Chapter 478: Full of Bad Intentions

"Fourth Master, you are here."

The Fourth Prince walked into an antique shop with an ancient and quaint style. The two guards he brought with him directly guarded the door of the shop and did not allow anyone else to enter or leave.

The owner of the antique shop was a middle-aged wealthy businessman with a big belly. It was obvious that he had a lot of money in his belly.

"Yeah."

The Fourth Prince casually spit out a syllable from his nose, which was considered a greeting, and his attitude was perfunctory.

But the antique shop owner did not dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction, and his attitude was still respectful. Obviously, he knew the true identity of the Fourth Prince.

"Have you processed all the things I sent last month?"

"This..., usually it is processed uniformly on a fixed day, and there are still some days." The antique shop owner wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and answered tremblingly.

"If the Fourth Master is in a hurry, I can ask people to speed up the progress."

The antique shop owner thought that the Fourth Prince was in a hurry to get money, so he suggested so.

As a result, the fourth prince raised his hand and stopped the antique shop owner from saying the following words: "It's just right that it's not dealt with. I have other uses for the things this month. Don't touch them for now."

"Well, okay, I will listen to the fourth master's orders."

Seeing that the antique shop owner was so tactful, the fourth prince didn't say much, but took out three silver bills from his lapel, each of which was a large denomination of 10,000 taels of silver.

The fourth prince just shook the three silver bills in front of the antique shop owner, and the antique shop owner's eyes immediately began to straighten.

In the past few years, with the care of the fourth prince, the antique shop owner's business has been growing.

But taking out a silver bill of 30,000 taels of silver at once still made the antique shop owner swallow his saliva.

"Fourth Master, just tell me what you want!"

The antique shop owner rubbed his hands, looking flattering.

At this moment, Li Xuan had already touched the roof of the antique shop, and through his keen perception, he knew everything that was happening below.

"I want to see what ways the fourth prince has to make money."

Li Xuan was not too surprised that the fourth prince could directly take out three silver notes of 10,000 taels.

The three siblings are very united, and it is not strange to pool money together to do business.

And if the funds are concentrated, profits will be smoother.

What surprised Li Xuan a little was that the fourth prince was also involved in the antique business.

"This guy's hands are long enough. He had an unclear relationship with the people of the Money Gang before."

"As for the Chang'an County Magistrate, he is their mother's family, which is normal."

According to Li Xuan's understanding, among the princes and princesses in the palace, the fourth prince has the most frequent contact with the outside world.

So he thinks that the business that can make money should be reliable.

"Just don't know how this guy plans to make money in the antique business?"

Li Xuan plans to listen quietly first.

"It's not really an order, but I want to do some antique business this month, and I need to use Mr. Qian's connections and shops."

"But don't worry, this won't last long, it's just a quick in and out, and it will be over in ten or twenty days."

When Mr. Qian heard that he had to use his connections and shops, his heart was in his throat.

But when he heard the fourth prince say that it was just a quick in and out, he was relieved.

With the help of the fourth prince's relationship, Mr. Qian has made a lot of money by reselling antiques and paintings in the palace in recent years.

Although these are just some of the money that flows from the fourth prince's hands, it is enough to satisfy Mr. Qian.

The previous words of the fourth prince made Mr. Qian think that he had done something wrong and offended the fourth prince, and he wanted to take back everything he had. After listening to the fourth prince's words, he realized that it was a false alarm.

But Mr. Qian also understood that it might not be so easy to help the fourth prince, but he had no choice at all now.

"I wonder how the Fourth Master plans to do this business?"

The Fourth Prince laughed, patted Boss Qian's shoulder cordially, and said as a matter of course:

"The antique business is all about making profits between buyers and sellers, buying low and selling high."

"My 30,000 taels is the capital, and then I will continue to make profits, and I will make as much as I can."

"Of course, I also know that how much money I can make this time depends on Boss Qian's care."

"Boss Qian, please don't let me down."

The Fourth Prince patted Boss Qian's shoulder again with a serious tone.

"This..."

Boss Qian looked embarrassed, and he already understood what the Fourth Prince meant.

Looking at Boss Qian's embarrassed face, the Fourth Prince comforted him: "Boss Qian, don't worry too much, after all, our business will continue in the future, just do your best this time."

As the Fourth Prince said this, he slapped the three silver bills on the counter, then waved and was about to leave.

"This is my deposit. Prepare a batch of high-quality antiques for me tomorrow. When I sell them and make money, I will come to you to buy more."

"I think Songbaizhai in the east of the city is a good buyer."

"As for the things I sent last month, the discount is also included in it."

"By the way, remember to write me a receipt, just like you do business on weekdays, without missing a single link, and pay attention to the tax declaration later."

After the fourth prince gave the order, he had already walked out and then led his people away.

When there was no movement outside the store, Boss Qian suddenly collapsed on the ground, sweating and trembling all over.

"Master, master, what's wrong with you?"

Behind the store, a mature and beautiful woman heard the noise and hurried out to help Boss Qian.

Judging from the way this mature and beautiful woman is dressed, she must be Mrs. Qian.

In order to meet the fourth prince today, Boss Qian left no outsiders in the store, only he and his wife were here.

When Mrs. Qian saw the actual three thousand taels of silver notes on the table, she couldn't move her eyes away. After lifting Boss Qian's bloated body, she asked in confusion:

"Master, didn't Fourth Master bring us big business?"

"Why are you still so scared?"

Boss Qian's face turned green and white. Mrs. Qian was so frightened that she quickly gave him a mouthful of hot tea to calm him down.

After Boss Qian calmed down, he said with a bitter look on his face:

"Madam, you don't know something."

"I also opened the Songbai Restaurant in the east of the city."

"Ah?" Mrs. Qian's expression was stunned, and she was a little unable to react.

"The business I did with Fourth Master was ultimately not exposed to the light, so I left a way out and opened a serious shop that didn't involve me or Fourth Master's business, just to provide security for my family in the future. "

"I didn't expect that Fourth Master would still find out..."

Boss Qian looked gloomy, as if he had lost his soul.

After hearing Boss Qian's explanation, Mrs. Qian was still full of pride and puzzled.

"Hey, that's not right, sir."

"Didn't Fourth Master just say that he would buy goods from us and sell them to Songbai Zhai to make money?"

"But since this Songbaizhai is also the master's property, it can't be done..."

Mrs. Qian stretched out her hands and gestured twice in confusion. Only when she met Boss Qian's silent gaze did she realize something.

"Fourth Master wants us to..."

Mrs. Qian suddenly looked horrified.

But Boss Qian said flatly: "Give it, you must give it!"

"Only if we satisfy Fourth Master this time, will we have the possibility to continue to be wealthy through Fourth Master's business in the future."

"I have to go bankrupt and sell everything, but I have to satisfy the fourth master's request!"

"Notify all stores immediately and liquidate assets."

Boss Qian said through gritted teeth, followed by Mrs. Qian's sobs.

Li Xuan listened to everything on the roof and couldn't help but shook his head and sighed:

"Damn it, I knew this kid didn't have any good ideas."

Li Xuan jumped off the roof, passed by Boss Qian's shop, looked at the plaque of the shop, and then looked inside to see Boss Qian and Mrs. Qian hugging each other to comfort each other, as well as the three 30,000 taels of silver on the counter. ticket.

Then, Li Xuan withdrew his gaze and walked directly through the store to find Princess Ankang.

With the help of his perception ability, he quickly found Princess Ankang and others who were shopping.

Seeing that Li Xuan was back, Princess Ankang hurriedly asked curiously: "How are you, Ah Xuan?"

"What kind of business opportunities are there, Brother Four Emperors?"

"This is not the place to talk. Find a quiet place to sit." Li Xuan looked at the crowded streets and felt that this was not a suitable place to talk.

Several people immediately found a teahouse and asked for a private room facing the street.

Li Xuan immediately told everyone what he had heard in Boss Qian's shop.

"This, is this extortion?"

Princess Ankang said dumbfounded.

"Brother Yonko is a member of the royal family, how can he do such a thing!"

Princess Ankang said angrily.

"And from what they said, the fourth prince should be in the business of reselling palace items with that boss Qian."

While Li Xuan wrote this sentence, he looked at Xu Lang.

In the private room, besides San Xiaozhi and Xiao Cui, Xu Lang was also standing aside.

Seeing Li Xuan looking at him, Xu Lang immediately replied:

"Lord Axuan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has not received reports of missing items recently."

"I heard that the noble concubine of Qingshu Palace likes to clear out old things and often replaces the furnishings in Qingshu Palace, which costs a lot of money."

After hearing Xu Lang's answer, except for Xiao Cui who didn't know much about the imperial concubine, the three little ones all sweated.

With Zhang Guifei's crazy temperament, it is not difficult for the three little ones to imagine how she "cleaned up old things".

It must be said that Xu Lang is worthy of being an outstanding eunuch in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he also has high emotional intelligence when reporting on work.

The third child only thought for a moment and understood the fourth prince's routine.

Boss Qian used to drink soup with the Fourth Prince, but now that the Fourth Prince has something to do, he has to let Boss Qian do a bloodletting.

"We can't learn this business either."

"No, this is not a business at all!"

Princess Ankang said dissatisfied.

She originally thought that the fourth prince would have some good ideas, but in the end, the business he wanted to do was not much different from the money gang.

"Taobao is not reliable, nor are gambling houses."

"What can I do to make money?"

Princess Ankang took out the five gadgets they had bought in the morning, placed them on the table and played with them, looking a little downcast.

These items bought under Li Xuan's guidance were not accepted by the antique stores at all, and were judged as worthless waste.

But Li Xuan couldn't figure out why there were various attributes of heaven and earth energy remaining on it.

Although it is weak, it does exist.

However, the matter of the fourth prince also reminded Li Xuan.

The princes and princesses who are interested in competing in this month's competition will definitely do whatever it takes to win.

Although the rules of the competition require that the way they make profits must be legal, like the Fourth Prince, they can rely on various methods to package their profits in a legal way.

After all, princes and princesses are not ordinary people. They are born to enjoy royal privileges. It is difficult not to find these shortcuts when you hold power.

"Is this the original intention of Emperor Yongyuan?"

"Leave these dirty jobs to your own children, but even if Emperor Yongyuan didn't do it himself, he wouldn't be able to avoid the infamy."

Because of the temporary war tax, Emperor Yongyuan's prestige among the people had already been severely damaged. It was not a wise move to let the princes and princesses be ruined again in the capital.

In Li Xuan's view, Emperor Yongyuan was not stupid, and even calculating people could be said to be one of his few strengths.

"Emperor Yongyuan must have thought that this would happen..."

"Forget it, I'll do mine."

Li Xuan shook his head, too lazy to think about it.

Then, he wagged his tail and wrote to Princess Ankang:

"Don't worry, I have an idea."

"But before that, we have to take a look at the properties handed over by the Money Gang."

Seeing that Li Xuan had an idea, Princess Ankang's eyes immediately lit up.

"Really, then let's go!"

Princess Ankang didn't ask Li Xuan what idea he had in mind, she just hugged him and planned to walk out.

Li Xuan shook his tail and finally took it back.

"Forget it, instead of telling her, let's show her."

"This business is not easy to explain anyway."

Li Xuan stretched out his tail, greeted Xu Lang, and then asked him:

"By the way, how is the transfer of the Money Gang's property going recently?"

"It went smoothly. Although some people made trouble at the beginning, after being warned, nothing like this happened again." Xu Lang reported respectfully.

"Most of the industries have been taken over by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and are being operated steadily in the same way as before, but His Highness Ankang will decide how to reform them later."

"This is also what the steward meant."

Xu Lang said, bringing the topic to Princess Ankang.

"This matter is not urgent. We will wait until the Ministry of Internal Affairs has stable control." Princess Ankang replied.

Today, she went out to do business. Although it was not very successful, it gave Princess Ankang a deeper understanding of the people.

Making money is not as easy as she imagined.

And to a certain extent, it’s really fair. Legal businesses through legitimate channels rarely make money quickly.

Those businesses that bring in quick money seem to be far from "legal".

Even the fourth prince is just using his power to wander in the gray area outside of supervision, and cannot be on the stage.

Therefore, Princess Ankang was also very curious about the business proposed by Li Xuan at this time.

"A-Xuan, if you don't care, there will definitely be no problem if you take charge of it."

Princess Ankang has blind faith in Li Xuan, and is more confident than Li Xuan himself.

Then, under the leadership of Xu Lang, they came to the Qianqian Gang's property in the West City.

Of course, these properties are now under the name of Princess Ankang, and are actually managed by people sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Their first stop was an underground gambling house in the West City.

【Sihai Casino】

Seeing the crowded and bustling gambling house, Princess Ankang was speechless.

"So, after going all over the place, we ended up at the gambling house?"

Princess Ankang was stunned, pressed her forehead against Li Xuan's, and asked in a bad tone:

"Axuan, is this your good idea?"

Li Xuan looked away silently, looking a little guilty.