Xiao Huan came in with tea with a blushing face. After glancing at Li Yi, she quickly left.
The little maid was a little off today. He didn't know what she was thinking about. Sixteen years old should be the rebellious period. To be safe, he had to ask her later. Li Yi thought so. He turned to look at Li Xuan and said, "Tell me, what big business is it?"
"Have you heard of the Wang family of Luochuan?" Li Xuan looked at him and asked.
Li Yi thought carefully and then shook his head. "I haven't heard of the Wang family of Luochuan, but I've heard of the apples of Luochuan."
In his impression, Luochuan was the hometown of apples. The apples of Luochuan were beautiful in shape, bright in color, crispy in texture, and delicious in color and aroma …
Of course, this Luochuan was not the same Luochuan. He just didn't know what the Wang family of Luochuan was. Did they start by selling apples?
Li Xuan rubbed the space between his eyebrows and said, "The Wang family of Luochuan is the family of the princess."
"Is it that Wang family?" Li Yi looked at him and asked.
"Yes, it's that Wang family," Li Xuan nodded and said.
Li Yi naturally knew about the Wang Family that the heir's consort belonged to. However, no one had ever mentioned the Wang Family and Apple to him. What did it have to do with Luochuan? Generally speaking, if a family had the title of a certain county in front of it, it was really impressive.
Just like the Cui family, they had extremely high prestige among the people and scholars. Their strength was not obvious, and there were no soldiers in the family, but they had great influence. In their own land, they were like local tyrants. With a little instigation, the old Li family's world would be in chaos, and even the royal family had to give them face.
Naturally, Li Yi had heard of this Wang family.
It was originally a family similar to the five surnames and seven glances of the Sui and Tang dynasties. Although it was not completely destroyed in the course of history, after more than a hundred years of changes in the situation, its current strength was much weaker than those aristocratic families in his previous life. However, it should not be underestimated.
The Wang family was a relatively different existence among these families.
There was only one reason, they were rich!
Although opportunistic merchants were looked down upon by the upper class, they would be fools if they didn't earn money when there was money in front of them. Even noble families had to make a living, right? Besides, filling their stomachs wasn't the only thing they pursued. On the surface, they looked down on merchants, but they had plenty of ways to earn money in the dark.
But among these major clans, only the Wang family was able to do business openly and to such an extent.
No one knew how much money the Wang Family had. They only knew that the Wang Family had shops in almost all the states and counties of the Jing Kingdom. They owned the largest Chamber of Commerce in the Jing Kingdom. They were the kind of people who could kill a lot of self-proclaimed rich merchants with just a few taels of silver.
Even though the Li family was not short of money now, it was still far from being comparable to such a giant.
If you have money, you have to keep a low profile.
This law was not suitable for future generations, but it was applicable here.
This one, no, a big fat sheep, would attract attention wherever it went.
The country needed money to run, and so did revolts. With the Wang Family's money, there would be an economic foundation, and then it would be easier to carry out the construction of the upper class.
Of course, no matter if one wanted to rebel or to rule the country, one could not rob openly. That would not win the hearts of the people. Moreover, the Wang Family was not a pushover. In addition, the Wang Family had always cozied up to the royal family. When the country was in trouble, they would be the first to take the lead in donating money, actively exert their family's influence, and help implement the various new decrees of the imperial court within their sphere of influence. They were simply the role model of aristocratic families and the firmest ally of the old emperor.
This was also the main reason why the King of Shu always wanted to get on the good side of the Wang family. The marriage between the big families was not a matter of the younger generation and the younger generation liking each other. They had to consider more political factors. The marriage meant taking sides. If the King of Shu married the daughter of the Wang family, it meant that the Wang family was already standing behind the King of Shu. With the Cui family and the Wang family as the leaders, the position of the Eastern Palace could not be more stable.
Speaking of which, the King of Shu had the backing of the royal family and the Cui Family. A marriage alliance with the Wang Family could be said to be a well-matched match. Unfortunately, the peach that he had been picking for a long time had been snatched away by someone. The King of Shu's dream of winning over the Wang Family was shattered, and from then on, he regarded Li Xuan as a thorn in his side …
Li Yi glanced at Li Xuan. Until now, he still could not figure out what the Wang Family saw in this guy.
The Wang Family was, after all, an aristocratic family. Logically speaking, their vision should not be bad. However, it had to be said that the father of the Crown Princess was really not good at picking a son-in-law …
"Your father-in-law asked you to come?" Li Yi looked at him and asked.
A trace of awkwardness appeared on Li Xuan's face. He said, "The liquor, soap, and perfume business has taken over the capital in the past year. However, we do not have the manpower and financial resources to expand to other areas. This time, the Wang Family wants to seek cooperation. Two days ago, my father-in-law personally came to the Crown Prince's residence …"
The awkwardness on Li Xuan's face deepened. At certain times, he was still a little thin-skinned, especially when he had something to ask of someone. It was difficult for him to speak up.
Li Yi roughly understood what he meant. It was nothing more than the Wang Family also taking a fancy to this big piece of cake and wanted a piece of it.
The profits were huge. Although the Wang Family now had countless shops in various industries, the majority of the profits were still in these few businesses.
With such a big business, how could the Wang Family not have this kind of vision? It was not surprising that they had taken a fancy to these few businesses.
Of course, for both parties, this was indeed a win-win situation.
Because of the lack of manpower, material, and financial resources, the business that Li Yi, Li Xuan, and Her Royal Highness could only occupy the capital's market at most.
And although the Wang Family was capable, they lacked the core technology. This was the most crucial point. Without Li Yi's consent, they could not intervene at all.
Cooperating with the Wang Family would expand the market. In the future, money would definitely flow to the Wang Family. Miss.Liu was not afraid of squandering. Not to mention spending a thousand taels in three days, even if she spent ten thousand taels in three days — spending ten thousand taels in three days would make her butt swollen.
In the future, there would be many things to spend money on. This way, they could also take out money to do more things.
In addition, they had also established a beneficial relationship with the Wang Family. Between families, this relationship was stronger than the relationship brought about by marriage.
Of course, if the Crown Prince's wife had any good-looking sisters, then the two families would have an additional layer of bond on top of the benefits. Naturally — this was not considered.
This matter did not bring any harm to the Wang Family. Moreover, since Li Xuan had spoken, as long as it did not cross the bottom line, he would not reject it.
After all, in the entire Jing Kingdom, there was only one person who would step forward and give him a kick instead of stopping him when he was beating up the King of Shu.
Li Yi nodded and said, "If you have time in the next two days, ask the Wang Family to send someone over to discuss the details of the cooperation."
Li Xuan thought for a while and said, "You don't have to take me into consideration for the Wang Family's matters. Just do what you have to do."
He weighed in his heart for a long time and finally made a decision.
"Okay, then tell them not to send anyone over," Li Yi said straightforwardly.
"— —"
"Forget I said anything." Li Xuan stood up. The guilt in his heart disappeared without a trace. He lifted his feet and walked out. "I will bring someone from the Wang Family over tomorrow."
"Wait a minute." Li Yi stopped him in time.
Li Xuan stepped out of the door with one foot and the other foot was ready to step out at any time.
"Did the Wang Family of Luochuan sell apples in the past?" Li Yi looked at him and asked curiously.
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