The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Shuzi

Chapter 163

In the study outside.

Seeing Xue Pan coming, Jia Jing first greeted him and sat down, saying: "Brother Xue is here, please sit down!"

Then he called Amber, "Bring tea to Brother Xue!"

At this time, Xue Pan was not in the mood to drink tea, and asked: "Laifu said, you have a very important matter for me, I don't know what it is?"

Hearing Xue Pan's inquiry, Jia Jing also put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a smile: "The matter is very simple, that is, the imperial court plans to open several mutual markets on the border of Tatar in the near future.

If you have the heart, you can take advantage of the cheapness of tea, salt and iron, and stock up on a batch of tea bricks, tea cakes, iron utensils, salt, etc., and you will definitely be able to sell them at a good price by then! "

Hearing Jia Jing's words, Xue Pan stood up suddenly.

"A mutual market is going to open on the Tatar border? This is great news!"

Xue Pan kept counting, and then slapped his hands, "No, I have to go back and raise money quickly. After a few days, when the news leaks out, the prices of these things will definitely increase!"

Then he said to Jia Jing: "Brother Jing is really interesting, when I make money this time, we will split the bill in half!"

With that said, Xue Pan hurried to leave.

"It's not in a hurry to meet at this hour and a half!"

Jia Jing stopped him and said: "Baochai hasn't seen you for a while, and I'm always thinking about you. Since you're here today, it's not too late to leave after we have dinner together!"

Xue Pan couldn't help feeling warm when he heard Jia Jing mention Xue Baochai.

It's just that Xue Pan is still thinking about raising money, and Xue Pan is always uneasy.

After all, time waits for no one. If Xue Pan had collected all the money and purchased supplies earlier, he would have taken the opportunity earlier!

This is the way to do business.

The so-called one step fast, one step at a time, what you call is a time difference and information difference!
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Xue Pan sighed, and said, "It's been a long time since I saw her, why don't my mother and I miss her often? But now the time is tight, and it takes time to raise money, so the sooner you start raising money, the better.

When I go back and arrange things, I can take a day off tomorrow to see my sister! "

Seeing Xue Pan's gradual maturity and progress, Jia Jing was also happy for him.

Hearing that it was for raising money, Jia Jing smiled and said: "Let's put aside the money-raising first, I seem to have two or three hundred thousand taels of cash in my treasury that I can lend you. But I am embarrassed to take half of your share."

"This time the total is just planning to buy something worth 40 million taels of silver. Brother Jing, you have raised more than half of it for me right now..."

After thinking for a while, Xue Pan said again: "Since this is the case, I will give [-]% more, Brother Jing, you [-]%, I only need [-]%!"

Jia Jing stopped Xue Pan and said with a smile: "If you say [-]%, it's [-]%. Why do you need to calculate so clearly? Besides, Baochai is here, do we need to talk so much?

Furthermore, if one day I am short of silver taels, will you still short my expenses? "

Xue Pan thought about it, and it was the same reason, so he agreed: "Then I will treat your money as deposited with me, and I will help you operate it. When you need to use the money, just talk!"

Jia Jing nodded, "That's fine, that's it!"

Afterwards, Jia Jing took Xue Pan and went to Xue Baochai's yard together, "Since the matter has been discussed, let's go to Baochai's place first, and today for you, let's make dinner early!"

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After drinking and eating for a while, Xue Pan sat with Xue Baochai for a while, had a conversation, and hurried home.

Not to mention that Xue Baochai was moved by her elder brother's gradual maturity and stability, even at Aunt Xue's place, seeing Xue Pan busy to and fro, she was also extremely grateful to Jia Jing.

"It's all thanks to Brother Jing that I was able to control this little overlord. Now that I have become more mature and stable, I know that I have worked hard and made progress. It is really a great thing!"

She secretly thanked Jia Jing in her heart, Aunt Xue held Xue Pan again, and said: "Brother Jing treats you very well, you must not forget his love!

His family is a big family, and there are a lot of expenses. If you make a profit this time, you must distribute more silver taels to others! "

"Of course I know this." Xue Pan nodded, and said helplessly, "I originally wanted to give him [-]% of the silver, but Brother Jing insisted on only asking for [-]%.

I thought, the seasonings of his Green Willow Villa have been selling well all the time, and after only half a year, they have already received more than 30 taels of silver, and the Zuo Jing brothers are not short of money now.

So I simply put the [-]% of the silver that should have been given to him into separate storage and operation, as if he temporarily put it in our house, and when he wants to use the silver in the future, I will give it to him! "

With that said, Xue Pan told Aunt Xue what Jia Jing had said to him when he was in the Hou Mansion.

After hearing this, Aunt Xue couldn't help clasping her hands together, and said again and again: "It's the blessing of the Bodhisattva that made our family Baochai find a good home!"

Maybe Xue Pan didn't care if he was careless, but Aunt Xue could understand.

Whether it is to discipline Xue Pan, or to bring Xue Pan to make money, with Jia Jing's care for Xue Pan, putting it in other people's homes, even for the uncles in his wife's family, can't reach this level, let alone It's the elder brother of the concubine's room.

Therefore, Aunt Xue's heart was naturally extremely moved!
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten days have passed.

Eight years of Hongde, the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

Near noon, the many etiquette and preparations before the army's departure had all been completed, and Emperor Hongde also personally bestowed the great general's battle-axe on Jia Jing.

Afterwards, with three thunderous cannons, Jia Jing led 1 cavalry, lightly dressed, and rushed straight out of the Gyeonggi camp.

This time the army is going out, which is different from the previous defense of the country. This time it is to assist the Tatar army and drive out the invading Oala army.

On horseback, Jia Jing also felt a little complicated. A few months ago, everyone was an enemy who fought to the death. Now the Tatars have become allies of the country who need the help of their own army.

Many things in the world are always so unexpected!

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In the chilly spring, Jia Jing led more than ten thousand cavalry, and went straight to the grassland outside the Great Wall.

In the cold wind, the banner with the word "Jia" fluttered.

Along the way, in order to speed up, the troops led by Jia Jing only brought dry food for three days each, and the rest of the supplies were supplied from the state capitals along the way.

In this way, after only four or five days of effort, the army led by Jia Jing had already left the Great Wall from Wanquandusi, and passed through Kaipingwei to rest for a night, and more than ten thousand cavalry went straight to the territory of Tatar...

(End of this chapter)