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Chapter 268 I’m stimulated (please subscribe)

At this time, the Xue family did not know that they were being targeted.

In fact, they are not very clear about the importance that their caravan can play in the field of commercial circulation. After all, the general environment is such.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have been talking about it for thousands of years, and the entire social environment is not friendly to top wealthy businessmen at all.

Of course, those who can become top wealthy businessmen are generally not good birds. More or less, I have done some outrageous things, no matter what era.

Also this time, the Xue family was responsible for providing various supplies needed by the seagoing fleet. As a result, it was able to be deployed in a very short period of time, with outstanding efficiency and capabilities.

The time saved is money in vain!

It was precisely because of the outstanding performance of the Xue family caravan that Prince Zhongshun took notice and even considered annexing it.

After all, sometimes even government offices cannot match this kind of logistics deployment capability.

It's not that the government offices don't have such talents, but the work efficiency is completely different.

The most important thing is that the Xue family caravan can deploy supplies from all over the country in the shortest time, which is quite exaggerated.

Looking at the entire Daqian Dynasty, one can count on one hand all the top wealthy businessmen with such strength and energy.

As mentioned before, the Xue family was able to spread its business network throughout the world as an imperial merchant. It was probably a coincidence or luck.

It's not that the identity of the imperial merchants is not dazzling enough, it's just that in a traditional agricultural society, due to transportation problems and the fact that the imperial power does not extend to the county, local powerful people may not necessarily give the royal family face.

Once interests are involved, they will do whatever they can, and Huang Shang's tentacles also have limitations.

For example, in the original book Red Mansions, the Osmanthus Xia family, who were also imperial merchants, were far inferior to the Xue family in terms of strength and influence, even if the Xue family was in serious decline at that time.

The reason is simple. The palace requires much less osmanthus products than palace flowers and silk trinkets.

Coupled with other factors, the scope of influence of the Osmanthus Xia family is only in one place. It is difficult to move out of the province. The name of Huangshang plays more of a protective role.

At present, Xue Pan, because of his early acquaintance with Jia Huan, did not fall as quickly as in the original work of Red Mansions, and even gradually tempered himself.

With the improvement of vision and ability, the strength of Xue Family Trading Company has also gradually increased.

Originally, the Southern branch, which had a very tense relationship with the Zong family, immediately eased the relationship eagerly when they saw Xue Pan established in the capital, and cooperated with Xue Pan's business in the south.

Let's put it this way, with the convenience provided by Jia Huan, the Xue family's business has been booming in recent years.

Not only did they not languish because the previous generation of family members left, but they have reached a higher level in terms of strength and influence, and the energy they can exert is even greater.

In fact, the late father of Xue Pan and Xue Baochai was not a powerful business figure.

The reason why the Xue family's business network can be spread all over the world is because of his position as the chief spy of the south and the use of the royal secret spy system to spread the Xue family's business network.

Those top powers, vaguely aware of their power, naturally dare not suppress them easily.

The other forces couldn't stand up to the fierce dragon crossing the river like the Xue family, so they turned a blind eye.

As time goes by, wouldn't the Xue family's power gradually take root if it gradually merges with the local power?

It's a pity that Xue's father had inappropriate thoughts because of his strong business power, and then died suddenly, causing great turmoil in the Xue family's business empire.

Fortunately, the three allies of King Jia Shi and Wang Jia were able to maintain the business empire of the Xue family.

If the next head of the family is not capable enough, the huge business empire will naturally fall apart.

In the original work of Red Mansions, Xue Pan had to go to Ping'an Prefecture to do business in person, which was simply a big joke.

It can only be said that at that time, the Xue family's huge business empire had fallen apart.

The commercial power that Xue Pan could control at that time had probably shrunk to the limit. It was even difficult to say whether the shop industry here in the capital could be saved.

Otherwise, given the size of the Xue family's business empire, it would be impossible for Mrs. Wang to completely suck them dry, and the Xue family would not fall easily.

Of course, the situation is different now. Xue Pan has gradually tempered himself. At least there are no problems with the business network in the north, and he has even further expanded his influence.

Apart from anything else, there is definitely no need for Xue Pan to run the business himself. Wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the big shopkeepers everywhere?

Xue Pan is not a person with much talent. He can only be said to have mediocre qualifications!

He does not have a clear understanding of the power and resources at his disposal.

Of course, in the era of feudal imperial power, unless they wanted to rebel, top wealthy businessmen would not be able to make a big splash no matter how many resources they had at their disposal.

Maybe some royal censor is crazy, and a single impeachment can bring about the destruction of a top wealthy business family.

Learning is valuable than anything else!

This is not a joke, but a real and clear rule of society.

Xue Pan didn't think much and returned home after saying goodbye to Jia Huan.

"Brother is back, how's it going?"

Seeing Xue Pan, Xue Baochai, who happened to be at home, his eyes lit up slightly, and he asked directly without hiding his thoughts: "What did the palace say?"

To put it bluntly, she is still quite keen on these things, especially her relationship with Prince Zhongshun.

I was both happy and a little shocked!

After all, Xue Pan was able to connect with Prince Zhongshun because of Jia Huan's help.

The key is that the relationship between the Rong Palace and the Zhongshun Palace is notoriously bad. Jia Huan has had many conflicts with the Zhongshun Palace. In the end, they can still sit down and cooperate together?

This kind of ability made Xue Baochai think of a word: turning his hands to make clouds and turning his hands to make rain!

But no matter what, it is definitely a good thing for the Xue family to be able to connect with Prince Zhongshun's palace.

As mentioned before, imperial merchants like the Xue family mainly deal with the Ministry of Internal Affairs!

As long as you are not a fool, you will know that dealing with the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not that easy. As time goes by, the guys in the Ministry of Internal Affairs only get greedier and greedier.

And building a good relationship with a powerful prince like Prince Zhongshun can sometimes pull off the tiger's skin and pull the flag.

Not to mention intimidating the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, at least you can tell them not to be so unscrupulous when reaching out.

Today, knowing that Xue Pan was going to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion to discuss matters, Xue Baochai's mind has been restless.

She really wanted to know the details of the discussion in the palace, and she was also worried that her brother was not smart enough and would be at a disadvantage.

In addition, Jia Baoyu in Rong Mansion had a lot of troubles, so he simply didn't go to the door and went to the door, but stayed at home and waited for his brother to come back.

I just didn't expect that from morning to afternoon, the sun was almost setting before my brother came back.

"It went pretty well!"

Xue Pan was a little dazed. After sitting down, he smiled and said, "Brother Huan is here, how can something go wrong?"

Of course, he was quite uneasy in his heart. After all, Jia Huan's attitude was indeed too casual, as if he didn't take Prince Zhongshun seriously at all.

What kind of existence is Xue Baochai? He can see at a glance that his brother's expression is a bit unnatural.

"Brother, will something go wrong?"

She asked eagerly: "Can you tell me the content of your conversation so that my sister can open her eyes?"

Xue Baochai was smart enough and didn't say anything careless about helping the staff.

After all, at Xue Pan's age and having been out and about for many years, he could at least manage the Xue family's business affairs fairly normally. How could he still obey her opinions like he did when he was a child?

Sometimes, Xue Baochai makes inappropriate decisions because he does not know much about the external situation. Xue Pan never said it, but Xue Baochai learned about it from the old shopkeepers who took the initiative to report.

Because of this, she became less and less involved in specific external business affairs.

Mainly responsible for management, including accounting and doing some work of checking for omissions and filling in vacancies.

In this way, she felt that the burden on her body was much lighter, and her whole body's energy and spirit gradually became different.

"There must be nothing wrong!"

Xue Pan smiled bitterly and said: "It's just that I saw that Brother Huan's attitude was too casual, and I was worried that there might be trouble in the future!"

Then, he informed his sister Xue Baochai in detail about the details of the cooperation discussed in the palace.

Xue Baochai listened with great interest, but couldn't help but feel a storm in his heart.

Just as his brother Xue Pan said, Jia Huan's attitude is too casual.

It seems that you can fall out at any time, and you don't care what Prince Zhongshun thinks?

At first, she also felt that Jia Huan was a little too much. After all, he was a powerful county king!

But after listening, Xue Baochai didn't think so.

Tsk, it turns out that Prince Zhongshun wanted something from Jia Huan. No wonder Jia Huan is so casual!

Although she didn't know what Jia Huan and Prince Zhongshun wanted to do, she still analyzed some clues.

It seems that Prince Zhongshun has taken a liking to a place over there in Goryeo?

As for whether this was actually the case, she didn't dare to guarantee it, but it just felt like it.

In my heart, I admire Jia Huan quite a lot.

Not everyone has the ability to make a powerful prince follow his baton, at least the Xue family does not have such confidence. Even if the Xue family has some incredible resources in their hands, the natural suppression of identity is not a joke.

By the same token, she didn't understand where Jia Huan's confidence came from.

Isn't he afraid that Prince Zhongshun will cross the river and burn the bridge?

Anyone who has read a few history books will not have a good impression of the royal family. They can do almost any dirty thing. I believe Prince Zhongshun will be no exception?

But no matter what, it is definitely a good thing for the Xue family, which lacks strength and does not have much say, that Jia Huan can stand up to Prince Zhongshun when discussing important matters in the palace.

Likewise, after listening to Xue Pan's story, Xue Baochai could only say that it would be most appropriate to follow Jia Huan's lead and not give Prince Zhongshun a chance easily.

After all, when it comes to trust, the brother and sister naturally trust Jia Huan more.

At least, as far as they know, Jia Huan has no record of deceiving others!

"Brother, if you participate in such discussions in the future, try to listen more and talk less!"

Xue Baochai reminded: "Looking at the situation, you probably still have a relatively long period of cooperation!"

"I just don't know what Brother Huan and Prince Zhongshun are planning?"

"If we can know, it will probably be a lot easier for our Xue family to do things in the future!"

She still has the nature of a girl, and Xue Baochai is very eager to explore higher-level matters.

"forget it!"

Xue Pan expressed his objection: "If Brother Huan doesn't tell me, I won't take the initiative to ask!"

"If you really ask about something extraordinary, I will be the one embarrassed!"

If you don't have enough strength and insist on participating, the final result will definitely be very embarrassing.

From now on, neither Jia Huan nor Prince Zhongshun may be willing to talk to him, which would be depressing.

Xue Baochai hesitated when he heard the words, and nodded to express that this was fine. Naturally, his heart was full of regrets.

In fact, she would not have had such a strong curiosity originally and knew her 'duty' very well.

However, I had been greatly stimulated when I attended Lin Daiyu's haircut ceremony, so my mentality became a little unbalanced and I wanted to perform well.

In other words, there is a strong desire for the Xue family's strength to rise rapidly and no longer be despised by the powerful.

As long as I think of the battle between Lin Daiyu and Hairi, I feel quite uncomfortable.

Not to mention Mrs. Xing, the fake first-grade wife, and the old lady, the super-grade wife

In the same year and hometown of Lin Ruhai alone, there were two third-grade civil servant wives, and almost a dozen fourth-grade and fifth-grade wives. This formation was quite luxurious.

Don't underestimate the wives of the fifth-grade civil servants. Their husbands are all typical examples of low-ranking and powerful men.

Talking about supervising the censor, talking about the six subjects, talking about the veteran doctor in the ministry, etc., it makes people dare not show any slightness.

This is only those in Beijing. Those local officials who have been decentralized and have become famous all send congratulatory gifts one after another. They are at least the fourth-grade prefects.

When these civil servants and their families sit there, not even the old lady of Rong Mansion dares to neglect them easily.

There were almost a dozen of the imperial ladies who came to see the ceremony in person, so one can imagine how glorious Lin Daiyu's hairpin ceremony was.

In comparison, Xue Baochai's haircut ceremony was so simple and simple!

There is no slap in the face scene in the original work of The Red Mansion where the old lady offers twenty taels of silver.

Because the Provincial Family Courtyard was built on the basis of Lixiang Courtyard, the Xue family moved out from Rongfu early.

Spending a lot of money to live across from Rong Mansion, barely keeping the Xue family's dignity.

But despite this, Xue Baochai's haircut ceremony can only be described as shabby.

The only person who came to see the ceremony was Mrs. Wang, an official elder!

Wang Ziteng's wife, a relative of the Wang family, did not come over. She just asked the juniors of the Wang family to send gifts, and that was that.

Compared with Lin Daiyu's wedding ceremony, where three tables were set up in the inner courtyard and almost five or six tables in the outer courtyard, Xue Baochai's wedding ceremony only had one simple table.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison!

Before, when the sisters lived together in Rong Mansion, they didn't think that Xue Baochai even thought that she was ahead of the Sanchun sisters because of factors such as knowledge, appearance, etc.

Under the deliberate flattery of Mrs. Wang and the son of the family, although Xue Baochai has always been very sober, she is still a little arrogant and feels that she can compete with Lin Daiyu.

As for Wang Xifeng, who had never read a book, she didn't like him at all.

Otherwise, it doesn't matter whether you call me 'cousin' or 'cousin' when you meet someone.

However, Xue Baochai always calls her "Feng Lazi" and "Feng Yatou" directly, which is quite rude. No wonder the relationship between Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai is quite average.

When he was most excited, Xue Baochai even felt that he and Qin Keqing, who had royal blood in the Ning Mansion, were on par with each other, at least in terms of knowledge and temperament.

It's a pity that all these beautiful fantasies were shattered during Lin Daiyu's hair-raising ceremony, which made her completely understand her status and identity, even worse than the Spring Festival and Spring Festival.

This is a fact!

During Lin Daiyu's hair-raising ceremony, the eyes of the civil servants' wives lingered on Sister Sanchun for quite some time, but no one's eyes stayed on Xue Baochai for a moment!

　Also, let’s see tomorrow

　　

　

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