Although accompanied by escorts, the couple dressed in a low-key manner and did not cause any sensation as they walked along Jade Street. Those who did not know them would just assume that they were from an ordinary wealthy family.
Anyone who has the courage to wander around Jade Street has no wealth? Who doesn’t bring one or two bodyguards?
But Mu Yan ignored the eyes of others and held Huo Xi's hand tightly all the way. The two were so close that they attracted a lot of attention.
"Do you have a shop on this Jade Street?" Huo Xi asked him quietly.
Huo Xi had an overview of Mu Yan's business in the southwest, but not so detailed that she knew where all the shops were. But she did know that Mu Yan did not have a jade mine.
Mu Yan raised his eyebrows at her.
Huo Xi understood. This meant that there was his shop on this street.
In the past, much of his business in the southwest was hidden in the dark. When others were away, the managers below were often suppressed. In order to support Mu Zhan, Jun Mingzhang did a lot of damage to his business. Most of the business on the surface was hidden in the dark.
dark place.
Everyone knows that the southwest border is famous for its jade, so who wouldn’t want to get involved?
That is to say, the national treasury is now short of silver, and because it is located on the border, in the mountains at the junction of the two countries, the mining of ores has been relaxed. Private mining is allowed to increase the revenue of the national treasury.
But if you want to get mining rights, not everyone can do it.
It's absolutely impossible to have money but no background or backing. Capital, power, and local gentry are all indispensable. Otherwise, even if you can get the mining rights, you won't be able to hold on to them.
"Before I was away, other businesses were being run on, not to mention the jade mine. Even if they got the mining rights, they couldn't hold on."
Huo Xi nodded. This means that it is better to be in charge than to be an official.
As I walked along, I looked around and saw endless shops on Jade Street. They were full of shops of all kinds. There were various processing shops such as Baohuo Shop, Jade Jade Shop, Fine Flower Shop, Gongyan Shop, and Jade Light Shop. It was really lively.
"We'll see if there's anything you like in a while, and I'll buy it for you, husband."
Huo Xi's eyes lit up. What woman doesn't love jewelry?
Although she doesn't usually wear it, there are quite a lot of jewelry in the box, so it doesn't stop her from admiring them.
She is also a person of status, so she cannot wear the same jewelry every time she goes to social events and banquets. It shows that she is not capable as a man, and it also makes outsiders speculate that their relationship as a couple is not good.
"Okay!" I was very happy, "I heard that there are many people who gamble on rocks and solve rocks. I want to take a look."
"Okay." Mu Yan nodded and took Huo Xi to a seven-bay wide-open shop called "Jiu Sheng Xing".
Manager Mi, who was following them, introduced the two of them: "This is a time-honored store. His family has people in the capital, and there are mines at several market entrances. Other shops inspect the goods every three or five days, but his store is crowded every day.
It was full of people, sometimes thousands of people, who came to his house from morning to night to see the goods."
"See the goods?"
"It's just about looking at rocks and estimating rocks, and throwing rocks to unravel rocks."
Huo Xi nodded. This was what he meant by gambling on stones. Vanilla and Qiu Shuang half understood and half didn’t understand, “Why don’t the farm owners and cargo owners keep the rough stones for themselves, unwrap them, and then sell them at a high price? What if there is a good jade in it?”
What should I do if I sell it at a cheap price?”
Manager Mi laughed.
Explained: "The raw stones are mined from the site and are covered with a thick shell. No one knows whether there is jade or good jade inside. Maybe only a small part is available, and most of it is stone waste. This
It is difficult to judge. If the rough stones are cut and then sold, the risk is too high, and the loss will have to be borne by the owner of the goods."
Huo Xi understood and said, "We just pack them up and sell them together to share some risks."
Even with the sophisticated instruments of later generations, it is impossible to see whether there is jade in the rough stone, not to mention that now we have to rely on naked eyes and experience to judge.
"Yes, Madam still understands."
Several people entered Jiu Shengxing's backyard. Because Jiu Shengxing often sells good products at several sites, there was an endless stream of people coming to see the goods. Their boss was smart enough to set up a threshold, requiring a voucher to enter to see the stones.
There is no distinction between rich and humble, everyone is charged ten taels of silver. Only after paying ten taels of silver can you be qualified to enter and see the stones.
This excludes a group of people who have nothing to do with it and are just watching the fun.
"When his family started this business, I thought it would be crowded, but unexpectedly more and more people came to buy entry certificates. You can make a lot of money just by selling entry certificates in one day."
Huo Xi sighed after hearing this, "This owner is very business-minded."
"No. Others are so jealous just by looking at it." He said as he walked in.