Along with the relief team came caravans from the Wang family, the Qiao family, and the Xu family of Xiaoyaohou.
With the support of the masters of the Qiao family, Shunzi formed the first caravan of the Qiao family. All the personnel were selected from the guards trained by the Qiao family, and each of them was capable of both literature and martial arts.
The first time he went on a business trip, he set his target on Western Shu. On the way, he happened to pass through Yuncheng. The things with obvious family marks in the bandit den could not be circulated in the market of Yuncheng. So he had to let his own caravan take these things to Nanliang and the more distant Western Shu.
Anyway, Western Shu is now the territory of General Fan and Qiao Yunxin, so it is natural that their business will be smoother there than in other places.
The huge caravan carrying daily necessities passed through the shantytown at the city gate and, with the help of the yamen runners, marched into the city in a swagger.
When Shunzi came, the person who was most happy was Master Wu. During this period of time, he, the strategist who used to give advice, had completely turned into the head of the logistics department.
During the day, he had to record the materials obtained from the suppression of bandits, and at night, after putting on his nightgown, he had to follow the old lady over the mountains and over the ridges to clean up the battlefield. He was a weak scholar who could not lift anything with his hands or shoulders, but he had developed eight abdominal muscles.
His fair skin was tanned dark. If the Qiao family had not provided them with good food, he would have died long ago.
The young men around me can read and do basic arithmetic, but when asked to do the accounting, their brains are like a tangled mess and they can't make sense for a long time.
In the entire team, he was the only one who used to be the chief manager and knew all the ins and outs here.
The other person who understands the account books is the adult, but we can't let the adult do such a small thing himself, otherwise what's the point of keeping such a group of servants?
Just when he was in a state of panic, Shunzi, the manager of the Qiao family's outer courtyard, arrived. In his eyes, he became a Bodhisattva who saved people from suffering.
Before Shunzi could even finish his sip of tea, Master Wu pulled him to the backyard.
The other party pointed to one of the doors and said to Shunzi, "Everything in here needs to be sold. The chief steward just needs to sort it out, enter the account, and show it to the master and the old lady."
Shunzi held the blank account book in his hand, looking at Master Wu's fleeing back, with a confused look on his face.
Isn't he only responsible for sales and transportation? Why is he also in charge of the warehouse in the backyard of Erye?
Although he was confused, Shunzi knew clearly that this matter must have been tacitly approved by the old lady and the second master, otherwise Master Wu would never dare to so blatantly push such an important matter to him.
Sure enough, when he was reporting the accounts with his master in the evening, he mentioned it to Qiao Xin, and then he heard the old lady laugh out loud.
"Master Wu has no choice but to do this. He has been wishing he could have three heads and six arms. You should stay here for two more days to help him."
Qiao Yunqing also said: "It's difficult for him. A good master has been forced to become a big manager. Mother, when she goes back this time, can you help me choose two more subordinates who are good at accounting?"
Qiao Xin readily agreed: "Okay, I'll send the people over, and you can train them yourself. If you think they're suitable, keep them. If they get along well, you can do your job well. If they're not suitable, let them come back and we'll find another one."
Qiao Yunqing knew that Qiao Xin's words were definitely not just a polite remark to please him, so he agreed without hesitation.
There were so many spoils that Shunzi and his men took three days to sort them all out.
The next step is to consider how to sell these things, where to sell them, and what materials to exchange them for.
This was the first time for the Qiao family to take the southwest trade route, so they might not have any ideas, but the Wang and Xu families were different. They were very familiar with the trade routes of Southern Liang and Western Shu.
The steward of Xu's residence knew that Qiao Xin was brazenly trying to raid the bandit's lair, but he had hidden it in plain sight in front of Emperor Wu.
The imperial court did not have much money to support Yuncheng's post-disaster reconstruction, so it had to entrust everything to Qiao Yunqing, or to put it bluntly, the Qiao family behind him.
But the Qiao family is just a new noble family with a small financial background. Your Majesty knows exactly how much money they can put into the fund.
A skilled cook cannot cook without rice. His Majesty also knew that not giving anything would damage the prestige of the court, so he squeezed out 500,000 kilograms of grain from his teeth and sent over.
But there are no less than 50,000 people affected by the disaster in Yuncheng, and this little bit of stuff is just a drop in the bucket. Don’t the Qiao family still need to find a way to get the subsequent supplies themselves?
When Qiao Xin was about to go back to his old job, Emperor Wu, who received the memorial, waved his hand and said: Approved!
That's not all, he even temporarily transferred the scout command authority of the Yuncheng Inspection Office to Qiao Xin.
Otherwise, how could Qiao Xin, who had just arrived, find out the specific situation of these bandit dens so quickly?
The emperor and his minister tacitly agreed to make great efforts in Yuncheng and reaped rich rewards.
Qiao Xin couldn't let people work for nothing, so he allocated one third of the confiscated bandit funds on the spot and asked the head of the Chashiting to hand them over to Emperor Wu.
The remaining ones are stored in Qiao Yunqing's warehouse.
Now the Qiao family hopes to exchange these things for food and other supplies, so Emperor Wu sent Xiaoyao Hou's people to cooperate with the operation, which can also be regarded as helping the Qiao family share some of the risks.
You know, once these materials bearing the family imprint appear on the market, anyone with a little bit of interest will find out and they will definitely be revealed.
The only way is to deliver it to Xiaoyaohou Mansion for proper handling, and then sell it through other means.
The big families all have their own ways to launder these things, but the Qiao family doesn't have that ability at the moment. So this time they sent their own caravan over, to put it bluntly, just to test the waters first.
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