Chapter 284: Getting Rich in a Low-Key Manner
Jiang Yuzhu had acquired the shops not long ago. Some of the shops in prime locations were purchased through middlemen in less than a month.
Investing money and reselling it can double your income, this deal is very profitable.
“Not for sale.”
Jiang Yuzhu refused without hesitation. She had money and didn't need to recover the funds.
"Take a long-term view. Those cunning businessmen are like cats that smell fish. Why do you think they would buy it back at twice the price? In the end, it is still profitable."
The situation in the border town had just become clear, but those people couldn't wait to take action, which meant that they had been secretly observing for some time.
"It's only double the price now, but in summer and autumn, it will double and double again."
As it stands now, it is not a good time to sell the shop.
What's more, Jiang Yuzhu had no intention of selling them. Keeping these shops would be of great use in the future.
Chongyang was stunned, feeling that his master had a big appetite. He asked in confusion, "Trade in the north is not as good as in the south, why don't you invest more money in the south?"
With tens of thousands of taels of silver, Jiang Yuzhu, with her status and position, could open a shop in the capital and make a fortune.
"Double Ninth Festival, don't put all your eggs in one basket. Although there are opportunities to make a fortune in the capital, it is also eye-catching, and there are many people with red eyes. Putting money in the north is the way to make a fortune quietly."
Jiang Yuzhu knew very well that once Xie Zhao succeeded in saving the emperor, he would surely become a high-ranking official, and even the Jiang family would become the emperor's trusted confidants.
The wealth in his hands is enough to rival that of a country, and even exceeds the national treasury. Who can guarantee that the emperor will not be jealous?
With flowers blooming and oil boiling, if things go on like this for a long time, it will inevitably arouse the emperor's fear.
Jiang Yuzhu is never vague about when to be flamboyant and when to be low-key, and Sishui City is her retreat.
"I didn't have a long-term vision. I thought that with hundreds of shops, it would be too complicated to run a business. It would be better to take advantage of the opportunity and sell them while I can."
Chongyang touched his nose, feeling very embarrassed.
Since the master is optimistic about the business in the North, he will stay in the North to help manage it.
Jiang Yuzhu thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Chongyang, you should classify the shops you have. Some of the inconspicuous small shops can be rented out in the future."
The first industry that Jiang Yuzhu got involved in was the medicine shop in cooperation with Yan Lin, which had great potential.
The second is the horses that Chongyang has been managing.
"Sishui City has been incorporated into the territory of Da Qi, so we must build a road to connect it with the border cities."
In the past, there were few caravans in the North, not because the journey was far, but because they had no purpose.
The medicinal herbs, furs, jade articles, cattle and horses from Sishui City were sold to the south of the Yangtze River and were sought after by the wealthy families.
After the road is built, the number of caravans will increase and the border town will only become more prosperous.
"The caravans and escort teams that come and go must stay in inns. Is there any inn that is connected to ours?"
If Jiang Yuzhu wanted to open an inn, she would open the largest inn in the border town and go for the high-end route.
The inn includes a restaurant, bathhouse, opera, teahouse and accommodation, providing one-stop service.
"Especially in restaurants, there must be chefs who can cook special dishes from various regions. Chongyang, you should start looking for one now."
Jiang Yuzhu gave a few brief instructions and finally focused on the finished medicine.
Chongyang wrote something on the book, paused for a moment and said, "Madam, within two years, it is unlikely that the medicine shop will make any money."
"Yes, we have already made a lot, so we should give some of it back."
This is what Jiang Yuzhu learned from her father Jiang Fulu, and she suddenly got it.
For so many years, Jiang Fulu has been firmly sitting on the position of Minister of Personnel. Doesn't the emperor know that he has some lucrative connections?
You must know and turn a blind eye.
When the north was in trouble, Jiang Fulu was willing to return the bribes he had received to buy military supplies for the camp north of the city. For the emperor, this was like timely help.
He clearly took money that he didn't deserve, but in the end he became the emperor's confidant and took advantage of him.
Many things require timing.
If the soldiers in the north had enough military supplies and the national treasury was full, would this effect be achieved if Jiang Fulu handed over 200,000 taels?
The original intention of the patent medicine shop was to benefit the people and gain reputation by losing money.
Start from the north first. Once you gain the trust of the people, branches will pop up like mushrooms after a rain.
Three years later, it is time to harvest.
"We can make medicines to treat colds, dysentery, headaches, and other diseases, and solve the sufferings of the people. That will just cover our costs, but we don't just sell pills, we also sell nourishing soups."
The profit from nourishing soup and medicine is huge.
The prescription is good, and slowly you start to earn money from wealthy families.
"I just don't understand. If Doctor Yan forms a partnership with you and his medicine shops are everywhere, it is very likely that Jishidiang will be destroyed."
Yan Lin poached Jishidiang's employees and took away Jishidiang's business bit by bit.
After all, it is the property of our ancestors. I don’t know if you think Yan Lin has a grudge against the Yan family.
"The Yan family has many descendants. Even if he is the young master, those shopkeepers are constantly making moves behind the scenes and are pretending to obey Yan Lin but actually disobeying him."
The shopkeepers in various places are spies planted by the clan members, and it is extremely difficult to subdue them.
"Yan Lin saw through this point. He knew that there was no construction without destruction. He first used Jishitang's channels to purchase medicinal materials, and finally sucked Jishitang dry to fatten up the medicine shop."
Jiang Yuzhu analyzed to Chongyang, "When the medicine shop becomes the only one in the market, Yan Lin will have the final say, and the clan members will have to act according to his wishes."
It has to be said that Yan Lin, apart from being afraid of blood, is a scheming and manipulative person and a ruthless person.
In addition to his calculations, Yan Lin's kindness is even more precious.
On the last day of February in the lunar calendar, Xie Zhao returned home covered in dust.
It has been a while since we last met. Xie Zhao had some blue stubble on his chin and looked tired.
"Yuzhu, leave for Beijing within three days."
In the capital, Queen Dowager Xuan controlled the government and had already carried out a bloodbath in the court.
Anyone who showed the slightest dissatisfaction with the Empress Dowager's administration would be in trouble. One censor cursed the Empress Dowager and had his property confiscated and his entire family exterminated.
Tens of thousands of soldiers were lying in ambush around the capital, waiting for Xie Zhao's orders.
Calculating the time, it's time to go back.
Jiang Yuzhu handed Xie Zhao a handkerchief and frowned slightly, "So urgent?"
In recent days, Jiang Yuzhu's chest and lower abdomen felt heavy and swollen, and she dozed off for seven or eight hours a day.
She had a vague feeling and was about to ask Yan Lin to take her pulse.
"Yuzhu, are you feeling unwell?"
Xie Zhao held his wife's hand, his eyes full of concern.
He has been in Sishui City for some time. Now that Sishui City has been stabilized, he has to go back and has no time to prepare for his wife.
"We originally planned to do it in mid-March, but the situation in the capital became urgent."
Xie Zhao carefully explained to Jiang Yuzhu that it was not him who made the decision on his own.
At the door, the curtain moved slightly.
Hong Jin peeked in with two bowls of chicken noodle soup in his hands, specifically to check out the situation.
There were a few drops of floating oil on the delicious chicken soup. Jiang Yuzhu's stomach churned, her face turned pale, and she quickly covered her mouth and went to the bathroom.
"Master, quickly call Doctor Yan to take her pulse. Madam hasn't had her period in more than two months!"
Hong Jin saw that her master was stunned and shouted quickly.
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