Chapter 189 New ideas! (Coming!)

The weather in May becomes a bit hotter.

Zhang Heng took a breath. The warm air flowed through his nose. He frowned. There was no moisture in the air. He shook his head and sighed secretly: "It's already May, and there's still no rain. This year...

It’s difficult!”

"To remind you, Teng Shizhong, the chief storekeeper of Neizangku, would like to see you."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Invite him in quickly, it's the invitation I sent him."

The subordinate staff quickly brought the person in.

When Teng Shizhong saw Zhang Heng again, he quickly and respectfully bowed: "I've met Zhang Daizhi. It's been a long time. I haven't seen you for a long time. I hope you're fine."

Zhang Heng laughed, went up to him, helped Teng Shizhong up and said: "Master, we are old friends, why are we so polite!"

It was just an ordinary courtesy, but Teng Shizhong felt flattered.

Teng Shizhong straightened his back, looked at Zhang Heng's handsome face that was too young, and the scarlet official uniform on his body, and felt amazed in his heart - he was not yet twenty-two years old!

A twenty-two-year-old fourth-rank imperial official!

Control the household rooms in Zhongshu Zhiyuan!

Zhang Heng noticed that Teng Shizhong was secretly observing him, and immediately smiled and said: "Why, it doesn't seem to have been long, why don't you recognize me?"

Teng Shizhong smiled humbly and said: "I haven't seen you for a long time. Zhang Daizhi has become a dignified official of the imperial court without anger and self-respect. It's really incredible for me!"

Hearing Teng Shizhong's flattery, Zhang Heng smiled and said, "I invited the shopkeeper here today to fulfill his promise."

Teng Shizhong was stunned for a moment: "What promise?"

Zhang Heng smiled: "Ah, it turns out that the big shopkeeper has forgotten it. That's gone. I invite you here today just to ask you to try this new tea..."

Teng Shizhong: "..."

Teng Shizhong was speechless for a moment.

Zhang Heng stopped teasing him and said with a smile: "There is a good business. Let's see if the boss is willing to do it."

Teng Shizhong immediately reacted: "That's what you are talking about, haha, of course I am willing, I must be willing, and please Zhang Daizhi to tell me quickly."

Zhang Heng pointed outside and said: "Master, not a drop of rain has fallen to the ground so far this year. Now that the farming season has passed, the Song Dynasty will encounter a massive drought this year. Do you understand what I mean?"

Teng Shizhong suddenly felt a drum in his heart: I thought it would be no good for Papi to ask me to come here in this chapter. It turned out that he really came to beg for alms. Others would go to their homes to beg for alms, but this one was better, and he called me over directly to beg for alms.

But after all, people like Zhang Heng are not easy to offend. He has a profound background and his career has been rising rapidly. Every time he meets him every once in a while, he rises several levels higher. How can he offend such a person?

Teng Shizhong gritted his teeth and said: "The internal storage can support 300,000 guan."

Zhang Heng was immediately overjoyed: "What a good man! The great shopkeeper is compassionate and can't bear to see the refugees all over the world hungry and helpless, so he offered three hundred thousand guan at once. Hahahaha, what a good man!"

Teng Shizhong said: With your temperament, if I don't come up with 300,000 yuan today, I'm afraid you won't let me leave, right?

Teng Shizhong said humbly: "You are not a great philanthropist. The Neicangku also has the responsibility of providing relief. These three hundred thousand guan are the villain's greatest power and responsibility. No matter how much you have, it will be gone."

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "That's enough, that's enough. The Third Division only squeezed out 300,000 yuan. The inner treasury is indeed an important weapon of the imperial court and is worthy of trust, hahaha."

Teng Shizhong was afraid that Zhang Heng would put forward more conditions, so he said: "Zhang Daizhi, I still have some things to be busy with..."

Zhang Heng waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, we haven't said anything yet."

Teng Shizhong was stunned: "The matter hasn't been discussed yet? Isn't it a relief matter?"

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "It's a relief thing, but it's not this. There will definitely be a severe drought this year, so I'm offering suggestions to the officials..."

Zhang Heng explained in detail the cooperation with the grain merchants.

Teng Shizhong was speechless: "Is this what you want to say today?"

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "How about it, this is a sure-fire business!"

Teng Shizhong: "..."

He was so regretful that his intestines were turning green, and he wanted to slap himself in the face: You're a bitch! Why didn't you just listen to what Zhang Heng had to say, and then you donated money like a fool...

What a sin!

But after all, he is a person who does big things. Teng Shizhong immediately suppressed this annoyance because he realized that the business Zhang Heng was talking about was indeed very big.

Teng Shizhong said cautiously: "Is the grain purchased and transported into the disaster area by Neizangtang for sale, not for relief?"

Zhang Heng understood what Teng Shizhong meant and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we have already donated money to the treasury. These are businesses, and businesses can make money."

Teng Shizhong's eyes suddenly lit up: "When Zhang Daizhi said that, that villain took it seriously."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Of course it is true. When others treat me as a businessman, it is a disaster, but I regard being a businessman as a good medicine.

The power of the court is limited. In such a large-scale disaster, what the court has to do is to lead all parties to work together to solve the problem.

Among them, the most powerful ones are the merchants. As long as the merchants are given appropriate profits, the merchants will transport food to the disaster areas. In this way, it is possible to alleviate the famine situation.

Moreover, you have nothing to worry about, big shopkeeper. The local government dares to steal any money, but who dares to steal money from the internal treasury, don’t you think so?”

Hearing this, Teng Shizhong gritted his teeth and said: "You don't know, the local government... Hehe, but you are right, the Neicangku is indeed not afraid of them. The annual Changping warehouse money

It's also the bulk of the money that comes from the internal treasury, so just assume that we prepared it in advance, and the money won't reach the hands of the local officials."

Teng Shizhong's words reminded Zhang Heng, and Zhang Heng said: "Big shopkeeper, do you mean that the rice money in Changpingcang in previous years came from the internal warehouse?"

Teng Shizhong smiled and said: "It's not all, it's part of it. It accounts for the majority. In previous years, when the business was good, Changpingcang didn't need relief. That place only needed to sell the old grain and use the money to buy new rice.

That’s it, the lost part will be made up by the built-in library.”

Zhang Heng's mind was running so fast, and he immediately sorted out a clue.

Since the money is provided by the internal treasury, why bother with the local government!

Why not simply let the grain merchants directly cooperate with the Neizang warehouse and sign a grain supply contract. The grain merchants will transport the grain to the disaster area. If it cannot be sold by then, the Neizang warehouse will directly purchase it and then incorporate it into the Changping warehouse. This will prevent the local government from intervening.

There are hands up and down among them!

Zhang Heng sorted out his thoughts, and then said to Teng Shizhong: "Originally, I wanted the local government to cooperate with the grain merchants. The grain merchants would transport grain to the place. If there was a disaster, then they could pay the price we gave them.

Come and sell and you can earn a certain profit.

If there is no disaster and the grain cannot be sold, the local government will purchase the grain and use it as regular square meters.

But what I have been worried about is that the place is really dirty, and it is possible that the food will be misappropriated by then.

Now I have a new idea. Since Neizangku pays for it, can we let Neizangku cooperate directly with grain merchants and promise to cover everything..."

Teng Shizhong is also a very keen person. After hearing this, he already understood what Zhang Heng meant and said with a smile: "It's not impossible, but the villain thinks that businessmen may increase the price of food privately, so it is better to let the inner storage warehouse

We take over the grain from grain dealers at the specified price, and then sell it from the inner storage warehouse."

What Teng Shizhong means is that the guarantee for Neizangku cannot be in vain. Neizangku must purchase grain directly from merchants and then sell it at a higher price, so that Neizangku can also make money from it.

Zhang Heng laughed and said: "Shopkeeper Teng Da never forgets to make money!"

Teng Shizhong, however, was not ashamed: "To make money for the imperial court, don't make excuses. I understand the meaning of Zhang Daizhi. Simply put, it is to encourage grain merchants to seize the time to transport grain to areas where disasters are likely to occur, because there are

There is a hidden warehouse inside, and as long as they transport it in, they can make a reasonable profit.

The villain also made a promise to Zhang Daizhi here that the internal storage warehouse is the imperial court's internal storage warehouse, whether it is a secret or a reasonable profit, it is all for disaster relief!"

Zhang Heng laughed, Teng Shizhong was really a good partner, he was smart and knew the bottom line.

However, Zhang Heng would not believe blindly. He knew that unchecked power would definitely breed corruption. He thought about it and said, "It's not that I can't trust you, but I'm afraid that some people in the inner library can't help but reach out, so I will send someone to supervise you."

Don’t think too much about the execution of this matter.”

Teng Shizhong was in a good mood and grinned: "That's right, Zhang Daizhi can be sent as he pleases..."

He tentatively said: "...then this matter has been settled, and matters such as contacting grain merchants to purchase grain will be left to the internal storage warehouse to handle?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "If you are willing to take on this matter, you will naturally lighten the burden for me..."

Zhang Heng warned: "...However, I hope you will uphold a public heart and a kind heart, and everything should be done in moderation."

Zhang Heng said it very politely, but Teng Shizhong was shocked because there was something firm in Zhang Heng's eyes. Teng Shizhong could realize that if the internal library was too greedy, this person might not

Those who are willing to give up.

Teng Shizhong immediately promised: "You can rest assured that the price sold to the victims will definitely be affordable to the victims. We will never sell food at a high price to the victims."
Chapter completed!