Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 357 Make a Military Order (4000)

Half an hour later, Wang Qing came to the mansion.

It's only been a few months since I saw Wang Qing. Wang Qing's state is very different from when he gave the last two salt shop coupons to Wu Liang before. lap.

Seeing Wu Liang, Wang Qing cupped his hands and bowed: "Why don't you send someone to say hello in advance when you come back? Brother Yu can also make some arrangements in advance and go out of the city to meet the virtuous brother in person."

"We brothers don't engage in such nonsense."

Wu Liang stood up and returned the gift, then asked bluntly, "Brother Yu Nian, have you brought all the things I mentioned?"

"Except for the account books that have not been returned this month, the rest have been brought. Several servants are unloading the trucks in the yard, and they will bring them in later to show Brother Xian."

Seeing Wu Liang directly talking about the business, Wang Qing didn't dare to be vague, so he quickly answered seriously.

"Unload the car?"

Wu Liang stepped into the courtyard.

I saw that Wang Qing brought two carriages directly, and these large wooden boxes were pulled on the carriages. The corresponding month classifications were engraved on the boxes, and there were rolls of bamboo slips inside.

"..."

Wu Liang suddenly remembered that paper is still in short supply these days, and it is not easy to preserve for a long time because of the production process.

So now commercial banks still use bamboo slips to keep accounts. Even Wang Qing, who was coaxed by Niu Cha to sacrifice "Zuo Bo paper" when they first met, definitely didn't have the courage to use paper to keep accounts.

What's more, the Wang family almost went bankrupt because of his father's funeral before, and Wang Qing has learned a lot of lessons. In addition, now that he has become a family and knows that Chai Migui, even if the situation of the salt business is very good now, he dare not go back to his family. As extravagant as before, I still need to save some places that can be saved.

Just like now, the current situation of the Wang family is better than when his father was alive, but like Wu Liang, he only wears plain clothes and no longer wears satin clothes...

"A talented and virtuous brother."

Wang Qingzheng has been doing business for a period of time, and now he is becoming more and more mature. Without waiting for Wu Liang to say anything, he took out a roll of bamboo slips from his bosom and took them over with both hands, "These are just the monthly bills of each salt shop. As for the detailed ledger, I still have the general ledger compiled by myself, please have a look at it first."

"Brother Yu Nian is really getting more and more meticulous in his work. Please, let's watch and talk."

Wu Liang grinned, took Wang Qing's hand and turned back to the living room.

In fact, less than four months have passed since the opening of Cao's Salt Shop.

Therefore, the general ledger compiled on a monthly basis does not have much content, but a summary record of the number of openings of the salt bank and the income and expenditure status of each month.

Wu Liang wasn't interested in those detailed accounts either, what he wanted was the total.

of course.

He wouldn't tell Wang Qing that he didn't plan to pay the bills at all, and he would definitely teach him to keep the bills in a while, and then teach him to send someone to take them away after leaving them in the house for a few days.

This is a kind of "supervision".

Money touches people's hearts, lest Wang Qing think that no one will check his accounts, and gradually develop crooked thoughts over time, which will eventually affect the relationship between "brothers" and may endanger Boss Cao's trust in him.

"In the first month, the total income was 320 shi of corn, 110 pieces of cloth and [-] catties of gold. Is this the net income after deducting the cost?"

After looking at the ledger for a while, Wu Liang raised his head and asked.

"Exactly."

Wang Qing nodded quickly and said, "When we first opened the business, according to my virtuous brother, brother Yu first made a batch of snowflake salt, and brought the salt to visit the noble families in Chenliu. They explained the benefits of snowflake salt. Since then, the snowflake salt of our Cao’s Salt Shop has become a must-choice salt for the gentry. After a few days, we received many orders, which can be described as a blockbuster. It’s a pity that our salt factory The scale is still small, and even overnight salt production cannot meet the demand, so only the income is still less.”

"Oh……"

Wu Liang nodded slightly.

But I was thinking in my heart, is this still too little?
Already quite a lot!
It should be known that in the official system of the Han Dynasty, there were three princes under one person. Not to mention the gray income that was not visible, the annual salary was only 5000 shi of grain.

In comparison, the income of this salt shop is already considerable.

Before that, he handed over all the management of the salt shop to Wang Qing. Only when he came back from Le'an State last time and explained to Wang Qing about Lianwen's purchase of sea salt, did he simply ask a question. It's good, but I didn't understand it in depth.

As the saying goes, "everything is difficult at the beginning".

Therefore, in his opinion, the salt industry has just started. It is necessary not only to expand the scale of the salt farm, but also to expand the scope of business, and to establish branches of the salt industry in various places. Such investment will definitely be large, so it is not bad to be able to achieve a balance of income and expenditure in the early stage. up.

As a result, I did not expect to achieve such a considerable profit in the first month.

This really gave Wu Liang quite a surprise.

"In the second month, the total income is 760 shi of corn, 510 pieces of cloth and silk, and [-] catties of gold..."

This is not just doubled, but several times...

Wu Liang was more and more pleasantly surprised.

During this period of time, the stores of Cao's Salt Company have been successfully opened in Chenliu. It was also when Wu Liang came back from Le'an. At that time, Wang Qing also mentioned to Wu Liang that he would expand his business to several counties around Chenliu County. The real obstacle encountered when I was in the market - the stock market.

After all, after leaving Chenliu County, Cheng Yu could no longer provide convenience for Cao's Salt Shop. If he wanted to continue to open a branch, he needed to obtain a salt shop voucher issued by the imperial court through purchase or other means.

At that time, Wu Liang just smiled indifferently, and asked Wang Qing a question: "Have you forgotten the signboard of our salt shop?"

"Cao..."

Wang Qing was taken aback.

"Don't worry, open it. This is our Jinzi City Coupon. After seeing this signboard, no one will dare to trouble us except Shijun himself."

As a result, Cao's Salt Shop has officially entered the crazy expansion mode.

Just as Wu Liang thought, even if they robbed the business of other salt companies, those salt companies had to swallow their anger, and the county magistrates and prefects in various places even pretended not to see it, and no one came to Cao's Salt Company at all. The matter of mentioning the market coupons seemed to be acquiesced, and no one dared to mention it in front of Boss Cao.

As a result, Boss Cao probably still doesn't know about Cao's Salt Company.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Boss Cao not to ask, and it is impossible for Cao’s Salt Company to operate in peace until now... But it doesn’t matter if he asks, Wu Liang signed a contract with Wang Qing a long time ago, and Boss Cao is The biggest beneficiary, if Boss Cao asks, he just needs to hand over the contract to him.

great merit!

What boss would not like employees who "actively work overtime" to work hard for their Lamborghini?
"In the third month, 750 shi of corn, 160 pieces of cloth and [-] catties of gold..."

Earnings are still rising by leaps and bounds.

But think about it again, at this time Cao's Salt Company is already quite large in Yanzhou, and a Yanzhou is larger than an administrative province in later generations excluding remote areas. The pricing is originally aimed at those gentry who occupy most of the social resources, and the benefits are reasonable.

"This month's account book has not been recovered, but according to Brother Yu's knowledge, there is still a greater breakthrough in this month's income. The corn alone seems to have broken through two thousand shi, and other calculations need to be made."

Wang Qing added in a timely manner, "However, the next growth rate should slow down. Our Yanzhou stores are close to saturation. Although Shijun has already controlled more than half of Xuzhou, but Xuzhou is close to the sea. Sea salt resources are quite abundant, and the income of opening a salt store to sell snowflake salt is far less than that inland, so I do not plan to continue to open more salt stores in Xuzhou."

"Your idea is right. Even if you want to add salt shops in Xuzhou, you have to wait until Shijun completely takes Xuzhou and the occupation is stable before adding more."

Wu Liang nodded and said.

In just three months, a total of 190 shi of corn, 370 pieces of cloth, and 270 six catties of gold were harvested... This is just the beginning.

Even if Boss Cao gets [-]%, he and Wang Qing each get [-]%.

It is also a considerable amount of income. In today's chaotic world with extremely serious inflation, if converted into gold, it would cost several thousand gold.

How can this be worth a successful robbery of the royal tomb of the Han Dynasty that is as golden as a mountain.

The most important thing is that this is not like a tomb robbery. It is just a simple one-off sale, and it will continue to generate income in the future, which is a proper and sustainable development.

No matter how stupid Boss Cao is, he will be able to tell which is more important.

Especially compared with the five thousand shi grains that the Zhu family and the Chenliu gentry cobbled together, it was a heaven and an underground!
"If it wasn't for the support of the virtuous brother, brother Yu would not be able to be where he is today, and the Wang family may never be able to turn around."

Wang Qing sighed gratefully.

"Money is still a trivial matter. I think this time the envoy is here. Brother Yu Nian might be able to be a school captain like me. Maybe it's just a few days ago."

Wu Liang said with a smile.

"Your brother wants to recommend me?"

Wang Qing was taken aback, and asked in surprise.

These days, the class theory of "scholars, peasants, businessmen" is still very popular. The reason why the gentry are called gentry is that they especially value the level of official positions. Even if they lose their fortunes, they must desperately climb up.

"Brother Yu Nian, please rest assured and wait for the good news."

Wu Liang agreed by default.

But in fact, he would not recommend Wang Qing at all.

Even if Boss Cao had this idea, he would still oppose it very clearly.

After all, forming cliques in any era is the ruler's rebellion. Wu Liang will not touch this bad luck, and will always be Boss Cao's "own man".

Just based on his understanding of Boss Cao, Boss Cao will definitely control and win over Wang Qing in this way with the lowest cost.

and so.

Conferring Wang Qing an official position is almost a certainty.

……

Next, Wu Liang met with Yin Jian and Sun Ye respectively.

After getting to know them separately and assigning some tasks in advance, it is considered that the meeting with Boss Cao has been arranged.

Bring Boss Cao here.

Wu Liang, who "returned empty-handed", will give Boss Cao several huge surprises at once, and together they will become Wang Bo, thus guiding Boss Cao to complete the transformation between the Huan army and himself.

But before that, there are still some details that have to be guarded against...

"Yin Jian, there are still some vacant rooms in our residence for emergencies?"

Wu Liang asked.

"Have."

Yin Jian cupped his hands and said, "In addition, the brothers also worked together to build a separate courtyard for the captain. Although it is a bit crude, the captain can also have a quieter place to stay when he goes to the station. "

"If you have a heart, thank you brothers for me."

Wu Liang didn't think about this when he arranged to build the garrison before, but he didn't expect that these rough guys from the Huren Army were very hardworking, so he was quite pleasantly surprised, "Go back and tell everyone that the envoy will come to Chen Liu in a few days. I will definitely seek more benefits for everyone, and bring everyone delicious food and spicy food."

"This... Captain, I don't know if I should ask a question or not."

Yin Jian suddenly looked embarrassed.

"Although the captain didn't mention it, I heard from the soldiers who came back this time that the harvest in Jingzhou was very shabby. I'm afraid that I will be disappointed if I find out... Therefore, if I commit the crime, my brothers are willing to bear it together. The captain must not bear the punishment without telling us, if it is not possible, the brothers can kneel together in front of the envoy to intercede for the captain, this is everyone's intention!"

Yin Jian suddenly knelt on the ground on one knee and said sincerely.

"You say that..."

Wu Liang's heart warmed up, but his face immediately began to habitually mourn, and his mouth also habitually sighed, "Oh, it's difficult, the team is not easy to lead, don't say anything, don't say anything, I Now that I have become your captain, I should be responsible for all of you. If you are blessed, everyone will share it. If there is any difficulty, I will bear it on my own shoulders. There is no reason to embarrass you. Go back and tell everyone. Don’t worry about me. There are calculations."

"Captain, I..."

Yin Jian's eyes were red, he sucked his nose and choked up what he wanted to say.

"Don't say any more, tell all the brothers that no one is allowed to act without my order, otherwise they will no longer be members of the Huanren Army!"

Wu Liang looked sad, but waved his big hand "pretending to be strong".

Seeing that the effect was almost there, he eased his tone again, and then said: "Do something for me, later you will pick up Bai Jingjing and my family members to live in the station for a few days, and then send a few who will make The cook of the meal came here, and Shi Jun will never allow them to come back before leaving Chenliu, do you understand?"

"Why is this?"

Yin Jian raised his head and asked with some doubts.

"There is no reason. Anyway, this matter is left to you. You just need to remember that no matter what, Bai Jingjing and my family members are absolutely not allowed to appear in front of the envoy. Absolutely! This is a military order, do you understand?"

Wu Liang said seriously.

"promise!"

Yin Jian didn't dare to ask more questions, so he quickly answered with his hands clasped.

"No, I still feel a little uneasy."

Wu Liang thought for a while and said, "Why don't you issue a military order in front of me, which is more ruthless than 'come to see me first'."

　Thanks to the boss of [Meowing Meowing Meowing] for his reward and support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)