Sima Xiangru shook his head and sighed: "Hey! This time I have been tricked by you, and I will never have the face to see Chengdu elders again!"
Huo Laosi chuckled and said: "Mr. Sima has done a good thing. These merchants are all hoarders. You don't know how much money these guys made when Chengdu was besieged. If it weren't for our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce,
If you support me, the price of goods in Chengdu will have to be traded in gold!"
Cui Jiuming also said: "That's right, they have made so much money from us in the past two months, and it's time to spit it out! This is a good idea. We can win without losing a fight. The truth is still on our side. As long as it rains, we will win."
It’s decided, when the time comes, we’ll stop at their door, and those guys will obediently hand over the money to us.”
Several people became more and more excited as they talked, and laughed loudly under the big mulberry tree.
Su Ren sat aside and said nothing, just drinking tea and listening to these guys talking about a bright future.
Gou Tianming listened for a long time, frowned and asked, "What if they don't give me the money then?"
"There is a contract, so what are you afraid of?" Cui Jiuming said.
Gou Tianming shook his head: "This time we are not dealing with one or two families. There are forty or fifty shops in total, and they are all the largest shops in Chengdu. Don't underestimate the strength of these people. If we are pressed, it may not be good for us.
! If these people unite, it will be difficult for the governor to deal with them."
"Then let's do it ourselves!" Su Ren suddenly interrupted, and everyone immediately turned their heads and looked at him.
Huo Laosi asked: "Brother Ren, what do we think we should do?"
"It is natural to pay back debts. If they don't pay, then don't blame us for taking action!"
"Do it?" Cui Jiuming broke into cold sweat immediately. He still remembered the last time Su Ren said he would take action against Tang Meng, and Tang Meng was almost assassinated. This time Su Ren said he would take action again, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Yes! Do it! Our caravan guards don't just eat and don't work! To ensure the smooth flow of trade routes, we must also ensure the smooth flow of our business. If we don't pay back the money we owe, it will affect our business. Under the protection of the caravan guards
within."
Everyone was silent.
After a long time, he said coldly: "Isn't this inappropriate? Our people are caravan guards, not your thugs."
Among the group of people, Cui Jiuming, Huo Laosi, and Sima Xiangru were a few elderly people who were a little worried, but they also knew that Su Ren had made up his mind and it was too late to influence him. Gou Tianming and Huo Jin only followed Su Ren's lead.
These guys were naturally preparing for a big fight. Su Kai, Huang Shisan, and Liu Gao had expressionless faces. This matter had nothing to do with them. Only Leng Jun was worried.
Su Ren glanced at everyone: "Are you afraid?"
"I sometimes wonder why those merchants would go to Tang Meng and help Tang Meng deal with us. It's not that they don't see the benefits of our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, but they don't want to come! Why? They don't think it's necessary.
They have joined forces with our merchants in Shu, thinking that joining us will reduce their personal interests! Each family is a huge family, each has dozens or even hundreds of years of business experience, and they are all outstanding figures in Shu!"
"And what about us? Lao Cui is from Nanchong, and the rest of us followed me from Wenshui. The one with the best background is probably Mr. Sima. They are not willing to hand over all their wealth to us people. I don't have it either."
After thinking about what to do to them, I believe that as long as our business is doing well, they will gradually be attracted to us. However, when they got involved with Meng Ji and Tang Meng, I knew that they were not unwilling to join, but wanted to join.
Completely destroy our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce!"
"Sir, just tell me what to do! I will listen to you tomorrow!"
"And me, I also listen to big brother!"
Gou Tianming and Huo Jin expressed their opinions one after another. Su Renchong smiled at the two of them and turned to look at Sima Xiangru: "Mr. Sima, since the past few days, we have broken our relationship with all the big merchants in Chengdu, and there is no turning back.
If you have any concerns, I won't stop you!"
Su Ren looked at everyone again: "Everyone is the same. I have been planning this for a long time. I have been arranging it since I found out that Tang Meng was about to escape our control. As of today, there is no turning back. Again, whoever wants to
If you think it's inappropriate, it's still too late. I'm waiting for a winter rain. Even if you want to leave after the winter rain, they will put you on my side."
Cui Jiuming's fat body moved on the chair, but found that no one was moving, so he quickly sat down again. Su Ren saw this scene in his eyes and said nothing.
Sima Xiangru sighed: "I'm afraid it's too late to leave now! We have been a group since we entered Chengdu!"
Huo Laosi nodded heavily: "Yes! Wherever Brother Ren is, our family will be there. If we don't say anything, our family will never leave!"
"The old man is just!" Hawking extended his thumb at Huo Laosi. Huo Laosi was unprecedentedly lifeless and smiled at Hawking.
"Don't look at me. I should have been dead a long time ago. It was sir and you who took me in. Where can I go if I leave here?" Liu Gao saw Hawking and Huang Shisan. Gou Tianming looked at him and said quickly.
Hawking smiled and slapped Liu Gao on the back: "Okay! From now on, you will be Liu Gao!"
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another. Although some people were still hesitant, what they said was good. Even guys like Cui Jiuming vaguely stated that they would fully support Su Ren. After a circle, only Leng Jun could be seen.
He remained silent, bowing his head in deep thought.
"Second brother!" Hawking shouted several times before Leng Jun responded.
Looking at the faces of everyone looking at him, he said sternly: "Then what are you going to do? Are you going to seize the family property or kill someone?"
Su Ren shook his head and smiled bitterly. A guy who took off his Taoist robe still wants to imitate others' compassion for heaven and earth? This is not a good Taoist. When I first met Leng Jun, I thought Leng Jun was a bit pedantic. I didn't expect that even after leaving Laojun Temple, he still remained the same.
Su Rendao: "As long as they join the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, I will never embarrass them!"
"What if they don't agree?"
"Then there's nothing we can do! For this big show, I invested all my money. Not to mention the interest, at least the cost must be recovered! It would be better if I could recover some interest!"
"I'm asking you, if they are unwilling to join the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, will you kill people?" There was eagerness and anxiety in the cold eyes.
"Guess!" Su Ren did not answer directly.
"Hey!" Leng Jun fell down on the chair like a deflated rubber ball: "In this case, I quit! I'm going back to Laojun Temple."
"Second brother! Do you really want to leave?" Hawking hurriedly came to Leng Jun's side: "Those guys are not good people, and they deserve to die. There is no need to worry about their life and death with my elder brother."
Leng Jun smiled at Hawking: "I didn't get angry with him. I just thought it was time for me to go back and see my master, and I'm not used to the life down the mountain."
"What should I do if my second sister-in-law leaves? I can't live with you in Laojunguan, right?"
Leng Jun turned to look at Twelve Niangs. Twelve Niangs said: "Why not? Taoist priests can also marry..."
Thirteenth Niang quickly grabbed Twelfth Niang and winked at her.
Su Ren looked at Leng Jun: "Are you really going to leave?"
Leng Jun nodded.
"What if I promise you that no one will die? Of course, I can't control those who commit suicide!"
Leng Jun was stunned.
Su Ren smiled: "I never planned to kill people from the beginning, I just wanted these merchants to join the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, that's all! If I had known you were such a guy, I shouldn't have taken you out of Laojun Temple and let you
You and the old Taoist have been sticking to Taoism for your whole life! Now you are married, and now your brother and sister are happy, why can't you get used to it? There will be more of this kind of thing in the future!"
No matter how shrewd the Twelfth Mother is, she is still a woman. Su Ren said in public that she was pregnant. Under the smiling faces of everyone, she unconsciously felt a little shy. A big drama that was about to break up was resolved so easily. Cui Jiuming
Huo Laosi, Huo Jin, and Gou Tianming all thought that Su Ren was tricking Leng Jun. But Sima Xiangru knew that Su Ren was making a concession to his friendship with Leng Jun.
Old Zhang was helped back. Several familiar shopkeepers heard Old Zhang's last words and hurried to their stores. Old Zhang was famous for his shrewdness among merchants in Chengdu. Since he said he had been fooled, he must have a lot of knowledge.
Big problem.
The medical officer carefully examined and treated her, and found that there was nothing serious, but that she was getting anxious due to her age. As soon as Old Man Zhang woke up, he saw a large group of people in the room.
"Old sir, you finally woke up! You scared us!" Shopkeeper Liu said quickly: "You are the brains of our Chengdu merchants. What will we do if you fall?"
Old Man Zhang took a breath and struggled to get up. Shopkeeper Liu and a few people helped him, helped Old Man Zhang up, and put quilts and pillows behind him.
Old man Zhang glanced at everyone in the room: "I guess everyone has signed some kind of contract with the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, right?"
Everyone nodded silently.
Shopkeeper Liu asked: "What did the old gentleman see from this?"
"Haha!" Old Man Zhang smiled helplessly: "We were deceived and played by Su Ren! We were all fooled by Su Ren!"
Discussions in the room immediately started. Everyone already had an idea about the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce's failure to pick up the goods on time. Although they were confused, they still couldn't figure out what the problem was.
"Mr., can you please make it clear so that we can understand?" Shopkeeper Liu and others all looked at Old Man Zhang with eager eyes.
"Ahem!" Old man Zhang coughed twice, and shopkeeper Liu quickly handed over the water. Old man Zhang took a few sips and said, "Contrary to what you think, Su Ren is not waiting for rain. Although our goods are all
Afraid of getting caught in the rain? Food, salt, wood, cloth, even medicinal materials, spices, etc. will suffer heavy losses if they are exposed to water, but this is not the most terrible thing!"
"This isn't the most terrifying thing, how could it be?" Shopkeeper Liu frowned.
Someone said first: "Old sir, don't be alarmist. We have been thinking about it for a long time and this is the only way we can do it. As long as we put the goods into the warehouse before it rains! Just give it to Su Ren when he picks up the goods!"