I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 98 Chamber of Commerce Alliance is established
Xue Pan continued complacently: "Mom, two thousand one hundred taels of silver, this is a day's earnings!"

"In one month, that's 63,000 taels of silver. In one year, that's more than 700,000 taels of silver!"

"Is it possible for our Xue family's other businesses combined to make so much money?"

"You always say that I'm not making any progress, and you always scold me for being useless. What's going on now?"

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai, who had just seen off Manager Zhang, naturally knew that the business that Xue Pan was doing in partnership with others was extremely profitable.

But I never expected that it could be so profitable.

In just one day, he earned more than two thousand taels of silver.

After this year, even if the amount is reduced by 70% or 80%, it is still nearly 100,000 taels of silver, right?
Aunt Xue was certainly angry at Xue Pan's lack of ambition, but she was also afraid of him being too ambitious.

She couldn't help but ask, "Pan'er, did you really earn two thousand one hundred taels of silver in one day? My son, you are really motivated!"

Aunt Xue's words made the smile on Xue Pan's face freeze.

He felt like he had punched the air.

After a long pause, Xue Pan said, "Mom, I just said it casually, and you believed it? I don't usually see you trust me so much."

"How could you believe it so easily? Shouldn't you think I was talking nonsense, and then wait for me to show you the real evidence, and then you would be shocked and speechless?"

"Your expression makes me feel unsuccessful!"

Xue Baochai couldn't help laughing when she heard this, "Brother, you are now in the rouge and powder business with someone, right? Is your name Jiangzhu?"

"Don't you think about it? You used our workshop and took over more than a dozen shops. How could my mother and I not know about it?"

Hearing this, Xue Pan was stunned again.

After a long while, he started to curse: "Ball bag, who told mom? Sister, if you tell me, I will break his legs!"

Aunt Xue asked with a stern face, "Tell me, whose legs do you want to break?"

"Don't worry about who told Mom. Isn't it for the good of our Xue family?"

"If I see you fooling around and don't tell mom, then you are the one hiding evil in your heart!"

"Pan'er, that Mr. Feng comes from a family of military merit. His family background is not inferior to that of the Jia family."

"And our Xue family is just a merchant family, and our status is not equal to that of the Feng family."

"I'm afraid that after a while, our house will no longer be of any use to us, and we might end up destroying the bridge after crossing it."

"I was thinking, why don't we get your aunt's family to invest?"

"In this way, not only can we take advantage of the Jia family's power, but also have the interests tied together, and the relationship between the two families can become closer. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

Hearing this, Xue Pan couldn't help but said irritably: "Mom, this business is not just a partnership between our two families, there are other people involved."

"Master Feng is not as bad as you think. Don't interfere in my affairs. I can handle it myself."

After saying that, Xue Pan turned around and walked out.

In the room, Aunt Xue was so angry that she almost cried.

She couldn't help but said angrily: "Precious girl, what evil do you think your brother is? Am I not doing this for his own good?"

"He treated me like an enemy, as if I was trying to harm him! Why am I so miserable? Why did I give birth to such an ungrateful thing?"

Hearing Aunt Xue's words, Xue Baochai could not help but comfort her: "Mom, my brother has grown up now. Anyway, the family business will be handed over to him in the future."

"Why don't you just let him do it and see how he does it before you do anything?"

"Even if we lose money, we still have other businesses to support our family, and this can also teach my brother a lesson, right?"

After hearing what Xue Baochai said, Aunt Xue couldn't help but say, "My son, you are really thoughtful."

"As you said, this is his own business. Whether he makes a profit or a loss, let him do as he pleases."

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After Feng Ziying left, he went to find the shopkeepers of Lao Rui'an and Miao Xiangzhai and talked to them about the plan of forming a chamber of commerce and then jointly expanding the market and dividing the market. The two shopkeepers did not dare to act on their own and immediately reported the matter.

Soon, the news reached the ears of Prime Minister Kou and Prince Beijing.

One of these two people is the prime minister, and the other is a prince, both of whom are powerful and influential.

After hearing Feng Ziying's plan, the two couldn't help but marvel at it.

The two's focus is no longer limited to the rouge and powder business.

Instead, he felt that Feng Ziying's plan was very brilliant.

There are even things we can learn from it when it comes to some national affairs.

These two people knew about Feng Ziying's existence.

However, how high are the visions of these two people?
Originally in their eyes, Feng Ziying was just a junior who was barely worthy of their attention.

Now, after this incident, both of them looked up to Feng Ziying.

And for the two of them, this was just a very small matter.

So the two of them agreed readily.

That night, Feng Ziying received a reply from the two shopkeepers.

Feng Ziying was overjoyed.

With the joining of these two families, their alliance was officially established, which made Feng Ziying almost invincible.

Then, on the second day, the three men invited the remaining five shop owners to a meeting.

When the five shop owners heard Feng Ziying's plan to jointly establish a chamber of commerce, they were all shocked.

Naturally, they don't dare to make the decision themselves.

After returning, he hurriedly reported the matter to his superiors.

This incident aroused suspicion among Prime Minister Qin and the two princes.

Of course, they couldn't help but be suspicious.

After all, Prime Minister Kou and Prince Beijing were their political enemies, and the two sides had long been at loggerheads.

Now that they have formed an alliance, they can't help but be suspicious of each other.

Are they trying to achieve some purpose through rouge and powder?
To this end, Prime Minister Qin even met with Prince Yi Zhong and Prince Zhong Shun and conspired together for a long time.

Finally decided to wait and see.

There is no loss for them in establishing the chamber of commerce itself.

It's even possible to earn more.

But these people don't care about such a small gain or loss.

They thought further and wanted to see who was behind this matter.

Is there the emperor behind this?

However, directly going against them and destroying the Chamber of Commerce alliance is the worst option.

All three of them wanted to see what they would do next.

Therefore, after receiving the instructions, the three shop owners quickly agreed.

As for the two families of King Pingnan and King Pingxi, their power is in the south, not in the capital.

When they heard that the other five companies had agreed, they also followed suit and agreed without hesitation.

At this point, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance was officially established.

(End of this chapter)