Chapter 1086: Not Envying Mandarin Ducks or Immortals

As soon as he entered the city, Yun Zheng found that Shuofang was a little different.

Perhaps because it is close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shuofang is much more lively than usual. The streets are bustling with people, and the shouts of hawkers can be heard everywhere.

After this period of settling down, prices in Shuofang have dropped significantly.

However, the prices of some necessary daily necessities are still much higher than those in the interior.

After the autumn harvest, prices should fall again.

The autumn harvest must have started in the interior of the country now. As more supplies are shipped from the interior, prices will fall further.

As long as the prices in Shuobei fall back to the level before the war with Beihuan, they will be completely victorious.

"Your Majesty, Master Zhang..."

Just as Yun Zheng was riding on his horse and looking around, he suddenly heard a call in his ears.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man with a rosy face waving at Yun Zheng in a brothel not far away.

Hou Shikai?

Yun Zheng and Zhang Xu looked at each other at the same time.

Hou Shikai again?

This birdman is in the brothel again?

The last time they saw Hou Shikai was also in a brothel, right?

Although he opened this brothel himself, he spends all day in it. Isn't he afraid of kidney deficiency?

"I don't envy the mandarin ducks or the immortals, I only envy Mr. Hou's every day..."

Yun Zheng muttered to himself and got off his horse.

While Yun Zheng was muttering to himself, Hou Shikai had already run out of the brothel.

The Royal Guards knew that Hou Shikai was an acquaintance of Yun Zheng, and since they saw that he was not carrying any weapons, they did not stop him.

As soon as Hou Shikai stepped forward, he saluted them one by one.

"I say, you're having a pretty cool life these days!"

Yun Zheng teased Hou Shikai and gave him a look that all men understood.

Zhang Xu stretched out his chubby paws, patted Hou Shikai's shoulder and said with emotion: "Manager Hou is quite like me in my old days!"

When he was in the imperial city, he was also a frequent visitor to brothels.

However, he rarely visits brothels now.

On the one hand, it was because there was a tigress at home, and on the other hand, he had too many things to do and had no time to visit a brothel.

Now, he can only occasionally recall the days when he lived like a god in the brothel.

"No no……"

Hou Shikai smiled embarrassedly, "I didn't stay in the brothel all day. I just happened to see the prince's personal guards before, and thought that the prince would be in Shuofang during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I came here to collect the silver from the treasury, and planned to pay the silver owed to the prince while he was in Shuofang..."

"Is it?"

Yun Zheng raised the corner of his mouth, "It seems that you are doing well in business!"

Hou Shikai invested a lot of money in Shuobei. In order to pay back the money owed to him and recover part of the cost, he must make at least 700,000 or 800,000 taels of silver to pay off his debts, right?

"Thanks to your care, my Lord, I have indeed made some money."

Hou Shikai smiled and said, "I have owed you money for a long time. If you don't pay me back, I will be embarrassed."

"That's okay." Yun Zheng smiled nonchalantly, "If you don't have enough money, you can wait a little longer! Anyway, you have so many businesses in Shuofang, I'm not afraid that you will run away."

"It's time to pay it back, it's time to pay it back."

Hou Shikai apologized and said with a smile: "I still have enough money now, I will pay you an extra 50,000 taels as interest..."

Wow, you even remember to pay interest!

The awareness is not bad.

Yun Zheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "You don't have to pay the interest. Just keep it! The tax revenue generated by your industries in Shuobei can already offset the interest."

"This……"

Hou Shikai knew that Yun Zheng was not someone who needed that little bit of interest, but he also knew that he had actually gained a great advantage in this matter.

One tael of silver two years ago was much more valuable than one tael of silver now.

After pondering for a moment, Hou Shikai said, "Your Highness, how about this? I will buy some live sheep, some food and other supplies and send them to the army as a reward for the soldiers..."

Hou Shikai still wanted to have a good relationship with Yun Zheng.

He also knew that he could earn so much money thanks to Yun Zheng's support.

Since I made some money, I have to thank Yun Zheng no matter what.

But he himself felt it was too shabby to give Yun Zheng tens of thousands of taels of silver, and if he gave too much, he would feel the pain.

It would be better to spend money to buy some supplies to comfort the soldiers.

However, he didn't dare to do such things as comforting the soldiers on his own. He must get Yun Zheng's consent.

"All right!"

Yun Zheng guessed what Hou Shikai was thinking and readily agreed: "Go to the office and find Chen Bu later. He will tell you how to do it."

"Yes Yes!"

Hou Shikai nodded repeatedly, "Then I will deliver the silver to the prince in two days."

"it is good!"

Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "I have to go back to the mansion first. When you send the silver over, we can have a good chat."

"My lord, walk slowly."

Yun Zheng got on his horse again and waved to Hou Shikai.

Only after Yun Zheng and the others disappeared from his sight did Hou Shikai happily walk into the brothel.

Yun Zheng is a big tree.

I'm so lucky to be able to lean on this big tree, I must lean on it firmly.

"You're still lending money to these merchants?"

Jia Yao asked in surprise.

"Yup!"

Yun Zheng blinked and smiled, "This king is such a kind and righteous person!"

"You really know how to put gold on your face."

Jia Yao curled her lips, "You just want to rely on these merchants to make Shuobei prosperous, otherwise would you lend them money?"

Hearing Jia Yao's words, Yun Zheng and Zhang Xu smiled at each other at the same time.

They would never tell Jia Yao that the silver was not lent to Hou Shikai by Yun Zheng, but was taken away by Hou Shikai for nothing.

Chatting and laughing all the way, they finally returned to the palace.

Zhang Xu was in a hurry to go back to see his wife and children, so he did not go back to the palace with them.

Everyone in the mansion was waiting at the door to greet them, and Zhuoma was also standing among the crowd.

"Okay, okay, let's go inside first."

Yun Zheng dismounted and clapped his hands at Yun Jin and Yun Cang.

"Father..."

Yun Jin cried in a baby voice and trotted to Yun Zheng, who picked her up. She rubbed her face affectionately, but was pricked by Yun Zheng's beard and pouted in grievance.

But Yun Cang didn't move. Instead, he made a face at Yun Zheng, which made Yun Zheng want to kick him in the butt.

This kid will probably be a cause of worry for me when he grows up.

Ugh!

If you don’t want to be worry-free, then don’t be worry-free!

Just don't become a traitor.

Yun Zheng comforted himself silently, and walked into the mansion with Yun Jin in his arms. He then asked Ye Zi who was following him in a low voice, "Is there any movement over there?"

Ye Zi smiled and said, "You just returned home, take off this armor and rest for a while, we'll talk later!"

"it is good!"

Yunzheng nodded and smiled.

It seems that the mastermind behind the scenes has made new moves.

But it shouldn't be a big move.

Well, no matter whether it is a big move or a small move, as long as the mastermind behind the scenes takes action!