According to the layout of Wanjia, the entrance should be a garden and a rockery. Only when you open the door and see the water can it conform to the design of Jiangnan gardens.
Wanjia is so good. When you enter the door, you will see that there is a garden, and all the people inside are dealers.
Soybeans, cabbage, corn, eggplant, the growth rate is quite gratifying.
Even the stream that goes around the garden has been turned into a canal to irrigate the farmers in the garden. What a Jiangnan garden, it has become a Jiangnan farmhouse.
"This is my father's fault. My father said that flowers and plants are unreal. Only the banker is the foundation of the people, don't you think so?" Wan Yufei pointed at the banker and looked at Wang Xu with pride.
Wang Xu looked at it and shook his head secretly. What should he say? Planting crops instead of flowers in the garden is not a waste of natural resources.
Even if you don't want to plant flowers in such a big garden, it would be more cost-effective to build two rows of bamboo buildings and rent it out than to grow it.
Every inch of land in Yangzhou Prefecture is precious, and Wang Xu really can't think of a way to do it that would be more wasteful than growing cabbage.
"You little brat, you still have the nerve to come back. Didn't I ask you to catch worms for cabbage? Where did you die?"
As I was walking forward, an old man rushed out of the vegetable garden.
The old man looked to be in his sixties. He was wearing silk and satin, with bare feet and a hoe in his hand. His appearance was a bit unconventional.
"Dad, just let the servants handle these lousy vegetables. How can I do this?" Seeing the old man, Wan Yufei was so frightened that he hid back.
When the old man saw it, he cursed: "You little bastard, this was sent to the palace for your sister. I can work in the fields, why can't you?"
Wan Yufei was still dissatisfied and argued: "Dad, you are not guilty of the crime. My sister is in the palace and is a popular and spicy drinker. Who wants to eat your broken cabbage?"
"How dare you talk back? Let's see if I don't beat you to death!"
Seeing the old man coming over, Wan Yu ran away as fast as he could.
The old man was panting and did not chase after him. He glanced at Wang Xu who was standing there and muttered: "A bunch of little beasts know how to waste their family and don't know where this family fortune came from. People must cherish their blessings, otherwise no matter how big they are,
My family fortune will one day be ruined."
After saying this, the old man returned to the garden with his hoe.
Wang Xu watched with gusto. The first generation who kept their duties, the second generation who became increasingly extravagant, and the third generation who were lawless. The changes in the Wan family were not true portrayals of many nouveau riche in reality.
In fact, it's not just the Wan family, but also the Wang family.
The current Wang family, in terms of strength, is already an emerging county leader's family.
Wang Dafa and Mrs. Wang were still fussing over things as before, and they had to settle the small account of one thousand eight hundred taels of silver, as if the Wang family was short of that one thousand eight hundred taels of silver.
"Shhhhhh!!"
Seeing that Wang Xu did not come, Wan Yu flew away and returned, whistling at Wang Xu.
Wang Xu walked up quickly, looked back at the vegetable garden, and asked, "Is that your old man?"
"Isn't that right? The old man is getting old. His ideas cannot keep up with the times, and he doesn't think about what people live for." Speaking of Mr. Wan, Wan Yufei was very unconvinced.
Wang Xu didn't ask any more questions. After all, this was a family matter of the Wan family. Every family had its own sutras that were difficult to recite, and there was no benefit in getting involved.
After talking casually, Wan Yufei stopped talking, kept his head down, and led Wang Xu inside.
The Wanjia is really big, and there is an artificial lake beyond the garden. It is even more prosperous than the Jia Mansion in Dream of Red Mansions.
However, there were not many servants from the Wan family, and Wang Xu didn't see many during the whole journey.
On the contrary, there were many soldiers standing at the entrance and exit. People who didn't know were coming and thought they had entered some royal palace.
"This way"
After many twists and turns, Wang Xu was led by Wan Yufei to a separate courtyard.
After entering through the arch, the sound of music came from inside. Wang Xu looked inside and saw that the door of the main hall was open, and dozens of singers were singing and dancing in gauze clothes.
Entering the door, walking around from both sides, at the very end, there was a fat man with a big belly, lying on the imperial chair, eating grapes handed to him by the beauty next to him.
"Brother, look who I brought here."
Seeing the obese middle-aged man, Wan Yufei pulled Wang Xu with him, looking like he was asking for credit.
The middle-aged man was wearing fine silk and a jade ring on his hand. He looked at Wang Xu with interest and said, "Who is this, a boy from the Wang family?"
"That's not the case!"
Wan Yufei sat next to the middle-aged man, waved to Wang Xu and said, "This is my brother."
"Wang Xu, I've met Uncle Wan Guo." Wang Xu walked up and raised his hands to Uncle Wan Guo.
Uncle Wan Guo shook his head, sat upright from the chair with difficulty, and said, "He's a boy from the Wang family. Come on, sit down, you and I are not outsiders."
Wang Xu looked at Uncle Wan Guofei and found that he was not being polite, so he sat next to Wan Yufei.
After Wang Xu sat down, Uncle Wan Guo coughed lightly and waved to the singers.
The singers lowered their heads one by one, bowed and retreated, and were gone in the blink of an eye.
When there were no outsiders in the living room, Uncle Wan Guo touched his belly and said, "How many years have you and I been cooperating?"
Wang Xu frowned slightly and asked as he came up, "The person who came here is not a good person."
"Almost ten years..." Wang Xu did not show his thoughts on his face, and spoke respectfully.
Uncle Wan Guo nodded lightly and sighed: "It's been almost ten years, time flies so fast. You and I have been working together happily over the years, but people always have to make progress.
In the past, you and I agreed that my Wan family would have 20% of the shares in your Wang family’s business, which I think is a bit small!"
"What does Uncle Guo mean?" Wang Xu knew that there was no good banquet, but he didn't expect Uncle Wan Guo to be so direct.
"It doesn't mean anything to me. It's just that my family has too much expenses, which makes me very embarrassed!"
Uncle Wan Guo just sighed and didn't say a word.
Wang Xu saw that this meant asking him to take the initiative to speak, so he whispered: "I, the Wang family, will give up another 10% of the shares."
The current glass bead business has a profit of 150 million taels a year, and 10% of the shares is equivalent to 15 million taels of silver.
Counting the 20% of Wanjia's previous shares, Wanjia didn't have to do anything in a year and only had to help stand up, and Wanjia had 45 million taels of silver in his account.
However, Wang Xu still underestimated the appetites of Wan Jia and Wan Guojiu.
After hearing Wang Xu's quotation, Uncle Wan Guo picked up the tea cup next to him, lowered his head to drink tea, and still said nothing.
Wang Xu looked at him quietly, and said with a half-smile, "Does Uncle Guo want 20%?"
Uncle Wan Guo just drank tea, as if he was drinking nectar and jade liquid, and he couldn't stop drinking it.
Wang Xu's face gradually turned cold. Adding the original 20% to the current 20%, this is 40%.
This is not enough. Is it too much for your appetite?
I really think that my nephew will be the emperor in the future. Forty percent is too little, so I want to eat him up and wipe him clean.
Wang Xu was silent for a while and then said: "Uncle Guo, if you have anything to say, just say it. If you can agree, I will give you a decision now. If you can't agree, it won't be too late for us to have tea."
In ancient times, drinking tea meant seeing off guests. If Uncle Wan Guo looked too ugly, he would just break up.
After hearing Wang Xu's words, Uncle Wan Guo put down his tea cup and said slowly: "The Wang family has been in the glass bead business for almost ten years, right?"
Wang Xu suddenly raised his head, what do you mean, does Wanjia want to take over?
Uncle Wan Guo coughed lightly, waved his hand, signaling Wang Xu to calm down, and said: "After so many years, your Wang family should have made a lot of money. If you ask me, a person must be satisfied. Sometimes, it is also very valuable to retreat bravely from the rapids.
necessary."
"Uncle Guo, if you look so ugly, you will be able to support yourself." Wang Xu's face was as dark as water, knowing that things had reached the worst point. The Wan family was no longer satisfied with just taking dividends, and planned to seek a foundation for the world.
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What is the foundation of a world? The annual net income of more than 100 million taels of silver, and the glass bead industry that is not yet controlled by established capital, is the foundation that can support a wealthy family.
Whoever masters this is no less than mastering a cash cow. As long as the glass manufacturing process is not leaked, he can just wait and collect money every year.
"I'm afraid you don't know that your teacher has been disliked by the Holy One and is about to retire and return to his hometown, right?"
Just when Wang Xu was about to break up, Uncle Wan Guo spoke in a faint tone.
Wang Xu was shocked, why didn't he know about this? The teacher's letter didn't mention this.
"Your Excellency, if you can speak, go back and think about it." Uncle Wan Guo didn't say anything more, and even before Wang Xu asked again, he picked up the tea and started seeing off the guests.