Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!

Chapter 359: Hiring The Refugees ( 6 )

After they said their goodbyes, Yao Zhi left the hall. Dong Mei saw them off while Steward Han stayed behind. He looked at the box filled with gold ingots and asked, "Madam, what should we do with this?"

"Store it in my personal vault. Also, pick several people to handle the workshop matters."

Steward Han nodded and bowed. "Understood."

Since Xue Ya’er had already agreed to let Lei Feng use her name, it was no longer appropriate for Yao Zhi to be directly involved. So, they had to use their own people.

As for the people from the Fei Long Escort Agency, Steward Han would visit them personally and explain the situation.

Now that Yao Zhi had finally finished taking care of the workshop matter, she heaved a sigh of relief. Although she portrayed herself as knowledgeable, compared to Xue Ya’er, she was still a newbie.

She knew nothing about the Great Yan Kingdom’s laws and had no connections besides the General’s mansion. If she wanted to build huge workshops, she might have to spend a lot of money just to get permits.

Also, even if she managed to open the workshops, without power in the government, she would be nothing but a piece of fat meat waiting for others to devour.

But Xue Ya’er was different. She had the brain, the power, the connections, and the people. A 3% share in exchange for her active involvement in the business was actually a bargain.

Yao Zhi believed that she wouldn’t backstab her or embezzle her money.

Now, she only needed to spend money and provide the recipes. That would only make her busy in the initial stage of the business. In the future, she would only need to wait for money to flow into her pocket.

Reaching this conclusion, she couldn’t help but burst out laughing. "Hahahaha!"

Her sudden laughter startled both Ling Shi’er and Ling Shiqi. Sitting outside, they exchanged glances and noticed each other’s bafflement.

Their Master was mysterious and powerful. She had an extraordinary background, but she was also very strange. Saying she was foolish, she was smart. Saying she was smart, she acted like a fool sometimes.

In the end, both of them reached the conclusion that mortals would never understand an immortal’s thoughts.

While Yao Zhi was happy, the Xue family’s elders were also floating on cloud nine.

Even though Xue Ya’er didn’t inform them about the specific agreement, they were already satisfied with having a deal with the heir of the Nuwa Clan.

Sitting in the backyard main hall, the Second Elder looked at Xue Ya’er with adoration and praised her. "Eldest Miss, it’s still you who is sensible and thinks about the Xue family."

"Indeed," the First Elder nodded in agreement.

The Third Elder drank his tea before he asked, "Eldest Miss, you said that you want our Xue family to handle the operation of these so-called warehouses and orchards. We will be responsible for hiring people, managing the business, and selling the products."

Xue Ya’er nodded and smiled. "Yes."

"For our Xue family, this is not a problem," the Second Elder said proudly.

"Second Elder, it is indeed not a problem for our Xue family, but according to the agreement, we only receive 3% of the annual revenue. And that’s need to be split between the Xue family and the General’s mansion," the Third Elder reminded him.

"Is there any problem with that?" the First Elder asked, raising his brows.

"Young Master Lei only provides the money to start the business and some blueprints. Why does he receive 97%?" the Third Elder asked unhappily.

Hearing this, the elders finally realized that the portion was indeed too small.

Xue Ya’er understood their thoughts just by looking at their expressions. She smiled and said, "Elders, if you think that the profit given by Young Master Lei is too small, you can refuse this cooperation."

"In fact, even without the Xue family’s help, I can handle this cooperation alone. If not because I’m worried about the decline of our family, I wouldn’t be willing to hand this good opportunity to others."

The Third Elder frowned at her words and asked, "Eldest Miss, what do you mean by that?"

"Third Elder, I can’t tell you the details, but when these workshops start operating, and the products hit the market, what we earn is not only a huge sum of money."

"Besides money, what else can we get from selling things?" the Second Elder asked with doubt.

"Reputation, connections, and power." After saying this, Xue Ya’er picked up her teacup and took a sip of her tea.

"Aren’t the elders always complaining that despite our Xue family’s massive wealth, we are nothing but cows and horses working for those who hold power in the court?"

The elders exchanged glances when they heard her words.

"Now, the chance for our Xue family to turn the tide is finally here. Yet, the elders only look at the short-term benefits and refuse to see the long-term gains."

After she gave them a meaningful glance, she added slowly, "If you miss this chance, then don’t blame me for not helping the family in the future."

Seeing how calm and confident she was, the Third Elder started to hesitate and doubt himself.

Xue Ya’er was disappointed with the elders’ narrow minds and said, "I’m tired. Dong Mei, see the elders off."

When they heard this, the elders had no choice but to stand up and leave.

Even if Xue Ya’er was their junior, she was now the General’s wife and a Second-Rank court lady. She received a stipend from the imperial court and was not someone commoners like them could offend.

After the elders left, Steward Han returned. He bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam."

Xue Ya’er gestured for him to rise and asked, "Uncle Han, how is it?"

"Reporting to Madam, the matter has been handled. The Fei Long Escort Agency agreed to work for us, and this servant has sent a letter to Magistrate Zhao. At the latest, we will receive his reply tomorrow."