This pearl is the proudest achievement of Zheng Renji's life.
His daughter, naturally gifted with intelligence.
Although she started reading a few years later than her older brother, in terms of intelligence, she surpasses him by a large margin. It's just a pity that she was born a daughter and cannot enter the court as an official.
Otherwise, with her talent, she could have made a name for herself in just a few years.
Zheng Liwan stood obediently aside, furrowing her brow, "That King of Chu is definitely not an ordinary person... If he were just a merchant, would he have opened this door of being a prince of a different surname?"
Zheng Liwan's words made Zheng Renji furrow his brow.
Zheng Liwan continued, "Father, it's easiest for a prince of a different surname to cause chaos in troubled times. The Li family has just stabilized the world, even if the King of Chu has such saintly achievements, why not bestow upon him the title of a duke?"
"If they wanted to confer a princely title, conferring a title of marquis would have sufficed."
"But instead, the Li family didn't suppress him, and directly conferred upon him the title of a prince, and a prince of Chu at that... Under the current Emperor Qin, Father, have you not considered this?"
Zheng Renji sighed, "But this is a command from the family..."
Zheng Liwan shook her head, "Father is just a sixth-ranking official who can't even attend the morning court, how can he meddle in the affairs of a prince?"
Zheng Renji looked up at his daughter.
The cunning look in her eyes was as dazzling as stars.
In an instant, he understood his daughter's meaning.
Do nothing.
Let it be.
If their family wants to deal with the King of Chu, let them. If he doesn't speak up, he can focus on his role as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and handle the affairs of the ministry.
By not getting involved, he won't make any mistakes.
Zheng Renji sighed, "Alright, dear, Father understands."
Zheng Liwan said nothing more and obediently left.
But as she left, her eyes were thoughtful.
What kind of person is the King of Chu...
It's said that he was just a merchant, yet he became the King of Chu of the Great Tang, and even made her family want to take action against him. He's truly an extraordinary person...
It's a pity that the supermarket is so crowded.
She doesn't like to be in the spotlight, let alone wait in such long queues outside.
It's a shame that she can't see the King of Chu in person...
Lin Shen had no idea that he had caught the attention of a young girl.
He was lying on the bed in the back room, yawning.
Princess Changle and Princess Chengyang, those two little troublemakers, were persuading to go back under his onslaught of fish tofu and self-heating rice.
Today was indeed his lucky day.
He acquired four such large shops for only eight hundred taels of silver, much less than he had budgeted for!
He might even have a few more advanced lottery draws.
Lin Shen squinted, opening the system panel.
He didn't have much silver on hand now, just under two hundred thousand taels.
The last time he did six advanced draws, most of them were items he couldn't sell, which left him feeling quite disappointed...
The categories of industry, commerce, and agriculture are off-limits to him until he can earn a million taels a month.
General merchandise!
Lin Shen rubbed his hands together, focusing on this category.
Ten thousand taels of silver invested.
Of course, it would be an advanced draw!
This is currently the most cost-effective way for him to draw.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for unlocking ordinary items: grid notebook, ping pong ball, lighter oil, oyster sauce squeeze mouth, and unlocking advanced items: potato chips (choice of flavor)."
Seeing this draw, Lin Shen fell silent for a moment.
Could it be that his luck in acquiring those four shops had already been used up?
What are these items he drew?
Lighter oil is definitely not something he can sell. Right now, the supermarket sells matches, and there's no room for lighter oil. However, it's a good material for combustion.
He'll keep it for now; it might come in handy.
Ping pong balls...
This is a good item that could expand his entertainment options in the future.
But he doesn't have the energy to promote a new sport right now, so it'll have to stay in the store.
The grid notebook is not bad.
He can consider selling it in the future.
As for this oil squeeze mouth...
Lin Shen couldn't help but be speechless.
What use does he have for this thing?!
Only potato chips can comfort Lin Shen.
He casually took out a pack of cucumber-flavored potato chips from the system mall and went for a second draw.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for unlocking ordinary items: milk chocolate, glasses frame, nail polish, and unlocking advanced items: tungsten filament light bulb, pre-mixed cocktail (choice of flavor)."
Before he could even finish the first potato chip, Lin Shen was already plunged into a state of confusion by the items he drew.
Milk chocolate and pre-mixed cocktails are still understandable.
But what are glasses frames, nail polish, and tungsten filament light bulbs?
Giving glasses frames without lenses, will this thing sell?
And what use does he have for tungsten filament light bulbs when there's no electricity now?!
Can he sell them as glass art?
And that nail polish...
This is the most difficult thing for Lin Shen to comment on.
In the future, the nail polish market will be huge.
But this is the Tang Dynasty...
Black hair and black eyes are the pride of the Tang people.
This kind of thing that paints nails in all colors of the rainbow would not be accepted by the Tang people.
Maybe if he puts these items on the shelves today...
Tomorrow, those old men from the Ministry of Rites would dare to criticize him in the court, saying that the distinguished King of Chu has gone mad! Bringing out such outlandish items...
Lin Shen sighed heavily.
He closed the system panel.
Having three items to put on shelves is still not bad, within his expectations.
It's just not a good day for drawing prizes today...
He needs to calm down and find a suitable auspicious day to try another draw.
Anyway, the market is not yet saturated.
By putting out these three items, it's just right.
Meanwhile, in the imperial city.
Li Shimin listened as Princess Changle recounted what Lin Shen had said to him, and he began to ponder.
Right!
This King of Chu is from the