Although the imperial edict stated that Wen Dang was to be arrested, Ji An still took into consideration that Wen Dang was a veteran of the Three Dynasties and was old, so he did not put Wen Dang in a prison car and allowed Wen Dang to ride in Su Ren's carriage and follow him to Beijing.
There were very few people who came to see him off. Except for Su Ren, there were only a few familiar old men. Chang Shi did not come, but Chang Yuan was sent to send some gifts. His current position is very delicate. Wen Dang is his teacher, but he is a criminal.
. I often think about things over and over again and feel that I am not good enough to come forward in person.
Su Ren handed a baggage to Laifu: "I took good care of the teacher along the way. There is some gold in it. When I arrived in Chang'an, I immediately went to Mr. Cui, the shopkeeper of Xiangfu Hao, and asked him to help. If you need help, just take care of it. If you don't have enough to talk about, you will never do it.
Let the teacher suffer while you wait for me to go to Chang'an!"
Laifu nodded solemnly, got on his horse, and followed the team onto the road. Su Ren knelt in the middle of the official road, bowed to the carriage before getting up, watching the carriage disappear from sight, and stood on the road for a long time before going back.
Walk.
Sima Xiangru sighed: "When are you going to Chang'an?"
"I haven't thought about it. At least we have to deal with the matter in Chengdu before we talk about it."
"Everything else is easy to talk about. The county soldiers have been calmed down. There is no problem with Li Cheng and Gou Tianming. Only the problem of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce is the most difficult to deal with. Although the current prefect is normal, he will not support you like Prefect Wen.
Besides, merchants are very smart, and Shopkeeper Cui said that seven or eight merchants have told him about withdrawing from the chamber of commerce these days."
"Quit? Well, let them quit! As long as they don't regret it!"
"Do you have any idea?"
Su Ren smiled: "I may not be qualified to be an official. In business, even if they all join forces, they are still no match for me. Do you believe it?"
Sima Xiangru shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Hey! The merchants in Shu County are going to be in trouble!"
Making money is always the main purpose of a businessman, and it is best if you can make money alive. There is also something to be learned about how to make money. The key is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. However, sometimes when the benefits are great to a certain extent, the harms are also
That's not the case anymore. The city of Chengdu has been very strange these days. The Sichuan Chamber of Commerce not only sells large quantities of goods that other merchants could not obtain no matter how hard they tried, but also sells them at incredibly low prices.
Shopkeeper Hu, who had just quit the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, was looking at the Yelang animal skin he had collected in the warehouse. It was a good thing. A complete tiger skin would be dozens of times more profitable if brought to the capital. His warehouse now has
There are thirteen pictures stored, each one is of good quality, with bright color and intact fur, one black and one yellow is very eye-catching. There is also the tiger head, the two empty eyes have been completely repaired with fine pearls and agate.
Majestic.
"Master, I heard that the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce will have more good things for sale tomorrow. Shall we buy some more?" Lao Qiu, the manager, stood behind Shopkeeper Hu with a low eyebrow.
Shopkeeper Hu said with a straight face: "What other good things are there?"
"It's said to be some kind of stone that can only be found in a mountain in Yelang. I've seen it. It's crystal clear and beautiful, and it comes in several different colors."
"Oh? What on earth is it?"
Lao Qiu shook his head: "I didn't see what it was exactly. They said it was called colorful stone."
"how many?"
"There is not much inventory. There are only a few jade shops in the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce that have a few pieces. Even Cui Jiuming and Su Ren don't have many in their own shops. However, the price is a bit high. The minimum price is a stone."
Five tiger skins."
"That's five thousand dollars?"
"Yes, the stones are indeed beautiful. Each one is round and you can see from one side to the other. I don't know if they were polished or just like that."
Shopkeeper Hu thought for a while: "How much would it cost if I bought them all?"
Lao Qiu was stunned: "Master, do you want to buy them all? That will cost a lot of money. After a rough calculation, I'm afraid it doesn't cost tens of millions..."
Shopkeeper Hu took a breath: "So much money?"
Lao Qiu did not speak and stood quietly behind Shopkeeper Hu. After a long time, Shopkeeper Hu asked someone to pack up the tiger skin. As he walked out, he said to Lao Qiu: "Go and invite Shopkeepers Liu, Shopkeeper Fang, and Shopkeeper Wu."
Come on, Su Ren has been dismissed from office, the Wen Party has been taken to Chang'an, the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce is in ruins, and in order to save the Wen Party and Dong Zhongshu, Su Ren is going to spend a lot of money this time."
"Humph, those fools thought that Su Ren could make money by bringing together all the merchants in Shu. Now, they are all selling such good things at low prices with Su Ren. I wonder how much they will lose? In a few days,
We are the largest merchants in Shu County!"
Lao Qiu agreed and said submissively: "The master is right. In the past, there was support from the Wen Party, but now the general manager recognizes money but not people. No matter how much money Su Ren had, he wasted it all."
"Haha! Let's go do something quickly?"
The shopkeepers of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce were invited by Su Ren to Cuixiang Building. This is the headquarters of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. Many matters that need to be discussed will be discussed here. At the beginning of the renovation of Cuixiang Building, Su Ren opened a special one in the backyard.
The room was very large, with tables, chairs and stools inside. It was built like a conference room in later generations.
Su Ren was sitting at the upper end of the conference table, with Cui Jiuming on the left and Sima Xiangru on the right. Businessmen of all sizes from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce were all present. Huo Jin and Huang Shisan led the people to surround the conference room with water and pavilions.
Speaking of people, not even a fly can fly in.
Cui Jiuming took a sip of tea and looked around: "Okay, stop talking, people are almost here. Let's talk about the future plans of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. Every merchant has suffered a lot of losses in the past few days.
After total calculation, it is about 100,000 yuan, and then we will see how we get the money back from those guys who think that our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce is not good."
He glanced at a dark and thin middle-aged man in the corner: "Shopkeeper Wang, how is the matter that I told you?"
Shopkeeper Wang stood up quickly and nodded to everyone: "President Cui, don't worry, it's done. Almost every merchant has sent people to look at it and asked about the price. According to the price the president said, it's not dead."
, keep the buckle.”
Cui Jiuming nodded: "Very good. Shopkeeper Wang did a good job this time. It's done. I'll give you an extra half percent of the goods rights!"
"Thank you, President, thank you, President!" Shopkeeper Wang sat down with a smile, making everyone envious.
Su Ren patted the table gently: "Very good, it took half a month to build momentum. The success or failure will depend on tomorrow. Can we earn back the money we gave out and then kill those guys ruthlessly?"
It's up to you. This time, in addition to the small ones that are sold for five thousand yuan each, I have prepared ten larger ones. I will hold an auction here in three days, and the one with the highest price will get them."
"To be honest, these things are not worth much. If you want them, just ask and give you some beautiful ones!"
"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed.
Su Ren also laughed a few times: "It's still the same as before. Only we know these things internally. If anyone spreads the news, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless. You should know the consequences of going against me. If this plan is ruined, I'm afraid I won't be needed."
Come on, everyone here has suffered a lot of losses in the past half month, and they all rely on making up for it this time. I can't guarantee whether they can leave Chengdu alive."
"Are you making money? Making money is a good thing. The most important thing is to have flowers. Do you think what I said is right?"
A young shopkeeper stood up and said: "Sir, don't worry, those who can sit here are from the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. I, Zhuang Qianjiu, will guarantee with the lives of my family that I will never betray the Chamber of Commerce!"
"I will also guarantee the lives of my whole family!"
"I will guarantee it too!"
Everyone expressed their opinions. Cui Jiuming and Su Ren looked at each other. Cui Jiuming smiled and said: "That's good. After we finish talking about the business, let's talk about some personal matters. After talking about the personal matters, let's have a meal. After the meal, we will go home and prepare. The official action will start tomorrow.
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The whole day, all the business leaders of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce were in Cuixiang Building. Lao Qiu stared at it for a whole day, his eyes were blurred, and then he saw those merchants coming out drunk one by one. In the past, Lao Qiu followed shopkeeper Hu.
I have attended several such gatherings, but of course Lao Qiu has never entered that conference room. Every time something big happens in the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, all the merchants will be called here. The crowds coming out of here are very tight, no matter what.
A little bit will leak out.
Watching the merchants being helped onto their carriages by their accompanying boys and servants, Lao Qiu had a bad feeling. But he was not prepared to tell his owner, Shopkeeper Hu, that a businessman should be somewhat honest. Like his Hu
The shopkeeper is like that. When the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce was doing well, he tried his best to stay in the company, but now he immediately walks away when he encounters difficulties. Such a person will definitely not have any good results in the end.
Shopkeeper Hu and several other shopkeepers were drinking tea in the lobby and waiting for news. Lao Qiu came in and saluted several shopkeepers.
Shopkeeper Hu asked: "How is it?"
Lao Qiu shook his head: "Those people have been staying in Cuixiang Tower for a whole day. As usual, they are surrounded by Su Ren's guards. There is nothing they can do!"
Shopkeeper Liu chuckled: "It's not like I haven't been there before. Don't expect to get any news from there. This is normal."
Shopkeeper Fang frowned: "I don't know what Su Ren said to those guys? But I remember that every time such a meeting is held, it must be a big deal. The first meeting was to seize all the surrounding industries of the Meng family;
The second time was to deal with Zhuo Wangsun. How are these two families now? One family is in ruins and the other is in danger. I think this time is definitely not a good thing."
"What are you afraid of?" Shopkeeper Wu stood up immediately: "Now we are not the only four companies that have left the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, but there are at least two dozen companies. I don't believe that Su Ren can take down all of us with one blow?"
Shopkeeper Hu waved his hand for Lao Qiu to go down, and said to the three of them: "Have you seen those colorful stones? Is there any problem?"
Shopkeeper Wu was the first to speak: "It's true. I don't know how it was made. That thing was definitely not made. No one except a natural person has that ability. I will definitely take action this time, and I won't get more than a dozen pills."
Never give up."
"A dozen? Fifty thousand dollars!"
"Is fifty thousand dollars a lot? If it were more, I would still want to get it! This thing can be a family heirloom!"
The room was quiet, with several people lowering their heads and thinking about things. Only shopkeeper Wu stood blankly. (To be continued)