When Zhuang Yi heard about it, seeing that it was still early, he didn't enter the city, and asked Shi Dazhong to send the grain to the warehouse for storage, and went to the south gate to check the construction of the official road by himself. Yang Deshou heard that Zhuang Yi was back, and hurriedly came to meet him. This old official is also busy, and it can be seen that he has suffered a lot.

"Master Yang! You've done a great job! In the past month and a half, how have the projects been carried out? Zhuang Yi greeted with a smile.

"It's all right! No work stopped! Soon after the military envoy left, Zhang Miaokang came back, seeing that the grain was insufficient, and the spring plowing season was almost over, so he asked everyone to sum it up, and sent the people to disperse in batches, let them go home for spring ploughing, and then come back half a month later to replace the remaining group of people. In this way, the grain can be saved, so the progress of the project slows down. Yang Deshou explained.

"Oh...... Cultivation is due, I recaptured Wulu and Huaiyuan from the Bohai people this time, captured 6,000 stone of grain, and the servant should be back soon, there is still a batch of grain, and the project can continue. ”

"That's good! Anhua County is currently building battlements at the top, and most of the remaining carpentry work is done, and most of the people have been pulled out to repair the road, Duan Zhenghe is considering moving the population into the city to live! The south side is slow, and it is said that there is also a shortage of people on the salt farm, and another batch has been released recently, but it is about to be capped. ”

"Salt works? In this way, there should not be enough to save more than 100 or 200 stone salt, which is only enough for our own use, and we will sell some in Liucheng locally. ”

"Salt! It's true that there is only so much, but some people have already taken a fancy to it, the big shopkeeper of Cui's Commercial Bank has been here for a few days, and he has brought food, and he has been pestering him recently, and we don't dare to be the master. Moreover, recently, there have been a lot of large and small caravans from Youzhou, and I heard that they have to pay ten taxes and one tax, and they all scolded their mothers! Yang Deshou said babblingly.

"Haha...... It seems that Liucheng is going to be lively! Then you get busy first, I'll go back to the yatang and take a look......"

Zhuang Yi returned to the yaya with his front foot, Cui Zan heard the wind, and came to the door with his back foot and handed over the sticker. The name sticker is also the meaning of the name thorn, the name sticker, and the business card, and there are different titles in different eras.

Zhuang Yi asked people to lead him to the side hall, and then rushed to meet him. Cui Zan saw Zhuang Yi coming in, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "Congratulations to the Zhuang military envoy for winning a thousand gold, and now he has added territory, congratulations!" ”

"Haha...... It's just one more wasteland, the population is withering, and it's not of much use! I wonder if Shopkeeper Cui can find a way to move some people? Zhuang Yi asked with a smile.

"This stumps me, it's useless if there are fewer people, and I can't bring it with me if there are too many people. Besides, Liaodong is such a bitter cold place, and people don't want to come! Cui Chan smiled bitterly.

"I don't want you to bring tens of thousands of people, every time you come to bring a few hundred or dozens of them, it should be no problem, right? I can compensate you according to the head, and you will not lose. Zhuang Yi asked tentatively.

"If you want to say that, I can recruit some displaced people from the Central Plains to bring them, but it will take time, and it will cost you money on the road, how can I calculate it?"

"I'll just take people and give them different prices according to the young and the old, the old and the weak, and we'll talk about it later. You're from Youzhou this time, what kind of goods did you bring? Zhuang Yi was a little curious, if he could, he wanted to eat it all.

"It's nothing more than silk, porcelain, tea, salt and sugar, iron and copper and ironware, as well as wine and grain, if Zhuang Junenvoy can give a good price, then I will save myself from going to the Shanbei grassland, or to the Bohai Sea. I heard that Zhuang Junenvoy opened a salt factory, and if there is an output in the future, you can also find me. Cui Chan said expectantly.

"Of course salt is no problem, if you want to pay in cash, I will definitely not be able to afford it, if I am willing to keep accounts, it will be easy to do!" The most important thing is iron, how much you have, how much I want. Zhuang Yi said with a smile.

"Alright! This business has come and gone, and the envoy Zhuang must be a believer. Then the next time you come, settle the accounts this time, and you can keep the accounts again next time. But the iron material, each family is strictly controlled, and I still have a way to do it for a small amount. ”

"I guess you should have brought the iron material from Youzhou, in fact, this can be transported by sea from Pinglu, which is much easier."

"Pinglu does produce iron, I wonder how the envoy of Zhuang knows about it?" Cui Zan was surprised.

"Hey, hey! This is not surprising, now let's talk about the price......"

A large deal was negotiated, and then the two sides signed a contract, which involved a wide variety of goods, even human trade, and it was impossible to do without a contract. After sending Cui Zan away, Zhuang Yi was about to return to the back house, when several caravans came to see him. Zhuang Yi was a little tired, so he simply asked the guards to invite in all at once.

It was Song Kexin, a big businessman from Youzhou, who was five short and chubby, with a round robe and a lovely smile on his face. This person had accompanied Lu Long's envoy to King Xi's tooth tent, and Zhuang Yi knew him. The four people who came with him later, Zhuang Yi didn't know him, and they were also led to the side hall to sit.

"I heard that the shopkeeper of the Cui family's business has just left, and we have brought a lot of goods, I wonder if the Zhuang military envoy can eat it?" Song Kexin asked first.

"The goods of the Cui family firm are bookkeed, and the goods and cash will be paid next time. If you want, of course, no problem. Zhuang Yi laughed.

"This ...... Unlikely! We are waiting for a small business, so the capital turnover will not be effective! Song Kexin wondered.

"If you don't want to, I won't force it, you can go to Bohae, Silla and other places, if you have iron materials, you can keep an account to me, I can only pay half of the cash, and I will settle it next time." How about it, you guys think about it! Zhuang Yi said with a smile.

"That's okay, most of the goods I brought this time are iron, and some groceries, Zhuang Junenvoy might as well eat them all!" Song Kexin said.

"If the quantity is not large, you can ......" Zhuang Yi turned his head and asked the other four: "Only the iron material is collected in full and half is paid, and the rest can only be bookkeed, what are you going to do?" ”

"I didn't bring iron this time, so I had to go to Bohai! Disturb the Zhuang army, farewell! When the other four heard that they were going to keep accounts, they didn't want to, so they went on their own.

Song Kexin also brought iron materials from Youzhou, Zhuang Yi negotiated the price with him, accepted all the orders, and made the accounts, and then sent someone to receive the goods.

After dealing with these trivial matters, when I returned to the back house, it was almost dark. Zhao Qiuling was in the yard, instructing the maids to light lanterns, and when he saw Zhuang Yi coming back, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Didn't you come back a long time ago, why did you only go home now?" ”

"There is a lot of lack of talents, everything must be done by yourself, and the officials of this government have not yet made it up! Can you not be busy? Well...... In more than half a month, arrange the things at hand, and let's go to Yuyang! ”

"Really? Go so soon! Then I have to prepare for the next ...... these days" Zhao Qiuling was surprised and delighted when he heard this, turned around with a smile and quickly returned to the room.

Zhuang Yi turned around and walked to Ailan's bedroom, thinking of the little guy who was like a pink ball, his steps became brisk, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.