On an official road surrounded by weeds, a group of people was walking. This group of people was a bit strange. They included sergeants wearing bright red mandarin duck war coats and civilians wearing folk costumes. These sergeants were all full of energy, although
They were all dressed up, but they still walked in a neat and orderly manner.
Pang Gang rode his red horse and Kong Lin at the front of the team. The seven men brought by Kong Lin walked in the middle, and the sergeants of Wanghai Fort formed a protective posture one after another.
Kong Lin sat on the horse and looked around. When he saw seven or eight men carrying red goods, all surrounded by sergeants, he felt an unprecedented sense of security in his heart. His long hair
He sighed and said to Pang Gang next to him: "Sir, it's been more than half a month since Cao Min went out this time. This is the first time that he no longer has to worry about Cao Min's life. It's all thanks to you, Sir."
Pang Gang laughed heartily: "Don't worry, Kong Shaodong, this is still the territory of Lingshan Guard. You don't have to worry about your safety. All the bad guys here have been eliminated by officers and soldiers."
Pang Gang's words are not an exaggeration. After the battles between Wangjiatun and Canine Tooth Mountain, the two largest groups of bandits near Lingshan Guard have been defeated. The nearby bandits have become frightened and have fled elsewhere. The current Lingshan Guard
Although we still dare not call it not picking up leftovers on the road and not closing the door at night, the public security is indeed much better than before.
At Kong Lin's request and for the sake of money, Pang Gang urgently mobilized 120 sergeants to escort Kong Lin back to Yangzhou. There were also 100 young men passing by with the sergeants. Their mission was to return.
time to transport food.
Although Kong Lin didn't know what follow-up means the Sun family in Yangzhou had to deal with him, he was certain that at least no one could do anything to him before returning to Yangzhou.
As if he felt the relief in Kong Lin's heart, Pang Gang glanced at Kong Lin and asked with a smile: "Master Kong, I wonder if you have thought about doing some other industries after returning to Yangzhou this time. Although the jewelry industry
Make money, but it’s not easy to do this kind of business now that the war is in chaos.”
"Who says it's not!" Hearing what Pang Gang said, Kong Lin also vomited bitterly, "As the saying goes, antiques in prosperous times are gold in troubled times. Now this year, there are Tatars invading the border in Liaodong, and there are rogue bandits in the country, and many
People don’t even have enough to eat, so how can they have spare money to buy jewelry? If it weren’t for Jubaozhai being an industry left by our ancestors, the common people would have closed it down long ago.”
"Hmm!" Pang Gang thought for a moment and said, "Kong Shaodong's family, you don't have to close Jubaozhai, but you have to learn to walk on two legs. For example, you can start trying to do the grain business."
"What do you mean, sir, to let a villain become a grain merchant?" Kong Lin asked with some confusion.
Pang Gang nodded slightly: "Yes, in recent years due to wars, the price of food has been increasing year by year. In the first year of Chongzhen, one stone of food could only be sold for less than one tael of silver. But what about now? Two
You'd be laughing if I could buy it for two taels of silver, so now whoever has the most food is the master."
"Sir, you are wise!" Kong Lin flattered him calmly, and then asked in a casual tone: "Sir, yesterday the grassroots saw refugees pouring in Wanghai Fort, your food must be very tight, right?
?”
After hearing this, Pang Gang took a deep look at Kong Lin and admitted frankly: "Yes, although Wanghai Fort harvested several thousand dan of grain last month, the number of refugees pouring into Wanghai Fort now has reached nearly 6,000.
Since they have joined the military membership of Wanghai Fort, they are my subjects, so I can’t just watch them starve.”
"Your Excellency is really a kind man!" Kong Lin flattered him, but his heart was racing. This Master of a Hundred Households gathered so many people and wasted food in vain, but the people did not complain. There are two reasons: First,
He is a truly caring and benevolent man with a kind heart and a caring heart for the country and the people. Secondly, this Pang Baihu's plans are not small and his ambitions are also very big.
However, according to Kong Lin's judgment, the latter is more likely. As for the first situation... Haha, fools like this these days are either starved to death or killed.
Thinking of this, Kong Lin asked tentatively: "Sir, you asked the common people to switch to the grain business. Do you want the villain to help you buy grain and grass in Yangzhou?"
"No!" Pang Gang shook his head, "The problem of food and grass is only temporary. I believe that as long as the tens of thousands of acres of wasteland around Wanghai Fort are reclaimed after spring plowing, I will no longer have to worry about food and grass. Now I am short of people.
There are only two things, one is money and the other is people. Without money, our workshops and farms cannot be built. Without people, the wasteland around Wanghai Fort can only be abandoned. If we cannot grow food, we cannot achieve political achievements. Without political achievements, we can't achieve political achievements.
You can’t be promoted, do you understand?”
"Hiss..." Kong Lin felt a toothache after hearing Pang Gang's words. They were direct, so damn direct. It's not like Kong Lin didn't have any dealings with officials, but those who usually always put "
Who of the officials who talk about it would dare to say to others so nakedly, "I want to be promoted! I want money!"
But this giant man dared to say so. This made Kong Lin surprised but also had to admire his straightforwardness.
After shaking his dizzy head, Kong Lin said: "Then what does the grain business of ordinary people have to do with you?"
Pang Gang rubbed his teeth helplessly, and said in a tone that said he hated iron and steel: "You, you are really stupid. Our Qingzhou Prefecture has never had many people, but your Yangzhou is just the opposite, with less land and more people.
, what you have to do after you return is to help me gather the refugees and move them all to Wanghai Castle.
As long as we have enough manpower, I can continue to expand the land reclamation area next year. Will there be less food during the autumn harvest? At that time, you only need to sell the food from me here to various places, and the money will not be huge.
Does it go into your pocket?"
"Common people understand!" Kong Lin was certainly not an idiot if he could become the young master of Jubaozhai. The meaning behind Pang Gang's words was already obvious, that is, let the current Kong Linzi spend money in Wanghai Fort, and Wanghai Fort will spend next year
The grain from the autumn harvest was given to him for management in return. Thinking of this, Kong Lin fell silent.
Looking at Kong Lin who was meditating, Pang Gang did not show any anxiety, at least on the surface.
Lugging the money in the pocket of Kong Lin, a wealthy man, to Wanghai Fort is a problem that Pang Gang has been thinking about for the past two days. If Wanghai Fort wants to continue to develop, its expansion cannot be separated from money. This is an iron fact.
, and with the development of Wanghaibao, there are more and more places that need money. When the cement factory and mines of Wanghaibao do not really generate profits, Wanghaibao will need a steady stream of blood transfusions from the outside world.
Now I finally met a rich man from Yangzhou. How could Pang Gang let him go? However, although this rich man is not old, he is also calm in his work. Pang Gang tried it several times, both overtly and covertly.
Kong Lin still hasn't made a clear statement, but Pang Gang is not in a hurry. He still has seven or eight days, so he can still spend time with him.
Thinking of this, Pang Gang cheered up, squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and the red horse flew forward with a long neigh...
Sorry, A Ding posted a duplicate chapter, and now it has been changed back. I apologize.;