The Taizhou Gang has grown to nearly a thousand gangs all over the Taizhou Mansion, and the Taizhou Gang can be regarded as famous in the rivers and lakes to this extent, but how the gang should manage and operate does make Luo Tiancheng worried, so he summoned all the big and small leaders in the gang to Taizhou City, and the content of the discussion is how to make the gang operate as soon as possible, which is also the first large-scale meeting held by the Taizhou Gang since the establishment of the gang

After a day of discussion, Luo Tiancheng decided to set up a general rudder in Taizhou City, and the brothers who joined later were divided into eight halls according to the region, and each hall selected a person with a high moral and good reputation to serve as the hall master, and these eight hall masters will assist the gang leader in managing the specific operation of each hall, and set up the post of deputy gang leader-military advisor-elder-protector under the gang leader to coordinate each hall

Now that there are more brothers, this daily eating, drinking, and Lazar is a lot of money, and the brothers used to be able to barely survive by collecting a protection fee, but now that the Taizhou Gang has changed its appearance, it can't follow the old path before, just when Luo Tiancheng racked his brains and couldn't make up his mind, Qijia gave him an idea: You have to go to the deputy helper for the helper, he has a lot of ideas in his head to do business

Luo Tiancheng thought about it, didn't I forget him, so he took Qijia and Xiahoudun to the Li family manor to pay a visit, and after Li Yang knew about it, he asked the family to invite them to the front hall, and asked the maid to bring a pot of tea and some dried fruits

As soon as Li Yang arrived in the front hall, he bowed his hand to the people in front of him: Brother Luo-Qijia and Brother Xiahou are here, drink tea and taste these dried fruits, don't be restrained by me, just like your own home

Luo Tiancheng: Brother and brother begged for mercy today

Li Yang: Brother Luo is his own brother, so I just opened a few jars of good wine today, let's try it at noon to see how this wine is

Luo Tiancheng: Okay-brother, brother and I came today because I want to discuss something with you

Li Yang "vomited" Brother Luo, tell me what's going on

Luo Tiancheng: Now that there are more brothers in the gang, I have to make a living for them, I can't let the brothers just stay idle like this, after a long time, that person's heart will be scattered, brother, you want to help my brother think more about making a living for everyone

Li Yang: Brother Luo has to have capital to do business, and the size of the business depends on the amount of capital

Luo Tiancheng: Now I can have 3-4,000 taels of silver in my hand

Li Yang: Brother Luo, if you and the brothers in the gang are getting together, and there are brothers who are willing to partner can get dividends at that time, I will go to the yamen to inquire about the minerals and fields that have been confiscated, if there are signs of action from the government, then we will spend money to buy those mineral fields

Luo Tiancheng: Brother of that line, you go to the government to inquire about the news, I will go back to the gang to collect money, and we will act separately

Li Yang: I'll let you know as soon as I have any news

Luo Tiancheng: Okay, brother, I'll go back first

Li Yang: Brother Luo - I'm going to go after dinner with the two brothers

Luo Tiancheng: No, there is still something going on in the Brothers' Gang

Li Yang, who loves to sleep lazily on weekdays, did get up early in the morning today, seeing that Hengyan and Song Shiting were sleeping soundly, he went to the wardrobe to find a piece of clothes, got dressed, and after washing, he went to the kitchen and turned out two steamed buns and took a simple bite of pickles, after breakfast, he took a carriage to Taizhou City, the carriage swayed all the way, just out of Alan County, not far away, he was angry, and his eyelids became more and more heavy, thinking that it would take a long time in the city, so I would squint first." Lao Wang, I'll sleep first, and when I get to the yamen of the state capital, you greet me."

"It's the young master"

"Young master, wake up, we're here"

Li Yang sat up straight: Why did you arrive so quickly

"Young master, you've been asleep for almost two hours."

Li Yang hurriedly tidied up his clothes, then got out of the carriage, and when he arrived at the yamen of the government, he bowed his hand to the official on duty: Li Yang, the head of the Li family in Xia Alan County, has something important to ask to see the prefect, and the official envoy will help inform him

Li Yang usually goes to the yamen of the state capital to pay taxes and does business, and he has to come twice a month, so many people who are on errands in the yamen know him, although they don't know what his name is, but they confirm that they know him, and the yamen didn't interrogate him too much, just asked him to wait here for a while, and it didn't take long for the yamen who went to report it to come out and beckoned to him: Lord Sun asked you to go to the back hall to see him

This back hall is where Lord Sun and his wife live, it is a small courtyard, and his office and guests are generally in the front hall, which is the lobby that is said on weekdays, the difference between the back hall and the front hall is that you don't have to worry about being heard by others, when I came to the back hall, Lord Sun had already prepared tea in the pavilion in the garden

So I quickly stepped forward and bowed with my fists in return: The student has seen Master Sun

Sun Yuanwu beckoned to him: Hongting come and sit

After Li Yang sat down, he chatted with Lord Sun about the government's encirclement and suppression of bullies a few days ago: My lord, this time the government encircled and suppressed the bullies, and the people applauded for this, on weekdays, these bullies were rampant in the township, and the people dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, this time the government will encircle and exterminate all the bullies in Taizhou, and the people will not have to be oppressed by bullies in the future. It is a blessing for the people of Taizhou to govern the Taizhou government

Originally, Sun Yuanwu's love was good today, and he was overjoyed when he said this: In the future, Taizhou will increase public security, and the action of punishing gangsters will continue

Li Yang: My lord said that this student wants to ask you something

Sun Yuanwu: Tell me something

Li Yang: As for the confiscated industries, does the government have any plans to sell them?

Sun Yuanwu laughed loudly when he heard this: I know that your kid has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and you don't have to fight the idea of land and houses, and the government plans to return them to their original owners, and the rest is being distributed to those farmers who have less land and more people

Li Yang: My lord, what about the mine?

Sun Yuanwu: Why do you want to run a mine again?

Li Yang: I have a few friends who have a good relationship and want to make a living

Sun Yuanwu: That's the case - then you go to Zhou Jie, the manager of the house, and you can ask him what to do

Li Yang: My lord, the student retired first

Sun Yuanwu waved his hand: Go ahead

When I got to the house, I stopped outside the door, and when I saw that there were five or six people in the room who were busy working, I knocked lightly on the door frame: dare to ask which one is Zhou Guanling

A small official looked up at me and then pointed his hand inside, I followed the direction he pointed to the house, drink good guy, the people outside are busy working, he can be good, put his legs on the table and nap with his back against the chair, needless to say, this must be the housekeeper Zhou Jie

Li Yang came to Zhou Jie's side and bowed: Zhou Guan Ling-Zhou Guan Ling

Zhou Jie slowly opened her eyes and ate at me: Who let you in, didn't you see me taking a nap, I don't have any eyesight

Li Yang could only smile bitterly: Zhou Guanling begged for mercy because Lord Sun asked me to come over

Zhou Jie sat up from the chair at once, and her attitude changed greatly, and even her tone of voice was not as blunt as just now: Come and sit down, I'm sorry just now, I saw you laugh, what are you looking for me

Li Yang: Zhou Guanling, I want you to inquire about whether the government plans to transfer the bully's property a few days ago

Zhou Jie: You're asking about that industry

Li Yang: Zhou Guanling has those industries

Zhou Jie: That's one more coal mine - 2 quarries - 2 logging yards - 31 acres of fish ponds - one iron mine

Li Yang: Zhou Guanling: I want to ask how much silver I need if I want these industries

When Zhou Jie heard that I was going to buy all these properties, then I saw that my eyes were different, and I missed a three-point smile: Wait a minute, I'll calculate it for you - 20,000 taels of coal mines - 10,000 taels of stone mines - 6,500 taels of lumber yards - 10 taels of fish ponds per mu - 20,000 taels of iron mines - a total of 76,100 taels of silver

Li Yang was taken aback when he heard this price: I have to ask for so much silver, this price is a bit expensive

Zhou Jie: Is it too much - if the price is really high, the house can be adjusted appropriately, the government can't let the people suffer, it's just a little troublesome to adjust, and the copywriters and pricing colleagues who did a good job before have to re-record and record

Li Yang: Zhou Guan Ling forgive me for taking the liberty of readjusting the price, how much silver it will cost, and you can probably say the number so that I can be prepared

Zhou Jie: I have to discuss this with my colleagues, and it depends on the market situation

Li Yang: But I think that no matter how much money is set, you have to be led by Zhou Guan to make a decision

Zhou Jie leaned back and looked at me meaningfully: You can see it quite thoroughly, how much money is actually a matter of my mouth and hands

Li Yang: Zhou Guanling, then you think what I should do if it is normal

Zhou Jie didn't answer me immediately, but stretched out his hand and made a five-point gesture, a clear-eyed person knew at a glance that he was asking you for benefits, just see if he would come to trouble, in this case, you have to be willing to spend money, if there is less, people look down on you and think that you don't have this strength, don't you say the old saying, reluctant children can't trap the wolf, you have to give up to have it, five hundred taels of silver, he should not look down on it, so the price he gave should be 5,000 taels, and if you can ask for so much money, he will at least bring you several times the benefits

Li Yang looked at Zhou Jie and nodded slightly: Zhou Guanling, I sincerely want to buy these industries, not to inquire blindly, so see if you can reveal a real price to me, if the price is right, I will set this matter today

Zhou Jie saw that Li Yang was an open person, so she didn't care: 40,000 taels is the lowest price, and it can't be low

Li Yang: It's so decided, but I still have a little thing I want to ask you for

Zhou Jie: Then tell me what is going on

Li Yang: Zhou Guan received 40,000 taels of silver is not a decimal number, please see if the government can give me some time to raise silver

Zhou Jie: Okay, it will take a few days to reorganize the copywriting here, but you have to hurry, and there are several waves of people asking me about this, so I can give you a month at most to raise money

Li Yang: Thank you Zhou Guan for receiving it

Leaving the state capital yamen, Li Yang took a carriage to the Taizhou Gang, and discussed with Luo Tiancheng to see if he was interested in the industry in that field, as soon as the two met, Li Yang told Luo Tiancheng the price given by the government, but the entire Taizhou Gang only made up more than 7,000 taels of silver, which made Luo Tiancheng a little overwhelmed: Our brothers of the Taizhou Gang are begging grandpa to tell grandma, and it is not easy to make up more than 7,000 taels of silver, brother, you see that these silver can give me those properties

Li Yang: Brother Luo, what do you think the brothers are suitable for?

Luo Tiancheng pondered for a while: The mining brothers may not be able to endure that hardship

Li Yang: Brother Luo, can you do it by chopping wood and raising fish?

Luo Tiancheng: This guy should be able to do it

Li Yang: Then I'll give you 2 lumber farms and 31 acres of fish ponds, and if the price of the lumber yard and the fish pond is lower, you will pay 6,000 taels of silver

Luo Tiancheng thought about it in his heart and felt that the price was acceptable, so he agreed, before leaving, Li Yang did not forget to ask people to inquire about Zhou Jie's residence, and when he inquired about what should be done in the city this time, it was all neat, on the way back, he pondered in the car, thinking that he had just had a little money in his hand, and now he had to take it out, but you said that if you don't take it, the coal mine-stone mine-iron ore is there, and I am quite greedy, but if I take it, I am really a little distressed, and it will take a lot of effort to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver

It would be nice if there was a way to buy these industries without taking money, thinking of this, Li Yang himself felt that there were some funny and good things were all for you to occupy, but the way really made him think of it, I remember that I used to read an autobiography about foreign capitalists, and there was a sentence in the book that I remember very clearly, that is, real businessmen, no matter when they want to use the maximum space of money, they must use the money in other people's hands to build momentum for themselves in order to seek more profits-joint-stock system, The advantage of the shareholding system is that it shares risks and ensures sufficient funds

The first thing he did when he got home was to ask people to put 5,000 taels of silver in a rice jar and send them to Zhou Jiede's house, and asked the family to invite the two ladies and all the brothers to the council room, which was the first time that Song Shiting and Heng Yan married into the Li family to come to the council hall

Gao Yuan: What are you calling everyone for?

Li Yang: There is now a coal mine - two quarries and an iron mine to be transferred - there is a coal mine - two quarries and an iron mine to be transferred - the price given by the management of these industries is 34,000 taels of silver

Yuan Kui: This discussion, we have enough money in our hands to buy it directly

Li Yang: As I just said, if you are interested in those industries, you can also pool money with a few people, and the silver taels invested will be distributed according to the proportion of the total price

Yuan Kui: What's the price?

Li Yang: 12,000 taels of coal mines, 5,000 taels of quarries - 12,000 taels of iron mines

Yuan Kui: Plateau, or let's partner up to build a quarry

Gao Yuan: I can do both

Yuankui: Then we want a quarry

Li Yang: Li Long-Da Niu, you don't plan to get an industry for yourself

Da Niu is a real person, and he amused everyone with one sentence: Of course, I think I'm a little tight on hand, and I can only give 2,000 taels

Li Yang: Li Long, how about you

Li Long: I'm about the same as a big bull, and the 2,000 taels of silver are still saved from the dividends I paid before

Li Yang: Don't worry about the money first, first look at what industry you are interested in

Li Long: Coal mines and iron ore are too troublesome, so I also need a quarry

Li Yang: In that line, you two people will pay 2,000 taels of silver, and you don't have to worry about the rest

Before Li Yang could ask, Song Shiting couldn't bear it: Husband, I want to take down the iron mine with my sister

Song Shiting's courage surprised everyone present, even Li Yang didn't expect Song Shiting to be able to pay more than 10,000 taels of silver at once, and everyone even expressed their admiration for a woman's family to have such courage

Li Yang felt that Song Shiting's decision was a bit abrupt and too hasty, and often the more beautiful the girl, the slower she had to think: Madame, so much silver, or you are thinking about it

Song Shiting looked at me cutely and shook her head: Don't think about it - I discussed it with my sister just now

Li Yang: Madam, it's okay if we don't have a partnership

Song Shiting: My sister and I don't partner with you, so you don't have to worry that our family is familiar with iron ore mining

Gao Yuan and the brothers laughed loudly when they saw this: Don't take him

And the rest of the coal mine everyone was not interested in it, so Li Yang pondered who to partner with to buy the coal mine, and thought that there were only a few people who could get money from these friends he knew, Cao Lin, the shopkeeper of the Taizhou Chamber of Commerce, who ran the blacksmith shop, and the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper Bai

The next day, Li Yang went to Taizhou City to find a decent restaurant, and invited Cao Lin - with the shopkeeper and Bai shopkeeper all over, as soon as they met, everyone first chatted a few words, and after the three rounds of wine, Li Yang went straight to the topic: Brother Cao - with the shopkeeper - Bai shopkeeper is now a business that can make money, I don't know if a few people are interested

Cao Lin: "Oh, brother, then tell me what kind of business it is."

Li Yang: A few days ago, the government seized a coal mine and now wants to transfer it for 12,000 taels of silver

Cao Lin: Brother, why don't you do such a good business yourself

Li Yang: Brother Cao, everyone is a friend, don't I think about having money, let's all make money together?

Cao Lin: Then tell me what we should do together

Li Yang: The silver taels invested are distributed according to the proportion of the total price, and the minimum amount of silver invested is one percent, if anyone wants to withdraw from this investment in the future, they have to sell it to these people who have invested in advance, and no one is willing to take over, then it can be resold to others at the market price

Shopkeeper Bai: Coal mining is an unattainable business, if you don't have a way, even if you have money, you may not be able to do it

Cao Lin is a veteran businessman, after listening to Li Yang's words, he can't suffer a loss, the coal mine makes money, he can share dividends, if the business is sluggish, he can also sell the proportion invested, and it is about to be winter, it is the season to sell coal, send the money to the door, fools don't want it: brother, you want to take a few percent

Li Yang: I plan to invest 3%.

Cao Lin: Then I'll also vote for 3 percent

The same shopkeeper: Coal mine is a good business to make money, and I and the shopkeeper can also use the ironware, and the rest of the shopkeeper will be divided between the two of us

Bai shopkeeper: Let's not talk about whether we can make money or not, the main thing is that everyone is happy together

Shopkeeper: You're so right

Li Yang picked up the wine glass: Let's have a drink, and the day after tomorrow with the shopkeeper-Bai shopkeeper, I will settle the accounts that should be settled this month

In this way, Li Yangdong scraped together and raised the 40,000 taels of silver