The New Year is approaching, and the Bo people do not have the tradition of celebrating the New Year. In other words, their New Year is different from ours. The Bo people reclaim their wasteland as always. Ayinong took things seriously and quickly found a few people for Su Ren.
Guide. Su Ren is very satisfied with the people he found this time. They are all good at drilling in the forest.
The Bo people don't celebrate the New Year, but the Han people celebrate it quite grandly. Every household has brought back a lot of new year's goods from Wenshui, a little far away from the town, and is busy preparing for the New Year. The Wen Party actually sent people to send more than a dozen carts of things, indicating that this
It was prepared for the New Year of the Bo people, and was presented by Meng Changshi. After hearing this, everyone felt like Ming Jing, Meng Ji had given up.
Su Ren was busy handing out things. Although the Bo people did not celebrate the New Year, these things should not be given away in vain. After the Bo people took the things, they knelt down and kowtowed to Su Ren, thanking Su Ren for his generosity to them. They explained it several times and said
These were sent by the prefect, but no one believed them. Some people still came to kowtow to Su Ren. Su Ren didn't bother to explain.
"Simple! So simple!" Su Ren chuckled.
Lu Yi glared at Su Ren: "Take other people's things to be generous. Our Su Shipu doesn't seem to be blushing."
Su Rendao: "The things belonging to the prefect belong to us Han people. As a Han Chinese, why do you feel ashamed when you do these things? In fact, if you take things from us Han people for no reason, it should be you Bo people who should be embarrassed. You are the only one who is really receiving salary without merit."
It’s time to blush.”
Lu Yi was already gritting his teeth: "You gave this voluntarily, we didn't want it."
"Hahaha! Don't get excited. Just take it. Don't let any of us blush. Isn't it nice to feel at ease?"
The two were bickering, and suddenly there was a burst of cheers from the back of the crowd. Cui Jiuming's fat body appeared in the crowd, followed by more than a dozen large cars, which were full of many things. From under the leaking cover,
You can see food and daily necessities.
Su Ren chuckled and looked at Lu Yi: "My face is really not red now!"
Lu Yi's face was already green. He looked at Su Ren who was going to greet Cui Jiuming and didn't know what to say.
The mighty motorcade was lined up. Su Ren climbed onto a large car and shouted loudly: "Fellow folks, since you have come to Han, you are Han. This is Cui, the shopkeeper of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, celebrating the Chinese New Year."
I’m sending you some New Year’s goods to show my appreciation, don’t be too little, come, come, come, keep delivering!”
To change a nation, you must first change their customs. If you want these Bo people to truly integrate into the Han Dynasty, they must celebrate the New Year like the people of the Han Dynasty. As a descendant with thousands of years of experience, Su Ren understands this very well.
In the gratitude of the Bo people, Su Ren took Cui Jiuming into the yamen. Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Cui Jiuming said: "But I am exhausted. I can't be at home during the New Year, and I have to give things to these savages.
, are you sure this is necessary?"
As a pure businessman, Cui Jiuming's way of thinking about things is very simple. Everything must be profitable, but Su Ren asked him to prepare New Year's goods for the Bo people. Cui Jiuming couldn't figure it out even though Su Ren asked him to prepare New Year's goods for the Bo people.
What benefits.
Pulling Cui Jiuming to sit down, he poured a glass of water for Cui Jiuming: "There is no benefit to this matter, so you don't have to think about it. It's just sympathy."
"Then you are still in such a hurry. If I had known this, I wouldn't have had to rush."
"Haha, you have to pay attention to the timing when doing things. The Chinese New Year is about to come. If you send it at this time, it will be a gift. If you send it a few days later, it will be relief. These are two completely different concepts."
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. These trucks of goods are not worth much money. Just treat it as a good thing for me, Lao Cui."
"That's right!" Cui Jiuming sat down opposite Cui Jiuming: "How is the Meng family going?"
Cui Jiuming suddenly became energetic and quickly put down his tea cup: "Very good, everything went well. Since you left, the Meng family has really relaxed its vigilance. After this year, we will be able to get a lot of shops from the Meng family.
"
"We must keep an eye on this matter, and there must be no mistakes. It must be kept secret. If the Meng family gets a whiff of it, it will be a failure."
"I understand, don't worry! The places where we start are relatively remote. By the time the Meng family notices it, it will be too late. The people I sent are all smart and capable old hands, so there will be no problem." Cui Jiuming became more and more excited as he talked.
: "Your idea of surrounding the city with rural areas is really good. Although the needs of households for goods are relatively simple, the quantities are huge. I never thought that the most profitable place is the villages in the mountains and plains. Our salt, cloth and so on
Sales of daily necessities are very good in these places, and..."
"Stop, stop, stop, you're not done yet."
"Hahaha!" Cui Jiuming smiled awkwardly: "Isn't this happy? Taking down the surrounding villages and towns will definitely be a big blow to the Meng family. You have to think about it carefully. Meng Ji is not a bad person, and he will definitely do it when the time comes.
Revengeful."
"What are you afraid of? If you want to grow your business, you have to be ruthless. Now that we have started to deal with the Meng family, we cannot be afraid of his revenge. We need to prepare goods when we go back this time, a large amount of goods. In the end of the business war, we will compete with who can sustain it longer.
If those lower-level suppliers know our intentions, they will definitely increase their prices, and by then it will be too late."
Cui Jiuming nodded: "By the way, when are you going to return to Chengdu? What if..., I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."
"I'm not going back. After the New Year, I'm going to Qiang land. I'll leave Gou Tianming to help you and leave you with a hundred guards."
"Okay then! I will go back and notify other merchants and ask them to prepare the goods and wait for your news."
After discussing for a whole morning, Cui Jiuming had a meal at the county government office. All the goods he brought were distributed. With the Bo people's gratitude, Cui Jiuming left happily. Life in Dujiangyan returned to calm, and every day
Every Bo person has obtained a lot of the most scarce food and cloth, and is just waiting for the arrival of the Han people's new year.
Chengdu is also peaceful, and no one talks about the Meng family and Su Ren anymore. New Year is the most important festival for the Han people, and no one wants to say unlucky things on this great day. The door of the Meng family has reopened. Although the time
It didn't take long, but the servants and servants in the house were still frustrated. One by one, they went to the streets to buy new year's goods, and life seemed to have returned to normal.
"Hey!" Meng Ji sighed and said to Hou Jian: "Brother Hou, I have done everything you said, so I guess nothing will happen to Su Ren? Thanks to the new year, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to leave this house.
"
Hou Jian sat quietly. Since he escaped from Wenshui, his whole person has changed. The carelessness and boldness of a county lieutenant are gone, replaced by gloom and quiet. Perhaps this is Hou Jian, the real Hou Jian.
Meng Bi saw Hou Jian ignoring his father and was a little angry: "Hou Jian, why didn't you answer my father's question?"
"Don't be rude, Brother Hou is your uncle, there is no distinction between elders!" Meng Ji reprimanded him quickly, turned to Hou Jianpei and said with a smile: "Brother Hou, don't mind, this kid is spoiled by me!"
Hou Jian said calmly: "It's time to attack! Su Ren said that offense is the best defense."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Has Chang Shi ever seen Su Ren passively guarding against something? As far as I know, from Wenshui to here, Su Ren has always been offensive-oriented. Even if he cannot compete with his opponent head-on, he will find another way to attack him unprepared. Liu
Wen was defeated in this matter, and I was also defeated in this matter. Wasn't Chang Shi also defeated in this matter some time ago? Since Chang Shi has confronted Su Ren, there is no time to retreat, and life and death are not impossible.
."
"This..." Meng Ji hesitated: "The elder once said..."
"Haha, the elder was deceived by that boy. From the way that boy said those words readily, I knew he had no good intentions!"
"Oh no?"
Meng Bi hurriedly said: "That's nonsense. The elder is a man of great wisdom. How could he be deceived by a young boy? The elder asked him to keep his dog's life, which will naturally be useful."
Hou Jian took a deep breath: "I have finished what I have said. Chang Shi and the young master should consider what to do. If they are sure that they really want to deal with Su Ren, then take action quickly. If you are ready to live in peace, I suggest that Chang Shi donate 30% of his family property.
, this Su Ren is still a person who keeps his promise."
"you!"
Before the two of them could say anything else, Hou Jian stood up and walked out.
"Father, this Hou Jiantai doesn't take us seriously!"
Meng Ji waved his hand: "You also go out and let me think about it. Hou Jian's words may not be unreasonable. Okay, let's go."
That night, Mengbi hurriedly broke into his father's room, holding a stack of thick bamboo slips in his hands, and shouted as soon as he entered the door.
"Father, no, there's something wrong!" Meng Bi unfolded the bamboo slips: "This is the account book I just brought back from outside. This is the time when our shops make money at the end of the year, but this year's end of the year is when our shops in various places
The profit is less than 50% of previous years.”
"Oh? Why is this?"
"Look at this, this is the account book of Sancha Town. During the New Year season, the shops here actually don't sell anything. The same is true for the shops in hundreds of peripheral villages and towns in Yuanxing, Anren, and Shuikou."
"Hiss...!" Meng Ji suddenly remembered Hou Jian's words and said to himself: "Didn't you say that Su Ren went to Dujiangyan?"
Meng Bi continued: "These villages and towns came to report that starting from October, many shops suddenly opened in these places. Their goods and prices are better than ours. They had already reported it, but we are dealing with rumors in Chengdu. This incident
The matter was put aside, and if the child hadn't checked the accounts today, he wouldn't have discovered it."
"Who runs those shops?"
Meng Bi shook his head: "It's not clear yet, but I've sent someone to investigate."
"No need to check, it must be the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce!" Hou Jian walked in from the door: "Su Ren has already taken action, and at least 40% of your Meng family's property is gone!"
"Who asked you to come in! You have no right to interrupt our father and son's conversation!"
Meng Ji quickly stopped Meng Bi and saluted Hou Jian: "Brother Hou, don't be weird, please sit down quickly! Why is Brother Hou so sure that he is the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce?"
Hou Jian ignored Meng Bi: "Because I know Su Ren, he will definitely do what he said. He wants you to get 30% of the Meng family's property, so you must get it. By the way, don't even think about getting it back. Enter
No one can get the things in Su Ren's pocket back if he doesn't want to. Don't look unconvinced. If you don't believe me, you can give it a try!" (To be continued)