The seeds you planted sprouted and grew vigorously. If they grew crooked, you would have to prune them.
Chu Qing, who was sitting in the main seat, didn't know whether the wildly growing tree of the Chamber of Commerce had grown crooked.
The core of the problem is not that it is "crooked or not", but that it has not developed as Chu Qing expected.
Deep down in his heart, he also knew that it was more difficult to make businessmen develop a conscience than to make all the family members loyal and patriotic.
Chu Qing wanted to see two people, and one of them appeared.
The man who appeared was named Sun Yong. Before Chu Qing left the capital, this man had no business and no feet. Even when my mother got sick, she was stingy with the doctor's medical fee.
Now look at Sun Yong. He is very rich. His exquisite clothes are painted with complicated patterns. The pattern is surrounded by a golden "Shang", which is the logo of the Chamber of Commerce. He has calfskin boots. A pair costs a lot of money.
.
It is hard to imagine that in just over a year, he transformed from an unknown shopkeeper of a stone shop to a famous businessman in Beijing and even the Chang Dynasty.
"Mr. Bai is getting older. He was teasing his grandson in the mansion during the festive days. He never thought he would stay in the Chamber of Commerce. It was a worthwhile trip. At least he met the shopkeeper Sun Da."
Chu Qing looked at Sun Yong who was kneeling on the ground, half-smiling but not smiling: "No, you shouldn't call me Shopkeeper Sun. I took the lead in founding the Chamber of Commerce, and you are one of the pillars of the Chamber of Commerce. Calling Shopkeeper Sun Da is too foreign."
, answer the call...call..."
Looking at Jiang Yuesheng behind him, Ergou reminded: "Sun Yong."
The third brother sighed silently: "Young uncle."
Shao Bo, the courtesy name of Sun Yong.
"Yes, my name is Shao Bo, Sun Yong and Sun Shao Bo." Chu Qing smiled slightly: "The word "good" was given by the elders when I was growing my beard?"
Sun Yong was sweating like rain, feeling ashamed and afraid.
Fear, needless to say, there are not many people in Beijing who are not afraid of Chu Qing, but they are few and far between, and Sun Yong definitely does not count.
No one knew the purpose of Chu Qing's visit, but there was still Chen Yu lying in the middle of the yard, which could mean a lot of things. The person who came here was not good-natured.
Shameful, because this word was not given to Sun Yong by his elders when he came of age, but was "made up" by himself half a year ago.
Origin is just a weed that no one cares about and no one cares about. I don’t know a lot of Chinese characters. I came from a small family and a small family. Where did the "character" come from?
But now that I have become a decent person, I always have to have a word.
Names and characters are related, just like Zhao Yun's word Zilong in "Book of Changes. Qian", Yun Conglong, Feng Conghu, Yun, Zilong.
But this "young uncle" has nothing to do with Sun Yong's Yong character, but to another person.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the politician, military strategist, strategist, economist and Taoist scholar, prime minister of Yue State, and general was none other than the famous Fan Li, who was called Shang Sheng, courtesy name, Shao Bo.
"Sit down, I'm here to ask you some advice." Chu Qing pointed to the stool below: "Sit down."
"Great Commander, learn from...little people...little people don't dare."
"sit."
Sun Yong suddenly jumped onto the stool, his posture was like a horse stance, and he did not dare to touch his buttocks.
Chu Qing took a sip of tea and said calmly: "You only answer, yes or no, whether it is or not is relevant..."
Waving his finger to the merchants and stewards who were kneeling outside the room, Chu Qing smiled and said, "It's about their life and death, and the life and death of the chamber of commerce."
Sun Yong was sweating like rain.
"The merchants of the Chamber of Commerce are not merchants of scholars, peasants, and merchants. The merchants of the Chamber of Commerce are merchants who are driven by the rising tide. The rising tide is Chu Qing, the commander of Qianqi Camp. Is this what you said?"
With a "plop", Sun Yong fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly.
Jiang Yuesheng's face was full of contempt: "If you are really the leader... if you are really the commander-in-chief, Tanma is a vegetarian."
As the courtiers changed one after another, Qianqiying's Tanma was no longer as promiscuous as before. He rarely went into the courtiers' houses, and he always adhered to an open, fair and unfair style when handling errands.
This also caused people to gradually forget the feeling of being dominated by the walls and the bottom of the bed. Especially these merchants, who always believed that the performance of Qianqiying depended on the courtiers, not them who were doing business.
In fact, Chu Qing paid attention to the merchants in Beijing when he was in the East China Sea, and asked his third brother to write a letter to Jiang Yuesheng in person and devote some manpower to monitor the merchants.
Jiang Yuesheng didn't know anything about supervision. He just drilled under the bed, climbed up the beam, and leaned against the wall, just like he did the same thing.
"A rising tide lifts all boats" was exactly what Sun Yong said to his newly married concubine in his mansion.
"Stop knocking. Don't faint before I finish speaking."
Chu Qing put down the tea cup and asked again: "At the beginning and end of every month, you will purchase... No, you will collect a large amount of meat and green vegetables from the Chamber of Commerce and send them to the major camps. What do you say?
I can't remember clearly, but in short, it is said that nowadays the imperial court and the commander-in-chief of Qianqiying are most considerate of merchants. The chamber of commerce was founded by the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief is considerate of the military. Naturally, the chamber of commerce wants Xiao Gui and Cao to follow. Is this the case?
"
Sun Yong almost burst into tears: "Young man, I have nothing else on my mind. Don't misunderstand me, adults. I just think about the hard work of the army. We and other merchants have made some money, how can we..."
"I'm just asking you, yes or no."
"Yes, there is."
"In the summer, we took Tan Shangyi to drink on a flower boat on the Liuhe River, right, and even got into a fight with someone."
Sun Yong's face looked pale.
"The person who beat him is named Wuxing. He is a wealthy businessman in Zhoucheng. Instead of sending the refined salt to the Chamber of Commerce for sale, he used his connections to sell it to various mansions. He also had a quarrel with you. What a coincidence. Not long after, you and
Tan Shangyi, the young master of General Yunhui's Tan Mansion, became friends and took him to the flower boat that Wu Xing often went to. They also happened to have a big fight. The most coincidental thing was that Wu Xing, who was obviously the victim, ran to the Chamber of Commerce the next day.
I came to the house to admit my mistake. I didn’t take any of the seven carts of refined salt and gave them all to the Chamber of Commerce. The young uncle must have made a lot of money."
Sun Yong's head was pressed deeply to the ground, unable to defend himself.
There was no anger on Chu Qing's face. People's hearts are just like this. If you look at their actions but not their hearts, you will feel sick to your stomach.
Sun Yong said in public many times that the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce owe their existence to the imperial court and the generals. The imperial court and the generals care most about the people. They, the merchants, must obey the law and abide by the law. How can they say that they are also common people?
Doing business honestly and peacefully will be enough. Don't get involved in things that shouldn't be involved. As long as you are honest and peaceful, you will be able to live and feed well.
It is possible to have food and clothing without worries, but it is more than worry-free. I am tired of eating big fish and meat every day. I have to ride in a sedan chair when traveling. I have hundreds of sets of clothes. But no matter what, I can't be honest, calm, and sympathize with the military.
It became a slogan, but it was just to curry favor with his friends in Chu Qing, and to treat the people well was just to accumulate reputation.
"I know everything about you. The only thing I don't know, the only thing I don't know, is why Miss Zhang Ermei handed over the pavements of several stone shops to you after leaving Beijing. If the Chamber of Commerce hadn't thought you were...
Ms. Zhang’s people won’t let you in this door either.”
What Chu Qing couldn't figure out was that Lu Zhu was a smart woman, smarter than most people, but why did she trust such a inconsistent Sun Yong?
"Villain..."
Sun Yong hesitated and couldn't speak.
Jiang Yuesheng sighed silently: "Sir, you may know better about your humble position."
"what happened."
"This man always praises...praises the girls on the flower boat."
"Praise the flower boat girl?"
"Yes, she is an artist who has cultivated music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and is also proficient in poetry, poetry, and songs. Her speech and behavior are not much worse than those of young ladies from wealthy families. It's just that she has a hard life and a bad background. A player is a player, and a prostitute is a prostitute.
, different words.”
Chu Qing's face finally showed anger.
He knew that Sun Yong's words did not come from his heart, because Qianqiying had been following him for a long time. This guy was hanging around in the flower boat just for... prostitution, not tricks.
Since it didn't come from the heart and I said this kind of thing many times, I think it was just to make Luzhu listen.
"Praising other people's pain against their will to achieve their goals...Businessmen really do whatever they can."
Glancing sideways at Jiang Yuesheng, Chu Qing said calmly: "Spread the news, Sun Yong has provoked the commander of Qianqi Camp."
Sun Yong was struck by lightning.
Today, with Chu Qing, a casual word can make an unknown person rise to prominence, or make a big shot lose everything.
