After Uncle Mei finished speaking, he took out the account book and showed it to Lin Shu. As expected, the current Jiangzuo Alliance was a money-losing thing. In the past, Lin Xie had always been secretly supporting them. Uncle Mei was also an upright person. He would not bully the common people like other gangs and collect protection fees. It could be said that the Jiangzuo Alliance was a place where Lin Xie had always funded the retired soldiers of the Red Flame Army and their families to retire.
There were so many people in the entire gang, but their income was so little. They all earned money purely by selling their strength. Lin Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. They occupied such a large territory, had such good resources in Fen River, and had so many hardworking people, but their business was so poor. So the higher-ups of Jiang Zuo Alliance were all boorish people who didn't know how to make money at all.
No wonder Mei Changsu, a weak man who could not even fight a chicken, could make the entire Jiangzuo Alliance loyal to him. Without Mei Changsu, they would all have to drink the northwest wind. No wonder Mei Changsu collapsed because of exhaustion and had been relying on the Heart Protection Pill to save his life. He thought it was because he had wasted his energy on the Red Flame Army's Zhaoxue. However, when he went to Jinling, he realized that there was not much planning. So it was all for the sake of the Jiang Zuo Alliance's expansion that they had wasted so much effort and energy.
Lin Shu in the original novel could only expand the Jiang Zuo Alliance with the secret support of Langya Pavilion. Otherwise, he would have been exhausted by now.
Lin Shu looked at Uncle Mei, who was blushing in embarrassment, and secretly sighed.
Uncle Mei said awkwardly," Sigh, it's all my fault. I've let Lin Shuai down. The good Jiang Zuo Alliance has been ruined by me."”
"How can I blame you, Uncle Mei? It's not easy for you to maintain the Jiang Zuo Alliance for so many years. I'll help you in the future." Lin Shu said politely.”
"Yes, it's good that I have you now, Xiaoshu. You're talented, smart, and well-read. You're also the disciple of Li Chong, so I can rest assured that you'll be in charge of the Jiang Zuo Alliance.”
"Yes, Mabel. I will definitely not let you down.”
Uncle Mei nodded and asked Lin Shu,""Then, I wonder where you are going to start now.”
Lin Shu thought for a while and said," Yes. Right now, the most urgent thing for our Jiang Zuo Alliance is to get more profitable businesses. First, we have to let our brothers have their fill."”
"Really?" Mabel asked happily. That's good. I wonder what kind of business you want to do first. I'll assign people to you and listen to your orders.”
Lin Shu nodded." Yes, there's no rush. I'll go back and think about it. I wonder if our Jiang Zuo Alliance has any shops in good locations."”
"Yes, there are a lot of them. They sell some worthless things and let some old people take care of them to barely make ends meet.”
" Alright then. We'll find a few shops in good locations with a lot of customers and vacate them first. Uncle Mei, give me some manpower. They have to be smart and hardworking. Also, find a few gentlemen who know how to do accounts. I'll be able to use them when the time comes.”
"Alright, no problem. I'll get them all for you in three days.”
"Alright, Mabel. I'll go back and think about what business to do. I'll come to you tomorrow.”
"Okay, Xiao Shu, you can go back first. I'll help you prepare the people you want.”
Lin Shu nodded and went back. On the way back, she had started to think of something to make money.
What was the fastest, the most convenient, and had potential?
It also had to be in line with the current situation of the Jiangzuo Alliance, the background of the current dynasty, and the living conditions of the people.
The fastest way to earn money was from the salt and iron business. With Lin Shu's skills, she could definitely form a monopoly. However, the current Jiang Zuo Alliance was not that strong. If they did not get involved, they would get burned.
Yi Lin didn't know much about the four major industries of the people's livelihood, namely clothing, food, housing, and transportation. There was no good way to develop housing and transportation, so he could only start with food.
Opening a restaurant. With Lin Shu's ability, she could definitely make money by opening a restaurant. However, it felt too slow. She could develop it in the future.
After thinking about it, Lin Shu thought of a way: wine.
White wine, distilled white wine, was more than a hundred times better than ancient wine like aged vinegar. It was especially transparent and had a strong fragrance. In ancient times, it could be said that there were not many men who did not drink, from kings to commoners.
The wealthy in the pugilistic world loved wine as much as their lives. If there was such a good wine, it would definitely sold well. They could first buy a large number of yellow wine and grain wine, then directly bring it back to be distilled. Then, they would sell it at ten times the price. They would definitely make a lot of money. Moreover, they could continue to operate for a long time and form a market monopoly. It would definitely be the pillar industry of the Jiangzuo Alliance in the future.
After Lin Shu made up her mind, she returned to the courtyard and began to draw the retorts. She thought about the future business strategy and stayed in the room for a day.
The next day, Lin Shu brought the blueprint to Uncle Mei and asked him some questions.
"Uncle Mei, I wonder if there are any craftsmen in the sect who can work as carpenters. Also, how much money do we have left in the sect?”
After hearing Lin Shu's words, Uncle Mei thought for a moment and said,""Yes, there should be carpenters. Our house and furniture are specially made by the people in the gang. They are all craftsmen with good skills. However, we don't have much money. Most of it is useful. It is the money of the subordinates in the gang. We only have about 8,000 taels of spare money.”
When Lin Shu heard this, she was a little stunned. It was only 8,000 taels. D * mn, the Jiang Zuo Alliance was really at the end of their rope.
"Eight thousand taels is far from enough. It's too little," Lin Shu said worriedly.”
Uncle Mei was also a little ashamed. The sect was so big, but now, they only had 8,000 taels of silver left. Uncle Mei felt that it was too embarrassing.
"Xiaoshu, sigh, I'm useless."
"It's okay, Uncle Mei. It'll get better in the future. This time, I can only ask Lin Chen for help.”
"Do we still need to trouble Young Master Lin? We already owe him a lot.”
"Yes, but this time, I'll give him some returns. This business is definitely going to be profitable and can make a lot of money.”
"Hmm? Xiaoshu, can you tell me what business it is? What were they selling? What a huge profit!”
Lin Shu smiled mysteriously and said,""Selling wine, you can earn at least ten times the profit.”
Mabel was dumbfounded when he heard that."Selling wine? More than ten times? Xiao Shu, what kind of wine are you selling?"
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It was already midnight, were there any expectations?
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