Godly City, Ningguo Mansion.
At this time, Lin Daiyu was sitting in the inner study, looking through the account book in her hand.
Ping'er sat next to her, explaining to her from time to time that Lin Daiyu was gradually taking over the Ningguo Mansion.
Zijuan was still sitting on one side. From now on, Ping'er and Zijuan would help Lin Daiyu with the housekeeping. Lin Daiyu only needed to control the overall situation.
Jia Cong took a few days off and decided to stay with Lin Daiyu, and he stayed with her at this time.
After reading the account book, Lin Daiyu said with some surprise: "I didn't expect that our Ningguo Mansion has such a rich family, which is really surprising. Brother Cong is really good at making money. Sister Ping'er has also made great contributions in recent years. She is a great contributor to our Ningguo Mansion. From now on, I still need you to help me take care of the house, and let Zijuan find time to help you. Everything is still centered on you."
Hearing this, Ping'er completely let go of his anxiety.
He stood up and said with a smile: "Thank you, madam, for taking care of me. I will definitely help you to manage the Ningguo Mansion well. If anything happens, I will give priority to asking my wife for instructions. With Zijuan helping me, I will be more confident." "
Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Sister Ping'er has always taken care of things very well. We have been sisters for so many years and we all understand each other. We will be sisters for the rest of our lives. From now on, it will be hard on Sister Ping'er."
Ping'er was still very happy with Lin Daiyu's attitude towards him.
He smiled and said, "It is my blessing to be able to trust my wife and entrust me with important responsibilities. I have to thank my wife very much."
As he spoke, he took out another account book, put it in front of Lin Daiyu, and said with a smile: "That was the account book of the outer courtyard's warehouse just now. It mainly contains the daily needs of the family. This is the account book of the inner courtyard's warehouse. Please read it, my wife. The inner courtyard's warehouse They are all high-end items, mainly for use in our inner courtyard."
Lin Daiyu was a little surprised. After so many years, she didn't know that there was an inner courtyard warehouse in Ningguo Mansion.
The main reason is that she doesn't care about this aspect and usually doesn't pay attention to these things.
He opened the account book curiously, and as he read page by page, his eyes couldn't help but get wider and wider, and his mouth opened slightly unconsciously. Although I knew Jia Cong was rich for a long time, I didn't expect him to be so rich.
Lin Daiyu was directly shocked by the collection of items in the inner treasury and the amount of silver deposited in it.
Nearly 2,000 kilograms of ginseng over fifty years old alone are stored. There are more than 10,000 top-grade mink pelts of various colors, and more than 2,000 top-grade fox pelts of various colors. There are also more than 500 kilograms of Dongzhu. There are two large boxes of various gemstones. There are also five large boxes of various jewelry. There are also all kinds of precious medicinal materials such as tiger bones, deer antlers, and blood ginseng.
In addition, there are some antiques, calligraphy and paintings, various jade articles, and high-end items needed for daily use.
The amount of silver in the treasury was as high as fifteen million taels. Lin Daiyu was really shocked when she saw this amount. Fifteen million taels of silver, what is this concept?
The imperial court's annual tax revenue can only be this much at most, which is a bit too scary.
Brother Cong has been in business since he was ten years old, and it has been less than ten years now. Wouldn't he be able to earn more than one million taels of silver every year? Isn’t this too awesome?
The key is that this is not all. In terms of expenditure, Jeju Island alone invested nearly 8 million taels of silver.
There were other amounts of money that were not marked, and I don’t know where they were spent.
Lin Daiyu calmed down, looked up at Ping'er, and asked, "Is this true? Isn't this too much?"
Zi Juan, who was next to her, was even more stunned and looked like she was dumbfounded.
Ping'er smiled and said, "Of course it's true. When I first started doing business, I made more than ten or two hundred thousand, and we were a little bit dumbfounded. Later, the Li family wanted to steal our soap formula, and the country After the father-in-law's operation, the Li family suffered a big loss. That time, he made more than 2 million taels from the Li family. We were shocked at the time. Later, the business became bigger and bigger, and the profits also increased. There are more and more, and slowly we become numb.”
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I am the little God of Wealth in the capital, and today I saw that I am indeed well-deserved of my reputation. Your method of making money is so amazing that it is almost unbelievable. "
Jia Cong smiled and said, "I'm sorry, ma'am. You can't make so much just doing business. I made a lot of money in the three years in Liaodong. I went deep into the rear of the barbarians to plunder twice. Plus the loot, it was a lot of money." .
In addition, after returning to Beijing, as well as in Yangzhou and Jinling, I ransacked homes several times in a row, and I also made a lot of money from them. In short, if you follow me from now on, you will not be short of money. "
Lin Daiyu said: "Brother Cong, you are too courageous. You dare to hand over the proceeds from the house confiscation. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will find out and punish you?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'm very careful in everything I do. Usually Qingwen and the others go in first and collect the banknotes first. Although they share some on the surface, everyone has a share. That's mainly for people to see. Copying family books is full of oil and grease. If you don't take any of them, it will make people uneasy."
Lin Daiyu nodded, not too worried. Knowing the existence of Jeju Island, she would go to Jeju Island in the worst case.
Zijuan also calmed down and asked Jia Cong, "Master, can you still make money by fighting? I heard that many soldiers are very poor."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Of course not everyone can make money. First, you have to win a battle before you can have the spoils. If you lose and can escape with your life, that is great luck. And there are trophies.
The next step is to rob within the enemy's sphere of influence. This is also very risky. Faced with the Mongolian cavalry and the fierceness of the barbarians, the imperial army generally does not dare to rob the opposite side. The two times I went deep into the barbarian tribes, I took advantage of them to fight at the front. The main purpose was to shake their military morale and make their people withdraw from the front line. I didn't go there just for looting. "
Lin Daiyu said: "This makes sense. I heard from my father that the imperial court is currently fighting on two fronts, spending countless money and food, but the war situation has not improved at all. I don't know what the future will be like?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Whatever, it's not that easy to reach the capital. There are countless generals in the court, and not all of them are drunkards. There are still many capable people. I really can't stand it anymore. Isn't there still more?" Me? If things don’t work out, we still have Jeju Island.”
Ping'er said: "It's best not to go to the battlefield. In the past few years, we were always worried at home. There are so many generals in the court, so let them go."
Jia Cong said: "As a general of the imperial court, I cannot have the final say. If Your Majesty wants me to go, I cannot refuse. If you don't let me go, I won't be able to go even if I want to. Unless it is a last resort, I should You won’t send me to the battlefield, so don’t worry.”
Lin Daiyu's eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything else.
Although she wanted to follow Jia Cong, after experiencing the Japanese Island War, she also knew the cruelty on the battlefield.
No one could predict what would happen if a war really happened, and she didn't want Jia Cong to take risks again. How would she survive if something unexpected happened.
Thinking of this, he changed the subject and asked, "Brother Cong, I didn't know about this inner treasury before. There is anything else in Ning Guo Mansion that I don't know. You can tell me now."
Jia Cong said: "There is nothing else. Most of the items in this inner treasury are for your use. By the way, I also have a private treasury, which contains some treasures that I have collected. There are Yuanyang in charge of it. You If you are curious, go take a look and choose some if you like them.”
Lin Daiyu said curiously: "Brother Cong, you actually have a private treasury? I'm a little curious. What kind of treasures have you collected? How about we go and take a look now?"
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take you to see it, but you have to be mentally prepared and don't let your jaw drop in shock."
"Tch, it's so mysterious. I want to see what kind of treasure you have hidden. Why are you saying so loudly?"
Several people stood up, left the study, called Yuanyang, and went to Jia Cong's private treasury together.
Walking into the door of the private treasury, the most abundant items on the ancient shelves on both sides were all kinds of lifelike glass products. When Lin Daiyu and Zijuan saw them, they froze in place.
There are so many glazed treasures, at least thousands of them, and each one is worth hundreds or even thousands of silver.
And this thing is very rare outside. No matter who gets one, they hide it as a treasure, but there are so many here. How is this possible? Where did Brother Cong get it?
Seeing the looks of the two of them, Jia Cong smiled and said, "You can pick a few if you like them, no need to be polite to me."
Lin Daiyu asked in confusion: "Brother Cong, where did you get this from? How come there are so many?"
Jia Cong said: "It's okay to tell you. These things are all made at home. You can get as much as you want. The reason why we don't sell them out in large quantities is based on the principle of rare things being valuable. Every year Only a dozen pieces were sold, all at high prices.”
Lin Daiyu was surprised again when she heard this.
Did you actually make it yourself? How can this be.
I also have a few pieces in my house, which were also given by Jia Cong before, but I keep them like treasures.
Looking at Jia Cong in front of me, I became more and more curious. The more I got to know him, the more I felt that this man was unfathomable. He actually made such a treasure by himself. After knowing him for nearly ten years, he didn't know anything about it.
I really don’t know how many things I don’t know.
"Brother Cong, you've done a great job keeping secrets. You didn't even tell me."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "If people find out that this thing is made by our family, do you think others will pay a high price to buy it? Now that you know it, you are not allowed to tell others. No one can tell."
Zijuan hurriedly said: "Master, don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."
Lin Daiyu said: "Of course I know this truth, but I don't know how many things you are hiding from me?"
Jia Cong said: "I don't mean to hide anything from you. If you don't ask, I don't know where to start talking about some things. You and I are going to stay together for the rest of our lives, so naturally we won't hide anything from you. You will all know about it gradually in the future. Let’s go and see other things.”
Lin Daiyu nodded and turned to look down.
I saw rows of boxes on the ground on the left, neatly placed together, there were actually dozens of them. Opening the lid of the box, a dazzling golden light came into view, and suddenly it was a box of gold.
I opened a few more boxes, and they were all filled with gold. There were dozens of boxes of gold. How much did it cost!
Lin Daiyu was a little numb at this moment. Brother Cong was really an expert at making money. Even if he did nothing with the money in the future, he would never be able to spend it all in ten lifetimes.
Zijuan murmured: "With so much gold, the girl really found a rich husband."
Jia Cong rolled his eyes. With a lot of gold, he would be a golden turtle son-in-law?
Lin Daiyu and Ping'er couldn't help but smile.
Although Ping'er had never been here before, he knew the general idea, so he wasn't too surprised.
Lin Daiyu looked to the right again, and there were also large boxes arranged neatly together.
After opening it, it was no longer gold, but some antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all precious treasures of some time. Some are precious jades, emeralds, two large boxes of pearls, shining with light, and some miscellaneous things.
On the innermost shelf, there are wooden boxes one after another, and I don’t know what they contain.
When I opened the top box, I saw that it was a huge ginseng. It looked like a small man at first glance. It was suddenly a human-shaped ginseng that was thousands of years old, weighing about a kilogram.
It is said that seven ounces of ginseng and eight ounces of treasure are already treasured ginseng and treasure medicine. It is a truly rare treasure.
There were actually seven such ginseng plants, which shocked Lin Daiyu again.
She knew how rare this thing was, even if it was a century-old ginseng, it was usually rare to see it.
In the past, the ginseng Yangrong pills made by Jia Mu and others used ginseng that was less than ten years old. If it was more than ten years old, it was a good thing for them.
Since Jia Cong went to Liaodong, he brought back a large amount of ginseng, and Xifu also sent a lot of it.
There is no shortage of old ginseng at home.
Below are dozens of century-old ginseng plants, as well as some precious medicinal herbs.
Several of the boxes held Dongzhu, each one the size of a pigeon egg, with a hazy light on it, and they were as big as the string of Dongzhu on his wrist.
It's more than a little bigger than the average Dongzhu.
Such a big Dongzhu cannot be bought even if you have money.
The surprises came one after another, and Lin Daiyu was already numb.
"Brother Cong, you still have so many good treasures hidden away?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "This thousand-year-old ginseng is so rare. It can be found but not sought. I also obtained it through special channels. This thing has little effect on ordinary people, but it is a real treasure for us martial arts practitioners. In a few days God, I asked Nianci to stew one plant into ginseng soup, and I also asked you to try the effect."
Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up, and she hesitated and said, "Isn't this too wasteful? This is precious medicine."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "How can it be called a waste if we use it ourselves? It is a waste if we use it for others. This thing cannot be bought with money. Before I went to Liaodong, I paid a high price to buy it. Even the hundred-year-old It’s hard to buy them, let alone those that are thousands of years old.”
Lin Daiyu said happily: "Well, I listen to brother Cong."
