"Twenty thousand stones of rice can not fill such a big deficit. One stone is three cents and eight cents, which is 7,600 taels of silver!" Tao Lang said the truth accidentally: "It turns out that I am counting on being able to move out 30,000 to 50,000 taels of silver. Your 20,000 stones of rice is just a little stronger than a drop in the bull!"

Liu Peng quickly smiled and said, "Daotai, I know I'm wrong. I'll think of another way to ask Beihai Money House to raise another 8,000 taels of silver to help you deal with the current difficulties?"

Tao Langxian immediately glared at Liu Peng: "Is it only a loan of 1,000 taels?"

Tao Daotai was relieved to be able to borrow 10,000 taels of silver. With this 10,000 taels of silver, he could find a way to get 30,000 stones of rice beans.

After all, ten thousand taels of silver are not a small amount. Although in the 43rd and 4th years of Wanli, the Beihai Money House often gave out 30,000 to 50,000 taels of silver at one time, the so-called loan was actually paid with food, not real money.

At that time, the price of rice was as high as three taels of silver for one stone, but the price of rice I bought now was three cents of eight cents of rice, almost one tenth of it. The current 10,000 stone of silver is almost equivalent to 100,000 taels of silver that year.

Under Tao Langxian's threat, Liu Peng opened his hands helplessly and said for a while: "Okay, I'm still stocking up thousands of stones of food in Longkou. Since the Tao platform needs it, I will lend it to the Tao platform first!"

When Tao Langxian heard that Liu Peng was willing to borrow a few thousand stones of grain, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he still asked with unsatisfactory questions: "Mr. Liu, can't you do anything other than a few thousand stones of rice? There are merchant ships in Longkou!"

Liu Peng smiled bitterly again: "Although some are merchant ships, they are not merchant ships of my Liu family. Let's do this... I will come forward to find a few boats for the Taotai. As long as the Taotai is ordered, it can be shipped. I will pay the freight first. How about the payment in March?"

Liu Peng never admitted that these merchant ships belonged to him.

Speaking of the merchant ship matter, Tao Langxian was also very depressed. He originally thought that the entire Dengzhou Prefecture was full of ports, so he wanted to find a ship.

It was easy, but it was extremely difficult for him to find a boat. These ships that were originally everywhere were suddenly gone at all, and even the generals of Dengzhou Town in Penglai Water City refused in this matter.

Everyone really thinks that the Ming Dynasty government is already very unreliable, and Tao Daotai is even more unreliable. In the 43rd year of Wanli, the Liao merchant responded to his call to transport grain to Denglai, but it was difficult for him to protect his family and his family to be destroyed. If it weren't for Liu Peng's actions, there would probably be hundreds of Liao merchants who would jump into the sea to commit suicide.

Although this matter was not Tao Langxian's responsibility, everyone kept the account on Tao Langxian. Everyone felt that it was thankful that the transportation of grain for Tao's prefecture could guarantee the capital, not to mention that the freight rate of 2 cents of stone rice and 3 cents of silver would probably be even more than that of many people in the government.

Tao Daotai didn't have enough money, so everyone worked hard to put their money in. In the end, they might not be able to get the first payment in a year or two.

So Tao Daotai could only place hope on Liu Peng, and Liu Peng also agreed: "Master Taotai, this is everything I can do, but where is my experience in ward... You have to give a hope!"

Speaking of this, Tao Daotai couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He could only answer: "Okay, okay, I will do my best to help you get the mission of your experience in the ward. But I have to say that although it is a real official position at that time, County Magistrate Liu may still have to temporarily hold the position of County Magistrate Zhaoyuan!"

Tao Daotai was really worried about Liu Peng. Although he knew that Wei's experience was a useless position and had to deal with a group of hereditary military officers all day long, many times he was not a human inside and outside, but the problem was that Liu Peng was not an ordinary person, but a crossing river dragon. If he really wanted to master a guard and the guards below, he would not be able to get along with the Taoist minister.

So he thought that Liu Peng could actually teach his garrison experience, but he had to continue to be appointed as the county magistrate of Zhaoyuan. This was purely to solve an administrative level problem. Liu Peng immediately smiled bitterly: "The problem is that the garrison office and the prefectures are not the same system, how can he sign the rank?"

In the Ming Dynasty, the garrison office was an independent administrative system of the military management system, which was not the same as the prefectures and counties. This was equivalent to cross-system office, so there were naturally many disputes and big troubles. Tao Daotai said immediately: "I will naturally have a way..."

He didn't have any way? He just dug a big hole for Liu Peng and jumped in. If Liu Peng jumped out, it would be the blessing of his ancestors. If he couldn't jump out, he would slowly wait in the fire pit. He would always be able to survive in ten or eight years.

Liu Peng really didn't notice this detail: "Then I'll trouble you with this matter!"

"After getting the shipping to Liaodong, the court will not treat you badly. Governor Li has mentioned you to me several times!"

Governor Li is the current Governor of Shandong Li Changgeng. His several times of mentioning Liu Peng's name naturally means that Liu Peng's influence is getting bigger and bigger, but Liu Peng still said the same thing: "Daotai, I am a minor official. I know very well what kind of future I can have. I am satisfied with the experience of being able to find a harem!"

If someone else Tao Lang can fool you, but Liu Peng's background is too low, he really can't find a good way to fool you, so he can only agree: "Okay, I will do my best to do what this guard has experienced for you, and you will also be a seventh-rank official!"

Only after seeing Tao Daotai away, Zang Erchang stood up and said, "Mr. Liu, this matter is settled. Let's build roads and use up all the remnants of Zhucheng over the years. If you don't use it, I'm afraid Tao Daotai will have the idea of ​​our Zhucheng. Our accumulation will probably fall into his hands!"

His second brother Zang Erci was the current governor of Ningxia, so he was not afraid of Tao Langxian, and Liu Peng also laughed: "Have you figured it out?"

"I figured it out, I figured it out all!" Zang Erchang replied: "Building roads and bridges can also provide some benefits to the people, but Denglai Palace is only willing to pay 70,000 stones a year, Taodaotai costs 110,000 stones. The province must think that it costs at least 150,000 stones a year. If it is Beijing, it may cost at least 200,000 stones. In the end, who has the final say, it is Beijing!"

In this kind of major event that concerns the fate of the country, the big figures in Beijing naturally would not take the local protests to heart. Even if they don’t think of farts, they will deal with them as noises. In the end, it must be the Beijing that has the final say. At most, the local government will pay more or less discounts in the implementation.

Liu Peng laughed: "Mr. Zang is indeed a smart person!"

"My second brother often talks about these things in his letter. His governor Ningxia is still unable to make decisions in major matters, not to mention that Tao Langxian is just a deputy envoy of the inspector. If he doesn't quickly build roads and bridges and owes some money outside, I'm afraid that the little bit of people's fat and ointment that we Zhucheng people have saved for so many years will be searched by Tao Daotai. Moreover, Tao Daotai is planning the number of 110,000 stone rice beans now, which can be described in one sentence!"

"How do you say it?" Liu Peng became curious at once: "How do you describe it?"

Zang Erchang couldn't help laughing: "Look for fish from a tree, carve a boat and ask for swords!"

Liu Peng's expression couldn't help but become solemn. He asked, "Do you think the number of shipping shipments in Denglai this year is more than 100,000 shi?"

"Absolutely more than that!" Zang Erchang did not stay on this issue for too long: "Mr. Liu, let's settle the road construction matter as soon as possible. How are you going to build this road?"

"This matter has been decided long ago!" Liu Peng replied: "It was decided last year!"

Yang Guangwen next to him also added: "It has been decided long ago, so the post road I repaired at that time, and the official road especially avoided this avenue!"

"Why don't I know?" Zang Erchang was shocked: "Why don't I know such a big event!"

"This is the route that Zhizhi personally took people to Zhucheng to survey and map!"

Liu Peng personally took out the results of Zhuangtu’s surveying and mapping from the cabinet beside him: “It’s roughly this route, first build the section from Juzhou to Zhucheng!”

As a child of the Zang family, Zang Erchang's knowledge was naturally extraordinary. After seeing the map, his eyes lit up: "Can this line be adjusted?"

"It is also a small detail adjustment. The framework has been decided! Unless you Zang family are willing to pay more money, the framework will not change significantly. This is the most cost-effective solution."

Zang Erchang quickly asked another question: "When I look at this map, this avenue seems to be built northward, cross Anqiu and head straight to Weixian?"

Liu Peng nodded: "There is such a plan, but it is definitely not now."

The avenue mapped by the facts is roughly overlapping with the northern section of the Tai (erzhuang) and Wei (County) National Defense Highway built before the Anti-Japanese War.

Before the Anti-Japanese War, the axis of Shandong transportation was Jinpu, Jiaoji railways, Taiwei and Yanwei highways, and Taiwei highways played a particularly important role. Although it was hundreds of years apart, people from different eras still made similar choices. However, Liu Peng could only control Juzhou and Zhucheng, and this avenue could only become a dead end.

Although it was a dead end, Zang Erchang still felt that Liu Peng's plan was very grand and reasonable, and Zhucheng and Zangjia were definitely the biggest beneficiaries. He nodded and asked, "The main problem now is that it is stuck in Anqiu County, right? I will try my best to think of a solution."

This Juwei Road passes through Zhucheng, and Anqiu goes north and reaches Weixian, it is connected to Guanma Avenue facing east and west. Jiang Haotian is always stationed in Changyi County, and it takes only one day to get to Weixian. If the gap in Anqiu can be opened, the core areas of Longkou can be completely connected.

But Liu Peng had his own opinion: "There is no hurry to do this, and we must open up the roads in Zhucheng and Juzhou. The matter in Anqiu is not simple!"

Zang Erchang also understood, and he smiled and said, "I am really anxious about this matter, but I have an immature idea, and I don't know whether to say it or not..."
Chapter completed!