Chapter 667: Money, Money, Money
Spring flowers are the first flowers to bloom. When the spring flowers were in full bloom all over the mountains, Su Ren rode a horse and walked on the official road of the Weihe Beach. Behind him is the majestic Chang'an City, and in front of him is the Taotao Wei River. Su Ren didn't let his family send him off, he wasn't used to the difference between crying and crying, so he secretly went out of the house before dawn, and no one told him.
Hawking and Shi Bao are his captains of the guard; Huang 13 and Manniu are personal guards; Han Qing is a think tank; There are also a few Shuzhong businessmen who were specially transferred by Su Ren, and the team was escorted by thirty people, basking in the spring sun and dozing off slowly.
Win Guangji is still so lively, holding the reins of a horse in one hand, shaking a folding fan in the other, and looking left and right with both eyes, a typical look: "This year's crop is growing well, and there should be a good harvest." ”
Su Ren said disdainfully: "You still know crops? So what do you say is planted in this field? ”
"It is nothing more than five grains, and hemp, millet, millet, wheat, and soybean, must be one of them!"
Su Ren stretched out his thumb: "Awesome!" ”
Ying Guangji laughed, not only was he angry, but he was extremely happy because he was praised by Su Ren.
This time, Ying Guangji only brought four people, even his four subordinates, and Su Ren didn't remember any of the names of those people, and could only distinguish Ah Da, Ah Er, Ah San, and Ah Si from their appearances. Those four people are Tibetans, and there are not many Tibetans who look so burly, and I don't know where Ying Guangji got them.
Ah Da is obviously their leader, and he is also in charge of Ying Guangji's daily life, and usually lives in the same room with Ying Guangji. As soon as he thought of this, Su Ren couldn't help but get goosebumps.
Ah Er and Ah San are the most silent brothers, their right hands always resting on the hilt of their swords. No matter how funny the jokes were told by others, the two of them stood behind Ying Guangji as if they hadn't heard it.
Ah Si likes to sing, although no one can understand it, he still yells when he is fine. Ah Si's singing voice is very charming, and the unique temperament on the plateau is vividly expressed. Su Ren thought that if he didn't get it in the future life, Ah Si was likely to become the number one singer in the bodyguard world.
It's a long way to go, and Ah Si's singing voice remembered again. The long pitch and the extremely high pitch attracted the attention of the people working nearby. Maybe because someone is watching, Ah Si sings harder. The sound passed through the clouds, through the mountains, and into the sky, alarming the geese that were flying north.
Along the Wei River to the east, out of Tongguan into Shaanxi County, after crossing the Yellow River is the boundary of the east of the river. The shadow of Chang'an City was invisible, and Su Ren's ears burned uncomfortably on his horse, probably because those people in the family were cursing him for being an ungrateful guy.
This time he walked without a cart, and the mules of Yishui carried heavy goods. In the livestock world, horses run the fastest, cattle have the greatest strength, donkeys can endure hardships the most, and only the mule, a mongrel, takes into account the advantages of horses and donkeys, and can not only carry the weight of long distances, but also walk very fast. So Su Ren did not choose horses, but used a large number of mules to transport the goods.
There are a lot of goods, all of which are prepared by the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, and there is only one variety, that is, salt. What did the Huns lack? grain, salt and iron. Food could not be given to the Huns, which would raise the Huns even more fiercely. Iron tools cannot be given, it will make the Huns like tigers, and the disaster to the frontier of the Han Dynasty will be even more severe. Only this salt is the best, and it can be sold at a good price in small quantities.
As soon as he crossed the Yellow River, Su Ren looked up at the sky and ordered everyone to set up camp. He did not want to live in the county seat or in the villages and towns, and the people were actually very poor in the places he passed, and no one could guarantee that when the wind was high in the middle of the night, the poor and red-eyed fellows would do something to their huge caravan. Su Ren would rather sleep in the wild and be uncomfortable than enter the village and lose his life.
After eating, except for the guards on duty at night, everyone else sat by the fire and chatted. Han Qing didn't win the Guangji chat, he always likes to use the classics to interpret what everyone says, and at this time, he will be speechless by Su Ren's refutation. But Han Qingle is not tired of this, as long as Su Ren and Ying Guangji are there, he will come to him and interject from time to time.
"Zi said, there must be my teacher in the threesome, Win Gongzi should ask the people on the plateau for a lesson or two, then there will not be so much trouble, listen to what Win Gongzi said, the people on the plateau are actually the most simple, why should Win Gongzi deceive them? Instead of cheating, it is better to change hearts and minds, maybe Win Gongzi can unify the plateau faster and achieve hegemony! ”
Su Ren smiled: "Heart-to-heart, do you think our winning boy has so many good intentions?" Tell you, Ying Gongzi is using those plateau people, Qin Sect is a cult in my opinion, to kill people and make the people fearful, and to make Baixin believe in him with fear, this is the most appropriate, as long as there is a strong force in hand, not to mention a small plateau, even the world can go sideways! ”
"No, no! Sir surprised! Han Qing waved his hand: "Force is only one of them, it is most appropriate to rule for a long time!" ”
Su Ren shook his head disdainfully: "Wenzhi is only suitable for the peaceful period, such a complicated situation and chaotic tribal melee on the plateau, you have to be listened to when you reason with others?" Just like the Huns, why is my Han repeatedly bullied by the little Huns? Is it because the population of my Han is not as large as that of the Xiongnu? Or is it because the Han are not as rich as the Xiongnu? Or is it because the Han people are not as smart as the Huns? To put it bluntly, the Han Dynasty was all harmed by you literati! ”
"Your Majesty is not wrong to develop force, but be careful not to abuse force, if it is only for the sake of great success and flood force, hehe, the big man may not last long, you must learn to use your brain, use your wisdom to deal with your enemy! Just like our Ying Gongzi, one hand is the scriptures, the other is the sword, and in a few years, the plateau will be full of Qin Sect believers. ”
Han Qing frowned: "This is wrong!" ”
Su Ren waved his hand: "Don't jump to conclusions so quickly, at least Win Gongzi hasn't lost yet, and it's getting better and better, how do you know it's wrong?" I think the common people of the Han Dynasty also lack faith, of course, not the kind of chaotic faith now, but a unified faith, and those who have faith are the most powerful people! With faith, no matter how dangerous it is, they will not hesitate! ”
Ying Guangji kept looking at Su Ren and Han Qing with a smile, and suddenly interjected at this time: "Dare to ask Brother Su, what is your faith?" ”
"Money! What a lot of money! ”
"This faith is not too high!"
"There is no high or low faith, with money I can do a lot of things, I can eat what I want to eat, I can buy what I want to use, and I can even marry the woman I want to marry, money is a little vulgar in your opinion, I am originally a layman, why should I learn to be noble?"
Ying Guangji clapped his hands and laughed: "No wonder Brother Su can become the number one businessman in the world, your thirst for money is your biggest motivation." ”
Su Ren smiled: "You're right, it's because I have money that I dare to go to the Huns, otherwise there are less than forty of us, let alone going to the Huns, and on the way, I will be dismantled by the bandits in the mountains and forests!" ”
"Isn't there enough money to spend, sir?" Han Qing found an opportunity to refute.
"Not enough to spend? There is a problem with what you say, who would be afraid of having more money? Where did the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce come from without money? There is no Qian Yuanshan bandits who can follow me to the imperial court? If there is no money, who will resettle the hundreds of thousands of Yue people in Lingnan? If you don't have money, Louguan Academy has to close? Without money, where does the salt come from for these mules to carry on their backs? ”
Han Qing, who asked a series of questions from Su, swallowed his saliva.
"Yes, I am the number one businessman in the world, and there is the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce behind me, but when it comes to money, I really don't have much! All my money was spent, and it cost money to build the city of Jiangsu; It costs money to build Louguan Academy, and this time we still have to spend money to do business with the Xiongnu in Yanmen, so much money have you ever paid one? What's even more infuriating is that you win Guangji, not only do you give empty gloves to the white wolf, what kind of people do you say! ”
Ying Guangji shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I didn't say anything wrong with you making money." ”
"Humph!" Su Ren snorted coldly: "That's what you think in your heart!" Don't talk about it far away, just say that you have done a good job on the plateau, why do you want to go to the Xiongnu adventure with us and others? And not for the money! Without money, your shrine can't be built, without money, the huge manpower behind you won't follow you, and without money, you are estimated to not live for a few days on the plateau as an outsider! ”
"And you!" Su Ren turned his head to look at Han Qing: "What did you do with the copper coins I gave you every month?" Don't tell me that your money has helped widows and beggars! I've seen where you've saved money, and you've saved 5,000 yuan, right? You think if I don't give you money, you'll follow me? ”
Without waiting for Han Qing to answer, Su Ren waved his hand to stop it, and then said, "Don't be in a hurry to answer, think about it carefully!" You make money for the sake of making money, I make money for the sake of spending money, this is the difference between us, the money you earn is either saved, or spent on yourself, my money has done a lot of things, from this point of view, in fact, I am nobler than you! ”
"Hahaha......" Ying Guangji laughed: "It turns out that you have spared such a big bend, or that you are more noble than us, good, even if you are nobler than us, come!" How about a drink between the noble Mr. Su and me, a layman? ”
Su Ren smiled: "That's right, we are all laymen, even the saints are worried about eating, otherwise Confucius would not have taken his disciples to travel around the world back then, and he didn't do this to mix a bite to eat?" In this respect, what I am doing now is more noble than Confucius! ”
Ying Guangji held the wine glass for a long time, Su Ren was still there talking to himself, Ying Guangji was a little impatient, and shouted: "You're not done yet, are you?" How can you be so excited when it comes to money? And you, if you say something bad, why do you come to money? Do you think you can talk to Brother Su about money and talk about him? Drink, go to bed after drinking, and have to hurry tomorrow! ”