At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

Ren Hao burst out laughing and looked at Xu Yating with a smile.

Xu Yating blushed when he looked at her, and then she realized that Ren Hao was talking about her!

Her pretty face turned slightly red: "Who made you so greedy?"

Ren Hao smiled and said, "So we can't set up a big stall at the beginning. I only plan to lay a solid foundation in several nearby counties first, then go to the prefecture, and finally march to the capital."

"But you have to eat one bite at a time. If you don't have anyone in the court, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the capital."

Hearing Ren Hao's words, Xu Yating nodded in agreement.

The reason why the Xu family became the richest family in Beijing is not because they are good at doing business, but because they have someone behind them and a background in the court, so no one dares to touch them.

Otherwise, even if there were ten more Xu families, they would all be eaten up by those officials, leaving not a penny behind.

Therefore, several larger merchants in ancient Han Dynasty either had relatives with connections in the court, or they donated most of their assets and became dependent on someone in the court to become their protector.

In this way, a so-called 'win-win' situation can be achieved.

Of course, for those businessmen, they have no choice. If they don’t donate most of their money, they might even lose their lives.

So someone says that he is very happy when he makes two million a year, but he is very miserable when he makes hundreds of billions or trillions, because at that time, it is no longer his own money.

"What if you cooperate with the Xu family? With me here, your parents won't make things too difficult for you." Xu Yating said.

Ren Hao grinned, it would be strange if he wasn't embarrassed!

Compared to the Xu family, he is now a fat sheep, while the Xu family and their ilk are wolves. Once targeted by the wolves, the sheep may be lucky enough to kill one or two of them, but in the end they will not escape the fate of being torn apart and eaten by the wolves.

Ren Hao knew those people too well.

"For now, let's wait until we have enough strength." Ren Hao did not refuse directly. If he had enough strength in the future, cooperating with the Xu family would certainly be a win-win situation.

If you want to cooperate without having the strength, you will only wait to be swallowed up alive.

As for Xu Yating, in the face of the interests of the entire Xu family, she might only hesitate for a moment. It might be possible that she would abandon the interests of the entire family for the sake of her children, but it would never happen in a family like the Xu family that has been around for at least three generations.

"It's easy in the county town. I can go directly to my uncle."

Ren Hao touched his chin and said, "That's fine."

County Magistrate Guo still owes him a favor, and now with the relationship with Xu Yating, he will definitely be willing to do it as long as he can give him some benefits.

"Let me take care of this matter." Xu Yating said.

Ren Hao pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"Don't worry, since I agreed to marry you, I won't betray you." Xu Yating seemed to see Ren Hao's worry and said quickly.

"That's not what I meant." Ren Hao shook his head: "I'm worried that if you tell Guo Qian about your marriage to me, will your uncle inform your parents?"

"What I mean is, don't let them know for the time being, otherwise there will be some bad consequences."

After hearing Ren Hao's words, Xu Yating couldn't help but fall silent.

Once her parents found out that she had married Ren Hao, their first reaction would be to send someone to forcibly take her back, and then take revenge on Ren Hao's entire family. The best outcome would be that Ren Hao would have to give up her papermaking skills and all her assets in exchange for a chance to survive.

The Xu family doesn't even need to take any action. They just need to tell the prime minister's son about this, and Ren Hao will definitely be killed without a burial place.

As for the reason, it is also very simple. It is said that Xu Yating was deceived by Ren Hao and so on.

By then, not only can the pressure from the prime minister be eased, but the prime minister can also owe the Xu family a favor.

Basically, although my Xu family did not agree, we did not stop it. My daughter was bullied, and I told you that our Xu family had no intention of looking down on your Prime Minister's Mansion. This was considered giving you face.

Even the Xu family can take this opportunity to gain some benefits.

With a sigh, Xu Yating said: "In this case, I can't tell him. I will use other reasons."

"That's good." Ren Hao breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Xu Yating would get excited and tell everything, and by then he might die before he could grow up.

"When are you going to take me home?" Xu Yating suddenly asked.

Ren Hao pondered for a while, then said solemnly: "One year!"

"Give me a year, and I'll be qualified to take you home!"

A beautiful smile suddenly appeared on Xu Yating's pretty face: "Okay."

Watching Xu Yating enter the house, Ren Hao breathed a sigh of relief. His dream of lying down and becoming a master was once again severely crushed by reality.

Next, we can only develop slowly in Taoyuan County and surrounding counties, and then gradually expand our business.

One year later, I wonder if my strength can make the Xu family look at me with respect?

Unable to figure out the problem, Ren Hao went to the paper mill to wander around.

……

A fast horse galloped past on the path leading from the county town to Caixu Village.

Lying on it was a big man who looked tired, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes.

Soon, the fast horse arrived at the door of Ren Hao's house. With a whimper, the strong horse's limbs became limp and he fell to the ground.

Pfft!

The big man fell to the ground, but he was too weak to turn over. He could only rely on his strong body to withstand the force of falling.

Fortunately, the force was not strong, so he managed to get through it without any harm.

Xu Yating, who had just walked out of the house, was stunned when she saw the big man at the door.

"Li Yi! What are you doing here!" Xu Yating's pretty face turned a little pale, and she felt uneasy. Was it that her family sent him to take her back?

But when I thought about it, it didn't make sense. Li Yi was a subordinate of my second brother Xu Qing. Even if the family sent someone, it would definitely not be him!

Li Yi supported his exhausted body and climbed up, barely bowing to Xu Yating: "Hello, Miss. I am here on the orders of the young commander to see Master Ren for something important!"

After hearing Li Yi's words, Xu Yating immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

The fact that my second brother sent Li Yi over from afar must be related to the compound crossbow!

After calling Qian'er to help Li Yi sit on a stool to rest, Xu Yating hurried to the paper mill.

"Li Yi is here! He came to find you on the orders of his second brother." Xu Yating said after finding Ren Hao.

Ren Hao was startled at first, then a look of shock appeared in his eyes: "Something happened at the border? Do you need a compound crossbow?"

"I think so too, otherwise my second brother would never send someone to find you at this time." Xu Yating said.

"Let's go!" Ren Hao was the first to walk out of the paper mill.

Arriving at the house next door, Li Yi immediately stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Master Ren, my young commander sent me here to ask you to make him another 2,000 crossbows and a number of arrows, and send them to the front line as soon as possible!"

"What exactly happened at the front line of the God of War Pass?" Ren Hao asked with a frown.