Chapter 165 Xue Xu Joins the Gang
While everyone was discussing, Lu Songli was making a plan in a notebook.
She has already confirmed that she can use the property obtained by the Qin family. As for the rest, she estimates that at least a small number of people will support her. As for those who hesitated and did not follow, there will be some, but it will not be a big problem.
Xue Xu poked his head out and asked, "Do you also understand business?"
Lu Songli didn't even raise his head, "Hmm, what's the difficulty?"
Ever since Xue Xu followed them, he had become like an invisible man, rarely speaking. He was nowhere to be seen, either hiding in the carriage or reading in a corner, and even eating in silence.
In a word, Chen Chang'an was clearly much more active than him, neither working nor putting in any effort. He didn't think they would kick him out if he showed such a freeloader attitude, did he?
Lu Songli was not in a hurry. He had already boarded their pirate ship, and it would not be easy to get off. They would always find an opportunity to pull him in. Now, wasn't the opportunity here?
Crazy, really crazy! Coming from a woman, it was incredible. You know, many men might not be able to do this job well, but she said it was not difficult at all? But Xue Xu believed this.
"Although you say the business is not difficult, but the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, isn't it a bit bad for you to do this?"
"Does the hierarchy of scholars, farmers, merchants, or artisans, or scholars, merchants, and artisans, matter? Overall, they're all part of society, each fulfilling their own role. Why should merchants be looked down upon?" Lü Songli had at least once been a successor to socialism, though ultimately unsuccessful. But in later generations, scholars—those who studied and held official positions—became servants of the people. Therefore, she felt this hierarchy of contempt was less important.
Xue Xu thought that her friends would definitely like what she said.
Lü Songli: "Merchants can revitalize the economy, promote economic prosperity, and improve the quality of life for ordinary people." And the happiness index, "For example, the old man from Lijia Village wants a few feet of cloth from Chang'an City. You can't ask him to travel thousands of miles to Chang'an City to buy it? Look, aren't merchants necessary?" And who can resist money? Earning a living depends on your ability, and earning money depends on your ability, and it's not shabby.
There were many new words in her words that Xue Xu had never heard of, but he seemed to understand their meaning.
At this moment, Xu Zheng, Yang Wei, Hu Guangcong, and the three Qin brothers arrived and told her that the results of the discussion had been released. They were all participating, and all the seized property in the two trucks would be handed over to Lu Songli for use. Furthermore, they could directly arrange anything they needed to do.
Lu Songli didn't expect everyone to trust her so much, and immediately expressed her attitude, "Thank you for your trust. I will definitely work hard to do this well and not let you down, or at least not let you lose money."
After saying this, she asked everyone to disperse and go about their own business. She would announce the specific tasks after dinner.
No one had any objection to what she said, because every one of those present had never done business before.
After everyone left, Xue Xu sighed, "You have quite a united heart." It's rare to find people who can be trusted. The key is that they are all willing to listen to the arrangements of a woman like Lu Songli.
"Thank you all for your kindness." Lu Songli smiled and invited, "Everyone who sees it gets a share. Would you like to invest as well, Mr. Xue?"
"I don't have any money." Xue Xu said in a simple manner.
"Mr. Xue can invest in technology."
"technology?"
"How about you get a share equal to mine based on your talent and ability?"
The conditions offered by Lu Songli were very tempting, but Xue Xu was still very cautious and said, "I don't have any talent."
"Can you manage accounts?" Lu Songli asked with a smile, but she was thinking in her heart that this talent is like pregnancy, it cannot be hidden, and one day you will reveal yourself.
Xue Xu said nothing. Although he had no money, he had never been short of money. When he was short of money, he would find a small powerful person to get along with and give him some advice. What did he want?
Lu Songli could probably guess his inner thoughts on money. Although Xue Xu had no permanent wealth, he had the pride of a counselor and the confidence that even if he lost all his money, he could still make it back.
"Mr. Xue, if you don't plan for the future, you'll have immediate worries. You should always plan for yourself. You're not young anymore, it's time to think about retirement. A bird in the hand is worth a thousand in the bush. A person's wealth isn't the only indicator of success, but Mr. Xue, if you're still penniless when you're old, how embarrassing it would be."
A person lives by his face, a tree by its bark. After Lu Songli said this, Xue Xu's face really didn't look good, and the scene was a bit scary.
"Besides, aren't you bored doing nothing like this every day?"
Xue Xu argued, "Reading! I'm reading! How can this be considered idleness?"
"Mr. Xue, don't you want to see how much money we can make this time?" Lu Songli directly used the method of provoking the opponent, which is worse than inviting.
Xue Xu disagreed in his heart. How much could he earn? It was just a few cents, right?
"Mr. Xue, you can help us with the accounting. With your ability, it won't take much time. This little time is just right for you to stretch your muscles."
So Xue Xu was fooled by Lu Songli and reluctantly took over the accounting.
Lu Songli was right, he was indeed bored. He had read most of the books on the copycat platform two or three years ago, and now he was just revisiting them.
After dinner, Lu Songli began to arrange tasks.
"Let's not waste any more time talking and get started. Our first step is to test our skills and collect the Bupleurum and Forsythia from Lijia Village. Big Brother, you and Chief Xu will take inventory of all the supplies in our fleet, compile them, and register them to confirm how much money we have available."
"Third brother, go with Chief Escort Yang and select some people. Ideally, these people should be friendly, eloquent, or have some language talent and can learn dialects quickly. From these selected brothers, arrange for two to go to the nearby villages to inquire about the purchase prices of small vendors in previous years."
When she was in Chang'an City before, she actually had some knowledge of the prices of various commonly used medicinal materials. It was possible to reversely calculate the purchase price at the place of origin based on this, but after all, they had already arrived at the place of production, so asking directly would be more intuitive and accurate.
Finally, Lu Songli looked at Qin Sheng, Hu Guangcong and others, and found that her husband Qin Sheng was looking at her eagerly, as if saying, "What about me? What do you need me to do?"
"Sixth Master and Brother Hu's duties remain unchanged. They will continue to protect the safety of our convoy. They will also need to inquire about local medicinal herb vendors and reputable medical clinics along the way."
Things are different now than in the future. It’s okay for a person to go to an unfamiliar village to purchase local specialties. Those small vendors who can purchase in a certain village must have some relationship with the villagers of that village.
What Lu Songli and the others were doing was equivalent to stealing the jobs of those small medicine vendors. They were taking food from the tiger's mouth, and some people were bound to be unhappy. No matter what she did, the safety of the team was always the top priority. With people, everything was possible.
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