[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-190":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202849,1553,"Chapter 190: Supplies","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-190",190,"\u003Cp>Lee He Song took a whiff from his wine cup and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, why not.\" He saw that the stances Lin Xuan Qi had practiced were something he had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t from any of the common martial arts sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t hurt to learn something new even at this age, Lee He Song thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi was glad at his reply and said, \"We can start after I’m done for the day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many things for him to accomplish first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to make sure the supplies of clamshells, lard and crop stalks would be back to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he wasn’t going to let the other servants and guards know about the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would have to practice it somewhere secluded like his lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin, me wait in mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi Yong and Lee He Song nodded to his suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, Lin Xuan Qi left with Lee He Song and headed to the factories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streets were now in a state between being back to normal and stuck in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pedestrians went on their way amidst the debris and new beggars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hands for hire! I was an ironsmith for the Heng Ironsmith shop...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can make shoes! Hire me sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please stop, have some pity for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the new beggars tried to beg or seek employment from the pedestrians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw Lin Xuan Qi’s horse carriage passing by, they swarmed around it before being chased away by the guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peering out of the horse carriage window, Lin Xuan Qi saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was such a pity to him that such an abundance of labor was now idle, either due to their business being destroyed or their bosses being slain by the rebels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought about it and felt that he would be able to employ them cheaply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But first, he needed to get the business back up and running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily for him, the butchers were back at work, with some adventurous farmers already sending supplies into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was able to arrange for the lard to be sent to the factory the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crop stalk was in abundance due to the harvesting as it was already near autumn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are such a savior for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn’t know how to pay for the autumn tax without you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farmers knelt and praised him to the heavens when he arranged for the supplies to continue from tomorrow onwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their praise reminded him of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to pay for the autumn tax too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he could make a suggestion to the Governor so that the tax could be waived off for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he knew the price of the spirit herb, every little copper coin counted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly, they went over to where the fishmongers congregated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi got out of his horse carriage and approached one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fishmonger was glad to see him when he told the fishmonger of his intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used to discard the clamshells until he came along, and it was a great boost for their income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them were worried that something might have happened to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, with him back, they could make the same amount of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I might need to have a supply of kelp in the near future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi said to the fishmonger after he negotiated the prices for the supply of the clamshells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to his surprise, the fishmonger’s expression was confusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kelp? I’ve never heard of anything like that.\" The fishmonger shook his head while he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve not heard of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I’m positive of it, let me check with the others.\" The fishmonger turned to his side and shouted down the street filled with other fishmongers, \"Anyone heard of kelp before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was chatter among themselves lasting for a few moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it died down and the street turned silent again, the fishmongers shouted and said, \"No, we have never heard of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi frowned and nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might call kelp another name in the Da Qian Dynasty, or it was not available in the surrounding areas of Hong Feng City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, he might have to take a trip to the seaside if he wanted to come up with his improvised form of MSG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\" Lin Xuan Qi thanked the fishmonger and went on his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left and checked on the factories to inform them of the good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master Lin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m dying to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can work through the night if you need us to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The workers were bored out of their minds, and they felt bad eating the food and living in the worker quarters that Lin Xuan Qi provided without working for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and said, \"There’s more work than you can handle if the next batch does well enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the rich clans and families who were unscathed from the turmoil were making a killing buying off assets on the cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They now had more money and nowhere to spend it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his soap being luxurious and not having any supplies would be highly sought after by the young mistresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even expected that there would be a secondary market for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scalpers would be selling the soap off at a higher price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi didn’t mind it for now if they pushed up the prices and demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be beneficial to the brand in the long run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he was done briefing the workers, Lin Xuan Qi decided to go back to the mansion for lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All in all, it was a fruitful morning for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything went smoothly except for the kelp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the mansion, Xue Cong was directing the servants in their daily chores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie worked on another new set of clothes for Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought that he had too little and with the clan expanding, he needed something that would be worthy of his status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time she spared no budget to make something that would match what the other young masters had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin had her hands on her hips, while she supervised the servants under her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.970Z",1,"novelbin.me","9636f4d46d530fdca91b4dadc85e68362758e1e9cbb68c0513200d20ac657454","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-100","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-99",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]