Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

"Second uncle, are you interested in forming a caravan affiliated to Fucheng?" Zhong Qingran didn't intend to beat around the bush, and said straight to the point.

"A caravan belonging to Fucheng?"

"Ah."

Zhong Zhengyi suddenly became interested. Since he settled in Hanhai Prefecture, he has been busy working around the one-third of an acre of land at home. This made him, who had seen the prosperity of the capital and enjoyed it for a while, a little unwilling.The brothers all perform their duties, but he alone has only heard about the arrangements made by his third nephew. If his duties are not fulfilled for a day, he will not be able to put his heart into practice. Not to mention looking forward to the stars and the moon, at least, he hopes , can get a job as soon as possible, no, the opportunity has come.

"Qing Ran, what's your plan?" Zhong Zhengyi changed his previous casual attitude and asked seriously.

"Second Uncle, that's what I think..." Zhong Qingran's mouth felt a little parched after the phone call, and he felt comfortable after drinking half a cup of tea, "Second Uncle, I will leave this matter to you, take it as soon as possible The list of caravan personnel will be issued by me for final verification."

The number of officials in Fucheng is small, and most of them hold several positions. Zhong Qingran is even more responsible for checking for leaks and filling in vacancies. Only a very few people have ever had an official position. In this case, Zhong Qingran should not be more concerned. Who else is competent?

However, this is also good. There will be no one talking about many things, and orders can be easily conveyed. It can be said that although Zhong Qingran is not a high-ranking emperor, Fucheng is highly centralized, almost his words.

Zhong Qingran is not confused, there is no problem in centralizing power, as long as the person in power puts the overall situation first, then centralizing power can actually help the people under his rule to live a better life.The problem lies here. Since the leader is so important, how to choose the next leader has become the most serious consideration for him.Fortunately, he is still young, and currently has no worries in this regard, so he can ignore this matter for the time being.

Because the business route has not yet been opened, there are not many caravan personnel this time, and Zhong Zhengyi will take part of it. After the screening, Zhong Qingran will make up for the shortage of personnel.

The major tribes in Hanhai Prefecture act independently, and there are too many uncertain factors. Zhong Qingran thought that there were not many people interested in joining the caravan. Enthusiastically, within a few days, Zhong Zhengyi showed him a list of lists.

Zhong Qingran took a general look at the list. There was nothing wrong with the list. As for the details, we still need to wait for verification before making a decision.After sending Zhong Zhengyi away, Zhong Qingran ordered people to check the candidates on the list.

This official caravan representing Fucheng, Zhong Qingran named it the Huaxia Caravan. Every member must not be sloppy. They must be too honest.

This requirement is a bit high. Zhong Qingran doesn't think that with Fucheng's current personnel composition, there are so many outstanding talents who are willing to join the caravan. Therefore, he doesn't hold much hope for it. There were only two candidates, and after barely meeting this high standard, they didn't feel much disappointed.This kind of talent is rare, and it is already very good to have two people with him, how could he force it?

Since the Huaxia Caravan is an official caravan under Fucheng, it is a matter of course that the proceeds of the transaction are also owned by the official. In this regard, it is very different from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Great Zhou Dynasty also had state-owned industries, such as salt and iron.But in fact, it is said to be state-owned, but the real management rights are still delegated to the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but this qualification is not easy to obtain.In fact, to sum it up, in one sentence, under the guise of not competing for profits with the people, the imperial court sells business qualifications at a high price, and can enjoy the benefits without having to work hard. Who would not like such a cost-free business?

But having said that, in essence, no matter which country, the ruling class is the same. Even Zhong Qingran, he can't do it wholeheartedly for the country and the people, but he has nothing to do, and he won't get any benefits.I don't know if such a saint has ever appeared in the past. Even if there was, Zhong Qingran would only praise his noble character a few times, but he would not envy or worship him.A sage has earned a reputation, unless he has nothing to worry about, does not bring his body with him, and does not take him with him when he dies, otherwise, his family...presumably will not end well.

Zhong Qingran asked himself that he was a normal person, he was not afraid of poverty, he was not afraid of suffering, but he would work hard to change the status quo, he was also happy to enjoy the money, let him be like an ascetic monk, wanting nothing, he couldn't do it.

Zhong Qingran is not greedy. If it wasn't for the external environment that forced him to seek a way out for Fucheng, he would not have bothered to devote himself to studying painting skills, or he could simply take advantage of the good time in late spring to wander among the pleasant landscapes. middle.

Zhong Qingran never thought about selfless devotion to the people of the city, but he didn't mean that. He searched for the people's fat and anointment. He would not take less than what was due to him, and he would not bother to take what was not due to him.

It was Zhong Qingran who upheld this idea, the salaries of Fucheng officials were not low, at least higher than the salaries of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty.This can be regarded as his implementation of the policy of high salaries and honesty. If this is the case, and there are still officials who are bold and want to do everything possible to profit from it, then they must be prepared to accept the punishment of Fucheng's law.

No rules, no rules, Zhong Qingshu is in charge of the criminal law, I don't know which guy will bump into him first.From Zhong Qingran's point of view, the first person who breaks the law will definitely be used by Zhong Qingshu to make an example of others, and the end will not be too good.He hopes that Fucheng will work together as he is now, but unfortunately, this is just his wishful thinking. This kind of beautiful situation like a paradise will one day be ruthlessly broken. Human nature is so unavoidable.

Zhong Qingran doesn't mind officials "using power for personal gain". Being an official has no privileges, which is not in line with common sense. As long as this power is used reasonably, he has no objection.

For example, the leader of a caravan is responsible for buying and selling goods. As long as the interests of the caravan are not damaged, if the goods provided by the supplier are of comparable quality, then it is his freedom to choose. No trouble for him.But if he shoddy the second-best, spent a lot of money to buy back a bunch of low-quality products, and the position of general manager, he would be done.

Zhong Qingran also understood the temperament of his second uncle. Zhong Zhengyi was a shrewd person, and he was not filial to Mr. Zhong and his wife, but he would not shirk his obligations, and he would not give them too much.How should I put it, Zhong Zhengyi just doesn't want to suffer, and cares about his own petty temper.

Zhong Qingran was not dissatisfied with this. It is not bad that Zhong Zhengyi can do this, at least he is not a white-eyed wolf, is he?In this world, only Mr. Zhong and his wife are qualified to speak, and others have no right to comment.

Zhong Zhengyi has experience in business, and he is quite competent in leading a small caravan.

Zhong Qingran put him in charge of the caravan because of his fancy.He has always been virtuous and not shunning his relatives. This is the same as his consistent opinion. Under the circumstances of equal ability, relatives and friends are usually given priority. The power is not used now, but it will be invalidated when it is out of date. If not, why would he bother so much? Come on?

Fucheng has no source of money. Most of the currency in circulation today comes from Zhong Qingran. Until Fucheng's supplies do not exceed this total, Fucheng's economic system will not have any problems.Therefore, the salaries given to the officials and the wages that the city residents get for contributing to Fucheng will depend on the situation. Most of the time, they are mainly in kind and supplemented by money.

Currently, there is a shortage of food in Fucheng, and most of the city residents eat meat and various wild vegetables on weekdays. Under such circumstances, the food will naturally not be sold outside.However, although the Fucheng sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs and daily necessities. It can not only be self-sufficient, but also has the spare power to sell to other tribes. Zhong Qingran's idea is to use these things.

Because Fucheng has no foreign trade channels and has sufficient production capacity, many workshops are in a state of fishing for three days and drying the net for two days.It's not that they are lazy and don't want to earn more money, it's that Fucheng's demand is small, and a few days of work every month can meet the needs of the people in the city, so there is no need for the workshop to operate around the clock.

Zhong Qingran listed the goods that Fucheng could provide one by one on the paper. After picking and picking, he circled some items. When the Huaxia caravan was formally formed, they would be handed over to Zhong Zhengyi for purchase.

Zhong Qingran didn't want to be involved in everything, and this was the first time that Fucheng formed an official caravan. He was more cautious, so he personally screened the caravan personnel. In the future, he will not.Regardless of the fact that there are only more than 1000 people in Fucheng, if you really want to care about everything, even if Zhong Qingran has eight hands, he might not be too busy.

Fucheng seems to be thriving, but in fact there are many potential hidden dangers. Of course, for now, these threats come from outside.Now only the government is able to organize caravans to travel safely, privately, no one can do it except the Zhong family.

Although Fucheng's grocery store has enough supplies, after all, Fucheng has a relatively complete economic system, and there are a lot of taxes such as land tax, commercial tax, etc., but it is obviously impossible to sell them in large quantities.

Zhong Qingran intends to place orders for various workshops, but this is not urgent. He has to wait for the caravan to explore the way with a small amount of goods before deciding on the next countermeasures.

Fucheng is not big, and most of the people are familiar with each other. Therefore, not long after Zhong Qingran sent his subordinates to investigate, the details were presented.Soon, the Huaxia caravan, including the general leader Zhong Zhengyi, with a total of 11 people, announced that it was fresh from the oven.

After the candidate was finalized, the caravan began to operate quickly.Since the caravan also had other missions, except for the goods selected by Zhong Qingran, everything else was incidental. Of course, the caravan was actually just a cover, and they didn't need to do anything else.

Zhong Qingran made such an arrangement because he wanted to use the caravan as a cover to achieve his desired goal.

Sugar-coated cannonballs have always been the most capable of deceiving people's hearts, and this is what Zhong Qingran wants.To break the current stalemate in Fucheng, the most bloodless way is to disintegrate the major tribes from within, so that they cannot form a monolithic body and have no time to take care of Fucheng.As long as there is enough time, Fucheng will grow rapidly. By then, even if the major tribes want to move Fucheng, they will have more than enough desire but not enough power.