Chapter 23 Calculation

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After all, the second wife of the Chu family is just a woman. Although she has a vicious mind, it is okay to let her do things inside the Chu family. It is not enough to put it outside. It is still necessary for Ding Kaishan to hang out in Tongzhou for decades. The old fox will do.

Ding Kaishan pondered for a long while and said: "According to what you said, Chu Xiu's current situation has been achieved. It only took a few things to completely establish his position in the Chu family. It is not too much to have a son who is not the eldest son." Zong Guang's favorite, facing Chu Xiu, can't take advantage of it within the Chu family, so I only have one idea, and I can only attack Chu Xiu from the outside."

The second lady sighed and said: "But I'm just a woman, I still have some weight in the Chu family's inner house, and I can't get involved in the outside affairs at all, so I'm here to beg you."

Ding Kaishan stroked his long beard and said: "There is always a way, I just remembered that the caravan under Chu Xiu recently received a big deal.

I have an apprentice who is currently escorting people in the Escort Bureau. Last time when he went to Yan Country, he happened to meet the Chu family’s caravan. I heard that the Chu family’s caravan reached a deal with a big local businessman in Yan State. The agreement was to purchase the refined ore produced by the Chu family in the Nanshan mining area at a high price, and even a large deposit had already been paid. "

The second lady said with some jealousy: "This Chuxiu has changed his luck since he came back from the Nanshan mining area. He has encountered all good things."

Ding Kaishan looked straight and said: "It's not luck, but Chu Xiu's ability. Although he is competing with Shenger for the position of heir to the patriarch, you should learn from him.

This business has nothing to do with Chu Xiu, he has already ignored the caravan, it is completely managed by the stewards of the caravan, and this business was also negotiated by the stewards of the caravan.

Your Chu family used to manage caravans only to give some monthly money to those caravan people, but now Chu Xiu is willing to give half of the income to everyone in the caravan. Don’t underestimate this half, right It is because of this half, that the people in these caravans are so active and desperate.

The caravan earns more money, and the caravan members can get the same amount of money.

Therefore, the stewards of those caravans don’t need to be urged by Chu Xiu. They spend all day studying how to increase their income, and the servants of those caravans don’t need to be urged to work. Get more money once.

People in your Chu family may not have noticed these things, but you don't know that in the Tongzhou mansion, they all said that the young generation of your Chu family, the only one who can take care of is this Chuxiu. "

The second lady's face turned red and then pale, but she still couldn't accept that Chu Xiu was so outstanding.

Ding Kaishan said with a smile: "But no matter how good Chu Xiu is, it's useless. The son is my grandson. Of course I want to stand by him. Then the caravan under Chu Xiu negotiated such a big deal. If What's wrong? If the ore cannot be delivered on time, not only the deposit will be paid to the other party, but the reputation of the caravan under his command will also be ruined.

There are countless caravans traveling between Wei County and Yan State, and no one is willing to do business with a discredited caravan.

The most profitable income in Chuxiu's hand is the caravan. Without the caravan, you should be very clear about what his status in Chuxiu will be. "

The second lady frowned and said, "It still doesn't work. The Nanshan mining area will ship a batch of ore every month. Although Chu Xiu is no longer in charge, he is also a member of the Chu family. If I hold him back, it will cause trouble." I didn't care to go to the master's place, and it would delay the Chu family's business."

Ding Kaishan shook his head resentfully and said, "Daughter, what did I tell you back then? Don't keep staring at the Chu family's three-acre land, open your eyes.

Who made you press those ores? Before delivering those ores to Chuxiu, you sell them to other people. Isn't that the best of both worlds? "

The second lady hesitated and said: "The Nanshan mining area produces refined ore, and if the ore is sold at the highest price every month, it will be tens of thousands of taels.

In the past, my Chu family kept some of these ores as spares, and sold the others as weapons. Now who can eat so much ore in one go?

If the price is lowered, Chu Xiu finds out and stabs the master, harming the interests of the Chu family. This is the bottom line of the master. "

It is true that Chu Zongguang has not cared much about the affairs of the Chu family these years, but Chu Zongguang also has a bottom line, that is, no one, including his own son, can harm the interests of the Chu family, otherwise he will be severely punished.

It is precisely because of this bottom line that although the Chu family has not developed over the years, it has not declined too much.

Ding Kaishan shook his head and said, "Who told you to sell it at a low price? Just sell it at the market price. Then Chuxiu took this batch of ore and sold it to a big businessman in Yan Kingdom. He might make double the profit, but How much money can he give to the Chu family? It's only less than one-third of the sky.

After you sell this batch of ore, give the Chu family all the profits and keep nothing for yourself. In this way, the Chu family has no loss, and you have no loss, so the only one who loses is Chu Xiu. "

"Then who will this batch of ore be sold to?"

Ding Kaishan smiled and said: "With your father and me here, with my connections, is it possible that this ore will not be sold? The third son of the Li family is my disciple, and I can help you connect and let the Li family eat it." Get this batch of ore.

The Li family is much better at forging weapons than your Chu family, but they have no minerals. If the Chu family is willing to sell it, even if it is more than the market price, I believe the Li family will agree. "

The second lady shook her head and said: "The Li family can't do it. When my Chu family first established a foothold in Tongzhou, it was the Li family who had the most trouble with us. If we sold the ore to the Li family, would the master be the same?" If you don't agree to say it first, the rest of the Chu family will not agree."

Ding Kaishan waved his hand casually and said: "You think too much, you have been so indecisive since you were a child, how can you succeed in being afraid of wolves and tigers later?

The Li family did feel sorry for you when your Chu family first gained a foothold in Tongzhou Mansion, but that was all in the past. After so many years, the old man of the Li family was dead, and your Chu family was the same Didn't take revenge.

So you don't have to be afraid of this matter at all. As long as Chu Zongguang doesn't speak up, no one in the Chu family will be held accountable for this matter. Anyway, the Chu family didn't suffer in the end, did they? "

Seeing that the second lady was still a little hesitant, Ding Kaishan's eyes showed a gleam and said: "Or else, let's do this first, you sell the ore to me, and I will sell it to Mr. Li, this kind of thing has nothing to do with you gone."

The second lady thought for a while, Ding Kaishan's words seemed to make sense, anyway, her father couldn't cheat herself, so the second lady said directly: "If this is the case, then I will trouble you, father."

Ding Kaishan nodded and said: "By the way, how much refined ore does your Chu family's Nanshan mining area produce in a month?"

The second lady thought for a while and said, "I'm a woman, so I don't know much about these things, but normally it should be about 50,000 catties."

Ding Kaishan was a little surprised and said: "According to the highest market price, 50,000 catties of refined ore is enough to sell for 50,000 taels of silver. Based on this calculation, the most profitable business of your Chu family should be this mine."

The second lady shook her head with a wry smile and said: "It's not that easy, people are easy to die in the mine, and our Chu family buys a large number of prisoners from the government every year.

In addition, these ores must be refined once before they can be used. 50,000 jin of refined ore needs at least 500,000 jin of refining. The cost is too high, so the profit is actually not too much. "

Ding Kaishan showed a thoughtful expression, and said to the second wife: "Okay, I will leave this matter to me, and you can send someone to send the refined ore to me later, and then I will send it to you." Your silver must be more than fifty thousand taels.

Don't worry, although Chu Zongguang doesn't live up to expectations, I can't let you marry into the Chu family for nothing. This Chu family will belong to my grandson sooner or later! "

The second lady left happily. Compared with the eldest lady, her only advantage is the background in the Tongzhou mansion.

With such a powerful foreign aid as Ding Kaishan, what if the eldest lady is from a wealthy family? The family behind her is not in Tongzhou Prefecture either.

Early the next morning, servants of the Chu family pulled the cartloads of ore and loosened them to the Kaishan Martial Arts Hall.

Ding Kaishan looked at the ores and asked the steward, "How many catties are the ores you sent?"

The steward glanced at the booklet and said, "It's fifty-seven thousand catties."

Ding Kaishan raised his eyebrows and said: "Go and change it, change it to 52,000 jin."

The steward was taken aback for a moment, then he understood what Ding Kaishan meant, and said with a wry smile: "Master Ding, five thousand catties of refined ore was missing, and I can't explain it when I go back."

Ding Kaishan waved his hand and said: "You also know my identity, so you should also know who told you about this matter. Is it so difficult to change the accounts? Remember, don't talk nonsense when you go back!"

The steward nodded quickly, and then he remembered that the owner of Ding was the father of the second wife, and the second wife wanted to benefit her father secretly, so of course she would not make it public, and he naturally didn't have to give it to anyone. confessed.

Thinking of this, the steward immediately changed the refined ore from 57,000 jin to 52,000 jin. Only then did Ding Kaishan let them all leave with satisfaction.