Chapter 104: Affordable talents

Yun Zhao was not deeply grateful for politics, and Yun Zhao had only a slight understanding of war.

If the same conditions are given, Yun Zhao would not be a rival to Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting in politics. If the same conditions are given, Yun Zhao would not be a rival to Li Hongji and Zhang Bingzhong in military terms.

If there were no knowledge and means accumulated in later life, the Yun family would be a slightly larger bandit at best. At this time, Yun Zhao might be a small leader under Li Hongji, leading the Yun family bandits to charge for Li Hongji.

Yun Zhao knew where his advantages lies, so he was determined to expand his advantages without limit.

In terms of reassuring the people, comforting the people and enriching the people, no one in the world is Yun Zhao’s opponent!

Therefore, for a long time to come, Lantian County will tirelessly make improving the lives of the people the top priority.

With the urgent mentality of using the people to protect the fruits of their own labor, we will infinitely strengthen the arms of Lantian County.

With Yun Zhao's advantage of being foresighted by weapons, he used the best weapons to arm these armies.

The people of the Ming Dynasty did not ask much, and even said that there were very little.

When they no longer endure hunger, they worship Yun Zhao, who led them to eat, as God.

When their lives are slightly surplus, they think that their county magistrate is the best official in the world.

When they are far from poverty, they are willing to use their lives to protect their property, and at the same time use their lives to protect this county magistrate who is riding on their heads and showing off their power.

Every summer harvest is the most lively time in Lantian County. Grain merchants all over the world seem to come to Lantian County at this time.

This also indicates that the disadvantages of the lack of food in the Ming Dynasty have not been corrected.

This year, Yun Zhao is preparing to take advantage of the opportunity of a bumper grain harvest to hit the grain prices in Jiangnan!

When the grain traders discovered that the bulk grain price in Lantian County fell by 20% overnight, they immediately went crazy, and countless fast horses ran wildly in all directions at the first time.

Because the bulk grains in Lantian County refer to transactions of more than 500,000 dan, which is called bulk.

Transactions with less than 500,000 dan are all small transactions, and the price maintains the market price.

Doing so can avoid harming the price of grain sold in scattered manner by the people.

There are not many buyers in the world who are able to deliver 500,000 dan of grain in cash, but the prefect Yingtian is obviously one of them.

This year, Shi Kefa encountered a very serious problem, that is, the nobles in Nanjing closed the granary uniformly and used silver to pay the few taxes that should be paid this year.

The excess grain of small households in various counties was also purchased by them in the form of cash banking, resulting in the fact that retail investors did not have the grain delivered to the government, and the cash banking was also delivered.

If it were in previous years, this tax paid under the One Whip Act would be the happiest thing for all officials.

Now it's different. The nobles concluded that even if Shi Kefa got the money, he would not have a place to purchase a large amount of grain to complete the urgently needed share of military rations in the court.

Most of the food near Yingtian Prefecture is in their hands. They can naturally find the little money given to Shi Kefa exponentially from the raised food prices.

They thought that in September, if Shi Kefa could not collect enough military rations, it would be a very tragic end to welcome Shi Kefa.

How could those nobles miss it if they can get rid of things that are always targeting them and make a lot of money?

Zhang Feng keenly discovered that there seemed to be a big business to do. If done well, it should bring a very generous income to Guanzhong.

He was not a specialist in this area. After discovering the methods of the nobles of Yingtianfu, he left Nanjing on the pretext of going out to buy food and returned to Lantian County in Xingye.

Hundreds of abacuses crackled in the room, Zhang Feng held a tea bowl and drank tea leisurely, and from time to time he said a few words to Yang Xiong, who had just scarred his head.

"It is said that there is a white crescent moon between Bao Zheng's eyebrows. What's the reason for the fact that there is a black crescent moon between your eyebrows?"

Yang Xiong touched the itchy scar and said slowly: "If you have time, please invite me to have more meals and drinks, go to Mingyue Tower to listen to music, watch dances, and watch operas. When you need the black crescent moon between my eyebrows to help you in the future, I will 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 my life that makes the county magistrate jealous and want to kill me."

"Don't underestimate yourself. Our career is just beginning. This is what the county master said at the night fishing Zhang Guoying party. You are diligent and may one day get to the position of being a master who is very good at the top of your achievements."

Zhang Feng laughed and said, "We can all joke about the four words "Great merit and shock the Lord". Do you think this will happen?"

Yang Xiong touched the crescent moon on his eyebrows and sighed: "I was impulsive at that time."

Zhang Feng pointed to the abacus inside the house and said, "How much profit can they make in the end?"

Yang Xiong looked up at the numbers on the blackboard in the house and said, "If you finally sell the grain to Zhang Bingzhong who is fighting against Yang Sichang and Zuo Liangyu, you can make a profit of ten times, and sell it to Li Hongji can make a profit of about three times. If you sell it to Yang Sichang and others, you will lose more than 40% of the money you sell it to Shuzhong, but you will also gather a large number of refugees in Shuzhong.

It depends on how the county magistrate finally settles the calculation."

Zhang Feng said: "The climate in the south is not conducive to the storage of grain.

When the rice is harvested, if it is rainy and cannot be harvested, threshed, and dried in time, the rice will sprout in the field.

The rice stored in storage is also prone to sprouting if it condenses dew, relapses in tide or leaks rain.

The rice is threshed and cannot be dried in time, and even the grass is stacked, which makes it easy to ferment.

The rice that sprouts and fermented yellow is not worth 10% of the food.

In addition, rice is not resistant to high temperatures, and rice that has passed through summer is prone to aging. Rice that is exposed to the scorching sun or rice that suddenly encounters cold after exposure to the sun, it is prone to "burning waist".

Shortly after the new rice enters the warehouse, if the temperature drops, it often condenses on the surface of the grain pile, which are places we can use.”

Yang Xiong looked at Zhang Feng and said, "There is no more poison than banning 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 civil war that can be controlled to clear the power of the Yingtian Mansion’s nobles in the countryside, and at the same time, we also dug out the roots of the White Lotus Sect in Yingtian Mansion and then carry out comprehensive management."

Yang Xiong smiled and shook his head, "You all like this practice of doing everything you can."

Zhang Feng said: "Who else?"

Yang Xiong patted his mouth and said, "You can't get anything out of my mouth, just do your business well."

Zhang Feng sighed and said, "The people in the south are different from the people in the north. They live relatively easily. Even if there is no food in the ground, they can find some supplementary food from the dense water network.

Without a fundamental change, the people in the south would not rise up like the people in the north.

This requires a slow guide, and finally a deadlock is formed, allowing the people there to measure 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 go and talk to the county magistrate in person, instead of nagging me."

Zhang Feng shook his head and said, "I'm just giving you a blow. Zhou Guoping relied on her national identity to seize the command of Yingtian Prefecture's subordinates. She also said that she would naturally bear the responsibility of what she did."

Yang Xiong glanced at Zhang Feng and said, "Since the county lord has not deprived her of national identity, he expected that she would seize power. If she did not seize it, she would not deserve to be called Zhou Guoping.

Although you guys have their own strengths, they are too far from Zhou Guoping when it comes to the overall situation.

If that woman hadn’t been for the sperm, she would definitely not have fallen to the point of seizing power from you.”

As the two of them spoke, the last abacus sound in the big room finally stopped.

An old man with slender fingers and clear face walked out of the room and handed a page of paper to Yang Xiong and said: "This is just a paper plan. Our chances of winning this food battle are 70%.

This is just a conclusion drawn by others using normal business methods.

If you have the right to intervene in this matter, it will change a lot. Unless you can deal with it, I don't recommend you to gambling with such a large amount of money."

“What is the worst case?”

Old man Qinghuang said coldly: "All goods are lost and all people are killed. Commercial wars are not as kind as the battlefield. You must have a clear understanding of this."

Yang Xiong smiled and bowed to the old man, "Thank you, Mr. Dong for your advice."

Mr. Dong showed a rare smile and said, "Actually, there are a few disciples of Yushan Academy who can come out of 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 sucked his teeth and said, "Is the business person officially debuted?"

Yang Xiong said: "I have studied for five years and polished it in various caravans and business names for three years. I should have some skills!

When the county master personally invited Mr. Dong to teach at Yushan Academy, Cheng Men Lixue was not considered a good match, and it was definitely more than enough to visit the cottage three times.

At the beginning, I thought carefully that our Yushan Academy is a famous family in the northwest, so why do we need a group of stinky merchants to come in? Now it seems that the county magistrate is more attractive."

Zhang Feng smiled and said, "The county lord's vision is so fierce and poisonous, it can be said to be unique in the world!"

Yang Xiong glanced at the paper that Mr. Dong gave him again, and handed it to Zhang Feng and said, "Seventy-three thousand pounds of grain can be prepared for you, but the agreed money cannot be lost.

At the same time, in order to cooperate with your actions, you need to make up for the 20% of the money you lost in Guanzhong.

Are you sure about this?"

Zhang Feng took a long breath and said, "Repay it with death!"

Yang Xiong sneered: "Can your body be used as so much money?"

Zhang Feng gritted his teeth and said, "Go to your best."
Chapter completed!