After the matter was discussed, the atmosphere became harmonious again. Luo Zhang did not say anything about the future plan, but he also said that if several companies are used, he hopes that the three companies will not refuse. After all, this is a cooperation between everyone, and he cannot do it alone. .
To this, the three families naturally agree. Although the share may be a little less, you must know that the benefits here are too great. Even a small share will make people jealous. If other big families know about it, even if they give half a share They will also struggle to participate.
Compared with the bustling atmosphere of Yanlailou where people are changing cups and cups, Changsun's ironmaking shop is obviously more lively, but the atmosphere is not the same.
At this time, the crowd outside Changsun's iron-making shop was very excited, and there was a constant stream of curses and shouts. Everyone who came here was holding a broken sword, broken knife, or a farm tool in their hands.
These were all made of pig iron that they bought from the Changsun family. Now these things are basically waste, so naturally they have to come to the Changsun family for explanation.
"Let your big shop owner come out, we want to return it!"
"That is, let your big shopkeeper come out and sell us such things. Do you think it will be fine if you hide?"
"We want compensation. If you don't pay us, your eldest son's iron-making shop will not open today!"
"We are going to sue you. How can such an unscrupulous business be allowed to open?"
"Yes, if we don't pay compensation, we will sue him. Let's sue him together!"
Listening to the shouting outside, the housekeeper felt a little sweat on his forehead. He rushed over as soon as possible. As soon as he arrived at the main store of Changsun's ironmaking shop, he picked up the account book and started investigating. It doesn't matter if you don't read it. I was shocked when I saw it.
In this month, in addition to the 20,000 gold from the three major families, the big shopkeeper also sold more than 400,000 taels of silver. However, the warehouse only received 200,000 taels of this silver, which means there are still more than 200,000 taels. Wan Liang was corrupted by these two people, and the total amount added up to more than two million Liang. Such a big hole made the housekeeper want to cry.
After this matter is resolved, I am afraid that he will also be punished. However, this is not the time to think about this. Solving the current matter is the most important thing. As long as the current matter is resolved well, he may be forgiven by the great elder. After all, he is also a victim. people.
Standing next to the housekeeper is his newly promoted boss. This place cannot be left unattended, and he has many things to do.
After closing the account book, the butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "How much money is there in the store now?"
The newly appointed shopkeeper hurriedly replied: "Most of the money was taken away by the previous two people. Now there is only more than 10,000 taels of silver left, which is used for store turnover."
The butler took a few deep breaths and tried not to get angry.
There are only more than 10,000 taels. How can this be enough to compensate the people outside?
Fortunately, the great elder had already said that compensation should be paid. It would not be a problem to settle the matter with money. Thinking of this, the housekeeper no longer hesitated, but stood up and ordered: "Send someone to the mansion to get it." One hundred thousand taels of silver, come with me."
Hearing the butler's instructions, the shopkeeper also breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, if he had been in this position before, he would have struggled to do it, but now, this position is a hot potato. If he is not good, not only will the seat be unstable, but also the seat will be unstable. You have to confess if you are afraid of your life. Those people outside are all crazy.
Following the steward, the big shopkeeper came outside, and the people who had just been noisy immediately surrounded the big shopkeeper, asking for an explanation.
Fortunately, the guards of the Changsun family stopped them. If they had rushed over, the big shopkeeper would probably die.
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!" The big shopkeeper stepped forward and shouted to the people.
"We want compensation. If you don't pay compensation today, we will demolish your store!" the people shouted.
"Compensation, we will naturally compensate. If there is any problem with anything made of iron purchased at my Changsun's Ironmaking Shop, you will be directly compensated. Of course, if you did not buy it from the Ironmaking Shop of my Changsun's Ironmaking, it will be compensated." You want to muddle through, so I'm sorry, you won't get a penny, if you dare to cause trouble, we will send you to Chang'an County Government, and the county government will deal with you!" the big shopkeeper said loudly.
Behind him, the housekeeper nodded with satisfaction when he heard what the big shopkeeper said. It would be a bit of a fuss for him to step forward on such a matter, but it was just right for the big shopkeeper to step forward.
Hearing the words of the big shopkeeper, the people who had been quiet became commotion again. Many people's eyes flickered. It was obvious that these people wanted to fish in troubled waters to make some money. They were afraid that they didn't know where the things in their hands came from, and they just wanted to take them. Mix some money, who knows the Changsun family is not so easy to fool.
"Our things have been made into weapons. How do you identify whether it is pig iron from your eldest grandson's family? Are you trying to shirk and refuse to pay?" someone shouted.
"That's it, how do you say whose things are made from your eldest grandson's family? Originally they were, but you say they are not. Who should I ask to explain?" When one person spoke, someone naturally responded.
For a while, there was a lot of noise outside the store again, and they were talking about anything. It was no different from a vegetable market.
The big shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and didn't know how to explain it. Yes, these are all made into things. How can he tell whether they are made of pig iron from his eldest grandson's family? If the genuine products are good, they are easy to identify. The key is that these are defective products and scrap metal. How to identify them?
Seeing this scene, the housekeeper shook his head slightly and took a step forward: "Everyone, be quiet. Since my eldest son's family said this, of course there is a way to identify it. Everyone will know when the time comes. Again, as long as it is my eldest grandson's family, Everything made of pig iron will be compensated!"
"Who are you? What you say represents the eldest grandson family. You are not deceiving us, right?" Some people didn't know the housekeeper, so they inevitably became suspicious.
"Stop talking, this is the chief steward of the eldest son's family, and what he said really represents the eldest grandson's family!"
"Is this the big housekeeper? Then let's just believe him for once."
The butler's words were quite useful. After he spoke, the noise gradually stopped.
Seeing this, the big shopkeeper glanced at the housekeeper gratefully, then turned to look at everyone and said: "Everyone, line up and go to the table over there to identify. We will pay for everything that belongs to my eldest grandson's family on the spot!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately dispersed and ran to queue up at a nearby table.
At this time, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hands to the housekeeper: "Thank you, housekeeper Ma, for your help, otherwise I would have been embarrassed just now!"
"Don't talk so much. Let's go. Let's go to the appraisal place. There's a lot going on today." The butler waved his hand.
The big shopkeeper naturally led the way. When the two came to the long table where things were being identified, someone had already placed the things on the long table for the eldest grandson's family to identify.
This was a big knife, but it was broken into four pieces at this time. It was no different from a pile of scrap metal. It was terrible to see.
Seeing such a thing, the housekeeper became very angry. The compensation issue can be easily solved by giving money, but this impact and reputation cannot be restored with money. I am afraid that after this incident, his elder Sun Jialian The reputation of the iron shop has plummeted, and it will not be easy for the business to return to what it was before.
Regarding the Great Elder's statement that he would not allow others to interfere in the iron-making business, the steward has reservations. It is not that he has no confidence in the Great Elder, but that people do not believe you. There is a problem with your credibility, and people will not buy from you. , you are crying for help, are you pinching other people's necks and forcing them to come to your place? This is unrealistic.
If someone takes the opportunity to open an iron-making shop at this time, it will definitely attract a lot of people. What can you do then? Go and smash up someone else’s store? Small families may be easy to deal with, just threaten them directly, but what about big families who open stores? People are not afraid of you at all, so what can you do?
The housekeeper did not say these words to the great elder. In his opinion, it would be useless to say it. Unable to help, the housekeeper thought of the head of the house. It would be great if the head of the house was awake. This matter could be easily solved. Who would dare to Not giving face to the head of the family?
If possible, he even wanted to run to Luo Zhang himself, apologize to Luo Zhang, and ask about Sun Simiao's whereabouts. As long as he found Sun Simiao, the head of the family would have hope when he woke up. However, his identity was not enough, and he was afraid that he would go to Luo Zhangdu. Useless.
It's just that the Great Elder wanted to save face and refused to go to Luo Zhang to inquire. There was nothing he could do!
