Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 402 Ways to Make Money

As soon as Jia Cong entered Baochai's room, he heard someone say: "Congratulations to brother Cong on the dozens of Jiao'e and Diaochan who are all beautiful. I think we will have dozens more sisters-in-law." It was Daiyu.

When Jia Cong saw Daiyu sneer, Baochai be indifferent, Sister Feng be contemptuous, Qingwen be angry, only Chu Chan covered her mouth and smiled softly, and gave him a wishful look.

"What did you say? Brother, my love is as strong as gold and my heart is as solid as stone. How can those vulgar fans be able to shake me?

It's just that the kindness is hard to refuse. Sister-in-law Feng, go and send them to me. I'll arrange another ship to take them with them. After they return to Beijing, they will find a house to settle in and then make plans. "Jia Cong said hurriedly.

"You are willing to part with these beauties that I feel pity for? Why don't we keep them in your room? There are plenty of empty rooms in Rongxi Hall anyway." Sister Feng said with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense. Cong is a martial arts practitioner and is not close to women. Doesn't my sister-in-law not know this?" Jia Cong said seriously.

Everyone couldn't hold their hands and laughed.

Sister Feng blushed and spat at him, twisting her peach hips to make arrangements herself.

Daiyu covered her mouth and said: "Brother Cong's face is probably thicker than the city wall. No wonder he is victorious in every battle. As long as he sticks out his face during the battle, the enemy will be defeated and return."

Baochai also smiled, pursed his lips and said, "Zhou'er is really sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued. If someone insists on giving her away, Cong'er can't refuse people thousands of miles away."

"Sister Bao still knows me." Jia Cong said hurriedly.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Well, people like us can't know Brother Cong. Let's talk about our love. Qingwen, let's go."

Qingwen snorted, glared at Jia Cong, and left with Daiyu in her arm, obviously very dissatisfied with the sudden appearance of more than twenty strong competitors.

Jia Cong watched them leave, shook his head and smiled bitterly, sat on the chair and sighed.

Baochai looked suspicious and said, "Is there anything difficult for Cong'er?"

"No money." Jia Cong shook his head and said, "What a pity, I don't understand science and engineering, otherwise I wouldn't be helpless?"

Baochai asked curiously: "You said you have no money, who in the world dares to say you have money?" She knew that Jia Cong had a net worth of tens of millions, how could he be short of money?

Jia Cong smiled bitterly: "The little money I have is more than enough for squandering and enjoying myself. If I want to... open up a business, it will be difficult."

Baochai was shocked, looked outside the house, and said anxiously: "Cong'er, be careful what you say! Careful words will lead to trouble. Now that you are successful, what else do you need... a foundation? Don't forget that when the moon is full, you will suffer losses."

Jia Cong laughed dumbly, held Baochai's hand, and whispered: "Sister Bao, do you think I want to rebel and become the emperor?"

"You still say that!" Baochai said angrily.

Jia Cong shook his head and sighed: "Famous and beneficial to me are like floating clouds. My biggest dream in this life is to grow old with my beloved people like Sister Bao. Power is only to protect you and me, not what I want or love."

Baochai was moved and said, "What do you mean by that?"

Jia Cong said: "What I mean is that my current wealth is enough for our family to eat, drink and have fun for three lifetimes.

It's just that a man was born in this world. Now that he has reached this position, how can he only care about his own family's happiness and not care about the country's danger?

What's more, there are intact eggs under the overturned nest. Even if I have the heart to ignore it, our descendants will have to pay a heavy price for it. So Cong had to take care of it. "

The more Baochai listened, the more confused he became, and asked, "Why is it related to the country again?"

Jia Cong said solemnly: "I learned from my second uncle a while ago that the Western Barbarians have risen, and their ships have strong ships and powerful artillery. They have already invaded the sea states in the southeast of the Celestial Empire, but the people of the country have not regarded them as serious patients."

Baochai thought for a while and said: "Barbarians plundering small foreign countries, what does that have to do with the Celestial Empire? Do they dare to plunder the Celestial Empire?"

Jia Cong smiled bitterly, pinched her moon-like face, and said, "Second uncle sees the same thing as you silly girl.

As everyone knows, the Western barbarians have not invaded the territory now, not because we are strong, but because the Chinese trade ships are large and well-made, and they may not know the true and false of the Chinese.

Secondly, if you want to fight a behemoth like Guochao, just a few warships are not enough. You also need a stable rear to provide continuous logistical support.

Western barbarians are all bandits. When they take over the surrounding small countries and gain a foothold, how can they not covet the beauty of the Celestial Empire?

What's more, the military equipment of the Celestial Empire is really weak. For example, if a three-year-old boy walks in a busy city with gold in his hand, will he not be robbed? "

Although Baochai didn't understand military matters, he was very convinced by Jia Cong. He frowned and said, "What should we do? Are there no knowledgeable people in the court?"

Jia Cong sighed: "The imperial court is busy fighting for power, and the old and new parties are at odds with each other. The Supreme Emperor is too old to die, which is limiting him. The new law has not been implemented, the treasury is empty, and he is powerless to strengthen the army.

What's more, the Gonggun princes may not be willing to see the military's power surge. No matter whether they are civil servants or military generals, who can know the cruelty and arrogance of the Western Yi? Who can really wake up from the dream of heaven? "

The more Baochai listened, the more wrong he became. She hurriedly covered his mouth and whispered: "You are going to die, and you are talking about the Holy Emperor? According to you, the future of the country is in doubt?"

Jia Cong nodded: "Although Cong doesn't know what will happen in the future, if things continue to develop at this rate, within a hundred years, the iron hooves of the Western Yi will crush these beautiful rivers and mountains."

Baochai felt relieved, there was still a hundred years left.

"Don't worry, Cong'er. The days are still long. If you have any good ideas, I can write to Your Majesty after returning to Beijing. I think with China's material resources and talented people, it shouldn't be difficult to build a strong army that can surpass the Western Yi."

Jia Cong shook his head: "Your Majesty's mind is not on this now, not to mention that all the emperors, civil servants and military officials of the past dynasties despised Xiyi firearms and clung to the belongings of our ancestors. If you don't suffer a lot of losses, you won't be able to do it." Sober. If I mention it at this time, it will inevitably be criticized by thousands of people, and it will easily arouse the suspicion of today's people, and it will never succeed. It's better to be silent."

Baochai nodded slightly and said, "Then Cong'er, what do you want to do..."

"Do it yourself." Jia Cong said decisively.

Baochai was so frightened that she almost screamed. She hurriedly covered her mouth and said tremblingly after a while: "You want to purchase firearms and train private soldiers? This is almost treason. Cong'er, think twice."

Jia Cong hurriedly comforted him: "It's not that serious. We just need to introduce some craftsmanship from the West and build some civilian workshops such as steel plants, metallurgical plants, shipyards, textile plants, and machinery plants.

As long as the princes in the court can see the results, they will make the right choice. "Right now, he would never dare to reveal to anyone his intention to build an arsenal or gun factory.

Baochai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, as long as he was not rebelling, he said, "Then what Cong'er is worried about is that these workshops cost a lot of money?"

Jia Cong nodded and said: "Although I don't understand these business matters, I think it will cost a lot. With the little money I have, it will definitely not be enough. Sister Bao comes from a family of royal merchants, does she know any way to make money quickly? "

Baochai rolled her eyes at him, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If there was such a good method, my family would have used it long ago, and why is it still here today?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "That's right."

"But the way of a businessman is to either buy low and sell high, or hoard, or choose a place to make money, or see the truth, or make small profits but quick turnover... If you want to get rich quickly, you have to use your brains from wealthy people after all." Baochai He groaned.

When Jia Cong heard this, he was excited, as if a bolt of lightning had split open the heavenly spirit cover, and thoughts of making money came rolling in. He couldn't help but jump up, hugged Baochai's plump body, kissed her hard on the face, and smiled. Said: "Sister Bao, you are really a genius!"

Baochai was embarrassed and anxious, so she pushed him away and said angrily: "I'm crazy again, what did I say?"

Jia Cong said: "Sister Bao said that we should start from rich families, which is an irrefutable truth. To put it another way, who in the rich family can make the best money?"

"who?"

"Women and children." Jia Cong casually said the business experience summed up by later generations.

Baochai was angry and funny, and said, "What are you going to sell to them?"

Jia Cong now had an explosion of inspiration in his mind, so he didn't rush to elaborate. He hurried to his desk, picked up his pen and wrote down everything that came to his mind.

Jia Cong secretly thought that although I don’t know much about mathematics and physics, I don’t necessarily need to invent any new products to make money.

Thinking about how some manufacturers in later generations would dare to sell a rotten snakeskin bag for a sky-high price, it can be seen that whether the product can make money does not depend on whether the product is advanced, but on the brand and marketing.

Of course, the more novel creations I have seen and can guide the craftsmen of this era to make, the better.

Baochai went over and looked at the messy things written by Jia Cong, such as "care", "beauty", "maternal and infant", "underwear", "luggage", "medicine", etc. There were many strange words written under each word, and she unexpectedly saw not understand.

Seeing him finish writing with great joy, he couldn't help but ask: "What does 'cleansing' mean?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Of course it is for washing. Sister Bao, besides washing your face, hair, bath, hands and feet, what else does your daughter wash on a daily basis?"

Baochai shook his head blankly and said, "What else?"

"Come here." Jia Cong raised his fingers proudly.

Baochai rolled her eyes at him angrily and leaned over.

Jia Cong gently sniffed the fragrance of her hair and body, and whispered in her ear: "Of course I have to wash... over there."

Baochai's fair and pretty face instantly turned red. She hurriedly took a step back and spat, "If you don't learn well, you'll just do some crooked things."

Jia Cong shook his head and said with a smile: "No, this is an honest thing, beneficial to physical and mental health, how can it be evil?

It is precisely because many women in the world do not understand this principle that diseases enter through the mouth, leading to infertility or miscarriage. The root cause is that they do not know how to clean their private parts. "

He raised his eyebrows obscenely, as if he understood.

Baochai's neck turned red and her whole body felt hot. She turned away and cursed: "Bah, obscene, what nonsense. If you say it again, I'll get annoyed."

Jia Cong shook his head in amusement, walked over and hugged her, saying: "Sister Bao, this is medical theory, not Cong's lies.

If this is true, it will be a good thing for women all over the world. Even if it is of no use, there is no harm in washing it. Don’t you understand? "

Baochai nodded secretly in his heart, but said angrily: "You, an uncle, study these tricks all day long, and you are not afraid of people laughing at you? I am ashamed of you."

Jia Cong said: "The only one who knows me and sinned is the Spring and Autumn Annals. Let others think of it as they please. As long as Sister Bao understands me, that's all."

(End of this chapter)