Chapter 2370 The Crime of Bearing the Bramble

Maybe some people think that they are the smartest one within a certain period of time. Because what you do can be hidden, not known to others, and you can deceive other people.

But in fact, nothing can be concealed indefinitely, and it is impossible for others to know nothing. The difference is just whether it is said or not.

When told, a secret ceases to be a secret.

The responsibilities of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce are still relatively vague at the moment. Although there is still some framework in general, everyone knows that this framework is very extensive, and there are still many ambiguities in some details, which gives a lot of things that can be operated. Space.

For businessmen, when they have enough profits, they can even abandon the national laws and ignore them. Just like the Shanxi merchants who made great contributions to our Qing Dynasty in history, they can continue to get benefits after betraying the country. Praise and praise. As a result, many businessmen in later generations have been advocating that commodities have no borders and technologies have no borders every day. In fact, everyone knows what is going on.

The new Dahan Chamber of Commerce moved from its original small courtyard in the city. Its new location is located in the north of Wuji outside the east gate of Chang'an City. It covers an area of ​​about 20 acres. There is a corridor leading directly to Wuji, and there are constant traffic and horses. The front yard is next to the main hall. Inside the wing, the lights are brightly lit almost day and night, and businessmen are negotiating and negotiating prices all the time.

To a certain extent, the Dahan Chamber of Commerce is equivalent to a platform endorsed by Qiusi. Merchants from all over the world can find the products they need in the massive commerce without having to worry about it. They only need to go to the Dahan Chamber of Commerce to browse and view the products. level, and then go to Wuji to take a look at the actual goods. If you are satisfied and have the intention to make a deal, you can go to the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, or in the lobby, or rent a small room, and then sign the contract between the two parties. A contract to deliver money and goods.

Although you have to pay a certain fee based on the total number of transactions, it is much more convenient than the previous traditional transaction model. Not only is the goods guaranteed, but the money is also safe. After all, there is Qiusi Bank as a guarantee, and both parties Don't worry. Therefore, not long after the Dahan Chamber of Commerce was established, the amount of funds continuously absorbed by such a platform was quite huge...

So what happened is naturally very clear. Money touches people's hearts. As for those who usually say that they are not interested in money, the more they are left with nothing but hehehe.

So today, in the new address of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, there was no lively scene at all. All irrelevant merchants were cleared. A dozen guards guarded the closed door, and behind the door, there were There were vaguely noisy sounds, like sticks waving, mixed with human voices wailing. The sounds were so weird that many wandering businessmen pricked up their ears and listened as if nothing had happened.

In the front yard of the main hall of the Han Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, there was a row of more than a dozen subordinates who were tied back and pressed to the ground. There were strong men holding sticks and beating their shoulders and backs hard. The expressions of those who were tortured with the rod were all gloomy and distorted. Some could grit their teeth and bear it, while others could no longer hold back their tears and howled and begged for mercy.

In the official office, Cui Hou sat upright with a gloomy face, his eyebrows furrowed, and his face was clouded, as if it contained a violent storm. At the bottom were a group of officials and shopkeepers from the Han Dynasty Chamber of Commerce. They all bowed their heads and held their chests in their hands, keeping silent. Especially the sound of torture coming from the front porch made people sweat profusely.

"You just haven't asked about the affairs of the meeting for a few days, and you have become so neglectful and neglectful?" ! ” Cui Hou couldn’t help but slapped his hand on the desk, which was so shaken that the document shelf on the desk almost jumped off, “My lord treats so and so well, and so and so treats you all well!” But this is how you repay Yu X and repay the Lord's kindness? ! My lord's kindness and support are just a waste of money like you? ! 』

Hearing Cui Hou's angry voice, everyone in the hall was so shocked that they held their breath and trembled. They sat down and lowered their heads, not daring to make the slightest sound.

The reason why Cui Hou was so angry was because he was summoned by General Hussar earlier and was slapped with a lot of impeachment by Zhang Shi in front of the other leaders of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce!

Zhang Shi is just a dog!

Mad dog!

But the problem is that this mad dog was raised by General Fei Qian!

What can Cui Hou do?

Some time ago, Cui Hou went to the Northland and took a leave of absence. He did not stay in the Dahan Chamber of Commerce, so naturally he had no time to interfere with the affairs of the Dahan Chamber of Commerce. Now that he had been openly shaved off in front of General Hussar, he was naturally angry. After leaving General Hussar's Mansion, he immediately rushed to the Dahan Chamber of Commerce to inspect the affairs, and found that those who had been impeached when the affairs were in dire straits , even more serious!

There was no way to vent this anger. How could Cui Hou spare these small officials who committed crimes? He vented his anger without reservation and beat these people to death.

The friendship between Cui Hou and General Hussar can be said to have started since Pingmo, but this does not mean that Cui Hou can unscrupulously squander the friendship between him and Fei Qian. In a sense, Fei Qian's willingness to call him "Brother Yongyuan" a few times means that he has shown his old feelings in front of others. If Cui Hou doesn't do well in his own affairs, he can't blame others...

Cui Hou was still here punishing the offending steward and shopkeeper. Several more people hurried in to the outer hall, with pale faces and sweating profusely. They prostrated themselves in the hall and said, "Young man, I don't know what the president is doing today." Inspection..."

"Drag it down!" Punish first and ask questions later! ” Cui Hou slapped the table and shouted angrily.

The guards rushed forward, grabbed all the absentees, and dragged them to the place of execution. One of them was afraid of punishment and shouted loudly: "Little one, little one is definitely not absent intentionally... Naizun" Mr. Fu is hosting a banquet today..."

"shut up! "Hearing this call, Cui Hou's face became even more ugly, "Here comes someone! Thirty palms first! Keep dragging and fighting! 』

After the guards dragged those people out, Cui Hou took a few quick breaths and finally calmed down a bit. He stood up, looked around at everyone in the hall angrily, and said in a deep voice: "This honor belongs to my lord. Failure to be loyal and diligent is a grave sin! If anyone dares to indulge in personal affairs, don’t blame someone for not caring about human feelings! ! Get out and behave yourself. If you make any more mistakes, you won't show mercy! 』

After everyone in the hall heard the words, they responded in succession, and then they all stood up and went to their respective official rooms, pretending to be working hard. Even those who had nothing to do at hand were holding a book. He flipped the ledger over and over, fearing that Cui Hou would turn around after a while and ask if he was busy or something...

Cui Hou, who was alone in the hall, breathed for a while, and his expression gradually calmed down.

"My lord, Alang is in the back compartment..." At this moment, a servant of Cui Hou's confidant approached Cui Hou's ear and reported in a low voice.

Cui Hou took a breath, snorted coldly, turned out of the central hall, walked through the back corridor and entered an inconspicuous room in the back room. A young man with a rosy face and a drunken look strode forward to meet him. He said: "Father, Cui Qi and others were at the family banquet, why were they captured..."

"Shut up! Let me ask you, who is Cui Qi? Is it your subordinate or an official of the Chamber of Commerce? Also, who allows you to contact merchants privately to buy and sell supplies? ! Cui Hou asked in a low voice.

The young man is the son of Cui Hou.

When the Cui family was in embarrassment, Cui Hou had to travel back and forth to maintain the family business. At that time, Cui Hou was full of thoughts on how to make money, how to protect the family business from collapse, how to eat and drink today and still have food and drink tomorrow...

When Cui Hou really started to gain a foothold and the Cui family began to develop, Cui Hou suddenly found that he and his son were separated, like strangers. He didn't know what his son was thinking, and his son didn't care. Then his son doesn’t like studying either. He just likes to chase horses and dogs every day, fight cocks and dogs...

How much fun it is to have fun, how important it is to have fun!

This is going to be useless!

Cui Hou hurriedly hired teachers and teachers, but it was too late. His son couldn't learn at all. He took a nap while holding a book, and became energetic when he heard that he was going hunting. In the past year, there were five or six teachers and teachers, but the book was not the same. I can’t read two or three books.

If you're in a hurry, call.

The beating made his son roll all over the floor, and Cui Hou himself burst into tears.

The delivery conditions in the Han Dynasty were so poor. Cui Hou had already lost two concubines and two children. He suffered massive bleeding during the birth, and neither the small one nor the big one could be saved. After all, on the one hand, the Cui family was in its infancy at that time, and the conditions were average. On the one hand, the medical clinic in Chang'an is a matter of later development.

What?

Pedagogy? Let’s not talk about whether there is, even if there is, if you let Cui Hou risk his life in the Han Dynasty to do business, rush during the day, and study hard at night with education, how can he teach children? Then his children just have to lie down and wait for their father to finish their education before they start studying?

Family affection? There is no such thing as the "rich second generation" who was found by his biological parents who were poor. He bid farewell to his identity as an heir with a car, a house and a store, and returned to a small 18th-tier city where his family had nothing to live for because of finding a child. Then he couldn't bear to be with his biological parents who were full of affection. Did your parents have a falling out...

Cui Hou himself is getting older. Although he still wants to have a child in the past few years, he just can't have one. He feels helpless...

Under such circumstances, a single seedling in a thousand acres of fertile land can only be used as a comparison. It's not that Cui Hou has never thought about letting someone adopt him, but after all, this is his own blood. If he really wants to adopt a smart one, isn't this the difference between dying early and dying late?

Wouldn't it be worse than adopting a fool?

Sometimes Cui Hou would feel sad when he was alone at night. He worked so hard. When he was in embarrassment, he even led his caravan thousands of miles. He endured insects and snakes in the mountains and forests, and had to avoid bandits and bandits. It was a waste of time. I tried my best to manage the checkpoints and cities along the way, struggling every time on the edge of life and death, so that I could have the current family business and the wealth in front of me, but...

But what's the use?

And then this son of my own still eats and drinks, flies like a hawk and has a lot of friends every day. Just coax him and he will be happy, call him brother and he will throw away his money...

Not long after he settled in Chang'an, he already gained a "good reputation" for being "generous and generous"!

But he didn’t know how many smiling faces his father, Cui Hou, had made and how much he had suffered just for the money he spent on a banquet!

Looking at his son who was still confused and had no idea what was going on, and even burping from wine, Cui Hou couldn't help it, raised his hand and slapped his son, "You traitor!" Are you willing to give up until your father is killed? 』

The young man suddenly sobered up.

The young man received this slap, his face was in burning pain, and his drunkenness dissipated a little, and he quickly bowed his head.

"Let me ask you, why are you holding a banquet?" Cui Hou asked.

The young man lowered his head and said: "Some time ago, I was out hunting and got a deer. My friends congratulated me and said I had good luck. I felt very happy, so I simply held a deer-appreciating party... 』

"Deer viewing feast..." Cui Hou shook his hands twice, then held back, and asked again, "Why did you come forward to contact the merchant and purchase on behalf of others?" 』

"This... Yang Qilang and I have a deep friendship and attracted a merchant to see..." The young man glanced at Cui Hou quickly and swallowed, "The merchant paid a certain Maoling beautiful house, and the guest There are more than ten slaves..." Then the young man also missed a part of the story, that is, inside the house, there are also several beautiful girls. These days, it is really bubbling with joy...

Stabbing someone feels good for a while, and makes relatives shed tears.

That's probably what it means.

After receiving benefits from others, of course you have to help others with practical things. Otherwise, how can you keep your reputation as a Chang'an Shuangli brother?

Cui Hou held back his anger and gritted his teeth, "Then do you know what you did to him?" 』

"ah? Didn't you just help him get something from the library? "The young man said disapprovingly, "I also collected money from him, and he paid 10% more than the market price..."

The young man straightened his chest, as if to show that he could do business. Not only did he sell goods, he also made more money.

"10% more?" ” Cui Houqi responded with a smile, “Then... is there an approval document? 』

"Approval...approval?" ” The young man swallowed.

Cui Hou gritted his teeth and said, "What you are selling is the fine armor from the public treasury, not the flat armor!" Fine armor, war horses, and a hundred refined swords! Such elite equipment must be approved before it is sold! Without approval, it is sold privately, which is a capital crime! A capital crime! Do you know how the boss of Ma Zhengsi died last time? That’s Fei! Do you know why the second elder of the Hedong Pei family died? ah? ! Are you going to kill our family? ! 』

"..." The young man was stunned for a moment, and the remaining alcoholism seemed to have dissipated, "I... I don't know... no one said... Father, you didn't say either..."

Cui Hou took a long breath and held it in for a long time. Then he couldn't hold it in anymore and slapped him again, "I don't know?" ! I don’t know why I didn’t ask more? ! No one said anything? ! Do you think you are still a three-year-old child, waiting for others to tell you everything every day? ! Didn't I teach? ! What did you say when I taught you? ! Either you understand everything, or you doze off! Now let’s talk about what I didn’t say! 』

The young man knew that he was wrong, but he refused to admit it, "I... I just want to share my father's worries..."

"Min..." Cui Hou couldn't fight anymore. He pressed his chest, panted heavily, and adjusted his breathing for a long time before finally regaining his breath a little, "Get out!" Get out of here! Cui Da! Take...take this traitor back! Today...from today onwards, we are confined to the house! You can’t leave the house within a year! If there is any violation, your legs will be broken! 』

Cui Da was the leader of Cui Hou's bodyguard. When he heard this, he complained and pinched the young man's arm like a chicken. When he saw that the young man wanted to say something, he simply stretched out his hand and covered it. He walked away.

Cui Houyou was breathing heavily and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Cui Hou would naturally be happy if his children could make good friends, but the problem is that people are divided into groups, and those who like to play basically attract those who like to play...

In addition, there are a lot of fair-weather friends. If you have money, you are the big brother. They coax, cover up, and use tricks to make Cui Houzi spend the money, eat, drink, and take them away. Who will really think about Cui Houzi? ?

Cui Hou spent a lot of money to send his children to the academy before. He was thinking that there were no teachers at home and there were no peers. Among the many students in the academy, it would be good if they could learn a little bit well. The result was not only that the academy The doctor had a headache and came to Cui Hou to return the product. His children were still fighting in the academy!

Cui Hou knew that he could not entirely blame his child for being squeezed out by those in the academy. After failing to defeat those people, he had no choice but to take action. But once he took action, he was in the wrong, and others were waiting for his child to take action... …

It was clear that there was a trap, but his child jumped into it without hesitation, and then turned around and complained to his father that he didn't understand him. Could it be that he was doing something wrong in order to protect his family's reputation? But the problem is that at the beginning, his child pretended to cause trouble, disrupted the class, and ridiculed poor people for studying. If I have money, I am a master. Then, this guy stopped talking about these things.

Of course, maybe in this guy's mind, he thinks these things are the truth. He should have been like one of those fair-weather friends, being coaxed, supported, supported, and paid out every day.

Now it is a very similar pit, and my child once again jumped into it without hesitation.

"What a sin..."

Cui Hou raised his head. He was afraid that if he lowered his head, he would burst into tears.

So we shouldn’t have gone into business and made money in the first place. Then our whole family wouldn’t have enough to eat and we would have to work in the fields every day. If we can’t do anything for a day, we can’t eat for a day. Is that right? Only then will the son be sensible? But if that were the case, his son would have to go to the fields at the age of seven or eight, have to fight the plows in his teens, and become as old as his thirties or forties in his twenties. Is this what he wants?

"Come here..." Cui Hou let out a long sigh, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, "Go and get some thorn sticks... Sigh... I will wait until someone goes to the Hussars General's house... and bear the thorn sticks to apologize..."