Transmigrating to the Song Dynasty: Water Margin Business Management

With his agility and superb thieving skills, Shi Qian successfully stole the documents from the vendors. What was originally a small act unexpectedly triggered a series of chain reactions.

After discovering the documents had been stolen, the vendors lost their temper and turned their anger towards Wang Zhiqiang.

The person in charge of gathering information rushed back and told Zhao Tianming, Song Jiang, Li Kui, Wu Yong, and Lu Zhishen about the situation in detail.

As everyone was sitting together discussing matters, upon hearing this news, Li Kui was the first to slap his thigh and grin, laughing loudly, "Wang Zhiqiang, that bastard has finally shot himself in the foot! Let's see how arrogant he is this time!"

Lu Zhishen also burst into laughter, his voice booming: "Haha, what a wicked man deserves his just deserts! Let that fellow taste his own medicine!"

A hint of joy appeared on Song Jiang's face, but he quickly concealed it. Wu Yong smiled slightly, seemingly unsurprised by the outcome.

However, Wu Yong quickly regained his composure. He looked at everyone and said, "Brothers, don't be too happy yet. This matter has only allowed us to vent our anger temporarily, but it doesn't solve the root of the problem." His expression became serious, and his eyes revealed deep worry.

Song Jiang nodded and continued, picking up where Wu Yong left off, saying, "What Wu Yong says is absolutely right. Wang Zhiqiang is a treacherous and cunning man who will never let this go. He has suffered a loss this time and will surely try every means to retaliate. We must not let our guard down."

Lu Zhishen frowned and said, "Then what should we do according to what you and the scholar think? Should we just let him go like this?"

Wu Yong shook the feather fan in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "We need to plan this carefully. On the one hand, we need to strengthen our defenses to prevent Wang Zhiqiang's counterattack; on the other hand, we also need to find a way to completely resolve the conflict with these vendors and eliminate the hidden dangers at the root."

Wu Yong then looked at Shi Qian and said, "Brother Shi Qian, have you found out who is instigating this trouble?"

Shi Qian picked up a pear from the table, took a bite, and said while chewing, "Who else could it be? It's that scoundrel Hou San!" After saying that, he didn't forget to swallow the pear in his mouth with a "gulp".

Shi Qian continued, "Wang Zhiqiang gave each of them five taels of silver for the stall fee, but now Wang Zhiqiang has disappeared. Hou San and the others couldn't keep their stall running because of the obstruction of the two constables, Lei Heng and Zhu Tong. So they went to Wang Zhiqiang's shop to ask for the five taels of silver back, but they couldn't find Wang Zhiqiang, so they started making a scene."

After hearing this, Wu Yong smiled, a sly smile on his face, like a fox eyeing its prey.

He laughed and said, "This is a good thing. Hou San is a real scoundrel, even more difficult to deal with than Niu Er. Once Wang Zhiqiang gets stuck with this scoundrel, it will be hard for him to get rid of him. We can make good use of him."

Hearing this, everyone curiously gathered around. Lu Zhishen widened his eyes and asked in a gruff voice, "Wu Yong, what good idea do you have? Tell me quickly!"

Wu Yong shook the feather fan in his hand and said slowly, "Gentlemen, please be patient and let me explain. Their best-selling product is beef jerky. I think we should start with the source and buy up all the fresh beef first."

Upon hearing this, Li Kui jumped up in a panic and shouted, "Wu Xuejiu, their restaurant has no business! What are you going to do with all this beef?"

Upon hearing this, Song Jiang angrily slapped Li Kui on the head and said, "You black bastard, don't you use your brain? As long as we buy the beef, they won't have any beef jerky to sell, which will naturally reduce the pressure of blocking the road. In addition, once their beef supply is cut off, they will try to use some inferior meat to pass off as high-quality beef. As long as we seize this opportunity, we can give them a good blow."

Li Kui rubbed his head, which had been hit, and muttered, "Brother, all you do is hit my head. You've made me stupid."

Upon hearing Li Kui's words, everyone burst into laughter again.

Lu Zhishen laughed and said, "Brother Li Kui, you're not exactly a bright kid to begin with, so a few more hits won't hurt."

Li Kui glared at Lu Zhishen: "You frivolous monk, you're making fun of me too!"

Wu Yong continued, "We not only need to buy up all the beef, but we also need to send people to keep an eye on them. Once we find out that they are using inferior meat, we should immediately spread the word and make their business completely unsustainable."

Song Jiang nodded: "This plan is excellent, but where will the money to buy the beef come from?"

Shi Qian blinked and said with a grin, "Brother, that's easy. We'll just steal Wang Zhiqiang's money vault."

Everyone burst into laughter again, leaving Song Jiang both amused and exasperated.

Zhao Tianming then interjected, "Brother Shiqian, you've worked hard. However, we can't try to steal Wang Zhiqiang's money, or our plan will have been for nothing."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and said, "That's true."

Wu Yong then said to Zhao Tianming, "Manager Zhao, I think we'll have to ask Dean Dai to take charge of this matter of seizing the goods."

Li Kui shouted, "Why send Dai Zong? I, Li Kui, can do it too!"

Upon hearing this, Song Jiang angrily grabbed Li Kui's ear and said, "You iron ox, look at yourself, you're as fat as a bucket. Do you think you can outrun that swift-footed warrior who can travel eight hundred miles a day?"

Li Kui's ear was being pulled painfully, and he tilted his head and cried out, "Ouch, ouch, brother, let go! It hurts!"

Song Jiang released his grip and said irritably, "You black bastard, all you do is shout nonsense. Don't you even know your own limitations?"

Li Kui rubbed his ears and muttered, "Why can't I do it? I'm strong, I can carry and move things."

Lu Zhishen laughed heartily from the side: "Brother Li Kui, your strength is fine for moving stones, but for errands, you really can't compare to Brother Dai Zong."

Li Kui glared at Lu Zhishen defiantly: "You frivolous monk, you're making fun of me too!"

Li Kui snorted: "I don't believe that Dai Zong is much better than me."

Wu Yong laughed and said, "Brother Li Kui, Brother Dai Zong's speed is no joke. He has armor strapped to his legs, and his speed is as fast as the wind. You shouldn't bother arguing with him."

Li Kui was still unwilling to give up: "I don't care, I want to compete with him."

Song Jiang shook his head helplessly: "You fool, you won't stop until you've suffered a loss."

At this moment, Dai Zong walked over and said with a smile, "Brother Li Kui, if you want to compete with me, you're really asking for trouble."

At Song Jiang's command, Li Kui charged out like a raging bull, kicking up clouds of dust. Meanwhile, Dai Zong calmly fastened his armor, muttered incantations, and instantly flew off like lightning.

Li Kui ran for a while, then looked back and found that Dai Zong had disappeared. He was dumbfounded.

"Oh dear, how come Dai Zong is running so fast? I haven't even used my full strength yet!" Li Kui said to himself, panting heavily.

Everyone around burst into laughter.

Lu Zhishen laughed so hard he slapped his thigh: "Brother Li Kui, your speed is far inferior to Brother Dai Zong's!"

Li Kui collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted: "Oh dear, I give up, I give up. This long-distance running is not something I can do."

Song Jiang laughed and said, "Alright, alright, I know you admit defeat. Don't try to be a hero again in the future."

Wu Yong stepped forward and said, "Now Brother Li Kui knows how powerful Brother Dai Zong is. We'll have to rely on Brother Dai Zong to seize the goods."

Zhao Tianming gave Dai Zong two thousand taels of silver notes, which were to be used to secure the goods. He then took out another hundred taels from his person and handed them to Dai Zong, saying, "Brother Dai, this is for your hard work." This moved Dai Zong deeply. He clasped his hands together and solemnly said, "Manager Zhao, your kindness is truly admirable. I, Dai Zong, will certainly not fail in my mission!"

While Dai Zong was ordered to seize the supply of goods, Wu Yong was not idle either.

He said to Zhao Tianming, "Manager Zhao, let's give them a taste of their own medicine. I'll have Brother Gongming talk to Hou San'er. Hou San'er won't dare to refuse Brother Gongming's request. Let's ask him to give him some more subsidies. Didn't he give Wang Zhiqiang five taels? Let's give him six taels. As long as we can annoy Wang Zhiqiang and block his door completely, that's fine."

Zhao Tianming nodded and said, "Let's not fuss over these trivial matters. Let's just give him ten taels of silver and let him take some men to cause trouble."

Li Kui, who was biting into a chicken leg with grease dripping from his mouth, mumbled, "That scoundrel Hou San has a whole bunch of troublemakers under his command. Give him ten taels of silver, and he can summon a whole swarm of them like flies. That's going to be a real headache for Wang Zhiqiang." After saying that, he took another big bite of the chicken leg.

Lu Zhishen laughed and said, "Brother Li Kui, all you know is how to eat. If this succeeds, you'll get a share of the credit."

Li Kui swallowed the chicken in his mouth and said loudly, "I don't care about any merit. As long as I can make Wang Zhiqiang suffer, I'll be happy."

Wu Song said, "This matter needs to be planned carefully, and there can be no mistakes."

Wu Yong said, "Brother Wu Song is absolutely right. We need to make arrangements to deal with any emergencies."

Song Jiang said, "Brothers, don't worry, I will talk to Hou San and make him obey."

Everyone nodded, their eyes filled with anticipation.

After finishing his chicken leg, Li Kui wiped his mouth and said, "Brother, you have to be careful when you go. Don't let Hou San anger you."

Song Jiang took the silver to find Hou San, who was strolling on the street. When he saw Song Jiang arrive, he was startled.

Song Jiang got straight to the point, saying, "Hou San, I have something to discuss with you today."

Hou San smiled obsequiously and said, "Brother Song, just tell me what you need."

When Song Jiang explained the situation, Hou San's eyes lit up: "Ten taels of silver? Okay, I'll definitely give you face, Brother Song."

Song Jiang said, "If this matter is handled well, you will certainly receive a share of the benefits."

Hou San patted his chest and assured him, "Brother Song, don't worry, I'll gather the men right away."

Meanwhile, Dai Zong also hurried along the horse towards the source of the goods.

Hou San'er then called over his most troublesome men and said smugly, "Brothers, Manager Zhao promised us ten taels of silver to turn our attention to Wang Zhiqiang. That Wang Zhiqiang is too stingy; he only offered five taels, and he was even hiding it from us. He even tried to get the steward to deduct our hard-earned money. Who do you think I am, Hou San? If you mess with me, I'll make you regret it!"

One of the skinny, tall rascals immediately chimed in, "Brother, that's right! This Wang Zhiqiang is really disrespecting you. We have to teach him a lesson."

Another burly man chimed in, "Big brother, you must be blind to dare mess with you. Manager Zhao has given us so many benefits; it doesn't matter where we set up our stall, we can still make money."

Hou San'er nodded in satisfaction, patted his head, and said, "You're a smart kid, just what I wanted. We can't let this opportunity to make a fortune slip by. Let's find more people, the bigger the commotion, the better."

Several hooligans readily agreed, "Alright, boss, we've got it covered!"

Hou San'er put his hands on his hips and continued, "Remember, set up all the stalls in front of Wang Zhiqiang's shop, block it completely, so that not a single customer can get in."

The tall, thin rascal blinked and asked, "Brother, what if Wang Zhiqiang sends people to drive us away?"

Hou San'er glared and cursed, "What are you afraid of? We outnumber him and if he dares to come, we'll turn the world upside down. Besides, with Manager Zhao backing us up, what's there to be afraid of?"

The burly man chuckled, "Big brother is right, we're definitely going to teach Wang Zhiqiang a lesson this time."

Hou San'er waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and get going!"

The hooligans immediately scattered to gather more people. Before long, they had brought over a large group of vendors.

Hou San'er stood at the front of the crowd and shouted, "Brothers, follow me! Today we'll show Wang Zhiqiang what we're made of!"

A large group of people marched toward Wang Zhiqiang's shop, shouting loudly along the way: "Wang Zhiqiang, you stingy bastard, we'll teach you a lesson today!"

Upon arriving at the shop entrance, Hou San'er directed everyone: "Set everything up neatly, don't leave any gaps!"

In an instant, the entrance to Wang Zhiqiang's shop was completely blocked by all kinds of stalls, with shouts and noises rising and falling.