Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 177 The makeshift team has been set up!
Zhang Dun asked Su Yun with a smile, "Why, inappropriate?"

Su Yun shook his head and smiled: "There is nothing inappropriate..."

No matter whether he takes sides or not, as long as he marries Zhang Dun's daughter, he is in Zhang Dun's camp. No matter how much he tries to distance himself from the party, neither the old party nor Wang Gui's party will believe him.

Su Yun had already thought about this consequence. In fact... haha, he was afraid of Jill!
From a negative perspective, of course, it is sandwiched between the new and old parties and is tabooed by both the new and old parties.

But from a positive perspective, as long as it is operated properly, it can be called the best of both worlds!

First, after Su Yun and Zhang Ruo got married, Su Shi, Su Zhe and Zhang Dun became in-laws. In this way, with Su Yun as the mediator, the conflict between Su and Zhang could be avoided.

Second, both the new party and the old party have long been divided into several factions.

For example, in the New Party, Wang Gui, Cai Que, Zhang Dun, and He Zhengchen each had their own plans. In fact, they were not in harmony with each other. They could only cooperate in dealing with the Old Party.

The situation with the old party is also very complicated. It seems that the old party is united now, but this is because the old party has been driven to the local areas and is dying under the suppression of the new party. The only way for them to survive is to stick together.

The New Party was divided internally, and the same was true for the Old Party, and Su Yun was well aware of this.

After Empress Dowager Gao came to power, she recalled the old party. After the old party expelled the new party from the court, they immediately fought for power and soon split into the Shu, Luo and Shuo parties, as well as various other small groups.

In the current situation, when Empress Dowager Gao is in power, the old party will have to return. After their return, Su Yun can work to save Zhang Dun. Even if he cannot save him, he can let him lie dormant to preserve his strength.

And when Zhezong grows up and takes power and Zhang Dun returns, Su Shi and Su Zhe will not be retaliated by Zhang Dun and can still do some work for a while.

The inclinations of Su Zhe and Su Shi can be won over. When the old party wanted to completely abolish the new law, the two brothers disagreed. In this way, they could score points with Zhang Dun.

Of course, there is one interesting thing, that is, no matter who controls the government, Su Yun can get the best of both worlds.

When the old party was in power during the Yuanyou Reform, the old party would take advantage of Su Yun's old party background. When the new party was in power during the Shaosheng Reform, the new party would not deliberately attack him for the sake of Zhang Dun's face.

Of course, every advantage has its disadvantages. If you want to please both sides, you must be able to withstand the consequences of being feared by both sides.

Everyone may not attack you, but the key position that everyone wants will not be given to you. It will naturally be given to people you trust.

Well, Su Yun likes this situation very much.

Hehe, others are afraid of taking up a sinecure, but I, Su Yun, love sinecure the most. I get a generous salary, am respected by others, and have a high social status. The key is that I don’t have to work much. I work from nine to five every day. Is there anything happier than this?

Su Yun gave a thumbs up and praised: "...Father-in-law's arrangement is excellent!"

When Zhang Dun heard Su Yun calling him father-in-law, he immediately felt even more satisfied. This was Su Yun's token of allegiance.

What Su Yun meant was: I am going to be your son-in-law, so naturally I don’t have to worry about the new or old party.

Zhang Dun smiled and said, "Mr. Cai probably won't come, but Mr. Cai, Wu Juhou, Huang Lu and others will probably come. I will tell them in person when the time comes."

The two Cais are the brothers Cai Jing and Cai Bian, both of whom are now Zhongshu Sheren, while Wu Juhou is the Jingdong Road Transport Commissioner.

As mentioned before, Huang Lu is the Minister of Rites.

These four people are all powerful people, and are also Cai Que's capable subordinates.

Zhang Dun invited these people because he wanted to introduce Su Yunlong to them and ask them to take care of him and promote him in the future.

Really thoughtful.

However, Su Yun felt a little amused and helpless in his heart, because these people were later included in the Records of Traitorous Officials in the History of Song Dynasty. In this way, when he moved into his new house, his new house would have become a den of treacherous officials.

With such a high percentage of treacherous ministers, then naturally, as the master, I am also a treacherous minister!
Haha, interesting.

Su Yun took the list and then wrote the invitations one by one.

It would be a good thing if these people could come. It would be easier to do things in the future if we could establish good relations with them. As for the current matter of promoting the "Collected Commentaries on the Four Books" to be included in the Imperial College, we also need these people to say good things.

In terms of its system, the Imperial College was subordinate to the Imperial College, which in turn was a subordinate institution of the Ministry of Rites. Therefore, Huang Lu, the Minister of Rites, had a say in promoting the inclusion of the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books in the Imperial College.

As the brothers Cai Jing and Cai Bian were Zhongshu Sheren, if they obstructed this matter, they could abort it by continuously refuting the proposals.

As for Wu Juhou, he can also provide support in this matter.

After Su Yun finished writing the invitations, he asked Zhang Dun's housekeeper to take Ah Hui to deliver the invitations one by one. Ah Hui was young after all, and he could still be useful in Huangzhou, but in Bianjing City, facing the rich and powerful, he needed someone to guide him and give him more experience before he could stand on his own. In order not to offend anyone, Su Yun borrowed a housekeeper from Zhang Dun and asked the housekeeper to take Ah Hui with him.

Many matters such as cleaning the house, writing and sending invitations, preparing for the banquet, etc. were being carried out simultaneously. Because the people who might come this time were of high status, Su Yun did not dare to delegate it to others. Although he let Ah Hui, Ah Hu and others do the work, he also had to ask about and control everything to avoid any mistakes.

Although Su Zhe and Zhang Dun were confident in Su Yun's character, Su Yun was young after all and had come from the lower class, so they were afraid that he did not understand the affairs of these wealthy families, so they often came to check on him.

Some suggestions were indeed put forward, but they were just reminders of customs and habits that were only known among some wealthy families.

As for the other arrangements, Su Yun basically made no mistakes or omissions. In fact, his arrangements were more rigorous and thoughtful than what Su Zhe and Zhang Dun knew!

What they don't know is that Su Yun had always been in and out of high-end places in his previous life, such as five-star hotels. Those were considered low-end. Private clubs, for example, didn't treat people as human beings, but treated customers as gods and service staff as pigs and dogs.

Su Yun would naturally not trample on others, but he was accustomed to these details and was naturally adept at arranging them.

In the eyes of Su Che and Zhang Dun, Su Yun seemed to be a child of a noble family, and he was adept at all kinds of things and could handle them with ease.

Amid the busyness, the new house gradually became popular, and Su Yun let Ah Hui, Ah Hu and others move into the new house.

During this period, the team of egg-filled pancakes grew larger and larger, and even expanded to the lower states and counties. As the team grew larger, the test for managers became greater, so a group of people stood out.

Su Yun selected some people, and then together with Ah Hui and Ah Hu, they moved into the mansion and set up several departments including housekeeping, accounting, and security.

Now that he has established his own government, he naturally has to recruit loyal and reliable people to serve him.

A Hui is the undisputed candidate for the housekeeper in Su Yun's mansion. Even A Hu and the other bald men dare not compete with A Hui for this position. Everyone knows that A Hui is Su Yun's true confidant. From Huangzhou to Bian Jing, A Hui is the most loyal.

Moreover, the intelligence and skills that Ah Hui displayed in running the egg-filled pancake business with them were enough to convince Ah Hu, Baldy Head and others.

Ah Hui is in charge of purchasing and material distribution. As the business grows, naturally there will be all kinds of situations.

Some stalls sell egg-filled pancakes privately, and the proceeds belong to themselves;
There are also purchasers who accept bribes, sell inferior goods as good ones, and pocket the money;

Some people even betrayed their own people and colluded directly with the local tigers, instigating a group of people to join the local tigers in order to escape from their control.

Su Yun often doesn't have time to take care of these things. These things are solved by Ah Hui, Ah Hu and others through discussion.

Many times, Ah Hu and his people suggest using violence in order to intimidate those who are interested.

But Ah Hui disagreed with such a simple and rough way of dealing with the problem. Every strategy Ah Hui came up with was upright, yet not without some cleverness.

For example, when dealing with a situation where a stall was secretly selling egg-filled pancakes and keeping the proceeds for itself, Zhang Hui knew that the problem could not be solved by intimidation by force alone.

Ah Hui first held a public meeting and sternly informed everyone that such behavior was not allowed. He then dismissed these people and recovered the losses.

This is to inform everyone that once a mistake is made, it will never be forgiven and will be dealt with in this way.

The data will then be released to show approximately how many egg-filled pancakes each local stall can sell every day. If the number is less than that, it will be immediately known.

This is to inform everyone that all the data is in my control. As long as you move, I will know it. This is to deter everyone from acting rashly.

Afterwards, Ahui announced a reward system. As long as the stalls can achieve a certain number, each time a level is reached, there will be additional rewards after the normal commission.

After this operation, all the stalls became extremely enthusiastic and no one dared to tamper with the business privately anymore.

There were also other things like taking kickbacks, betrayal, etc. Ah Hui's methods were both upright and ruthless when necessary. He was both brave and resourceful, and had already impressed Ah Hu and others.

Therefore, Ahui became the housekeeper, and Ahu the bald-headed was responsible for the preparation of the security guards. As for the accountant, there was no suitable person for the time being, so Ahui was asked to take on the job first.

After Ah Hui became the housekeeper, he immediately began to recruit slaves and maids. The large courtyard with five entrances required a lot of people. Ah Hui did not recruit outside, but asked the employees of the egg-filled pancake shop to recommend their family members.

No matter what, people recommended by our own employees are much more reliable than looking for them outside.

Ah Hui quickly recruited many people, including security guards and accountants.

Ah Hu and Bale Tou are all locals. Naturally, there are people in their family who are educated but unsuccessful. They are certainly not very talented, but they are qualified to be accountants or something like that.

In this way, a makeshift team was set up.

(End of this chapter)