Chapter 134: Who is the official and who is the thief
"The price of seed grain is not this." Shopkeeper Yun was a little angry. In his opinion, any transaction without explaining the reason is deception. .
Yun Zhao laughed at Shopkeeper Yun's observation.
Shopkeeper Yun doesn’t know Yun Zhao’s true purpose and Yun Zhao’s views on these businessmen in Zhangjiakou, so he can only consider it from the perspective of interests.
Hope to keep things small and finally achieve this lucrative deal.
Not only did Shopkeeper Yun see it this way, but Yun Fu and Yun Meng were also a little confused by Yun Zhao's obvious hostility.
As long as the owner sells the sorghum at a suitable price, it is up to him whether he wants it to be fed to livestock or used as seed.
"Let this be the case. You are responsible for raising food and getting the business done. We will have more to rely on these businessmen outside the mouth in the future."
Shopkeeper Yun was very happy. He said repeatedly: "Master, leave it to the old slave. As long as the autumn grain is harvested this year, it will not be difficult to raise 50,000 tons of grain."
Yun Zhao nodded and left the hall.
Seventy percent of the 50,000 dans of grain should be supplied to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's Nine Borders in exchange for salt. This is certain.
The remaining 30%, that is, sorghum, which can be used as livestock feed and suitable for human consumption, can escape the supervision of the border troops. It is hard to say where it will be shipped in the end.
Yun Zhao originally planned to fry the sorghum all together, but later found that doing so was too obvious, so he planned to smoke the sorghum with sulfur and then polish it with wax to make the color visible. Looks better and more shiny.
He didn’t know whether there would be any changes in the sorghum smoked with sulfur and polished with wax. He just wanted to use the experience of future generations to destroy it.
Anyway, things that have been smoked with sulfur and polished with hot wax should not be harmful to people. At most, they are not good for people.
If this batch of sorghum finally gets into the mouths of the border troops, the problem will not be too big. If it accidentally gets into the hands of others, I don’t know whether such seeds can still be harvested. come out?
This method is something Yunzhao learned when he helped farmers who bought fake seeds and lost their harvests in lawsuits. It is also the worst method.
Sulfur-smoked seeds are insect-free, while wax-polished seeds are bright and full in color. Whether seedlings will emerge depends on the farmer's luck.
This matter must be kept secret. It is best not to let people like Shopkeeper Yun know about it, so that the matter can be covered up.
You must be wary of businessmen, even if they belong to your own family.
Throughout the ages, no matter what time it is, businessmen have always been a group of people who cannot be trusted in the eyes of the government, and there are absolutely no exceptions!
Doing business with Zhang Lili doesn’t have to be so troublesome. Zhang Lili opened the treasury and withdrew all the money inside.Not even the copper was spared.
He purchased 210,000 tons of grain in Lantian County at a price five cents lower than the market price. With great fanfare, all the officials of the Xi'an Prefecture, the two Houses of Shaanxi Governor and Governor, and the officials of the Prince of Qin's Mansion Under the supervision of countless people, 210,000 tons of grain were loaded into the granary.
This move brought him great popularity.
After doing this, Zhang Lili took his wife and children, as well as the salutes of two carriages, and left Xi'an Mansion as an honest official, and went to Nanjing to take up a post in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Before the carriage left Xi'an City, his carriage was wrapped with umbrellas and flags of all peoples.
When leaving the city of Xi'an, an old man even took off Zhang Lili's boots with his own hands to show his intention to leave the boots behind.
After being put on new boots by the beauty of Xi'an City, Zhang Lili broke a branch of willow from the weeping willow beside the moat and stuck it in the car. After drinking three glasses of wine, he decided to leave. After getting on the carriage, we bid farewell to the people of Xi'an in tears.
Yun Zhao watched Zhang Lili leave in Baqiao and saw this grand farewell scene with his own eyes. Even if he knew what kind of person Zhang Lili was, at this moment, he could only admire him.
At the same time, I was also shocked by the low requirements that the people of Ming Dynasty had for officials.
"Yes, that's what it is like. Zhang Lili is a smart man. He did a good deed for the people of Xi'an before leaving, so it is appropriate to have such a scene."
Hong Chengchou sat lazily on the mat, yawned and said to Yun Zhao slowly.
"You came here specifically to block me, right?"
"Why did I block you? I am an idle official now. What's wrong with going back to Xi'an to recuperate for a few days?"
“Aren’t you suppressing bandits in Yansui?”
“There are almost no people left in Yansui, where are the bandits coming from?”
“ Aren’t they all going to Shanxi? You won’t go with me?”
“With Cao Wenzhao here, I can take a rest.” Zhao could still understand. Everyone had been busy for several years, and finally, the big advantage was taken by Cao Wenzhao, who came from afar. Naturally, he felt unhappy. < /p>
You may not know that your Majesty asked Du Qiaolin, the inspector general of Shanxi, and Liu Jiayu, the political advisor of Shaanxi, about the situation in Shanxi and Shaanxi.
One said: The bandits are in Pingyang, or in Shaanxi. It has recently been heard that the river has been crossed. The river is still blocked, and a major breakthrough is needed, but there are few soldiers and no pay.
One said: Shan and Shaanxi are separated by the river, so they are trapped alone in the river. .
His Majesty said: "Since Wang Zuogua surrendered, why did he kill him?
Some people say: This is Hong Chengchou's fault.
His Majesty said: The bandits are my innocent children, so I should care for them.Kill.
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "Then you, the Governor of Yansui, went back to Xi'an to rest?" "
Hong Chengchou sighed and said: "My superior officer Yang He reported to His Majesty: The border soldiers were born on the fortress, and they had nothing to do except join the army. The dead fathers, brothers and children were killed in the battle, and the living supplemented the ranks.
Charging into battle, always hanging a bloody knife, lying in the snow and sleeping in the frost, half-made bones on the battlefield. After aiding the Liao Dynasty, several people returned from the war. The soldiers on the border share the same suffering.
Chen Fangqiu came out of the fortress and saw the Yanxi area with his own eyes. The yellow sand was more bitter than the two roads in the east. In the past, there was a shortage of monthly wages for four years, and the land was barren and produced nothing. It resists drought every year, and millet is as valuable as pearls. If you don't want him to be a thief, you can't get it! "
"Huh? Are you saying that the imperial court began to sympathize with the bandits as they suppressed them?
Hong Chengchou nodded and said: "That's right. Now the court is recruiting bandits. Pigs, be prepared for another chaos in Shaanxi."
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "I only need to take good care of the people in Lantian, and there are no bandits in Lantian." "
Hong Chengchou looked into Yun Zhao's eyes and said: "There will be, there will be. If this continues, there will be many thieves. "
Yun Zhao saw serious anxiety in Hong Chengchou's eyes, took a sip of tea and said: "I am just a county magistrate, and a magistrate who doesn't want to make himself like a firecracker.
I just want to lead the people of Lantian County to live the life they deserve, and I don’t want to get involved in too many things.
Nowadays, as long as you are an official, you want to ask me for food. The problem is, they still refuse to give me money.
Officer, you don’t want to get food from me for nothing, do you?
To tell you the truth, you will have to wait until three years before you want food. , every grain of food in Lantian County has been arranged. "
Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "You don't need to cover your pockets first when you see me. "
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "Today's officials are more terrifying than bandits. Zhang Lili used his masters in the capital to suppress me, and forcefully took me away from Lantian County at a price five cents lower than the market price. 210,000 dans of grain.
Huang Yongfa, a merchant from Zhangjiakou, took away 50,000 tons of grain from me at a price of 10% higher than the market price and gave it to the border army.
Officer, how much do you think a small Lantian County can support?
Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "No one can do anything about Zhang Lili's matter. His master is really powerful, and you and I can't afford to offend him."
But this Huang Yongfa... How are you going to deliver food to him? "
Yun Zhao looked into Hong Chengchou's eyes and said word by word: "I will only send you out of Lantian County, and the rest is none of my business.
Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "Thieves are like hemp. Previously, thieves robbed grain in Shaohua Mountain. Who can take away the 50,000 tons of grain this time?" "
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "Huang Yongfa himself is a horse thief and will not let others take advantage of him. ”
Hong Chengchou picked up the tea cup and invited Yun Zhao to drink with him.Then he asked the old servant to pack up all the furnishings and walk upstream along the Bahe River with his hands behind his back.
It can be seen that the anger in his chest just needs the water of the Bahe River to quench it!