The Ye family went out to suppress bandits again, and now Ye Chen is also very keen on doing this, but he has to grasp the rhythm.

This bandit can not only have a lot of income, but also train soldiers, and earn a lot of fame.

It doesn't get much more cost-effective than that, and of course you have to have that strength.

Fortunately, it was at the end of the Han Dynasty, if it were in another era, most of them would think that Ye Chen was going to rebel, and sent an army to encircle and suppress Ye Chen as a bandit first.

This time to encircle and suppress the bandits, Ye Chen used other strategies, that is, forced landing, and the weak bandits were forced to land by Ye Chen.

For a time, the results of suppressing bandits were remarkable, and after more than half a month, dozens of bandits with a little name were exterminated, and more than 10,000 bandits were forced to land.

This made the prestige of the Ye family in Liaodong and even Youzhou to a new level.

There are now a few relatively large bandits left in the entire territory of Liaodong, because the Ye family's bandit suppression action has made many small bandits feel the crisis, so Ye Chen decided to suspend the bandits.

In addition to allowing the soldiers to rest and train, the suspension of bandits also requires the digestion of the results of previous operations.

This captured more than 10,000 bandits, and these are not handled well is also a big trouble, although most of them are willing to be good farmers, but there are always a small number of people who don't think so.

Also, this time it is also a small seizure, although there are no more, but the total sum is also a lot of income, these must be arranged to make the Ye family develop faster.

In the end, it is to divide the bandits, many small bandits are afraid of the Ye family's encirclement and suppression, and they all take refuge in the big bandits, if they go to encircle and suppress in this way, they will inevitably lose a lot.

If the Ye family does not go to encircle and suppress, after a long time, the crisis will be gone, and their contradictions will break out.

It will be much easier to wait until the Ye family goes to encircle and suppress again.

The Ye family pulled the army back, and declared to the outside world that due to the great loss of the bandits, they would go back to recuperate and replenish.

The Ye family's achievements in suppressing bandits are obvious to all, and the major families dare not say anything, and they have sent messengers to condole, and even Taishou Li Wei also sent people to send heavy gifts to express condolences, and at the same time hope that the Ye family will have a good life and cultivation, and wait for a while to suppress the bandits.

The suppression of bandits is certain, so Ye Chen replied to them one by one, as long as the strength of the Ye family recovers, he will immediately suppress the bandits again.

In order for the Ye family to be able to suppress the bandits again as soon as possible, in addition to sending a lot of condolences, they also have a lot of concessions to the Ye family in business.

This is what Ye Chen didn't expect, it was originally just a matter of strategy, suspending the suppression of bandits, but he didn't expect to get such benefits unexpectedly.

On this day, Ye Chen was practicing the halberd method with Tai Shici in the guard camp, and the next person came to report that Old Man Ye asked him to go back.

Ye Chen suddenly felt strange, the old man Ye never looked for him in ordinary things, and now he basically didn't care about the affairs of the Ye family, and let Ye Chen do it.

On the way, he asked the next person, saying that there was a guest at home, and Old Man Ye personally received it, and asked Ye Chen to go back too.

Now Ye Chen is even more strange, this Liaodong Taishou invites Ye Chen, not Old Man Ye, everyone knows that the Ye family is now in charge of Ye Chen, who is here?

When he arrived at Ye's Mansion, Ye Chen went to change his clothes first before going to the courtyard where Old Man Ye was.

"Haha, the Ye family master is polite."

"Wei Xian's nephew came from afar, and he should be the friend of the landlord."

As soon as Ye Chen arrived at the door of Old Man Ye's living room, he heard the sound of conversation and laughter inside.

"Grandson Ye Chen visits grandpa."

"Oh, Chen'er is here, these two are from the Hedong Wei family. This is Wei Du, the younger brother of the head of the Wei family, and this is Wei Zhongdao, the son of the head of the Wei family. ”

This Wei family is also one of the four major business families, how could Ye Chen not know, and the little Zhengtai in front of him, Wei Zhongdao is also famous in history.

He is famous not because of himself, but because of his wife Cai Dajia.

Ye Chen looked at the two, Na Wei Du was about forty years old, revealing a shrewdness, and the smile in his eyes hid a shrewdness that had insight into the world.

And that Wei Zhongdao is about the same age as himself, handsome, very thin, and has a heavy literati atmosphere.

"Nephew Ye Chen has seen Uncle Wei, and Ye Chen has seen Brother Wei."

"Haha, the virtuous nephew is really a heroic boy, but he doesn't look like a businessman, but like a swordsman."

It is quite interesting for this Wei Du to praise Ye Chen with a swordsman, because Ye Chen has been training in the military camp for half a year, he is much stronger, and his body is already tall, and his skin is relatively tanned.

Anyway, at this time, Ye Chen by no means looks like a literati, nor like a child from a business family, he has a sense of arrogance.

Therefore, Wei Du used a swordsman to praise Ye Chen, if he used a hero, he would lose Ye Chen's identity again, and it would be more barbaric, and the sword itself represented a gentleman, and it was okay to praise Ye Chen with a swordsman.

Uncle Xie Wei praised.

"Hmph, it's just a reckless man." This Wei Zhongdao obviously didn't have a cold interest in Ye Chen, and he whispered, although he said it quietly, but the living room environment was elegant, and there would be no noise, so everyone heard it.

"Don't blame the virtuous nephew, my nephew is spoiled."

Wei Du hurriedly apologized, he didn't know what happened to this usually well-behaved and courteous nephew today.

Wei Du didn't dare to blame Wei Zhongdao here, he was the son of the eldest brother's family head and the future head of the Wei family, he still wanted this face, and he couldn't be blamed, so he had to apologize quickly.

"Haha, Brother Wei is really temperamental, Uncle Wei doesn't have to apologize."

Ye Chen smiled and found a reason for Wei Zhongdao, but he really didn't pay attention to it, although he was only fifteen years old, he was also in his forties in his heart, how could he care about a child.

The few talked to each other for a while, and then arranged for them to stay first, and then to pick them up in the evening.

After the two of the Wei family left, Ye Chen asked, "Grandpa, what is the matter with this Hedong Wei family?" ”

"I don't know, I just chatted with Wei Du just now, and I didn't talk about specific things, but I think they came all the way to Liaodong, and there must be something."

"So what is the relationship between our family and the Wei family?"

Old Man Ye put down the teacup in his hand, sorted out his thoughts and said, "We have a mediocre relationship with the Wei family, we don't have much business dealings, and there is no competition in business. ”

Ye Chen understood, he belonged to the kind of person who didn't have much relationship and didn't have any hatred, he said hello when he met, and he didn't move around when he was usually fine.

In the evening, the Ye family set up a big banquet to invite their uncle and nephew, how to say that the Wei family is one of the four major business families, and the current situation is better than the Ye family.

Since the Wei family came out with Wei Qing and Wei Zifu, it has been developing very well for hundreds of years.

Therefore, the Ye family must receive a high standard, after all, it is an existence of the same level.

"Well, good food, this is much better than the Ye family stir-fry I ate in Luoyang. The Ye family master is blessed. Wei Du took a bite of Dongpo meat and couldn't help but admire.

"Haha, it's a blessing, it's a beautiful thing to be able to eat this delicious food every day when you're old." Old Man Ye was very happy and couldn't help laughing.

"Not only the food, but also the wine. Don't hide it from the Ye family master, this time is just for this Du Kang wine. "I've eaten most of the food and drunk the wine, so it's time to get down to business.

"Oh, I don't know what Wei Xian's nephew means." In fact, when Wei Du said this, he already knew the other party's intention, but it was better to let him say it himself, after all, he was guessing.

"Master of the Ye family, my eldest brother heard in Hedong that this Ye family produces immortal brew and sells it at a high price, and the Ye family intends to involve others, so I specially asked me to come here to see if there is any possibility of cooperation."

Wei Du's statement represents the entire Wei family, the weight is enough, and it is enough to give the Ye family face.

Old Man Ye groaned for a while and still felt that he had to let Ye Chen decide, although the specifications of the Wei family were high enough to represent the head of the Wei family, but he didn't want to disrupt his grandson's plan.

"Don't blame Wei Xian's nephew, I retired half a year ago, and the affairs of the Ye family are taken care of by my grandson Ye Chen, and I have to ask him about this Du Kangjiu cooperation."

"Oh, that's it."

Wei Du was just surprised and didn't suspect it, as soon as he inquired about this kind of thing, he would know that if Old Man Ye lied to him, it would be equivalent to completely offending the Wei family.

"Virtuous nephew, uncle toasts you, I underestimated you before."

This Wei Du has been in business for a long time, and he can afford to let go, and now that Ye Chen has become the de facto helmsman of the Ye family, then he is qualified to talk to him on an equal footing.

"Uncle is serious, this nephew respects you!"

Ye Chen quickly stood up and drank all the wine in the cup.

"Okay, I don't know what I just said about the cooperation between Du Kang and the nephew."

Ye Chen didn't agree immediately, he wanted to sell the agency of Du Kangjiu in the form of auction, but when he was suppressing bandits in Liaodong, he felt that this method would not work.

Because there are too many bandits and bandits in this world, if the small family or several families join forces to take away the agency, then they may not be able to transport Du Kang out safely.

This will affect his own sales, Ye Chen made Du Kang wine, in order to sell, if there is no way to ship the wine out because the strength of the partner is too weak, then it will not be good for the Ye family.

Therefore, Ye Chen originally wanted to improve the specifications of the agents, at least let the powerful ones take over, so that they not only bought a large amount, but also had the strength to transport the Du Kang wine away, and they would come to buy more Du Kang wine when they made money.

"I don't know if Uncle Wei knows anything about the rules of my Du Kang wine."

Seeing that Ye Chen didn't directly reject him, Wei Du's eyes lit up and he knew that at least he could talk.

"I know a little bit about it, this Du Kang wine uses the agency method, and the agency fee alone is a lot of money."

"Uncle, this agency fee is one thing, and the other is to ask myself to come to the Ye family to pick up the goods, my Ye family guarantees how much and how much, if the production is insufficient, we will not sell the agency rights, and the price given by our Ye family is quite reasonable."

Wei Du thought about it, this agency fee is indeed a lot of money, but as long as the profit is high enough, it can still be done, because he has investigated the sales of Du Kang wine in Luoyang Yejia Restaurant, and also inquired about the situation in Youzhou.

It can be said that Du Kang wine is not worried about selling now, but he doesn't know the price given by the Ye family very well.

Old Man Ye proposed, the detailed question, and the next day to discuss in detail.

Then the banquet continued, during which the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, but from beginning to end, Wei Zhongdao was not interested in Ye Chen, and ignored him, so Ye Chen was not in the mood to worry about a little child.