Fur clothing workshop?
Bai Yong immediately found the key point.
"How can an official do business privately? Isn't this ridiculous?"
Bai Shinian sighed and said, "The master had no choice but to do that. To be precise, it wasn't a factory he opened, but a shelter for the refugees."
When the Great Yan Kingdom was strong and its people were prosperous, it also implemented policies that benefited the people. The first thing it considered was to build charity halls for orphans and shelters for refugees.
However, as the country's strength weakened and the treasury became unable to make ends meet, the emperor listened to his subordinates and closed these money-burning shelters.
Bai Yong didn't expect that such a poor place would have spare money to do this. Jiang Xuqing is truly the "reincarnation of Bodhisattva".
"Go on."
Bai Shinian felt that words were not enough to describe Jianzhou's misery. He thought of an idea and said, "If the angel wants to see it, I will go back and pack up and take the angel out to see it."
"Okay, go back. We'll go with you after lunch."
Bai Shinian responded and went out, then strode to where the master was sitting in the hall to find Jiang Xuqing.
Seeing Jiang Xuqing had just finished a case and was taking a nap on the armchair, Bai Shinian tiptoed over and gently pushed him.
Xu Jing slowly woke up. It turned out to be Bai Shinian. His frown relaxed. "It's Shinian, what do you want from me?"
"Master, Eunuch Bai just asked me some basic information about Jianzhou, and I told him everything you asked. Eunuch Bai forgot about it because of my commotion."
Xu Jing nodded. "What else did you ask?"
The master's reaction was really calm, worthy of being a man who could accomplish great things. Bai Shinian silently raised his thumbs and gave a big thumbs up.
Xu Jing laughed and scolded, "Hurry up and tell me, my time is precious and I don't have time to waste on you."
"Eunuch Bai is interested in the fur factory you opened in the east of the city and said he would go and take a look this afternoon."
Xu Jing immediately perked up, feeling refreshed. He thought, this opportunity to make money is finally here.
The two ginseng plants were not given away in vain, and now the God of Wealth has come.
"You must go, and I must accompany you."
Bai Shinian asked curiously, "Master, you have gone with Eunuch Bai. Who will take over the court?"
Xu Jing smiled faintly and said, "Li Guo, go find County Magistrate Lin. Have him sit in court for me for half the afternoon."
"Master, you absolutely cannot do that." Bai Shinian was shocked. How could a county magistrate not sit in court? Wouldn't it be a laughing stock if this were to be told to others?
Xu Jing casually picked up something and hit him on the back of the head, making him so angry that he dared not say a word. "Master, I am now the prefect, not the county magistrate. If I have to do everything myself, what is the difference between me and the county magistrate?"
That's right. Bai Shinian's face instantly brightened. "Master is really smart and resourceful."
Xu Jing slapped him again without hesitation. "Don't be so slick in front of me. Go say hello to the people at the fur factory and have them entertain our distinguished guests when they arrive.
By the way, find someone to call Zhang San and the others over and tell them that a distinguished guest from the imperial court is interested in the furs from the fur factory and wants to sell them to the capital."
"Master, what does selling it to the capital have to do with them?" Bai Shinian's mind was almost dizzy and drowsy.
"Stupid. Do you understand the celebrity effect? If all the nobles in the capital use our leather, then why would I worry about not being able to sell my leather?"
Bai Shinian stiffened his neck in protest. "How did they know we would sell the hides to people in the capital? Did they have foresight?"
Xu Jing sighed. It seemed that Bai Shinian was indeed not suited to business.
He patiently explained: "The master made two preparations. He stabilized the angel and let him have a good look. Before leaving, he asked a few eunuchs to cooperate and wear furs.
When a few merchants walked into the back hall and saw the nobles from the capital going out wearing clothes from our clothing factory, they thought that they had bought our products.
"When you tell them there are only 200 furs left, and the rest have been ordered by the nobles in the capital. Since scarcity makes things valuable, won't they be interested in the remaining 200 furs?"
Bai Shinian seemed to be thinking about something, and after going over it in his mind, he said, "Master, do you mean to let them compete with each other and then profit from it?"
"That's right." Xu Jing breathed a sigh of relief. This idiot finally reacted.
"Master, aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
Xu Jing gave him a cold look. "How long can the angel stay here?"
Bai Shinian's mind suddenly became clearer, as if a sudden enlightenment had occurred. "Master, this is truly a brilliant move. My admiration for you is as endless as a torrent of water..."
"That's enough. Stop flattering me and get to work."
"Okay." Bai Shinian went to work happily like a little bee.
Let’s talk about Zhang San and other fur merchants who received an invitation from the prefect to go to the fur factory to watch the fun. They were a little confused for a moment.
Since they had been ordered by the prefect, they had to go. The five of them packed up, and some even asked their servants to carry gifts and go to the fur workshop early to wait for them.
Unexpectedly, Bai Shinian arrived earlier than them and met several Jiannu merchants. Bai Shinian's face was full of smiles, as beautiful as a flower.
"Since you're here, why bring any gifts?" Bai Shinian ordered the yamen runner to take them, then he held Zhang San's arm and walked inside. His enthusiastic attitude gave Zhang San goosebumps.
"Master Bai, when will the prefect give me the money for the fur?" Zhang San forced a smile that was uglier than crying. He just wanted money.
"Why rush? I'll give it to you right away. Let me tell you a little gossip. Lord Jiang went to a fur garment workshop to discuss business with a nobleman from the capital. I heard that the nobleman from the capital is quite interested in fur."
Liu Si asked: "Where did this noble from the capital come from?"
Bai Shinian glanced sideways and said, "That's the angel who announces the emperor's decree. He's a favorite of the emperor. How many of you have seen him?"
That was something they had never seen before. Forget about the emperor, if it weren’t for the prefect summoning them, they hadn’t even seen the master’s face many times.
"You're in luck." Bai Shinian said deliberately, "If they want to buy the fur garment factory, let alone the thousand taels they owe you, they wouldn't even blink an eye even if they paid tens of thousands of taels."
Zhang San complained, "Are you bragging? The nobles in the capital have seen all kinds of rare things. How could they be interested in clothes made of ordinary cow or sheep skin?"
Bai Shinian knew this guy was not convinced. He snorted coldly and said, "People in the capital don't understand the twists and turns. They only care about who can make a profit by selling the furs to. They don't care about anything else."
"Master Bai." Liu Si said with a smile: "After all this talk, you still haven't told me why the master called us here?"
"What's the rush? Look carefully."
Bai Shinian led the group to a garment workshop to observe the women crafting leather garments. Under their skillful hands, the rough leather was transformed into delicate waistcoats, fur vests, and fur cloaks for women.
Not to mention anything else, there were more than a dozen styles alone, not to mention the patterns. Several people stared at it, dazzled. Some clever ones had already tempted to take it for themselves. "Master Bai, how much is a leather jacket?"
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