Spoilers for The Red Mansion, Daiyu’s mentality is broken

The other sixteen family heads all agreed.

Jia Huan glanced at Bai Ziye and smiled slightly.

This head of the Bai family is also very cunning.

On the premise of not harming the interests of the family, I will help you.

The new law is harming the interests of the gentry. If they really support the new law, how can they say such things?

This shows that they do not support the new law.

Of course this is also to be expected.

The benefits that have been in their mouths for many years, and now they are suddenly told that they will not be allowed to eat them in the future, no one would be happy if it were any other person.

Bai Ziye and other seventeen family heads thought that Magistrate Jia would attack them next and force them to express their support for the new law.

And they have already prepared their response.

Unexpectedly, the next magistrate Jia did not mention a word about the reform, but instead talked endlessly about the four-wheeled carriage.

This is in line with the wishes of the seventeen family heads. For them, it is naturally the best thing not to mention changes.

Jia Huan first introduced the performance of the four-wheeled carriage, and then said that the four-wheeled carriage will be sold in three grades in the future.

The first grade is the most luxurious. The carriage they just saw today is priced at 500 taels of silver.

And as long as this kind of carriage comes out, it will definitely be sought after.As long as it is an aristocratic family, if any family does not have a four-wheeled carriage, they will be embarrassed to go out in the future.

Seventeen family heads including Bai Ziye deeply agreed with this statement.They all come from aristocratic families, so they naturally know that the best thing about people from aristocratic families is face.

If others have something but they don’t have it, then they have lost face.

Jia Huan said again that the second-class carriage had no glass windows and other materials were inferior, but it was cheap and only cost a hundred taels of silver.

An ordinary carriage costs 30 taels of silver. The price of 100 taels of silver is really not too high.

Next is the four-wheeled carriage specially used for pulling goods. The load capacity is four or five times that of an ordinary carriage, and the price is also 100 taels of silver.

Jia Huan is also very optimistic about the sales of these three types of carriages.

These seventeen family heads are all human beings.

They gradually figured out the purpose of Magistrate Jia's endless talk about the four-wheeled carriage.

Magistrate Jia definitely couldn't have called them all together just to brag about the four-wheeled carriage.

At this time, the head of the Zhang family couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Jia, can I take the liberty of asking how much this four-wheeled carriage costs?"

This question is really quite presumptuous.

The cost of goods can be said to be the core secret of the merchant, how can it be disclosed casually?
But this time the situation was different. Jia Huan was prepared to tell the cost price to attract these people to take the bait.

Even if the head of the Zhang family didn't ask, he would still say it himself.

Now his question was just right.

Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "Take the most luxurious four-wheeled carriage as an example. The cost is very high, and the cost is 200 taels of silver. The cost of an ordinary four-wheeled carriage is also 40 taels of silver."

After Jia Huan finished speaking, there was a gasp of cold air in the scene.

They were all shocked by the cost of the carriage.

The cost price of a luxury four-wheel carriage is only 200 taels of silver? 200 taels of silver is not enough just to buy those two pieces of glass!
Bai Ziye couldn't help but said: "Master Jia, how is this possible? Glass is extremely expensive. For 200 taels of silver, I'm afraid you can't even buy two car window glasses, right?" Jia Huan smiled slightly and said, "Actually, The cost of glass is not as expensive as you think. Why is the glass in my country so expensive?"

"First of all, the glass is shipped from overseas. The freight and road losses alone add a lot of cost."

"Furthermore, because I, Daxia, can't make glass, and things are rare and expensive, that's why they raised the price so high."

Hearing this, the head of the Li family couldn't help but ask: "Master Jia, do you mean that the carriage workshop in the mansion can actually make glass?"

Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "I want to correct you. This carriage workshop does not belong to my family, but was opened by a descendant of my Jia family. But it is true that their workshop can produce glass."

"Although the cost is also very expensive, it is far less expensive than the glass sold on the market. The cost of two pieces of glass is about one hundred and fifty sixty taels of silver."

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked again.

As family heads, they are very sensitive about business.

How could they not see the huge market prospects for horse-drawn carriages?

It can be said that as soon as the four-wheeled carriage comes out, it will soon occupy a huge market.

If the price could be lower, maybe two-wheeled carriages could be eliminated directly.

The craftsmanship of the four-wheeled carriage is very complicated - they didn't know it originally, but Jia Huan introduced it to them.

Others will not be able to build a four-wheeled carriage for at least 20 years.

This is a unique business. This business is like a golden chicken that can lay golden eggs!
The seventeen family heads exchanged glances with each other, and they all saw the word greed in each other's eyes.

Jia Huan looked at them with a smile, and when he saw that the fire was almost done, he said:

"Everyone, the reason why I called you all together today is actually to take you to do this business that can make a lot of money."

Hearing this, the seventeen family heads could not help but feel their hearts beat a little faster.

They already coveted the lucrative carriage business.

Such a big piece of fat made them salivate and wanted to get down on it and take a few bites.

But behind this business is the Jia County Magistrate, who comes from a dual-governor family!

Regardless of their identity, they dare not be presumptuous.

But now, this Magistrate Jia is actually willing to take them to make a fortune together?
Bai Ziye took a deep breath and asked, "Master Jia, are you really willing to take me and others to make a fortune together?"

Jia Huan laughed and said: "The bustling world is all for profit. The bustling world is all for profit. You seek wealth, I seek merit, and harmony will benefit each other."

"As long as you are willing to pay taxes in accordance with the new law, I can let all seventeen of you own shares in the carriage."

"I don't think you are aware of how big the four-wheeled carriage market is and how much profit there is. The dividends you can get every year are much higher than the taxes you pay."

"This is a matter of mutual benefit. What do you think?"

Hearing this, the seventeen family heads all had thoughtful expressions on their faces.

At today's banquet, Mr. Jia really came here for reform.

But instead of taking tough measures, he adopted a gentle strategy.

It has to be said that Master Jia's proposal made their hearts flutter. (End of chapter)