Although Chen Yi didn't know the details of Xiao Wan'er's conversation with the Old Master, he had a general idea of how the Old Master and certain members of the Xiao Family would react when he presented the proposal.
On one hand, the expansion of the Hundred Herbs Hall could significantly alleviate the Xiao Family's financial burdens regarding silver coins and resolve some of the pressure from the Imperial Court, the Dingyuan Army, and other Noble Families.
On the other hand, the matter itself required no significant investment from the Xiao Family.
To be precise, by leveraging the connections the Xiao Family had built in Shu State over the years, they merely had to call in a few favors and give up a portion of the profits to ensure no one would give the Hundred Herbs Hall any trouble.
It was, in a way, giving the Xiao Family a channel to monetize their "connections."
