"Borrow money?" Han Qi looked suspicious after hearing this.
Not only him, but the other officials of the Third Division also pricked up their ears. They really couldn't imagine that someone who could sell goods worth 500,000 guan in a day would be short of money.
Of course, there was an exception among the crowd, and that was Song Chu. When he heard Su Shi say "borrow money", his hands had already left the wheelchair, and his figure slowly retreated. The situation was not good, and he pulled away.
Just walk away.
Needless to say, Song Chu was also afraid of being asked for money. He was afraid that Su Shi had just sent him a hundred thousand yuan, but turned around and asked him for more. In that case, today's trip would not be a good thing, but would be asking for his old man's money.
Dead.
Su Shi did not notice Song Chu's actions, but continued, "To be honest, everyone has seen that I have made a lot of money in business, but they don't know that there is no profit at all. There is a kind of profit in business.
There is a saying that buy low, sell high, and make a fortune every day; buy high, sell low, and the whole family will enjoy it; buy high, sell high, and make a lot of money. Xiaguan is the last one. It is precisely because the quality of the goods is so good that when purchasing,
The price is also very expensive.”
While talking, Su Shi shook his head and said: "A while ago, everyone was very confused about the purchase limit. In fact, in the final analysis, it was also because of insufficient capital. After all, all goods must be paid for before delivery.
If you don’t have enough capital, you can’t buy more goods, so you can only limit purchases. This time I just want to borrow more money so that I can buy more goods.”
This explanation made everyone suddenly realize.
"That's it."
"I asked you how to limit purchases. The emotional roots are here."
"In this case, it does require a lot of capital. It's rare that Tongzhiro is willing to pay so much business tax."
For a while, everyone said everything, but no one offered to lend him money.
Su Shi knew this very well, and of course he would not mention it. All he wanted was to give everyone the impression that he was short of money, but he would not take the initiative to borrow money from anyone.
Whether it is the Song Dynasty or later generations, once the word money is involved among friends, the relationship may change. Su Shi does not want to offend others for no reason because of this matter.
"It was originally the duty of the people of the Song Dynasty to pay more business taxes. I was deeply loved by the officials and was given the official position of Tongzhilang. I was already grateful. But when I had the opportunity, I thought of serving the country. I just want to serve the country.
The official suffers from a leg disease and cannot carry it on his shoulders or lift it with his hands. The only thing he can do is to pay more business taxes to serve the country with all his heart."
"Okay! That's good." Song Chi, who had been silent until now, finally spoke again.
"If everyone is as considerate of the court as Tongzhilang, the Song Dynasty will not be unhappy. Even if Tongzhilang has something important to do, he should go as soon as possible. Don't worry, after the money has been checked, I will take care of it.
I will issue you a certificate and send it to your house."
Song Chi spoke, obviously as a compliment, but in reality he was telling Su Shi to leave quickly.
The general idea is that if you pay more, I support it. But if you want to borrow money, you should go elsewhere. We are very poor here and we have no money to lend you.
Su Shi had learned a lesson from Song Chu's shamelessness. At that moment, he could only clasp his fists and say, "That being the case, I will resign and resign."
Lou Yang came to the empty wheelchair with a wink, and pushed Su Shi towards the carriage.
Han Qi was also standing in the crowd. This time he did not say anything to persuade Su Shi to stay. Probably because he had no money and needed it very much.
Even if you can't help someone, what can you do if you tell them to stop?
Su Shi returned to the carriage, and the little white pigeon shouted softly, and the carriage left the Sansi Yamen and headed straight for the first destination, Li Zhang's house.
When they were far away, Lou Yang, who was following the carriage, couldn't help but say, "Master, those people are too realistic. Even if they don't lend us money, they can still keep these business taxes for us."
Use it."
"Haha, Lou Yang, you still don't understand people's hearts very well. People's hearts are all greedy. How many people can eat into their mouths and then spit them out? But that's good. They are more realistic, and the young master can spend less time.
Got some words."
Su Shi in the carriage chuckled. If someone really wanted to lend him money, he would have to pretend to be very grateful. Even if he had profits in the future, he would inevitably have to share some of them. This is all troublesome.
It is far better than now when everyone keeps a distance. If there is profit in the future, these people will not be able to come forward and ask for trouble.
Lou Yang naturally didn't understand what Su Shi was thinking, but he knew one thing, that is, since the young master said this, he would obey it. Facts have proved that since Su Shi got out of Qianzhuangqi and Yingchang Mansion,
Everything I've done has never disappointed.
The carriage moved slowly and finally arrived in front of Li Zhang's mansion.
Li Zhang had been notified long ago and was waiting for Su Shi at home.
As soon as Su Shi entered the house, Li Zhang greeted him. His first words were, "Brother Su, I heard that you want to borrow money?"
Su Shi had a wry smile on his face, thinking to himself, there are really a lot of people gossiping, so he deliberately slowed down the carriage in order to let Li Zhang get the news first and have one in advance.
The mental preparation, now it seems, is correct.
"Yes, Brother Li, aren't we going to buy more goods? I think if I prepare more money, I might be able to buy more goods."
Listening to Su Shi's explanation, Li Zhang felt his eyes light up and said, "So, as long as you have enough money, you can get more goods, right?"
"Oh, that's not necessarily the case. Maybe this money treasure doesn't bring a lot of goods, so even if you have money, you won't be able to buy them. But I think there's nothing wrong with preparing more."
Su Shi would not speak like this. Otherwise, Li Zhang might really lend him money. In that case, he would not be able to produce so much goods. How should he deal with it?
What Su Shi wants is to take his time and plan, and what he wants is a firm binding of interests. Once the goods exceed the demand, he will not be so important. When something happens, someone may not necessarily protect him. This is terrible.
Not what he wanted to see.
Li Zhang, who was still interested at first, heard Su Shi say that everything depends on the quantity of the goods. There may be money or no goods, and the fire that was igniting in his heart was extinguished by seven points.
Seeing that Rencha was making so much money and the demand was so great, but the goods were not sufficient, Li Zhang had some ideas. That is, he could lend money to Su Shi so that he could buy more Rencha.
You can earn more.
But now after hearing what Su Shi said, he decided not to take the risk.
What if he owed money to Su Shi and the other party said that he didn't have much goods and instead used the money he borrowed to do other things?
Do you want it forcefully?
In this way, the relationship between the two may change, which is not what he wants to see. At least for now, he still needs to have a good relationship with Su Shi.
Do not want?
That's not okay. The purpose of cooperating with Su Shi is to make money. If not only can't you make money, but you also lose a fortune, then there will be no room for reasoning.
After thinking about it, Li Zhang had no decision to take the risk. It was at this time that Su Shi in the wheelchair spoke, "Brother Li, do you have extra money that you can lend me?"
"Uh... Hey, brother Su, you don't know that every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Our Li family is also poor..."
Next, Li Zhang burst into tears, which gave people the feeling that their family was in trouble.
Su Shi listened quietly, and from time to time would cooperate with the other party to show that he was not rich either. In fact, he was thinking in his heart that there was only interest between them, not friendship.
But that's fine. If one day we have to fall out due to different opinions on some things, he won't have to worry so much. He can just do whatever he needs to do.
After leaving Li Mansion, Su Shi went to Miao Mansion and Pang Mansion.
Naturally, there would be no results at all. Apart from promising to settle the balance at the end of the month, the three companies did not spend any of their own money to give Su Shi.
Especially Pang Ji, this old boy has been crying about poverty.
It is worth mentioning that Pang Ji was finally promoted, and was appointed as the Minister of Political Affairs, and was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of Employee Affairs.
Su Shi had to call him Mr. Pang whenever he saw him again.
Pang Ji, who had been promoted, had a good attitude towards Su Shi. Maybe he also knew that he wanted to take advantage of this person. But when it came to borrowing money, he pretended that he was poorer than Su Shi.
Come on.
Su Shi was naturally prepared for this. In order to continue to maintain the relationship between the two, Su Shi did not say anything in depth. Pang Jishi was moved by the look of "I understand you". He boasted in Haikou and said: "Su Shi
Brother, when you are ready to purchase the goods, feel free to leave. The purchase channel is yours and no one can take it away. If anyone dares to have such an idea, I will not agree to it first."
Don't think that this is because Pang Ji is sincerely good for Su Shi. After all, his foundation is a bit shallow now. If Su Shi's purchase channel is taken away by others, I'm afraid nothing will happen to him. He can only stand here with Su Shi.
, and he can only benefit if he stands on Su Shi's side.
"Thank you so much, Brother Pang. With these words, I feel relieved a lot." Su Shi chuckled, looking sincerely grateful.
...
Zichen Palace.
Renzong Zhao Zhen was looking through the memorial sent by Song Chu, the third minister, with a look of joy and satisfaction on his face.
In the memorial, Song Chu praised Su Shi, but more emphatically he complimented Emperor Renzong and Empress Cao.
When Su Shi went to the Third Division to pay taxes, he said that he paid so much business tax after listening to the officials and the queen. In this way, the biggest contributor is no longer Su Shi. He is at most a good person.
The real heroes of the execution were Renzong and the Queen.