Chapter 106: Back to Liaodong
Ye Chen couldn't afford to pay attention to the gossip outside, he chose this path, so he could only go on through all obstacles.
In the next few days, Ye Chen did not go out, but was fully understanding the business situation of the entire Luoyang.
The business here in Luoyang is very good, it is a big gold-absorbing expert of the Ye family, with a monthly profit of tens of millions, before because of the lack of channels, the counties around Luoyang have not all been rolled out, and the city of Luoyang has not been fully expanded, and now the Ye family has re-expanded to the outside world, and Luoyang has been placed in a very important position.
Now the whole of Luoyang has been developed, and there are Yejia restaurants in every surrounding county, not to mention in Luoyang City, there are five Yejia restaurants and two Dukang liquor stores.
There are rich people in Luoyang City, and their consumption power is very strong, and Du Kang wine is not worried about selling, and the transportation of Du Kang wine from Liaodong has not been broken.
Ye Chen really wanted to build a wine-making base here in Luoyang, so that it could radiate to the entire Dahan, and Du Kang wine would soon be able to sell Dahan.
It's just that he is far away from the Ye family, and Ye Chen is not sure to protect the brewing method of Du Kang Liquor, especially the distillation part, which must not leak out.
"Can Zhang Rang and the others use it?"
Zhang Rang definitely has the ability to protect the brewing method of Du Kang Liquor, in fact, as long as the forces here are not allowed to deal with Ye Chen, then Ye Chen is sure to protect the secret of Du Kang Liquor.
What Ye Chen is most afraid of is that others will use strong forces to rob Du Kang wine, so that Ye Chen has no way at all, he may be able to resist in Liaodong, here in Luoyang, Ye Chen is still a little ant at present.
"Can Zhang Rang and the others use it?" Ye Chen has been thinking about this problem, he is not afraid that Zhang Rang will ask for his Du Kang wine brewing method, he doesn't need that at all, he just needs benefits.
Giving enough benefits, of course Ye Chen is no problem, but Ye Chen doesn't want to have too much to do with him, because in the end, the two will definitely turn their faces, or in the end, Ye Chen will definitely die and not be saved.
Ye Chen has been laying out for several days, and Luoyang's side is very important, at least in the next few years, it is very important.
First of all, Ye Chen asked Luoyang's business to be fully expanded, and Yejia Qian Zhuang was opened in every county, and the business of the Qian Zhuang here must have been bleak at the beginning, but it didn't matter, he wanted to provide convenience to customers in Youzhou, so that they could do business here without bringing a lot of cash.
The Ye family restaurant and Du Kang Liquor also have to attack in an all-round way, in addition to expanding the influence of the Ye family and making a lot of profits, these are just to cover for the second layout.
Ye Chen's second layout is intelligence, Luoyang's intelligence is very important, Ye Chen must build a huge intelligence network here.
After completing the basic layout, there is nothing to do with Ye Chen, except for getting to know all the people in charge of Luoyang, Ye Chen really doesn't know what to do.
I originally wanted to go out for a walk and see the ancient capital of Luoyang, but his reputation was already stinky, and he didn't want to go out to find a block, so he had to be stuffy in the yard.
"I went to see Zhang Rang again, and then I went back, this time I came out for more than a month, and if I go back, two months will pass."
Send someone to make an appointment with Zhang Rang, who was free the next night.
The next night, Ye Chen came to Zhang's Mansion again, and Zhang's Mansion opened the main gate in order to show his status on Zhang's side, and sent someone to welcome him in.
Of course, Ye Chen knew that their intention in doing this was nothing more than to tie him firmly to his chariot, anyway, Ye Chen also needed to use Zhang Rang to escort his industry in Luoyang.
"Ye Chen meets Master Zhang."
This Zhang Rang may have just come out of the palace, still wearing a eunuch suit, he sat on a chair, looking at Ye Chen with a half-smile.
"Is there anything you want to do with us this time?"
"Lord Zhang, I want to find a place outside Luoyang City to make Du Kang wine, and I am afraid that the bad guys will covet it, so I want to ask Lord Zhang to escort the kid.
Ye Chen knew that this card was a big profit, so he didn't need to talk to him at all, it was good to be straightforward.
Zhang Rang's essence flashed, and his eyes were eager.
"I sent it to the door, I was still thinking about how to control you, it's good to come to Luoyang, and then I will see if you don't give in." Zhang Rang thought in his heart, and the smile on his face became even bigger.
"Haha, don't worry, as long as our family is here, all your properties will be safe and sound."
It's not that Zhang Rang is talking big, but he really has the strength.
Ye Chen is not afraid that Zhang Rang will ask for Du Kang's wine technique, it is useless for him to come, as long as he pays his filial piety on time, Zhang Rang will definitely protect him.
"Lord Xie Zhang, I want to find a place ten miles outside Luoyang City and build a production base, and I will send five hundred soldiers to protect it when the time comes, I hope Lord Zhang can make it convenient."
Of course, Ye Chen needs Zhang Rang to make it easier, there are armed forces outside Luoyang City, even if it is only five hundred people, if someone uses it, Ye Chen will be ruined.
"Five hundred, it's not a thing." Zhang Rang said lightly, in Zhang Rang's eyes, there is only help or not, and this little thing has not been impossible for him.
Ye Chen saw that Zhang Rang agreed, and was ecstatic in his heart, this step was very important to him, outside Luoyang City, with his base, it could play a big role when the time came.
Next, Ye Chen gave Zhang Rang some benefits, Ye Chen, who originally only wanted to give 20 million a month, now plans to give Zhang Rang 30 million every month, this year's money is enough to buy an official position of the third duke.
Why did Zhang Rang help Ye Chen? He wants to cultivate power, but Ye Chen is far away in Liaodong and is not easy to control, if he has a large number of industries in Luoyang, then it will be much easier for Zhang Rang to control.
Moreover, Du Kang wine is currently the most profitable thing in the Ye family, and if he puts such an industry under his nose, if Ye Chen dares to have two hearts at that time, then he can handle it himself.
Since he plans to cultivate Ye Chen into his own force, it is necessary to give a little sweetness or express his attitude, so Zhang Rang said.
"By the way, the little boy of the Wei family who embarrassed you committed something yesterday and has been put in prison by our family."
The so-called committed, in fact, it was just Zhang Rang casually making an excuse, everyone is a smart person, Ye Chen knew that Zhang Rang was showing favor to him as soon as he heard it, although Ye Chen didn't like this kind of overture Ye Chen didn't like it, but he could only accept it with a smile.
"Lord Xie Zhang stands up for Ye Chen." Ye Chen thanked him on his lips, and scolded him eight hundred times in his heart, this was to create trouble for himself. In the past, he had a good relationship with the Wei family, and everyone could cooperate happily, but now the two families are at odds.
"Well, our family wants you to know that in this big man, with our family, no one can touch you."
The unlucky Wei Zhongdao was killed as a chicken to show the monkey, he was casually charged with a crime and put in prison, and after entering, he was beaten badly, and his body was weak, and he suddenly lost half his life.
After all, he is the sister-in-law of the Wei family, and he is the only son-in-law, of course the Wei family is desperate to protect him, but the person was made by Zhang Rang, where is it so easy to get out.
The Wei family used a lot of connections, but they only ensured that Wei Zhongdao did not continue to be harmed in prison, and finally begged He Jin, and this Wei Zhongdao was released, and this is because Zhang Rang is not willing to fight with them at all.
Zhang Rang just wanted to vent his anger to Ye Chen, show his attitude, and teach him a lesson, that is, there was no need to kill the other party.
After this Wei Zhongdao came out, he was carried back to Wei's house, and he could only get off the ground after he went back to bed for half a year, which had the reason for being beaten, as well as the reason for being frightened and angry, of course, he was originally a sick man, and he didn't have many years to live, and Cai Yan died not long after marrying him.
These are all later words, and Ye Chen also made a feud with the Wei family because of this, and caused some trouble in the future.
Coming out of Zhang Rang's mansion, Luoyang's arrangements have been completed.
Ye Chen, who was already planning to go back, had already informed the escort battalion to prepare and set off back to Liaodong tomorrow morning.
Early the next morning, Ye Chen set off, he had arrived outside the city last night and lived with the guards.
Five hundred men rode wildly, and soon left the ancient capital behind.
On this trip to Luoyang, the harvest was okay, and after making friends with Zhang Rang, Ye Chen's industry in Luoyang was worry-free for a few years, as for what would happen to Luoyang in a few years, Ye Chen didn't dare to guarantee that it would be destroyed by fire like history.
But no matter what the future holds, the Ye family will definitely make a lot of money in Luoyang in the past few years, even if Luoyang will be destroyed, the Ye family will not suffer too much loss because of this.
In addition to the huge gains this time, the losses are also inevitable, originally Ye Chen wanted to see if he could make friends with some dignitaries, but now he can't even think about it.
Fortunately, these will not have much impact on the Ye family's business, the family has the family's code of conduct, if Ye Chen is an official, then a large family will suppress him, but it doesn't matter if he does business, for them a businessman, it has no impact on them.
The biggest gain this time is to allow a production base to be built outside Luoyang City, which can also be protected by soldiers, Ye Chen said that it is five hundred people, but it can be increased as needed, and when the time comes, let the soldiers of these guard battalions not wear armor and do not bring weapons, so they are just ordinary personnel.
As for the event of a war, there are a lot of weapons and armor that can be hidden in the base, and it is very convenient to wear them as soldiers.
In Ye Chen's heart, this base is to be built very large, and it must also be very reliable, anyway, there is Zhang Rang on the surface, and secretly Ye Chen has a guard battalion and intelligence system to protect him, but he is not afraid.