Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 952 Xue Baochai Was Despised

Xue Baochai is smart or not, so what else to say?
Even Uncle Xue, a middle-aged man who has been traveling for many years, admired Xue Baochai's intelligence.

In his view, if Xue Baochai hadn't exerted himself to the limit, the property of the Xue family's direct line would have shrunk by at least half of what it is now.

This is still done under the premise that Xue Baochai can only help make suggestions and verify the accounts.If she can show her face and personally participate in the management and supervision of the front line, the property of the Xue family's direct line may increase instead of decrease.

Second Uncle Xue asked himself, if he was in charge of the heirloom industry, he might not be able to achieve the level of Xue Baochai, but he still knows himself.

But from this incident, he discovered Xue Baochai's problem, that is, he was too involved in the businessman's affairs, and his thinking was so good that he was completely merchantized, which is not a good thing.

Since ancient times, why has the status of merchants been so low?
It's not because merchants only care about benefits, and don't care about any feelings for benefits, and their behavior is ruthless, which is naturally unpleasant.

Not only that, it is natural to turn one's face ruthlessly and stab a knife in the back for the sake of profit, who dares to get close or trust?
Sometimes, it is inevitable to be blinded by interests and unable to see the essence of things clearly.

This time, Xue Baochai made an obvious mistake.

Of course, in order to prevent his niece from getting into trouble or having bad thoughts, he is also willing to explain it carefully: "The four major families in Jinling are connected with each other. For example, the publication of the novel "The Grand Canal" cannot be used at all. Let’s talk about simple interests!”

"If the Ning Mansion and the Cao Gang fight, how can the Xue family stay out of it?"

"Even, in order to show the value of the Xue family, we have to charge forward!"

"Don't look at Uncle Wei with such eyes, our Xue family has such a status among the four major families!"

It's also depressing to say, although the Xue family has a lot of money, it's a pity that the status is not very good, and it has always been the pocketbook of the four major families in Jinling.

Every year, a large amount of money needs to be provided to the other three companies in order to maintain their status.

The biological father of Xue Pan and Xue Baochai, also the eldest brother of Xue Ershu, the previous head of the Xue family, just wanted to get rid of such an embarrassing situation. As a result, he had a close relationship with the Zhen family and other Jiangnan families. of.

Afterwards, the Xue family's Royal Secret Probe took the post, and naturally disappeared.

It can be said that the situation of the Xue family has been quite dangerous since then.If one of the four major families in Jinling cannot be firmly bound, it is really possible to be divided up by competitors or local tycoons.

"So, this time, we must not only publish the novel "The Grand Canal" by General Jia of the Ningfu quickly, but also spread it throughout the entire country as quickly as possible!"

Uncle Xue said it very bluntly: "General Jia, as the head of the four major families in Jinling, our support must not be small, and the speed of action must not be slow!"

Xue Baochai's heart was shaken, and she was speechless for a long time at what her second uncle said.

It has to be said that she feels very unworthy in her heart, but she has to face the reality.

For Jia Rong of the Ning Mansion, it is impossible to treat Jia Rong with a simple relationship of interests, otherwise, it will be boring, and it will not benefit the family at all.

It's just that Uncle Xue's words were too straightforward, which made it hard for her to accept.

I was quite unwilling in my heart, but I still couldn't hold back my mouth: "But the shops and businesses in the towns along the canal will be greatly affected or even destroyed!"

"so what?"

Uncle Xue didn't take it seriously, and chuckled lightly: "Even if it is destroyed for a while, as long as the four major Jinling families don't fall, it will be very easy to restore!"

Xue Baochai was silent, but the ambition of Lingyun in his heart became more determined.

Not to mention the feudal ethics era with low productivity, no matter what era or society, merchants have developed to a certain level and want to go further, without a strong backing, they will definitely not go far.

The same is true for the Xue family's property. If it wasn't for the name of an imperial merchant and the three families of Jia Shiwang to take care of it, it would be a dream to spread the business throughout Daqian.

The reverse is also true, as long as Jia Shiwang's family does not fall, Xue's family will go bankrupt and can easily recover again at any time.

Under such circumstances, the Xue family's first consideration should be how to cooperate with the other three families, rather than making their own decisions.

This incident is the best proof that Xue Baochai's consideration is the most beneficial to the Xue family, but it is not the right choice.

If Jia Rong of the Ning Mansion is hated, the life of the Xue family will be difficult in the future, and it is not even a matter of whether they can continue to gain a foothold in the capital.

It can only be said that Xue Baochai fell into the mindset of merchants for a while, and his thinking was a little narrow, which is definitely not a good thing.

Xue Pan, on the other hand, is lucky to be a fool, and his ideas are more in line with the interests of the Xue family.

When dealing with Jia Shiwang's three big brothers, it is the most correct choice to put love first.

Uncle Xue explained in detail, and the matter stopped there. He didn't want to continue talking, and asked Xue Baochai about traveling with female students.

Hearing the second uncle's inquiry about the study tour, Xue Baochai changed her previous look of depression and embarrassment, and talked with high spirits.

This time, the Ningfu Women's School organized excellent students to travel to Jinmen. The purpose was naturally to inspect the geographical environment of Jinmen in person, so as to make planning and design for Jinmen Port.

As a leader in women's studies, Xue Baochai naturally stands out.

What surprised her even more was that, as Prince Teng of Jinmen Daotai, he treated the visiting female students very warmly and politely.

Faced with her niece and the outstanding female students, Wang Ziteng was very happy and had high hopes for her. This was the first time that Wang Ziteng's level of boss paid attention and valued her.

Xue Baochai was very excited, and was even more concerned about the purpose of this trip.

In short, she performed quite well in Jinmen, especially when she was leaving, the top female students had already made a sand table, and she personally explained it to Wang Ziteng and close officials. It was really beautiful at that time.

When leaving, Wang Ziteng not only came to deliver it in person, but also gave her a piece of suet white jade pendant to encourage and motivate Xue Baochai, so that even now Xue Baochai's mood has not completely calmed down.

She didn't expect that her ambition to be a green cloud had not yet been activated, but she would actually shine in the Ningfu Girls' School, which is really incredible.

Aunt Xue, Xue Pan and Uncle Xue who were present were all dumbfounded, both surprised and excited.

They never thought that Xue Baochai's study in Ningfu Women's School would have such benefits, which is really unpredictable.

Apart from asking her to behave well and not disappoint her uncle Wang Ziteng's expectations and values, she didn't know what to say.

Damn, it's the first time they've heard of such a thing, and their minds are still a little dizzy, but they just feel that the Xue family has great hope for further progress.

In the capital, there is naturally no shortage of allies and eyes and ears of the Cao Gang.

The novel "The Grand Canal" is so popular, even if you don't like the existence of listening books, you can still know a little about it through the discussions of the audience and readers around you.

Naturally, interested people saw the ulterior motives in the novel "The Grand Canal".

At the same time, the Xue family's business network was fully launched, and the first novel of "The Grand Canal" spread from north to south with lightning speed.

With that posture, it seems that if you don't make money, you have to force it out.

In fact, as soon as the first volume of the novel "Little Canal" came out, it immediately became a hit, and the sales data continued to rise.

After all, the novel "The Grand Canal" has the characteristic of refreshing writing, which is much more refreshing than the mainstream traditional chivalrous novels at this time.

Like restaurants and teahouses everywhere, if they want to attract more customers, or keep customers, they must at least buy a copy, right?

After a hundred years of hard work and peace, the wealth of the people is still quite rich, and the petty bourgeoisie has long appeared, and their purchasing power should not be underestimated.

In short, the Xue family bookstore definitely did not lose money, but the bookstores everywhere were not happy, and felt unprecedented pressure.

Everyone knows the content of the novel, and it is obviously aimed at the Cao Gang. It would be strange if the Cao Gang didn't respond.

But once the Cao Gang makes a move, these bookstores that sell "The Grand Canal" are afraid that they will be hit immediately.

Can a group of gangsters be expected to negotiate with them in a friendly manner and ask them to take the novel "The Grand Canal" off the shelves?

In fact, their fears quickly became reality.

The senior officials of the Cao Gang were not vegetarians either. After receiving the news, they immediately realized that all the bookstores selling the novels of "The Grand Canal" in the towns along the Grand Canal were smashed without mercy.

Fortunately, they still had some scruples and did not carry out the looting, otherwise the loss of the bookstore would only be greater and more severe.

Not only that, all the boats of the Xue family passing through the Grand Canal were strictly checked by the Cao Gang.

They also knew not to overdo it, and it would be bad if it caused panic.

As long as the novel "The Grand Canal" is slack on the ship, it is not polite to confiscate them all, and they will extort a sum of money by the way.

At the same time, the senior management of the Cao Gang also passed on the message to the person in charge of the senior management of the Xue family through being in charge of the merchant ship: Is it possible that the Xue family wants to fight against the Cao Gang?
Xue Baochai consulted Jia Rong's opinion, and temporarily shrank after receiving a satisfactory answer.

However, Xue’s distribution of goods was quite rapid before, and the novel “The Grand Canal” has already spread to the south of the Yangtze River, so it is impossible to ban it. Where does the Cao Gang have such energy?
Those inland areas where the Cao Gang's influence is weak and temporarily out of reach, no one will have trouble with Yin Zi.

The senior members of the Cao Gang did not suspect that the Xue family was playing tricks, but they looked down upon the Xue family's behavior and actions that were blind to money.

When drinking with people close to him, he bluntly said that he didn't like merchants like Xue's family, and it was really shameful.

The Xue family has been paying close attention to the development of the situation.

Naturally, the rhetoric of the Cao Gang's senior officials spread to the Xue family's old house in the capital immediately, and Xue Baochai's pretty face flushed red.

It's no wonder that Xue Baochai is in a better mood after being looked down upon by a group of high-level gangsters who are not on the table.

It can even be said that since secretly presiding over the Xue family's business affairs, she has never experienced such humiliation.

It's like being blamed and scolded: merchants!

My mentality almost exploded, and my whole body was completely broken. I couldn't accept it for a while, so I simply asked for leave to recuperate at home for a few days.

In order not to be seen in the women's school, if the news spreads, wouldn't it be more embarrassing and embarrassing?

As for Aunt Xue and Xue Pan, they naturally felt their faces were dull.

They automatically and consciously keep their mouths shut about such things, and have no intention of discrediting themselves and their families.

In fact, such news will not reach the capital at all, unless the Xue family pays special attention and has enough network and manpower to inquire.

However, when Jia Rong heard the news that Xue Baochai had asked for leave for a few days, she naturally had some guesses in her heart, but she didn't take it to heart.

Where is this?
As long as the plan in his heart is slowly unfolding, all kinds of struggles will naturally be inevitable in the future.

The opponents are not good at fault, and the verbal and public opinion attacks are light. If you can't stand this, I'm afraid you will be angry.

With his news channel, he can naturally know a lot of secret information.

Among other things, when Dai Quan left the palace, he revealed to him some of his current thoughts and ideas, which made him completely at ease.

Today is still relatively clear, and at the same time, he wants to do something.

After hearing the novel "The Grand Canal", I immediately reacted, which is normal.

Even if the Hunjun is in power, if he threatens the dragon chair under his buttocks, he will not be polite.

It's not that the Cao Gang intends to rebel, but that its power has been able to threaten the stability of the Dagan Dynasty. This is what is unacceptable for the emperor.

Not to mention, the Cao Gang is just a gang, not the important court officials and relatives of the emperor who fight with the emperor all day long, so the awkwardness in his heart can be imagined.

Maybe now, even the big bosses who are interested in the court immediately have a headache and don't know how to deal with the Cao Gang, it is too difficult.

It is an indisputable fact that the Cao Gang controlled the civil navigation rights of the Grand Canal.

If actions are taken hastily, it is likely to affect the normal operation of the Grand Canal, which is something that today and the court officials absolutely do not want to see.

To put it bluntly, Dagan is more dependent on water transportation than Dasong. The entire capital has a population of one million, and it is difficult to support it only by relying on the resources in the north.

Grain, silk, tea, porcelain, etc. in the south are all important resources needed by the capital, and the demand is astonishingly huge.

Otherwise, why the southern gentry are so arrogant and domineering is not because they control the economy and food lifeline of the Dagan Dynasty.

The topic is getting too far, the reason why Jia Rong wrote the novel "The Grand Canal" is to tell the current and court officials how they should deal with the Cao Gang.

Regardless of Caobang's large numbers of people, power and wealth, it is relatively easy to deal with them if they really want to seize their fate.

The plots of the novel will be revealed one by one, and of course the cooperation of the Cao Gang is needed. Jia Rong believes that the Cao Gang, who has always been domineering, will not disappoint him.

That's the same sentence again, it's not that he intends to target, but that he wants to kill the danger directly in the cradle...

(End of this chapter)