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After the two of them left the palace, Fu Bi said worriedly: "I didn't expect that someone has reported this matter to the emperor. Dear brother, how about we return the money to the Liao envoy to prevent others from talking about it."
Su Jin said: "Why should I pay it back? What I won was not stolen. If the Liao people win, do you think they will pay it back to me?"
"Then I'm afraid I won't pay it back."
"That's alright. Why are they not afraid of offending us, but we always think about them? What a big joke."
"But... His Majesty's meaning is very clear. Aren't you just resisting the decree again? It will be fine if we can negotiate in the future. If we can't negotiate, we will be charged with another crime."
"The Holy One has said that we will repay it, but how to repay it is up to me. If the Liao people are really desperate to act in accordance with the four requirements, do we still need to pay them back? I might as well donate these tens of thousands of silver by then.
It would also be good for the court to buy more war horses, food and grass, and make some swords to deal with foreign enemies."
Fu Bi nodded silently. If the Liao people insisted on going their own way, the two countries would go to war. Returning the money would not help improve the relationship between the two countries. It would be more practical to use it as military expenses to purchase military supplies.
As the sun set, the two of them were a little tired after running around for a day, so they parted ways at the intersection of Bianshui Street and Yudao. Fu Bi did not go to Tianshuijing Hutong to report what happened today to his father-in-law.
Just go home and rest by yourself.
Su Jin took Wang Chao and others to a random restaurant to have some food and wine, then took advantage of the moonlight to slowly return. When they passed by the bank store where the facade was being renovated, they found that the lights were still on inside. Su Jin dismounted and left.
Go, push open the ajar door, and face a busy scene. Dozens of Su Ji's men brought by Luzhou are all very busy, knocking and banging very busy.
Su Jin was moved in his heart. His men were still diligent and conscious in their work, and they didn't want to worry about his employer.
Qian Henian and Yang Xiaosi were also there. When they saw Su Jin pushing open the door and coming in, they quickly stepped forward to salute.
Su Jin frowned and said: "Why do you still bring everyone to work so late? We Su Ji don't like treating people like animals."
Qian Henian said hurriedly: "Dad Boss, everyone came here spontaneously. My fourth brother and I couldn't stop them, and there was nothing we could do."
Su Jin said: "That's not possible. Can we all bear the stress of these ten days? As a shopkeeper, you must cherish your employees. It is not appropriate for one of you to be sick due to fatigue."
Qian Henian nodded in agreement, turned to the guys and said, "Everyone, please stop. The big boss has said that you don't have to work at night from now on, so you don't have to work so hard."
The clerks stopped their work and came forward to salute Su Jin. Su Jin smiled and nodded, indicating that everyone could sit down and rest casually, saying: "We came to the capital to put down roots. To take root means to operate slowly and slowly. We don't have to work so hard."
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The guys all said in a hurry: "The big boss loves us, we can feel it in our hearts; we just want to start the business as soon as possible, so we can save money every day and spend it without making any money."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "If you keep sharpening your knife and chopping firewood, you will make endless money. Don't worry; now you have to decorate Su Ji's first silver village beautifully. This is a model.
In the future, semicolons in various places will be carved according to this model; therefore, work must be done carefully and slowly, and the work must not be rushed."
"Big Boss, we are not careless..." the guys muttered.
Su Jin scratched his head and said: "I'm not saying you are careless. In short, you work during the day and sleep at night. If you are in a hurry, you can go to the night market, but you can't go to the Land of Wind and Moon, and you can't set foot in the casino. You are far away from your family in Luzhou.
, there are less restrictions, but you still need to be self-disciplined. Anyone who dares to go to these places will consciously pack up and leave the next day."
Everyone kept saying: "Don't worry, boss, we are not that kind of people."
Su Jin smiled and said: "I'm just reminding you that you are all smart guys carefully selected by me, Su Ji. Once the bank opens and everything is on track, I promise you that you can bring your wife and children over. Even if
Now that we have settled in the capital, we don’t need to worry about two things at that time; I might as well tell you that as long as you don’t make any mistakes, the wages of the clerks in Yinzhuang will be twice that of the clerks in other stores in Luzhou Suji, which will be enough for you to eat and drink without worries.
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All the waiters smiled happily and thanked them repeatedly. Some of them were originally unwilling to leave their hometowns and come to the capital, but they didn't expect that their wages would be doubled. So this trip was really the right one.
Su Jin turned to Yang Xiaosi and said: "Tomorrow go to Xiao Sui'er's place to pay fifty guan of money to give rewards to everyone. You manage the money, and the money manager manages the people. You two have to work closely together; I'm very busy at this time.
Don’t worry about this, I’ll leave everything to you two.”
Qian Henian and Yang Xiaosi hurriedly said: "That's right, Dadongjia should be at ease."
Su Jin nodded, looked back and forth in the store, reached out and touched the surface of the marble counter, which was as smooth as a mirror. It was obviously the work of the staff who polished it. He nodded with satisfaction and asked: "Shopkeeper Qian, what's the iron fence I'm talking about?"
Have you ever sent someone to order it?"
Qian Henian said: "I went to a blacksmith shop this afternoon to see it. It has already taken shape."
Su Jin said: "Remember to ask the blacksmith to hammer every iron bar many times, so that the fence will be strong enough; in the future, we will deal with money and cannot be easily broken; and the fence in the backyard
The secret room must be excavated as soon as possible, and iron fences must be used as walls around it, and then rammed earth must be used to solidify it, and green bricks must be built outside. You don’t need me to tell you what things will be placed there in the future.”
Qian Henian nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would do his best to supervise the matter.
Su Jin walked to the back door, opened it, and looked into the backyard. He saw that several big trees near the backyard wall had been cut down cleanly. He said with satisfaction: "Yes, that's what happened. The courtyard wall
The trees and low walls inside and outside must be cleared to prevent strongmen from entering; although there is no place for bandits in Bianliang City, it is best to be careful in everything."
Qian Henian said: "What the Dadong family said is that I am going to raise the courtyard wall by three feet, plaster the wall with plaster, and put some iron mesh and spikes on the top of the wall according to the Dadong family's wishes."
Su Jin said: "Yes, but this is only the first line of defense. Later I will spend a lot of money to hire some masters to guard the courtyard. In the future, Su Ji Silver Village will have a group of martial arts masters of its own, otherwise our silver village guards and transportation will be troublesome.
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Chao Chao said: "Leave this matter to us brothers. Let's each go back to the master's gate and call out some of our fellow disciples. Anyway, after they practice martial arts, their future prospects will either be soldiers or escorts for others."
Su Jin nodded and said: "I forgot about this. You were right to remind me. In a few days, you, Zhao Hu, and Zhang Long will bring more money back to the teacher's gate. You can bring all you can, not even hundreds of people."
Too much."
Zhao Hu said: "Why do you need so much?"
Zhang Long said: "You are stupid. Do you think that our young master will open this bank? The young master said that in the future, he will open it in all the major states in the Song Dynasty. Think about it, how many people are needed to do it."
Only then did Zhao Hu suddenly realize.
Su Jin walked around upstairs and downstairs a few times, talked about some things to do, and then went out to go back.
Before leaving, Yang Xiaosi pulled Su Jin aside mysteriously and said, "Master, I have something to tell you."
Seeing his expression, Su Jin guessed about it, and asked quietly: "Is it about those girls?"
Yang Xiaosi nodded and said: "Yes, they have been living in an inn for more than ten days and have no place to stay. The girl Bai Mudan went to Yulin Lane to ask me for questions yesterday. The boss also took some time. Go see them and comfort them. If you keep coming here, if Miss Sui'er and the others see you one day, don't blame the little one for not doing things well."
Su Jin smiled and scolded: "You should start by saying ugly things. In this way, it is not a solution for the women to stay in the inn all the time. Tomorrow you will clean up the backyard here and move them all here. The house on Yulin Lane will be I asked Bai Mudan and the others to move in. When I got back, I told Xiao Sui'er that I let you cancel the lease of the house in Yulin Lane and the tenants had been changed. Even when Xiao Sui'er went there, they didn't recognize Bai Mudan when they saw her. Isn’t it okay if I take some time to appease them?”
Yang Xiaosi nodded and said: "Just follow the instructions of the big boss. But don't blame me for asking, why did you bring these ladies to the capital? It's a big drag. I don't think you have anything to do with them. There is a deep relationship, so just send some money to break up the relationship."
Su Jin glared and said, "You are really talkative. I promised them that I would find a way out for them. Wouldn't I be breaking my promise by sending them away? You have to take good care of them. After the bank is completed, I will open it." In a clothing store, when you are going to be the shopkeeper, these little ladies will be put to use. Remember Luzhou Su Ji’s fashion show? In the future, these little ladies will be the clothes racks for our activities. That will be a big use. It's useful; you might end up hanging around their backs in the future."
Only then did Yang Xiaosi understand why the Dadong family brought these young ladies all the way to the capital. The relationship was a repeat of the old trick, to create a name for Su Ji in the capital; she had always thought that the Dadong family brought these beautiful little ladies with them. We came here to relieve boredom in our free time, but we thought far wrong.
Su Jin could guess what Yang Xiaosi was thinking, so she spat at him and turned around to leave. Yang Xiaosi hurriedly said: "There is one more thing."
Su Jin scolded: "What are you doing, just like a hen pooping, half pooping and half squeezing, why don't you say it all happily?"
Yang Xiaosi came up mysteriously and said: "Dadong, the owner of this shop turns out to be a woman. She came this morning, and shopkeeper Qian was not here. The female owner asked me to bring a message to Dadong, asking him to take some time. Go to her house and negotiate the rent of the shop."
Su Jin nodded and said: "I know." It's true that she hasn't visited Xia Siling for several days. This girl may be thinking wildly again. Although she also wants to see her and talk to him, when she thinks of Xia Siling's identity Su Jin felt his scalp numb when he asked how to deal with the problem in the future.
"Hasn't the rent been negotiated? Why do we need the landlord to negotiate again? This landlord is real." Yang Xiaosi didn't know whether he really didn't understand or did it on purpose. He glanced at Su Jin secretly and muttered.
"Talk too much!" Su Jin scolded, turned around and went out.
Yang Xiaosi rolled his eyes and gloated: You are really capable. As soon as you came to the capital, you hooked up with the landlady. However, it seems that she is attached to the master who can't get rid of her. She is chasing after someone. Let's see what you do.