I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 195 He is a man who can talk about horses!

There are two major workshops outside the west gate of Jiangling City, one is a blacksmith workshop and the other is a bobbin workshop.

These two workshops each have more than 200 blacksmiths and more than 300 carpenters.

Nearly a quarter of the new Luoyang shovels that have been promoted to the entire Jinghu North Road and the endless bobbin carts on both sides of the river come from these two workshops.

The wages and raw materials of these two workshops almost emptied the entire treasury of Jiangling.

It was Guo Yi who contributed half of the wax oil, together with the output from the Liuzhihe Saltworks, barely filled part of the treasury.

Otherwise, the subsequent paving and repair of official roads, the construction of trading markets, and the digging of river sand will not be settled at all.

At this time, hearing Pei Xidao mention it, Guo Yi couldn't help but smile: "You didn't say a few things, the official roads outside the north gate and south gate of Jiangling City have already begun to be rebuilt.

There are also several dry rivers around Jiangling City, and the digging of river sand has already begun.

Including the part-time laborers who dig up river sand in Nanping Town, there are about tens of thousands of people here and there.

The daily wages alone cost six to seven hundred yuan. "

When Pei Xidao heard this, he couldn't help being taken aback. So many projects started at the same time?
A total of tens of thousands of short-term workers were recruited?

so much?
Thinking of this, even the footsteps stopped, and he couldn't help but blurted out and asked: "Where did you get so much money? The Liuzhihe Salt Field alone can't get so much money, can it?

I haven't heard of digging river sand around Jiangling City, but digging sand while there is no water in the river makes sense in theory, and avoids the pain of being soaked in water for a long time.

Not a bad strategy! "

However, it's awkward no matter how you think about it.It's all dry and waterless, shouldn't we be running around for our livelihood?

Not only did they not, but they did the opposite, even digging river sand while there was no water in the river...

What the hell is this thinking?

Is this the thinking that a normal person should have?
"So, where's the money coming from?" came round and round to the question.

"You already know about the Liuzhihe Saltworks, have you heard about the butt wipes?"

Speaking of this, Mr. Pei immediately became angry and said with some indignation: "It's an insult to gentleness! It's an insult to a sage!"

"Stop! Stop! This has nothing to do with gentleness and sages! From ancient times to the present, any invention and creation is to make human life more comfortable and convenient.

It's like a carriage, if there is no carriage, no matter where you go, you have to bump your legs!
There is also the loom. Without the invention of the loom, human beings would either be wrapped in a piece of animal skin or surrounded by leaves.

Think about it, is this the truth?
It's like a toilet chip, like a butt wipe, if you don't have these two things, you can only rub it with your hands!
And since there are blunt toilet chips, why is the soft and comfortable butt wiper insulting to the gentleman? "

When it came to the last two sentences, it made Pei Xidao disgusted: "I am!"

Still frustrating with your hands?

Why not disgust you to death?
"So, what kind of paper is this, and it is also the business of Chu Palace?"

"Wrong! It's not the Chu Palace, but the Jiangling Mansion's business. All the money we get is used to fill holes in the treasury!
In addition to wipes, there are also income from Wangjing Building and Yanyu Building. "

"No, wait!" Pei Xidao immediately stopped him, frowning and asked, "There are rumors that this Wangjing Tower is a business of the Chu Palace.

And this Yanyu Building is envious of Wangjing Building's daily business, so it uses the same strategy to fight Wangjing Building.

Why, there is another reason for this? "

Uh... He was talking too fast for a while, so he said bald.

"That, what, you seem to have heard it wrong! This is an illusion!" He quibbled: "Yes, an illusion!"

Pei Ruyu, who had been silent all the time because of being lectured just now, also responded at this time: "My father may have heard it wrong, but I should have heard it right. That's what you said!"

After finishing speaking, she stared at him to see how he could argue.

This dandy who is as rich as gold and jade has not yet realized the hidden meaning.

But as smart as Pei Xidao, he was aware of it.She couldn't help frowning, glanced at him with a half-smile and asked, "You mean to say that the Yanyu Building, like the Wangjing Building, is a business of the Chu Palace?"

After finishing speaking, he nodded secretly and said: "Well! This is indeed a good plan! Let the two restaurants fight, and take the opportunity to provoke a dispute between two waves of literati and students, so as to attract people's attention. It is really a big trick .

Then, the two waves of literati and students became more and more fierce, and then they called their friends and friends to lead troops to help.

Ever since, this incomparably grand literary fair in Jiangling City also kicked off with this.

But who knows, this is just a tool for you to make money!

Guo Erlang, it really is a plan to play with most of the literati and students on Jinghu North Road in the palm of his hand! "

After he finished speaking, Pei Ruyu was dumbfounded.What are you kidding?
He has been thinking about the Jiangling City Literature Club for more than half a month, wishing he could spread his wings and fly there, but it turned out to be just a tool for people to make money?

The mind is so dirty?

That is a sacred literary event!
Not only gathered more than half of the literati and students from Jinghu North Road, but even several famous Confucian scholars came.In the end, it turned out to be a joke...

But it's not funny at all!
When Guo Yi saw that the scheme was exposed, he didn't blush at all, instead he distinguished: "Alas! Alas! How could Mr. Pei say that? How could it be that I played them in the palm of my hand?

This statement is wrong!

This is a unique way of caring for scholars.They heard that there was a severe drought on Jinghu North Road, which led to starvation and death everywhere, and there were no chickens crowing for thousands of miles.Therefore, in the tactful way of caring of literati, donated money and materials to Jinghu North Road.

If it weren't for them, where would the Wangjing Tower and Yanyu Tower get more than a thousand taels of silver every day?
It's really chilling for Pei Xianggong to say that! "

Ha ha!

These literati students go to restaurants to eat and drink every day, but why did they become tactful donations in your mouth instead?
I believe you a ghost!
You boy, you can speak vernacular better than Mr. Storyteller!

He is a man who can run horses with his mouth!

It's really shameless to be cheap and act like a good boy!
It is simply the ceiling that reverses the world of black and white!

"Then according to what you say, they still have to thank you?" Pei Xidao teased with a smirk.

I thank you!
Contribute to Jiangling City silently and add bricks and tiles!

I didn't even know I had donated money...

Guo Yi hit the snake with the stick, waved his hand indifferently, and responded very casually: "That's not necessary, and this is a win-win situation for us. I will set up a stage for them and provide them with an opportunity. This is an extremely grand literary meeting.

As for the Jiangling government treasury, it has also been supplemented with money.You see, benefiting others and benefiting yourself is a win-win situation. "

(End of this chapter)