Fang Yuan summoned Li Shimin and representatives of the Shengyun Caravan.
This is the suburbs, there are no houses, so we still meet in the open air.
When the representative of the Shengyun Caravan saw Li Shimin, he snorted heavily and spat in front of him.
Li Shimin's eyes turned cold, and his anger immediately rose, wanting to teach the other party a lesson.
"Calm down, calm down, calm down, both of you."
"Boss Ji, we have cooperated for many years, so you have to give me face."
Fang Yuan held down Li Shimin and spoke calmly.
"I'm sorry, Lord Fang, for making it difficult for you."
Ji Hefeng turned to the other side and bowed his hand to Li Shimin.
Then he sat down, still very dissatisfied with Li Shimin.
During the bidding just now, Li Shimin did not participate in the whole process and only came out in the end.
It feels like I am deliberately suppressing the Shengyun Caravan and slapping myself in the face.
If it wasn't for Fang Yuan's sake, there might have been a fight just now.
Li Shimin snorted coldly, ignored it, and sat down.
"I invite you two to come over, it's about the food issue."
"The vast hectares of fertile land in front of us will be harvested tomorrow, and the harvest will be completed in about eight days."
"Because I have never cooperated with Boss Li, according to the regulations of Wuling County, if Boss Li does not hand over the money to me within eight days, this batch of grain will be taken over by Boss Ji."
Fang Yuan’s righteous way.
Partners in the Tang Dynasty were different from those in later generations.
Information is underdeveloped and currency transactions are simple. It is impossible to carry so much money with you.
Therefore, in order to ensure smooth payment and delivery, Fang Yuan set rules after he took office as county magistrate. Caravans who have not cooperated with each other will adhere to the above method.
"Eight days?"
Li Shimin suddenly frowned.
Wuling County is 800 kilometers away from Chang'an City. It can be reached in three or four days by rushing back to Chang'an City.
But coming from Chang'an City does not mean coming empty-handed. You also need to transport a lot of money. Eight days is simply not enough.
"Oh, Boss Li can't do it?"
"I haven't asked Boss Li which caravan he belongs to?"
Ji Hefeng immediately said sarcastically.
He knew all the caravan representatives at the scene, and he had heard about caravans from all over the Tang Dynasty.
But he had never heard of Li Daye's name, and he didn't know which caravan he came from. It would be difficult to take revenge in the future.
Fang Yuan did not stop him and looked at Li Shimin with interest. He also wanted to know which caravan Li Shimin came from?
Yesterday when I was at the city gate, because the other party had an extraordinary temperament and knew about the grain bidding issue, I thought that a certain caravan might have revealed the information to him, so I did not investigate carefully.
After all, one or two more caravans can also contribute to the bidding, so why not?
But now that the other party has successfully campaigned, we still have to clearly understand the other party's details before we dare to cooperate.
"Royal Merchant House."
Li Shimin snorted coldly.
"Royal Merchant House?"
Ji Hefeng and Fang Yuan were both startled and looked at each other, but soon they felt something was wrong.
"I've been traveling all over the world, covering all ten corners of the world, but I've never heard of the Royal Trading Company."
Ji Hefeng squinted and stared at Li Shimin unkindly.
"Newly established, what's the problem?"
Li Shimin is dissatisfied.
He casually took out a gold medal and threw it on the table.
With a snap, Ji Hefeng and Fang Yuan both looked at the token.
The four big words "I am here in person" immediately caught the eyes of Fang Yuan and Ji Hefeng.
"No, no problem, no problem."
Ji Hefeng completely changed his face.
Just now I looked cold, but now I'm completely frightened.
He has unique experience and can tell at a glance that the gold medal is definitely real and is sure that the other party is not lying.
"Hahaha... Boss Li, quickly take back the gold medal, why don't we believe you."
Fang Yuan started to be a peacemaker again.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a royal caravan.
That's right, only people from the royal caravan have this kind of temperament.
At the same time, Fang Yuan also understood why he had just told him to give it to the imperial court.
The royal caravan makes no money buying grain. The higher the price, the greater the loss. Naturally, it is a waste of money.
"Humph!"
Li Shimin snorted coldly and took the token back.
Ji Hefeng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, but he still looked cautious.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, businessmen are like mice and cats when it comes to officials, unless they are familiar people like Fang Yuan.
"Royal Caravan, I naturally trust you very much."
"But the people in Wuling County also need to live. I wonder how long it will take for Boss Li to collect the money?"
Fang Yuan asked with a smile.
"Ten days."
Li Shimin thought for a while and said.
Ten days are still very rushed.
But time waits for no one, the hungry people wait for no one, and the rumors wait for no one.
I urgently need to transport the food back to Chang'an City, and then break the rumors and solve the problem of sin and self-edict.
"Okay, then ten days."
Fang Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
Eight days and ten days are not much different.
Next, Fang Yuan dispatched a carriage to send each caravan representative back to the guest house to rest.
As soon as Li Shimin returned to the room, he asked Du Ruhui to issue an order to rush back to Chang'an City to withdraw money.
"Your Majesty, Fang Yuan's information has been found."
After Du Ruhui went out to deliver the news, he also brought back good news.
The results of the investigation last night are now available, but it has only been a day and not much has been found.
"Show me quickly."
Li Shimin was overjoyed and couldn't wait to read it.
[Fang Yuan, 24 years old, whose place of origin is unknown, is suspected to be a refugee. Seven years ago, he was recommended by someone and became the former chief registrar of Wuling County Zhao Caiying. At that time, the population of Wuling County was 5324. The people were hungry and the refugees were serious.
At that time, Zhao Caiying of Wuling County followed Fang Yuan's policy of benefiting the people and pretended to be a bandit to rob the property of local nobles and use it to build roads, brothels and clubs. He called on the people of Wuling County to engage in all walks of life and put service first.
In the past two years, Wuling County has seen many changes. Refugees came in, the government allocated land, and the number of people exceeded 8,000. Wuling County was famous for its services, attracting people and merchants from surrounding areas to come for consumption. The economy improved. Zhao Caiying's term ended and he was promoted to the governor of Lang Prefecture.
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Before leaving, Zhao Caiying recommended Fang Yuan as the magistrate of Wuling County with the guarantee of his official position, and the Ministry of Personnel approved it.
Fang Yuan took office and implemented the government-civilian business policy. People in Wuling County can do business on their own, and their place of origin remains as farmers. Any business will be supported by the government, and no policy can suppress business operations. He has launched many strange proposals, such as factories, hotels, software, etc.
Beds, etc.
There are uncertain rumors: Fang Yuan left the county he governed without permission many times, went to various places to beg caravans to enter Wuling County for business, and provided very preferential policies to ensure that the caravans did business in Wuling County.
There are even more uncertain rumors: every industry in Wuling County has 10% to 20% of Fang Yuan’s shares, which means that 10% or 20% of the profits of each industry will be given to Fang Yuan, which is jokingly called the protective umbrella by the people of Wuling County.
In three years, the population of Wuling County increased to 30,000, and many new industries sprung up. The Ministry of Officials came to evaluate people and determined that Fangyuan would be transferred from Xiaxian County to serve as county magistrate. Fangyuan offered 1,000 copper coins to bribe the evaluation officials, and his term was transferred to
Five years.
After that, Wuling County entered a period of rapid development, with a grain yield of up to 3 dan per mu, ranking first among all counties in the south. In just two years, the population soared to 80,000. Many things that had never appeared before appeared, and Wuling County became the number one county in the south.
The people live and work in peace and contentment.】
This is a brief information.
But after Li Shimin read this information, he was greatly shocked and could not calm down for a long time.
He roughly knew Fang Yuan's information from the information, but he didn't know how to define Fang Yuan for a while.
Talent?
Indeed, in just a few years, a small county has been transformed into a large county with a population of 80,000.
Corrupt officials?
Indeed, it is rumored that each industry has 10% or 20% of its profits, and it is also called a protective umbrella.
"Your Majesty, do you want the Criminal Department to come over and investigate Fang Yuan?"
Du Ruhui also finished reading the information.
While I was shocked and admired in my heart, I also secretly sighed at how courageous Fang Yuan was.
As a county magistrate, you are not allowed to leave the county you govern without reason, and you are not allowed to collect protection fees from local people.
Not only did Fang Yuan do all of them, he also colluded with the Ministry of Civil Affairs to evaluate officials, change the terms of office through power-money transactions, and despise national policies. This is the most taboo among taboos.