The affairs of the Salesian House finally have a charter, and Yuxi doesn't have to keep an eye on it, so he has time to take care of other things.

Within two days of getting the news, people from the Zhao family came to the door. Zhao's second grandmother, Tu Shi, introduced the rich and noble woman next to her to Yuxi, and said, "Yuxi, this is my sister-in-law. "The person who came is Fei, the grandmother of the Zhao family's big house.

Seeing Yuxi, Fei Shi said with a smile: "I've been listening to Qingmei praise Mrs. for her extraordinary bearing, and I can't wait to see Mrs. Madame's demeanor." Today is a fulfillment of what you wanted. "Half of it is a compliment, and half of it is also from the heart, so Yucheng really can't raise a person with such a bearing. Even the previous Xu family, compared with the people in front of him, was much inferior.

Yuxi smiled and said, "You are too polite, please take a seat." ”

Fei Shi reported to his home with a smile and said, "My husband's surname is Zhao Minghuan, and everyone calls me Grandma Huan." In fact, in the Zhao family, everyone calls her Grandma Zhao.

Yuxi smiled and asked, "Can Grandma Huan represent the Zhao family?" If she can't represent the Zhao family, she doesn't want to waste time.

Fei didn't expect Yuxi to be so direct, but she still nodded and said, "I heard that Madam wants to reduce the price of medicinal materials?" Madam, the price of these medicinal materials is actually very fair, and if the price is lowered, we will not make a profit at all." ”

When Yuxi heard this, he smiled and said, "Grandma Huan, I told Second Grandma Zhao before, I started to learn how to make medicinal food from my grandmother at the age of five, and I know very well the price of medicinal materials. Even if there is a difference in price depending on the region, it is not much different. After saying this, he looked at Grandma Zhao Er with a smile: "Didn't my sister tell Grandma Sùhuan about this?"

To Yuxi said that the Zhao family is much smarter than the Xu family, they are all making money, and the Xu family hates that everyone in the world knows that they are rich. But the Zhao family is silent and earns a lot of money every year. Because according to Yuxi's prediction, in fact, the money earned by the two families every year is not much different. But the Xu family is hated, but the Zhao family has a good reputation.

Although Grandma Zhao Er has a straightforward temperament, she is not a stupid person, and when she heard this, she said apologetically: "I was also so busy that I forgot about it." In fact, Grandma Zhao Er had already said this.

Grandma Huan said with a smile: "Mrs. Yun, this road is not smooth, and this medicinal herb is getting harder and harder to harvest year by year, so the price is slightly higher." ”

Seeing this, Yuxi said: "As far as I know, the medicinal materials you supply to the army are two or three percent higher than those in the capital pharmacy, and those scarce medicinal materials are nearly twice as high. It is true that Jiangnan and Sichuangui and other places to Yucheng are indeed not peaceful, but the price should not be so expensive. As for the medicinal materials that Grandma Huan said are getting harder and harder to harvest year by year, as long as it is not a natural or man-made disaster, where will the medicinal materials not be collected. "In the case of natural and man-made disasters, it is normal for prices to rise sharply.

After saying this, Yuxi asked Mother Qu beside her to hand over a long list to Grandma Huan. This list lists the prices of various medicinal materials in the capital and Yucheng.

Grandma Huan took a look, her face was a little green, in fact, although the Zhao family was in the medicinal herb business, Grandma Huan didn't understand medicinal herbs. It doesn't matter if you don't know about medicinal herbs, but the price difference is obvious. After a while, Grandma Huan raised her head and asked Yuxi: "Madam, there is no way to compare Yucheng with the capital." Jiangnan can go to the capital by water, not only the road is easy to walk, but the time is also fast. From Jiangnan and other places to Yucheng, not only is the road difficult to walk, but the road is not smooth. ”

Yuxi snorted and said, "I didn't ask to say that the price of medicinal materials here is the same as in the capital, I just think it's too high." Yuxi's words are tantamount to saying that the price can be discussed, not just a mouthful.

Grandma Huan asked, "What does Madame think is the right price?"

Yuxi still said the same sentence: "Ordinary medicinal materials, reduce by one to two percent on the original basis." Precious and scarce medicinal materials should be reduced by four to five percent on the original basis. "In fact, the precious and scarce medicinal materials are not used by ordinary soldiers, and they are all used by middle and high-ranking generals.

Grandma Huan's face looked better, at least she didn't push the price too hard. Grandma Huan said: "Precious and scarce medicinal materials are difficult to find, and the cost is also very high. ”

Yuxi thought for a while, took a step back, and said, "Then reduce it by three to four percent on the original basis." After speaking, he paused and said, "It can't be low anymore." "The problem is that Yuxi is going to open up a path by himself in the future, so that he doesn't have to be controlled by others.

Grandma Huan also knows that she can only make a counteroffer within this range. However, she only came to negotiate, but she couldn't make a version, but said with a smile: "Mrs. Yun, I'll go back and ask me first, and then give you an answer." ”

Yuxi smiled and said, "Naturally." ”

Grandma Huan is gone, but she leaves behind a gift. Grandma Huan was more particular, and instead of sending gold, silver, jewelry and other things, she gave a small basket of lychees.

Looking at this small basket of lychees, Yuxi laughed. I didn't expect that Grandma Huan would give her lychees, but since she arrived in Yucheng, she has never eaten lychees, and she wants to eat them when she looks at them. Since it was delivered, no matter what Grandma Huan meant, this thing can't be returned. Moreover, it is just a basket of lychees: "Put one on a plate, and put the rest in the well." ”

Seeing this, Mother Lan said, "Madam, this lychee is very angry, and it is not appropriate to eat more." "This person who is nursing a child can't eat a lot of things. However, it's not that lychees can't be eaten, but they can't be eaten more, and if you eat too much, you will get angry.

A smile appeared on Yuxi's face and said, "I know. "Not to mention now, even when she is in the capital, she won't eat too much lychee. Of course, she also knew that Mother Lan was for her good.

When Yunqing came back in the evening, Yuxi told Yunqing about it: "I think, ordinary medicinal materials can only be pressed by one and a half at most, and those precious and scarce medicinal materials can be pressed by three percent at most. "The Zhao family is different from the Wu family. Yunqing and the Zhao family are allies, so they must make concessions in this regard.

Yunqing said: "This is already very good. "If you replace him, it must be the same as before, where can you still hold down the price.

Yuxi smiled, and no longer talked about the medicinal materials, but about the children in the Salesian Hospital: "He Rui, in the past six days, I have already pasted more than two hundred taels of silver in the Salesian Hospital. If it's a month or two, I can hold on, but if it goes on like this, I can't bear it. During this time, Yuxi asked people to make clothes for these children, and there were two sets per person, and the children could not change one set of clothes. In addition, more than 20 children are sick and need medicine, which is a big cost. The sum of the bits and pieces cost more than two hundred taels of silver. On average, it is more than forty taels of silver a day. If it is calculated according to one year, it is more than 10,000 taels. If it's only for a year, you can grit your teeth. The problem is that some of these children are only two or three years old, and they can't be raised until they reach adulthood, even if they can't afford to raise them!

When Yun Qing heard this, he said with some bitterness: "The pension of the imperial court has not come down yet. "If the pension is down, you can give the money to the child's relatives so that they can take care of it. But now that the pension has not come down, it is impossible for ordinary people to raise more children. After all, one more child is one more burden.

Yuxi didn't feel good in his heart, but it was indeed a big burden. Of course, Yuxi didn't want to shirk it, but wanted to find a solution, and said at the moment: "Write an excerpt about the situation of these children and submit it." I don't believe that the prince and Yu Xiang will really leave these children behind. If they really don't care, we'll find a way to solve it. "The amount of the pension is too huge, and the court can't take it out. But these children, if the court doesn't help solve them, it will definitely chill the soldiers in the border city. Of course, most of my heart was already cold. Everyone fought desperately, but when they died, they couldn't even get a pension.

Yun Qing nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask Mr. Xia to help draft an excerpt tomorrow." "Errands such as clerical work have now been handed over to Mr. Xia and Mr. Chen.

Yuxi thought for a moment and said, "Let Mr. Xia write more sensational." "Don't sensationalize, and you can't let those who are in high positions know how difficult it is for these children to live, and how unworthy the soldiers who died.

Yun Qing was silent for a moment and said, "Yuxi, Qin Zhao and the Xu family sold grain outside the customs, I suspect that the marshal has always known about this matter, and even participated in it. ”

Yuxi was shocked: "Can't you?" Marshal Qin, that is a highly respected and respected old man, how could he do such a thing.

Yun Qing smiled bitterly: "Even if the marshal participates in it, it is estimated that he will not be able to help himself. It was also when he really sat in this position that he knew how bad the situation in Yucheng was. The amount of money allocated from above every year is only a little, and this little money is simply not enough. If you don't have enough money, you can't go hungry and cold! So, you can only get your own money.

Hearing this, Yuxi still didn't understand. Yunqing was not a doubt at all, but an affirmation. But Yuxi thinks that even if Marshal Qin is really involved, Marshal Qin is completely different from the Xu family. The Xu family is for personal gain, while Marshal Qin is for Yucheng. Marshal Qin really worked hard for Yucheng. can be forced to this, it is really sad to say: "The emperor is mediocre and the court is incompetent." "The emperor only knows how to eat, drink, and be merry, and the officials are corrupt.

Yun Qing smiled bitterly: "If you don't want to find a way, this winter will be difficult." He had a lot of opinions about Qin Zhao before, but when he took over, he realized that Qin Zhao could let 100,000 soldiers survive the winter, and it took a lot of effort.

Yuxi was shocked and asked, "Don't you also want to sell grain and grass to those northern captives, do you?" Yunqing, doing this is tantamount to drinking to quench your thirst. ”

Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this, no matter how you do, you won't use this recipe." However, you still have to find a way to make more money. "Otherwise, this winter will be sad. Fortunately, the spring stop hurt the vitality of the Northern Captivity, even if the summer is over, the Northern Captivity will not be large-scale, and it will also give them time to rest.

Yuxi thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of any business that could make a lot of money. I didn't think about it anymore, and said to Yunqing: "No matter how anxious you are, this day, let's sleep first!" Yunqing has also lost a lot of weight during this time, even if Yuxi has been supplementing Yunqing, he still lost weight. Both husband and wife have lost a lot of weight during this time.

Yun Qing nodded and said, "Well, let's sleep!" R1148