() The two of them came to the side room of the lobby. Xu Wei cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, I heard that Supervisor Li visited me this morning and had a chat with you, right?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Judge Xu Tong is quite well informed. This is indeed the case."
Xu Wei remained calm and said softly: "To be honest with you, the Lord, what Supervisor Li talked about with you was the result of the lower official's suggestion. You have come all the way to Weizhou City, how can we people
Your Excellency is excluded. If you have money, everyone can earn it. Li Jianjun originally proposed to give you three thousand guan per month, but the official increased it to 5,000 guan."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "Let me just say, Li Jianjun was so generous with his attacks. People say that eunuchs love money and are stingy. How can he be an exception? It turns out that it is Xu Tongpan's fault. I would like to thank you very much."
Already."
Xu Wei hurriedly said: "Sir, don't be loud. Li Jianjun is a eunuch, but you can't tease and slander like this. If it reaches his ears, wouldn't it make him unhappy?"
Su Jin chuckled and said, "Yes, I forgot about this. The bald man is afraid of being criticized, the pockmarked man is afraid of being criticized, and the eunuch is naturally also afraid of being criticized. If I don't say it, I won't say it anymore."
Xu Wei rolled his eyes, unable to do anything with the scoundrel. He calmly approached and said, "I don't know what your attitude is towards Supervisor Li's proposal this morning."
Su Jindao: "Although I am receiving the salary for nothing, since you are so kind, I have no choice but to do it."
Xu Wei cursed this pretender in his heart and said with a smile: "Since you are satisfied, why did you go to the south gate market?"
Su Jin said in shock: "What? This black market..."
Xu Wei waved his hand and said: "Sir, please don't talk about the black market. This is just business. Otherwise, where will the money come from?"
Su Jin frowned and said: "I asked Li Jianjun this morning, but he didn't say anything. He just told me not to ask. How do I know what is our property? Isn't this a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple?"
Xu Wei smiled and said: "No one who doesn't know is wrong. Your Majesty cares about the people of Weizhou. I thought someone was disrupting the market, so I sent people to seal the black market. It's excusable. This is my fault. It's not your business.
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Su Jin wiped his sweat and said, "I feel relieved when you say that. No wonder this group of people refuses to admit it. It turns out that this is our industry. They are afraid that we are not in the same group, so if they speak out, they will cause trouble."
When Xu Wei heard Su Jin always talking about "our industry", he kept sneering in his heart and thought: You don't have a share in this industry, I just give you some honey to plug your mouth.
"I am very curious, saying that the city of Weizhou is already so poor. Although the price of food is high, how much can we get from it? How can we make so much profit?"
Xu Wei thought for a while and stopped talking.
Su Jin said with a straight face: "When you come to Xu Tongpan, you still treat me as an outsider. You can hide it, but if I steal our own property again in the future, don't blame me for not knowing the inside story. No matter what happens when my new official takes office,
Make some gestures to the people, and I won’t force you if you don’t tell me.”
Xu Wei weighed it up and finally said: "Forget it, I will make it clear to Mr. Fu Zun today that we have opened two grain markets in Weizhou City, one in the north and one in the south, as well as three brothels, two restaurants, and
One is an ironworks workshop."
Su Jin opened his mouth and said: "So much property? You can earn tens of thousands of guan in a month at least. No wonder you give me 5,000 guan in a month without blinking an eye."
Xu Wei heard that Su Jin seemed to want to blame him for the lack of money, so he hurriedly explained: "It's not as much as Mr. Fu Zun thought. You also know that Weizhou City is at the end of its rope and there is not much oil and water."
Su Jin said: "I am very strange. Since most of the people in Weizhou City are already destitute, how can they have money to eat in restaurants and visit brothels?"
Xu Wei worked hard to solve Su Jin's confusion: "My lord, please don't forget that the people in this city are indeed so poor that they don't even have enough to eat, but there are still many wealthy households who naturally have such needs; in addition, the biggest
How could you forget about this group of people?"
Su Jin said: "Who else? There are only dozens of officials. Could it be...could it be...oh..." Su Jin exclaimed, as if he had some realization.
Xu Wei chuckled and said: "My lord, have you thought of it? Yes, they are the 20,000 soldiers in Weizhou City. These people are fed and drank by the imperial court, and they can get monthly pay. They can stay in the northwest for several years.
, I still don’t know when I can go home, and I don’t know when I will lose my head. Do you think they can stop eating, drinking and having fun?”
Su Jin took a breath and really admired these guys for making money in a wise way. After draining the common people, they started draining the soldiers' wages. There were more than 20,000 soldiers. This consumption base was not small. Even if one person spent a lot of money, a
Moonlight can extract more than 20,000 yuan from these soldiers; especially the brothel and fireworks place is the first choice entertainment place for soldiers serving outside, and the money consumed is not cheap. It is estimated that these soldiers also spent all their money and materials.
These are above.
Seeing Su Jin's surprised look, Xu Wei secretly felt proud and said softly: "This is what you and I want, and we are not forcing it. As long as the military is accommodating and does not punish the soldiers for committing adultery, then the wealth will be rolling in."
Su Jin finally understood that Li Jianjun and Ge Huaimin were the commanders-in-chief of the army. As long as they turned a blind eye, the soldiers' violations would not be punished. However, Su Jin was concerned about another person.
question, so he asked: "This place is located on the border, and wars are raging. Who is willing to come here to do the flesh business? I'm afraid the bitches are not willing to come here. Who is willing to suffer the consequences of the 20,000 Qiu Ba people who are like hungry wolves?"
, I’m afraid no matter how much money I’m given, I’m not willing to do it.”
Xu Wei said: "Aren't you going to ask what the words on the account book mean? The women in the brothel are not the prostitutes invited from all over the place as you think, but the women in this city. Some people are willing to pay for a stone of food.
Dedicating our daughter for ten days, we have no choice but to agree for the sake of the people's stomachs, right? These women who voluntarily exchanged rice and grain were sent to the hospital to pick up guests. After the time limit is up, they can go home freely, and we can
We are not forced to stay, after all, we have responded to the people's request, and it is also a matter of your own free will."
Su Jin almost slapped Xu Wei's fat face. What this group of people did was simply an unscrupulous act of annihilating their descendants. Su Jin already had a clear understanding of the whole story; first, they controlled the food in the city and withheld relief.
Food was not distributed to the people, and a black market was set up to sell it; due to the ridiculously high prices, people, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, would eventually be reduced to abject poverty. However, in order to fill their bellies, they could only find ways to get food, so some people were willing to mortgage their wives and children.
To humiliate others in exchange for food.
Li Zhihe, Xu Wei and others simply opened a brothel and used these women as prostitutes to recruit foreigners. Naturally, soldiers, officials and a small number of rich families in the city would have such demand.
The benefits are increasing, and the wealth is naturally rolling in.
Su Jin suppressed the anger in his heart and asked quietly: "Aren't there any objections from the common people? This is something that is harmful to morality."
Xu Wei looked at Su Jin with disdain and said: "My Lord, I am very impressed that your Lord Fu actually said such righteous and awe-inspiring words. Do you think people really have a next life? If so, who was your previous life? Do you remember?"
?Since I don’t remember anything, even if I have it, it’s no different from not having it? So we only live in this life. I’m willing to come here to be an official just to make a fortune. Isn’t it just to be rich and famous in front of others?
We all have the same plans, so there is no need to despise each other; besides, when people mortgage their wives and daughters, they have to sign them. They know full well that they are here to be manipulated by others, but we don’t force them. If they don’t want to, we can
Even if you don’t choose this path, it’s still a matter of love between you and me.”
Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It is indeed a good business. I really admire it. Listening to Xu Tongpan's words today is better than Su Jin's ten years of studying hard in a cold window. If this continues, we will all make a fortune."
Already."
Xu Wei chuckled and said: "That's natural. Lord Fu, don't worry. You have a good life. Weizhou City seems barren, but in fact it is full of treasures. Hehehe. If Lord Fu is interested, you can also go to the hospital.
Just for fun, there are all genuine good-natured women there, and some of them are still young and lively. If adults go, I need them to choose a little girl that has never been touched before, and let the adults train and train them well."
Su Jin waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. The people in the room are like tigresses. If Madam finds out about this, will I still have a way to survive?"
Xu Wei felt the same way and secretly despised Su Jin. He asked you to marry the daughter of the Yan family in order to climb up the ladder. Now there is no fun. I guess except for the daughter of the Yan family, you are afraid that you would not dare to touch any other women. There will be less fun in life.
There are so many mistakes, it's just a matter of self-inflicted pain.
Speaking of which, Su Jin should know everything. Xu Wei came today. He must have been entrusted by everyone to have a showdown with him. He was afraid that he would continue to search randomly. After all, the things in the city were not considered serious.
Any secret can be learned as long as one is willing to find it, and there are many places to look for it. Secondly, they can also treat Su Jin as a member of their own family. Although they are still not at ease with Su Jin, it is always best to be polite first and then attack.
, win over him first, and then think of ways to get rid of him if that doesn't work.
After sending Xu Wei away and releasing everyone captured in the black market, Su Jin hid in the inner hall alone and thought hard. After knowing all the inside story of the matter, he was faced with a dilemma.