Chapter 204: Bargaining
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "My cousin, I must be helping." Actually, I've been planning for you for a long time. After all, I said before that Bai Junda's cousin was in charge, and that was also my uncle's cousin, so I definitely wanted to help. This time, you are the lord of the city, and this is also my aunt's cousin, so you are naturally going to help. Besides, the four cities of Nanyang, watch and help each other, one is prosperous, and one is lost. In that wild land, surrounded by the natives, there are countless talented wolves, tigers and leopards, far away from Dachu, hanging alone, if we don't help each other, how can we gain a foothold in the South Seas. ”
Tian Jingye listened to Chen Wenhui's words, and couldn't help but be solemn and respectful, it seems that this little cousin is really as smart as rumored, where can an ordinary woman have the overall situation of this and that? Thinking about my sister at home, it's really incomparable.
Tian Jingye hurriedly said: "What my cousin said is very true. We are all people of Dachu since we were older, we are all officials appointed by the emperor, and we are all children representing our respective families. Since childhood, we are all a family, we are all close relatives, or close relatives, of course, we have to watch and help each other. ”
Chen Wenhui smiled in her heart, Tian Jingye began to pay attention to his words, but he only agreed, not obeyed, didn't he see that what he said was watching and helping each other, rather than obeying instructions?
Chen Wen&{3.w}.Hui is not in a hurry, this process is not a one-time process. Chen Wenhui continued: "Since you want to watch and help each other and develop together, you didn't prepare before, and I have already started to prepare. Needless to say, the city they want to build is their current stronghold, as long as it expands a little. We started from scratch. So. The first is the issue of personnel. by our silver. Can a few of our domestic servants do the work? Only with the people can there be cities. So, this person is the first priority. Fortunately, the emperor gave me 200,000 people. Among these men were prisoners of war, these were strong laborers, slaves, and poor and landless people from three counties. I have asked my second brother to go there to take over, and move all these people to the capital, and when I arrived in the capital, I arranged for the boat to go south along the canal. Arrive at Shanghai City. When you get to Shanghai City to rest, you have to take a sea boat to Xinguang City on Yizhou Island. After arriving at Shin Kong City, we will rest again before departing for Luzon Island in the South Seas. I spent money on this process, and if you want to buy these people, you have to make up for the money. Of my 200,000 people, I only left 50,000 people, gave 50,000 to my second brother, and bought 50,000 people from the black family. I have 50,000 left for you. Of course, if you don't. I can take it all myself, to tell you the truth. Even if I come another 200,000, I can use it in one city. ”
Although Tian Jingye had long known that Chen Wenhui could give him manpower, he thought that it would be good to only have 30,000 or 40,000 people, and he could give a quarter of the people and 50,000 people at once, but it was unexpected. Tian Jingye said happily: "Good sister, if you can have these 50,000 people, plus the people of our family, I will have confidence this time." “
Chen Wenhui thought to herself, there are really different methods, and she got the craftsmen by herself, and she attracted about 10,000 people. My brother got about 10,000 people from Jiangnan, and the Hei family originally had a stronghold there. This family also has a family, and this is common to several families, even if a family produces 5,000, it can make up 20,000 or 30,000 people, it seems that they can't be too soft-hearted, and they will be slaughtered if they should be slaughtered.
Chen Wenhui smiled slightly and said, "Cousin Xiangbi also knows that although these people were rewarded to me by the emperor, I also got them by offering the proceeds of Shanghai City. So, I'm still going to collect money. ”
Tian Jingye hurriedly said: "This is nature, how can we ask for your people for nothing." Cousin said a price, right? ”
Chen Wenhui said: "Well, I am ready to make these people, regardless of men and women, old and weak, a total of 50,000 people, one price, 20 taels of silver per person. ”
Tian Jingye immediately opened his mouth wide and said, "How is it possible, how much is a slave in this Da Chu?" Twenty taels of silver is too expensive, and besides, this is not a slave or a maid, but a common people, and it does not belong to us. ”
Chen Yuanheng had long known that his daughter was going to sell them to the family for twelve taels, and the price was high. Who knows, the daughter's mouth is actually twenty taels of silver. You must know that the daughter is only one of ten taels for her own family. The black collector is also eleven tael. This time it's twice as much as myself. Therefore, Chen Yuanheng was a little surprised, but after all, Chen Yuanheng was deep in the city, so he quickly controlled his feelings, and was still drinking tea lightly.
However, Tian Jingye was very shrewd, and the trace of surprise that Chen Yuanheng accidentally revealed was still caught by him. Tian Jingye immediately understood in his heart that Chen Wenhui's price was too high. Chen Wenhui's to the Hei family, and the one to his own family must not be this price.
Sure enough, Chen Wenhui said: "I also know that the price is high, but if we buy a slave and maid, it will cost a few taels of silver, but what if we buy dozens?" How many hundred of them can be bought? Isn't this enough to make the market price of slaves and maids rise? If you buy tens of thousands, that's 50,000. ”
I have to say that what Chen Wenhui said is very reasonable, it is precisely because she buys a lot that it is difficult. Tian Jingye was a little embarrassed, this price, the elders in the family will definitely not be satisfied, I didn't expect that I hadn't arrived in Nanyang yet, I was stumped first, in the future, how to make the elders believe, how to let the cousins look forward to him?
Chen Wenhui looked at Tian Jingye's face, a little funny, it was really green. Chen Wenhui said: "However, I can't embarrass my cousin. My cousin is taking on a big responsibility for the first time, if this first thing is done badly, how will he win the trust of his elders in the future, and how will he serve the public? Chen Wenhui said while thinking, aren't you playing the family card? Aren't you not convinced that I, the head of Nanyang? I'll give you a dismount, and I'll also play the family card for you, which is called treating others in the way of others.
This really happened to Tian Jingye's heart. Tian Jingye hurriedly said: "Good sister, what you said is true, what do you think of to help me do this first errand?" ”
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "I can give you a little discount on the price." To be honest, the price I gave to the Hei family and my second brother was lower than this. Supposedly, you are my own cousin, what you do to my second brother, you have to do to you, right? At the very least, compared to you and the Hei family, we are our own family. ”
Tian Jingye, who said this, nodded again and again. Chen Yuanheng looked at these just a few words, and his daughter circled Tian Jingye in, completely following Chen Wenhui's train of thought, and couldn't help but laugh in her heart.
Chen Wenhui continued: "However, family affection is family affection, and this account still needs to be clear. ”
This sentence hung Tian Jingye's heart again.
Chen Wenhui said: "I gave the Hei family and the second brother a lower price because they were given additional conditions. Cousin, listen to it too. The black family wants to give priority to the production of farm tools, weapons, tools, etc., which my city needs, and they also give me a preferential price. In addition, the black family wants to send some talents to serve me, for example, to help me design the city, to help me design the house, and to teach my farmers to farm and plant fruit trees. Wait a minute. Also, the Black Family Medicine Refining Hall will also send some people to treat my people. Of course, I pay these people for all of them, and they all pay very well. ”
This reminded Tian Jingye again. Yes, my own family, brought out by the family, there are people who can manage general affairs, there are people who can settle accounts, and there are people who know how to plant civil engineering, but there are really not many people who know how to farm, even if there are so few, they all understand how to plant the land in the north, I heard that the climate in Nanyang is completely different from the north, how to teach, should I also invite people from the black family. But the people of the black family are not familiar with themselves, it seems that when they negotiate with their cousin, they will ask their cousin to introduce the principal of the black family to know him.
Chen Wenhui said: "As for my second brother's side, my second brother gave me 5,000 craftsmen. Of course, the money for these craftsmen, I paid. ”
Tian Jingye understood when he heard it, everyone has a place where Chen Wenhui can be used, but on his own side, what can Chen Wenhui use?
Chen Wenhui didn't speak, drank tea slowly, and waited for Tian Jingye to think about it.
Sure enough, Tian Jingye thought about it vigorously, and finally, he finally thought of a piece and said: "I have a lot of entertainers here, these people have been the master's staff, and they have experience in managing places and government affairs, I can give you some, so that your city will be managed." Of course, these people give you, and you have to pay for it. ”
Chen Wenhui thought to herself, this is not bad, but she can't agree so quickly.
Chen Wenhui said: "These people are very useful, but I am not short of them at the moment, it is just a small city, how many people can I need?" As for the experience, I believe that if I teach for a while, it will be fine. You know that I have a good relationship with King Jin, and he also has a lot of staff around him, so I think he should have prepared it for me. ”
Tian Jingye immediately thought of it, really, how could he forget about King Jin? His group of people are all on the front of King Jin. King Jin is surrounded by many capable scholars. Besides, even if there is no King Jin intervening, the father of the family is a second-grade master, who has worked step by step from the local area, and there are no talents with savings around him. He seemed to remember that one of King Jin's favorite concubines was a scholarly family who opened a academy in Jiangnan. People open academies, but can there be a shortage of scholars? That's a world full of peaches and plums. Also, his third uncle is different from the other two uncles who rely on the face of the family, rely on their sister, and rely on their daughter to become officials. This third uncle became an official because he was admitted to the Juren, he is a serious scholar, and he can still lack a friend who reads? Hey, it's a pity, what else can be exchanged for this? (To be continued......)