Chapter 306 You Ning is in charge
"This is the general account of our house. Madam, please take a look at it. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me." Butler Zheng handed a thick account book to You Ning.
Several other stewards stood respectfully below, waiting for orders! You Ning did not look at the account book first, but said to Xiaolian and Xiaozhu on the side: "Serve tea for the stewards!"
"You should also sit down, we are all our own people, how can I feel at ease while you are standing!"
"They are all the pillars of the house, so please take a seat!"
Several people looked at each other, Lao Zheng nodded, and then they sat down.
You Ning seemed to have remembered something, and said a little nervously: "Also, don't call me a young woman, after all."
"Ha ha!"
Several people smiled and said: "You have already made a decision, madam, the future young lady approved by the Marquis, it will happen sooner or later, sooner or later!"
Several people now wish that the Marquis would get married now, so that they could have peace of mind and give the young woman a sense of belonging as soon as possible!
You Ning was helpless. She had corrected this matter many times, but these people seemed to have amnesia. They said they should pay attention next time, but they would not change it every time they met.
Seeing things like this again, she didn't bother to care anymore, so she could call him whatever she wanted!
Picked up the account book and looked at it carefully! This account is the unique accounting method of the Haorenhou Mansion. He heard Brother Song explain it to the students at Ji's Academy, and she understood it clearly.
The clear and neat form above records the entry and exit of money and food item by item. The records are very clear and there is no alteration.
But when he saw the huge discrepancies among the above items, he was still surprised! Although she knew that Brother Song was the God of Wealth, the numbers on it still dazzled him.
I came here for a while, calmed down, and continued reading.
The only sound left in the room was the sound of turning pages.
Several people looked at each other and saw satisfaction in each other's eyes!
In their view, as the future owner of the Hou Mansion, regardless of other things, they still have to have a calm state of mind.
They know best how much money and food the Hou Mansion has.
There are various workshops in Zhuangzi in the fiefdom, and there are basically members of the Hou family, as well as shops and restaurants in Chang'an, overseas trade, etc.
If ordinary people saw the huge amount above, they would be scared to death!
"Money is in charge!" You Ning saw something that he didn't quite understand.
"Here you are!" Manager Qian quickly stood up.
You Ning pointed to a place and asked puzzledly: "What's going on with these people from Anxiang? The income from above is so high, but our family only gets half of it?"
When Manager Qian heard this question, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The joints are intricate. Let's talk about them one by one."
"An Xiang Lai is a huge source of income for our family. Although it is only half a percent, the annual income is at least nearly [-] yuan!"
"So many?" You Ning exclaimed.
He quickly reversed the profit, and was shocked when he saw that it was indeed the case! He didn't expect that this mere half-percent income would be so much. You must know that when she came to Chang'an, Mingzhou's annual tax revenue was less than 100 million yuan. This one secretly accounted for one-tenth of the state's tax must know that Mingzhou does not need other states and counties, and its tax revenue is the highest among the states except Chang'an and Chang'an counties.
"What about the other benefits?"
Butler Qian was a little hesitant, not sure whether he should say anything, so he looked at Butler Zheng.
Zheng Li said angrily: "What are you looking at me for? The young lady is the future owner of my Marquis Mansion. You will know sooner or later. Just tell me."
"Hey, I said it's not okay." Manager Qian said helplessly.
It's not that he has anything to hide from You Ning, but the interests involved are too great, and he is worried about scaring the young lady.
He collected his thoughts and said: "Actually, this starts from before. At the beginning, this business was a partnership between Princess Pingyang and His Majesty when it was not registered."
"At the beginning, there were [-]%, the princess's palace accounted for [-]%, and your majesty accounted for [-]%. Among them are the princess's old generals and his majesty's confidants."
"The Changsun family, the Fang family, the Du family, the Xiao family, the Cheng family, the Qin family, etc. all have certain roles in it."
"But later, the money gained was too much, and many people were afraid, so they made a new contract. Our family has become half of the family. This is the largest family except His Majesty and the Princess's Palace."
"Forty percent of it will be handed over to the national treasury, and the rest will be divided among our family, your majesty, the princess's palace, and the numerous nobles of the Tang Dynasty."
"The other part is used as the pension for veterans after they retire, so half a percent is a lot. If it's more, our family won't be able to afford it!"
Listening to Butler Qian's talk, You Ning's mind was a little out of control. She never thought that Brother Song would connect countless nobles in the Tang Dynasty without saying a word.
What surprised her even more was that there were actually members of His Majesty and the Princess's Mansion among them. What a huge interest group this was!
Although she didn't understand some things, the huge interests involved still shocked him.
She did not speak, but mechanically looked through the accounts. When she saw that dozens of restaurants had members of the Hao Jiehou Mansion, she could no longer remain calm.
"What's going on with these restaurants?"
This time, Manager Sun, who was in charge of the restaurant, stepped forward and replied: "These nobles originally opened the restaurant using our family's secret recipe. As compensation, they gave [-]% of their shares to our family."
"In the end, the Marquis thought it was too much, so he reduced the share to [-]%, but that's it, tens of thousands of dollars in income every year."
You Ning is numb, God!What on earth did Brother Song do? In just a short time, his family became extremely wealthy. How did he do it? Thinking of so many properties in the Hou family, he doubted his ability for the first time. Can he really manage this family well? Seeing that the young lady was in a daze, Zheng Li said: "Actually, these are all on the surface. In our fiefdom, the Marquis has funded many workshops, including paper-making workshops, dyeing workshops, coal, bean sprouts, steel, etc. "
"There are people here ranging from [-]% to [-]% to [-]%. The annual income is not small, and with the expansion of the workshop every year, the income is still increasing sharply."
"But there are also a lot of expenses. Ji Qing, who is in charge of the family, has been building ships in Mingzhou. Most of the income is invested there every year, so the family does not have much money left."
Youning slowly came back to her senses after hearing this. She knew that Uncle Qing was going to build a ship, because the shipyard was not far from Mingzhou, and her father said that it would require a lot of money and food.
Thinking of this, she was relieved.
To be honest, she would have been restless if her family really had so much money. Now that she heard that most of the money had been spent, she felt at ease.
Then I felt a little ashamed. Others thought I had too little money, so why did I think I had too much?
Seeing that Butler Zheng had no idea, he felt relieved. If he let them know his thoughts, would he feel that he was not a qualified mistress? (End of this chapter)