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Chapter 24
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Li Hu, Su Su, Sun Erniang, and Wang Mahan were all at a loss.Wang Mahan couldn't help asking: "Young Master, what exactly is the bodyguard business you're talking about?"

At this time, the bodyguard industry has not yet emerged, so no one has heard of it. Li Chongjiu explained: "The bodyguard industry, in other words, is the bodyguard bureau."

"I still don't understand." Wang Mahan shook his head.

Li Hu said: "Xiao Jiu, don't be a fool, let's just say it."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "For example, everyone knows those swordsmen who go inside and outside the pass!"

Hearing about the swordsman, everyone's expressions were solemn. Qiqianzhai has been a bandit for many years, so how could they not know that the swordsman has actually been dealing with him for many years.The so-called swordsman refers to some idle men or knight-errants with outstanding swordsmanship or martial arts skills in Bianjun.

In the cavalry, merchants had to hire some acquaintances or local swordsmen to protect their own safety when they wanted to go outside the pass or go to Mobei.

In the past, when bandits from Qiqianzhai wanted to rob a caravan, they first weighed up the strength and number of swordsman guarding the caravan.If there are a lot of swordsmen, or if there are a few who are extremely difficult to mess with, then let the caravan go, and if you think it can be bullied, you will never be polite.

So outside the customs, in Mobei, bandits and swordsmen are a pair of natural enemies, fighting each other for many years.Swordsman is an industry that eats a bowl of life. Generally, people who have no way out, worry about money, and are willing to risk their lives are engaged in this industry.

When Wang Mahan heard what Li Chongjiu said about the swordsman, his eyes were like copper bells, his head shook violently, and he said repeatedly: "If you kill me, you won't be a swordsman. It's better to be a bandit. If you want to kill, you can kill. If you don’t want to kill, just leave.” “A swordsman must guard the caravan no matter whether he lives or dies. When bandits come, they can’t beat them. The caravan people can run away, but the swordsmen can’t leave. Isn’t this a hard work?”

When Wang Mahan said this, everyone nodded, they would rather be bandits than swordsmen, everyone knew this.

But at this time, Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "Brother Wang, if there are no swordsmen coming from bandits to rob, will you do it?"

"Haha," Wang Mahan laughed loudly, "Young master, if there are no bandits to rob, what's the use of hiring swordsmen in the caravan, as cooks for chopping meat?"

"Xiao Jiu, you should just say it straight, don't pay attention to this idiot." Su Su seemed to grasp something.

When Wang Mahan heard Su Su stabbing him, he couldn't help but raise his beard.

Li Chongjiu said: "That's right, that's why I just went to ask Shan Zhuangzhu. Who is Shan Zhuangzhu, the leader of the five-way green forest, as long as he puts down a word, the entire Bingzhou land boundary, which road green forest hero, dare to sweep For his sake, come and rob our goods!"

Hearing Li Chongjiu's words, Li Hu, Su Su, Wang Mahan, Sun Erniang and others' eyes lit up immediately.

On the surface, Shan Xiongxin is a wealthy idler from Erxianzhuang, and has good friendships on the official surface, but secretly he is the chief executive of Wulu Green Forest.Which of the green forests on the ground in Bingzhou has not received Shan Xiongxin's love.

Sun Erniang slapped Su Su's thigh heavily, and said, "Xiao Jiu, that's a good idea!"

Su Su's face turned red, and she suppressed a wail in her chest, and said for a while, "Yes, yes, yes, yes."

Li Hu pinched his beard, pondered for a while and said, "Xiao Jiu, what you said is not bad, but the owner of Shan Zhuang certainly takes care of us, will he reward us with this golden noodle to help us?"

Li Chongjiu smiled, and said: "Of course it's easy. I've already negotiated with Shan Zhuangzhu. In the future, Er Xianzhuang will get [-]% of the profits of the escort company's deposit. Shan Zhuangzhu just talks about it, and every year there will be more money." Why not take money and silk into the account."

Everyone nodded, admiring Xiao Jiu's thoughtfulness.

Sun Erniang is a woman, not generous enough, so she hesitated and said, "Xiao Jiu, is this [-]% profit too much?"

Li Hu waved his hand and said, "It's not much, [-]% profit is worth it. The owner of Shan Zhuang has treated us with kindness, so it's worth repaying him."

Hearing what Li Hu said, everyone nodded together, emphasizing kindness, righteousness and affection, this is the duty that a hero of the green forest should have.After hearing what Li Chongjiu said, everyone discussed it and felt that it was a good idea.

Wang Mahan said: "Xiao Jiu, why do you call this bodyguard company by the name, isn't the swordsman also called it the same?"

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "Of course it's different, it makes us look professional!"

specialized?

Everyone was confused by Li Chongjiu's new words.

Li Chongjiu explained seriously: "Professional refers to specialization in the arts. Swordsman is just a few people's job, anyone can call it, but the bodyguard business is different, we are in the same business."

The audience was still confused, Li Chongjiu thought about it for a while, and the difference was like the difference between a regular university graduate and a pheasant university graduate.

Li Chongjiu said: "In the past, swordsmen relied on their reputation and promises. Many swordsmen had ulterior motives. Even after leaving the customs, they colluded with bandits to murder their employers and seize property. Quite a few Swordsman, with low skills in martial arts, also pretends to be an expert and hangs out with them, and some swordsmen have no regard for credit, and when their employers are in trouble, they will withdraw and leave."

When Li Chongjiu said this, everyone laughed, and Wang Mahan said: "Young master, if you don't say it, I think many brothers have this idea."

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "This idea is natural, and it's not a bad idea. If you only focus on the immediate future, you will lose the long-term. In the short term, you can pick up some small businesses, but when the big caravans go outside the customs, the buying and selling of bulk goods can't be done at all. It's time for us to tap. How can they trust us."

"Our bodyguard company can take some small business first, establish integrity, and after setting up a signboard, we can take over large business in the future. We even dare to promise that if the goods we bet on are robbed, we dare to compensate the goods in full. Merchants are all discerning people, so which caravan will go out of the customs and go to Mobei in the future, and won’t come to us as an escort."

What Li Chongjiu said was completely based on the future business methods and what he learned about the Escort Bureau.So one set, one set, in order, they all widened their eyes when they heard it.

After hearing this, Su Su couldn't help but sighed and said: "Xiao Jiu, if you go into business, you must be someone like Tao Zhugong!" Li Hu also looked very relieved, and couldn't help smiling when he saw Li Chongjiu.Li Chongjiu smiled slightly when he heard this, and thought to himself that he was Tao Zhugong in his previous life.

Of course, this escort company is just a template for him at present. In the eyes of Li Hu and Su Su, this escort agency is just a job that can fill the stomachs of [-] people in Qiqian Village without worrying about food and clothing.But Li Chongjiu didn't think so. What he did was either not to do it, but to do it to the greatest extent.

For him, this bodyguard agency had to put up a shelf first, and in his heart, he already had a very long-term scale.Based on his own historical knowledge, next year the imperial court will suffer a crushing defeat in Liaodong. Later, in order to save face, Emperor Sui Yang will conquer Korea again, triggering Yang Xuangan's rebellion.

At that time, the world will be in chaos.There are two obvious characteristics of the troubled times. One is that the imperial court’s control over the local area has dropped sharply. The second is that there are refugees everywhere, thieves swarm, and the traffic on the commercial roads is blocked.The imperial court's control over the local area has weakened, so it has given the local force and created an opportunity for growth.

If an Escort was opened in a peaceful and prosperous age, it would definitely be monitored by the imperial court, or other forces would intervene. For example, Huiyou Escort, one of the top ten Escorts in the late Qing Dynasty, was controlled by Li Hongzhang behind the scenes.

Now in the troubled times, one's own bodyguard bureau can take advantage of this layer of skin to take the opportunity to recruit heroes from all over the world to join, and brazenly hoard force in the name of bodyguards.In troubled times, no matter whether you have ambitions or not, you want to seize the world, but if you hold the gun in your own hands, you can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. In any case, you are in control of your own destiny.

However, refugees and thieves swarmed everywhere, which would inevitably cause losses to the trade of many large caravans.As we all know, the trade between the Sui Dynasty and Mobei and the Western Regions was huge profits. Each caravan made a round trip, and the profit could reach tens of thousands of dollars.

The caravans going to Mobei are basically composed of caravans organized by several big families and horse teams organized by small traders.If thieves and refugees come together in the future, their business route to Mobei will definitely be blocked. At this time, the Escort Bureau can seize the opportunity to rise up, monopolize this industry, and draw profits and taxes from it. This is undoubtedly a huge business opportunity.Li Chongjiu can use the money he earns by betting on darts to continuously expand his dart bureau.

In his plan, Shangdang County is where the General Escort Bureau is located. In the future, he will establish sub-Escort Bureaus in Taiyuan, Loufan, Yanmen, and Mayi to make the Escort Bureau bigger.On the one hand, he opened the bodyguard bureaus all over Bingzhou, on the other hand, he recruited heroes from all over the world to expand his power, build up a team of future troops, and finally sit back and watch the changes in the world.

Su Su, Sun Erniang, and Wang Mahan were happily discussing how much profit they could get from the caravan in the future.

Li Hu is a sensible person. He knows that everything will not be accomplished overnight, so he is still a little more cautious, and he is a little worried. He pulled Li Chongjiu aside and said: "Xiaojiu, what you said is very good, but I always feel It is not so easy to do this matter, you said such a good money-making business, the owner of the Shan Zhuang, the government couldn't think of it, and the brothers in Bingzhou Green Forest couldn't think of it."

Li Chongjiu knew what Li Hu was thinking, so he raised three fingers and said, "Father, you are right. If the escort company is to be successful, at least three things need to be done."

"Which three places?" Li Hu asked in spirit.

Li Chongjiu said: "The official friendship, the friendship in the green forest, and my own ability are indispensable."

After hearing Li Chongjiu's words, Li Hu had a little understanding, and said: "The friendship in the green forest is the owner of the single villa."

"That's right, so we must make good friends with Shan Zhuangzhu, and there is also the martial arts of the brothers. If the martial arts are not good, and a pile of priceless goods are bet, it is equivalent to a woman who strips naked and walks to a group of perverts." In the meantime, even if this woman claims to be the daughter of the emperor, it is useless. Therefore, the friendship of the single owner is not always used, and you have to rely on yourself when it is critical."

Li Hu took it for granted.

"Finally, as far as officials are concerned, we don't have any connections yet." Although Li Chongjiu said so, at this moment he thought of Li Zhiwan.

(End of this chapter)