Chapter 103 Flowers in Full Bloom, Fire in Full Bloom

"Brother Tao, did you know that the price of salt and iron will double every time you travel a hundred miles outside the customs?!"

Jia She didn't notice Xue Biao's slightly stiff smile, and deliberately lowered his voice.

Listening to Jia She's words, how could Xue Biao not understand what the other party meant.

"smuggling!"

Xue Biao was secretly shocked when these two words came to his mind.

You must know that the Li Tang court clearly stipulated that salt and iron cannot be smuggled by foreigners outside the customs.

Anyone who violates this will be guilty of confiscating their family and exterminating their clan.

But when Jia She and Jia Zhen talked about this matter, they looked calm and did not think it was illegal at all.

"This..." Xue Biao pretended to hesitate and asked cautiously, "Uncle Pardon, Uncle Zhen, could it be that the business you two mentioned is smuggling?"

Seeing Xue Biao's slow reaction, Jia She and Jia Zhen looked at each other and their smiles softened slightly.

"Brother Tao, don't say this nonsense." Jia Zhen reminded her with a heavier tone.

Xue Biao also seemed to know that he had made a mistake and kept complaining.

"That's right, Brother Tao, our Jia family has organized caravans to do business outside the customs in previous years. How can it be smuggling?!"

Jia She echoed, with a disapproving tone.

Xue Biao smiled bitterly in his heart as he listened to the two men singing in harmony.

Of course he understood the meaning of these two people's words.

Given the prominent status of the Jia family, if he really wanted to transport some prohibited goods from the imperial court in the caravan, would the officials dare to expose it?

Even in the Liaodong frontier army, there were many generals who were close confidants of Duke Jia.

This kind of business, which can be called a huge profit, seems to have been in the Jia family for many years.

Now Jia She and Jia Zhen plan to recruit Xue Biao into their group.

"Brother Qiao, I just introduced you to the family because of my old relationship with your Xue family."

Seeing that Xue Biao was silent, Jia Zhen kindly reminded her.

If it were anyone else, they would not have the means to join their Jia family!

Xue Biao saw that if he did not express his position today, he might offend the two Jia family masters, so he immediately asked how much he would pay for this business.

Seeing Xue Biao being moved, Jia She Jia Zhen's face flashed with joy.

"It's not much. Brother Tadou can just pay 100,000 taels."

According to Jia She's words, these 100,000 taels are enough to run three caravans.

When the caravan comes back at the end of the year, there will be more than ten times the profit!

"This..." Xue Biao looked troubled, "One hundred thousand taels is too much, I have to go back and think about it."

The two Jia family masters were not upset when they heard this.

After all, it's impossible for Xue Biao to give up most of his family property just by talking nonsense.

"Brother Tao, you can think about it, but you have to wait for an answer at the end of the month."

Jia She spoke in a leisurely manner, as if this business was hard-won, and if it was too late, he wouldn't be able to share the meat.

Xue Biao nodded in agreement, indicating that he would give an accurate answer as soon as possible.

Let’s get down to business.

Xue Biao was just called by Jia She to greet him and leave.

"This Xue scorpion is quite calm."

Jia Zhen looked at the other person's leaving figure and spoke with a hint of joking.

"It's just a sideline with some family assets."

Jia She didn't finish speaking, but the disdain in his eyes was clearly revealed.

As the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She had to give up the main house to Jia Zheng and his wife because of his mother's preference for Jia Zheng.

This matter has always been a thorn in Jia She's mind.

Therefore, I despise Xue Biao, a descendant from the bottom of my heart.

"The Jinling Xue family is really extraordinary. The descendants alone have hundreds of thousands of assets."

Jia Zhen was amazed at this.

"Right now, you and I can't afford much cash, otherwise we wouldn't have to hook him up."

"Exactly."

Jia Zhen nodded in agreement.

What Jia She meant was that he simply regarded Xue Biao as someone who was taken advantage of.

turn out to be.

There are many Wuxun families in the capital that are in decline like the Jia family.

Most of them are donkey and horse eggs, with a shiny appearance.

Therefore, the Wu Xun family took the lead and planned to earn some extra money to support the family.

certainly.

For Jia She and Jia Zhen, it is natural to borrow the Jia family's name to fill their internal treasury.

So someone suggested it.

They can imitate the Sitong Chamber of Commerce founded by Zhao Ming, the eldest son of King Duan, and engage in the business of selling salt and iron to foreigners outside the customs.

"Rely on me, waiting in the old Liaodong department will not be much worse than that of Zhao Ming."

Jia She thought of something and his tone became more excited.

He is quite envious of the Sitong Chamber of Commerce's annual income.

One of the major achievements of the Sitong Chamber of Commerce is the tea and salt business with the grassland aliens.

It is said that Zhao Ming's biological mother was a prairie tribe princess who was rewarded by the late emperor to King Duan many years ago.

Relying on this relationship, the salt tea business was in full swing.

The first few times Jia Zhen and Jia She were involved in small fights, they invested thousands of taels of silver with Wu Xun in the capital.

After confirming that they could really make money, the two planned to do something big this time.

So they focused on Xue Tao.

This time the Jia family invited two brothers, Xue Biao, to visit, and Jia Zhen and Jia She could contribute a lot.

"Then Xue Biao is just a businessman, how can he refuse such a profitable business?"

Jia She is very confident about this.

Again.

This scorpion brought his family property to Beijing. If he didn't find some backer, he would definitely be eaten up by some noble people.

If the other party is smarter, he will come and join the Jia family as soon as possible.

After noon.

Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin had just walked out of Jia's house.

After sitting in the carriage, the two brothers and sisters just looked at each other, looking at each other speechlessly.

"Brother, this Jia Mansion..."

Xue Baoqin hesitated to speak.

When Xue Ke was called by Jia Zhen and Jia She to discuss things, she naturally went to talk and visit the women of the Jia family.

That Lin Daiyu and the four sisters of the Jia family left a good impression on her.

But.

None of this could compare to the shock that the luxury of the Jia family brought to Xue Baoqin.

Of course.

The Jia family also had the capital to be extravagant.

But Xue Baoqin was a pure and elegant girl with a kind heart, and she saw a clue.

During the conversation.

Jia Baoyu accidentally let out the fact that he had not yet entered school, and his self-proclaimed indifference to fame and fortune, and his concept of looking down on officialdom as dung.

In response to this.

Xue Baoqin just stopped talking and did not express her opinion.

With the prominent status of the Jia family, it would be no problem to support Jia Baoyu as a rich and idle person.

But in this generation of the Jia family.

Who would stand up to take the lead?

Originally, she heard people say that Jia Baoyu was born with a jade in his mouth and was smart and clever since childhood.

But she didn't expect that he was just an empty talker.

This Jia family.

What a scene of flowers blooming and oil boiling in a blazing fire.

Xue Ke saw what his sister wanted to say, and shook his head imperceptibly to indicate that she should not say it.

In fact, Xue Ke wanted to get close to the Jia family.

Although he believed in Lin Chen's big cake, the businessman's mind is cunning and has three burrows.

Who would have thought.

The two masters of the Jia family opened Xue Ke's eyes.

They talked about the smuggling business without hesitation, and planned to let Xue Ke join in.

As soon as this happened, Xue Ke immediately gave up the idea of ​​getting involved with the Jia family.

It's very simple.

The Jia family is prominent, but Xue Ke is just a lowly businessman.

Once there is any accident in the smuggling matter.

Then Jia She and Jia Zhen may not be in trouble, but Xue Ke and his sister will at least be exiled to the frontier and have their property confiscated!

On the other hand, Lin Chen promised a big cake.

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