Li Tai and Sun San chatted for a while and were about to leave for Zheng's family in Xingyang. However, someone suddenly surrounded the Agricultural Society outside the door and Li Tai was stunned.
"Your Majesty, he seems to be an official from Xingyang." Zhao Jia raised his head and looked at the clothes on these people and said.
"Are you here for the Agricultural University? It looks like you want to go out and find out the matter!" Li Tai said calmly.
No one objected. After all, he and others did not intend to cover up their identities and conduct private interviews incognito.
The main reason why Li Tai did this was just to know the specialties of these places.
After all, when he said the word "special product" from his mouth, he was afraid that these officials would interpret it as asking for local specialties. Otherwise, why would he test the King of Wei with some melons and fruits?
"That's the man who, while eating in our restaurant, said he wanted to eat Yellow River carp and that the world was dark.
When I hear him, he is a traitor. County Lieutenant, please don't let him go!" The waiter pointed at Li Tai and said.
When the county captain heard this, he couldn't help but look at Li Tai and said, "Surround them!"
As he spoke, he saw the guards surrounding Li Tai and others. However, these guys saw that the people around Li Tai were extraordinary, especially the guys around him who looked tall and powerful.
Dare to use violence directly!
The county captain also saw that Li Tai's group looked like gangsters and did not dare to swarm them immediately.
After all, they were just trying to make ends meet. If it weren't for knowing that King Wei was coming to Xingyang, he would have cracked down on the area to a certain extent.
The waiter in the shop wouldn't be so active in finding someone who looked like a traitor and said something sarcastic, so he would call in the county captain!
"Zhao Jia, show him your token!" Li Tai said to Zhao Jia, and then said to the county captain,
"We are from Prince Wei's palace, and the token is proof. It's just a misunderstanding.
If you are worried, just help us send it to the Zheng family in Xingyang."
The county lieutenant took Zhao Jia's token and looked at it carefully, then respectfully handed the token to Zhao Jia, smiling and saying:
"Since there has been a misunderstanding, I will escort you all to the Zheng Family in Xingyang, please!"
Zhao Jia took his token with pride and set off towards the Zheng family in Xingyang with these people leading the way.
When the waiter saw this scene, he couldn't help but look panicked. He originally thought that even if he didn't make a lot of money, he would at least be safe.
But I didn't expect that when I saw this token, I would suddenly see a den of officials and bandits in front of me!
Is this still the Zhenguan Dynasty with political clarity? I can’t help but feel a sense of gloom and darkness in my heart.
Suddenly, he suddenly became clever and slowly turned his head.
At this time, when he saw the guy he called a rebel, he was still smiling and patting him on the shoulder.
"Big, big... Your Majesty, there are young people above me and old people below me. I just hope that the little man will live. Please let the little man live!"
The waiter in the shop knelt down decisively in front of Li Tai, his nose bursting with tears, and he didn't even realize that what he said was wrong.
Li Tai sighed and said, "You already know that I am the king, why don't you run away and stay and wait to die?"
"Um...thank you, Your Majesty." After hearing this, the waiter ran away decisively as if he was forgiven.
The county lieutenant looked at the speed at which the waiter ran away and couldn't help but sigh that this guy might be a good thief hunter!
At this time, a police officer came to the county captain and said softly: "Wu County Lieutenant, is this token really from the Wei Palace?"
"I've never seen the token of Prince Wei's palace, so how do I know if it is?" The county lieutenant also replied, "But it is true that there is a character for Wei."
"Then why did you send them to Zheng's family in Xingyang? If you were wrong, we would be in big trouble!" said the head catcher.
"Looking at how calm and collected these guys are, it doesn't look like they are cheating. Besides, I don't understand the pattern on the token very well, but at least the token is real gold, and you can spend it directly after deducting a piece.
, even if it’s not from Prince Wei’s palace, it’s from other high-ranking officials!”
The county captain said calmly, "Anyway, take it to the Zheng family in Xingyang. They are much more knowledgeable than us!"
Hearing the words of the county captain, this was a reassurance in any case. It was better to send it to the Zheng family in Xingyang first.
Soon Li Tai came to the Zheng family in Xingyang. After giving him the token, the Zheng family in Xingyang opened the door to welcome him in.
The county captain's eyes were stunned when he saw this scene.
Because generally the Zheng family in Xingyang is very particular about how many doors they open to welcome guests.
Generally speaking, even if senior officials from the three provinces and six ministries came over, the Zheng family's gate in Xingyang would not necessarily open the gate to welcome them.
At this time, the county captain still didn’t know how high the status of himself and others must be!
Li Tai was about to go in, but turned to look at the county captain and said, "By the way, go and call the Xingyang Order to the Zheng family to prevent me from having to say something twice at once."
"Follow the order!" The county captain quickly agreed.
He didn't know who Li Tai was, but he was sure he was someone he couldn't afford to offend.
As for the Xingyang Order, although it sounds like he is Xingyang's parent official, without the cooperation of the Xingyang Zheng family, I'm afraid he will have to leave after a short time!
Therefore, for the sake of the continuity of certain policies, sometimes it may be better to cooperate with local aristocratic families than to issue instructions to the government.
After all, some projects are carried out on a year-by-year basis. If you tell the government, maybe the government will give you someone to take a break.
To be honest, the government has decided every three years that many large-scale projects with a foundation-laying nature will be difficult to advance if they are handed over to them.
Because the completion of these projects is the credit of future generations and has nothing to do with him, this makes the enthusiasm of the government very low.
Or, these projects themselves require a long period of time to see the effects. For many impatient officials, it is better to embezzle the project funds themselves to operate and maybe develop faster.
As for what to do in the future, it has nothing to do with me anyway. I have already gone to be an official elsewhere.
All in all, in the feudal era, it was really difficult for officials to be more reliable than aristocratic families!
The aristocratic family dare not say that if they were only allowed to develop their own local area, they would definitely be a very reliable force.
Because Zheng Rentai was still in Chang'an, several elders of the Zheng family came out to receive him. They all bowed very respectfully when they saw Li Tai, but that was it. Li Tai even wanted to return the gift because they all
He is an old man who is over seventy years old.
"I have seen King Wei, but I didn't know that King Wei came to visit today and was not welcomed from afar. It's because we don't know the etiquette!" Zheng Laosan said.
"I am a person who is used to being free. You'd better not blame me for disturbing me!" Li Tai said,
"I came here today because I found a restaurant in Xingyang that is worth investing in. I will prepare to improve it in the future. I just don't know if you, Mr. Zheng, are interested. If you are interested, Mr. Zheng can also take a share in it!
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"Oh!" Zheng Laosan heard Li Tai's words and said with a smile, "The industry that King Wei likes is probably a big industry."
"Even if it can become a big industry, Xingyang is actually a good place. It is an important transportation road and everything you do is profitable. Any small industry here will probably become a big industry," Li Tai said calmly.
"I wonder what this industry is and how much profit there is?" Zheng Laosan couldn't help but ask.
"If you run it well, you can start with 100,000 guan, and if you are lucky, it is possible to reach 1 million guan!" Li Tai said.
Li Tai is really not talking nonsense. The snack industry may seem inconspicuous, but in fact it has already entered a trillion-level market. To be honest, there are very few businesses in the food, clothing, housing and transportation industry that do not exceed one trillion.
And this was in the Tang Dynasty. The most that could compete with persimmons were snacks such as longan preserves, which were not even considered competition. As the Zhenguan rule continued to heal the injured people and the economy began to rise, these things naturally began to
If it spreads among the common people, it will become a snack for the common people to entertain themselves. It can be said to be a big blue ocean.
No way, persimmons are actually not only persimmons, but also things like longan preserves that are inherently sweet. In this era when even sucrose has not yet been popularized, there is nothing to compete with them.
Relying on the Grand Canal, a high-speed channel will be established between Luoyang and Chang'an in the future, and even sales can be quickly made to Chang'an.
Again, as long as the cost can be reduced and many things that were originally only enjoyed by nobles can now be purchased by ordinary people who work in the city or have their own farmland, then these things will naturally become available.
Make a lot of money.
After all, no matter how expensive things like snacks are, they are only so expensive!
It's like the economy has developed luxury goods that allow the rich to spend more, but the amount that the rich can consume is limited. When the poor are too poor to consume, an economic crisis will still break out.
As for the rich themselves, they cannot consume the endless supply of products that are constantly being produced.
After all, the wealthy have strong personal purchasing power, but their overall spending power is really not as good as that of the common people.
"Persimmon cakes, are there really such huge profits?!" Several elders from the Zheng family present couldn't help but look at each other. Don't look at the family actually taking money. Wan Guan can still get it, but it will more or less have to sell the money saved by his family.
Wealth.
"It's not that persimmon cakes are so profitable, but that Xingyang's geographical location is relatively good, and persimmon cakes have a good foundation in Xingyang. Don't think about getting rich on the same day. After a few years of good business, you should be able to reach this scale!"
Li Tai explained, “After all, persimmons are easy to store and taste a little sweet.
You, Zheng, will come forward to organize a persimmon festival. It will be held regularly every year in the future, and the surrounding merchants will also agree to come over and sign a sales contract with you within that week.
The amount of business is not important, the important thing is to give these businessmen a chance to meet, or maybe set up a Xingyang Small Chamber of Commerce or something in the future!"
"King Wei, what are you talking about!" Zheng Laosan said quickly, "We will not mess with the rules of your chamber of commerce!"
"Stop pretending, since the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce was founded, don't tell me you don't want to get one." Li Tai waved his hand and said,
"Even if you don't call it the Chamber of Commerce, you won't call it Biede. As long as it's for the good of the Tang Dynasty, I don't care."
Hearing Li Tai's calm attitude, Zheng Laosan couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
At this time, Xingyang Ling came over. When he saw the three elders of the Zheng family sitting respectfully opposite Li Tai, he suddenly understood that this Li Tai was probably the King of Wei.
He hurried over and said, "Your Majesty Xingyang ordered Lin Yuan to meet the King of Wei."
"Commander Lin, when you come, just sit down and listen together!" Li Tai glanced at him and gave him a seat.
"As I just said, we are going to vigorously develop persimmons. After I return to Luoyang, I will also send a research team from an agricultural university. The main purpose is to research the best-tasting persimmons and slowly make this industry bigger and stronger!" Li
Taidao.
"Persimmon, persimmon?" Lin Yuan heard this and was a little worried: "What if we change wheat to persimmon, and we won't be able to collect taxes?"
"I never said I would change wheat to persimmon!" Li Tai looked at Lin Yuan and shook his head.
"The imperial court will not issue such an order, but farmers can survive by simply growing wheat, but they will not live well.
We should find ways for them to not only farm, but also find ways to create income without affecting normal farming!
The local persimmons in Xingyang are a good choice, at least many local people have several persimmon trees in their homes!"
"Yes, yes!" After hearing Li Tai's words, Lin Yuan nodded repeatedly.
And Li Tai said, "Find a way to let the people have some money in their hands, and your rule will naturally lead to prosperity."
Li Tai did not want to change Lin Yuan's ideas, because it was really difficult to change other people's ideas.
At this time, Li Tai looked at Zheng Laosan and said, "As for the other purpose of my coming to Xingyang Zheng's, it is the expressway that is being built towards Xingyang!"
"I wonder what's wrong with this highway!" Zheng Laosan couldn't help but worry after hearing Li Tai's words.
After all, the Zheng family in Xingyang spent a lot of money on this road to get the qualification to go from Chang'an to Xingyang, and then spent money to buy the qualification to build a post station here in the future.
But seeing this road slowly being built every day, the Zheng family in Xingyang was more or less anxious, but they also knew that it was useless to be anxious about this matter.
"I won't show off any more. I want the craftsmen of the Zheng family in Xingyang to join the engineering team and build this road together!" Li Tai said to the Zheng family in Xingyang calmly, "In this case, it should be possible
Speed up the progress.”
However, when Zheng Laosan heard this, he calmed down and said: "This is the purpose of King Wei's coming here."
Li Tai nodded, quite patiently. Although the Zheng family is not known as a craftsman now, the Zheng family's background in craftsmanship is definitely the deepest among all the aristocratic families since the Han Dynasty, even the Yuwen family or the Yan family.
Not necessarily as good as the Zheng family.
So Zheng wanted to speed up the entire section of the road. Li Tai said yes, give me those elites or even master-level craftsmen you have on hand, and I promise to speed up the construction of the entire road.
"Since King Wei has made a request, then I, the Zheng family, will make three..."
Before the word could even be heard, Li Tai hummed softly.
"Then I, the Zheng family, will send fifty master craftsmen and three hundred skilled craftsmen to assist in the construction of this road!" Zheng Laosan said!
"Huh?!" At this moment, Li Tai couldn't help but fall back tactically.
He knew that the Zheng family had many craftsmen, but the report of fifty master craftsmen at one time was beyond Li Tai's expectation. Is the talent reserve of this family so rich?
For a moment, Li Tai's eyes started to glow green. What does it mean to have foundation!