The Red Mansions

Chapter 230 Xue Biao hesitated, and the attacker went back to her natal family to visit relatives
In the suburbs of Beijing, Shibafang.

After Xue Pan took Xue Biao to visit more than a dozen workshops, he walked on the street.

Looking at the dumbfounded Xue Biao, Xue Pan secretly smiled, reached out and waved his hand a few times in front of his eyes, and asked:
"Taddi, tadpole, what are you thinking? You're out of your mind!"

Xue Biao came back to his senses, let out a long breath, and said in surprise: "Cousin, you built all these eighteen squares with money?"

"That's right, it's not a secret." Xue Pan nodded and replied.

Xue Biao frowned and said, "Cousin, aren't you afraid that the things made in the workshop won't be sold, and you'll lose all your money?"

Xue Pan stopped, pondered for a moment, pointed to a horse on the street, and said, "Did you see the crown pattern on the carriage?"

"Well, I see." Xue Biao was confused, glanced at it for a while, and answered honestly.

Xue Pan said: "That symbol is unique, and only the Ministry of Internal Affairs is qualified to use it."

"Even if a pattern logo can only be used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, what does it represent?" Xue Biao wondered.

Xue Pan smiled and said, "What does it represent? It represents a privilege. As long as the products produced have that pattern, they can be sold to various places in the Central Plains."

"Huh? There are still benefits? Brother Redeem has very little knowledge, why haven't I heard of it before?" Xue Biao asked, clasping his hands.

Xue Pan chuckled, and said, "The reason why you haven't heard of it is because the things we produce here are only sold in Beizhili for the time being. The supply exceeds the demand, and there is no surplus to sell to other places."

Xue Biao gasped when he heard the words, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it.

Just now he followed Xue Pan to see those workshops. They are large in scale and complete in variety. Now Shibafang is called Shibafang, but there are hundreds of thousands of workshops of all sizes.

These workshops absorbed tens of thousands of refugees who came to work, and produced a large amount of various goods every day.

Unexpectedly, such a large-scale production can still only be sold in Beizhili.

What does this mean?
This shows that the things produced by Shibafang will not worry about selling at all. Even if it is expanded ten times, it is estimated that the things produced can be easily sold.

Xue Biao exclaimed: "It's beyond people's expectations. I didn't expect that with the operation of the internal government affairs, the business roads will undergo earth-shaking changes!"

"Of course, brother tadao now understands the meaning of bringing you here for my brother?" Xue Pan said triumphantly.

"Brother tadpole, let me tell you the truth for my brother. Although this business route is handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you can only get a [-]% bonus in the future. It seems to be a disadvantage, but it is not."

"You are a smart person. You can think about it carefully. After joining the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the volume of business routes will increase, and the profits will increase accordingly."

"One more thing, the Ministry of Household Affairs got [-]% of the [-]% of the dividends taken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"That's how my brother's official uniform came about. Otherwise, the household department would give me an official uniform willingly for no reason? That's because they are willing to give it away because they have benefited!"

"So, the business route is backed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Household Affairs. The things made in the workshop can be used in the world. It is not a joke, and it is not adulterated at all."

"One more thing, don't think that the [-]th Square in the capital is the whole business route of my family. Hehe, I'm afraid you don't know that the profits generated by these workshops are not even a fraction of the profit of the entire business route of my family."

Xue Biao was very moved when he heard it, but he didn't dare to make a decision lightly.

He was surprised and said: "How come? Your family's business route is at most twice the size of my family's. I think these eighteen workshops can earn at least one hundred thousand taels of silver every year, right?"

Xue Pan nodded and said, "Your vision is really poisonous, and your estimate is indeed good. With the current scale, Shibafang can only earn more than one hundred thousand taels of silver every year."

"But don't ignore it. My family has opened many workshops in various places in the Central Plains."

"For example, silk workshops in Zhejiang, porcelain in Jiangxi, tea mountains in Fujian, silk and salt in Shu..."

Xue Pan thought for a while, and continued: "In the past two years, I have not counted how many workshops my family has opened in various provinces. There are at least a few hundred, and the scale of each one is very large in the local area."

He glanced at Xue Biao and asked, "Brother Thand, can you imagine how much it has benefited from it?"

"I want it." Xue Biao swallowed, feeling both excited and tangled.

On the one hand, I really want to take a free ride from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

One party is afraid that the family business will not be guaranteed.

After all, once this step is taken, although they can get a lot of bonuses every year, they will lose control of the business route accordingly.

"Cousin, I have to think about this matter carefully, and I have to go back and discuss it with my sister." Xue Biao pondered.

Xue Pan said indifferently: "Then you should think carefully, after passing this village, this shop will disappear, and I don't have much time to take care of your business in the future."

When he was talking, he pointed to his own government office, which meant that he had official duties, and it was a great honor to accompany Xue Biao to visit the workshop today.

Xue Biao understood what he meant, looked enviously at the fifth-rank official uniform on Xue Pan, took a deep breath, and said, "Cousin, don't worry, once I make up my mind, I will come over to discuss with you immediately."

Xue Pan nodded and said, "Well, it's not urgent, it's not too late to reply within a year."

"Let's be clear about the ugly things first. After this year, even if you come to beg me in the future, I won't do such a good thing with you!"

……

Water lotus alley.

A sedan chair was carried in front, followed by a carriage full of goods.

Surrounding the sedan chair and carriage, there were about a dozen well-dressed guards.

After the group arrived in the alley, they attracted the attention of the surrounding people.

"Which noble family is this coming to our alley?"

"Look at the lantern in front of the carriage, there is a word Jia, could it be from the Jia family?"

"Jia's Mansion? It doesn't look like it! The guards of their house are so listless."

"Hey, could it be the nobleman of the second master Yun's family in the third room of the Jia family?"

"Well, that's right. Hua Zifang's younger sister in the alley, I heard that she has become the aunt of the second master Yun. This is probably because the girl from the Hua family has gone home to visit her relatives."

"Look, the rice noodles on the carriage, as well as various melons and fruits, cloth, etc., how much money are these worth?"

"Oh! What are those? I guess the ones you can see are just the small heads. The real holiday money at the bottom of the box is the big ones!"

"..."

Xiren, Qingwen and Sheyue sat in the sedan chair.

Hearing the uproar outside, Qingwen smiled and said, "Sister Xiren is returning home, right?"

"What kind of homecoming is this? If the master didn't insist on making me put on this scene, I would rather come quietly and leave quietly." Xiren said helplessly.

To say that returning to her mother's house like this is really a bright face.

But Xiren was used to being a girl, so she was not used to showing off like this since she was a child.

It's not that she hasn't been back to her mother's house during the Chinese New Year in the past, but she always came here in a low-key way, and then went back quietly.

But this Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiren didn't know what was going on with Jia Yun, so she insisted on putting on a show, saying that her mother would be honored if she came back like this.

Jia Yun said so, what can Xiren do?Not yet enforced.

Qingwen enviously said: "Sister Xiren, the master treats you like this because he loves you. Sheyue and I want to be treated like this, but we can't."

"That's right, that's right, marrying a husband and marrying a man, dressing and eating, when we women get married, don't we just want to be in the husband's family and earn face for our mother's family? It's a good thing for the master to treat Xiren's sister favorably." Ba Ba Ba said.

Soon, the car stopped.

Hua Zifang's family had received the letter early, and the door was wide open.

The four accompanying nuns stepped forward, took the sedan chair from Lishi, and carried the sedan chair into the yard.

This is a very spacious seat once you enter the yard.

The sedan chair stopped in the courtyard, and the carriage followed. The guards worked together and quickly unloaded the things without much effort. Then, even the people and the cars retreated and waited in the alley.

At this time, the mother outside knocked on the sedan chair a few times, and Qingwen and Sheyue got out first with quick hands and feet.

Qingwen turned around, raised the curtain of the sedan chair, and asked the attacker to get off the sedan chair.

Xiren bent down, looked up, and saw her mother, brother, sister-in-law, nephew and niece all looking at her eagerly.

"Mother, brother, sister-in-law..."

The attacker came forward and saluted one by one.

Mrs. Hua has shallow eyelids, and after she replied, she looked at all kinds of things on the ground behind her from time to time.

It was Hua Zifang and his daughter-in-law who warmly greeted Xiren.

"First move in the gifts that the master brought to you. They are all edible things, especially melons and fruit cakes. They can't be kept for too long. You can take them out and eat them now." Xiren said with a smile.

Hua Zifang said again and again: "It's a waste of money. Second Master Yun is really angry. Every time during the Chinese New Year, he will send so many things over. We have enjoyed the blessings along with it these years."

Sister-in-law Hua smiled and said, "Now the neighbors are envious. They know that sister Xiren has found a good family. Even though she is a concubine, she still lives a life of luxury. Even we have followed suit."

While talking, Hua Zifang's family took a few sedan chair nuns with them, and quickly moved all the gifts into the house and put them away.

Coming to the living room, Xiren took a small wooden box from Qingwen and handed it to Hua Zifang.

"Brother, the master asked me to bring this. It contains a hundred taels of silver. You should put it away carefully."

Hua Zifang was at a loss. Although her family had enough food and clothing, she had never seen so much money.

Although Xiren has money, she is smart.

Ever since Hua Zifang and the others bought the property, Xiren has saved his money.

After arriving at Jia Yun's house, Xiren would only bring a few things with her every time she went back to her mother's house for the holidays, and a few taels of silver would be fine.

Now Jia Yun directly asked Xiren to bring over a hundred taels of silver. To put it bluntly, he wanted to support Hua Zifang's family, and at the same time use the silver to clearly prove Xiren's status in Jia Yun's family.

At this time, even Mrs. Hua was dumbfounded. If it was only a few taels of silver, they would have accepted it without hesitation.

But with a hundred taels of silver in front of them, they suddenly felt a little hot...

PS: Today's monthly pass is awesome, and the third one is here.

(End of this chapter)