Chapter 104: Lots of Talents
Yun Zhao doesn’t have a deep appreciation for politics, and he knows little about war.
If given the same conditions, Yun Zhao cannot be the opponent of people like Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting politically. If the same conditions are given, Yun Zhao cannot be the opponent of people like Li Hongji and Zhang Bingzhong militarily.
Without the knowledge and means accumulated in later life, the Yun family would be at best a bandit of a slightly larger scale. At this time, Yun Zhao might be a small leader under Li Hongji, leading the Yun family bandits. Charge into battle for Lee Hong Ki.
Yun Zhao knew where his advantages lay, so he was determined to expand his advantages without limit.
No one in the world can be Yun Zhao’s opponent when it comes to reassuring, caring for, and enriching the people!
Therefore, for a long time to come, Lantian County will work tirelessly to improve people's lives as its top priority.
Use the people's eagerness to protect the fruits of their labor to infinitely strengthen the armed forces of Lantian County.
Taking advantage of Yun Zhao's foresight on weapons, he used the best weapons to arm these armies.
The people of the Ming Dynasty did not ask for much, even pitifully little.
When they no longer suffered from hunger, they worshiped Yunzhao as a god who had brought them food.
When their lives have a slight surplus, they think that their county magistrate is the best official in the world.
When they are far away from poverty, they are willing to use their lives to protect their property, and by the way, use their lives to protect the county magistrate who is riding on their heads to show off his power.
Every summer harvest time is the busiest time in Lantian County. Grain merchants from all over the world seem to come to Lantian County at this time.
This also indicates that the shortcomings of lack of food in the Ming Dynasty have not been corrected.
This year, Yun Zhao is planning to take advantage of the bumper grain harvest to severely impact the food prices in Jiangnan!
When the grain merchants discovered that the price of bulk grain in Lantian County had dropped by 20% overnight, they immediately went crazy, and countless fast horses rushed in all directions at the first opportunity.
Because, the bulk grain in Lantian County refers to the transaction of more than 500,000 tons, and it is called bulk.
Transactions of less than 500,000 dan are all small transactions, and the prices remain at market prices.
This can avoid hurting the price of grain sold by the people.
There are not many buyers in the world who can deliver half a million tons of grain in cash, but Magistrate Yingtian is obviously one of them.
This year, Shi Kefa encountered a very serious problem, that is, the nobles in Nanjing closed the granaries and used money to pay the small taxes that should be paid this year.
The excess grain of sporadic small households in various counties was also purchased by them in cash, causing those retail households to alsoNo grain was delivered to the government, but cash was also delivered.
If it were in previous years, this kind of tax payment according to the one-whip law would be the happiest thing for all officials.
It was different now. Those nobles concluded that even if Shi Kefa got the money, he would not have the place to purchase a large amount of grain to complete the share of military grain that the imperial court urgently needed.
And most of the grain near Yingtian Mansion is in their hands. The little money they gave Shi Kefa, they can naturally get back exponentially from the increased grain prices.
They thought that if Shi Kefa could not collect enough military rations in September, he would face a very tragic end.
How can those nobles miss out on something that can not only get rid of Shi Kefa who is always targeting them, but also make a lot of money.
Zhang Feng keenly discovered that there seemed to be a big business to be done here. If it was done well, it should be able to bring very generous income to Guanzhong.
He was not a professional in this field. After discovering the methods of Yingtianfu nobles, he left Nanjing on the pretext of going out to buy food and returned to Lantian County at starry night.
Hundreds of abacus were clattering in the room. Zhang Feng was holding a teacup and drinking tea leisurely. From time to time, he said a few words to Yang Xiong, who had just scarred his head.
"It is said that Bao Zheng has a white crescent between his eyebrows. Why does it mean that there is a black crescent between your eyebrows?"
Yang Xiong touched the itchy scar and said slowly : "You can invite me to dinner and drinks when you have time, and you can go to Mingyue Tower to listen to music, watch dances, and watch plays. When you need the help of the black crescent between my eyebrows in the future, I can help you."
Zhang Feng said: "No need, I just returned to Yushan. I already know the reason for the crescent moon between your eyebrows.
I think I may not have the chance to do anything in this life to make the county magistrate jealous. You want to kill me."
"Don't underestimate yourself, our career has just started. This is what the county official said at the party where Zhang Guoying was caught at night. In just one day, he got into the position of "Master of High Gong and Shock". Zhang Feng laughed and said, "We can all joke about the words "Master of High Gong and Shock." Do you think this kind of thing can happen? Did it happen?"
Yang Xiong touched the scar on his forehead and sighed: "I was impulsive at that time."
Zhang Feng pointed to the abacus in the room and said: "They ended up. How much profit can we get?"
Yang Xiong looked up at the numbers on the blackboard in the room and said: "If we finally sell the grain to Zhang Bingzhong who is fighting Yang Sichang and Zuo Liangyu, we can make ten times the profit. If you sell it to Li Hongji, you will make about three times the profit. If you sell it to people like Yang Sichang, you will lose money. If you sell it to Shuzhong, you will lose more than 40%, but it will also attract a large number of refugees from Shuzhong.
It depends on the county official. How to settle this account in the end?"
Zhang Feng said: "The climate in the south is not good for grain storage.
When the rice is harvested, it rains continuously.If it can be harvested, threshed, and dried in time, the rice will sprout in the field and on the site.
Paddy in storage is also prone to buds if there is condensation, moisture return or rain leakage.
If the rice is not threshed and dried in time, and the hay is stacked, it is easy to turn yellow.
The value of budded and yellowed rice is not worth 10% of that of good grain.
In addition, rice is not resistant to high temperatures, and rice that has passed the summer is easy to age. Rice that is exposed to the scorching sun, or that is suddenly cold after being exposed to the sun, is prone to "explosion."
Shortly after the new rice is put into the warehouse, if the temperature drops, condensation often forms on the surface of the grain pile. These are places we can take advantage of.
Yang Xiong looked at Zhang Feng and said: "There is no better way to plot poison than to run out of food. If you really do this, the people will always suffer." ”
Zhang Feng smiled and said: “This is why we buy grain from Lantian.
Zhou Guoping has become the senior sister of the White Lotus Sect. We need a controllable civil uprising to clean up the influence of Yingtian Mansion nobles in the countryside, and at the same time, to control the White Lotus Sect in Yingtian Mansion. The roots are dug out and then fully managed. ”
Yang Xiong smiled and shook his head: “You all like this approach of completing one battle in one battle. "
Zhang Feng said: "Who else? ”
Yang Xiong patted his mouth and said, “You can’t get anything out of me, just do your job.” "
Zhang Feng sighed and said: "The people in the south are different from the people in the north. Their life is relatively easy. Even if there is no food in the fields, they can find some supplementary food from the dense water network.
If there is no fundamental change, the people in the south will not rise up like the people in the north.
This needs to be guided slowly, and eventually a deadlock will be formed, allowing the people there to weigh the pros and cons before taking the initiative to join us. "
Yang Xiong took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl and said, "You should tell the county magistrate these words in person instead of nagging me. "
Zhang Feng shook his head and said: "I'm just giving you a refresher. Zhou Guoping relied on her national identity to seize the command of the Yingtian Mansion's subordinates. She also said that she would naturally be responsible for what she did. "
Yang Xiong glanced at Zhang Feng and said: "Since the county official did not deprive her of her national identity, he expected that she would seize power. If she did not seize it, she would not be worthy of being called Zhou Guoping.
Although you all have your own strengths, when it comes to the overall situation, you are far from Zhou Guoping.
If that woman hadn’t been obsessed with yang essence, she would never have fallen to the point of trying to seize power from you. "
While the two were talking, the sound of the last abacus in the big room finally stopped.
An old man with slender fingers and a pale face walked out of the room and put the A page of paper was handed to Yang Xiong and said: "This is just a plan on paper, our chance of winning this food war is 70%.
This is just a conclusion drawn by people using normal business methods..
If you have the power to intervene in this matter, it will change drastically. Unless you can deal with it, I do not recommend that you take such a large-capital gamble. "
"What's the worst-case scenario? "
Old man Qinghui said coldly: "All goods are lost and all personnel are dead. Commercial war is not as kind as battlefield. You must have a clear understanding of this. "
Yang Xiong smiled and cupped his hands with the old man and said, "Thank you, Mr. Dong, for your advice.
Mr. Dong showed a rare smile and said: "Actually, there are several disciples from Yushan Academy who are ready to leave the mountain. You can ask the county magistrate to let two of them go with you to Yingtian Mansion." . "
After saying that, he floated away with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Feng gnashed his teeth and said, "A business major has officially made his debut? "
Yang Xiong said: "After five years of studying, and three years of honing it in various caravans and companies, you should have some skills!
When the county magistrate personally invited Mr. Dong to come and teach at Yushan Academy, Cheng Menlixue was not counted as three visits to the thatched cottage was definitely more than enough.
At the beginning, I thought that our Yushan Academy was a famous family in the northwest, so why did we need a group of wealthy merchants to come in? Now it seems that the county magistrate is more discerning. "
Zhang Feng said with a smile: "The county magistrate's eyes are so cruel and poisonous that he is unparalleled in the world!" "
Yang Xiong glanced at the paper that Mr. Dong gave him again, handed it to Zhang Feng and said, "Seventy-three thousand dans of grain can be prepared for you, but the agreed amount of money cannot be less."
At the same time, in order to cooperate with your actions, the 20% of the silver lost in Guanzhong needs you to make up for it in the future.
Are you sure about this? ”
Zhang Feng took a long breath and said: “Repay with death!” "
Yang Xiong sneered and said: "Can your body be used for so much money? "
Zhang Feng gritted his teeth and said: "Go all out. "
Yang Xiong nodded with satisfaction, pressed his hands on Zhang Feng's shoulders and said, "Take care. ”