Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan plans to start with a small business that the Zhang family doesn't care about very much

++++++++++++++++++++++ after lunch, several family members who had gone out to investigate rushed back to report the situation to Ma Xiaoquan.

After learning what the Zhang family did, Ma Xiaoquan was taken aback.

"Salt and water turned out to be a salt and water business," Ma Xiaoquan smiled a little helplessly.

Ma Xiaoquan originally thought that the Zhang family's business was like him, and it was also engaged in "real estate development", but now it seems that others are much more high-end than him.

As long as it is an individual, you have to drink water every day and eat salt every day.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no so-called pure water, and there was not much demand for industrial salt, but the water that the people drank and ate salt every day was really consumed, and the consumption was huge.

There were not many laws about water in ancient times, but the laws on salt were issued one after another, and generally speaking, the salt business was monopolized by the state.

What Ma Xiaoquan didn't expect was that the Zhang family actually launched a thing called "Wild Landscape" in the operation of water.

It happened that the family in charge of the investigation brought back a can, and Ma Xiaoquan opened the "wild landscape" without thinking.

After pouring a cup, Ma Xiaoquan took a sip.

"Huh? This water is very soft, and there is no trace of jerky in the entrance" Ma Xiaoquan put down the water cup in surprise, nodded and asked, "Where did you buy this water?" ”

"Back to the fourth young master, this water is sold in a shop called 'Mingshuitang' not far from our heaven and earth."

"Oh, how's this water selling?"

"It sells very well, and many big families in the capital come to buy it, oh, I heard that the prince also likes to drink this water."

Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly, poured himself another glass of water, and drank it all.

This "wild landscape" tastes very good, very soft, and does not prickly the throat at all.

Although in the Ming Dynasty, there was not much pollution in the environment, but everyone basically drank groundwater.

Groundwater is cool and has a stiff taste, and the taste of groundwater may be different depending on where it comes from.

The groundwater in Beijing can not be said to be bad, but it is definitely not much better, Ma Xiaoquan has never cared about the water used for eating and cooking at home, but just after tasting the "wild landscape" of the Zhang family, Ma Xiaoquan has a new problem.

"Where did the water come from?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.

"Back to the fourth young master, most of the water in the house is from the suburbs, and the emperor has a rule that it is strictly forbidden to dig wells privately in the city."

"It is strictly forbidden to dig wells? How many wells are there in such a big yard of my Ma family? Ma Xiaoquan was a little surprised.

"Only one bite~"

"Only one bite?" Ma Xiaoquan frowned, no wonder most of the water has to be fetched from the suburbs, and there is only one well in the house for a long time, if the well is exhausted or something, then the whole family will be cut off from water?

"Hmm~" Ma Xiaoquan slapped his left palm with his right hand and muttered, "It's no wonder that the Zhang family will do water business, it is strictly forbidden to dig wells privately in Beijing, so the number of wells must be very small, if it were me, I would also think about doing water business." ”

"Not only that, Fourth Young Master, I also heard that the Zhang family has opened up the relationship between the upper and lower courts, and now it is not impossible to dig a well at home, but you have to pay a lot of money, a lot."

Ma Xiaoquan scolded: "Damn, no wonder the Zhang family is so rich, well~~ So the salt business, the news you inquired about is conclusive?" ”

"Back to the words of the fourth young master, it is absolutely conclusive."

"Hmm~~ Salt, salt, we eat it every day, I wonder, salt is something that the official family must control, and there seems to be no one in the Zhang family in the officialdom, right? How did they manage to monopolize the salt business? ”

Ma Xiaoquan is very envious, really very envious, if his Ma family wants to have a business like the Zhang family, then he doesn't have to bother thinking about how to make money, although the current life is very rich, but the war consumption in Ningyuan City is much greater than the usual consumption, if it weren't for Ma Xiaoquan's good management, I'm afraid the current Ma family is really unable to make ends meet.

With a wave of their hands, the family members all respectfully retreated.

Ma Xiaoquan closed his eyes, he needed to think carefully about how to proceed with the next step

In the blink of an eye, it was evening

Just as he was about to have dinner, the next person suddenly came to report, saying that he had found out the origin of the Zhang family's salt business.

Ma Xiaoquan put down the dishes and chopsticks, and immediately ordered the subordinate to report to the study.

Entering the study, closing the door, no one knew what the master and servant were talking about in the study, and after an hour, the door opened.

The subordinate left expressionlessly, while Ma Xiaoquan continued to stay in the study.

Li Qinghan's three daughters were curious, and entered the study and asked, "Ma Xiaoquan, what did you talk about?" ”

Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly, and said: "Heavenly machine, don't leak it."

"Huh~~" The three girls didn't mean to continue to ask, and seeing that Ma Xiaoquan refused to say, they didn't force it anymore.

"Ma Xiaoquan, since the Zhang family is in the business of water and salt, and they are all in control, what should we do?" Li Qinghan asked.

Ma Xiaoquan pondered for a moment, and said: "I'm afraid my Ma family can't eat the salt business alone, the water business, we can participate in it more or less, of course, if we want not to make the Zhang family feel dangerous, the water business, we may have to cooperate, as for the salt business, well, I plan to lure the wolf into the house."

"Cooperation? Set the fox to keep the geese? What are you going to do? ”

The corners of Ma Xiaoquan's mouth raised, and he motioned for Dongfang Qingxue to close the door of the study.

Dongfang Qingxue nodded, closed the doors and windows, and listened to the doors and windows, after making sure that there was no one outside the door, Dongfang Qingxue nodded at Ma Xiaoquan and signaled safety.

Ma Xiaoquan hummed softly, although it is not necessary to be like this in the Ma family, it is difficult to guarantee that the subordinates of the Ma family will be bought by other foreign forces to make eyeliner, and it is much better to be cautious than to be sloppy.

The four of them gathered around the table, communicating carefully with only the voices that the four of them could hear.

Since the North Stygian Frost appeared, there has been no "rest", these days, she has firmly occupied the body, as for the other person in the body, the Northern Stygian Snow, according to the Northern Stygian Frost, is temporarily dormant.

Ma Xiaoquan is not worried, after all, the Northern Stygian Frost and the Northern Stygian Snow share a body, no matter where the body is damaged, it will not benefit anyone.

Bei Mingshuang asked: "Ma Xiaoquan, you just said that we also want to participate in the water business, but now there is a problem, we don't have a source of water?" ”