60,000 leads, 18 million catties of salt, seems to be a big piece of fatty meat, but it is fat meat that you have to eat it.

If you count pure grain, five stone grains are exchanged for a salt guide, and 60,000 stones of grain is 300,000 stone grains, so how much land do you have to buy to grow food?

Now one acre of land can produce about two stones of grain, and after removing the consumption of tenant farmers and exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes, it is good to leave one stone of grain in one acre of land, that is to say, if you want to exchange 300,000 stone of grain, you have to buy 300,000 mu of land!

Not to mention 300,000 mu at this time, 30,000 mu of poplar forest can't be bought, even if he buys it, he can't afford it, 300,000 mu of land is six or seven million taels, and the entire Yang family can't afford to buy so much land with all the money.

The more Yang Lin calculated, the more frightened he became, and in the end, he had to say gloomily: "Cong'er, have you ever thought about what to exchange for these 60,000 leads, and can we exchange them?" ”

Yang Cong really hadn't thought about this question carefully, he thought that these things were supposed to be handed over to his father to be solely responsible, and he didn't have to think about it himself.

However, listening to his father's tone, it seems that it is difficult to exchange for these 60,000 pieces of salt.

He couldn't help but be curious: "Dad, isn't it in exchange for grain, 60,000 leads is just 300,000 stone grain." ”

300,000 stone grain, according to the market price at this time, it is only 150,000 taels, according to the Yang family's financial resources, there is no problem at all to buy this grain.

Unexpectedly, Yang Lin shook his head and said: "Cong'er, it's not that simple, who is willing to sell so much grain to you these days, the best way is to buy land and plant it yourself, 300,000 stones, that is 300,000 acres of land, our Yang family can't afford to buy so much land!" ”

I know this problem, Yang Cong thought that his father was talking about the governor Chen Da's ghost and not letting people sell him food, he just came to solve this matter.

He said a little proudly: "Dad, don't worry, I know that someone is stumbling on you, and I won't let people sell you food, I will let them be honest." ”

Unexpectedly, Yang Lin still shook his head and said: "Cong'er, that's not what Dad said, even if people are willing to sell grain to us, it will be difficult to buy 300,000 stone grain." Let's give you an analogy, like this Dingxiang County, there are more than 10,000 people, and they need about 10,000 stone of grain in a month. ”

Yes!

There is also this kind of thing, Yang Cong was puzzled: "Why, do they have business that they don't do?" ”

Yang Lin sighed and said: "No, you have to think about it, one stone of grain is one hundred and fifty catties, and ten thousand stones is one and a half million catties, they basically ask someone to push the cart to collect grain, and it is good for a person to recover four or five stones of grain at a time, no matter how much, even if it is collected, one person can't push it." ”

This!

Yang Cong was really a little dumbfounded, he found that he had ignored a very important problem, that is, the transportation problem, at this time, ordinary merchants can not afford to buy carriages, and the goods are basically pulled by rickshaws, a strong man can pull seven or eight hundred catties of goods, even if it is a carriage, pulling more than a thousand catties to the top, one and a half million catties a month, how many people have to pull it!

It turned out that he subconsciously thought that at this time, just like in later generations, driving a large truck, pulling a few tons or even a dozen tons at a time is not a problem, and it is a matter of a few hours at most from the countryside to the city, and it is not simple to collect grain.

Now that I think about it, that's not the case at all, the basic thing used here is a rickshaw, not to mention the slow speed, and the pull is less, even if you use a carriage, you can pull ten stone grain at most in one trip, 300,000 stone, then you need 30,000 carriages, even if you buy it in months, send it in months, it will take 3,000 carriages!

This problem is really a bit troublesome, how to solve it?

He thought for a while, and then asked, "Dad, did you use a rickshaw or a horse-drawn carriage to deliver food?" ”

Yang Lin said without thinking: "The carriage, 4,000 leads, 20,000 stone grain, sent four times a year, 5,000 stone each time, fifty carriages, it takes about three days to go back and forth to Datong Town, and it needs to be sent ten times." ”

It's really hard to sell salt, just exchanging salt leads to consume four months a year, and you have to get salt, and you have to sell salt, and the remaining eight months are tight, no wonder your parents haven't come home for a few years, just these 4,000 salt quotes are enough for them to be busy.

This will definitely not work, 4,000 leads are busy all year round, and 60,000 leads are not exhausted and can't be done!

What to do?

Yang Cong thought for a while, and then said solemnly: "Dad, it will definitely not work if it goes on like this, you have to build more carriages, recruit more people, and at least equip 3,000 carriages." ”

Three thousand carriages, the number is a bit exaggerated, but the Yang family is not unaffordable, the horses in the north are relatively cheap, even the horses with the cart down, one hundred taels is almost enough, three thousand carriages is 300,000 taels, this money Yang family still has, the problem is that you just have a car is useless, you have to have food, 300,000 stones, what are you kidding, that's 45 million catties!

Thinking of this, Yang Lin couldn't help but sigh and said: "This carriage is not a big problem, the price of horses here is much cheaper than that in Quanzhou, the problem is that this grain is not easy to buy, unless it is your own land, otherwise, it is difficult for the entire Dingxiang and even the entire Xinzhou to buy 100,000 stone grain, let alone 300,000 stone." ”

fainted, their own land, 300,000 acres of land, the Yang family can't afford it, at this stage, they can only buy it, and the problem is that they can't buy so much food.

This is not a question of whether people are willing to sell grain, the main Shanxi side is originally more mountainous and less land, and it is not easy for the people to eat their own stomachs, how can there be so much grain to sell, even if you go to find the local tyrants and squires, they have to be willing to sell so much grain to you.

What to do?

Yang Cong thought for a while, and suddenly thought that he came all the way, didn't he just pass through Xuanfu Town and Datong Town, Xuanfu Town is more than 300 miles away from the capital, and Datong Town is relatively far away from the capital, but this grain does not have to be purchased near the capital, if it is purchased from Baoding Mansion, it is only more than 300 miles away from Datong Town.

There are many fertile fields near the capital and around Baoding Mansion, and there is basically no problem in purchasing 200,000 stone of grain there.

If these two places are solved, there will be only the border army of Taiyuan Town, Xinzhou belongs to Taiyuan Mansion, Daizhou also belongs to Taiyuan Mansion, where is the border army of Taiyuan Town, Yanmen Pass is guarded by Zhenwuwei, I didn't see the border army of Taiyuan Town.

He couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Bingzhong, where is the border army in Taiyuan Town, and how far is it from here?" ”

Zhu Bingzhong said without hesitation: "The border army of Taiyuan Town is stationed near Ningwu Pass at this time, about two hundred miles away from here. ”

It's so close, it's great, if you buy grain in a decentralized way, this transportation problem will be almost solved.

Yang Cong said confidently: "Dad, if you don't do this, you will only be responsible for the grain and grass of the border army in Taiyuan Town, whether you can buy land and plant it yourself or ask someone to buy it." As for the grain and grass for the border army in Xuanfu Town and Datong Town, it is up to the children to figure out how to do it. ”

This!

His son is a champion and will become a big official in the future, how can he be allowed to run such a lowly business as business.

Yang Lin shook his head firmly and said, "No, Cong'er, how can you worry about this." ”

Yang Cong actually doesn't have to take care of this matter personally, he has a lot of relatives under him, and there is a Li Twelve in the capital, so he doesn't have to worry about purchasing grain at all.

Yang Cong explained his thoughts to Yang Lin in detail, and Yang Lin was relieved, he really didn't expect that his son was also a good hand at business.

Cui Hao and Zhu Bingzhong on the side were even more surprised when they saw that Yang Cong was so concerned about doing business.

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