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After all, the second wife of the Chu family is just a woman. Although she has a vicious mind, it is okay to let her cause trouble inside the Chu family, but it is not enough to put it outside. It is better to have Ding Kaishan who has been hanging around in Tongzhou Prefecture for decades. Only if the old fox comes.
Ding Kaishan pondered for a long time and said: "According to what you said, Chu Xiu is now in a great position. It only took a few things to completely establish his status in the Chu family. The birth of a son is not the eldest son, and it is not too impressive." Zong Guang's love cannot be taken advantage of by Chu Xiu within the Chu family, so I have only one idea, which is to attack Chu Xiu from the outside."
The second lady sighed and said, "But I'm just a woman, I still have some weight in the Chu family's inner house, and I can't get involved in outside affairs at all, so I'm here to beg you, dad."
Ding Kaishan stroked his long beard and said: "There is always a way. I just remembered that the caravan under Chu Xiu recently received a big business.
I have an apprentice who is currently working as an escort in the escort agency. Last time he went to Yan State, he happened to run into the Chu family's caravan. I heard that the Chu family's caravan had reached a deal with a big local businessman in Yan State. Agreement to purchase the refined ore produced by the Chu family in the Nanshan mining area at a high price, and even a large deposit has been paid."
The second lady said with some jealousy: "Since Chu Xiu came back from the Nanshan mining area, his luck has changed. All good things have happened to him."
Ding Kaishan looked straight and said: "This is not luck, but Chu Xiu's ability. Although he is competing with his son for the position of the heir of the family head, you must learn from him in this regard.
This business had nothing to do with Chu Xiu. He had already ignored the caravan and it was completely handled by several caravan stewards. This business was also negotiated by the caravan stewards themselves.
In the past, when your Chu family managed the caravan, they only paid some monthly money to the people in the caravan, but now Chu Xiu is willing to give half of the income to all the people in the caravan. Don't underestimate this half. It is because of this half that the people in these caravans are so active and hard-working.
The more the caravan earns, the more money the caravan members can receive.
Therefore, the stewards of the caravan do not need to be supervised by Chu Xiu. They spend their working days studying how to increase profits. The servants of the caravan do not need to be supervised in their work. They are all very efficient, because with one more trip, they can Get more money once more.
You people within the Chu family may not have noticed these things, but you don't know that in Tongzhou Mansion, they all say that the only one you, the younger generation of the Chu family, can take advantage of is this Chu Xiu."
The second lady's face turned red and white, but she still couldn't accept that Chu Xiu was so outstanding.
Ding Kaishan smiled and said: "But it's useless no matter how outstanding Chu Xiu is. His son is my grandson, so of course I have to be on his side. Then the caravan below Chu Xiu negotiated such a big deal, if What's wrong? If the ore cannot be delivered on time, not only will the deposit be lost to the other party, but the reputation of the caravan under his command will also be ruined.
There are countless caravans traveling between Wei County and Yan State, and no one is willing to do business with a caravan with a bad reputation.
The most profitable thing that Chu Xiu holds in his hands is the caravan. Without the caravan, you should be very clear about what his position within Chu Xiu will be like."
The second lady frowned and said: "It still doesn't work. A batch of ore is shipped from Nanshan Mining Area every month. Although Chu Xiu is no longer in charge, he is also a member of the Chu family. If I don't give it, I will cause trouble.
If you go to the master's place, I will ignore it and delay the Chu family's business."
Ding Kaishan shook his head and said, "Daughter, what did I tell you at the beginning? Stop staring at the Chu family's three-acre land, and have a broader vision.
Who asked you to suppress those ores? Before delivering those ores to Chu Xiu, you sold them to others, wouldn't this be the best of both worlds? "
The second lady hesitated and said: "Nanshan mining area produces refined ore, and if the ore is sold at the highest price every month, it will be tens of thousands of taels.
In the past, our Chu family kept some of these ores as spares and made the rest into weapons and sold them. Now who can eat so much ore in one go?
If the price is too low and Chu Xiu discovers it and denies it to the master, which harms the interests of the Chu family, this is the master's bottom line."
It is true that Chu Zongguang has not paid much attention to the affairs of the Chu family these years, but Chu Zongguang also has a bottom line, that is, no one, including his own son, can harm the interests of the Chu family, otherwise he will definitely be severely punished.
It is precisely because of this bottom line that although the Chu family has not developed over the years, it has not declined much.
Ding Kaishan shook his head and said: "Who asked you to sell it at a low price? Just sell it according to the market price. Then Chu Xiu took this batch of ore and sold it to a big businessman in Yan State. He might make double the profit, but
How much money can he give to the Chu family? It’s less than one-third of the total amount.
After you sell this batch of ore, give all the profits to the Chu family and keep none of it for yourself. In this way, the Chu family doesn't lose, and you don't lose either, so the only one who loses is Chu Xiu."
"Then who are you going to sell this batch of ore to?"
Ding Kaishan smiled and said: "With your father and me here, with my connections, are you still afraid that this ore will not be sold? The third son of the Li family is my disciple, and I can help you connect the dots and let the Li family eat."
Get this batch of ore.
The Li family is much better at forging weapons than the Chu family, but they don't have any minerals. If the Chu family is willing to sell it, even if it is a little more than the market price, I believe the Li family will agree."
Upon hearing this, the second lady shook her head and said: "The Li family can't do it. When our Chu family first established a foothold in Tongzhou Prefecture, the Li family was the one who had the most trouble with us. If we sell the ore to the Li family, I will not agree with you."
If you don’t say it before you agree, the rest of the Chu family won’t agree.”
Ding Kaishan waved his hand casually and said: "You are overthinking. You have been such an indecisive person since you were a child. How can you be so afraid of wolves and tigers?
The Li family did feel sorry for you when the Chu family first established itself in Tongzhou Prefecture, but that was all in the past. After so many years, the old man of the Li family was already dead, and so was your Chu family.
Didn't take revenge?
So you don’t have to be afraid of this matter at all, as long as Chu Zongguang doesn’t speak, no one from the Chu family will be held accountable for this matter, and the Chu family won’t suffer in the end anyway, right?”
Seeing that the second lady was still hesitant, Ding Kaishan's eyes showed a glint and said: "Otherwise, let's do this first. You sell the ore to me, and I will sell it to Mr. Li San. This matter has nothing to do with you.
Already."
The second lady thought about it and realized that Ding Kaishan's words seemed to make sense. Anyway, her father couldn't cheat her, so the second lady said directly: "In this case, I'll trouble you, dad."
Ding Kaishan nodded and said, "By the way, how much refined ore does your Chujia Nanshan mining area produce in a month?"
The second lady thought for a while and said: "I am a woman, so I don't know much about these things, but the normal weight should be about 50,000 kilograms."
Ding Kaishan was slightly surprised and said: "According to the highest market price, fifty thousand kilograms of refined ore is enough to sell for fifty thousand taels of silver. After calculation, the most profitable business of your Chu family should be this mine."
The second lady smiled bitterly and shook her head: "It's not that easy. People die easily in the mines. Every year our Chu family buys a large number of prisoners from the government.
Also, these ores must be refined before they can be used. Fifty thousand kilograms of refined ore requires at least five hundred thousand kilograms of refining. The cost is too high, so the profit is actually not too much."
Ding Kaishan showed a thoughtful expression and said to the second lady: "Okay, leave this matter to me. You can just send someone to deliver those refined ores to me later. I will send them later."
Your silver must be more than fifty thousand taels.
Don’t worry, although Chu Zongguang is not up to par, I can’t let you marry into the Chu family in vain. Sooner or later, this Chu family will belong to my grandson!”
The second lady left happily. Compared with the eldest lady, her only advantage was her background in Tongzhou Mansion.
With such a powerful foreign aid like Ding Kaishan, what can the eldest lady do even if she comes from a rich family? The family behind her is not in Tongzhou Prefecture.
Early the next morning, servants of the Chu family pulled over cartloads of ore and placed them in the Kaishan Martial Arts Hall.
Ding Kaishan looked at the ore and asked the steward: "How many kilograms of ore did you send?"
The steward glanced at the book and said, "It's fifty-seven thousand jins."
Ding Kaishan raised his eyebrows and said, "Go and change it to fifty-two thousand catties."
The steward was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Ding Kaishan meant, and said with a wry smile: "Master Ding, five thousand kilograms of refined ore has been lost all of a sudden. I can't explain it even when I go back."
Ding Kaishan waved his hand and said: "You also know my identity, so you should also know who asked you to do this. Is it so difficult to change the accounts? Remember, don't talk nonsense when you go back!"
The steward nodded quickly, and then he remembered that this owner Ding was the father of the second lady. If the second lady wanted to get some benefits for her father secretly, of course she would not make it public, and he naturally did not need to give it to anyone.
explained.
With this in mind, the steward directly changed the amount of 57,000 kilograms of refined ore to 52,000 kilograms. Only then did Ding Kaishan let them all leave with satisfaction.