Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls

Chapter 501: Time to Get Offensive

"Master Lin, my master tasked me to deliver the payment for joining the franchise.

"Here are the three hundred taels of gold from the twenty franchisees joining." The man sent by Old Heng cupped his hands and bowed at Lin Xuan Qi.

The men that stood beside him placed a wooden chest onto the ground and they opened it.

In an instant, the gold inside reflected the sunlight, making the main hall bask in a golden halo.

Lin Xuan Qi got the servants to account for it and when it was the right amount, he nodded his head and said, "Thank you so much."

He gave a glance at Xiu, and Xiu knew what to do next.

She came up to the man and handed him some copper coins.

"The weather is cold, that’s for you and your men to have some hot tea on the way back." Lin Xuan Qi said before the man could refuse the copper coins.

"Thank you so much, Master Lin." The man bowed at him again and they took their leave.

Lin Xuan Qi glanced at the three hundred taels of gold and sighed at the opportune time they had arrived.

That was not all.

Profits for the soap and rice business also came in afterwards.

The rice business had grown steadily and it was making around one hundred and fifty taels of gold per month, due to the increase in the supply of rice.

It would grow even more after he recruited new workers for the new production line for the franchise.

And the soap business wasn’t too far behind with one hundred and fifteen taels of gold per month.

So, in total, he had around six hundred and fifty taels of gold with him right now.

It was a feat that he was satisfied with.

And although in comparison he was nowhere close to the huge Clans and Families, he felt that he was slowly getting there.

The six hundred and fifty taels of gold wasn’t a lot, but it was still a far cry from what he had when he had just started with the rice business.

When Lin Xuan Qi stood in front of the wooden chests with the taels of gold ingots inside, he couldn’t help but feel that all his hard work was well worth it.

He had the urge to count them one by one just for the heck of it, but there was still work to be done for the day.

Lin Xuan Qi left the mansion and headed to the factories to check on the progress first.

The carpenters and iron smiths from Old Shao’s team were already there working on the new production lines and living quarters when he arrived.

He checked and chatted with Old Shao for a few moments before he left.

And from Old Shao’s expression, he figured that Xue Cong hadn’t informed Old Shao and Mei Jiao of the good news.

He could tell Old Shao of it on the spot but he decided to leave it for Xue Cong.

Mei Jiao and Old Shao, being traditional, held the idea that Xue Cong must give birth to be able to hold on to her position and power as the head mistress of the Lin Clan.

It was something ingrained in the minds of everyone in the Da Qian Dynasty, which was why he had never bothered to try and change their minds.

Everyone would have some stubborn view that they held onto until they died, and he could understand why.

He too was no exception to it, having some views himself that he wouldn’t change.

After making sure that the production line was going along fine, he went on and visited Fei Luo for the manpower he needed.

It was winter and Fei Luo had an abundance of new slaves due to the difficulties they faced after paying the autumn tax.

If they didn’t pay the autumn tax, being sent to hard labor to mine for Spirit Stones in the Spirit Stone Mines was considered a certain death, as no one had ever come back from it alive.

The harsh cold winter forced them to make another decision after they paid the autumn tax.

No one would sell themselves into slavery if not for the fact that they would be kept warm and fed by Fei Luo in the harsh winter.

Such was the life of those who couldn’t make it in the Da Qian Dynasty.

Lin Xuan Qi didn’t waste much time with Fei Luo and he requested to have forty new workers for his factories, which Fei Luo happily obliged.

After dealing with Lin Xuan Qi so many times, he was aware of how Lin Xuan Qi conducted business.

Payment was always on time if you delivered.

Lin Xuan Qi briefed Fei Luo on what he wanted from the new workers and left afterwards.

He proceeded to have lunch at his inn and instructed Old Feng to help gather information about anything that had to do with the Qing Feng Sect.

"I will try my best and do so immediately, but it might take some time..."

Old Feng nodded his head and promised to do it as soon as possible, but it might not be easy.

The inn wasn’t dealing with any customers for the time being since the food was supplied to Lin Xuan Qi’s factory workers for the winter.

Suppliers, partners, and friends were the only ones that Old Feng could approach to gather the information.

"Just try and do your best, there’s no hurry for this." Lin Xuan Qi said after he had a sip of tea, much to the relief of Old Feng.

Lin Xuan Qi had no clues on what Zhao Geng Nian and the Qing Feng Sect wanted so far.

And they had not made any moves except for sending their disciples out onto the streets to patrol.

Other than making the streets peaceful and safe, nothing else had happened so far.

So, he could only hope to be able to piece together something with whatever information he could slowly gather.

And in the meantime, it was time for him to beef up the defense and offense for the mansion and factories.

With the taels of gold he had, the trip to the capital was imminent.