"Uh? What's the matter?" Li Zhang was stunned when he heard Liu E's words and asked back. He really didn't remember what Liu E had told him?

"Why did you forget? Didn't the Ai family say last time that you were asked to go to the northwest to promote cotton planting?" Liu E also reminded with a smile when she saw Li Zhang's appearance, but there seemed to be a little bit of separation in her smile.

Li Zhang only realized this time. Last time Liu E asked him to hide. After all, staying in the capital was too passive. But now Wu is dead, and even Shui Yuanzi has been caught. It can be said that his threat has been lifted. There is no need to leave Beijing again. Could it be...

Then Li Zhang realized that although his security threat had been lifted, Liu E's real purpose was actually to let him leave the capital, so that she would be more convenient for her to do something. This made Li Zhang sigh inwardly, as it seemed that Liu E's ambition was becoming increasingly difficult to control.

"Empress, the crisis has been resolved. I don't think I need to leave the capital again. After all, there are still many things to do in the capital." Li Zhang hesitated for a moment and finally decided to pretend to be stupid and answered immediately.

However, as soon as Li Zhang said that, Liu E's gaze immediately became sharp, as if she could see Li Zhang through. This made him feel a little uneasy, but he still tried his best to look calm on the surface.

Liu E's eyes put a lot of pressure on Li Zhang. After a while, Liu E slowly spoke: "You really don't want to leave the capital?"

Although Liu E's voice seemed to have no emotion, Li Zhang knew that Liu E was actually angry at this time, and she no longer beat around the bush and asked directly whether she was willing to leave the capital. In fact, it was to give him a last chance to make a choice. If everything was OK as she wanted, if he decided to stay, the consequences might be serious.

Li Zhang lowered his head, but he could still feel the pressure coming from his head. He was also hesitating at this time. In fact, Liu E's forcing him to leave the capital was also a kind of protection for him, because Liu E might have more actions next, and Li Zhang would only be in a dilemma between her and Zhao Zhen, and even had to choose to stand in the side. Only then would he really find it difficult to be a human being.

It was precisely because of the above that Li Zhang was hesitating more and more. Liu E was staring at him silently. After a while, Li Zhang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed to Liu E and said, "Report to the Grandmaster, I have been frightened during this period. It is really not suitable for traveling far away. I hope the Grandmaster will understand it!"

As soon as Li Zhang said that, Liu E also slapped her desk, and her old face was full of anger. She had a kind intention to let Li Zhang leave the capital, and she was sure that Li Zhang knew her painstaking efforts, but she did not expect that Li Zhang refused her kindness and decided to stay, which was also unacceptable to her.

Li Zhang was not surprised by Liu E's anger. In fact, he almost agreed just now, but at the last moment he changed his mind. He didn't want to see Liu E doing something wrong, nor did he want to see Zhao Zhen staying alone in the capital and helpless. If he really went out, he would probably be uneasy. It would be better to stay in the capital and act according to the opportunity. Of course, this would definitely anger Liu E for the time being, but he no longer cared about this.

However, although Liu E was angry, she did not erupt in the end. Instead, she stared at Li Zhang for a while, and finally sat down slowly again, looking at Li Zhang with complicated eyes and said, "The Ai family knows, you go down!"

"Thank you!" Li Zhang bowed to Liu E again, and then slowly retreated from the hall. Liu E was angry. No matter how much he explained, it was useless, so he still let Liu E calm down.

In the next few days, Li Zhang was still busy with money most of his time as usual. The textile workshops in the manor outside the city have been built. Although the amount of cotton planted this year is limited, a lot of cotton cloth has been woven and it has been sold on the market.

Because the output this year is limited, the price is relatively high, but it is much cheaper than silk. You should know that the price of cotton cloth in the Western Regions was similar to silk. As soon as these cotton cloths were launched, they immediately attracted a lot of people's interest, especially for some families who are rich but are reluctant to buy silk, this kind of cotton cloth is more comfortable to wear than linen cloth, and the color is very bright. It can be said that it has both face and inner strength, so the first batch of cotton cloth was quickly sold out.

Li Zhang was also very happy about the best-selling of this batch of cotton cloth. In fact, if the cost is included, because cotton is the first trial planting, coupled with investments in textile workshops, dyed cloth workshops and other aspects, the pricing of the first batch of cotton cloth is still a bit low, and it can even be said to be a loss-making sales. After all, the cost of early investment is too high.

However, Li Zhang did not intend to make money in this batch of cotton cloth, but used to open up the market. Now he has achieved initial results. Next, there is a second and third batches. Although the number is not large, it can further consolidate the market. By next year, cotton will be planted in a large area in the northwest, and the yield of cotton cloth will increase greatly by then. I believe that the status of linen cloth will be removed soon.

In addition, Qianzhan's branch in Luoyang has also opened and is also very popular. Speaking of which, the biggest problem between the branch and the head office is the smooth flow of information. For example, if a person saves money in Luoyang, if he wants to withdraw the money from the Kaifeng headquarters, he needs to send the information he saves from Luoyang to Kaifeng. This requires Qianzhan to create an efficient and accurate information exchange channel, which is also the main reason why it takes so long to open a branch.

With the opening of Luoyang Branch, branches in several other big cities around Tokyo have also been put on the agenda. However, the biggest problem now is that there is insufficient manpower. Luoyang Branch has already distributed some capable personnel. If it expands again, this problem must be solved. For this reason, Huozi, Chou Niang and Douzi are also very troublesome. They have also looked for Li Zhang many times. Li Zhang has an idea about this, but it is not yet mature yet.

That morning, Li Zhang was about to go to the Qianxing store as usual, but he didn't expect that Zhao Zhen suddenly sent someone to invite him into the palace, which made him stunned. Then he put down his work and got on the carriage entering the palace.
Chapter completed!