Let’s just assume that it’s to collect funds for the hot spring pool.
"Did the master give the financial accounting to the guys at the garment workshop?"
Xu Jing nodded. Professional matters should be left to professionals.
"Go back and ask County Magistrates Song and Zhang for some sponsorship, and this matter will be successfully concluded."
Bai Shinian was completely confused. "Master, what do you mean by sponsorship?"
Xu Jing said confidently, "We're hosting an event for the top ten shops. Setting up the stage and inviting foreign guests all cost money. We can't pay for this ourselves. We need to get the shops in Baiji and Chishui counties to participate as well!"
Bai Shinian felt uneasy and pointed at himself. "Master, do you think I can do this?"
"Believe in yourself. How much sponsorship you can attract depends entirely on you. I'll give you a share of the profits when the time comes." Xu Jing thought about it and realized that it wouldn't work if the donkey just worked without grass. "I'll give you 10%."
In other words, if he gets 1,000 taels in sponsorship, he can only put 100 taels in his pocket?
Bai Shinian counted on his fingers and carefully calculated the deal and felt it was worth it.
Luqiao was already pregnant, just waiting for money to come and give birth. Now the adults gave him a brilliant idea to make money. Isn't this a good opportunity to make a fortune?
Bai Shinian said happily, "Leave this matter to me. I will definitely get it done for you."
Bai Shinian didn't know what method he used, but after three days, he actually attracted ten sponsors. Among them, the pharmacy of the wife of County Magistrate Song also got involved, and donated a total of 500 taels of silver. In addition to the financial sponsorship, they also sent two carts of medicinal materials. The result was quite impressive.
Ten shops donated a total of 1,100 taels of silver to the government. After deducting Bai Shinian's commission, there was still 1,000 taels of silver left.
After discussing with several of his subordinates, Xu Jing spent one-third of the money on publicity.
The remaining two-thirds of the money can be used at will, and it is important to make it well-known.
The government was willing to spend money on publicity, and soon the news that the government was going to select the top ten shops spread throughout the streets and alleys and even the entire Jianzhou. Even Jingzhou, where Chen Zhifu was located, received the news.
After Prince Rong was arrested, Prefect Chen chose to avoid suspicion. Apart from regular office work, everyone in the Chen Mansion stayed indoors, fearing that they would be implicated by the people in Prince Rong's Mansion.
Now that his subordinate Jiang Xuqing was doing something to attract attention, Prefect Chen found it inexplicably funny.
There was a daughter in the family who insisted on going out. After thinking about it, Prefect Chen asked Mrs. Huang to take Chen Jiaojiao to Jianzhou to relax and see what Jiang Xuqing was up to.
When Chen Jiaojiao heard that she could go out, especially to the culprit Jiang Xuqing, she agreed without hesitation. That night, she packed up her things and rushed to Jianzhou.
"Oh, this city wall isn't as shabby as Dad said. Jianzhou is still quite rich."
Chen Jiaojiao lifted the curtain and saw the majestic city wall. It didn't look like it had been rebuilt after the war half a year ago. It was even better than the one in Jingzhou.
Huang said, "Be careful. As an unmarried girl, you'd better stay inside and don't come out."
"Mom." Chen Jiaojiao was not happy. She finally got to go out and play, but she couldn't see the whole thing properly. "I didn't expect Jiang Xuqing to be so good at governing Jianzhou. I thought he only knew how to make money."
"Nonsense again." Huang's brows furrowed, her concern being for Chen Jiaojiao's marriage. Her beloved child was truly unlucky. Not only had he blindly fallen for the useless Ye Changge, but he had also tried to commit suicide for him, angering everyone in the family to death.
After finally getting rid of Ye Changge, the burden, Chen Jiaojiao refused to marry him, saying that she wanted to remain a virgin for Ye Changge and to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures for him.
Huang was feeling nauseous and had no mood to go out for a walk. She was completely focused on choosing a husband for her daughter.
I heard that Jiang Xuqing currently only has one concubine, who is also a young man of good family background. The age difference is not much, and he is a good match for Jiaojiao.
It was because Huang heard from Prefect Chen that Jiang Xuqing was good-looking and generous that she decided to marry Jiaojiao to him.
The two of them deliberately hid it from Chen Jiaojiao because they were afraid that she would suddenly become angry and cause trouble, which would make people angry, which would be inappropriate.
Thinking this, Huang told Chen Jiaojiao to be obedient and sensible.
If Jiang Xuqing is good-looking, she will let the matchmaker make the decision and finalize the marriage, which will solve the urgent problem.
"Who's coming?" City gatekeeper Luo Ying noticed a family totem on the carriage and, upon closer inspection, saw it was a pattern of auspicious clouds. Anyone who could use a totem was clearly a high-ranking official, or at least a member of a prominent official family. He had to inquire thoroughly. What if they let in a prominent figure? Wouldn't that cause trouble for Jiang Xuqing?
Huang gave Wang Keren a few words of advice, and Wang Keren stepped forward, bowed, and handed over his badge. "Your Excellency, I am a member of the family of Prefect Chen who has come to Jianzhou to watch the competition."
I see.
Luo Ying suddenly understood. It was inconvenient for the women to see anyone, so he asked the clerk to register the names of the relevant people and asked, "Do you have a place to stay?"
Wang Keren shook his head.
Luo Ying winked at Xiao Wang, the yamen runner. Xiao Wang came over with a smile and said, "My Lord has already prepared Room Number One for you in the guest house in the city. Please follow me."
The more the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, the more she liked him. Huang and everyone else in Jianzhou started to look at him with a more pleasant expression.
She gestured to Wang Keren to follow Xiao Wang. After the carriage entered the city, Chen Jiaojiao untied the curtain out of curiosity.
"Mom, the roads are so clean. They're not at all like the ones in Jingzhou, which are smelly and messy."
Farmers, not nobles, couldn't afford horse-drawn carriages, so they used donkey or ox carts for daily transportation. Both carts inevitably polluted the streets. After taking office, Prefect Chen considered cleaning the streets, but it was both expensive and labor-intensive. Over time, he simply turned a blind eye and allowed Jingzhou to develop on its own.
The subordinate counties of Jingzhou followed suit, and not only were the streets frequently congested, but public security was also poor. People were often heard cursing and making noise in the streets.
Unexpectedly, the unassuming Jingzhou turned out to be surprisingly good.
Not only were the streets clean, but carriages even had dedicated lanes, eliminating traffic jams. People and vehicles were separated, and there were people cleaning and maintaining public order everywhere. Just looking at Jianzhou's cityscape left Chen Jiaojiao pleasantly surprised. She felt that coming to Jianzhou to see the excitement was a great choice.
Huang also took a look out of curiosity. She thought to herself, "What a great son-in-law!" She felt like the disciple had surpassed the master. Old Chen now had a successor.
"That's great." Huang's eyes were moist. If this marriage could be accomplished, she would be willing to be a vegetarian for three years.
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