Traveling through ancient times.

Chapter 171: Backed by the Imperial Court

A group of more than 30 people disguised themselves as a caravan and drove into Tianshui Farm in a mighty manner.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his thirties, of medium build, with a resolute face and an aura of a superior.

He calls himself Boss Yu.

Prince Yu was the former title of the crown prince.

Since he came as a businessman, Jiang Yizhou naturally received him with the usual merchant standards.

Kneeling is impossible anyway.

Before, she had only read some information about him from other people's minds.

There are two points that impressed her deeply: First, in the eyes of Zhang Cong, Fu Xian and others, Prince Yu is a very sharp person, giving people a sense of forge ahead.

In fact, this quality is not very popular in the royal family. The emperor likes his son to be capable, but he does not like his son to be too sharp, and he does not like his son to be more sharp than himself.

Second, Prince Yu was the most staunch advocate of war among the princes and was firmly opposed to the marriage.

When she killed King Kang, she also used mind reading to find out from King Kang's fleeting memory that the barbarian tribe proposed a marriage alliance, and as long as they agreed to marry the princess to him, he would live in peace with the Zhou Kingdom... Almost all civil and military officials, including King Kang himself, thought that the marriage alliance should be a go.

A woman can resolve the war between the two countries, avoid the bloodshed of tens of thousands of people, and establish a friendship between the two countries for generations...

There is simply no better deal than this.

Even the old emperor started to choose from among his daughters with a smile...

However, Prince Yu strongly opposed it, saying that it was humiliating.

Because of his opposition, and the manipulation of Prince Kang and others, the old emperor became increasingly dissatisfied with the crown prince - in the end he almost deprived him of his position as crown prince.

...So, in a sense, Jiang Yizhou had a good impression of the new emperor, "Boss Yu".

However, all of this is just some fragments learned from other people's memories.

Jiang Yizhou felt that this was a perfect opportunity to get to know this person and how to deal with him in the future.

Jiang Yizhou asked his men to arrange the people and carriages of the caravan, but there were still a dozen attendants following Boss Yu in an orderly manner.

Jiang Yizhou did not force him and met him in the main reception room in the center of the manor.

Jiang Yizhou bowed and said politely: "Mr. Yu, thank you for your visit. I apologize for any poor hospitality." He stretched out his hand as a gesture of invitation, but his palm was not pointed towards the upper seat, but towards the first seat on the right.

Boss Yu subconsciously paused on his way to the upper seat, then returned the greeting with a chuckle and sat down in the first seat on the right.

"I've long heard that the Jiang family's master is a hero, with a broad mind and extraordinary bearing. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is indeed well-deserved."

Jiang Yizhou had tea and snacks served. "Boss Yu is a man of great wealth and business connections. I wonder if you have come to Tianshui this time to do some big business that I can benefit from?"

Boss Yu paused, avoiding the topic, as if he was feeling bad about this year: "…This year is really a troubled time. Droughts and floods have occurred in various places, and the borders have been harassed by barbarians. I thought that the people of the world would fall into a new round of suffering, but I didn't expect that there would be a turn of events and a glimmer of hope. Master Jiang's grain stations are blooming everywhere, stabilizing the price of grain and carbon stone, and retaining the last hope for these people. Master Jiang, righteousness!"

They all knew each other's identity, but they just pretended not to know.

Jiang Yizhou would not even bring it up, lest he would have to kneel down again.

Jiang Yizhou: "It's just my duty as a human being, to protect the reputation of businessmen."

Boss Yu: "I have heard that the Jiang family has two trump cards, cement and glass. Today, I see that the industries of the Jiang family are both pillars and trump cards. So I came here this time to cooperate with the Jiang family on a business."

"Please say."

"cement--"

"What kind of cooperation method?"

"I want to bring cement under state control, with the Jiang family holding shares and still being responsible for production."

Boss Yu said as he held up three fingers, 30%.

Jiang Yizhou laughed and said, "Cement is just a small trick in my hands. If Boss Yu supports it, it will definitely play its real role..."

Boss Yu was very happy to see that the other party agreed without any hesitation.

The two discussed the general details of the cooperation and left the rest to their subordinates.

Boss Yu and others stayed at the farm for half a day, strolled around the farm, and took a look at the canal that was about to be completed.

I felt deeply moved. A woman like her could achieve such success. When she arrived at a place, she could benefit the people there. There was no reason why I couldn't pacify the world and bring benefits to all the people!

Boss Yu walked around, drank some tea, had a simple meal, and then left with bags of local specialties from the farm.

This meeting seemed to be nonchalant, but in fact he was just giving the other party an attitude: I know you helped me in a game before, so I support you, but I also need you to support me.

Jiang Yizhou is very satisfied with the current cooperation model.

Just now, she knew the other party's true thoughts through mind reading. Although he has the domineering aura of an emperor, overall he is still a person who wants to make the country strong.

With such a big "backer", at least from the government's perspective, it would be much easier for her to do many things in the future.

This is what she needs most right now.

...After Jiang Yizhou saw the guests off, he felt like the weight of the stone in his heart had finally fallen.

This year is a year of turbulence and also a year of harvest.

Yunshan is now completely on the right track, with mature planting technology, skilled workers and planting personnel, as well as increasingly sophisticated auxiliary machinery, so its production capacity has increased by more than 20% compared to last year.

In addition to cement, the income from liquor, ceramics, and non-staple food processing was more than 100,000 taels, and the grain harvest from various crops reached millions of jin.

After two years of transformation, Tianshui's irrigation system has been basically improved. Half of the land is planted with improved sweet potatoes exchanged by Jiang Yizhou, covering several thousand acres and almost several million kilograms.

Jiang Yizhou decided to stockpile most of the grain and place a small portion in various "grain stations".

Part of the income from the farm's various industries was saved as an employee fund, and the rest was reinvested in construction.

For example, expanding the academy and building welfare homes so that all orphans and helpless people can have shelter and food.

At the same time, after Jiang Yizhou met with Boss Yu this time, she decided to open a "newspaper office".

In the future, what happened in the farm, and even what happened outside, could be spread out, which would not only advertise the farm, but also prevent the people at the bottom from being in a completely closed information cocoon.

If you want to build a newspaper, you need more advanced printing technology, as well as an editorial department, information collection department, etc.

So this is not a small expense.

After spending the wealth Jiang Yizhou had plundered several times, he now has nearly one million taels left, but if you calculate it this way, this amount of money seems a bit tight.