Gu Qi, she just wants to farm

Chapter 257: Officials and businessmen (2)

"However, Master Liu still insists on letting the government officials clean the streets every day when they patrol the city again.

My lord said, the people of our Lushan County are just going out temporarily to find a way out, and they will come back sooner or later. He can't let the people see a dilapidated Lushan County with nowhere to rest when they come back. "

This time, not only the middle-aged man looked weeping, his voice was choked up, even Jiang Pingshunzi, Huang Shanhai and the others couldn't help showing solemn expressions, and several brothers even had slightly red eyes.

Gu Qi also put away the faint smile that was originally hanging on the corner of his mouth, showing respect.

For the sake of being an official, no matter what the reason is for him in the first place, at least his words and deeds afterwards are worthy of respect and love.

No wonder the middle-aged man reacted so strongly when Jiang Ping was just instinctive, or in accordance with common sense, when he was skeptical about Mr. Liu and the transfer of control of the well water in Liuxing Street to the Pedestrian Gang.

Presumably none of the people in Lushan County would like to hear their beloved Master Liu being questioned and slandered.

Even if other people are just unintentional, they will try their best to explain clearly immediately.

Later, the middle-aged man rambled on for a long time, but Gu Qijiangping and the others didn't intend to interrupt him.

Everyone just stood in the corridor and listened to the middle-aged man talking about Mr. Liu.

For example, after a large number of people in Lushan County moved out, many rivers in Lushan County also dried up, and the well water supply in the county town was very small.

For example, Mr. Liu has stipulated that all the original residents in the county can only receive one bucket of water every two days for free, just because they are worried that people will use up water without restraint, and the wells in the city will also be used up.

I heard that Lushan County was also the first to implement this in Yuzhou Prefecture.After that, many counties and counties followed suit.

Another bucket of water is really not enough, you can also exchange it with silver money.In the beginning, as long as the people from the original Lushan county bought an additional bucket of water, it only cost three coins. After the water became less and less, it was replaced by five coins, ten coins all the way to the current twenty coins.

As for the money used by the people to buy water, Mr. Liu did not take it privately either.

Instead, a document was specially asked to record the money collected every day, which was mainly used to buy rice and medicinal materials. A simple shop was opened next to the yamen, and a doctor was called to sit in charge.

If any common people are really hungry, or if they are sick and have no money for medical treatment, they can go to Shanpu for help.

As for why the few wells on Liuxing Street were handed over to the Xingjiao Gang in the end, and even the cashiers of the Xingjiao Gang did not need to be handed over to the government, it was because Mr. Liu needed to keep the people of the Xingjiao Gang to help illicit the food outside. Transported into Lushan County, it can provide a meal for the people who still live in Lushan County.

Even if it's expensive food, it's better than nothing.

And the members of the Pedestrian Gang agreed to help Lushan County give priority to transporting grain because they took a fancy to the profits of several wells on Liuhang Street.

If Mr. Liu does not agree to even out the wells, when the entire Yuzhou government is short of food, the pedestrians can go anywhere, and they may not be willing to send a group of people to stay in Lushan County to ensure the normal life of the people in Lushan County. Life.

This is understandable.Although the imperial court did not clarify the food ban, the food ban between the state capital and the state capital was very serious.

Of course, this is also a simple and crude but very effective way for the state governments to ensure the balance of food prices in their own regions and not to maliciously raise or lower prices.

With such a strict food ban at the state border, even if Mr. Liu had some contacts, the food he could buy privately was very limited and it was inconvenient to transport.

In this way, it is naturally best to let a traveler with a black/white background do this.

After all, the personnel of the Pedestrian Gang have complex relationships ranging from high-ranking officials to dignitaries, down to the three religions and nine streams. They are fully capable of getting through all aspects of the joints, and they can even ensure the safe and smooth transportation of food to Lushan County.
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The torrential rain lasted for more than half an hour, and then gradually subsided.Immediately afterwards the wind ceased, and so did the lightning and thunder.

As for the rain, it didn't mean to stop. It changed from a violent storm to a gentle and moist drizzle, and it just kept falling.

During this period, Gu Qi reached an agreement with the middle-aged man, and rented this huge house for half a month with two taels of silver, and asked the middle-aged man how many quilts he borrowed.

After dispatching Jiang Pingshunzi and others to go out to inquire about the news, he himself sat under the eaves in front of the door, looking at the pattering rain in front of him, and couldn't help but think about the meaning of Zhou Li's letter.

Obviously, Gu Qi's visit to the hinterland of Yuzhou Mansion this time was in the name of visiting relatives and friends on the surface, but in private it was to arrange a transshipment route for the Four Seas Escort Bureau to open up joints for the route from He Song Town to Yuzhou Mansion.

The opening of this route, in a real sense, is to facilitate Zhou Li's smuggling/smuggling of grain across the state border.

It's just how to do this business to make enough profits while ensuring safety, but it is still necessary to understand the situation in Lushan County first.

For example, at this time Gu Qi knew that the rice and grain business in Lushan County was already controlled by the Pedestrians.

This means that even if Gu Qi and the others can try their best to cross the state border all the way to the hinterland and enter Lushan County, they will not be able to sell the rice grain that was delivered safely after all the efforts.

Once it is made public, it is bound to attract the attention of the traveling gang.

But if it is just a private sale by only a few households, it is obvious that such a large amount of manpower and material resources has been spent and huge risks have been taken. The profits that can be obtained in the end may not even cover half of the cost.

Wouldn't it be a waste of time to fetch water from a bamboo basket?

Apart from this point, if this business wants to succeed, it can only work hard in two directions.

One is to talk directly to the members of the Traveling Gang, cooperate with the Traveling Gang through grain transportation channels, and supply food to the Traveling Gang in the form of low-cost wholesale, and then let the Traveling Gang sell it at a high price.

It's just that the profits that can make money in this way are very limited, and the traveler's gang may not be willing to cooperate. After all, the traveler's gang also has its own grain collection channels and logistics system.

The second is to simply talk to the county man, Mr. Liu.

Since Mr. Liu loves his name like a son, if they can send enough food from the Four Seas Escort, and compete with the Pedestrians, at least they can lower the price of food that is now almost monopolized by the Pedestrians.

Even if you can't suppress a lot, even if you only lose a penny or two per catty, it can be regarded as benefiting the people of Lushan County.

Presumably there is such a reason in it, Mr. Liu should agree.

Moreover, both the Four Seas Escort and Zhou's Grain Company can also guarantee sufficient profits.

But this also means that the Four Seas Escort will openly be an enemy of the Pedestrian Gang.
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With the current power of the Pedestrian Gang in Dakang Dynasty, the Four Seas Escort Bureau is like an ant facing an elephant to him.The risks that need to be borne are not at all as small as the logistics risks that need to be borne on the way.

It's even impossible to completely send the fledgling Four Seas Escort into the abyss of eternal doom.

Zhou Li, an old fox, wrote a letter easily, but it created a big problem for himself.

Now there is no mobile phone or computer email that can be used universally. It takes at least 30 days to find someone to send a letter back and forth. Even if Gu Qi wants to discuss the matter with Zhou Li, it will be cold after such a round trip.

　Today, the two chapters are published first and then revised, little fairies.How are the friends in Henan today?Friends in Guangdong and Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are also preparing to fight against Taiwan. Everyone prepare more food rations.

　　
　
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