Blood from Daming

Chapter 24 Setting the tone
Xue Rui looked at the contract carefully, and handed it to Xue Aoren after reading it.

Xue Aoren looked at the contract and said: "Father, there are no other major problems. There are two main ones: one is a deposit of ten years, and the other is a deposit of [-] taels of silver. It can be renewed after ten years. If it is not renewed at that time, it will be regarded as a death penalty. .”

Xue Rui: "Ten years' deposit is still reasonable, and a deposit of [-] taels of silver is fine. After all, it doesn't matter if you just sell it and come back." Xue Rui looked outside the door, "Is there any housekeeper Mao?"

The old housekeeper Mao: "The goods sent by the master have been counted late. There are a total of 220 taels of gold, 500 pieces of gold wares, more than 1000 taels of silver and silver wares, a small bag of gems and pearls, and [-] pieces of silk and satin. If the price is [-] It is estimated that there is a gap of [-] taels of silver.”

Xue Rui: "I see, you just put the goods in the warehouse."

Xue Aoren: "My father is short of 1000 taels, I need to ask the businessman to make up for it."

Xue Rui: "Ao Ren, calculations vary from place to place. The goods are all based on sight, and it is common sense that some come and go. Besides, there are more than enough rubbing of these two ginseng. My Xue family is a family of officials and businessmen. It is best not to meet. Let Xue Er and the others handle it."

Xue Rui, Xue Aoren, and Xue Yun used up the food brought by the servants, and the three continued to talk.What Xue Rui meant was that Xue Aoren took a piece of ginseng as the main gift to the Minister of the Ministry of War, and paid a lot of money to the servants of the Ministry of War, trying to get more troops, battles, equipment, horses, and most importantly, a good territory .

Xue Rui: "Son, the Xue family will rely on you and your son when you are old. In this era, only soldiers are reliable. This is the capital for our warriors to save their lives, and it is also the capital for serving the emperor to get promoted and get rich. But you are not good at fighting. , Now so many civil servants can do it, there is no reason why you can’t.”

Xue Rui asked his servants to take away the leftover food, and then continued: "I have learned a truth over the years. It is easy to be an official and manage the main people in your hands. Yuner is good at fighting to save lives." , Build an elite soldier for Yun'er, now that the Tartars are fierce and invade our territory, this battle must be fought, and only one elite soldier is not enough to protect us." Xue Aoren agreed.

Xue Rui: "Yun'er is very talented in managing things. You have to work harder when no one is in charge at home. The small courtyard where your fourth uncle lived has been empty, so I asked someone to clean it up for you, and even sent two maids. I will serve you in the past, and you can make arrangements for whoever is missing.”

Xue Yun: "Grandpa, I can't use such a big place by myself, so I can just live in the current house. Besides, Fourth Uncle will have a place to live when he comes back, right?"

Xue Rui: "Although the Xue family is not a big rich family, they still have a head and face. You used to be a child and you could make do with it. Now that you are in charge, you naturally have to pay attention to your status. This is how it is settled."

Xue Yun then gave a general report on the three shops. Xue Rui set the tone for "Xue Ji Silk Cloth" to wait for Qian Kai to come to discuss. Turning losses into profits is also a good start for Xue Yun to recover some debts from Baishengtang.

Xue Rui was very angry, so the consequences were serious.Xue Rui said: "Ao Ren, your two sons are young and courageous. They eat flower wine, play with whores, make friends with cronies, and are used by traitors. How dare they use public funds everywhere. Lock it up first and discipline it strictly, and wait until you understand it later."

Xue Rui: "Zhang Shanfu bullied my Xue family too much. Property is one aspect. I want him to regret being a man. You can command my people in Yun'er's backyard. After you find them, let Xue Er and the others do it. Those who are close to Er Niang and Zhang Shanfu People who should spit out what should be spit out, and let the unreliable ones go out, leaving these guys who eat inside and outside looking at them in a panic.

Xue Yun said: "Yun'er knows."

Xue Rui: "Yun'er, the Son of Heaven selects young pro-military grandpa and entrusts one of the chief recruiters this time, Master Luo Sigong, Commander of Jinyiwei. If you can pass three tests, you can select an officer. You don't need to concentrate on training. Go home and spend the night." .”

Xue Yun: "Grandpa, I think there is no problem."

Xue Rui: "Okay, this way you can take care of both sides. In fact, the young pro-army is a name. The emperor is a means to win over his subjects. In turn, it is also an opportunity for the subjects to get close to the emperor and become prosperous."

Xue Yun: "Yun'er understands."

Xue Aoren, Xue Yun came out of Xue Rui's room, Xue Aoren said: "Yun'er, I'll go back to the yard, bring some things with your aunt, and see if there's anything missing."

Xue Yun: "Father will go to work tomorrow, so bring some more money to send. You need to know that Bodhisattva likes to please little ghosts, and he is most afraid of bad things from the people below."

Xue Aoren patted Xue Yun: "I know what to do." Xue Aoren left.

Xue Yun came to the left wing of the second gate, Xue Er and Xue Wu were all there, Xue Yun: "Second Uncle, Fifth Brother, have you eaten yet?"

Xue Er: "The young master has finished eating. I will arrange Li Xiaoyong and the others in the ear room."

Xue Yun: "I'll have to work hard these few days, but I'll feel at ease after clearing up some people and leaving the house. How about you, Fifth Brother?"

Xue Wu: "There is no valuable furniture in the courtyard of Yongdingmen, and the contract of the silk and satin factory is about to expire, and there is no goods. I don't know who to ask for the wages of these guys."

Xue Er: "Why is there no stock?"

Xue Wu: "Zhang Shanfu basically used Yongdingmen's silk and satin shop as a cover to bring business from Zhengyangmen commercial street and our Xue's shop. He was doing a large resale business."

Xue Er: Here and there are moths, just a tiger that eats people.

Xue Yun and Xue Er and Xue Wu were talking about something, when a servant from the second room came looking for Xue Yun, "Young master, the master ordered you to go back and answer."

Xue Yun: "Master said he didn't say anything."

The boy said: "I don't know, I just heard that someone from my uncle's side came."

Xue Yun: "Second Uncle, Fifth Brother, I'm going, uh, I'm afraid trouble will come to you again." Xue Yun resigned Xue Er Xue Wu and left with the servant.

Xue Yun followed the boy to the inner courtyard, turned around a few times and saw that he was not going to his father's courtyard, he was wondering when he got to the door before he remembered that he was already home, he really didn't wake up when he got there.

Xue Yun entered his small courtyard and his father was already sitting in the main room, accompanied by fourth aunt.The fourth aunt took the four maids to furnish the room.

Xue Aoren: "Yun'er, your uncle has already arrived in the capital and didn't come home. Instead, he stayed in the Xinglong Inn on Yongdingmen Street. The servants in the forehead didn't handle things well."

Xue Yun: "It's nothing to do with the servants. It's not a day or two since the Xue and Qian families have been at odds. This Cangzhou incident is the matter of the Qian family's rudeness first, and the Xue family's offending later. Er Niang and Zhang Shanfu He, Qian Kai, knew that he was doing business with Erniang and Zhang Shanfu, knowing that Xue's shop was short of money, but he didn't give Xue's letter, and instead took advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits."

Xue Aoren: "It turns out that Qian Kai is such a bad thing, I really misjudged him."

Xue Yun: "It's common sense for a businessman to seek profit. For relatives, let nature take its course and don't have too many extravagant demands."

Xue Aoren: "Unexpectedly, my son sees it more deeply than I do. I'm just worried that the family has no money so I can't give it to him."

Xue Yun: "I still want to talk to the Qian family, you should be busy with your affairs, the Xue family's money is not so easy to get."

Xue Aoren: "After all, they are relatives, Yun'er, don't make the two families angry."

Xue Yun: "Let's do it, Dad. I'm so tired today. Please let me sleep. I can't even open my eyes." He fell into a deep sleep and entered the fragrance of dreams.

(End of this chapter)