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Chapter 347
Cao Fuchen reversed his word, and Zhongyifang rose against the trend
Cao Kai listened to Cao Xuan's explanation, and said with a smile: "Although Master Xu has also been rich, but his mind is not a little broad enough, isn't it just a matter of cultivating land, so that he can't eat well and sleep, so he cares so much, he asked you to make a special trip to ask for news three times and twice." ”
Cao Xuan said with a wry smile: "Isn't the Xu family in the middle of the road now? Those lands are the last guarantee for his family's livelihood, and if they can't get those lands back, they can only sell their properties." Besides, it was all his hard-earned family business, and he was divided up like this, and he was definitely unwilling. ”
Cao Kai said: "Hey, this person, it's all good money, with the current strength of the Xu family, it is to give him a mountain of gold and silver, can he keep it? ”
Cao Xuan said: "Big brother, what he said is also right, the Xu family used to have thousands of family fortunes, and the iron buckets built in the village were like iron buckets, but they still did not escape the clutches of those wicked people, and they were wiped out by Xiao Wudian. Now that his son is still young, the family has no savings, and he himself is physically disabled, he is worried about the family's livelihood in the future, so he is anxious to get back the land he lost. ”
Cao Kai said: "There is no need to mention things that have passed, everyone is the result of creation. I know that he still has more than 1,000 acres of arable land in his hands, which is enough for their family to live comfortably for a lifetime. You go back and persuade him, don't let him be obsessed with these fields, let him learn from the Chai family in Longquan Township, at that time also responded to the call of the Soviet District Government, and took the initiative to donate thousands of acres of land to his family, but now the Soviet District Government is gone, and no one has heard that his family wants to get the land back from the people. The son of the other family is a big official on the Eighth Road, if you want them to retreat, who dares to say nothing?"
Cao Kai's words made Cao Xuan a little surprised, he didn't expect the eldest brother to know so much about the situation of the Xu family, and he has always made a living by looting the people's fat and people's ointment, why did he suddenly speak for the people today, and used the families of the officials of the Eighth Route Army as examples, did he really start thinking about the people?
Cao Xuan looked at the eldest brother with some doubts, and said hesitantly: "Big brother, if this matter is really difficult, don't be embarrassed, Shuwan and I will try to do the work of Master Xu again, there is no good way, but to let him think about it." ”
Cao Kai was silent for a moment, then looked at Cao Xuan and said with a smile: "Complementary, it's not that things are difficult to do, it's just that these are related to many aspects, and you can't simply retreat." Now as long as we two talk to each other, I can tell you the crux of this matter, and you don't think too much. ”
Cao Xuan already vaguely felt that this matter was not as high-sounding as the eldest brother said, and there must be something hidden in it, so he nodded, wanting to hear what Cao Kai could say.
Cao Kai said: "My security regiment belongs to the local armed forces, and cannot be fully paid by the Ministry of National Defense like the regular army, and the provincial government is responsible for providing us with weapons and ammunition. ”
Originally talking about the Xu family's property, I don't know why the eldest brother suddenly mentioned his security team, Cao Xuan muttered in his heart, he didn't interrupt Cao Kai's words, and continued to listen carefully.
Cao Kai continued: "Where did this self-financing come from? The main thing is to rely on local government taxes, donations from landlords and wealthy merchants, and in addition, we ourselves have to do some business to increase our income and use it for military expenses, so you can understand why I am selling opium and why I am bent on expanding my territory." The tax revenue has to be provided for the local officials and policemen, and the distribution of the tax to me is even less, and my brothers have to eat and drink, and there is no money to pay them, so there will be a danger of mutiny, and I have to find a way to solve these problems. ”
Cao Xuan listened quietly to the eldest brother's explanation.
Cao Kai said: "Xu Shixian's tens of thousands of acres of land have been planted by the people, and when the autumn comes, my people can take their pockets to pay rent." If the property rights of the land are given to Xu Shixian again, the rent will be handed over to his family's warehouse, and I can't take someone to rob his house, such a large sum of grain can almost solve the food ration problem of my entire security group brothers, I can't ignore it. You have told me about this several times, but I haven't given you a clear answer, I didn't deliberately prevaricate you, it's just that the food from these lands is related to the supply of the security group, and I have already made a plan, and I can't give you any more promises, lest I can't fulfill them when I get them, and you can't come to the Xu family. ”
Cao Kai listened, and then he realized that it was the eldest brother's idea to fight the Xu family's fields. A few days ago, I came to him to talk about these lands, and he swore that he would try to solve it and not embarrass himself, but he didn't expect it to change so quickly, and he didn't know what happened in the middle, which made him suddenly change his mind.
Now it's Cao Xuan's turn to make it difficult, Cao Kai, the land that the Xu family has been divided, has already made other arrangements, and there is a high-sounding reason, he can't rely on his eldest brother's doting on him, ignore the survival of his troops, and ask him to return these fields to the Xu family. And here the Xu family has high hopes for themselves, and they can't go back and tell Xu Shuwan that the eldest brother is worried about this land and is ready to take the income of the land for himself.
Cao Xuan couldn't help but scratch his head, not knowing what to do.
Cao Kai said: "Futong, you don't have to be embarrassed, when the autumn harvest comes, I will give an extra 10% tax to the people who farm the land, and give some of the grain from Dona to the Xu family, so that you can also pay in front of Shuwan." ”
Cao Xuan said with a wry smile: "Big brother, I think it's better to forget it, the tax burden on the people's heads is now heavy enough, and after a year of hard work, the family can't fill their stomachs, and you add this tax, I don't know how many people will starve to death." You don't have to worry about the affairs of the Xu family, I'll figure it out. ”
Cao Kai said: "Don't talk too bluntly to Master Xu when you go back, after all, our family and the Xu family are in-laws, so it's not good for him to think that I am plotting his family's property." Now it is considered that Master Xu will use these fields to labor the army, and in a few years, I will increase my power and rule the Bashang and even the entire Chahar region, I will return the land to him, so that his family can enjoy the happiness of our brothers. ”
Cao Xuan didn't know where the eldest brother got the courage, but he actually had the ambition to rule the entire Chahar, but he just thought that he was talking big in front of him, and he didn't think much about it, nodded and said: "Big brother, don't worry about this matter, I can handle it." When the war starts, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and the food and salary and logistics support must keep up, which determines your victory or defeat on the battlefield, and I understand the power of it. ”
After Cao Xuan finished speaking, the two brothers chatted about some family matters, and he took his leave.
After Cao Xuan came to Xu's house, he hesitated again and again, feeling that this matter should not be hidden from Xu Shuwan, so he implicitly told her the truth. Xu Shuwan listened, knowing that there was no hope in this place for a while, and couldn't help but feel melancholy.
Xu Shixian's health is getting worse and worse, day by day, if there is no smoke support, maybe he will be gone. He suffered because of the two mountains that weighed on his heart.
One is Xiao Wudian, he committed an unforgivable crime in the Xu family, but he has not been punished as he deserves, some time ago Xiao Wudian was detained by Cao Kai, and the family thought that Cao Kai would bring him to justice, but Cao Kai released him again, and now Xiao Wudian is still the chief of the police department, showing off his power in Zhongdu County. Every piece of news about Xiao Wuo's power outside, is a sharp sword for Xu Shixian, straight into his heart.
The other is the tens of thousands of acres of land that the Xu family was forcibly divided, which is the family business that Xu Shixian earned by working hard for half his life, and it was so easily divided by others, and he didn't even get a penny. The family's savings are gone, the fields are gone, Yawang is young, Xu Shixian is physically disabled, and the future of the Xu family cannot see a glimmer of hope, not how Xu Shixian is greedy for wealth, he just wants to let his young wife and young son have a stable livelihood after a hundred years.
In Xu Shixian's view, these two things are not a big deal for Cao Kai, who holds great power, but he didn't help himself, which made Xu Shixian feel very uncomfortable, he felt that since the two sides were in-laws, they should take care of each other, and Cao Kai couldn't despise his family because his family was now in decline.
can think about it, in this case, Xu Shixian can't say it to Cao Xuan and Xu Shuwan, for fear of affecting the relationship between the two of them, and for fear of making the Cao family feel that they are snobbish and look down on themselves and their daughter. All the grievances, Xu Shixian can only hold back in his heart.
Xu Shuwan thought about it again and again, but she didn't dare to tell her father the truth, for fear that he would not be able to accept it and aggravate her condition. After going back, he lied that Cao Kai was helping to handle the matter, and after a few days, the ownership of these lands would be clear, so he waited patiently at home.
When Xu Shixian heard that Cao Kai was handling this matter, he was in a good mood, and he and Xu Shuwan calculated about this year's rent, saying that the rent of a grain of grain last year had not been recovered, and it was time to collect rent from these people who cultivated their fields this year.
Xu Shuwan heard Cao Xuan say that Cao Kai would give a part of the grain rent to the Xu family, so she told her father that there was no need to worry about the rent, and after the autumn harvest, just wait for the people who planted the land to come and pay the grain, but the number of rents will be less than in previous years, because the ownership of the land is now in the hands of the people, and the government directly collects the land from the people who farm the land, and no longer has to pay taxes at home, and this year the government has raised the tax, and the people's life is not easy, and the rent reduction is inevitable.
Xu Shixian was in a good mood when he heard that he could receive the rent this year, and he didn't care about the amount of rent, after all, the base of his own tens of thousands of acres of cultivated land was there, and they paid some casually, which was a considerable number, and immediately expressed his gratitude to Cao Kai.
Xu Shuwan finally showed a rare smile on her father's face, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, the matter of the land has been prevaricated, and she will see the opportunity to act in the autumn.
In September, Cao Xuan built a fermentation pond in the yard, and the number of workers in the tank workshop increased to more than 30 people, and the convoy of goods sold has grown from the original four carriages to the current 12 carriages, which are mainly responsible for delivering goods to remote towns and Mongolian districts, Zhangyuan, Chanan, and Yanbei areas.
In addition, there is a bicycle team composed of more than 10 people, who put a small flag with the words Zhongyi Fang on the handlebar, and set off every morning with hundreds of pounds of goods, selling them along the streets of nearby villages. The sales team of Zhongyifang is active in the streets and alleys of the county, and the goods have entered thousands of households.
Now Zhongyifang has been reborn and has become a well-known business, before the door was crowded, now there are many customers, almost every day can sell two thousand catties of grain brewed soju and vinegar sauce, which at that time, is a considerable number, the change can be described as earth-shaking.
Cao Xuan is ambitious, and he is planning the development and growth of Zhongyifang, planning to build a house and marry a wife for these brothers who follow him, so that each of them can have a better future.
The nails on Ma Ping's hands have grown, and the scars on his body are all neat, and Cao Xuan still puts him in charge of the sales of the entire cylinder factory. Since being framed by Xue Shangfei and Cao Kai rescued him from prison, he has been much more pragmatic, and he no longer thinks about how to get ahead and how to get for nothing.
Ma Ping arranged the route of the sales team clearly every day, and also formulated a reward and punishment system for these salesmen, which effectively stimulated their enthusiasm. In his spare time, he will explain to them how to communicate with the vendors and how to answer their questions, under the careful management of Ma Ping, the morale of the entire sales team is high, and the sales continue to rise.
In addition, Ma Ping will also go around the streets every once in a while to see if there are any new products on the street, and chat with the shopkeepers who sell his own goods to see what opinions and opinions they have on the goods they are selling now. Get to work, be extra conscientious.
Ma Ping's huge change made Cao Xuan very happy, Ma Ping's impetuous heart finally settled down, if the time is ripe, he will give him half of the current business, let him operate independently, be a legitimate owner, and it is not in vain that he will be born and die with himself.
Cao Xuan felt that he could become a big weapon when he grew up, so he had the heart to cultivate him, let him supervise the production in the cylinder workshop, and always dial him to learn more, see more, ask more, let him master the key technology of each link, and deal with interpersonal relationships.
The awl does not live up to the trust, puts away the playful young heart, plunges into the tank workshop, and works with the guys, now he is basically familiar with the brewing process, and sometimes he can discuss with Cao Xuan some problems of improving the process and improving production efficiency, which makes Cao Xuan look at him with admiration and treat him as a manufacturable material.
The trading of Zhongyifang is in full swing, Cao Xuan and Ma Ping's thinking is also unconsciously changing, they are increasingly becoming qualified businessmen with the spirit of contract, what problems they encounter in the process of operation, the first thing that comes to mind is not to resort to force, but to solve problems from a commercial perspective.
In the internal management of personnel, there is a clear discipline norms and responsibilities requirements, unlike before, no matter who makes a mistake in the work, do not say anything, first intercede, everyone is harmonious, resulting in the inability to learn lessons from mistakes, some low-level mistakes, made again and again, so that the product quality is unstable, and the efficiency is low.
In addition, Cao Xuan also clarified the remuneration and reward and punishment mechanism of the guys, everyone knows what kind of gains can be obtained from their efforts, and everyone's work enthusiasm and enthusiasm have been significantly improved.
Cao Xuan did not treat the guys like other workshop owners like cattle and horses, wantonly exploiting and exploiting them, he not only allowed the guys to eat and eat, but also improved their lives every three or five times, let them have meat and wine to drink, every ten days, let them take turns to rest for a day, in addition to clearly planning the future for each of them, so that their yearning for a happy life became within reach.
For a while, the reputation of Zhongyifang for treating people well spread all over the city, and it became an unavoidable thing to come here to work, and there were often people who wanted to work in front of Zhongyifang, and even some eunuchs came to the door to find errands for their relatives, and Cao Xuan also tried his best to meet everyone's requests.
On this day, it's time for the guys to take turns to rest. Cao Xuan saw that everyone was locked up in the cylinder factory all day long, not only hard, but also too monotonous. Most of the guys are young people, and every day in addition to going to work is sleeping, which is indeed a bit boring.
Cao Xuan and Ma Ping discussed it and decided to take them to the street together, and by the way, they went to the eldest brother's Kuishou Theater, and saw that Chun Ya'er sang the two-person turn, and now Chun Ya'er is no longer the fledgling little girl, she has become a famous actor in the middle capital, and her plays are often hard to find.
It has only been a few months since the opening of the Kuishou Theater, and the full house of the red opera troupe has become famous, and the venue is almost full. This made Fang Mantang, who was defeated from here a few years ago, a little incomprehensible, when there were two pillars in the opera troupe, there were daughters Xiao Diao Chan and apprentices two later students, with their singing and skills, they were absolutely second to none in the entire Bashang area, and as a result, after singing, there were few audiences in the theater, and after a day of performance, not to mention paying venue fees, sometimes even the stomach could not be filled, and they were forced to be helpless, so they took the disciples out of the theater and sang the church meeting.
I didn't expect feng shui to take turns, and now it's finally time for my full house to shine. At that time, Cao Kai talked to himself about the residency, and he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, afraid that Xu Shixian would not be able to accept it, and that his daughter would have ideas, if it weren't for Cao Kai's kindness to him, he would almost refuse.
If you had taken the wrong step back then, you wouldn't be where you are today. I'm afraid that I still take these disciples now, walking the streets and alleys all day long, singing hard outside, looking at people's faces, and being despised by others, which is not much better than calling Huazi.
Fang Mantang was glad of his choice, and felt that he had suffered too much and suffered too many sins for most of his life, so that he could move the heavens, and let himself have the opportunity to take off with the troupe when he was about to grow old.
Although the popular opera team is popular, the credit is not in herself, it is Chun Ya'er who really makes the troupe, and even the Kuishou Opera House become popular quickly, she is the creator of this prosperity.
Chun Ya'er is now famous, has become the absolute king on the stage, every day to make a special trip to praise her celebrities are numerous, and there are more official eunuchs and squires from neighboring counties, regardless of the hardships of bumps, riding a fast horse all day to Zhongdu County, just to see Chun Ya'er's beauty and listen to her natural voice.
I said with my conscience that Chun Yaer's singing and playing skills are somewhat worse than that of Xiao Diao Chan, but with her solid basic skills, unique and charming voice, and outstanding appearance, she quickly won the recognition of the audience.
The theater was opened by Cao Kai, no one dared to make trouble here, and no one dared to be disrespectful to the actors on stage. The people in the troupe don't have to worry about the box office, no matter how much the theater earns, Cao Kai will pay them on time and in full, as for some high rollers, the money rewarded to them, the theater doesn't want a penny, it all belongs to the theater team.
Fang Mantang didn't have to be distracted by dealing with these messy things, he put all his energy into the performance, and the disciples performed each play with extra care every day, and in their spare time, they went to rehearse new plays. Fang Mantang looked forward to the theater being able to continue to prosper like this, so that the group of disciples who followed him would have a good home.
Cao Xuan, Ma Ping, Awl and more than a dozen guys came out of Zhongyi Fang, first took them to lunch in the restaurant, and then came to the Kuishou Theater, ready to let everyone feast their eyes and watch the wonderful performance of Chun Yaer.
The guy who was standing at the door to check the ticket saw that Cao Xuan had brought people to arrive, so he hurriedly greeted him warmly, took off the key hanging from his waist, opened the door, and let them in from the gate.
Cao Xuan casually exchanged a few words with the janitor, and then swaggered into the theater. Since they came relatively early, the afternoon play had not yet begun, and there were a few guests sitting in the pool, drinking tea and chatting there, and the stage was empty, and the troupe had not yet arrived.
The guy who ran the hall let Cao Xuan and the others sit down on the pool seat, and then went to serve them tea and pour water. Waiting for the guy to bring tea, Cao Xuan asked him what repertoire he had in the afternoon, and the guy told Cao Xuan that he was singing "Birthday Greeting" and "Nantianmen" in the afternoon.
Cao Xuan asked him again which play was sung by Chun Ya'er.
The guy shook his head and said, "Second master, there is no play with Chunyaer today." ”
Cao Xuan was a little disappointed when he heard this, he brought the guys over today to come for Chun Ya'er, but he didn't expect that there would be no Chun Ya'er in the afternoon.
Cao Xuan didn't want to ruin everyone's fun, so he said to the guy: "We came to see Chun Ya'er's performance, you go and call Boss Fang to me, I'll see if I can let Chun Ya'er add an extra scene." ”
The guy looked embarrassed and said, "Second master, this drama can't be added, Chun Ya'er and Boss Fang are not in the theater." ”
Cao Xuan asked, "Where did they go, didn't they come back in the afternoon?"
The guy looked at Cao Xuan in some surprise, as if he didn't think he should ask that, and asked rhetorically: "Second master, you, you don't know where they went?"
Cao Xuan wondered, "How do I know where they went?
The guy hurriedly said cautiously: "Chun Ya'er got married today, in the morning, the people of the security team picked up Boss Fang and Chun Ya'er." ”
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