Jia Huan looked at the dead eunuch and found that Xia Shouzhong was of medium build, fair and fat, with a somewhat feminine look on his face.
Behind Xia Shouzhong were two young eunuchs.
After seeing Xue Pan and Jia Huan come in, Xia Shouzhong sat on the main seat without even raising his buttocks.
Jia Huangong cupped his hands and said, "I have met Eunuch Xia. I heard that Eunuch Xia wants to buy perfume from our store?"
Xia Shouzhong frowned and said impatiently: "Where did you come from, a young boy like you? Find someone who can make the decision. Our family is busy, how can we spend so much time with you? I'll give you a cup of tea. After a while, if no one comes, your shabby store will no longer need to be opened."
Xue Pan quickly raised his hands and said, "Eunuch Xia, this is the third master of the Jia family, he is the one who can make the decision."
Jia Huan smiled slightly and sat down on the chair opposite Xia Shouzhong.
Xia Shouzhong asked with a half-smile, "Oh? The third master of the Jia family? How did our family hear that the Jia family had a concubine, Jia Huan, who had just been exterminated by the Jia family? Could it be that there was another third master of the Jia family?" "
Don't tell me, there really is another third master in the Jia family. Jia She's concubine Jia Cong is also the third master of Jia.
However, the status of this third master is not as good as even Jia Huan.
Jia Huan smiled lightly and said: "Yes, I am indeed not a member of the Rongguo Duke's palace now, but I am a person who can take charge."
A trace of disdain flashed across Xia Shouzhong's face, and he said, "Since you are in charge, then we will give you the order."
"The perfume in your store is very good. It has been praised by the current Saint Chrysostom and named this perfume as a tribute. Starting from the 15th of this month, 10,000 bottles of perfume will be donated every month. We will give you one tael of silver for the price of each bottle. .”
"Boy, did you hear our instructions clearly? We will send someone to pick up the goods on the 15th, and the money will naturally be indispensable to you."
Jia Huan said calmly: "Eunuch Xia, there is nothing wrong with the quantity, but the price is not right. One tael of silver per bottle is not even one-tenth of the cost, and my store cannot afford to pay for it. If Eunuch Xia really wants the money from my store, Perfume, the price must change.”
Hearing this, Xia Shouzhong's expression suddenly changed, and he said sternly: "Boy, who are you talking to? These are the holy words of the Holy Spirit, asking for the perfume of your shop by name, how dare you resist and disobey?"
Jia Huan said calmly: "His Majesty requested that our shop's perfume be good, but His Majesty never said the price of one tael of silver per bottle, nor did he say we would need 10,000 bottles a month."
Xia Shouzhong said angrily: "Boy, do you mean that our family is pretending to pass on the imperial edict?"
Jia Huan smiled lightly and said, "Isn't that right? Eunuch Xia naturally knows it in his heart."
Seeing Jia Huan getting into a fight with Xia Shouzhong, Xue Pan was frightened beside him.
Brother Huan, let’s not be so stubborn, okay?
Once you are found guilty and executed by the whole family, you will be alone in your family. My Xue family has a large family.
Xia Shouzhong stood up suddenly and said with a gloomy face: "Boy, just wait to be executed! When we go back, we will naturally report to the emperor, saying that you disobey the emperor's will, and you will be executed."
After saying that, Xia Shouzhong turned around and walked out. He had already concluded that Jia Huan would cry and beg for mercy, and when the time came, he would definitely kill the kid again.
But I heard Jia Huan say slowly: "Eunuch Xia, you are not the only one who talks too much. If Eunuch Xia dares to walk out of my shop, I will have people publicize two things immediately."
"First, Eunuch Xia asked our shop to supply 10,000 bottles of perfume to the royal family at the price of one tael of silver per bottle. Our shop really cannot afford to pay the price. Second, in the future, my Jia family will donate 1,000 bottles of perfume to the royal family free of charge. Eunuch Xia, the Xue family is also an imperial businessman, and they also have connections and can talk."
"In this way, although we will lose a thousand bottles of perfume every month, I don't know how Eunuch Xia will pay for it? I think there is more than one person in the palace who is looking forward to Eunuch Xia's misfortune, right?"
These words immediately caught Xia Shouzhong's mind.
Before coming, he never thought that the Xue family would dare to be so strong.
If it was like what Jia Huan said, it would be such a big deal. He didn't know whether Jia Huan and the Xue family were unlucky, but he himself was definitely going to be unlucky, and he was very unlucky.
After a while, Jia Shouzhong took two steps back and asked with an extremely ugly face: "Young Master Jia is so good at it. I wonder what price Mr. Jia wants?"
Jia Huan said calmly: "Fifty taels a bottle!"
Xue Pan was frightened next to him and took a breath of cold air. He couldn't help but roar in his heart: Brother Huan, Uncle Huan, Ancestor Huan! That's not what you just said!
What you just told me outside was twenty taels. Although twenty taels is outrageous enough, fifty taels is even more terrifying.
Xia Shouzhong was so angry that he almost lost his temper. At this moment, Xia Shouzhong was too lazy to speak and raised his feet to walk out.
He was feeling cruel in his heart. You ignorant boy, since you want to die, don't blame our family for being ruthless.
Just listen to Jia Huan say: "Eunuch Xia, why don't you step aside and sit down and talk in detail? Isn't Eunuch Xia curious as to why I want this price?"
Xia Shouzhong stopped again, his face gloomy. After a while, he came back and sat down again. He waved his hand and told the two young eunuchs to retreat directly to the door and guard it.
Xia Shouzhong sneered and said, "Boy, you can tell now. Let's see what kind of flowers you can name."
Jia Huan leaned forward and said softly: "Eunuch Xia, the reason why I want fifty taels is because there are thirty taels in it, which is a kickback for Eunuch Xia."
Xia Shouzhong asked in confusion: "Kickback? What kind of kickback?"
Jia Huan explained softly: "The kickback means that we will charge fifty taels of silver for each bottle of perfume, but we will return thirty taels of silver to Eunuch Xia."
"And we will also give Eunuch Xia a 10% dividend from our shop. After one year, ten thousand taels of silver will be indispensable."
"Of course, Eunuch Xia has received the dividends, so he will naturally contribute. If someone comes to make trouble in the shop, Eunuch Xia will step in to smooth things over."
After hearing this, Xia Shouzhong's expression changed again.
Thirty taels of silver will be returned for a bottle of perfume. If you purchase 300 bottles a month, it will be 9,000 taels of silver. Coupled with the bonus money, there are more than 100,000 taels of silver a year.
Although the income is much less than what he proposed. It was very obvious that this boy would definitely not agree to the price he proposed.
In that case, why not agree to this kid?
But soon Eunuch Xia thought of something wrong. He shook his head repeatedly and said: "It's not right, it's not right. Everyone knows that a bottle of perfume costs fifteen taels of silver, but now the palace purchase actually costs fifty taels. This handle, Isn’t it like being manipulated at will?”
Jia Huan smiled and said: "This is easy. How can the perfume sent to the royal family be the same as ordinary perfume? We will definitely make the porcelain again, and at the same time, more precious medicinal materials will be added to the perfume. In this way, fifty taels of silver The price is justifiable and no one can find fault with it.”
(End of chapter)
