In Qi Yan's opinion, Lian Shengfeng, the head of the family, kicked out everyone except his brothers from the same mother, which was a sign of poverty and madness.
The purpose is to save some money!
Wu Yin on the side didn't think so. After hearing Qi Yan's words, he said: "The second prince's words are wrong. It has been said since ancient times that if a tree has big branches, children will have big families. Our country, Hongwu, pays attention to big families.
Regardless of the concubines, they all live together for the sake of excitement, prosperity, etc. I wonder if the second prince has ever thought about, apart from those who really work, who will support so many people? Wu Yin is not talented,
Let me do some calculations for you first and see if I am right." yyls
Wu Yin was a businessman and knew Lian Fu very well. From the separation of the family, he could see that Lian Fu was just taking this opportunity to abandon those useless people.
To be honest, he definitely didn't have the courage of Lian Fu. If he had, he wouldn't feel embarrassed every time the second prince asked for money, which became more and more time after time.
When Qi Yan heard what he said, he raised his eyebrows and motioned for him to continue.
"The Lian family was built on the back of Mrs. Lian. The foundation in the capital is not as deep as that of those centuries-old families, so there are not too many people. Before the family was separated, except for the direct brothers of Lian Shengfeng's mother,
In addition to three of the other five brothers who are concubines, there are two other uncles who are concubines of Lian Shengfeng, and the families have never been separated. As far as I know, the people in the fifth house have married wives, taken concubines, and had children.
, the masters of each house, including concubines, have at least ten people."
When Qi Yan heard this, he still didn't understand, and said directly: "Long story short!"
"Yes! Let me just say that there are only ten people in a room, not counting wives, servants, nannies, girls and the like. The master alone has fifty people. For an adult man, one month old
The monthly silver is calculated as twenty taels of silver. The number of female relatives, regardless of size, is calculated as ten taels. A household with half male and female, a month is 750 taels. A year is a small amount of 10,000 taels. This does not include
I'm talking about the monthly silver for the servants, as well as the monthly food and clothing expenses, etc. Just spending on these people in one year will cost at least tens of thousands of taels. One year, two years, ten years, two years
How much is ten years? Besides, how can there be ten masters in one room?"
Qi Yan didn't know it, but he was shocked by this.
However, he thought for a while and said: "Of these ordinary people's moon silver, how can there be ten taels for women and twenty taels for men? It's not all three or five taels. If it is exhausted, it will only be ten taels of silver."
Wu Yin sighed softly in his heart, but he shook his head: "The Lian Mansion is the richest man in the capital, how can it be the same as other mansions? I think this is a small amount, nothing else. This female family member wears clothes all year round.
, as well as rouge, gouache and jewelry. These things alone cost at least a hundred taels a month a year. Each house also has its own favors to move around, and these all cost silver. During the holidays, the silver is returned this month.
Not allowed to double? In addition, they have to take the money they give to their subordinates. They themselves have no money, and unless they are particularly promising, they rely on their direct relatives. Apart from these, they invite teachers for their children to teach them.
Wait a minute, grandma, this ink, paper and inkstone are not cheap..."
In fact, not only the Lian Mansion is like this, but also the Wu Mansion. His calculations are all rough, and he hasn't gone into detail yet.
Otherwise, how could they possibly keep so little of the money they earned after such high commercial taxes?
For one hundred and two hundred thousand dollars, I was so anxious that I was running around.
Without these blood-sucking people, they wouldn't know how much easier it would be.
"So what you're saying is that we helped them instead?"
Thinking of this, Qi Yan became a little unhappy.
If the Lian government saves tens of thousands taels for Qi Lie this year, I don't know how much Qi Lie can do.
"No, we still have to look at it! Lianfu has suffered setbacks one after another this time. It's impossible for nothing to happen. Maybe there was something going on internally, so they were all kicked out in anger. Lianfu kicked people out, maybe they took advantage of the opportunity.
This is just a chance to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, after being an imperial merchant for many years and being the richest man, the heritage of the mansion is still there. In addition, there are ice cube and Nuanxiang Pavilion businesses, even if they close everything else, relying on this
The two of them won’t be too sad.”
When Qi Yan heard about Bingcuo and Nuanxiang Pavilion, he became jealous.
But he knew clearly that his father was involved in both of these, and he couldn't take a share of the pie, otherwise he couldn't bear the consequences.
But just letting the Lianfu remain standing like this was not what he wanted to see at all.
"Find a way to trick Liancheng into trap. When the time comes, His Highness will have to see whether Lianfu chooses Liancheng or Qi Lie!"
When Qi Yan said this, a sinister look flashed in his eyes.
"Second Prince, Wu Yin is just a businessman. I'm afraid you will have to find someone else to do this."
When Wu Yin said this, there was humility in his eyes.
Qi Yan waved his hand: "It's done, you don't need to do it, I will ask others to take care of it!"
After he said this, he waved his hand and left.
After Wu Yin watched him leave, he shook his head after a while.
During this period, the capital was bustling with excitement, which seemed to be beneficial to the second prince, but the emperor never expressed his stance, which made him feel uncertain.
For some reason, he always felt that what was going to happen next would be completely reversed, but he hoped it wasn't because he was overthinking it.
Now he and the second prince are standing in the same boat. If something happens, he, the Wu Mansion, can't escape.
It seems that he has to make two preparations first, just in case!
In Yongshou County, Qi Lie looked at the people kneeling in front of him and said with the pressure of a superior in his voice: "Who do you think you are?"
"Back to the prince, this old slave is Lian Lin who is with Mrs. Lian of the Lian Mansion. The old lady asked me to take people to Dachu to look for you, the prince, and take a look at your current situation..."
When Qi Lie heard that it was the nun beside Mrs. Lian Fu, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Even if Lianfu wanted to find him, he wouldn't just send a servant here, right? Moreover, it would be an old nanny with a few little girls and guards.
"Lian Lin, right? How did you know that the prince was here, and how did you determine the identity of the prince?"
"This old slave has a portrait painted by Master Liancheng!"
Lian Lin was originally kneeling on the ground. When he heard this, Wei Wei stood up directly, took out a rolled scroll from his sleeve and handed it over.
The reason why she appeared here was because when she left, Master Liancheng told him how to contact him.
Along the way, she learned to make secret codes just in case and what to do if she missed it.
Unexpectedly, when she arrived in Yongshou County, she originally planned to cross the border to Dachu tomorrow, but unexpectedly she was contacted by someone suddenly.
When she saw the other party, she was startled at first.