"hiss--"
This scene immediately changed the expressions of the other seven county magistrates.
Although Jiaozhou is already in ruins, there are still people who have competition.
Even bad places are judged.
Anyone who doesn't really want to lie flat still wants to move his position upwards.
Since we can't compete for the first place, can't we still compete for the second and third positions?
For a moment, all the county magistrates looked ugly.
Lanling County was originally adjacent to Qingyun County, and because of Xue Jingwen's relationship, the relationship with Li Zhao gradually became closer.
If Lanling County also supports Li Zhao, then Lanling County will be the second Qingyun County.
At that time...
"Magistrate Qiu, wait a moment!"
But Qiu Yunsheng and the others had already closed the door.
Li Zhao specially left a private space for them.
The aristocratic families in Lanling County also followed obediently. No matter what, they may have conflicts with each other internally, but when it comes to the outside world, everyone is unanimous.
The rural concept cannot be changed.
There were many people in the room and it seemed a bit crowded.
Xue Jingwen raised his fist towards Qiu Yunsheng and said, "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, Xue has a few words that he is not happy to say."
"Please tell me!" Qiu Yunsheng said.
"May I ask Magistrate Qiu if you want to make money?"
"..."
Even people like Ding Guomin, who likes to draw big cakes, almost choked.
Are you that direct?
Qiu Yunsheng is a scholar after all. Although he is thin-skinned, he is better than calm.
Xue Jingwen said: "I will make three points. First, Lanling County is not as good as Qingyun County. This is an indisputable fact. If Lanling County does not want to get worse, it is too late to surpass now."
"Second, although I still don't know what King You's plan is? But I heard about his plan last year. In fact, this plan started last year. The reason why I mentioned the weather this year is just one more reason. In other words, with or without your participation, King You’s plan will not be delayed.”
"Third, since King You dares to say that there will be more wealth than you can count in the future, then I will definitely believe it, but if someone else said this, I would turn away and leave."
"To put it simply, what is the biggest obstacle for merchants today?"
Qiu Yunsheng frowned and said, "Detour!"
"What does the detour mean? It means an increase in costs and an increase in the difficulty of doing business. But what if King You really connects this business road?"
Everyone in the room fell silent.
"You may not believe in King You's character, but you cannot doubt his ability to make money." Xue Jingwen said: "We don't stay here to dream. We want to make money and strive for a future."
Xue Jingwen said no more after finishing speaking.
Qiu Yunsheng and the others fell into silence for a long time, and then looked at Ding Guomin.
"Brother Ding, what do you think?"
"You want me to tell the truth?" Ding Guomin pursed his lips and looked at Qiu Yunsheng.
Qiu Yunsheng nodded with great conviction.
"Jiaozhou will belong to King You sooner or later!"
The whole hall was shocked.
"I don't know what will happen in the future, but I know that Qingyun County is right to follow King You now. Last year, we spent the least money and bought the best farm tools!"
"While others were complaining, we harvested a good amount of grain. While others were still discussing whether to buy it, we had a lot of money and time left. While others were still surprised about the regenerated rice, we had already discussed it with King You. At the same time, we collected the second wave of food."
"Following King You is indeed exciting and scary, but the rewards are also the most rewarding."
"People in our county don't earn much. The average income of ordinary people is only a few hundred yuan more. It's just that the family's granary is richer. It's just that the family can buy new clothes and eat meat during the New Year. It’s just…it has become the largest county in Hailong County in just half a year.”
Qiu Yunsheng glanced sideways at Ding Guomin, wishing he could punch this bitch to death.
Aren’t you here to persuade me?
Why are you putting it aside to show off?
Damn, who are you looking down on?
But Qiu Yunsheng also discovered bitterly that Qingyun County was indeed doing well in all aspects.
From the county magistrate to the aristocratic families and squires, to the common people, there is no trouble.
They did whatever Li Zhao did, and there was no harm in doing it except being frightened.
"But Brother Ding, once this project starts... the money and food required are beyond estimation!" Qiu Yunsheng was still struggling.
Ding Guomin smiled, looked at the eight major families and said, "Family heads, if this county needs to borrow money, are you willing to support it?"
"Of course!" The eight major families immediately agreed without hesitation.
They trust Li Zhao, but they trust Ding Guomin even more.
At least so far, every choice Ding Guomin has made is right.
Since there isn’t much risk, why not give it a try?
Qiu Yunsheng: "..."
Qiu Yunsheng was the kind of person who was just muddling along before this. In his opinion, there was no need to achieve great results in Jiaozhou. Anyway, there would be no chance of success in Jiaozhou.
But after Li Zhao came, the situation was a little different.
Now their Lanling County has a great chance to compete for the second position.
Qiu Yunsheng didn't speak. The wealthy families in Lanling County already understood. The county magistrate was probably moved.
There are also pros and cons among aristocratic families, not to mention the emperor and his courtiers, their families have already declined, otherwise, they would not live in Jiaozhou.
If given the opportunity to bring the family back to the top, no one would refuse this temptation.
"But... our county doesn't have much money after all!" Qiu Yunsheng still had to consider practical issues.
"Our Qingyun County's finances may not be better than yours." Ding Guomin calculated the accounts carefully.
Today's Qingyun County just has certain innate advantages, which are not very obvious.
Ding Guomin signaled for someone to bring a pen and paper directly and began to calculate on the paper.
"Although I don't know the meaning of His Highness Prince You's original intention to do this kind of project, I have analyzed it carefully. Even if we are not talking about this year's so-called illusory drought or insect disaster, just talking about the water conservancy project, do you think we have spent a lot of money on it? Is it really that this much money is of no use at all?”
Ding Guomin pointed to the huge map that Li Zhao had taken out before and said: "We don't have sufficient water sources in these places, especially in areas far away from water sources. It is really a huge trouble to divert water."
"Although His Highness Prince You also created a waterwheel before, the waterwheel must be in a place with water."
After Ding Guomin's reminder, Qiu Yunsheng finally woke up.
He came close to the drawings, looked at them carefully, looked at the members of the aristocratic families in the county and said, "What do you think?"
"feasible!"
Soon, the members of this group of aristocratic families all exchanged glances.
When they saw Ding Guomin and Qiu Yunsheng coming out with smiles on their faces, they actually understood in their hearts.
There is a high probability that Lanling County will be on the same starting line as Qingyun County.
"Two adults, my Highness asked me to take you around."
