Jing Suke has been very proud of himself recently.
As the person in charge of the 'Guanjing' tobacco industry, Jing Suke doesn't need to work hard to make money like other tribesmen. He only needs to make a few clicks and earn a lot of money from daily income.
Not only does he have a villa in the inner city, but he also has eight outhouses in the outer city. After all, his wife is the daughter of the Zhou family and has always been tough, so he has to be secretive when buying a concubine.
Smoke and iron have always been the two major industries of the Jing family, but the rise of the tobacco industry is quite legendary: before, the Jing family was just a local coal mine owner who hired mines, mined iron and mined coal. At that time, cigarettes were only affordable for the middle and upper class.
Special offerings.
One day after the head of the Jing family finished smoking, he discovered that a worker secretly picked up his cigarette butt and took a few puffs, and he realized that the tobacco industry was definitely a big market.
So the Jing family began to use their funds to purchase estates to grow tobacco, and they did not follow the upper class route at all. They specialized in growing the longest, roughest, and largest quantities of low-quality tobacco, and made cigarettes into cigarettes and sold them to workers at low prices.
Cheap cigarettes are selling well at the bottom of Xuanzhu. This stress-relieving consumer product is very popular among workers who are dull and have no material enjoyment (listening to books is only for spiritual enjoyment).
Originally, the head of the Jing family just wanted to make cigarettes to harvest the wages of his workers. Unexpectedly, the 'Guanjing' tobacco industry quickly developed and expanded, almost dominating the cigarette market at the bottom of Xuanzhu, and obtained a large amount of liquidity.
However, it seems that the Jing family's love of mining was natural. They invested their money in buying mines and making iron. When liquidity was insufficient, they expanded the scale of the tobacco industry. Unknowingly, they became a giant in both the tobacco and iron industries.
It is not that there are no chambers of commerce competing with the Jing family to compete for the lower-level tobacco market, but the Jing family coal mine has a lot of iron ore and a lot of workers. He stipulates that his workers are only allowed to buy his own 'Guanjing' cigarettes. Anyone who wants to bring cigarettes into the factory to sell them will be beaten to death with sticks.
, and 'Guanjing' cigarettes are also the cheapest - if the cigarettes from other chambers of commerce are cheaper than 'Guanjing', the Jing family will stuff the cigarettes with inferior grass leaves, or even real foxtail grass, in order to maintain the cost.
And the price is the lowest in Dongyang.
The workers scolded the "Guanjing" cigarettes as they became less and less fragrant, and then asked their children to buy a pack of "Guanjing" - other brands of cigarettes were fragrant, but "Guanjing" was cheap enough!
I just want to take a few bites. There is no need to smoke that kind of good stuff. Isn’t it delicious to save some money to buy some food for the children?
Cheapness is the way to go!
When other chambers of commerce could no longer compete with Jingjia, 'Guanjing' became the cigarette brand of choice for the bottom class of Xuanzhu. With the development of productivity, 'Guanjing' also increased, and its total sales gradually surpassed other high-end cigarette brands, and even became the most popular cigarette brand of Jingjia.
Rich industrial chain.
Of course, Guanjing can reach its current scale only because of the steel industry. Because it has to mine, there is an armed force responsible for suppressing workers. Because of the armed force, the Jing family has a strong force - who dares to covet it?
The Jing family’s money cows, the Jing family will let them enjoy the treatment of disobedient workers.
In the words of Le Yu, this is called a combination of soft and hard. The tobacco industry is an external force, strong in the early stage, and the mining industry is an internal force, stable in the later stage. In the Eighty-eight Chamber of Commerce, the Jing family is not the most capable, nor is it the richest.
But it is definitely the first sequence with the strongest comprehensive ability!
As the person in charge of milking the Jing family's money cow, Jing Suke was naturally deeply trusted by Jing Qingfu. Their bond can be summed up in one sentence: Jing Qingfu's younger brothers were led astray by Jing Suke.
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After Jing Qingfu became the head of the family, some of the brothers died of illness on the ship and were swallowed up by the waves while at sea, and some died in the fragrant snow sea, probably because they were too excited and exploded. In short, they all died in strange ways, but they
Their deaths are always inseparable from the good old man who has always provided funds for their enjoyment - Jing Suke.
Jing Qingfu has been the head of the family for many years, and Jing Suke has been in charge of the Guanjing tobacco industry for many years. It can be said that he is a model of a monarch and his ministers who "treat me as a countryman, and I will repay you as a countryman."
But long-term friendship cannot withstand the passage of time. Feelings are like mature flowers and fruits falling to the ground. They are very real, but they will rot. When Jing Qingqing was ill for a long time, Jing Suke also began to think about his next home.
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He had never thought about the position of the head of the family. The inheritance of the direct line of the Jing family has been a practice for hundreds of years, and this tradition is indeed effective - the Jing family's continued standing is proof of this.
Tradition may not necessarily be useful, but what is useful will definitely become a tradition.
Jing Suke thought about it a lot and chose to seek refuge with Jing Zhengtang. Unlike other people who thought Jing Zhengtang was a weak man, as a henpecked man who kept a concubine secretly, he had a unique puzzlement about this - the real
Weak men are weak externally but tough internally. For example, a man who beats his wife will definitely not be tough at all. Henpecked men like them who are weak internally will be even tougher externally!
Of course, the money-making ability of Jing Zhengtang and his wife is the important factor that makes Jing Suke bet. Instead of choosing Jing Zhengwu, the 'weakened version of Jing Qingji' as the head of the family, it is better to choose a head of the house who can bring everyone together to make a lot of money!
However, after Jing Zhengwu committed suicide and Jing Qingfu died of illness, Jing Zhengtang found these supporters and made it clear that he would fully support the new family leader Jing Zhengwei. He came to represent the imperial army... No, he came to represent the family leader to persuade them to be obedient.
Just when Jing Suke was anxiously waiting for the trial of the new head of the family, he discovered that the new head of the family was actually a refined and easy-going good man. He not only maintained the status quo of the Jing family, but was also willing to redeem the promises made by his brothers to his subordinates, so that everyone could make a wish to him!
Jing Suke was not a fool. He was sure that those tribesmen who opened their mouths like lions would definitely be targeted, so he only wrote a small wish: he hoped to get a gold medal to avoid death.
If he makes any mistakes in the future, he can use this death-free gold medal to avoid the punishment of the family leader.
This wish is not about whether the new head of the family will be satisfied, but to express Jing Suke's attitude: I am really good, and I will be beaten when I make mistakes. I hope that the head of the family will not hit me too hard when he hits me.
Jing Suke used this method to coax his wife, so when he went out to eat secretly for so many years, no matter how angry his wife was, she would just drag him home and beat him dry, so as not to lose face in front of outsiders.
When half of the city was attacked, the Jingjia cigarette factory was naturally burned down. However, the 'Guanjing' cigarette industry started early and there were two or three factories in the outer city. The burning of half of the city had little impact. On the contrary, it increased the sales of 'Guanjing' cigarettes.
Good - after all, other cigarette factories burned down.
hiss--
Sitting in the office of the director of the First Tobacco Factory, Jing Suke lit a green paper cigarette, smoking happily and reading the newspaper. Green paper cigarettes are the highest-standard cigarettes from Jingjia Tobacco Factory, and are not for sale as gifts. The tobacco leaves are sourced from specific farms.
The excellent varieties shipped here have endless aftertaste, full-bodied and satisfying taste.
There are two other types of cigarettes: white cigarettes and orange cigarettes. White cigarettes use black tobacco leaves, which are cheap and easy to grow. They taste very pungent, but most hard-working men like them, but they are more harmful to the body; orange cigarettes are more harmful to the body than white cigarettes.
Special flavoring is added to cigarettes, which not only make them less choking, but also have a sweet taste when smoked. They are specially marketed to children.
Orange paper cigarettes can be said to be Jing Suke's proudest achievement. For so many years, the Jing family has only sold cigarettes to adult men, but he has sold cigarettes to children!
If he could study cigarettes sold to women during his lifetime, he would also have a place in the Jing family's family tree.
But the problem is that his son actually likes to smoke orange cigarettes. Fortunately, he beat his son in time and then ordered the cigarette factory to make a batch of high-quality orange cigarettes that are not harmful to the body so that his son can smoke well.
When Jing Suke got the new issue of Youth Daily, he naturally looked at the cover immediately.
Although he is not a young man, when he looks at the cover of Youth Daily, he seems to be able to go back to the age when everything comes to life.
The cover of this issue is very strange. There is only a desk scene with no one in it.
Where’s the promised Shitu!?
However, Jing Suke took a closer look and found some clues.
There were drops of white traces in the center of the notebook spread out on the desk, as if something had dripped onto the notebook;
The page on the left side of the notebook was rubbed with a mark, as if a white thigh had once pressed on it;
The window directly in front of the desk is a fogged glass window, with a pair of beautiful handprints clearly printed on it. One can't help but imagine how beautiful the owner of the handprints is.
Looking at it, Jing Suke returned to his youth.
The so-called youth is just relying on fantasy.
Astringent pictures can still be astringent even if they don't draw people.
It was worthy of being the new owner’s newspaper, and Jing Suke learned a lesson from it.
Smoking and reading the newspaper leisurely, time flew by quickly, and soon it was time to get off work. Because of the cover of Youth Daily, Jing Suke was eager to go to Concubine No. 7 to recreate the scene on the cover.
But when Jing Suke walked out of the No. 1 Cigarette Factory, he found a familiar car parked outside.
The driver smiled and waved to him: "Uncle Suke, come up and have a seat?"
"You can't do it, you can't do it!" Jing Suke hurriedly walked over and said, "Why are you driving the car, young master? You are really embarrassing me. Let go of the steering wheel and let me do it. I am an experienced driver."
"Okay, sit in the back, I'll see you if I need something." Le Yu said with a smile.
Jing Suke obediently opened the back door, and there was already someone sitting in the back seat in the direction - it was Yin Minghong.
Jing Suke was very wary of Yin Minghong, because this man was a confidant of the young master. It was said that he was brought to Xuanzhu County from Hongyue Fortress. Yin Minghong came to inspect the cigarette factory a few days ago, and Jing Suke thought that the young master wanted to take the cigarettes away.
The factory was handed over to him, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
He's only in charge of mining, but he doesn't know how to make cigarettes!
I am so loyal to the young master, the young master will definitely continue to use me!
But why is it that the young master is driving and Yin Minghong is sitting in the back seat?
Jing Suke sat in with a trace of doubt and said politely: "Young master, I will never hesitate to ask you anything, and I promise to complete it!"
Le Yu started the car and said with a smile: "It would be great if everyone shared the family's worries like you, Uncle Ke."
Jing Suke had been struggling for decades, so he naturally understood that the young master was testing him, and immediately knelt down and said: "After all, the old master passed away not long ago, and everyone misses the old master, so they may not work hard enough. Suke asked himself how much he still has in the family
Bo Mian, whoever is disrespectful to you, young master, I will go over and scold him right away!"
"Thank you, Uncle Suke." Le Yu sighed: "It's just that this matter cannot be solved. After all, everyone has their own family and their own little calculations. No matter what they do, it will be difficult for them to do anything for the Jing family.
Everyone pays for this.”
"Well..." Jing Suke made a cautious and honest look: "As the saying goes, how can you become a big family without a small family? As long as the young master can benefit the tribe's small family, the tribe will naturally pay for everyone. The old master is here
He has done a good job in this regard. Sometimes taking care of the family is not a bad thing, but can actually make the clan members work hard for the family business."
"Sure enough, if there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, I will bear in mind what Uncle Su Ke said." Le Yu turned the steering wheel and said, "But I can't compare to the former head of the family after all, with such wonderful power skills.
I can’t learn it.”
"It will take a long time. Young Master, you are so smart, you will definitely be able to learn it."
Jing Suke felt vaguely uneasy, but he still didn't understand where the danger came from.
"But I don't have the patience. I have aspirations that I want to realize urgently. I need to master the Jing family as soon as possible." Le Yu said, "So, I need to use some simpler and more direct methods."
"what way."
"For example, replace someone."
Jing Zhisu Ke felt his scalp numb, and Yin Minghong's hand next to him grasped his neck unconsciously. All it took was a slight twist from Yin Minghong, and he was about to start business with Jing Qingqi in the underworld!
"Why, why me?" Jing Suke stammered: "I am absolutely loyal to you, young master! Even if I change people, I should replace those thorns -"
"Just because they are thorns, if I replace them, it will easily make other people feel sad and think that I want to eradicate the disobedient old man." Le Yu said: "But you are different - if you die, I will frame you again.
Others will also believe you. Because others think that I will reuse you. If I don’t do this, it can only mean that there is something wrong with you.”
"How can it be--"
"People will only believe the facts they want to believe. If I attack even a good old guy like you, doesn't it mean that I want to clean up the entire Jing family? Do you think they are willing to believe this desperate conjecture, or are they willing to believe me?
Reasonable comfort to give them?”
Jing Suke's whole body trembled when he heard this, "You...you want to cleanse the Jing family? But our clan members are dead, who can you use -"
"Isn't that the person next to you?"
Jing Suke looked at Yin Minghong, but this time there was no flattery or timidity in his eyes, only endless anger: "He is a pariah! He is a slave! He is a servant! Jing Zhengwei, you are betraying the Jing family.
Dig a grave!"
Le Yu: "They are all human beings, they all work the same, and I promote them, they will be more loyal to me than you -"
"Others will not agree!" Jing Suke roared: "Our family has spent hundreds of years accumulating and fighting for its status. Now you want to give our status to those untouchables? The Jing family will oppose you, and the Silver Blood Association will not support it.
you!"
"It's too late for you to stop now! Do you think the servants you promoted will be loyal to you? Stop dreaming! They are just a group of locusts who don't even understand the rules! They are greedy, they are despicable, and we will still fight for the family after all. They
They will only try their best to collude to seize your property! If we weren't in charge, do you think those workers would work for the Jing family?"
Le Yu did not answer, but asked: "Second Master, what do you think?"
Yin Minghong was startled for a moment before he realized that he was calling him, and he said respectfully: "Young Master, I think what Jing Suke said is right. There are indeed many people at the bottom of the class who are greedy and despicable."
Jing Suke looked at Yin Minghong in surprise, and then smiled - you are the best kid.
"But that's because they have no choice but to make a living. They can't even fill their stomachs, so how can they think about loyalty, ideals, and rules?" Yin Minghong changed the topic: "If the place were changed, I believe Jing Suke would be even more greedy.
Even more despicable and shameless - in fact, he has embezzled many family assets over the years! Compared to the untouchable he said, he is a veteran at this!"
"you……"
"And even if they are trying to survive, there are still many lower-class civilians who exude the brilliance of humanity. They are optimistic and positive, keep their promises and trustworthy, and are eager to learn and seek knowledge! It is just because they suffer from no platform to perform, so they have always been at the bottom!"
"Thanks to the entrustment of the young master, I, Yin Minghong, will definitely find a loyal and loyal pillar for the Jing family. I guarantee that after cleaning up these stubborn remnants, the Jing family will also prosper and change with each passing day!"
"Well said." Le Yu said with a smile, "Uncle Suke, is there anything else you want to say?"
Jing Suke found that the car had arrived at the unmanned warehouse unknowingly, and was heartbroken, "I have nothing to say. I obviously didn't do anything wrong, why is this happening..."
"No, you made a mistake."
Le Yu stopped the car and said, "Your first mistake was to think that I would let you live until you make the second mistake."
When Jing Suke's neck was broken, he suddenly remembered Jing Qingfu's evaluation of Jing Zhengwei when he met Jing Qingfu a few days ago.
Cousin, Jing Zhengwei is indeed a hero, but he is not the hero of the Jing family, but... his own hero!
