Li He was so angry that he vomited three liters of blood. 20% profit, how could such a corrupt official be so heartless?
It costs money to open up channels and to maintain interpersonal relationships. Why is it that these are trivial matters in the eyes of corrupt officials?
Li He laughed dryly and said, "Sir, how about I take 40%?"
Xu Jing looked at Zhang San who was drinking beside him and said, "Zhang San, how much have you earned recently?"
"Your Excellency, I didn't earn much, only a mere five thousand taels."
Actually, Zhang San was still understating the matter. He sold 200 pieces of clothing separately under the pretense of being a noble in the palace. Since the items were rare and valuable, and since they were worn by nobles in the palace, he had no problem selling the clothes. One piece of clothing was sold for over a thousand taels, and the demand still couldn't keep up.
Zhang San was so happy counting his silver every day at home that he was filled with gratitude to Jiang Zhizhou. He claimed that he had followed the right person and that the two hundred pieces of clothing alone had made him a lot of money, which was more than the total amount of all the clothes combined.
Seeing that Jiang Zhizhou had deliberately mentioned his name, Zhang San knew that if he didn't seize the business opportunity, the chance to make money would be left to Li He. "I am happy to take the 20% profit, but I don't know, sir..."
Li He took the initiative and said, "Sir, it's 20% and 20% respectively. But when will you give me the clothes?"
"I will conjure up clothes for you within a month at the latest."
Li He breathed a sigh of relief. "One month is fine. I just don't know how many there are!"
Xu Jing saw what Li He was thinking and said with a smile, "Not a lot, just a hundred pieces a month."
I'll give you 20% profit for every 100 pieces, why don't you just go and grab them?
Li He gnashed his back teeth and asked with a smile, "Sir, isn't this a little less?"
"It's quite a bit. Hiring workers also costs money. We also need to find materials, and you know how hard it is to find them." Xu Jing sighed and looked at Yanhong. "If it weren't for Yanhong, I wouldn't be willing to give you this precious opportunity. If I had given it to the provincial governor, I wonder how much money he would have made."
Li He's mouth twitched, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. Facing the cunning fox, he really had no choice but to compromise. "Sir, empty talk is a bit..."
"Why, are you afraid that I'll go back on my word?" Xu Jing sneered, "Who do you think I am? Since you're Yanhong's cousin, I have to give Yanhong face even if I don't give you face. Don't you agree?"
Li He was so upset by the barrage of criticism that he could only agree in a sullen manner.
Xu Jing changed the subject and said, "But what you said does make sense. After all, the clothes are made, and you're the one selling them. It's a bit inappropriate to just say how much you want."
Li He asked anxiously, "Are you afraid that I might regret it?"
"No." Xu Jing shook his head and said, "I want to set a uniform price for the fairy clothes, so that I don't have to worry about you making a profit from it."
Just like modern high-end cosmetics, products from the same manufacturer are distributed to different distributors, and the price each distributor receives is determined by their rank. The higher the distributor's rank, the lower the price. To ensure price control and prevent price gouging, manufacturers set unified prices, thus avoiding market price chaos and malicious competition.
Xu Jing thought for a moment and said, "How about this? After today's incident, you can come to the inner house and give Yanhong the invitation. Then we can have a good chat."
Li He breathed a sigh of relief. With Yanhong around, he still had room to regret. "Thank you very much, sir."
"Yanhong, please treat everyone well for me. Make sure they have good food and drink."
Yanhong understood, and after watching Jiang Xuqing leave, she raised her glass and toasted these business owners who once looked down on her. Now that her status was different, she felt extremely ironic when she saw their complimenting expressions.
In the past, I had to stand and serve others, but now it is their turn to respect me. It really is a changing world.
All thanks to Jiang Xuqing who saved me from suffering.
Xu Jing, who was being talked about by Yanhong, had already left the inner house and came to the front hall. After exchanging pleasantries with several civil officials, Xu Jing took his wine glass and joined the military generals at the table.
The moment Xu Jing entered, her dazzling red dress truly astonished everyone present.
Luo Ying knew that Jiang Xuqing was good-looking. When he was wearing green plain clothes, she could see his upright figure like pine and cypress. His tall and slender figure was as stunning as a crane standing out among chickens.
He was dressed in a red dress, charming yet elegant, with a strong scholarly air unique to civil servants between his brows. The high-spirited and high-spirited nature of a civil official was fully displayed in him, but people did not feel a trace of jealousy.
He never knew that his facial features were so handsome that even just standing there could arouse people's imagination. Since he entered, he was the only person his eyes were fixed on.
After being stunned, Luo Ying felt jealous. Who was he trying to seduce by dressing like a phoenix? Could he be seducing the little goblin in the backyard?
No, he wasn't excited at all. Jiang Xuqing was a man, not his only child, so what did it have to do with him?
Luo Ying was lost in thought, not expecting him to come so close. Xu Jing, with a smile in his eyes, raised his wine glass and said, "It seems General Luo is unwilling to give me this face?"
"Old Luo." Yang Zhiming poked Luo Ying in the back, and he gasped. Yesterday's events were still fresh in his mind, and seeing him alone toasting him today made Luo Ying feel strangely annoyed. He drank the wine with a sullen face, not even a single word of congratulation uttered.
Yang Zhiming smiled and said, "Master Jiang, don't blame Lao Luo for being resentful of you. He's been in there for too long, and his mind is a little off. Please bear with me."
Xu Jing also smiled. "Of course, I won't hold this matter against General Luo. General Luo and I have never had any grudges against each other. I hope General Luo won't take it to heart."
Who's out of his mind? Luo Ying glared at him. After meeting his smiling gaze, he felt timid for the first time. However, facing his rash approach, Luo Ying felt a little awkward. He turned away and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Jiang, on your wedding."
It's strange, why is he wishing him a happy wedding? Jiang Xuqing is just taking a concubine, not getting married?
Why do I feel depressed and even want to grab Jiang Xuqing and ask him all kinds of questions? What is going on?
Luo Ying had no choice but to drink a few glasses of wine to dispel the random thoughts in his mind.
Seeing that Jiang Xuqing hadn't left yet and was still talking to Tie Niu and the others, Luo Ying couldn't help herself and said coldly, "Master Jiang, aren't you going to the backyard to accompany your sister-in-law?"
Xu Jing was stunned for a moment and said, "Just came out from the backyard."
"I see." He thought Jiang Xuqing was handling official business, but he didn't expect that he was bewitched by a little goblin.
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