My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 362

  Chapter 362 One pot end

  Six hundred taels…

   Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou were stunned.

   They stood in place, motionless.

   What is the concept of six hundred taels?

  Equivalent to a direct increase of one hundred taels of silver per mu of land.

  One hundred taels of silver is not small money.

   What’s more, most of them have tens of acres of land on them.

  Things that were thought to be worthless, now someone suddenly asks for a high price.

this…

   After Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou looked at each other, they both took a deep breath.

  Xia Xuan even thought he had a hallucination, so he said, “Say it again.”

   “The villain is willing to buy six hundred taels of silver per mu…” Chen Rong said.

  Xia Xuan looked at him intently: “Aren’t you joking?”

   “Don’t dare to joke.” The man named Chen Rong said seriously.

  Xia Xuan is not a businessman after all, and he is young, not yet at the age of intrigue, so he couldn’t help saying: “This land is not worth so much money.”

  The second fool of a wealthy family.

  This Chen Rong’s heart is pierced by a knife, but when he thinks about it carefully, the person in front of him might not even know that the crops grow out of the ground.

  Speaking of it, it is a lie that Chen Rong is not tempted, and buying it at a low price is really **** money.

   But he is also very clear that some money cannot be earned.

  He is looking for money, not gambling his life with his wealth. The only way to deal with such a person is to be honest.

  So Chen Rong said sincerely: “It’s worth the price.”

  Xia Xuan became more and more confused, subconsciously said: “Why?”

  Chen Rong hesitated and said, “On this street?”

  Xia Xuan had regained his energy at this time, and said: “Oh, I was rude just now, I’m sorry, my home is not far away, you might as well go to the house and talk about it in detail.”

  Chen Rong nodded.

  The three of them arrived at Xia’s house together.

  The Xia family does not occupy a large area, and the mansion is not decorated with carved beams and painted buildings. Many places even look simple and old.

   But as soon as Chen Rong entered, he knew that the owner of this family was extraordinary.

  The servants here are all cautious in their words and deeds, and they speak in a soft voice. The calligraphy and paintings hanging in the hall are by no means masterpieces of famous masters, but this running script is extremely extraordinary.

  In addition to the taste of the owner, I am afraid that these calligraphy and paintings are mostly gifts from friends, and the calligraphy and paintings of these friends are not the masterpieces of those famous masters in the market, but their attainments are not low.

  Compared with those rich and noble families, it may look dilapidated, but it has an indescribable air of nobility.

  Inviting Chen Rong to take a seat, Chen Rong hurriedly smiled and said, “My lords…don’t be too polite.”

  Just now he was called Jun Ye, but now he is called Young Master. Obviously, Chen Rong has realized that the identity of the other party is even more extraordinary.

  Xia Xuan said: “What is the reason, you can tell me.”

   “It’s actually very simple.” Chen Rong said: “At first, the land of this station was pre-judged by Qixia, and the price should be between one and two hundred taels.”

   “Why?”

   “Because that’s the station.”

  Xia Xuan hesitated and said, “You might as well make your words clearer.”

“This is a thoroughfare for merchants and goods. The small man has been in business for many years and knows the value of the land in this thoroughfare. Not to mention other things, this place is close to the station. If you think about it, countless goods have to come in and out. It means that a large number of merchants gather, what is the goods, the goods are silver, not to mention there is a large number of passenger flow, this passenger flow… is also wealth.”

   “I see, you mean… With this station, it’s like a market.” Xia Xuan was not completely ignorant, and immediately began to think of something.

   “Yes.” Chen Rong continued: “So everyone expected it to be one or two hundred taels of silver, but later they realized it was wrong.”

   “Why is this?”

   “Because the logistics of this station are larger than everyone imagined, someone calculated the accounts, and the goods that come in and out of this station every day are not under the waterway hub of the canal.”

  Xia Xuan was still suspicious: “So what?”

   “Your Master, do you know about Nantong Prefecture?”

  Xia Xuan immediately nodded and said, “Ah… I know that.”

   “So do you know the recent Tianjin Wei?”

   “This… also knows a thing or two.”

   “Tianjin Wei was originally a barren land, but because it was a choke point of the canal, if a large amount of logistics from the imperial court was to be transported to the northern border towns, it had to pass through this place. There are now many shops in this district of Weisuo.”

Chen Rong paused for a moment, then continued: “And this station… the throughput of goods may even be much larger than that of Tianjin Wei. Coupled with the passenger flow… it means that people are crowded every day, and it is the most densely populated in the world. These days, many merchants go to various stations, not only to see something new, to have a look at this steam locomotive, but also to understand the nearby terrain and market conditions.”

   “The villain is not talented, so he cared more about it. Until the railway company listed the price of the freight and had time, the villain understood that this place… is a cornucopia.”

  Xia Xuan asked in surprise, “Why?”

Chen Rong smiled, and he explained patiently: “Because the price is compared to other transportation, and in terms of time, this railway is really a sharp tool for transportation. The site must also be the hub of the world.”

“In this hub, think about it, merchants need to transport a large number of goods, so in order to provide convenience, will there be a large number of car dealers near this station, will there be a large number of inns and wine shops? Will there be a lot of goods? Warehouse, this is like a new city on the ground, and this station is the heart of the city.”

  Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou understood now.

I saw Chen Rong continued: “Qixia’s market, you have heard of it, there are often hundreds of taels of silver for an acre of land. Why? Because if you buy it and open the door to do business, the place… the traffic is not small, As long as the business is not too bad, after a year, a net profit of one or two hundred taels of silver is nothing to worry about.”

“Think about it, in a few years, as long as you manage it properly, you can recover the cost of the land. This is a good thing. Because of this, many merchants have seen business opportunities and tried to buy land or frontage in the market. But the owners there are all smart, how could they give the hen that lays eggs to others? Therefore, there are more shops and land leases in the market.”

   “The same is true for this station now. If it lasts for a few years, at that time…even if you build something on this land and do a little business, it will be enough to make your children and grandchildren worry-free. Think about it, two young masters, can this be cheap?”

   Speaking of this, Jin Dazhou and Xia Xuan understood what was going on no matter how stupid they were.

  Xia Xuan couldn’t help but ecstatically said: “In this way, I still earn!”

   “Exactly.”

   “Haha…” Xia Xuan said happily, “I wanted to sell you cheap just now, but you told me the truth.”

  Chen Rong smiled and said: “Although the villain is a lowly businessman, he doesn’t bother to take such ill-gotten gains. If you want the son to sell it, you have to be willing!”

   “Okay.” Xia Xuan said overjoyed, “Then thank you for telling me.”

   “This place…” Chen Rong said, “If you don’t like it, why don’t you sell me?”

   “The two of us have a lot of land, do you have so much silver?”

“That’s not a problem, money can always be raised.” Chen Rong smiled and said: “The villain is running a mineral business, and he has contracted several coal mines in Wuhu County. What this coal mine needs most is Railway transportation, in the future… I think about building my own business near the station.”

   “In this way, when the business is opened, you can do business near the station. It is convenient to negotiate with people, and you can also negotiate with the station at any time to ensure the unimpeded flow of goods. Look, this is not killing two birds with one stone.”

   “So that’s how it is.” Xia Xuan said unexpectedly, “I didn’t expect you to be in big business.”

   “Where, where, it’s not worth mentioning. It’s really a villain who can’t study well, so I have to…”

  Xia Xuan waved his hand: “No, no, no, I can’t study well, am I in the young army now?”

   “Then this place…”

   “I thought about it…” Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou looked at each other, Xia Xuan said: “I will lease this land to you.”

  Chen Rong: “…”

  Although Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou are innocent and young, they are not fools after all. Chen Rong has already told him everything, and he only needs to think about it for a while…this thing…is just a barren land, and it is already worth six hundred taels. How about in the future?

   This is a cornucopia. Although it is a little tight to pay off the debts of the bank every month, if it is sold, wouldn’t it be a shame to the ancestors?

  You must know that if the land in the countryside is rented and planted, the annual income of the land of more than ten taels of silver per mu is only a few stones of grain.

   But now that I think about it carefully, the income from my land is a hundred times that of growing grain. How can I sell it?

  Chen Rong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but he thought for a while and said, “Why not, how about seven hundred and fifty taels of an acre? The villain doesn’t want more, just buy ten mu.”

   “This is impossible… This is the land of the ancestors. If you sell it, you will be stabbed in the back.” Xia Xuan said this, but felt that something was wrong. It seemed that this was not the land of the ancestors.

  So he laughed and said: “In any case, I will be an ancestor in the future, and I must pass on land to my children and grandchildren. I see that you are also a charity merchant, but the land must never be sold.”

   “What about eight hundred taels?”

  Eight hundred taels…

It was only then that Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou realized that the merchant in front of him was still a profiteer after all, and he was honest, but there were not many honest ones. It is estimated that his reserve price was much higher than six hundred taels. They raised the price, if they didn’t raise the price, he would be happy to take advantage of it.

   got rich…

   This time I really made a fortune.

  Xia Xuan thought about it carefully, and he actually earned tens of thousands of taels of silver directly.

Ten thousand taels, this may not be a big deal to the wealthy, but to the Xia family, Xia Xuan said bluntly that his grandfather had worked hard to manage the business, and the assets he had accumulated all his life were not worth it. In fact, I earned more than I earned in a few months.

But…

Jin Dazhou said: “No, no, I won’t sell it. I’ve made up my mind. My family’s surname is Jin, and the gold and silver treasures are Jin. It’s because of the virtues of our ancestors that we have this surname. It’s time for our Jin family to get rich. This place is not Sell, I will do business myself.”

   These words really made Xia Xuan’s blood boil.

  Chen Rong couldn’t laugh or cry, and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

  Xia Xuan said: “Anyway, we have met each other. By the way… how did you do your coal mine business? How did you earn so much money?”

   “This… let’s not talk about it, let’s not talk about it, the villain will leave.”

   After speaking, Chen Rong stood up.

   “Don’t go, it’s a rare fate.” Jin Dazhou was on the other side, and had pushed Chen Rong back to his seat.

  He said earnestly: “It’s nothing else, my brother and I just want to ask, does this coal… the things dug out of the ground also make money?”

  Chen Rong: “…”

Xia Xuan said: “Brother Jin, how can you treat Mr. Chen like this? Mr. Chen, my brother’s attack is not serious. His father is a minister of the Ministry of punishment and has always been arrogant. Don’t be afraid. If you have anything to say, let’s talk about it. “

   “To be honest, my father’s surname is Xia, taboo Yuanji, he is the Minister of the Household Department, I wonder if you have heard of it?”

  Chen Rong’s expression changed suddenly. He was no longer dumbfounded, but was really shocked.

However, Xia Xuan pulled up a chair, sat beside him, and continued: “Actually, I mainly want to ask Mr. Chen for advice. There is no other meaning. This business… business, isn’t it just buying and selling? But I see you do business. With such a big family, you dare to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver without even frowning to buy land… this money…”

   “I said, I said…” Chen Rong glanced at Jin Dazhou, and saw Jin Dazhou staring with a menacing look.

  Thinking of the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, I almost fainted from fright.

So Chen Rongdao: “Actually… the villain didn’t have much capital at the beginning, but coal was used for steelmaking. The villain saw that steelmaking is hot nowadays. Now, don’t even steam trains need coal? So at that time , The villain saw the right time, so he decided to put all his eggs in one basket.”

   “Wait a minute, Brother Jin, go get the pen and ink.”

“Oh.”

At this time, Chen Rong was like a prisoner being tortured in the yamen, and said with a wry smile: “But the money in his hand at that time could not be contracted to contract the mine. So… firstly, I found a partner, and secondly… I borrowed money. Of course It’s not so easy to get out of the mine, how to recruit strong people, how to manage, how to negotiate with the steel-making workshop, there are too many doorways here, it’s really not worth mentioning.”

  Xia Xuan said enthusiastically, “It’s okay, we have plenty of time, so take your time.”

  Chen Rong: “…”

  The two looked at Chen Rong without blinking their eyes. To be honest, they usually disdain to communicate with merchants because of their family’s precepts and deeds.

  But today, this sudden large amount of wealth, coupled with what Chen Rong brought to them, seemed to open the door to a new world, which immediately made them very interested.

  Chen Rong was speechless and helpless.

   Speaking of dark.

  Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou still had more to say, and the more they listened, the more interesting they became.

   This Xia Xuan said: “Mr. Chen…is also a capable person! Find a chance to take us…you can be our master.”

  Chen Rong hurriedly said: “Don’t dare, dare not.”

  Xia Xuan said again: “Where is your family’s residence? Let’s visit some other day.”

   “This…” Chen Rong was completely dumbfounded, feeling like he was stealing a piece of cake.

  Jin Dazhou said: “You need the real address. If you don’t tell the truth, if you really want to check, you can find it.”

  Finally, Chen Rong could only tell me obediently, then got up and said, “It’s getting late, please take my leave, take my leave.”

  After Chen Rong finished speaking, he left in a flash…Leaving.

Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou were still in a feeling of dizziness. After a long time, Xia Xuan said: “I have made up my mind. Let’s do some business in those places. This Chen Rong must ask for advice. , and ask him to give you some pointers at that time, we will definitely not suffer.”

  Jin Dazhou obviously had some worries, frowned slightly and said: “If people know, wouldn’t it be…”

  Xia Xuan said: “Doesn’t Zhang Anshi also do business? Why can’t we do it if he can do it? Take ten thousand steps back, Your Majesty, he doesn’t…”

   “Hush…”

  It was getting late, Xia Xuan remembered something, and hurriedly called the servant: “Is father back yet?”

   “No, I have already told someone to come back and say that after I am on duty, I will go to Zhang’s house for a banquet.”

   “Which Zhang family?”

   “Weiguo Gongfu.”

   “Why did you invite my father? My father and he are not so familiar.”

   “I heard… also invited Jin Butang, Liu Shaoqing, and Wang Shilang… and…”

  When the two heard this, they looked at each other in dismay. These people…all of them were related to the young army’s colleagues.

  Jin Dazhou smiled and said authentically: “You said…it won’t be because of us in the daytime, Duke Wei…please go to our father and buy the land back?”

  After hearing this, Xia Xuan’s face tensed, his body went numb, his body trembled, and he suddenly shouted: “It must be so… If this is really signed, wouldn’t everything be lost?”

  Jin Dazhou’s face also changed, he was just joking just now, and now he is suddenly dripping with cold sweat.

   “Let’s go, let’s go…” Xia Xuan had already stood up, and shouted: “We can’t let Duke Wei succeed, my father is stupid, and he must fall into his trap.”

   As they spoke, the two of them flew into the night in a hurry.

  …

  Each part has been lowered, too.

  However, Xia Yuanji and others took the name card, got into the sedan chair, and came to Zhang’s house.

   This is the Zhang family’s mansion in the inner city, which occupies a small area. Now Zhang Anshi’s family has moved to Qixia, so this place has become a separate courtyard.

   There are quite a few people invited, including Xia Yuanji, Jin Chun and others.

  Xia Yuanji had almost expected that Zhang Anshi had cheated his family of money, turned his head, and wanted to sell it again.

  Thinking about it carefully, you really have nothing to do with this guy. Now that you have knocked out your front teeth, you can only swallow it in your stomach.

  Since it’s an apology, it’s better to give Zhang Anshi a little face.

  Zhang Anshi obviously attaches great importance to their arrival.

  Even Madam Zhang, Xu Jingyi, was actually in this lobby, pouring tea herself.

  After all, the elders came here, and Xu Jingyi poured tea one by one. Xia Yuanji and others were a little bit dumbfounded, but they had to smile and nod to Xu Jingyi.

  Xu Jingyi said: “My husband said that he is always naughty on weekdays, and offended you. My husband is young…you must be tolerant.”

Xia Yuanji pinched his beard and wanted to say something, but found that it was not appropriate to say anything, so he had to maintain a good demeanor and said with a smile: “Mr. ? He is self-effacing.”

   What else can I say? That’s all I can say.

  (end of this chapter)