"Cash-for-work?" Mai Tiezhu carefully pondered the meaning of these words, and it seemed that it was not difficult to understand the meaning on the surface.

Su You nodded, and then said, "As you think, I just want to buy the land on the shore of Baoyang Lake, and then hire the refugees who are still stranded in Yangzhou City, and let them help me build a botanical garden on this land." ”

Mai Tiezhu listened to the new noun that popped out of Su You's mouth, and repeated unconvincedly, "Botanical Garden? ”

Su You replied with a smile, "To put it simply, it's a big garden with all kinds of flowers and plants. ”

"That's it? Did you want to do something for Yangzhou to come up with this idea? What's in it for you? Mai Tiezhu obviously couldn't believe Su You's statement, he was not afraid of Su You's deception, but afraid that Su You would suffer.

"Well, maybe there is, this botanical garden is closed, and when the time comes, I will sell tickets at the door, and those who come in will have to pay first." Su You laughed cheaply, and then explained carefully, "There are all kinds of garden scenery in this botanical garden, there are rockeries in troubled times, and there are many kinds of flowers and plants that are difficult to see in Yangzhou or in the entire Great Sui, your brother and sister will definitely bring back all kinds of flowers and plants that you have never seen when you go overseas this time."

"Well, I still can't understand how you make money, just like I can't understand the life of you rich people." Mai Tiezhu had to be defeated, he said these words, obviously referring to Su You's overseas business, and then said as if he had just remembered it, "What you just said about cash-for-work means that work is about to start?" Have you ever thought about the cost of starting a business now? ”

"Of course, I have thought about it, and I also know that the cost of starting construction now will be a little more than that of Yangzhou City after the price stabilizes; However, if I don't start work now, maybe the prices in Yangzhou City will never be stable? Su You nodded, and after asking this, he said, "What I'm afraid of is that if I don't start construction now, the prices in Yangzhou City will never be able to come down." ”

Mai Tiezhu said disdainfully, "Don't be alarmist, the price of goods is based on a relationship between supply and demand, although I don't deny that you have the intention of helping me, but I still feel that you are too irresponsible to say this." ”

Su You smiled slightly, he didn't think that the big man of Mai Tiezhu still knew that supply and demand determine the direction of prices, but did he know about the economic crisis? Does he know about overproduction?

It is true that prices are determined by supply and demand, but there is also a law that rises by a certain percentage every year, which is related to the continuous development of productive forces.

But in the event of war and famine, productivity will regress

Su You didn't continue to think about it, but said solemnly, "Big brother, you may not have noticed, but now Yangzhou City can't sell anything except for the crazy rise in material prices related to life, if this situation continues, the economy of Yangzhou City will not be able to operate." And if my botanical garden starts to start construction at this time, do I have to buy tools and building materials first? For example, hoes, shovels, cement, wood, stone, and so on, so that the shops that produce these materials can sell their things, and then the fleet of ships and oxen and horses that transport these materials will also be able to live. ”

"Sounds reasonable." Mai Tiezhu couldn't help but nod.

"This is the essence of cash-for-work, which simply means that the money in society is put in motion by providing jobs." Su You saw that he had persuaded Mai Tiezhu and laughed again.

Mai Tiezhu nodded again, and Su You said in an accentuated tone, "More importantly, cash-for-work will maintain the dignity of a laborer, making them feel that they are relying on their hands to get out of the predicament, and the usual relief makes them feel more like a flower child." If they feel that they are a Hanako, then some of them are likely to give up on themselves and eventually degenerate into a real Hanako. ”

Mai Tiezhu listened to Su You so strictly, but he didn't refute that Su You was alarmist.

When you think about it, it's clear that these possibilities exist.

Su You said in the end, he was also a little imaginative, "As the parents of the people, we want our children to live with dignity, right?" ”

"Let your children live with dignity?" Mai Tiezhu really couldn't understand what Su You said, so he shook his head blankly.

"That's not the point, it's that we can pay them according to the fruits of their work, so that they can go home in a month, and it's the farming season." Su You didn't care if Mai Tiezhu didn't understand what he said just now, but what he said now must be the most realistic.

When Mai Tiezhu heard this, he immediately applauded and agreed, "You have succeeded in solving the problem of their way out, and I admit that you have convinced me. ”

"Then let's talk about how to use cash for work." Su You put down the teacup and nodded.

After that, the two began to eagerly discuss and negotiate the sale and transfer of land on the shore of Baoyang Lake, as well as the planning of a modern botanical garden with Su You's characteristics, and finally reached a joint agreement on the donated food that Su You and Mai Tiezhu jointly received.

Unconsciously, the two chatted for more than an hour.

Seeing that it was getting late, and that things were going to be more or less the same, Mai Tiezhu said, "Let's go see the refugees outside the city?" I don't know if they can drink porridge now."

"There shouldn't be any problem, just now I saw that they were in order, by the way, I'll treat you to dinner in the evening."

"What's so embarrassing about that? At noon, you still invited. Mai Tiezhu shook his head, and when he talked about the lunch meal, he asked vigilantly, "It can't be that you need help from your eldest brother in something, right?" Why don't you say it all together? ”

Su You sighed, "My mind, I really can't escape the fiery eyes of my eldest brother, and there is really something wrong." ”

"Journey to the West" has not traveled to this era, and of course Mai Tiezhu doesn't know what these fiery eyes are, just like people who have never been on the Internet find it difficult to understand what a "24K krypton gold dog eye" is; However, because of Su You's last four words supplemented, Mai Tiezhu still smiled heartily.

"If you have something to say, you and my brothers, don't hide it like this."

"I actually want to eat this meal with the shopkeeper of the three major money banks in Yangzhou." Su You said earnestly.

McIron rod didn't think about this, and then said suspiciously, "You want to borrow money from them?" No, it stands to reason that you have such a big business, and it shouldn't be a problem to build a botanical garden for three or five hundred thousand yuan. ”

"I want to warn them not to sell all kinds of tickets in their hands now, if they choose to sell now, then the crisis in Yangzhou City will really be doomed." Su You deliberately lowered his voice and said.

"What's the point?" There is a set of wars with wheat and iron rods, but the most we can know about the economy is the simple truth that supply and demand determine prices, so this question does not actually need an answer.

Su You shook his head and said with a smile, "You will know this truth later." ”

"Okay, in an hour, invite them to the county office?" Mai Tiezhu asked Su You's opinion.

"Same as I thought." Su You nodded.

The two discussed in the tea shop, and then walked out side by side.

After settling the account, Mai Tiezhu first instructed his subordinates to send invitations to the shopkeepers of the three major money houses in Yangzhou, and then patrolled around Yangzhou City with Su You and others for half a circle; Now that the refugees have drunk gruel, they are finally quiet, although most of them are still sad and do not know where to go.

"Almost, let's go back." Mai Tiezhu saw Zhao Xin coming over with dozens of patrols, and then said to Su You with a smile.

Su You nodded, and after greeting Zhao Xin, he left first.

After leaving the wheat iron staff, Su You walked to the post station, and along the way, he did not hide that he told Wang Bodang and Xia Ziwei about his plan to work for relief.

The three of them all felt that Su You's idea was good, and Su You then told them about the itinerary that he was going to invite the shopkeepers of the three major money houses in Yangzhou to dinner.

After Xia Ziwei listened, she cheered and said, "Does Mr. want to borrow money?" Do you want me to match? ”

Su You nodded and smiled noncommittally.

The three major money villages in Yangzhou are the Yangzhou branch of Dongdu Qianzhuang, the Yangzhou branch of Qijun Qianzhuang, and the other is Yangzhou Qianzhuang.

Among these three money banks, the shopkeeper of the Yangzhou branch of Dongdu Qianzhuang may be Su You's apprentice and grandson, but it is the most difficult to contact, the key is that Dongdu Qianzhuang is the biggest behind-the-scenes mastermind of Yangzhou's economic lifeline.

Su You has already become a fan of this Eastern Capital Qianzhuang, and if necessary, he doesn't mind exercising dictatorship over her.

Yangzhou Qianzhuang is a little mysterious, although her shopkeeper is still a local, but who knows where the owner behind the scenes is? If there is no one on the official road, can it be one of the three major in Yangzhou?

Su You thinks that the simplest of the three major money houses is Qi County Money Village, maybe because Xia Ziwei's brothers and sisters are by his side all day long, maybe they have a good cooperative relationship with Xia Gao, the head of Qi County Trading Company, before?

Xia Ziwei didn't follow Su You back to the post station, turned around and went to the Yangzhou branch of Qianzhuang in Qi County.

The sky slowly darkened, and although Yangzhou City fell into a rare panic in the price of goods, it was still a city full of lights.

Su You took a nap in the post house for a while, and after washing his face, he took Wang Bodang and Xia Ziwei to the Jiangdu County Mansion, but he didn't know that he had just entered the door with his front feet, and he heard someone shouting from behind, "Mr. Su, is that you?" ”

This voice was a little unfamiliar, but it was not "Fellow Daoist, please stay", so Su You resolutely turned his head, but what he saw was Yao Si, the owner of Yao Ji Bookstore in the Eastern Capital.

Yao Sishen has a wide coat and wide sleeves, and at first glance, he is not the Wuxia Ameng of the year, and he really responds to the sentence "Shibei for three days, you should be impressed".

Su You immediately stopped and beckoned, "Brother Wen Guang, when did you arrive in Yangzhou?" Are you also looking for Mai Yuanjun? Go together, go together"

Yao Si nodded and walked quickly to Su You's side, and Wang Bodang saw that he was familiar with Su You, so he naturally gave way to his position.

Yao Si nodded to Wang Bodang, and said to Su You as he walked, "Speaking of which, I haven't even been to Yangzhou for an hour." Sir, I'm afraid I can't imagine it, I was recalled by His Royal Highness a few days ago, and then I was directly assigned to this Yangzhou branch to serve as the shopkeeper. ”