Wear it together with a Taoist [Quick Transmigration]

Once the people come, they don't want to leave.Following behind the people, the county magistrates who had lost a large number of people naturally also came.It is a sin for the people under their rule to lose too much.

I don't know, I thought they were stupid officials who took money and broke the law.But in fact, if you ask the people who ran to Ningshui and Liangshan, they are actually embarrassed to escape, but who makes life here so good?

Moreover, this embarrassment is too great. They are all county magistrates in one place, so why do people run towards others? !

"Don't worry, these people will return to their hometown soon." Gu Cijiu said, "Besides, it's rare for us to get together here. We just have an idea and want to discuss it with you."

Every year when the new year is approaching, the officials of the frontier at the prefect level have to go back to Qiyang, which can be regarded as an "annual summary".Originally, the county magistrates of each county would also gather in the capital to make their "annual summary" after the autumn harvest and before the prefect returned to Beijing.

But frontier areas like Huzhou are different. After the autumn harvest, it is also the time when the Hu people are at the greatest risk of going south, and they cannot leave people anywhere.So the prefect returns to Beijing once every three years. If the counties are fine, the prefect will not call people away rashly.

From Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo's arrival here to now, the six counties of them really haven't been together once.

"What idea?" The other four county magistrates looked at each other. Although they were envious, they were not fools. They actually admired these two younger brothers.

The county magistrates in other places have about six years, and they can change places within the time of two rounds of official examinations.As far as the frontier areas are different, most of them have worked for less than six years, and either died or simply refused to do it.It was the arrival of these two little brothers that made their lives much better.

Moreover, I don’t know if God is really biased towards whom. After they arrived, the Yanrong people have not gone south on a large scale in the past five years because they were busy with internal fighting. The remaining small groups of Yanrong people, with their prefect, Before they got close to the side wall, they all became head soldiers.

Duan Shaobo said: "Agricultural Products Expo."

Everyone: "What?"

Duan Shaobo further explained to them: "Let's issue invitations to merchants from all over the world, inviting them to come here to look at the products. But if it is too troublesome to travel from county to county, it is better to hold an expo in Jinge. At that time, let's move the samples there and let the merchants see it."

The four county magistrates were a little moved, but they still had some doubts: "Well... anyone buys the things from our side?"

Gu Cijiu said: "Didn't you see it when you came? Qiyang has a population of nearly 30 households, and our few things, when transported there, fell into the sea like a drop of water, and disappeared completely in the blink of an eye."

In this era, the population is calculated according to the "household registration". As the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, Qiyang was prosperous and peaceful, and each household had at least five people, not to mention there were many large households, so these 30 households, at least It will have a population of 200 million.

"Let, let that double-yellow car dealer continue to close... I didn't say it! I didn't say it! Pretend I didn't say anything!" A county magistrate had just started, and let his classmates stare at him with murderous eyes. caught.

The county magistrate was so cautious that he was almost cowardly. He was afraid that the things would not be sold.

But everyone knows that the owner of the Shuanghuang Chamber of Commerce, Liu Erfu, is the master of Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo, who are like father and son. In fact, this chamber of commerce was run by two county magistrates since childhood—Uncle Liu lives in Duan now. Ningshui county government office in Shaobo keeps dogs and plays with birds all day long.

Now that people are willing to take them to play, they are already broad-minded, and you want to be bought by others?How shameless!

Duan Shaobo smiled: "In fact, we also want to buy them all ourselves, but we can't eat alone. To be honest, we have eaten alone this time, and some old friends have already greeted us. With this farmer's fair."

After saying this, the other four people breathed a sigh of relief, and there were some smiles on their faces——Since these two said so, it seems that selling these things is really making money.

Gu Cijiu knocked on the table: "Colleagues, don't be too happy, everyone is fighting for the well-being of their own people, but if this matter is to be done and done well, then we have to make an agreement."

All four of them said, "It should be! It should be!" But the expressions on their faces are really more fierce than the other, and there are some who are rolling up their arms and sleeves, because everyone knows that this is what really needs to be cleared up. when.

Duan Shaobo: "First, I will give you a list in a moment. It is a catalog of all the goods that we have combined together and can be sold as commodities. You should also take a look. If you find any good things in your place, All added upwards."

"This is a good thing." "That's right! This is a good thing!" "We have a kind of wild fruit, which is sweet and sour! It can be made into dried fruit!" "We have it too!"

"Second! All commodities must be divided into special, high, medium, low, and unqualified grades according to their quality. For example, this hazelnut..." Gu Cijiu clapped his hands, and a servant brought up five boxes, " Like this, the biggest one is special grade, followed by upper, middle and lower. The unqualified ones are obviously broken. Different grades, the selling price is also different. You have to give it to your own people when you go back. Let’s put it this way! Don’t raise the level of buying just because the people are poor! You have to make up for the extra money yourself, and the rest of the people will not accept it, and there will be troubles! People don’t suffer from inequalities!”

The four of them calmed down a little from the ecstasy just now, and now they all nodded in response: "I'll understand later."

Fortunately, these few are all old county magistrates. Otherwise, even though Huzhou would not be a place where there would be troublesome people in the poor mountains and rivers, the folk customs in this place would be even tougher in the already tough Wei Dynasty.If the county magistrate himself can't cover it, good things may turn into bad things.

"Third, although we have to grade the goods afterwards, it doesn't mean that all the goods have to be sold together. Let's say that we make bacon here, and the two houses next to the door have different tastes. But It can’t be said that the ones from the east are not good, while the ones from the west are delicious. Individuals have different tastes. Therefore, every county or even every village can set up a table to sell it.”

"Brother Duan's meaning... I don't understand."

Duan Shaobo further explained: "That is, we only set a rough grade, and the grade of similar products has a price range. But you can discuss the specific price with the merchant yourself."

Because this is a form of buying and selling that has never been done before, the four county magistrates seemed to understand it, but they didn't seem to understand it, and they were a little confused.

Duan Shaobo explained again, but it seemed that the more he explained, the more confused these four people became, so he said: "...the Agricultural Fair is tentatively scheduled for April next year. Although it is still far away, our two counties have to start preparing Yes, colleagues can go two days later to see the specific operation of our two counties."

"This is good! This is good!" The four of them breathed a sigh of relief. It would be nice if there were practical examples to show, after all, they can follow suit.

There were even smarter ones who said directly: "Can I ask the two elder brothers to pick up a scribe?"

The one who proposed was immediately pushed back by the other three, all expressing their desire to borrow someone.

"Don't be impatient, everyone, we still have a fourth." Gu Cijiu raised his eyebrows, and the four of them sat back obediently. They called Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo brothers, but in fact they were better than this. Both young people are older.Calling them "brother" is just to take advantage, so it is polite.

However, for Duan Shaobo and the others, they can take advantage of their age and seniority to make progress, and for Gu Cijiu... I always feel that this little brother is quite scary.

"Hey, brother Gu said, brother Gu said."

"Fourth, private transactions are prohibited! All transactions must be signed and pledged in the trading place of the Farmers' Association. If the merchants are dishonest afterwards, the government will support the people! But if the people steal and play tricks, they can't face the people under your rule. The common people protect the calf! But if anyone is trading outside, of course they will be investigated, but they will each have to hit [-] boards."

Later, it was said that there were three chapters of the contract, but in fact it was at least twenty chapters.

Later, these four simply took pens and paper and wrote down these regulations.

"I've finished talking about the farmer's trade association. There is one more thing that I will report to the governor together with everyone."

→_→ They are used to the governor governing the government, and the prefect in charge of the army.

"Brother Gu, please tell me."

"It is to select hunters and warriors from all counties, and go into the mountains to destroy the beasts."

When the big farm was planted, people were in gangs, and Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo even sent guards from the county government to protect them, but just like that, some people were bitten by wild animals.A few days ago, there was a child in Liangshan County who was taken away by a leopard.After the ranch was established, fighting wits and courage with wild animals has become a common practice for many farm laborers on the ranch.

"good!"

The four county magistrates stayed for another four days after this gathering, and finally figured out how to classify and classify various products, and then returned in a hurry.

Half a month later, the counties recruited a large group of hunting experts who understood the local terrain, with carefully selected warriors, and more than 200 elite soldiers from the prefect's mansion, a total of more than 2000 people were gathered. , Divided into three teams, entered the old forest infested with wild animals.Everyone echoed back and forth, this is not hunting at all, it is "grinding" hunting, all the way is flat.

This large-scale hunting operation only stopped for a while between the New Year's Eve and the Ghost Festival, and finally ended in March.A total of nearly 5000 people were mobilized before and after, and the six county magistrates took people into the mountain.Thousands of wild wolves were killed, more than 300 wild boars, 52 tigers, 61 bears, more than [-] leopards, and the number of wild beasts that were scared away was unknown.

Before them, Fan Dudu actually thought about doing this kind of large-scale hunting, but he couldn't do it every time.Although the mountains are not high in their place, there are dense forests, and there are few people going in, so they just deliver food to the beasts.For example, the former Liangshan county magistrate also brought more than 200 people into the mountain, but in the end he put his life on the line.

The reason why so many wild wolves were brought down was because they encountered packs of more than a hundred wild wolves.

As a frontier fortress, Huzhou has no shortage of people who are good at fighting, but on the one hand, those who can kill people are not necessarily good at fighting wild animals. Woe to the Yanrong people.In case of mobilizing the army, causing some misunderstanding, or letting people take advantage of the situation, it would be bad, and we can only go to the people.

But if you don’t move the army, you can’t use the military rations. There is no shortage of military rations in Huzhou, but the government treasury is really poor. The government can’t provide food, and the people’s families don’t have any surplus. up.Finally, the people and the treasury have been well off these years, which is why this big operation came about.

Many ordinary people, with their children and their daughters, happily looked at the dead beasts all over the ground, and some brought wine and meat to the people hunting the beasts.

In their place, every household has a blood feud with the Yanrong people and these wild beasts.

Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo have also experienced modern education and know what wildlife protection is.But even in modern times, beasts that have eaten people cannot be kept, because wild beasts will find that humans are an easy prey to catch.The beasts here are more terrifying than the man-eating beasts in the safari park. They have been cannibals for generations, and they know that human beings are also good at catching and hard at catching.They would hide from strong men and attack women and children, or hide from their caretakers and hunt livestock.

This time, at least two or three years later, they can scare them so that they dare not approach human villages. After two or three years, the population of Huzhou has increased, and the planning of roads has been perfected. These beasts have no chance to grow again.

The farmers' trade fair also started, and more businessmen came to Huzhou than anyone expected.The venue of the farmers' fair was borrowed from Jin Ge's original cattle and horse market. Everyone thought that the place was big enough, but who knew that the vegetable market next to it had to be temporarily expanded, and it was still crowded with people. By others.

Before that, Huzhou was a backwater. The merchants who came here were all for fur, cattle, sheep and horses. This was a place of exile in bitter cold.But no one thought that there are so many other commodities that can be bought and sold here.

The arrival of merchants did bring prosperity and opportunities for the common people to become rich, but it also brought chaos.However, both the prefect and the governor were able to control it, and the county magistrates also huddled together, so although there were disturbances, they were all within the controllable range.

After a busy day, Duan Shaobo returned to the house arranged by Fan Dudu, he just wanted to eat something and then take a shower and sleep.But as soon as he stopped at the gate of his own house, he heard someone greet him: "Brother Duan!"

People in this place basically call him Mr. Duan. The greeting sounds familiar, but it doesn't look like the county magistrates who are also here. Duan Shaobo turned his head and was surprised: "Zhao Brother?!"

This person turned out to be the current crown prince!

"Exactly."

Duan Shaobo got off his horse in a hurry: "Brother Zhao, your eyes... This is not a place to talk, please come in!"

It should be a secret that the prince regained his sight, but the prince's eyes are so agile now, he really doesn't look like a blind person at all, it is impossible for Duan Shaobo to pretend that he didn't notice it at all.

The prince approached with a smile: "It's really not a place to talk, let's go in and talk."

In fact, seeing the dust and exhaustion on Duan Shaobo's face, the prince regretted coming here at this time, but now that he has seen someone, there is no need to be hypocritical.As soon as he turned his head to greet the waiting carriage, he followed Duan Shaobo into his house.

Duan Shaobo watched the Crown Princess Liu Xueniang getting on and off the carriage, and the corners of his lips twitched twice: "Brother Zhao, you are too reckless!"

The three of them entered the house, Duan Shaobo first apologized and left, went to clean his face, tied his hair in a bun again, and then came out to meet the guests again.

"We came here abruptly, Brother Duan is surprised by everything."

"It's so abrupt, Your Highness is precious, how can you put yourself in a dangerous place?"

"!" Of course the prince sincerely apologized, but he really didn't expect Duan Shaobo to teach him a lesson. Duan Shaobo and Gu Cijiu, Duan Shaobo's temper is usually the milder one. Gu Cijiu is more aggressive, but now that Duan Shaobo even calls him "His Royal Highness", he is obviously really angry.

Seeing the prince's wide-eyed surprise, Liu Xueniang burst out laughing, hurriedly covered her face with her sleeves, and turned her head away, not looking at the prince's pitiful eyes.

"This... I didn't come out to play, I have business. Besides, if I don't come, then our old man will come." The prince spread his hands, which means: I am still the old man, you choose one.

Duan Shaobo sighed: "Then what's your highness doing?"

"Don't call your Highness." The prince frowned, with a bitter expression on his face, "I came here for the mutual market. The old man read the report of the Farmer's Fair you wrote and wanted me to come and see it. The mutual market, whether this method can also be used.”

Duan Shaobo was not surprised that Taizong could see the benefits and wanted to use it in the mutual market.

"Brother Zhao, what do you think is the most difficult thing in this farmers' fair?"

The prince took a deep breath: "The most difficult thing? Could it be to convince the people?"

Duan Shaobo shook his head: "Dhuzhou is an important frontier fortress, and the officials selected by His Majesty are all virtuous people. Over the years, even though the people live in hardship, they still trust the officials extremely." Especially Duan Shaobo and Gu Cijiu tossed After more than five years, the common people already know that following the two of them will bring good things, basically they all respond to it.

"Then... are merchants from all over the world coming to buy goods?"

Duan Shaobo shook his head again: "Shuanghuang Chamber of Commerce still has some face, besides, the mountain products transported back by Shuanghuang carts and horses have sold for a good price."

"This...then I can't guess."

"It's grading and pricing the goods."

"what?"

"Businessmen who go to other places to buy goods are afraid of buying high-priced goods, or worse, buying fake goods. Unless the backer is strong enough, people can only knock their teeth out and swallow their blood when they are in a different place. The government directly gives the goods at the farmers' trade fair Grading, and formulating an approximate price range. And this is the case in our whole province, all those who are greedy for cheap and think they are smart to buy outside, all they buy are high-priced and fake products.”

"Because according to the current pricing, the merchant must make some money, and although the goods of the common people have been graded, as long as they are good things, the price he sells here must be much better than what he sells outside. Those who feel that they have lost money, it is the goods themselves that are not good.”

"Because of this, more and more people come to buy goods, even if they don't do this business, because they know that when they get here, they will not be deceived. More and more people come to sell goods. Brother Zhao also wants to come here. You know, several surrounding states and counties have sent people here, and some big businessmen have also come to us to accept classification and sell goods in this market."

Duan Shaobo talked too much in one breath, the crown prince and Liu Xueniang were listening attentively.

"Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed the case. I really never thought that there is such a great knowledge at this price... This should be, everyone is here for profit, right? Now the situation is that the seller makes money, and the buyer also If you make a profit, who will lose it?" The prince's education told him that businessmen who pursue profit, and those who make a lot of money, must have been exploited by them.

"No one loses, the merchants take the goods away, and those who want to sell either buy better goods at a high price, or buy a slightly worse product at a lower price, then they have to choose according to their own situation, which is better than one size fits all. Much better pricing."

The prince didn't ask any more, actually he still didn't quite understand, but he thought that when he returned to Qiyang and saw how the goods shipped by these merchants were sold, it would be much clearer, the important thing now is the mutual market: "Duan My brother said that pricing is the most difficult, and the implication is that this pricing cannot be used in the mutual market?"

"Brother Zhao, we can make this happen in one state, but can we make it happen in the whole country? What's more, most of the people who sell goods in Huzhou at this time are simple and honest people. Those who joined later are also private merchants. Even if these people don't know But if the exchange market opens, the people who go out to sell goods at that time are all big businessmen, can they be satisfied? And Brother Zhao should also know that even if there is no exchange market, in fact, in private There are also people who smuggle, and there are as many as [-] people who die here every year. If the Yanrong people were so tough at the beginning of the opening of the market, I am afraid that there will be chaos instead."

"..." Da Wei's overall situation is good, but there are always people who are blinded by their interests and their hearts are darkened. There are many explanations for this mess.The prince was silent for a long time, then nodded, "What brother Duan said is very true..."

With Taizong on top, the aristocratic families are honest, but the crown prince is not stupid, he knows what some aristocratic families are like.He remembered that when he was a child, probably when he was six or seven years old, his mother detained him in the palace and did not let him go out. Many families were destroyed.

My father once told him about this matter. At that time, what my father said was "When it's your turn, don't be soft-hearted. They will be afraid and afraid, and they will work with peace of mind. Otherwise, their hearts will only getting bigger."

"However, from Brother Duan's point of view, since the market doesn't work at the beginning of the market, it's time to do it?"