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Chapter 121 The Emperor's Dilemma
"This inventory can only hold ten carriages at most, which is too little." Li Chengyi shook his head, not very satisfied with this inventory.
Shopkeeper Ding did not expect that Li Chengyi would ask for such a large amount of snowflake salt. He was stunned for a moment and explained, "Fourth Master, you are from my own family. To be honest, Captain Fang sent dozens of carts of salt back a few days ago. The reason why there is only this little stock left is because the stewards of the Chen family took away more than carts yesterday."
"The Chen family? The Chen family you're talking about is the Chen family of the three giants in Fucheng?"
Shopkeeper Ding nodded: "Yes, it's their house. The young master of the Chen family has a unique vision. He started selling snowflake salt within a few days of our salt shop opening."
"." When Li Chengyi heard this, he couldn't help being surprised. Sure enough, there are many smart people in the world, especially these aristocratic families who have been immersed in the business world for generations. The slightest smell of copper is like seeing a fishy cat.
But having said that, speaking from the bottom of his heart, Li Chengyi admired this Young Master Chen very much, his sense of smell was really too keen.
He thought that he was the first local to react, but he never thought that there are people outside the people, and there is a sky beyond the sky.
But anyway, he wasn't slow to react, so he had to make a fortune before others reacted.
"Treasurer Ding, this time I will bring at least soldiers and divide them into four convoys. The money you made with this little salt is not enough for the road expenses. To be honest, how long will it take for the next batch of salt to arrive?"
Shopkeeper Ding was taken aback when he heard his plan, "Fourth Master, does she know that you are such a generous princess?"
A convoy of 500 people is at least 10,000 horse-drawn carriages and 70+ catties of snowflake salt.Four teams equal million catties!
hiss!
Too scary!
Does fourth master know what he knows?
When such a large amount of salt dealers go out, not to mention whether the fourth master has the ability to take them away, but the money to pay the bill is a huge sum of money. Can this ignorant fourth master, who only cares about spending time and money, get it?
Li Chengyi waved his hand, "Salt, you help me prepare first, I will discuss this matter with my concubine later."
Shopkeeper Ding felt relieved, as long as the concubine knew about this and agreed, he would have nothing to worry about, and he would not be afraid of credit.
"Don't worry, fourth master, I'll make preparations here first, and we'll arrange for you to fetch salt when we get a letter from the princess."
Li Chengyi agreed and left the salt shop.
He has been in the rich circle of the capital for many years, so he knows how to assess the situation.
Regarding face, it is a matter of personal honor and disgrace.
Under normal circumstances, he still cares about face, unless there are some extreme situations, such as struggling to survive in the cracks, face and money, he will choose money without hesitation.
After all, face is not something that should be eaten or drunk. In real life, money is better than money. Without money, it is difficult to move an inch, and no one will buy his account.
Xia Jing tried to design the washroom, thinking about whether the septic tank could be transformed into a biogas digester by the way.The high temperature in Lingnan is more suitable for the fermentation of biogas digesters.
If it can be transformed into a biogas digester, the small kitchen in her own yard will no longer need to burn firewood, and it will be clean, hygienic and convenient.
Speaking of this biogas digester, Xia Jing thought of the residue after fermentation in the biogas digester, that is, the output, which can be used as fertilizer for crops.
They opened up a lot of wasteland in Lingnan, which is the time when a lot of fertilizer is needed.
Xia Jing was about to write these down, when Hongmei came in to report, "Princess, Fourth Master came to greet you, and he is outside right now."
"The fourth child is here?" Xia Jing's writing hand paused slightly, "Let him in quickly."
I just don't know what's the matter with this kid?
After Hongmei went out for a while, she led Li Chengyi in slowly.
"The son greets the concubine mother, how is the concubine mother recently?"
Xia Jing put down her pen and said with a smile, "Please remember, everything is fine with my concubine."
"That's good."
Li Chengyi found a seat with a smile and sat down, took the wet handkerchief handed over by Hongmei, wiped his face and hands, and drank another bowl of mung bean soup to feel his body cool down.
"The weather in Lingnan is really hot. It's really hard for people to get used to it for the first time. It's still comfortable here for the concubine."
After hearing what he said, Xia Jing glanced at the ice basin in the corner, and asked with a chuckle, "You came here just to give me a discount when you buy ice, right?"
Anyway, it's impossible to get rid of it completely.
She earns money and supports servants, tenants, and guard camps.
Li Chengyi raised his eyebrows and said happily: "It would be great if the concubine mother can give you a discount, but this time my son has other things to discuss with you."
"Oh?"
Xia Jing was amazed that this dude who was born in the palace was better than Lan, what could he discuss with her today.
"It's the way it is."
Li Chengyi briefly talked about his current predicament, and then talked about his plan.
"It's true that you want to make a fortune while there are not many snowflake salt merchants, but have you ever wondered where there are so many horse-drawn carriages in Lingnan? I don't think you can hire hundreds of horse-drawn carriages even if you go around the entire city. A carriage."
When Wangfu came to Lingnan, he brought a lot of carriages, but it was unrealistic to mobilize them all for him.
Because the various affairs of the palace also need carriages.
"That's it." Hearing this, Li Chengyi couldn't help but feel a little regretful. This was the first time in his life that he had the idea of working hard, but the result seemed to be unsatisfactory.
But he was a bit unwilling to let him give up. The reason why the dandy became a dandy is entirely because there is a basis for becoming a dandy.
Now each house is responsible for each house's own additional expenses, and he still has a 2000-man army to support, and the reality forces him to face the reality.
"I'm a bit unwilling to give up. Is there any other way for the mother to have the best of both worlds?"
Xia Jing pondered for a while, then said: "It's the first time to travel with a caravan, I suggest you try to find as many carriages as you can. If you find only half of the number of carriages, you can send half of the people to escort the caravan merchants, and the rest The rest stayed in the barracks for training.
With such a rotation, in the end the whole team can make money and train without mistakes. The quality of the army has improved, and your problem of money and food has also been solved. "
"Good, that's a good idea!"
After discussing it here, Li Chengyi rushed back to discuss the specific implementation rules with the steward without stopping.
Hongmei sent Li Chengyi away, went back to the room, and asked worriedly: "Princess, when outsiders buy goods at the salt shop, they are paid in cash. Fourth master bought so much salt, why don't you let him pay half of the purchase price first?"
Xia Jing looked up at her, and asked back, "Do you think he has the money to pay off the purchase price?"
"This..." Hongmei was a little hesitant, the fourth bedroom was a concubine, and her assets were definitely not as good as the first and second bedrooms, and she didn't know if the fourth bedroom had so much cash in hand?
At this time, Xia Jing spoke again, "Actually, he went to the business once, and he can settle the debt when he comes back. Moreover, selling snowflake salt is hugely profitable, and I forgive him for not giving up such a big piece of fat just for the sake of immediate benefits." Meat."
Shopkeeper Ding will control the amount he wants, every time he pays on credit, he has to settle it every time he comes back, and if he doesn't settle, the cooperation will be cancelled.
Based on this alone, Li Chengyi would not foolishly hit her with Qiufeng.
Hearing what Xia Jing said, Hongmei's heart fell to the ground.
Xia Jing sent someone to the salt shop to convey her intentions, and the follow-up transaction with Li Chengyi was naturally arranged by shopkeeper Ding.
On her side, she naturally focused her energy on her dozens of hectares of wasteland.
In fact, including the wasteland of Li Chengmu, the fifth child, the mother and son have nearly hectares of wasteland.
It will take a lot of work to cultivate them all.
It is even more difficult to grow them after they are grown. Fortunately, fertile fields are gradually fattened up, so they can only be more patient in farming.
But the houses and some facilities in the farm have to be built first.
Xia Jing wants to build an ecological farm. The wasteland is reclaimed to build paddy fields with good water sources, the thick soil layer is used as dry land, and the other rocky and sandy areas are used to plant fruit trees or build livestock sheds.
Generally speaking, the specific rules can be adjusted according to the actual situation.
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Rumble!
Thunder exploded!
Jiankang, whether it was a dignitary or a commoner, was awakened by the thunder.
Hua Shaojin sat up from the bed.
The guard at night asked: "Master, are you going to get up at night?"
Hua Shaojin didn't answer the boy's question, but eagerly wanted to confirm, "Is it thunderstorm or rainstorm outside?"
"Go back to Master, yes, it's pouring rain outside, and the corridor outside is full of rain." The young servant thought he was thinking of Ye, and explained: "Fortunately, before the rain fell, the younger one brought the bucket in. If Master thought of Ye, The little one will help you go to the bathroom to solve it."
Hua Shaojin frowned tightly, and asked the servant to hold the lamp, "Now is the critical moment for the rice to bear ears, why can't the sky be sunny for a few days?"
The young man echoed while holding the lamp: "Who says it's not, these days, it's like being poked a hole by someone this day, and the heavy rain has never stopped."
The heart of the master and servant is heavy.
The sounds of wind, rain, and thunder outside were intertwined. In the dark night, people felt panic for no reason.
Unable to fall asleep for a while, Hua Shaojin thought about the flood memorials on the desk in the next few days, and now there will be no more piles.
In fact, as early as the first half month, the flood in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River had reached its peak.
Seven or eight days ago, a few sections of the Yellow River could not withstand the pressure of the flood, and two sections of the embankment had been washed away, forming a gap. The flood was rampant and the disaster was severe.
It's just that their civil officials proposed to allocate funds for disaster relief and distribute food to resettle the victims, but the matter got stuck with the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Hubu Shangshu cried poorly, saying that the warehouses of the Hubu are clean enough for mice to play sports leagues.
Jiangshan belonged to the royal family of the Li family. In the end, there was no other way, and the new emperor was forced to allocate a sum of disaster relief funds from the internal treasury for disaster relief in the disaster area.
However, Xinhuang meant that the money was earmarked for special use, and he was not at ease in whoever handed over the money.
Especially the officials of the foreign court.
The new emperor wanted to appoint a special case to go to the disaster-stricken area for disaster relief, but was rejected by the civil servants.
The civil servant group headed by Hua Shaojin, regardless of whether what the new emperor said was right or not, they would not allow the new emperor to let the inner court intervene in the affairs of the outer court.
The ideal emperor of the civil official group is an obedient emperor.
The new emperor is a tool person who stamps their seal after they have made a decision. Everything they have made a decision only needs to be confirmed by the new emperor to announce it to the world.
Hua Shaojin thought about it, and then thought of King Qian who was sent to Lingnan by him.
Whether as a son and daughter's in-laws or as a Zuo servant of the court, he is not optimistic about King Qian.
Thunderstorms also affected the rebels in Yanzhou and Qingzhou.
The new emperor ordered Youzhou, Jizhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou, and the four-way coalition forces launched a general attack on the rebels at the same time.
The battle was already in a stalemate, but it was broken by this continuous heavy rain.
There are still two or three months before the autumn harvest in the north, but a general attack on the rebels was launched in such a lean season.Not to mention other things, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, horses and light people eat horse chews, and the daily consumption of food and grass is astronomical.
The food and grass of the Four-way Allied Forces is enough for the court to drink a pot.
The soldiers of the four routes asked the court for food and money one after another, and even threatened the court with sending troops. If they did not allocate food and money, they would not send troops.
The memorial was sent to Jiankang, and there was another scene of dispute in the court.
Officials from various forces in the court were arguing endlessly. The public said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, but the new emperor could only sit on the dragon chair and worry.
Because the civil servants did not agree to come up with an effective charter, the next thing is not easy to arrange.
Disaster relief needed money and food, and the suppression of rebels needed money and food. All the pressure was piled on the shoulders of the new emperor, making him breathless.
Sometimes late at night, he would even think, did he really do the right thing in fighting for the throne?
"Daiyi, do you think I am suitable to sit in this position?"
Dai Yi, who was awakened by the thunder, stood beside the dragon couch. He was originally the personal eunuch serving Emperor Hui Yuan.
Just because Emperor Huiyuan came to heaven, he was kept by the new emperor's side.
At this time, he lowered his head and replied expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, if you are not suitable to sit in this position as the heir to the throne appointed by the previous emperor, who in the world is qualified?"
"Since I sat in this position, I have been worrying about various things since I woke up every day. The court lacks this and that. Those civil servants come to me whenever they encounter problems. If they come to me to solve the problem, then listen to me." Yes, but they always have their own ideas, they will overthrow everything I advocate, do you think it is interesting for me to be the emperor?"
Dai Yi bowed his head and was speechless. The emperor became the puppet of civil servants, not from this emperor, but from the last emperor.
It's just that the Dayu Dynasty has been passed down for 300 years, and the background is there. Even if unfilial children and grandchildren are ruined, they can be ruined for dozens or hundreds of years.
Now that it has been passed on to the new emperor, all the disadvantages of it have been revealed.
To be honest, Dai Yi felt a little sympathetic to him.
Fortunately, the new emperor didn't seem to want Dai Yi to answer, and he said in a self-centered manner: "The dynasty has been passed down for hundreds of years, how come here, the warehouse of the household department is so empty that mice can run away? Taxes are not coming up, they don’t think of a solution, they just stare at my private treasury.”
However, the emperor's private treasury is also limited, and if they stare at it a few times, the emperor's private treasury may also be cleaned up.
At that time, the emperor's internal treasury will have no money and food, and the national treasury will also have no money and food. So where will the Yu Dynasty go?
Dai Yi sighed inwardly, looking out of the dark window, "I'm afraid that this year's taxes will be in vain again. Not only will the taxes not come up, but money and food will also have to be used for disaster relief."
The new emperor felt a sudden in his heart, and asked eagerly: "Big Companion, what should I do when you say that?"
Dai Yi frowned and pondered for a long time before he sighed quietly, "You can't sit still, Your Majesty, it's really not possible. You can search several corrupt officials and use the money and food obtained from the raid to temporarily alleviate the current plight of the court."
A word to wake up the dreamer, the new emperor seemed to see a bright light after hearing these words, and the pressure in his heart suddenly dropped a lot.
"Haha. That's a good idea. I'll ask someone to do a thorough investigation to see who is the most insatiable. We'll catch a few typical examples and temporarily overcome the immediate crisis. Everything will get better next year."
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