On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 122 Share the benefits equally

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 122 Share the benefits equally

In fact, before Wei Yi came, Cui Che had considered privately opening beach fields to make salt profits.

In the final analysis, I am still forced by the word money and food.

Nowadays, the huge Cui Mansion is entirely supported by Yang Lihua's food estate, which also makes Cui Che fall into self-doubt: I traveled to the Sui Dynasty to eat soft rice?!

Although Yang Lihua doesn't care, according to her words:

"I have given the whole world to my father, so how can I argue with Cui Lang about money and food?"

But Cui Che still felt that he couldn't straighten up in front of his wife.

Of course, every time after sex, the bend becomes even worse due to overexertion.

The reason why Cui Che has not taken action for a long time is not because his subordinates do not have the talent for business.

And Cui Che cherishes his reputation, and it is impossible for him to personally manage the salt business.

Now that Wei Yi took the initiative to bring it up, Cui Che was naturally tempted, but instead of rushing to agree, he pretended to be hesitant.

Seeing his hesitation, Wei Yi continued to encourage:

"We only need to open a hundred acres of farmland to get thousands of dendrobiums of salt. If we sell it across the sea, Zicheng knows how much wealth this will be!"

Cui Che was still silent.

Wei Yi was very anxious, but he still managed to persuade him:

“Jiaozhou is convenient for shipping and is close to overseas countries, which is a geographical advantage;

"You are the general manager of Qingzhou, and I am the governor of Jiaozhou, which is the harmony;

"The location, people and people are all there, but the only thing missing is the weather. The so-called weather is just the weather on the sea. As long as we encounter strong winds and waves from time to time, within three years of my term, you and I can save tens of thousands of dollars!"

Cui Che then sighed:

"Che was also tempted by what Wei Gong said, but Cui is not good at business."

Seeing that he was relieved, Wei Yi was overjoyed. He immediately took matters into his own hands and interrupted:

"Zicheng doesn't need to worry about this. Wei will take care of this matter. After it is completed, you and I will share the benefits equally."

The reason why Wei Yi insisted on recruiting Cui Che to join the gang, to settle the matter himself, and to promise to share the profits equally with him, were all for three reasons.

The first is that Cui Che has promoted officials on a large scale and has eyes and ears all over the four states of Qing, Jiao, Guang and Ju. If he really wants to go it alone, there is no way he can hide it from him.

The second is that Wei Yi did not know the specific process of drying salt, and the salt workers who knew the process of drying salt were all under the control of Cui Che.

The third and most important point is that Cui Che has three thousand salt soldiers under his command, who are responsible for protecting the salt fields and patrolling the beaches along the coast.

If Cui Che had not been brought into the group, the place would have been taken care of by others before the salt was produced. This practice is also called clamping down on illegal production dens.

Based on these three reasons, Wei Yi must get Cui Che's support to win this big deal.

Seeing that Wei Yidu had offered such generous terms, Cui Che finally agreed.

The two agreed to privately open a hundred acres of beach land, Cui Che would assign salt workers, and Wei Yi would be responsible for the rest. Cui Che sent his personal follower Wang De to participate in the management.

Wang De was the man who called himself Wang Wu and pretended to be a salt worker with Zhao Wen. He was also one of the slaves who loyally protected Cui Lu when he rebelled.

Brothers have to calculate the accounts clearly when doing business. The so-called Wang De's participation in the business is actually monitoring from the inside. Cui Che cannot let Wei Yi say that he will get as much as he wants.

After the matter was settled, Wei Yi asked:

"Can Zicheng restrain his salt soldiers?"

Cui Che heard this and invited:

"Wei Gong might as well go with me to the military camp outside the city."

Wei Yi waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Wei just asked casually. Since Zicheng is confident, Wei is relieved."

That night, Cui Che summoned Wang De and told him and Wei Yi all about their plans.

Wang De had never been to the sea and knew nothing about overseas affairs, but he did not hesitate at all.

The next day, Wang De set off for Jiaozhou with Wei Yi. In the next few days, Yu Wenkai, the governor of Guangzhou, and Yuan Biao, the governor of Juzhou, came to Dongyang City one after another and brought their wives to visit Cui Che and Yang Lihua.

Looking at Yuan Biao's decrepit appearance, Cui Che was really worried that he would die after taking office.

Pei Xiu and Huang Baiji had been transferred to Guang and Ju states long before Yu Wenkai and Yuan Biao to serve as chief historians.

Cui Che led the Guangzhou salt affairs with Pei Xiu, while the Juzhou salt affairs were of course handed over to Huang Baiji, and the Jiaozhou salt affairs were presided over by the governor Wei Yi.

Qingzhou Salt Affairs was personally led by Cui Che, but Zhao Wen was actually in charge.

Cui Che also divided the four battalions of salt soldiers into four states.

The first battalion under Qin Qiong's command inspected Qingzhou's beach fields;

The Second Battalion under Wang Qing inspected Jiaozhou beach fields;

The third battalion under Zhang Heng inspected the beach fields of Guangzhou;

The fourth battalion under Zhou Kan inspected the beach fields of Juzhou.

Before each department set off, Cui Che carefully warned everyone not to forget to drill while inspecting.

Salt soldiers are soldiers too, so they must learn some fighting skills.

After Wei Yi arrived in Jiaozhou, the salt workers sent by Cui Che also arrived immediately, and the two men's plan soon began.

There are 20,000 acres of beachland in Jiaozhou. Among them, the 100 acres of beachland cultivated privately by Cui Che and Wei Yi are like a drop in the ocean.

The situation in the remaining two states is very different from what Cui Che had thought before.

Because Yuan Biao, the governor of Juzhou, was old and ill, all affairs in the state were handled by Huang Baiji, the chief minister. Huang Baiji was also responsible for the salt affairs of Juzhou, so he was naturally very busy.

But he didn't feel tired either. When he thought that he was just the magistrate of Zhongxian County last year and seemed to have become the acting governor in just a few months, Huang Baiji felt full of energy.

And Cui Che also received news that because the Wei River was sandy and the depth of the river was unstable, the Ding servants who transported grain to Guanzhong suffered greatly and complained.

Therefore, the imperial court intends to divert water from the Wei River and dig a three-hundred-mile-long channel between Daxing City and Tongguan, but the matter has not yet been decided.

But Cui Che knew that this was a matter of time, and Guanzhong was really too poor, so he relied on water transportation to deliver grain from Guandong to Guanxi. How could Yang Jian leave the water transportation problem alone?

Apart from Yu Wenkai, the first contractor in the Sui Dynasty, no one else was considered to be in charge of opening the canal.

On February 17, the fourth year of Kaihuang's reign (584), Zhao Yuanshu, a native of Boling, received a letter from Qingzhou. He was not in a hurry to open it, but said to the messenger in surprise:

"Cui Qingzhou also knows that I, Zhao Yuanshu, exist in the world!"

"It is on the order of the master of the family that I came to invite you to visit Qingzhou."

The messenger confirmed.

Zhao Yuanshu still couldn't believe it. Not to mention how Cui Che knew about him, how could he get into the eyes of the other party with his notorious reputation.

He didn't do anything bad, he just failed to take care of the family business and ended up with nothing.

Zhao Yuanshu did not come from a poor family. Her father, Zhao Shimo, once served under Gao Baoning, who ruled western Liaoning. Later, he led his troops to submit to the Sui Dynasty and was awarded Shangkaifu. Now he lives in Yunyang, Guanzhong.

Since heirs over the age of fifteen were not allowed to accompany him, Zhao Yuanshu was left in his hometown in Boling.

Seeing that he was suspicious, the messenger had no choice but to take Zhao Yuanshu to the manor in Anping County to prove his identity as Cui Che's personal attendant, so that Zhao Yuanshu believed that it was really Cui Che who wanted to see him.

(End of chapter)