Hou Jian is a monkey spirit. Su Ren opened his mouth to help several times, but Hou Jian always hesitated and changed the subject.
After leaving the Hou Mansion, Su Ren was very depressed. These guys who eat people without spitting out their bones just want to make money and don't want to worry about anything. They don't want to break up with Liu Wen, nor do they want to lose the rights and money in their hands. Su Ren
I had already reached the gate of the county government office and turned back.
"Since you don't care, fine! Let's see what I can do."
Su Ren cursed all the way, and returned to Laojun Temple angrily in the middle of the night. He kicked open the door, returned to his room and fell asleep. He tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. His mind was filled with the faces of those bastards. I said harsh words,
It is really impossible to deal with those people. They are powerful and powerful, but I am a rootless person. Apart from the experience of these thousands of years, I am not good at writing or martial arts. What method should I use?
That night, Su Ren thought about it all night with his eyes wide open. Even after dawn, he still couldn't figure out the reason.
Leng Jun knocked on the door outside, but Su Ren ignored him. Leng Jun opened the door and walked in: "What's wrong? He seemed unhappy when he came back last night, and he seems even more unhappy now. Is there any problem?"
"I was just wondering why you people here are so unruly. If you want to make money, you should pay something. If you don't want to pay, you still have to enjoy the benefits. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
He smiled sternly: "Have you hit a wall with Hou Jian? This is the reality. They are officials and we are the people. Even if we go to the county government, we have to be beaten first. As the saying goes, punishment cannot be compared to a doctor, and courtesy cannot be treated like a commoner. Otherwise,
Why is everyone trying to become an official?"
"You see clearly!"
"This is not a matter of thorough understanding, but a reality. Since we have made an agreement with Hou Jian, we must abide by their rules."
"This is an unequal treaty!" Su Ren turned over and knelt on the couch, his eyes burning.
"Then what are you going to do? Are you going to beat them or crush them? If they crush us, it's no different than crushing an ant."
"No, we must drag Hou Jian into the trap, otherwise we won't be able to withstand Liu Wen's revenge."
Huo Laosi has already found the second batch of people who cook salt. The wages are still the same, and they have also agreed that as long as they are willing, they can work for a long time, and it is not impossible for them to work well for a good wage. This time, Su Ren still personally stepped in,
He led a large group of people into the mountains. One month passed quickly, and five or six thousand kilograms of salt were brought back from the mountains.
The salt dealers who sell salt quickly have already been waiting at the gate of Laojun Temple. They first collected the payment from these people and settled the accounts with the people. Those who were willing to stay went to the mountain again. Su Ren asked them to get the coarse salt back. He could
I don’t want to go into the mountains anymore.
While collecting payment, they produce salt. These salt dealers still admire this young shopkeeper. Not only his skills in making salt are superb, but he also has no airs. No matter who talks to him, there is always a smile on his face.
.
"Sir, you have to be careful these days!" Sun Laoer from Sunjiabao in the east of the city saw no one around, so he lowered his voice and reminded Su Ren: "Our salt is selling very well now. I heard that Liu County Cheng is already angry.
"Last month, the salt shop of the county prime minister's family produced less than 500 kilograms of salt. This prime minister, Liu Xian Cheng, is very narrow-minded."
With a smile on his face, Su Ren bowed deeply to Sun Laoer: "Thank you, second brother, I will do it."
Sun Laoer nodded and walked out. His salt had already been weighed. He opened the outer cloth bag and found small bags inside. He grabbed one and weighed it, it was only about a pound.
Huo Laosi saw Sun Laoer frowning: "Second brother, this is the new rule. This bag of salt is exactly one pound. These bags are given to you. See clearly, what is written on the bag is from our Wenshui Salt Company.
On the signboard, there are also the names of the two major shareholders, one is the county magistrate and the other is the county captain, let’s see who dares to say that our salt is not authentic.”
Sun Laoer scratched his head: "Fourth brother, is this okay? County magistrates and county captains are not named casually."
Huo Laosi chuckled: "If the master says it's okay, then it will be okay. Our salt is good and the price is fair. This will also make the county magistrate and county captain famous. They will naturally be happy. Just do it."
This move was not a sudden move by Su Ren. During the month in the forest, Su Ren was not idle for a moment. He thought about it for a long time before he came up with this move. The things printed on the salt bags of later generations were originally advertisements, for fear that
The people who bought the salt did not know that the salt came from regular channels. Since it was to reassure the people, it was okay for them to do so. Chang Shi and Hou Jian wanted to hide behind their backs to collect money. How could such a good thing in the world not be allowed?
It's okay to use your names at your own risk.
The women who came back early have done nothing these days. They have been making cloth bags at Laojun Temple all day long. More than 5,000 cloth bags have been made for several days. They also hired literate men from nearby and worked hard all night.
Write the name of the hot spring salt company and the names of the general manager and deputy director Hou Jian on it, and then pack the salt into pieces, one kilogram per bag, so you don’t even have to weigh it when selling it.
After Huo Laosi explained this, many people were relieved. This kind of salt in cloth bags began to circulate in Wenshui County. The people gave it a name, cloth bag salt.
When everyone in Laojunguan was sitting in the room counting money, the atmosphere in Hou Jian's house was not very good. The housekeeper Hou Si took a bag specially made by Su Ren and placed it in front of Hou Jian. After reading the words on it, Hou Jian frowned
: "Is this the popular bag salt now?"
Hou Si nodded: "It has only been three days, and the whole Wenshui has already started to talk about it. Many people are rushing to buy it. It is said that this kind of salt is very popular now. Almost no one buys Liu Wen's salt, even if the price is reduced.
There aren’t many people.”
Hou Jian laughed: "This boy actually has this skill. He is trying to drag me into trouble! What does Liu Wen mean?"
"Xian Cheng Liu has already gone to see the county magistrate. Someone from the county government came back and said that the two of them seemed to have had a quarrel!"
"Not to mention, this bag can not only hold salt, but also ordinary things and me. I thought I could stay out of it, but I got involved. What do you think we should do next?"
"In my humble opinion, this Su Ren cannot stay any longer."
"Hiss!" Hou Jian took a breath, was silent for a long time, and shook his head: "To be honest, I like this guy very much. He is quick to do things and speaks well, but he is a little too thoughtful. If I kill this guy now,
Liu Wen will definitely think that we are killing people and silencing them. Not only is the 5,000 yuan per month gone, but we also fell out with Liu Wen in vain. Now that this matter has been exposed, let’s take a look and talk about it. If we can hold on, let’s
Why can't I hold on? Is it possible that I'm really afraid that Liu Wen will fail?"
"Sir, I think this Su Ren is not an ordinary person, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to control. The matter of this bag of salt has proven that this son has some tricks. I am afraid that in the future..."
Hou Jian waved his hand: "Don't worry about this. I think what Su Ren said is right. There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests. As long as our interests are tied to him, this kid
It won’t be against us.”
Hou Si took a deep breath and said no more words.
Leng Jun swooped into the pile of copper coins, lay down on it, and held his hands full of copper coins, feeling the feeling of the copper coins rubbing under his body and in his palms. The copper coins fell from Leng Jun's hands and fell onto his belly, feeling very comfortable.
"So much money! So much money!" Leng Jun suddenly sat up and stared at Su Ren: "Su Ren, how are you going to spend this money?"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Su Ren. Su Ren stretched out and threw the money in his hand into the money pile: "What do you think we divide the money? Here is 10,000 yuan, five of us, each
How about paying two thousand dollars to each person and then everyone goes their own way without knowing anyone?"
"Okay, okay!" Leng Jun said three good words with excitement on his face. When he turned to look at others, he realized that the remaining people were looking at him with contempt.
Su Ren had a strange smile on his face, and Leng Jun finally realized that he had been tricked by Su Ren again. He angrily grabbed a handful of money and was about to throw it at Su Ren. Su Ren was already prepared, but Leng Jun did not throw it.
"Master, those bags we made really won't make the county magistrate and county lieutenant angry?" Huo Laosi was still a little worried.
Su Ren made a face at Leng Jun, and then said: "I can't care less, what can I do if I get angry? The worst I can do is not do this salt business. With this first pot of gold, even if a few of us leave Wenshui, with my wisdom
, you can survive anywhere.”
Several people nodded repeatedly. Although what Su Ren said was a big lie, several people felt that it was true. Since seeing this pile of money, these people no longer have the ability to resist Su Ren's words, as long as it is what Su Ren said.
, that must be correct. Even if Su Ren said that shit smells good, they would nod without hesitation. This is the simple understanding of the ancients.
Everything is on track. Half of the remaining salt cooks are in the woods and half are in Laojun Temple. The advantage of working separately is that Su Ren does not have to do the filtering work himself. Find a few honest people and explain the working methods to Huo.
Qian can just watch. Leng Yue is in charge of the accounting room, Huo Laosi is in charge of the warehouse, and Leng Jun is the watcher, taking Huo Jin around to patrol and acting as a security guard. This is the prototype of a company.
Su Ren got up every morning and moved the rocking chair made by Lengjun and put it under the tree. Immediately, Huo Laosi's daughter Huo Zhilan stood by to wait on her with a kettle in her hands. She lived a very comfortable life. People came in and out of the yard.
When the salt seller passed by Su Ren, he would bend down and call Mr. Su, and Su Ren would always smile and nod. If he was in a good mood, Su Ren would go to the kitchen to cook a meal, which was considered as a benefit to his employees.
At noon that day, Su Ren was sitting under a big tree and drinking water leisurely. He always felt that there was something wrong, but later he remembered that there was no tea. When he was about to ask these salt sellers where to find tea, Zhang Hu came. Su Ren hurriedly
He asked Huo Zhilan to get the money. Although Zhang Hu was a public figure, he was Su Ren's only informant in the county. The informant fee cannot be less.
Zhang Hu had a worried look on his face. When he saw Su Ren opening his mouth to speak, he swallowed it back.
Su Ren smiled: "Brother Zhang, if you have anything to say, it doesn't matter. There is no need to be polite between you and me." He stuffed a handful of copper coins into Zhang Hu's arms. (To be continued)
