Since Su Ren came back, he didn't go to Chang'an, and the people in Chang'an could only rush to Louguan. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoFrom Prime Minister Dou Ying to his friend Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, it can be said that there is an endless stream, and many people live in Louguan Town and wait for Su Ren to meet them. Naturally, there are those who are lucky, and the officials belong to the unlucky group, whether it is the prime minister like Mr. or his friends Wei Qing and Gongsun He, Su Ren is not seen, and he only favors businessmen.

Cui Chengru was naturally the first person to meet, he was the person in charge of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce who stayed in Chang'an, and he was considered Su Ren's elder, Su Ren was very polite to the old man. It can be seen that Cui Chengru has a lot to say to Su Ren, so Su Ren also gave Cui Chengru this opportunity.

"The general is in the Western Regions, Yang I am a great Han country, with the Yumen Pass, the Huns and Qiang people no longer dare to attack, and the general has made great contributions!" Cui Chengru said while drinking tea: "However, the old man heard that the shopkeeper of the king said that the general wants to give up this trade route in the Western Regions to the imperial court?" ”

Su Ren nodded: "But there is this intention, the trade route in the Western Regions is related to the connection between the Han and the West, and Ganliang Road is not heavily defended, and only the imperial court has the ability to take care of it, our merchant ability is limited, and we can't deal with the Qiang and Huns on our own, so the little nephew is dedicated to himself." ”

Cui Chengru waved his hand: "The general doesn't need to be too modest, the old man also thinks that the general has done a good job in this matter, and I don't hide that the old man is more and more worried during this time, the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce is promoted by the general, and over the years, there are many merchants, almost all over the Han, it is no exaggeration to say, if the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce is brought together to be rich and rival the country, it is not good to say, once the court wants to intervene, it will be our death!" ”

"How does the old shopkeeper think it can be solved?"

Cui Chengru said: "The old man has thought about it, this matter has to fall on the general, and even the old man can see the things in the court clearly, so the old man is ready to donate half of his family property to help His Majesty use the army, does the general think it's okay?" ”

Su Ren nodded: "The old shopkeeper understands the righteousness, the kid thanked him first, but is this matter discussed with Shopkeeper Cui?" ”

"Humph! This rebel only knows how to make money, and he has been blinded by money, and this matter is decrepit and decrepit, as long as His Majesty needs it, even if he donates all his family property, he will not complain! Moreover, the old man has persuaded several big families in the association that they are also willing to donate, but it is better to ask the general to inform him of the matter of the saint. ”

"Definitely, definitely!"

Su Ren knew that the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce had developed too fast over the years, and Cui Jiuming was a pure businessman, and he only had money in his eyes, so he didn't find the danger behind it. Fortunately, Cui Jiuming has a good father, the old man is slashing his wrists to survive, if the court is allowed to do it, their Cui family will be ruined, and the entire Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce will also suffer a serious blow, even if their Cui family can survive, don't think about turning over in the future.

Donating money to the imperial court is to buy peace, Su Ren roughly estimated that with his own share in the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, the property under his name is at least more than 100,000 gold, which is more than 30 years of taxes in a large county, the Cui family is a businessman similar to him Su Ren, plus Cui Jiuming's efforts over the years, I am afraid that it is only a lot more than his assets. Two fat pigs were placed in front of Liu Che, even if Liu Che didn't have much thought, he would think about it. That's why Su Ren took the initiative to withdraw from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, and Cui Chengru immediately understood after receiving this signal, and donated half of the family property without hesitation, which shows the old man's shrewdness.

The two chatted about donating money for a while, and Cui Chengru turned the topic to Su Ren's establishment of a new chamber of commerce. Glancing at Su Ren, Cui Chengru said: "The old man also heard one thing from the shopkeeper Wang, the general wants to establish a new chamber of commerce, and he is not allowing people from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce to join, is this matter true?" ”

Su Ren did not deny it: "Really, the kid doesn't hide it from the old shopkeeper, I have thought of the name of the new Chamber of Commerce, and it will be called Chang'an." ”

"Hehehe! I don't know what is the difference between the New Chamber of Commerce and the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce? ”

"When it comes to the difference, it's not much different, our businessmen are nothing more than two words of buying and selling, but this caravan belongs to the imperial court, and all the procurement of the imperial court is responsible for them, from the demand of various places to the supply of all needs, they are all handled, and the kid is only a shareholder, and it is controlled by the imperial court in the hands of His Majesty."

"Wouldn't it be that some of the business of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce and the imperial court will be replaced by them?"

Su Ren waved his hand: "The old shopkeeper misunderstood, although they are controlled by the imperial court, they are not people from the imperial court, only the imperial court will give priority to them when they need it, of course, who can do this business in the end also depends on the quality and price of the goods, just like the auction held by the kid in Shuzhong, this time it is an auction to buy, the imperial court only buys goods in the hands of good and cheap people, as long as the businessmen of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce can come up with good things, there is a chance for a fair price." ”

"Then why re-establish a chamber of commerce?"

Su Ren smiled: "The old shopkeeper doesn't know, the court wants to buy things, naturally there are things to sell, selling things is not good for the court, so we have to do it, in fact, the main business of this new chamber of commerce is to be responsible for selling court items, of course, this is not said on the surface, the old shopkeeper should understand." ”

"I don't know what to sell?"

"That's a lot, military exploits, war profits, land, slaves, everything that the court can't use is all sold."

"Military exploits and war gains? So, the merchants of this new chamber of commerce will do the same things as the rebels and generals did before? ”

Su Ren nodded with a smile: "Yes, but the last time it was done by the kid alone, and it has nothing to do with Brother Cui, of course, the future has nothing to do with Cui Xiong, and this matter will be handled by the imperial court." ”

"The imperial court is going to do this kind of thing?" Cui Chengru's heart rose to his throat when he listened.

Su Ren glanced at Cui Chengru: "That being said, this kid only said to the old shopkeeper, if someone else naturally has another set, what to do The old shopkeeper should know if he has been a businessman for so many years." ”

Cui Chengru's sweat has come down. What Su Ren said was too appalling, and Su Ren also told him, what does this mean? Of course, Cui Chengru understands that in order to gag his mouth, once the matter leaks out, he, Cui Chengru, will also be responsible, so no one dares to talk about it, whether it is him Cui Chengru or the businessmen in the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce.

Su Ren smiled: "The old shopkeeper doesn't have to care, this matter is very secretive, at least on the bright side it has nothing to do with the imperial court, at most I can only find out here, the kid is a businessman, he is thick-skinned enough, and he is not afraid of who will gossip, don't worry!" ”

Cui Chengru wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "The general is careful in handling things, such a big thing really shouldn't be involved in the rebellion, the general can rest assured, this matter will definitely rot in the stomach of the old man, and the old man guarantees that as long as he is a businessman of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, absolutely no one dares to chew his tongue." ”

"It's so good, then there will be Lao Lao's shopkeeper!"

It took almost a morning to meet Cui Chengru, and in the afternoon Su Ren faced those old people from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, who had followed Su Ren for so many years and could be regarded as a businessman. There is no need to talk too much with these people, words of encouragement and encouragement will make them feel that they have a lot of face.

Of course, these people are not stupid, they are also trying to get out of Su Ren's mouth, and the most is naturally Su Ren's newly established Chamber of Commerce. Su Ren did not hide it, and introduced the situation of the new chamber of commerce to a limited extent, and encouraged these people to join. No matter what kind of chamber of commerce, it is impossible for him to bear the burden of Su alone, and only with different capitals can the chamber of commerce develop benignly, this is Su Ren's purpose.

After learning that if you want to join the new Chamber of Commerce, you have to withdraw from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, some people agree and some hesitate, which is not surprising. Su Ren will not force it, and besides, the ultimate goal of his new chamber of commerce is to compete with the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, and there is no need to simply copy the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce and establish a new chamber of commerce.

The last group to meet were those businessmen who followed Su Ren from Jincheng to Chang'an, these people were the main force of the new Chamber of Commerce, and Su Ren did not tell all his plans for them, since he wanted to be the shadow of the imperial court, he must have the consciousness of the shadow. Moreover, during this meeting, Su Ren arranged a task for these merchants, that is, to raise supplies, the more the better, especially the highly strategic materials such as grain, grass and horses.

With the rise of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, Mengji's grain store went downhill, especially the establishment of Lingnan Jiangsu, the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce used the grain and rice transported by the big ship to quickly seize the market in Shu County and even the whole country, and the Meng Ji grain store can only survive in the cracks, if it is not for not being able to live, he will not follow the adventure of Luyi.

Meng Fangtian is a very good businessman, and the Meng Ji grain store was very famous in Chengdu back then, and almost half of the people in Chengdu were their old customers of Meng Ji. Meng Fangtian inherited the family's consistent good reputation, and even when the business was at its most difficult, he never sold a single grain of adulterated grain, which is why he can still live to this day.

Meng Fangtian said: "Mr. Su, the villain said something unpleasant, these things that Mr. wants are basically controlled in the hands of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, if we want the price to be higher, why don't you directly let the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce prepare?" ”

Su Ren glanced at Meng Fangtian: "It's the shopkeeper Meng, right?" ”

Meng Fangtian hurriedly saluted: "The villain Meng Fangtian has opened a grain and rice store in Chengdu!" ”

Su Ren nodded: "What the shopkeeper Meng said makes sense, but I am such a strange person, rest assured, as long as you do what I say, under the guarantee of the quality of the goods, the imperial court will accept all of them, and will never buy a horse or a grain from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce!" ”

As soon as they heard this, some people's faces immediately became excited. Only Meng Fangtian was still frowning: "We all believe what Mr. says, the villain still has one thing!" ”

"Shopkeeper Meng, please speak!"

Meng Fangtian glanced at everyone: "It's not that the villain is troublesome, we all know the big moves of the imperial court, and we also know that Mr. is trying to make a living for us people, but the villain is worried that with the financial resources of our people, we may not be able to complete such a large amount, and when the time comes, we will delay the major affairs of the imperial court, and we will not be able to atone for our sins even if we die!" ”

With Meng Fangtian's words, Su Ren had already seen that this person was thinking about the problem very comprehensively and had some ability, so he said patiently: "Don't worry, I have already considered these things, as long as you can buy what I said, transport it to Yanmen and other designated places, let's pay the money with one hand and deliver it with the other, if you think the money is inconvenient to carry, it is okay to hand it over to Dahan Bank for exchange, and I will tell you good news, maybe there will be the goods you want in those places, and the price is cheap, I don't know?" ”