Rich merchant and scavenger

 

Rich merchant and scavenger

 

 

In a city in ancient India, there lived a wealthy businessman named Xu Jiafu. When a wealthy businessman held a birthday celebration for his lover, he invited the whole city to the party, and a scavenger named Luoba was also invited. But the scavenger actually sat in a VIP seat that was incompatible with his status. When the wealthy businessman saw it, he grabbed the scavenger by the neck and threw him out.

Since then, scavenger Luoba has been bent on revenge on this arrogant wealthy businessman.

Finally one time, the scavenger came to clean a barracks. He said to a general: "Oh! You are amazing. You have so many sergeants. But why are you not as rich as the Xu family?"

The general said: "Who is Xu Jiafu?"

The scavenger deliberately pretended to be surprised: "Ah, ah, why doesn't the general know about the Xu family? He is the richest man. I cleaned his manor, and there were more than 100 scavengers employed at that time."

The general said: "How much wealth does this rich man have?"

The scavenger said: "The rich businessman said that he is as rich as the country. Even the king's wealth is less than one thousandth of his."

After hearing what the scavenger said, the general thought: This rich businessman is so bold, he dares to compare wealth with the king.

The general reported what the scavenger said to the king. The king was very angry, so he asked the general to arrest the rich businessman and put him in prison. The wealth of wealthy businessmen was also confiscated.

By chance, one time, the scavenger went to the prison to sweep the floors and met Xu Jiafu who was on a walk. The scavenger Luo Ba said to Xu Jiafu: "Ah, why are you being imprisoned here?"

Xu Jiafu gave the scavenger two sets of clothes and sincerely expressed his apology to him, saying that he should not have thrown him out of the VIP seat during the birthday celebration for his lover.

The scavenger was very happy after hearing this and agreed to the wealthy businessman's request and asked him to persuade the general to release him from prison.

The scavenger saw the general: "General, you arrested the rich businessman. Did the king give you a bonus? I saw the rich businessman in prison. He asked me to tell you that the king only confiscated half of his wealth. As long as the general released If he is released from prison, the other half of his wealth will be given to you."

The general then went to see the king. He said: "Oh, my king! I investigated the case of Xu Jiafu. He is indeed the richest man, but all the money was obtained from his legal business. He is also a philanthropist. He has donated to schools and hospitals. I suggest that the confiscated money from him be reserved for government expenses, which will be considered his contribution to the country. In recognition of his donation, he can be given the empty title of finance minister."

The king accepted the general's advice. As a result, Xu Jiafu's glory was restored, and he changed from a wealthy businessman to an official businessman, and the general also became rich suddenly.

That scavenger Luo Ba also got a new job overnight and became the country's environmental protection minister.

The scavenger Luo Ba danced and sang proudly:

 

I am a scavenger,

In the past, I just swept the road.

Now my mind is enlightened,

Don’t sweep the streets, sweep the officialdom.

Just because of collusion between officials and businessmen,

The princes and ministers are all dirty,

The palace is a garbage dump;

There is never a clean place.