Chapter 410

Jin Ling, Zhen Mansion, Yuhua Hall.

The old Zhen matriarch smiled and asked about the common affairs of the Jia family in the Love Shenjing and the recent situation of Grandmother Jia.

Jia Cong saw that the old matriarch was in a chatting mode, so he told some relaxed and interesting stories about the Jia mansion.

Although the eldest wife of the Zhen family had private thoughts about Jia Cong's affairs, seeing the old matriarch and Jia Cong chatting familiarly, she also asked a few questions.

Even the second wife of the Zhen family, who had always been silent, asked Jia Cong a few questions about his age and his parents.

Although Jia Cong answered one by one, he couldn't help but feel strange; this scene was a bit like a blind date...

At this time, he did not know that Zhen Yingjia had long written to Jia Zheng, and the letter had already mentioned their idea of discussing marriage with the Miss Miss Zhen San Young Lady.

The old Zhen matriarch saw him answering appropriately and calmly in the face of a hall full of noble women; although he was young, his demeanor and style were truly extraordinary.

At her age, she had seen many people and was well-versed in the world, knowing that being born satisfactorily was rare, but to have such a demeanor at such an age was even more commendable.

And Jia Cong could easily bring Zhen Shiwen out of the Embroidered Uniform Guards; this accessibility and ability to walk in the officialdom made her look at this youth differently.

The old Zhen matriarch smiled and said, "I heard early on that the young master was an outstanding one; now that I have met him, he is truly better than his reputation. Grandmother Jia is truly blessed to have raised such an outstanding grandchild."

Jia Cong replied, "The old matriarch is over-praising; after Jia Cong arrived in Jin Ling, he received a letter from his elders at home, asking me to represent the elders of the family and must visit the old matriarch to pay birthday respects.

It's just that after arriving in Jin Ling, official business was busy, and I couldn't visit the mansion earlier, so I hope the old matriarch will not blame me."

The old Zhen matriarch smiled and said, "It is only right and proper for a young man to be busy with official business; what is there to blame?

The Zhen and Jia families are noble families in Jin Ling; your grandmother and I were friends in the boudoir when we were young. Since she went to the Love Shenjing, we haven't seen each other for fifty years.

Now that I know she has a grandchild like you, I am also happy for her; you are like arriving at your own home when you arrive at the Zhen family, so don't be a stranger."

The old Zhen matriarch introduced the female family members of the Zhen family present to Jia Cong and saw Ling Guan following behind Jia Cong, who was pretty and cute, and felt curious.

She asked, "Young Master Cong, I haven't seen this young lady?"

Jia Cong was slightly stunned and didn't know how to explain Ling Guan's identity for a while.

Zhen Fangqing understood in her heart that Jia Cong's unusual care for Ling Guan, and Ling Guan also looked very much like that Lin young lady of the Jia family...

And Ling Guan was invited by her, so she naturally had to come out to solve the siege and cover up.

She smiled and said to the old matriarch, "This young lady Ling Guan is a female family member of the old residence in Xinglong Fang; I saw her when I went to thank Yuzhang that day and liked her very much; it was I who asked Yuzhang to bring her to play."

The old Zhen matriarch heard this and just thought Ling Guan was a young lady from a side branch of the Jia family in Jin Ling, so she didn't doubt it and said, "Since that's the case, they are all old family sisters, so you should entertain her well."

She smiled again: "Young Master Cong has also paid birthday respects; it is rare for him to come to the Zhen family once, so Qing'er, take them to stroll around the garden, talk, and help me fulfill the duty of a host.

Don't huddle with us old people; it won't be good if the young people are bored; when the birthday banquet starts, I will ask the maid to call you."

Zhen Fangqing smiled and agreed, then wanted to take Jia Cong and Ling Guan away.

When Jia Cong left, he paid respects to Zhang Youpeng again and said, "Mr. Zhang, it's been a long time; before I left the capital, I visited Huaxi Village, but because you went south to visit friends, I regretted not being able to see you."

Zhang Youpeng smiled and said, "The old man just returned from visiting friends in Hangzhou Prefecture and is passing through Jin Ling to stay for some time; now I live in Chen Fushou Lane in the north of the city.

If Young Master Jia has leisure time, you can come to Chen Fushou Lane to talk; if you go there and say my name, you can find my residence."

Jia Cong was just thinking of inviting Zhang Youpeng to go to Yangzhou, and hearing this was exactly what he wanted, so he hurriedly replied, "The junior will definitely visit you."

In the Zhen family garden, Zhen Fangqing asked curiously, "Yuzhang, do you know Mr. Zhang?"

Jia Cong replied, "Mr. Zhang is a famous doctor in the Love Shenjing and once cured a friend of mine; I didn't expect to see him in the mansion; are Mr. Zhang and the Zhen family old friends?"

Zhen Fangqing replied, "Mr. Zhang is a benefactor of my family, and the old matriarch respects him very much; I heard from my mother that fifteen years ago, when the old master passed away, the old matriarch also became seriously ill.

At that time, Mr. Zhang was practicing medicine in Jin Ling and was familiar with my father, so he was invited to diagnose the old matriarch's illness; it was also thanks to Mr. Zhang's miraculous hand that the old matriarch escaped a disaster.

Five years ago, my father encountered a disaster at sea, and my mother was overly worried, lying ill and unable to get up, on the verge of death; it was also when she met Mr. Zhang who happened to be practicing medicine in Jin Ling that he used his medical skills to save my mother's life.

Mr. Zhang has the grace of saving the lives of two generations of the Zhen family, so the old matriarch is very grateful to him; whenever he comes to Jin Ling, she will definitely ask him to enter the inner courtyard to meet, to show the closeness of the two families."

Jia Cong heard the reason and was thoughtful; he originally thought Zhang Youpeng was just a famous doctor with superb medical skills, but he didn't expect that he and the Zhen family of Jin Ling had such a deep origin.

It sounded like every time the Zhen family had a change, Zhang Youpeng happened to be in Jin Ling.

But this was just a thought that jumped out of Jia Cong's mind after listening to Zhen Fangqing's narration; in fact, there was no logic to it, so he didn't care too much.

Zhen Fangqing suddenly said, "Yuzhang, I know Xinchun Hao is your industry; for the past two years, I have been paying attention to the incense business routes of Xinchun Hao in Jiangnan.

At present, the various incense industry products produced by Xinchun Hao are not only marketed in the six prefectures and one prefecture of Jiangnan.

I heard from merchants traveling north and south that whether going north to Liaodong or south to East Yue, one can already see the footprints of Xinchun Hao's business expansion.

I think in at most one year, the foundation of Xinchun Hao can be consolidated and become a leader among the imperial merchants of the Imperial Household Department of Da Zhou."

Jia Cong heard her suddenly talk about the development of Xinchun Hao's business routes and was slightly surprised.

However, it is widely rumored in Jin Ling city that this Miss Miss Zhen San Young Lady is shrewd and capable and is a genius in the business world, which is true.

Her estimation of Xinchun Hao's development is also very accurate.

When Xinchun Hao was first included in the list of imperial merchants of the Imperial Household Department, it only had one Xiuniang Incense Shop in the Love Shenjing; at that time, the annual profit of the incense shop reached 50,000 taels.

Jia Cong once promised Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao that after Xinchun Hao entered the Imperial Household Department, it would take three years to lay out business routes and become an imperial merchant with an annual profit of 500,000 taels.

Now two years have passed; in these two years, Xinchun Hao's incense business has reached saturation in the six prefectures and one prefecture of Jiangnan, and the tentacles of the incense business have reached north and south.

With a steady and powerful speed, it is spreading across the entire territory of Da Zhou.

The Liaodong Xinchun branch has become a leader among the branches in various places; in the three thousand miles of land outside the pass, the scale of the Liaodong branch is expanding rapidly.

Jia Cong once calculated carefully with Qu Hongxiu and Qin Keqing, and they all believed that in the next half a year, Xinchun Hao would be able to achieve the promise of an annual profit of 500,000 taels.

However, he would keep some reservations about this advanced progress to Emperor Emperor Jia Zhao; facing this emperor who is full of imperial power calculations, Jia Cong would still raise his spirit to twelve points to deal with it. (End of chapter)