capital?
When Yinzhen mentioned this word, everyone understood that he wanted to pay up money first.
The Ninth Prince was more direct and straightforward. He believed that this deal would definitely be profitable, so he spoke first: "Fourth Brother, just tell me how much silver you need to put out."
Yinzhen said, "My estimated total cost is 100,000 taels of silver. Five thousand taels from each of you is enough. I'll cover the rest."
The crown prince frowned upon hearing this: "No, there's no reason for you to suffer a loss."
Yinzhen shook his head: "Second Brother Crown Prince, please listen to what your younger brother has to say. I won't suffer any loss."
Crown Prince: "You speak."
Yinzhen continued, "Since I'm contributing a lot of silver, I naturally have some requirements."
Ninth Prince: "What are your requirements?"
Yinzhen said, "If we use 100,000 taels of silver as capital, then 5,000 taels of silver is one-twentieth. So when we calculate the interest, each person will receive one-twentieth of the total profit."
“There are eight of us brothers. I’ll cover the share for my twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth brothers, making a total of eleven. So, the interest will be eleven-twentieth of the total.”
"The remaining 9/20 interest will be divided into three parts: one part for my wife, since she had this sofa made out of boredom; one part for Father Emperor; and the other part for the national treasury."
After speaking, Yinzhen asked everyone, "What do you think?"
Yinzhen spoke very clearly, and they could all understand him.
The crown prince asked, "How about I offer double the amount of silver, with interest at 20%?"
Yinzhen naturally disagreed: "Second Brother Crown Prince, I don't actually lack the capital of 100,000 taels of silver."
The implication is that it won't work.
The Crown Prince was not surprised to be rejected, after all, he understood how Yinzhen acted, and he was just asking.
The eldest prince asked, "Does Father Emperor know about this?"
Yinzhen shook his head: "Father doesn't know yet. I plan to discuss it with you before telling Father."
Yinzhen couldn't figure out why his father would refuse. He was just giving away money for free, and his father wasn't stupid; he could reap the benefits without any investment.
Moreover, sofas are a new type of product, and the target market is wealthy families. If this business is expanded, it can also solve the livelihood problems of many carpenters and blacksmiths.
Something that is entirely beneficial and without any drawbacks.
The eldest prince nodded: "Alright, if Father Emperor approves, I have no objection."
The others nodded in agreement, indicating that they had no objection. It was clearly a matter of giving money, and they had no reason to refuse.
Having received their confirmation, Yinzhen then planned to leave.
When the Third Prince left, his wife received the news and followed him.
The delivery room wasn't a place to stay for long, so the Crown Princess and Tong Cheng'er had already left the delivery room. Although they weren't particularly close, they could still exchange a few pleasantries.
"Madam, Eunuch Su says it's time to go back."
Tong Cheng'er nodded, then said to the Crown Princess, "Crown Princess, my master wants me to return to the manor, so I'll be leaving now."
The Crown Princess also received news that the Crown Prince was returning to the palace, and nodded, saying, "Perfect timing! Our Prince also told me he wanted to return to the palace. Let's go out together!"
Then the two of them went out of the room together and ran into the Crown Prince and Yinzhen together.
Tong Cheng'er left with Yinzhen.
After boarding the carriage to return to the manor, Tong Cheng'er asked Yinzhen, "Why are you so late today?"
Many people have gone back.
She was left alone with the Crown Princess, and since the two were not familiar with each other, it was quite awkward.
Yinzhen smiled and said, "Come closer, I'll tell you something."
Tong Cheng'er was curious, so she leaned in and whispered in her ear.
Yinzhen pulled her into his arms, startling Tong Cheng'er: "What are you doing?"
Yinzhen raised an eyebrow and glanced at her: "Didn't you want to know why it's so late? I'll tell you!"
This person is pretending to be stupid again.
There were only the two of them in the carriage; did they really need to get so close to talk?
"Are you going to talk or not?"
Seeing that he was about to anger the man, Yinzhen quickly said, "Alright, alright, I'll tell you."
"I'm just bringing you money!"
Sending money?
Yinzhen continued to explain, "Sofa, I plan to bring a few of my brothers into this deal."
Tong Cheng'er nodded, indicating that she understood.
When it comes to sofas, Tong Cheng'er has a lot to say.
"I can also get a mattress made, do you need one?"
Yinzhen: ...
"No rush. One sofa is enough to keep Beijing lively for a while. After the sofa craze is over, then we'll get the mattress."
Tong Cheng'er nodded; she had no objection.
"I'll listen to you."
Yinzhen chuckled: "Listen to me? Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you?"
Tong Cheng'er found it amusing: "What can you possibly lie to me about?"
It wasn't that Tong Cheng'er was trusting; it was just that she didn't seem to have anything worth being fooled about.
If you're talking about deceiving her, even if she married Yinzhen, she wouldn't have the ability to fight to the death or get a divorce. To put it bluntly, she belonged entirely to him for the rest of her life.
So it can't be said that she was lying to others.
As for swindling money?
Her dowry was worth less than the two shops he casually gave her, even though the idea for the "Top Scholar Noodles" shop was hers.
However, in ancient times, even if she had ideas and the Tong family had a powerful background, it would have been impossible for her to build a business as large as his.
As for creative items like sofas, if she were to use them to make money, there would be many families in Beijing with more powerful backgrounds than the Tong family, and she wouldn't be able to protect that business.
In short, there's nothing about her that's worth being fooled.
Tong Cheng'er even felt that Yinzhen was the one who suffered by marrying her. What she didn't say was that she sometimes thought Yinzhen was blind to have fallen for her.
He has a pretty face, but everyone else does too; he has no talent, and he's incredibly lazy.
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