activa-t Chapter 232: Early Industrial Resettlement
Chapter 232: Early Industrial Resettlement
When it comes to the Li family, Ye Jintang certainly doesn't know as much as Xiao Mo, but as one of the four major families in Beijing, it must not be too bad.
Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo expectantly.
"Do you know how many pharmacies the Li family has in Tianqin?"
"I'm not sure about the exact number, but at least there are hundreds of them."
"The Li family has been doing the medicinal materials business for many years. I heard that Li Xian has traveled all over Tianqin Country. He does business wherever he goes."
"Oh, that's a bit like what I thought."
In his previous life, Ye Jintang was in the medical equipment business. He flew all over the country and opened pharmaceutical companies everywhere.
"Eh? Are they similar? I don't think so. Li Xian is a very annoying person who is very smooth-talking."
Xiao Mo changed the subject and asked about Ye Jintang's rouge and powder shop's business.
"Cousin Ziqiu has already negotiated two large orders. He wrote to say that he might not be able to return to the capital for a while. The merchants in the south are very difficult to deal with. They have suppressed the prices very much, and we have no profit to make."
Speaking of this, Ye Jintang was also helpless.
The transportation in Tian Qin State was either by horse or boat. Even if she sometimes had people to transport goods, the cost of transporting them from the capital to the south was very high.
If the profit margin is not big enough, it is better to make more money by doing small business in Beijing.
"Have you ever thought about opening your rouge and powder shop in the south?"
"The skills of making rouge and powder in the south are better, and there are more raw materials. If I can settle down in the south for two years, I think there will be no better rouge and powder than yours in the entire Tianqin Kingdom."
Ye Jintang was deeply touched by this. She herself did not know how to make rouge and powder. She used Tian Qin's own recipes and only provided the raw materials.
To be honest, in terms of production technology, she really can't compare with those in the South. Their powder is extremely fine and smooth, which is extremely rare for her who will come here in the future.
"I've thought about it, but I don't have the right people. I can't always let my cousin help me with the rouge and powder business in the south."
Wen Ziqiu still has the Wen family to take care of. If he stays in the south all the time, the Wen family will be in chaos.
"It's okay to ask my cousin to help for a short period of time, but I'm afraid it won't work if it takes too long."
"Half a year at most will be enough. By then, the people you have trained should be able to take over Wen Ziqiu's place."
Ye Jintang thought so too. She now has 40 people undergoing professional and systematic training, and several of them are very talented in business.
After thinking for a while, Ye Jintang prepared to discuss the matter with Mr. Wen.
If Mr. Wen says it's feasible, then it's really feasible.
"I will send someone to the Wen family in Xingnan right now. First, to deliver a letter to my grandfather. Second, I have just prepared some health-preserving pills, which will be delivered to him."
"That's good. I guess Mr. Wen would also like to know about your recent situation."
There have been a lot of rumors about the Prince Qin's Mansion in the capital recently. I don't know what they will become when they get to Old Master Wen.
The old man felt more at ease when someone came to help him solve his problems.
Since the rouge and powder shop was going to open in the south, the first person Ye Jintang thought of was the group of people sent by Shi Bin.
They were all injured young and strong laborers. Most of them had no one left at home, so they did not return to their hometowns but stayed in Beijing to live with Shi Bin.
This group of people are like bricks, they can be moved wherever they are needed.
There is a cosmetics workshop in the south, and we can send them directly there.
As for the remaining female workers, they would stay in the capital first. She wanted to see in the eyes of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui whether she could not tolerate even a small cosmetics workshop.
If that were the case, even Imperial Noble Consort Dehui would not be worthy of fighting with her.
Xiao Mo chattered to Ye Jintang for a long time and didn't stop until lunch time.
When the two of them were having lunch together, Ye Jintang had an inexplicable feeling that they were like an old married couple.
She was startled and quickly drank some sour plum soup to calm herself down.
Xiao Mo was always hanging around her, and now their relationship was in a very delicate state, a little less than lovers but a little more than friends.
This strange feeling made Ye Jintang feel uncomfortable, but he had no good solution.
She thought to herself that after leaving the capital, she and Xiao Mo would have to sleep in separate courtyards immediately. It was really awkward for them to live under the same roof all the time.
Now let’s talk about Prince Qi’s Mansion.
Ye Yanran had not yet finished her confinement, so she could not attend the banquet hosted by Imperial Noble Consort Dehui for the emperor's grandson.
This could be considered as a covert way for Imperial Noble Consort Dehui to show her her power. She wanted to tell Ye Yanran who had the final say.
As long as she is around, Ye Yanran has to be obedient. If anyone dares to displease her, she has countless ways to embarrass him.
The task of picking up the little grandson fell on Che Xiang again.
She came to Prince Qi's mansion early in the morning, but was invited to have tea.
She knew without thinking that it would not be easy to take the little grandson away smoothly today.
"Yuxiang, is Madam Gan still in the palace?"
"Yes, Madam Gan has been coming to the palace early in the morning these days to visit the queen and the little grandson."
"The little grandson hasn't woken up yet. I'm going to talk to Madam Gan for a while."
Mrs. Gan will definitely go to the palace today to attend the banquet hosted by Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.
If Madam Gan spoke nonsense again at the banquet and disrupted Noble Consort Dehui's plans, she would be in trouble too.
Taking advantage of the little time now, she wanted to quickly explain the interests involved to Mrs. Gan.
Mrs. Gan came as soon as she was invited.
"Aunt Che, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Madam, please take a seat. The prince's grandson was born a few days ago, and the Qi Palace was in chaos. I was in a hurry to return to the palace to report, and there were some things I didn't have time to tell you. It just so happens that I have some free time today, so I want to have a good talk with you."
"Oh? I wonder what Aunt Che wants to say."
Mrs. Gan felt a little nervous when she saw Aunt Che's serious face.
She went over everything that had happened around her recently, but couldn't think of anything that would make Che Xiang talk to her alone.
"First, regarding the matter of the Princess of Qin, I think Madam Gan seems to have been kept in the dark and has no idea that the Princess of Qin is a great medical practitioner."
"Last time I mentioned this to you, Madam was a little skeptical. I sent someone to investigate this matter. It is not a rumor that the Princess of Qin treated Madam Li and Madam Su for their hidden diseases."
"According to the reports from my spies, the Princess of Qin is even more skilled in Chinese medicine than the rumors say. If the Princess of Qi had been allowed to come and help with the medical examination on the day when the little grandson was born, perhaps the Princess of Qi would not have been too seriously injured."
"It's a pity that I sent someone to invite Princess Qin to come over, but she refused on the grounds of illness."
"She's not sick, she just doesn't want to come."
"this?"
Mrs. Gan was speechless for a moment. In fact, the reason she didn't let Ye Jintang come to see Ye Yanran that day was not because she doubted her medical skills, but because she didn't want her to laugh at Ye Yanran.