My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 65 There’s nothing wrong with the Weaving Bureau!

Xiao Ningyue quickly asked Xu Qin to come out. After Xu Qin came out, he saw that the businessmen were bringing young and beautiful women with them. He felt a headache. It was not that he did not like beautiful women, but he was going to fight. In order to win, he needed to practice martial arts. It was better for him to lose his virginity later.

Now the two maids in my house keep teasing me, and I have to hold it back. Now there are so many of them, I have to refuse them, I must refuse them firmly.

Xu Qin walked in front of the merchants with his hands behind his back. All the merchants bowed to him and called him "Mr. Xu".

Xu Qin nodded, looked at them expressionlessly and said, "Mr. Xiao just told me about your affairs, and I also know your purpose. You can go back without worry. The Weaving Bureau will start to select goods. I don't care what you buy. Prepare two kinds of goods, one is the best product you think, and the other is the best-selling but very ordinary product.

The Weaving Bureau will notify you of the exact time of delivery, so you just need to prepare it in advance.

Also, let me make it clear that if I am selected, I can only pay you 50% of the payment first, and the remaining 50% will be settled on time within six months. Of course, it may also be settled earlier.

Okay, there’s nothing else to do, let’s all go.

Oh, by the way, don't give me that business talk, I'm not short of money or women, just do your job well."

After Xu Qin finished speaking, he prepared to go in.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, please do me a favor. I would like to invite you to dinner." One of the charming female hosts smiled and saluted at Xu Qin.

When Xiao Ningyue heard this, she became furious. She glanced at the woman and remembered her in her heart.

Xu Qin smiled and pointed at Xiao Ningyue and said, "Ask her how long I have known her and how many times she has invited me. Has she ever been successful? Okay, that's it. Pay attention to the news from the Weaving Bureau."

Xu Qin left after he finished speaking. Xiao Ningyue thought about it and wanted to follow him in, but she was worried that the businessmen would think that she was saying bad things. In addition, she had been with Xu Qin for such a long time and knew his personality. Xu Qin liked quietness.

However, Xiao Ningyue didn't want to say too much to those merchants. After Xu Qin turned around and went in, Xiao Ningyue quickly got on her carriage. Before those merchants could react, Xiao Ningyue left.

That night, Zhu Di was sitting there reading the memorials. Liu Yongcheng came over and said to Zhu Di, "Your Majesty, Xu Qin did not go to the weaving bureau today."

Zhu Di turned around and looked at Liu Yongcheng with suspicion, then frowned and said, "He didn't go?"

"Yes, he didn't go. Those people from the Weaving Bureau waited for a whole day but didn't see Xu Qin." Liu Yongcheng nodded affirmatively.

Zhu Di waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

On the second and third days, Xu Qin did not go to the weaving bureau, but stayed in his own workshop.

Now Zhu Di could no longer sit still. After thinking about it, he decided to disguise himself and go to test Xu Qin. What did he want to do?

Xu Qin was taking a nap. It was very cold outside, but Xu Qin's office was very comfortable.

When Xu Qin was woken up and learned that Mr. Wu was here, he immediately asked someone to take Mr. Wu to his office.

"Hello, Mr. Xu." Zhu Di came in, bowed to Xu Qin and said with a smile.

Xu Qin was very happy and beckoned Zhu Di to come over: "Come, come, Brother Wu, come and sit over here. What have you been busy with these days? I have some big news."

Zhu Di also smiled and said, "After hearing the news, I came to you to inquire about it."

Xu Qin waved his hand and pointed at the tea leaves on the table, indicating that Zhu Di should make tea himself. Then he said, "What do you want to know? Your princess's industries have products. When the time comes, send them to the weaving bureau and they will be sold directly to you. Especially those stocks that cannot be sold, send them all here."

"Ah." Zhu Di was shocked when he heard Xu Qin say that. He thought, this guy is not cheating me of my money? The Weaving Bureau belongs to the royal family, and this guy is managing it like this?

"Why are you so surprised? It's a good thing." Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di in confusion.

Zhu Di came back to his senses, suppressed his emotions, looked at Xu Qin with a smile and said, "Mr. Xu, this is not appropriate. If His Majesty knows that you abuse your power for personal gain, it will be troublesome if he blames you."

Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di proudly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's okay, I have the final say."

Zhu Di frowned again after hearing this. Does this guy really want to trick him? So he tentatively cupped his hands and asked again, "No, I can't trick Master Xu. Our princess and Master Xu have such a good relationship. I can't do such a trick. If the princess knows, she won't allow me to do this."

After hearing this, Xu Qin sat up, patted Zhu Di on the shoulder with a smile, gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are so loyal. No wonder Princess Baoqing trusts you so much. Don't worry, my cheap uncle won't punish me even if he finds out. He doesn't know shit!" Zhu Di turned his head and looked at Xu Qin, stunned. He was already sure in his heart that he was really going to cheat him of his money, and his hands hidden in his sleeves were already clenched into fists.

“They simply don’t understand that what we consider waste and garbage here are treasures to overseas countries.

We call this turning waste into treasure, and it can also help merchants to mobilize funds and make money. Of course, our weaving bureau also needs to make money, so for this export, we need three grades of each product: the most exquisite and expensive, the most ordinary and best-selling, and the worst that no one wants.

We can’t sell only the good stuff. If we sell only the good stuff, the prices of our good stuff will go up and ordinary people won’t be able to afford it.
We can't just sell the worst products, as this will make foreigners think that there is no good stuff in the Ming Dynasty. And we also need to open up foreign markets for the most common and best-selling products. Do you understand?
Don't worry and prepare. However, let me make it clear that we can only give you 70% of the price for the goods in stock, and we also need to look at the quality. If they are rotten or broken, don't send them over. We accept the goods in stock, not the rotten ones. "Xu Qin explained proudly, patting Zhu Di on the shoulder.

Zhu Di looked at Xu Qin, his heart just going through a roller coaster ride, from wanting to beat this kid up to now, he stretched his hand out from his sleeve and gave Xu Qin a thumbs up.

"Are you convinced?" Xu Qin asked proudly.

Zhu Di nodded quickly, he was really impressed, most people could not think of this.

"Hehe, don't worry, I haven't told anyone else about this news. If you have money, go and buy those junk items now. You can get them at a 30% discount and then sell them to the Weaving Bureau. You can make at least half profit. Don't underestimate it. This time the most likely thing is junk. I'm going to take 3 million taels and pay 1.5 million taels in advance. How much you can earn depends on your own ability." Xu Qin said to Zhu Di with a smile.

Zhu Di's eyes lit up after hearing this. This was giving money. But then he thought, why didn't Xu Qin do it himself? So he asked Xu Qin, "Why don't you do it yourself? You have the final say on such a lucrative matter."

"It's boring, just a small amount of money. Besides, if I don't make some money for Princess Baoqing, you will come to me every day and Princess Baoqing will scold you. You go and collect it." Xu Qin said with a smile, indeed looking down on these small amounts of money.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu, but." Zhu Di bowed to Xu Qin, and then thought, that's not right, the Weaving Bureau has no money. There is not even 100,000 taels of silver in the Weaving Bureau's warehouse. How can Xu Qin pay half of it in advance?
So Zhu Di asked Xu Qin: "It seems that the Weaving Bureau has no money."

"Hehehe." Xu Qin patted Zhu Di's shoulder again. Zhu Di wanted to slap him, but he dared to pat his own shoulder. However, he held back. There was nothing he could do, now he was Mr. Wu.

"Don't worry, the Weaving Bureau still needs your money. Go ahead, I promise you." Xu Qin said with a smile, then lay down.

Xu Qin frowned. He really couldn't think of how Xu Qin got the money. Besides, Xu Qin hadn't been to the weaving bureau in the past few days.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Di asked Xu Qin, "Mr. Xu, is the rumor outside true? I heard that you have never been to the Weaving Bureau, so?"

Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di with disdain: "Brother Wu, do you doubt me?"

Zhu Di immediately waved his hand and said, "No, no, I dare not. It's just rumored that you are in charge of the weaving bureau, but why don't you go?"

Xu Qin smiled mysteriously and said, "I am a consultant. There is no problem with the Weaving Bureau now. If they don't come to me, why should I go?"

"Ah?" Zhu Di looked at Xu Qin in dumbfounded. Is this how an advisor should be?

"They are doing very well now, no problem." Xu Qin smiled and continued, "Besides, I don't receive a salary, and as a consultant, I don't have a rank, right? If they don't come to me, why would I go out and look for things to do? Am I free? Even if I am free, I can just lie there like I am now, how comfortable is that? Isn't it?"

"This, this, this." Zhu Di was speechless after hearing Xu Qin's explanation. This kid actually thought like this.

"Okay, don't worry. Go collect the garbage, cloth, porcelain, handicrafts, furniture, etc. As long as it looks good or is practical, it's all fine. Go and get busy. You don't have much time." Xu Qin said to Zhu Di with a smile and waved his hand.

Zhu Di stood up, bowed to Xu Qin and said, "Thank you very much, Master Xu. When our princess makes money, I will give you half."

Xu Qin waved his hand and said, "No need. I will tell Princess Baoqing that I will give you more. Such a loyal servant is rare!"

Zhu Di was helpless, but he still pretended to be very grateful and bowed to Xu Qin: "Thank you, Master Xu, I dare not ask for more than this."

Zhu Di returned to the palace soon. After returning, Zhu Di first called Princess Baoqing and asked her to send someone to collect the inventory. After giving the order, Zhu Di sent a message to the Weaving Bureau, asking them to report on the preparations.

Lang Kun, the chief engineer of the weaving bureau and the right junior supervisor of the imperial clothing bureau, quickly rushed to the outside of the imperial study, where Liu Yongcheng was waiting for him.

Lang Kun immediately trotted over and saluted Liu Yongcheng: "Greetings, Eunuch Liu."

Liu Yongcheng snorted coldly, turned around and went in, and Lang Kun's forehead began to sweat.

(End of this chapter)