After listening to Fang Zhengyi's speech, many people began to look at each other in confusion.
It’s not that there are no projects that the government invites for external bidding, and everyone has heard of them.
But most of those projects are carried out by the capital or the imperial palace.
Local tenders are mostly for small shops and procurement.
The so-called project worth ten thousand dollars must not be small in scale. Obviously this kind of gameplay has not become popular in Jianjiang, and everyone is worried.
I can do a project for you, but if you casually say that the quality is not up to standard, it won’t work here or there.
No final payment? Who will do such a project?
And no one specializes in this business, most of them sell finished products such as cloth and medicinal materials.
Although the construction industry in this era is not difficult, as long as enough manpower is recruited, work can be started.
But there are risks, right? Why do I take so many risks?
Unless the profit is high enough and you want to pay ten thousand taels of gold, then it’s not impossible to give it a try!
Fang Zhengyi carefully observed everyone's reactions and was already prepared for various possibilities.
He smiled and said, "I know you may have a lot of doubts in your mind."
"When you're out to make money, it's always right to be cautious. After all, no one's money comes from strong winds!"
"Then I will tell you in detail."
"Let's talk about costs first. Now is the best time to recruit workers! You should have a lot of food stored in your home, right? There are a large number of refugees outside the city who will work as long as they are given food to eat!"
"Do you still regard the grain in your hands as a treasure now? You must have heard that there is a kind of Shengshi potato in Beijing that can produce thousands of kilograms per mu. I came here this time and brought a hundred stones of Shengshi potato to keep as grain seeds. !”
"In addition, the capital will soon transport another batch of grain to Jianjiang, and the price of grain will definitely fall in response to the news in a few days!"
"And within the next two years! The cultivation of Shengshi potatoes will be fully rolled out, and the price of food will be hit to an unprecedented low!"
"So everyone...the food in your hands will soon be worthless..."
After finishing speaking, Fang Zheng looked down and whispered meaningfully. After they had finished talking, he continued: "As for the final settlement, you don't have to worry."
"Debating on debt may happen elsewhere, but it is absolutely impossible here!"
Xie Xian sat down with a smile on his face.
Yes, I don’t keep accounts at all when I do things. How could I refuse to pay? The stones will squeeze out the oil for you!
Honesty is the basic quality of a Taoyuan County person.
"I will publicly announce this to the entire city and then sign a contract with you!"
"The reputation of the government is much more valuable than a mere piece of money. The final result of the project will be judged by the people. Can everyone feel at ease?"
The people below began to whisper again. After a brief discussion, someone raised his hand and asked, "So what kind of project is Mr. Fang?"
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "Keep it secret for now!"
"However, there are not many places for bidding this time. If everyone is interested in signing up for the course, then we will simply do this auction behind closed doors!"
"The decision-making power on this matter rests with me. If the number of people reaches the target, we can start tomorrow."
"Everyone here is the most powerful. Ordinary people outside may not be able to eat such a big cake."
"Do you have any questions?"
Someone below muttered: "Shouldn't it be a bidding... Why is it an auction..."
However, everyone just thought it was Fang Zheng's mistake and no one cared.
Sun Jiacheng looked at Fang Zhengyi with some hesitation.
He was not interested in bidding or anything else, and he had no hope of making money. As soon as Founder did something, he would just follow and cooperate.
Whether his life can be saved is another question.
It was just the last line of the promotional poster that moved his heart.
The first three registrants will have the chance to win three tutoring sessions for children from former Zhanshi families.
There is also a young son at home who is very smart.
If we could invite Fang Zhengyi to his home and make friends...then the security would at least be improved a lot.
Seeing that the people on the left and right were still discussing, Sun Jiacheng immediately raised his hand: "Master Fang! I have decided, I will be the first to sign up!"
Wang Qixun frowned, you are the first again! ? It seems that I am not actively cooperating!
"My Wang family! The second one!"
These two people shouted! This group of people started to shout again and again.
Soon everyone raised their hands.
Fang Zheng looked down with a smile: "Okay... okay! Since everyone is participating, please thank the shopkeeper for helping me record the order!"
Sun Jiacheng stood up and saluted: "Master Fang! I wonder if the top three who signed up for make-up lessons are serious..."
"Seriously! Of course I'm serious! But it says it has a chance and will win."
"I am busy with official duties, so I cannot guarantee that I will always have time to provide tutoring."
"But...it's not impossible to wait until I'm free!"
Sun Jiacheng's eyes lit up and he thanked him, then sat back.
Fang Zhengyi continued: "Okay, since everyone has signed up, this matter is over."
"Besides this, I have one more thing to ask of you!"
"You are all well-known figures in Jianjiang. I hope you who are rich will contribute money and help in such a catastrophic situation!"
"So here, I want to shamelessly ask you for a disaster relief fund to help the victims."
The wealthy businessmen in the audience suddenly felt their hearts drop!
You just collected five thousand taels! Now you want to ask for money in the name of the victims? There is no such thing as a free dinner.
"How much or how little money you have depends on everyone's wishes! Let me take the lead first, and I will donate..."
Fang Zhengyi slowly stretched out a hand, and everyone stared at Fang Zhengyi nervously.
"One hundred taels."
"..."
Only one hundred taels! so far so good.
Everyone was relieved, five thousand taels were spent, and this little money was really nothing!
But if you, Founder, are stingy enough, you shouldn’t spend more than this amount on a meal!
It was Sun Jiacheng who was the first to stand up and shout: "I donate five hundred taels!"
"Then I'll donate five hundred too!" Wang Qixun glanced at Sun Jiacheng in confusion.
Are you faster than me? Shameless old thing!
"I'll donate three hundred taels!"
"One hundred taels!"
"..."
Fang Zheng was relieved as soon as he was worried. Things were progressing quite smoothly and everything was going according to plan.
Five thousand taels have been spent, and spending a few hundred taels doesn't seem like that much.
Of course, the heads of the Sun and Wang families took the greatest credit here.
It seems that letting them go was indeed a wise decision.
Local disasters were beyond his reach, so all he could do was raise money.
If you can get more money, you can get as much as you want, and with miscellaneous things, you can still make up 140,000 taels.
Although there is a lot of money, it is still not enough. We must continue to work hard.
After everyone had finished reporting their numbers, Fang Zheng cupped his hands and said, "Then I would like to thank the people of Jianjiang for your kindness!"
Then he looked at Xie Xian: "I'll take the trouble to send this money to Shopkeeper Xie first, and I will send someone to pick it up!"
He is indeed a corrupt official! In the name of disaster relief, he is not much better than Liu Xun, and his appetite seems to be much bigger than him.
Isn’t this a case of collusion between government and businessmen?
Everyone looked down upon Fang Zhengyi in their hearts.
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