Su Yang left a question for Guo You.
A businessman came to a county town. He walked into an inn and gave the owner a deposit of one tael of silver for accommodation. He wanted to come here to do business, so he went out to look for business again.
The shopkeeper took the two taels of silver and gave it to the butcher across the door to pay for the meat at the inn this month. After the butcher received the two taels of silver, he went to the pig farmer's house to pay off the money he owed to buy the pigs. The farmer was happy With one tael of silver to pay off his gambling debt, the gambler hurried to the inn to pay the innkeeper one tael of silver for the room, and the two taels of silver returned to the innkeeper's hands.
But at this moment, the businessman came back and said that this was not a suitable place for business, and took away the deposit of one tael of silver.
"This tael of silver was simply circulated and did not fall into anyone's hands. As a result, all the debts of these people in the county were paid off. Why is this?"
After hearing this story and facing Su Yang's questions, Guo You was puzzled and scratched his head.
However, Su Yang was not prepared to tell him the answer directly. After all, if Guo You wanted to learn the ways of a merchant from Su Yang, he must first prove that Guo You had talent in this area.
Su Yang is very lazy. He is willing to accept any kind of younger brother.
So Su Yang got up and left the place, leaving Guo You alone here to think hard.
When we walked to the market, the workers in Xishan were happily discussing wages and annual leave. I guess Lu Xiong had already posted a notice.
"His Royal Highness King Yan is so righteous!"
"Not only do we get paid on time, but we also get holidays!"
"Yes, if you continue to work during the annual vacation, your wages will be doubled, and you can eat meat every day!"
Some migrant workers gathered together and discussed the matter happily.
At first they were really worried that Xishan Coal would not pay them for their work.
After all, it’s good if someone gives them food to eat. How can there be such a kind-hearted saint who not only takes care of food but also pays wages!
But when this announcement was posted, all the migrant workers became excited.
This time, they really met a saint!
Su Yang listened to their discussion with a smile on his lips.
These are simple and unpretentious people!
As long as you treat them well, they will naturally be grateful.
Why don’t those in power and meat-eaters understand such a simple truth?
As for the workers who remembered all their kindness to King Yan Zhu Di, Su Yang didn't mind at all.
After all, King Zhu Di of Yan is the major shareholder of Xishan Coal Group, and he, Su Yang, can only be regarded as a wage earner at best.
I heard a group of migrant workers starting to discuss again.
"But I definitely have to go home!"
"Daniu, why are you going home? Just celebrate the New Year here in Xishan. You can eat meat every day and get double your wages. This is simply the life of a god!"
"That's right, Daniel, what are you doing back? That's double wages!"
A migrant worker named Daniu had hesitation written all over his face.
"But I still have a wife and children at home waiting for me to return!"
"I can't eat and drink here every day, while my wife and children eat bran-thick vegetables at home, right?"
After hearing his words, everyone's expressions froze.
This is the custom of refugees!
Adult men have a big appetite, and food is expensive in winter, so they will take the initiative to become refugees, just to give the food at home to the old, weak, women and children, while they struggle to survive in the ice and snow.
No matter what, adult men are stronger than old, weak, women and children, and are more suitable for starving and freezing. We can't let old and weak women and children go out to starve, freeze and wait to die, right?
Daniel showed an honest smile.
"I came earlier and was the first batch of refugees to enter Xishan."
"After a rough calculation, the salary is at least several taels of silver. With this salary, our family can live a good year this time!"
When the others heard this, they looked at him with envy.
But then I thought about it, I stayed in Xishan to work, had double wages, and could eat meat every day, so it was better than Daniel.
Seeing this situation, Su Yang couldn't help but stepped forward and spoke.
"Daniu, in that case, why don't you bring your family over and celebrate the New Year together?"
When the workers saw Su Yang coming, they immediately saluted him respectfully.
After Daniel saluted, he explained: "Young master Su, you don't know something. The government won't care about us when we become refugees. But if we don't go back when spring comes, the government will take care of us and even cancel us." The household is posted in the yellow book!”
"So in this case, although we also want to stay in Xishan and bring all our families over to enjoy life together, doing so will not only cause us trouble, but will also implicate Xishan Coal!"
Daniel told the truth honestly, making Su Yang's face livid with anger!
What kind of bullshit court is this?
You don't care if the people are forced to become refugees?
Watching them starve to death and freeze to death!
Now that spring has arrived, you will take care of the people if they don’t go back to farming?
Why are you afraid that not enough manpower for spring plowing will affect the political performance of you local officials?
What kind of bullshit is this?
So fucking insane!
Su Yang suppressed his anger and looked at Daniel.
"Daniu, if you farm for a year, will the harvest be enough to support your family?"
When Daniel heard this, he shook his head bitterly.
"It's up to God to eat."
"If there were no natural or man-made disasters, the harvest would be better. After paying various taxes, although it is not enough to eat, we can survive at least."
"But if God doesn't open his eyes and some disaster occurs, then everything will be over. Even if there is no harvest, the taxes that the court should collect will not be enough. The people can only be forced to sell their sons and daughters to pay the taxes, but the taxes cannot be paid. It was over, and there was no money to buy food, so many people starved to death!"
"Just like this damn cold weather, many people are starving to death and freezing to death. I have no choice. I can't bear to watch my wife, children, and children starve to death, so I go out to make a living. Fortunately, I met Mr. Su and you kind people, Otherwise, I might have starved to death and froze to death on the roadside!"
After saying this, Daniel suddenly knelt down in front of Su Yang with a "pop" sound.
"Master Su!"
"There is nothing we can do!"
"I know that if we leave, it will affect anthracite coal production, but if we don't leave, it will only bring trouble to Mr. Su."
"Young Master Su and His Highness Prince Yan, we will always remember your great kindness and kindness. This time, we are not the object, so I'm sorry to you!"
The other migrant workers who were leaving also fell to their knees with tears streaming down their faces after hearing these words.
To be honest, they really didn't want to leave, and they really wanted to bring their wives, children, and children over to enjoy the happiness together.
Xishan Coal Industry not only gave them food and saved their lives, but also paid them wages on time. In order to keep them, they were even willing to arrange housing and provide jobs for their families.
They will never meet such a good person once in several lifetimes!
But it’s impossible not to go back!
At that time, not only will it cause trouble for itself, but it will also implicate Xishan Coal Industry.
Although Xishan Coal Industry is the property of His Highness King Yan, His Highness King Yan cannot compete with the imperial government!
So, they had to go!
It's just this kind of "repaying kindness with hatred" that makes simple people like Daniu feel very uncomfortable.
Many of the refugees even burst into tears, their tears falling to the ground for free.
When Su Yang saw this scene, his eyes instantly turned red.
This shitty world!
