Great Song Pirate

Chapter 157
Gray went out in response, and not long after, Cuiyu came over with an account book, Qian Qian walked behind Xu Yi, handed the account book to Xu Yi, Xu Yi looked through the account book and said: "This matter is true, but When I took over the shipyard, I have already taken over the account books, and I have also cleaned up the previous accounts of the shopkeeper Wu. I have indeed taken over all the debts recorded in the account books. As for those that are not on the account books, I, Xu, naturally have no obligation to repay. Since everyone is here, I think you must have the IOUs that shopkeeper Wu gave you back then. Today, we might as well check your debts first, and then discuss repayment How's the matter?"

After the few people heard about it, they were both happy and worried. They were afraid that Wu Quanshui had tampered with it when handing over the account book. If there was no record of owed them in the account book, it would be difficult for them to claim the debt!So they hurriedly took out the IOUs and other vouchers from their pockets, and each started talking.

Xu Yi compared the money items they said with the account book one by one, and basically found no major discrepancies, but some small accounts were not recorded very clearly, and the gap was not too big, so he nodded and closed the account book and handed it back to Cuiyu , let her retreat temporarily.

At this time, Gong Zhen, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't help it with a dark face, and said angrily: "You people are too unkind, and I know about the debt, but which one of you didn't come to our shipyard to pull it off? Stuff? Even if there are still debts, I can’t forget it like this. Shopkeeper Gao, let me ask you, didn’t you clean up all the high-quality timber piled up in our shipyard and cargo yard? Those timbers are probably enough to cover You have more than half of the debt, and shopkeeper Yuan, you also removed all the remaining iron anchors and nails in our shipyard, smashed our stove, and smashed the blacksmith's tools and anvils. Those things have been cleaned up, so what about this account? Shopkeeper Leather, we don’t even have a hemp rope left here. Didn’t you come to remove all the things that were left in the shipyard back then? Is it right? Now that our treasurer Xu has just taken over the shipyard, you all rushed to ask for the account immediately, so let's count the previous account!"

Several creditors immediately felt very embarrassed after hearing Gong Zhen's words, and the flesh-faced shopkeeper Yuan immediately yelled at Gong Zhen: "You are just a craftsman, we are talking to your boss now. Where you are talking, hurry up and get out!"

"You...!" Gong Zhen was about to refute, but Xu Yi raised his hand to stop him, and said to several people: "Actually, you may not know that although Master Gong used to be a craftsman in this shipyard, but Now he is the deputy owner of our shipyard, so of course he has the right to speak, since he has already raised this matter, let's just talk about it casually!"

Several people heard that Gong Zhen had somehow become the deputy owner of this shipyard, and they had nothing to say immediately. The shopkeeper Yuan who was angry just now was even more embarrassed. After sitting back, Gong Zhen didn't expect that Xu Yi would say that he was the deputy owner of the place in front of these people, and his status was raised so much at once, and he believed even more that the shopkeeper Xu would really be used by him. So he quickly bowed and thanked Xu Yi, and said angrily to these people: "It's true that our shopkeeper Xu is new here. He doesn't know many things, but I live in this shipyard since I was young, and there are no things here. I, Gong Zhen, don't know, don't think that you can deceive our new owner with these IOUs, we all watched with open eyes what you did back then!"

That Gao Deshan explained with a smile: "We... didn't we have to pull things at the beginning? We can't let our money go to waste like this! I admit this matter, since Gongchang The Lord has already brought it up, and I, Mr. Gao, admitted it, but it is true that I took some wood away at the beginning, but many of those woods have already been untied, so they cannot afford the original price. They are all piled up in my yard, and I haven’t sold them all the time. Now that shopkeeper Xu has taken over the shipyard, I’ll just send back the wood that I took away at the beginning. Shopkeeper Xu must not be at a disadvantage. look……?"

"That's right. Back then I also took away some things, and they were all piled up in my warehouse before I sold them. I'll send someone to bring them back right away, and I will definitely not let shopkeeper Xu suffer. This account... This account?" The shopkeeper Yuan who was arrogant just now is also a little panicked now.

As for the remaining two creditors, they nodded frequently, promising to return all the things they took away at the beginning, and even if they had changed hands, they also promised to give compensation. Xu Yi drank tea and watched them make promises one by one. Afterwards, he put down his teacup and said with a smile: "You all seem to be believers. Although we are dealing with each other for the first time, it is all in the past. Now that you have said so, let me make a statement. Since this I have already taken over the shipyard, so I won’t let your original arrears go to waste, and I will have to rely on everyone’s help to open this shipyard in the future, so we can make friends today!”

After hearing Xu Yi's promise to repay their debts, several people's minds fell into their stomachs, at least the account was settled, and it would not be in vain again, so they all got up to thank Xu Yi, with faces It's a look of joy.

Xu Yi smiled and let them sit down, and then said: "But now! I also have some difficulties. After all, my family is not very rich, and the shipyard under the offer has basically exhausted my savings. I'm afraid I won't be able to get it all at once. Paying so much money to pay off all your debts, if..."

"Oh, I'm talking about shopkeeper Xu! It's been almost a year since I owed the debt, and we are all doing small business. If it keeps dragging on like this, we can't bear it!" Xu said Yi's words hadn't finished yet, and the hearts of these people suddenly rose again. The shopkeeper Yuan was obviously impatient, so he jumped up and said in a hurry, and several other people hurriedly echoed their words.

Xu Yi raised his hand to let them be quiet for a while, sat down to talk, and then said unhurriedly: "Everyone, please listen to me before I finish speaking, okay? This account is not too much, but once I If all the debts are paid off at once, I'm afraid I don't have to continue to operate this shipyard. You have all seen the situation here. We are also looking for a profit in business, right? I want to buy this shipyard. Ships are built for sale. If I don’t build ships, what is the use of buying this shipyard? As long as my shipyard continues to operate, I will always have to deal with you. Only my shipyard’s business can continue. Only then can they be sold to me continuously. After all, we are still a cooperative relationship. If I pay off all your accounts at once, my shipyard will collapse again. Doesn’t it mean that you have lost a deal, right? I think this is good, and you guys are doing me a favor. Let me start this shipyard first. I will use the existing money to buy goods from you with cash. After the new ship in my shipyard is launched , how about I pay off your debts?"

After a few people listened to it, they felt that what Xu Yi said was indeed reasonable. They were in business because they hoped to sell more of their goods. If the shipyard that is about to reopen is forced to close down again, then they have lost a customer. If they want to sell more of their own goods in the future, they will lose this opportunity, so they sat there and started to count, and finally this Gao Deshan said: "I also understand what the shopkeeper Xu said. This matter you said is indeed a problem. We always hope that we have more customers when doing business, but I have the most debts among them. , can you give me a part of it first?"

Xu Yi shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't want to pay you! There are so many friends sitting here, I can't just pay for your family, can I? And I understand clearly, it's because I have limited financial resources now, you have to Let me open the business first and then say yes! And I also want to use cash to buy goods from you, which does not hinder the circulation of the money you have in hand now. These arrears have been delayed for so long, and shopkeeper Gao has such a big business , I don’t care about such a small amount of money, do I? I think this matter is settled like this. After my new boat is launched and sold, I will immediately pay off the debts left by shopkeeper Wu to you, and I will never default on it again. Now, how do you guys see this?"

After seeing what Xu Yi said, these people think that it is because the manager immediately asked him to pay such a large sum of money to pay back the debt just after he bought the shipyard. Xu Yi also promised to continue to buy goods from them, and it is a cash transaction. Now the business of the shipyard is not good, and their business is also difficult to do. It is better to have such a big family to support it than to have no business. In the end, they all agreed to Xu Yi's plan. After chatting for a while, Xu Yi sent them out of the shipyard.

"The shopkeeper is really good. Not only did he not pay them back a penny, but he also got back a lot of things they took away before. I, Gong Zhen, admire the shopkeeper from the bottom of my heart!" Gong Zhen said to Xu with a smile on his face. Yi said.

"As businessmen, what they are looking for is nothing more than profit, and they all take profit far away. I took advantage of their mentality. As long as they want to continue doing business with us, I am not afraid that they will not return our things. As for this The account is a bait, I call it putting a long line and catching big fish! Hehe!" Xu Yi said with a little complacency.

(End of this chapter)