Chapter 709: Young Master Zhao Makes Money
"This thing costs five taels of silver each, the price is ridiculously high. But strangely enough, many women are lining up to buy it. The result is that there's a huge shortage. Those at my house were acquired because my aunt nagged my father-in-law relentlessly. He couldn't stand it anymore and used his connections to get them through back channels."
It is said that in Beijing now, wealthy families boast about how many soaps they have purchased.
Zhao Xuanji had little interest in women and only married two wives, so he had only one aunt by marriage. Consequently, he wasn't very sensitive to things related to women.
When he saw that several of his relatives and friends, who had many aunts at home, nodded in agreement with a look of deep understanding, he immediately understood that this thing called soap was probably very popular.
"Is it that amazing?"
Zhao Tailai frowned and said, "Five taels of silver? This thing is too expensive for ordinary people to afford, but those wealthy families are lining up to buy it?"
The person who gave the message scoffed and said, "It's more than that. The soap seller openly said that the soap they are selling now is specifically for rich people to try something new. There will be cheaper soap later, only a few copper coins, and that's when it will become popular. But even though they were so blatantly robbing the rich, they still lined up to buy it."
“Speaking of which, he let out a sly chuckle and said, “Zhao Ge, if you were to get your hands on the recipe for this stuff and take it to Jinling, find a few skilled craftsmen to make it, wouldn’t you rake in a fortune? Jinling is prosperous, with more wealthy people than Beijing. And there are so many women there—it would be like going to rob money with a sack.”
"By then, not only will you, Zhao Ge, have your own expenses covered, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Elder also starts looking down on you favorably. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Zhao Tailai hesitated and said, "But doing business... seems a bit undignified."
"Don't throw away your work."

That man said, "Who doesn't know that those businessmen are the wealthiest? They just don't show it. Privately, each and every one of them lives a life of extravagance, far better than ours. They're all about making money quietly. Besides, Zhao Ge, why bother doing it yourself? Just send a trusted subordinate to handle it as your agent. You stay behind the scenes and collect the benefits, wouldn't that be more agreeable?"
Zhao Tailai was completely moved. His eyes shone as he asked, "Who is doing this business?"
"Liu's house."
That man chuckled and said, "It's the Liu family who cooperated with the Ministry of Revenue to open a money-changing house."
As soon as "Liu Family" was mentioned, several people who had been enthusiastic just moments ago frowned.
"I know the Liu family. Back when the East Palace Prince killed the four major merchants of the capital, they were the only ones who survived. After that catastrophe, they soared. They not only got involved in part of the salt transport business but also worked with them on the Ministry of Finance's money-changing project."
Zhao Tailai, upon hearing that the Liu family had connections to the Eastern Palace, immediately lost his nerve and said, "Well then, let's just forget it."
Zhao Tailai is a wastrel, but he's not stupid.
He knew who in the capital he couldn't mess with.
The one from Donggong, absolutely cannot be touched.
To have survived the prince's wrath so many times already is a stroke of luck.
He also didn't escape the hardships of flesh and blood when he came back.
The first person to speak scoffed, “So what if it’s the Liu family? Don't be impressed just because they're making a big show now. Who knows what their relationship with the Eastern Palace really is?”
"What kind of person is the Crown Prince? He wouldn't look down on lowly merchants, would he? It must be that the Liu family has bribed the Crown Prince. He turns a blind eye, and they just do business under the banner of the Crown Prince."

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