Chapter 9 The No. 1 Richest Household in Wenshui County
When you have money, you must first feed the five internal organs temple.
The only grain and rice store in Wenshui County is located in the most conspicuous location in the center of the city. There is not even a sign at the door. If you don't know it, you can't find it. Leng Jun is a frequent visitor here. When Taoist Master Chongxu was here,
Most of the money gained from treating illnesses and rescuing people is sent here. When you walk into the grain store, only the innermost barn attracts your attention. Because it is really big, it would cost at least thirty shi of grain to fill it.
I never expected to meet an acquaintance here. Last night, the guy who opened the door for them from the county magistrate's family was sitting in front of the store drinking tea. I was a little surprised to see Su Ren and Leng Jun coming.
"Isn't this the apprentice of Chongxu Taoist? Why, you want to get credit again?" The guy's mouth still smelled bad, and he didn't know if he had eaten shit.
Su Ren quickly pinched his nose and took two steps back: "You know this! However, today we are not here for credit, today we are here to buy food."
"Buy grain? How much did you bring? If you want to buy grain, you must first settle the old debt. My master has said that I will never lend a grain of grain to you, Laojun Guan, on credit."
"This matter is easy to handle. Tell me, how much do we owe you in total?"
The bad-breathed brother sneered and grabbed a few bamboo slips beside him. It took him a long time to figure it out. He looked at Su Ren and said: "No more, no more, only twelve dollars in total. Today I decided to waive the change.
As long as you give us ten dollars, we will sell as much grain as you want." Putting down the bamboo slips, a skinny hand stretched out in front of Su Ren, but turned his head to the side. Suddenly he felt that the palm of his hand kept drooping, and he turned his head hurriedly.
, he saw a handful of copper coins in Su Ren's hand, throwing them into his palm one by one.
The expression on Brother Bad Breath's face changed very strangely, from the contempt just now to shock: "Where did you get so much money?"
"You don't have to worry about this. There are a total of twelve coins here. All the previous credit accounts have been paid off. Can you sell us grain now?"
Old Taoist Chongxu killed the young master of the county prime minister's family, even if he had made enemies with the local gangsters. Originally, Brother Bad Breath wanted to embarrass the two apprentices of Old Taoist Chongxu on the grounds of debt, so that he could defend himself in front of his master.
But his wishful thinking was wrong. He was actually rich and had so much money. Once the words were spoken, it was difficult to take them back. He rolled his eyes and had to admit it.
"How much do you want to buy?"
Without waiting for Su Ren to speak, Leng Jun shouted: "Ten stones!"
The guy with bad breath sat down on the ground: "How much?"
"Ten stones!"
Looking at the two young men standing at the door, the brother with bad breath has a mouth so big that he can fit a fist into it, and the breath he exhales is even more smelly. Although this is a grain and rice store, you don’t have to worry about buying too much when you open a business.
.But ten shi of grain is not a small amount. Han Dynasty is a self-sufficient society. In the past two years, everyone's life has become more comfortable, and fewer and fewer people buy grain. Their grain store did not sell ten shi last year.
Food, I didn’t expect someone to open such a big mouth today. This is not something he can make up his mind.
The brother with bad breath wiped the sweat on his head and swallowed: "Wait a minute, I have to ask the owner for so much food."
It was not long, and under the guidance of Brother Bad Breath, a middle-aged man wearing a silk robe walked into the grain store step by step. This man was about thirty years old, square in appearance, and his face looked very gentle.
You will never associate it with someone like a local snake. He has no worries about food and clothing all year round, which makes his body plump and his skin shiny. Compared with other people in the store, he has a refined taste.
"This is my master, Mr. Liu, the county magistrate of this county. If you have anything to say, please tell my master."
That Mr. Liu knew Leng Jun, but had never met Su Ren. He coughed and said, "You just want to buy ten shi of grain?"
Su Ren nodded: "Yes, Laojun noticed that there is a shortage of grain, and I plan to buy more today. I wonder if sir, there is so much grain and rice for sale?"
Mr. Liu smiled: "There is still only ten stones of grain and rice, but I heard that Laojun Guan is in the mountains and there is no money-making activity. I suddenly bought so much grain and rice. I wonder if I have the money to pay the bill?"
Su Ren didn't say anything, and poured out all the copper coins in his sleeves. Five hundred coins was a lot, and it was really heavy to put in his sleeves. His arms were a little sore after carrying it for a day. He took out the copper coins, and Su Ren shook them.
I shook my arms and felt much better.
Mr. Liu laughed, nodded and said, "It's easier if you have money. Come on, help these two boys produce rice."
"Wait a minute!" Su Ren stretched out his hand to stop the movements of several waiters: "Coming to buy rice today is just one of them. There is another thing I want to discuss with my husband. I wonder if you can lend me a step to talk to me?"
This Mr. Liu, Liu Wen, is the largest wealthy family in Wenshui County. One-third of the fertile land outside the city belongs to his family. The Liu family has been the county magistrate of Wenshui County since his grandfather, and has been firmly established for three generations.
He controls the position of the Wenshui County Magistrate. According to rumors, the first thing any Wenshui County magistrate does when he comes to Wenshui County is to pay a visit to the Wenshui County Magistrate, which has almost become a special case for Wenshui.
The Liu family is not only the only grain and rice shop owner in the county, but also a leader in several industries such as ironware, official salt, and even silkworms. It is no exaggeration to say that the economic and financial power of Wenshui is in the hands of the Liu family.
The Liu family and the county Weihou family are known as the Two Tigers of Wenshui. These two families have been intermarrying for several generations. In Wenshui, you can disrespect the county magistrate, but you will never dare to offend the county magistrate.
Liu Wen winked, and Brother Bad Breath immediately understood. He quickly called the clerk in the grain and rice store to hurry out, closed the store door, and stood at the door to act as a guard.
"Now there are only three of us left here. Do you have anything to say?" Liu Wen shook off his loose robe and knelt down on the mat with his knees weak.
Su Ren sat cross-legged, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup. It turned out to be a dark cup, and he wanted to vomit after just one smell. It was completely different from the taste of tea in his impression, and it was really hard to find.
Swallow it below.
He suppressed his thirst and swallowed to moisten his throat: "Sir, don't you want to know the origin of my money?"
Liu Wen shook his head: "There are ways to make money. Now you and I are talking about business. I am not the county magistrate, so naturally I will not ask you where the money comes from."
"Okay! Sir is a cheerful person." Su Ren raised his thumb: "Since we are talking about business, I do have a business here and hope to run it with you. I wonder if you are interested?"
"Tell me!"
"You can be regarded as the first big businessman in Wenshui. However, you don't seem to know how to do business. Apart from anything else, there is not even a sign at the entrance of your grain and rice store. Ordinary people have no idea what is sold here. In addition, Mr.
The business he does does not help the ordinary people. As far as I know, the lowest level of the Han people account for 90% of the population. This is the main buying group. If Mr.’s shop can sell something related to the people,
You should make more money.”
Liu Wen glanced at Su Ren and said nothing.
Su Ren continued: "I intend to form a partnership with my husband, and use these five hundred dollars as an introduction to open his shops throughout our villages and towns in Wenshui, selling some things that the lower class people need, such as salt, ironware, etc. What do you think, sir?"
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Leng Jun stared at Su Ren again. This was the third time in twelve hours. Every time Leng Jun had a new understanding of Su Ren, this time he was even more surprised.
Liu Wen still had the standard expression on his face: "I really don't understand business matters. It sounds like there are some benefits, but I also remember that the death of my child is closely related to your Lao Jun Guan. Don't think that you are running away from the old path.
If I do, I will let you guys go. I want to use my reputation to help you, Lao Jun Guan, make money, do you think it is possible?"
"Why not?" Su Ren said: "There are no permanent friends or enemies in this world, there are only eternal interests. As long as you make money in this business, it will be fine. I didn't say that you won't let your husband be a little kid."
The young master wants revenge. As long as he finds Taoist Chongxu, whether to kill or behead him is also his business. As for us boys, it is just for survival. He is also a scholar. I believe that he will not do anything to bully a few juniors.
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"Hahaha!" Liu Wen laughed loudly: "What a sharp-toothed mouth. Your provoking methods are of no use to me. Talking more is useless. The grudge between me and Laojun Guan cannot be resolved in a few words. Look.
You are all children, so I won’t argue with you, just buy some rice and go back, right?”
No longer listening to Su Ren's excuses, Liu Wen stood up and walked out of the door. The bad-mouthed brother was very discerning and opened the door when Liu Wen just walked to the door, let Liu Wen pass, and stretched out his hand to stop Su Ren and Leng Jun: "
You two boys, my master won’t argue with you, don’t push yourself too far, even if you want to buy rice or not, if you don’t want to buy it, leave immediately!”
"Hey!" Su Ren sighed: "Buy! If you buy rice, just give us one stone of grain!"
From Leng Jun's words, I learned that the richest and most powerful person in Wenshui County is the county magistrate Liu Wen. Last night, Su Ren wanted to meet Liu Wen, and then relied on his eloquence and two thousand years of experience to convince Liu Wen and himself
If we do business together, we will be able to prosper in Wenshui County. Unexpectedly, we were rejected. After arriving at the Liangmi Store today, I saw Brother Bad Breath. Su Ren still didn’t forget yesterday’s plan. Although he saw the person, the result of the conversation was not.
According to his imagination.
Leng Jun patted Su Ren on the shoulder. In Leng Jun's view, Su Ren was indeed talking about business at first, but later he mentioned Taoist Chongxu, thinking that Su Ren was trying to resolve the conflict between Taoist Chongxu and Liu Wen. Although things
Although he didn't succeed, he thanked Su Ren in his heart: "Forget it, we can't afford to offend him, so we have to take it one step at a time."
The two of them were still talking in a daze. The brother with bad breath had quickly prepared a stone of food and said to the two of them: "Come on, come and pay the bill. It's five yuan in total."
Only then did Leng Jun remember that this stone of grain did not come according to his plan at all, and grabbed Su Ren: "I really only bought one stone of grain. Before there is a stalemate with the county magistrate, we'd better buy more to avoid the problem."
When I got it, I didn’t even have anything to eat.”
Su Ren shook his head: "Even if all the money is exchanged for food, it won't be enough for us to live for a lifetime. It is only right to keep the money. Money begets money."
The bad-breathed brother chuckled: "It's crazy, how can I still produce babies with this money?"
Su Ren ignored him and said to Leng Jun: "Believe me, you can't just sit back and have nothing. Didn't I just say that this money is our introduction. Sooner or later, you and I will become the richest households in Wenshui." (To be continued.)
