Su Ren couldn't figure out why Jingjia and Ying Guangji took refuge under Mo Cong and Shao Weng. Logically speaking, Jingjia and Ying Guangji's personalities would never change so much. They had long been disgusted by the two.
After being caught up in the intrigues among the dark forces, a man who wholeheartedly prepared to become a god in the human world got involved in this thing in the Western Region. Why?
After returning from Fushouju, Su Ren was very angry. He smashed almost everything that could be smashed in the inn, and then locked himself in the room without seeing anyone. Huang Shisan and Man Niu tried to enter, but Su Ren threw them away.
The quilt that came over was smashed out.
Han Qing asked Shi Bao to pay the shopkeeper, shook his head and sighed: "Lao Gou, what's going on?"
Gou Tianming briefly talked about what happened in Fushou Residence. Han Qing was also stunned: "Impossible! These two people are both arrogant and arrogant people. How could they follow those two old guys?"
Gou Tianming shook his head: "I don't know, maybe those two old men gave them a lot of benefits!"
Han Qing thought for a while, sighed, and motioned to all the people gathered around the door of Su Ren's room to get out. Seeing the group of people walking out of the yard, turning back three times, Han Qing turned around and knocked lightly on the door. Su Ren still refused.
In his rage, before Han Qing could say anything, the word "Go" flew out of the room.
Han Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "We've already left, and you're still pretending? To whom can you show it?"
The door was opened. Su Ren's hair was scattered and he was breathing heavily. The room was in a mess. Everything that could be moved was lying on the ground, and many of them were broken into pieces. Su Ren looked around and stepped aside to let Han Qing
Go in and quickly close the door again.
"You don't even have a place to stay in this house, so why are you just talking here?"
Su Ren poured himself a glass of water and drank it in one gulp: "Where else can we go? This is the safest place. You can see it. I guess I can't fool those two old foxes."
Han Qing smiled: "It's true that you can't cheat, but since they took in Jingji and Ying Guangji, they are testing them. As long as there is this opportunity, there will always be a way to make them believe."
Su Ren nodded slightly: "That's all we have to do. I hope those two old guys will see through it slowly!"
Han Qing helped up a bed. He was already thin, but the bed was wide, so he was very tired. "What should we do tomorrow? Do we really want Shopkeeper Wang to sell them at a low price? The things we brought from Han Dynasty can't be saved."
They are all very valuable, not to mention that the proceeds from the sale of these things are used to build Yumen. If the price is low, it will be impossible to build Yumen."
"It must be sold at a low price. I made a bet with those two old guys. The bet is that I can leave the Western Region safely. In order to cooperate with this bet, I naturally have to sell the goods quickly. If we don't sell the goods at a low price, how can we sell them?
Do these two old guys believe it?"
Han Qing shook his head and said: "That's why we can't lower the price. Since there is this bet, as long as we stay in the Western Region, they will not make things difficult for us. It is a good opportunity for merchants to make money. Low price and quick sale will make them
Keep a tight guard against us and we won’t be able to escape even if we want to.”
Su Ren looked at Han Qing: "I had no intention of leaving!"
Lao Wang's stall is just outside the inn where Su Ren lives. Five assistants are guarding the ten-meter-long stall. The silk and tea brought from Shu County are the best goods. However, they were sold out within three days of opening.
The items sold were less than 10%, and there was no way he could explain this sales speed to his boss. Lao Wang was very anxious. His toothache started to hurt in the cold weather, and the medicines had no effect at all. Now his cheek has been swollen to two feet thick.
It hurts to look at it.
The shopkeepers of several other chambers of commerce are also having a hard time. They don't sell as much as Lao Wang does, and the tax collector of Shanshan State charges them three times more tax. Sometimes the business income for one day is not enough to pay the tax.
Everyone had no choice but to discuss with Lao Wang, but when they saw Lao Wang's appearance, they swallowed their words again. Everyone was the same, it was difficult to open their mouths.
Since Su Ren brought the last group of merchants to Qianni City, the lives of the merchants who came before him have also taken a turn for the worse. Only the first group of merchants brought by Hongcheng successfully sold their goods. If they can't discuss it with Lao Wang, they have no choice but to
Looking for Hongcheng. Strangely enough, as long as people find Hongcheng, business will be easy to do immediately. After a few of them got a big package from Hongcheng, merchants from the Western Regions would sweep away their goods the next day.
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The attractive merchants flocked to Hong Cheng's side one after another. After counting, seventy of the merchants brought by Su Ren from Chang'an followed Hong Cheng.
Lao Wang covered his cheek with one hand and grinned at Su Ren: "Sir, this Hongcheng is a scourge. If we don't get rid of it, we will suffer heavy losses this time!"
Su Ren glanced at Lao Wang: "That's how business is, you make profits and loses, so why bother forcing yourself to be like this? Lao Cui's family doesn't lack this kind of money."
"It's different! It's different!" Hong Cheng lamented: "Sir, you know that's not what I'm talking about, and you don't know who introduced Hong Cheng to join the association. This guy actually wants to leave us and go it alone. I heard that he is in the city.
We organized merchants from the Western Regions here to establish some kind of Western Region Chamber of Commerce. In just three days, a hundred merchants joined us, including seven or eight who came with us."
"This is a good thing!"
"Okay, sir, can you give me a word of caution?"
Su Ren pushed Lao Wang down on the bed, gave him a glass of water, took out a pill from his arms and handed it to Lao Wang: "This is Mr. Chunyu's special medicine to remove internal heat. Let's talk slowly after taking it."
Hong Cheng's defection did not usher in the expected counterattack, so Hong Cheng was very happy, even a little proud. He held a Western Region dancer in one hand, and kept groping in the dancer's clothes with both hands. Old Sun sat opposite him
His face was full of bitterness, and when he was about to open his mouth to speak, Hong Cheng smiled at him, opened his mouth to catch the warm wine that the dancing girl passed through her mouth, and swallowed it with a happy look on his face.
Hong Cheng has never been to Su Ren since he learned that Su Ren came to Qianni City. Of course, Su Ren did not send anyone to look for him. The rules of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce clearly stated that all members are voluntary.
, those who want to join will be strictly reviewed, but those who want to leave can leave at any time. Hong Cheng feels that he now has the capital to leave the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce and Su Ren, so he will not go. Of course, there is a deeper level
Meaning, he won't tell anyone.
Shopkeeper Liu looked flattering: "Who would have thought that Mr. Su, who was called the God of Business, would fail in the Western Regions. On the contrary, Shopkeeper Hong is better. I think this God of Business should be placed on Shopkeeper Hong's head. With this business in the Western Regions
Do you know that there are several trade routes, including Dingqiang, Yelang, Lingnan, and the Xiongnu? Yesterday when I was chatting with Wu Nier, I heard him say that there are many countries further west in their Western Regions. Our silk,
Porcelain and tea are as valuable as gold over there, and only the princes and nobles can afford them!"
"Shopkeeper Hong is wise, we will follow Shopkeeper Hong from now on!" A group of merchants catered to Hong Cheng one by one.
Hong Cheng laughed and glanced at Lao Sun: "Okay, as long as we work together, I guarantee that everyone in the Western Region can make a lot of money."
Shopkeeper Liu understands what Hong Cheng is thinking. Although shopkeeper Sun has not joined them yet, shopkeeper Sun has helped Hong Cheng a lot in the past few days, so Hong Cheng looks at him differently. This is why shopkeeper Sun does not support Hong Cheng.
Breaking away from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce was the reason why Hongcheng's guests sat among them.
Pulling on the corner of Shopkeeper Sun's clothes, Shopkeeper Liu lowered his voice: "Old Sun, don't be stubborn. Mr. Su can't protect himself now. Why would you hang yourself on a tree?"
Shopkeeper Sun snorted coldly: "Then why did you get on the pole to curry favor with Mr. Su?"
Shopkeeper Liu smiled: "What's the point? I'll follow whoever wants us to make money."
"Do you think he's good?" Shopkeeper Sun pointed at Hong Cheng unceremoniously.
Shopkeeper Liu quickly pulled down Shopkeeper Sun's arm that was pointing at Hong Cheng: "It may not work in other places, but in the Western Regions, I can see that he is the only one who has this ability. Do you know why? I heard that he has been with the king of Shanshan Kingdom
We have established a line. Su Ren is under the protection of His Majesty the Emperor in the Han Dynasty. We can't compete with them, but this is the Western Region. In the future, this trade route may only be named Hong. The Su people's goods will be worthless after leaving Yumen Pass."
"I don't think so! Have you forgotten how Mr. Su opened up trade routes in the past? Not to mention the distant affairs, you also participated in the Mayi incident. How calm was Mr. Su when the Huns army besieged the city? I'm not trying to scare you.
Sooner or later, the Western Regions will be Mr. Su's favorite, and I'm afraid you won't even have tears when the time comes! Hmph! You can eat it by yourself, I won't accompany you, Sun!"
Shopkeeper Sun said a word, got up and left, leaving the embarrassed Shopkeeper Liu helpless. Hong Cheng kept watching Shopkeeper Sun walk out of the house, Shopkeeper Liu said quickly: "This old Sun is resigned to death, Shopkeeper Hong, leave him alone, you have already treated him
You are so benevolent and righteous that no one can say anything strange to others. Come on, let me pay a toast to Shopkeeper Hong. This business is all thanks to Shopkeeper Hong, and we will still need to rely on him in the future!"
Shopkeeper Sun looked back at the still lively room, shook his head and left. The sun in the sky had no temperature, and people couldn't feel the slightest warmth when it shone on their bodies. The whistling west wind blew up the snow and kept drilling it into the eyes.
Shopkeeper Sun had to put down the veil on his head to prevent the dirty snow from staining his robe. Because the weather was too cold, there were no beggars on both sides of the streets in Qianni City. It was unknown where they were hiding and waiting to die.
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As an ordinary person, such weather is the most likely to cause trouble. If you have no food or drink, no warm clothes, or no eaves to protect you from the wind at night, there is only one outcome and that is death. Although Shanshan Kingdom is not the richest country in the Western Region, it is not
The worst country. There are still countless beggars in the capital. This is related to their customs. Only beggars can turn an ordinary person into a slave, and then become the lowest slave for generations.
A half-grown man suddenly jumped out of the alley, shivering and handed the broken bowl in front of Shopkeeper Sun, looking at him eagerly. Shopkeeper Sun did not take out the money, but took the pastry that was about to be crushed in his hand.
Put it into the broken bowl. The little beggar nodded quickly to express his gratitude, stuffed the note in his other hand into Shopkeeper Sun's arms, turned around and went deep into the alley. (To be continued)
