Chapter 92: Start planning
The hot spring resort is very lively tonight.
Several big shopkeepers of Yiyeguzhou have arrived.
They were not afraid of Jiang Jiu. Even though Jiang Jiu was Jiang Qiuyue's daughter, they did not believe from the bottom of their hearts that she was the young master of Yiyeguzhou.
Until they saw Ye Guzhou, the once number one master.
After Jiang Yao passed away, he never left the hot spring villa again.
But today, he stood behind Jiang Jiu.
Both Wu Yuan and Manager Cheng changed their expressions, and this time they were very respectful to Jiang Jiu.
Jiang Jiu founded his own chamber of commerce, Six Plus Three.
She gave the shops of Yiye Pianzhou to the major shopkeepers, and thought they were free from then on, but she didn't expect that Jiang Jiu could actually move Ye Guzhou to be her subordinate.
Jiang Jiu does things neither pretentiously nor politely.
After she arrived, she had only one thought.
"My grandfather discovered an iron mine in Mobei. Mr. Cheng, who do you think should be chosen to mine there?"
Yes, Jiang Yao traveled all over the country and discovered an iron mine in the northwest of Daning. However, she fell ill before she could start mining.
Things got delayed.
Now that Jiang Jiu has taken over, the iron ore must be mined.
But that place is in Mobei, the northernmost part of Daning, where even criminals cannot be exiled.
Manager Cheng's legs were shaking with anxiety.
With a plop, he knelt down in front of Jiang Jiu.
"Master, it's my fault. I was greedy and thought I could make the same things as you. I didn't expect to pass off inferior products as good ones and ruin your reputation."
"I am willing to accept the punishment, but I am too old to go to such a far place."
Jiang Jiu didn't say anything. He only saw Ye Guzhou's long sword flash out and aim directly at the neck of Cheng Da, the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper Cheng quickly changed his words: "I am willing to lead the disciples of the Cheng family to go there."
Jiang Jiu nodded and said, "How many people can you bring?"
The Cheng family can only provide thirty people, which Jiang Jiu thinks is already a lot.
Jiang Jiu took out a roster of Yiye Pianzhou's shopkeepers and named several of them. None of them was innocent.
They all embezzled some of the small boat's money and cheated in various ways.
Jiang Jiu had no way to discipline them in the past, but now that Ye Guzhou is here, even if Jiang Jiu doesn't say anything, Ye Guzhou dares to kill them all.
Jiang Jiu: "Some time ago, I asked you to start your own business, but you were unwilling to do so. You leaned against a big tree to enjoy the coolness, and continued to use the sign of a small boat. Did you think that I am young and would give the sign to the shopkeeper Cheng?"
These people are wrong. They want to make a lot of money with a small boat, but they look down on small businesses that can be self-reliant.
Now Jiang Jiu has caught them all.
"Don't be too greedy when doing things. If you are given a step, learn to go with the flow. Now these people are
One hundred and twenty people. I will give you five days to pack up. I will personally send you to Mobei."
Those who were chosen all regretted it.
At first Jiang Jiu intended to let them start their own business. Yiyeguzhou only supplied them with goods, and they opened their own shops to earn money.
Some people have started their own businesses. Although they earn little, it is all clean money.
But they didn't want to leave Yiye Pianzhou, thinking that Jiang Jiu was a girl and easy to bully. Once she was no longer in Sucheng, Yiye Pianzhou would become the property of Cheng Dazhangguan.
But I didn't expect that Ye Guzhou was still alive and came out of the mountain.
Jiang Jiu kindly reminded them: "Mobei is very cold, you should bring enough silver with you before you go there. Don't be so unhappy. I want you to make money for me, not to exile you."
"The iron ore mining is almost done. You will come back. When you come back, as long as you are willing, I will still agree to let you start your own business."
Someone boldly asked: "How many years will it take?"
Jiang Jiu didn't know either, so he counted on his fingers and said, "About ten or eight years."
These people all frowned in frustration. There was nothing they could do but to use their labor to exchange for the glory of the whole family.
Jiang Jiu pointed to another person: "Shopkeeper Wu Yuan..."
"Young Master." Wu Yuan was a short and fat man, and he was very respectful to Jiang Jiu.
Jiang Jiu: "My grandfather adopted some orphans and established a charity hall. I heard that you have been in charge of it."
Wu Yuan nodded: "Yes."
Jiang Jiu thought for a moment and said, "My grandmother hired teachers to teach them and train them in martial arts. How are they doing now?"
Wu Yuan: "Some of those who graduated went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations. They had no background and were only minor officials in the court. Those who practiced martial arts became shopkeepers and storekeepers, as well as waiters."
Jiang Jiu nodded: "You select twenty people who are good at martial arts to escort Manager Cheng and his men to Mobei. Take good care of them along the way, and it would be best if you could let me know their movements every day."
Wu Yuan glanced at the shopkeeper Cheng with contempt, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The back, which had been suppressed by Manager Cheng for so many years, straightened up all of a sudden.
"Yes, I will do it right away."
It's called escort, but in fact it's surveillance to prevent them from escaping midway and to prevent them from really encountering robbers so that timely assistance can be given.
Jiang Jiu carefully instructed them: "After the iron mine is mined, we will first find some good blacksmiths to make sharp weapons with the iron produced. The Ninth Prince is in great need of such weapons."
"Also, transport some to my villa in the capital, and I will use it as I please."
"You can go back now and go to Mobei without any worries. I will take good care of your family members who are left in Sucheng. Mr. Cheng, your three daughters are all excellent and I will make use of them."
"And your son, I will take good care of him when we go to Beijing in a while."
The son of Cheng Da, the shopkeeper, was a scholar. He passed the imperial examination and stayed in the capital to become a minor official.
Jiang Jiu really liked the ancient system of collective responsibility. If something happened to one person, the whole family would suffer as well. It was simply too good to be true.
The shopkeepers of Yiye Pianzhou were taken by Jiang Jiu to Mobei to open an iron mine.
Xiao Yimo and the others stayed.
These people were all trained by Jiang Jiu himself, so naturally they were treated much better.
"Xiao Yimo, Chu Yu, look here, isn't it comfortable? Don't leave tonight, come soak in the hot spring with me."
When there were many people around, Xiao Yimo still called himself a subordinate and was very respectful to Jiang Jiu.
When there were no outsiders around, his bad nature came out.
"I've heard of this manor since I was in Sioux City. I never thought it belonged to your grandmother. It's really great."
Jiang Jiu asked Nanny Qian to arrange accommodation for them.
I didn't expect that Nanny Sun and Nanny Zhao had come here when they were young.
Jiang Jiu kept Xiao Yimo and Qin Yuan and planned to open the hot spring villa for business.
"Such a good place cannot be enjoyed by me alone. I will keep the manor on the mountain and open up the four or five rooms at the foot of the mountain. They are all 50 to 100 taels per night. Let rich people also experience the benefits of the hot springs."
Xiao Yimo stood at the edge of the cliff and took a look, feeling delighted.
"If we do it for a whole winter, we'll make a lot of money."
Qin Yuan smiled slightly: "Young Master's idea is the same as the master's. In fact, after the villa is built for four or five years, this place will also be open to the public, and the fees will be the same as the young master's."
"You see, except for the young master's room at the top, which is a large room, the other rooms are separated. That room is divided into four rooms, where people make beds and eat together."