Yan Zhu felt very comfortable, and suddenly felt that Su Ren was a blessed general. Ever since he arrived in Kuaiji, everything seemed to have become better. The newly built Kuaiji City was being built day by day. If there were enough manpower, it might be possible to move in before the year.
The matter of the county soldiers has also been solved, Huang Qi is dead, and he can take over naturally as soon as Su Ren leaves. What makes Yan Zhu most happy is that the great achievement of quelling Minyue is like falling from the sky.
Yan Zhu leaned comfortably on the low couch, tasting the fine wine brought from Shu County by merchants from Shu County. Two beautiful geishas, one on each side, peeled off fresh lychees and put them into his mouth. It was really delicious.
Juicy. After staying in Kuaiji for so many years, this is the first time I feel that lychees are so delicious.
Hu Cao held the account book and reported the accounts word by word to Yanzhu: "A total of 32,428 taxes were collected this month, of which 1047 were commercial taxes, not including salt and iron items.
Including, what needs to be turned over is 18,000 yuan, and the surplus..."
Yan Zhu waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. We took out three hundred dollars and sent it to Chang Shi's house. Although we have collected a lot during this period, there are still many important things for which we don't have any money.
"In the past, even 300,000 yuan, let alone 30,000 yuan, would not have been enough to build the city and peacefully destroy Minyue."
"No!" Hu Cao agreed quickly and bowed and left.
Yan Zhu spit out the lychee core from his mouth: "Bing Cao, are the people Su Changshi wants ready? The dry season is about to enter, and the people are idle. Let them make it clear that Su Changshi is using them to give money.
Yes, he is considered a hired worker, not a servant."
The soldier quickly stood up and said: "Back to the prefect, this matter has been arranged. The thousand people sent to Shaping in advance have been in place. The 500 people to be sent to various counties this time are being prepared. Su Changshi can't be missed."
"That's good!" Yan Zhu turned over and sat up: "Su Changshi did it all for our Kuaiji. Originally, you had to do all these things, but Su Changshi did it for you, and it didn't cost you any money, so keep your eyes open.
Eyes, if someone makes trouble, let alone Su Changshi, I will be very angry too."
"I don't dare!" Everyone agreed.
Yan Zhu glanced around with both eyes and was very satisfied with the performance of his subordinates. He added: "The market leader must maintain the market well. Those merchants from Shu County are related to Su Changshi, so they must not be neglected; and the Gongcao
, we should also pay close attention to the shipbuilding craftsmen. Before Su Changshi comes back, the craftsmen must be found and don’t let anything go wrong! With Su Changshi’s temperament, if you do things well, he will never treat you badly!"
"Promise, I will do my best."
Yan Zhu nodded and waved to indicate that everyone could go down. He lay on the lap of the geisha again, and put a lychee into Yan Zhu's mouth at the right time. He watched the group of Cao Rong from each room leaving the lobby and standing beside Yan Zhu.
The butler beside him rolled his eyes: "Prefect, are we treating Su Changshi too..."
Yan Zhu chuckled: "Old Wu, don't be so stingy. You also know what Su Ren is doing when he comes to our Kuaiji. Since he wants to do something, let him do it. If he does it well, I can get some credit, and if he doesn't do it well, there will be trouble."
Emperor, at the moment, as long as we don’t cause trouble, everything is going well. Not only will I make a good impression in front of His Majesty, but I can also get some benefits. It’s a good thing that kills two birds with one stone, so why not?”
"I'm worried that if things continue like this, no one in Kuaiji will listen to you anymore."
"I have thought about this, and then I figured it out. Su Ren came to our Kuaiji to seek refuge, and the emperor wanted to see if Su Ren was a useful talent. Now it seems that Su Ren is a talent. You can see it by next year at the latest.
, Su Ren will return to Chang'an, and Kuaiji will still be ours by then, so what's the harm in letting him dance around for a year?"
The housekeeper, Old Wu, nodded repeatedly: "What the prefect said is that I worry too much."
Yan Zhu was very open-minded and thought well, and everything was developing in the direction that was beneficial to Yan Zhu. No matter how great achievements Su Ren performed in Kuaiji, Yan Zhu got the most benefits as the prefect of Kuaiji. So Yan Zhu
Yan Zhu cooperated with Su Ren's requirements as much as possible. As long as Su Ren wanted, Yan Zhu would satisfy everything except money. Besides, Yan Zhu really had no money.
Su Ren's lavish spending was like water, and he got some money from the annihilation of Fujian and Yue. It seemed like a lot, but after Cui Jiuming settled the accounts, he almost vomited blood and died. The money spent in the front was made up, but what about the money behind? And?
Need more!
Lao Wang glanced at Cui Jiuming: "Young master, if you continue to spend like this, you will have to pay for everything you got back from Fujian and Yue this time! Can you let Mr. Su think of a way?"
"Haha!" Cui Jiuming laughed twice: "Do you think he is rich? Even if you sell him, you won't be able to get so much money back."
"Then what should we do? Let those merchants pay again? I'm afraid it won't work this time. They must not be stupid. They will never come out with another money before Mr. Su has no troops to enter Lingnan."
"Hmph! How dare they? They have made a lot of money following us over the years. Now Su Ren is in trouble. If he doesn't want to pay, he should quit the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce!"
"this……"
Cui Jiuming waved his hand impatiently: "Just tell them, Su Ren is working so hard this time because he wants to return to Chang'an. As long as we leave this hellish place, we can make money wherever we go, and the shortfall here can be made up for.
Go ahead."
Lao Wang was helpless, shook his head and sighed, and then left, and continued to persuade the merchants. Cui Jiuming stayed alone in the room for a stick of incense. After thinking for a long time, he decided that Su Ren should know about this matter, or at least let Su Ren know about it.
Ren knew what he was doing. If he had money, anything would be easy, but if he had no money, nothing would go smoothly.
I rode my horse and thought all the way, but after thinking all the time, there was still no good solution. Unless Su Ren once again led his troops to destroy some kind of Yue, he might be able to hold on for a few months, but what about after a few months? Is it possible that he would have to send troops again?
?There are only 10,000 troops in Kuaiji County. This time they attacked Minyue, relying solely on Su Ren's strategy and bombs, but they still lost 30%. It's hard to say whether they can come back next time.
Cui Jiuming, who looked tired, got into Su Ren's tent. Su Ren was discussing with Li Danghu, Wei Qing, and Gongsun He about dividing the troops for defense. Although it was a civil strife among the Yue people, no one could say whether it would spread to Han.
It is necessary to take precautions in advance.
Seeing Cui Jiuming come in, Gongsun He said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Cui went to Fujian and Yue, and he has obviously lost weight! It seems that this weight loss is very effective. If you go there a few more times, you will definitely lose weight."
Cui Jiuming saluted several people, with a professional businessman's smile on his face, but he couldn't hide the helplessness in his heart: "Several generals are discussing things, but Cui was abrupt. I'll come back later."
Su Ren quickly stopped Cui Jiuming: "It's okay. We've finished talking. Are you okay?"
"It's not a big deal."
"Are you rich and don't know how to spend it, or are you here to give money to my elder brother?" Hawking liked to joke with Cui Jiuming the most. This fat man has a very good character, and he won't care what you say.
Su Ren saw that Cui Jiuming was in trouble, and said to a few people: "Just do as we say, keep a close watch and don't relax. If someone really comes, you must catch him, otherwise he will become a disaster."
Li Danghu nodded, looked at a few people, and took them out. As soon as the people left, Cui Jiuming sat down on the chair, let out a long breath, and put the bamboo slips in his hand on Su Ren's desk.
Throw it away and turn around to find the kettle and teacup.
Su Ren smiled: "Unhappy? I don't owe you money!"
"Hey! You are really right this time. Not only do you owe me money, but you also owe me a lot." Cui Jiuming poured water for himself: "That is the account book. You will know after you look at it."
Su Ren unfolded the bamboo slips in front of him and looked at them for a long time: "How could this happen?"
Cui Jiuming smiled helplessly: "That's it. There seems to be some surplus now, but the follow-up supplies are already on the way. Once they arrive in Kuaiji, they have to pay, which is a lot of money. I have asked Lao Wang to lobby those merchants, hoping that they will
I can take out a little more, but even if I give it, it won’t be much, but don’t worry, I have a way, I just want to tell you so that you can be restrained when you spend more money.”
"What can you do?"
Cui Jiuming took a sip of water and said helplessly: "My father has closed some of Zitong's businesses, and there are only a few large ones left in Chang'an. It should be okay to find someone to borrow some."
Su Ren was moved for a moment and didn't know what to say: "Old shopkeeper Cui..."
"Oh, who let me board your pirate ship!"
Su Ren was amused by Cui Jiuming's words. He looked around and came to Cui Jiuming: "Immediately write a letter and tell Mr. Cui that you can't sell those shops in your house. I have a way to deal with the money."
"You? They say you are rich, but I know..."
"It's not my money! Do you remember Liujiazhai?"
Cui Jiuming fell into deep thought: "Are you talking about Liujiazhai in Jiange?"
Su Ren nodded.
"You want to touch those things?"
"Well! Now that you've reached this level, there's no point in keeping it any longer. If you don't spend the money, it's just scrap metal. It's money only if you spend it!"
"But that is King Xiang's wealth. If we don't go through Taoist Chongxu and Master Jue, will we use it..."
"It doesn't matter. The money is the people's support. Now it's not a big deal for us to use it on the people of Kuaiji. If they ask about it, I will bear it on my own."
"Do you really want to use it?"
Su Ren nodded solemnly: "The Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce is not so much owned by the Shuzhong merchants as it is ours. As long as we ensure that the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce remains intact, there will be many opportunities to make money in the future. We can treat it as a temporary loan and pay it back in the future."
That is to say, I am good at making money, and I am also good at spending money. As long as the investment is in the right direction, the return received will never be ten times or a hundred times. Sooner or later, the money will have to be moved, it doesn’t matter whether it’s sooner or later.”
Cui Jiuming thought for a while: "Although I don't know what other plans you have, I still feel that I have to tell the two old people that I will return to Shu County in the afternoon. As long as the two old people agree, I will come with the money."
"Okay!" Su Ren returned to the table, rummaged among a pile of silk for a while, found a piece, and handed it to Cui Jiuming: "If the two old people don't agree, show them this thing.