Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

A few days later.

Inside the Qin Prefecture Inn.

Old Qian and many other chamber of commerce managers gathered together to tally up the spoils of the day; all the goods had been sold.

As for the silver... it's all here now.

but.

The agency rights have been secured, and in fact, the agency rights for four businesses in Qinzhou Prefecture have been acquired at once.

Lord Qin painted a very promising picture, and they immediately signed contracts with several merchants from Qin Prefecture.

Now all that's left is to pay the money.

But now, after discussing it again, they felt that something was not right.

"The silver amount has been tallied. After deducting the agency fees and franchise fees that need to be paid, we will need to spend another 20,000 taels of silver this time."

These words were spoken.

Everyone present was stunned. The goods had been sold, yet they still had to pay out so much money?

"Is there a mistake in the calculation? The agency fee alone is that much?"

"Is that too much?"

The manager opposite them glanced at them sideways. Back in the Li family, none of them had said the same thing.

With a wave of his hand, he declared that everyone must join as a franchisee or become an agent.

In the future, we will not only take over the prefectures adjacent to Sichuan Prefecture, but also the prefectures in the south.

If someone hadn't stopped him, he probably would have taken over all the business in Qinzhou Prefecture in one go.

"This doesn't even include the cost of renovating the shops. They'll be sending people over to renovate them after the New Year. Renovating so many shops won't be a small expense, so we need to be prepared!"

Everyone stood there, stunned.

It's like this trip to Qinzhou Prefecture didn't bring back a single tael of silver, and we even owe them 20,000 taels of silver.

"We need to haul goods back, we need some money to buy them, we can't go back empty-handed."

Old Qian pinched his brow, looking troubled, and said in a deep voice.

"They all agreed that they would give us the goods, sell them first and then pay us, and settle the accounts after the New Year. That's fine. However, this way, we'll owe even more."

"Lord Qin is truly a capable man!"

Old Qian couldn't help but sigh.

Speaking of which, the managers present were all seasoned veterans who had been in business their whole lives. They had seen all kinds of people and all kinds of businesses.

But now!

It's true that Lord Qin has been led astray; investing in opening so many shops at once is too risky.

Although the goods don't require payment in silver, but...

It only means you can get the goods in advance; you still have to pay them later if they don't sell and the shop goes out of business.

Even if the goods were damaged, the other party still has a deposit.

You can deduct it from that.

The shop belongs to them; they pay others to decorate it. If the shop closes down, Qinzhou Prefecture will suffer almost no loss.

"He's truly a capable person. Honestly, we might be able to learn from this model in the future. Chuanzhou Prefecture has its own businesses, but they absolutely cannot come to Qinzhou Prefecture. We can contact merchants in other prefectures; it's a sure-fire way to make money!"

"Indeed, all the risks are with others. Even if we close down, there won't be any losses. To be honest, there are shipping costs too. How can we lose money on that? Not to mention anything else, just the shop renovations alone can make a lot of money."

"I admire you, I admire you very much. To come up with such a way to do business, you are indeed no ordinary person. But to be honest, the Li family is too comfortable doing business here in Qinzhou Prefecture. With the government looking out for them, they will almost never encounter any trouble!"

"..."

Everyone sighed at the thought of this outcome.

Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable!

The gap is too big.

Putting everything else aside, if the officials in Chuanzhou Prefecture were even half as capable as Qin Feng, their businesses would have been established long ago.

The Qinzhou Chamber of Commerce has only just been established. Before long, using this franchise model, their shops will be able to open all over the Great Zhou.

There is a disaster now. If there were no disaster, following the methods of Qinzhou Prefecture, perhaps in less than half a year, all kinds of businesses and shops would have really sprung up.

"Don't overthink it. Now that we've secured the agency rights, this business is definitely profitable. It's a unique business, and I've noticed that many new, never-before-seen businesses will emerge in Qinzhou Prefecture after the New Year. We need to keep up. Although the risks are on our side, the potential profits are real!"

Old Qian waved his hand, signaling everyone not to overthink it.

Just give them the money as usual. If they dare not give it to them, he thinks Qin Feng probably won't let them leave Qin Prefecture.

"This place..."

Just then.

One of the managers glanced at the doorway and lowered his voice:

"This is unusual. I feel there's something strange about how Lord Qin governs Qin Prefecture..."

"What's so strange?"

"Don't you all think that Lord Qin's prestige in Qin Prefecture is a bit too high? Even higher than that of the imperial court, this..."

"Shut up!"

suddenly.

Old Qian snorted angrily and glared at the other person.

How dare you say such a thing?

Don't you die?

"Are you tired of living? How dare you say such things? What Qinzhou Prefecture is like, what its future holds, has nothing to do with us. We merchants have no say in the affairs of the imperial court. These are matters for the government. Don't say such things again. Just focus on doing our business!"

Old Qian warned everyone in a deep voice.

He's not blind to it.

but!

This kind of thing can't be said. To put it bluntly, given Qin Feng's current development and his high prestige, it's unacceptable.

If the imperial court does not appoint Qin Feng as the prefect of Qin Prefecture in the future, I'm afraid these people will not agree to it.

But something terrible is going to happen.

Moreover, judging from the situation, it seems that Lord Qin knows this.

"Go and pay the money!"

Old Qian waved his hand, indicating that he should go to the Li family to hand over the silver.

After everyone left, Old Qian sat in a chair, stroking his chin with one hand.

"Is this because they're afraid of further disasters? This snowstorm has already emptied the imperial court's coffers, and everyone knows what kind of officials they are. If more disasters occur, things could get very different!"

With a slight sigh, Old Qian muttered to himself thoughtfully.

Even if Chuanzhou Prefecture did not suffer from disasters, how has the situation been in recent years?

It's actually not good.

With bandits roaming freely, even wealthy families like theirs struggled to make ends meet, let alone the poor and destitute.

What about the officials?

They were all adept at embezzling money and hardly ever cared about anything.

If the disaster continues...

Take their Chuanzhou Prefecture for example, it's bound to be in big trouble.

"Could it be that Lord Qin has thought of this, which is why... We can't think about it anymore, this matter is too serious, it may not be so."

He shook his head.

Old Qian didn't dare to think about it anymore!

……

That evening.

It is located in a courtyard in Qinzhou Prefecture.

"What exactly do you want?"

Many villagers stared at Qin Feng, who was rarely seen here, and were somewhat confused about what he had been up to lately.

To be precise.

Since Qin Fengqian took office as the prefect of Qinzhou, some of his actions have been incomprehensible to many.

I can understand helping the people, but why not keep all the money and invest it all in various workshops and the people?

This is something the imperial court did!

"What do you mean, 'What are you going to do'? And what's with all those expressions?"

Qin Feng grinned, somewhat confused about what everyone meant.

"You want to rebel using this method? Do you think it will succeed?"

suddenly.

An old man in the village stroked his chin and asked in a deep voice.