Four hundred and thirtieth chapters open Chinese and French emergency
Similar to the Mongol Tatars who were anxiously waiting for the decision to build Huang Taiji as a captive, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai in the Ming Dynasty, was in a similar mood. However, unlike the Mongol Tatars, his eagerness was cheerful.
Lu Xiangsheng did not expect that as soon as Yan Yingyuan arrived in the capital, the court would take action immediately. After he received the imperial edict, he treated the imperial chef and the people from the state-owned enterprises as treasures. He had only one request, to open the fish floss factory as soon as possible.
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After choosing the location, we immediately started construction of the fish floss factory.
There is no manpower, right? I have it here. Lu Xiangsheng immediately ordered all the islands to transport all Liao civilians and military dependents to Denglai. There are not many strong people, right? Immediately send all the soldiers. If there are not enough, he will directly recruit civilian husbands.
With the strong support of Lu Xiangsheng, the Fish Floss Factory is changing day by day.
Coal used as fuel was also hauled to the open space near the factory and piled up in carts, so that it could be used as soon as the factory was built.
As for fishing boats, Lu Xiangsheng temporarily deployed some military transport ships as backup. In addition, spurred by state-owned enterprise funds, several shipyards owned by Denglai started building fishing boats at full capacity.
After the funds from state-owned enterprises arrived, Denglai as a whole showed great vitality with the full support of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai.
The huge demand for fish in the Fish Floss Factory effectively solved the conflict of interests between the Liao people and the local people, giving Lu Xiangsheng less to worry about.
When he inspected the islands these days, he could clearly feel that the morale of the soldiers on each island had improved a lot.
This made Lu Xiangsheng very happy. Sometimes he even thought about letting Yan Yingyuan be stationed in the capital instead of Denglai.
But the only thing that worries Lu Xiangsheng now is the recent shortage of food. Because the resettlement of Liao people on various islands was something he had not thought of before coming to Denglai, the food he received from the court at the beginning was only for the needs of the military.
Even taking into account the pitiful inventory in Denglai's granary, it is not enough to support the fish floss factory until it is put into operation. State-owned enterprises currently do not have the ability to arrange the resettlement of all Liao residents for Denglai from beginning to end.
Lu Xiangsheng saw that the grain in stock was almost exhausted in just a few days, and he felt anxious. If it didn't work, he would have to borrow grain from the wealthy households in Denglai.
This road was taken last, because borrowing grain is easy to say but difficult to do. It will involve many interests. If one of them is not handled well, the squires will cause trouble in a group, which will cause a lot of trouble for him to govern Denglai.
On this day, just as Lu Xiangsheng was worrying about food for three days, Lu Da ran into the back office excitedly and reported to him: "Master, there is food, there is food!"
Naturally, Lu Xiangsheng's concerns could not be hidden from Lu Da and other close family members, so he was so excited after receiving the news.
Lu Xiangsheng is now particularly sensitive to the word grain. As soon as he heard Lu Da's words, he suddenly turned his head to look at him, his face full of surprise and hope: "Where is the grain?"
Lu Da replied with a smile on his face: "At the port, there are two whole ships of grain. The merchants who transported the grain are waiting for Master Zhongcheng in the lobby of the front office."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng thought for a moment and remembered that this must be the arrival of the businessmen attracted by Kai Zhongfa.
He quickly stood up and walked quickly to the front office. As he walked, he sighed in his heart, what a timely rain!
Lu Xiangsheng did not expect that a businessman would transport grain so early. According to his estimation, it would take a long time for this businessman to respond to Kai Zhongfa and exchange grain for salt. After all, there was a large backlog of salt and it would take a long time for the merchant to exchange grain for salt.
The salt method has been discontinued for many years.
When he came to the lobby of the front office and met the grain merchant, he could tell at the first sight that the grain merchant was a shrewd man.
Lu Xiangsheng was a little curious and asked why he moved so fast.
The grain merchant replied respectfully: "Master Zhongcheng, after seeing that the imperial court restarted the old method of exchanging grain for salt, the common people went to the salt field to take a look. They found that the salt production of the salt field was indeed increasing. More importantly,
Yes, Zhang Tongchang, the imperial salt censor, stationed at the salt farm to supervise the salt production, which gave the common people confidence."
Lu Xiangsheng nodded slightly after hearing this. After the grain merchant finished speaking, he felt that there was something missing, so he asked, "That's it?"
The grain merchant replied with a smile: "Grassmen are always bold in doing things, and they will do what they see right. It is said that the timid will starve to death and the bold will be fed. If you find an opportunity and don't take action first, there will be fewer people.
With so much profit, it is impossible to stand out among many peers.”
"Yes, yes. You have the potential to be a general, why not join the army, haha..." Lu Xiangsheng was in a very good mood, and he even joked with the businessman in front of him.
The grain merchant laughed along with Lu Xiangsheng. After Master Zhongcheng's laughter stopped, he explained: "There are old people at the top and young at the bottom. They just do a small business to make a living. Joining the army will have too many worries."
Lu Xiangsheng was just joking with him. He thought for a moment and then asked: "Are there any other merchants in the Jianghuai area who responded to the court's call and came to transport grain?"
"As far as Cao Min knows, there is only one Cao Min at the moment." The grain merchant thought for a while before replying.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he suddenly became less happy. He didn't waste any more time, and immediately called the officials in charge of relevant matters from the governor's office, asking him to hand over the food.
The grain merchant was very happy to see the Master Zhongcheng. He was very happy and gratefully followed the official to the port.
Lu Xiangsheng sat still in his seat, thinking that it would not work if only one grain merchant came. It would be better to have a steady stream of grain merchants coming. In this case, Denglai's ability to accept Liao people would be stronger, and it would be more conducive to dealing with the problem.
The war of captives.
He thought for a while and decided to write a letter to Zhang Tongchang, the censor of the Salt Patrol, explaining the situation and asking him to take care of the grain merchant who was the first to respond to the court's call and transport grain to Denglai within the scope of his authority.
Although he didn't know Zhang Tongchang, he should know about Qianjinshigu.
Jinshi's writing skills allowed Lu Xiangsheng to write letters in one stroke and in minutes.
Then he handed the letter to Lu Dadao who was standing next to him: "Send it to the grain merchant. Just tell me this is a letter from Zhongcheng to Zhang Yushi. If it is beneficial to him, it must be delivered."
Lu Da nodded after taking it, and then was about to walk out, when he was suddenly stopped by Lu Xiangsheng again.
"Let's go to the port to look at the food. I have an idea in mind." Lu Xiangsheng couldn't wait for the official's report and decided to go and see it in person.
Naturally, Lu Xiangsheng did not go out in a sedan chair like other civil servants. Accompanied by his personal guards, he rode directly to the port.
The port was quite lively at this time, and many people were watching the handover of grain.
When Lu Xiangsheng got close, he turned over and dismounted, and only a few people saw the governor coming.
The onlookers who saw Lu Xiangsheng approaching immediately moved out of the way, allowing Lu Xiangsheng to see the handover scene.
He happened to see a large amount of grain filled with an organ, and a pointed end was attached to it. Then the official stood more than ten steps away, started running, charged, and then kicked the organ with a flying kick.
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The force of this kick was so strong that the food on the organs fell to the ground one after another, and there were cheers and cheers from the onlookers.
As soon as Lu Xiangsheng saw it, he knew that the official was engaged in food consumption, and the food that fell to the ground was not included in the handover of food.
He had heard of this before, but he didn't expect it to happen in front of him now.