Yan Qingxue was a proud person at heart, and she couldn't help but back down in the face of Qiao Zhishu's repeated attitudes.
He didn't even give her a chance to get along properly. Maybe it wasn't just because of Yan Linglong's incident; maybe she just didn't like his personality.
If that's the case, then no matter how hard I try, it will all be in vain.
“Beautiful sister, since you’re here, I’ll just tell you something.”
Yan Qingxue looked up from the dining table.
"Hmm? What is it?"
"It's just some business matters. We old merchants occasionally have dealings with the Jincheng government. When the government has any business matters, they try their best to give priority to us old merchants."
So, my family received a message from the Jincheng government that they have been looking for suitable farmland and gardens. Of course, we don't have any. How could a small farmer like us have so much farmland and gardens?
So I thought about it and realized that perhaps a prestigious family like yours could have the opportunity to cooperate with the Jincheng government.
I have a business plan here sent over from the Jincheng government. You can take it back and show it to your father. If he thinks it's feasible, come back to me, and I'll act as a go-between to help you cooperate with the Jincheng government. I've heard it's quite profitable.”
Yan Qingxue looked blank for a moment. She knew absolutely nothing about doing business. How could a complete novice like her understand anything about business?
But if there's a profit to be made, that would be great.
If she could really make money, her mother would be happy and might even give her more pocket money. Also, the fact that she ran away from home without telling her family would probably be forgiven, and her mother wouldn't hold it against her!
Thinking of this, Yan Qingxue's eyes lit up slightly, and she nodded.
"Okay, about that book you mentioned, I'll take it back with me when I leave for my mother and father to see. If they think it's okay, I'll come back to you."
Anle grinned and said, "Let me give you a brief introduction to the business details in this proposal so you can understand it and tell them when you get back."
The idea is that Jincheng plans to develop in the direction of agriculture and forestry, and needs some farmland and forests. But as you know, Jincheng suffered a natural disaster before, so there isn't much farmland and forests available there now. So they plan to lease some.
The rent for this lease is definitely higher than the usual price for buying and selling.
Of course, the lease term is quite long, requiring sixty years. However, if you feel that this is not worthwhile, you can choose to cooperate with the Jincheng government and become a shareholder, from which you can also profit.
However, that depends on how well Jincheng does business. If business is good, you will naturally make a profit. If business is bad, your city lord's mansion will have to bear the losses yourself.
Simply put, there are two methods. You can choose to cooperate with Jincheng. It depends on what you think.
You can choose to lease it to the Jincheng government, which would give you a large sum of money directly. Alternatively, you can choose to invest in and cooperate with the Jincheng government, which would be a long-term profit-making arrangement, but there's no way you'll see any profit in the short term, at least not for the next two years.
Anle briefly explained the business situation. An Yi, standing to the side, glanced at Anle and then at Anning, completely bewildered. Was there really such a thing? Had the Jincheng government notified their family? How come he didn't know about this?
An Ning stared blankly at An Le, equally bewildered. When did this happen? She had never heard of it.
Qiao Zhishu merely glanced at An Le, then lowered his head again, silently eating his meal without saying anything. After all, most of the An family's affairs were handled by his younger cousin, so it was normal that he hadn't heard anything from her.
It's impossible for An Jia to tell the Qiao family everything. They should be grateful if the Qiao family thinks of them and takes care of them when something good happens.
After dinner, Yan Qingxue took the business plan given to her by Anle and headed back.
After two unpleasant encounters with Qiao Zhishu, Yan Qingxue had no intention of actively pursuing him again; her feelings had temporarily cooled down after leaving.
She focused all her attention on the plan that Anle had given her.
If this goes through, and her mother gives her more pocket money, she can go to Jincheng Commercial Street and have a blast.
Yan Qingxue was quite enthusiastic about this business deal. Although she didn't understand the ins and outs of it, it didn't stop her from understanding the meaning of making money.
My little cousin said it's profitable, so it must be true.
Besides, wasn't her father eager to establish a connection with the Jincheng government? If this business deal goes through, wouldn't that put them in touch with the Jincheng government?
Holding the plan, Yan Qingxue didn't go to Yan Shanxing first, but went directly to her mother, Zhao, intending to let her mother take a look first. If her mother thought it was feasible, then the matter should be settled.
If her mother doesn't allow it, even if she shows it to her father, it's all for nothing. She won't get past her mother's approval, and all her efforts will be in vain.
Looking at Zhao Shi, who was deep in thought as she stared at the business plan, Yan Qingxue swallowed and asked cautiously, "Mother, what do you think? Do you think this business has potential? I heard that if it succeeds, it can make a lot of money."
Zhao nodded with a puzzled look in her eyes, "Indeed, if this business deal is really finalized, it can make a lot of money. The rental price alone is already far higher than the purchase price."
"Since they have the money to lease, why not use it to buy it? Buying it wouldn't cost this much. I really don't know what the Jincheng government is thinking. Could this be some kind of scam? Something just doesn't seem right."
Upon hearing this, Yan Qingxue slapped her thigh.
"Ah, Mother, regarding the issue you mentioned, my friend explained it to me beforehand, just in case you misunderstood and thought there was a problem. She had already warned me beforehand, saying that the government officials in Jincheng wanted to drastically reduce the area of farmland and forests."
They wanted to build a forest farm or something similar, and they didn't intend to have these scattered individual farmers at all. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome and too manpower-intensive to manage them all together, which is why they did it this way.
However, only prominent families, aristocratic households, and large merchants possess such land and forests if they want to control such a large area of farmland and forests.
But if we were to buy from a large number of people, I doubt any of them would be willing to sell. Which family wouldn't want to keep their money to slowly and steadily generate income to support their household?
"Take you for example, Mother. If I asked you to sell, would you sell?" Yan Qingxue asked, repeating Anle's exact words.
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