This short and fat member was none other than Zheng Yi and Zheng Laohu who were invited to the mountain by Chao Rong.
As the owner of the Shanyin quarry, Zheng Yi has been operating the quarry for many years and was nicknamed "Zheng Laohu". One can imagine his methods.
The people he usually comes into contact with are all bandits like Chao Rong from Huzuishan.
So he knows very well what kind of personalities people like Chao Rong have on weekdays!
Those are all rogue desperadoes who have to be scolded even if I, the King of Heaven, come here!
When had he ever seen Chao Rong look so flattering?
Thinking back to what Chao Rong said to him before going up the mountain, as well as the cause of death of the leader Liu Hong and others, Zheng Laohu couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he looked at Xie Yu.
Today’s banquet...isn’t delicious!
Chao Rong led the horse in front of Zheng Laohu, which really gave Xie Yu a lot of face.
Xie Yu got off his horse, and the fifty people behind him also jumped off their horses in unison.
Just this prohibitive gesture made Zheng Laohu feel a strong sense of oppression.
"This...is the Mr. Xie Mr. Chao calls him, right? Haha, nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"
Zheng Laohu took the initiative to speak, and his gesture also suggested submission.
Xie Yu smiled and nodded: "Easy to say, easy to say!"
Then Xie Yu looked at Chao Rong next to him: "Master Chao, can we talk somewhere else?"
"Yes! Mr. Xie, please come this way!"
Chao Rong led everyone to the meeting hall.
It can be seen that in order to show the importance to Xie Yu, the meeting hall was specially decorated and organized by Chao Rong.
After entering, Xie Yu and Zheng Huhu exchanged polite words, and finally they both sat down.
“Mr.
As soon as Zheng Laohu opened his mouth, he tested Xie Yu's reaction.
Xie Yu stretched out his hand to stop Zheng Huo: "Zheng Huai, let's not talk about the past! This time I came to Zheng because I wanted to discuss a business with Zheng!"
"Business talk?" When Zheng Laohu heard about business talk, he subconsciously assumed the posture of a businessman, "My business seems to have no overlap with Mr. Xie, right? What business can we talk about?"
When Chao Rong saw Zheng Laohu's appearance, he immediately slapped the table and said angrily: "Old Zheng, speak properly, don't hold your ass between your butts and pull that old cock's throat!"
Zheng Laohu immediately twisted his body, with an embarrassed expression on his face.
Xie Yu smiled nonchalantly: "Didn't Zheng Yuanwai open a quarry? I want to buy some coal from Zheng Yuanwai!"
"So Mr. Xie wants to buy charcoal!" Zheng Laohu said with a surprised expression, "Oh, I wonder what Mr. Xie wants charcoal for? Make a fire to keep warm? There should be no shortage of firewood on your mountain, right?"
"If it's just for heating, it won't be used much. Mr. Xie doesn't need to mention buying it. I'll just give it to Mr. Xie with several thousand kilograms of coal."
Xie Yu sneered: This Zheng Laohu... is quite generous!
Xie Yu inquired and found out that the current price of coal in the Great Yong Dynasty is one hundred and thirty cents per hundred catties, and only one or two or three cents per thousand catties!
Thousands of kilograms of coal, which sounds like a huge favor, only costs a few taels of silver!
How many taels of silver are you giving to yourself as a favor? Is this Zheng Laohu just sending away beggars?
When Chao Rong saw Xie Yu's expression, his heart suddenly tightened.
Without saying a word, he stood up and rushed to Zheng Yi, then threw away his hands and slapped him across the face several times.
Zheng Yi was stunned instantly!
"Damn it, Mr. Zheng, do you think what I just said was bullshit? Mr. Xie came to talk to you about business because he thinks highly of you. Why don't you talk well or something?"
"If you can't speak, your tongue might as well be twisted. I'll make you a spicy stir-fry and eat it with wine!"
While talking, Chao Rong pulled out a small knife and tried to stuff it into Zheng Yi's mouth.
Zheng Yi turned pale with fright and quickly begged for mercy: "I don't dare, I don't dare... How dare I be disrespectful to Mr. Xie? I... I really wanted to give it away just now..."
Xie Yu opened his mouth to stop Chao Rong: "Master Chao, don't be angry! This is how business is discussed. Except for Zheng, if it's just for a few kilograms of coal, I wouldn't have the guts to say this."
"I want one hundred thousand catties first!"
As soon as he heard that Xie Yu wanted one hundred thousand catties, Zheng Yi's expression changed.
“Mr.
Speaking of this, Zheng Yi's eyes when he looked at Xie Yu were suddenly full of resentment.
Xie Yu was puzzled: "Why?"
Zheng Yi lowered his head and said in a low voice: "There are not enough people..."
Xie Yu suddenly realized.
After a long time of fussing, the problem was still his own fault.
He abducted the workers from Zheng Laohu's quarry to Baishizhai, causing Zheng Laohu's quarry to be short of workers.
"I still have a few purchase contracts in my hand, from the capital city. They require two million kilograms of coal. A few days ago, my workers suddenly stopped coming. Seeing that I couldn't deliver the goods on time, I decided to I came up with such a stupid trick..."
Can you blame Zheng Laohu for this?
Because Xie Yu was poaching, Zheng Laohu was unable to complete the order.
If you lose customers and money, you must find a way to retaliate!
So from Zheng Huhu’s perspective, he was right!
But it would be even more impossible for Xie Yu to admit his mistake.
So Xie Yu ignored Zheng Laohu's sad eyes and said calmly: "If I can help you solve the artificial problem..."
Zheng Laohu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Mr. Xie, are you planning to let those people come back?"
"No!" Xie Yu shook his head, "Those are already my people, and I can't let them go back. I'm going to find some other people for you. But... these people may be a little difficult to control! You may suppress them. Can these people be accommodated?”
When Zheng Laohu heard this, he immediately laughed: "Haha, I dare not say anything else, but if I can't suppress the people who entered my quarry, it would be a joke! No matter whether he is a green forest tycoon, or As long as the criminal thief enters my quarry, I can refine three ounces of oil for him with just one bone of his body!"
Xie Yu squinted at Zheng Laohu bragging.
Are you so awesome, why would I, Baishi Village, take away so many people?
Chao Rong smiled and said something for Zheng Laohu: "Mr. Xie, Lao Zheng's words... are not bragging!"
"The people you took away before were just day laborers in Lao Zheng's quarry. They are all from nearby villages. They have families and families. They work on a day-to-day basis. Those long-term workers who have entered the quarry, you You can’t take any of them away!”
After Chao Rong explained, Xie Yu finally understood how dark this Zheng Laohu was.
This guy is willing to make any promises when recruiting people!
Why is the salary 60 cents a day, four days off per month, and only three hours of work time each day? Food and accommodation are included, as well as employee work clothes, single clothes in summer and cotton in winter...
But what is the actual situation?
Sixty cents a day for wages is good, but fifty cents a meal for food! Two meals a day is one hundred cents!
I owe him forty cents for one day's work!
When you settle your wages at the end of the month, you still have to give him money! You don't want to do it anymore? Can! Pay back the money and leave!
And this is not just the one or two silver coins!
That's just the capital, one month, calculated based on daily interest, it's like a donkey rolling, a lamb's interest... the last one tael of silver can give you ten taels!
If you dare to argue with him, you will directly greet the thugs watching the scene!
Don’t be afraid of being injured, he will treat you!
Once you've been cured, let's calculate the cost of the soup and medicine. You still have to continue working there...
As the saying goes: Once you enter the stone gate, it is as deep as the sea, and from now on, freedom is like a passerby!
