The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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After the two left the palace, Fu Bi said worriedly: "I didn't expect someone to report this matter to the emperor, my dear brother, why don't we return the money to Liao so that no one will talk about it."

Su Jin said: "Why do you want to pay it back? The winners are not stolen. If the Liao people win, do you think they will give it back to me?"

"I'm afraid it won't be paid back."

"That's it. Why are they not afraid of offending us, but we are always thinking of them? It's a big joke."

"But... Your Majesty's meaning is very clear. If you don't pay back, aren't you just resisting the decree again? It's fine if we negotiate in the future. If we fail to negotiate, we will be charged with another crime."

"The Holy Majesty said that we must pay them back, but the method of repayment is up to me. If the Liao people are really desperate to act in accordance with the four requirements, is it necessary for us to pay them back the silver? I might as well donate the tens of thousands of silver at that time." For the imperial court, it would be good to buy more horses, food and grass to make some swords to deal with foreign enemies."

Fu Bi nodded and remained silent. If the Liao people insist on going their own way, the two countries will go to war, and paying back the money will not help improve the relationship between the two countries.

The sun was setting, and the two of them were a little tired after traveling all day, so they parted ways at the intersection of Bianshui Street and Yudao. It's about going home and resting at home.

Su Jin took Wang Chao and others to find a restaurant to have some food and wine, and took advantage of the moonlight to return slowly. When they passed by the Yinzhuang shop, which was being renovated, they found that the lights were still on inside, so Su Jin dismounted and left. Go, push open the half-hidden door, and face a busy scene, the dozens of Su Ji's buddies brought by Luzhou are very busy, and they are busy beating and beating.

Su Jin was moved. It was because his fellows were hardworking and worked consciously, so they didn't want their boss to worry about it.

Qian Henian and Yang Xiaosi were also there. Seeing Su Jin push the door in, they hurried forward to salute.

Su Jin frowned and said, "Why do you still get everyone to work at such a late hour? We, Su Ji, don't like treating people like animals."

Qian Henian hurriedly said: "Big boss, everyone came here spontaneously, the fourth brother and I can't stop it, and there's nothing we can do."

Su Jin said: "That's not going to work. Is it okay for everyone to go on and on for more than ten days? As a shopkeeper, you have to cherish your staff. It's not right for one of them to get sick."

Qian Henian nodded in agreement, turned his head and said to the guys: "Everyone stop, the big boss said that you don't need to work at night from now on, and you don't have to work so hard."

All the staff stopped their work and came forward to salute Su Jin. Su Jin nodded with a smile, and motioned for everyone to sit down and rest casually, saying: "We came to the capital to take root, and to take root is to manage slowly and slowly, without such a desperate person. .”

The guys chattered and said: "The big boss loves us, we can feel it in our hearts; we just want to start the business as soon as possible, and save ourselves from watching the money go out every day without a dime coming in."

Su Jin laughed and said, "Sharpening knives is not the same as chopping firewood. You can't earn enough money. Don't worry; now you want to decorate my first silver village in Suji beautifully. This is a model. In the future, the semicolons in various places will be carved out according to this mold; therefore, we must work carefully, work slowly and carefully, and we cannot rush like this.”

"Big boss, we are not sloppy..." the guys muttered.

Su Jin scratched his head and said: "It's not that you are sloppy. In short, you work during the day and sleep at night. If you are in a hurry, you can go to the night market, but you can't go to the land of love and moon, and you can't set foot in the casino. You stay away from your family in Luzhou , less restraint, but self-discipline is also required, anyone who dares to go to these places will consciously pack up and leave the next day."

Everyone said repeatedly: "Don't worry, Da Dong, we are not like that kind of people."

Su Jin said with a smile: "I just remind you, you are all smart buddies carefully selected by my Su Ji, once the Yinzhuang opens and everything is on the right track, I will promise you that you can bring your wife and children, even if I have settled down in the capital, so I don’t need to worry about it at that time; I might as well tell you that as long as you don’t make mistakes, the salary of the clerks in Yinzhuang will be twice that of the clerks in other shops in Luzhou Suji, enough for you to eat and drink without worrying about it. of."

All the staff members smiled happily and thanked them repeatedly. Originally, some people were unwilling to leave their hometowns and come to the capital. Unexpectedly, their wages would be doubled. Then this trip was really the right one.

Su Jin turned to Yang Xiaosi and said: "Tomorrow, I will go to Xiao Sui'er to give fifty guanq to distribute the money to everyone. You are in charge of the money, and the manager of the money is in charge of the people. The two of you should cooperate closely; I am very busy these days. I don’t care about this, I’ll leave everything to you two.”

Qian Henian and Yang Xiaosi hurriedly said: "It should be, Da Dong is very careful."

Su Jin nodded, looked back and forth in the store, reached out and touched the surface of the marble counter, it was as clean as a mirror, obviously it was polished by the staff, nodded with satisfaction, and asked: "Master Qian, the iron fence I'm talking about Have you ever sent someone to make an order?"

Qian Henian said: "At noon today, I went to see which blacksmith's shop, it has already taken shape."

Su Jin said: "Remember to ask the blacksmith to temper every iron bar, so that the fence that comes out is strong enough; in the future, we will deal with money and silver, and cannot be easily broken by others; and the fence in the backyard The secret room needs to be dug as soon as possible, and iron fences should be used as walls around it, and rammed earth should be used to compact it, and blue bricks are being laid on the outside, and you don’t need me to tell you what to put in it in the future.”

Qian Henian nodded repeatedly, expressing that he would do his best to supervise.

Su Jin walked to the back door and opened it to look at the back yard, and saw that several big trees near the backyard wall had been cut clean, and said with satisfaction: "Yes, that's what happened, the courtyard wall The internal and external trees, low walls and other places of leverage must be cleared to prevent strongmen from entering; although there is no place for bandits in Bianliang City, it is best to be careful in everything."

Qian Henian said: "What Da Dong said is that I plan to increase the height of the courtyard wall by three feet, plaster the walls with slippery plaster, and put some iron nets and spikes on the top of the wall according to Da Dong's wishes."

Su Jin said: "Yes, but this is only the first line of defense. Later, I will pay a lot of money to hire some masters to protect the courtyard. In the future, Suji Yinzhuang will have a group of martial artists of its own, otherwise our Yinzhuang's guards and transportation will be troublesome. "

Chao Chao said: "Leave this matter to our brothers. We will go back to the division and ask some brothers to come out. Anyway, after they practice martial arts, their future will be either to serve as soldiers or to serve as guards."

Su Jin nodded and said: "I forgot about that, you reminded me right, in a few days you and Zhao Hu Zhang Long, you guys bring more money and silver back to the teacher's gate, and bring all you can, not even hundreds of people Too much."

Zhao Hu said: "Why do you need so much?"

Zhang Longdao: "You are stupid, do you want to open this silver bank as our son? The son said that in the future, all the state capitals in the Song Dynasty will be opened. Think about it, how many people will be needed to do it."

Only then did Zhao Hu suddenly realize.

Su Jin went upstairs and downstairs a few more times, said some things to do, and then went out to go back.

Before leaving, Yang Xiaosi mysteriously pulled Su Jin aside and said, "Boss, I have something to tell you."

Seeing his expression, Su Jin also guessed a few or five points, and asked in a low voice: "Is it about those girls?"

Yang Xiaosi nodded and said: "Yes, they have been living in a hotel for more than ten days, and they have nowhere to go. The Bai Mudan girl went to Yulin Lane to ask me for a question yesterday, and Dadong's family also took time off. Go see them and appease them. If you keep running around like this, if Miss Sui Er sees them one day, don’t blame the little one for not being able to do things well.”

Su Jin scolded with a smile: "You are talking about your ugly words first. In this way, it is not a solution for women to live in the inn all the time. Tomorrow, you clean up the backyard here and move them all here. The house in Yulin Lane will be Let Bai Mudan and the others move in, and when I go back, I tell Xiao Sui'er, I let you quit the rent of the house in Yulin Lane, and the tenant has already changed; I'm taking some time to appease them, won't it be over?"

Yang Xiaosi nodded and said: "Just follow the orders of the big boss, but don't blame the little one for asking too much, why did you bring these girls to the capital? It's very burdensome, I don't think you have anything to do with them Deep entanglement, just send some money and dismiss it."

Su Jin stared and said: "You are really talkative. I promised them to find a way out for them. Wouldn't it be broken if I dismissed them? You should take good care of them. After Yinzhuang is completed, I will start Clothes shop, when the time comes, you will be the shopkeeper. These little ladies will be useful. Remember the Luzhou Suji clothing show? In the future, these little ladies will be the clothes racks for our activities, so they will be sent to us. Useful; maybe someday you'll be running around their asses."

Only then did Yang Xiaosi understand why the big boss brought these little ladies all the way to the capital, the feelings were repeating themselves, and he made a name for Su Ji in the capital; he always thought that the big boss brought these beautiful little girls They come here to relieve boredom in their leisure time, but they are far from thinking.

Su Jin could guess what Yang Xiaosi was thinking, spit on him, turned around and left, Yang Xiaosi hurriedly said, "There is one more thing."

Su Jin scolded: "Why are you doing shit like a hen, pooping half and squeezing the other half, isn't it good to tell all about it?"

Yang Xiaosi came up mysteriously and said, "Da Dong, the owner of this store is a woman, and she came this morning, and it happened that the shopkeeper Qian was not there. The female landlord asked me to send a message to Da Dong, saying that Da Dong would take some time off." Go to her house and discuss the rent of the shop."

Su Jin nodded and said, "Got it." It was true that she hadn't visited Xia Siling for several days, this girl might be thinking wildly again, although she really wanted to go see her and talk to him, but when she thought of Xia Siling's identity And how to deal with it in the future, Su Jin's scalp became numb.

"Hasn't the rent been negotiated? Why do you want the big landlord to negotiate again? This landlord is also real." Yang Xiaosi didn't know whether he really didn't understand it or did it on purpose, he secretly glanced at Su Jin and muttered.

"Speak up!" Su Jin scolded, turned around and went out.

Yang Xiaosi rolled his eyes and gloated: You really have the ability to hook up with the landlord's lady as soon as you come to the capital; but she seems to be a master who can't be shaken off, so I'm chasing you to find someone, it depends on what you do .