"What? How is this possible? With Feihong's size and Master's skills, it would be great if they don't annex all the Jiangnan cloth merchants. How could they end up in such a situation?" Chen Chuge was dumbfounded, with disbelief on his face.
Although he is from Jiangnan County, to be honest, compared with Feihong, he really doesn't think highly of his own county.
So for the current situation, I don't believe it at all.
"Qian Tong somehow learned the news about the three northern counties in advance and laid out the plan, so that Feihong was passive everywhere. In the end, even most of the female workers were taken away, which is why he ended up in this situation."
Hearing this, everyone still frowned.
"That money can't be passed through only one merchant, so it's so difficult to deal with it!"
"Now is not the time to discuss whether Qian Tong is difficult or not. The top priority is to find a way to solve this problem for Feihong." Zhen Renyi said.
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
"Everyone, this order shipped from Jianghuai County will have to pass through our hands no matter what."
"In my opinion, why not... brush away all the cloth from Jiangnan Cloth Store?"
Everyone was silent after hearing this.
Is this considered abusing power for personal gain?
It doesn't count, because this matter has not harmed the interests of the people, but it has indeed brought them benefits and profits.
"How can this be so?"
"Have you forgotten? When we left Huainan, we swore to our mentor that we would be an upright and honest official in the future! Wouldn't such behavior be contrary to our original oath?" Chen Chuge said impassionedly.
"So what? Being able to be named on the gold list, or even ranked in the top ten, is all given by our mentor! Now that our mentor is in trouble, if we don't help, how can we be our disciples!" Zhen Renyi stood up and talked with Chen Chuge Confronted.
"Huh, my mentor is very kind to us. But my mentor's idea is to make us a good official who is honest and can benefit the people!"
"Now that we have just taken office, we are using our power for personal gain. How can we be called good officials?" Chen Chuge also argued hard and did his duty.
"This is indeed my mentor's idea, but this move will not harm the people of the three counties. Besides, it is just a piece of cake for you and me."
"Why don't you repay your mentor?" Zhen Renyi was obviously a little emotional.
"Okay, okay, both of you, please be quiet and don't get into a real fight." Shen Liangfu hurriedly stood up and tried to be a good guy, trying to break up the fight.
"What you said makes sense. As for how to make a decision, my father has already sent me a letter from Fei Ge."
"Say yes...just handle it as usual, no need to be biased."
Hearing this, Zhen Renyi frowned again and said, "Does the teacher know?"
"If my mentor didn't know about it, how could my father dare to send out such letters indiscriminately? This is naturally what my mentor meant."
Hearing this, Zhen Renyi fell down on his seat and couldn't let go for a long time.
Chen Chuge, who had just argued with him, stopped talking. He just walked up and patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"It seems that this business is destined to miss us Feihong." Everyone sighed, but there was nothing they could do.
Although some of them are county governors and some are high-ranking officials in the county, they are not the only officials among the three northern counties.
There are many people from the Yang family and Wei Cheng.
The forces are complex, and it will be really uncomfortable once someone gets caught.
"Well, then you all should go back and prepare a few things. When the goods arrive, come to my place to identify them together."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
Ever since, the first gathering of ten people since joining the company ended like this.
…
Time passed by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month later.
Cloth from Jianghuai County was finally transported to the three northern counties one after another.
This time, all the senior officials from the three northern counties gathered at the Yayu County Sheriff's Mansion to inspect the quality of the cloth.
"Everyone, let's get started. After it's over, we still need to distribute it, so we'll be busy." One of the officials said.
"Easy to say, come here and bring the goods up." Shen Liangfu, the governor of Yayu County, said.
Rumble.
Following Shen Liangfu's order, a strong man soon walked into the governor's house carrying a huge cloth box.
The box looked extremely heavy and huge, requiring four people to lift it up.
Moreover, there are many similar boxes outside the Sheriff's Mansion.
"This batch is shipped by the cloth merchants alliance headed by Qian's Cloth Company in Jiangnan County. Please check it out."
"Then let's unpack it."
When the four strong men heard this, they quickly put down the box and opened it with crowbars.
The brocades among them are bright in color and dazzling in appearance, which can be said to be dizzying.
"This cloth looks good." Someone said with emotion.
When Zhen Renyi heard this, he snorted coldly and said: "You have to touch the real good cloth to know it. It just looks good, but it doesn't mean anything."
"Yes, please bring it over quickly and let Master Zhen caress it."
Hearing this, the four strong men immediately lifted several rolls of cloth and moved them in front of Zhen Renyi.
Although Zhen Renyi's family was not in the cloth business like Shen Liangfu's, they had spent several months in Huainan, visited Nanshan workshops, and watched the female workers in the textile department weave cloth.
So how about this brocade, he could get a lot of it with just one hand.
To be honest, compared with Feihong's silk, it is indeed somewhat lacking.
But Feihong's silk is enough to be used as a royal tribute.
People in the three northern counties can't all wear silk. Besides, this place is located in the Yayu Mountains and is located in the severe cold. Silk clothes are not suitable for summer wear.
By normal standards, this batch of goods from Qian's Clothing Company can be considered to be of high quality.
However, he was always unwilling to admit this result.
But when he turned his head, he saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and for a moment, his brows frowned even more tightly.
Seeing this, Shen Liangfu was afraid that he would be guilty, so he hurriedly stood up and said, "Governor Zhen, in your opinion, what is the quality of this batch of cloth? Maybe it will be distributed to the people to make clothes?"
Facing Shen Liangfu's question, how could Zhen Renyi not know what he meant.
In desperation, he could only sigh secretly in his heart, and then said with a slightly helpless tone: "This batch of fabrics... is acceptable."
"Although it is not as good as the royal tribute donated by Feihong, it is probably enough to make clothes for the common people."
Hearing this, Shen Liangfu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said: "That's good, that's good."
"Come here, go and make some arrangements and see how many pieces of cloth there are."
After a long time, someone came back, with a bit of horror in his eyes, and said: "Reporting to your lord, this batch of cloth... weighs 1.5 million kilograms!"
boom!
As soon as these words came out, the entire main hall of the Sheriff's Mansion fell silent.
