The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 24 Prefect Zhu Zhi
However, Lu Qing is a person who has worked hard in the market after all. Although he realized that he made a mistake, he did not lose his position. He just put away his underestimation and laughed loudly: "Sun Jun is right, you can go to the wine market to have a look. There is a saying in military strategists, if you know the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. When Sun Jun went to the wine market, he knew the size of my natural residence in the wine market. It wasn't me, Lu Qing, who didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth. In the entire Wu County wine market, I was the only one who could manage it naturally. Offer this price."

Sun Shao smiled and nodded repeatedly.Lu Qing didn't say much, drank the wine in his glass, asked someone to bring a gift, and went out without being humble.Shuai Zeng sent him out, and when he came back, his face was a bit ugly: "Isn't it just that he has two dollars, so arrogant."

"What's the matter? He made you angry?" Sun Shao asked.

"No, I just feel uncomfortable looking at his face." Shuai Zeng replied with a smile: "A businessman, who came to our Sun's residence in such a luxurious carriage, is so arrogant, it makes people angry .”

Sun Shao glanced at Shuai Zeng, blinked, and smiled secretly.Although Shuai Zeng himself is a bodyguard, he is a good family member, and it is normal to look down on businessmen.Although Lu Qing is rich, it is an indisputable fact that the status of a businessman is low.If you want to do business as a male family, I am afraid that the resistance will not be small.

But the most urgent thing right now is to get acquainted with the situation in the liquor market first. After much deliberation, he decided to go to the prefect's mansion.The prefect's mansion is in charge of the military administration of a county, and it has to collect various statistics every year, which of course also includes the commercial tax in the Wu County market. As long as he sees this data, he can estimate how big the new wine market is.More importantly, Zhu Zhi, the prefect of Wujun, is not only the father of his second brother-in-law Zhu Ji, but also a veteran who has formed an indissoluble bond with the Sun family since Sun Jian. His status in Sun Quan's mind cannot be ignored. There is such a Covered by people, it will be much more comfortable in doing business and living in the future.

Once Sun Shao made up his mind, he acted immediately, asked Shuai Zeng to prepare two jars of wine, and rushed to the prefect's mansion.

Zhu Zhi, the prefect of Wujun, is 61 years old this year. He has served Sun Jian for 30 years since he started fighting with Sun Jian in the middle of Zhongping. His years of hard work still make him look very old.He dresses very plainly and wears an official uniform all the year round. Even if he lives at home, he wears the casual clothes provided by the official. Unlike those rich families who arrange for their children to manage their lives, he does not run any property, and all his expenses come from his salary. .The prefect's income is 20 shi, which is about [-] based on the usual grain price, which sounds like a lot. In addition to the expenses of the officials being borne by the court, the eunuch is also recruiting many subordinate officials, and the expenses of these subordinate officials are all borne by the eunuch. Therefore, if one lives only on salary, in fact, a prefect is also living very tight and not well-off.Fortunately, Zhu Zhi's two sons are now leading soldiers to fight, and they not only have salaries, but also other incomes, so they are not as stretched as the Sun family.

Seeing the new wine brought by Sun Shao, and hearing Sun Shao's plan, Zhu Zhi's gray eyebrows trembled, he pinched his earcups and did not speak, his eyelids drooped, and he was silent for a long time before using his voice full of vicissitudes Said: "Aman, in my opinion, you should cooperate with Tianranju. Tianranju is the largest wine shop in Wuxian County. There is nothing to doubt about this. Is it at this price? I can sell my old face and want to come to Lu Yi Still have to show some face."

Sun Shao smiled, and he heard other meanings from Zhu Zhi's words.Zhu Zhi disagreed with his business, not because he was afraid that he would lose money, but because he was afraid that he would lose face to Sun Quan.Sun Quan suppressed him. This is a fact that anyone with a discerning eye can see, but no one dares to say it, and they all pretend to be confused. But if he is a public family who wants to do business to make money, he should bluntly say that Sun Quan is a heartless thief. Brother Sun Ce He handed over the Jiangdong Foundation to him, but he left Sun Ce's only son without food, and had to run such a lowly business as a restaurant.Zhu Zhi, as the prefect of Wujun, of course cannot allow such a thing to happen under his jurisdiction, otherwise, wouldn't it be a disappointment to Sun Quan's trust.

Sun Shao rubbed his nose, but didn't say a word, and Zhu Zhi didn't speak, and slowly sipped the new wine, quietly waiting for Sun Shao's reply.After a long time, Sun Shaocai said calmly: "Jiangdong Foundation is newly opened, and there are many places to spend money. I don't do anything. I receive 20 yuan a year. I really have a guilty conscience. The reason why I want to make some money is also to do something for my uncle. Lighten up some of the burden. I want to do business, even if my reputation is damaged, that's my own business, if I don't do business and keep doing nothing like this, it will make people misunderstand that my uncle treats me too thinly."

Zhu Zhi paused his hand, raised his head suspiciously, and looked at the calm-faced Sun Shao. He didn't know if Sun Shao's thinking was his sincerity.To be honest, he has been worrying about this matter.As the prefect, he has the right and obligation to recommend talents to the court, that is, to recommend people who are filial, talented, or talented.The election of the big man is mainly based on recommendation. Except for those who enter the official career with grace, being elected as Xiaolian is the first step. This opportunity is rare, so those who are elected will be very grateful to those who recommended themselves. Back then, Sun Quan He was the one who recommended him as Xiaolian, which had a lot to do with Sun Quan's trust and respect for him later.It stands to reason that Sun Shao, as a public family, especially the son of his old master Sun Ce, has already reached the age of election. Sun Shao's second sister also asked him through the mouth of his second son Zhu Ji, but he couldn't figure it out. According to Sun Quan's intention, there has been no action.Sun Shao himself wrote to ask for a fight, but Sun Quan never agreed, and he firmly believed that his judgment was correct. Now that Sun Shao was ready to start a business, he did not breathe a sigh of relief, but became nervous.

Is Sun Shao really giving up, or is he going to retreat and force Sun Quan to make a statement?
Zhu Zhi's eyes flashed twice, but he still shook his head: "Aman, if you want to make money, you don't have to run it yourself. Of course, you can make more money if you run it yourself, but this is a cheap business after all. Your official career will have a great impact. I think you should take it easy and let Lu Qing come forward, so he won't be greedy for your bonus."

Sun Shao smacked his lips in embarrassment, and asked hesitantly, "How much do you think I can get from Tianranju?"

Zhu Zhi was a little unhappy. Is it true that Sun Shao is tight on money? Why does he never leave money? A man should live his life happily, so why bother about money?He thought for a moment and said, "Are you going to buy out or pay dividends?"

"Dividends." Sun Shao said without thinking, he didn't want to buy out all at once.

"Fifty gold per year." Zhu Zhi also said straightforwardly: "You don't need to come forward, I will send someone to talk to Lu Qing."

Sun Shao made some calculations, and felt that this should be about the same, Zhu Zhi would not cheat him, but he still made a very reluctant look: "Since it was Zhu Gong who said it, then I won't say anything more, I will I will not tell him how to make wine, but will only provide him with [-] buckets of this wine every year for him to sell in Wu County, and I reserve the right to sell wine in areas outside Wu County."

Zhu Zhi was very upset. Sun Shao's approach was not only a bit greedy, but also almost shameless.Fifty gold a year only provides [-] dou. Natural Ju can't sell more, and Sun Shao still keeps the initiative in his hands. He may sell wine by himself at any time in the future. Natural Ju has no way to restrict him. With Lu Yi's personality, it's no wonder that he can do this kind of loss-making business, even Zhu Zhi himself finds it unacceptable.

"Aman, you are making it difficult for me." Zhu Zhi put down his wine glass and said in a deep voice, the anger in his heart was about to come out.He is Sun Shao's elder, and he has a high position and authority. This power does not need to be deliberate, it is revealed naturally.

Sun Shao was a little nervous, but he came prepared, and of course he would not be intimidated by Zhu Zhi. He smiled calmly: "Mr. Zhu, I didn't do this out of selfishness."

"Oh?" Although Zhu Zhi wanted to look calmer, his doubts were still obvious: "What else is there to say?"

"That's right." Sun Shao bowed and bowed: "I am also thinking about Jiangdong's foundation. How can a country's sharp weapon be given lightly to others?"

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