Ouyang Rong discovered a very miraculous thing. As a "civil servant" of the Zhou Dynasty, he could actually have a legal holiday during the Dragon Boat Festival. This was an edict issued by the empress every year.
However, in this era, only a very small number of people can enjoy this kind of holiday privilege, because ordinary people who are busy making a living have no concept of work and holidays.
In this world, workers are really like adults...
The opening ceremony of the Penglangdu Dragon Boat Festival was nothing special. As the magistrate of a county, Ouyang Rong just showed up to show his handsome face, said a few words - just a few sentences, and then took the lead in a "dragon raising" ceremony.
, then he went to the stage and sat down as a clay Bodhisattva.
In the land of Wu and Yue in the south, the custom of dragon boat racing on the Dragon Boat Festival has been popular since ancient times. Especially in areas with frequent floods, people can pray for good weather and good agricultural harvests. It is considered one of the most important festivals every year.
Ouyang Rong was just an airborne county magistrate. During the entire Dragon Boat Festival, Longcheng County government and the people had their own set of extremely skilled customs and procedures. He did not need to intervene and direct, and they could run it by themselves. He only needed to keep an eye on the county government's expenses.
Ouyang Rong has been busy in the past few days to verify the water conservancy plan, but now he is happy and quiet.
Besides, the purpose of holding a special Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival was almost achieved, so he started fishing for a while.
Well, peel a rice dumpling first!
There are many viewing platforms along the Butterfly Creek, stretching for several miles, so the spectators will not all crowd into one place.
But the core subjective stage is the ferry platform where Ouyang Rong is located, located at the starting point of the dragon boat race.
However, there are several viewing platforms with good views nearby, which are also lively and occupied by the wealthy families and wealthy businessmen of Longcheng County.
Liu Ziwen took his second brother Liu Zian and his family to book a viewing platform with a good location.
Liu Zian sat on the chair, silently looking away from the harmless young county magistrate on the subjective stage, and turned around to ask:
"Brother, what do you think this county magistrate is thinking? After the grain restriction order was lifted, the price of grain has soared to 20 yuan a bucket. What's the matter, he also sells grain?"
Liu Zian watched the dragon boat race without taking his eyes away, shaking his head slightly:
"Ignore him for now, rising food prices will do no harm to us. The most important thing right now is... the sword in the furnace... you have to keep an eye on it at all times, everything else is secondary. As long as this carrot county magistrate doesn't come to bite you like a mad dog.
, we continue to unite with the other twelve wealthy gentry to isolate him.
"It can be seen that he really wants to control the flood, but where can he get the extra money due to the current disaster? Moreover, he wants to repair the Di Gong Gate. Without the craftsmen we provide, it is impossible to repair it in a short time. If he endures it for a while, he will eventually
Please come to your door.
"The truth is that simple. Justice is not something that can be done casually. What did Concubine Di who was demoted back then didn't do, can this man still want to do it?"
The young head of the Liu family is not in a hurry and is confident that he will win.
Liu Zian glanced at his elder brother, nodded silently, and said no more.
A big ship like the Liu family needs, in addition to the helmsman who can grasp the general situation, a deputy strategist like Liu Zian to do the dirty work behind the scenes.
Liu Ziwen likes to see the situation and is good at making decisions, while Liu Zian likes to use tricks and is good at making decisions.
Liu Zian was quite convinced of Liu Ziwen's decision.
On the other side, there is also a viewing platform that was paid for with a lot of money, and the view is excellent.
Wang Caozhi was sitting among a group of grain merchants. He was in a good mood recently.
That's right, after all, no matter who else is picking up money for free, his mood won't be that much worse.
He and Qingliangzhai behind him were among the first foreign grain merchants to discover the treasure trove of grain markets in Longcheng County. While the local squire grain merchants were still urgently going to acquaintances from other places to arrange grain supplies, the outsider Wang Caozhi
We have already made a decision to transfer the 30,000 shi of grain storage from Qingliangzhai Trading Company in Hongzhou.
It can be said that businessmen are quick to make a profit first.
After a large number of foreign grain merchants gathered in Longcheng County like sharks sniffing blood, Wang Caozhi held a banquet in Yuanming Building, warmly received these colleagues, and shared news about the situation in Longcheng County. For these people, they might be stronger than him.
, or the grain merchants who were weaker than him, did not hide it at all, and immediately formed a small team to speculate on grain prices.
In the past half decade, more and more grain merchants have come to Longcheng, but the price of grain has always remained at twenty yuan a dou, no matter what their handiwork. Of course, there is also the reason why every household makes rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival, and the demand for grain is high.
Inside, but the most important thing is their control. The market price is not chaotic, the goods are abundant but there is no rush, and the leeks are slowly harvested.
When it comes to business, let's make money together with He Qi Qi. What's the point of fighting and killing each other or dominating the family? You won't be able to survive for a long time, even if you have a great background.
In addition, Wang Caozhi has another happy thing.
Here I met Xie Qiniang, the direct daughter of the Xie family in Chen County, and a very outstanding and dazzling talented woman among the descendants of Wang Xie of Wuyixiang. Her father was Xie Xun, a great scholar in the literary circles of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Wang Caozhi didn't have any wishful thinking. He was just a younger brother of Wang family in Langya, and he was engaged in business. The Qingliangzhai he ran was not taken seriously by the family.
If you are self-aware, the more you come from a wealthy family and benefit from it, the more you will maintain a strict hierarchy.
Wang Caozhi wanted to have a good relationship with Xie Qiniang, or at least be familiar with her, so that if a highly regarded direct talent of the Wang family could marry her in the future, he would be able to establish friendship. This is called placing bets in advance.
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"Master Wang, why do I feel that this small Longcheng County can't digest so much food?"
Among the foreign grain merchants at the viewing platform, there was a tall, middle-aged grain merchant wearing a purple futon. He stopped holding a string of small-leaf red sandalwood bracelets in his hand and frowned.
Wang Caozhi turned around and saw that this person was the most financially powerful among the foreign grain merchants this time, and also the grain merchant with the largest background besides him. His surname was Ma, and it was rumored that he was the founder of a certain Bai family in Jinling.
Gloves.
Wang Caozhi responded with a smile, "Don't be impatient, Shopkeeper Ma. Longcheng County is just an appetizer. Let's have a small meal first."
"Oh, how do you say this?"
Wang Caozhi said calmly: "When the price of food in Longcheng rises, the grain dealers in several other nearby disaster-stricken counties will definitely be itchy. Even if the local food limit order is issued, it will be difficult to suppress it. Let's go there to pour on the fire."
,hey-hey……
"The waterway in Longcheng is convenient, and it can be our transfer station. We will transport the grain to this storage first, and then all the disaster-stricken counties in Jiangzhou will be our dining table."
Shopkeeper Ma Shumei, but among the grain merchants present, another old grain merchant with a goatee asked:
"What if the price of food doesn't rise for a long time and the food has been stored for too long and has aged for too long? Old food can't be sold for much money, so we can't end up cheapening those poor people."
The old grain merchant twirled the corner of the blue and black silk fabric with his fingers and shook his head again, "The environment where grain is stored here is too humid and it ages easily."
This old grain merchant's surname was Li. His financial resources were second only to Shopkeeper Ma and Wang Caozhi. I heard that he had some connections with the Shi family of Governor Hong.
Wang Caozhi's expression remained unchanged, as if he had already considered it, and he pointed to the ferry at his feet:
"It still depends on the developed water transportation here. Therefore, we have to communicate reasonably every day to sell grain. If we find that the market is not good and there is a risk of grain accumulation for a long time, we will quickly call for ships to transport grain and run away. Now this is a disaster area, and manpower
The cheapest, only a few dollars."
He smiled with big white teeth, pointed at the grain merchants, and then pointed at his smiling face:
"We are not just young people who have just stepped out to do business. How can we not catch the slightest disturbance in the market? We just run away when the opportunity comes. Is it possible to do charity? Which of you uncles is not a fox for thousands of years? I believe there are already many people.
The boat has been prepared in advance, why bother asking my nephew."
Shopkeeper Ma, Shopkeeper Li and others looked at each other, nodded and smiled.
A low-key grain merchant praised: "Master Wang is really sharp-tongued and thorough in his work. No wonder he took over the family business and took on a big responsibility at such a young age."
"If you don't dare to take it seriously, you will have to learn more from your uncles in the future."
Wang Caozhi smiled and waved his hands, but he felt a little disgusted and impatient in his heart... I am a noble member of the Langya Wang family. If I were not good at studying and came out to make money, who would want to deal with you merchants and cheap people?
Wang Caozhi glanced at the Dragon Island competition that was about to start in the river. He turned around and ordered his entourage to bring some sweet rice dumplings. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking towards the main competition stage. He had a curious look on his face.
Get up and step off the stage to follow.
There will be another chapter around eight o'clock! Xiaorong will try his best to get more free chapters before they are put on the shelves to make up for the good brothers, otherwise I will be embarrassed to ask everyone to pre-order them early in the morning, woo woo woo...