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Chapter 309 Everyone Wants a Share
Tu Jiaojiao's face turned a little bad when she thought of the Xie and Luo clansmen who had been entangled with each other recently.
Previously, Luo Hongwang proposed to record Xie Xiu in the family tree, but Xie Xiu declined.
Because Luo Hongwang had helped a lot before, Xie Xiu treated him much better than the Xie family, but he still did not agree to Luo Hongwang's proposal.
Tu Jiaojiao thought at the time that Xie Xiu had already refused and this would never happen again.
However, just after Xie Xiu passed the imperial examination, people from the two clans came to them again, wanting to record Xie Xiu and Xie Ying in the family tree, and their attitude was obviously much more resolute than last time.
Although Xie Xiu still refused, Tu Jiaojiao had already realized that the Luo and Xie families would never give up easily.
Sure enough, after coal was dug out from the ground, the two tribes came knocking again.
Tu Jiaojiao was simply fed up with it.
What made her even more speechless was that this time both parties had learned their lesson and directly recorded their family in the family tree.
However, it is easier to deal with the Luo family, after all, Xie Xiu still recognizes Luo Sheng as his mother.
The Xie family is in some trouble.
Xie Xiu had already severed his relationship with Xie Yun, so it would be inappropriate to register him under Xie Yun's name.
For this reason, Tu Jiaojiao originally thought that as long as Xie Xiu didn't agree, this matter would have to be delayed.
Who would have thought that the Xie family would do something so outrageous as to open a separate page in the family tree and record them there.
However, she was not sure how it was written specifically, because the other party did not let her see the family tree. They only said to open a separate page and also wrote Xie Rou and Xie Ying on it.
Tu Jiaojiao was simply impressed by the shamelessness of these people.
What's even more shameless is that they actually took credit for this matter and wanted to interfere in the coal mining business.
Fortunately, they knew not to go too far, so they said they would give the money, but they just needed to wait for it to be delivered.
The main reason they came to the capital this time was to record Xie Xiu in the family tree, and they did not carry much silver with them.
No one expected that Xie Xiu suddenly had a coal mine.
After the news came out, they urgently sent someone back to pass on the message, asking the tribesmen to collect money.
It just takes time to go back and forth, so the silver has not been delivered to the capital yet, and we have to wait for a few days.
Tu Jiaojiao really didn't want to bother with these people, but she was also worried that her refusal would be too ruthless and anger the people of both tribes, who would then spread rumors that Xie Xiu was heartless and ungrateful.
So we can only delay it for now and wait for Xie Xiu to come back from the Imperial College and let him make the decision.
Thinking of the death of his mother-in-law, Xie Xiu had to hide his hatred at a young age and struggle to survive under the hands of his vicious stepmother Chen Fang. Neither the two tribes helped him.
Now that Xie Xiu has turned the tables, they are clinging to him again.
Tu Jiaojiao felt very unhappy.
So when Xie Xiu came back from the Imperial College, what he saw was Tu Jiaojiao's hesitant face.
He was surprised at first, then frowned: "Those people are bothering you again?"
"You guessed it?" Tu Jiaojiao opened her eyes wide in surprise. "As expected, I can't hide anything from you. Those people not only came, but also directly wrote us down in the family tree. Now they want to pay us money to help us dig coal."
Xie Xiu laughed sarcastically. "Are they saying that since I have to take the imperial examinations, it's inconvenient for me to run the coal mine business myself, so why not let them do it for me? They'll handle it all for me?"
Tu Jiaojiao was even more surprised: "You actually guessed everything? Did they come looking for you?"
"They didn't come to me, but other people did, and their intentions were pretty much the same."
Xie Xiu finished his speech and smiled meaningfully, "The Zhu family's steward also came to me."
Tu Jiaojiao thought of the generous gift that the Zhu family steward had sent her not long ago and couldn't help but wrinkle her nose: "They really are worthy of being businessmen, they are so quick."
The key is that he is also very thick-skinned.
Xie Xiu had already given a return gift and also wrote back to Xie Yi.
He had already made his attitude clear, but the Zhu family's steward still came to him, which shows how thick-skinned he is.
Tu Jiaojiao wasn't a serious businessman, so she didn't know that anyone who could survive in business had to be thicker-skinned than the average person. Those with thin skin would have been crushed by their peers long ago.
Companies like the Zhu family, which have built a large business, are even more shameless.
Xie Xiu had bought such a large piece of land, and now a coal mine had been dug up underneath, who wouldn't be envious of such a large piece of fat meat? Want a piece of the pie?
How stupid must the Zhu family be to give up such huge benefits for a little bit of face?
What's more, Xie Xiu has a good relationship with the Princess's Mansion and Jiang Er.
And both families also bought land.
Once the Zhu family gets involved in Xie Xiu's business, they will have the opportunity to use Xie Xiu as a springboard to curry favor with the Jiang family and the Princess's Mansion.
Once this succeeds, the Zhu family will be able to gain more benefits than from coal mining!
If the Zhu family's manager gave up directly, then his career as manager would be over.
Tu Jiaojiao didn’t understand these things, but she knew that her coal mine must not be allowed to be interfered with by anyone.
So she asked Xie Xiu: "What are you going to do then?"
"Whether it's the Luo, Xie, or Zhu families, as long as they're willing to invest, we can let them take a stake in it.
Although we already have a mine, we still have to invest a lot of money to dig out the coal from the ground.
Moreover, after the coal is mined, we need to find someone to sell it to. We definitely can't do it alone.
This piece of fat is too big, and there must be a lot of people eyeing it. We have to bring more people in, otherwise it will easily attract jealousy.
But these people shouldn't just think about profiting. I've already discussed with Jiang Er and the Princess, and we're going to set up a company and work together to mine coal.
If there are merchants who want to become shareholders, as long as they are willing to invest money, they can join in. Anyway, with the princess as a big Buddha, they dare not make trouble. "
Tu Jiaojiao was stunned: "What is a company?"
"This was suggested by the eldest princess. The *Datong Liecui Zhuan* records that 'gong' refers to the wealth of several people, and 'si' means the operation of resources. Using the characters 'gongsi' (company) is quite fitting."
Tu Jiaojiao had never read "Datong Lieci Zhuan", but after hearing what Xie Xiu said, she also felt that this word was very appropriate.
She asked again: "Is it called a company?"
Xie Xiu shook his head. "We haven't decided on a specific name yet. Jiang Er wanted to call it Baoshan Coal Mine Company, but I don't think it's appropriate. If you abbreviate it, it will easily become Bao Coal Company, which sounds like a matchmaker."
When Tu Jiaojiao heard him say this, she immediately expressed her disdain: "This name is indeed not good. Let's change it. However, it's better to let the eldest princess worry about the naming. After all, you are still just a minor scholar. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to choose a name."
Xie Xiu didn't feel uncomfortable at all and smiled in agreement. "I thought so too, but Jiang Er is also thinking of a name. He said he wants to come up with a few good names and then choose one slowly. He must choose one with good auspiciousness."
Tu Jiaojiao curled her lips and said, "Since he wants to think about it, then let him think about it."
So, when Jiang Er was still racking his brains and worrying about the company name, Xie Xiu had already started entertaining his son without any pressure.
As for Xie Ying?
She was happy to sit by and watch the handsome daddy teasing her pretty brother, and she didn't want to be the handsome daddy's toy.