Nowadays, Xin He owns a considerable number of businesses, most of which are concentrated in Lian’an Town.
It must be said that under the drive of Ji Xinhe, or rather, under the stimulus of two big businesses: the Winding Pavilion and the Flower House, the economy of Lian’an Town is growing rapidly. Numerous out-of-town businessmen are pouring in to seize this great opportunity.
With a large number of businessmen coming in, many prestigious families have gradually moved here over the past five years, which has contributed to the prosperity and wealth of Lian’an Town and the rapid rise of the economy.
These renowned families moved to Lian’an Town for two reasons. Firstly, they saw the potential of Lian’an Town becoming the economic center of Yu State. Secondly, the Pingyang Prince Mansion is located in Lian’an Town.
Before Marquis Mu Houchu revealed his identity, he was living in a small mansion in Lian’an Town. After he made it public, he didn’t move to the prefecture city, instead, he bought a large piece of land in Lian’an Town and built the now-renowned Pingyang Prince Mansion, attracting much attention overnight.
It’s indeed unusual that a prince of Yu State, rather than living in a prosperous prefecture city, chose to run to this remote small town to build his mansion. Could it be that he truly wanted to live in seclusion?
But now, no one would say that anymore, because of the day-by-day prosperity of Lian’an Town has even overshadowed the capital city which is miles away.
While Yu State was prospering in this way, the capital city, thousands of miles away, knew little about it, and its only impression of Yu State was that it suffered from severe banditry problems!
Further understanding would probably only reveal that there is a famous brothel here.
The noble families in the capital often sneered at this, looking down on such a remote and barbaric place, thinking that it was not surprising that they lacked rules.
However, the people of Yu State didn’t care. After all, the fact that there are many bandits is true, but that doesn’t affect their lives. On the contrary, they are even better off than before. The taxes in Yu State are less strenuous than in other places, which is the greatest blessing for the common people.
Today, Xin He took a common light horse carriage, and the main street was bustling with horse-drawn carriages.
The scale of the Winding Pavilion has now doubled, and it is always crowded during the shows. Today Xin He went there to arrange some things.
As soon as Ji Xinhe walked in, she saw Manager Jin coming up to her as if he had seen a savior, and he greeted her by saying, "Lady Mu."
Outside, they could only treat her as a regular customer.
Xin He, wearing a veil, wasn’t very visible, but her bell-like laughter made people feel refreshed. Even Manager Jin’s originally anxious mood was somewhat soothed.
"Manager Jin, your business is doing well nowadays."
Manager Jin quickly humbly escorted her inside: "Not at all, all thanks to Lady Mu’s care. Lady Mu, please enter the private room upstairs."
Xin He nodded slightly and followed Manager Jin upstairs.
Little Chaihuo and Shulan Xiaoyu followed closely.
Once in the private room, Xin He took off her veil and laughed, "I haven’t been here for a while. I’ve been too busy recently. Is everything okay with the Winding Pavilion?"
Manager Jin respectfully said: "Of course, everything is fine. Madam, rest assured that I wouldn’t dare slack off even a little bit."
"But just now, it seemed like Manager Jin had something on his mind?" Xin He said with a faint smile: "If you encounter a problem, first think if you can solve it yourself. If you can, you shouldn’t bother me with it. Solving it yourself can also demonstrate your abilities."
Upon hearing this, Manager Jin stiffened, especially when he heard the sentence "bothering me," he felt his face grow hot, as if he was really guilty of something.
But who knew, the next sentence from Ji Xinhe would be: "But if you can’t handle it, and you try to carry it on your own, thinking that you don’t want to bother me, who knows if it turns into a big problem in the end, and it still bothers me, and even more so. At that time, I would think that you, as a shopkeeper, are somewhat incompetent."
Manager Jin was caught between laughter and tears, repeating: "With what the boss is saying, I wouldn’t dare to hold back anything!"
Xin He raised an eyebrow: "It seems you really ran into a big problem?"
Manager Jin sighed and said: "Well, it’s not exactly a problem. The thing is, our top-quality brocade and silk fabric arts are all purchased from the Jiangnan region. We don’t have such good sources in our Yu State."
Xin He nodded: "I know, so every two months, we have the goods shipped over from there. I remember that we use canal transport?"
Manager Jin quickly said: "Yes, that’s right. All canal transportation in this area of Yu State is completely controlled by the Wang Family. They were always easy to talk to in the past, but for some reason, they are causing trouble for us this time."
"What happened?"
"Our goods have already arrived at the wharf, but someone from the Wang Family, like a steward or something, said there is a problem with our goods. They dare not deliver them for fear they might be implicated. Our ship is full of fabric, where would these other weird things come from? But the Wang Family insists that this issue cannot be overlooked."
Xin He snorted coldly: "Looking for trouble out of nothing, are they trying to get some greasing money?"
"This time, it’s not just about money." said Manager Jin: "Our Winding Pavilion has always had a good relationship with the Wang Family. When this happened, I initially thought it was because the Wang Family had appointed a new steward who didn’t know our rules. So I personally went to the Wang Family with a gift and a banknote of five thousand taels of silver to discuss this matter with Master Wang. However, Master Wang avoided meeting with me. The servant who relayed the message said that the Wang Family handles everything according to the rules. Since they think there is a problem with our goods, they would not dare to give them to us."
Xin He’s fine eyebrows knitted: "They don’t want money, they don’t want gifts, they don’t meet people, what are they trying to do?"
"I’ve been thinking carefully about this. It shouldn’t be like this! After that, the Wang Family really did behave as if they were doing official business. They said they would rather send these goods directly to the official government for a thorough investigation than to give them to us privately. My goodness, we at the Winding Pavilion are in urgent need of these goods. We have run out of brocade and silk fabric art, and there are still many orders piled up without material to make. If these goods were to be investigated by the government, we naturally wouldn’t fear since we’re clean, but it would take time!"
Xin He pursed her lips: "Isn’t there any other way?" She thought that the Wang Family couldn’t suddenly become this rigid, there must be some other goal.
Only then did Manager Jin awkwardly say: "As for other methods, well, there are some." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"What method?"
"The Wang Family said that the owner of our Winding Pavilion should come to collect the goods in person."
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