There are at least 100 households in the three counties of Renxian, Jinxiang, and Juye, ranging from 20 to 40 or 50 heads, and the breeds are also diverse, some raising donkeys, some raising cattle, and even some raising camels. These are all new businesses launched by Yuncheng Horse Market, selling breeding stock and recycling cubs. Of course, it is not just that anyone can raise so much, you must know that under the economic conditions of small farmers at that time, it felt great to raise one or two ploughing cattle for a family. If you want to raise it on a large scale, you must meet three basic conditions, all of which are indispensable. First of all, there must be a certain amount of land, there must be 10 acres and 8 acres of land, land is the foundation, building enclosures, planting grain straw, these are all necessary. Secondly, there are large areas of barren mountains and grasslands around the village, although the big animals are very valuable and the profits are high, but in the same way, they eat forage fiercely, and there is not enough grass to eat. Third, that is the technical requirements, requiring farmers to have a certain foundation. Breeding seems simple, but in fact it is technical work, and if you don't understand technology and have no patience, you can't raise livestock at all.

Seeing that it is the weather in May, there is a major festival called the Dragon Boat Festival in May, and few people in the north care about this festival, but Jeju is different, Jeju is full of water, where there is water, there are boats, and if there are boats, you can race dragon boats. This is not the case that the Jeju prefect also wants to follow the example of the boxing championship held by Chaogai, and intends to hold a dragon boat race in Jeju. Xu Lin has a good official reputation, and there is nothing wrong in the general direction. Specially sent someone to ask Chao Gai to discuss things, Chao Gai did not dare to slack off, after all, this is the top boss, Chao Gai Wu Yong, and Jiao Ting Lu Fang brought a team of twenty personal soldiers, and rushed to Jeju with light horses. After all, Jeju City is a government city, with a larger population than Yunseong, and it is bustling with people coming and going.

Lu Fang said: "Brother, where are we going." ”

Chao Gai said: "Go to Zuixianlou, and then go to Jeju Mansion." ”

There is only one Zuixian Building in Jeju, after all, there are still very few people who can afford to eat in high-end hotels, and everyone eats and drinks to rest for a while, and then changes to long weapons. The pro-soldiers also changed their clothes, dressed up in short clothes, and hid their blades. Even Jiao Ting and Lu Fang were like this, when the group arrived at the door of the prefect's yamen, Jiao Ting and Lu Fang naturally led people to guard outside, and Chao Gai and Wu Yong went in to see Xu Lin and Xu Zhifu.

Xu Lin met Chao Gai in the study, and Xu Lin said happily: "Chao Tuanlian, Mr. Wu, you are here." Don't hurry up for tea. ”

The next person served tea, and the two sides sat down. Xu Lin said happily: "Chao Tuanlian, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Master Chao, specially wrote a letter, asking me to commend you well." ”

"Oh. yes, that's great. Chao Gai is very happy, his own uncle is a waiter in the ministry, he can be regarded as a second-in-command, and he is also a figure of real power.

Xu Lin said: "However, the teacher said that you are too partial, why only develop the economy of Yuncheng, and the rest of Jeju is not important?" ”

Chao Gai was wronged, he was a small Yuncheng group practice, and he was the number one person in Yuncheng, and it was not easy to say it outside, but he couldn't say that yet.

Next to him, Wu Yong said: "What Xu Xianggong said is that we are already implementing some strategies. ”

"Oh, what's the best way, tell me?" Xu Lin asked.

Wu Yongdao: "If you want to become rich, you are nothing more than agriculture, industry, and commerce. Neither industry nor commerce can develop in a short period of time, and only this agriculture can produce the fastest results. Spring planting and autumn harvest can be effective in just a few months. Jeju has a similar proportion of yeoman farmers and tenants. However, the tenants' homes are not absolutely landless, they are just undeveloped. There must be six or seven points of open space in front of and behind any house, and this plot can be used to grow pumpkins, beans, and so on. It can also be used to raise some herbivorous livestock such as goats, and some geese and ducks can be raised near the water. Although these are all small places, if the people make good use of them, they will also see good benefits, at least they don't have to worry about eating and drinking. In addition, this year's wide promotion of Tianwang rice, as long as there is no major natural disaster, our Jeju grain production will increase by at least 30%, and then Xu Xianggong's assessment at the end of this year will be greatly improved. ”

Xu Lin nodded frequently when he heard this, Jeju is a small prefecture, and the level of the prefect is also one level lower than that of the big mansion, if the assessment results are good, it is not impossible to be promoted to another level.

"These are indeed great achievements, but an increase of 30% is too little. Is there any way to increase it by at least 50%? Xu Lin asked.

Wu Yong stopped talking and said: "It's not that there is no big place, and you can get a better official reputation, it depends on whether Prime Minister Xu is willing to do it." ”

Wu Yong said very mysteriously, Xu Lin asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Some local bullies, doing evil, forcible seizure, are moths among the people, if Xu Xianggong can crack down on these bullies, why worry that the people are not rich, and the people do not support Lord Xu." Wu Yong said, and Chao Gai next to him also nodded frequently, "That's right, most of these bullies are moths, and they do a lot of bad things." ”

Xu Lin thought for a while and said: "Okay, the official is also out of the way, just do what Mr. Wu said, I will start handling it tomorrow, but Chao Tuan Lian still needs a lot of assistance." ”

The three of them talked in detail for an afternoon, and Xu Lin also had a lot of concerns, which bully doesn't matter now, and he can be a bully if he doesn't have a relationship? Xu Lin decided to grasp the typical, just like Ren Batian and his ilk in Ren County, the people were extremely angry, there were many grievances, and there was a lot of evidence, which made people unable to grasp the handle.

There are very few people available in Xu Lin's hands, only He Tao and Huang Fu. Xu Lin asked Chao Gai to cooperate, so that he could play a better role. Chao Gai patted his chest and promised that he would definitely make achievements.

Back in the guest room of the Drunken Immortal Building, Chao Gai and Wu Yong were drinking tea and chatting, and Lu Fang came in.

"Brother, Liu Liang sent someone over to find something."

"Oh, it must be something important, let him in." Chao Gai said.

This man is not very old, but he is a shrewd and capable fellow.

"The little one has seen Chao Tuanlian." Said the guy.

Chao Gai said: "Let's talk about it, what did the shopkeeper Liu send you over?" ”

This humanitarian: "The department store we opened in Jinxiang has been ruined, and thousands of goods have been lost, and the shopkeeper Liu Da does not dare to call the shots, so let me come to you." The guy said.

"Jinxiang, then we have at least a few shops, and there are hundreds of guys, so many people still let people smash the store?" Chao Gai asked.

The guy said in detail, the original department store in Jinxiang County was just opened at the beginning of this year, this kind of department store is very similar to the supermarket, the items are very complete, the price is a little lower than the ordinary small store, and the operation concept is often carried out promotions. This time it's amazing, everything is complete, whether it's your wedding banquet or your new home to add furniture, you can do it here in one stop. This is convenient for everyone, the business of the department store is booming, and if it continues like this, it will be able to earn back the investment in this shop in half a year at most, and it will begin to enter the profit stage.

However, it was the prosperity of this department store that also annoyed a rich man, none other than the richest man in Jinxiang County, called Jinbancheng. This means that the family's property can buy half the city. The Jin family opened a grain store, a butcher shop, and a grocery store, and many of the business projects overlapped with the projects of the Chao family department store. The firm in Jinbancheng originally occupied a monopoly position and increased prices at will, and the matter of short catties and two catties happened from time to time, and it was the Jin family who was coaxed in Jinxiang, so the goodwill was not very good, just at this time the department store opened, and the turnover of the Jin family store was reduced by half.

Jin Bancheng was very annoyed, and at the beginning, he sent someone to make trouble and create a rumor or something. But department stores are not easy to mess with, and dozens of good and strong guys are not so easy to deal with. The two sides fought equally, recently, Jin Bancheng is really unbearable, the turnover is only 30% of the original, this Jin Bancheng is not dry.

Jin Bancheng has a number one fierce general, called Jin Heihu, although this man is not a monk, but he has a big bald head, a gold chain around his neck, and a powerful black tiger tattooed on his body.

Jin Bancheng said: "Black Tiger, our Jin family's shop is almost out of business, what do you say." ”

Jin Heihu said: "I said a long time ago, the past was smashed, and nothing happened." The staff is soft-hearted, which is why it is like this. ”

"Yes, you're right. Gather the brethren, and this is to go over and smash their department store. ”

Jin Heihu got Jin Bancheng's permission and immediately blew the whistle and shouted. After all, the Jin family has been in Jinxiang for a long time, and there are many subordinates, and more than 400 people have been gathered.

The shopkeeper on duty hurriedly summoned his men to resist, but it was too late, the other party came fiercely, and he beat people when he saw them, and smashed them when he saw things. The men who had just been organized were quickly dispersed, but the whole department store became a garbage dump in the time of a stick of incense. Before leaving, Jin Heihu was triumphant, standing at the door and saying to the shopkeeper who was beaten and bleeding: "Hurry up and go back to Yuncheng, Jinxiang is not your place, next time a fire will be burned for you." ”

The shopkeeper reported to Liu Liang, the big shopkeeper, Liu Liang took hundreds of guys to Jinxiang, but after all, the guys in the business house were not good at fighting, so Liu Liang had to report to Chao Gai for such a big thing.

After listening to the report, Chao Gai said: "You go back first, let the preparation of the shopkeeper Liu, and reopen in a few days." I'll take care of that. ”

The guy listened to Chaogai's words and went back, and Chaogai also went back after a day in Jeju and a few local business partners.

Wu Yong asked, "How does my brother plan to deal with this matter?" ”

Chao Gai said: "What do you think is appropriate?" ”

"Kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, so that there will not be frequent troublemakers. Last year, after beating Ren Batian, these guys stopped for a while. Wu Yong said.

Chao Gai smiled: "Okay, it's time to set up a special operations department." ”

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