The next morning.

After doing morning exercises and washing up, Jia Qiang went out.

It's not really a race against time, but he still has to seize the time.

Now that I am far away from the capital, and Lin Ruhai's official term has been extended for half a year, it can be said that the right time, place and people are here.

If we don't take advantage of this moment and try every means to develop and grow, when we return to Beijing in the future, we will be controlled by countless giants from above, and the interests of all parties will be entangled below.

Thinking about the almost unscrupulous development foundation like in Jiangnan, it is almost impossible to increase strength and accumulate wealth!

At present, the foundation for wealth distribution has been laid. Once Jufeng Island is built, saltpeter can be purified in large quantities on the island, and the icehouse will no longer be limited to Yangzhou Prefecture.

It also includes the stir-frying of hot pot base ingredients and the preparation of dyes.

When each of these becomes bigger, it will be a source of income flowing with gold and silver.

Wanxianglou and Bingshi seem to be prosperous, and of course, their cash flow is indeed prosperous.

But the one that can really make a lot of money is the Taiping Cloth Shop hidden behind.

Cloth and silk with brighter colors can be sold to high-end customers in the short term, and in the long term, they can be exported to the West.

Jia Qiang's real golden finger is the weaving and dyeing formula he has in mind.

That is the essence of the weaving and dyeing industry that generations of weaving and dyeing seniors, including overseas seniors, have spent generations of hard work summarizing.

Nowadays, the whole world is hand-woven and dyed, and the dyes prepared by Jia Qiang using the most advanced secret recipes can definitely sweep the world's fabric shops.

Of course, the premise is to lay a solid foundation bit by bit, which is exactly what he has been doing these days.

At this point, as long as he does not fall in power in the capital, or in other words, Lin Ruhai and even Han Banshan behind him do not fall, then the foundation of Yangzhou Prefecture will be safe.

Qi Taizhong didn't allow even the slightest mistake here.

As long as there are no business trips, Wanxiang Tower, Ice Room, Bookshop, Theater, Guangde Society, and Jinwa Taiping Cloth Shop will all develop intertwinedly and become more prosperous day by day.

It will also continuously provide him with gold and silver resources, and the right to speak...

But in order to maintain the general trend in Beijing, especially in such a dangerous place where hungry tigers and wolves are everywhere, and to ensure that Lin Ruhai will not be defeated, it is far from enough to rely on abundant financial resources and the voice of public opinion.

Because on the surface, Jia Qiang never had much room to take action.

Not to mention that it would be good if he could pass the scholar examination in two or three years. Even if he passed the Jinshi examination, without ten or twenty years of hard work, he would not have much say in the officialdom.

Therefore, we can only find ways to strengthen our power secretly...

Otherwise, let alone returning to Beijing to take advantage of the situation to stir up troubles, it would be a good thing not to be eaten by others without even leaving bones and dregs.

It's not that Jia Qiang doesn't trust Lin Ruhai and Han Bin, it's just that when he studied in the Red Mansion in his previous life, one of them has long since disappeared, and the other two don't exist, so there is really no experience to follow.

It is impossible for Jia Qiang to pin her future destiny on luck.

Therefore, as long as he knows that Wanxianglou was a great success last night and is guaranteed to have stable financial resources, the next thing he will be busy with is to secretly recruit more people so that he can have certain mobility and self-protection means after returning to Beijing.

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Qiyuan, thatched cottage.

Qi Jun led Jia Qiang to this time, where Qi Taizhong was drinking milk.

Jia Qiang didn't even need to ask, she knew that what this old man was eating must be human milk...

As if he saw the strange look in Jia Qiang's eyes, Qi Taizhong slowly put down the small bowl of chicken hearts with lotus petals and looked at Jia Qiang and said lightly: "You only ate milk in Yanyuan Yamen to strengthen your bones. How can you compare with that?"

Female breasts nourish people?”

Hearing this, Jia Qiang raised her head slightly, looked at the carved pillars and beams on the roof of the thatched cottage, and said softly: "Old man, let's forget about Yangzhou Mansion. After all, this is the territory that your Qi family has been running for more than a decade.

If you fart in the courtyard, I won't be surprised if you know whether it's carrot or celery flavor. But if you put sand in the hands of the people I recruit, then you are always forcing me. You

This silver fox, even the Supreme Emperor is willing to be your friend, so of course I can’t defeat you. But I don’t think you can live to be ten thousand years old, right?”

Qi Taizhong narrowed his eyes when he heard this, smiled and cursed, and said: "You are the first one who dares to threaten me face to face!"

However, he kept observing Jia Qiang's actions and saw that after Jia Qiang finished speaking, her head was still looking up at the roof of the thatched cottage, so her previous little thoughts faded away.

If he were twenty years younger, he would definitely have made a different choice. Seeing the ups and downs in Beijing, how could he endure being lonely and watching in Jiangnan?

Always have a hand in it for the best interests.

But now that we are at this point, taking the lead in protecting Qi's family is the top priority.

As for mixing sand around Jia Qiang...

Let's wait until the Qi family has established a firm foothold overseas. Otherwise, we might really offend this bold and sinister boy and give the Qi family eye drops.

Qi Taizhong said with a smile: "I don't care about the matters in the Yanyuan Yamen, but some people have spread them to my ears. As for the people under you... If you really want to recruit a few useful people, I can teach you a foolproof method."

Law……"

Jia Qiang then lowered her raised head, turned to look at Qi Taizhong, and humbly asked for advice: "Please give me some advice."

Seeing how sincere he was, Qi Taizhong twitched his lips, looked at Qi Yun sitting on the other side, and sighed in his heart. Children who grew up in Fugui Township lacked the ruthlessness to dare to fight to the death.

However, seeing Qi Yun looking at Jia Qiang with a smile all the time, Qi Taizhong was still a little relieved, knowing that his grandson had listened to his teachings and was carefully trying to figure out Jia Qiang's ways of doing things.

That's fine too.

Thinking of this, Qi Taizhong also taught him carefully and gave guidance: "If you want to recruit someone who can be used, it doesn't matter whether he is innocent or not. The important thing is that this person must respect filial piety. Why does the court praise the Holy Emperor every day for ruling the world with benevolence and filial piety? This is

Many eminent ministers have summed it up. People with filial piety may not be loyal ministers, but they may also be treacherous ministers. But people without filial piety must be rebellious and ambitious people in the back of their heads. They are beasts! How can you dare to use such a person? So

, if you accept someone, you must first find out whether this person is pure filial piety. If he is not filial, there is no need to say more. If he is pure filial piety, then take his family members to his side and place them properly so that the elderly in his family can be provided for.

"My children and grandchildren will be educated and have books to read. In this case, how can I not feel confident about using it?"

Jia Qiang narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Qi Taizhong and said: "What do you mean, old man... take the hostages first?"

"Eh!"

Qi Taizhong shook his head repeatedly and said: "How can you be so inferior? You take good care of the family members of the people around you so that they have no worries. In the previous dynasty, this was called taking in a servant, and even the surname had to be changed. Let them know that as long as you

If you don't die, as long as you don't fall, then their whole family can enjoy a peaceful life. They have done well, and they don't even lack wealth. How can they not work hard? Why do they need hostages..."

Jia Qiang smiled when he heard this and said: "You are worthy of being the old man of the Qi family. You are very powerful. It is almost the same as what I thought. Maybe this is called heroes seeing the same thing."

Qi Jun's handsome face on the side was almost tangled into a rag, but the two foxes opposite, an old one and a young one, were smiling happily.

Unexpectedly, Jia Qiang changed her voice and continued to warn: "Old man, who did I take away and where were they used? You'd better not get to the bottom of it, and don't add sand to it. If you are discovered, it is really necessary."

It hurts the deep feelings between our families."

Qi Taizhong: "..."

Qi Yun tried to smooth things over and said with a smile: "Good minister, I have never seen anyone like you. There are not many people who can trust you. We don't know this rule yet. Do we need you to emphasize it again and again? But stop it quickly, no."

It's a joke. But before we get down to business, the hot pot banquet you asked Wanxianglou to organize yesterday was served with ice bowls. It really became popular right away. I didn't see those people in the past enjoying such spicy food.

Yesterday, everyone was almost turning into mud when eating the food. It was so satisfying to eat, and everyone said it was so refreshing. When it was so spicy that I couldn’t bear to eat it, an ice bowl was served. Good guy, let alone others at that time, Lian Zi’an,

Wen Lie, Yuan Zong, and the others all screamed with joy. They were all stunned, but they all placed orders on the spot. Some wanted to buy pots and base ingredients, some wanted to book the venue for a host, and the most requested item was ice.

If I know that I can deliver bowls, I will send them to each house with shouts of thirty-fifty or one-hundred-and-two hundred. Good minister, Wanxiang Tower is really popular!"

Jia Qiang was naturally happy to hear the good news and said with a smile: "Although I hold half of the shares in Wanxianglou, except for a few storytellers to practice and practice, I don't care about anything else. It's all Brother De'ang who can do this."

The means are clever."

Qi Yun was not someone to be trifled with. He laughed angrily and said, "You still have the nerve to say that! You also own half of the shares and are the big owner of Wanxianglou! The hot pot base is so expensive for you to sell. Apart from the capital, you still have

Sharing half of the profit in Wanxiang House, the income is much greater than that of the Qi family, but do you think I am smart?"

Qi Yun is not competing for profit. With the wealth of the Qi family, it is nothing if the profits of Wanxiang Tower are shared with Jia Qiang.

It's just that business is business, and you can't break the rules.

So he wanted Jia Qiang to know that he knew what Jia Qiang had done.

However, Jia Qiang ignored this issue at all. Is the small Wanxiang Tower worth the extra effort?

Jia Qiang looked at Qi Taizhong and said: "Brother De'ang persuaded me last time to cooperate more with the Qi family. Not only will the Qi family not be a hindrance, but with the Qi family's connections in the officialdom, it can also help me a lot. I feel deeply

Brother De'ang is so righteous, now you and I are cooperating deeply, and I will return to Beijing with Lin Yanyuan soon after the new year, so I came here today to ask if the boy encounters difficulties in Beijing, what are the Qi family's connections in Beijing?

, can you lend it to me? With Brother De'ang's character, he will definitely not trick me."

Qi Yun: "..."

Qi Taizhong also looked at Jia Qiang with admiration, but did not answer, but asked: "So, it seems that the chess game in Jiangnan, my friend, is about to end? If so, the thunder and rain will be less, right?"

Jia Qiang laughed, shook her head and said: "Being able to cooperate with Mr. Qi is already the biggest raindrop. You have made friends with so many eunuchs and gentry in your life, and you have friends all over the world. If you can make friends with you, it will make thunder louder than raindrops."

?Old man, forgive me for saying something disrespectful. The connections you have made throughout your life and the love you have left behind are the best and most valuable when you are still around. People are said in official circles.

Tea cools down as soon as you leave. Isn't this true in the field of human relationships? Rather than letting these connections go in vain, especially when... the political reform is about to happen! If you don't cash in these connections as soon as possible, in the end, most of them will be

All in vain.

Why don't you lend it to me?"
Chapter completed!