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“It’s served…”

The eunuch in the mansion whispered softly, and the steaming wine and food were immediately delivered to everyone's table. Then Song Yanran took light steps and slowly came to the table beside Liu Ce, sitting next to Xia Miaoyin.

In the Military Governor's Office, there are not so many secular etiquettes, and both men and women can appear on the table at the same time, without worrying about the bonds of secular etiquette.

Liu Ce and Jiang Ruoyan raised their glasses together and nodded to everyone present. Everyone hurriedly returned the wine. Soon the atmosphere became harmonious, and laughter continued to echo in the living room.

After drinking for thirty years, Liu Ce suddenly asked Ye Bin: "Mr. Ye, Yin... Have you ever had peace in these days?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Bin put down his wine glass and bowed to Liu Ce and said, "Thank you for your concern, I'm very good..."

Liu Ce nodded and looked at Ye Bin, the "brother-in-law". He didn't know what to call him for a while. Think about it carefully, just do whatever you want.

Jiang Ruoyan on the side noticed that Liu Ce's face changed, so she silently picked up a thin piece of mutton that had dispelled the fishy smell and slowly put it into Liu Ce's bowl.

At this time, Huo Qing stood up and said to Liu Ce, "Mr. Military Governor, can you ask for something?"

Liu Ce nodded and asked, "But it's okay..."

Huo Qing raised his wine glass and said, "Mr. Military Supervisor, I want to build a polo court outside the Great Wall. I hope the Military Supervisor will approve..."

When Liu Ce heard this, he said with his eyes and one jaw, "Polo Stadium? Huo Qing, why would he want to build a polo Stadium? What's your idea?"

Huo Qing smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just suddenly feel that it's too monotonous to use all the land for farming. I just think it's just for fun..."

Liu Ce snorted coldly and said, "You are so extravagant. Do you know how much it costs to build a polo stadium? It's not just about moving a few stools around the venue! Someone needs to train strictly with the horses. Can you raise you?"

Huo Qing said: "Reported to the Military Supervisor, the last general has actually inquired. In addition to land, this polo court also requires 200,000 taels of silver in advance, so I want to ask the Military Supervisor to invest together and give me some advice on how the polo team will train..."

"You are trying to pull my military governor into the water? Your courage is getting stronger and stronger! This military governor is absolutely impossible, and he doesn't have time to do all the messy things. The land is yours, so you can decide what you want to build!"

Although Liu Ce kept complaining about Huo Qing’s prodigality, he actually supported a young man like Huo Qing with an ideal...

Although Liu Ce had just returned to Yong'an for a day, it did not mean that he knew nothing about the situation under his rule, especially the soldiers in his army.

In this dynasty that is mainly based on agriculture, the first idea in the mind of the poor after obtaining land was to plant crops to support their families; the rich chose more, and they could hire tenants to plant and collect land rent, or switch to other cash crops, such as pepper, mulberry leaves, tobacco, tea trees, etc. The only thing in common is that they hope that things will grow in the land to obtain wealth, but they never thought that the land itself could create wealth, even if the land was barren.

Huo Qing's idea is indeed ahead of most people. He may not know that the profits that polo venues can generate are enough to make countless people jealous, which is much more profitable than farming.

Seeing that Liu Ce did not object to building a polo stadium, Huo Qing immediately thanked excitedly: "Then thank you for your support..."

"Don't rush to thank him..." Liu Ce waved his hand to stop him, "Let's talk about it first. This military governor once said that the land obtained from military merits should be tax-free for one year. Only half of the tax will be paid in the next three years. However, if it is used for commercial purposes, the tax rate will fluctuate between 10% and 50%. Except for the first year's tax rate is halved, there is no other discount. Have you thought about it? The tax rate on the polo court is also more than 30%..."

Huo Qing laughed and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Military Supervisor, these last generals naturally understand. They will definitely pay taxes on time and will not owe the military Supervisor's Office a penny of silver..."

Liu Ce nodded with satisfaction, and then asked, "There is another question, do you have so much money to run a polo stadium? I heard that your adopted father's family needs care in Yong'an City, and this expense is not small, right? You can't invest all the income from going out of the brigade this time into the polo stadium, right?"

When Jiang Ruoyan heard Liu Ce's words, she suddenly spoke, "Husband, Ruoyan still has some savings in her hands. Why not give it to General Huo to run the horse farm at one time?"

Liu Ce frowned when he heard this, and looked at Jiang Ruoyan with his head turned to look at Jiang Ruoyan, but saw that Jiang Ruoyan was smiling at him at this moment, and he couldn't help but relax his tense emotions.

Unexpectedly, Huo Qing smiled and rejected Jiang Ruoyan's kindness, bowed to her and said, "Thank you, Madam for your kindness. However, my sister has promised to fund the money, and she can be regarded as a shareholder who has invested in the polo stadium..."

As soon as these words were said, Liu Ce and Jiang Ruoyan showed surprise and looked at Song Yanran who was drinking tea in the seat under the side.

Song Yanran found that Liu Ce and others looked at him, and just glanced at him, then continued to tell some jokes to Xia Miaoyin and Tuoba Yue, and a pleasant laugh suddenly came.

Huo Qing continued to say to Liu Ce and Jiang Ruoyan: "Sister is so smart and has a long-term vision. She has invested in all walks of life in the city. The four newly opened rouge and dough shops in the West City all have their own shares.

There are also restaurants, stalls, fabric shops, and animal husbandry in the suburbs. There are also sisters who help to invest in the capital. Huo Qing really admires her sister…”

After these words, let’s not talk about what Liu Ce thinks. Anyway, Jiang Ruoyan was extremely nervous and even sweated.

Threat, Song Yanran's experience in dealing with things is more experienced than herself. Jiang Ruoyan did not discover it before, but after this nearly a year-long journey, she had to admit that she was still too young. Apart from having the identity of a first-class lady, she did not help Liu Ce in anything...

Liu Ce got up and sat down in front of Song Yanran, looking at her with a smile on his face.

Song Yanran was a little unnatural when Liu Ce stared at her, and hurriedly asked, "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Liu Ce shook his head and said, "Yanran, I really didn't expect you to have such a powerful financial talent. Why didn't I find it before?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yanran pouted and said, "Do you know everything?"

Liu Ce nodded: "Of course, I heard that Yanran, you have invested in all walks of life in the city. Why, isn't the money in the mansion paying enough money?"

Song Yanran sighed and said to Liu Ce in a low voice: "General Liu, you really don't know that the firewood and rice are expensive. Although the mansion is rich, you can't always sit so empty-handed, right? If you don't think of ways to open up the source, how can you maintain your current life for a long time?"

Gradually, Liu Ce learned from Song Yanran why Song Yanran invested in various industries.

Song Yanran, a famous abandoned daughter, grew up in the market since she was a child. She has been suffering from the ups and downs of the world. After meeting Liu Ce, she changed her life experience. For this, she cherishes everything she has now...

For everyone who settled in the Military Governor's Office, even if they were servants, Song Yanran would do her best to treat them unfairly. Whether it was Jiang Ruoyan, Xia Miaoyin, and Xue Ruoyuan, they would do their best to get along with them. Song Yanran would try her best to satisfy them whatever they wanted and what requests they made.

However, this is based on the economy. Although Liu Ce gave all the property in his family to Song Yanran to control, it is enough to show Liu Ce's trust in her. However, she has suffered a lot since she was a child and understood that all this Liu Ce had was exchanged for life and could not add any burden to him. She wanted to use the money from the mansion and invest and obtain new wealth, so that the numbers on the mansion's books would not decrease day by day.

Fortunately, there are now everything in Jizhou that is in a mess and in short supply in all walks of life. In addition, the administration of the Military Administrator is transparent and efficient, so there is no need to worry that the money you invested will be cheated out. This gave Song Yanran the opportunity to earn wealth, and then took the idle money at home to the market and invested it into the newly opened industries.

Now, there are many shares of Song Yanran, including the newly opened "Yixuan Yayuan" in Yong'an City. In addition, in the few months since the night market was trial operation, Song Yanran has earned more than 100,000 taels of silver from "Yixuan Yayuan".

To be honest, Song Yanran originally wanted to invest in various industries in the name of Liu Ce, but she was afraid that this would have a bad impact on Liu Ce, so she had to use her own name.

"After all, Sister Jiang is now a wife of the imperial decree. Her quality of life cannot be reduced at all. What can satisfy her must be fully satisfied. Sister Xia, who has suffered outside the Great Wall for so many years, has finally escaped from the sea of ​​suffering, and cannot be treated too much. Sister Xue is the same.

There are also a bunch of servants who have to pay their salaries. You should always express anything during the holidays? By the way, there are also those three stupid dogs. General Liu, does what you said makes sense?"

After hearing Song Yanran's words, Liu Ce nodded silently and said affectionately: "Yanran, thank you for your hard work. It's really a relief to have you in charge of this family..."

Song Yanran looked at Liu Ce with a serious look and suddenly pursed her lips and laughed: "Brother Liu, why do you look at me with this kind of eyes? I will use your money to regenerate money. After all, it is your credit, but I am very rich now, giggle..."

"hehe……"

Liu Ce smiled helplessly. Of course, he would not care about Song Yanran's approach, but was very supportive. He had never encountered many women who knew how to increase revenue, reduce expenditure, and share their worries even in the modern era of previous life.

After a long time, Liu Ce grabbed Song Yanran's hand and looked at the faint calluses left on her little hand, and made up his mind.

"Yanran, don't worry, I, Liu Ce, will not let you down in the future..."

After hearing Liu Ce suddenly said something inexplicable, Song Yanran's pretty face turned red, and while her heart warmed, she quickly broke free from his hand and said, "Brother Liu, what's wrong with you? It's in public..."

Liu Ce smiled faintly, looked at Song Yanran's delicate face carefully, nodded his forehead, and then stood up and returned to his position.

Jiang Ruoyan, who witnessed Liu Ce and Song Yanran's intimacy throughout the whole process, was in a very complicated mood at the moment. She couldn't tell what was going on now. Since she officially became Liu Ce's wife, she seemed to have become a little different from before. She felt inexplicably hostile to Song Yanran, and always felt that she would threaten her position in the future.
Chapter completed!