Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 75: Business partnership, making fortune together

After coming out of the county government office, Su Wu felt refreshed and his future was bright.

Seeing Yun Ge, the pear seller, wandering around the gate of the county government office again, Su Wu just raised his hand and waved.

Yun Ge immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, General. You are so powerful now. When I walk on this street, who doesn't talk about the general's work of suppressing bandits? Everyone says that a big man has appeared in Yanggu County, a great big man..."

"Okay, you probably don't make much money from selling pears, but you can make a lot from other things." Su Wu smiled and raised his hand.

"Hehe..." Yun Ge'er smiled and took out a letter from under the pears in the basket: "I'm just running errands for money, so I've been waiting for a few days. I just said I'll deliver it to the general as soon as he comes back."

"Erlang..." Su Wu took the letter and gestured to Wu Song beside him.

Wu Song took out some money from his pocket and put it in the basket: "Go!"

"Thank you, General, and thank you, second brother of the Wu family." Yun Ge'er thanked them repeatedly.

As Su Wu opened the letter, he said, "My second brother from the Wu family is now the military officer of Yanggu County under Dongping Prefecture."

Yun Ge was surprised when he heard this, and immediately bowed and saluted again: "Thank you, General Wu!"

After saying this, Yun Ge'er retreated, but he didn't go far. If the general was still useful to him later, he would appear at the first opportunity. He was also very happy, as if he was honored. As long as there was nothing to do later, he would tell everyone in the county.

In the entire county, he was the first one to know the accurate news that Wu Song was joining the army. He was afraid that Wu Da might not know it yet. So he should go and tell Wu Da first. Maybe he could get another meal and wine with him.

Here, Su Wu was seen opening the letter and reading it. Wu Song laughed beside him and said, "Brother, I know who it is..."

Su Wu also joked with him: "You are getting more and more capable."

"Hey, brother, what are you writing?" Wu Song didn't go over to look, but just asked.

Su Wu handed the letter to him. Wu Song took a look and found it was serious business. It said that the manager of his family had sorted out the items in the herbal medicine store and made a total so that it could be recorded in the accounts. He wanted to settle the account with Su Wu. Since they were in business together, they had to be clear about everything so that they could do the accounting in the future.

"Brother, this is just a saying..." Wu Song understood.

"Let's go..." Su Wu raised his hand.

"Where are you going? Are you really going to settle the score?" Wu Song asked again.

"Yes, we are settling accounts, but we also have other important matters to attend to..." Su Wu smiled.

"Come to think of it, brother is going to have a family soon." Wu Song said this seriously, not jokingly.

"I think it's time for you to get pregnant..." Su Wu replied.

"Me? I don't want to think about these things. A real man is born between heaven and earth, how can he be bound by love?" Wu Song said loudly.

Su Wu paused for a moment, turned around and looked at Wu Song with a strange and suspicious look in his eyes.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Wu Song asked immediately.

Su Wu shook his head: "Nothing, nothing, just looking at your pectoralis major."

"Look at this?" Wu Song also looked down and said, "I haven't practiced much in recent days. Since my brother is urging me to do this, I will work harder to increase my strength! This way, I can kill the enemy faster!"

Su Wu nodded repeatedly: "Good, good, good... killing the bandits is good!"

This time it was Su Wu's turn, so he just said yes.

"Let me tell you something serious." Su Wu stopped looking at his pectoral muscles.

"Hmm!" Wu Song was still looking down at his pectoralis major. Not only his pectoralis major, but also his biceps. He also stretched his arms to feel his latissimus dorsi...

"The county magistrate has entrusted me with the taxation of the county's rivers. This matter is now yours. When the time comes, select some people to serve as tax collectors, and you will personally monitor it for a while."

Su Wu talked as he walked.

"Oh, that's easy! As long as it's something my brother tells me to do, it's easy to talk about." Wu Song nodded.

"Don't charge too unreasonable a price, just treat it as normal business." Su Wu instructed again.

"Easy to say!"

"Well, don't let anyone get killed." Su Wu said again.

"Oh, it looks like we have to fight again, no problem." Wu Song answered again.

"But don't show mercy. No matter where he comes from, if he doesn't follow the rules, just beat him." Su Wu gave detailed instructions. He was not afraid of offending people. He was not afraid of any heroes in the world or dragons in the water.

It won't be long before the world is in chaos. Why would you still care about these things?

Wu Song just nodded and said: "Brother, give me the rules when the time comes, and I will just follow them."

Wu Song was also thinking about this matter, and he was also smart.

"Well, that's good. Can your brother also read and do accounting?" Su Wu suddenly asked again.

"Of course I can! My brother is the most honest and upright person. It's not easy for him to support me who only eats meat and drinks. If it weren't for me, eating meat and drinking and causing trouble, my brother would have saved up some capital and started a real business."

Wu Song knew what was going on and just looked at his brother.

"Well, let your brother take over the pancake carrying pole, and you can go to the dock to take charge of this matter. This is also a prestigious job." Su Wu thought a lot. It can't be that only Wu Song has the honor. Wu Da should also have the honor. This will be conducive to the harmony of many things.

Wu Da and Wu Song work well together.

Su Wu's words might not necessarily prevent Wu Song from killing someone, because Wu Song is of such a personality that Su Wu could not possibly watch him in person. Once he gets angry, he would not care about the severity of the situation.

But Wu Da's presence can help Wu Song understand the seriousness of the situation. Public servants are public servants and cannot really act like bandits.

Wu Song was already very touched, and he just bowed again: "Thank you, brother!"

"Hey, there's no need to be like this between you and me." Su Wu pulled Wu Song up and walked forward.

Yang family mansion.

Wu Song went forward and knocked on the door. The door opened a crack and there was the maid again. The maid was short and could only see Wu Song's belly. When she looked up, she could see his pectoralis major muscles. Then she could see Wu Song's handsome face.

"The door is open so little, how can we get in?" Wu Song asked.

The maid was a little confused, until Wu Song made way, and then she saw Su Wu behind her. She was surprised again, and this time she was polite: "Greetings, General. Please come in!"

The door opened wide.

As Su Wu walked in, Wu Song complained: "This girl is too stingy and has no sense of propriety."

Su Wu just smiled, and the girl naturally lowered her head embarrassedly. She took a few quick steps into the living room and went to the backyard to get tea to entertain people.

The person who came was not Meng Yulou, but Yang Zongtie, who bowed with a smile and a deep respect.

Tea was served, and Su Wu drank it, saying, "This tea is good. I have never tasted it before. The fragrance is fragrant and refreshing."

"General, you don't know, this is the good Tokyo tea left in my sister-in-law's room, called Chunxiang Paste. It is very precious, but there is only a little left, and my sister-in-law herself can't bear to eat more." Little Yang Zongtie can also speak.

"Chunxiang Paste, I've made note of the name." Su Wu nodded and said, "Business is coming, so keep it in mind and don't miss it later." "Oh, I will never forget it. My sister-in-law is listening outside the window." Yang Zongtie stood at attention.

Su Wu looked towards the window, but there was no shadow reflected on it. He only heard a faint sigh from the other side of the window. He smiled slightly. This kid knows how to deal with things. He must have taken the initiative to expose this matter...

Suddenly Su Wu remembered something...

This scene……

Could it be that there is someone standing outside Cheng Wanli’s study window?

I was confused before, but now I suddenly understood and couldn't help laughing.

Speaking of which, I still don’t know Miss Cheng’s maiden name.

He said, "I got a document from the prefectural governor to open a store. I want to open a store in Dongping Prefecture. The winemaking workshop can be in Yanggu. I also have a source of grain for winemaking, which I can buy at Dulonggang. After several rounds, I need many shopkeepers and clerks, and even many winemaking experts. I have to start this business quickly without delay."

Yang Zongtie nodded: "Oh, I've made a note of it. My sister-in-law has heard it too. Should I answer the general now, or should I reply later?"

Su Wu raised his hand and said, "Then there's no need to bother. Just go to that window and ask first."

"Oh..." The child turned around and prepared to ask.

But when he looked at the back door of the hall, Meng Yulou had already walked out, and Yifu said as he came in: "Excuse me, General!"

Su Wu looked in the direction of the voice and replied, "It's okay, it's okay..."

Yang Zongtie walked quickly to his sister-in-law's side and said, "Sister-in-law, you came in by yourself. You come to answer the general."

Meng Yulou walked to the side and sat down. He didn't really look at Su Wu, but turned his head slightly to the side and replied softly, "I will definitely take care of the matter of the main store for you, General."

Su Wu waved his hand and said, "Let's do business together and make money together."

Meng Yulou straightened his head slightly, bowed his head and said, "Of course, the general is the main one. The herbal medicine shop we mentioned before should not be divided in this way. The general should get 80% and the Yang family should get 20%. This main shop was also obtained by the general, so it should be divided in this way."

After hearing this, even Wu Song behind Su Wu was stunned. Who would push the money away?
Then Su Wu said, "Perhaps I didn't make it clear just now. This store also has a workshop. I don't care about the manpower. You Yang family still need to pay and provide people to do it. I just issued an official document. It's really not right to split it 80% and 20%."

This is the truth. Su Wu did not have a single extra penny, so the herbal medicine store he bought as a shareholder was already a bargain.

Seeing Meng Yulou signaling to his brother-in-law, Yang Zongtie immediately said, "General, wine can make money, and the cost is not too much, this is the most suitable."

This guy is really a scene-setter.

The current owner of the Yang family spoke, and Meng Yulou said again: "General, please think about it. If not, this business cannot be done..."

It seems like persecution, but how can it be persecution?
Su Wu thought about it...

Then Yang Zongtie said, "General, why do you have to calculate so clearly? My family is not losing money. We can make a lot of money by then. Don't worry, General, just check the account book by then. If you lose money, we can discuss it again."

"Okay, let's do as Zong Tie said. If your family loses money, we can discuss it again." Su Wu didn't think much about it, mainly because he didn't want to have a reputation of bullying orphans and widows.

Now Su Wu's reputation is important, but his personality is more important. He is not a bandit, nor does he want to be a warlord. What he wants is a base that can truly be loyal to him in the future. The base is the real capital for the future.

To win people's hearts and minds, reputation and personality are of utmost importance.

Yang Zongtie spoke immediately: "General, since we are opening a store, I am still young, so my sister-in-law should go to Dongping Prefecture to manage it herself. My sister-in-law is a woman and she is unfamiliar with the place, so please take good care of her in Dongping Prefecture!"

Su Wu touched Yang Zongtie's head, smiled faintly, and only glanced at Meng Yulou, who just lowered his head.

Wu Song spoke from behind: "You are a kid who thinks a lot. Of course, my brother is in Dongping Prefecture and can take care of everything!"

"That's great. I'll feel relieved then." Yang Zongtie laughed.

Meng Yulou stood up and bowed: "Thank you very much, General!"

Su Wu also stood up and cupped his hands: "It's settled. I'll leave first as there's more to do. Well... Madam Meng, please take care of it. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's all as I should!" Meng Yulou bowed again.

Having said that, Su Wu took Wu Song out.

Yang Zongtie went to see him off to the door, then ran back and looked at his sister-in-law. He was a little nervous. He had acted on his own today and was afraid that his sister-in-law would get angry and use a ruler against him again.

But when I looked at my sister-in-law in person, there was no anger on her face.

Yang Zongtie felt relieved and asked, "Sister-in-law, is this a good deal?"

My sister-in-law nodded and said, "The main store is doing good business. Even if we split it 80% and 20%, we will definitely make a lot of money."

"Sister-in-law, then...should we let General Su invest in our cloth shop? This way, our cloth shop's business will be much better. The clothes for the military officials in Dongping Prefecture also need a lot of cloth, right? Do the officials in the government office also need to buy silk?"

Yang Zongtie thinks a lot and is actually very smart, a good businessman.

"Even if you give him shares in the cloth shop, he won't take it..." Meng Yulou shook his head and answered, but he was also patting his brother-in-law's head. In fact, today, it was the brother-in-law who knew how to deal with things.

"Why doesn't he want it?" Yang Zongtie asked.

"Because, he is shy about it, concerned about his reputation, and doesn't want outsiders to talk about him behind his back..." In the past, Meng Yulou would only tell her brother-in-law that he would understand when he grows up, but today she is really explaining it.

"Oh..." Yang Zongtie seemed to understand but not quite, thinking seriously in his little head.

But my sister-in-law suddenly asked again: "Where is your copy today?"

Yang Zongtie's face darkened, and he went to get it, saying, "I haven't finished writing yet... If General Su hadn't come today, I would have finished writing."

It looks like I'm going to be punished again.

But after taking it, my sister-in-law took a look and said softly, "It's okay that it's not finished, but you copied it wrong here again."

Yang Zongtie went forward to take a look, then just lowered his head, waiting for the ruler to be taken away.

But I heard my sister-in-law say, "Forget it, forget it today, just copy it again."

"Ah?" Yang Zongtie looked up blankly. What happened today? Did the sun rise from the west? Did his sister-in-law not beat him if he copied the wrong thing?

"Go..." My sister-in-law waved her hand gently.

"Oh, okay..." Yang Zongtie nodded blankly, vaguely realizing something. He just thought that General Su should come to his house more often.

Thinking of this, Yang Zongtie immediately turned around and asked: "Sister-in-law, if you go to Dongping Prefecture, I will go too..."

"Well, you just come with me. The tutors in Dongping Prefecture are much better than those in Yanggu County." My sister-in-law was particularly gentle today.

"That's right. Maybe if a teacher from Dongping Prefecture comes to teach me, I will be able to copy well again and won't be beaten with a ruler again." Yang Zongtie is a smart boy.

My sister-in-law suddenly understood and became a little annoyed. She blushed and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Just copy it carefully."

"Okay, let's go!" Yang Zongtie ran away.

(End of this chapter)