Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 189 Check warehouse (2)

Xia Xiandi tossed and turned until it was dawn, he got up and washed his face carelessly, ate something, and went straight to the yamen.He thought he had come early enough, but when he got to the door, he saw that several colleagues had already arrived first.

"Morning, everyone." Seeing him, Old Brother Ang quickly squeezed out a smile and said, "It's quite cold this morning." Today, Old Brother Ang still has a small task.

"Morning, old man." Xia Xiandi forced a smile and said, "I don't know when the door will open, so hurry in and get warm."

"Just call it out." Angkor said, "You're not here to buy food, so you still follow his rules?"

"Called, but no one answered." The crowd smiled wryly, "What do you think is going on? We begged them to buy food!" Normally, they sell food at home, and the customers are waiting outside the door to eat. Yinlu, now the client has become the government, but the people outside the station have become them, so I can't react for a while.

"That's right!" Someone said angrily, "It's always been the people who bought grain and asked to sell it, why are we begging them?"

"Hey." Brother Wu is Xu Qing's undercover agent. He didn't think about keeping the grain merchants at this time, but smiled and said: "Who made us greedy for high prices? Why bother if we can't eat a fat man?"

As he was talking, Old Brother Ang said angrily: "If he pushes it again and again, he simply won't sell it, and go home to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival!"

"That's right!" Everyone echoed, but sneered in their hearts, old fox!Are you willing to leave by yourself?It's strange to be willing to leave, but it's true to expect others to leave!

Angkor looked at the situation and smiled, this is what he wanted.If you want to take it, you must first give it.The reverse is also the same, if you want to keep it, you need to pioneer it.Angkor is a senior in shopping malls, how can he not know?

The crowd waited at the yamen in disbelief, more and more grain merchants came, and the planks had not been unloaded by Maoshi, all the grain merchants said angrily: "If you don't open the door, it will be smashed!"

"Squeak~" The yamen came, and a person came out, it was Han Zibang, and he asked, "Who said they were going to smash the yamen?"

"Oh, how dare the little people smash the door, and dare not say it, it's the wind, the wind~" everyone hurriedly said.

"Is that so..." Han Zibang cleared his throat, "I am the food collection ambassador appointed by the governor, and Han Zibang is in charge of the food collection this time."

"My lord, please be respected by the villain!" When the grain merchants heard that Han Zibang was the grain harvesting ambassador, they were all respectful and said a lot of flattering words.Satisfied, Han Zibang said to the grain merchants present: "Everyone rushed early, after waiting for so long, you must be tired, why don't you come in and have a drink of hot water?"

"Don't dare dare..." The grain merchants were completely relieved at this time, and they all flattered Han Zibang in order to collect his grain first.

"Everyone, please,"

"Master, please..."

When they arrived at the yamen, Han Zibang led everyone into a side room, brought a cup of hot water, it was really hot water, there was nothing else but hot water.But the grain merchants didn't care about this, they took a sip of it politely, praised the water as good, thanked them, and pondered for a while:
"Master Han, hey, what is the price of this harvest?"

"Well, let's spread a rumor with everyone first!" Han Zibang stroked his beard.

"Rumors?!" All the grain merchants thought inwardly that it was not good.

"That's right. Today there is a rumor that the government collects grain at a high price. I wonder if everyone has heard of it?"

"Could this be a rumor? No, it's indeed harvesting grain, that's right. Didn't the master just now..."

"That's right, it's right to collect grain, but it's not a high price."

"It's not a high price, how do you say that?"

"A few days ago, Lord Inspector received Shandong Wenyi to receive [-] victims of the disaster, so he immediately mobilized the prefecture's food and grass, found that there was a shortage, and planned to purchase and raise donations. Lord Inspector also wrote to all states and counties to ask them to avoid the smuggling in Cangzhou. Over-tariffs for grain merchants."

"However, the government has never said that it will collect grain at a high price!"

"What?!" The grain merchants almost died of anger: "It turns out that it is like this..."

Finally someone asked: "What about the food we brought?"

"Don't worry, everyone. Although it's just a rumor, Lord Inspector has learned that everyone has worked so hard to sell food in Cangzhou, so he agrees to collect more."

The grain merchants came back to life Bloody: "Really?"

"It's just the price. It won't be too high. If you want to sell it, you can sell it. If you don't want it, you can take it back. Cangzhou still doesn't charge everyone's tax, and everyone doesn't have any losses."

The grain merchants cursed inwardly, to put it lightly, if there is no tax, there will be no loss?People eat horse chews, porters, hire cars, which one is not money?One more day is one more day of wear and tear, and the grain merchants can't wait to sell the grain now.

"What's the price, sir, please tell me quickly?"

"Ahem, four words and one fight..." Han Zibang said.

"Siwen!? Why don't you go...Master, there are too few Siwen..." When the grain merchants were about to yell at them, they remembered that this was a government office, a yamen, scolding officials here, not lighting lanterns in a hut—look Shit (dead)?
On weekdays, the price of loosely sold grain is generally about seven pennies, five pennies when there is a lot of autumn harvest, and nine pennies when there is little grain in spring.And grain merchants usually buy rice from farmers for two to three pennies.For example, if Han Zibang pays four renminbi and buys a lot, the grain dealer will never lose money, but only earn more and less...

At this moment, Old Brother Ang came out to speak, and he said, "Master Han, you just said that Lord Inspector wants to collect food and grass?"

"That's right, Lord Inspector wants to recruit some." Han Zibang looked into Angkor's eyes, and a trace of nervousness flashed, like the nervousness of lying.

Brother Angkor clasped his hands and said, "The little old man has dozens of stone grains in his hand, and he didn't intend to make some money at first, so I just don't sell them and donate them to the state!"

Han Zibang laughed: "This Boss Wu is really a good businessman!"

At this time, the grain merchants were surprised and asked, "Brother Ang, is it true that you said the day before yesterday that you only brought a few dozen stones of grain?"

"Otherwise? Merchants value sincerity and righteousness, can I still lie to you?"

"Oh, what a pity, Angkor has become a charity merchant, but we have been taken advantage of!" The grain merchants felt pain in their hearts. They all thought that Angkor was lying commercially, but they didn't expect that Angkor was really here. Support Cangzhou.In addition, this is doing business with the government, which is an unequal transaction, and they have no capital to argue or ask for a price.

But some people bravely said: "Master Han, since the price given by Cangzhou is so low, then we will not sell it, and just take it to the disaster area to sell it, and we will pay a lot of money!"

Someone answered the call, but Han Zibang said indifferently: "The Holy Majesty has already sent the inspector to Binzhou, and when the time comes to stock up on goods, there will be a few heads left for those who want to make a fortune for the country. Look at it." Do it?"

"Master Han, can you raise it a little bit?" The grain merchants finally gave up and begged instead.

"Raise it a little higher? It's not that easy." Han Zibang said decisively, "Maybe we have to eat five or six thousand shi of grain, and one penny is five or six hundred taels of silver! The government doesn't waste so much grain, does it?"

"This price is really too low, we're making a trip for nothing." The grain merchants said pitifully: "Master Han, let's add a little more." Unable to bear the entanglement, Han Zibang had no choice but to give in and said: "Okay, okay, add half." Wen Yidou is limited to those who have signed the deed today, and four Wen Yidou will be restored at dawn!"

The grain merchants looked at each other in blank dismay. This result was really bad, but not unacceptable.After all, you only earn less, and if you go back without opening, you will face loss of money, and even your future business will be affected.

After a long time of debate, the grain merchants finally made a difficult decision, discarding the last ounce of morality, and accepted the four-and-a-half penny offer.The two parties signed the deed overnight, agreeing to pay the money and deliver the goods tomorrow morning.

At this time, Old Brother Ang quietly withdrew from the crowd, went straight to the inner city of the governor's mansion, met Xu Qing, and said, "I got it..."

Soon, those grain merchants who had signed the contract received news that everyone was generously giving away profits, coupled with misleading rumors, Lord Inspector personally prepared a table to apologize to everyone.

In fact, Xu Qing just asked his servants to copy a few side dishes that he ate at home, and showed his face.But with such a move, the grain merchants are in a much better mood.Go out after this, but you can pat your chest and say "I have clinked glasses with the governor", and earn more than a little face.

By the next day, half of the grain merchants had signed the deeds, and the cumulative grain sales had reached [-] shi.The remaining grain merchants also went back in a fit of anger, but most of them still agreed to the quotation of four and a half pennies.

Not long after, the grain stored in the Changping warehouse reached [-] shi, which exceeded the required amount.In the afternoon, another group of grain merchants had to surrender, bringing the total to nine thousand shi!
More than 3000 taels of silver were spent in a hurry, which made Xu Qing feel distressed.Although Xu Qing couldn't count his family's money, he could count his own pocket money—thirty copper coins!The few taels of silver that were brazenly looted by Menzi last time were confiscated by Xiaoyue who was warming the bed the next night. Otherwise, the explanation was timely, and there might be another trial.

The [-] refugees, each with two catties of rice a day, will spend about four thousand shi for food for two months, and those who keep a reserve will be counted as five thousand shi.There are also four thousand stones, some of which are put into the emergency warehouse for future contingencies.The [-] shi of grain had to be paid by the public, and there were [-] shi of grain left, Xu Qing planned to buy it with his own money.

This is cheap food, who can usually buy it?Once Xu Qing resells it, counting five cents a fight, countless people will steal their heads, and immediately earn hundreds of taels of silver.

What's more, Xu Qing didn't want to pay for the two thousand stones by himself.

"Master Ting Ting Ting Ting, the villain tried his best to find them all, collected 500 taels, and now hand them over to the public."

The one who spoke was Liu Teng, the treasurer who had been punished by Xu Qing before. He couldn't eat "Supper" all night, and his head was smashed.Xu Qing then gave him a chance to make meritorious deeds, and asked him to spit out all that he should not have taken but took.The "they" in his words are naturally the group of people who have embezzled with him before.

"Tsk tsk tsk, 500 taels..." Xu Qing shook his head, showing displeasure.

Liu Teng gritted his teeth: "No, no, the villain forgot for a while, there are still 300 taels later, later..."

"Well, well..." Xu Qing nodded, it was really not easy to squeeze out 800 taels from a treasurer: "You don't have to do this as a treasurer, let your son come and teach him to do things well!"

Xu Qing's last sentence emphasized his tone.When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and Xu Qing will not break the rules of the road-leave a line in life.

"Great kindness..." Liu Teng bowed down.

--Note--

Rank four and above are called "adults", such as: Mr. Xu Qing, the governor.

The following four grades are called "Master", such as: Mr. Han Zibang Commercial Taxation Department Zhengsi
(End of this chapter)