Chapter 17 Proud
The caravan's management was replaced by the second son Chu Xiu to the fourth son Chu Shang, which surprised everyone in the Chu family, but then everyone felt relieved.
Who doesn’t know that the Master prefers the fourth son, but the people inside the caravan feel a little awkward.
Although Chu Xiu has been in charge of the caravan for a short time, Chu Xiu is actually quite prestigious in the caravan.
The managers who wanted to go against Chu Xiu in the past have been killed by Chu Xiu. The remaining caravans have very simple ideas, and they will be satisfied as long as they are treated enough.
Chu Xiu gave them more rewards than before, and after Chu Xiu did not follow the caravan, he promoted several more officials. These people were also very free. As long as they did not make small moves in secret, Chu Xiu would not make things difficult for them.
Now there is a sudden change of someone, which makes them feel a little uncomfortable.
At this time, in the courtyard where the caravans were resting collectively, a servant with a slightly sharp mouth and a monkey cheek came to a man wearing a short beating and asked, "Brother Liu, I heard that our caravan will be under the control of the fourth son in the future. What do you think?"
Brother Liu's full name is Liu Youcheng. When Chu Xiu took over the caravan, this guy jumped out to oppose Chu Xiu, but when he heard that the caravan's treatment increased, he was the first to surrender.
Although he was a little bit stubborn, he was still very clever in his work, so he was promoted by Chu Xiu to the manager of the caravan.
He is also an old man in the caravan and has a good relationship with everyone. He will not suddenly become a villain and become successful.
Hearing the servant's question, Liu Youcheng shook his head and said, "Don't ask if you shouldn't. You are not sure about the affairs of the young masters?
The second young master is good to us, but can we still work against the fourth young master? Do not think of so many useless things.”
Just as he finished saying this, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open, and Chu Shang walked in with a few followers.
One person behind him was about forties, wearing a blue warrior uniform, with a long sword hanging on his waist and a cold face.
He is Lin Qian, a disciple of the Chu family. He has a high status in the Chu family, and can even be said to be higher than some elders of the Chu family.
Although some of the elders of the Chu family were in the blood coagulation realm, they were already old and unable to fight. It was just because they were Chu Zongguang's elders that they could sit in the elder's position.
However, Lin Qian is a blood coagulation warrior in his prime. He is said to be from a small sect. He traveled around the world in his early years, but was later recruited by the Chu family and became a disciple. He has been in the Chu family for several years. Even Chu Shang respectfully called him Uncle Lin.
Seeing Chu Shang walking in, Liu Youcheng and two other caravan managers promoted by Chu Xiu immediately came over and salute, "I have met the fourth young master."
Chu Shao nodded and said lightly: "All the caravans are here?"
Liu Youcheng nodded and said, "It's all here."
"Okay, let me tell you to clean up and prepare to set off tomorrow."
Liu Youcheng was stunned: "Second Young Master, we came back just yesterday. According to the rules, we should take a three-day break before leaving."
Chu Shang frowned and said, "Every time the caravan comes back, I have to rest. During those few days of rest, I can go to Yan State again every month! Tell everyone that you are ready now and start tomorrow!"
Liu Youcheng smiled bitterly and said, "But the Fourth Young Master, people are not iron-clad. The commercial road in Shangmiao Mountain is difficult to walk, and there are also various snakes, insects, rats and ants. If you don't have a rest for a while, everyone really can't hold on. Because of this, the Second Young Master only asked us to rest for three days."
When Chu Shu's expression changed when he heard Liu Youcheng mention Chu Xiu, he snorted coldly and said, "Don't forget, I am the manager of the caravan now!"
Chu Shang suddenly thought of something, and he frowned and said, "All you three are in charge?"
Liu Youcheng and the other three nodded, feeling something was wrong.
Sure enough, Chu Shuai immediately said, "From now on, you are not."
As he said that, Chu Shang directly asked his confidants to take over as the manager, regardless of whether they had experience in managing the caravan.
Liu Youcheng and others watched all this in amazement. Although they were dissatisfied, they could only hold it in.
At this time, Chu Xiu returned to his courtyard, and Gao Bei followed him carefully.
Although Chu Xiu didn't tell him, the Chu family was so big that those rumors had spread long ago.
The second young master has lost the caravan now, so he is so angry that he wants to kill someone?
At this time, Chu Xiu suddenly said, "Is there anyone in the inn and restaurant under Chu Shang?"
Gao Bei was stunned for a moment before saying, "It seems that there is no. Inns and restaurants are all long-lasting businesses, and it is the same for anyone to manage them. Therefore, the shopkeepers of the inn and restaurants are all old people from my Chu family. The fourth young master is only responsible for collecting money and does not interfere in the business."
Chu Xiu nodded and said, "That's good, go and prepare and move out of the family. I heard that the backyard of my Chu family restaurant is big enough, so move there."
Gao Bei was stunned for a moment, but he didn't care. He thought that Chu Xiu despised his house in the Chu family that was too simple.
In fact, this kind of thing is also very common. In addition to Chu Shu, the youngest Chu Kai and Chu Sheng both have their own houses outside. After all, they are both adults, and some things are inconvenient to do in the mansion, so they are casual outside.
The next morning, it was very lively at the entrance of the Chu family. One was Chu Shang and the caravan were preparing to set off, and the other was Chu Xiu who asked someone to move all his belongings out of the Chu family. The two sides happened to meet.
Chu Shao was wearing a strong suit, wearing a long sword on his waist, and riding a maroon-red north-storming wind horse. He didn't look like the manager of a caravan, but like a young man who was ready to go on a tide in the world at any time.
At this moment, he also had a hint of pride in his eyes when he looked at Chu Xiu, but in fact, there was also a jealousy towards Chu Xiu behind this hint of pride.
He was the youngest in the Chu family before. Although he was favored, because his mother had no background, she could only keep a low profile.
But at least compared with him, there is another person who can be used as a cushion, which also gives Chu Shu some psychological comfort.
But who would have thought that since Chu Xiu came back from the Nanshan mining area, he seemed to have changed his own person and quickly established prestige in the family. Chu Shu was still like a transparent person, and it seemed that he had only one impression of everyone, that is, being well-behaved and loved by the head of the family.
Now his light words have won Chu Xiu's success in his efforts during this period. After all, he is young. He can still bear it when he is Chu Zongguang yesterday, but now without Chu Zongguang, he can't help but show off in front of Chu Xiu.
"Second brother, you have also walked this business path once, and you have experience, but what experience can you teach me to me?"
Chu Shao drove his horse to Chu Xiu, and asked with a playful look on his face.
Chu Xiu said lightly: "Experience? I told you yesterday that the business road is rugged, be careful. The bandits do not care whether you are from the Chu family or not. After leaving Tongzhou Prefecture, the Chu family's face is not easy to use. If you walk on Shangmiao Mountain, you will have to see blood!"
The last sentence was said, and a red tyrannical murderous intent flashed through Chu Xiu's eyes, which immediately scared Chu Shao. However, in a flash, the murderous intent disappeared. No one else noticed it, and even Chu Shao thought he had read it wrong.
However, he didn't dare to provoke Chu Xiu anymore, so he snorted coldly and urged the caravan to set off.
Chu Shang handed over to Chu Xiu, there were four inns, a restaurant, and a weapon shop.
However, Chu Xiu was not interested in the weapons shop. The Chu family sold some ordinary weapons, at most it was just a transfer. Except for the money earned every month, it was still stable and had little effect.
After Chu Xiu moved his residence to the backyard of the restaurant, Gao Bei also brought five slightly nervous shopkeepers to see Chu Xiu.
They are just ordinary people, and they even have little understanding of the internal affairs of the Chu family. Now they have suddenly changed to the manager, which makes them a little uneasy.
Looking at the five shopkeepers, Chu Xiu smiled and said, "You don't have to be nervous. Professional matters will be handled by professionals. How to manage inns and restaurants in the future, and everything will not change."
However, Chu Xiu suddenly changed his voice and said, "But I have one more thing to leave to you."
The shopkeepers quickly said, "The second young master told me to do so."
Chu Xiu said in a deep voice: "My Tongzhou Prefecture is the closest state to Yan State, so most of the caravans from other prefectures in Wei County will rest in our Tongzhou Prefecture.
These people are also competitors of my Chu family caravan, so you guys are smarter and record them in detail when they hear the news in their conversation. These are all useful information and they have to hand it over to me every day."
Chu Xiu had promised to give information to Han Bao and other caravans before.
Chu Xiu has indeed given Han Bao a lot of information in the past month, but Chu Xiu asked his subordinates to squat at the entrance of the inn, and then he found out that it was a bit laborious. Now it would be much easier to ask the inn and restaurant people to take the initiative to hand over these things to him.
And Chu Xiu didn't have to worry about what they leaked. The people in these restaurants and inns actually had nothing to do with the Chu family. Normally, they didn't even have to contact the Chu family. They paid the bank on time every month, which was enough.
These were just small things, so the shopkeepers agreed quickly and ordered them to say a few polite words, Chu Xiu sent them away.
Turning around, Chu Xiu said to Gao Bei, "Prepare, go to Shangmiao Mountain with me tomorrow morning."
When Gao Bei heard Chu Xiu say he was going to Shangmiao Mountain, he suddenly shivered. He was really afraid of the bandits.
But no matter how scared he was, he nodded and did not refuse.
Just as Chu Xiu told him in Yuanbao Town before, life and death have fate, and wealth and honor are in heaven. If you want wealth, you can only fight.
During this period, he became Chu Xiu's confidant. He did not do much before, but he got a lot of money. He even bought a small yard in Tongzhou Prefecture and took his brother over.
In the Chu family, because Chu Xiu's status has risen, his status has also risen. The servants who used to look down on him are now calling each other "brother".
Just as Chu Xiu said, when a person is not content, although Gao Bei is an honest person, he has already enjoyed all this, and of course he doesn't want to retreat again.
Even if he resisted Chu Xiu's orders, he did not dare to refuse, or he did not want to refuse.
Chapter completed!