What is the most valuable thing about Qijia?

Some people think it’s a salt field, some people think it’s a salt field, some people think it’s the Qi family that has accumulated more than a decade of wealth, which can rival the country...

The eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou Prefecture have been replaced in turn, but only one family, Qi, has remained unchanged for more than sixty years.

With the Qi family's business, saving a million dollars a year is not considered excessive. How much money will be saved after sixty years?

What does it mean to be extremely wealthy?

Nothing more than that!

Apart from that, there is definitely not that much money in the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the Forbidden City!

If it weren't for the extensive involvement behind the scenes, Han Banshan would have chewed up the Qi family with all his front teeth in his mouth.

It's a pity that even Han Bin didn't dare to kill this golden pig for the New Year without any reason.

This is, in Jia Qiang’s opinion, the most valuable thing about the Qi family:

Qi Taizhong, an old fox, has accumulated official favors for more than a decade.

With this kind of favor, neither Han Bin nor Lin Ruhai dare to treat a merchant as an ordinary person. This is the biggest foundation of the Qi family!

The fragrant favors that Qi Taizhong made were by no means a simple transfer of benefits. Giving people gold and silver every year to maintain relationships was a despicable method.

Qi Taizhong's kindness is that when people are in trouble, when they are at their lowest point, when they are facing desperate situations, they try their best to relieve people's difficulties, save their future and even their lives, without asking for anything in return.

For example, the Supreme Emperor made six southern tours, but each time he did not use the treasury.

And where will the required flowers come from?

The Zhen family in Jiangnan has been in charge of the salt tax for twenty years, and all the money together is not enough for the emperor alone.

The rest of the money was pledged by the salt merchants led by the Qi family.

After six tours to the south, the Qi family’s family donated more than 10 million taels!

Spending so much money to honor your father, relieve your father's worries, and not ask for an official position or title, how can the emperor deny this favor?

The more you show kindness without asking for anything, the more your favor will continue to appreciate over time.

It is precisely this kind of favor, coupled with the exchange of courtesy during the annual festivals, that Qi Taizhong created a network that even Han Banshan dared not easily tear into pieces!

But as Jia Qiang said, this kind of love is most valuable only when Qi Taizhong is around.

When Qi Taizhong was alive, the Supreme Emperor would not let anyone touch him easily, as long as he did not commit the serious crime of treason.

But after Qi Taizhong's death, this incense love ended here for the Supreme Emperor.

The imperial court is short of money, so if the Qi family has saved such a large sum and does not use it to replenish the national treasury, then the Qi family is being ignorant.

The higher the level of human relationships, the more timeliness they pay attention to.

These are many high-ranking wealthy families. When the core figures were alive, they were as powerful as the sky.

This is why once a core character passes away, he is instantly thrown into the dust and sinks into the lowest echelons of society.

but……

This is the truth, but it is still a bit cruel to say this in front of an old man who is nearly eighty years old.

Qi Jun frowned and looked at Jia Qiang with an ugly expression.

Jia Qiang herself seemed to have done nothing wrong, looking at Qi Taizhong with a thin smile.

Qi Taizhong smiled and raised his eyebrows and said: "You hozen, you have a good idea and you have a sharp mouth. Unfortunately, I am not an old fool yet. Just keep these favors, use them out, and others will not be afraid."

. Keeping it is a kind of deterrent! If I die, I won’t care about anything else. I have spent my whole life protecting them, so I can’t worry about them even after I die, right?”

Jia Qiang laughed and said: "Since you always think like this, I won't go into details. What's more, with the power of all the outstanding people in the Qi family, I will definitely be able to gain a foothold overseas on my own, and I will definitely be able to protect the Qi family on my own."

The branch left in Dayan will not be coveted by others. Count me for talking too much! "

When Qi Taizhong heard this, his expression changed slightly.

Looking at Jia Qiang, I felt like I had some realization in my heart.

Strangely, Jia Qiang only cooperated with the Qi family in an ice house business and a restaurant business, and had little relationship with the rest.

Just because these two interests overlap, it is indeed far from an alliance.

Now it seems that the bet was too light...

On the other side, Qi Yun also vaguely reacted. No wonder Jia Qiang didn't even refute when he was settling accounts with Jia Qiang just now.

It turned out that in Jia Qiang's heart, the Qi family owed too little...

The Qi family always wants to establish a favor with Jia Qiang, and use the favor to involve Jia Qiang, Lin Ruhai behind him, and even Han Banshan.

I hope that when the New Deal becomes popular in the world in the future, the Qi family will not be liquidated.

But Jia Qiang is not a fuel-efficient lamp and always stays awake.

Favors belong to favors, and exchange of interests belongs to exchange of interests.

This person is so calm that it's scary...

At this moment, Qi Yun felt ashamed because of his vision and structure.

Also because Qi Taizhong had to worry about the safety of the descendants of the Qi family at this age, he felt remorseful, ashamed and angry.

Qi Taizhong seemed to have seen through Qi Yun's thoughts, and said with a smile: "The Qi family has been able to maintain peace and wealth for so many years because of their understanding of propriety. They have been trapped in Yangzhou Prefecture for more than a year.

Speaking of which, I got it at the expense of the future of two generations of you. If you think about it now, you may not have earned much. Don’t think too highly of him, Liangchen, I’m just used to taking advantage of the situation. I borrowed it from Han Banshan

, Lin Ruhai and his team have spent decades working hard to gain a reputation, and the emperor's ambition to reform the old government...otherwise, how could he have the reason to threaten me face to face today?"

When Jia Qiang heard this, she was not angry but happy. She laughed and said: "No such intention, no such intention! How dare you threaten your old age? It's just a matter of discussion. My interests and those of the Qi family are increasingly intertwined. For me,

If you live a hundred years, the best thing is to live two hundred years! As long as you are here, I basically don’t have to worry about Yangzhou Prefecture. With you always here and the Qi family here, my business in Yangzhou Prefecture will only be

Isn't it a good thing to become more prosperous and rich day by day? How can it threaten the Qi family and your old age? Old man, I hope that the Qi family can develop well and develop in the long run more than anyone else, because overseas is not only the Qi family's

The retreat may also be the retreat for me and my family. But, wouldn’t it be better if we could avoid the last step? Don’t the Qi family want to walk freely in Dayan? So, why should we be stingy and cling to those favors? "

Qi Taizhong sighed, looked at Jia Qiang, and said slowly: "If God gives me another twenty years, why should the Qi family worry about this difficulty?"

…

Coming out of Qiyuan, Jia Qiang's eyes were obviously much brighter.

Today's harvest really made him happy!

Although it is impossible for Qi Taizhong to give him all the incense and love that he has cultivated throughout his life, especially those at the top, it is even less possible.

But just based on the people he has given out now, they are already extremely precious to Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang's personal connections in the Jia family are of no use, and he has no share in them.

Lin Ruhai's...

After entering Beijing, it was not easy for Lin Ruhai to protect himself. Jia Qiang thought that if he couldn't help, it was best not to be a pig teammate and hold him back.

And the time he has been in business by himself is still too short, so the few favors he has spread out will not be of much use.

Therefore, the people on the list Qi Taizhong gave him are very precious.

From the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Yushitai, the Shuntian Prefecture...

Their official positions may not be obvious, but they are all powerful figures and very practical.

While riding on the horse, Jia Qiang began to think quickly about how these people should use them to achieve maximum utilization value.

I just couldn't calm down at the moment and couldn't think of any magic solution.

Simply put it down for a while and enjoy the bustling street scene of Yangzhou Prefecture...

As the New Year approaches, Yangzhoufu Street is crowded with people.

Various hawking sounds came and went, adults laughed and cursed, and naughty children chased and played, outlining a scene of prosperous times.

But after looking at it for a long time, it was just like that and still too noisy.

The main road was difficult to navigate, so Jia Qiang suggested that Gao Long lead the team and return home via a more remote branch road.

Although it is farther, it probably takes much faster time than moving along the main street.

"Brother Shang, how are things going outside recently? Is there any progress?"

In a typical Jiangnan alley, there are white walls, black tiles and bluestone roads.

Jia Qiang was riding on the horse and asked Shang Zhuo next to her.

There was a hint of embarrassment on Shang Zhuo's simple face, and he shook his head and said: "There is not much progress." After the fall of the Bai, Shen, Zhou, and Wu families, the Qi family immediately sent people to contact the secret personnel of the four families. These people already know each other, it is easy to find them, and they are willing to pay the price. Originally we had little hope. If the Qi family were not looking for these people to go to the unknown land of the Southern Barbarians, we can say that there is no hope at all. Although the current batch of people We are worried about life and death after going to sea, but the price offered by the Qi family is too high, and they also promised to take care of their family to establish themselves in Yangzhou. In addition, those people trust the Qi family more and are more wary of us, so for now we still There’s no big progress.”

After the Bai, Shen, Zhou, and Wu families were raided, the masters the four families secretly cultivated were all skilled in the world of assassination, detection, concealment, and disguise.

These people don't have to be die-hard, they have a certain degree of loyalty, as long as the money is paid.

Their loyalty is different from that of Gao Long and Shang Zhuo.

Gao Long and Shang Zhuo are loyal to human nature, while the loyalty of those who do shady things is loyalty to professional ethics.

"Unless the young master lets us go on a killing spree and use all kinds of tricks to subdue these people!"
To be continued...