C16

"Sir, this is today's income. Please take a look." At this moment, Xiao Wen took out a few dozen taels of silver from his pocket with a smile on his face and handed it over to He Heshen.

Xiao Wen didn't directly explain the deal to Hishen. Instead, he used a layer of cloth to hide it. He knew very well that even though greedy officials like He Heshen were greedy, they also had their own methods.

In the brothel, when playing with Hu Ji, they would not directly say that she was a girl, but rather that they were studying a foreign language.

No one else would want the benefits directly, either. They would have to put them in a basket or box of pastries, or give them flowers or pastries. However, after he left, he threw away the flowers and fed the pastries to the dogs, leaving behind only the silver notes hidden within.

Although Xiao Wen had never experienced this before, he had never eaten pork. Could it be that he had never seen a pig run before?

Thus, on the way here, Xiao Wen had already thought of a way to talk with Shen.

Sure enough, when He Wu heard Xiao Wen's words, his eyes lit up.

If it was just a two-digit amount of silver, perhaps he wouldn't care at all. However, a business that could earn him two figures of silver a day was enough to move his heart.

However, he looked at the silver that Xiao Wen handed to him and frowned.

"Why did I only earn so little today?"

If the amount of money he earned every day could be multiplied by several times, then his heart would still palpitate. But now, he was just a little bit away.

Hearing He Heshen's words, Xiao Wen smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, you don't know. The student follows your instructions, relying solely on his own strength to complete the process of making and selling ice. A student's ability is limited, but he can only earn so much. "Master, think about it. If it's just a shop assistant, I'm afraid ten days to half a month will be enough to earn so much."

Limited manpower...

Hearing this, He Heshen's expression eased up a bit. It would be acceptable to make so little money if you were unable to expand your business because of limited manpower.

"That being the case," Heshen looked at Xiao Wen and said, "You've been selling ice these days, do you think you can make money by selling ice?"

"That is a huge business opportunity!" Hearing this, Xiao Wen immediately started to flatter the ice business. He said, "The cost of making ice is not high. If we were to sell it at the same price, ordinary people would probably be able to buy 10 or so catties of ice a day to enjoy at home. "As long as my lord is willing to make profits and sell more, this road will inevitably become my lord's golden egg hens."

"Good!" Hearing Xiao Wen's answer, He Xing was overjoyed. He looked at the silver taels in Xiao Wen's hands again. The total of nineteen silver taels, he directly took out seventeen of them.

"The remaining two taels of silver will be your payment for your hard work." From now on, you will follow this rule. "

"Milord, this …" Seeing Heshen directly take away seventeen silver taels, it was obvious that he was planning to take up ninety percent of the profits in the future business.

Xiao Wen almost cursed out loud when he saw He Shen's group open their mouths wide.

"Why?" He Heshen pinched the moustache on his upper lip, looked at Xiao Wen from the corner of his eye, and said, "You still want more?"

Xiao Wen bitterly smiled and said, "The students have a widowed sister-in-law and her sister. There were also three children who were studying with their students. I'm afraid we can't afford to spend all this money! "

If this money was only used to buy food, then ten percent of the profits from Xiao Wen's family of six would be enough for them to have meat at once. And this was enough to completely destroy 99% of the families in the world.

After all, if it was a farmer, having porridge at every meal was already a good day. Being able to get meat for the holidays could be considered a well-off family.

If Dunton had meat, perhaps even some poor landowners in remote areas would find it hard to do so.

Before, Xiao Wen's family was able to have pork to eat on normal days because of the two sisters' beauty.

For ordinary people, if they wanted to rely on two women, they could live such a good life?

Dream on!

However, Xiao Wen's goal wasn't just to eat as much as he could everyday, but also to have more meat.

What he wanted to do was to teach Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, and Shangguan Wan'er, the three youngest children, to become geniuses.

However, the technology used to manufacture ink and paper was not as good as that used in Song and Ming kingdoms, and the prices paid were not friendly to civilians.

If he wanted to rely on his own economic strength to teach the three kids, he would probably need a lot of money.

"If it's sixty to seventy percent, then I'll take it. However, to take 90% of my profits in one go, this old thief Heshen is truly shameless. " Xiao Wen cursed inwardly.

However, in He Xing's eyes, Xiao Wen's ten percent of his income was enough for him to live a prosperous life.

Want more?

A human heart is not satisfied with swallowing an elephant!

Looking at Xiao Wen, He Shen kept silent for a while before saying, "The people in my family are nine times more than you. Don't tell me you want to split the profits among your family members? "

"But Sir, you have countless properties under your name, you don't need to worry about food or clothing at all!" Xiao Wen said somewhat gloomily.

Innumerable properties?" He Heshen suddenly revealed a puzzled expression. He looked at the butler beside him and asked, "Does my name have other businesses? Didn't I always rely on my salary to support my entire family? Now that I can't support it anymore, I found a way to make money by making ice cubes, right? "I have always been a clean and honest person with a clean background. Don't you dare slander me with your blood!

Clean and honest?

Innocent?

Hearing this, Xiao Wen couldn't help but feel a deep admiration for He Heshen's shamelessness.

It was Xiao Wen's first time seeing a greedy official calling himself a Qing official in such a righteous manner.

However, just as he was about to say something, He Heshen waved his hand and said, "I've been busy dealing with official business in the yamen for the whole day. It was late in the morning, and he was tired. Butler, see the guests out. "

"Yes sir!" The housekeeper bowed towards Heshen and then coldly said to Xiao Wen, "Teacher Xiao, please!"

When he saw He Heshen lazily facing away from him, humming a pleasant tune and playing with the silver taels that he had just taken from Xiao Wen, Xiao Wen couldn't help but want to kick him.

But when he thought about the Zhou sisters and his three disciples, he knew that if he was kicked, he wouldn't suffer any revenge and would be implicated by the people around him. That was what Xiao Wen couldn't accept.

Following the butler to the door, he left Heshen Manor. Suddenly, the butler shouted, "Teacher Xiao, please wait a moment."

"What?" Forcing back his anger, Xiao Wen turned around to look at the butler, his face showing neither joy nor anger.

"I know you're still angry with your lordship." He Shen's butler had a calm expression on his face when he saw Xiao Wen's expression.

"I wouldn't dare." Xiao Wen coldly said. However, his face was already filled with those unwilling emotions.

Seeing Xiao Wen's expression, the butler took two steps forward. He looked at Xiao Wen and said, "Teacher Xiao, right now, you have to figure out something. That is, the one with the greatest power in the entire county is my lord. "Only my master can ensure your safety and prosperity."

"Your status in the future will be decided by my family."

Whether it was a cloud or mud, the sky was up to the people …

Hearing this, an unreconciled feeling rose in Xiao Wen's heart.

"One day, my life will be left to me!" Looking at the butler's respectful yet arrogant expression, Xiao Wen silently swore to himself.