My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 109 New Guys
A few days after temporarily pacifying the Zhongshan smuggling gang.

The guys who were given leave by Lu Yi returned one after another, and brought back the new guys they had sponsored.

The outsiders' valet guys mainly guarantee that their relatives and friends are outsiders.

The guys in Jiuyuanli brought their relatives from other villages in Jiuyuanting.

However, no matter who recommended the newcomers, they would see the increasingly wealthy lives of the original partners and would scramble to ask the original partners to guarantee them. Often, there would be four or five people vying to be the guarantee of one old partner, and even worse, people from the entire village would be scrambling to get the guarantee.

When there is demand, there is market.

To a certain extent, these old guys all had some selfish motives when they provided guarantees and wanted to get some benefits.

It could be money or food, or household items, or some even use these as a reason to ask for a wife.

Lu Yi knew very well that there would be no fish in clear water, so he turned a blind eye to it.

After all, if something goes wrong with the person who provided the guarantor, the person who provided the guarantor will also be implicated.

Only a fool would guarantee someone else if there is no benefit.

Lu Yi also needs to quickly add relatively reliable personnel, and is not prepared to make any changes for the time being.

Moreover, every time after recruiting people, Lu Yi would try his best to break them up and reorganize them, and never recruit guys from one place alone, so there is no phenomenon of small groups or small hills for the time being.

However, the emergence of groups and factions is an inevitable phenomenon.

It is also an important means for superiors to divide and check and balance their subordinates, and it will appear sooner or later.

All Lu Yi can do is try to slow down and delay the arrival of this day.

After the first wave of guys arrived, Lu Yi immediately reassigned all the old guys to the team, sent another group of old guys home for vacation, and recruited new guys by the way.

As for the 125 new men, they were not reorganized immediately. Instead, they were temporarily commanded by Lu Bu and sent to Luwu to help.

On the one hand, it can speed up the construction of Luwu, and on the other hand, it can also take this opportunity to observe this group of people to see if there are any cunning ones among them.

In the early stages of power building, it is better to kick out such black sheep as soon as possible.

However, thinking of the black sheep, Lu Yi secretly summoned Gao Shun and Cheng Lian.

"How has Hao Meng performed recently?" Lu Yi went straight to the point and asked Gao Shun first.

"During this period of time, I have been with him to manage the servants and servants, and he has been working hard and never complaining." After thinking about it, Gao Shun told Hao Meng about his performance in a fair manner.

Lu Yi nodded, then looked at Cheng Lian beside him: "Where is he in private?"

"Although he still looks frustrated, he complains and grumbles much less frequently, and it seems that he has come to his senses." Cheng Lian recalled and gave a pertinent evaluation.

"Brother, how should we deal with him?" Gao Shun asked.

Cheng Lian also looked at Lu Yi.

No matter what Lu Yi ordered, they were able to be ruthless and do it!

"Hmm..." Lu Yi pondered for a long time.

"People are not always the same, anyway..."

"Since he has shown some signs of restraint, and considering that he has followed me for many years, if he has not committed any serious faults, it would be disheartening to the other brothers if we deal with him hastily. It would be too worthless if it causes them to become alienated from us. I will give him another chance, but I will not let him take on a primary position in the future. He can only work as a deputy."

"Well... okay." Gao Shun and Cheng Lian looked at each other and could only obey Lu Yi's orders.

"You two must continue to watch this man from now on, and don't be careless. If he shows any signs of restlessness again, you two can deal with him on your own, and kill him first and report later!"

However, Lu Yi did not discourage their enthusiasm and added another sentence, which made their eyes light up.

"Go ahead and do your work..." After Lu Yi waved the two away, he recalled Hao Meng's past and smiled confidently. "You little grasshopper, I don't think you can make any waves."

Hao Meng is now powerless and cannot enter the core of Lu Yi's power. Now Lu Yi deliberately distances him from even slightly critical meetings and information, and does not let him know. Therefore, even if he has the intention to rebel, he has no ability to implement it.

As I said before, the right way to employ people is to make the best use of them.

If used well, everyone can be Guan Yu.

If used improperly, everyone could be Mi Fang or Fu Shiren.

……

Just as Lu Yi was steadily advancing the progress of various affairs in Jiuyuan, Wang Fu also hurried back to Zhongshan County.

"It will take three months to convince Huang Yi?"

"So this is how Lu Yi responded to you?"

After listening to Wang Fu's introduction, Zhang Shiping frowned and asked.

"How dare I hide anything from you? It will be absolutely accurate to the word!" Wang Fu immediately promised solemnly upon hearing this.

"This must be Lu Yi's excuse. Jiuyuan will be back in a few days from Mayi. If he really wants to convince Huang Yi, it would not take him three months. I think he is greedy for the benefits of eating alone, but is afraid of the blow from our Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce. That's why he resorted to this desperate measure. He wants to stabilize us first so that he can eat alone for another three months!" Zhang Shiping commented after hearing this, feeling a little displeased with Lu Yi's tactfulness.

Three months is neither too long nor too short. It will not exceed the patience of the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce, and it will also allow Lu Yi to make more money.

The punch that Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce had been preparing for hit like soft cotton, causing great discomfort.

"Hey! Why are you so angry, Brother Zhang? In my opinion, it's good that Lu Yi is greedy!" Su Shuang smiled when he heard this and comforted Zhang Shiping beside him.

"Oh? What do you mean, Brother Su?" Zhang Shiping asked curiously.

"I'm not afraid of him being greedy, I'm afraid of him not being greedy."

"Merchants pursue profits. If it were you and me, we would have to do our best to maintain our own food, just like Lu Yi."

"It's just that although Lu Yi is brave and manages things well, his brain is not very bright."

"How can one family or clan grasp such a huge profit from horse smuggling in Bingzhou? Even if it's just the two of us, we have to form an alliance with everyone and share the benefits."

"Although Lu Yi's eating habits may satisfy him in the short term, in the long run, he will offend other families. Even if he joins our Chamber of Commerce in the future, he will not be able to fully integrate into it and will be criticized by all parties. The interests of the Lu family will be suppressed for a long time, which will not be worth the loss."

"Therefore, we might as well approve his request. This will save Lu Yi's face and quietly set him up with a big trap."

Su Shuang spoke eloquently and analyzed the situation in an orderly manner.

"Brother Su is wise, but we are blinded by one thing!"

Zhang Shiping and Wang Fu both smiled in conviction upon hearing this, and then they ignored Lu Yi's threat and felt relieved.

Although Su Shuang's analysis was correct, he was completely wrong on a more crucial point.

That is information asymmetry.

Lu Yi knew their motives and thoughts, accurately analyzed the possible situation, and responded quickly.

However, Su Shuang did not know about the four alliances that Lu Yi had deliberately concealed, and that he had no intention of sharing profits with the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce.

From the beginning, Lu Yi had made up his mind to have a fight with the Zhongshan Chamber of Commerce.

Therefore, what awaits Su Shuang and others is not bowing their heads and surrendering, but a fight with swords!
Thanks to Lihuarugu for the reward of 100 Qidian coins.

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