Lin Qian glanced at his niece, his gaze was extremely soft.

But in the blink of an eye, the little girl has grown into a big girl and is about to get married. Although Lin Ruo's marriage is worried about by the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, he, an uncle, can't do nothing. The dowry for marriage and the candidates for dowry should be well prepared.

"Then who will follow you to King Rong's Mansion at that time, besides Youcao and Lao Qi, who else do you want?"

Lin Ruo shook his head: "At present, there is only Youcao, as for the others, there are still a few months to go, so there is no hurry." ”

"Do you want to leave the seventh behind?"

Compared with Lin Qian's surprise, Lin Ruo's reaction was much calmer: "Yes, I originally planned to leave Lao Qi and 'Xiangxuehai' to Xiao Qi. ”

"Ah Ruo, Xiangxuehai is run by you yourself, you are ......"

Lin Qian's eyes were full of suspicion when he looked at Lin Ruo, he originally wanted to give "Xiangxuehai" as a dowry to Lin Ruo, but he didn't expect that before he could speak, Lin Ruo directly rejected him.

"Uncle, I know you spoil me, but, no matter what, 'Xiangxuehai' must stay in the Lin family."

Lin Qian just wanted to speak, but was stopped by Lin Ruo again: "Uncle, this is not only to give Xiao Qi a chance to experience and learn, but also for the sake of the Lin family." Xiao Qi has just become interested in settling accounts now, and it is time to cultivate his interest. 'Xiangxuehai' is different from other shops in the Lin family, and it is also different from the shops in Donglu and even the world. If Xiao Qi wants to master the Lin family and the wealth of the world, he must start from 'Xiangxuehai'. ”

Lin Qian shook his head helplessly: "Then you don't have to hand over all the 'Xiangxue Hai' to him!" ”

In charge of the world's wealth? If you change Lin Ruo, you may have that ability, but Lin Qi, your son knows that he definitely doesn't have that ability.

"Uncle, that's the second point I'm going to make." Lin Ruo's eyes were dark, and there was a bit of undeniable majesty in his tone, "'Xiang Xuehai' is the biggest cash cow of the Lin family, if it is handed over to me, it can be seen that Uncle you attach importance to me, but the crown prince, King Rong, and King Ye are not stupid people, 'Xiang Xuehai' is in my hands, staring at them with red eyes, messed up, I feel distressed; But there will only be one final result - 'Xiangxue Sea' falls into the hands of the prince. When the time comes, the Lin family will really let the prince take care of it. ”

Lin Qian's heart sank, pursed his lips, and began to ponder cautiously.

As a businessman, wealth is just the most basic pursuit.

Who doesn't expect to be as rich as the country or even the world?

But if he thinks about this all the time, so much so that he makes wealth his only goal in life, then there is no need for this.

Lin Ruo's appearance made him see a different way of doing business, a different world, and a possibility to touch the rich world. Sometimes Lin Ruo's words sound incredible, but when she realizes all this step by step, in addition to admiration, she is still admired.

Lin Ruo's rhetoric is reasonable.

Xiangxuehai is not only Lin Ruo's hard work, but also the hard work of the Lin family, an important source of the Lin family's wealth.

For Lin Qian, this niece, who has been dependent on each other for nearly ten years, is much more important than money. took Xiang Xuehai as a dowry and sent Lin Ruoguang to marry, Lin Qian was willing to marry 10,000 in his heart. But if the final result is to give up this cash cow to the prince, he and Lin Ruo, no one will be reconciled.

However, if Lin is going to marry into the Rongwang Mansion, the imperial merchant and the richest man in Bian'an, he can't make the title deed and shops in the dowry look too thin!

"You 'Xiangxuehai' are all left, what shops should be added to your dowry?"

Counting up, the combined annual revenue of the Lin family's other shops in the capital is less than one-tenth of that of Xiangxuehai! Such title deeds are put together, just looking thick, and in fact they are not of much value.

Lin Ruo smiled confidently and said unhurriedly, "Uncle don't worry. I thought about it carefully, although 'Xiang Xuehai' was transferred to Xiao Qi to practice, it is still recorded in your name, so that people will not suspect those rumors that Xiang Xuehai's owner is mine. Moreover, I have become Princess Rong, and I can not only occasionally come to help you continue to take care of it in order to fulfill my filial piety, but also guide Xiao Qi privately without attracting attention. As for the dowry, I have thought about it, and it is enough to count the grain shops and cloth villages in Bian'an City. ”

Lin Qian immediately refused: "How can that be!" ”

It's not that he is reluctant to give up the grain shop and the cloth village, but over the years, the grain shop and the cloth village have always been in deficit, and there is little surplus. How can such a shop be used as a dowry?

"Uncle, you only see the deficit on the surface of the grain shop and the cloth village, but think about it, I want to marry King Rong who has a heavy army. For him, food and cloth are the most indispensable necessities for officers and men in the army. Isn't it enough to see our sincerity? Besides, as I told you before, the business of grain shops and cloth shops needs a chance to be born after death. ”

"Leave it to death and come back to life," Lin Qian trembled slightly, and asked word by word, "This opportunity is King Rong?" ”

Lin Ruo smiled slyly: "Exactly." ”

"Are you sure?"

"Well, there is already a rough plan, and what is missing now is this opportunity and a shopkeeper who can take charge of himself."

"That'...... There is an opportunity, what about the shopkeeper who can be alone? Can you find it? ”

Lin Ruo shrugged: "It hasn't appeared yet, and there is no news from Uncle Wang Shi in Jinling." If there is no such person in half a year, I will have to do it myself. ”

Jinling is the richest land of fish and rice in Donglu, with outstanding people. Far away in Jinling, the Wang family, in addition to being the leading silk merchants in Donglu, also has one of the most important tasks: to establish an academy and collect talents. These academies include academies set up in various parts of Tonglu for poor scholars to study in the imperial examinations, and there are also special craftsmen's houses designed to teach ordinary people to learn a survival craft.

The establishment of the academy and the craftsman's house is not only to recruit virtuous and talented students, but also to cultivate men with various skills.

Virtuous and talented students, especially those from poor families, will help them when they are poor and poor, and one day the imperial examination high school will be an indispensable connection; If you don't have a high school history, hiring you as a teacher or other arrangements is also a big force. The Wang family's move can not only win a good reputation, but also recruit many talents.

As for those in the craftsman's mansion who have learned various crafts, such as bookkeeping, carpentry, pottery, etc., after completing their studies, they can go to work in the various shops of the Lin family, which is also a rare talent.

But it is not easy to pick out a big shopkeeper who can take charge of himself.

Lin Qian frowned, and thought for a while: "I think-Lao Luo is not bad!" ”

Lao Luo, named Luo Sheng, is now the big shopkeeper of the Lin family's grain store.

"Although Uncle Luo is a rare shopkeeper in terms of grain collection, he is not in selling grain and operating grain shops. This is also the reason why the grain store has been losing more than it has to lose. Lin Ruo pointed out the shortcomings of the shopkeeper Luo, "However, I won't let Uncle Luo suffer, I think when the time comes, he will be more willing to accept it." ”

Lin Qian's eyes flashed with interest: "Okay, then according to what you said, I'll wait and see." ”