Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 182 Things are different now
Zhang Yanling brought Zhang Heling and others out.

Qin Yun was sitting at a roadside stall eating. Seeing this, he quickly stood up and asked curiously, "Two young masters, have you finished talking about this?"

Zhang Heling said, "I didn't understand anything we talked about... That woman will give us money tomorrow, right?"

“It also depends on their intentions.”

Zhang Yanling replied with a smile.

Qin Yun glanced at the two brothers and shook his head, saying, "Second Young Master, I'm not trying to discourage you. It's just that you don't need to do these mundane things. When you become the emperor's uncle in the future, there will be many merchants coming to you for help, just like the Wan family who is so prosperous now. You can just sit back and collect money. Why bother doing this for nothing?"

The implication.

You can obviously use your power to rob, so why do you have to engage in industry?

That would be tiring, you know?

Zhang Yanling smiled and replied, "Isn't it still a long way to go before the crown prince ascends to the throne? I'll set up my stall first, and I'll always be able to make some money... I don't have any other advantages, I just like to mess around."

While he was talking nonsense, Chang Shun came running over from a distance. He bowed and nodded before approaching and said, "My two lords, have you seen the person? I have also found a few local merchants. If you want to do business, just go find them..."

Zhang Heling frowned and asked, "Why didn't you come earlier? If you yell at the tea table, maybe that woman will obey you."

Zhang Yanling glanced at Zhang Heling and said, "Brother, for such a big business, the Hui merchants also know that the local merchants can't afford it... Not everyone can come up with 5,000 taels of silver at once."

Zhang Heling said with a straight face: "I was just about to say something to you! Five thousand taels, such a large sum of money, should not cost that much to invest in a workshop? You actually said that you would allow them to check our accounts? How are we going to put money into our own pockets in the future? You must be bored!"

"Brother, this is the first time for the two of us to start a business, so don't have any crooked ideas."

Zhang Yanling reminded him, "Because there is no one to show us the way, the money we have to spend may be a huge number that we cannot imagine... The five thousand taels of silver may be enough to build the workshop, so how dare we waste it? When we earn the money, you can spend it however you want."

Zhang Heling thought about it and nodded, "Alright, I'll listen to you first... Humph, if you can't make me eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks... then... it's all in vain."

The people around him thought he was going to say something tough or try to intimidate his brother.

Hearing this, I was shocked.

Chang Shun said, "Five thousand taels of silver? That's really... a big deal. Can it really be done?"

Obviously, in the eyes of a commoner like Chang Shun, it is impossible to make the business bigger and stronger just by relying on the two little guys in front of him, even if they have some background.

But some things are just unexpected.

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"Boss, do you really want to do business with the Zhang brothers? Just as Boss Li said, they are clearly trying to get something for nothing. This sounds very wrong."

After the master and servant returned to the backyard of the guild hall, Xu Gong quickly persuaded Manager Qin to give up the idea.

Shopkeeper Qin glared at him and said, "As a new noble, if you want to gain a foothold in the capital, how can you do it without coming up with something new? Even the young master of the Zhang family can see clearly, you and I should be able to understand it, but he is just more forward-looking than us."

Xu Gong frowned and said, "But... the business they are talking about has never been involved in before. We don't know its depth at all. The possibility of investment failure is very high!"

"Before this, if someone told you that it could prevent and treat acne, would you believe it?" Shopkeeper Qin asked sternly.

Xu Gong lowered his head.

He could hear that the boss in front of him seemed annoyed.

This has always been the problem with running a family business.

As the fourth generation of the Qin family in Huizhou and the head of the family by a woman, Manager Qin has received a lot of criticism and condemnation. Many elders in the family are dissatisfied with this, and even old servants like Xu Gong, who have served through the previous two generations of family heads, have begun to have their own opinions and ideas.

Although Manager Qin had been a itinerant merchant who bought high and sold low in the past, he had managed to establish the Qin family's reputation by bribing government officials.

But when it comes to expanding territory, old employees often have strong opinions, and can even be said to be openly standing against Manager Qin. When Xu Gong saw that Manager Qin was angry, he probably knew that if he spoke out against it again, he would most likely be the chicken that Manager Qin killed next to scare the monkeys.

"If it had been yesterday, I would never have thought that the Zhang family would take this step."

"But it is precisely because they are members of the Zhang family that everything seems unfathomable."

Shopkeeper Qin had a look of shock on his face, a feeling that came from deep in his heart that he had not shown before at the negotiation table... It was the excitement and desire that comes with exploring and developing a completely new business.

Xu Gong asked: "Boss, do you think... the Zhang family is not simple?"

"Humph!"

Shopkeeper Qin seemed to still be angry about Xu Gong's previous opposition, and turned his head and said, "If the Zhang family is really simple, they can move from a small place in Hejian Prefecture to the capital in just a few months, first become a student, then make friends with the powerful official Li Zisheng, and even successfully marry their daughter into the Eastern Palace?

"With such swift and decisive measures, if he becomes a relative of the emperor in the future, he will probably be the most important relative of the emperor in the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps they are planning the business affairs so early in order to become an indispensable force in the court in the future, and we are just the right time for them to think that we are something they can use."

Xu Gong complimented him, "I admire your foresight and foresight."

"Old Xu, I know you have an opinion about this, but spending five thousand taels of silver this time is really not a big deal... Just using this as a stepping stone to gain the favor of the Eastern Palace, this money is well spent. Do you know what it means to spend a thousand gold on horse bones?"

Xu Gong asked in surprise: "You mean, even if I lose all the five thousand taels of silver, it's worth it?"

"Ah."

Shopkeeper Qin nodded heavily and said confidently, "Even if we lose money, it also means that as long as the Eastern Palace or Zhang family needs it, we Hui merchants can ignore the cost. This is the attitude we must have when we serve. What's more..."

"Master, do you still have concerns?"

"I vaguely feel that this business is a sure win."

Shopkeeper Qin still sighed a little, and said, "I have met so many people in my life and talked about business with countless people, but a scene like today is absolutely unprecedented.

"I really can't imagine how such a groundbreaking business can make a loss. It's probably just a matter of how much profit you make."

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Zhang family.

Zhang Luan is entertaining Zhang Yin.

"I've already told you, but you're still asking... Second Brother, why do you like to come to my house and talk to me about this when you have nothing to do? It was fine when you were the boss of the Zhang family before, but now you're still like this... If you're not satisfied, just go to your so-called capable person and ask him to help you smooth things over! Why are you looking for me?

"Everyone in this mansion is already busy with my girl's entry into the palace, and yet you still want to bother me!"

Zhang Luan seemed very impatient when Zhang Yin came again to make many requests.

Things are not what they used to be!
Zhang Luan was so arrogant now, as if he wanted to vent all the resentment he had suffered in the first half of his life on Zhang Yin.

Zhang Yin was also somewhat helpless.

After all, if we really talk about status, he can't even touch Zhang Luan's heels now. The reason why they can get in touch is because they are cousins, right? He had to try his best to be humble and said, "Laizhan, don't worry. I heard that Xu Xueshi has been transferred to Beijing as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. After he enters the Ministry of Personnel, he will have a certain degree of control over the examination and dismissal of officials. Can you ask him?"

"I don't know where he is now... Besides, even if he has already arrived in the capital, will he pay any attention to me if I visit him?"

Zhang Luan said this, but he was very proud in his heart.

You think that Mr. Xu is awesome, but actually he was able to become the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel because of my relationship. Did you know that?

Whether I help you now or not depends entirely on my mood.

(End of this chapter)