The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 748 730 Seven: Hit it off, the magistrate pays money to buy food

"Thousands of years of the Wang family! Are you sure what you said!
Don't make me mess around! "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"That's all I'm going to say, believe it or not! We don't have any deep friendship, so I won't say anything else about this matter, just figure it out!"

"I can figure it out? I have to listen to you anyway! If it is true what you said, it will be too late for me to regret not listening to you.

Prince Duan, I, Lao Meng, is also a vigorous and decisive person, since I have already decided on this matter, then I will do it as I say!

Come on!Invite me the magistrate of Handan immediately, I have something to say to him. "

A guard standing nearby heard this and immediately turned around and left.

The prefect of Meng said to Duan Wuji with a smile: "Prince Duan, my cousin will be here soon, let's have a meal together!

I'll ease your relationship in a while! "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"What's wrong with us!
We just met!

What does it have to do with me if his father is whipped!

For something like what he did, shouldn't he be slapped? "

"Oh! I said Prince Duan, what I said just now was really wrong.

Prince Duan, please don't find fault with me! "

"Okay, okay, magistrate, let's drink tea!
Prefect, this matter depends on your ability.

Whether you can turn danger into peace depends on your individual ability! "

"Don't worry! Now that I know what to do, I'll get it done quickly!
I am a person who never drags his feet in doing things!
Just watch it if you don't believe me!
After a while, I will ask my wife to collect money, and tomorrow I will send people to Henan and Shandong to collect grain!

Whether they can survive this catastrophe depends on this one move. "

The prefect Meng is really impatient now.

"Little Six! Little Six!"

That tolerance man named Xiaoliuzi ran in!

"Master Zhifu, the villain is here, what are you calling the villain for!"

"Find me two hundred carts first. Tomorrow you will divide into two routes to transport grain to us from Shandong and Henan respectively!"

"My lord, we don't have a shortage of food here, why buy that thing!"

"Don't do anything! This is not something you should ask. Do whatever I tell you to do! Why bother talking so much nonsense!
Let me tell you, this time, you should be quick to handle things, if you delay things for me, then I will definitely not forgive you lightly. "

"Yes! Yes! I'll do it right away, don't worry! I'll find all these carriages in a while!"

"Well! It's good to find everything! If possible, you can go after lunch!
Let me tell you, just sell me your strength for more than a month!
If things go well, I will never treat you badly when I come down to this residence!

If you are still the same as before, there will be no good fruit for you! "

"Yes! Yes! The villain understands, I will do it right away! The villain is resigning!"

After finishing speaking, this tolerance called Xiaoliuzi ran out.

The prefect of Meng can't care about anything now, he is doing things swiftly and resolutely!

Duan Wuji saw it, ho!This prefect of Meng really has a bit of courage in doing things!

The time is not too long, and the magistrate of Handan Prefecture hastily came over!
"Cousin, are you looking for me! What's the matter?

Your uncle was whipped this time, and the skin was rotted, and he died several times when he returned home!

Our whole family is waiting there!I didn't expect you to call me over!
Cousin, what's the matter! "

"Cousin! It's his own fault that my uncle was made like that, and I can't blame anyone else for that.

I've told him a few times before, but he just won't listen.

If he had listened to my words earlier, how could he be in trouble today?
It doesn't matter if you whip it up or down, it won't save him from being enlightened.

He was injured and my aunts are taking care of him. How can you stay at home blindly?
If you don't come to work on time, you might as well quit your job.

Among my subordinates, I don't want officials who are not active in their work.

Let me tell you, if you keep procrastinating like that, it won't be long before your family will be in disaster.

You are old and young, and you should also know the difficulty of being an official.

Cousin, I brought you here today because I have an important matter to discuss with you. If there is nothing else, I will not ask someone to find you. "

"Cousin, what's the matter? Just tell me."

"Just now, the prince said that some turmoil is going to happen in our Handan Mansion! Your family has done a lot of bad things in the countryside. If that happens, I'm afraid your family will not survive!

I'll tell you right now, hurry up and buy property at a low price, and move your whole family to my prefecture!

Only in this way can your family take refuge! "

"Cousin! Is this true? Don't be a false alarm then!"

"Cousin, we are close relatives, do you think I can harm you?

Besides, what good will it do me to harm your family!

Well, cousin, you go back and do it right away! "

"Cousin, you also know that my father is in charge of our family, it doesn't count if I say it!"

"That is to tell my uncle when I go back. If he insists on not listening, then we can whip him another hundred times, and then our family will bury people very well!

You tell him, just say I said it, if he wants to live, he should do it immediately, otherwise, he might as well not live, so as not to hurt other people in the family in time!

Cousin, what I said, you can learn from him, I am not afraid of offending him!
This is the end of death, and if he is still like a mother-in-law, does he have to have the whole family die before he is reconciled!

Well, you can do it now!
Don't procrastinate!Did you hear me clearly? "

"Yes! Brother, I'll go back right away. If it's okay or not, I'll send you a letter tomorrow!"

"Well! That's fine too! But, cousin, don't let me find your house!

Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!Let me tell you, from tomorrow onwards, you will report to me, there are many things you need to do! "

"Yes! Yes! I see. I'll come over tomorrow! Then I'll take my leave."

After finishing speaking, the magistrate Wang hurried home.

After an hour or so, the tolerance man named Xiaoliuzi came back.

"My lord, I found all those carriages, and they arrived at the gate of our government office in a short while!"

"Okay! You should be so efficient in doing things, do it well! You can work hard for me for a month or two! How about it! You take a hundred horse-drawn carts to Henan, and you buy me grain. The hundred bottles of horse-drawn carts Take it with you, and you will work hard for me.

I will hand over the entire team to you, and I will give you a deputy!
You and Master Li are in a group, and you will take the money and take the team away in a while!

You try to make things better for me, understand!
I asked you to buy food for me, you have to buy it back for me quickly, and tell you, we don’t buy it once or twice, you have to do things for me immediately!
It's best to go there every three to five days! "

"Yes! Yes! Little one understands!"

"Well! Then go down!

Tolerance Liu!You call me my cousin Meng Haijiang!I have something to do with him!go quickly! "

A businessman in his thirties agreed and went out.

After finishing these things, the prefect of Meng let out a long sigh of relief!

"Prince Duan, Brother Tieniu, let's go!

Let's go eat!Today I will serve you wine to welcome the wind.

I really didn't think of it!You are here, and you will change the fate of my Lao Meng!

I guess the banquet has been set up now, and today I will serve you wine to wash away the dust!

The three of us must drink a few glasses of him today! "

The two followed the prefect Meng to the inner hall, and saw that a sumptuous banquet had already been set.

After the three of them sat down, they chatted while eating!

After three rounds of drinking and five flavors of food, the prefect Meng looked at Duan Wuji with a wry smile and said, "My lords, to be honest, although I have two coins, that's all! I'm a little prefect and I'm taking advantage of a few coins. Woolen cloth?

Once there is turmoil in Handan Mansion, the price of food will skyrocket!

If I buy some grain and sell it, it will definitely make a lot of money!

But what!How can I prepare so much money?This is real gold and silver, if you want to collect it, it is indeed a difficult task! "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Prefect Meng, the difficulty is temporary, but it won't last too long, as long as you find a way to survive for a few months, the future must be bright!

You must remember for me, you must not set the food price too high, otherwise, it will easily cause civil uprising!

If you want me to say, earn a little bit, as long as you keep this Handan Mansion smoothly and safely, it will be a miracle in the future!

If you really can't get paid, you can go to my house to get some back. Is there too much? Thirty-five thousand taels of silver is still available.

How about this!Even if I bought a small share, what do you think! "

"My lord Duan, if that's the case, that would be great. In two days, I will personally bring someone to your mansion to collect the silver. This Handan mansion is only a few hundred miles away from that Taiyuan mansion. If you hurry up , It’s not a problem to rush back and forth in four or five days!
With this batch of money, it would be no problem to buy a few thousand carts of grain.

As the saying goes, if you have food in your hand, don't panic in your heart!

Duan Wuji smiled slightly.

"I said to the prefect of Meng, just having food is not enough! You have to quickly recruit some local militias and step up the training of those newly recruited soldiers. Only if they are well-trained, that will work.

In addition, you recruit some civilians to make this city wall taller and thicker. If something happens, you will be strictly guarded at that time!

Think again about what else needs to be transported and done in advance! "

"Yes! Yes! I understand, Prince Duan, let's have a drink!

I will also plan ahead for the rest of the matter. I strive to live and die with our Handan Mansion. As long as the mansion is not lost, I think my official position will be safe and sound. "

Tie Niu laughed and said, "If that's the case, then I'll lend you 3 taels of silver too!
I also earn two small coins to spend! "

After lunch, prefect Meng arranged for Duan Wuji and Tieniu to rest in the prefect's yamen.

The next morning, the magistrate of Handan really came to the magistrate's office to report.

"Cousin, after I went back yesterday, I told my father what you meant. I really didn't expect it. My father also listened to your words and didn't say anything. His old man agreed to sell the property at a low price now. , Immediately transferred to our Handan mansion to live.

I didn't expect it!

He is such a stubborn person, but this time he has opened his eyes. The old man said that wealth is something outside the body, and if you don't bring it with you, you don't take it with you when you die.

Nothing is worth as much as life!If you lose your life, you will have nothing. "

Prefect Meng smiled slightly.

"As long as your family is safe and sound, then I will be at ease.

The society is fairly stable now, so as long as the price is lower, it doesn't matter if the price is too low!

Once the society becomes turbulent, it will be really difficult to deal with those things.

Cousin, I have been quietly buying grain from other places since yesterday. If you have money on hand, I hope you can also sell some grain and store it in our prefecture! "

"Cousin, can you get rich with this thing!"

"It is not allowed to make a big fortune, but it is certain to make a small fortune.

Just think about it!If you want to make a fortune for the country, what will be the result!

But what!Earning a tenth or two is [-]%.

I haven't asked the Duan prince about this matter yet!It doesn't seem like an exaggeration to earn a quarter of a tenth!

If you keep the money in your hands, why can you earn so much? "

"Hmm! You're right, I'll buy some food in a few days!
This time I will listen to you, I will buy it at whatever price you ask me to sell it!
If I follow you, I won't lose my money!

To be honest, your brain is better than mine! "

"Cousin, in addition to our bulk food, you will be responsible for overseeing the construction of our city walls!
Let me tell you that building this city wall is a matter of our lives and deaths!

This is absolutely sloppy! "

"Yes! Yes! Cousin, I know about this, so don't worry! Brother, I will do things, and I will never embarrass you!"

"Cousin, this is not something to be ashamed of! This is a matter of our lives and deaths!

If you procrastinate in doing things, don't say that brother I will turn your face on you when the time comes! "

"Cousin, don't worry! I'm also an efficient person. I won't do things that are procrastinated!"

"Well! That's good!

Cousin, let us brothers please invite Prince Duan and the others later!
Let's take this opportunity to ask Prince Duan how much we should sell our food for!
Although he is an expensive prince, he is also a good businessman!The measure he grasped is very accurate!

Otherwise, how could someone become the god of business!

Haven't you heard of it!
The Li family's country and the Duan family's wealth, others can't learn it!

These two people are high-ranking officials of our Great Tang Kingdom, and they are also the God of Wealth of our Great Tang Kingdom!

If we can make friends with them, it will be of great benefit to us!

If you follow the God of Wealth, it will be difficult not to get rich! "

"Cousin, brother, I'll just listen to you, then I'll treat you to dinner today, and I'll make good friends with them too!"

(End of this chapter)