vrcanaries Chapter 203 Have you ever thought about growing stronger?
Chapter 203 Have you ever thought about growing stronger?
On the fourth day, Luo Liu received a letter from the county town via carrier pigeon.
After she took it, she immediately gave it to Zhao Susu who was checking the accounts in the study.
A month after returning to Ningshan County, she received a lot of news from the county town. There were messages from Yang Zuoxian about the business, greetings from her brothers, earnest instructions from the old man and the old lady, letters from Luo Yixiao, and even greetings from several nephews she had never met.
This is the first time to send a letter by carrier pigeon.
Zhao Susu was a little surprised when she saw the content above.
The prince of Prince An’s Mansion in the capital?
It seems that her business has not developed to the point where it has anything to do with the nobles in the capital?
How could a prince from the capital come after her?
Putting the small note aside, she continued to reconcile the accounts.
There would be some surplus in the account after she transferred it out to start a business. Although her current business is far from being comparable to that of the Luo family, this is a career that she has built up bit by bit with her own hands. With good planning and steady progress step by step, she will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Luo family in the future.
The location of the business was finally decided. She and the Yan couple also took a fancy to the land in the east of the city, where there were two or three families. They decided to arrange separate accommodation for the three families and compensate them with some silver. Then they would demolish the original house and rebuild it into a three-story business that could accommodate nearly a hundred customers at the same time.
In the past few days, we have negotiated with the original residents about relocation and compensation.
Zhao Susu drew the blueprints, and the Yan couple also made some suggestions, and they were ready to start construction the day after tomorrow.
Zhao Susu asked Manager Yu to follow up on this matter as she had other things to do.
She prepared some gifts and went to visit the Thunder Gang.
Since they had cooperated twice before, Thunder Gang leader Lu Wengong happened to be there and received him personally.
"Madam Zhao, what brings you here today? A rare guest, a rare guest. Oh no, look at my mouth. I'm used to calling you Miss Luo!"
Half jokingly, he invited the person into the hall.
"It's just a name, feel free to continue calling me Madam Zhao!"
A gang member brought tea.
Zhao Susu smiled and said, "There is still some balance to be paid on our previous trip to the county city, so I came here specially to pay the balance this time."
"Ms. Zhao, you are too polite. You have already paid more. How can there be any balance left? What's more, we didn't do what we were supposed to do. I feel ashamed."
"Boss Lu, you're joking. You brought your brothers all the way here, so you still have to give them what they deserve!"
She took out a twenty-liang silver note and said, "Boss Lu, please accept this balance so that we can discuss the next cooperation!"
Lu Wengong hesitated for a moment, then said readily, "Okay!"
After taking it, he asked, "I wonder what business Madam Zhao wants to discuss?"
"Excuse me, how many people are there in the Thunder Gang now?"
This is indeed a presumptuous question.
Lu Wengong paused for a moment before saying, "Less than a hundred people!"
Zhao Susu smiled. She didn't originally want to ask about the number of people in the Thunder Class.
She asked, "Has Gang Leader Lu ever thought about developing the Thunder Gang into a bigger one?"
"What does this lady mean?"
"For example, open a branch. Or, cooperate with me for a long time."
Lu Wengong asked tentatively: "Madam Zhao, do you mean that I can open a branch in the county city and then cooperate with you for a long time? But Madam Zhao is backed by the Luo family. The Luo family is a huge family in the county city, so they should not be short of manpower, right?"
"It's true that I'm the daughter of the Luo family, but the Luo family's business is the Luo family's business, and my business is my business. I can borrow the Luo family's manpower, but it's not my manpower, do you understand?"
Lu Wengong understood: "You want to train a team of people yourself? But business doesn't need warriors like us, right?"
"Boss Lu is thorough and skilled. Everyone needs people like him!" Zhao Susu said with a smile.
"So, Madam Zhao, do you want a bodyguard to stay with you all the time?"
Zhao Susu shook her head: "That's not necessary. What I want is a team of more than ten and less than thirty people, with good skills, extensive knowledge, and the ability to go far."
"Madam Zhao wants to escort something to a distant place? Why not find a local escort agency?"
Zhao Susu glanced at him and said with a smile, "It seems that Boss Lu doesn't want to go far away and only wants to develop in Ningshan County! That's fine, today we are just chatting, Boss Lu doesn't need to care!"
Seeing that he was really just drinking tea and chatting, Lu Wengong stopped talking about this matter. He smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest with you, Madam Zhao, although our Thunder Squad makes a living in Ningshan County, Ningshan County is a small place with limited business. If we can have other livelihoods, we are willing to do so, but we are afraid that we will not be able to do it well and delay Madam Zhao's business."
Zhao Susu glanced at him and could tell that Lu Wengong was actually moved, but he had concerns. She smiled and said, "Boss Lu, don't be modest. You and your brothers in the gang should be good enough! But leaving your hometown and traveling around the country sometimes requires courage. Many people are used to a peaceful and stable environment around them, so it's understandable that they don't want to venture out!"
"Well, our gang is not as safe as Madam Zhao thinks. We have also lived through the days of being on the edge of a knife and licking blood. We are not that delicate, not that delicate!"
"You're right. What I need is a escort agency with fewer people, but not exactly the same. I need to go to many places and deal with people."
Lu Wengong was not worried about this; he was concerned about something else.
Seeing his concerns, Zhao Susu went straight to the point: "If the gang leader goes to the county city to open a branch, I can do my best to help; if the gang leader just brings people to cooperate with me, I will provide accommodation in the county city. I need long-term partners, so a contract of at least five years is required. But what I can guarantee is that the treatment will be generous, and the brothers will definitely be able to live in a big house there on their own, and it will not be a problem to support their wives and children. So, Gang Leader Lu, don't rush to agree or refuse. After all, it is difficult for one person to accomplish anything, and you also need the brothers in your gang to be willing."
Lu Wengong breathed a sigh of relief. Does this mean that Madam Zhao is still willing to consider them?
There are three gangs in Ningshan County. Now that Zhao Susu changed the subject, he was really worried that she would go directly to another gang and stop cooperating with him.
The reason why Madam Zhao approached him first was because they had worked together before.
He quickly said, "I will gather the brothers in the gang to ask, and give Madam Zhao an answer tomorrow at the latest."
Zhao Susu smiled and nodded.
The person she originally chose was Lu Wengong. To organize a caravan, one must have a good hand who can hold the line to ensure the safety of the entire caravan and the goods.
She was still willing to give it a day or two.
Meng Yu went to see Wu Yan again.
A small shabby temple with three or five beggars inside. Wu Yan was in a corner, his clothes were ragged, but he looked carefree. He was lying on the dry grass with his legs crossed, biting a piece of grass in his mouth, his feet wobbling, and bragging to the beggars next to him.
Meng Yu stood outside and did not go in immediately. Her eyes fell on Wu Yan through the gap.
With such a dignified and elegant demeanor, if he changed his clothes, who would believe that he was a beggar?