Chapter 1171 Encouraging bad guys to do good things is the most profitable thing
When the general returned from victory, all the officials, led by the prime minister, marched thirty miles to greet him. This was as it should be.
Among the hundreds of officials in the Luoyang imperial court today, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi are definitely the number one figures.
Hearing that Yunchu had just composed a poem for the newly built Tianjin Bridge, and there was still only a magnificent poem that matched the poem, the Wu brothers naturally left the team and came to Yunchu and Pei Xingjian with smiles to talk about the Tianjin Bridge.
Various benefits.
After listening to Wu Chengsi's explanation, Yun Chu said with emotion: "I thought that after the Zhaozhou Bridge, there would be no such majestic and superbly crafted stone arch bridge in the Tang Dynasty. I didn't expect that the two of them could actually surpass the Zhaozhou Bridge.
It is as long as the Zhaozhou Bridge. It uses continuous curved arches and multi-point connections to build such an exquisite bridge over the Luoshui River.
What surprised me the most is that there are so many arched stone bridges but not many bases that actually occupy the water surface. Even if the floods in Luoshui surge, they can overflow through the many holes in the bridge body and have no effect on the drainage of Luoshui.
no effect.
You two lucky guys, even if your other official duties are of no benefit, this bridge is enough to make you two famous forever."
Facing Yunchu's praise, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi laughed so much that they couldn't even see their eyes.
After the bridge was built, it was not that no one praised it. However, these people always failed to praise the point. Now, when Tingyun first saw the bridge, he even forgot about the meeting with the saint.
This is undoubtedly a great honor for the Wu brothers.
Of course, after listening to Yunchu's explanation of the subtleties of the bridge, the Wu brothers felt that they could raise the price by another 30% when submitting the project fee for the bridge.
After all, this is a construction project that Yun Chu, the founder of the current construction industry in the Tang Dynasty, personally affirmed. The project cost is not more than 30%, which is not worthy of the praise from the Lord.
Yunchu dismounted and walked across the Tianjin Bridge. As he walked, he discussed with the Wu brothers the relocation projects they were doing in Luoyang.
"Too many houses were demolished at one time, and the project was too huge to facilitate business. You brothers suffered big losses in the Chang'an Nancheng reconstruction project. Why don't you know how to repent?"
Wu Chengsi cupped his hands and said: "What Junhou said is absolutely true, but the reconstruction project of Luoyang City has its own inherent characteristics."
Yun Chu said: "Oh? Tell me what characteristics you have."
Wu Sansi laughed and said: "It has a lot to do with this year's drought."
After Wu Sansi said something, Yun Chu's eyes immediately lit up, he looked at the Wu brothers and said: "The people outside Luoyang City were hit by the disaster, and people poured into Luoyang to make a living. At this time, the wages are the lowest..."
Wu Chengsi couldn't help but said proudly: "You don't need to give money, and the people don't need money. We brothers only need to provide food to the people. The princes also know that the Hanjiacang outside Shangyang Palace needs to replace the food every year."
, although the river was affected by the disaster, the old grain in Hanjiacang still needed to be dealt with.
We brothers bought old grain at a high price, and then gave these edible old grains to the people as wages. In this way, the people working in Luoyang got a harvest equivalent to autumn grain.
The demolition site managed by our brothers also has abundant labor."
Yunchu sighed and said: "The benefits to the country are not limited to this. Our vigorous efforts to build houses will definitely boost the entire construction-related industry in Luoyang and make the market, which was relatively depressed in disaster years, prosper.
The taxation of the country increased by a few points.
However, have you ever thought about it, your brothers’ original intention was to reduce labor expenses, but they secretly adjusted the food layout in Luoyang.”
After Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi heard this, they immediately raised their hands and said, "Please teach me."
Yunchu sighed and looked at Pei Xingjian, who was eavesdropping, and said: "The most dangerous thing in the Tang Dynasty right now is not some bullshit foreign enemy. Just like this commander-in-chief's expedition, the heavenly soldiers came together and the thieves and bandits were immediately punished.
It's as easy as a group of strong men beating an ignorant child, but it's boring to say the least."
Pei Xingjian said angrily: "You mean that foreign enemies don't matter. People like you can be defeated by raising your hands. The trouble is that our internal affairs are not done well, right?"
Yun Chu looked at the Wu brothers who were waiting attentively for his long speech. He raised his hand and patted their shoulders and said: "Hanjiacang, a huge amount of old grain is sold every year. You want to know where all the old grain from previous years has gone.
?"
Wu Chengsi frowned and said, "I heard that the big grain dealers took it away from you, and finally sold it to the common people."
Yunchu asked again: "Did you increase the price when paying workers with grain?"
Wu Sansi said honestly: "Nowadays, food and money are expensive. Considering the principle that those who do projects cannot treat the craftsmen harshly, otherwise the project will definitely have problems, my brother and I increased the price by 20% according to Hanjiacang's price and converted it to the craftsmen.
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Yun Chu nodded and said: "It's similar to what I think. If it were me, I would raise the price of food by 20%. Otherwise, it would be impossible to reduce labor prices. Generally speaking, you will raise the price of food by 20%, but the craftsmen
The common people got about 30% profit.
Because even if your food prices increase by 20%, they are still 30% lower than the market price."
Wu Chengsi was about to say a few words proudly, but he heard Pei Xingjian say: "The grain merchants also have the same price for old grain."
Hearing what Pei Xingjian said, Yunchu, Wu Chengsi, and Wu Sansi looked at Pei Xingjian like a fool. Pei Xingjian said angrily: "Isn't that right? I am concerned about the price of grain in Luoyang every day."
The Wu brothers were not afraid of Pei Xingjian at all. Wu Sansi also yelled: "Is the old grain in Hanjiacang the same thing as the old grain in the grain merchant? The reason why the old grain in Hanjiacang is called Chenliang is because the storage time is up.
It is called old grain, not the so-called old grain that is moldy, stained, mixed with sand, gravel, grain, and rat droppings.
The old grains that our brothers distributed to the craftsmen were good and edible grains, but they had a slightly stale taste. When we distributed grains to the craftsmen for the first time as compensation for their wages, our brothers ate the old grains in front of the craftsmen, and even
Make sure that the old grain they receive is the same as what we eat.
It was the warehouse workers from Hanjiacang who brought them directly from Hanjiacang to the construction site.
When grain merchants got the old grain from Hanjiacang, they would mix the old grain into new grain and sell it at the price of the new grain.
By doing this, our brothers are actually giving 30% profit to the people."
Yun Chu looked back at the hundreds of officials in Luoyang who were following him, and couldn't help but sigh. It's not that there aren't smart people among these people, but for so many years, Hanjiacang has to produce so much grain every year, but they said nothing.
No distribution was allowed, and the grain merchants were allowed to profit from it without saying a word.
Thinking of this, Yunchu said to the Wu brothers: "The reason why people in the Tang Dynasty were still hungry in the prosperous age was not that the food in the Tang Dynasty was insufficient, but because of the uneven distribution. If there was an abundance, the Zhumen's wine and meat would smell bad, and if there was not enough, the roads would be frozen.
dead bones.
This time you brothers took away the old grain from Hanjiacang, and you took part of it from the hands of those who had plenty, and gave it to those who had insufficient, who would have died of cold and hunger.
In this way, Rong Yunchu thanks the two princes for their high righteousness!"
After Yun Chu finished speaking, he actually wore iron armor and bowed down to salute the Wu brothers.
The Wu brothers quickly ducked out of the way and kept saying that this was what they should do. However, as long as they were human beings, they could see the pride on their brothers' faces.
Yun Chu has always believed that encouraging bad people to do good things is a thousand times more important than urging good people to do good things.
There is a one-in, one-out algorithm. When good people do good things, it is just a matter of +1. When bad people do good things, it is a matter of changing from -1 or even -10 to 1.
In particular, the bonus weight for corrupt officials doing good things will be greater.
So, accompanied by the two proud Wu brothers, Yun Chu entered the imperial city chatting and laughing happily. Prince Li Hong stood in front of the imperial city to greet him. He personally stepped forward and took Yun Chu's hand and said, "Master, I miss you so much."
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Yun Chu glanced sideways at the prince and said, "Didn't the title change?"
Li Hong smiled and said: "My father scolded me for being a little bit arrogant."
Yun Chu snorted and said, "A certain family wants to get closer to the queen recently."
Li Hong smiled and said: "It should be, it should be. After all, what junior brother did is outraged by people and gods. My mother is going crazy."
Yun Chu glared at Li Hong and said, "You have no position to accuse your junior brother."
Li Hong said with a smile: "Yes, yes, otherwise we would be brothers in the same discipline. However, Master, you are applying force in the wrong direction. It is my father who wants to embarrass you now.
Although the disciple's position is embarrassing, I still disagree with my junior brother Princess Shang. After all, I know very well what Sisi is. If she becomes the junior brother's family, God knows what she will do.
.
Master, Sisi really got two Gu Kings?"
Yun Chu nodded and said: "Two centipede kings nearly three feet long that can be commanded by others."
Li Hong's face paled for a moment, and then he immediately returned to his original tone and said, "It's hard to let this thing go as it is, right?"
Yun Chu smiled and said: "So, I leave it to your royal princess, what else do you have to worry about."
Li Hong followed Yun Chu closely and said, "Master, Gu -"
Yun Chu said: "When you were eleven years old, we seemed to have played a lot of witchcraft games. Butler Liu, Fei Jiu, and Fei San were often cut off by your victory-weary technique. Do you think they were affected?
At first you said that you could use the winning-wearing technique passed down from the palace to stop Fei San from selling his buns in the dining hall. What was the result? Fei San has sold hundreds of thousands of buns over the years, and they are getting more and more popular.
The more prosperous it becomes.
You also said that the housekeeper was so arrogant after becoming a retainer that he wanted to use a nail-headed book to ruin housekeeper Liu's luck. You said that this thing would take effect in seven or forty-nine days, but what was the result?"
Li Hong smiled awkwardly and said, "Two boys were born in his family within forty-nine days."
When Yunchu saw that Li Zhi was already sitting on the palace wall not far away, he quickened his pace and said to Li Hong: "Why do you feel awe again for something that has been proven useless?"
Li Hong lowered his voice and said: "The King of Poisons, the poisonous dragon - the three-foot-long centipede -"
Yun Chu said: "Don't you ask how your junior brother captured the two poisonous dragons alive, and then how he captured the witch named Long Po alive?"
Li Hong was stunned for a moment and said: "How did you catch him?"
Yun Chu sighed and said: "Take a piece of tattered clothing to cover the big centipede's head, then clamp it with a clip and put it in the quiver. That dragon woman was knocked unconscious by a slap from your junior brother.
What your junior brother can do, you, the senior brother, can't do?"
Li Hong nodded and said, "It should be possible."
Yun Chu saluted Li Zhi from a distance on the palace city and said, "Didn't I tell you before that the more beautiful the woman, the more likely she is to lie to others. The more handsome the man you derived later, the more ruthless. Why, here we are.
Has the big centipede changed its caliber here?"
Li Hongdao: "The more scary things look, the more useless they are?"
Yun Chu said: "I didn't say that. Those two big centipedes are still very poisonous. I'm just telling you that those things sound very famous. In fact, when faced with such things as humans, they are very destructive.
limited."
When Li Hong saw his master saluting the emperor and empress on the palace city every ten steps, he couldn't help but said: "The general returns to the court after victory. It is better to be more domineering."