Chapter 553: Shui Yunzi's answers

The autumn exam is near before my eyes, and the capital city becomes tense for a moment, as if even the air you breathe is different from the past, exuding anxiety and anxiety.

There was a significant increase in patrolling people on various streets, and the shouts of restaurants and inns began to be louder, and people selling so-called questions of various subjects were hiding like mice.

The small boats in Sanshui County transported rice, grain and meat to the capital one after another.

The businessmen were happy and helpless. If they had last year, they could sell more money. However, this year, it is said that Zhang Xiaobao said that if anyone dared to raise prices by more than 10%, don’t blame him for being rude.

The rumor is not known whether it is true or not. Based on the idea of ​​believing in the existence of the rumor rather than not, the merchants in Chang'an secretly cried while controlling the price. As the purchase cost continues to fluctuate, the profit increase of selling goods or renting houses is adjusted in time, and the profit increase of selling goods or renting houses is maintained between 9.5% and 10%.

"I didn't say it." Zhang Xiaobao, who heard the news, seemed very aggrieved when facing Chang'an businessmen carefully controlling the additional profit growth.

"You think you said it." Wang Juan had just returned from her expectant mother-in-law and mother, and she had a lot of velvet thread in her hand. She assigned the task of knitting a scarf for her three younger brothers and sisters, and asked Zhang Xiaobao to help support the thread, so she could turn it into a ball.

Zhang Xiaobao raised his arms, cooperated with Wang Juan to move back and forth slightly, and the velvet fell down, saying, "Why should I say that the price rises temporarily, how much can it rise? Profit overflows by 30% to the peak, and the consumption demand is on the rise.

All the students' food and accommodation are provided by us, and I transported things from Sanshui County. Do I need to stand up and threaten them in person? I haven't done that yet."

"Then you go and clarify, in the newspaper." Wang Juan gave an idea.

"If I clarify, it will make people misunderstand and encourage. They dare to increase the profit growth to more than 100%. No, I have to find the person who has been spreading the news. If it is a businessman, I will ask him to close the door. If it is an official, I will ask Xiao Bei and the others to go to his house to have a heart-to-heart talk."

Wang Juan quickly circled around, changed it again, and asked with a smile: "As for it, I still have to buy and sell."

"As for it, it's too much. Someone clearly wants to put me on the fire. Think about it, I, Zhang Xiaobao, can be more effective than the imperial decrees. What else should the imperial court do? I have nothing to say and I have solved it all. The problem is that the full effort of the speech should not seem to be on me, but on Li Longji.

I can determine the people's livelihood in Chang'an with one word. Can I compete with you? I will accompany me to the palace and look for Li Longji to investigate. I will catch the person out and I will not sleep well."

Zhang Xiaobao said angrily and passed the words to Xiaobei. Seeing that there was work to do, Xiaobei seemed eager to try.

Li Longji did not hold a court meeting today, and the amount of money harvested in various places has been in place. The money collected by the government was deposited into the local Datang Money House. Part of the grain entered the flow and part of it was collected into the Changquan store. The tax revenue was calculated and more than 135 million guan, which was nearly 30 million guan more than last year.

He was rich, so when Li Longji was in a good mood, he went to the Royal Zoo he built and devoted himself to scientific research. He used the corn he tried to plant in his own acre of three-point fields to two big dogs sent from far away Tubo, hoping that the two dogs would change their eating habits.

Other dogs can eat porridge, but he doesn't believe that the two dogs in front of him can't do it.

When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan came, they couldn't help but praise two dogs in their hearts.

It is so beautiful and majestic that it does not need to stand up. Just by putting on all fours, it can reach the waist as high as a person's waist, with long hair all over the body, a big head, a nose, and an eyes. If you have to find an animal to compare it, it will be more similar to African lions.

"Is this going to make them believe in Buddhism? Start eating vegetarian food? Two local dogs are so pitiful." Zhang Xiaobao drew an inverted cross in front of him with his hands and said sympathetically.

Wang Juan nodded: "The local dog should have a more specific name. What do you think is called a Tibetan Mastiff?"

"Call Tang Mastiff. I guess someone fed meat before Li Longji came in the morning, otherwise he would have yelled."

Zhang Xiaobao stared at the two Tibetan mastiffs with his eyes and tried his best to endure it, not letting him laugh. In his eyes, the two Tibetan mastiffs were average, because they were not as good as the black dog that Wang Juan saved in Luzhou and his children.

Li Longji threw out ten corn kernels, and when he saw that the other party would not eat them, he slapped his hands in disappointment. He turned around and saw Zhang Xiaobao and the others, and said with a smile: "The rogue dog is indeed different from ordinary dogs."

"In fact, they can also be vegetarian, it's just a little hard work." Zhang Xiaobao suggested a possibility.

Wang Juan glared at Zhang Xiaobao.

Li Longji waved his hand: "Forget it, the vegetarian dog is not a vegetarian dog. You two are not studying at home, and you also want to see new animals?"

"Your Majesty, there has been a rumor recently that I am not allowed to float too much in Chang'an. However, I didn't say that." Zhang Xiaobao complained.

"I know, I said it." Li Longji admitted it alone.

"Hmm?" Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were shocked at the same time. The culprit was found, but unfortunately the palace gate could not be sealed. The effect of Xiaobei coming was probably not too great.

"Xiaobao, you two are worried too much. I am afraid that Chang'an prices will be too high, so I came up with this trick and got it done." Li Longji looked very proud.

Zhang Xiaobao didn't answer the conversation, and turned his head slightly to look at his godfather, Gao Lishi.

The meaning was expressed very clearly, ‘Can I still put the price to an uncontrollable level without paying attention?’

Gao Lishi glanced at Li Longji, and Li Longji pointed his head slightly, and Gao Lishi said, "Xiaobao, recently a Japanese envoy came to pay tribute to the princes. He said that Zhang Xiaobao's words can determine the affairs of the Tang Dynasty. People only heard of Xiaobao's name but did not praise the emperor.

Your Majesty will help them to make your reputation appear again. When the time comes, all the people who should emerge will emerge and clean up in one fell swoop. The achievements are really amazing. Many people have jumped out. Xiaobao, your majesty is still there. Judging from the price control, it is really amazing.

If the premium cannot exceed 10%, businessmen can steadily set the increase between 9.5% and 10%, saving worries and effort."

What else can Zhang Xiaobao say? He silently recognized the fact that he was used as a tool, but he was still a little dissatisfied: "Your Majesty, why don't you say it in your own name? Are you afraid that you are not as good as a gentle minister?"

"Tsk, I can't compare to you? I'm afraid that Xiaobei and the others will not have time to learn. Once I say something, I'm afraid that the officials below will use this for personal gain. Xiaobei should jump up and down to catch people again. I don't want to go to the court meeting, Xiaobei and others will tie up a group of eighth to ninth rank officials to come to Hanyuan Palace for a walk."

Li Longji curled his lips vividly, looking like I am good for your younger brother and sister.

When Zhang Xiaobao thought, this is really the case. His words are based on the power of the people. Li Longji's words are called policy. With policies, there are countermeasures. The better the policy, the better the countermeasures.

Xiao Bei had just finished his appetite and had not calmed down yet. When she saw something was wrong, she had to take care of it. She had no other channels to deal with the officials, so she could only drag her to Hanyuan Palace. Is Hanyuan Palace the place to deal with small officials?

No wonder Li Longji got so cruel to the official that Li Longji had to blame Xiao Bei, so he had to throw the fire on the arrested officials, and even if it was a trivial matter, he would have to go to the big picture, otherwise he would be sorry for the name of Hanyuan Palace.

"Since that's the case, I'll feel relieved." Zhang Xiaobao planned to go back so that he could teach his younger brother and sister.

Zhang Xiaobao wanted to leave, but Li Longji stopped him: "Xiaobao, let's have a meal together at noon. Recently, people in the zoo said that there are a few animals that are too many to watch, so there is no need to be a large group of them. The flowers are very large, so eat a few first."

Zhang Xiaobao looked up at the sky and thought deeply. After a while, he would not reply to Li Longji's words, and he pulled Wang Juan to whisper.

After muttering, he turned back to his senses and said to Li Longji: "If there is no one else at noon, just pick a bigger one and slaughter it. Others are useful."

"What is the use? Winter is coming, and animals that eat grass are not easy to feed. If you really feed fresh grass, the price of grass is more expensive than meat. I also have to ensure profits. The money from the zoo belongs to me. I plan to build a garden after the spring next year."

Li Longji is more concerned about his private money, mainly because he doesn't have any ministers to oppose it. He wants to know that Zhang Xiaobao finds a new way to private money while ensuring the current profit.

Zhang Xiaobao glanced at Wang Juan, and Wang Juan signaled him to say, so he said, "Your Majesty, in fact, animals don't have to pay for money to raise them in the zoo."

"Who will pay for the money?" Li Longji pointed to a pavilion not far away and asked Zhang Xiaobao to go over and say slowly.

The zoo is not open today, and there is a stove in the pavilion, so it is not cold at all.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan sat next to each other and began to introduce Li Longji.

"Your Majesty, I used to collect tickets and also sell some things on animals and birds, such as hair and feathers. Some animals would slaughter one, freeze it, and sell it to the people who want to eat it. With the expenses of vendors, it is quite simple to support the zoo.

Now that the scale is getting bigger and bigger, it is hard to sell too much, so I just discussed with Juanjuan that Juanjuan means to be raised by others. There are two ways, one is to name it.

For example, if you find a beautiful one, you don’t have a name yet. Shuiyunjian pays money. If you call it haha, it’s called haha. Xiaobei pays money. It’s called hehe. Then it’s called hehe. If you write about who pays money on the name displayed, it’s considered an advertisement.”

Li Longji thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, the second way."

"The second type is to prepare for people who really like animals. The animal is sold to him alive and sell it to him first. It belongs to him. The food and accommodation problems should also be solved by him, but he cannot take it home at will.

He also had to continue to be placed in the zoo. He could pay his animals to build a "house" and stuff the animals in it, and stipulated that he could have the power several times a month to let the people who were raised take the animals out and follow him to a safe place to play.

He needed to pay the person who raised it, that is, to the zoo. So his identity was revealed. He took two camels to go shopping when he was fine, and immediately attracted countless attention."

Zhang Xiaobao talked about the second method he and Wang Juan developed.

Li Longji and Gao Lishi thought for a moment. The previous method was okay. The money spent was not unfair. As for the latter...

"Xiaobao, the second method seems unreasonable. Why don't people take it home if they buy it? If you keep it in the zoo, do he also need to collect some money? I can't bully people, right?"

Li Longji thought it was unreasonable, and he didn't say anything later, that is, he was really short of money, why should I care about the scattered people? I asked you, Zhang Xiaobao, to take it, you dare not take it? It's better to bully others than to keep an eye on you.

Wang Juan took the conversation at this time: "Your Majesty, it's different. He can raise him by himself. He must raise him by himself. If he says he wants to raise him by himself, he won't sell him.

When Xiaobao and I were at the local area, we saw cattle raising. Some wealthy families bought cattle and kept them dead. I don’t know if it was because of the bad feng shui or the inability to find someone to raise. After finally surviving, the cows lost weight and could not do anything.

They found someone who was good at raising cattle. When they could not bring this person to their home, they put the cows in their homes. There were about a dozen cows, which were enough to plow a large area of ​​land and were precious. They were not only responsible for feed, but also built a cowshed in the home and then gave the man a sum of money."

"What if I were raised to death?" Gao Lishi asked.

"It depends on what I said before. If it is compensation, then it will have to be compensated. However, if it is compensation, the wages given by the person who is producing the cattle will also be high."

"Try it and see who is willing to buy it." Li Longji was tempted. If he could sell half of it, it would be another big sum of money.

Also afraid that others would not want to buy it, Li Longji waved to a palace maid, called the person closer, and asked, "You heard what you said just now. I asked you, my zoo, you are willing to buy it, are you willing to buy it?"

The palace maid seemed a little nervous, shook her head, and nodded again: "Your Majesty, I can't sell it. I want to serve Your Majesty. If Your Majesty really sells it, I want to order a tiger for the second uncle's family."

"Your second uncle?" Gao Lishi asked in confusion.

"He is a 16th-rank military officer. He has nothing to do and likes to go out to hunt. When someone has something to do, he also goes to his second uncle's house to check out when others go out to buy. The second uncle likes to come to the zoo and likes tigers."

The palace maid told her what she had made a mistake and looked at Gao Lishi nervously.

"Oh~!" Li Longji nodded, not caring about whether the palace maid secretly left the palace. It was not surprising. Everyone knew it well, and they could not pursue it now, otherwise who would dare to tell the truth to him?

Ignoring the mistakes of the palace maid, Li Longji said to the palace maid: "Let me find someone to send a letter to your second uncle, telling him that from today on the zoo, I will buy animals from takeout and want to buy them, and let him go to the zoo to discuss with the management person."

The palace maid nodded repeatedly and carefully retreated back to her position just now, with a nervous and excited expression on her face.

Zhang Xiaobao knew that a tiger had been sold, and the second uncle of the palace maid received news that even if he didn't want to buy it, he had to pay for it. He had to go to the zoo to buy the first animal, the tiger he wanted, before everyone could buy it.

As for how much it is worth, it cannot be said that it is worth 500 guan. The freight fee for the tiger is similar to the cost of catching it, and it is even less than 500 guan.

It is not expensive if it is worth 50,000 yuan. It can be said to others that the emperor first thought of him, and then sold him a tiger and took it out. For the sake of the tiger, it would be fine to give him a fourth grade to treat him.

Li Longji's first deal was completed, and he was very happy. He glanced at Gao Lishi. Gao Lishi understood that he wanted him to take care of the palace maid just now. There was no reason, but he was in a good mood.

"Xiaobao, I heard that Xiaobei and the others were going to build an amusement park in Hongnong. Can they make room for animals?" Li Longji began to promote Zhang Xiaobao.

Zhang Xiaobao bowed forward: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Xiao Bei is willing to build a beautiful place in Hongnong, so that His Majesty can transport the excess animals, and half of the profits will be used to pay for the site construction costs and half of the zoo in Beijing."

Li Longji believed that the loss was a little, half of it was less, and discussed: "How to settle the labor costs of breeding?"

"Let Xiaobei come and tell His Majesty that you should rest assured. Xiaobei doesn't care about the money. He will take it out and take it out. Can you still be able to argue with His Majesty for small amounts of money?" Zhang Xiaobao replied with a smile.

Li Longji paused and said, "Half is half better, there is no need to bother Xiaobei. The weather is getting colder, so it is not easy to come to the palace once."
To be continued...