The best way to stop other people's business is to cut off the two channels of production and sales. But doing so will also completely destroy the foundation of the business, which is the kind of behavior that destroys for the sake of destroying.
Therefore, when you want to seize someone's business, you won't destroy other people's production and sales, but will attack other people's costs and funds in a roundabout way.
Although this is more troublesome than the previous direct damage, the advantage is that it can retain the foundation of this business. Once the opponent is forced to leave, he can quickly take over and produce immediate benefits.
Although cost and funding are two aspects, they are closely connected. Important things such as blast furnaces and molds are damaged once every three days, and the damage is not obvious, just a few flaws. If you fail to discover it in time, you will lose one or even several batches of raw materials.
I cried out that I couldn't stand it once or twice, let alone when I came to you again and again and every other time? Sometimes it was even damaged the next day after it was finished. But it can’t be ruined yet. The raw materials are shipped in a steady stream. This is a contract signed and you have to pay. The orders from the Ministry of War yamen outside are also signed, and you have to come up with something and deliver it when it expires. And once the two sides stand still, the costs will rise infinitely, and even if the Zhou and Hou families have strong foundations, they will not be able to sustain it.
At night, people in the industrial park had a tacit understanding during this period. That is, at night, stay away from areas near blast furnaces, blacksmiths, and warehouses. Because no one knows whether they will happen to encounter some unknown people causing trouble. If they are caught and beaten, they will be considered lucky. If you are unlucky and get two pieces cut off with a knife or just wipe your neck, you will suffer miserably.
It's a big deal that people watching the excitement won't get close, but people who work in these two places are very nervous. They know more information than the outside world. In fact, it's not just late at night, sometimes people will come to cause trouble even in broad daylight. Now people outside can hide and watch the excitement, but those of them who rely on these industries to make a living can only watch hard.
The only good thing is that in the past few days, people have been injured every day, with bruises, bruises, and bruises, and some have even been knocked unconscious and thrown into smelly ditches. But no one was maimed, and no one died. Those who actually died were all outsiders who were unlucky enough to come across them, unlucky guys who had nothing to do with iron smelting or iron-making companies.
"Lao Li, it's so late today, why don't you go back?"
"What are you going back for? Stay and look at the molds here! Hey!"
"Hehe, then you have to be careful. If you can't do it, don't be pushy. I heard from people above that things here are at the last minute. It shouldn't take long for things to return to normal. At least that's the case for us. "
"Ah? Is there still such a thing? You have to give me a hard time to talk about it!"
"What's there to say? It's just that the boss can't bear the losses here. Who can bear it? It's like a bottomless pit. In addition, the yamen can't control it, so what can we do? Instead of beating the odds in the end, it's better to take advantage of this last opportunity. The side business is packaged and sold to others.”
"Sold? Is there anyone who wants to sell it now?"
"If you sell it cheaper, people will naturally want it. I heard that someone has already come to contact and plan to get some people here. There are more than one family! So, our days of worry should be coming to an end soon."
When Lao Li heard this, he felt hard to understand. But definitely not "happy". He has been working in the blacksmith's workshop for half his life, and his employer has always been kind to him. He plans to work until he is old, and then teach his own boys to continue making money here to support his family. He has a sense of dependence and belonging to this company that he can't even explain. It's hard for him now that the company is in such trouble. At the same time, I am also worried about my own livelihood and that of my family. The situation is not peaceful right now. If there is no livelihood, how will the family live?
The two chatted for a few words and then separated. One person left work and went back to sleep. Lao Li sighed and stood guard at the warehouse, waiting for the "thief" who might come tonight. And the confusing thoughts in my heart.
But before Lao Li could sit there for long, the company's chief executive suddenly arrived. There were also a few young people he had never seen before.
Decades of life experience allowed Lao Li to tell at a glance that the young man following the big manager was not easy. His figure and aura showed that he was not an ordinary person, and he had a fierce energy in his mouth. Moreover, there is always some hard object bulging out from the waist when walking, which indicates that there is a knife hidden on the body.
Before Lao Li could think about it, the chief manager spoke in advance and said: "Lao Li, please say hello. All the people in your warehouse will go to the back room to sleep tonight. Don't worry about the guarding work outside."
"Ah? This"
"Lao Li, don't ask too many questions. Just do whatever you ask, do you understand?"
Lao Li and the chief steward have been acquaintances for a long time. Although they are not friends, they still have mutual trust. Moreover, Lao Li was just honest and not stupid, so how could he not hear the implication of the big manager's words? Combined with the aura of the young people behind the chief steward, he roughly guessed what the chief steward was planning to do.
"Okay, Chief Steward, I'm going to gather the people and then go back to the back room to sleep."
"Well, be careful not to say too much. Just say that I am making arrangements outside. Then when you enter the house, don't turn on the lights, don't talk, just be quiet. No matter what happens outside, as long as it is not a fire or a building collapse, you can't Come out. Until dawn, do you understand?"
"understood!"
Lao Li lowered his head and hurriedly called all the other six people in the warehouse who were preparing for vigil, and then led them all back to the back room of the warehouse. As soon as the door closed, the warehouse suddenly became silent.
"You're better now, is there anything else you need my help with?"
"No more. You can go back now."
"Okay, I'll leave the rest to you!" The chief steward solemnly bowed to the people he brought, then turned around and hurriedly left the warehouse.
When the chief steward left, the remaining people didn't say anything. They looked at each other and then dispersed, just like Lao Li and the others before, they stayed at their respective vigil positions. It's just that the positions they chose have their backs to the light, and people outside will not be able to see their appearance clearly because of the light. In addition, these young people are only ninth-grade warriors. Although their auras are stronger than ordinary people, they are only limited. It is not easy to reveal their identities from a distance.
Until late at night. Bursts of inaudible sounds sounded from one of the walls. Then figures jumped in from outside.
There were five people in total, all dressed in black night clothes.
Getting closer and closer, suddenly, the nearest "guy" who was keeping watch seemed to have noticed these sneaky guys, and walked over quickly, holding a lantern in his hand.
"Who is over there? Come out! Otherwise I'll ring the bell!"
"Go to someone and knock him out quickly!"
"Brother, look at me!" One person said while touching his waist. There was a stick specially prepared for this situation. I didn't use a knife because I was worried that I might accidentally kill someone here. This is not what these saboteurs want to see.
However, no one noticed that it was dark under the lamp. Behind the lantern, a hand also touched his waist, but what he touched was not a wooden stick, but a knife handle.
(End of chapter)
