckled as he listened, then looked at Zhang Xinnian: "Xinnian, have you ever heard of forced buying and selling?"

"what?"

Zhang Xinnian was stunned: "Forced sale?"

"right!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said, "Once our wine is mass-produced, you can take the army and force them to sell!"

"Anyone who doesn't buy it, beat them up!!"

"what……"

Zhang Xinnian was completely stunned.

Tang Ningshuang also turned her head to look at Jiang Xiaobai, a look of shock flashing across her face.

I just said Jiang Xiaobai had changed for the better, but now his spoiled brat attitude is showing again?

And they even brought the army to cause trouble?

They even forced us to buy and sell!

This guy... how can he do things like this!

"Your Highness, isn't this inappropriate?"

Zhang Xinnian also opened his mouth, his expression changing slightly, and said, "Although our Zhenbei Marquis's mansion has soldiers, we can't bully the common people like this!"

"If we really force them to sell, the people will likely complain about our Marquis's mansion. If that goes to the imperial court and the emperor blames us, it could cause a huge uproar!"

"Complaining?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai burst into laughter twice.

Zhang Xinnian was even more confused.

What's so funny about this?

"Believe me."

Jiang Xiaobai patted Zhang Xinnian on the shoulder, his smile widening: "At that time, they won't complain at all!"

"On the contrary... they'll thank me!!"