After the negotiations with Xining Prefecture were completed, the visiting delegation sent by Yunzhou County rushed to other disaster-stricken prefectures in Liaobei County.
This visiting group was headed by Yunli, the chief manager of Feiyun Trading Company in the northeastern region. Yunli, who was used to doing business, knew exactly what these officials were thinking.
There are not many honest officials in the entire Liaobei County, but there are a lot of corrupt officials, so their operation will actually go smoothly this time.
But everything goes smoothly. When discussing business with these officials, you should not reveal your bottom line too early, otherwise they will probably ask for more with their greedy temperament.
Therefore, when talking, you must first give a relatively low price to lower the other party's expectations, and then raise the price back to the original price according to the situation. Only in this way can you get what you want at the price officially given by Yunzhou County.
Just like what a great talent in Zhao Jun's previous life said, Chinese people have always liked compromise.
If you tell him that you want to open a window from the beginning, then he will definitely not allow it. But if you want to open a door, then if you ask to open the window if he does not allow it, he will most likely agree.
The same goes for doing business in reverse.
People are greedy and only want more.
If you give a lot at the beginning, then he will definitely want more. If you give less at the beginning, as long as you give a little more, he will be satisfied.
Relying on this grasp of human nature, the visiting team soon visited all the prefectures and cities in Liaobei County and won the human trafficking of most of the disaster-stricken prefectures.
There are only a few magistrates who refuse to do this kind of thing. They are absolutely sorry to the people and the sages.
There is no doubt that this is the kind of upright official, and Yunli and others did not force it. It is just a loss of business for a few houses, it is not a big deal.
Just leave.
In this way, most of the prefectures in Liaobei County soon began to prepare for population transportation, but a large amount of promises and food were constantly sent to the home of the guard at Liaoyun Pass, leaving only the guard who had just taken office. The general was so frightened that he didn't know what kind of medicine these prefects had taken.
After understanding the situation clearly, he immediately reported the information, and several other prefects over there who disagreed also reported the information.
What happened in Liaobei County quickly spread to Bianjing, the emperor, and the ears of all parties.
And this is what Zhao Jun wants to see, otherwise he would not let the visiting delegation go into the customs with such fanfare to find prefects to cooperate in buying people. He could send people to do it secretly in private.
"What do you want to do, Sixth Brother?"
Looking at the memorial presented by the guard of Liaoyun Pass in his hand, Song Emperor Zhao Duan frowned.
He has received three copies of the same memorial today.
One was submitted by the guard general of Liaoyun Pass, the other was a secret report submitted by the Imperial City Division, and the other was a joint memorial submitted by the local prefects who rejected the visiting delegation through formal channels.
These quotes are all saying the same thing.
His sixth son actually sent people to Liaobei County to buy people with grain!
And those local officials who had killed thousands of people actually agreed to his business and started human trafficking with him!
He also tried to give the guard some profits to let him out!
Fortunately, the current guard was the one he replaced and was quite loyal to him, so he stopped the people who had been sent to the pass.
But now the number of people gathered at Liaoyun Pass is increasing day by day, and other prefectures in Liaobei County are still sending people to the pass. The guard is afraid that something will go wrong, so he hurriedly took up this matter. Explain clearly the causes and consequences.
Tapping his fingers lightly on the table, Zhao Duan suddenly asked:
"Cao Shuang, since Lao Liu is looking for those people to buy people, since he promised food, there must be a lot of food, but doesn't Yunzhou County not have much land that can be cultivated?
So where does his food come from?
And why does he need so many people?
Does the Imperial City Division have any relevant information? "
When asked, Cao Shuang was stunned for a moment, then recalled for a moment, and then cautiously guessed: "According to the information collected by the Imperial City Division over the years, Yunzhou County seems to have a very developed iron smelting industry in recent years, with flying boats flying in every year." Yun Trading Company sells many kinds of iron materials and ironware into the customs.
According to people from Feiyun Trading Company who came out from Yunzhou County to do business, Yunzhou County seemed to have discovered iron ore there, and the Sixth Prince used the iron ore to vigorously develop the iron smelting industry in Yunzhou County to use the iron ore to smelt the iron industry. The profits are used to supplement other places, and the lives of the people of Yunzhou County have become better and better in recent years.
However, the development of the iron smelting industry will inevitably require a large number of manpower, and the number of people in Yunzhou County is too small. Even if the fourth prince brought 300,000 people before, it would not be enough, so this time the sixth prince may have spotted the right opportunity. , take advantage of the disaster in the pass and use the food obtained from selling iron to replenish the population of Yunzhou County. "
After hearing this, Zhao Duan nodded slightly and said, "That makes sense."
At this time, Cao Shuang seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly said:
"By the way, Your Majesty, I heard that the Tatars who surrendered in Yunzhou County seemed to be a little unstable, and the number of local Song people in Yunzhou County was too small.
The servant estimated that the sixth prince's move was to replenish the missing labor force in Yunzhong County on the one hand, and to increase the number of Song people in Yunzhou County on the other hand, so as to deter the Tatars who had surrendered. "
After hearing this, Zhao Duan's face immediately darkened, and he said with a cold face: "Humph! Sure enough, he is not from my race, and his heart must be different!"
Then Zhao Duan sighed again and said:
"It's hard for Lao Liu. He has to face this situation when he is an adult. However, since he was born into the royal family, as the vassal king of the vassal, this is also the responsibility he should bear."
Upon hearing this, Cao Shuang just stood respectfully without interrupting.
After sighing for a while, Zhao Duan thought for a moment and then said: "Since he wants people and Liaobei County has no way to deal with the victims of this severe drought, let's give them to him.
He sent an order to Li Wei, the guard of the Liaoyun Pass, to let the people pass. As for the commission given to him by the prefects across northern Liaoning, he was told to give him an extra two to five percent. He would keep 10% for himself, and the rest would belong to me and my son. Money and food are my people's luck, so I can't get nothing, right?
You tell him that he can clearly tell the prefects that I know the good things they have done. How to deal with them? Whether or not to deal with them depends on whether they can handle things!
In addition, the iron materials from Yunzhou County will be sold within the customs and will be tax-free for three years. This can be regarded as a little support for my son. "
"My slave understands!"
The great eunuch Cao Shuang hurriedly wrote down the matter, respectfully.
Soon the emperor's orders and intentions were conveyed to Liaobei County. All the prefects in Liaobei County who were involved in the human trafficking were lamenting that they were making less money, but they did not dare not give up the 60% commission. In the end, they could only watch the rest. I lamented over the 40% in my hands.
After receiving the order, Li Wei, the general guarding the Liaoyun Pass, immediately had no scruples. After collecting the profits, he opened the gate wide and let out the large number of people gathered outside the pass.
Outside the customs, the people from Yunzhou County who came to meet them had been waiting for a long time. After delivering these people, they began to take these people back to Yunzhou County one by one...
(End of chapter)
