Chapter 1586
"Yes."
Su Qingyue narrowed her eyes slightly, "I said it, within five years, I want to establish power and wealth as substantial as that of the first-class families!"
Yinzhu looked at her young lady’s proud demeanor, not doubting that her master could achieve it.
The mining rights were originally unobtainable, but the young lady arranged for the assassination of the official in charge of the mining rights, then pretended to save him, bribing him with a hefty sum, thus establishing a layer of connections. With the highest officials providing coverage, the lower officials naturally didn’t dare to give trouble.
Not long after, Su Qingyue’s newly purchased ten shopfronts in the capital city opened for business. In addition to selling her ’invented’ moisturizing cream, she also sold some fine jewelry and her improved version of local cosmetics. Moisturizing cream did not exist in this era, and many people had dry skin prone to cracking. Once the moisturizing cream hit the market, it was snapped up immediately, regularly selling out, necessitating increased production.
Soon afterward, the empty lands she purchased at the outskirts and the tail end of the city were turned into a brothel named "Secret Fragrance and Sparse Shadows." Thanks to the elegant environment, and her offering makeup knowledge as the ’young Master Tianji’, some modern tunes, along with attractive songs and dances, all different from ordinary local brothels, her business was exceptionally booming.
A row of shopfronts was set up at the entrance of the brothel, specializing in the sale of cosmetics, medicinal meals, and snacks. Soon, this place turned into a bustling street.
The two acres of good fields she also gradually planted with herbs suitable for sale, establishing the largest medicine hall in the capital city—Tianji Pavilion. The medicine hall not only sold a complete range of herbs but also employed imperial doctors who had treated illnesses in the court or famous doctors from the martial world.
The most famous was the world’s number one divine doctor ’Unnamed’ who would honor Tianji Pavilion’s invitation to treat some difficult and miscellaneous diseases.
From then on, the reputation of Tianji Pavilion grew even greater.
In secret, Su Qingyue established her own network of spies to obtain more valuable information.