Zhu Nao

Niu Fan was sitting in his study, with a dozen ledgers from various shops in front of him.He flipped through a book first, his brows were wrinkled, he couldn't help throwing it aside, and took another book to read.However, he was even more angry after reading the next book, so he threw it away again and continued to scroll down.

He hastily flipped through several books, but none of the books had beautiful figures.He was so irritable that he couldn't bear to watch it anymore, he couldn't help but push away all the ledgers, sat on his seat and sighed.

At this time, his wife opened the door and came in, seeing him sighing.Madam couldn't help asking: "Is the business still not good this season?"

Niu Fan rubbed his forehead and said: "One season is not as good as one season! If this continues..."

The Niu family is a big family in Jingzhao Mansion. Niu Fan took over the family business a few years ago and has become the head of the Niu family.But in the past few years when the family business was handed over to him, not only did it fail to gain momentum, but it went from bad to worse. Now many people in the clan are dissatisfied with him.

In fact, he can't blame him all, it's just that the world has been bad these years.In the past, the Niu family's business could go as far as Toyosu. However, due to the war in the north, the business routes were cut off. Now the business scale of the family is getting smaller and smaller, and the revenue is getting less and less.

The Niu family is such a big family, there are hundreds of people in the family, and there are thousands of servants.It looks very beautiful, but the daily expenses are also huge.Raising a family is not easy.Niu Fan was very afraid that his family business would fall into his hands. Because of this matter, he had been unable to eat well or sleep well for a long time.

Madam also felt distressed when she saw the deep black spots under his eyes: "Is there no other way?"

It's okay not to mention this, but once this is mentioned, Niu Fan's anger will rise immediately.

other way?It should have been!Not long ago, Shu merchants approached him, hoping to cooperate with him so that Shu merchants' business could expand to Guanzhong.Since he is a businessman, his news is better than ordinary people, and he himself has some business in Shu, and he knows that the representative behind these Shu merchants is Zhufu Yin of Chengdu Mansion!Moreover, he has heard a lot about Zhu Nao's deeds in the past few years. Not only is Zhu Nao a business genius, but now he also holds a lot of power!

When Shu merchants first found him, he was overjoyed.He had chatted with Yougan, and Yougan was worthy of being brought out by Zhu Nao, and he was also very thoughtful in business.They only talked for a few hours, and he has already benefited a lot. If he can really cooperate with Shu merchants, he believes that the prospect of this business will be very prosperous, and it can completely change the decline of the Niu family.More importantly, if he can take advantage of this opportunity to cling to Zhu Nao, his business in Sichuan will have a chance to expand in the future!

Originally, everything has been negotiated, and the bright future will be realized soon. He even hopes to double the Niu family's property!But at this moment, Jin Min's people approached him.

Jin Min threatened him not to cooperate with the Shu merchants again, otherwise, when Xie Wuji entered Guanzhong, he would be overwhelmed.

To be honest, since Xie Wuji became famous in several battles, ordinary people have mixed praises and criticisms for him.But all wealthy households with some family background hated and feared him.For a big family like the Niu family, the mention of Xie Wuji's name is even more frightening.Then Xie Wuji is a ruthless person who can even attack his own uncle's family. If he enters Guanzhong, will the Niu family still have a good life?

But thanks to Xie Wuji's strong soldiers and strong horses, no one can stop his army's iron hooves.Niu Fan obviously wanted to cooperate with the Shu merchants urgently, and he hoped that the Jingzhao government could fight Xie Wuji toughly.But for his own life, he could only gritted his teeth and agreed to Jin Min's request with tears in his eyes, ending the cooperation with the Shu merchants that had not yet started.

Looking at these messy business accounts now, Niu Fan couldn't help but transfer his anger to Xie Wuji.

"God!" Niu Fan looked up to the sky and sighed, "Someone take that Qiu Ba who is surnamed Xie!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

Niu Fan asked, "Who?"

A servant's voice came from outside: "My lord, Young Master You Gan has come to the house and said he wants to discuss something with the lord."

Niu Fan was taken aback: "You Gan is here?!"

When he heard the name, he couldn't help feeling mixed feelings.The happy thing is that he doesn't want to offend the Shu businessman, and You Gan is willing to come to him, which means that he has not turned against him; the worry is that if You Gan wants him to continue to cooperate with the Shu businessman despite Xie Wuji's threat, he will not have the courage.

After a while, he said: "Master You, please go to the living room and tell the kitchen to prepare the best tea and snacks. I'll change my clothes and go over right away."

The servant responded and went out to spread the news.

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Not long after, Niu Fan came to the living room, and You Gan was already waiting for him in the hall.

Niu Fan hurriedly greeted him affectionately: "Brother You! I was just talking about you with my wife, and you came to the door, what a coincidence!"

You Gan laughed and said, "Speaking of me? What did Brother Niu and Mrs. Ling say about me?"

Niu Fan sighed: "Isn't this just looking at the account books sent by the shop? The business is not as good as the next year, and the family is almost unable to open the pot. So we thought of you, Brother You, a business genius. It’s really a pity to cooperate.”

It's an exaggeration to say that he can't open the pot, but as the head of the family, he has a heavy burden on his shoulders to support a big family.

You Gan said: "That's really a coincidence. I came to see Brother Niu today for the purpose of cooperating. Hearing what Brother Niu said, it seems that we two brothers are considered to be 'loved concubines'?"

Niu Fan was stunned: "Huh?"

He said that he just hoped to maintain a good relationship with Yugan, and to cooperate again when he has the opportunity in the future.But I didn't expect that You Gan really came here for this matter?The smile on his face froze instantly.

"This..." Niu Fan licked his lips, "Of course I am very willing. But Brother You also knows that there are old and young in my family, and hundreds of people point at me as the head of the family..."

You Gan deliberately didn't speak, and waited for Niu Fan to evade, and then asked: "Brother Niu is worried that Xie's army entering Guanzhong will harm your Niu family?"

Niu Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Otherwise, what else could it be for?"

He gritted his teeth, and decided not to speak secretly: "Brother You, I sincerely regard you as a friend, so I will tell you the truth. You think I am willing to listen to Xie Wuji? The last thing you want him to come to Guanzhong is Me! And you Shu people want to come to Guanzhong, I wish I could go backwards to meet you! It's a pity that you only send merchants, but not troops. Otherwise, I would be willing to subsidize your military rations!"

You Gan said: "Brother Niu is so afraid of them?"

"Can you not be afraid?" Niu Fan said with a bitter face, "I can't eat or sleep these days, and my hair has fallen out several times. I'm afraid that when Xie Jiajun comes, all the money and food produced by our Niu family will be lost." Copy it..."

Seeing Niu Fan sighing, You Gan said with a smile: "Brother Niu, if I can help you solve this hidden danger, how do you plan to repay me?"

Niu Fan was startled, and said in disbelief, "Ah? Brother You, how can you solve it?"

You Gan said unhurriedly: "Actually, I have been discussing with Deputy Captain Jin for the past few days. Now our Shu merchants have reached an agreement with Xie Jiajun. Our Shu merchants came to Guanzhong to expand business and open workshops; Xie Wuji came to Guanzhong Since no one can stop him from the garrison, let him come in. The rations in his army are provided by us Shu merchants—this way, there is no need to worry about him collecting money and rations from rich families like you.”

Niu Fan was dumbfounded.

He couldn't believe his ears... Xie Jiajun reached an agreement with Shu merchants? ? ?You must know that not long ago, the two sides were fighting to the death. Xie Jiajun vowed to prevent Shu merchants from leaving Daba Mountain, while Shu merchants spread rumors of the plague everywhere, inciting the whole people to oppose Xie Jiajun's entry... Now, the two parties actually shook hands and made peace up? ? ?

Niu Fan didn't respond for a long time, You Gan shook his hand in front of him, and Niu Fan suddenly woke up: "Really, really?!"

You Gan said: "Of course it's true. We don't want to see people dying. Once the war breaks out, it won't be good for us to do business in Guanzhong. Besides, we are friends with you, Brother Niu, and many businessmen in Jingzhao Mansion. I can't bear to see you being bullied by the Xie family's army. We would rather have our Shu merchants pay for the military expenses than to protect your wealth and lives. It is not easy for you to come to this day."

Niu Fan's nose was sore at his thoughtful words.

In fact, they are all elites who have been in business for many years. Of course, Niu Fan knows that the reason why Shu merchants do this must be profitable, and it cannot be for doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.But what Yougan said was indeed what he was very worried about recently, and it really went to his heart.His Niu family has today's family business, is it easy?Is it easy for him to manage this big family?

And no matter how profitable the Shu merchants are, at least they don't have to bear the food and salaries of the army. This really relieved his worries!

Niu Fan quickly puffed up his chest, patted his chest and said, "Brother You, tell me. As long as this thing can be done, if there is anything I can do, I will definitely do my best!"

You Gan said: "Well, there are indeed some things that need your help, Brother Niu. Although I have negotiated with Deputy Captain Jin about joining forces, I have not yet reached an agreement with the officials of Jingzhao Mansion..."

Niu Fan immediately understood what he meant: "Brother You, don't worry, I still have a bit of trouble with the government. I will definitely help!"

Now that Shu merchants and Xie Jiajun have joined forces, Jin Min's threat is no longer counted.Niu Fan rolled his eyes and said impatiently: "Brother You, the cooperation we are talking about..."

You Gan said leisurely: "Of course I still want to cooperate with Brother Niu. But this time we have to bear Xie's army's food and salary. I am afraid that the profit sharing cannot be done according to the previous negotiation."

Niu Fan's smile froze slightly: "Huh? This..."

He heard that Yougan wanted to reduce the share he could get, so he was naturally a little unhappy.But after thinking about it, this is indeed the case.Shu merchants want to spend such a large sum of money and food, so they have to give in.It's good to be able to cooperate.Otherwise, if Shu merchants don't look for him and go to other merchants, he will miss this opportunity.

So Niu Fan didn't evade much, and asked, "Then according to brother You's intention, how should we do it?"

Yougan told him the revised plan.

Niu Fan thought about it for a while, and felt it was acceptable, so he readily agreed: "Okay, then do as you say! Doing business to make money is second, the most important thing is the friendship between us brothers!" He not only thought To build a good relationship with You Gan, I hope to use these business to climb up Zhu Nao in the future.

Yugan is also very satisfied.Originally, in order to enter the customs smoothly, they lured them with generous terms when negotiating terms with these rich businessmen and gentry, so the rich businessmen and gentry agreed to cooperate with them.Not only that, they also accepted the favor of these wealthy businessmen and gentry.Now that Xie Wuji made a fuss, the bulk of the profits went back to their own hands, and in turn became a favor owed to them by the wealthy businessmen and gentry.If there is anything in the future, it will be easy to discuss.

As long as these things can be done properly, in fact, the profits they snatched back from the wealthy businessmen and gentry alone are enough to cover half of the food and pay for Xie Jiajun.For the remaining half, they can also find a way to earn back by doing business.

After discussing the conditions with Niu Fan, Niu Fan plans to host a banquet for You Gan.But Yougan still had to talk to other businessmen, so he didn't stay any longer.

Before leaving, You Gan remembered another thing, and told Niu Fan: "Brother Niu, since things are like this now, let's stop fanning the rumors about the plague in Xie Wuji's army, shall we?"

Niu Fan was stunned for a moment, first he felt ashamed, and then he laughed: "Of course, it should be like this."

The rumors about the plague can spread so quickly and cause such a big impact, the head is naturally started by Zhu Nao and the others.However, these wealthy businessmen and gentry in the city are also secretly fanning the flames.After all, they would rather fight a battle than wait for Xie Wuji to come in.

Now that Zhu Nao wants to let Xie Wuji enter the customs, all the resistance should be slowly eliminated.

The two sides reached an agreement, and You Gan rushed to the next one to negotiate.Niu Fan was not idle either, and immediately ordered someone to find the officials in the government to give gifts and put pressure on those who should be pressured.In short, by all means, we must let the Shu merchants enter the customs...