The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

"Second Brother Lian, with your status and position, making money must be easy for you, right?"

Jia Huan didn't waste any words and said directly, "There are plenty of merchants outside who want to serve you, and even some officials are actively trying to curry favor with you. You can make a lot of money by just accepting a few of them!"

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid?"

Jia Lian said irritably, "Is this the kind of silver that we can just accept?"

He lowered his voice and explained, "If you take the money, you have to do things for me. I don't have that kind of influence. There are some things I simply can't do!"

Tsk, look at him, this guy really values ​​his family's reputation.

They actually wanted to get paid to do things, instead of getting something for free!

Given Jia Huan's limited access to information, he had heard many rumors about spoiled young masters who took money but did nothing, yet their reputations didn't seem any worse.

Little did they know, Wang Xifeng had probably already started using Jia Lian's calling card to secretly do favors and make money.

"And don't mention those underhanded and shady ideas anymore!"

"I still have my bottom line; I won't earn certain dirty money!"

Seeing that Jia Huan still wanted to say something, Jia Lian simply gave him a heads-up.

They were afraid that Jia Huan would say something that would make him dare not do the business at all.

"Second Brother Lian wants to clear his name, do you think I'm that kind of money-grubbing scum?"

Jia Huan said somewhat displeased, "There are still ways to make money!"

"While it's not exactly clean, it's certainly not filthy either!"

"Of course, you have to pay a price to gain benefits, and Brother Lian should be aware of that!"

"Then tell me first, what kind of business is it?"

Jia Lian became interested and hurriedly said, "Brother, let me think about it first and see if I can do it?"

This guy is indeed quite cautious, which is somewhat incongruous with his rather unsavory reputation.

"Have you ever been to any of the small gambling dens on Ningrong Street, Brother Lian?"

Seeing Jia Lian's appearance, Jia Huan secretly despised him, but still asked, "The income I'm talking about is making money off of this!"

"Huan-ge'er, have you gone mad?"

Jia Lian's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "I've certainly been to the small gambling dens on Ningrong Street a few times!"

"Don't let its small size fool you, it has a very powerful backer!"

"Then tell me, Second Brother Lian, who is their backer?"

Jia Huan squinted and said in a nonchalant tone, "So you can broaden my horizons?"

"Uh... I don't know either!"

Jia Lian pondered for a while, then smiled awkwardly and said, "But that's a gambling den. I have no intention of opening one; it's too much trouble!"

"I never said I wanted to open a gambling den!"

Rolling his eyes, Jia Huan said irritably, "What I mean is, how about the two of us go collect protection money?"

As the saying goes, "those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water." Naturally, the small gambling dens on Ningrong Street could only open and make money by relying on the servants of the Ningrong family and the contributions of their clansmen.

To put it bluntly, isn't it just indirectly sucking blood from the Ning and Rong mansions?

So, if a bunch of outsiders can leech off the Ning and Rong mansions, then Jia Lian, as the direct descendant of the Rong mansion, shouldn't be allowed to voluntarily come and collect protection money? That doesn't make sense.

They're all trying to undermine the Ning and Rong families. Why can the servants do it, but the two brothers can't?

Chapter 33: Jia Lian Has No Choice But to Back Down (Please Read On)

Absolutely audacious! Truly audacious!

This was Jia Lian's innermost thought at that moment; he was stunned by Jia Huan's bold idea.

He knew that in the capital, no gambling den, regardless of size, was simple.

To be honest, he's a little scared now.

She even felt a little regretful, thinking she shouldn't have come to the clan school to find Huan-ge'er.

Now, he's in a bit of a dilemma.

"What's wrong, Second Brother Lian? Are you scared?"

Jia Huan immediately saw through Jia Lian's guilty conscience and bluntly pointed it out.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I, brother, possibly..."

Jia Lian bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, but when he met Jia Huan's ambiguous smile, he finally lowered his voice and said helplessly, "There is indeed a bit of that!"

"I'm not afraid!"

With a light laugh, Jia Huan said confidently, "Believe it or not, I'll bring my classmates over to block the door and cause trouble. The gambling den manager won't settle this without paying a thousand or eight hundred taels of silver!"

"Are you crazy for money, kid?"

Jia Lian looked shocked and said irritably, "If you really do that, you'll probably get a good beating!"

"Hehe, Brother Lian, you don't understand!"

With a slight shrug, Jia Huan said confidently, "Second Brother Lian is being a little too cautious!"

With that, he waved his hand and laughed, "How about this, let me investigate thoroughly first, and then I'll discuss important matters with Brother Lian?"

Watching Jia Lian's somewhat disheveled figure leave, he couldn't help but chuckle softly.

He wasn't just acting on a whim; he genuinely wanted to collect protection money from the small gambling dens on Ningrong Street.

Just kidding, how could you dare to open a gambling den on Ning Rong Street without first making connections?

Judging from Jia Lian's reaction, he was clearly completely unaware of the situation, which is quite interesting.

It's obvious that the gambling den wasn't affiliated with the Rong Mansion, otherwise Jia Lian wouldn't have been completely unaware of it.

Jia Huan wanted to find out who was hiding behind the scenes.

It's not that he's overconfident and arrogant, or that he's determined to take on tough challenges.

Ordinary businesses are of little use in changing Jia Lian's fate.

Only a highly profitable business deal could draw his attention away from the Rong family.

To put it bluntly, Jia Lian naturally knew more about the rules within the elite circles of the Great Qian Dynasty, and had a greater sense of awe for them.

In terms of perspective, Jia Huan, having experienced the explosion of modern information, is clearly stronger.

I'm not bragging!

Many problems can be seen from the attitude towards the small gambling dens on Ningrong Street.

Jia Lian's first thought was fear. He didn't want to get involved in any trouble, so he subconsciously put himself in a vulnerable position, feeling that he couldn't beat the people behind the small gambling den.

Jia Huan, on the other hand, didn't believe there was anything powerful behind the scenes at the small gambling den.

Do they really think the Ning and Rong mansions are pushovers?

Besides, the small profits involved in a small gambling den are not enough to attract the attention of any truly powerful entity.

He was fairly confident that he could collect protection money.

Unfortunately, Jia Lian's performance was not satisfactory.

If he's willing to take on a responsibility, Jia Huan wouldn't mind playing the role of a vanguard fighter.

As long as Grandmother Jia, the Second Master Zheng of the second branch of the family, and Lady Wang don't interfere, he's not afraid of anyone. Matters involving huge interests don't just stop easily.

In fact, in Jia Huan's opinion, Jia Lian, with his status and position, could have easily played the role of a behind-the-scenes boss, but unfortunately, he had clearly been spoiled by some people in the mansion.

He was clearly a young master from a prominent family, but he ended up doing the work of a steward inside and outside the mansion.

The key point is that Jia Lian was only responsible for running errands and relaying messages outside, and he had no contact with any actual work.

Not to mention being able to stand on their own, they haven't received enough training at all.

If it weren't for my natural talent in practical matters and accounting, and my own quick wit in developing some skills through trial and error, I would probably be even worse.

In Jia Huan's view, his abilities were too superficial.

With the Rong family's vast holdings of property outside the family, even a small trick could bring them hundreds of taels of silver in benefits.

As a result, if this fellow had a few dozen taels of silver in his hands, that would be considered a pretty good gain.

The biggest mistake was when Lin Ruhai was seriously ill and took Lin Daiyu back to Yangzhou, he acted like a piece of shit, at least Jia Huan didn't like him.

If it were Jia Huan, he wouldn't be considered successful if he couldn't make millions of taels of silver from it!

The wealth accumulated by the marquises of the Five Dynasties, amounting to millions or even tens of millions, was ultimately used to fund the construction of the Grand View Garden, and even then, it seemed insufficient.

Damn, how useless must someone be to produce such a performance?

With proper training, they could have become professionals who could have entered the Ministry of Revenue or the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but they were completely wasted.

However, this is also good. Jia Lian himself is not very capable and his personality is not particularly strong. After helping him obtain a large source of wealth in the future, there is no need to worry about him being abandoned after being used.

With Jia Huan's insight and knowledge, there are plenty of ways to make money. The key is whether he and Jia Lian can protect their businesses together.