Blood from Daming

Chapter 745

After Xue Yun broke up with his four women's banquet, Xue Yun went to the secret room with Ms. Chen, Wu Hui, and Mei Xiang. Ms. Chen reported to Xue Yun about the Xue family's business in the capital and information about the secret camp: {Xue Ji Silk Cloth} was completed. The largest trading wholesaler in Ming Dynasty, in addition to handling the north and south goods hoarded by Xuezhuang, it also takes orders from merchants from all over the capital. The profit reached 57 taels of silver. By the end of October in the seventh year of Tianqi, the profit had reached 6000 taels of silver, which was the biggest deal of the Xue family.

The business of {Sanjiang Huitong} is also very good, but the profit of {Sanjiang Huitong} reported by Ms. Chen does not include Hangzhou, Datong, and Nanjing branches. This is how {Sanjiang Huitong} Tianqi in the capital reached 28 taels of silver in six years, and Tianqi in seven years As of the end of October, the profit reached 44 taels. The Cangzhou branch of {Sanjiang Huitong} made a profit of 700 taels in the sixth year of the Apocalypse. As of the end of October in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the profit was only 8 taels due to the influence of Xue Bo’s rebellion. 800 taels of silver.

After {Xinghua Restaurant} burned down, Xue Yun considered the cruelty of the future struggle, and instead of investing a large sum of money in renovations, he worked hard on the taste of the food, aiming at the middle and low-end routes. As a result, his income did not decrease, but instead Not a small increase, Tianqi's six-year profit reached 15 taels, and Tianqi's seven-year profit reached 4000 taels by the end of October.

{Wu Ji Rice Shop} was first managed by Ni Hongshuang. After the Xue family resumed the operation of {Wu Ji Rice Shop}, the added value income of the diversified operations increased exponentially, although {Wu Ji Rice Shop} sold at a par price. For food, Tianqi’s profit in the sixth year still reached 11 taels, and in the seventh year of Tianqi, by the end of October, the profit had reached 3000 taels.

{Huimin Grain Store} is also managed by Ni Hongshuang now, but {HuiMin Grain Store} is a purely public welfare food store in the Xue family. Its purpose is not to make money at all, but to provide the people in the capital with cheap and high-quality food to the maximum extent. In the sixth year of Tianqi, the loss reached 3 taels of silver. As of the end of October in the seventh year of Tianqi, the loss had reached 800 taels of silver.

Among them, {Xinghua Restaurant}, which is the most famous of the Xue family among the people in the capital, used the name of the Xue family to provide disaster relief and provide food and cold clothes. It is estimated that in the sixth year of the apocalypse, it will donate 3 taels of silver. By the end of October in the seventh year of the apocalypse, the charity donation It has reached 3 taels of silver, and most of the distribution of grain and cold clothes is done by {Wu Ji Rice Shop}{Huimin Grain Store}.

But Ms. Chen went on to say: "Sister, although I have earned more than 200 million taels of silver on the books, the imperial court has managed expenditures from top to bottom, regularly purchasing gunpowder equipment from the imperial gunpowder bureau, and Xuefu and Xuezhuang. The family village is supported by the Xue family themselves, as well as the expenses of the Xue family village from father, the profit of the past two years has only left more than 80 taels of silver."

Xue Yun roughly knows what Ms. Chen said, and there is still more than 80 taels of silver in profit for such a large expense. Xue Yun couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction. , the team led by Xue Bin and Xue Bin suffered heavy losses. Grandpa personally went to {Xue Ji Silk Cloth} shopkeeper Chen twice to intercept 25 taels of silver. Where did shopkeeper Du of {Sanjiang Huitong} take 10 taels of silver? Bao Guanshi also paid 5 taels of silver, which was used to provide pensions for the more than 1000 casualties, and to prepare horses, weapons, food, etc. for Xue Zong and Xue Qingyi.”

Xue Yun was startled when he heard this and asked: "How did Grandpa get the funds of {Xue Ji Silk Cloth}{Sanjiang Huitong}{Xinghua Restaurant}? What's going on with these shopkeepers?"

Ms. Chen said: "When shopkeeper Chen, shopkeeper Du, and Bao Guanshi saw grandpa, it was like a mouse seeing a cat. After paying the money, they went all the way to the village to cry, but when grandpa came back to find them again, shopkeeper Chen appeared again. Blood was spilled once, my lord, do you think you are angry or not?"

When Xue Yun just heard Ms. Chen's words, he was very angry with his grandfather's actions, 40 taels of silver, but after thinking about it carefully, the equity of {Xue Ji Silk Cloth}{Sanjiang Huitong}{Xinghua Restaurant} is not clear, although it was rejuvenated by himself, But in grandpa's mind, he is still the owner of {Xue JiSiBu}{Sanjiang Huitong}{Xinghua Restaurant}, and he has long forgotten the insolvency of {Xue JiSibu}{Sanjiang Huitong}{Xinghua Restaurant}. Xue Yun couldn't help but secretly smiled wryly, the sequelae of the family business are now gone.

Xue Yun sent: "Grandpa, you can mobilize the funds of {Xue Ji Silk Cloth}{Sanjiang Huitong}{Xinghua Restaurant}, which is only such a large amount as 40 taels of silver. Grandpa should explain it to you."

Ms. Chen said: "Master, Grandpa had asked my concubine for 30 taels of silver to pay for the wounded soldiers and to prepare horses, weapons and food for Xue Zong and Xue Qingyi. The three of us discussed it. I felt that 10 taels of silver would be enough, so I finally agreed to give 15 taels of silver to my grandfather, but my grandfather said that all casualties and soldiers of the Xue family should enjoy the same treatment. It's a matter of directly cutting the money."

Xue Yun couldn't laugh or cry when he heard that, Xue Aoren's sheep soldiers actually wanted to give his heroic Xue family soldiers the same pension treatment. This was fair to those sheep soldiers, but it was even more unfair to his own Xue family army. It's so good of face, hey, it's well spent on the casualties, but Xue Yun was vaguely uncomfortable with the money being used by Xue Zong.

Ms. Chen said again: "My husband, the most annoying thing is that grandpa took another 10 taels of silver from shopkeeper Chen last month to mend the hole for father. Go to the gate of the mansion to petition for a sit-in, grandpa should not take an extra 10 taels of silver to settle this matter."

Xue Yun said furiously after hearing this, "Damn it, who did it all?"

Ms. Chen said: "My lord, besides father, Mr. Wang Qian, Mr. Wan Qian and others have shares."

Xue Yun really couldn't take it anymore. Xue Aoren, Wang Jianping, and Wan Decai had embezzled at least 10 taels of pension funds. If the money came, the family members of the casualties would be hurt even more, and the Xue family's reputation in Daming would also be greatly damaged. Xue Yun gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought of Xue Aoren and this group of moths.

Xue Yun suppressed his anger and said: "I will talk to grandpa about this matter in the future, and let me tell you all the bad news at once."

Ms. Chen smiled and said, "Master, why is there so much bad news? By the way, the Liaodong hero sent Wu Sanfeng's head last month. According to the agreement, the fourth uncle paid 2000 taels of gold."

Xue Yun knew that Miss Chen was talking about Wu Sanfeng. At this time, his second uncle Xue Polu offered a reward for killing the last person of Xue's army soldiers, a dog that would be Wu Sangui's dog. Wu Sanfeng also felt that she had more face in the underworld.

Ms. Chen said: "They killed Wu Sanfeng this time and sacrificed three companions. Before leaving, they left their contact information, saying that there will be big business in Liaodong in the future, so they must contact them. The fourth uncle decided to send them a batch. Armor and better weapons."

Xue Yun didn't know how Dashou and Wu Xiang, the ancestors of Liaodong, were feeling now, but Xue's army was beyond their grasp on Liaodong now. None of the problems saved by silver are big problems.

Xue Yun nodded and said: "Okay, well done, pay attention to keep this line, it will definitely be needed in the future."

Ms. Chen nodded and said yes. Xue Yun then asked about the situation in the capital. Wei Zhongxian and the Ke family died. Cui Chengxiu, who had been dismissed from office and the censor of the left capital, committed suicide in fear of crime; there were many memorials to impeach Wei Eun's party members, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, Li Guoyu and other cabinet ministers who were close to Wei Zhongxian lost their seats, Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, Li Guoyu, etc. When they are dismissed and go back, Qian Longxi, Li Biao, Lai Zongdao, Yang Jingchen, Zhou Daodeng, and Liu Hongxun are now in power.

Xue Yun sighed after hearing this. Cui Chengxiu has a good relationship with him. Now there is a separation between yin and yang. Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, and Zhang Ruitu have all benefited from him. Now these people have lost power, and the Donglin Party is about to rise again. Even if Emperor Chongzhen was not mean and ungrateful, even this group of civil servants would kill himself and the Xue family, and it seemed that they had to step up their subordinates.

Xue Yun asked: "Last time when Mr. Xiang pretended to be ill and hibernated, he asked Xue Zhuang to evacuate to Hangzhou. Why did you disobey orders?"

Ms. Chen said: "My lord, it is not easy for the Xue family to establish a foundation in the capital. If all the people in Xuezhuang leave, the court will wake up immediately. Isn't the Xue family equivalent to rebellion? The court is fully targeting the Xue family army. I'm afraid there is no chance of winning the battle, and at the time I thought the capital city was not dangerous, so I discussed it with Sister Yan, and finally decided not to evacuate Xuezhuang."

(End of this chapter)