Chapter 542 The world sings and the stars in the sky
The disaster relief work will usher in waves of backlash, which is what Ning Yi, Qin Siyuan and others have realized early on. This rebound may come from far away, or from close by, or from friends around you, or even from relatives around you. This is just because things in the world and the relationships between people are so complicated. As long as you want to do something, you often can't escape.
The rebound in the north and south began as early as when grain merchants from various places entered the disaster area. The situation around them gradually spread after mid-October. Famous people such as Qin Siyuan and Yao Zunian had to deal with the most troubles. The same must be true for Princess Zhou Xuan and Prince Consort Kangxian of Chengguo over there. However, the emperor's relatives could probably use less reasoning. Ning Yi's operation in the Prime Minister's Mansion was discovered last, and when others knew that he was the staff responsible for this in the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was inevitable that people would come to visit one after another.
Wealthy families and official relatives from all over the north and south came to introduce their backgrounds, make implicit threats, and at the same time try to leave various priceless gifts. Some people brought jewelry and jades, and some people brought famous calligraphy works. If there was anyone with a bad temper among them, they might even get scolded. After a great scholar from Hebei scolded him, he left his address and asked Ning Yi to come over to listen to his teachings some other time. He said that his poetry writing was quite good, just like giving alms. Su Tan'er had no choice but to agree.
The one who copes with these things at home is Su Tan'er.
These days, Ning Yi only comes back every night and spends most of his time in the Prime Minister's Mansion during the day. Although Wending Wenfang and others can receive some people on their behalf, after all, they cannot really take charge of their own affairs. Some people with higher status cannot speak freely. Tan'er has never been exposed to this level before, but after all, she is more experienced than Wen Ding and Wen Fang. As the mistress of the house, it is enough to receive people. As long as she has a good attitude, it is not easy for others to get too entangled with a woman. many.
While dealing with these unwelcome customers, Tan'er also has to take care of Su's cloth shop's business. Su's cloth shop and Zhuji combined to form "Suning". When he first arrived in Bianliang, due to Zuo Houwen's words, Su's cheap fabrics could not do business. Later, Ning Yi began to use salesmen to sell high-quality products. Strategy has made Su's clothes become like luxury goods now. However, the technical advantage of Tan'er's single-handed promotion of improved looms is that during this disaster relief period, some grain merchants made a lot of money in the disaster area. Not only did they repay the following grain business, they also specially purchased winter clothing fabrics and transported them to the disaster area.
As a result, Su received a large order. Not only were the prices high and the profits huge, the other party did not even make any unrestrictive requirements. If you can deliver the goods, I'll give you money. If you can't, we will do it ourselves. It doesn't matter. Even if it doesn't have enough manpower or cotton, we will still come over to greet you a few times. As a result, the several cheap cloth workshops originally set up by the Su family were operating at full capacity and a large number of female workers were recruited. Tan'er remotely controlled Su Wending to take care of various trivial matters in the cloth shop, making Su Wending miserable. .
However, the atmosphere in the Ning Mansion and the Su family in Jiangning was different at this time. With Ning Yi setting an example, several cousins understood that only by enduring this hardship can they achieve great results in the future. Therefore, no one was lazy and complained, everyone was working hard.
The gentry and dignitaries from outside come to visit, and Ning Yi is not here, so they don't have much to do. It is another matter to extend the tentacles of the relationship to the right prime minister's house. Although the pressure around Qin Siyuan must have been greater during this period, with his majesty and control, not many people could cross the wall of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and put pressure directly inside. Of course, in addition to these people, there are also a small number of people who are not so easy to get rid of at the moment due to their special relationships.
These people include some distant relatives and some business partners. For example, after Tan'er transferred the Su family's business to the north, an uncle named Hu Chengyan, who had some relationship with the Su family, provided cotton materials for Tan'er. The two parties had always cooperated happily, even though Tan'er was criticized by Zuo Houwen. Even though they were blocked there, the other party didn't give up, and they often asked if they wanted help. But after the disaster relief incident, he and his family came to visit and persuaded in a subtle way: Ning Yi does not have much power after all, and he has offended the public by doing this. The right minister is in a high position, so naturally he is not afraid of these things. , if someone wants to attack your home, you can't stop it.
Although he spoke earnestly and asked his wife to help persuade Tan'er, in fact, his background was that of a wealthy family with great influence in the capital and Huainan. When Tan'er kept using Tai Chi skills to deal with it, he vaguely revealed: You have purchased a large amount of cotton recently, but I don't have much stock at home. If this continues, the stock may be out of stock...
Except for Hu Chengyan , there are also some suppliers and distributors who are coming to the door one after another. Among them are Su's, Zhuji's, and even There are also people who rent houses and land and come to the door, saying that they want to take back the place: "We are not afraid of breaking the contract, we will lose money." Most of these people are related to local wealthy families. After the other party found out about Ning Yi's network, they asked them to They came to put pressure on each other, and some even communicated with each other. Many people, with Hu Chengyan as the core, took turns coming to persuade them.
It is impossible for anyone to be burdened by every bit of pressure, good words and bad words. Tan'er dealt with it all calmly on the surface. Since the matter still involved Zhuji, she waited for Ning Yi's final decision. Ning Yi let her delay for a few days. It was only today that Tan'er called everyone to come together. When Ning Yi came back from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Tan'er was talking to his uncle and aunt in the backyard, and Su Wending and others were entertaining guests in the front hall, which was already quite lively.
"...Tan'er, it's not your aunt who's talking about you. Her aunt is short-sighted and has some unpleasant words, so just listen to them. Everyone in the country knows that there are some things about shooting the first bird with an arrow, right? You were proud at the time, what will you do next? ...Your husband-in-law, he came in as a bride-in-law from the beginning. You are the head of the family. You must grasp the rules and not just leave everything to him. If he does such a thing, you should give him more advice, right? That’s not right…”
In the backyard room, Mrs. Hu was persuading Tan'er, and Tan'er always kept a smile on her face and responded politely.
"Auntie, I am also a woman. He is my husband-in-law. I respect him and love him...I was very strong at first. It was because I was young and ignorant, and no one in the family could support me. I was forced to . As a woman, who doesn’t want to take care of her husband and raise children at home? Auntie, those things are men’s business, let them take care of it. "
"Hey, how can you say that? Tan'er, you are a woman who is not inferior to men. There are some things that need to be persuaded. You have to listen to your aunt..."
"Tan'er "I know."
Tan'er's Tai Chi was so slippery that Hu Chengyan just listened outside the door and did not participate. He knew how powerful his niece was, and she actually had a determined temper. But no matter how determined you are, this is a matter of time and effort. If you can stand one person's words, you may also be able to stand ten or a hundred, but you will definitely be annoyed in your heart. As long as you are annoyed, it will be easy to cause friction and quarrels at home. If you vent your anger, you will know that pressure is everywhere. After all, it was not their family that took action this time. Many people have already joined forces.
Above his Hu family is the Liu family in the capital. The Liu family has been a wealthy family for generations. This time they asked him to do something, and also made a promise to betroth a lady from the master's family to his son. He wanted to marry this in-law. In fact, he didn't want to force Tan'er and his wife to be too harsh. He mainly wanted them to raise their hands in a few small places in Huainan. The Liu family are kind-hearted people and do not want people to starve to death. They just want to facilitate harvesting the fields. His family also had a small share in the process. This was actually the case during the famine that year. Now I have to take over some land, so you can't block my way. We are all on our own, if you want to provide disaster relief, we will not stand in your way. We are not bad people, and we are also sensible...
Ning Yi came in from the back door, and then saw Ning Xi and Xiaochan playing here. Xiaochan held the child and waved to her. Ning Xi said: "Daddy." Ning Xi also pointed over there: "Mom, daddy."
Ning Yi came over and hugged Xiaochan and the child, asked about the situation ahead, and then went in. Then he saw Hu Chengyan waiting there. The other party had already started laughing: "Haha, nephew Li Heng."
"Uncle Hu Shi." Ning Yi cupped his hands and smiled, then went to the door of the room to say hello, "Auntie is here... Tan'er, I'm back."
Tan'er stood up and nodded, and the couple exchanged looks. Mrs. Hu was about to say something to Ning Yi. Ning Yi smiled and said: "Aunt, you are neglecting me. I have something to say with Uncle Hu Shi. Let Tan'er accompany you, let Tan'er accompany you...Uncle Hu Shi, please take a step to speak." .”
Ning Yi stretched out his hand and walked forward along the corridor with Hu Chengyan. Hu Chengyan said: "Li Heng..." Ning Yi looked back, with a smile on his face, but spoke quickly: "Uncle Hu Shi, I have been thinking about something recently. I'm looking for you. Unfortunately, I'm too busy with business and can't get away. , you just arrived today, you can discuss it with Uncle Hu Shi. Oh, come this way..."
"Uh..."
Hu Chengyan wanted to speak, but Ning Yi did not wait for him to speak. , speaking slowly: "That's it, recently For a while, the demand from the cloth shop was huge, and the cotton materials in Hu Shishu's hands could not keep up. I think Shishu also knew that the Su family had opened up the market, and so had Zhuji. Recently, many people have contacted me and said they wanted it. Cooperation... Oh, the list is here, Uncle Hu Shi Take a look."
He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. It was a supply and sales list of various supplies, with the names of each family written on it. When there is an item, there are two names on it: "Haicheng Zhang Pei" and "Lucheng Tang Sihan".
“Look, these, these… Oh, don’t get me wrong about the cotton material, Uncle Hu. We have always wanted the goods from Uncle Shi’s family. It’s just that the last time Uncle Shi came to our door and said that the cotton material was in short supply, which was very regrettable. , and I was very anxious. Tan'er told me that I shouldn't trouble the world any more. "Uncle, we took some of the missing fabric from the Zhang family. But after this time, we will still have as much as we need," Ning Yi said, smiling for a moment, and then stopped. Expression, "But, next, it is about to develop."
The two of them walked forward together.
"Uncle Hu Shi may not know that our Zhuji also participated in the disaster relief work of the Prime Minister's Mansion and contributed a little. We didn't achieve much, but we still got to know some people. The area around Bianliang is 800 miles away. , eighty-seven large landowners and businessmen have contacted us, and there are Some other retail investors. You know, some people are generous and willing to help as long as they are friends. For example, this raw silk owner who is married, he is willing to give us 70% of the wholesale price in the market, and... the best quality, without saying a word. "
"Due to the disaster relief, Suning The development has slowed down a bit," Ning Yi said, "But in the next two years, we have a new plan, and the general outline has been released. Uncle Shi, do you think that with the help and support of these people, we will have a new plan. How big will the power of the Prime Minister’s Office be in the future?”
Hu Cheng Yan frowned: "This..."
"In the next two years, Zhuji will open all over the country, and I will expand to more than fifty stores in all big cities. Su's cloth, only next year, I He Tan'er will expand five times, that is, five times the supply."
"The new plan requires a new system. I discussed it with Wen Ding and the others for a long time, and decided that at the beginning of the year, I would invite all my friends to get together. We would first make a plan for how much goods we wanted, and everyone would compete. Bidding. How much can each other offer and what price can it be? Since it’s a big business, it’s always like this. "
Party and bid for supplies, this is business. A phenomenon that can only be found in very large merchants. But since it is a competitive bidding, the price will definitely be kept to the lowest. Hu Chengyan understood what Ning Yi was talking about, and Ning Yi laughed.
"But after this plan was formulated, Tan'er and I both said, it's just other people. Uncle Hu Shi has always taken such good care of our family, how can we treat it like this. Therefore, we have always wanted to talk to Uncle Shi. "We will always collect the goods from Uncle Shi's family at the current price. If there is not enough, let the Zhang family and Tang family help. At the beginning of next year, Uncle Shi will just make a show." Ning Yi smiled and said. Then he waved his hand seriously and said, "Hey, Uncle Shi, please don't say anything unreasonable. I know Uncle Shi's temperament and never take advantage of others. We are not looking down on you. Tan'er has always been doing business and has been taken care of by you. You are the elder, we are truly our own people, we only have a small amount of money, we are our own people, we don’t need to be too extravagant to make a profit. In addition, there is one more thing, it’s my nephew’s presumption..."
Ning Yi. took a look The people around me lowered their voices: "I recently heard that Brother Shi and a girl from the Liu family are planning to get married. My nephew is in the prime minister's house. It's convenient. After checking, I found out that this girl from the Liu family is a concubine and has some dealings with several men. He might not be a good match... My nephew shouldn't talk about this at first, but it is a matter of life for Brother Shi, so he has no choice but to be a bad guy who gossips. Of course, Uncle Shi has to go and verify it himself. This is a secret investigation. The company has investigated The copies left behind are some trivial matters. It doesn't matter. Uncle Shi will put them away first. He will confirm and investigate later. The friend in front has been waiting for so long, and he still wants to ask Uncle Shi to accompany his nephew to deal with it. Uncle is here, so I can control the situation."
He stuffed another envelope containing information into the other person's sleeve, then patted the back of the other person's hand, and then held his hand with both hands. The hand moved forward.
In the front hall of the Ning family, the dozen or so people here have been waiting for a long time, and they are already impatient talking to each other. Later, I saw Ning Yi and Hu Chengyan coming out hand in hand. Seeing that it was Ning Yi who appeared today, the hall fell silent and everyone stood up. Although they came here to "force the palace", Ning Yi was working in the Prime Minister's Mansion and his status was not low, so no one dared to ignore him. Everyone was thinking about what to say, and Ning Yi smiled and asked Hu Chengyan to sit down.
"Everyone, please sit down, please sit down. We are all old friends, so you are welcome. Wen Ding, the tea has been served? Go inside and get my best jar of Mingqian. How old are you? One o'clock I don’t understand anything... Everyone, sit down, uh..." Ning Yi was about to sit down, his expression fixed, "Oh, there are two people who are not good friends, let me deal with them first."
He walked over. Two faces in the room Before: "Boss Chen, Mr. Hu. The land and the house at the south gate of the city and the west gate belong to you respectively. When we rented it, we signed the contract and it was witnessed by the guarantor. Now you have to take it back in advance. Have my family ever neglected it? Two people?"
One of them raised his hand and said: "That's not the case..."
"Have you ever offended two people?"
"No, it's just that we have something to take back now, and we are willing to..."
"Okay, let's file a lawsuit."
"Huh?"
"Kaifeng Government Office, No matter how long the lawsuit lasts, Ning will accompany you. Now, please go out." He said to the side. The butler moved his fingers and said, "Send the guests off."
After saying this, the butler came over immediately, and one of them became angry: "Ning, we signed an agreement. I have something to do now, and I am willing to compensate you. How can you humiliate me like this! You must speak clearly today..."
As he said this, someone immediately came over and said, "Li Heng, don't be like this..." Ning Yi glanced at him with a smile, and a tall nurse came outside the hall to invite the two of them out.
"If they don't leave, throw them out."
This sentence was cold. The two could not afford to be embarrassed, so they had no choice but to curse and go out. In fact, when Ning Yi and others came to Bianliang, some things were handled by others, and the contracts they signed were not as strict as later generations. Ning Yi didn't care much about the money, but since the other party wanted to disgust him and make him feel uncomfortable, he had to fight back indifferently. In his last life, he was not a good person in the shopping mall. If he brought trouble to the government, at least the power of the Right Prime Minister's Office would not be openly bullied. Even if he was finally sentenced to return the house and land, the other party would still pay the money. Even a little less, you have to make the other party feel uncomfortable for a while, and you can have more buffering time.
After driving these two people out, Ning Yi sat down with a smile: "I don't welcome people who take advantage of others' situations and add insult to injury. You are all old friends. Ning always takes care of his friends when doing things. Come on, come on, I have something here, Wen Ding, please send it out."
He took out a stack of papers from his body, each one was the same as what Hu Chengyan saw, and Su Wending handed it out one by one. Go down.
"This matter will have some changes regarding the new development of Su's Clothing Company and Zhuji, but I guarantee that the opportunity to make big money has arrived. When we do business, we seek wealth and a win-win situation. For this thing, I guarantee that everyone is the best I saw it first, so that everyone will be prepared first... Take a look, and I will tell you in detail..."
Ning Yi's words rang in the hall, although his tone was gentle, The atmosphere was cold and hard. Soon after, everyone saw his attitude: If you want to cause trouble, I will replace you all!
No one expected that he would sit down to this extent. To be fair, if all the people are replaced, Ning Yi will also suffer losses. If everyone wants to cause trouble to Ning Yi, of course they can just break up with each other. But not long after, they also vaguely saw the prospects of Zhu Ji. If this disaster relief really made so many relationships with each other, then with the power of the Youxiang Mansion, Suning would also become a gentry that was not inferior to any other. The power group of the wealthy family - because it was originally in the name of the Right Prime Minister's Palace.
Everyone originally relied on a certain wealthy family for their survival, so they came here this time. However, it is not necessarily true that they are valued by those wealthy families. Ning Yi's description actually hints: Instead of following them, it's better to follow me. You and I already have a cooperative relationship. Next, we will expand and develop, and we will become more familiar with this cake. As long as you are willing, Everyone can divide it among themselves.
Soon after, two people broke up and left on the spot, while the others were still waiting and watching. Hu Chengyan was almost silent the whole time. After Ning Yi left here and went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Su Tan'er came out to entertain them again. After a while, these people finally left one after another. The sky is approaching dusk, the sky is approaching dusk, night is falling, stars are rising in the sky, the night wind is cold and cold, and there are countless people in the huge Bianliang City who are doing their own things.
Late at night, Ning Yi rode a carriage all the way back home from the Prime Minister's Mansion. The bright yellow lights and the sound of laughter enveloped Ning Mansion at this time. Some people were joking, some were playing, and some were holding Ning Xi and dancing with their teeth. Running in the yard, the children's giggles occasionally came. Ning Yi greeted everyone one by one. When he went back to the room, a warm yellow light was on in the bedroom. Tan'er was sitting on a stool, wearing a graceful skirt, and was washing her feet in a wooden basin filled with hot water. , put his hands on his knees, saw Ning Yi coming in, and smiled at him.
Ning Yi walked over, squatted down, and put his hand into the hot water. Tan'er shrank slightly and reached out to press: "Don't." She probably felt that this was not something a man could do. But Ning Yi didn't mind and washed her for a while to relieve her fatigue. In fact, when dealing with all kinds of trivial things every day, even if the attitude can be tough, you will still feel annoyed and tired physically and mentally. Strong people are just mentally excited and will never compromise, but they still feel tired, even if Ning Yi is right No matter how easy things are in business, this is no exception.
At this time, the couple actually understood each other, and as time passed, they became more and more understanding. There was no sound in the room, only the sound of water occasionally sounded, and the trivial sounds of the warm family outside could be heard in the distance. Tan'er put her hands on her knees and looked up. After a while, she hummed softly: "The stars in the sky... are shining..."
That was a song in Ning Yi's memory. Later, I sang it to Tan'er, who always remembered it and liked it quite a lot. Listening to her singing softly, Ning Yi smiled and hummed along: "Those are pairs of eyes, pairs of eyes..."
"Blink, blink...look~ look..."< br>
"That's my childhood friend..."
"Haha..."
The man squatted in front of the woman, and the lamp reflected the scene in the room brightly in the singing. The simple and quiet sound seems to bring back memories. Their childhood friends have long gone, and their simple life is no longer simple. In this huge whirlpool, it is even more complicated and dangerous than ordinary people. Soon after, Tan'er also washed Ning Yi's feet beside the bed. After a while, the lights in the room dimmed, and the lights in the entire mansion also dimmed, letting everything fall into a warm sleep.
The day has passed. Complex enemies have been knocked down and pushed away by them, but more people have not stopped their desires. On a new day, more enemies will surround them, with different forms. The means are to interfere, pull, hinder or attack them.
But there is always some way to convey warmth to people. As long as you can cuddle up with someone, everything will become distant at some point...
Then, the next day came... This chapter is 6,500, and I continue to ask for monthly votes. There is no need to stop, right? ^_^
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