After all, the third lady of the Qin family is just a woman, although she is vicious, but it is okay to let her do things inside the Qin family, but it will not work if she is put outside, and she will not be able to control the situation, otherwise she will not go to great lengths to fight for the position of the head of the family for Qin Hai. To pick up contacts, it's still an old fox like Jin Batian, who has lived in Aoki Town for decades.

Jin Batian thought for a while and said: "According to what you said, this Qin Shuai's prestige has been achieved now, and it only took a few things to completely establish his position in the Qin family, the eldest son has been abolished, although Hai'er is not the eldest son, but now that the eldest son Qin Zhan has been abolished, it should be Hai'er's turn." But there are no absolutes. Hai'er is not too much of Qin Zongguang's love, and in the face of this Qin Shuai, he can't take much advantage of the Qin family, so I have only one idea, I can only attack this Qin Shuai from the outside. Let him fall. ”

The third lady sighed and said: "But I'm just a woman, and I still have a bit of weight in the Qin family's inner house, and I can't interfere with the outside affairs at all, so I came to ask my father for you." ”

Jin Batian stroked his long beard and said, "There is always a way, I just remembered that the caravan under Qin Shuai has recently received a big deal." I have an apprentice who is now giving people darts in the dart bureau, and last time he happened to run into the Qin family's caravan when he was on his way to the border of the Malan Empire, I heard that the Qin family's caravan had reached an agreement with a big local merchant on the border of the empire to buy the refined ore produced by the Qin family in the mining area at a high price, and even a large amount of money had been paid. ”

The third lady was a little jealous and said: "This Qin Shuai has been like a change of luck since he came back from the mining area, and he has encountered all kinds of good things." ”

Jin Batian said with a straight expression: "This is not luck, but the ability of this Qin Shuai, although he is competing with Hai'er for the position of the heir of the head of the family, but you have to learn from him at this point." This business has nothing to do with Qin Shuai, he has long been left alone with the caravan, and it is completely taken care of by the stewards of several caravans, and this business is also negotiated by the stewards of the caravans themselves. Your Qin family used to manage the caravan only to give some monthly money to those caravan people, but now this Qin Shuai is willing to give half of the income to everyone in the caravan, don't underestimate this half percent, it is precisely because of this half percent that these caravan people will be so active and desperate.

The caravan made more money, and the same amount of silver they received for those who managed the caravan. Therefore, the stewards of those caravans do not need Qin Shuai's supervision, and they are studying how to increase their income and how to create higher value every day. The subordinates of those caravans did not need to be urged, they were all very profitable, because with one more trip, they would be able to get one more share of the money.

The people inside your Qin family may not have noticed these things, but you don't know that in Aoki Town, they all say that among the younger generation of your Qin family, the only one who can handle it is this Qin Shuai. ”

The third lady's face was red and white, and she still couldn't accept that Qin Shuai was so good.

Jin Batian said with a smile: "But no matter how good this Qin Shuai is, it's useless, Hai'er is my grandson, of course I want to stand on his side, then the caravan under Qin Shuai has negotiated such a big deal, what if something goes wrong? If the ore can't be delivered on time, not only will the deposit be compensated to the other party, but even the reputation of the caravan under his command will be ruined."

There were countless caravans coming and going from the Malan Empire, and no one wanted to trade with a disgraced caravan. What Qin Shuai holds in his hand, the most profitable income is the caravan, without the caravan, what will his position within the Qin family become, you should know very well. ”

The third lady frowned and said: "It's still not good, the mining area will transport a batch of ore every month, now although Qin Shuai is no longer in charge, he is also a member of my Qin family, if I don't give it and make trouble to the master, I will ignore it and delay the business of the Qin family." Besides, the competition for the head of the family is a matter for one's own family internally. ”

Jin Batian shook his head with some hatred and said, "Daughter, what did I tell you at the beginning? Don't keep staring at the Qin family's one-third of an acre of land, be broad-minded." Who let you hold down those ores yourself? Before you deliver those ores to Qin Shuai, you sell them to others, isn't that the best of both worlds? Wouldn't it be nice to give all the silver sold to the family and keep no penny? ”

The third lady hesitated a little and said: "The ore produced in the mining area is all refined ore, and if the ore is sold at the highest price every month, it is enough to tens of thousands of taels. In the past, these ores were kept by my Qin family for backup, and the rest were made into weapons and sold, but now who can eat so much ore in one go? If the price is low, Qin Shuai will find out and stab the master, damaging the interests of the Qin family, this is the bottom line of the master. ”

It is true that Qin Zongguang has not been in charge of the Qin family's affairs all these years, but Qin Zongguang also has a bottom line, that is, no one, including his own son, can harm the interests of the Qin family, otherwise he will definitely be severely punished. It is precisely because of this bottom line that although the Qin family has not developed over the years, it has not declined much.

Jin Batian shook his head and said: "Who asked you to sell it cheaply? Just sell it at the market price, then Qin Shuai took this batch of ore and sold it to the big merchants in the Malan Empire, he may make double the profit, but how much money can he give to the Qin family? Dingtian is less than one-third." After you sold this batch of ore, you gave all the profits to the Qin family, and you didn't keep any of it, so that the Qin family didn't suffer a loss, and you didn't suffer a loss, so only Qin Shuai was the one who suffered. ”

The third lady said suspiciously: "Then who are you going to sell this batch of ore to?"

Jin Batian said with a smile: "With your father and I here, with my connections, are you still afraid that this ore will not be sold? The third son of the Duan family is my disciple, I can help you pull the strings and let the Duan family eat this batch of ore." The Duan family's means of forging blades are much stronger than your Qin family, but they don't have any minerals, if the Qin family is willing to sell, even if it is more than the market price, I believe the Duan family will agree. After all, you are competitors. ”

When the third lady heard this, she directly shook her head and said: "The Duan family is not good, when my Qin family first established itself in Aoki Town, it was this family that was the most difficult for us, if the ore was sold to the Duan family, the master would not agree first, and the rest of the Qin family would not agree." ”

Jin Batian waved his hand casually and said: "You think too much, you have been such an indecisive character since you were a child, how can you be afraid of wolves and tigers in the past?" The Duan family did feel sorry for you when your Qin family first gained a foothold in Aoki Town, but that was all in the past, so many years have passed, and the old man of the Duan family has died, and your Qin family has not taken revenge."

So you don't have to be afraid of this matter at all, as long as Qin Zongguang doesn't open his mouth, no one in the Qin family will investigate this matter, anyway, in the end, the Qin family didn't suffer a loss, right?"

Seeing that the third lady was still a little hesitant, Jin Batian's eyes showed a gleam and said: "Otherwise, let's do it first, you sell the ore to me, and then I will sell it to the Duan family's son, so the matter has nothing to do with you." ”

The third lady thought about it, Jin Batian's words seemed to have some truth, anyway, his father couldn't pit himself, so the third lady said directly: "Since this is the case, then it will trouble you." ”

Jin Batian nodded with satisfaction and said, "By the way, how much refined ore does your Qinjia mining area produce in a month?"

The third lady thought for a while and said, "I'm a woman, and I don't know much about this, but the normal should be about 50,000 catties." ”

Jin Batian was slightly surprised: "According to the highest market price, 50,000 catties of refined ore is enough to sell for 50,000 taels of silver, so after calculation, the most profitable business of your Qin family should be this mine." ”

The third lady shook her head with a wry smile and said: "How can it be so easy, it is easy to die in the mine, every year our Qin family has to buy a large number of prisoners and prisoners from the government." There are also these ores must be refined once before they can be used, 50,000 catties of refined ore need at least 500,000 catties of refining to be refined, the cost is too great, so the profit is actually not too much. ”

Jin Batian showed a thoughtful expression, and said to the third lady: "Okay, this matter will be handed over to me, just wait for you to send someone to send those refined ores to me, and then I will give you more silver than fifty thousand taels." Don't worry, although Qin Zongguang is not angry, I can't let you marry into the Qin family for nothing, this Qin family will be my grandson's sooner or later in the future!"

The third lady left happily, compared with the eldest lady, her only advantage was the background of this Aoki Town. With such a powerful foreign aid as Jin Batian, he is not afraid of not being able to get the position of family patriarch.

Early the next morning, a subordinate of the Qin family pulled a cart of ore over and sent it to the Crazy Knife Gate. Jin Batian looked at the ore and asked the steward, "How many catties of ore did you send?"

The steward glanced at the booklet and said, "It's 57,000 catties." ”

Jin Batian raised his eyebrows and said, "Go and change it, change it to 52,000 catties." ”

The steward looked blindfolded, and then he understood what Jin Batian meant, and said with a wry smile: "Jin Pavilion Master, there are five thousand catties of refined ore missing, and I can't explain it when I go back." ”

Jin Batian waved his hand and said: "Did I let you explain? You also know my identity, then you should also know who gave you the account of this matter, is it so difficult to change the accounts? Remember, don't talk nonsense when you go back! Otherwise, the sword has no eyes!"

The steward nodded in fright, and then he remembered that this Jin Pavilion Master was the third lady's father, and the third lady wanted to give her father some benefits secretly, of course he wouldn't make a noise, and he naturally didn't have to explain it to anyone. Thinking like this, the steward directly changed it and changed the 57,000 jin of refined ore to 52,000 jin, and Jin Batian was satisfied and let them all leave.