Chapter 82: Begin the layout
Seeing that Wei Jinghong's body was getting better day by day, Zhuo Yu planned to discuss the previous Liujiazhuang incident with him.
"I think there are already a lot of people from the north here in Jiangnan." Zhuo Yu said worriedly.
Wei Jinghong also fell into deep thought after hearing what happened during this time.
The drought in the south of the Yangtze River has been too long, the imperial court does not care, coupled with the instigation of the northerners, and now the people's hearts are extremely unstable. Jiangnan is also an extremely important place in Wu, and the current situation is very urgent.
"Your Majesty, the current situation is very urgent, we have to discuss a countermeasure quickly." Wei Jinghong said.
"This group of people from the north is mixed with the people, and the enemy is in the shadows, and I am in the light, which is really disadvantageous." Zhuo Yu said.
"We can't rashly tell the people that the court is really for everyone's good, so it will definitely have the opposite effect." Wei Jinghong pondered.
"Yes. However, there are ways to solve these problems. Zhuo Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said excitedly.
"There is an urgent need for an authority, an influential person with a place among the people. We can use this person to achieve the goal of winning back the hearts of the people! ”
"Your Majesty, but what should we do?" Wei asked puzzled.
"In this way, I disguised myself as a wealthy businessman from other places, and I wanted to come to our Jiangnan to invest, not to do business. During this period, I can always help the villagers, and then my status will slowly rise, and during this period, I will inadvertently convey the benefits of my Wu Kingdom to the people, and by the way, I will find out those thieves in the northern country! Zhuo Yu said excitedly.
Wei Jinghong really admired Zhuo Yu's strategy, and the two of them hit it off and did what they said.
Zhuo Yu and Qiao Yuan first disguised themselves as big local tyrants from other places, and then came to the largest restaurant in the south of the Yangtze River, ordered a table full of delicacies, and served a lot of good wine, which directly attracted the restaurant owners.
"Yo, the second master knew at a glance that he was not an ordinary person, and he was so generous. There are not many people in Jiangnan who can compare with the two masters. The restaurant owner stammered.
Zhuo Yu smiled slightly and said:
"It's just a little money, you're overrated."
The boss was even more surprised when he heard that this was a small amount of money for Zhuo Yu. The prosperity of this Jiangnan City is no longer than in previous years, because the business of the restaurant has become worse due to the drought. Especially in this place, wine is hard to change, if it weren't for some contacts with people in the north, I could buy some at a high price, there would be no wine here.
Zhuo Yu listened to the boss's words, smiled and didn't speak. At this time, she also bought off several little beggars, Mr. Storyteller, and asked them to hype up how generous they were when they shot at the restaurant, and when they left, they almost didn't move their chopsticks and left directly.
Immediately afterwards, Zhuo Yu set up a big mansion in this place, still using the previous propaganda routine.
This series of operations made the people of Jiangnan City more or less hear about this famous wealthy businessman. Zhuo Yu assumed the pseudonym Wang Quan Fugui in this place, and Qiao Yu'an arranged to be her younger brother, Wang Fugui.
As soon as you hear this name, you feel that these two goods are really rich!
"Zhuo Yu, are we getting a name too randomly? That's too earthy, right? We almost put the word 'rich' on our heads. Qiao Yuan complained.
"Oh, this soil is the tide to the extreme, don't worry, I'm steady." Zhuo Yu said with a smile.
What she has done these days has begun to bear fruit, and now there are many people who come to the palace every day to show their goodwill.
It's still easy to make money!
"What's next for us?" Qiao Yuan asked.
"Pull the brothers together to make money!" Zhuo Yu's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.
During this time, the palace opened its doors to welcome these visitors, and Zhuo Yu gradually became closer to them.
"Brother Quan Fugui, although we have a solid family background, compared to you, it is simply a small thing!" A greasy man named Liu Ziren said. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him nodded in agreement.
"Where, everyone, you're too polite, my Wang is just opportunistic and has done some small business." Zhuo Yu pretended to be modest.
"Brother Wang, tell me what kind of opportunistic tricks you have, and tell a few brothers about it, and everyone will make some money together." The other man in the seat stammered.
"Oh, the wealth I made is a national disaster. It's also very easy, that is, to buy back grain and salt at a low price from other places, and then sell it at a high price to a place like Jiangnan, and make a lot of money from it! Zhuo Yu said proudly.
"Brother Quan Fugui is afraid that he is not joking, right? I am not satisfied with you, our brothers are also doing business, but the price of these things is not low! Liu Ziren said suspiciously.
"Oh? So where do you get your goods from? Zhuo Yu pretended to be curious and asked.
Its practical toes know that this must have been purchased from the north, and it is estimated that this group of people has also been cheated by the people of the north.
"We're all buying from the North!" Liu Ziren said.
Sure enough!
"Brother, the price of goods in this northern country is too high, right? How can you work with them? Zhuo Yu pretended to be surprised and said.
"But the price of this goods imported from other parts of Wu Country is higher, and we haven't learned about it before, but I didn't expect that if I buy it from other places, I will have to add a large amount of official taxes, and in the end it is better to buy it here in the northern country." Another said.
"I've never heard of an official tax increase, so how can I buy it at an ordinary price? And buy more and get more discounts. Haven't you been cheated by this northerner? Zhuo Yu said seriously.
When a few of them heard Zhuo Yu say this, they really muttered a little in their hearts. The official tax was mentioned by foreign businessmen at that time, and when they were still half-convinced, they were attracted by the northerners, although the purchase price was a little high, but at that time the other party had been instilling in themselves the idea of seizing the market, so they quickly reached a cooperation with the other party.
Now it seems that there is something else going on.
"If the brothers can trust me, I can take everyone to spend less money and make a lot of money from it!" Zhuo Yu said.
When everyone heard that Zhuo Yu was so righteous, they couldn't mention how excited they were, and they couldn't wait to act immediately.
"I'm rich and powerful, and I've always paid attention to righteousness, since everyone can trust me, I'll buy more this time, and the price must be according to the original price for the brothers, and when you check the things, it's not too late to give the money." Zhuo Yu said.
"Not to mention anything else, the main thing is that I am a newcomer, I am not familiar with our environment here, and I still want to make friends with everyone."
"But this northerner is too much, saying that it is for your own good, but in fact he is so cheating on you, and it is a shame that you trust each other so much." Qiao Yuan said on the side.
"This northern country is still another country in the end, how can it be possible to sincerely help us, and use us to make money in the end!" Liu Ziren said angrily.