The steward of the caravan was changed from the second young master Chu Xiu to the fourth young master Chu Shang. This made everyone in the Chu family a little surprised, but then everyone was relieved.
Everyone in the Chu family knows that the Fourth Young Master is the one that the master prefers the most, but people within the caravan feel a little awkward.
Although Chu Xiu was in charge of the caravan for a short time, he was actually quite prestigious in the caravan.
Those managers who wanted to go against Chu Xiu in the past have been killed by Chu Xiu. The remaining people in the caravan have a simple idea. As long as the treatment is enough, they will be satisfied.
Chu Xiu gave them more rewards than before, and after Chu Xiu stopped moving with the caravan, he promoted a few more stewards. These people were also very free. As long as they didn't make small moves in secret, Chu Xiu wouldn't
Make things difficult for them.
Now there was suddenly a different person, which made them all a little uncomfortable.
At this time, in the courtyard where the caravan members were resting together, a servant with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks approached a man in shorts and asked: "Brother Liu, I heard that our caravan will be under the control of the Fourth Young Master from now on.
What do you think?"
The full name of Brother Liu is Liu Youcheng. When Chu Xiu took over the caravan, this guy was the first to come out against Chu Xiu, but when he heard that the caravan's benefits had increased, he was also the first to surrender.
Although he was a bit duplicitous, he was still very smart in doing things, so he was promoted by Chu Xiu to become the manager of the caravan.
He is also an old man in the caravan and has a good relationship with everyone, so he is not someone who will get his way if he suddenly rises to power.
Hearing the servant ask this question, Liu Youcheng shook his head and said, "Don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked. Isn't it so difficult for you to know the affairs of these young masters?
The second young master is good to us, but can we still fight against the fourth young master? Work honestly and don't think about so many useless things."
Just as he finished saying this, the door to the courtyard was pushed open, and Chu Shang walked in with a few followers.
The person behind him was probably in his forties, wearing a blue warrior uniform, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and a cold face.
He is Lin Qian, a disciple of the Chu family. He has a very high status in the Chu family, and can even be said to be higher than some of the elders of the Chu family.
Although some of the elders of the Chu family are also in the blood coagulation realm, they have long been too old to be beaten. It is only because they are Chu Zongguang's elders that they can sit in the position of elders.
But this Lin Qian is a Blood Coagulation Realm warrior in his prime. It is said that he was born in a small sect and traveled around the world in his early years. Later, he was recruited by the Chu family and became a disciple. He has been with the Chu family for several years. Even Chu Shang has
You should call him Uncle Lin respectfully.
Seeing Chu Shang walk in, Liu Youcheng and the other two caravan stewards promoted by Chu Xiu immediately came over and saluted, "I've met the Fourth Young Master."
Chu Shang nodded and said calmly: "Are all the people from the caravan here?"
Liu Youcheng nodded and said: "They are all here."
"Well, let me tell everyone to pack up and prepare to leave tomorrow."
Liu Youcheng was stunned: "Fourth Young Master, we just came back yesterday. According to the rules, we should rest for three days before leaving."
Chu Shangyi frowned and said: "Every time the caravan comes back, we have to rest. During those few days of rest, we can go to Yan Kingdom again every month! Let me tell you, we are ready now and we will set off tomorrow!"
Liu Youcheng smiled bitterly and said: "But Fourth Young Master, people are not made of iron. The trade routes in Shangmang Mountain are difficult to follow, and there are all kinds of snakes, insects, rats, and ants. If we don't rest for a while, we really can't hold on. Because of this,
Second Young Master only let us rest for three days."
Hearing Liu Youcheng mention Chu Xiu, Chu Shang's expression suddenly changed. He snorted coldly and said, "Don't forget, I am in charge of the caravan now!"
Chu Shang suddenly thought of something, he frowned and said: "Are you three in charge?"
Liu Youcheng and the other three nodded, feeling something was wrong.
Sure enough, Chu Shang immediately said: "From now on, you are no longer."
With that said, Chu Shang directly asked several of his confidants to take over the management positions, regardless of whether they had experience in managing caravans.
Liu Youcheng and others looked at all this in stunned silence. Although they were dissatisfied, they could only hold it in.
At this time, Chu Xiu returned to his courtyard, and Gao Bei followed him cautiously.
Although Chu Xiu didn't tell him, the Chu family was so big that those rumors had already spread.
Now that the second master has lost his caravan, he must be so angry that he wants to kill someone, right?
At this time, Chu Xiu suddenly asked: "Are there any of Chu Shang's people in the inn or restaurant?"
Gao Bei was stunned for a moment before saying: "It doesn't seem like that. Inns and restaurants are a long-running business, and it doesn't matter who manages it. So the shopkeepers of the inn and restaurant are all old people from my Chu family. The fourth son is only responsible for collecting money and has no involvement in the business."
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Chu Xiu nodded and said: "That's good, go prepare and move out from the family. I heard that the backyard of my Chu family restaurant is big enough, so let's move there."
Gao Bei was stunned for a moment, but he didn't care. He thought it was because Chu Xiu disliked that his house in the Chu family was too simple.
In fact, this kind of thing is very common. Except for the youngest Chu Shang, Chu Kai and Chu Sheng all have their own houses outside. After all, they are all adults. Some things are inconvenient to do in the house, but they can be done outside.
It's up to you.
By the early morning of the next day, the gate of the Chu family was very busy. One was Chu Shang and his caravan preparing to set off, and the other was Chu Xiu who asked people to move all his things out of the Chu family. The two parties happened to meet.
Chu Shang was dressed in a smart suit, with a long sword on his waist, and riding a maroon Northland Chasing Horse. He didn't look like a steward of a caravan, but more like a young man who was ready to venture into the world at any time.
He looked at Chu Xiu with a hint of pride in his eyes at this time, but in fact, behind this pride there was also jealousy towards Chu Xiu.
He was the youngest in the Chu family before. Although he was favored, he could only keep a low profile because his mother had no background.
But at least compared to him, there was Chu Xiu who could serve as a backup, which gave Chu Shang some psychological comfort.
But who would have thought that since Chu Xiu came back from the Nanshan Mining Area, he seemed to have changed into a different person, quickly establishing prestige within the family, while Chu Shang was still a transparent person, and seemed to give everyone a different impression.
There is only one thing, and that is to be well-behaved and be liked by the owner of the family.
Now, with just one word, Chu Xiu had succeeded in his hard work during this period. After all, he was young. He could endure it when he was with Chu Zongguang yesterday, but now that Chu Zongguang was not around, he couldn't help it.
I have to show off in front of Chu Xiu.
"Second brother, you have been on this trade route once, so you are experienced. But what experience can you pass on to my brother?"
Chu Shang drove his horse up to Chu Xiu and asked with a condescending look on his face.
Chu Xiu said calmly: "Experience? I told you yesterday that the trade road is rugged, so be careful. Bandits don't care whether you are from the Chu family or not. Once you leave Tongzhou Mansion, the Chu family's face will be hard to use. You will be in trouble."
Mangshan, there will be blood!"
After saying the last sentence, Chu Xiu's eyes flashed with a crimson murderous intention, which immediately startled Chu Shang. However, the killing intention disappeared in an instant, and no one else noticed it, and even
Even Chu Shang thought he had made a mistake.
However, he did not dare to provoke Chu Xiu anymore. He just snorted coldly and urged the caravan to set off.
Chu Shang handed over to Chu Xiu a total of four inns, a restaurant, and a weapons shop.
However, Chu Xiu was not interested in the weapon shop. What the Chu family sold were just ordinary weapons. They were only one-turn weapons at most. Apart from the stable money they earned every month, they were of little use.
After Chu Xiu moved his residence to the backyard of the restaurant, Gao Bei brought five slightly nervous shopkeepers to see Chu Xiu.
They are just ordinary people, and they don't even understand the internal affairs of the Chu family. Now that the person in charge has suddenly changed, this makes them a little uneasy.
Looking at the five shopkeepers, Chu Xiu smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, professional things will be handled by professional people. From now on, there is no need to change how to manage the inn and restaurant."
But Chu Xiu suddenly changed his voice and said: "But I still have one more thing to leave to you."
The shopkeepers quickly said: "That's what the Second Young Master ordered."
Chu Xiu said in a deep voice: "Our Tongzhou Mansion is the closest state capital to the Yan State, so most of the caravans from other state capitals in Wei County traveling to the Yan State will rest in our Tongzhou Mansion.
These people can also be considered as competitors of my Chu family caravan, so you ask the guys to be smarter and record the information in their conversations in detail. This is all useful information and must be handed over to me every day."
Chu Xiu had promised before that he would give Han Bao information about these caravans.
In the past month, Chu Xiu has indeed given Han Bao a lot of information. However, Chu Xiu asked his men to squat at the entrance of the inn to get this information. It was a bit laborious, but now he asked people from the inn and restaurant to
Taking the initiative to give these things to yourself will undoubtedly be much easier.
And Chu Xiu doesn't have to worry about them leaking anything. The people in these restaurants and inns actually have nothing to do with the Chu family. Normally, they don't even have to contact the Chu family. They pay money on time every month, which is enough.
These were just trivial matters, so the shopkeepers agreed quickly. After giving them a few polite words, Chu Xiu sent them away.
Chu Xiu turned around and said to Gao Bei: "Get ready and come with me to Shangmang Mountain tomorrow morning."
Gao Bei immediately trembled when he heard Chu Xiu said he was going to Shangmang Mountain. He was really afraid of those bandits.
However, he was afraid of returning, so he nodded and did not refuse.
Just like what Chu Xiu told him before in Yuanbao Town, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is in heaven. If you want wealth, you can only fight for it.
During this period of time, he became Chu Xiu's confidant. He did not do as many things as before, but he received a lot of money. He even bought a small courtyard in Tongzhou Mansion and brought his younger brother there.
In the Chu family, because Chu Xiu's status has risen, his status has also risen with it. The servants who looked down on him in the past are now calling him "brother" one after another.
Just like Chu Xiu said, when people are not satisfied, although Gao Bei is an honest man, he has already enjoyed it all, and of course he does not want to go back.
Regarding Chu Xiu's order, no matter how much he resisted in his heart, he did not dare to refuse, or in other words, he did not want to refuse.