klisemfg Chapter 349 Qiao Ye is also afraid of being difficult
Chapter 349 Qiao Ye is also afraid of being difficult
People who met them by chance would pretend to ask questions when they saw Lu Shao and Qiao Ye.
Lin Hao knew they were testing him, but he didn't care.
He smiled and introduced Lu Shao and Qiao Ye to them.
Sure enough, there was a look of surprise and disbelief in their eyes.
When I got to the private room I booked, I had already met several people by chance.
This also confirmed that the woman they saw was indeed Qiao Ye.
Although it is very different from what I imagined, I have no choice but to accept this fact.
Those who are hostile towards Qiao Ye will feel choked at this moment.
Those who were already curious about Qiao Ye will become even more curious and interested in her.
This time, Lin Hao invited not only Qiao Ye and the other two to dinner.
He also called over a few young men with whom he usually played and with whom he had a good relationship.
In order to take care of Qiao Ye, Lin Hao asked the married young men to bring their wives along.
This way, the female relatives won't just be Qiao Ye, and no gossip will spread.
One of these people is the eldest princess’s son.
The few of them did not go downstairs with Lin Hao and the others to wait, but remained sitting in the private room.
I had seen Qiao Ye and Lu Shao’s appearance before and was equally surprised.
When we entered the private room, everyone's attitude was not very enthusiastic, after all, their status was there, but they were very friendly.
Qiao Ye and Lu Shao behaved neither arrogantly nor humbly, and they handled the situation with ease.
Everyone was eating, drinking and chatting.
When these young masters go out for dinner, it is naturally impossible for them to eat without talking like they do at home.
Lu Shao was dragged along to drink.
Everyone was quite polite to Qiao Ye and other female relatives, allowing them to drink tea instead of wine.
As they chatted, they talked about the eldest princess's son Miao Feiyu.
Jiang Yilin looked at Miao Feiyu and asked with a smile: "Brother Yu, what's wrong with you? I see you look very sad."
Her mother has a good relationship with the eldest princess, so he has a good relationship with Miao Feiyu.
But after going out to sea frequently, he hardly played with them anymore.
Miao Feiyu smiled bitterly, "I worked with someone before and set up a fleet to go out to sea."
"Not long ago they brought back a large batch of goods, but they couldn't sell them."
"Not only did I invest all my money, I also persuaded my grandfather to invest a lot of money from the public treasury."
"Now the goods cannot be sold. If we keep them all in our hands, we will lose more than 100,000 taels of silver. After splitting the profits, I will also lose tens of thousands of taels."
"The point is that my cousins have been staring at me all the time."
“Forget about making money. If I can’t make back my investment this time, they will definitely go to my grandfather to slander me.”
Although his mother is the eldest princess, his father is not the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion.
They are only three rooms.
Then the eldest wife could not give birth to a son, and both the first wife and the concubines gave birth to daughters.
However, the other four families, including them, all had sons.
Therefore, his grandfather intended to choose a male from the four families who had sons to inherit the throne as the crown prince in the future.
Therefore, the competition among the Miao family is quite fierce.
Also because his mother was the eldest princess and his father had made some achievements in the court.
Therefore, the males from the other three families all regard him as their biggest competitor and now they are teaming up to step on him.
He can borrow the power of the royal family, but he has to rely on himself to win the position of heir.
The loss this time was not a big deal. He could still afford to lose tens of thousands of taels.
But it will make elders and outsiders think that he is not very capable.
Everyone present except Qiao Ye knew about the Miao family's situation.
One of them smiled and said, "San'er is a good businessman. Why don't you ask him for advice and see if he has any ideas?"
Miao Feiyu thought it made sense, "San'er, come and help your brother come up with an idea."
Jiang Yilin had heard about Miao Feiyu.
He shook his head and said, "Your current situation is indeed very difficult to deal with."
"I heard that the goods they brought back were of average quality."
"Rich people think it's of low quality, so they naturally dislike it and don't want it."
"Those with worse conditions feel it's too expensive."
"The key is that you have too much of this kind of goods this time. If you sell them normally, there is not much hope of selling them."
"If this happened to me, I wouldn't be able to do anything about it."
He made a lot of money every time he went out to sea, because in the early days he personally led people to explore the sea.
He has a good eye and a lot of money, so the goods he orders are always of top quality.
With top quality, the quantity certainly cannot be increased.
Scarcity makes things valuable. After he brought it back, many people bought it even if he sold it at double the price.
Another option is to go for products that are not of very good quality but are cheap.
After they get them back, they sell them at a low price, and some people from small families also like to buy them.
After all, they are pearls, jewels, etc., so it won’t look too stingy to wear them out.
The person who worked with Miao Feiyu and was responsible for purchasing goods overseas obviously did not have much talent for business.
The things you get are neither top-notch nor low-end, but neither high nor low.
The price is the same, stuck in the middle.
The key is that they took several ships of goods, which the rich and face-conscious people looked down upon, while those who were short of money thought were too expensive.
It will be a disaster in your hands.
Going overseas is indeed very profitable, but not everyone can make money.
Many people died at sea.
Many people lost all their money because they couldn't sell the goods they brought back.
Miao Feiyu sighed, "Then it seems I have no choice but to accept it."
If that doesn't work, you can only sell it at a low price, the less loss the better.
Jiang Yilin saw his sad look and something came to his mind.
He asked Qiao Ye: "Sister, do you have any good ideas?"
Although the eldest princess and the emperor are not of the same mother, her mother has a good relationship with the empress dowager and has always stood on her side.
When the emperor came to the throne, the eldest princess and her husband made great contributions.
Therefore, the emperor has a sisterly and brotherly relationship with the eldest princess.
The prince consort of this dynasty can be an official. Miao Feiyu's father is also capable and has now reached the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
If nothing unexpected happens, he is likely to take over as the Minister of Personnel in the future.
Therefore, if my sister and her husband can become good friends with Miao Feiyu, it will help them gain a firm foothold in the capital.
He just wanted to ask Qiao Ye if he had any ideas.
It would be best if there is one.
It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have one. After all, he hasn’t figured out a solution, and Miao Feiyu won’t blame him.
Qiao Ye was a smart man. When he heard his brother ask this, he roughly guessed what he meant.
She asked with a smile: "What are Mr. Miao's goods?"
Everyone present had heard of Qiao Ye's name and knew that she had a lot of new gadgets and was good at doing business.
Although Miao Feiyu didn't hold out much hope, he still smiled and said, "Most of them are pearls, and there are also quite a few gems."
When the imperial court of this dynasty allowed shipping to begin, people would rush to buy all the gems brought from overseas, regardless of their quality.
But now more and more people are going to sea, and they bring back a lot of pearls and gems, so they are not so easy to sell.
He had never expected that his cooperative friend would bring back so many pearls and gemstones of average quality.
Qiao Ye nodded, "I roughly know. Let me think about it."
Miao Feiyu smiled and said, "It's okay, just think about it slowly."
When the others saw Qiao Ye deep in thought, they didn't hold out much hope either.
In their opinion, among all the powerful people in the capital, Jiang Yilin is the best at doing business.
He managed Overseas Building so well that he also owns 30% of the shares of Louwailou.
Whatever business he handles, he makes money.
If even he can't do it, Qiao Ye would probably have a hard time too.
Everyone continued drinking and chatting.
After a moment, Qiao Ye smiled and said, "I have a way to try."