Chapter 58: Extremely Disappointed
Everyone was angry, and each of them looked at Jiang Xuan with a strange look in their eyes.
"You little brat, how shameless of you to speak so arrogantly!"
"How can you be so arrogant when you are just a commoner?"
Although these wealthy people are rich, their status in this era is not high, so it is common for them to be scolded by these sour scholars. Unless they are really a prominent family, they can cultivate some literati at home to improve their status. However, who wants to be scolded, especially by such a young boy?
Jiang Xuan was not afraid of the angry stares from so many people. He snorted coldly, "I have studied military tactics for many years. I am a commander. I have dedicated my skills to the kings and princes. How can you compare with me?"
"presumptuous!"
Liu Zheng threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, looked at Jiang Xuan coldly and said, "Offer a prince to the commander? What a big mouth! Tell me, what have you offered in the past few days? In these days, besides eating and drinking for free in the county mansion, what have you accomplished?"
"Extremely arrogant and insolent!"
"Being a commander first requires being a good man, and being a good man requires being polite first! All of the uncles and elders present are your elders, how can you allow me to humiliate you like this?"
"As human beings, what is the difference between noble and humble? Just because you read a few bad books, you think you are superior to others?"
"In my eyes, you are worse than a stink bug!"
Liu Zheng was so angry that he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to bring Jiang Xuan with him. Could it be that he was really forcing things to grow? He knew that Jiang Xuan was talented, but his temper was too sharp, which was not good for him, so he wanted to bring him with him to teach him well.
Unexpectedly , this kid became a little spoiled because of his favor. He dared not to give me face in such an occasion.
"good!"
"Well said, sir!"
Liu Zheng's words were applauded by the whole audience. After all, as the son of a county marquis, Liu Zheng was not only an official, but also a hereditary noble. His status and position were completely different from those of the people here. It was not easy for him to say such words.
“I, I, I…”
Jiang Xuan was also frightened by Liu Zheng and his face changed several times.
"Good! Young Master can clearly distinguish between good and evil!"
Qin Changfeng, who was standing nearby, was also grinning from the side, and even raised a glass of wine from a distance, just to annoy Jiang Xuan.
Liu Zheng shook his head.
In fact, he wanted to arrange for Jiang Xuan to join the Chamber of Commerce because he wanted him to follow Zheng Yueru, learn some worldly wisdom, and temper his character. And the most important thing... do you really think that this Chamber of Commerce is a Chamber of Commerce and the army is the army?
No!
Since ancient times , in all wars that have occurred anywhere, what is visible is the smoke and fire of war, but what is invisible are the companies that provide logistics and information support!
company!
This is not only the business empire that Liu Zheng intends to build, but also a huge machine that serves the war. Since he intends to train Jiang Xuan, he will naturally let him get in touch with these things first. However, he only told Zheng Yueru about this idea, but he could not explain it to Jiang Xuan.
on the other hand……
People have always thought that the military is the most efficient organization. However, it is not! The efficiency of the military is external and mandatory. The efficiency of a company is endogenous and proactive. In many cases in later generations, the military, which is known as the most efficient organization, had to learn management from companies. You know, the West Point Military Academy in later generations was even rated as a good business school.
Therefore, the business world is like a battlefield, even more cruel than a battlefield.
Putting Jiang Xuan in the business world to gain experience is the best solution at the moment.
However, Jiang Xuan could not appreciate Liu Zheng’s good intentions.
"Apologies to all the uncles!"
Liu Zheng stood up and shouted coldly.
When everyone heard this, they hurried to smooth things over, saying forget it, children speak without restraint. Besides, although Jiang Xuan was still a commoner, he had a great reputation, especially his four strategies, who in Yangzhou didn't know about them? If Lu Zhengyi had adopted his strategy at that time, it would still be unclear whether Liu Zheng could enter Yinzhou. Compared with him, these people were really just commoners.
"Quick, Jiang Xuan, apologize to the young master!"
Zheng Yueru didn't expect this to happen, so she quickly came to Jiang Xuan and whispered.
As far as she could remember, this was the first time Liu Zheng was so angry. This also showed that Jiang Xuan was very important in Liu Zheng's heart.
Jiang Xuan was stubborn and held his head high: "No! I would rather join the army as a soldier than associate with you merchants!"
The whole audience was in an uproar again, with people cursing and cursing continuously.
Liu Zheng said angrily: "Well, in that case, Captain Qin!"
Qin Changfeng stepped out: "Changfeng is here!"
"Starting today, Jiang Xuan will be incorporated into the militia and participate in farming matters!"
"yes!"
Qin Changfeng did not hide the wild laughter on his face at all, and pulled the struggling Jiang Xuan down.
"Everyone, continue!"
Liu Zheng drank quite a bit of wine and was having a headache after this stimulation. Everyone understood and stood up to see him off.
Zheng Yueru hurried over, hesitated for a moment, and gently supported Liu Zheng, who was staggering, and said, "Brother Liu, Jiang Xuan is still young after all..."
Liu Zheng snorted, "Young? He's sixteen, already an adult! Back then, General Huo Qubing was seventeen years old and could fight his way hundreds of miles into enemy territory, killing the Huns with eight hundred men and forcing them to flee in all directions! What about him?"
He shook his head.
He was thinking, if Jiang Xuan could not become a talent, he should make plans early and find another talented person. But in this era, the general education level is not high, where can he find such a talent?
"Brother Liu is too tired, you should take a good rest."
Zheng Yueru sent Liu Zheng back to her room before leaving.
…
And at this time.
Yangzhou County Houfu.
Qian Buqun and Cheng Dai looked at each other in surprise.
Compared with the Liu Mansion not far away, this county mansion is really deserted.
"How can this be possible? How can this be possible? I am the county lord!"
Qian Buqun wanted to die. He learned from Liu Dahao and spent two million taels to donate for the title, so how could he be so disrespected?
Cheng Dai also cried out in sorrow: "Sir, if we can live together in the future, we can still save our lives!"
Qian Buqun was already a drunkard, and after hearing this, he became even more sad. Of course, the counselors, stewards, and even the soldiers of the county magistrate's mansion had all gone to Liu's mansion. Even if he sent a message to Liangzhou, what would happen?
In other words, under such circumstances, would Liu Zheng let him live to deliver the letter to Liangzhou Prefecture?
Just survive!
Just stay alive!
Qian Buqun wanted to cry but had no tears.
…
time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it is already the Little New Year.
Qian Buqun has been very quiet these days, and it seems that he has accepted his fate of becoming a puppet. In this way, Liu Zheng can't make things too difficult for him. So he lets go and lets him enjoy himself in the county mansion... Suddenly Liu Zheng felt something was wrong. Why did he feel like he had another father?
He smiled bitterly and felt that it didn't matter, as long as he was obedient!
The Chamber of Commerce has now entered the real running-in stage.
In itself, if it is just theoretical knowledge, these rich people really can't understand it. But if it is combined with practice, some things will be understood at once. It is true that practice makes perfect! Under Zheng Yueru's management, the Chamber of Commerce has gradually entered the right track.
In fact, there are quite a lot of things.
First, the caravans of these prominent families and wealthy people were integrated and allocated. The direction, cost, and pricing were all very carefully considered.
Secondly, it was the establishment of workshops. The prominent families who had invested a certain amount also won the production rights. They would act as agents to produce the products of the Shen Gong Workshop, and then negotiate the price together with the Chamber of Commerce and distribute and sell them. Although this agency production model was dependent on the company, the profit was calculated independently. So these prominent families also built those workshops and factories in Yinzhou according to Liu Zheng's instructions, which made Yinzhou, an incurable place, unprecedentedly lively.
Iron ore was also recovered, and Yinzhou plows began to be mass-produced. This way, not only could Yinzhou farmers use Yinzhou plows, but Yangzhou could also get some.
Large-scale production has truly begun.
And on this day, what made Liu Zheng, who was supervising the construction of a workshop in Yinzhou, excited was that Liang Erfu was back!
When Liu Zheng heard the news, he excitedly went out of the city to welcome him. When he saw Liang Erfu's expression, his eyes suddenly filled with tears.
Liang Erfu had lost a lot of weight in the past month, his eye sockets were sunken, and he was covered in dust. It was obvious that he had rushed back without stopping. When he saw Liu Zheng, his cloudy eyes brightened up and he called him "Young Master" a few times.
"Hurry, hurry, call the doctor!"
Liu Zheng was heartbroken.
Looking at the horse again, there were two large bags of things, it seemed that the harvest was quite good. But Liu Zheng didn't have the heart to look at them, and looked at Liang Erfu on the bed nervously.
After the doctor's diagnosis, he said that Counselor Liang was overly tired and needed more rest. Only then did Liu Zheng feel relieved.
But unexpectedly, after feeding him a bowl of herbs, Liang Erfu woke up, and a smile appeared on his dark face: "Sir, I found it!"
"Erfu, you've worked hard!"
Liu Zheng then ordered people to open the two bags, which were filled with sweet potatoes, which made Liu Zheng's eyes shine.
He deliberately took it out now because he wanted to share this joy with Liang Erfu. Because he knew that Liang Erfu wanted to come back before the spring plowing, which led to him almost dying of exhaustion... Such a person who cares about the people deserves his waiting!
“That’s it!”
Sure enough, I found it!
Liu Zheng's excitement at this moment was no less than the feeling of getting the three hundred and eighty taels of silver! A huge sweet potato now looks so cute.
Although Liang Erfu did not find potatoes this time... this was within Liu Zheng's expectations after all, but what were placed in front of him were several different varieties of sweet potatoes!
"Erfu, have you ever tasted this?"
Liu Zheng was moved.
Upon hearing this, Liang Erfu rolled off the bed with a thud and kowtowed to the ground: "My lord, this is a great talent. It is the best food in the world. I have eaten a few on the road... It is sweet and delicious. But you know, in Shu, this food... Some of it is used as medicine, and the rest is fed to pigs!"
These words were so sad that Liang Erfu burst into tears.
Liu Zheng also sighed.
The abundance of grain in Shu is really a gift from God, it is totally determined by the climate and environment.
Liu Zheng quickly helped Liang Erfu up, with a confident look on his face: "Erfu, there are sweet potatoes in Yinzhou now, which can feed the whole world!"
Liang Erfu fell asleep with a smile on his face.
"My son, what is this?"
Liu Dahao looked at him strangely.
Liu Zheng looked at him with disdain. His father was getting fatter and fatter. The feeling of being a father in Yinzhou and a waste in Yangzhou came to him again.
"Good stuff, food!"
Liu Zheng said.
When Liu Dahao heard about food, his eyes lit up: "How to eat? Come and let daddy have a taste!"
Liu Zheng glared at him and said, "Go back home and have a drink. This is where I want to grow rice seedlings!"
"seedling?"
Liu Dahao looked confused.
Liu Zheng shook his head. Back then, people were still in the relatively primitive farming stage of sowing seeds, so naturally they had no understanding of seedlings.
He was not in a hurry and waited for a few more days before Liang Erfu's body slowly recovered.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir! However, although we have the sweet potato fruit, Erfu has not found the seeds..."
Liang Erfu expressed his gratitude to Liu Zheng who came to see him every day, and his face was full of shame and regret.
Liu Zheng laughed and patted his shoulder: "Next, it's time for you to work hard! Follow me!"
"ah?"
Liang Erfu was stunned.
Can I play without seeds?
