Today should be the best day of the year, there is not a single white cloud in the clear sky, the sun hangs in the sky and releases a golden light to shine on the whole earth, the branches and leaves on the trees have also changed from green to yellow-green, the breeze blows from the cheeks without a trace of coldness but a little warm, Li Yang is lying comfortably on a rocking chair with Erlang's legs crossed, enjoying the sunbathing, holding a book in one hand and holding an apple in the other hand to his mouth

It's rare to be so idle today to spend time with her family, Song Shiting put the basalt egg on the stone table in the middle of the courtyard and let it bask in the sun, and the basalt egg with a string of pearl necklaces was placed in a small black square wooden plate and laid a small mat

Li Yang shook the rocking chair: Madame, it's been almost a year since I got this egg back

Song Shiting held the Xuanwu egg with both hands and thought for a while: Well, it's been almost a year

Li Yang: After such a long time, Xiao Xuanwu has not hatched, is this egg broken?

Song Shiting gestured at me with her hand with a look of disgust: You are broken, I have seen that this egg is not broken, one day you have time to go to the beach to see if there are any Xuanwu eggs, and when the little Xuanwu hatches, it is good to have a companion or you are too lonely

Li Yang: I'll go the day after tomorrow

Madam, you really will give me a problem, this basalt egg was brought back from the ancient tomb, after all, tomb robbery is not a glorious thing, so I didn't tell you, and I blame me for this matter, not to mention picking it up on the beach

Song Shiting and Heng Yan and Xiao Zhuang Xiao Zhou sisters took a cool look in the pavilion next to me, and asked a few of them to come out to bask in the sun with me, and a few of them shook their heads to express their unwillingness, Li Yang shook his rocking chair and looked up at the sky, today is a good weather suitable for fishing, thinking of this, he jumped up from the rocking chair with a carp: Madame, clean up, I will take you to the beach to fish, and by the way, see if there are any Xuanwu eggs on the beach

And the bag shopkeeper of the Deyi Chamber of Commerce is also in a good mood today, he is decorating a bonsai in his own house, and he is holding a purple clay pot in his hand, and from time to time he brings it to his mouth to take a sip, while cutting and drinking, he also hums a big drama "I am watching the mountain scenery from the city tower - listening to the chaos outside the city", when he sang energetically, he also shrugged his shoulders and walked in four directions

At this time, the housekeeper Dong Qing came to the house, and when he saw that the owner was singing, he hurriedly stepped forward to compliment: Good song, master, your singing skills have improved one step further, and even those famous characters in Taizhou City are on par

Knowing that this was deliberately touting, but the shopkeeper was still very happy to hear it, he held the purple clay pot and nodded Dong Qing: You are still so good at talking

Dong Qing: Sir, I'm telling the truth

Shopkeeper Bao: What has happened to the Li family recently?

Dong Qing: The old man Li raised the price of grain collection to 620 yuan per quintal

Bao shopkeeper: I have long expected the Li family to raise the price of grain, and he does not weigh how many catties he has, can he be a military businessman if he wants to, Dong Qing, as long as we control the grain, the Li family will not want to gather the military rations, and tell the guys to raise the price of grain to 640 wen yuan a load

Dong Qing: It's my lord, if you want me to say that the head of the Li family is still immature, how can he be your opponent

When the shopkeeper heard this, he laughed loudly: Did I send the gift you prepared to Master Sun?

Dong Qing: The master has already sent it over

Shopkeeper: He took it

Dong Qing: I didn't accept it, but I didn't refuse

Shopkeeper Bao: What does he think about military business?

Dong Qing: Lord Sun said that during the bidding, the Li family's lowest price had been submitted to the household department and the military department, and if the Li family could not deliver the military rations, Lord Sun would recommend the old man to the household department as a military businessman

Shopkeeper: This old fox wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, which side wins and helps which, Dong Qing asked your people to inquire about how much food the Li family has gathered now, and how much food the Li family has delivered

Dong Qing: Yes, sir

After five days of living in a hurry, the grain collection points in each village suddenly became deserted, and there was a wooden sign on the board that read 620 yuan per load of today's grain collection, and the villagers who passed by only stayed for a short time before leaving, and the idle guys dozed off on the table, and from time to time they would use the fan in their hands to drive away the buzzing flies

Every evening, the grain collection points in each village will send the accounts of the day to the Li family manor, and Li Song has to count how much grain he received that day and how much silver he spent every day, and when he checked the accounts, he found that the grain received in the past few days is getting less and less day by day, and today he only received 67 loads of grain, which can surprise Li Song, is it possible that the villagers have no extra food in their hands, if so, they have to quickly think of other ways to raise food

So he sent people to the villages to inquire to see what was going on, and only after this inquiry did he know that someone had raised the price of grain to 640 yuan per quintal, no wonder that the grain could not be received in the villages these days, it turned out that someone had raised the price, so Li Song asked people to invite Li Yang to the council hall to discuss the next step

Li Yang hurriedly came to the conference hall wearing a coat, while Li Song sat on a chair and drank tea and asked: Why is the second child in such a hurry

Li Song picked up the kettle and went to the glass of water, Li Yang sat down first: Boss, someone raised the price of grain collection to 640 wen per load, and if we want to continue to collect grain, we can only raise the price to 640 wen or add more money

Li Yang picked up the teacup and took a sip of water: How much food have we received in the past few days

Li Song flipped through the account book: about 10,000 quintals

Li Yang: The second child asked him to sell the grain in batches

Li Song: If the boss sells everything, won't we have more military rations, and the price of grain collected in the future will be even higher than now

Li Yang: The second brother, this contest has just begun, we have to preserve our strength, the immediate gains and losses are not important, the key is who can survive to the end, sell these grains, the person who collects the grain will definitely transport it away, follow this line to find out who is fighting with us, and can also consume the silver in his hand, it is easier to find out who the opponent is

Li Song: So that's the case, so should we follow suit and raise the price of grain harvested?

Li Yang: Don't be in a hurry to let him collect it for a few days, after five or six days, we will raise the price of the grain to 640, and we will follow as much as he mentions in the future

Li Song: But if that's the case, then we won't be able to get together the rations

Li Yang: Second brother, don't we still have tens of thousands of cotton cloth and silk transported back from the south in our warehouse, don't you try to use these fabrics to exchange food with the villagers for goods, not based on the price of grain, only for cotton cloth and silk in pounds of grain, to see how to replace the villagers can get benefits, we can still be profitable

Li Song: How did I forget this, there are still 20,000 pieces of cotton cloth left in the warehouse after the militia has finished making military uniforms, and I think it is more cost-effective to exchange the finished clothes for food, and let the tailors tailor them and so on, so that people will send the clothes to their doors

Li Yang: Second, you are responsible for collecting grain, and I am responsible for transporting the received grain to the prefecture

The next day, as soon as the grain collection stores in each village opened, the price cards were removed, and all kinds of clothes were put on display, and the men became models to show the villagers the effect of wearing the clothes, and the number of villagers watching the excitement increased

The guy also began to introduce to everyone: Folks, today's small grain collection shop is to exchange clothes for food, you look at this workmanship and see that this fabric is very comfortable to wear, you have to go to the city to buy clothes at least one or two silver, and today a piece of clothing only needs to be exchanged for a load of grain

When the onlookers heard this, they all whispered: This dress is 3-400 yuan cheaper than in the city

"Well, it looks good - I've been wearing this dress for three or four years, and I haven't been willing to change it because it's expensive."

"We can't just try to be cheap, don't you say the old saying, no treachery, no business, clothes are so cheap, they must not be strong, let's not be easily fooled"

"He's got a point."

As he spoke, a few villagers walked up to the guy and grabbed the clothes on the guy with their hands, "Well, it's good, it's very soft", and then twisted the fabric with their hands, "It's very thick, it's a good material to use."

The guy looked at a few villagers: Fellow villagers, please rest assured that the clothes in our store are absolutely of guaranteed quality and quantity, and all the clothes here are sewn by the No. 1 Garment Factory in Alan County

Villager: It turns out that these clothes are sewn by garment factories

Then he turned around and beckoned to everyone: When I built the garment factory, I worked there, this is the garment factory purchased by Mrs. Li Shoubei, although he has no official position, but the Li family is still trustworthy, this year is a happy year, our fields are not only more, but also a bumper harvest year, my family of five people have two elders, and I have a son, I change five

The guy also greeted you with a smile: ask the tailor in your house to measure you

Villager: I'll go home first, call my family, and bring food by the way

Guy: Folks, what are we trying to do for a year, isn't it just to make life better, let our daughter-in-law and children wear new clothes, we also have face outside, and now you can save a few hundred dollars for three or four pieces, and you can earn a few taels of silver

After such a call, the villagers themselves have calculated a small account, isn't that the case, if there is a benefit, whoever does not touch it is a fool, and there are more people who change their clothes at this time, and Li Song is very satisfied with this situation from a distance, and his thinking is right

casually took out a cloth bag full of copper coins and handed it to a villager: You did a good job, you did the Li family a great favor, and you will come to me if you encounter any difficulties in the future

And this villager is the one who wants to change five clothes just now, he took the money bag with both hands and gently weighed it and leaked a satisfied smile: The second young master deserves this, most of the fields in my family are shared by the eldest young master, and it is my responsibility to have a place that can help the two

Li Song was a little moved by what he said: The Li family owes you a favor

In only seven days, Li Song exchanged more than 40,000 quintals of grain from the villagers, and got together with Han Juzheng's side to get together another 100,000 quintals of grain

When talking about who to negotiate with Lord Sun, everyone agrees that Han Ju is the best candidate, although the friendship between Li Yang and Lord Sun is not bad, if he opens his mouth, it should be a lot worse, but in this way, there will be a lot of gossip, and even some people will wonder if he has something to do, and Han Ju is different, after all, he is the county magistrate of our Alan County, and it is up to him to negotiate, that is, whether it is official or not, it is done according to the process, so that a lot of unnecessary gossip can be avoided

Early in the morning of this day, Han Juzheng came to the state capital Yamen to visit the prefect Sun, as soon as he saw Han Juzheng, he expressed the intention of the trip, and narrated the ins and outs of the matter to Lord Sun, Sun Yuanwu knew at a glance that this was Li Yang asking for help through Korean drama, although it was a fight between businessmen, but I had to help him both in public and private, after all, military food is related to the border situation, and there is no room for mistakes, if the bag shopkeeper of the Deyi Chamber of Commerce becomes a military businessman, he will only monopolize the grain to make huge profits, And Li Yang is a pawn laid by me and the general to break the monopoly of merchants

After weighing the pros and cons, Sun Yuanwu issued a price code, and even paid 10,000 taels of silver to Taizhou Mansion for the transportation of the custody belt, which could not only help Li Yang but also not attract gossip, and Han Juzheng agreed without hitting a single stalk when he heard about it, which made Sun Yuanwu a little surprised and even a little unbelievable, "Juzheng has so much money, why don't you go back and discuss it with him"

Korean drama Zheng: Adults don't need this matter to be upright, and the 10,000 taels of silver will be transported to the yamen of the state capital together with the grain

In fact, before Han Juzheng came to Taizhou City, Li Yang had already explained that no matter what kind of conditions Lord Sun offered, you can just take the idea, not that he is like a god, but that there is no pie in the sky in this world, but he didn't expect that Lord Sun's price would be so high, and Sun Yuanwu was a little confused by this move, Li Yang's bottom was a little confused, whether this kid was really rich or had some kind of ghost idea

The problem of storing grain and transporting grain was finally solved, Li Yang hummed a small song in his mouth and squeaked home, and when he entered the door, he saw Song Shiting and Heng Yan both of them on the chair and crossed their legs: Madame asked Xiao Zhou and Xiao Zhuang to cook a few good dishes, and I have to drink two cups today

Song Shiting gave Li Yang a roll of his eyes: I'm almost sad to death, and you are still in the mood to drink

Li Yang sat up straight and looked at each other: Madame, what is it that makes you so worried

Song Shiting: It's not because of you

Li Yang was blindsided by her: Madam, how can I make you worried

Song Shiting: There are only more than 200 workers in my garment factory, and it will take nearly three months to make the 40,000 sets of clothes that you and your uncle ordered at the earliest

Li Yang: How could it take so long, madam?

Song Shiting: This is fast enough, a hand-made sewing master can only make three pieces of clothing a day, and everyone's size is different, one by one, the most important point is that I can't earn a penny by making so many clothes, and I have to put my wages in it, do you think I can not worry

Li Yang not only laughed, "Haha", Mrs. blamed me for my negligence, you see if this will work, I will give you 100 yuan for each of the 40,000 sets of clothes, and the fabrics will be made by me, you only need to sew with a measuring stick

Song Shiting took out the card counting and skillfully picked it up, and soon she calculated the account, she looked at the calculated amount and sighed, and shook her head helplessly: 4,000 taels of silver, planing off the needlework - wages and lamp oil money, this is not much money at all, you have to pay me 5,000 taels of silver for these 40,000 sets of clothes

Li Yang: Madame, can you give me a discount?

Song Shiting's serious appearance looks a little cute: Although we are husband and wife, business matters are still one yard to one yard

Li Yang put his hands behind his head and leaned back on the chair to calculate his small account, Heng Yan saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and gently pushed me with her hand: Oh, the garment factory has just opened, why do you have to let me and my sister earn some money

Li Yang: That's okay

Two days later, in the early morning, the Taizhou government yamen sent people to send news that the official warehouse had vacated a place to transport grain, as soon as he received the news, Li Song immediately organized people to carry the grain, ready to transport it to the official warehouse in Taizhou City, but in the process of transporting, a family member accidentally fell and threw the grain bag to the ground, and rice husks and sand were scattered from the grain bag, and this scene was seen by many people

Seeing this, Li Song hurriedly ran over, helped the grain bag up, and angrily reprimanded the family: Why are useless things so careless, and why are you still stunned to move the bag away

Jia Ding hurriedly apologized: The second young master is not good

Li Song pretended to be nothing: the sand used to build the house to prevent moisture was misplaced, so everyone should stop looking at it and get to work

Soon the news reached Dong Qing's ears, and he didn't delay at all and hurriedly told his shopkeeper about it, and the shopkeeper Bao frowned a little bit after hearing it: Dong Qing, what you said is true

Dong Qing: It's true, everyone present at the time saw that the bags were full of rice husks and sand, and I was afraid that things would deceive me, so I deliberately looked at a few bags full of rice husks and sand

Shopkeeper: Is your eyeliner reliable?

Dong Qing: Absolutely

Shopkeeper Bao: Do you know how much grain the Li family transported to the official warehouse this time?

Dong Qing: About 100,000 quintals

Bao shopkeeper: It costs a lot of money to store so much grain in the official warehouse, and what kind of medicine is sold in the Li family's gourd

Dong Qing: Master, do you think this is because the Li family did not have the money to collect grain and deliberately confuse us

Shopkeeper Bao: No, it's not that simple, Dong Qing spent some money to drag people to stare at the grain that the Li family stored in the official warehouse, and you also have to keep an eye on the Li family's movements

Dong Qing: Yes, sir

Shopkeeper: What is the price of the Li family's grain collection now?

Dong Qing: Master, the price of grain collected by the Li family is the same as ours, but now the Li family is not using money to collect grain

Shopkeeper: Then how does he collect grain?

Dong Qing: I heard that I was exchanging clothes for food, and one piece of clothing for one load of grain

Bao shopkeeper: The cloth in Taizhou is all run by Cao Lin, why did he hook up with the Li family

Dong Qing: The cloth on the hand of the old man Li is not Cao Linde

Shopkeeper: Then where did he get so much cloth?

Dong Qing: There's no way to know this

Shopkeeper: How much grain have we collected now?

Dong Qing: The old man now has 400,000 quintals of grain on his books

Shopkeeper Bao: In the past few days, let's stop and see what action the Li family has

Dong Qing: Yes, sir

Two days later, in the middle of the night, it was a full moon night, although there were more white clouds in the sky, but the moonlight was indeed very bright, the roads and vegetation could be seen clearly, countless torches flashed in the Li family manor, and the carriages drove out of the manor one after another, and they were lined up, and the cars were loaded with drums and drums, and these sacks were transported to a cave on the outskirts of Alan County, which was guarded by the first battalion of the militia group, and those who came and went back and forth must show their waist cards, otherwise they could not enter the cave at all, and this luck was for several days, and they were all in the dead of night