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Chapter 1181: Layout and Closing the Net (Part 1181) [Seeking monthly tickets]

People cannot, or at least should not, fall in love with working illegally!

You must not fall in love with the illegal boss while fighting!

This fact is explosive from any perspective.

  Cui Zhi stroked his forehead, and spent an incense stick of time trying to figure out what the meat bun was thinking. It was the dog's fault that the meat bun was taken away by the dog, and the bun was not at fault. But the meat bun voluntarily followed the dog and didn't mind being eaten, so both the dog and the meat bun deserved a beating!

"Did you go and find out what happened?"

Cui Zhi didn't mind whether a subordinate stayed or left. It was human nature for people to go to higher places and water to flow to lower places. But he couldn't help but mind that the other party left inexplicably. How did Cui treat him badly?

The confidant said: "I asked, but nothing came out."

The two sides had difficulty communicating, and the meat bun played Tai Chi, and a single word of procrastination could make people lose patience. The other party did not explicitly say that he would abandon the Cui family, but only said that he would pledge allegiance to the second son Cui Mi.

Cui Xiong has been arranged to marry, and the marriage may be completed within two or three years. According to the custom of aristocratic families, when a male in the family gets married, the family will soon be divided, and the brothers will live separately and rarely live together - it's not like the family is too small to afford a new home for the newlyweds.

It is reasonable for Roubaozi to choose Cui Mi on his own initiative.

Well, Cui Mi took some of the "family property" in advance.

Judging from the results, Roubaozi is still a vassal of the Cui family.

Cui Zhi, the head of the family, couldn't say anything. He couldn't just accuse this meat bun of trying to instigate a fight between the two brothers Cui Xiong, right? As far as the meat bun was concerned, his position was not that important. This was like brothers splitting up, and a wall took the initiative to be with Cui Mi.

The problem is that--

Cui Mi is a special child.

The so-called surrender to Cui Mi was just to block Cui Zhi's accountability. In fact, he must have surrendered to Shen Zhongli! Cui Zhi pondered for a moment and ordered: "Send someone to conduct a secret investigation over there. Remember not to alert the enemy. Also, bring all the accounts over there to me!"

The head of the Cui family is a very busy man.

  Shen Zhongli was holding a martial arts contest to recruit a bride, and his days were pretty much the same. Cui Zhi had a whole family to worry about, and it was impossible for him to keep an eye on the trivial things a small county magistrate did every day. He would be considered serious if he asked about it every once in a while. He never expected that the other party would play like this!

Cui Zhi read the report carefully twice.

Sharp eyes spotted some details.

"Seeds? Who did Shen Zhongli borrow seeds from?" It was not a good time to plant crops then, so why did Shen Zhongli buy so many seeds? To prepare for the spring planting next year? That was too early to prepare. "Did the Madam intervene? Or did Er Mi come forward?"

Mei Meng and the king's original intention of reform was good, but how many people's interests would be harmed in the process? These people would be obstacles! Even if Cui Zhi came forward to suppress some of the big families and allow the new policy to be implemented layer by layer, it does not mean that everyone will cooperate.

The policy was pushed down step by step, and the main force behind its implementation was local clerks. These clerks were basically local people with complicated local connections. In this small piece of land, their reputation might be more effective than that of a big family, and the county magistrate was not as good as the current one.

  Common people want to borrow money from the government to buy grain seeds?

Whether to lend or not, isn't it up to these people to decide?

The area under Shen Zhongli's jurisdiction had accumulated bad debts for three years. If Cui hadn't come forward to pay for it, the bad debt would have been paid by the higher level. Now Cui has made it clear that he doesn't care. With no tax revenue for the new year, how dare the county government lend money to Shen Tang? If he doesn't lend grain seeds, at most he will have to pay for another year's bad debts. If he lends grain seeds, the bad debts will not only be the taxes that can't be collected.

Shen Zhongli's attempt to borrow grain seeds was doomed to failure.

Unless Cui Mi or Cui Hui secretly comes forward to save face.

Cui Zhi did not object to this development.

Shen Zhongli's ability to fully utilize her existing connections to achieve her goals is also her ability, but she is more or less disappointed - Qi Yuanliang's people are only capable of this?

The confidant said: "Neither."

After a pause, he said, "I borrowed it from a private merchant."

Cui Zhi smiled inwardly, fiddling with a few jade beads with his fingers, and asked his confidant: "She borrowed from private merchants? How much interest did she pay? When the time comes, will she return the seeds or the grain?"

The returned grain seeds will be rewarded with interest.

There is interest on the returned grain.

  But no matter which one, the interest rate is much higher than the interest rate of the government's new policy. If the time is right and luck is good, there is a small chance that you can keep your capital, but it is more likely to lose everything! Farmers pay sweat, the fields are less fertile, and the county government bears the risk of lending, and in the end, it all makes wedding clothes for merchants. Most of these merchants are attached to aristocratic families and have black hearts!

If you are not good at arithmetic, you will be screwed.

as predicted--

The confidant said with a complicated expression: "It's 5.2 cents!"

Cui Zhi paused as he was moving his fingers on the abacus.

He looked at the amount on the abacus in disbelief and almost couldn't hold back: "Five cents and two cents? Shen Zhongli really dared to borrow! Is her brain filled with straw? The interest rate of five cents and two cents, even the noble families dare not secretly lend such money, and she dared to borrow it?"

  What does 5.2 cents mean?

The highest interest rate for government-lent grain seeds was only 1.7%!

At the beginning of the new policy, it was stipulated that common people could only borrow from the government. After encountering numerous resistances, Mei Meng had to compromise with the aristocratic families and allow common people to borrow from private individuals instead of the government, but stipulated that the annual interest rate should not exceed the red line of 1.7%.

If you find that the amount exceeds 1.7 cents, you can report it to the police.

[20% is approximately equal to an annual interest rate of %]

This interest rate is not low, but even this 1.7% has affected the interests of many people. As a result, Shen Zhongli had no choice but to borrow money at an interest rate of 5.2%. How much higher than the ordinary people? Shen Zhongli did not calculate the yield per mu in previous years before borrowing grain?

Cui Zhi could almost foresee the scene of this guy losing all his money.

The confidant was also amazed: "Who could have thought of this..."

If the interest rate was 1.7%, Shen Zhongli might still be able to turn the account from loss to profit. With an interest rate of 3.4%, there was a very small chance that she would break even. But with an interest rate of 5.2%... With the interest compounding on private loans, she would be finished in less than two years.

Cui Zhi asked while enduring a headache.

"Did you find out who she borrowed it from?"

Cui Zhi thought of another possibility.

If Shen Zhongli borrowed money from merchants under Qishan's name to buy grain seeds, it would be understandable that he charged such a high interest rate and falsified the accounts.

The confidant handed over a piece of intelligence: "We did find out."

Cui Zhi opened it and fell silent.

Haha, these merchants are not from other places, they are from Qi State.

What made Cui Zhi most upset was that he knew this merchant, who was attached to a second-rate family in the southwest region and paid "protection fees" to this family every now and then. Cui Zhi murmured: "It's okay to be stupid, but how can you be so stupid? It's better to keep the wealth within the family!"

  A high interest rate of 5.2%!

It is better to borrow from Cui’s people than from outsiders.

At least Cui is polite when collecting debts and doesn't use violence against her own Erlang, but it's hard to say the same about others.

Cui Zhi took another sip of herbal tea to calm himself.

He said, "Order someone to investigate this merchant thoroughly."

The confidant asked in confusion: "Continue to investigate this person?"

Cui Zhi's eyes flickered. "Well, let's see if this merchant has any connection with Northwest Kang State. I won't comment on Shen Zhongli's ability, but she is Qi Yuanliang's person after all, so I can still comment on Qi Yuanliang. I don't believe that Qi Yuanliang would raise such a stupid waste. 5.2% interest? Humph!"

  Is this really not a false account?

The confidant ordered to retreat.

The interest rate of 5.2% is indeed outrageous.

Cui's meat buns also felt that Shen Tang was looking for death. He hesitated several times and couldn't sit still anymore, so he went to his own Erlangjun: [Erlangjun, this grain seed cannot be borrowed! ]

Young people don't know how to settle accounts. Compared to Roubaozi's anxiety, Cui Mi was calm.

[We can still make some money with the interest of 5.2%.]

Roubaozi was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He tried his best to explain to Cui Mi what 5.2 cents meant. The government's interest rate of 1.7 cents was barely enough to get by! 5.2 cents was equivalent to borrowing 100 coins at the beginning of the year and paying back 163 coins at the end of the year! When these unscrupulous merchants lent out grain seeds, they calculated the yield per mu of land, so it was impossible for people to make money.

Cui Mi said calmly: [I have learned calculations.]

His results are definitely better than the other party's, so there's no need to count these for him.

Roubaozi was somewhat helpless: [Allow me to say something offensive, even if Erlangjun is proficient in accounting, it won’t work if you don’t understand farming! This amount of grain seeds cannot be borrowed, if you borrow it, it’s all over! ]

Cui Mi smiled and said, "Do you know how much this grain yields per mu?"

Roubaozi was stunned for a moment, and took a deep breath: [Even an experienced farmer who is good at farming can only increase the yield per mu by 20% to 30%. Are those profiteers trying to trick you and the county magistrate into doubling the yield per mu? ]

【That’s not the case.】

Just as Roubaozi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Cui Mi corrected him, "It's not doubled, it's at least five times the yield per mu in this county. The interest of 5.2% is calculated based on ordinary grain, but this grain really has five times the effect, and even if God doesn't give you face, you won't lose money. Just put your mind at ease and do what you need to do. 】

Roubaozi almost couldn't lift it up in one breath.

Five times the yield per acre...

  Damn the son of aristocratic family and the black foreman Shen Zhongli! Do these two bastards know what five times the yield per mu means?

The unscrupulous businessman just said something and these two idiots actually believed it?

Roubaozi suppressed his mouth twitching and said sarcastically: [I also heard that there is a kind of grain that can produce ten times more per mu, and the interest rate is not so high. Why don’t you discuss it with County Magistrate Shen and decide which one to go to? ]

It's impossible to trick these two brainless people into borrowing money from Cui.

You can also get a kickback from it.

Cui Mi rolled his eyes at this.

He really saw a bumper harvest with the yield per mu increasing at least five times.

Two or three months had passed since the last match of the martial arts competition, and more than 70% of the brave warriors remained, and the remaining 30% also said they would come back after settling their families. Shen Tang jumped from a commander without troops to a small force with more than 200 private troops. It was not that she brainwashed these people and made them suffer from Stockholm, but she moved them with her true feelings.

Well, how come diluted spirit wine is not true love?

Whenever someone was "released after serving his term", Shen Tang would order people to prepare a small table to thank the person for his hard work in the past month. As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person, and those warriors also wanted to see what she was up to, so they patiently sat down and listened to her fart.

  Eat a dish?

tasty!

  Want a drink?

Danfu is finally relieved after a long drought!

A glass of wine can sweep away the fatigue accumulated over the month.

The feeling was too mysterious, and their poor language could not describe even one percent of it! Their resentment towards Shen Tang also dissipated by 70% in an instant! The remaining 30% was also dissipated in Shen Tang's singing, reciting, acting, and nonsense, and even some understanding emerged.

It is indeed not easy to start a business alone.

The government office was extremely poor, and she, a county magistrate, could hardly support the whole thing alone.

There were few young men in the area, and those things that he could do with one finger and close his eyes might take five or six old men three to five days to do. She had no money and no people, so she had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. Everything was done to feed the local population.

Shen Tang: [I have offended the hero before, so I will drink a cup as punishment. ]

He drank it all in one gulp, which made the warriors feel distressed.

He quickly pressed down Shen Tang's hand and said, "What are you talking about, Miss Shen? If I had known your plan earlier, I would have agreed to it!"

Obviously, this is nonsense.

The ultimate goal is to drink one more sip of spiritual wine.

Shen Tang did not compete with the other party and treated him to a delicious meal.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Shen Tang asked the ten people what they thought of the work they had done recently. Everyone remained silent. To be honest, they were unhappy. They were brave warriors, but they were used as prisoners. It was a great shame! They would rather keep watch for Shen Tang for a month than do these jobs.

Obviously, for the sake of the spirit wine, this cannot be said.

These jobs are trivial for a warrior, but too boring. If Shen Nujun insists on doing this, she is advised to recruit more projects in the future. For example, building a bridge today, repairing a road tomorrow, and blasting a mountain to build a dam and reservoir the day after tomorrow.

Interspersed with these, it feels a bit fresh.

The other nine people looked at the man who spoke in horror.

No, how can you say such a lie that goes against your will?

Shen Tang obviously took his words to heart and thought this suggestion was very good. Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years!

She praises people without blinking, but ends up making them feel embarrassed.

The group of rangers is quite special.

The place is a mix of good and bad people, with a lot of ruffians and hooligans, and a very bad reputation. Many of them have murdered people. Those who are doing well in the local area are local bullies, and those who are not doing well will roam around and be called chivalrous. Wherever they go, they are a major hidden danger that affects public security.

Even though Shen Tang's words sounded like polite talk, but——

No one has ever told me this before.

Not to mention giving yourself this spiritual wine to drink.

Someone immediately asked Shen Tang about the origin of the wine.

Shen Tang did not miss the greed in their eyes: [You mean this wine? When I was traveling in the northwest, I saved a wine merchant. In order to repay him for saving my life, the wine merchant would give me a batch every year. I heard that they are in great demand in the northwest... But at that time, we had an agreement that these spirit wines could not be resold to others, and the news could not be spread, otherwise the other party would have a hard time doing business. ]

Everyone has different thoughts.

Some of them have already thought about killing and robbing.

  How many times has Shen Tang dealt with similar situations?

How could I not know their calculations?

Shen Tang pretended to be embarrassed: [Actually, I have another unwelcome request. If you are willing, I am willing to hire you with a high salary! ]

Recruiting means making short-term workers work as long-term workers.

Anyway, I have become proficient at this job after this month.

It takes time to recruit new people and train them, so it’s better to have ready-made ones.

Others had ulterior motives and disdained the high salary pie that Shen Tang had drawn. Their attention was all on [a batch of spiritual wine]. Where did Shen hide the spiritual wine? Anyway, it was in her territory.

Stay a little longer and you'll be able to figure it out.

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