EBE Chapter 245 Fan Kuai's Arrangements
Chapter 245 Fan Kuai's Arrangements
After letting out a slow sigh.
Fan Kuai said dejectedly, "Brother Zilong, you must have seen it too."
"Although my pork shop is located on the most bustling street in Xianyang City, it is all thanks to you, Brother Zilong."
"But sometimes, prosperity doesn't necessarily mean it's a good thing."
Looking at the long lines of butcher shops around him, and the fact that their pork was much fresher than his own, he sighed.
"Perhaps it's because I'm unfamiliar with the place, or perhaps it's just the usual tricks in this city of Xianyang."
“Last night, when I opened my shop on this street, this group of people came up to me and started asking me for information.”
"I wasn't on guard at the time and told them everything."
"This led to me being targeted whenever I wanted to purchase goods or open a store to sell them."
"Not only is the pork I buy not as fresh as theirs, but the quantity is also much larger, and the price is much higher for the same price."
"Therefore, it would be impossible for me to buy goods from other stores and resell them like they do."
Hearing this, Tang Yu nodded, but his expression still showed some confusion.
"Fan Kuai, I remember you have a great skill in slaughtering pigs. Why don't you try slaughtering a pig yourself?"
Fan Kuai became even more depressed upon hearing this.
"Don't I want to?"
"I don't know any pig farmers in this city of Xianyang either."
"If you want to raise pigs, you first need land, and then you need time."
"I can only sell the pigs after they are fully raised, and by then I will have spent all my money."
Tang Yu nodded in response to Fan Kuai's words.
It seems that Fan Kuai is not a complete fool.
He looked at Fan Kuai and finally said, "If that's the case, then what exactly do you plan to do with this pork shop?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Kuai hesitated.
This pork shop was the culmination of his life's work, and arguably the biggest business investment he ever made.
He thought he would gain a foothold in Xianyang City and then bring his wife and everyone else over.
To think they would suffer such a crushing defeat so easily is a disgrace.
However, upon considering his current predicament, Fan Kuai also wore a bitter expression.
"I...I don't know either!"
"I feel like I can't keep this pork shop going. How about I go and help Sister-in-law Lü Zhi sell clothes?"
"You sell clothes?"
Tang Yu looked Fan Kuai up and down.
Putting everything else aside, with that height, weight, and huge belly, if she were to sell clothes, the store probably wouldn't have any customers.
"Forget it, you'd better not go and cause trouble for Lü Zhi."
Tang Yu thought for a moment and then shook his head.
But the next second, his eyes darted around, and he sighed.
"In that case, I'll go find you a good job."
"A good business? Could it be that Brother Zilong holds some official position that would allow me, Fan Kuai, to take it as well?"
Tang Yu rolled his eyes at Fan Kuai's words.
Do you really think that official positions in Qin are free?
Many people can indeed hold some low-level official positions, but they all have some professional knowledge.
For example, when Xiao He was an official in a county, he could calculate the gains and losses in finances and make things in the county more orderly.
But what can you, Fan Kuai, be?
After sighing, Tang Yu said to Fan Kuai earnestly, "Brother Fan Kuai, it's not that I don't want to help you."
"If I wanted to help you now, the only way would be to let you join the Qin army and earn a name for yourself. I wonder if you would be willing to join the army and earn a name for yourself?"
Fan Kuai's expression changed repeatedly as he listened to Tang Yu's words.
He never imagined that he would now need to join the army.
He looked around at the two butcher shops and finally sighed.
"Brother Zilong, if we have enough time, how about we talk in detail after I close this butcher shop?"
Tang Yu nodded.
He was not in a hurry; his goal today was to recruit Fan Kuai into the Qin army.
After all, the other party was capable of exchanging a few blows with Xiang Yu.
Although it was only a few moves, it was enough to prove his bravery.
……
In front of a tavern in the Qin state.
Tang Yu looked at the table full of food and wine and ate with great relish.
Fan Kuai, standing before him, wore a pained expression.
After all, he had traded his pork for this meal.
So it seems like no money was spent, but in reality, it was all knives stabbing Fan Kuai in the heart!
This is simply intolerable.
However, he could only accept it.
At the same time, he looked at Tang Yu and said, "But Brother Zilong, although the Qin army is good, I, Fan Kuai, am able to endure hardship, but in this peaceful era, there is no opportunity for promotion. What should we do?"
Hearing Fan Kuai's words, Tang Yu showed a somewhat surprised expression.
He truly hadn't expected that this butcher, who seemed to only know how to slaughter pigs, actually had some brains.
They actually knew about the military merit system of the Qin state.
In this era where the six kingdoms had been conquered, it was clear that the military merit system was the highest that ordinary people could achieve.
And later experiences and lessons told Tang Yu that this seemed to be an established fact.
But that only applies within the original timeline.
Because Tang Yu did not exist in the original timeline, nor did he have any influence on this timeline.
So he looked at Fan Kuai meaningfully and said, "Brother Fan Kuai, if you trust me, then you should go to the army immediately."
"And by then you will have mastered excellent martial arts skills, and when you serve the country and fight on the front lines, you will have many opportunities to be ennobled and appointed as a high-ranking official."
In the end, Tang Yu couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.
Because theoretically, there really aren't many opportunities left in this era.
Unfortunately, because of Tang Yu's arrival, Ying Zheng not only lived forty-five years longer, but he also obtained a world map and the distribution of various forces in the current era.
These alone are terrifying enough, not to mention the various things that Tang Yu provided him that shouldn't exist in this era.
The Qin state is now at an unprecedented level of strength and is internally stable.
If Ying Zheng were to have such an idea in the future, he would only need to give an order, and the swords of the Qin soldiers who had once unified the six kingdoms would once again be wielded against those around them and the tigers and leopards that were eyeing Qin.
For example, the Persian Kingdom was clearly not a good place.
We are so close to the Qin Dynasty. What if it affects the Qin Dynasty?
Everything that affects my Great Qin is an unstable factor and should be eliminated. Therefore, Fan Kuai will have many opportunities in the future.