The Regent's Tender Darling

This is simply because the best jade carvers in Danan are all from Jiangnan, and the best jade carvers in Jiangnan are in Hangzhou.

Therefore, the caravans returning from the Yaoer Kingdom would unload their goods to the south of the Yangtze River.

After all these jade stones are carved, it will be summer, and then some of these jade stones will be brought to the capital for sale.

But most of them can be sold directly during business trips. After all, in the prosperous land of Jiangnan, the sales of jade have always been good.

After unloading the goods, Chen Qian only rested in Hangzhou for two days, and then followed his elder brother to the capital to do business with the new tea.

Because the river in the Yongzhou area where the capital is located froze in winter, they took the overland route this time. On the way, Chen Qian met the strange caravan again.

And she found that the caravan was still carrying the same batch of goods. Could it be that these people did not unload the goods in Jiangnan?

She simply asked someone to ask questions while she was resting on the way. Although those people still didn't like to talk to others, she got some words from a fairly enthusiastic coachman.

They did not unload the goods. They said perfunctorily that they wanted to take them to the capital to sell them.

These words made Chen Qian feel even more strange. How could this jade be transported to the capital? There is no jade carving master in the capital, and the jade brought back from Yaoer Kingdom is not bad, let alone selling rough stones in the capital.

Listening to what Chen Qian said, Xuemei couldn't help but ask, "What's so strange about this? Maybe they just want to sell it in the capital."

Chen Qian, who was drinking water to calm his throat, suddenly rolled his eyes at Xuemei, obviously thinking Xuemei's words were silly.

Lin Jiaojiao murmured: "Since you are a businessman, you must maximize your profits."

After making the point, Chen Qian nodded in agreement and said, "That's why I feel strange. I suspect that their goods are not jade at all."

"Not jade?" Lin Jiaojiao frowned slightly. The land in this country was barren and there were no other good things except jade.

It can be said that in addition to jade, Yaoer State has all kinds of Danan, and they are better than those of Yaoer State.

If it weren't for jade, who would have spent so much time traveling to Yao'er Kingdom when they were full?

Chen Qian glanced at the closed door, then waved to the two of them mysteriously, motioning them to come closer.

"In addition to being rich in jade, there is also a rumor that this country is rich in jade."

rumor? Lin Jiaojiao frowned when she heard these two words. How much of the rumors were true?

Just listen to Chen Qian say: "There is news that Yao'er country is rich in iron ore and is good at fighting soldiers. The iron ore produced in a year is twice as much as that of Shannan."

Although Chen Qian didn't believe the news at first, she felt that it was not groundless.

"I suspect these people are smuggling soldiers and doing a life-threatening business."

In order to be convincing, she continued: "There is news in the south of the Yangtze River that someone is paying a high price for these things on the black market. If it is a box of soldiers' armor, it is much more valuable than ordinary jade."

"Besides, it costs money to buy jade. It's easy to lose money when buying jade. There are many caravans who lost everything after a trip to Yao'er Kingdom."

Listening to Chen Qian's words, Lin Jiaojiao began to think, her lips pressed into a tight line, and an ominous premonition flashed through her heart as she thought deeply.

Things like armor are controlled by the imperial court, and the control is extremely strict. If anyone owns armor, even if it is just a set of armor, it will be a serious crime of beheading!

Maybe it will implicate the nine tribes.