After being amused for a while, Zhu Shenzui continued to ask Kang Youfu what he thought. Since he had planned to hand over the ancestral business to his younger brother Kang Youlu, how was he going to do it himself?
Kang Youfu shook his head and said that he hadn't fully thought about it yet. This happened just these days. Moreover, it was the end of the year and the Chinese New Year was coming soon. His sister-in-law was probably going to give birth in a few days. There are a lot of things at home, so let’s not think about them for now. When my sister-in-law’s child is born, everything at home will be busy and it won’t be too late to think about it again.
After hearing what he said, Zhu Shenzui nodded to express his understanding, but after hesitating for a while, he asked Kang Youfu something, which surprised Kang Youfu.
"Sixth Master, what you just said...did I hear it correctly?"
Zhu Shenzui picked up the teapot and refilled the tea, picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly: "You heard me right, you are also related to this matter. This time, I found some connections for the Liu family, and the government He gave me a store that was confiscated by the Liu family at a low price, which can be regarded as an advantage."
"Since this is how this store came about, it has something to do with you. Since you didn't ask for the compensation just now, how about using this as compensation? I'm not good at doing business, and my identity is really not suitable for publicity. , you have managed your own business well over the years, and now you have the idea of doing something of your own. Instead of working hard to start a business from scratch, why not help me take over this store and give it a try?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Shenzui laughed: "If you agree, I will be the boss and you will be the boss. You will take care of the business, and I will leave you a share. What do you think?"
After Kang Youfu heard this, he said seriously without even thinking: "Sixth Master, of course I have to take care of the little one. I have to accept this matter. Sixth Master has something to do, let alone let me be the big shopkeeper and add another ingredient." Even if you don’t have a wife, you can still act like a little boy!”
"good!"
Even though Zhu Shenzui was very sure about this matter before, Dang Kang Youfu agreed without any hesitation, which still made Zhu Shenzui extremely happy.
Zhu Shenzui has been in contact with Kang Youfu these days, and he knows Kang Youfu very well.
Kang Youfu is not only extremely smart, but also a natural businessman. He has many business ideas and is quite courageous. What's more important is that Kang Youfu knows how to repay his kindness, and he is not the kind of villain who forgets his own good for the sake of profit. This is especially difficult.
Zhu Shenzui has been making preparations secretly since he led the people from Wangjiacun to go on a salt excursion. Although the profits from the salt excursion are huge, it is illegal and the risks are high after all.
Even if he now recruits Li Hu and others from Yangtou Mountain and disperses the risk of salt leakage in this way, who can guarantee that there will be unforeseen problems in the future?
Take one step at a time, look at the next three steps, and be prepared for a rainy day. Zhu Shenzui has never been a person who relies on impulse to do things. He has long-term plans, and it would be impossible for him to do it alone.
What he lacks most now is people who can really help him. Although the people in Wangjia Village are reliable, there may not be many who can really use them. Even his cousin Wang Jinwu is just a martial artist. There is absolutely no problem in letting him do some fighting, killing and charging into battle, but asking Wang Jinwu to help him in this regard is not the right material at all.
Even Xia Dong, whom Zhu Shenzui always valued, had only read a few books and was serious about his work. It may not matter if you leave small things to him, but it won't do the same for big things.
Not to mention the side of Sheep Head Mountain, the Li Hu brothers are almost the same as Wang Jinwu. Their abilities are reflected in the force, not the brain.
Zhang Xijun, Master Zhang, is a very intelligent person, but there are too many secrets about this person, and Zhang Xijun's defection was purely a coincidence. Zhu Shenzui can't really trust him yet. Now he puts Zhang Xijun in Wangjiacun. The same is true for the intention, at least in the short term it is unlikely to be reused.
Compared with these people, Kang Youfu sitting in front of him was different.
No matter from which aspect, Kang Youfu is the most suitable candidate. Zhu Shenzui is the benefactor of the Kang family. Kang Youfu can definitely be trusted to repay his kindness. In addition, as a member of the clan, Zhu Shenzui must have such an agent in front of the stage if he wants to gradually normalize his personal wealth.
In the words of later generations, Kang Youfu was also Zhu Shenzui's white glove. The Liu family suddenly collapsed this time. Liu Shancheng died in prison. The Liu family's property has been divided up by everyone. It is also an excellent opportunity for Zhu Shenzui now.
Others don't know it, but the Liu family's shop has actually been one of the conditions for Zhu Shenzui and Zhu Minfan's cooperation from the beginning.
Despite the fact that the Liu family is powerful on the surface, rich in wealth, and has many connections in the officialdom, in the eyes of ordinary people, the Liu family may be out of reach, but in Zhu Shenzui's view, the Liu family is like a house built on a pile of sand. The tall building has no foundation. As long as you push it with a finger, the seemingly powerful Liu family will inevitably fall into the abyss.
Wealth is the source of the Liu family's strength, and it is also the original sin of the Liu family. Let alone now, even in the 21st century, class still exists.
In the Ming Dynasty, among the four peoples, no matter how rich the merchants were, they were just not in the mainstream. Moreover, the Liu family's official relationship network was completely dependent on money from profit exchanges. This kind of relationship was not that reliable. Unless someone from the Liu family serves as an official in the imperial court and changes from an ordinary merchant to a member of the government and merchants, completing a complete change in identity, then this network will be reliable.
Since this is the case, then the Liu family without its own foundation in the officialdom is tantamount to rootless people. The class gap is huge. Besides, the Liu family themselves are not clean down there. It’s just that no one has done it before. In addition, the Liu family seems to be powerful and colludes with some interests. Under the protection of his network, , these hidden dangers have not been exposed.
But the moment Zhu Shenzui decided to take action, this nature completely changed.
Although the clan has lost the privileges it had in the early days of the dynasty, the status of the clan is still high. In addition, the dynasty's attitude towards the clan involves the royal family's face. If others want to target the Liu family, they may have to consider their own career, but the clan is in There was no concern at all in this regard.
According to Zhu Shenzui's plan, and with the intervention of Zhu Minfan, an influential clan member, neither local officials nor the court can be too protective of the Liu family. In addition, Zhu Shenzui's plan is closely linked to One link, both internal and external efforts are being used at the same time. The Liu family is in chaos and they have no time to take care of themselves. How can those officials who are only in collusion with the Liu family speak for the Liu family in this situation?
At the same time that Zhu Shenzui and Zhu Minfan agreed, they also attracted other people through their respective relationships, including Yu Zhida, the prefect of Pingyang.
Yu Zhida looks clean on the surface, but in fact he is not a good bird.
If you look at his officialdom experience, you can guess that if Yu Zhida was really an upright official, he would not have been awarded the 229th Jinshi in the 38th year of Wanli. Instead, he stayed in the capital's Metropolitan Inspectorate to observe government affairs. In the 42nd year of Wanli's reign, he was promoted to the left judge of Dali Temple, and later to the deputy of the temple. At the beginning of this year, he was transferred to the prefect of Pingyang.
In just ten years, a fellow Jinshi ranked low in the top three ranks became a prefect of the fourth rank. This official career cannot but be said to be prosperous.
If he could be promoted like this just by relying on his own talents or being honest, then Yu Zhida would be simply a god.
You must know that in his same year, there were many people who were still serving as low-level officials of the sixth or seventh rank. Those who were higher up had only climbed up to the fifth rank, but he was already in the fourth rank.
The reason why Yu Zhida was promoted so quickly was that, in addition to being good at management and standing in line, he also had the support of a strong political group behind him. This political group is the now famous Donglin Party.
Not long ago, Liaodong was defeated. As the coach, Yang Hao was not executed by Wanli, but was only imprisoned. The Donglin Party was operating behind the scenes. The power of the Donglin Party in North Korea is not small. As a member of the Donglin Party, it is only natural that Yu Zhida can become the prefect of Pingyang.
Pulling in Yu Zhida is equivalent to pulling in the entire Donglin Party behind him. This is killing two birds with one stone. In addition, Zhu Shenzui and Zhu Minfan are both smart people. They know that it is absolutely impossible for them to swallow the fat meat of the Liu family. They can only draw most of the people in to form an alliance, and everyone sits in a row to share the fruit. This can be done.
According to the distribution of interests, Zhu Shenzui actually didn't get much. Most of the Liu family's property was taken away by various interests. In the end, what he got was less than 2,000 taels in cash plus 30 acres. Just a watered field and a shop.
These things are simply a drop in the bucket for the Liu family's entire industry, and not all of them belong to Zhu Shenzui. Among them, Zhu Minfeng, Zhu Minxu and Zhu Qiuqi are also divided. After all, the three of them have also done a lot in this matter. He had promised to them before that no matter in terms of the friendship between the clans or the integrity of his life, Zhu Shenzui never meant to keep his word.
It's nothing more than some money. Compared with his reputation and long-term plan, this money is nothing at all. Zhu Shenzui is very generous in this regard.
The cash wasn't much, but that store was different. Although this shop is only one of the many properties of the Liu family, and after the collapse of the Liu family, the Liu family's original wealth has been almost completely wiped out, and there is not much inventory left in the store. Even the store is now closed. On.
But what others don't know is that this shop is a salt shop, which means it is a shop with an official salt guide. The shop floor is worthless, but the qualification to obtain a salt guide cannot be bought with money. If Zhu Shenzui hadn't already set his sights on this store at the beginning of his planning and discussed it with Zhu Minfan in advance, he still wouldn't have been able to get it.
Now that the store has been acquired, Zhu Shenzui, as a clan member, cannot run it by himself, so he needs to find someone to take care of the business.
Kang Youfu is the most suitable candidate. With this store, he can gradually clean up his private salt business. He can rely on the store to obtain the qualification of salt introduction, and then he can sell it openly and openly like other big merchants. "Private salt", thus completing the upgrading of the industry.
