OBS Chapter 164 Mother and Son Talking About Money (Part )
Chapter 164 Mother and Son Talking About Money (Part )
Liu Feiyun naturally knew that although his fourth uncle Liu Shijie said it easily, it would not be so easy to hurt and capture the direct descendants of those enemies! Not to mention that he was not a cultivator lord, a cultivator king, or even a cultivator master. The risk he took by doing this was really not small! If he was not careful, he would die!
Fourth Uncle was using his life to vent his anger! At the same time, he was curious and puzzled, how did Fourth Uncle do it?
Liu Shijie seemed to have guessed what Liu Feiyun was thinking, and said with a smug smile: "Although I, your fourth uncle, am not at a high level and my combat power is not strong, I have brains and connections! In addition, I have your mother's money and your father's intelligence! If I can't even accomplish this little thing, how can I have the face to come to your house again!"
Liu Feiyun was slightly stunned: Why is there something about my parents here?
Chu Bihe continued, "My son has suffered so much this time, endured so much pain, and almost lost his life, how could he just let it go like this! Whoever made my son feel bad, I will make his son feel bad too! Son, the money your fourth uncle gave you is yours, you don't have to be polite to him! Besides, I heard from your uncle Qin that you bought a lot of old craftsmen, I think you want to build some workshops, this money is just right for that!"
Liu Shijie also laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Your mother is right! I'm doing this to vent your anger! Actually, I, your fourth uncle, just ran errands and talked a lot, and I didn't do much! Just take the money!"
Seeing that Liu Shihao also nodded to him, Liu Feiyun accepted the bag of gold and silver notes after thanking Liu Shijie! He really needed money now!
This trip to Anping County made him change some of his previous ideas. When he founded Huanming Valley, he just wanted to use it as a secret talent training base to build his own direct forces. But now, he plans to not only train talents in Huanming Valley, but also prepare factories and workshops to create and accumulate wealth for himself and provide a material foundation for himself.
When he told them what he wanted to do, Liu Shihao and Liu Shijie immediately said that they were not interested in building a workshop, and that they should discuss these matters with Chu Bihe! So, Liu Feiyun was called to Chu Bihe's study.
"Your father and your fourth uncle haven't seen each other for many years. I think they will drink until they are drunk tonight! Let's ignore them, mother and daughter! Let's talk about your business! Are you really going to build some workshops by asking those old craftsmen? Are you building workshops just to produce the items and tools you need, or to make money?" Chu Bihe asked.
"I do want to build some workshops in my valley so that I can save some money! Although my family has a lot of income, the expenses are also huge! I don't want to use the family's money to build these workshops, so as not to drag down the family!"
Chu Bihe listened and nodded, "It's amazing that you still understand your family and care about me! Sigh! Although our Liu family looks glamorous on the surface over the years, my Green Willow Chamber of Commerce is also making a fortune! But in fact, the little money I earn is almost not enough to spend!"
Liu Feiyun was a little surprised: If I say that I only earn small amounts of money, then there are not many people in the entire empire who can make big money! The title of the female god of wealth is not for nothing.
Chu Bihe suddenly asked, "Yun'er! Do you know what industries and businesses our Anping Liu family has now?"
Liu Feiyun was not very clear about this. When he was young at home, he was busy studying medicine and martial arts, and never thought about what industries or businesses his family relied on to make money. Later, when he came to the Miyun Sect, he had no chance to ask about the details of his family's financial situation, so he could only shake his head.
Chu Bihe continued, "Our Liu family's industries and businesses are mainly divided into seven categories, namely ironware, horses, shipbuilding, carbuilding, papermaking, wine and crystals."
"Because there are iron mines in the territory, the ironware business has the highest income, accounting for nearly 40% of the family's total income. Most of the ironware was made into armor and weapons and sold to the court! A small part was made into various civilian tools and sold to the northern states!"
"Except for a small number of horses that we raise ourselves, most of them are purchased from the Northern Wilderness, and then the vast majority are sold to the court. A small number are used by us or sold elsewhere!"
"In fact, it's not just ironware and horses. Most of the crystals we mined and the vehicles and ships we built were sold to the court. Only wine and paper were sold mainly to the public. The income from these seven categories of industries and businesses accounted for more than 90% of the family's total income, and 80% of it was related to the court!"
Liu Feiyun couldn't help but sigh: "So, most of our Liu family's business is done with the imperial court?"
"That's right! However, the net profit of doing business with the court is not actually high! It's only because the scale is large that the income seems to be high. Moreover, doing business with the court is not easy! If your father didn't have some connections in the court, I'm afraid I would even lose money! On the contrary, the profit of wine and paper is still okay, but it's a pity that it has never been promoted to the whole empire and can only be limited to the northern states."
As she spoke, a look of sadness slowly appeared on Chu Bihe's face.
Liu Feiyun was puzzled at first, but after a little thought, he figured out some of the reasons why his mother was worried, and blurted out: "Mom! Are you worried that a new emperor will have new ministers? One day, the court will change, and it will be easier to do business with the court?"
"It's just that it's not easy to do! It wouldn't be surprising if it just stopped! So! Over the years, I have been developing new businesses and want to transform our Liu family's industry. It's just that it hasn't been going well!"
Chu Bihe paused, but changed the subject and asked, "Let's not talk about this for now! I want to ask you, what kind of workshop do you want to build? How big do you want it to be? Are you just going to produce for your own use? Or do you really want to use these workshops to make money?"
"I built a workshop to make money, of course. As for the scale, the bigger the better! I originally planned to build a few wood and soap workshops first, and after accumulating a certain amount of funds, I would build some women's makeup workshops and sulfur glass workshops. But now that I have enough capital, I will build them all at once, and by the way, build some bookshops and spiritual armor workshops!"
Chu Bihe was a little surprised when she heard Liu Feiyun talk about so many workshops in one breath. At the same time, she asked with some concern: "Can you build so many workshops at once? Besides, do you have so many experienced craftsmen? If there are not enough experienced craftsmen, it is useless to build workshops no matter how big or how many there are! And what about the bookstore? Why did you build that? Our Anping Liu family is not a scholarly family, and your father has been scolded by those scholars! They will not ask you to print books! The same is true for the colored glaze workshop. It is also extremely difficult to burn colorful and exquisite colored glaze toys. The most important thing is that none of these workshops of yours are what our family is good at. It is not easy to make money from these workshops! You have to think about it!"