Zou Run sighed after hearing this, with a worried look on his face.
"I have something to say that I won't say out loud. I want to take advantage of today's opportunity to discuss it with you. That's why I stopped drinking."
Over the past month, Zou Run has been under great pressure. Not only did he have to prepare for war, he also kept thinking about the future of Dengyun Mountain. After thinking for a long time, he finally got an idea and wanted to take this opportunity today to meet with several leaders. Set the tone for the development of Shanzhai in the future.
Hearing this, Zou Yuan and the others knew that the matter was serious, so they all stopped eating and drinking, waved away their cups, and asked Zou Run to give instructions.
"Since January, the Shanzhai has been reorganizing its army and its strength has greatly increased. Now, all the people in the Shanzhai are red and full of energy. The whole village has a completely new atmosphere. Compared with before, it is like a sky above the ground. This is the joint efforts of all of you. The result. But it should be noted that people eat horse chews, consume a lot of money every day, and purchase horses and weapons. The village is still rich in food, but only half of the money is left. It is unsustainable like this. We have worked hard to get it. It is impossible to say that the situation will return to the past. Isn’t it a pity?”
Seeing that Zou Run seemed to be worried about money and food for the village, Zou Yuan didn't take it seriously.
"Master of the village, don't worry. Recently, I heard from the young people at the foot of the mountain that the three hotels in the village are very prosperous, with a lot of businessmen and tourists coming and going. If the village is short of money, it will return to the old business and let the hotels focus on the fat sheep. If you send the children to ambush at the necessary places, they will definitely be easy to catch. If you think this is too troublesome, it would be even more convenient to mix some Mongolian sweat medicine into the wine and sell it..."
Before Zou Yuan finished speaking, Yang Lin, who was in charge of hotel affairs, expressed his objection.
"This is inappropriate! The hotel is the eyes and ears of my village. We must not poison people while drinking. This will make us laugh at the heroes of the forest. I hope the leader and village owner will think twice." What Yang Lin hated the most when he was traveling in the world. Roadside shady shops were also shady shops on the roadside. It was very difficult to prevent people from drugging people's drinks. They had ruined many heroes. He had always hated this.
But as soon as the words came out, Yang Lin felt a little offended. After all, Zou Yuan was senior and the village leader's uncle, so he quickly added. "I have not made any great achievements since I came up the mountain. If the village is short of money and food, I am willing to take people down the mountain to get it!"
Deng Fei saw the differences and came out to smooth things over, saying he was willing to take people down the mountain to borrow food. Seeing this, Zou Yuan snorted and was about to speak, but Zou Run coughed and spoke first.
"What you all said is not unreasonable, but if you poison people and make a small profit, people will laugh at you. It is really not what a good man does; robbing merchants and travelers will inevitably cut off the nearby trade routes over time, and not only If you can't get money, the hotel business will be unsustainable, and it is not a long-term solution. Going down the mountain to borrow food is only an emergency measure. It is okay if the number is small, but if it is too much, it will attract the imperial army to attack. The act of digging a grave.”
Good guy, Zou Run refuted both opinions as soon as he opened his mouth. He said all kinds of ways were worthless, which made his uncle puzzled. "This is the truth, but don't all the copycats in the world have these methods?" He knew that his nephew was smart, so he looked forward to learning the answer from Zou Run.
Zou Run was also unambiguous and immediately revealed all the plans he had been brewing for a long time. But in order to enhance his persuasion, Zou Run also used an old-fashioned but effective method.
"Recently, I have often dreamed of a stranger with white beard and white hair. The stranger told me that if you rely on mountains, you will eat mountains, and if you rely on water, you will eat water. I climbed Yunshan and relied on the sea, and the way out is on the sea."
"In my dream, a stranger taught me a secret method, which can make the sea salt grow exponentially while reducing labor and firewood by half. Now that I have this method, I have been thinking hard for a long time, wondering why not start my own business of selling private salt? I just need to find Go to a small island and use secret methods to produce salt on the island. Without labor and consumption, our salt will be low-cost. Then we will only need to transport it by ship to sell everywhere. Are you afraid that there will be no buyers? Are you afraid of lack of gold and silver? "
Things about gods and ghosts have always had attribute bonuses, and what Zou Run said was serious and true. Yang Lin and Deng Fei already believed it in their hearts, and they said:
"This situation sounds fantasy. To be honest, if it had not come out from the mouth of the village leader, I would have punched him long ago and treated it as a bluff."
"Yes, yes, I have traveled around the world and seen many people who are used to pretending to be mysterious, but I would rather believe what the village master said. I don't have the same skills as Deng Fei, but I believe in my own eyes. The red color is a bit red, but I have never made a mistake when looking at people! Village leader, I am a rough man, since you have a problem with me, I will do what you want, just follow your orders!"
Not to mention Zou Yuan, he had seen too many changes and too many incredible things in Zou Run during this period. In addition, the two were blood relatives, so Zou Run said he dreamed of a strange person, but he believed it without a doubt.
The so-called magic in Zou Run's mouth is actually drying salt, but the technical threshold of this method is low. If you don't find a hidden place to practice it, I'm afraid it won't be long before others learn it secretly, and then the road of selling salt to get rich will be gone. It didn't make sense, so I had to express it in the form of a stranger's dream.
The three people in the hall did not doubt that he had it. Instead, they all expressed support. Zou Run couldn't help but swallow the words he had prepared. This feeling of unconditional trust moved him deeply. Zou Run secretly vowed to lead them to get rid of the bad luck in the original work and to open a road to the sky.
"Okay! If you all support me, I will speak frankly. Although I have a secret method, the specific execution requires Shiotou to operate it, and searching for islands also requires ships and sailors. So there is something important to do now."
"Last time I copied an account book from Huang Zeli's house. It recorded that there were many small and large private salt dealers in Huang County. Three of them had extremely bad reputations among the people. They all colluded with the government to oppress good people, and the people complained. Tomorrow Please lead the people down the mountain and attack in three groups to eliminate harm to the people! All the money and food obtained will be used to buy ships and recruit salt merchants and boatmen."
"As for the suitable island, I have already planned it. It is the island that Huang Zeli mentioned. It is in the southeast and is called Tuoji Island (Note 1). The island is quite large and can accommodate tens of thousands of horses. It is just right. It is a place where salt is produced. Although there is a group of birdmen occupying the island, as long as we have a boat and gather the manpower, we will definitely be able to capture it."
After what he said, Zou Run's mouth went dry. Yang Lin and others also listened very carefully. They were not mediocre people. Seeing that Zou Run was so organized, they believed a little more about this strange man and his magic. Regarding the future development of Shanzhai, they all stood up and clasped their fists and said:
"Morale must be boosted but not let down. After training for a long time, it's time to send the boys out to see the blood. Don't worry, village master. We will take people down the mountain early tomorrow morning. The village master only needs to sit in the village and wait for good news! "
