Madam Sun looked at her grandson, who was of noble status but needed to draw warmth from an outsider, with soft eyes. "On this road, you can only move forward and not retreat. You can only win and not lose. When more and more people choose to stand behind you in the future, you will be responsible for their life and death and the honor and disgrace of all the people behind them. If you lose, there will be rivers of blood. Xiaoliu, do better, for the people behind you and for yourself."
"I won't lose!" Xiao Liu raised his chin slightly, "I have Sister Hua and Brother Yan Xi. I will work hard to make myself stronger. I won't lose!"
"Keep up the momentum." Old Madam Sun smiled as she looked at her grandson who looked like her daughter. She then glanced at Hua Zhi who was sitting quietly without saying a word. After all, the confidence of the Sixth Prince, who had the weakest foundation among the princes, came from her and the person behind her.
"It is said that the Hua family has recently rejected even in-laws?"
"When my grandmother was alive, she once said that emotions can't stand the test of time. The Hua family didn't want to drag down the in-laws and old friends, so they cut off the contact between each branch and the mother's family." Hua Zhi smiled faintly, "Obviously, except for the Zhu family, the other in-laws thought the same way. They never took the initiative to get involved with the Hua family. Even when my grandmother passed away, they only sent a housekeeper to express condolences. Now the Hua family is following my grandmother's instructions. How could they refuse to let us in? They haven't said anything like this in the past year."
Madam Sun laughed and lightly tapped her with her index finger, "You really didn't suffer any loss, but it's also because you are strong, otherwise..."
Otherwise, the Hua family will sooner or later be taken advantage of by other families, just like the He family, and those in-laws will never show any care to them. On the contrary, they will get more benefits because they have more reasons to take action than others. It is precisely because Hua Zhi understands this that she has never been polite to those people. Since they are unwilling to help her in times of need, why does she need them to add icing on the cake now, not to mention that they are here to take advantage of her.
Madam Sun thought it through and had no good feelings towards those aristocratic families who pursued profit. She turned the topic back to Xiaoliu, "My master means that the Sun family can't do much with the family assets it has, so it's better to hand it over to the eldest daughter who is known as the Goddess of Wealth. You will lose someone else's money, but Xiaoliu will not lose it."
Hua Zhi covered her mouth and smiled, "If I don't accept your hat, it means I don't care about Xiaoliu."
"If I think so, I would be too heartless. It is because I know that you care about Xiaoliu that I can say such things." The old lady said it very sincerely. She really thought so. If a person does not care about his actions, anyone with eyes can see it. She believed that she was not blind.
"By the way, I have heard that the Third and Fourth Princes are jealous of Xiaoliu because she has your favor, and they want to try to pry her away from you. I think they will use some tricks."
"The Hua family can't come in." Hua Zhi replied indifferently, "Xiao Liu needs to use some money, but there's no rush. It will be after the New Year."
Xiaoliu raised his head when he heard this. What was there after the New Year that required money
Hua Zhi quickly thought about it in her mind and decided not to avoid Madam Sun. People on the same boat who knew more could help cover for her. "Yingchun, you go guard the door. No one is allowed to approach."
Welcome spring, walk out and close the door.
After organizing her words, Hua Zhi said, "The manpower required for the Seventh Department should be almost complete by the end of the year, and it should be operational after the New Year. Berlin wrote that although the salt does not meet the standards, he has mastered the overall process and will be able to successfully produce salt after the New Year. In other words, if we delay any further, the Seventh Department should be put into effect in the first half of next year. If the emperor pushes us, it should be ready by March or April. However, in every dynasty, there has been official salt and private salt, and no matter how many methods we use, it is impossible to completely eliminate it."
Xiao Liu frowned, "If the price of salt is ten cents, will there still be people selling private salt?"
"Compared with the previous salt price, it has certainly dropped a lot, and the profit margin of private salt has also shrunk, but salt is a highly profitable business, almost a business with no capital investment. As long as the volume is increased, we can still make a lot of money. What we have to do is to occupy the market before others do, and not give them a chance. Even if others enter the market later, they can only follow us and get some soup. As long as we have the lion's share in our own hands, that's enough. In other words, after a few years, private salt and official salt will actually be eating from the same pot."
The three people present all knew what "a few years later" meant. Old Madam Sun's eyes were full of strange colors. Xiao Liu couldn't help himself, but he was still rational. "What if my third and fourth brothers knew about this and used it to do something..."
"They won't know, someone will cover for you."
Xiaoliu felt relieved. With Brother Yan Xi's people helping to cover for him, the matter was settled.
Hua Zhi took a sip of the half-cold tea, then put it down with disdain, "Pick out a few reliable people and have them ready to serve at any time."
"good."
"As for the use of silver." Hua Zhi knocked on the table, "After the official salt price is reduced, those salt merchants will definitely hoard a large amount of salt. At first, they will definitely hold on, but when they find that they can't control it, they will have to find another way out. I guess they won't be willing to sell it to the government. Then you can send someone to contact them secretly, buy it at a suitable price, and then sell it to the government to make a profit from the difference."
"Will the government be willing to pay for it? Won't the emperor take this opportunity to clean up the salt merchants? Then all the salt will be confiscated, and it will be a completely unprofitable business."
"If the emperor has the courage to deal with all the salt merchants, I would admire him. But from what I know about him, it is unlikely. At most, he is just killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. The frightened salt merchants dare not do anything evil and will sell the salt. Although the new salt production method can produce a large amount of salt, it is impossible to supply the whole Daqing at the beginning. If they can buy it at a suitable price to occupy the market first and use it to firmly sit in the seventh department, they will be willing. Those who can sit in that position are not stupid."
Hua Zhi's analysis made so much sense that Xiao Liu was completely convinced. "So we have to buy the salt before the seventh part reacts?"
"Yes, we should send people to guard over there early. After the emperor kills a chicken to scare the monkeys, we will contact them immediately. Let them think that we have official background. Once they panic, they will not dare to think about the price. We need to take advantage of this time difference."
"Now I understand why the eldest girl is known as the Goddess of Wealth." Old Madam Sun was deeply moved after listening to this. She knows how to seize opportunities, judge the situation, and even understand people's psychology. If she doesn't make money, who will
"That's all I can do. Madam Sun, please don't be bothered by my money-grubbing odor."
Madam Sun shook her head. "You don't need to be modest. Xiao Liu'er is lucky to have such a talent that others would never be able to obtain."