"This inventory can only hold ten carriages at most, which is too little." Li Chengyi shook his head, not very satisfied with this inventory.
Shopkeeper Ding did not expect that Li Chengyi would want such a large amount of snowflake salt. He was stunned for a moment and explained: "Fourth Master, you are a member of the family. To be honest, Captain Fang just sent dozens of carts of salt back a few days ago.
The reason why there is only this little inventory left is because the steward of the Chen family took away more than 20 cars yesterday."
"Chen family? The Chen family you are talking about is the Chen family of the three giants in Fucheng?"
Shopkeeper Ding nodded: "Yes, that's their family. The eldest young master of the Chen family has a unique vision. Within a few days of our salt shop opening, he started the business of selling snowflake salt."
"." When Li Chengyi heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Sure enough, there are many smart people in the world, especially those families who have been immersed in the business world for generations. The slightest smell of copper is like seeing a fishy cat.
But having said that, to be honest, Li Chengyi admires this young master Chen. He really has a very sensitive sense of smell.
He thought he was the first local to react, but he never thought that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world.
But at any rate, his reaction was not slow, so he had to make a profit before others could react.
"Shopkeeper Ding, this time I am going out with at least two thousand soldiers, divided into four convoys. The money you earn from the salt you gave me is not enough to cover the road expenses. To be honest, how long will it take for the next batch of salt to be delivered?"
Shopkeeper Ding was shocked when he heard his plan, "Fourth Master, does the princess know that you are so generous?"
A convoy of five hundred people contains at least one hundred carriages and hundreds of thousands of catties of snowflakes and salt. Four teams weighs six to seven hundred thousand catties!
hiss!
So scary!
Fourth Master, does he know what's going on?
With such a large quantity of salt sellers out, not to mention whether the fourth master has the ability to take them away, but the money paid out is a huge sum of money. Can this ignorant fourth master, who only cares about living and drinking, be able to get it?
Li Chengyi waved his hand, "Salt, please help me prepare it first. I will discuss this matter with my mother and concubine later."
Shopkeeper Ding was relieved. As long as the princess knew about it and agreed to it, he had nothing to worry about and he was not afraid of credit.
"Don't worry, Fourth Master, I'm making preparations here first. Once we get the letter from the princess, we will arrange for you to come and collect the salt."
Li Chengyi agreed and left the salt shop.
Having been in the dandy circles of the capital for many years, he knows how to judge the situation very well.
Regarding face, it is a matter of personal honor and disgrace.
Under normal circumstances, he still cares about face, except in some extreme situations, such as struggling to survive in a crack, and he will choose money without hesitation between face and money.
After all, face is not something that should be eaten and drank. In real life, you can still get along more easily with money. Without money, it is difficult to move forward, and no one will buy his fault.
Xia Jing tried to design the bathroom, and wondered whether the cesspool could be transformed into a biogas tank. The high temperature in Lingnan is more suitable for fermentation in biogas tanks.
If it can be transformed into a biogas digester, then the small kitchen in her own yard will no longer need to burn firewood, making it clean, hygienic and convenient.
Speaking of this biogas tank, Xia Jing thought of the residue after fermentation in the biogas tank, that is, the effluent, which can be used as fertilizer for crops.
They opened a lot of wasteland in Lingnan, which was exactly when they needed a lot of fertilizer.
Xia Jing was about to write this down when Hongmei came in and reported, "Princess, the fourth master has come to greet you. He is outside right now."
"The fourth child is here?" Xia Jing's writing hand paused slightly, "Let him come in quickly."
I just don’t know what’s going on with this kid coming here?
Hongmei left for a moment and then led Li Chengyi in slowly.
"My son has paid his respects to his mother and concubine. How is your mother and concubine doing recently?"
Xia Jing put down her pen and said with a smile: "Please bear in mind that everything is going well with me."
"That's good."
Li Chengyi found a seat and sat down with a smile. He took the wet handkerchief handed over by Hongmei and wiped his face and hands. He drank another bowl of mung bean soup before he felt his whole body cool down.
"The weather here in Lingnan is really hot. It's really hard to get used to it when we first come here. It's more comfortable here, Mother Concubine."
After hearing what he said, Xia Jing glanced at the ice basin in the corner and asked with a chuckle: "You came to my place just to give me a discount when you want to buy ice, right?"
Anyway, it’s impossible to be completely exempt.
To make money, she also had to support slaves, tenants and a guard camp.
Li Chengyi raised his eyebrows and said happily: "It would be best if the mother-in-law can give me a discount, but my son has other things to discuss with you this time."
"oh?"
Xia Jing was surprised that this handsome young man in the palace could have anything to discuss with her today.
"Here's the thing."
Li Chengyi gave an overview of his current predicament, and then talked about his plan.
"It's right that you want to make a fortune while there are not many snowflake salt merchants, but have you ever thought about where so many carriages come from in Lingnan? I don't think you can hire hundreds of carriages and horses even if you go around the whole city.
A carriage."
When the prince came to Lingnan, he brought many carriages, but it was unrealistic to mobilize them all for him to use.
Because various affairs of the palace also require carriages.
"That's it." Li Chengyi felt a little regretful after hearing this. This was the first time in his life that he had the idea of working hard, but the result seemed not to be satisfactory.
But he was a little unwilling to give up. The reason why the dandy became a dandy was entirely because he had the foundation to become a dandy.
Now each house is responsible for its own additional expenses, and he still has a force of two thousand troops to support. Reality forces him to face reality.
"I'm not willing to give up on me. Is there any other way to get the best of both worlds?"
Xia Jing pondered for a while and said: "It's your first time traveling with a caravan. I suggest you try to find as many carriages as you can. If you find only half the number of carriages, let half of the people go out to escort the caravan and the rest.
The rest stayed in the military camp for training.
By rotating in this way, in the end the entire team will be able to earn money and train without missing a beat. The quality of the army will improve, and your money and food problem will be solved."
"Shan, this is a good idea!"
Li Chengyi discussed it here and rushed back to discuss the specific implementation details with the manager.
Hongmei saw off Li Chengyi, returned to the room, and asked worriedly: "Princess, when outsiders come to the salt shop to purchase goods, they must pay in cash. Fourth Master has purchased so much salt, why don't you let him pay half of the payment first?"
Xia Jing looked up at her and asked, "Do you think he has the money to pay off the goods?"
"This" Hongmei is a little hesitant. The fourth bedroom is a concubine, and her assets are definitely not as good as those of the first and second bedrooms. She doesn't know if the fourth bedroom has so much cash in hand?
At this time, Xia Jing spoke again, "Actually, he went to the business once and could settle the debt when he came back. Moreover, selling snow salt is hugely profitable. I don't think he would give up such a big piece of fat just for some immediate profit."
Meat."
Shopkeeper Ding will control the amount he wants, and every credit account must be settled every time he comes back. If he doesn't settle, the cooperation will be cancelled.
Just because of this, Li Chengyi wouldn't be stupid enough to hit her.
When Hongmei heard what Xia Jing said, the stone in her heart fell to the ground.
Xia Jing sent someone to the salt shop to convey her intention, and the subsequent transaction with Li Chengyi was naturally arranged by shopkeeper Ding.
Naturally, she focused her energy on her own more than ten hectares of wasteland.
In fact, including the wasteland owned by the fifth child, Li Chengmu, the mother and son have almost thirty hectares of wasteland.
It will take a lot of effort to cultivate them all.
It is even more difficult to cultivate them after they are planted. Fortunately, fertile fields are gradually fattened, so they can only be more patient in farming.
But the houses and some facilities in the farm must be built first.
Xia Jing wants to build an ecological farm. The wasteland with good water sources will be reclaimed to build paddy fields. The thick soil will be used as dry land, and the other areas with more gravel and sand will be used to plant fruit trees or build livestock sheds.
This is generally the arrangement, and the specific details can be adjusted according to actual conditions.
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Rumble!
Thunder explodes!
In Jiankang, both dignitaries and ordinary people were awakened by the thunder.
Hua Shaojin sat up from the bed.
The boy watching the night asked: "Master, do you want to get up at night?"
Hua Shaojin did not answer the boy's question, but was eager to confirm, "Is it thundering and raining outside?"
"Returning to the master, yes, it is pouring rain outside, and the corridor outside is full of rainwater." The boy thought that he was thinking of the night, and explained: "Fortunately, before the rain fell, the young man brought the porridge in. If the master thought of the night,
I'll help you go to the bathroom to sort it out."
Hua Shaojin frowned tightly and asked the boy to hold the lamp, "Now is the critical moment for the rice to bear ears. Why can't the weather be sunny for a few days?"
The boy held the lamp and echoed: "Who says it's not the case? In the past few days, it has been like someone poked a hole in it. The heavy rain has not stopped."
The master and the servant both felt heavy.
The sound of wind, rain, and thunder outside are intertwined together, making people feel panic for no reason in the dark night.
Unable to sleep for a while, Hua Shaojin was thinking about the flood memorials that would be on his desk in the next few days, and now he could no longer pile them up.
In fact, the floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River had reached their peak as early as the first half of the month.
Seven or eight days ago, a small section of the Yellow River could not withstand the pressure of the flood, and two sections of the river embankment had been washed away, creating a gap, causing flooding and serious disasters.
It was just that their civil servants proposed to allocate funds for disaster relief and distribute grain to resettle the victims, but the matter got stuck when it came to the Minister of Household Affairs.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance lamented his poverty and said that the warehouses of the Ministry of Finance were clean enough for the mice to hold sports leagues.
Jiangshan belongs to the Li royal family. In the end, there was no other way, so the new emperor was forced to allocate a disaster relief fund from the internal treasury for disaster relief in the disaster area.
The new emperor wanted the money to be used exclusively for his own use, and he was worried about whoever handed the money to him.
Especially officials from the foreign court.
The new emperor wanted to send a special envoy to the disaster area to provide relief, but the civil servants rejected the request.
The civil servant group headed by Hua Shaojin, regardless of whether what the new emperor said was right or not, would not allow the new emperor to let the inner court interfere in the affairs of the outer court.
The ideal emperor of the civil service group is an obedient emperor.
The new emperor is the tool person who specially seals the decision after they make it. All decisions they make only need the new emperor's seal and confirmation before they can be promulgated to the world.
As Hua Shaojin thought about it, he remembered King Qian who he had sent to Lingnan.
Whether as a son-in-law or as a servant of the imperial court, he did not think highly of King Qian.
Thunderstorms also affected the rebels in Yanzhou and Qingzhou.
The new emperor ordered the four-pronged coalition forces of Youzhou, Jizhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou to launch a general attack on the rebels at the same time.
The war was already in a stalemate, but it was broken by the continuous heavy rain.
There were still two or three months before the autumn harvest in the north, but they launched a general attack on the rebels in this lean season. Not to mention other things, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were left to eat and chew, and the amount of food and grass they consumed every day was astronomical.
The food and fodder provided by the Four Route Allied Forces was enough for the imperial court to drink a pot.
The generals of the four armies asked the imperial court for food and silver, and even threatened the imperial court with sending troops. If they did not allocate food and silver, they would not send troops.
When the memorial was sent to Jiankang, there was another scene of dispute in the court.
Officials from all sides in the imperial court were quarreling endlessly, and the public was right and the mother-in-law was right, but the new emperor could only sit on the throne and worry.
Because the civil servants did not unanimously come up with an effective charter, it would be difficult to arrange the next thing.
Disaster relief requires money and food, and suppressing the rebels requires money and food. All the pressure was piled on the new emperor's shoulders, making him breathless.
Sometimes late at night, he would even think, did he really do the right thing by fighting for the throne?
"Dai Yi, do you think I am suitable to sit in this position?"
Dai Yi, who was awakened by the thunder, was standing beside the dragon couch. He was originally the personal eunuch serving Emperor Huiyuan.
Just because Emperor Huiyuan Bin Tianhou, he was kept by the new emperor.
At this time, he lowered his head and replied expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, the successor to the throne appointed by your late emperor, if you are not qualified to sit in this position, who in the world is qualified?"
"Ever since I sit in this position, I have been worrying about various things since I woke up every day. The court is short of this and that. Those civil servants and nobles come to me whenever they encounter problems. If they come to me to solve their problems, then listen to me.
Yes, but they always have their own ideas, and they will overturn everything I stand for. Do you think I am an interesting emperor?"
Dai Yi bowed his head and was speechless. The emperor became a puppet of the civil servants and nobles, not from this emperor, but from the previous emperor.
It's just that the Yu Dynasty has been inherited for three hundred years, and the background is there. Even if unfilial children and grandchildren ruin the family, it can still ruin it for dozens or even hundreds of years.
Now that it has been passed down to the new emperor, all its shortcomings have been exposed.
To be honest, Dai Yi felt a little sorry for him.
Fortunately, the new emperor didn't seem to want Dai Yi to answer. He continued to himself: "The dynasty has been passed down for hundreds of years. How come when we are here, the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue is so empty that rats can run away? In recent years, people from all over the country have
If taxes and taxes cannot come in, if they don't find a solution, they will just stare at my private treasury."
However, the emperor's private treasury is also limited. If they keep an eye on it a few more times, the emperor's private treasury may also be drained.
When the time comes, the emperor's inner treasury will have no money and food, and the national treasury will also have no money and food. Then where will the Yu Dynasty go?
Dai Yi sighed inwardly and looked out the dark window, "I'm afraid that this year's tax collection will be in vain again. Not only will the tax revenue not be raised, but we will also have to spend money and food to go out for disaster relief."
The new emperor's heart suddenly trembled, and he asked eagerly: "Daban, what should I do when you talk about it?"
Dai Yi frowned and pondered for a long time, then sighed quietly, "You can't sit still and wait for death. Your Majesty, it's really not possible. You can raid several corrupt officials and use the money and food obtained from raiding their homes to temporarily alleviate the court's current predicament."
With one word to wake up the dreamer, after hearing these words, the new emperor's eyes seemed to suddenly become enlightened, and the pressure in his heart suddenly dropped a lot.
"Haha. That's a good idea. I'll have people check it out to see who is the most greedy. We can catch a few examples and get through the current crisis temporarily. Everything will get better next year."
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