Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

"What a sharp mouth."

Princess Chengyang picked up the teacup in front of her and lifted the lid with her fingers: "A little commoner girl actually looks down on King Rui. You are really arrogant. Lingyao is right. People like you are only fit to be someone's concubine."

Shen Zhao's face darkened and he couldn't help but clench his fingers hidden in his sleeves.

Princess Chengyang added: "Since you don't want to be Lingyao's dowry, then I will arrange another marriage for you."

Shen Zhao immediately replied: "I'm sorry to bother you, Princess. My marriage is decided by my adoptive parents, and they promised me that I can't marry anyone before I'm eighteen."

"Hmph! That's not up to you!" The eldest princess looked unhappy. She stood up and left in a huff.

Xue Lingyao also quickly stood up, pouted at Shen Zhao, and followed the eldest princess out.

Next, Mrs. Xue Wang also followed out, leaving only Shen Zhao and the noble lady.

The noble lady smiled at her and said softly, "Your name is Shen Zhao, are you really Shen Shaoqing's sister?"

"Yes." Shen Zhao didn't want to say anything more and prepared to say goodbye and leave.

Then the noble lady said, "Shen Zhao, although your elder brother is the Minister of Rites, you are born as commoners and cannot fight against the royal family. Unless you marry into the royal family and become one of them, what happened today will happen again. If you continue to contradict them like this, I'm afraid it won't end well."

Shen Zhao bowed to her and said, "Thank you for telling me, but I will never be anyone's concubine."

If all else fails, she will send a miracle to the emperor and say that Princess Chengyang and the Xue family are plotting a rebellion. She just doesn't believe that the emperor will not punish them.

The noble lady's eyes flickered, and she suddenly asked in a low voice: "If you are not a concubine, are you willing?"

Shen Zhao shook his head: "My parents have to make the decision on marriage. I appreciate Madam's kindness. I will go back now."

After saying this, he bowed to the noble lady, left the house, and prepared to leave with Song Qiao and the others.

Walking out of the yard, I ran into Qin Yi and Xue Yi.

Shen Zhao was about to avoid it when he heard Qin Yi speak: "A Zhao, how are you?"

Shen Zhao glanced at him sideways and ignored him.

"A Zhao, I have something to tell you." Qin Yi took two quick steps forward and came forward.

Seeing this, Song Qiao quickly stood in front of Shen Zhao and shouted, "Get out of the way!"

She was a little intimidated by these wealthy families before, so she didn't react much and was overshadowed by Tian Xiu.

Now she was very familiar with this person, so Song Qiao became bolder and determined to win back the game, lest she be despised as useless by Sister A Zhao.

Qin Yi was scolded by a little girl, and his eyes narrowed slightly. The aura of a powerful official in his previous life spread out: "Get lost! Do you have the right to interrupt the master's words?"

Song Qiao was shocked. After all, she was only fourteen years old, and she was about to cry.

Shen Zhao grabbed Song Qiao's hand and looked at Qin Yi coldly: "I have nothing to say to you!" Then he walked away.

Only after walking out of the Xue family’s gate did Shen Zhao breathe a sigh of relief and wander around with the three of them.

When I walked into a shop, I was stunned by the goods there.

There are all kinds of ingenious objects, most of which are made of bronze. There are dozens of styles of exquisite lamps alone, as well as bronze mirrors, bronze basins, incense burners, etc.

Shen Zhao picked out dozens of items and asked the merchants to deliver them to the Shen residence.

After that, I visited another store and found that many of the goods there were from the inn, including brightly colored cotton cloth, bales of cotton, and so on.

There was a constant stream of customers in the store, and some people asked the owner: "Where are those emergency lights you have? Why haven't they arrived yet?"

The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "It's a long journey, and our caravan hasn't returned yet."

"Then you must deliver the goods to the mansion when you arrive. Our lord has been waiting anxiously." The customer took a gold coin and said, "This is a deposit. Please sign a contract so that I can report back." "Yes, yes." The shopkeeper smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. He immediately picked up the gold coin and took a bite. Seeing the tooth mark on it, he asked someone to bring paper and pen.

Shen Zhao held a small bronze mirror in his hand, broadcasting everything here to the people in another world.

Then she heard various exclamations: [Holy crap! Is this the Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty? It's not considered backward, is it? ]

[Oh my! The houses of the common people are so tall and the beams are so thick. They are much more advanced than those in the Ming and Qing dynasties! ]

[Wow, host, please put the items here on the shelves quickly. Anything is fine! We will definitely buy them! ]

[Can the anchor get some Han bamboo slips? Various literature books are also fine. I am willing to pay a high price! ]

[Hey! Can you please show the Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace? I can give you ten spaceships! ]

Shen Zhao ignored the voice in his ears and walked slowly to the bookstore.

Yes, there are bookstores in Dahan, but there are not many of them.

Shen Zhao picked out a roll of each and asked the maids to hold them.

Soon the three of them had their arms full and were too heavy to walk.

So Shen Zhao asked the bookstore clerk to deliver the book to Shen's house and settle the bill together.

Then she went to buy some herbs and bought a few pharmacopoeias from the herbal medicine shop.

These pharmacopoeias were made of bamboo or wooden slips, and many of the words on them were a bit blurry. They were later traced and were barely readable.

When I got home, I put all the things I bought on the shelves in the store, with the lowest price being 50,000 and the highest being hundreds of thousands.

As for the medicinal herbs, they were snatched up almost as soon as they were put on the shelves and were more popular than the bamboo slips.

Then she received a message from the complaining brother: [Hey! Shen Zhao, can you tell me who your emperor is? ]

Shen Zhao replied: "The emperor's name is Liu Kang! The queen mother's surname is Fu."

[Holy crap! So that's how it is? Then do you know how old Liu Kang is now? ] The complaint brother asked excitedly.

Shen Zhao: "About twenty-seven or twenty-eight. Well, according to calculations, it should be eighteen years BC now."

[It’s over, it’s over! Sister, your Han Dynasty will be usurped by Wang Mang in another twenty years!]

"will not."

[Why not? It's written in our history books that Wang Mang would be crowned emperor in January of the ninth year of the Chinese empire!]

[Then he started to do strange things, not only forcing the small countries in the Western Regions to revolt one by one, but also making the people live in misery. So you must find a way to stop Wang Mang from monopolizing power. ]

Shen Zhaowei said in embarrassment: "I am just an ordinary woman, how can I stop others from monopolizing power?"

[Ouch! You can buy things from us, that's a huge golden finger, you can raise as many troops as you want in the future? So you should quickly find a way to gain power, so that you can prevent disasters from happening. Otherwise, I'm worried that you will be killed before you die.]

Shen Zhao:.
[Besides, those small countries in the Western Regions and the Huns will also make a comeback. By then, your hometown will be occupied by others. What business will you still have? ] The complaint brother beat his chest and stamped his feet, wishing he could rush to the Han Dynasty in person to carry out his grand plan.

Shen Zhao pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll think about it."

Grasping power is not something that can be done in one or two steps; one must do it step by step.

At this time, the complaining brother sent another message: [Hey! If I sell myself to you, can I get to your place? ]

Shen Zhao was startled, then shook his head: "No, my shopping guide said that if it is discovered that I am buying or selling intelligent creatures in my account, my account will be blocked."

[Is that so?] The complaining brother said with a look of regret: [Alas, I was hoping to travel back to your dynasty, but it turns out that it won’t work.] (End of this chapter)