Chapter 250: Give Enough Benefits
Following his uncle to the north and south, Li Jian thought he was an experienced businessman, but after his uncle Li Xiu died of illness and took over the Li family's business, he found that things were not so simple.
This time I took the caravan to Huairen County to do business, on the one hand, I wanted to act in accordance with my uncle's wishes, and on the other hand, I also wanted to prove myself, but this time the business was opposed by everyone from the beginning, from the perspective of a businessman, the business to Huairen County was going to lose money, Li Wei even heard some rumors from his mother, saying that the old stewards in the family combined, this business must be compensated, but the loss will be lost, let the young owner learn a lesson, next time will not be so reckless.
I was able to insist on it before, because my uncle told me that it was dealing with people like Zhu Da, don't be in a hurry to make money first, establish a friendship, and then everything is easy to say, but after all, the two sides only met twice, saying that the friendship was a little reluctant, and what they thought was very good, but after they went, they really couldn't say for sure, and the opposition of the stewards was not entirely unreasonable. You must know that Li Lou's old man is usually very strong.
After arriving in Huairen County, Li Yuan was no longer thinking about whether this business could be done, but how to end up after losing money and losing face, which made him more and more afraid to discipline his subordinates, lest the oppression be too ruthless and the rebound would be too high afterwards.
He never thought that things would turn around like this, and the situation was so thorough, Zhu Da simply took out five hundred taels of silver to buy goods, or white silver, you must know that the Li family caravan is in Shanxi on weekdays with the big peers, selling broken silver and copper coins and various local specialties collected from the goods, which have a certain loss in folding.
After all, the Li family caravan is faced with scattered merchants and ordinary people when selling goods, but when they buy goods, they have to face merchants of similar or even larger size, and when they sell goods, they can't accept the lack of quality, but they have to give each other enough color when they buy goods, and this comes and goes at least one percent of the loss, of course, this loss is also recorded in the cost, but look at the silver quality given by Zhu Da, you can know that it is of the best quality, that is to say, you don't need to consider the loss of one percent, this one in and one out, the Li family just earned one percent on the silver folding, Not to mention the profits of the business itself.
After a little calculation, Li Cheng came to the result, this time he made enough money, not only the mouths of the men in charge below can be blocked, but even the mouths of the elders and cordial people in the family can also be blocked, this business is not a loss of face, but a long face to make a fortune.
Just when Li Lou was ecstatic and excited, the old housekeeper leaned into his ear and whispered: "Boss, our Li family is doing serious business, and we don't dare to do business with the risk of royal law." ”
Li Cheng first felt that the old steward had swept away his own prosperity, but he quickly reacted, no one wants to do a loss-making business, this Zhu Da did a good business in the riverside new village back then, and he must know the tricks of buying and selling very well, such a smart person allows himself to earn such a huge profit for no reason, there is no benefit in the world for nothing, what does he want to let himself do?
"Brother Li, I let you earn more this time, so that you can come here to do business in the future, and when you make less profit here in the future, it will not be as much as this time, but I can guarantee that you will definitely earn more when you come to my side than in other places." Juda spoke.
Zhu Da's words startled Li Cheng and the old housekeeper beside him, and thought that this whisper was heard, Zhu Da ignored their reactions, and just said very sincerely: "Zhu needs you to come, so I want you to make money, what Zhu said is useless, let you make money is true, there is something I don't know if Brother Li knows, my father-in-law is the only one in our county in the past 20 years." ”
What he said was a bit round, and there was no way to do it, but for Li Yuan and the old steward around him, Zhu Da's words had dispelled all their concerns, and there was no hypocrisy in it, it just showed that his own demands and his own power needed a caravan to come here, so to let the caravan come here to make money, this is the most straightforward expression for businessmen, and it is also the most convincing.
This person is probably the most famous among the Huairen aborigines, such a master can protect everything, and in the future, Huairen County does not have to worry about being blackmailed, this ...... Li Gong was pondering, but was poked vigorously by the old steward next to him, Li Lou looked at the old steward, but found that the old steward glared at him viciously, Li Lou is also a smart person, he immediately reacted, smiled and hugged his fists and said to Zhu Da: "Brother Zhu, if you need any goods in the future, just open your mouth, they must be sent to you in sufficient quality and quantity." ”
Why did the old steward stare at him, Li Yuan understood in his heart that such a generous patron was in front of him, and he was still in a daze, and it was the right thing to pay attention to flattery.
Zhu Da nodded, and said to Li Yuan with a smile: "I won't let my friends suffer, my friends' business is my business." ”
Having said this, everyone in the field saw that the messengers brought whips and buckets, and the two sides were enthusiastic at this moment, and the Li family caravan was already relieved, thinking that the two companions kneeling there would not be punished, but when they saw the whips and buckets, they knew that the matter was not over.
"Each person will be whipped ten lashes, stay in my grange and do hard labor, and when the caravan comes again, he will decide to release them after seeing how good the transformation is." Zhu Da said coldly.
As soon as the words fell, the messengers quickly ripped off the man's shirt, stirred it in the bucket with a whip, and whipped it down fiercely, and the whip went down to the skin and flesh, and the guy who was drawn screamed like a pig, and the two whips went down to only cry out of tune, the first whip was drawn, and the people of the Li family caravan took a step back together, and the second whip was drawn, and everyone trembled, as if the whip was drawn on themselves.
The two men tried desperately to break free, but they were held down and could not move, and when the ten whips were halfway drawn, they could still cry wolf, and when they were finished, they shouted until their voices were hoarse. The audience was silent again, and the young people stepped forward to drag people up, and now the two guys couldn't see a piece of good meat on their backs, since Zhu Da spoke just now, these two guys definitely couldn't return to the team, and were taken directly to the grange.
Zhu ...... Master Zhu, these two bastards who don't know what to do should be beaten, but such a wound on the back must be treated in time, otherwise the person will die. The old steward hesitated, and stepped forward respectfully to plead.
If the dirt on the whip enters the wound, it is easy to make the wound fester.
"It's okay, the whips have been boiled in the pot beforehand, and the water in that bucket is all salt water." Zhu Da replied indifferently.
Since there are such measures, then there is no need to worry about dirt entering the wound, the old steward breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment he shivered, not only him, but the people who heard Zhu Da's answer trembled, and the salt water whip hit people, it was double the pain, even if he had not been pumped, he had heard the rumors in the yamen.
"Brother Li, whoever disobeys discipline, who contradicts unreasonable, you point out people, Brother Li, you miss the old feelings and don't want to start, I will discipline you for you." Zhu Da glanced at the caravan and said in a loud voice.
Zhu Da glanced over, and Li Jian also looked over, and the people in the caravan who were seen by the two of them all had discolored faces, with expressions of fear and flattery on their faces, and some of them had expressions of begging and pleading.
Li Zhan subconsciously followed Zhu Da to look over, and only after scanning a circle did he feel awkward, he thought to himself that this is my caravan, Zhu Da inevitably managed too much, and then Li Lou immediately came back to his senses, no matter how Zhu Da is anti-customer-oriented, he is doing himself a favor, Zhu Da wants to deal with the Li family's stewards and men, and most of the resentment of the people they are disposed of is focused on Zhu Da's body, this is a business that makes money and does not lose money, and it is obedient to be able to put these people who can't manage it, what is it to lose some face.
"A few months ago, I met my deceased old boss Li Xiulu on the road, and the old boss took care of me very much, and also told me that if there is a fate in the future, I must help Li and Li brothers, so if you are disobedient, I must clean up." Juda continued to raise his voice.
Hearing Zhu Da mention the name of his old club, the caravan had a little more respect in addition to fear, and the last trace of worry and awkwardness in Li Yuan's heart also disappeared. Uncle Li Xiu and Zhu Da's night talk was also present, although the two sides talked very happily, but they didn't say anything to entrust and take care of, but they didn't say that it didn't matter, the people present now are him and Zhu Da, as long as he doesn't deny it, then Zhu Da's words are true, why should he deny such things that are very beneficial to his family?
The name of the old club has a righteous reputation, Zhu Da is qualified to manage it, Li Lou let Zhu Da take care of it, and it is not considered to be dominated by the noise, nor is it not that he can't protect his family's weakness and can be bullied, Li Lou looked at the crowd viciously, pointed to a middle-aged man and said: "Brother Zhu, that person is also disobedient to discipline and disturbs people's hearts, so he must deal with it well!" ”
The face of the person who was pointed at changed greatly, and before he could react, the messengers who had received Zhu Da's signal had already rushed over, directly grabbed the person out, pressed him to the ground, stripped off his shirt, and whipped him hard.
Everyone in the caravan was silent, of course everyone knew who the middle-aged man was, it was the brother of Uncle Li Yuan's concubine, relying on this relationship to disobey discipline, jumping up and down in the caravan, and he was also cold-spoken before, but he didn't expect to be cleaned up today.
When this person was beaten and taken away, everyone in the caravan was full of awe when they faced Li Yuan, the young owner not only completed the business, but also had the support of such a strong character, everyone would have to understand the sense of proportion in the future, and know the good and the bad.
"Brother Zhu, where is the cargo unloaded?" Li Cheng asked earnestly, and the fear and respect of the steward and the men made him feel greatly satisfied.
Their location was near the Grange warehouse, and after Zhu Da instructed, Li Yuan immediately shouted to the crowd: "Unload!" ”
As soon as Li Wei gave the order, the entire caravan immediately took action, and no one spoke against it, not even anyone who whispered, they were all rushing forward to be busy, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
Looking at the busy work in front of him, Li Cheng sighed inexplicably, since taking over the caravan, it was the first time to see them so obedient, Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, turned to Zhu Da as a salute, and said solemnly: "Although Brother Zhu is younger than me, he has helped me a lot, I should respect you as a brother." ”
Zhu Da patted his arm affectionately and said with a smile: "You came here, you proved yourself, and now it's time for me to prove it." ”