Chapter 497: Fooling the Yang Clan
The results of Xu Wei's investigation are roughly the same as what Su Yi said, but in more detail.
The cloth village and restaurant of the Marquis of Weiyang Mansion are only second-rate grades in the capital, and in terms of first-class, it is naturally Nangong Yu's industry. Whether it is the most high-grade restaurant Invite Yue Lou, or Ruyi Village, Splendid Pavilion, etc., as long as there is Nangong Yu intervening, no one else can compare.
wanted to make money, Luo Qingluan first excluded these two. Bu Zhuang wants to make a short-term profit, unless she makes some new tricks to arouse the interest of those dignitaries and ladies in the capital, and to cause a sensation, in order to make some money. But this is too strenuous, Luo Qingluan is not doing good deeds, not to mention that her body is not allowed to be too tired at this time.
As for the restaurant, this is a flowing business, which is basically stable every month, even if she makes a few new dishes, the profit is only a small profit, thankless, and Luo Qingluan doesn't plan to consider it.
"Princess, the land in the suburbs of the Marquis of Weiyang has a total of 3,800 mu, of which 1,000 are in the upper field, 2,000 in the middle field, and the rest is in the lower field. This year's harvest has just ended, and one-third of the grain has gone into the warehouse, and two-thirds has been sold. ”
Xu Wei inquired very carefully: "I sneaked into the Weiyang Marquis Mansion to check the accounts, and the grain sold made a total of more than five thousand taels, which is less than in previous years. In the past, these things were handled by Wei Yanghou, but this year it was handed over to Mrs. Su, she may not understand much, and it is difficult to say that she has been cheated and has scruples. ”
"How much less did you make?" Luo Qingluan smiled faintly, no wonder this woman was lured by Nangong Wan'er and took the bait, it turned out that she had lost money and wanted to make a little money from other places.
"I made more than two thousand taels less."
Xu Wei said: "My subordinates also checked by the way, and Mrs. Su got all the silver from the eldest princess and used it to buy gold and silver jewelry, but she asked someone to sell it behind her back. She turned her hands like this, and the money was secretly sent back to her parents' house to let her brother buy a real estate store. However, at present, I am only checking, and I haven't found a suitable one, and it is estimated that in another month or two, it will be almost done. ”
"This woman, who says she is greedy and stupid, is also a little cautious and knows how to launder money. In this way, even if she got money from Nangong Wan'er, she couldn't find it, but put it in her brother's name, she was innocent. Luo Qingluan sneered.
I don't know how the Yang family thinks about it, she can't manage her own family, but she sells her daughter for money, although it is not her original intention, but it is almost the same. Could it be that Su Yi really had an accident in the future, and Nangong Wan'er confessed to the Yang family, would Nangong Qing forgive her because she couldn't find out the benefits of her greed for ink?
It's just brainless!
The thought of making money for such a woman made Luo Qingluan very unhappy. Even for Su Yi's sake, she has to toss the Yang family well. It's okay to make money, but it's definitely not that simple.
Thinking about the plan in his heart, Luo Qingluan asked about the general affairs of the Marquis of Weiyang's mansion, and finally made up his mind. A few days later, she made a post and sent someone to the Marquis of Weiyang's mansion.
If it weren't for what Su Yi had said to the Yang family a long time ago, she was afraid that after receiving Luo Qingluan's post, she would still be suspicious for a long time. This time it came quickly, and the Yang family only brought a personal maid, and he came in a moment.
In the flower hall, Luo Qingluan saw the Yang family.
It seems that in order to show his identity, he can't raise his head in front of Luo Qingluan, the princess of Chu, Yang wore a rose-colored silver thread shirt embroidered with orchids, a fox fur skirt, and a moon-white Ruyi pleated skirt on the lower body, which looked noble and graceful.
The makeup on the face is also excellent, the eyebrows are lightly swept, the lips are red and the teeth are white, although he is over forty years old, but the maintenance is good, and he is only ten years younger. The pearl earrings on the earlobes are shaking three times in one step, and the dense pearl light is colorful with rainbow light, and it is the best goods at the bottom of the box, and it is usually not willing to wear it easily.
Waiting for Luo Qingluan to politely let Yang sit down, she also touched the golden hibiscus hairpin on her head, with a self-respecting smile, and smiled a few polite words with Luo Qingluan, and then inadvertently mentioned the purpose.
"Listen to Ah Yi, Princess Chu has a money-making business, but she can't find a suitable person?" Yang smiled faintly, looking not too concerned, but almost his ears were pricked up, and he wanted to hear how Luo Qingluan answered.
The weather is getting colder and colder, Luo Qingluan hugged a copper gilt and lotus stove, smiled slightly, and said with a slight headache: "Yes, a few days ago, the Queen Mother summoned me into the palace, and I went to see the Queen Mother, and by the way, I talked about it." Niangniang said that her mother's family had some channels, but she said that she wanted to discuss it with Mrs. Su, so I waited for the news. ”
Seeing that Yang's eyes lit up, his chest straightened, and he seemed to be pretending to be embarrassed, Luo Qingluan's words changed: "This business is easy to say, it is not easy to say that it is difficult, the key is to seize the opportunity." Now the wind direction of the capital is really a good opportunity, if you see the right investment, I am afraid that at least it will be hundreds of thousands of taels of profits......"
"What, hundreds of thousands of taels ......"
Yang exclaimed directly, so much money was far beyond her expectations.
In order to maintain the identity and face, it costs at least a few hundred taels to welcome and send it every month, not to mention some relatives who don't usually come and go, since Su Yi became the queen, hundreds of miles and thousands of miles away. Pan relatives, the Yang family doesn't care, just show the glory of their daughter in front of them, but every time the hospitality is indispensable to spend silver, not only does not have income, but spends more than a thousand taels, how can the Yang family stand it?
If she continues like this, I'm afraid that she Weiyang Houfu will drink the northwest wind.
Now that she is in charge, even her mother-in-law is hiding it, and Yang naturally thinks Alexander.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have known that the princess had targeted Su Yi, so she would have been bribed with a little silver, she was really short of money!
"What kind of business can make so much money all at once? Princess Chu, shouldn't it be very risky? Yang is greedy and cautious, but there is a strong desire for money in his eyes: "Although I am not very good at business, I have heard some of them, and the housekeepers have also talked about it, and they want to earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the short term, which is ...... Unlikely, right? ”
Judging from the fact that the Yang family was greedy for money, but cautiously transferred the money to his brother's name, Luo Qingluan knew that this woman's character was definitely not a rabbit or an eagle. If she didn't say it, her worries were all gone, and she was excited, but I was afraid that she wouldn't believe it at all.
Thinking of the Yang family's character, Luo Qingluan pressed the disdain in his heart and glanced at her: "Ruyi Pavilion, Mrs. Su should know, right?" Jinxiuzhuang, Jinmanlou These well-known shops, I believe that Mrs. Su should know how much. These shops, I have accounted for a few percent of the dividends, and the annual profit will not be less than 200,000 taels, Mrs. Su thinks, if I don't think about it, will I ask my mother to inquire about these? ”
"If it weren't for the sake of Niangniang's face, this change of hands would be a good thing for hundreds of thousands of taels of business, and I could find someone to cooperate with anywhere. Now I have the good intention to give Mrs. Su the opportunity to cooperate and earn money, if you don't believe it, then forget it. ”
Seeing Luo Qingluan pick up the teacup and make a posture of sending off guests, without anyone thinking about it at all, Yang suddenly panicked. When she was short of money, she finally came across an opportunity, or was introduced by her favorite daughter, how could she not want to?
If you miss it, I'm afraid that there will never be this opportunity again, Yang thought of Luo Qingluan's identity, not to mention Su Yi as a guarantor, and immediately hurriedly said: "Princess Chu, I believe, believe, how can I not believe you." It is...... Can you tell me in detail what is going on, so that I can go back and discuss how much money I can come up with. ”
"You don't have to pay Mrs. Su, you don't have to pay a penny."
Just waiting for the Yang family to enter the urn, Luo Qingluan smiled slightly, and looked at her with a surprised look: "The cost is wrapped up in me, and Mrs. Su only needs to be out." ”
"Out of people, how out of people?" Yang was a little stupid.
She knows that she has money to contribute and has the power to contribute. But there are only a few dozen girls in the entire Weiyang Hou Mansion, and there are few who have something to do when they go out. Moreover, those are all subordinates, what kind of business can they do?
"Doesn't the Hou Mansion have a lot of land in the suburbs of Beijing? This year's harvest has just passed, and the tenant farmers in the village have just happened to be idle? Winter is approaching, and in previous years these peasants had nothing to do, at most they went up to the mountains to hunt, and when the snow closed the mountains, they could not do anything, and they had to wait until the beginning of spring before they could work again. If Mrs. Su could manage these peasants, wouldn't there be a large number of people? ”
"What does Princess Chu mean that these peasant tenants can still help you do business?" Yang couldn't believe it.
Luo Qingluan didn't answer and asked: "Does Mrs. Su know what these peasants were doing at home in the winter of previous years?" ”
Yang pouted and said, "What else can they do?" Those men, with a little bit of strength, can also go up the mountain to hunt wild boars and deer or something, and the mother-in-law at home is just spinning and weaving. If there are some stupid ones, the family will eat and store food, and nothing will happen. ”
When it comes to these people, Yang is naturally dismissive.
She is the noble lady of the Hou Mansion, her daughter is still the queen of the mother of a country, Luo Qingluan is the princess of Chu, then she is not comparable, but when it comes to these subordinates, the Yang family is 10,000 to look down on.
Hundreds of acres of land in the Hou Mansion of Weiyang have to be worked by hundreds of people every year, and these people are employed by the Hou Mansion all the year round and have signed a long-term contract. Although the income is not much, and I can't save a few silver except for food and clothing, at least I don't have to worry about food and drink, and I can get by.
Spring, summer and autumn, naturally to plant crops, the family is busy, only in winter, the weather is too cold to grow crops, so only a season of recuperation.
In previous years, every Zhuangzi basically had to send people to the Hou Mansion to send prey, homemade bacon enema, etc., as well as mountain goods in the mountains, which were not valuable, but somewhat expressed their hearts. The Hou Mansion also understood what they meant, and the rent would not be raised in the coming year, so everyone was happy.
But the Yang family didn't understand at all, Luo Qingluan finally said the answer: "Those men naturally don't need it, let them hunt as usual, if Mrs. Su can gather these women and let them spin and weave together, at most three months, I guarantee that I can earn 100,000 taels of silver." ”
"What, you can earn 100,000 taels of silver by spinning and weaving?"
Yang's eyes widened, and he was half-convinced, "Just those women, at most spin some coarse cloth, who are these rough goods sold to?" Who can pay such a high price? Princess Chu, aren't you coaxing me? ”
If she hadn't thought about Luo Qingluan's identity, she would have scolded her for being a liar on the spot.
Who knows, Luo Qingluan smiled slightly, and said meaningfully: "Mrs. Su has forgotten that the winter is coming soon, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in front of you have not prepared winter clothes!" The nobles in the capital naturally look down on these coarse cloths, but if they go through some connections, make cotton clothes and sell them to the military department, is it impossible? ”
Seeing that the Yang family finally came to his senses, shocked and ecstatic, Luo Qingluan added another fire: "This is not only a matter of great profit, but also can make the Marquis of Weiyang have a good reputation for supporting the front line, I am afraid that even His Majesty and the Queen Mother will be rewarded." ”