Chapter 878 877 [Evil winds are rising]

Since ancient times, wealth has moved people's hearts, and money can make ghosts grind.

The common people talked about Pei Yue's achievements, and the important officials in the court were worried about his power, but more people were extremely interested in the tremendous wealth that this young powerful man had accumulated over the years.

After several years of expansion and precipitation, Xiangyunhao is based on briquettes and also deals in grain and cloth, gradually occupying nearly one-third of the market share in Kyoto, a city with a population of one million. Today, the technology and supporting industries of briquettes are no secret.

However, Xiangyun's business in Kyoto was not affected in any way because the Shouyang Mountain Mine was firmly in Pei Yue's hands.

The development of Qinyuan can be said to be smooth. From mid-June to early December, a total of five months, it has become the most profitable business in Kyoto. Under Pei Yue's first-hand planning,

This garden has become a gentle place where money is made day by day. The outer garden is full of guests every day, and the inner garden has more and more guests.

I don't know how many people are secretly jealous that Xiangyun and Qinyuan will send large sums of gold and silver in boxes to the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion every month.

It's not that they haven't had their evil thoughts, but even if Pei Yue is not in Kyoto, no one dares to tease the tiger's beard.

The shareholder composition of Xiangyun Hao is relatively simple. Pei Yue holds 40%, Gu Fan, Sun Qi, Yu Tong and Lu Cheng each hold 10%, Wei Ziyun and other three people share 20%, and the remaining seven only enjoy the right to dividends. Pei Yue has

The company has absolute discretion over the development of the company.

The reason why others have nowhere to start, regardless of the relationship between the noble disciples and Gu Fan, is that the foundation of the Xiangyunhao Head Office is the Shouyang Mountain Mine. Unless the imperial court breaks out and takes back the mine, other companies cannot be shaken at all.

The status of Xiangyun in Kyoto.

The situation in Qinyuan is more complicated. Pei Yue himself owns half of the shares, and the other half is divided into 500 shares.

Fifty shares of the palace are held by Queen Chen's nephew Chen An.

The Guangping Marquis' Mansion and the Dingguo Duke's Mansion each accounted for thirty shares. The former was a betrothal gift prepared by Pei Yue for Gu Zhen, while the latter was a personal gift for Pei Ning.

There are also ten shares from Silent Cloud, and Qin Xian and Xue Meng add up to ten shares.

This 30% of the shares were basically given away for free, and only the fifty thousand taels of silver that Emperor Kaiping was reluctant to give were recovered.

The remaining 370 shares were sold by Pei Yue to more than ten noble families, such as the Sun Family of Shanguo Prefecture, the Tan Family of Xiuguo Prefecture, the Yang Family of Ningguo Prefecture, the Wuding Marquis Mansion, the Dingjun Marquis Mansion, the Jining Marquis Mansion, and the Runan Marquis Mansion.

Mansion, etc. These people are either the descendants of the founding princes, or they are powerful people in the military today.

Just take a look at this extremely large and complex shareholder list, and you will know that Qinyuan is a behemoth that cannot be offended.

The other manors and pavilions whose living space was squeezed out by Qinyuan naturally had strong backers, but even the second prince, the master behind the bamboo pavilion, did not dare to stumble. Even if he did not care about the powerful Wu Xun relatives.

, as long as he thinks about Pei Yue sending half of the dividends to the palace every month, he will not have the courage to plot secretly.

If we estimate according to the normal situation, Pei Yue will become rich sooner or later by relying on Xiangyun and Qinyuan.

However, Kyoto is not only a benign place, but also a treacherous place where the weather is extremely changeable. No one knows whether the next cloud will bring violent storms.

In mid-October, the results of the war in the southern border were reported back to Kyoto. Pei Yue's fame reached its peak, and the industry under his name also ushered in the craziest half-month period.

In the second half of October alone, the gross income of Qinyuan and Xiangyun in Kyoto reached more than 700,000 taels.

However, as Emperor Kaiping issued a decree at the end of the month, Pei Yue must escort Princess Qinghe of the Southern Zhou Dynasty back to Beijing as soon as possible. The peace talks were taken over by Han Gongduan, a political advisor in the East Government, and the military affairs in the southern border were taken care of by the commanders of the battalions. After that, the situation took a turn for the worse.

Someone once joked that a brick thrown casually on the streets of Kyoto could hit an official. Not only those high-ranking officials with access to information, but also the rogues in the city could speak eloquently about the situation in the court.

.After that edict was issued, rumors about "Pei Yue was arrogant and had no superiors" spread like wildfire, and became more and more intense as time went by. It seemed that the powerful Marquis of Zhongshan would be arrogant after returning to Beijing.

Dang went to jail.

Regardless of the source of these rumors, there must be people who secretly added fuel to the fire later on, and there were even outrageous rumors that Pei Yue cultivated confidants in the army to train private soldiers. Although these slanderous tactics are common in history books, there are always countless

fools believe it.

The most intuitive impact of the changes in Beijing was that Pei Yue's industry was affected.

Xiangyun Hao is relatively stable. After all, the goods sold by the store are of high quality and low price and are loved by the people. However, Qinyuan, where the rich and powerful usually gather, has been hit hard in the past half month.

It's not like there's nothing left to do, but the income is nearly half less than in the first half of October.

When Lin Shuyue came to the Qinyuan meeting hall, the atmosphere here was slightly dull and serious.

In addition to Qi Min, Qi Jun, Yang Hu and Chen Danian who originally stayed in Kyoto, Deng Zai, who returned to the capital a few days ago, is also among them.

Everyone quickly stood up and saluted: "I've seen Mrs. Lin."

Lin Shuyue, supported by two maids, walked to the main seat and sat down. She said calmly: "You don't need to be polite."

After everyone sat down, Lin Shuyue looked around and said gently: "Before Mr. Hou left the capital, he handed over the supervision and verification of various accounts to me. The specific operation and management will be decided by you. You are all Hou.

As someone whom I trust very much, it is not my turn to talk too much, but people everywhere have been unstable recently, so I hope you can safeguard the legacy of the Marquis."

She was once homeless and in danger, but it was Pei Yue who rescued her from the fire pit, and always respected her, and gave her a serious wedding. Lin Shuyue had both admiration and gratitude for Pei Yue, so she would naturally do her best to help her.

He took care of the family business. Not only that, in the past year, she had never crossed the line. She only took care of the accounts of the Marquis Mansion and the outside world, and never used her status to dictate the work of Qi Min and others.

In fact, she is the most qualified person to represent Pei Yue.

Before Ye Qi and Gu Zhen had a relationship, Lin Shuyue was Pei Yue's only concubine. She was not an ordinary concubine with a low status, but a serious wife who was named a seventh-grade concubine by Emperor Kaiping.

This is why Pei Yue's confidants in the hall call her Mrs. Lin.

Seeing that her words were so polite, no one dared to speak. Deng Zai took the lead and said, "Mrs. Lin, please rest assured. Although the recent rumors are unpalatable to everyone, as long as we are here, nothing will happen to the young master's foundation."

Lin Shuyue nodded slightly and said slowly: "I naturally trust you. When I came here today, I just wanted to ask if there are any difficulties everywhere recently?"

Although the figures on the accounts are intuitive, industries like Xiangyun Hao and Qinyuan are too huge, and many times the accounts cannot reflect all the problems. In normal times, it would be fine. Now that Pei Yue has not returned to Beijing, the situation in the capital is dangerous.

How could his woman sit back and watch?

Qi Min glanced around and said after careful consideration: "Mrs. Lin, everything is normal now, but the turnover of water is a little nervous. Previously, the Marquis asked Xiangyun to purchase a large amount of grain and transfer it to Qinzhou in the south. The proceeds from the grain sale

The money was used to spread Xiangyun's branches in the south, so the money on the books is not particularly sufficient now."

Deng Zai then revealed his mission to return to Beijing early.

These days, he followed Pei Yue's order and sent the Zangfeng Guards' pension and reward money to Lingzhou. At the same time, after discussing with Qi Min, he sent another group of people to Lingzhou to make preparations.

Lin Shuyue thought for a moment and asked slowly: "How much silver is there in the books in Kyoto now?"

Yang Hu, who was sitting on the other side, said: "Except for the share that is sent to the palace every month, Xiangyun and Qinyuan both close their accounts and distribute dividends at the end of the year. This money cannot be touched. After deducting various reserved expenses,

As for expenses, there are only more than 270,000 taels left in the account, but if I keep the money from last month’s salary..."

Lin Shuyue calmly cut off his words: "This money cannot be withheld, it must be distributed within two days."

Everyone felt relieved, Yang Hu nodded and said: "Yes."

Lin Shuyue added: "There is no need to worry about the semicolon in the south for the time being. The income from the grain sales is enough to support the initial expenses. There is no need to worry about Lingzhou. Let people inquire and understand the specific situation first, and then allocate money after the Marquis comes back.

Open a semicolon."

Everyone responded in succession.

Lin Shuyue thought for a while and said: "There is one very important thing at the moment. Since Lord Hou has been away from the capital for more than half a year, it is inevitable that there will be slack in various places in the capital. Deng Zai, please bring your own soldiers to assist Qi Min and the others, and go on your own first.

The shopkeepers of Zha Qin Yuan and Xiang Yun Hao hire workers. If someone commits adultery and commits a crime, he will be sent directly to the Kyoto Prefectural Government. After the Marquis comes back, he will have to deal with a very complicated situation, and you cannot give people instructions for these small things."

Deng Zai's eyes lit up and he immediately stood up and replied: "Yes."

Lin Shuyue sorted out her thoughts and said slowly: "Qinyuan is developing too fast and is not as stable as Xiangyun. It is inevitable that the good and the bad will be mixed together. We just take this opportunity to clean up the interior. You don't have to worry about the wind and rain outside.

The Marquis will return to Beijing soon, no matter whether it is Xiangyun or Qinyuan, the most important thing right now is that nothing can go wrong."

The others also stood up and responded. At this moment, a servant came to the door to report.

"Information to Mrs. Lin, President Qi, there is someone outside asking to see you."
Chapter completed!