Chapter 285: Money in the county has made new happen

The people from Wanqi Army were taken down to beat sticks. The people from Sihai Academy were so scared that they dared not move. Should they sell them or not?

"Sell quickly, don't waste time." Wang Juan shouted.

"Sell, sell!" The people also shouted, and they were proud of being a member of the county. The emperor indeed sent the most powerful person to Baoxin County. There were no other counties, but only in this county, no one dared to show off his power in the county, and even ten thousand cavalrymen could do it.

The people of Sihai Academy were scared, but they dared not ignore them. In the end, Feng Teng from the Tang Dynasty stood up and said, "Sell, there are ten piles in total today, all of them will be sold. The third pile is at a minimum price of 260 jin. Is there any price increase?"

"I want two hundred and sixty guan." Zhang Xiaobao knew that the pile was only about two hundred and seventy taels of silver. The other party knew that he could not wait for others to add the money bit by bit, so he directly offered a high price and bought it too.

As soon as Zhang Xiaobao spoke, others stopped moving. The third pile was sold, followed by the fourth pile and the fifth pile. As long as the estimated price of the craftsman next to him was above the asking price, Zhang Xiaobao would buy them all.

There were ten piles in total, and there were more or less. Together, it was estimated that three thousand taels of silver could be extracted. Zhang Xiaobao paid 270 taels, and the yamen also collected 270 taels of tax and transferred a lot of silk.

The people from Sihai Academy did not make much money, and the freight was paid and the usual price was offset. Although the silver in Japan was not expensive, they lost a lot in the early stage. Now they haven't even returned a book. When they were frustrated and preparing to leave, Zhang Xiaobao said to them:

"My family also wants to buy more ore. As long as it is delivered, they can give 800 guan or goods at a price of about 1,000 taels of money or goods in the Tang Dynasty. They will be as much as they have."

"What about the technology?" asked the Japanese Yamamoto boldly.

"This is not under my jurisdiction, but I think of a solution. The food and food in Fengwu Pavilion are good, so it is better for me to treat you and celebrate the completion of the transaction."

Zhang Xiaobao did not accept the technical matter and invited everyone to have dinner at Fengwu Pavilion.

The people from Sihai Academy had something to discuss, but they politely refused and left in a hurry.

Zhang Xiaobao didn't try to keep him much. He watched the people from Sihai Academy leave and waved to the people around him. The people around him immediately shouted happily.

"Zhang Zhubo, do you need to find a place to place these silver ores?" He Yiwei came over and asked. He was also very happy. The yamen collected another 270 stakes, which he could use to realize his plan.

"Yes, isn't there a place in the county that has no one around? I've got people to pull them there and prepare to refine silver." Zhang Xiaobao replied.

Old Man Bi was also talking to Wang Juan at this time, "Juanjuan, why don't I give you all my subordinates? They will listen to you. When you give your order, they will rush to the front without even looking at me. I can't control it."

"Ah? Grandpa Bi thinks they are unfaithful? Then kill them all, so as not to listen to others' words but not the master's family. I will kill some people when I look back. Grandpa Bi, you and Grandpa Yao and Grandpa Zhang, can always command the people in my family, and they cannot keep them."

Wang Juan immediately gave an idea, looking angry.

"Don't, don't kill. The people in your family listen to us. It's because you and Xiaobao are nice to us. We... Alas! You girl, let me drill it in a set. Forget it, we treat you well, and I won't deal with them anymore. I'm so stingy and stingy. I don't want to eat at all. I'm praising you for being a good military commander.

You, if you beat the people of the Ten Thousand Cavalry Army, aren’t you afraid that their boss will cause trouble for you? That’s a close minister. You have to be careful recently and don’t let someone find a handle.”

Old Man Bi didn't care whether his subordinates listened to Wang Juan, mainly because he wanted to remind Wang Juan.

Wang Juan didn't care at all and said to Old Man Bi: "Ge Fushun is a close minister, but he is an adult, and I am a child. If the people from the Wanqi Army don't stay on their territory, they will come to me to conspire with others to harm the interests of the county. Could it be that the person who has been in charge of the army will be bullied by the people who have been in charge of the army for many years?

As I said this, I shouldn’t have handed over the military power at the beginning. Only when there is a soldier can the court pay attention to it. The court dares to bully the people who have no soldiers and dares to take care of them. They have to be biased, otherwise it will easily cause mutiny. It’s great to have a soldier, and even the court is afraid of it. Xuanwu Gate is a good place, is it Grandpa Bi?”

Old Man Bi was frightened after hearing Wang Juan's words. It sounded like Wang Juan regretted fighting the military power. In fact, he was slandering Ge Fushun. He was really worried about Ge Fushun. If he wanted to trouble Juanjuan, Juanjuan went directly to the palace to tell this sentence. On the one hand, the emperor was listening to the little kid's aggrieved reasoning, while on the other hand, the persecution of adults, who would he believe more?

The first person to deal with will be Ge Fushun. The little kid complains that you are respectful to your own troops. Do you want to have another accident? Is it appropriate to have Xuanwu Gate?

Old Man Bi thought about the result and quickly advised: "Juanjuan, it's not possible. If you attack like this, the court will be in chaos. Don't worry, no one dares to do anything about you. The emperor will not try the poison first when eating the dishes you and Xiaobao. You can't use such trust to harm others."

Wang Juan replied with a smile. This is the age advantage and the way to advance and retreat. Why do you hand over power? It is easier to handle it. The longer you take control of military power, the greater the crisis. People are afraid of words, and three of them become tigers.

Nodded, "Grandpa Bi, don't worry, as long as no one causes trouble for me, I will ignore him. However, if you really come here to cause trouble, you have to think about the consequences. I am not a person who will not fight back after being beaten. My family is going to raise horses in Fengzhou. With new technology, you can run horses on the grassland and there is a desert next to it.

The place to exercise the endurance of horses is actually in the desert that Xiaobao and I occupied by Tubo. There is enough water and sand. The horses run on it to train better. Raise a thousand-mile horse. I send Grandpa Bi a few horses to pull a cart. There is no better place than raising horses in Fengzhou, especially after I occupied the desert."

"What do you mean is that you and Xiaobao planned to go to Fengzhou, not Hebei Road or Jiannan Road? The people who are specially looking for cold-resistant people in Yizhou are just to deal with heavy snow in Fengzhou?"

Old Man Bi analyzed such a thing from Wang Juan's words.

"No, I didn't say anything. I, a man who only knows how to fight, know what Grandpa Bi is, right?" Wang Juan is not afraid that others will guess what he and Zhang Xiaobao had originally planned. If he gave him all the land, he would still regret it. Moreover, it is indeed difficult for others to manage it.

Old Man Bi sighed, "Old, it's really old. How can you not know anything else when you fight? At least you know that soldiers are never tired of cheating, and you are worthy of being a person who kills the entire Tubo country. You can use it well to attack the east and west. Good. With a thousand miles of horses, remember to give Grandpa Bi a few horses, then you have horses but no soldiers."

"I don't want soldiers. That's a disaster. I don't rebel, so raising horses is enough. When I really need cavalry in the future, I will give me a single army. As long as it is not an old, weak and disabled soldier, I will have time to equip horses. After practicing for two months, I will dare to take people to charge into battle.

In addition to raising horses, I will also raise cattle and sheep there, and I will not add anything else to it. Then I will make milk powder for my children in the Tang Dynasty to drink. Within five years, Xiaobao and I will be able to provide 100,000 military horses to the Tang Dynasty.

Otherwise, Grandpa Bi, you will discuss with people you know and ask them to train more cavalry at home. If you really need to fight, you will recruit the cavalry from everyone's homes, form a large army, and then command me. I will lead them to London in one breath. Yes, I have to cross the sea."

Wang Juan said his thoughts, the most important thing is to raise cattle and sheep, and then make milk powder for the baby to eat.

"Where is London?" Old Man Bi recognized Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao from the bottom of his heart. Although he was not big, he knew how to behave very well in his work. He was dedicated to the people and was less respectful to the emperor, but he was very loyal to the people of the Tang Dynasty. After he felt secretly, he asked about London again.

"It means a very far away place. Just give it a name. The farthest place, Grandpa Bi, you haven't slept yesterday. It's better to rest early and eat the toad made by Xiaobao after getting up."

Wang Juan made an excuse and just let it go.

Old Man Bi and others went to bed, and Xiang'er also found a place to stay.

He Yiwei began to study how to use the tax he had just collected, while Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan returned to their room to discuss matters.

"Xiaobao, are you buying coal to smelter silver mines?" Wang Juan pulled Zhang Xiaobao back to the house and asked.

"No, I'm just doing it. Who uses the soot-blowing method to smel silver ore? I have also learned some smelting theory and techniques. In order to deceive people, you think it's so easy to be a liar. Coal is to take over to deal with Sihai Academy. They harvested straws, occupied the land with trees, and transported silver ore. What do you think they want to do?"

Zhang Xiaobao didn't want to smel the silver now. He didn't lack that little money at home, so he kept it and used it again at that time. When the technology develops to a certain level, he will consume less during the smelting process and then take it out for others to refine it, and the loss will be less.

Japan has a lot of silver, but it is also a non-renewable resource. If you buy more, it is considered a reserve.

Wang Juan suddenly realized that "It turns out that cross-industry refers to this. They want to buy everything that can smel silver and release the silver mine. Fortunately, they make a fortune in other aspects. They have a good idea, but their ideas are too memorable. They have to go to Baoxin County and hit the gun, right?

What are your plans? Let me tell you again, so I am happy to hear it. I am full of bad water all day long and I am secretly happy. Do you really want to lead a big river to come?"

"If the river water is flowing into the sea, the sea doesn't need our little water. Sometimes the river exists as transportation, and sometimes the river is for irrigation, but the function of the river is not only this, but also as a decoration place. There are few rivers here now, and attracting a big river can ensure the need for transportation and decoration."

Zhang Xiaobao firmly decided to lead a river to run through the entire county, and said to Wang Juan: "When they bought land, they did not buy any barren mountains, but real land, and they needed to pay taxes. They originally hoped to make a lot of money with the wood they bought and sold it to local people who bought silver ore.

At the same time, it is also monopolized the local firewood market. It transports firewood from other places. The freight is too high and most people cannot afford it. We transport coal first and put it there not to sell it. When the county needs firewood, it will be sold at a fair price. The water must be quickly brought in, and it also needs to be transported by water."

"So that's the case. In the end, they can't afford the rent and adjustment they need to pay every year, so they can only sell the wood at a low price. Then you buy the good wood at the price of buying firewood. Otherwise, they will pay every year, and because no one will buy their land after the coal is shipped, they have to find a way to cash out. Do you want to burn charcoal?

But, we can't buy good coal. Good coal is too expensive and is used to smel metals. The current smelting technology is not as bad as ours at that time. It will cause a lot of waste and make people buy expensive coal absolutely impossible. We can't give subsidies in this, right?"

Wang Juan followed Zhang Xiaobao's thoughts and found out the problem as he thought about it.

Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan in surprise and asked, "You haven't been here for a long time. You forgot that there is something called honeycomb coal, right? That thing is simple to manufacture, low cost, and relatively high combustion efficiency. Just make some honeycomb coal, and the stove is also simple. A piece of iron sheet contains mud. Rich families can buy all-iron ones specifically.

It can be used to cook, keep warm, and can be roasted by yourself when you are fine. As long as you tell the method, let alone adults, or even children, we can make the production method. We will teach others how to transport coal to them at that time. If the money is not profitable, the technology is too low, and others will learn it once."

"Oh, yes, there is also honeycomb coal. This is more cost-effective than the coal produced. Huayuan County is too far away, otherwise it would be more cost-effective to transport coal from there."

Wang Juan has indeed never used honeycomb coal, but she has seen a stove or several honeycomb coal. If you don’t add too many money-saving things, it won’t smell too bad. It is a good thing to keep warm and cook.

When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan discussed the next thing, He Yiwei started his new plan again. This time he wanted to get something that was not found elsewhere.

That is to raise a turtle, because Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan specifically mentioned that this turtle is a good thing, and the dishes made are great tonic, but they are often difficult to catch. There are some in the river. Except for the small ones that can be encountered occasionally, it is very dangerous for the big ones to catch and are easily bitten.

There is a large fish tank in the yard of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. In addition to raising fish, there are also several turtles in the separate areas. The water is not deep, so you can see the turtles looking around there all day.

This made him think about developing local industries by learning from the Zhang and Wang families. So he took out twenty cents of money and asked someone to catch the turtle. A small piece of land was specially drawn in the county to dig holes, and dig out small holes one by one to wait for the water to raise the turtle.

He Yiwei personally caught this matter. The place he chose was not far from the county town. He could arrive in half an hour. He went there and observed it without two hours.

He spent the money, and the turtle gathered it and asked people what the turtle usually ate, so he sent it to the place outside the county town.

Today he was going to take a look. He heard that two big turtles crawled over by themselves, which made him happy and worried. The happiness was because this place could attract turtles. Of course, he didn't know that it was very accidental and thought it should be.

The worry was that the turtle was afraid that it would not be willing to stay there, so he climbed out and sat in the car. He asked the butler, "How do you think the turtle outside can come in by himself? The turtle here can't run away?"

"Master, it doesn't matter how many turtles come in outside, right? You want to raise turtles, not seduce turtles, just surround things outside, dig a trench, set up the net, and bury the lower end."

The housekeeper felt that the master was thinking badly, and he was not sure about the key points, so he reminded him next to him.

He Yiwei also found that he was thinking awkwardly, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, it's about raising, not seduction. Be careful when you speak next time. What is seduction? It's so ugly, what else do you need?"

The housekeeper didn't know this time. He had never raised a turtle, but he had eaten it. Others took it to the restaurant. He ate it well at that time. He drank a little blood and ate the meat. Even the turtle shell was roasted with tiles and then ate it.

After hearing the master's question, he had to reply, so he said, "Master, should you give me another reward to those who will raise turtles?"

"Someone specializes in raising turtles? Why haven't I heard of it?" He Yiwei thought for a while and found that no one mentioned who raises turtles well, but those who raise chickens and ducks know.

Just as the two of them were saying this, the sound of horse hooves came from outside. After a while, the sound followed the car, and a woman's voice came.

"Stop and let me in. I don't know how to spend some money. I'll just torment myself, but I'll even implicate others. Hurry up and let me get in the car."

He Yiwei and the butler were both stunned. The words meant to get into the car they were in. A woman? She wanted to get into the car? Who?

The car stopped, and as soon as the car door opened, the two saw a woman crawling into the car and sitting directly opposite the two.

As soon as the woman came in, she stared at He Yiwei, as if she was very dissatisfied, and seemed to have a strong complaint. It was not a good look when she was sent.

He Yiwei was shook his eyes by the light that opened the car door just now. After recovering, he was startled and leaned back hard, afraid of getting closer to the other party. He said in a trembling voice: "Miss Cherry, what are you doing? I have never done anything to you. Do you go down first?"

"What else do you want to do to me? You haven't done enough? You've been cheating people so hard. I've never seen you like this. You have to be responsible. You said you have a good life, but why do you do this?"

Cherry asked angrily, looking at her arrogant look, it made people feel that things were not easy to deal with.

He Yiwei was stunned after hearing Cherry's words, and he cried and said, "Cherry Girl, don't talk nonsense. Yes, I am a good woman, my concubines are not good at home, you are also beautiful, but I have never dared to make any decisions about you. I still want to live. You are the person around Zhang Zhubo and Wang County Chenggong. How dare I treat you?

If you really admire me, why don’t we go to Zhang Zhubu and Wang County Chief first? If they all agree, I will give you a good place."

"Bah~! I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen a shameless person like you. I admire you? Do you know how many subordinates I have? Xiaohong and I are together, and even if we are thousands of troops, we dare to make a breakthrough. What are you?"

Cherry was so angry that she didn't know why He Yiwei thought of her admiring him. Just kidding, he could afford to marry her own wealth. It was because she wanted to be a concubine for him. She really should bring Xiaohong and her army and let Rongrong bite him to death.

He Yiwei was relieved after being scolded. As long as Cherry didn't come to him, it was really not suitable. This Cherry is not only capable, but also has a good literary talent. It is very difficult for ordinary people to find her as a concubine.

So he asked carefully: "Since that's not the case, then Miss Cherry, what do you want to do?"
To be continued...