Take the mall to Datang

"It is the corn project that is in the common interest of everyone. Now I don't think it will be unsalable after the harvest. Many merchants are unable to withdraw funds. They are very super. Those like us are better, but it won't take too long. We I came here hoping that you can help us think of a way, and I heard that the Yuan family also wants to buy corn, and we intend to sell some, so I don’t know if it can help us digest some of the grain." Zheng Qi said.

Sure enough, Yuan Shan knew that they came here today for this matter. Now both of them looked at Yuan Shan's expression, but they couldn't see anything. Everyone was silent for a while, Yuan Shan said: "It can consume food. There are many ways to do this, but there is actually a better way to get food without losing money.”

Chapter 466 Tripartite Cooperation

Zheng Qi and Xue Kai's eyes lit up after hearing this. You must know that their investment in planting in Chengdu accounted for a large proportion. If they really can't sell it, they will lose a lot of money. The money had to be put in, and when they heard that there was a way, their faces showed joy, as if they couldn't wait to find out.

"I can agree to the purchase of a batch of corn as you said just now, but my Yuan family's ability is also very limited. How about my Yuan family buying [-]% of the corn from both of you in Chengdu?" Yuan Shan said.

Both of them were shocked. You must know that they are both big growers. These two families have [-]% of the quantity. They didn't expect Yuanshan to buy so much grain, but they wanted to know more than this. A way to pay back and make more money.

Yuan Shan saw their expressions, and thought that these two people are worthy of being giant merchants in Chang'an. The city is really deep enough, and they can still be so calm when buying [-]% of their grain, so I don't know how much money they have to pay for it.

Zheng Qi said with a smile: "Thank you very much, but I don't know how to make more money."

At this time, Xue Kai's eyes also fell on Yuan Shan's body. Obviously, Zheng Qi also expressed his feelings. Seeing that he was almost done, Yuan Shan said, "Actually, all I can think of is to use this part of the grain to convert it into meat." , for example, raising pigs is a good choice.”

After Yuan Shan finished speaking, the two people present looked at each other in blank dismay. They were no strangers to farming, but if so much grain was used to raise livestock, how much investment would it take? In this case, the time to return the funds would be longer and it would take more time. Putting a part into it, they hesitated.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it is actually a very good way out to use these grains to open a breeding farm, but this also has a great risk. They suddenly discovered that if the Chengdu corn project goes smoothly every year, how can the grain price be so high? It's not that it will never go up, if it is not invested next year, the reclaimed area will be wasted, but planting is too cheap.

They suddenly realized something. How could a person who knows how to run a business be so confused? Obviously, they found that there seemed to be many loopholes in the corn project from the very beginning. They didn't dare to say it. In other words, the corn project is still profitable, but now that the court intervenes, there is nothing they can do.

Yuan Shan doesn't know these things, of course he knows, but the purpose is very simple to use food to cultivate meat in the future, so that to enrich the diet of the Tang people, the price of meat will not be a luxury.

Don’t underestimate the change of such eating habits. If more meat is added, the combination of meat and vegetables can increase the average age of the people in Datang. manifestation of development.

"It doesn't count if you have a lot of money and hair. Although it is true, the risk is also very high. We don't have the courage of the Yuan family." Xue Kai said at this time.

He is an old man, and he has never seen anything. Seeing that breeding is the best solution at present, but considering many factors, he is not so optimistic. He knows the reason why there will be more variables as time goes by.

"Old Xue is right, but you have forgotten that you don't have to raise pigs yourself. The trend of raising pigs this year is also very obvious. Several companies have signed cooperation agreements with Erlizhuang. Maybe you just need to raise pigs. If you help them a little bit, the risk of return may be lower, but investment is risky, so no one can guarantee that you will only make money and not lose money." Yuan Shan said.

"Then what exactly is it?" Zheng Qi asked curiously.

"You also know that the basic breeding capacity of the farmers in Yilizhuang and Erlizhuang is close to saturation, so if you want to expand the scale of farming, you can only expand to other villages in the same way. You also know that many farmers are not rich, so Even if they can afford to buy piglets, it will be difficult to pay for the food to feed them. If you can borrow the food supply in advance, wouldn’t it be able to be converted into money after the pigs are out of the market? At that time, you can just collect the money, right?” Yuan Shan said.

In fact, Yuan Shan said that this matter is not wise. This is the same as his investment in Yilizhuang and Erlizhuang at the beginning. He cultivated farmers first and then recovered the cost, but this time it was Yuan's turn to be the farmers. Providing piglets and letting others provide food can make a lot of money. This is not the case, but this approach is enough for the Yuan family to expand the pork market. If there are more pigs, the price will naturally come down. According to the current demand for meat in the Tang Dynasty Generally speaking, this market is simply blank, so as long as the pigs are well raised, they can easily make money.

To put it simply, no one does not like to eat meat. Datang imports a lot of cattle and sheep every year. Not everyone can eat mutton, let alone beef, but now there are many farmers. Pork will naturally have a market.

Zheng Qi became interested. In fact, the loss of a year's grain would not hurt the family of these giant businessmen, so they can have many choices, so they are always sober when thinking about problems.

"I know what you are worried about. In fact, this is a win-win approach. Our Yuanjia expansion farmers are providing piglets and technology for this purpose. For the grain part, we need to find some grain merchants to cooperate. After the pigs are ready for slaughter The Ministry of Economic Development will conduct insured purchases, so the risk is relatively small, and this is a choice for the partner." Yuanshen said.

In fact, the words have been made very clear. Simply put, after the Ministry of Economic Development intervenes, the price of pork will be controlled to a certain extent, and since the Ministry of Economic Development is going to purchase, it means that the pork is not worried about selling. The key is that even if you are worried about selling, you don't talk to these businessmen. It has already been said that it is an insured purchase.

At this time, Zheng Qi and Xue Kai understood that the matter of the imperial court was also involved, thinking that maybe this was also an opportunity, so Zheng Qi said: "I would like to go back and discuss this matter."

"Of course, this sale is voluntary, and I think the purchase of [-]% of your grain should be completed as soon as possible. Autumn will soon end and winter will affect the transportation capacity of horses and horses." Yuan Shan said.

When they first came to Yuanjia Manor, the two of them were a little depressed, but after leaving Yuanjia, it seemed like a different person. In fact, Zheng Qi planned to invest in the breeding project, but now he has learned a safer way. He is not thinking about his own breeding, but even so he needs to think carefully, and Xue Kai actually has the same idea.

Chapter 467

The fact that the Yuan family purchased the corn from the Zheng family and the Xue family was soon known to the rich merchants in Chang'an, and many small and medium-sized grain merchants began to sell corn to the Yuan family.

However, it is not so easy for them to meet Yuan Shan, so this matter has been dragged on. It is a happy thing that the Tang Dynasty has a bumper grain harvest, and it has solved the troubles of Monan and expanded the territory, so Li Shimin ordered to start celebrating.

It took a lot of trouble to seal a group of officials, but what people didn't expect was that Yuan Shan was also among them.

In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin was doing business with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui about the reward. It stands to reason that Yuan Shan's performance in the Ministry of War was nothing at all, but what Li Shimin was interested in was the Beiya Forbidden Army during the night attack on Yinshan Mountain. The artillery played with great success.

At the beginning, he didn't think about the combat effectiveness of the Beiya Forbidden Army. After all the battle reports were collected in Chang'an, Li Shimin realized that the most irreplaceable thing in this battle was the role of the Beiya Army's artillery.

Blocking the road and then blocking Jieli's road, and obtaining results that exceeded their own strength at the smallest cost, one can imagine that even if Li Jing's troops go to war with the Beiya army, the Beiya army may end up with the entire army However, Li Jing's [-] army is definitely not much better, so Li Shimin sees the advantage of artillery and the importance of the future battlefield.

From the perspective of Li Shimin's experience, he is also a man who has experienced many battles, and he knows as much about strategy and tactics as anyone else. In addition, the information collected by his intelligence department told him that as long as Datang has a team like this An artillery unit will definitely have an advantage in future wars.

Therefore, all the people related to artillery have been missed by Li Shimin this time. Not long ago, the military inspector once again proved their value with their strength. All the weapons used by a person on the battlefield will be engraved with the name of the maker, so that the military exploits obtained because of the edge of the weapon will have a share of these makers.

So these cannons have made great contributions, because the military supervisor has once again gained Li Shimin's attention, and now his status has become the fifth supervisor. These people have also become more and more mysterious. The gunpowder and iron consumed after this battle are huge. Compared with the exchanged property and other results, it is nothing at all.

The most important person who cannot be ignored is Yuan Shan. After the artillery exceeded the expected effect, Li Shimin began to send people to closely monitor Yuan Shan.

It's nothing to the extent that they even know what they said beside the pillow, but as soon as Yuan Shan walks out of Yuan's Manor, these spies will know immediately, and these spies who can quickly locate Yuan Shan can still do it.

"Your Majesty, are you thinking about making Yuanshan a Marquis?" Fang Xuanling said holding the list.

"I have already thought it through carefully. How can I miss such a talent in the Tang Dynasty? I remember telling Xuanling that my ambition is to let all virtuous people join my Weng. Now that I think about it, I underestimated this Yuan Shan, I know I made a mistake, so I must correct it." Li Shimin said.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were very pleased that a king could say such self-effacing words, because they met the Lord Ming, isn't it just a happy thing, in fact Fang Xuanling didn't have much contact with Yuan Shan, but Du Ruhui knew In addition to his personal gratitude to Yuan Shan, it is very reasonable to say that Yuan Shan's talents are only shown, which he has never seen and can surpass.

Whether it is medical skills or business, as well as the military training skills he showed so that he can truly display it in the Tang Dynasty, the prosperous Tang Dynasty may be even more brilliant. When faced with Fang Xuanling's doubts, Du Ruhui did not speak, because he Knowing that Fang Xuanling is actually a very cautious person, but no one is perfect in the matter of judging people, Du Ruhui still thinks that he is stronger, and now His Majesty has eradicated the clear answer.

"I don't know that apart from the marquis, Yuan Shan should be appointed to any other position. He has resigned and returned home. If he wants to be summoned to work in the palace again, it may cause discussion in the court." Fang Xuanling said again.

"I also understand this matter. Although Yuan Shan has many excuses not to be an official, I still hope that the two lovers will share my worries on this matter." Li Shimin said.

Li Shimin said casually, but Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui didn't feel so relaxed after hearing it. Fang Xuanling said directly: "Actually, this matter is not difficult. Although Yuan Shan doesn't like being an official, the things he made are still for the common people. They have a great influence, why not reward him in the name of helping the people, so that he won't refuse to agree."

There are many ways for these civil servants to deal with these matters, and they are not worried about Yuan Shan not submitting at all, so Fang Xuanling continued: "I don't know what kind of official position Your Majesty wants to confer on Yuan Shan."

In fact, this matter is still a bit embarrassing. After all, Yuan Shan has been a servant in the highest position. Although everyone inside knows that it is due to the situation, it is unreasonable if he is just a small official.

"Du Ruhui, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked, staring at Du Ruhui.

When Li Shimin saw Du Ruhui in this way, he knew it well, because besides serving as a servant, he also served as Minister of the Ministry of War. After Li Shimin asked, he understood and said, "I want Yuan Shan to be the minister of the Ministry of War. As for the post of Shangshu, through his past performance in the Ministry of War, Yuan Shan's military ability is sufficient for this position."

Fang Xuanling was also very surprised when he heard it. You must know that this servant and Du Ruhui, who is also the Minister of the Ministry of War, are going to take the initiative to share the rights. It was really unexpected.

Fang Xuanling is also a smart person. There are many people staring at the position of Minister of the Ministry of War. In fact, the reason why Du Ruhui was appointed to the position was to let him manage the tedious affairs of the Ministry of War. Besides, there are many people who are qualified for this position, but they are suitable for the position. People in this position are not easy to choose.

At the beginning, Li Shimin planned to wait for Li Jing to come back to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War, but now he proposes to let Yuan Shan take up the post. It takes careful thought to decide.

"That's very good, let's draw up an order. The matter of the Minister of War will be postponed for the time being. After my Tang army comes back, we will discuss meritorious service and reward." Li Shimin said.

With Li Shimin's explanation, the two "Fang Du" knew it well, and the rewards of other personnel were relatively simple.

Chapter 468 Marquis of Lantian County

On this day, Yuan Shan was listening to Xiyin singing in his yard, and Lan Lan was still dancing beside him. Dugu Ruolan and Du Qianyu were both busy with their own affairs. A group of teams from the palace came.

Then what shocked everyone was that the eunuch Ma He began to read the imperial decree in front of everyone. After a few breaths, everyone suddenly exploded.

"Congratulations to Marquis Lantian, our family has to go back to the palace for business, so we will stay soon." Ma He came with a group of guards and hurried away, leaving them in shock.

After the horse and the front foot left, someone came to congratulate him. The princes and nobles knew that there were quite a few people who believed in it, and this time was really the right time.