manynovel Chapter 338 Giving advice
Chapter 338 Giving advice
After Jin Ming closed the door and stood guard at the entrance, the Second Prince said, "Where did these two followers come from? They have good rules."
“I bought it!”
Jiang Youzhen stepped forward and poured tea for the second prince himself, saying indifferently.
"From my point of view, the rules of these two people don't seem to be superficial. It seems that they have learned them for a long time and have engraved them in their bones."
Jiang Youzhen was stunned. She had thought that the two of them were well behaved before, but she didn't think much about it. After all, who would take a small shrimp like her seriously?
"You think they have unknown origins?" Jiang Youzhen laughed at himself. "I am just a scholar now. I am nothing in the eyes of you powerful people. Who would bother to place pawns around me?"
"It's not that they are of unknown origin." The second prince leaned lazily on the back of the chair, "Maybe it's a coincidence, but you are not a lackey in the eyes of others. At least I still have you in my eyes."
"Haha! Thank you for thinking highly of me. I am really flattered."
Jiang Youzhen spoke so casually, but the Second Prince did not think there was anything wrong. Instead, he felt that it was very comfortable and relaxed to talk to Jiang Youzhen like this, without having to ponder the meaning of his words.
"Okay, let's get back to the point. The fourth brother has already sent Tong Huaian to contact those merchants. You probably haven't seen Tong Huaian much in recent times, right?"
Jiang Youzhen shook his head, "I really didn't see it."
"We are already far behind them. I heard that he has contacted the two largest merchants in the city, the Sun family and the Liu family. If he wins over other merchants, what is the point of me coming to supervise? By then, they will pretend to obey but secretly disobey, and I will be completely helpless."
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Youzhen waved his hand. Who are you talking to here?
"Second Prince, you don't need to tell me these things. These are all your secrets. I am not suitable to participate."
I just want to open a shop with you, and you think I'm on your boat?
"You said before that you wanted to open a shop with me, but if I am conquered by the fourth brother, I will have no land, let alone a shop. Shouldn't you contribute a little? You don't want to participate but want to share the money. How can such a good thing happen?"
The second prince rolled his eyes at Jiang Youzhen. This girl really had a plan in mind.
"But shouldn't this be something you worry about? That's not what you said at the beginning. Besides, is it easy for me to come up with suggestions? You can't erase my contribution, right?"
Jiang Youzhen was speechless! I didn't expect the second prince to be so weak. The two of them learned the news at the same time, but this one didn't have any chance of winning? If I had known, I shouldn't have agreed to cooperate with the second prince.
What to do? She regrets it!
"How about we just forget about it?" Jiang Youzhen asked tentatively.
Anyway, she has a way to get some benefits from the new policy, but it is more troublesome and the benefits are not that great!
The Second Prince's face turned pale when he heard this. The girl was afraid of suffering some loss.
"Backing off like this is not like your style. You also know that if the fourth brother really has the support of these people, will he give you a share? There are too many people involved on his side, and there won't be enough for him to share.
Do you think that saying a few good words to you in front of the emperor is a reward for you? Don't forget that you are not even a juren now, and he can't give you any benefits! "
The second prince sneered. Since Jiang Youzhen loved money, he just wanted to win her over.
"Who knows if you will abandon me after I have done my job? I hope you will not kick me away when I offer you advice and help you."
Jiang Youzhen simply laid it out. Although after meeting him, she felt that the Second Prince would not do such a thing, but who knows?
Money can be very tempting, especially for someone like the Second Prince who has no foundation. He might just be waiting for the money to bribe others or recruit soldiers!
"I don't want to do that! Besides, you have a lot of unorthodox ways, and I will have to rely on you to make money. I don't want to get involved in this matter."
"Unorthodox methods?" Jiang Youzhen laughed, "Since you have the right way, please handle it yourself! My unorthodox methods are not the right way after all, and they are not worthy of being shown on the stage."
What's the logic of using her but stepping on her at the same time?
"Hehe! Sometimes it is indeed these unpresentable strategies that are useful." The second prince took a look at Jiang Youzhen's expression and found that she was very unhappy. Her tightly pursed lips felt like a tightly closed clam shell.
"In fact, I admire your abilities very much. Isn't it because you are unwilling to serve me?" The second prince's tone softened.
"Well, I can't give up the profits of the shop, but I have a hot spring villa in the southern suburbs of the capital. Not counting the villa inside, it also includes fertile fields and orchards, about 600 acres. What do you think?"
"Deal!" Jiang Youzhen nodded his head like pounding garlic. He got a hot spring villa for free, which was a good thing.
The second prince snorted coldly, "The title deed is in the capital. I'll have someone send it to you when I get back."
Jiang Youzhen was about to say something but stopped. The Second Prince was so angry that he sneered, "Why? I am a prince, how can I be short of this little thing from you? You are so petty!"
Jiang Youzhen immediately apologized with a smile, "How could that be possible? I dare not say that. Your Highness has always been generous, how could he be shameless?"
"Can you tell me now? Is there any good solution?"
Jiang Youzhen hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Highness, what do you think merchants value most?"
"Need I say more? Of course it's huge profits! But I can't give them that much, that's why I'm constrained. The fourth brother has the support of his outside family, he has money and people, but I have nothing."
Jiang Youzhen: It’s not easy for you to have such a correct understanding of yourself!
However, the second prince had a really hellish start, and his current situation is quite remarkable, after all, he really has nothing.
"You just said that it's difficult to make concessions, and you can't make concessions as well as the Fourth Prince, so why not find another way? Merchants value reputation as much as profit."
The second prince raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
"Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, they are at the bottom of the social ladder and have a low status. They collect donations to make a profit, but there are also merchants who want to gain both fame and fortune! If a monument of merit can be erected on the newly built dock, ranking according to the amount of money collected, do you think they would be unwilling?
Anyway, they can still obtain the right to lease the shop later, so they are not at a disadvantage! The imperial court will give them a document, which is just a title. When they do business in the future, they will have face. They are not imperial merchants, but they have the false title of imperial merchants. "
Jiang Youzhen stroked his chin. This was the first point raised.
"This is a good idea! Those merchants also need face." The second prince nodded, and then suddenly thought of something.
The second prince frowned, "But if I can do this, the fourth prince can do this too. In addition, there are merchants who are not interested in such a false reputation."
"Then it comes back to the word 'benefit'. What I just said is just one of the methods. The method is feasible, but it can only be icing on the cake. What do you think they can gain benefits from such documents? For example, taxation?"