Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

Shi Buji raised his head, his eyes shining like two oil lamps.

"valuable."

He opened the book "The Essentials of Herbs" beside him and pointed to a passage, reading it aloud.

"'Orange peel is a holy product for resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It was listed as a tribute by a certain country in the southern region, and one tael could be worth ten taels of silver.' Later, due to the abandonment of the production area, it was almost lost."

"One tael is worth ten taels of silver. There are more than 40,000 trees on the mountain, and each tree produces at least 50 catties of fruit. Assuming a 30% peeling rate for fresh fruit, the annual production of dried tangerine peel is more than 60,000 catties."

He stopped, looked at Gu Debai, and then at Gu Mingyue.

"At this price, 60,000 catties of tangerine peel, converted into silver..."

He swallowed hard.

"Nine hundred and sixty thousand taels."

A mountain breeze blows.

Gu Debai almost dropped the piece of fruit peel in his hand.

"How much...how much did you say?"

"Nine hundred and sixty thousand taels."

Shi Buji repeated it, looking somewhat proud.

"And that's a conservative estimate. If it's aged for more than three years, the price could double."

Gu Debai looked down at the unremarkable piece of fruit peel in his hand.

Then I looked up and saw the bitter pomelo trees covering the hillside.

His Adam's apple bobbed up and down twice.

"Moon".

"Um?"

"Thirty thousand taels to buy this mountain?"

"No, Father. It's this whole mountain."

Gu Debai's lips trembled slightly.

Thirty thousand taels bought a medicinal herb mountain worth nearly a million taels?

His daughter isn't doing business; she's practically worshipped the God of Wealth as her godfather!

A surge of hot blood rushed to the top of his head.

Having been a corrupt official for twenty years, Gu Debai believed he was bold enough and had a broad perspective.

But compared to his daughter,

His vision is so limited, it's like picking up coins from the ground.

That guy's daughter is practically digging for gold!

Gu Debai took a deep breath, trying to appear less agitated.

It's only been three years. Compared to the revenue from the medicinal herbs, the employee's monthly salary is hardly anything.

Gu Mingyue observed her father's changing expressions without making a sound.

It's almost done.

She raised her hand and pointed up the hillside.

"Dad, come with me. Let me show you the factory layout."

The two walked uphill along the newly opened dirt road.

Shi Buji led the way, holding up the work report in his hand, explaining as he walked.

"This is the No. 1 pharmaceutical workshop, covering three acres. This is the drying yard, facing south, where there's the most sunshine. That area is the charcoal kiln area, downwind, so the smoke won't drift into the workshop..."

Gu Debai listened intently, his gaze sweeping from the blueprints to the actual site, and then back from the site to the blueprints.

He instinctively noticed a problem.

"Wait a minute." Gu Debai stopped and frowned as he looked at the blueprints in Shi Buji's hand. "Is this factory going to use Phoebe zhennan wood for the beams and pillars?"

Although he was a civil servant, he had worked in the Ministry of Works for so many years and knew the prices of building materials very well.

"A single beam or pillar made of Phoebe zhennan wood costs at least five hundred taels. The amount needed for ten factory buildings would be over ten thousand taels just for the timber. That's outrageous!"

He was about to say "That's too wasteful" when he suddenly realized his situation.

It was his daughter who spent the money.

The money he gave me was the money I spent.

He's a good dad! We shouldn't discourage our kids!

Then, Gu Debai changed the subject.

"That's...high-class."

Gu Mingyue took over the conversation, speaking in a calm and unhurried tone.

"Dad, that's called brand premium."

"What's the price?"

"You think about it."

Gu Mingyue sat down on a flat stone, patted the seat next to her, and gestured for her father to sit down as well.

"Can a customer be willing to pay the same price for a pound of dried tangerine peel if it comes from a thatched shed and if it comes from a factory producing Phoebe zhennan wood?"

Gu Debai slowly sat down, lost in thought.

"Moreover, tangerine peel is a medicinal herb."

"The more exquisite the production process and environment, the higher the perceived quality of what we put in the food. Customers feel reassured and are more willing to pay. The more money they spend, the more we earn."

Gu Debai clapped his hands, his face full of satisfaction.

"Wow, I never knew my daughter had such a talent for business! You're right! She should have that... whatever kind of talent!"

"Go back to monopolizing the market, and then inflate prices again..."

This bright future is so enticing, it makes my eyes light up!

Gu Mingyue glanced at her father's expression and felt that the time was about right.

Then, changing the subject, her tone became somewhat troubled.

"Daddy~~" she called out in a soft, sweet voice.

Gu Debai quickly snapped out of his daze, "Hey, what's wrong? Daughter?"

Gu Mingyue sighed softly.

"Now there's a problem."

"What's the problem?"

"We don't have enough money."

Gu Debai's smile froze on his face.

Gu Mingyue counted on her fingers for him.

"Of the previous 100,000 taels, 30,000 was spent on land, 15,000 was advanced for labor, and nearly 10,000 was spent on equipment and materials, and so on..."

She spread her hands.

"Father, it's almost empty."

Gu Debai remained silent for three seconds.

He looked down at the orange peel in his hand, then looked up at the pomelo trees covering the hillside.

Forty-three thousand plants. Annual production of nine hundred and sixty thousand taels.

The initial investment, including all the factory buildings, equipment, and manpower, was only about 100,000 taels of silver.

This debt...

No matter how you look at it, it's a profit.

But a voice in my head was screaming: Stop! Don't take any more! That's 100,000 taels of silver!

But another voice was louder: You fool! Your daughter is making a fortune! Throw in 100,000 taels and you'll get a million taels out!

Gu Debai's hand unconsciously reached for the money pouch at his waist.

I touched it.

It shrank back again.

After much hesitation.

He turned to look at Gu Mingyue.

The daughter was gazing at the lush green mountains in the distance, her profile bathed in the soft warmth of the afternoon sun.

His eyes and brows were calm, and his lips held a smile.

They are full of confidence in the future.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered Gu Mingyue when she was a child.

She was only five or six years old then, holding a candied hawthorn stick bigger than her head, tilting her head to ask him, "Dad, why are you unhappy every day?"

He casually replied, "My father is worried about money."

The little girl blinked and handed over the candied hawthorn.

"Then I'll share half of my candied hawthorn with you, and you won't have to worry anymore."

Gu Debai felt a lump in his throat.

He let out a long breath.

"Moon".

"Um?"

"I'm asking you a question honestly," he said, staring intently into his daughter's eyes, his voice unusually serious. "How confident are you about this deal?"

Gu Mingyue met his gaze without flinching.

"100%".

There was a moment of silence.

Gu Debai stood up and dusted off his robe.

"Let's go home, your father will get you money. One hundred thousand taels."

He spoke with an air of authority, but his voice clearly betrayed his deep sorrow and indignation.

"You... take it and mess with it."

Gu Mingyue smiled secretly.

Gu Debai turned his face away and covered his chest.

He earned his money through hard work!!!

"but……"

Gu Debai suddenly remembered something, "Daughter, you can't run such a big business without a professional accountant."

"I happen to have a group of capable men under my command. Shall I send a bunch of them over to help you with the arrangements?"

Gu Mingyue's mind raced.

Her cheap dad is right; she lacks a professional management team right now.

The accounting department is equivalent to finance and is a very important department in the operation of a company.

Before you have your own capable team, you definitely need someone to help you.

Moreover, I'm not afraid to make money.

After all, she's an investment tycoon; she has plenty of ways to spend money again.

So Gu Mingyue smiled at her father and readily agreed.

"Thank you, Father! Then arrange for a team of accountants to come."