Chapter 380 People’s Hearts Are Floating (Please Subscribe)
When Xue Pan got married, Aunt Xue was naturally the happiest person.
Especially seeing the distinguished guests coming to congratulate her one by one made her feel as bright as the sun.
Especially when a young prince from Zhongshun County Prince's Palace came to visit, the atmosphere of the wedding reached its highest point.
She could even vaguely feel the jealousy hidden under the calm face of her sister, Mrs. Wang!
That’s right, it’s jealousy!
You know, when Jia Baoyu got married, the most valuable guest was the concubine of the Prince of Beijing.
Nowhere is it like Xue Pan's wedding, both the historians and princes are here, and there are also some powerful generals in the army!
If I had known that there were so many distinguished guests coming, it should have been a grander event!
Of course, she also understood that the reason why so many distinguished guests came to visit was because of the face of Jia Huan and Jia Cong. Aunt Xue knew this well.
Aunt Xue is quite satisfied with Yingchun, her daughter-in-law.
Anyway, Aunt Xue got extremely drunk at the banquet that day.
Xue Pan's married life was quite fulfilling, and of course he didn't really put down the affairs at hand.
No matter whether it is the transportation of materials and personnel in the outer sea or the transportation channel in the southwest, nothing can be done carelessly.
People gave him and the Xue family face, so Xue Pan naturally couldn't let go, otherwise he would have no chance in the future.
When he returned home on the third day, Jia Huan was also in Rong Mansion.
Seeing the red glow of the spring greetings, the brows are full of joy.
Even the look in his eyes is a little more lively.
Needless to say, married life is quite nourishing and very comfortable.
Not to mention Jia Huan, the two sisters Tanchun and Xichun were all smiling and secretly relieved.
In fact, Yingchun’s temperament is too easy to suffer.
Obviously, Xue Pan treats Yingchun very well, and this is enough.
What Jia Huan didn't know was that shortly after Yingchun and Xue Pan got married, Sun Shaozu, who was in the northwest frontier fortress, took his sergeants too far into the grassland outside the fortress, and was surrounded and killed by Hu cavalry outside the fortress.
This guy wanted to escape, but unfortunately he was sniped by the sharp archers in the Huqi outside the wall at the first opportunity!
On the contrary, many of his sergeants fought their way out to give Prince Teng, who was about to leave the northwest frontier, a heavy smear of dust on their bodies.
By the time Jia Huan found out, Wang Ziteng had already returned to Beijing smoothly.
There were no ups and downs in his heart, but it made him sigh a little more about cause and effect and fate.
It gave him the feeling that he was like Sun Shaozu in the original novel Red Mansions, who forcibly robbed the luck of welcoming the spring.
No matter how you say it, Yingchun is one of the evil ghosts under the police fairy Gu Huan of Taixu Illusion Realm, and he has much more luck than ordinary people.
Of course, Jia Huan didn't know whether this was the case, he was just guessing.
There was no such thing as a honeymoon in Daqian, so Xue Pan quickly left the gentle countryside and became busy with various matters, large and small.
"Use all the power of the Xue family without any reservations!"
This is what Jia Huan said: "Brother Cong and I have enough energy to ensure the safety of the Xue family!"
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You and the Xue family must seize it. Whether you can completely turn around and become a member of the powerful depends on your efforts!"
"If you do it well, you can even occupy a small island in the open sea!"
Privately, Jia Huan gave this instruction: "Of course, as long as you are aware of this matter, don't say it randomly, otherwise you and the Xue family will not be able to reap the benefits!"
Xue Pan nodded repeatedly, his face full of joy that could not be concealed.
He had been waiting for this day for a long time, and finally it was here.
Knowing that Jia Huan is very nostalgic for old friendships, she really made the right bet!
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the upper limit of business has been firmly set!
Otherwise, why would those big salt merchants in Yangzhou be so extravagant, not squandering money as money, and causing a sensation in the world from time to time?
It's not that they really don't care about money, but that they have no room for improvement and have reached the peak they can reach at this time.
In this world, everything is prosperous and then in decline!
Even the big salt merchants in Yangzhou, except for a very few one or two, the rest of the big salt merchants have at least changed their business.
In order to maintain one's own status and strength, when there is no hope of improvement, naturally the only choice is to use money to show off one's muscles, otherwise what else can be done?
The Xue family also encountered such a situation, and Xue Pan could clearly feel it.
At this time, the Xue family was, after all, just a relatively pure royal merchant family. When it developed to a certain level, it would hit a ceiling.
In fact, at this time, the Xue family's business network and power had not yet returned to their peak state during his father's time.
It's a pity that Xue Pan, his damn father, integrated all the intelligence systems he had into his own industry, so that he could finally reach such a large scale.
To put it bluntly, it is completely taking advantage of the royal family!
But some things are not so easy to borrow, and in the end you have to pay a sufficient price to balance them.
Not to mention anything else, the Xue family at that time was completely bound to the royal family and could not break free at all.
And Xue Pan's cheap father actually got involved in something he shouldn't have done. If he hadn't made the decisive decision to die to apologize, the entire Xue family would have been doomed.
Xue Pan did not take over the intelligence network controlled by his father, so the business in this area was naturally lost.
Later, due to fierce conflicts with the Jinling branch, even the commercial network south of the Yellow River was lost, and the commercial resources that the Zong branch could control shrank greatly.
Fortunately, with the help of Jia Huan, the business network north of the Yellow River developed vigorously, and even led to the development of the Xue family's business power south of the Yellow River.
Otherwise, why would Prince Zhongshun give Xue Pan the opportunity to let the Xue family participate in overseas affairs?
Since getting connected with Prince Zhongshun, the Xue family's business network has developed again.
Apart from anything else, the Xue family's business network exists in the most important areas in the north and south.
The amount of food and other living materials that can be mobilized is quite amazing, and the other tools such as hoes are also quite large.
The Xue family not only has a fleet of sea-going ships that can fight waves in the open sea, but also has a fleet that can transport long distances in canals. It can be said that the energy is quite large.
There are thousands of employees directly employed, and tens of thousands of employees indirectly controlled.
Even in some places, you can control the local economy at will, but you have never done that before. It can easily attract the attention and targeting of the court and local officials.
But the development of the Xue family's business power stopped here.
If they want to go further, the Xue family can no longer afford it at this time.
Even if you don't become a powerful person in the middle and upper classes, your family's business power will not be able to advance further.
This is also the main reason why Xue Pan actively cooperates with Jia Huan's actions and has been trying to find ways to restore the glory of his ancestors. There is nothing we can do about that.
Don't underestimate Xue Pan's grandfather, he is just a seventh-grade 'Ziwei Sheren'. He is a red-top businessman who has directly registered with the emperor. His energy should not be underestimated.
It's just a pity that taking the initiative to donate money was the best time before when the treasury was empty.
In the end, it was ruined by the Gourd Case in Jinling.
The lesson he learned that time was so profound that Xue Pan seemed to have suddenly matured. After that, his whole behavior and style changed considerably.
Of course it's a change for the better, otherwise it wouldn't be worth Jia Huan's continued support in his work.
Later, King Zhongshun found Xue Pan to join his gang, but Jia Huan was not even angry.
However, the risk of cooperating with someone like Prince Zhongshun is too great.
Without Jia Huan's strong support, the Xue family's property might have been swallowed up by Prince Zhongshun. Xue Pan has always been very cautious, and it can be said that he lived in trepidation.
He was also jealous of the gains of the loyal and shun princes and clans, and occupied large territories in the outer sea.
Unfortunately, he would not dare to take action without the permission of Prince Zhongshun.
Of course, it is not impossible if Jia Huan fully supports it.
But why did Jia Huan spend so much effort to help him and the Xue family?
Unexpectedly, after marrying Yingchun, the opportunity suddenly came.
Obviously, the status of Yingchun in Jia Huan's heart is not as light as imagined!
"Sister Yingchun's abilities are quite good. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can discuss it with her first. At least she has excellent planning abilities!"
Jia Huan chuckled and said: "As for how far the Xue family can develop in the future, it depends on your own efforts. I can't help much!"
"No, it's already a lot!"
Xue Pan said gratefully: "If it weren't for your help, the Xue family would not be able to participate in overseas affairs at all!"
"Don't be so exaggerated!"
Jia Huan said with a smile: "This time, nearly a million people have flooded into the outer sea territory at once, and a lot of food and materials are needed. The size of the Xue family's fleet can continue to expand!"
"Will it cause any bad consequences?"
Xue Pan worriedly said: "Those clans are not easy targets to provoke!"
After all, the other party is from the royal family. Even if he robbed the Xue family's property, is it possible that the current emperor will punish him severely? How is it possible?
"Don't worry about that!"
Jia Huan said calmly: "If they all fight with fists, we won't be afraid of them!"
This was quite confident. He was so confident anyway.
Ignoring Xue Pan's wry smile, Jia Huan focused on Jia Cong's wedding soon.
Jia Cong's wedding was much grander and grander than Xue Pan's!
After all, Jia Cong is a rookie in the army, the kind that no force dares to underestimate.
Even the current emperor, although he did not come in person on the wedding day, sent his confidant Dai Quan to come to congratulate her.
The heads of the four princes and eight princes' families all came over that day.
With this momentum, the prince's wedding ceremony was probably only of this level.
Anyway, Mrs. Xing and Aunt Xue, as natal family members, were worried at the wedding, for fear that something unexpected would happen, make people laugh, or offend the boss.
In fact, if it were placed in the past, there would definitely not be such a grand situation, but the current situation is a bit subtle and weird, and no big boss dares to neglect it easily.
I was afraid that if I accidentally failed to follow him, I would be far behind and unable to catch up.