Take the mall to Datang

"Not much, maybe tens of thousands of stones. Maybe more depends on the capacity of Chang'an's centralized warehouse fleet. Forget about this yamen, and it definitely won't fit. The people from the Ministry of Economic Development have already found a shop, and it is currently being repaired. At that time, it will be fine to put it directly in the rice shop, and it will open in ten days, and the governor Liu will come to preside over it." Yuan Shan said.

"Ah, definitely." Liu Minsheng said.

Some people are looking forward to the results of the audit of the Rende rice shop today, but the news that comes out is not what they want to know. Liu Minsheng came out to explain the situation to the people, and also mentioned the opening of the cheap rice shop by the way. matter.

Without saying a few words, the common people dispersed angrily, it was not what they wanted to hear at all, but the matter of the cheap rice shop made them look forward to it.

Who doesn't want to eat cheap food, but Wu Tiande of Rende Rice Shop is worried. His rice shop is fine. They are relieved at first, but then the news of the cheap rice shop from the Ministry of Economic Development reaches their ears, but I can't stay calm anymore.

It was obvious that they were here to grab the business, but what Wu Tiande was worried about was that if no one came to buy the rice, their new rice would be hard to explain.

And what is surviving is that the rice shop's business is all opened near their rice shop. Isn't this just an open competition, and they lost their minds for a while.

"Master, the new grain has just arrived and needs to be signed for." The boy said as he entered the shop.

Wu Tiande had a new headache again, so he rushed to the backyard to check the goods.

After Yuan Shan returned to the inn, he lived in peace of mind. Every day, he would take a carriage ride around Fengzhou to learn about the customs, check the shops, etc. The people in the economic and development department were much busier than him, and they recorded a lot of information. Documents, as well as geographical conditions, draw city maps, and collect commercial conditions.

A few days down quite fruitful.

Five days later, all the carriages from Chang'an City came. Hundreds of large carriages appeared. It may take some time to unload the goods from the "Price Rice Shop". Looking at the bulging cars full of grain, the people are a little confident.

Wu Tiande stood in front of his shop and looked at the carts of food with a bad face. It's no wonder he had a good face when he came to sing the opposite opera.

The people from the Ministry of Economic Development started to promote along the way, and shouted to the common people along the way: "The parity rice shop will open in five days, and the rice will be discounted at [-]% on the day, buy more and get more free, please prepare your pockets to go Let's buy rice."

Dozens of people yelled, and everyone in Fengzhou City heard it clearly, and then the news spread. They didn't expect that the newly opened rice shop would open so soon.

That night, there was no movement at Rende Rice Shop, because the carriages on the whole street were still unloading, and people were coming and going. The next day Wu Tiande stared at the dark circles under his eyes. He didn't sleep all night yesterday.

Zhang Daqian was in charge of this matter, and he was busy. When the rice shop opened, a large number of rice bags were piled up at the door. After the explosion was let go, the people came to see the pile of grain bags at the door higher than the houses. , was amazed for a while.

"Buy a stone of rice, and get a cotton rice bag as a gift, until these are sold out at the door." Zhang Daqian shouted at the door.

When the common people saw the rice bags that also gave cotton cloth, some people were immediately moved, especially the storekeepers who were doing business. The price of the cheap rice shop was too low at the Rende rice shop next door. If you don’t stock up at this time, wait for when.

So the rich began to rush to buy first, all the [-] people from the Ministry of Economic Development were dispatched, and there were more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages left behind to help with transportation. Each person was limited to buying five shi rice, so everyone had a share.

The business of "Fair Price Rice Shop" is so hot, while the business of Rende Rice Shop is bleak, no one cares about it at all, which makes Wu Tiande more and more worried.

In Liangzhou, in the Manchun courtyard, Zhang Yong is surrounded by a lot of women. Drinking flowers and wine in broad daylight is his hobby, and checking accounts is also done during the day. The accountant next to him is busy, and he is on the sidelines Enjoy watching.

"Master Zhang, a letter from Fengzhou." A person came in and said.

Zhang Yong waved back to the left and right, opened the letter, and frowned when he saw it, a beautiful woman came over and said softly, "Master Yong, my younger sister will pour you some wine."

"Pa" the woman was knocked down to the ground by Zhang Yong's slap, and she cursed: "Drink, drink, drink, don't you see that I am busy, you guy who has no eyesight."

The spoiled and proud woman's face was flushed from the beating, and she didn't dare to say another word for a long time, she got up and carefully stepped aside, for fear of offending the master in front of her again.

You must know that Chunmanyuan was opened by this master. If they offend him, can their delicate girls have good fruit? temper.

Chapter 938 Visiting the Rice Shop

Zhang Yong left Manchunyuan with a solemn expression, and came to Liangzhou Yamen to find Xiao Mingyuan.

During the day, Zhang Yong went directly to him. Xiao Mingyuan was puzzled and received him cautiously. Now is the time when Yuan Shan is leading people to patrol Jiannan Road. He doesn't like Zhang Yong's blatant going back and forth in and out of the Yamen. It's too conspicuous. .

Bringing Zhang Yong to the study, Xiao Mingyuan asked in a deep voice, "Zhang Yong, what do you need to come to me?"

Zhang Yong has long been used to it and doesn't care about it. Anyone else in Liangzhou will definitely be beaten to death by Zhang Yong. With King Lu covering him, no one dares to provoke him, but in Xiao Mingyuan was low-key enough in front of him, he was only half of King Lu's confidants, and Xiao Mingyuan was King Lu's think tank.

"This is a letter from Fengzhou, please take a look at it." Zhang Yong delivered the letter quickly and said.

Xiao Mingyuan Shrine calmly opened the letter, his face turned cold immediately, and he scolded softly: "The person you arranged in Fengzhou is really stupid, and you rush to send a letter to contact the other party when they don't find anything, just in case Wouldn't it be self-defeating to be discovered."

Hearing that Xiao Mingyuan thought the same as him, Zhang Yong couldn't help admiring him. He is worthy of being King Lu's think tank. He knew the complexity of the situation at a glance, but seeing that Xiao Mingyuan didn't change much in expression other than scolding softly, he felt relieved. Yes, because it shows that there is still a turning point.

Xiao Mingyuan pondered for a moment, and said, "Zhang Yong, are you planning to go to Fengzhou?"

"Inspector Xiao has a clever plan, that's exactly what I intend." Zhang Yong said.

"Nonsense, if you go, there will be no silver 300 taels here. What kind of person are you who dare to challenge the founding father of the Tang Dynasty?" Xiao Mingyuan scolded immediately.

Zhang Yong was angry, but when he thought about it this way, what could he do to stand up for his subordinates?

"Then what should we do?" Zhang Yong asked nervously.

"Don't do anything, at least don't do anything now, just wait and see what happens. The Ministry of Economic Development wants to launch a 'Price Grain Shop' in Fengzhou and let them do it well." Xiao Mingyuan said.

"However, after the other party's store opens, our rice shop will definitely attract suspicion if there is no sales for a long time." Zhang Yong responded.

"What are you worried about? There is nothing wrong now. If the price is high, then lower it. Anyway, it is profitable to sell the harvested grain at a low price. As long as our affairs are not discovered, what can we do if we make less money." Xiao Mingyuan said.

When Zhang Yong thought about it, it really made sense. If King Lu really came to the end and "a strong man broke his wrist", he would really have no other choice. Suddenly Xiao Mingyuan was somewhat important in his heart. With such a talent assisting King Lu, their Things must work out.

"What Governor Xiao said was that I was too impulsive." Zhang Yong apologized sincerely.

"Okay, you can go back first, pretend that this has never happened, and wait and see what happens." Xiao Mingyuan said.

"Yes." Zhang Yong left after finishing speaking.

Xiao Mingyuan watched Zhang Yong leave, and felt very upset. He took the position by earning money for the King of Lu as a businessman. In fact, except for those business abilities and some low-level tricks, this Zhang Yong was really useless, but he kept it like this. The critical moment is to get out.

Looking back, I think about the meaning of Yuanshan’s appointment as an inspector this time. The people from the King of Lu heard that the main purpose of the inspection was to build the Jiannan Road Railway, but such a big incident happened when he first arrived in Fengzhou. It's really understanding the people's feelings and thinking about the people.

In Fengzhou City, after the opening of the 'Price Rice Shop', there was a long queue at the door. After a few days, the number of people buying rice began to decrease, and Jiekou Street returned to its usual state.

Yuan Shan was very pleased to see that the economic and development department's ability to handle affairs is still remarkable. Chang Daqian and others accompanied Yuan Shan to patrol the streets, not only the rice shop business, but also the business of other shops. .

"Lan Guogong, there are three locations for pig farms. One is in the southern suburbs of the city, where the land is sparsely populated. The place is so large that the roads need to be repaired. There are also two locations in the east of the city. There are two villages with a small population. More, and the purchase cost is a little more." Zhang Daqianhui reported.

"With so much land and so few people, why would they occupy the farmland?" Yuan Shan asked.

"The suburbs in the south of the city were wasteland, and no fertile land was occupied," Zhang Daqian said.

"Then start building a large-scale pig farm in the south of the city, and buy a farm in the east of the city to raise pigs. After the factory building in the south of the city is completed, it can be transferred, and the remaining farm can be used for other purposes." Yuan Shan said.

"Yes, this subordinate will send someone to do it." Zhang Daqian said.

"Hey, don't worry, isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince planning to expand the pig farm to the entire Tang Dynasty? Send someone to the East Palace to talk to the Crown Prince about it. It would be best if the Ministry of Economics and Development invests less or not." Yuan Shan said.

Zhang Daqian's expression changed, and he admired Lan Guogong in front of him even more. With the help of His Royal Highness, not only does the Ministry of Economics and Development not need to pay, but it may also be able to adjust management expenses, but sometimes it can make money.

"Duke Lan is wise." Zhang Daqian couldn't help but exasperated his horse.

"Okay, don't tell me that my father-in-law is born beautiful, everyone thinks so." Yuan Shan said shamelessly.