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Why is Penglai Avenue built so smoothly?Why do you charge as long as you charge, and why no one resists?

The reason, apart from the fact that Bai Su and Chuning are the main contributors to the money, is that the Weimin Army's fists are strong enough, and there are no rich families in Huang County now, and the newly born small merchants and ordinary people are all The direct beneficiaries of Penglai Avenue, they will naturally not resist.

The situation in other counties is different from that of Huang County. The rich and wealthy households occupy the most land, own the largest population, and enjoy the most resources. Naturally, it is strongly opposed to spending money outside.

It is precisely because of this that Jiang Junshou summoned a group of county magistrates, and after a few days of discussion, they failed to come up with a plan.But today, on the surface, they are talking about good governance or bad governance, but they are actually forcing the governor Jiang to take a stand-either abandon the road construction plan, or give enough benefits to the rich and wealthy families.

Jiang Junshou is also a shrewd person, so after listening to the good and bad government for a while, he knew that today's discussion should stop here.

After Zhao Xuan and the others resigned, Jiang Junshou left Wang Yi and Bai Su behind, and asked, "Wu Hui, do you think this is feasible? If it is feasible, how much will it cost?"

"Respond to Shijun's words." Because of the presence of outsiders, Bai Su and Jiang Junshou were not considered brothers and sisters, and responded as before: "Wu Hui feels that this is not feasible."

"Why?"

"I have seventeen counties in Donglai County. It starts from Buye County in the east and ends in the county town in the west. It stretches for hundreds of miles. If we want to build a new road, the people's labor and property will be consumed. Can't support it." Bai Su explained: "The Penglai Avenue built in Huangxian County is not just about digging and compacting. Four-wheeled vehicle."

The Artisan Department of the Guards Army has been researching this kind of carriage for a long time. As long as this kind of carriage can be successfully developed, then the Bai family caravan can save a lot of cost in the future transportation. This is why Bai Su spent so much thought and money on it. The fundamental purpose of building this road, as for charging tolls, it was just a way that Chuning came up with to increase the county government's revenue. Bai Su was not short of such a small amount of money, so he didn't take it to heart.

"No matter what, the new road still needs to be built." Governor Jiang had no choice but to compromise: "If they are willing to pay the entire cost, it is not impossible to give them a few percent of the profit."

Bai Su understood, Jiang Junshou asked her to deal with those rich merchants.

"There is one more thing, Wuhui wants to report to the envoy and the county lord." Bai Su said: "This time I went to Youzhou, Wuhui made some money, and I plan to use the money to build three banks in Donglai. It's just that At present, the manpower is tight, and the owner of the accountant is the most rare, so I want to find a place in Donglai to build a school."

Although they don't know much about the Qianzhuang, Jiang Junshou and Wang Yi are interested in building a school. After all, educating the people is not only their duty as local officials, but also to gain a good reputation.

The two found a map and quickly selected a place for Bai Su. Wang Yi said, "I have been to this Lushan Mountain. It is [-] miles southwest of the county. It has beautiful mountains and rivers, and the scenery is very good. Students study hard."

"What kind of school does Wuhui want to build? Or should I ask Wang Xianzun to assign all of this mountain to you." Governor Jiang shook his head and sighed: "The county school in Donglai County is really shabby, and there are only a few hundred students. , I really don’t want to mention it.”

"If it's in Lushan, then there's no need to build another house." Bai Su said: "Wuhui has a manor in Lushan with more than [-] rooms, which is enough for now."

"Educating the common people is a national matter, how can Wuhui spend money alone? I bought your manor with a thousand coins from the treasury. If there are not enough houses, you can build more." Jiang Junshou said seriously : "Since we want to build a school, we should build it better and teach more students in the future."

When Wang Yi heard this, a thought flashed through his mind, and he said: "Your Majesty, since Donglai County School is shabby, why don't you use the funds from the Bai family to rebuild the school in my Huang County and move the county school to my Huang County?" The county is just taking this opportunity to keep Mr. Nan."

From Wang Yi's point of view, since the head of the Bai family has plenty of money, there is nothing wrong with establishing a county school.

Jiang Junshou thought for a while, then turned to Bai Su and asked, "What do you want to teach when Wu Hui builds the school?"

"Basic learning and arithmetic."

"Nonsense! How can there be such a teaching method?" Jiang Junshou couldn't help shouting angrily: "Don't teach poetry and rituals, but only teach arithmetic. What's the use of building such a school that misleads children?"

After scolding Bai Su, Governor Jiang turned around to discuss with Wang Yi. He planned to supervise the construction of the school in person, so as not to be taught by Bai Su to send a group of merchants, big and small, to run all over the county. Thinking about that scene, I felt terrible.

Seeing that he had nothing to do, Bai Su bid farewell and came out of the county government office. Just as he was going out, he was stopped by a familiar old man: "Master Bai, my master has booked a table in heaven and earth. Appreciate your face."

Heaven and Earth is a restaurant jointly opened by the Bai family and the Wei Minjun, and it can be regarded as Bai Su's territory. Naturally, she was not afraid of deceit, and directly followed her with her entourage.

As the old man in Tsing Yi walked up to the private room on the third floor, and glanced at the people behind the table, Bai Su immediately understood - this is the merchants and rich households in Donglai united and prepared to bargain with the county government.

After all, the demolition and construction of buildings is Chuning's old business. When designing the heaven and earth, the third floor was set up according to the business style. Also enough.

A group of people got up and invited Bai Su into the seat - although Bai Su was still a merchant, but after all, he was a righteous merchant praised by even the emperor. They, the old and wealthy heads of ordinary families without official status, naturally wanted to leave some money for Bai Su. Save face.

After taking her seat indifferently, Bai Su looked at the Patriarch of the Geng family who invited her here.

The Patriarch of the Geng Family, whose full name is Geng Shou, was the first person to do business with Bai Su. Not only does he have a place in the Donglai Merchant Gang, he is also a person who can speak for himself in the entire Donglai County merchant circle.

Geng Shou is only 35 years old this year, but he has already grown a mustache, and his appearance is also extraordinary, but in front of Bai Su, he still dare not take it big, and bowed his hands: "Master Bai, today the big guy took you Come here, just to ask what you think about this matter."

"Bai just came back from Youzhou, and I don't know much about the current situation." Bai Su said: "Why don't the Patriarchs talk about their own opinions first, so that Bai can understand the situation."

"Then let me talk about it first." Geng Shou said: "Mr. Jiang wants to build a new road. I, Geng Shou, agree with both hands. It's just that Mr. Jiang has a bigger heart and wants to take all the benefits. This breaks the rules."

"Extremely, this tastes too ugly." Song Hong, the patriarch of the Song clan, nodded and agreed: "In fact, we can also understand the painstaking efforts of the envoy, but he can't eat meat, and he doesn't even leave us some soup. Bar?"

Several patriarchs and patriarchs also spoke one after another. Bai Su listened to them one by one, and finally concluded: "You all mean to cooperate with Jiang Shijun to build a new road, but you also want to share some benefits in it, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, then heard Bai Su say again: "Since this is the case, you should think about what kind of bargaining chip you need to exchange for this benefit."

Geng Shou was taken aback, and asked, "How should we explain Bai's words?"

"Today, Bai had the honor to have a few words with Jiang Shijun face to face, and he boldly guessed that Shijun is not unwilling to share profits, but is waiting for Zhu to show sincerity."

Bai Su's words just came out, and Song Hong confirmed it again and again: "Is it true what Master Bai said?"

"It is true." Bai Su said: "If not, why did the envoy call all the county officials to discuss again? Isn't it just waiting for you to come up with a price?"

Everyone is also a person who has been through the world for a long time, and Song Hong said: "In the opinion of Master Bai, what bargaining chip should I put up to get a share of the profit from Jiang Shijun?"

"It's not appropriate for Bai to say this." Bai Su declined and said, "You can discuss it on your own."

"Could it be that Master Bai doesn't want to profit from it?" Geng Shou knew that Bai Su's business methods were extraordinary, if Bai Su didn't plan to get involved in this matter, then there was something wrong with it, and he would definitely not get involved.

"Of course I want to, but the price is too high." Bai Sumou calculated, "According to Mr. Shi, I'm afraid he will only share the profits if I have to wait for the road to be fully funded."

"Isn't Shijun too cruel?" Yu Xin, the Patriarch of the Yu Family, asked again: "How will the Bai family share the profits with Huang County after building this Penglai Avenue?"

"As we all know, it was Bai who paid for the repair of Penglai Avenue. In fact, Zhaoyi General Chu Wenhe also contributed half of the money." Bai Su replied: "Now the profit is divided, and the Huangxian county government takes [-]%. Chu Zhao and I Righteousness, each takes [-]%."

Although they have all heard rumors that General Zhaoyi is just a maid of the Baida family, but since the Baida family insists on saying so, everyone will believe it for the time being—anyway, the money is all paid by the Baida family, if she wants to say yes For whomever it is, it is for whom.

Everyone thought about it for a long time, Xu Zheyuan, the patriarch of the Xu clan, suggested: "How about I follow the example of Bai Dangjia and Chu Zhaoyi and each pay for the repair, and the county government will each get [-]% and leave [-]% to the county government?"

There were people who agreed with this proposal, and those who opposed it. After a group of people discussed and discussed again, it was a tacit decision in the end to bring Bai Su in.

Bai Su's family has a big business, and any money leaked through their fingers is more than their savings over the years. What's more, she not only has a lot of connections, but is also in the heart of the emperor. Such a person will naturally be tied to a rope.

After a few words of refusal, everyone still tried to persuade her, so Bai Su could only say, "It's not that the Bai family doesn't want to get involved in this matter, it's just that this account is too difficult to settle."

When everyone thought about it, it was the same thing. If each family paid to repair a section of the road, but the checkpoint was set on the road of other houses, after a long time, many troubles would definitely arise because of it.

Geng Shou suggested: "How about we form a business group together, in the name of the business group, build the road from Buye County to the county town, and finally calculate the dividends from the total profit according to the amount of investment, how about it?"

Bai Su remembered the big box of books that Chu Ning asked her to bring back. There was a book in it that described several systems suitable for the operation of business groups in great detail, and one of them was very similar to Geng Shou's proposal.

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