Twenty thousand shi of food sounds like a lot, but it is actually not enough to eat.
Houcheng used to be a large county with more than 10,000 households. After years of war, many people fled here with their families. Currently, there are still more than 5,600 households, and some of the people who fled before are also returning. .
Not counting these, even if the food consumption of more than 5,600 households per day is about 30,000 jins, plus the consumption of the Houcheng military camp, 50,000 jins is a normal consumption amount. If the people save a little, the entire Houcheng's consumption of 30,000 kilograms will be indispensable.
There are eighteen counties in Liaodong County...
Xue Xu is now the chief secretary of Houcheng and has a clear understanding of the situation in Houcheng. By analogy, he also knows how much food is consumed in the entire Liaodong County and how big the food gap is on the market.
Xue Xu gave his friend a dissatisfied look, why did you bring 20,000 stones?
Ji Wuyin glared back at him angrily, 20,000 stones is still less?
It was his first time to come to Liaodong County. He took 20,000 shi of grain out without knowing whether the deal would be successful, which was already a very courageous move. Moreover, this was his first transaction, so he had to be cautious.
In addition, has he forgotten that he is just a businessman? He used to do business with others, and that was about the same with large transactions. Twenty thousand shi of food for this old man is not enough. He doesn't expect to feed the people of the entire county by himself, right?
"I wonder when your batch of food will arrive in Liaodong County?"
"It's only been these two days."
In other words, settlement is imminent.
"I wonder if Mr. Ji is interested in medicinal materials from Liaodong County?" Lu Songli asked.
Ji Wuyin nodded.
Lu Songli clapped her hands, and the people below sent a batch of boxes, which were lined up in the open space. After opening it, they were all medicinal samples.
Lu Songli looked at Ji Wuyin and made a gesture of invitation.
"Mrs. Qin Liu, Ji is not very proficient in medicinal materials, can you ask someone to come up and help me with my eyes?" Ji Wuyin asked.
"Can."
With a look from Ji Wuyin, his men went down, and after a while, they came up with a senior master.
When the old master passed by, he smelled of medicine.
Lu Songli picked up the tea and took two sips. They are all smart people and come prepared. Sure enough, Ji Wuyin's business was so big, he had two masters, and he was able to predict the development of events.
The old master knelt down in front of the medicinal material sample box, picked up the medicinal materials and examined them one by one.
After the old master finished checking, he stood up and nodded slightly to Ji Wuyin.
"The medicinal materials in your Liaodong County are good, but I don't want all the food I brought to be replaced by medicinal materials." He is not in the medicinal materials business!
Lu Songli understood, so she said to him, "Then look at what medicinal materials you need, and how much do you need?"
Ji Wuyin nodded and agreed with her suggestion.
These medicinal materials were purchased in the name of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. This chamber of commerce was founded by Lu Songli. Officials and merchants who had passed Minglu purchased them for the government.
There was no money in Houcheng's public accounts. After her father took over as Houcheng County Sheriff, he immediately took over the treasury of the County Sheriff's Mansion.
It's a pity that Liaodong County is really not rich, and the governor Shi Tao is loyal to the emperor. Except for the grain that is reserved for the army to nourish the soldiers, the rest is shipped back to Chang'an, leaving almost nothing left. Local government.
Logically speaking, stabilizing food prices is also what the imperial government should do.
In later generations, state-owned enterprises such as China Grain Reserves were responsible for participating in the regulation of grain prices, and in ancient times there were also Changping warehouses.
Changpingcang began in the Han Dynasty. As the saying goes, before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first. The strong military power of the Han Dynasty also required excellent logistical support. However, because the border counties are far away and the cost of transporting grain from the central government is too high, grain is stored locally in the border counties. The main purpose of establishing Changpingcang is to reduce its own expenses and losses, but it will also participate in the purchase and sale of grain.
There is Changpingcang in Dalibian County, and there is one in Pingzhou, which is located in Liaoxi County. This is also the reason why the governor's office is located in Liaoxi County.
However, due to various reasons, the storage in Changpingcang in the Northeast was difficult to maintain, and the imperial court did not have a policy to support grain and grass from the central government to local Changpingcang.
In Pingzhou, because of its geographical location, the father does not care for the mother, so food prices are skyrocketing.
While the staff of both sides were counting the medicinal materials, Lu Songli and Ji Wuyin and Xue Xu were drinking tea.
"Mr. Ji, Houcheng is planning to expand. Are you interested in opening a few shops in Houcheng? We have agreed on commercial taxes and other matters. There should be a good market for some southern goods sold in the shops."
"Mrs. Qin Liu, how can we expand Hou City?"
"The current city wall will not be demolished. It will be used as the inner city, and then an outer city will be built." Lu Songli felt that it would be good to build Houcheng into a city within the city. "The outer city is divided into four major functional areas. The first one to be built is the one in the western suburbs. Industrial park, this place will become the commercial core of Houcheng and even the entire Liaodong County."
Ji Wuyin said, "I need to think about this." He wanted to wait until the sale was settled.
Lu Songli nodded, "Actually, I have another suggestion."
"What advice?"
"If Mr. Ji is not interested in the shops built under our unified regulations, I can persuade my father to grant you a piece of land in the western suburbs for you to build a commercial building with a family or personal emblem. I I sincerely suggest that Mr. Ji consider it, only such a building can demonstrate your strength."
Lu Songli tried her best to trick him into contributing to the construction of the western suburbs industrial park in Houcheng.
Ji Wuyin: ...What a trick to lay eggs by borrowing a chicken! Spend his money and help her with construction.
"Prior to this, Mr. Ji only had to pay a commercial land fee to qualify."
Ji Wuyin's eyelids twitched, "Then I have to ask, will this commercial building with the emblem of my Ji family belong to me after it is completed?"
"The government will issue you a twenty-year usage certificate." Lu Songli said in a nonchalant manner, "If the twenty-year period expires, you have priority to renew the contract."
Ji Wuyin almost laughed out loud at these shameless words. He used his money to buy the land and built the commercial building with his money. In the end, he only had twenty years of use rights! How shameless.
But the heartbeat is also true.
After all, it has been decided to move the county governor's mansion to Houcheng. Houcheng is the seat of Liaodong County, and its popularity and commercial value have been greatly improved.
In addition, in the core area of a government such as Houcheng, it is really shameful to have a commercial building with the emblem of the Ji family.
Ji Wuyin is already worried now. Can he still take away the money he earned from selling grain?
Xue Xu secretly laughed at the side. She was indeed the lord he believed to be. He was really like a goose plucking his hair, and a fly had to bare his legs and dance before he could leave.
