Chapter 59: The Way to Riches
Looking at the old tearful patriarch, Li Yao said: "Old patriarch, you should be happy to be able to eat refined salt in the future!" Tell the whole village the news, so that everyone is happy, happy! ”
The old patriarch hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand: "I can't help it, I can't help it!" Master Hou, this is your method, I didn't see anything just now, I will rot this secret in my heart for the rest of my life, if you don't believe it, I will die now, and I will never pass on this secret! ”
When Li Yao heard this, he was stunned, he had good intentions, how could he listen to what the old patriarch said, and felt that I was a sinner.
Li Yao said: "Old patriarch, this is not such a clever method, why do you want to say that?" ”
The old patriarch said excitedly: "Do you know how much a pound of salt costs? It's salt like you, and if you sell it on the market, it's at least 500 wen a catty! Since ancient times, the profits of salt and iron are the most profitable, as long as you operate a little, it won't take long for you to be rich and rival the country! ”
My old bones are worthless, but you have to leave a way back for the village, and I am alone in your salt making method, so don't be angry with the others!
After doing it for a long time, Li Yao finally understood what the old patriarch said, he thought that if he knew the method of making salt, Li Yao would kill his whole village. In this way, the method of salt production is protected!
Li Yao hurriedly explained: "Old patriarch, you really misunderstood, I really want you to eat good salt, and you won't suffer from the toss of salt in the future!" ”
Looking at Li Yao's sincere eyes, the old patriarch finally relieved himself and said, "Master Hou, what you said is true?" ”
Li Yao joked: "It's true, do you still need me to give you a note?" ”
The old patriarch hurriedly knelt down and whimpered: "Thank you for giving our village a way to live, I can make you a cow and a horse in the future!" ”
Li Yao really didn't like these people kneeling down at every turn, the distinction between respect and inferiority was really too clear, and he hurriedly helped the old patriarch up.
Looking at the old patriarch's patched clothes, Li Yao thought of an idea that could not only make the village rich, but also make money for himself!
Li Yao said: "Old patriarch, I will discuss one thing with you, if you promise, you will agree, if you don't promise, I won't say it, how about it?" ”
The old patriarch was puzzled: "Master Hou, do you have anything to discuss with me?" ”
Li Yao said: "I asked you to help me make such salt, and I will give you one or two pieces of silver every month as wages, how about it!" Do you say yes or no? Men and women, young and old, I will give you money by the number of heads! ”
The old patriarch didn't think about it, he immediately agreed, but said: "One tael of silver a month, it's too much!" ”
Li Yao waved his hand and smiled: "It's not much, it's not a lot of money, you can organize the villagers to dig the salt when the time comes, dig the salt for the salt, boil the salt for the salt, and let people come over to pull the salt every month!" No matter how much you make, I'll pay you on time! ”
Li Yao didn't think that the old patriarch would take the head and get the money indiscriminately! Because for people like this, the most important thing is integrity! They see integrity as something more important than life!
The remuneration of one tael of silver per month is definitely relatively high, at least it is definitely enough for these people to live!
Li Yao was very sleepy today because he didn't sleep well yesterday, so he said: "Old patriarch, I want to go back and rest, please inform the people in the village about the matter of making salt!" ”
Li Yao asked the guards to take out two hundred taels of silver, handed them to the old patriarch, and said, "Old patriarch, these two hundred taels of silver are paid to you in advance, if you don't have money, it's hard to do things, go to the town to buy some meat, so that the whole village can have the strength to work when they are full!" ”
The old patriarch had never seen so much silver in his life, and he was incoherent with excitement, and nodded again and again, "I'll call the whole village over and ask them to dig stones and come back to boil salt!" ”
Watching the old clan go away, Fu Chuan said: "At first, I was really afraid that you would kill the whole village!" I didn't expect you to let the whole village work for you, you are worthy of being a prince of a country, and you do have a means to win people over! ”
Li Yao smiled: "Why are you afraid that I will kill the whole village?" Are you in love with me, you don't want to watch the person you like turn bad! ”
Listening to Li Yao's mouth, Fu Chuan said coldly: "Your image in my heart just now was ruined, and sure enough, there is no good thing in the official eunuchs!" ”
Li Yao felt regretful, he knew that he didn't talk about it, otherwise the tall image is estimated to be able to keep more in Fuchuan Psychology, and it's too late to say anything now, but Li Yao is not in a hurry, anyway, there will be opportunities in the future!
Li Yao asked, "Are you sleeping?" I'm sleepy now, I'm going to sleep! Eat for yourself! After saying that, Li Yao went into the house, found the bed and lay down!
Fuchuan pulled Zhuang Xiaomeng to another room to rest.
The eight guards rested in batches to ensure that at least two guards at Li Yao's door guarded each other!
Although Li Yao was particularly sleepy, the bed in the village was too hard, so the quality of sleep was not very good. But there are guards guarding Li Yao's door, who can come in?
Li Yao's sleep was very light, because he was in a different place, so even if he was protected by guards, his vigilance still did not relax!
Turning over and getting out of bed, picking up the sword, Li Yao saw clearly the person in front of him, it was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, with this big braid, her little face was flushed, but she was a little beautiful.
Li Yao put down his sword and asked, "Girl, why did you come to my house?" ”
The little girl whispered, "My lord, it's dark outside, I'll sleep with you!" ”
What the? Li Yao was shocked, what was going on?
Li Yao asked, "Who called you here?" ”
The little girl raised her head and said, "It's the old patriarch and uncle and sister-in-law!" ”
Are you kidding? Li Yao said: "How can they make such a foolish decision! I'm going to find them! ”
The little girl panicked, pulled Li Yao and said, "I am willing to come!" ”
Li Yao stopped and asked, "Are you really willing to come?" Your elders didn't force you? ”
The little girl shook her head and said, "No, my uncle and sister-in-law and the old patriarch have treated me very well, and they have never made me do heavy work, nor have they forced me to do anything I don't want to do!" ”
Looking at the little girl's bright smile, Li Yao sat back on the bed and said, "Okay, you sit down first, what's going on, you tell me about it!" ”
The little girl sat on the stool and said: "I didn't have a father and mother since I was a child, it was my uncle and sister-in-law and the villagers who pulled me up, everyone treated me very well, today the old patriarch came to find my uncle and sister-in-law, and said that there was a big nobleman in the village, let my uncle and sister-in-law quickly call me, and said to accompany the nobleman for a night, if the nobleman is pleasing to the eye, marry the nobleman as a concubine, then my family will not worry about food and clothing in this life, if it is not pleasing to the eye, after this night, let me find a young man in the village to marry, anyway, no matter what, it will not be a loss!" ”
My uncle and sister-in-law said that they told me the matter, and I agreed to it, I can't let my uncle and sister-in-law worry about it, and you are a nobleman, if you don't like it, after accompanying you for one night, I will find a man to marry in two days, anyway, it won't be a loss!
"How can you not lose," Li Yao said, "You are a little girl, no matter how you calculate it, you will lose it!" ”
The little girl said: "My lord, you are a nobleman, it is my blessing to be able to accompany you all night, not to mention that you have given so much money to the village, the old patriarch said, you are the father and mother of the whole village, with you, the whole village can be fed and clothed, and you can also eat refined salt at once!" ”
"What do you mean that I'm the father and mother of the whole village? That's called 'food and clothing'! "Li Yao was really defeated by this little girl!
The little girl said enviously: "Yes, what the old patriarch said, what kind of parents, nobles are nobles, and they make sense when they speak!" ”