"Although I won't lose my life because of this, it will be easy for someone to use this as a pretext to attack me the next time I go to the capital. Also, I don't know if you've all seen these businesses in Qihuai County, but many of them are actually non-compliant. If His Majesty takes it to heart, they could be confiscated at any time."

Tang Huan looked at everyone seriously, "You can cooperate, but there is a great risk of being purged in the spring. At that time, you will have to give back all the money you have made, and you may even be accused of some crimes."

After these words were spoken, some people began to waver.

Tang Huan's words were clearly frightening, making these people hesitate to approach.

But Wu Lanshan calmly said, "Lord Tang only mentioned the potential downsides of cooperation, so why don't you talk about the benefits? How much money can we make if we cooperate with you?"

"If you want to know, why not ask Yuan Zhao and Jing Ze? They've already worked with me once, so they should be quite persuasive."

Cui Yuanzhao chuckled and scratched his head sheepishly, saying, "The two of us partnered with Lao Tang to run a comic book and novel business, and in two months we turned our initial investment of 20,000 taels of silver into 200,000 taels."

This doesn't even include the unsold comic books and novels they have piled up in their hands, which also represent a huge income.

Tang Huan said earnestly, "If you decide to cooperate with me, I can guarantee that by the end of this winter, the money in your hands will have increased more than tenfold."

After speaking, Tang Huan stood up. "I've explained the advantages and disadvantages of the cooperation to everyone. Please consider it. I won't force you to agree, nor will I refuse anyone. Give me an answer before this evening."

"Xue'e, let's see the guests out."