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Chapter 219 Jiexiu Fan Family My ATM

After seeing off Zhang Jinru, Li Chaosheng returned to the county government office and called the district chiefs and food talents to report on the autumn harvest.

At the meeting, Li Chaosheng got the news that due to the large-scale planting of high-yield corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes in Lantian County this year, it was considered a bumper harvest this year. The 16 dans of grain taken away by Zhang Jinru were removed, and the people left enough for themselves. For rations, Li Chaosheng's grain shop can still produce a full [-] dan of grain.

Of the 16 dans of grain, Li Chaosheng decided to allocate [-] tans of grain to grain shops to provide sources of goods for small traders and hawkers engaged in grain processing business. Li Chaosheng planned to use the other [-] tans of grain to recruit refugees.

In fact, this year not only in Shaanxi, but also in Henan and Shanxi, which have suffered different degrees of disasters. The local officials are similar to those in Shaanxi, and the disaster relief is not in place. A few days ago, Li Chaosheng discovered that some fleeing Henan people entered Lantian County.

In addition, there are more people fleeing from northern Shaanxi. Now northern Shaanxi is a purgatory on earth.

The banditry is like a comb, and the soldiers are like a grate. Everyone should understand that these officers and soldiers, bandits and bandits choleraed northern Shaanxi, and countless people fled. As a result, large areas of crops in northern Shaanxi were left uncultivated. , this year's flood of victims will not be less than in previous years.

Therefore, at this meeting, Li Chaosheng set the tone for this winter. First, actively maintain the repaired diba reservoir, and second, carry out large-scale land reclamation in the newly merged area of ​​Lantian, and organize the victims to build the reservoir.

The third is to define the number of victims. This year, Lantian County will receive up to 3 victims. If this number exceeds this number, the food in Lantian County will not be enough.

Li Chaosheng's regulations were issued, and the whole county began to work nervously, but soon problems came. Dalichang has received more than 800 victims in total. This is just the beginning, and it has not yet entered the winter, and has not yet reached the peak period of victims.

Li Chaosheng looked at the report, and Guo Bao said, "I estimated with Mr. Liu that the number of disaster victims entering Lantian County this year may exceed [-]. We don't have enough food."

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng frowned slightly, and Guo Bao said, "Boss, do you want to send troops to patrol the border and drive out all the people who exceed [-]?"

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng tapped his fingers on the table, this is all human life.

Li Chaosheng sighed. He hasn't fully transformed his mind yet, and he still can't accept treating human life like nothing. This may be the weakness given to Li Chaosheng in the 21st century.

Li Chaosheng knocked on the table. If these victims are expelled, they must die. This is tens of thousands of lives. If they are merged into Lantian, it will be tens of thousands of labor, that is wealth, and it will definitely consolidate their rule. Powerful Lantian County.

But Li Chaosheng really didn't dare to let these people in. After all, if they were all in, they would compete with the natives of Lantian for food, and he might not be able to feed them.

What's wrong with this? Why don't you go to Hyundai to buy food, but it's far from quenching your thirst, just pointing at how many people you can save, and then saying that you don't do anything else to deliver food to these people?
Li Chaosheng felt a little worried, no food, and no food is similar to no money, there are only two solutions, one is to increase income, the other is to reduce expenditure.

It is impossible to save money. The rations in Lantian are all accurately allocated. Let alone the common people's homes, even the landlords' homes have no surplus food.

Li Chaosheng was thinking, knocked on the table, and at this moment Gu Zi suddenly pushed the door in: "Brigade Commander."

Li Chaosheng looked at Guzi and said, "What's wrong?"

Guzi said to Li Chaosheng at this time: "Brigade Commander, there is a man outside who calls himself Jiexiu Fan Yongfa to see him."

"Jiexiu Fan Yongfa?!!"

Li Chaosheng looked at Gu Zi after hearing this, and Gu Zi said at this time: "That's right, and there is a caravan with them, there are hundreds of swordsmen in total, and we stopped them outside Lantian, but this Fan Yongfa asked to see the brigade commander."

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng frowned slightly. He didn't know this Fan Yongfa, but he still knew about Jiexiu's Fan family. The Fan Yonggui who robbed him a few days ago belonged to Jiexiu's Fan family.

And the head of Jiexiu Fan's family is the most famous traitor businessman, Fan Yongdou.

Thinking about it, Li Chaosheng glanced at Guzi and said, "Please."

"Yes."

Soon Guzi ran out, while Fan Yongfa waited anxiously outside the door. It was already October [-]th, and I heard from my elder brother that the masters of the Manchu Qing Dynasty will attack Ming Dynasty this winter, and we need to prepare food and grass at that time.

Last time the eldest brother Fan Yonggui messed up the matter, and the elder brother was very angry, so this time he entrusted the task to himself, and as long as he did it well and won the favor of the elder brother and the master, then he would become As the number two member of the Fan family, he really trembled.

Thinking of this, Fan Yongfa is still a little excited, but this year Shanxi and Shaanxi have suffered major disasters, so it is difficult to raise food and grass. Fortunately, I have a way to transport a batch from Sichuan, but there is still a shortage of [-] dan. Purchased in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and the place where so much grain can be produced at once, the entire Shanxi and Shaanxi, I am afraid that this is Lantian County.

And their group happened to pass by Lantian, so they came to ask if they could buy some grain. Anyway, the elder brother said that it must be shipped to Zhangjiakou before No. 20, so I can't miss it.

Fan Yongfa was thinking, when Guzi came over and said, "Mr. Fan, our family county respects you."

After hearing this, Fan Yongfa immediately cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said, "Thank you very much for the report."

Speaking of which, Fan Yongfa took out a five-liang silver ingot from his pocket with great experience, and stuffed it into Gu Zi's hand. Gu Zi was taken aback, and then took the silver away with a smile.

He brought Fan Yongfa into the county office, and when he arrived at the back hall of the county office, Li Chaosheng was sitting there drinking tea. Fan Yongfa came over and cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Li Zhixian."

At this moment Li Chaosheng got up and cupped his fists and said, "Oh, Mr. Fan, sit down."

The two greeted each other and sat down immediately. At this time, Li Chaosheng took a sip of tea and said, "Why is Mr. Fan looking for me?"

Fan Yongfa said at this moment: "My lord, I am here to buy some grain from Lantian County."

"Buy food?"

Li Chaosheng was taken aback, then looked at Fan Yongfa and said, "How much do you want to buy?"

"Fifty thousand tons."

Fan Yongfa said, Li Chaosheng's eyes gradually became deep when he heard the words, and said: "Fifty thousand dan? Mr. Fan, you should know how much food is in demand. My price is not low."

After hearing this, Fan Yongfa said: "Money is not a problem."

"Oh, how much can you pay?"

Fan Yongfa raised four fingers and said, "Four liang of silver is a load."

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng took a sip from his teacup and said, "The price is not low. The southern grains that are circulating in the market are only three or two or eight dollars."

After hearing this, Fan Yongfa said: "They have a small quantity, so I don't want to trade with them. Besides, I want to make a friend like you, Lizhi County."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng laughed and said, "Okay, okay, since you said that, I'll sell the grain."

After hearing this, Gu Zi and Guo Bao panicked. It was just said that there was not enough food. Why did you sell the food?
"Okay, refreshing, Fan thanked you sir."

As Fan Yongfa said, he took out 5 taels of silver bills from his pocket and put them on the table, "My lord, this is the deposit."

Li Chaosheng glanced at the silver ticket and said, "Why don't you pay in one lump sum and take the food away?"

After hearing this, Fan Yongfa said: "To be honest, my lord, I still have some things to do in other places. When the time comes, I will ask Weiyuan Escort Bureau and Lin Escort to hand over the balance and pick up the food along the way."

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng smiled even more happily: "Okay, let him come to me directly when the time comes."

Speaking of which, Li Chaosheng smiled, motioned for Fan Yongfa to drink tea, and the two chatted awkwardly. Fan Yongfa stood up to leave, but before leaving, Fan Yongfa put the small box he had been holding in his arms on the table and looked at Li Chaosheng. Zhao Sheng smiled and turned to leave.

"Hey, Mr. Fan, something has fallen."

While Li Chaosheng was talking, Fan Yongfa said, "Your magistrate must have read it wrong. Fan came here empty-handed. Why did he bring anything with him? Let me go."

After finishing talking, Fan Yongfa laughed and left. Li Chaosheng has gained a lot of knowledge. Look at the gifts that people give, and they are so subtle and silent. It's not like giving gifts now. I wish others didn't know what you gave.

"Hey, Director Zhang, here, I'll give you two bottles of Moutai and Santiao Huazi. I heard that you smoke other cigarettes and cough, come and try..."

This is very low. Receiving gifts is evil, and you still yell so loudly, even if there is no one around, you will be rejected. Maybe it is better not to give this gift.

Therefore, Fan Yongfa is the most standard way to give gifts. Both parties are not embarrassed. Li Chaosheng is just asking. It would be better if he didn't ask.

After Fan Yongfa left, Guo Bao walked over curiously, took the small box, and opened it immediately: "Hey~ This is a treasure."

Guo Bao picked it up, shook it to Li Chaosheng and said, "Northeast old mountain ginseng, it looks like it can be worth seven or eight taels."

Li Chaosheng took a look after hearing this, and it was indeed the best Northeast wild ginseng, and judging from the size, the reed heads were all top-grade wild ginseng.

Northeast ginseng has always been rumored that seven taels are ginseng and eight taels are treasure. This is obviously a precious ginseng. Such a ginseng is definitely a treasure in modern times. It should be no problem if it is worth tens of millions.

But in this era, it is relatively rare. After all, in this era, the northeast mountain forests are rarely developed, and some old forests have not been visited for hundreds of years. Those old forests are the treasure land of these ginseng.

It is not difficult to live there for a hundred years to grow into seven or eight taels of ginseng, unlike later generations, over-exploitation, it is difficult for this ginseng to grow for another hundred years.

The Fan family made their fortune at the beginning by distributing fur goods and wild ginseng in the Liaodong area. Later, they started to provide food, grass and military equipment to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as well as to spy on intelligence.

And until now, the Fan family is still reselling ginseng in Liaodong. Over the past few decades, the Fan family has kept a lot of good ginseng. The Fan family still has dozens of ginseng of Li Chaosheng's quality, and there are better than this. Several.

Li Chaosheng was very satisfied looking at this ginseng, which is a great tonic. Thinking of it, Li Chaosheng turned his head to look at the smiling Guo Bao. Give me a beard?"

"What do you want this beard for?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Guo Bao, and at this moment Guzi laughed loudly: "Last time we took him to Yihong Courtyard, the girl inside said he was fake, hahaha..."

"Gu Zi, shut your mouth for me, who is lying."

"It's true, what do you want ginseng beards for?"

"I!"

The two seemed to want to quarrel, Li Chaosheng put away the ginseng and said, "Keep the wine for such a good ginseng, and put away the millet."

"Yes."

Gu Zi said, at this time Guo Bao looked at Li Chaosheng and said, "Boss, your wine is ready, can you give me a glass?"

Li Chaosheng said with a smile: "You bastard, work hard for me, isn't it just vain? I'll get you a tiger whip when I have time, and that thing will be very beneficial."

"Really, thank you, Master."

Guo Bao laughed immediately, but quickly frowned and said, "Boss, to be serious, why did you sell the grain to Fan Yongfa? You were still worrying about the lack of grain just now, but if you sell it now, it will be useless." used."

Li Chaosheng smiled and said: "Who said it's useless, this time it's not only useful, it may also solve our urgent needs."

As Li Chaosheng said, Gu Zi said from the side: "Little fat, are you stupid? In fact, I realized early on that this grain was actually handed over by Fan Yongfa. Can he transport the grain out of Lantian County? The bandits in Yukou are not easy to mess with."

"Huh? Black eat black!"

Guo Bao's eyes widened: "Why did I forget this, but we can't start in Lantian County, otherwise Lantian's reputation will be ruined, and Lantian will be out."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng said: "That's right, we not only need to get rid of Lantian, but also go out of Shaanxi. Let's start in Shanxi."

"Shanxi?"

Guo Bao stared, Li Chaosheng said: "Bring the map."

Soon the map was brought over, and Li Chaosheng looked around and drew a circle near Luliang, Shanxi: "Find me a bandit den near here, and replace the bandits inside with our people."

"Lu Liang, why is it Lu Liang?"

Li Chaosheng said with a smile at this time: "There are many bandits in Lvliang. After finishing it, it will confuse the public. Next, retreat from Lvliang and enter the Qinling Mountains. Bypassing the crowds, you can quickly reach Lantian."

"The most important thing is that this Lvliang is the main road for the Fan family to transport grain to Zhangjiakou. They have been operating here for many years, and they also have their own post station along the way, so they will definitely take this route this time, so we are in Shanxi. It is best for Lu Liang to do it."

Li Chaosheng said affirmatively, after hearing this, Guo Bao said: "So, Luliang is indeed a good place to start."

While talking here, Guo Bao said again: "In this way, we have earned money by grabbing the food back. If we use the money to buy food, it can solve the urgent need."

"Buy food? Why buy food?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Guo Bao with a smile, and Guo Bao said: "If we don't buy food, even if we take back our [-] dan of food, it won't be enough for the victims to consume!"

"Hehehe... Who said that the Fan family only buys food from us?"

"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)