Fu Song

Chapter 352

Sun Jucai knelt on the ground, crying with tears in his eyes.

Except for Qin Min, everyone in the room was cleared out.

Xiao Chuo didn't cry, but sat upright.

"My family was in trouble, so I didn't dare to go back here, so I could only stay in Xijin Mansion and wait for the news." Sun Jucai choked up and said, "But the situation got worse and worse, until the news of the bachelor With the news that he and his wife are gone, the villain knows that the sky has really fallen."

For Sun Jucai, the Xiao family collapsed, without this tripod pillar supporting Lu Hesheng, the sky would indeed fall.Without this backer, some greedy eyes immediately looked over.

The counterparts in the south are better off, they are only greedy for Luhesheng's caravan, routes, and experienced shopkeepers and buddies.And the nobles of the Liao Kingdom in Xijin Mansion were staring with red eyes at the goods, money, land, storefronts, etc. in Lu Hesheng's hands.

If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people coveting Luhesheng, and those people hadn't reached an agreement with each other, Luhesheng would have left no scum.As for Sun Jucai, apart from being the fat sheep lying on the felt board, he has no power to fight back.

A big businessman who has lost his backing, in Xijin Mansion, has no choice but to close his eyes and wait for death, even escape.

Xiao Chuo used to be at home and never cared about money matters. The reason why he knew Sun Jucai and Lu Hesheng was because of a chance. He saw this person talking to his mother. On the Liao people's side, there is still such a big business that has been controlled by the mother.

In fact, a family like the Xiao family naturally has some behind-the-scenes businesses that are not known to outsiders, otherwise how can they support such a huge expense?
"Does the eldest brother and the second brother know you?" Xiao Chuo asked.

"Dalang knew about it, because our caravan had to go through Hebei, and we couldn't go around Dalang, but Erlang probably didn't know." Sun Jucai said: "Madam once said that after a few years, Luhe will be prosperous. Leave it to Mrs. Gao to take charge."

Xiao Chuo nodded. Lu Hesheng was a dowry brought by his mother from her natal family. At that time, Lu Hesheng was still surnamed Han, and the plate was also pitifully small. After all, her mother was not the main wife of the Han family.But no one thought that in the following many years, as the Xiao family rose to the sky, Luhesheng also began to expand along the way, and finally became one of the most influential merchants on this business route.

It's just that the prosperity of such a business is bound to the rise and fall of the main family, and its prosperity is also sudden, and its failure is also rapid.

"How much money is left on the account?" Xiao Chuo asked directly.

Sun Jucai said: "After the accident at home, I immediately cleared out all the goods I had bet on. I had more than [-] yuan in cash in my hand. During this period, I wanted to maintain it and find a new backer. , A total of more than [-] guan was sent out, but all the money was wasted."

Sun Jucai sighed, maybe he was too generous at the time, which caused so many people to covet him. "In addition, there are dozens of stores in Xijin Mansion and Linhuang Mansion. Together, they are worth tens of thousands of dollars."

"What about people, is the merchant's caravan still in order? Those shopkeepers, buddy, how many are left?" Xiao Chuo then asked.

"I ran away and got poached, and now there are less than half left!" Sun Jucai said. "But right now, I'm going to send everyone away. Third lady, you, why are you here?"

Looking up at the ugly man standing behind the third lady like an iron tower, Sun Jucai only felt a little chill behind him.

Xiao Chuo shook his head, did not answer this question, but said: "There is no need to dismiss, Luhesheng will hang the flag again, open the door, and continue business from tomorrow."

"Third lady, I'm afraid we can't do things normally, there are people."

Xiao Chuo cut off his words and said: "From tomorrow onwards, no one dares to harass Lu Hesheng again. I will send someone to stay here for a while. I will break the hand of anyone who dares to grab Lu Hesheng. Those of you Those who sent money but did not do anything at that time had to return the money to me.”

Sun Jucai was dumbfounded.

"What did you plan to do?" Xiao Chuo looked at Sun Jucai.

"Third lady, the villain originally planned to dismiss everyone in Luhesheng, and then took his family to find a way to go to Dalang's side. The people here only covet money. You can go." Sun Jucai whispered.

"You don't have to go!" Xiao Chuo said, "Do business for me in the future."

Sun Jucai blinked and looked at Xiao Chuo. He didn't know what confidence Xiao Chuo had, but looking at Xiao Chuo's unquestionable face, he could only nod his head.

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, there's another person from the Lu family." A panicked voice came from outside: "It's Lu Benxi, the Erlang of the Lu family."

Sun Jucai's complexion changed suddenly, he stood up and said to Xiao Chuo: "Third lady, this Lu family is one of the forces that want to swallow up our Lu Hesheng. The Lu family is one of the leaders of the Han people on Nanjing Road. I paid tribute to them before. [-] guan, I just hope they can protect us, but"

Xiao Chuo waved his hand: "Go see this Lu Benxi first, I think this person is not here to make trouble for you."

Sun Jucai went out in fear. Inside, Xiao Chuo rested his chin and looked at his own shadow reflected on the ground under the lights: "Outside the palace, there are really all kinds of people!"

Lu Benxi didn't enter the house, but stood outside the house. It was different from Sun Jucai's vicious and aloof appearance earlier. At this time, he was smiling so kindly.

"Young Master Lu!"

Sun Jucai's knees were weak, and he was about to kneel down when Lu Benxi grabbed him.

"Shopkeeper Sun, please don't be polite. I came this time to give you a gift. Lu Hesheng will take good care of our Lu family's business in the future!"

Sun Jucai looked at him inexplicably.

Lu Benxi didn't say anything, just pointed to the carriages behind him, and said with a smile, "This is the [-] guan that you Lu Hesheng gave me last time. I returned it back, and to express my apology, I added [-] pennies to make amends! Shopkeeper Sun, I know you are busy today, so I won’t bother you, and I will treat you to a drink later!"

Leaving this sentence behind, Lu Benxi turned around and got on his horse and left. He was on the horse, and he turned his head frequently to signal to Sun Jucai.

Sun Jucai looked at Lu Benxi and his servants who were going away like a fool.

Luhesheng's guys were even more dull-eyed.

Even in the days when Lu Hesheng had a backer, this Lu Benxi had never treated them so kindly, what's the matter today, with a groveling look?

Sun Jucai turned around and looked at the first few people standing or sitting outside the house, they all came with Mrs. Xiao San.Then his eyes widened, people, he didn't recognize anything, but he just saw the brand on a horse's buttocks.

The palace!

The horse of Qishui County Prince's Mansion.

"Do you know what it means to do business for me?" Xiao Chuo looked at Sun Jucai. "Xiao Qi, the third wife of the Xiao family, is dead. This was announced to the world by the official of the Song Dynasty."

Xiao Chuo sneered: "Remember, my name is Xiao Chuo. There is no third lady Xiao Qi in this world. Sun Jucai, the only person you will be loyal to in the future is me. Please remember, if it leaks out of your mouth If my name is Xiao Qi, then you will be miserable, and the entire Sun family will be miserable."

Sun Jucai looked at the girl in front of him, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Third lady, where is Dalang Erlang?"

"That sound just now was the last time you called me San Niangzi, let me hear these three words again, I will pull out your tongue!" Xiao Chuo said coldly, "Remember, my name is Xiao Chuo."

Sun Jucai immediately understood the meaning of the girl in front of her, I am afraid that the person she least wants people to know her true identity is Xiao Jia Dalang and Erlang!

"The villain understands!" Sun Jucai said.

"How many shares did you have in Luhesheng before?" Xiao Chuo asked in a deep voice.

"[-]%! The bachelor rewards the villain with [-]% of the shares!"

"In the future, [-]% of Luhesheng's shares will belong to you!" Xiao Chuo said.

"The villain doesn't dare." Sun Jucai was surprised.

Xiao Chuo ignored Sun Jucai, and continued: "You have two sons, right? Call them and follow me! I need manpower very much now."

Sun Jucai's face was pale, but he didn't dare to disobey in the slightest.

For Luhesheng, today is completely earth-shaking. Luhesheng, who seems to have no hope, just turned around like this?

That group of mysterious visitors had already left, but Lu Hesheng did not stop. Even though it was late at night, people still kept coming. They were all famous figures in Xijin Mansion, and they were all qualified to covet them. Those families of Lu Hesheng, now they came over overnight one by one, returned all the things they swallowed to Lu Hesheng, and added some things as an apology.

In the blink of an eye, Luhesheng became that wealthy firm again.

But Sun Jucai couldn't be happier.

Things were so weird that he couldn't turn the corner for a while, but he, who has been around for a long time, still understands the principle that good and bad depend on each other.

But now, what else can he do?

Can only go with the flow.

Mrs. Xiao San, no no no, it's Miss Xiao Chuo Xiao. Anyway, she can be regarded as her own little master, right?Doing things with her, no matter from that aspect, is justified.

Outsiders are beyond reproach.

The Lu Mansion is located in the southeast corner of Xijin Mansion City. As the most powerful aristocratic family on the Nanjing Road, the luxury of the Lu Mansion is unmatched even by the Qishui County Prince's Mansion.

The prince of flowing water, the iron-clad Lu family.

Over the past hundred years, Mrs. Lu has seen too many princes come to Nanjing Dao, and then leave Nanjing Dao. Some of them have made great achievements, while others died without a place to bury them.

Lu Benan was drinking with an old man.

The old man's hobbies are a little different. He doesn't like any other appetizers when drinking, but he only likes salted beans.I used to chew hard, but now I am older and my teeth can't bear it, so I can only make the beans a little softer.

"How do you feel about this trip to the Southern Dynasties?" Chewing beans, he looked at Lu Ben'an.

"The Great Song Dynasty is truly rich!" Lu Ben'an said with a smile: "But in spirit, Bianliang is not as good as Shangjing."

One of the leaders of the Han family on Nanjing Road, Lu Jian, the head of the Lu family, laughed loudly: "The long period of peace is the most devastating thing to destroy people's fighting spirit. If the Song people are like this, why not the Liao people?"

"Comparatively speaking, the people of Song Dynasty are even more unbearable, and once the Hebei frontier army is gone, it is not worth mentioning." Lu Ben'an said: "I don't understand why His Highness stopped at this time and took a step forward. The Daming Mansion will be defeated!"

"The centipede is dead but not stiff!" Lu Jiandao: "Daliao also thought so in the battle of Gaoliang River back then, and it didn't give up halfway in the end. Your Highness is not chasing after him, not only because the strength of the Song people is still there, and they are urgent. I still jump over the wall in a hurry, because I don’t want to lose my strength too much in a death fight with the Song people at this time. As far as the current situation is concerned, I am overjoyed to achieve this step, and the most important thing is to solve the domestic problems first.”

"Going to the capital and not letting His Highness go back, how to solve this knot?" Lu Ben'an was a little annoyed: "Yeluxi has the advantage of being close to the water, and if His Majesty suddenly disappears, Yeluxi controls the center and sits there first, and we will be passive. "

"Is that so easy?" Lu Jian sneered, "In Shangjing, there are the Pishi Army, Gongfen Army, and Touxia Army. Do you think His Highness has no helpers? Yeluxi dares to do this. I'm afraid civil war will start soon. Go to the capital." It’s not that there are people who understand. Right now, Yeluxi is doing this just to delay the time so that he can make a great contribution comparable to His Highness Mei.”

"How can Xiao Ding be so easy to deal with!" Lu Ben'an couldn't help laughing.

"So, Yeluxi has lost his position!" Lu Jian said, "What do you think, girl?"

Lu Ben'an nodded and said: "It is indeed extraordinary, she is a rare and strange woman in this world, but even so, I feel that His Highness attaches too much importance to her, and I am a little puzzled."

"Do you know why I asked Benxi to send money to that Luhesheng?"

"Sell it to that woman!"

"It's sold to the future queen!" Lu Jian threw a raw salted bean into his mouth.

"It may not be the queen." Lu Ben'an was a little disapproving. "But it doesn't matter if you invest some money in advance."

"The princess passed away soon, do you know why His Highness didn't marry other families, but instead wanted to find a woman from Song Dynasty like this?" Lu Jian said with a smile.

"I haven't figured it out yet."

"Because Your Highness wants to combine all the Han forces in Daliao!" Lu Jian said with a smile: "There are not many Daliao troops in the territory of Daliao now, so what about the leather army? Ben'an , I will give you a thousand of my Lu family's private army to fight against a thousand of the leather's army, will you be able to win?"

Lu Ben'an waved his fist and said: "Cut the anti-cut vegetables, unless it is the personal guards of a few commanders, then there will be no one to fight!"

Lu Jian said meaningfully: "The Kepishi army is less than [-] people. How many private troops have the Han family accumulated over the years? This is just one. Second, how much wealth is in the hands of the Han family? Third, How many scholars in the Han family can govern the country?"

"What does this have to do with that woman?" Lu Ben'an asked puzzled.

Lu Jian laughed loudly: "If Your Highness marries a woman from my Lu family, is it feasible? If not, what about Lin family? Gao family? Duanmu? Huyan?"

Lu Benan instantly understood what his father meant.

(End of this chapter)