My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 46: A new cooperative mode (I couldn't sleep last night, so I added another chapter.)
"I agree, brother, of course I agree with it!"

Huang Yi saw that it was profitable, so he had no intention of not participating.

"Although I don't quite understand, but if that's what your benefactor wants, then I'll also count my share in the Hunye tribe!"

Hexutuo still didn't quite understand Lu Yi's plan. He thought he would lose money and regarded it as repaying Lu Yi's favor.

"Although this plan is good, I'm afraid that Zhang's share will be reduced again."

Zhang Jia looked around at the few people with a worried look on his face. Zhang's strength was at the bottom compared to everyone present. The fact that he could still stand in this big tent was already a nostalgia for the past.

Seeing that Zhang Jia looked unhappy, Mrs. Lu immediately smiled at him.

"Don't panic, Zhang Jia. The agreement between the Lu and Zhang families remains unchanged. Your Zhang family will still own 30% of the profits of the new caravan!"

"Hmm? Does the boss want to reduce his own shares?" Zhang Jia was happy at first, but then he was shocked and asked hurriedly.

The shares are 100%. If Zhang's share does not decrease, then Lu Yi's share must decrease.

This is a very simple elementary school math problem.

"No, my Lu family still owns 70%!" Lu Yi shook his head, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.

"Ok?"

At this time, not only Zhang Jia, but also Huang Yi and He Xutuo were standing there in a daze.

Although one of them is a rough man and the other is illiterate.

But they are in charge of a large group of people, so they know how to do some basic math.

“I don’t know how I can get shares if Brother Lu doesn’t give me shares?”

Huang Yi frowned and asked.

"Don't worry, Brother Huang!" Lv Yi said with a smile, "The caravan has limited profits. It's not that Lv Yi is unwilling to divide the shares. I'm just afraid that Brother Huang and the old clan leader will dislike the small shares and low profits."

"Besides, a partnership doesn't necessarily require dividing shares."

Hearing what Lu Yi said, Huang Yi and He Xutuo were even more confused and stunned.

"Brother Huang is still in charge of his main business, guarding the Mayi section of the Great Wall."

Lu Yi explained.

"However, starting today, the rules will change."

"Brother collects private taxes only to cope with the excessive demands of the imperial court."

"Even if I squeeze the blood out of the merchants passing by, I can only complete the bribery task with difficulty."

"Why don't we give up collecting private taxes completely? Except for our own caravans, all other caravans are prohibited from passing through the customs. In this way, only our own caravans will be trading in the grassland north of Mayi. Business will be much better and profits will be greatly increased."

"In this way, my Lu's Caravan will take care of all the bribes and salaries that Brother Huang demands from us!"

After Lu Yi finished speaking, Huang Yi stood up in a hurry and paced back and forth in the big tent excitedly, his muscular brain rapidly thinking about the feasibility of Lu Yi's plan.

"Yes!" Huang Yi didn't think for long before he came to a conclusion that made him happy.

If Lu Yi really did as he said, then he would not only be able to get rid of the excessive demands of the court, but also be able to easily feed his soldiers.

As a result, his finances immediately turned from deficit to surplus, so he could focus on defending the border and keep his official position.

There was no need to worry about the emperor's bribes, and Lu Yi paid the soldiers' salaries, but the court still issued a small amount of salaries and military supplies.

Wouldn't it be natural for these extra salaries and military supplies to fall into my pocket? God bless me, this way I can finally start saving some money.

My friend Lu Zikuan who joined the army at the same time has become a captain, but I am still just a small military officer.

He doesn't even have a concubine. If this were to be made public, it would be really embarrassing.

"If it's really as Brother Lu said, then I'll do it!"

"From now on, our caravans will be exempt from taxes when entering and leaving the Great Wall through the Mayi Pass, while other caravans will not be allowed to pass under the pretext of preventing the invasion of the Hu people."

Huang Yi thought of this and quickly patted his chest and made a promise.

"Brother Huang, what you said is very much to my liking. If the caravan runs smoothly in the future, I will help you get promoted. Maybe you can even get the position of a lieutenant with a salary higher than 2,000 dan!"

Lu Yi knows very well that to be a boss one must first be able to express feelings and paint a big picture.

"Brother Lu, I..."

Huang Yi was so excited when he heard this that he almost kowtowed to Lu Yi on the spot.

It seems that as long as Lu Yi can help him realize his long-cherished wish of becoming a legitimate general, he will not dare to go west if Lu Yi tells him to go east. He would rather climb a mountain of swords than go into a sea of ​​fire.

An official position of two thousand stones only pays 20 million coins. Now, Lu Yi has more than 900 war horses under his command, not to mention that he has a huge sum of money in the grove. As long as he is willing, he can give it to Huang Yi when he returns to the interior. Therefore, although he has made big promises, Lu Yi still has a strong ability to deliver.

However, this big pie cannot be fulfilled immediately. Lu Yi must cultivate and deepen Huang Yi's dependence on himself and fully prove his value to himself. Only after both parties deepen their cooperation will he finally fulfill his promise.

Lu Yi's move also has another meaning. From today on, Lu Yi will protect him from wind and rain, and even the soldiers under Huang Yi are paid by Lu Yi.

Over time, this elite border force that nominally belongs to Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, will inevitably turn into a private army that only obeys Lu Yi's orders.

That’s right, the relationship of interests is so unbreakable that it can turn magic into corruption!

"Brother, there is no need for us to say anything more."

After Lu Yi comforted Huang Yi, he turned to look at He Xutuo on the other side and suddenly asked.

"What do you think of our Han people's goods, old patriarch?"

"Hmm?" He Xutuo was stunned when he heard that, and then said: "The Han people's goods are exquisite and comprehensive, and tea, iron and cloth rolls are must-haves for us grassland Hu people. But the price is too expensive. Every time we trade with Han merchants, my Huye tribe has to bleed a lot."

"But we dare not rob all the caravans. If there are no caravans going out to trade with us, our lives will be difficult! We can only let these profiteers lie on the wounds of our grassland tribes and greedily suck our blood."

"What the old patriarch said is very pertinent!" Lu Yi nodded and explained his thoughts to him.

"If only our caravan is trading on this grassland in the future, and the Luyi caravan will conduct exclusive trade with the Hunye tribe at a discounted price for a long time, how will the other tribes on this grassland deal with this situation, old patriarch?"

“This…” He Xutuo thought about it for a while, and suddenly understood what Lu Yi meant. He shouted: “If this is the case, these Hu people can only trade with my Huye tribe!”

"That's right!" Lu Yi nodded approvingly and added.

"I call this model the Lu family caravan's general trade agent in the Mayi grassland area."

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