Chapter 117 It seems that Jiangnan has not been killed yet!

Jinling City

Xue Family
After the battle in Suzhou Prefecture ended, all the White Lotus Sect masters were killed and the rebellion was largely quelled.

The remaining rebels can be left to Sui Maoxiang to pacify.

As Emperor Shunde had guessed, Jia Cong did not return to Shandong.

Instead, he took Baochai back to Jinling.

When Xue’s mother heard the news, she hurried out to greet them.

After the servants served tea, they began to talk about business.

“My Lord, the salt shortage in Jiangnan has eased, and the price of salt is now stable.”

“Salt Inspector Lin has selected five more merchants, including the Xue family, for a total of six salt merchants to jointly manage the salt business.”

“Among them, the Xue family can get 40% of the salt permits every year, and the remaining 60% will be divided equally among the other five families.”

“Speaking of which, I have to thank the Marquis for his support.”

After saying that, Xue’s mother stood up and Yingying was about to thank her.

With Xue’s mother’s eyesight, how could she not see that Jia Cong and Baochai were now in a state of husband and wife following each other’s lead?

But there was no dissatisfaction in my heart.

These days, the Xue family can be said to be the most prosperous family in Jiangnan.

He managed the salt business, resolved the salt shortage, and made huge profits.

Not only was Baochai’s deceased father posthumously conferred the title of Zhongyi County Baron.

Even the incompetent Xue Pan was given the rank of fourth-rank cavalry captain.

This was conferred personally by the emperor.

As long as Xue Pan doesn’t get into any serious trouble in the future, he will be able to live a worry-free and wealthy life.

Not to mention that Baochai is there to help.

All the reasons can be attributed to Jia Cong.

“Mrs. Xue, why do you have to be so polite? Speaking of helping me, Sister Bao has helped me a lot.”

Jia Cong used his magical power to lift up Xue’s mother.

“That’s right, my Lord!”

“Among the five new salt merchants, the Wei and Duan families sent people to the Xue family a few days ago and asked me to help convey their intention to join the family.”

“The two families are willing to pay 50% of the salt profits to honor the Marquis every year.”

Xue’s mother thought of something else and began to convey it.

The salt merchants’ business is divided into two parts. First, they spend money to buy salt permits from the government, and then they use the salt permits to get official salt and sell it to others. This is the first part.

The second is to mix private salt with official salt and sell them together.

The output of official salt was limited, and the imperial court turned a blind eye to it.

To put it simply, salt permit is the certificate for legal sales.

As long as the adulterated private salt is not too excessive, the higher-ups will turn a blind eye.

In this case, background and support become extremely important.

Among the ten prefectures in Jiangnan today, there is no one with a bigger backer than Jia Cong.

The 50% profit that the two salt merchants contributed was at least tens of millions of taels of silver every year.

The advantage lies in stability, and it is a business that is sure to make a profit.

“Let Sister Bao handle these matters.”

Jia Cong looked at Baochai who was standing beside him.

“Mother, Cong’er usually has to deal with other things. The money business is handled by my daughter.”

“Okay, daughter, you have to take good care of it for the Marquis.”

When Xue’s mother heard this, she immediately smiled.

He just felt that his daughter now controlled Jia Cong’s financial power, even if she could not become the principal wife in the future.

The status will not be too low.

……

“Mom, I’m back!”

Just as the three were chatting, Xue Pan walked in hurriedly.

He was wearing a goose yellow double-breasted jacket with a light red fox fur robe over it.

He wore a small black felt hat on his head.

A typical dandy outfit.

But now not only were his clothes covered with dust and mud, but his face was also covered with bruises.

“Nonsense, how can you be so rude, you rebellious son? Don’t you see the Marquis is here?”

Xue’s mother scolded him angrily at first, but when she saw Xue Pan’s appearance clearly, her heart was gripped with grief.

“My son, what are you doing…”

“Master Hou…”

“This, Xue Pan greets the Marquis!”

Only then did Xue Pan realize that Jia Cong was also sitting in the hall, and he was too busy paying attention to anything else.

He hurriedly bowed to Jia Cong.

But he accidentally pulled the wound, and suddenly grimaced. “We are all family, no need to be polite.”

“sit down.”

Jia Cong pointed to the seat opposite.

Coming to Xue’s house today is different from the last time.

It’s somewhat like a prospective son-in-law coming to visit.

While speaking, Jia Cong did not put on airs as a marquis.

When Xue Pan sat down, he asked, “Brother Xue, did you have an argument with someone outside?”

“Hey, don’t mention it. You’re not afraid of being laughed at by the Marquis if you tell me about it!”

“Today, I was listening to music in Zuihua Pavilion and ran into those people from the second and third branches of the Zhen family.”

“If it’s a one-on-one fight, I’m definitely not afraid. These guys are outnumbered and there’s also the Jia family…”

As Xue Pan spoke, he suddenly remembered Jia Cong’s background and coughed twice.

“Anyway, they suffered a small loss, so they don’t have to think about it. If they run into them alone tomorrow.”

“I’ll go get the place back.”

“The Jia family? The Twelve Houses of Jinling?”

Jia Cong had a half-smile on his face.

The Jia family in Shenjing and the Prince of Beijing’s Mansion were at loggerheads, and their relationship with the Zhen family was almost severed.

But the members of the twelfth branch of the Jinling Jia family are still entangled with the Zhen family.

“Sister Bao, it seems that not everyone in Jiangnan knows about the Xue family’s dragon girl?”

Noticing the distressed look in Baochai’s eyes, Jia Cong turned around and spoke in a joking manner to comfort her.

Baochai was merely canonized as a deity.

It’s not like we have abandoned human nature.

How could I not feel heartbroken seeing my brother being beaten like this?

But in my heart, Jia Cong is the most important.

The development of Shintoism was at a critical moment, and behind the Zhen family was the retired emperor Kaiyuan.

Baochai knew Jia Cong’s character, and upon hearing this, she gently held Jia Cong’s hand.

“Cong’er, forget it, it’s just that my elder brother was arguing with someone.”

“There’s no need to make a big fuss.”

“The Zhen family alone can’t cause any big trouble.”

“It also saves me from being looked down upon in the future.”

Having said that, Jia Cong stood up.

Although Xue Pan is extremely naughty, he is not hopeless.

There are many shining points in his character, he is filial, righteous and manly.

The most important thing is that he has loved his younger sister Baochai since she was a child.

Otherwise, Baochai would not have shown such a distressed look when she saw Xue Pan being beaten.

Without considering this point, let’s just look at Jia Cong himself.

This rebellion was suppressed and the White Lotus Sect was directly defeated, which was a huge contribution.

No matter how the royal family views this matter, Jia Cong needs to do something to discredit himself.

In order to maintain his image in front of the royal family.

“My Lord, my daughter, what are you doing?”

When Xue’s mother saw Jia Cong and Baochai suddenly stand up, she was surprised.

“I have asked the servants to prepare a banquet. Why don’t you wait until later before going out?”

“It’s okay, Madam Xue, we will be back before noon.”

Jia Cong glanced at the sky.

Then he turned to Xue Pan and said.

“Brother Xue will also set up a family in the future, so let’s go with him to gain some experience this time.”

“My Lord, what do you mean?”

“Okay, I’ve long disliked those people in the Zhen family, and today I’m going to borrow the prestige of the Marquis to take revenge.”

Xue Pan guessed what Jia Cong was going to do.

He ignored the injuries on his body and became full of energy.

He rolled up his sleeves quickly and looked like he was ready to get to work.

Baochai couldn’t help rolling her eyes when she saw this.

I know that Xue Pan thought he was going to fight.

I just hope I don’t faint from fright.

“Madam, there’s a steward from the Zhen family outside who wants to see you.”

“He said he had just injured the young master, and he came with gifts to apologize.”

Just then, the steward of the Xue family came in to report.

(End of this chapter)