nashuaworldcup Chapter 189 Long-term Goals
Chapter 189 Long-term Goals
"Mother, the Second Princess has ordered her officials to distort the facts and mislead the people. Now the workshop has reduced its workforce by half. Are we just going to do nothing about it?"
Xuanlan didn't understand why Xuanmu and the top management of Jiang's business didn't come out to explain, allowing the Second Princess's conspiracy to succeed and the rumors to escalate. This was extremely disadvantageous to the Jiang family.
"Hahaha, Mr. Lan, don't worry. It's just a trick. We in the Jiang family have always spoken with strength. There's no need to argue with those people."
A masculine old man about five years old walked in from the door with a hearty laugh. He was Xuan Yun, who was in charge of the Eight Cities. He was one of the earliest Xuanmen wise men to follow Xuan Qing. He came to the disaster area to manage the workshop earlier than Xuan Mu.
This time, he brought people here from Bacheng specifically to discuss the coal mining with Xuanmu and others.
When Xuan's mother saw the person coming, she immediately stopped writing on the animal skin book, stood up to greet him, and extended her hand as if to invite Xuan Yun to sit down.
"I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself, Master Yun. Alan is young and inexperienced, so please bear with me and give me more guidance."
Xuan Yun waved his hands repeatedly, "Hahaha, with a smart mother like you personally taking care of her, why would an old man like me need to meddle in other people's business?"
But I have to say that a person's talent is really important. Xuanqing doesn't need his mother to take care of him personally. If he were here, not only would he not ask such questions, but he would also be able to come up with a deeper strategy to deal with the Fourth Princess instead of just resisting her.
"Mr. Yun is too modest. Without you, the work in the west would not be so smooth." It can be seen that Xuan Yun's ability is really good.
You know, this person was once the patriarch of the left faction of Xuanmen. Later, it seemed that he was fighting with the right faction every day like a cross-eyed chicken, which was very boring.
That's why he was persuaded by Xuan Qing to join the Jiang family when they were in decline, and he supported the Jiang family business all the way to its current success.
It can be said that even if Xuanmu did not come, Xuan Yun would be able to lead the situation in the west well, but it would be more difficult.
When Xuanmu arrived, she brought Jiang Changle's secret treasure with her, which made the development of the Jiang family's business more handy, and they didn't have to be afraid of the Fifth Princess at all.
"Hahaha, I like what you said, old man. Okay, we are all acquaintances, there is no need to flatter each other.
The rumors spread by the Fifth Princess are nothing to worry about. We can use them to screen the workers, remove the bad ones, and train the remaining ones into elite personnel."
Everyone sat by the fire to keep warm, and on the small table was placed freshly served tea and snacks.
The tea came from Jiang Changle's space. Jiang Changle had plenty of these things, so he took them all out and distributed them to his employees.
Mr. Yun especially liked drinking this tea. Xuan's mother learned about his new hobby in detail, and when she saw someone coming, she would naturally serve the other person something he liked.
This was very helpful to Old Yun. With Xuan Qing relying on the Fourth Princess, even the usually aloof Xuan's mother became active. Was there any fear that their Xuan Sect would not be able to prosper?
After Xuan's mother poured tea for Mr. Yun, she sat down herself. After a busy morning, she just needed to take a break and drink some tea. It was a really good choice.
"I thought so too. I had previously considered that once the Fifth Princess arrived, our efficiency would definitely decline. After such a long period of hard work, we can all slow down and take a proper rest.
Anyway, the disaster has been brought under control. As long as there are no more large-scale deaths of beastmen, we don't have to feel guilty, and the disaster relief efforts will be effective.
The snowstorm has occupied two cities and eighteen counties, affecting 500,000 orcs. How long can the dynasty's grain mixed with sand and gravel last?
They didn't even have clothes or herbs, and yet the Jiang Family Trading Company's goods were all cheaper than the market price? Yet the wages they paid were more than double the market price.
The reason why those people are dissatisfied with the Jiang family is simply because they see the free food in comparison, or they have a hatred of the rich and think that they deserve others to provide them with free assistance because they suffered a disaster.
But the disaster victims didn't think about it: there is no such thing as a free lunch. If no one creates it, where will these free supplies come from?
Those are the fruits of other people's hard work, so why should they be given away for free? Wouldn't it be more courageous to earn the fruits of your own labor instead of begging for sympathy and pity from others?
Besides, is it wrong for our Jiang Family Business to provide them with stable jobs and income?
Oh, so what if they were slaves? Being able to serve the Jiang family as slaves was a blessing for them. If they had no strength and were not slaves, they would be worse than dust and would only starve to death in the end.
Do they really not understand this simple truth? They are simply blinded by greed and want to gain something for nothing.
This is a good opportunity for us to see who has a long-term vision and who is honest and reliable. These people will be the backbone of this workshop in the future."
Xuan's mother and Yun Lao shook their heads and complained, but in fact, it was also to give Xuan Lan a chance to learn, to teach him to see through the situation and the direction of the situation, to plan for the future, and to make long-term plans.
"Haha, yes, when those people can't bear it anymore, let's see what the Fifth Princess will do.
There might be spring flowers blooming in the south now, but in the west, Mo Shoufu has calculated that the ice and snow will not melt until March or April.
These people are all tired.” Old Yun stroked his beard and sipped his tea, enjoying himself.
Xuanlan then understood why the Jiang family’s top management was no longer panicking.
Because the Fifth Princess's actions were completely a trap for herself. The ice and snow have not melted for a long time and the disaster has not subsided. Then when the relief food supply is insufficient, the victims will lose their jobs again. Where will they get supplies?
The Jiang family is definitely not one to be trifled with, so they will naturally ask the "good guy" Fifth Princess for compensation. How will the Fifth Princess respond then?
Furthermore, the goods sold by the Jiang Family Trading Company are all needed in cold weather. Do the beastmen only need food? Don’t they need clothes? Don’t they need medicinal herbs?
Especially the coal they are mining, which can provide a constant supply of heat, which is needed for cooking and heating, right? I really don’t understand what those people are thinking?
"Let's talk about the coal mines. The Fourth Princess' treasure-hunting rat is really amazing. It has unearthed several more coal mines and iron mines.
We previously bought the land when the local officials were unable to react in time, and now people also know that we have dug out coal mines and used them to make coal.
If I want to buy it again, not only will it alarm the Fifth Princess, but the official price will definitely be even higher. I, an old man, have come to you for advice. What should I do about this matter?"
The Jiang family’s coal is priced very cheaply. Ordinary people will not buy it unless it is needed for heating in cold weather. It will naturally be more useful to pick up free wood after the snowstorm.
Most of the coal they supplied was actually for the needs of workshops, especially the Jiang family's own brick and tile workshops and ceramic workshops, which required large amounts of coal to burn in the kilns.
In this way, if the coal mines spend too much money to buy land, then the cost of their coal mining will be high, and the cost of workshop items will also be high accordingly.
If the Jiang family still supplies the goods at the current selling price, they may not suffer losses, but the profits will definitely not be large.
This is not advisable. Business is supposed to make a profit. Otherwise, how would the Fourth Princess support an army of over 100,000, the Acid Rain Village, the workshops, and the businesses?
In the future, the four princesses' armies will only grow in number, all supported by the Jiang family's business.