The Necromancer of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 175 Need a Change of Thinking
Zhen Yao just entered Shouchun, and was summoned by Yuan Xu.

In the study in the backyard of Huainan Palace, he met Yuan Xu.

Signaling him to sit down, Yuan Xu asked, "How is the Zhen family doing now?"

"Return to Young Master." Zhen Yao replied: "The Zhen family is doing well now, and all business is booming, thanks to Young Master's blessing."

"The Zhen family's business is good, what does it have to do with me." Yuan Xu replied with a smile: "Isn't it your patriarch's ability?"

"It's not." Zhen Yao was honest: "Many merchants have contacts with the Zhen family because of the young master."

"Because of me?" Yuan Xu already understood that it was because of Zhen Mi's relationship, but he still pretended not to know very well.

"Madam married from Zhen's family." Zhen Yao said: "Now that Young Master has defeated Cao Mengde, and the momentum is in full swing, how many merchants want to curry favor? If they can't curry favor with Young Master, they can only retreat."

"I understand." Yuan Xu nodded, and then asked him: "In other words, even if you are not in Zhen's house, everything will not be too bad?"

"That's what I mean."

Not knowing what Yuan Xu was going to say next, Zhen Yao replied.

"Since it doesn't matter if you're in the Zhen family or not, then there's no need to go back." Yuan Xu got to the point.

Zhen Yao was taken aback for a moment: "My lord wants to..."

"I got Huainan." Yuan Xu said, "This is a good place, you should know it well."

"The outstanding people in Huainan, I do know." Zhen Yao asked, "But what does it have to do with me not going back to Zhen's house?"

"We need someone who can do things here." Yuan Xu said, "Your elder brother is in Yecheng, Qingzhou has a guard, who can I use in Huainan?"

"My lord wants to..." Zhen Yao was stunned: "Use me?"

"I used to be the head of the Zhen family, so of course I'm not bad at managing things." Yuan Xu said: "You are still doing the job, but some things have to be handed over to other people. Most of your thoughts will be put on Huainan from now on."

"What does the young master want me to do?" Zhen Yao was still confused.

"Like Zhen Yan and the others, set up farms and auction houses in Huainan." Yuan Xu asked, "These shouldn't be difficult for you."

"I think Huainan can not only open farms and auction houses." Zhen Yao asked, "I don't know if you have been to Feiling."

"It's just outside Shouchun City. I don't know how many times I've been there recently." Yuan Xu replied.

"There are many medicinal herbs on Feiling Mountain." Zhen Yao said, "In the past, our Zhen family also transported Ganoderma lucidum, Tai Sui, Pueraria lobata and other medicinal herbs from here."

"There are Ganoderma lucidum and Tai Sui in Feiling?" Yuan Xu looked surprised: "Why haven't I heard of it?"

"My lord is concerned about the country and the people. Of course I don't take small things to heart." Zhen Yao replied, "We can enclose Feiling Mausoleum so that people can plant herbs on the mountain. Herbs are much more valuable than food."

Yuan Xu nodded: "As expected, I saw the right person."

He then asked Zhen Yao: "Are you willing to stay in Huainan?"

"Actually, the Zhen family's affairs are not much." Zhen Yao replied, "I always envy my elder brother, who can stay with the young master to do business."

"Tell me, what benefits do you want." There was no reason to employ people for nothing, Yuan Xu asked Zhen Yao to talk about the benefits he wanted.

Zhen Yao replied: "Young master, please allow the Zhen family to pay less tax every year..."

Yuan Xu laughed loudly: "What should I do? As long as you help me start Huainan, from now on, the Zhen family will not have to pay a single copper coin."

The Zhen family sends a lot of money to Hebei every year.

Especially after Yuan Xu won Hebei, he sent more money than in previous years.

Zhen Yao had long wanted to ask for less, but he didn't dare.

Yuan Xu summoned him to Shouchun, and even proposed to keep him, so Zhen Yao dared to bring up the matter.

I thought it would be difficult, but Yuan Xu agreed so simply.

And it's not just paying less, as long as he can develop Huainan's economy, the Zhen family's tribute will not be paid a single copper coin from now on.

It was not without his consideration that Yuan Xu gave such a condition.

Although the Zhen family sends a lot of money to Yecheng every year, for Hebei, it is just a drop in the bucket.

If Zhen Yao can drive the economy in Huainan, the annual income will be unlimited.

A watermelon and a melon seed, of course Yuan Xu knew how to choose.

He weighed his interests and made a promise to Zhen Yao.

Zhen Yao was moved in his heart, he quickly stood up, and bowed to him with a big gift: "I am on behalf of Zhen's family, thank you young master."

"Where do you plan to start?" Yuan Xu asked him.

Zhen Yao replied: "The most profitable place is the market. I plan to start from the market."

"Market?" Yuan Xu frowned slightly: "What kind of market?"

"A market specially for the farm." Zhen Yao replied: "The crops produced by the farm must be sold. It is definitely not enough to rely solely on the auction house. Therefore, a market is needed. The whole world knows that when you come here, you can buy To the fair of the new crop."

Yuan Xu nodded: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have thought of this level. In the past, I was only thinking about starting a farm, but I didn't worry that the crops produced would be sold very slowly only by the auction house."

"I have seen what my brother did in Yecheng." Zhen Yao said, "When I returned to Zhen's house, I thought about how to do it so that I can make the most of the convenience given by the young master."

"Let's talk about it." Yuan Xu signaled him to continue.

Zhen Yao went on to say: "Young master does all this for the purpose of earning profit. Only with enough profit can we support an army and invest in the local area."

Yuan Xu nodded: "You're right, I've discovered that it should be like this in Hebei, but I haven't started to do it yet."

"My lord has too many things to do." Zhen Yao said, "There are so many small things, there is no way to worry about everything."

"Making money is not a trivial matter." Yuan Xu replied: "The years of war have caused the people to suffer unspeakably. The tax is too heavy, which will only force the people to rebel. The tax under my rule has already been changed to [-] in [-]. The grain obtained by farmers , after paying taxes, the rest can be sold by yourself.”

Zhen Yao replied: "Nowadays, the output of the field has increased by more than ten times. Even if there is only [-] taxes, the annual income is quite a lot."

Yuan Xu chuckled and said to him, "In the same way, if my income increases, farmers' income will also increase."

"Young Master is right." Zhen Yao said: "Many businesses are in the hands of Young Master now, especially new crops. Before they are put into the market, they can earn a lot."

"I bring crops that people in the world have never seen before, so I can't give up the slightest benefit?" Yuan Xu replied: "There is another purpose of building a farm, which is to develop rice seeds. Hybrid rice seeds will degenerate to The output is extremely low. The farm develops and sells rice seeds, which can not only ensure that the output will not decrease, but also ensure that there will be a lot of income every year."

"Buying it once and using it for several years is a good deal for farmers." Zhen Yao replied.

(End of this chapter)