The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 21 Anyone can make money, except the Jia family

When Zhan Ershisi heard this, he nodded and said yes!
The historian's steward said with a smile:

"I won't hide it from Master Zhan, the coal in this coal yard is actually divided into different grades."

"But the specific selling methods are actually quite confusing. Coal with a high price may not necessarily be good coal, and coal with a low price may not necessarily be bad coal."

As soon as he saw Manager Shi's expression, Zhan Ershisi immediately understood.

Isn't this just wanting kickbacks?

This kind of thing is no longer considered an implicit rule in later generations, it is simply an unwritten rule.

But Zhan Ershisi likes this kind of rules!

Zhan Ershisi cannot let too much money flow into the Jia family, whether it is Ningguo Mansion or Rongguo Mansion!
If you want to conquer the Ning and Rong mansions, or even seek more, you can't let them be too rich.

Given the character of the Jia family, if Zhan 24 fed them all at once, they would of course be very grateful to him, but that would only last for a short while before they would forget the favor. After taking the money, they would turn their backs on him and disown him, taking everything for granted.

If this is the case, it will be detrimental to Zhan Ershishi's future strategy plan and will be bad.

Let them earn a little each time, but if they want to earn more, they have to be obedient.

This is just like training a dog. You feed the dog some bones to chew first so that the dog can see the benefits first. But if it wants to fill its stomach, it has to be obedient, otherwise you will beat it and teach it a lesson.

People like Jia Zhen are capable of doing such shameless things. What moral bottom line does he have?
Now the Ningguo Mansion is not so poor that it will have to borrow money from its own servants in three years, but it is also in a very embarrassing situation. As long as Zhan Ershisi can secretly help Jia Zhen and make him spend more, then in less than three years, the Ningguo Mansion will be destitute.

At that time, given Jia Zhen's character, he would probably do anything to maintain a decent life and daily enjoyment. That would be the time for Master Zhan to close the net.

Once we take over Ningguo Mansion, it will be much easier to use it as a springboard and then plot against Rongguo Mansion.

Therefore, Zhan Nianshi would rather let the Baolinghou Mansion make money than let the Ningguo Mansion make money, and would rather let the servants and maids of the two families make money than let Jia Zhen make money.

Therefore, it would be great if these slaves were willing to take advantage of the honeycomb coal business and profit from it at the expense of the public.

This pit has to be dug in advance!
Thinking of this, Zhan Ershi immediately laughed, put his arm around Manager Shi's shoulders, and smiled as he put a silver ingot into his arms.

"Don't worry, Manager Shi. I have been doing business since I was young and I know the rules."

"If you have any good ideas for making money, feel free to help me."

"I am a generous person and never treat my friends unfairly. This reward will definitely satisfy you!"

Manager Shi immediately grabbed the silver tightly, stuffed it into his sleeve, and said with a flattering smile:
"I don't know how much dust and gravel are mixed in this coal powder. It's not easy to burn at all. If Mr. Zhan is interested, I can sell those lumps or granules of coal to the Zhan family as coal powder. It will definitely be much easier to burn."

In fact, honeycomb coal does not have very high requirements for coal quality, and loess is supposed to be mixed in, so the impurity problem is not too worrying.

But there will definitely be an impact. If good coal can be used instead, both the combustion duration and the heat released by combustion will definitely be improved.

Besides, since it could also set a trap for the Jia family, Zhan Ershisi would certainly not refuse and immediately agreed with a smile on his face.

"Then it will be up to Mr. Shi to take care of it."

"For safety reasons, please have someone grind the coal into powder first and then send it over for handover." "That way, even if someone comes to check, what we're trading is still coal powder!"

"Anyway, you don't have to do these jobs yourself. It's just a matter of your word, right?"

Manager Shi nodded repeatedly, patted his chest and assured:

"Master Zhan, rest assured, I will definitely do everything for you beautifully. You just need to wait at home for the coal to be collected!"

After finishing the work at the coal yard, Zhan Ershisi got back on the carriage and headed towards the other Xue family shops. He still had to make a round of inspection of these places.

Although we will have to replace them with our own people sooner or later, we must still have some understanding of them beforehand. We can't be completely in the dark!

Although the business of this store is mostly managed by the people below, if the person in charge lets it go, even the people he trusts the most will inevitably become slack.

If the guys were to find loopholes in this business, there would probably be countless extra consumption and waste, and the profitable business would be turned into a loss-making business.

He doesn't really need to be involved in everything. As long as he walks around and asks from time to time to let people know that the boss is paying attention to the matter, 90% of the troubles will be reduced.

Just like the security checks at subway stations in later generations, the key is to deter, rather than really expecting to uncover any major problems.

Any person with normal values ​​will feel guilty when stealing.

The Xue family owns quite a few shops. Although they don't have a monopoly on a business like the Shi family, they are comprehensive with their tentacles reaching into all walks of life. With the title of imperial merchants, I'm afraid they have engaged in many mergers.

But no matter how you gain wealth, you will lose it once you lose the protection of the powerful.

Its prosperity is also great, and its death is also sudden.

This huge family collapsed at any time. The noble ladies of the past have fallen into the mud and been trampled upon by others today.

Therefore, we cannot blame the people of this era for trying so hard to pursue fame, fortune and power. Rather, in a society that values ​​officialdom, officials are the real superiors, and businessmen and landlords are nothing more than potential leeks. If they do not make progress, they will fall and eventually be devoured and eaten away by others, and even their lives and property will be in danger.

Although the Xue family has many stores now, if they collapse in the future, they will inevitably be swallowed up by other families.

Among these stores, Zhan Ershisi also has his eyes on some targets and plans to take them over when the time comes.

The Xue family will definitely not be able to be saved. Apart from anything else, no one can solve the huge deficits of Tai Shang.

No one can save the Xue family unless the deficit is made up!
If Zhan Ershisi were allowed to use his abilities as a time traveler, he might be able to create many products and make huge profits, thus filling this hole.

but……

Why bother?
With so much silver, he could just give it to the Emperor. His achievements might make him worthy of being replaced by a duke, but he could definitely be replaced by an earl!
Why bother filling that big hole in Tai Shang?

His attitude was very clear. He would protect the women of the Xue family, but there was no need for the Xue family to continue to exist.

He came to Xue's shop today with a purpose, he came specifically for the ironware shop.

This ironware shop is an industry that he must take over in the future.

PS: Thanks to the book friend “The prosperity has passed, but the beauty remains like a dream” for the reward of 100 coins!
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