Bai Hong said: "You don't want to buy grain and hoard it again, and sell it to the people at a low price when the time comes, right?" ”

"Only if you know me, I made so much money at once, I have to use some money to do good deeds."

"Okay! Your money is your own way. ”

"Actually, the money is not strictly mine, because I haven't completed the task yet."

"Rest assured, I believe that for you, this task is simple. You can definitely do it. ”

"Then I'll be a little relieved." Leng Yi said with a smile.

"You want me to buy you food, don't you?"

"Yes, now that the autumn harvest is only about a month away, I want to ask you to help me raise another two hundred taels of gold and ten million copper coins for me, I have other uses, and the rest of the money I can advance can buy food. I have bought two of the main rice shops in Bavaria. When the grain runs out next year, I will sell the grain to the people on credit, and as before, I will charge an appropriate interest on one share, and they will be able to pay me back the grain after the autumn. ”

Bai Hong said: "Have you thought about it, wait until next autumn, the grain will be returned to you, so much grain, what are you going to do?" ”

"It's very simple, sell it slowly. Anyway, the grain won't go bad in a few years. ”

"You squeeze so much money on food, it's not as good as making money by using it for other trades."

Leng Yi smiled: "Actually, I am a very contented person, I have made so much money now, I am already very satisfied." Too much money isn't necessarily a good thing. ”

Bai Hong also smiled and said, "Okay, I'll help you." ”

"I'm sorry to ask you for help every time."

Bai Hong glanced at him and said softly: "You saved my life, I helped you with this, and I can't repay it just in case." ”

"Look at what you said, if it weren't for your mercy, I'm afraid I would have died under your assassination. Where is the chance to save you? ”

The two remembered the past and couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

Wang Jien came to Bazhou again more than a month later, announcing the exemption of taxes for three years for all merchants in Bazhou!

When the news broke, the entire Bavarian business community was boiling, and almost all shops immediately removed the transfer notice and began to think of ways to solicit business. When foreign businesses heard the news, they also poured into Bazhou to start business.

Therefore, it did not take long for Bazhou to regain its former prosperity, even more prosperous than before the flood.

The transfer price of the shops has also risen like a bucket, and now, Leng Yi's shops worth 100 million copper coins have tripled. On this alone, he earned another 10 million Wen.

And Wang Jien received two hundred taels of gold from Leng Yi, and he was even more overjoyed, and even thanked him. The relationship between the two is naturally closer.

Leng Yi still has 20 million Wen in his hand, and he is ready to use this money to do something practical for the people of Bazhou to develop the economy.

On the one hand, he wants to really do practical things for the people, and on the other hand, when Bazhou is prosperous, the business of his shops will be easy to do, and he will get great benefits from it, which is called a rising tide.

Leng Yi convened a meeting of the magistrates and secretaries of households in all counties in Bazhou. At the same time, the mayors of the five villages in each county were invited to attend the meeting as observers. It is required that these five li chiefs must come from the richest, average, and poorest villages in the county.

After these magistrates and others arrived in Bazhou, they all went to visit Leng Yi and Liao Zhifu, and thanked Leng Yi for the people on their side, and they won disaster relief money and food for the imperial court, and gave priority to distributing them to the villages. stabilized the hearts of the people, and after the disaster relief began, no one fled the famine, and the few people who fled the famine before also returned home after receiving the news.

Governor Liao didn't dare to plunder the beauty of people, and hurriedly showed that it was Leng Yi's credit. After Leng Yi was humble, he clearly told them that he was doing a job, so that the Bazhou rice merchants would buy a large amount of grain from other places this year, and when the grain was cut off in spring next year, they would sell it to the people on credit at a flat price. Therefore, there is no need to worry about famine, so that people can resume production with peace of mind.

When these magistrates and others heard this, they were even more happy, and they all said that they were relieved and said that they would definitely organize next year's production.

On the day of the meeting, the prefect of Liao and the prefect's office also participated. They didn't know what Leng Yi would do when he opened this.

The meeting was held in the flower hall of the prefect's yamen. Leng Yi presided.

Leng Yi got straight to the point and said: "Today, I invite everyone to come for only one purpose, that is, please come up with ideas and think of a way, how to boost my Bazhou's economy?" That is, how to make the people rich? ”

This question is actually an old problem, and it stands to reason that as a local parent official, it can be said that they are all thinking about this issue. They are also working hard to solve this problem. However, no one has really found the answer, and if they can find the answer, then the villagers will not be so bitter.

Therefore, when these people heard this, they looked at each other one by one and were speechless.

Leng Yi looked at them one by one, but no one spoke. He actually knows how people will react. Then he said: "Okay, so be it, if you don't say it, I'll say it." I came up with an idea, and I don't know if it's going to work, so I'd like to hear from you. ”

An old magistrate arched his hand and said: "Lord Leng's idea must be a good idea, you can listen to it." ”

Leng Yi said: "When I was the magistrate of Yinling, I felt that the most lacking thing in farming in Yinling was cattle. Most farmers help each other in farming, and use manpower to pull the land. Tired and tired, the effect is still very poor. It can be said that the yield of our farmland is not high, and the extreme backwardness of farming methods is the most important factor among them! As we all know, in Bazhou, the mountains are high and the water is deep, and the cultivated land is only the Tianba in the mountains. The contradiction between more people and less land is particularly prominent in us, so we must take the road of intensive cultivation. It is to increase the yield of rice fields as much as possible. To achieve this, there must be enough ploughing cattle. ”

The acting magistrate of Yinling County, that is, Master Qiu, hurriedly said: "Lord Tong is right, this year, we have borrowed a lot of money from Lord Leng because of Lord Leng, which has greatly alleviated the tension in the use of cattle in our county. This year, our rice fields are growing exceptionally well, but unfortunately, the summer flood washed away most of the rice fields. Otherwise, we will have a bumper harvest today! ”

The magistrate of nearby Enyang County said: "That is, everyone knows this, there is no cattle for farming, so don't expect high yields." It's just that the people of Bazhou are too poor, and few people can afford to buy cattle. ”

"I'll buy it for them!" Leng Yi said.

As soon as these words came out, the audience was amazed.

Leng Yi said: "Of course, I just give it for nothing, I think so, you can see if it's okay." -- I paid for the calves that were suitable for us to raise here at my expense, and then sold them to the people on credit, and a cow would grow up in about a year or two. When I grow up, I can sell it and pay back my calf. If you don't want to sell, you can wait for the autumn harvest to offset my cattle money with the grain you harvest. I want to open up a cattle market in Bazhou, and take advantage of our geographical location as a transportation hub in Bazhou to build Bazhou into a distribution center for cattle. ”

One of them praised the festival: "This is a good way to benefit the people!" We have a lot of gentle slopes in Bazhou, which are very suitable for raising buffalo. Not only is there a shortage of cattle in Bazhou, but the nearby states and counties are similar to us, if there is such a bull market, I believe that they will come to Bazhou to buy and sell buffaloes. ”

"Yes, in this way, we have more customers in Bazhou, and this business will be easier to do. It's a ripple effect, using a bull market to drive the development of the entire economy. ”

The head of the household in a county hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "The idea of judging the eldest master was originally excellent, but I'm afraid this investment is not small!" Moreover, it will not bring too many benefits to the eldest master for a while. This ......"

Leng Yi said with a smile: "This time Empress Kaibao rewarded my wife with some gold, silver and jewelry, and we decided to invest it to start the construction of the cattle market, we have sold about 20 million Wen, of which 10 million Wen was used to buy calves, and sold them on credit to those who are willing to breed them, and the other 10 million was used to start the construction of the cattle market." I can tell you clearly that I don't plan to make money in it, as long as I get back the capital, I'll be satisfied. I invested money just to seek a little benefit for the people of Bavaria and improve their lives. That's all! ”

Everyone didn't know how much silver Empress Kaibao had rewarded their family with, and when they heard him say this, it was naturally impossible to go wrong, and they all expressed their admiration.

The prefect got up and arched his hand and said: "Lord Leng paid out of his own pocket to do good things for the people of Bazhou, he really loves the people like a son." ”

Leng Yi didn't have much confidence in this idea, so he brought these people here, and now he listened to what they said, proving that there was no problem with his judgment, and he was a lot more relieved in his heart, in fact, even if his own investment in the bull market could not be fully recovered, as long as the entire Bazhou economy could be prosperous, there were more customers, and the business of his dozen or so shops was better, the money could be earned.

Leng Yi sincerely asked for advice on how to do it, and everyone brainstormed and gave him a lot of good ideas.

Next, Leng Yitie issued a notice to recruit people who know how to raise cattle and cattle dealers, and then took out the money and let Master Dong be in charge of the organization, and Wu Zhutou and Deputy Song were responsible for security, and began to operate.

After the calf arrived, the people came to inquire with great interest, and when they learned that it was Leng Tong who gave the money to do it, and the price of the calf was very cheap, and there was no money to buy it on credit at a low price, they were all happy and bought it on credit. Soon, on the hillsides of the counties and townships under the jurisdiction of Bazhou, calves could be seen grazing everywhere.

And the bull market was quickly established. The buffalo that Leng Yi started to invest in buying was very cheap, and it was quickly bought by the people or bought on credit.

Leng Yi wants to establish a large-scale operation and build the entire Bazhou into a distribution center for cattle in the entire mountainous area. He bought buffaloes in large quantities and put them on the market at a lower price. If the quantity goes up, the price will go down. In this way, people from other places will come here to buy cattle, and when a large number of local cattle are raised, because the cost of their cattle is also very low, it can also be profitable to sell locally, and it is easy to save trouble, so that the cattle can be put into this market. After forming a cycle of good surnames, you can retire successfully.

In the early days of the establishment of the bull market, Leng Yi of course lost money, because he was tantamount to benefiting the people, but after the bull market was established, his investment began to make money. Moreover, a large number of customers entered Bazhou, and more than a dozen of his shops doubled, earning him more money.

(To be continued)