"Merchants are profit-heavy." Xia Fangfu scolded the steward bloody.

Xia Fangfu smiled sinisterly, as if he had foreseen the appearance of the silver coming towards him in the future.

Haha, if Mipu is making money because of him, who can look down on him all the time? Even Xia Kun wants to change his opinion of him.

"Yo, did the eldest brother go out to rinse his mouth today? Why such a big breath! ”

A familiar voice sounded, Xia Fangfu followed the prestige, his smile froze, and the fat on his body trembled, it was Wei Ming again.

"What are you going to do?" Xia Fangfu looked at Wei Ming and Changwu who suddenly appeared, their feet were wet, holding a plain oil-paper umbrella in their hands, and they stepped faintly from the rain curtain, Xia Fangfu subconsciously became vigilant.

After all, the rice shop is still Wei Ming's, what does he really want to say, it's really not easy for him to do things.

Wei Ming entered the door silently, he originally came after hearing about the refugees, this wave of refugees came too quickly, and even the imperial court did not receive timely news, presumably Duan Bailan and Liu Nianru were already busy at this time.

Wei Ming walked directly to the rice stall, grabbed a handful and sniffed it.

"This kind of rice is only considered inferior in rice, and you dare to sell it for a thousand wen? Are you so rich in disasters that you are not afraid of thunder and thunder? Wei Ming glanced at Xia Fangfu, his tone full of mockery.

"The third brother is really benevolent and righteous." Xia Fangfu sneered, "Although the rice shop is now under your control, but in the end it is also the Xia family's thing, the current market is just right, why not sell it more expensive, as a qualified businessman, if you don't focus on making money, what kind of businessman, be a monk." ”

He was educated by Xia Kun since he was a child, and although he didn't learn much about strategy, he still had the concept of business.

Wei Ming frowned, patted the rice ash on his hand, and stared at Xia Fangfu with heavy eyes, "Have you ever asked your father's opinion about raising the price without authorization?" Or is it just your self-righteousness and self-assertion? ”

In the Xia family, their children only have the right to manage the shop, and they can deal with some small things on weekdays, but all the pricing is decided by Xia Kun, and he can leave it to his son to manage, but he has no power to decide the basis of a shop, such as the price of rice, the price of vegetables in the restaurant, and so on.

Xia Fangfu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I plan to tell my father, such a good opportunity, my father will not refuse to raise the price, Wei Ming, you don't know your father too well." ”

Xia Fangfu said very happily, Wei Ming's reminder reminded him that he could directly go past Wei Ming, the person in charge, to find Xia Kun for this kind of thing.

Wei Ming can't get past his father no matter how powerful he is.

Wei Ming narrowed his eyes when he heard this, with Xia Kun's character, it was really possible to allow such a thing to happen.

"Big brother, the mood of the refugees is not very good now, I kindly remind you that it is okay to raise prices, but malicious price increases will not do any good to the rice shop."

If it was possible, he naturally wanted to solve the problem directly from Xia Fangfu's side.

"Hehe, I see that you are jealous that I am going to make a lot of money, I am too lazy to tell you, so I will ask my father's opinion." Xia Fang

Fu glanced at Wei Ming with disdain and swaggered away.

Wei Ming frowned when he saw this, knowing that he was looking for Xia Kun, so he hurriedly followed.

Chang Wu, who had been following quietly, suddenly spoke, "I didn't think you still had such kindness, are you pitiful of those refugees?" ”

Although she has ten pressed flowers, she understands that the price increase of the rice shop is the trend of the times, and if she does not raise the price, she will not only offend her peers, but also benefit only those refugees.

Wei Ming pursed his lips, nodded and shook his head, "Yes and no." ”

"In fact, this business and the art of power and conspiracy also have similarities, a country wants long-term peace and stability needs the will of the people, and a shop wants to make a long-term profit also needs the hearts of the masses, after all, the rice shop eats a repeat business."

"Besides, dogs will jump over the wall in a hurry, rashly raise the price of rice too high, and finally press the bottom line of refugees, who can guarantee what will be done? After all, for life! ”

Changwu was stunned, his eyes flashed with consternation, business is the same as power?

She has been following Liu Nianru for a long time, and she has often bathed in these things, but it is the first time she has heard people compare businessmen with powerful people, and Wei Ming seems to know a lot about power schemes.

"When I heard you say this, I suddenly understood, you said that you are so smart and what are you doing in this summer mansion, it is okay to follow the emperor directly!" Chang Wu smiled heartily and gave Wei Ming advice.

Wei Ming's smile condensed slightly, and then said, "Maybe, but the important thing now is to solve the Xia family, isn't it?" This is also to help Sister Liu and the emperor. ”

The rain in the sky was getting heavier and heavier, and the two of them quickened their pace, trying to go back to persuade Xia Kun that a dilapidated house appeared in front of them.

In the damp corner, there was a mess of straw, a woman held her infant child and leaned on the straw, the whole person was hungry with yellow muscles and thin muscles, her eye sockets were deep, and the cry of the baby in her arms was faint, and she was already hungry and had no strength.

A big man beside him looked at this scene, shook his head with a sigh, and handed over a broken bowl in his hand.

"Big sister, I still have some rice cereal left here, you can give the child some to eat."

The woman's eyes lit up, as if she saw a life-saving straw, and she took the broken bowl with trembling hands, and her godless eyes shed tears of gratitude.

"Thank you, big brother.

Is this a refugee from Linxian?

Under the oil-paper umbrella, Wei Ming suddenly paused, and the hand holding the handle of the umbrella tightened.

"Is there a lot of grain in the rice shop now?"

Chang Wu, as Wei Ming's assistant, knew this, so he nodded, "The grain stock is not much, but new rice has been transported from Jiangnan, but it will take some time to stop it by heavy rain today." ”

"Well, the rice has arrived, tell me."

Wei Ming nodded, then touched the money bag on his waist, and finally didn't know what to think, put down his hand again, and continued to move forward.

Chang Wu smiled and looked at Wei Ming, who was walking away, and his heart softened.

It's really duplicitous, what to say to win the hearts of the people, in fact, it's for the sake of refugees.

When the two returned to Xia Mansion, they went straight to Xia Kun's room, Xia Fangfu was also there at that time, and it seemed that they had already talked about it.

Xia Kun's body has improved in the past few days

I was able to move around freely.

"What day is it, the third child, you are here too." Xia Kun beckoned to Wei Ming and asked.

Wei Ming looked at Xia Fangfu on the side and frowned: "Father, it seems that the eldest brother has already told you about the price of rice rising to 1,000 Wen?" ”

Xia Kun nodded when he heard this, but he didn't mean to be angry.

"A thousand Wen is indeed a bit high." Xia Kun muttered, and then said: "But now that there are more and more refugees, all the rice shops in the capital are raising prices, our Xia family is to make money in business, so naturally we have to raise the price, as for this Qianwen, it is only a matter of time, you don't have to worry about it." ”

(End of chapter)