These small owners, how much cash flow can they really have, while Chen Jie, not embarrassed by wealth, had plenty of money. Even losing money, he could endure much longer than the small owners, who soon couldn’t continue and shut down.
By then, Chen Jie could spend some money to hire them, making them his professional managers and earn money for him.
, gaining interest upon interest, and models upon models, by the end of the year, many industries in Mianshui County had shares owned by White Tiger Hall.
This strategy was copied from the experience of some big companies from his past life; though shameless, it was very effective.
And for those businessmen and owners, Chen Jie did not annihilate them completely, it can be said, he had shown enough benevolence and righteousness.
As for this shop, Chen Jie owned thirty percent of its shares.
The waiter spotted Chen Jie at a glance, "Grandpa Chen~"
"Shush~ arrange a seat close to those four people for me."
"Understood, I’ll take care of it."
The waiter was quick-witted and soon arranged a private seat for Chen Jie, who then said, "One pot of wine and three snacks will do."
By then, Chen Jie sat down, served himself, and pretended to be a regular diner.
Not looking directly at the four people, his eyes only fixated on the dishes on the table.
At that moment, the four people reached the table, and the sword-bearing man said, "Commandery Princess, we have already arrived at Mianshui County, why not let the local Darugachi arrange a place, why stay on our own?"
"Look at this place, how can it befit your status!"
Said the sword-bearing man.
At this time, the red-faced man said, "Yes, Commandery Princess, what kind of place is this? You are here as an Inspection Envoy, you should have notified the Darugachi to meet you!"
Hearing this, Zhao Ya frowned and said, "Ah Da, Ah Er, shut up. Do you realize we are Inspection Envoys? The way here, how many Darugachi intentionally deceived us, this Mianshui County is our last stop, we must conduct an undercover inspection to see the truth!"
"You see, Ah San isn’t talking!"
Zhao Ya pointed out and praised Ah San; upon hearing this, Ah San said, "Commandery Princess, this place is too poor, look at this table, it even has scratches, and this stool, you..."
"Right after I praised you, shut up. I haven’t said anything, you three big men are nagging like old ladies."
Upon hearing this, the three men fell silent and stopped talking.
Zhao Ya then stretched her hand and said, "Waiter, is the food and drink ready?"
The waiter responded immediately and approached; meanwhile, at another table, Chen Jie picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, his gaze slightly focused.
"Inspection Envoy, Zhao Ya?"
Chen Jie took a sip of wine, truly unexpected. It turned out to be her.
In fact, Chen Jie should have guessed. The Inspection Envoy was a result of compromises among the court factions. After all, an Inspection Envoy held significant power, although of lower rank, still had the capacity to threaten the local authority. As a bigwig from the southern faction, the Ruyang King would never allow those from the north to meddle in the south.
Thus, the only option was to replace the Northerners with his own people. But to suppress various powers, this person’s identity shouldn’t be too low; thus, selecting his own daughter was the only choice. Who wouldn’t give face to her identity?
Taking down a few county-level Darugachi, no one could complain.
This was Zhao Ya’s role.
Furthermore, because of last time’s incident, the Ruyang King had also assigned Zhao Ya three experts.
Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San, these three were outstanding Disciples of the Vajra Sect from abroad, each of them had broken through Energy Transformation and entered the Qi Blood Holding Core Realm.
With these three by her side, plus the major troop’s protection, our Yaya Timur would be much safer. Even if encountering Ni Wenjun, she could escape under their protection.
The waiter quickly brought up the meals, all decent dishes, along with a pot of warm liquor.
Zhao Ya reached for the dishes.
But was stopped by Ah Da, "Wait, Commandery Princess, Ah Er."
Ah Er, hearing this, picked up chopsticks and tasted a bit. Ah Er practiced Inner Strength and had high poison resistance, hence he was assigned to test for poison when traveling.
Zhao Ya said, "Is that necessary? No one recognizes me, who would poison me?"
Ah Er said, "Commandery Princess, please, better safe than sorry, as instructed by the Prince before we departed."
"Alright, I understand, stop talking. Also, don’t call me Commandery Princess while outside, call me Young Master."
The people looked at each other, then quickly said, "Yes, Commandery Princess."
Zhao Ya, frustrated by these three blockheads, stopped talking and just drank and ate on her own.
At this moment, Chen Jie took a sip of wine, inwardly calculating. The Inspection Envoy had arrived, it seemed that Nan Batian would need to speed up wrapping things up in the South.
Chen Jie, with his back to Zhao Ya and others, drank wine and ate peanuts.
Zhao Ya raised her glass, wanting to clink glasses with her three subordinates, but realized they dared not meet her gesture. This hierarchy was deeply ingrained, how boring, extremely boring.
Zhao Ya thought, turned her head, and suddenly saw Chen Jiusi with his back turned towards them.
Zhao Ya, startled, said, "Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, Ah Da instantly drew his sword half an inch, causing Chen Jie to feel like there were thorns on his back, freezing in place.
His hand on the wine glass, ready to strike.
"What’s wrong, Command... Young Master."
At that moment, Ah Da frowned and inquired; Ah Er and Ah San also stared, ready to explode at any moment.
Zhao Ya glanced at Ah Da and said, "Why draw your sword, it’s nothing, just that this person’s back looks somewhat familiar!"
Ah Da turned and saw Chen Jie, Ah Er narrowed his eyes, and Ah San said, "Should we capture him and interrogate him thoroughly!"