Chapter 763 765. Gains and Losses
Gu Wenheng sat opposite Jin Qianqian and wrote two words while touching the tea with his hand.
"It's not that I can't bear to do so, I just feel a little aggrieved." Jin Qianqian understood what he meant.
"This kind of thing of crossing a river and destroying the bridge still makes people feel a little chilling."
Gu Wenheng, "This is human nature. We thought we could stay here for two years at most, but we didn't expect that in less than a year, these people couldn't sit still anymore."
As for the income from maritime trade, they are not saints who can just let it go.
Although Bai Jinglie did not ask them to transfer their share, the fact that they were nearly 20% less in dividends was very telling.
This is also a test. If they agree, the price will probably be halved again next time.
"Money can move people's hearts," Jin Qianqian, to be honest, felt a little disappointed.
"I don't know if this is a personal act of Prince Bai or..."
"You'll know if you give it a try." Gu Wenheng didn't want to swallow this loss.
"It just so happens that the tax revenue here is about to be calculated, and I am preparing to go to the capital to deliver the letter. I will write a few letters then."
Jin Qianqian, "It's supposed to be this way."
It’s a loss. Even if I have to eat it, I can’t bear it.
Not long after the letter was sent, Gu Wenheng also received a letter from Zhou Shixiong in Beijing.
"Look, it seems we are really annoying some people.
The speed of crossing the river and destroying the bridge is really fast. I think Bai Jinglie is not innocent in this incident. "Gu Wenheng knew about the sea trade. Bai Jinglie was just a person in charge and did not get a share of it.
But facing such a large amount of inflows and outflows all day long, it is impossible not to be tempted.
Otherwise, everyone knows that the bulk of maritime trade is in the hands of the emperor, and the rest are just scattered pieces.
"But he wouldn't gamble with Lord Bai's life!" Jin Qianqian felt that this didn't make sense. "Isn't he afraid of being criticized?"
Gu Wenheng, "This is just my guess. I just sent a letter to Shangjing. I'll see how they respond then."
Not long after the two finished their conversation, another expedited letter was delivered.
Looking at the signature above, Gu Wenheng was a little confused. "Sending two letters in a row, it seems that this matter is a bit tricky."
Without wasting any time, he quickly opened the letter.
The couple read the letter head to head and looked at each other.
"It seems that people's minds are really hard to predict," Jin Qianqian let out a long sigh, "The emperor won't mind that we have such a large share, but the Bai prince is too bold to dare to do something in the middle."
Gu Wenheng, "…people's hearts are fickle."
Now that the root cause had been found and the previous letters had been sent out, Gu Wenheng discussed it with Jin Qianqian before writing a few letters.
Jin Qianqian, "I'll also have someone go to Lucheng to handle the handover of the industry there."
"You won't be reluctant?"
"It doesn't matter if I'm not willing to give it up or not. Anyway, we have gained enough in these years. I'm not a greedy person."
When I think about all the valuable things such as gold, silver, jewelry, and head ornaments that I have slowly filled into the space over the years, those are my confidence.
Besides, she and Gu Wenheng just don't want to make more efforts. Otherwise, with their abilities, they can earn more. It's just meaningless.
Gu Wenheng, "We can't give them too much of an advantage. Since they don't follow the agreement, the contract we signed before will be invalid.
Didn’t you train some good players in Lucheng before? If they remain true to their original intentions, you can recruit them over here.”
He has been busy with this Yisheng matter all year and always feels that he is short of manpower.
"I had the same idea, but I had already transferred the contract to Prince Bai at that time. Now I think about it and I really regret it."
Gu Wenheng, "Don't worry about this matter. I think Brother Zhou will help us handle it."
Jin Qianqian, "…Is it appropriate for us to have too much involvement with him?"
Gu Wenheng, “It was originally a little inappropriate, but there are some things that we can’t avoid just because we want to.
Don't worry, at least we won't be involved in this for a short time."
After cleaning up Yisheng's mess, he still doesn't know where to move his wall brick, so he doesn't want to think about it too much for the time being.
Jin Qianqian, "Hey, what do you call this? If you want to get something for free, you might end up filling in even more."
"This is their own choice, and we just need to have a clear conscience."
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After Bai Jinglie's funeral, the Wu'an Marquisate was divided up at a very fast speed under the auspices of the old lady.
Bai Yangyang got 10% of the family property, plus a courtyard with three entrances.
As a mother, Kuang Yunqiao was reluctant to be too far away from her children, so she asked the old lady for permission to move over so they could enjoy family life together.
The mother and her two sons held the thin separation contract, looking gloomy.
"I shouldn't have kept this dead old woman," Kuang Yunqiao didn't expect that after all the planning over the years, she would only get such a result.
"Mother, what's the point of saying all this now? If I had known that you would be nicer to my eldest brother, we could at least still live in the Marquis' Mansion now. Now that we have been kicked out in such disgrace, how can I interact with other sisters in the capital?" Bai Jingli wanted to snatch the family division contract from her second brother's hand and tear it to pieces.
In the past, when she went out, she was the daughter of the Hou family, and others had to give her way.
But now that the documents for dividing the family have come down, she, the legitimate daughter, has become a member of a side branch.
To put it nicely, they separated and lived separately, but everyone in Beijing knew that the three of them, mother and son, were driven out in disgrace.
When Bai Jingli thought about the scenes she might face next, she felt even more resentful.
"I only regret that I wasn't ruthless enough back then," Kuang Yunqiao also hated in her heart, "but now it's not like there is no chance at all. You also have to observe mourning in the mansion. Once the mourning period is over, it will be three years later.
As long as we haven't left the house, it's unclear who has the final say here?"
"Come on," Bai Jingyang interrupted them with harsh words, "You have been in charge of the family for so many years, and you don't even know the people serving father clearly. That's why you were caught off guard by Mrs. Meng this time. Otherwise, we wouldn't be so passive.
Now that the documents for the division of the family have been sent to the government, what is the point of saying this?"
"You are blaming me," Kuang Yunqiao looked at Bai Jingyang in disbelief.
"Shouldn't I blame you?" Bai Jingyang thought about his meager family property and the loss of his identity as the second son of the Hou family. He didn't know how he would live in the future and how he would gain a foothold in Shangjing.
“If you were smarter, maybe the position of the crown prince would be mine.
In the end, Dad still favored the eldest brother, and it's all because you didn't coax him well.
When my father was ill later in life, you should have been by his side to take care of him. If nothing else, it would have improved my sister's and my reputation.
If my grandmother hadn't kept the matter under wraps, knowing that family disgrace should not be made public, do you think my sister and I would have been able to stay here so peacefully?"
(End of this chapter)
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