The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 94 Expansion

With the promotion of Cai Jingtai and the 'New Deal', the warehouses of various states and counties in the Song Dynasty were full.Dad made a lot of money, and he is 'gentle'. He only changed the prime minister to solve the financial crisis. What a wise decision.As for the voices of the people living at the bottom, they couldn't reach his ears at all, even if he heard them, he had to pretend not to know now.

Of course Zhao Tun, who is a son, is not far behind, but his movements are more vigorous.The implementation of the Fangtian Law will increase the burden on small landlords and self-cultivating farmers, and they will no longer want to farm. They will send people to buy land, and it will be a fair deal, and they will never bully others; the increase in miscellaneous taxes will make it impossible for large and small handicraft workshops to continue He immediately went to solve the job problems of those laid-off and unemployed workers, recruiting them to work in his own workshops; merchants went bankrupt, and sold their shops at lower prices one after another. Eat together at the shop, change the sign and continue to operate.

After several months of implementation of the New Deal, Zhao Tun's land increased by nearly [-] mu, with [-] tenant households; several workshops were expanded several times to allow the new craftsmen to have a place to work. He relied on his own production The products occupy a monopoly position in the market, and the supply of what they produce is in short supply, and they have no great skills; when they have money, Zhao Tun no longer does business, and begins to give up the business of industry and agriculture. Now Gongzhou Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, and even in the capital have shops and The restaurant mainly deals in various products produced in the Zhuangzi workshop of the Zhao Mansion, which caused great dissatisfaction among the agents in the past; Zhao Tun couldn't help thanking his father for his good policies. He planned to send a caravan to engage in international trade last year. Because of the lack of experienced personnel, the plan has been stuck on the table. Now he bought three caravans and a fleet with a click, and it was like a dream.

"Uncle Huang, do you think that if I buy so many properties at once, will I be a big fan and attract the impeachment of the officials in the court?" A million dollars is nothing compared to his father, but it is eye-catching enough, he asked guiltily.

"Haha??" Huang Jingchen smiled, "My lord, you don't worry too much. Cai Jing's home now only has 60 million mu of land, and the shops are all over the world. Zhang Shangying, who persuades the emperor to be thrifty all day long, owns ten There are many shops, and whoever is in power in the court is much richer than you. The land of Zhu Yu, who is in charge of the Southeast Worship Bureau, is so close to the city that he can't walk to the land in two days, let alone those princes and dukes. No one is better than you. Don’t worry if you don’t have much land.”

"Oh?" Zhao Tun nodded, thinking for a long time that he was a nouveau riche compared to them, and he didn't even rank in the Song Dynasty Rich List.

"My lord, all the money from the salt banknote business has been put into the treasury, and you have spent it all. Shouldn't my commission be counted?" Huang Jingchen said with a smile as he rubbed against Zhao Tun.

"Okay" Zhao Tong agreed, and Jian Xi hurriedly brought over the account book, then retreated out wisely, screened the two small yellow gates on duty, and took a few steps back to the side before standing still, the two big men settled the account , I better stay away, who knows if there is something in it that I shouldn't know.

"I invested a total of 20 guan. You received 24 six citations of the old salt banknotes, exchanged 320 citations for the new salt banknotes, and exchanged the rest for items in Zuo Zangku, right?" Zhao Tong looked at the ledger and said.

"Yes, I remember this account well." Huang Jingchen nodded in agreement with the prince's statement.

"Okay, let's keep counting." Zhao Tang picked up the abacus and flipped it neatly, letting the beads return to their place, "Xinyanyin, you sold 84 yin at the same price as Liuguan, and [-] in Baguan. Two hundred quotations???" Zhao Tun wrote to Huang Jingchen, "The things exchanged from the left treasury are worth a total of [-] guan, right?"

"My lord, the part of Yanyin is good, but the items exchanged from Zuo Zangku are all 100% off, no matter how you calculate, they are worth [-] million guan, you can't calculate like that," Huang Jingchen immediately objected.

"Then how do you calculate it? In the profit, I paid you for the expenses of dealing with various gods. In addition, why didn't you obey the order and sell everything privately? If you put it into the present, how much more can you sell? The loss is Shouldn't you also bear the burden?" Zhao Tong raised his head and asked.

"I??? I thought the price was high enough at the time, but who knows that it has risen again now?" Huang Jingchen said shyly, "Then it will be calculated according to the price the prince said." He finally understood that the prince did not want to hold him accountable for "stealing" the item , but waiting for myself at this moment, but it is really painful. If it is put now, the price will increase by one-third, which is not a lot of money.

"Hmph, don't think that you are at a disadvantage. I am the one who suffers." Zhao Tong said dissatisfiedly while calculating, "Throwing away the capital of 20 guan, your car and horse expenses, benefits for others and emotional investment are a total of 31 guan. There are 320 million guan, I should give you 65 guan, you can make a lot of money this time.”

"Hehe, isn't it a generous gift from the lord? Next time something like this happens, the lord must not forget me." Huang Jingchen's eyes disappeared from laughing. He didn't expect to earn so much money, let alone the lord who was almost the same this time. Playing empty-handed white wolf, the little capital invested is negligible compared with the huge profit.

"Uncle Huang, I want to give you half of the profit this time, and the rest will be counted as the shares of our restaurants. I estimate that there will be fifty or sixty thousand yuan of shares every year, and I can also share the profits of Shunzi and the others. The identity is bleached, and the remaining people can be placed in the caravan, or let them open a few shops at the border. With a legal identity and a fixed income, they can also live comfortably without always relying on you Living on the aid, it can be regarded as giving them an explanation for working in our mansion for so many years." Zhao Tuo didn't joke this time, but said sternly.

"Well, it's the prince's long-term consideration, so that even if I'm gone one day, they can live comfortably. I thank the prince on their behalf." Huang Jingchen got up and saluted.

"Uncle Huang doesn't need to be like this. Without them, we wouldn't get so much information. In the future, they will be used in many places. Now that we have enough money, we can recruit and train more people. They will be of great use in the future." He didn't hide his intention to use them, he told the truth.

"My lord is really good at calculating. You have bought the last bit of my wealth. Now Shunzi is more respectful when he sees you than me. Fengxi's white-eyed wolf is even more heartless. He turned to you early." Huang Jingchen flipped He rolled his eyes and said.

"Uncle Huang, what's yours and mine? Do we still share each other?" Zhao Tang regained his childlike appearance and said hahaha, "I think Shunzi won't be older anymore, it's time to let him go." Go out, let Fengxi follow you to deal with the news from everywhere, to train manpower, the two in the garden can also help, they have been growing flowers for several years, and now they are already feeling uncomfortable???"

After the autumn harvest, Maxing Street, where restaurants gather in the capital, has a newcomer - Duck Restaurant.The four-story storefront is not considered a big restaurant in Beijing, but the plaque inscribed by Prime Minister Cai himself adds a lot of color to the restaurant. It is said that the decoration design inside is presided over by master craftsmen in the palace. It is even more magnificent and unique. Not inferior to big stores like Fanlou.

The other is the restaurant's main dish, the hanging oven roast duck, which is definitely the only one in Beijing.It is said that the ducks are fed in a special way, and the way of making them is also novel. They are baked with fruit wood. More importantly, the shochu sold here is specially made for the palace. The drinking utensils are special glass cups. Filled with clear and mellow shochu, eating thinly sliced ​​roast duck, marinated duck liver, duck heart, duck feet, and finally a bowl of soup made from duck racks, it is simply a fairy-like enjoyment.

Of course, the consumption here is also quite high. A duck on the street that costs only 80 cents can be sold for [-] cents here, and a simple side dish with drinks can cost [-] cents for four or five people. It still can't stop the enthusiasm of the people in the capital. There are more than [-] tables on the three floors, and they are full every day. If you want to have an exclusive private room, you have to make an appointment five days in advance.

"Damn, I'm finally living a normal life this time." In an elegant and spacious room on the fourth floor, Shunzi said with emotion. Now he is the manager of this restaurant, but his laid-back appearance is like a hand-waving man. The shopkeeper, the business affairs are all managed by the second shopkeeper outside. Few customers have seen him, let alone know his true identity - the director of the Beijing office of the Zhao family.

Shunzi was not called Shunzi by birth, he was originally a member of the Imperial City Division of the Great Song Dynasty.The obvious function of the Imperial City Secretary is to perform various daily affairs.In charge of the inspection of palace gates, keys and deeds, inspections in the palace, guards, and sanitation of the palaces.Responsible for guards in the imperial city, guarding the palace gates, palace gates, and inspecting the four-color edicts at the imperial city gates; also responsible for purchasing food, driving the emperor's travel, and even cleaning the toilets in the imperial city, etc.In addition to these, it also has the functions of public security, investigation and arrest. It is one of the two major intelligence departments of the Song Dynasty.

Huang Jingchen used to be in charge of the Imperial City Department as the deputy capital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and was responsible for the intelligence work of Hebei Road, Hedong Road and Shaanxi Road.Shunzi was one of his Tidian Pavilion leaders. Later, Huang Jingchen lost the battle in the palace. They were all branded by Huang Jingchen. Of course, they were also the ones who were purged, almost all of them were removed from the Imperial City Division.

What these people do is not law-abiding. Whoever has not violated the laws of the Song Dynasty, threatened officials, and conducted torture. They have offended too many people. Without their special status, who would take them as onions? So after being removed from the list, life was very difficult.Huang Jingchen never forgets his old love, and helps them from time to time, but how much money can he have?Fortunately, the prince is a rake of money, and he always gave Huang Jingchen large sums of money in various names, which made them survive???