Reborn and married to uncle, husband and wife teamed up to abuse scum.

"Is your information accurate?"

When Xin Kuan and Xin An were talking alone, Xin An told her his idea, which was that the Xin family should further increase their energy and financial resources on the sugar business.

"I've been thinking about this since the Xu family wanted to buy sugar. I've asked a lot of people in private and found out the source and price of the sugar in Beijing. Plus the Liao family also wanted to buy sugar, so I was really sure that sugar was not inferior to salt."

"The price of sugar is much higher than that of salt, and Dad has already opened up the supply and delivery routes. If the imperial court can see the value of it, the Xin family can move to a higher level."

In her memory, a few years later when the imperial court opened up sea transportation, sugar would become a commodity as important as tea, porcelain, and brocade, and the Xin family would be ahead of others.

Xin Kuan was naturally tempted. Being a salt merchant meant making money. At critical moments, when the imperial court gave them plaques, built a monument, and wrote a biography, they would willingly become the imperial court's money bags. There were benefits, but they were limited.

At this moment, he saw greater value in sugar.

"The emperor really does raise people under his feet. Your perspective has changed a lot since you were in Huaijiang. I feel relieved to leave the Xin family to you and your brother."

Xin An smiled. She didn't have much vision. So far, she had just shifted her gaze from the backyard to the outside. She still had a lot to learn.

With the power granted to Xin An by Xin Kuan himself, it was convenient for Xin An to expand his business in the capital in the future. He thought that as the news spread, those who wanted to benefit from the Xin family would start with Xin An, which also helped Tang Mo to make friends outside.

"The young lady always considers the second young master. I hope the second young master can always remember the young lady's kindness."

The two older girls, Chunyang and Chunlu, knew that Xin An was running around for Tang Mo, and sometimes they felt sorry for the young lady, because the young lady's abilities surpassed those of the second young master, but she had nowhere to display them.

Xin An leaned on the soft pillow, "Don't be a woman. Your happiness and sorrow will be determined by others. Compared with many people, my current life is beyond the reach of many people."

There are so many talented women in the world. They are talented and once famous, but most of them end up in the backyard and disappear. Even if they fight to the end, they often don't have a good ending.

This is the way the world is. No matter how smart and capable a woman is, she will always be trapped in the backyard and watch the world from a well, spending her whole life revolving around men and children. Few people can live for themselves.

"Don't think too much. At least my efforts are rewarded."

There are some things you can't think too much about. If you think too much, you will only cause yourself trouble.

The next day, Xin Kuan, who had just woken up, saw the eunuchs from the palace, and then followed them into the palace with great trepidation. As soon as he entered the palace, the magnificent palaces made him submit from the bottom of his heart, and he did not have any other thoughts.

When he came before the emperor, he knelt down and dared not raise his head. The emperor said, "Stand up and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

He stood up with great trepidation. If he had not met several officials recently and had drinks with General Xu, his legs would probably be shaking at this moment.

The emperor raised his eyes and said, "Tell me about the situation of the Huaijiang salt merchants."

Xin Kuan bowed and replied, "In reply to the emperor, there are nine top salt merchants in Huaijiang, namely the Yao family of Longdexing, the Yang family of Tianchengde, the Huang family of Zhengxingde, the Zhang family of Yunchanghao, the Han family of Deshenghao, the Liu family of Jinshenghao, the Wu family of Changpinghao, the Wei family of Jichangde, and the Xin family of Hengtaichang where I am from."

"The Salt Chamber of Commerce is headed by the Yao family, and they mainly deal in Huai salt and Northwest salt, of which..."

The Xin family has been in Huaijiang for many years, so they are naturally very familiar with the local salt merchants. They are all old rivals. Who can hide their mess from others?

The emperor asked a key question, "In the Huaijiang Salt Chamber of Commerce, how much silver can the salt merchants earn in a year?"

Xin Kuan bowed, "This is closely related to the amount of capital. Thanks to the emperor's wisdom and bravery, the country has been peaceful for many years, and merchants have more surplus money in their hands. The most profitable is 7 or 8 million taels a year, and the least is several hundred thousand taels. Last year, the average profit of Huaijiang salt merchants was 1.5 million taels."

He knew that salt merchants were rich, but he didn't expect them to be so rich. Even the emperor took a deep breath in his heart. He was jealous of the wealth of those salt merchants.

But he also knew that those salt merchants were the money bags of the court, and he would not touch them easily. He just thought that it should be very easy for Tang Gang to raise one million taels this time.

Perhaps two million taels is not a difficult task, but it is a pity that it is not appropriate to increase the price now. I hope Tang Gang can complete the task better and bring back more.

"How is your sugar business going now?"

Xin Kuan could clearly hear the joy and relief in the emperor's words, and he forced a smile, "It was just a minor incident at first, but it got better after we got General Xu Da as our important patron."

The emperor laughed. He liked such frank merchants. "General Xu wants a large quantity. You'd better not cut off his supply."

"Where did you get all that candy?"

Xin Kuan said that they came from the southwest, "where there are many water bodies and sandy lands, the sugar cane is of good quality and has a high sugar yield."

He recalled what Xin An had said to him, that if large quantities of sugarcane were planted, more sugar could be produced. If the court could help find a market for it, sugar might become a big business as important as salt.

"People cannot live without salt, and in fact, they cannot live without sugar either. If you feel sad and have no strength, a bowl of sugar water will quickly make you energetic. Many years ago, the old marquis of Weiyuan Marquisate told me that soldiers on the battlefield would be stronger if they ate sugar, which is more effective than rice and flour."

"There are many blond and blue-eyed barbarians in Huaijiang. They love sugar very much and will take as much as possible when they leave. For this reason, they do not hesitate to leave a lot of treasures to exchange. If we have enough sugar, we can send it overseas by big ships and exchange more good things with those barbarians to strengthen our dynasty."

After saying this, he knelt down again in fear and trepidation, "I am sorry for speaking so much, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

The emperor was interested in what he said. At the end of last year, a huge pearl was added to the queen's crown. It was said that it was presented by the second young lady of Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion and came from overseas barbarians.

"Do those overseas barbarians really have so many good things?"

Xin Kuan nodded. He knew this. "According to those barbarians, their country has many mines, including silver, gold, and gemstone mines. When they came, they mostly traded gold and gemstones. Those gemstones were of different colors and excellent quality, but they didn't have the technology to polish and inlay them, so they could only randomly tie them to accessories."

The emperor became even more excited, and asked in detail whether the sugar was easy to get, how to get it, and how much the cost was. Seeing Xin Kuan still kneeling, he called him up. It was time for lunch again, and the emperor wanted to ask more questions about the sugar, so he gave Xin Kuan a meal.

Standing two meters away from the emperor, with five dishes in hand, Xin Kuan's hands were shaking as he held the chopsticks. He was so envious yesterday when he heard his daughter having dinner with the emperor, and now it was his turn. Wouldn't he brag about it when he got back?

I wonder if there is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave at this moment? !