Chapter 205 Negotiation
"Housekeeper Shen, we have met again. We haven't seen each other for two years. It turns out that you are here to be a housekeeper. The world is really small." He Zhaoyi said.
Zhang Yang just stepped over the threshold and stopped: "Why, are you familiar with it?"
"Not very familiar." He Zhaoyi said, "Our He family in Yangzhou and his Pingjiang Shen family also have some business contacts. The year before last, the housekeeper Shen went to our He family to talk to my father about some business."
"Yes, I didn't expect that Miss He was so generous when I hadn't seen her for two years." Housekeeper Shen smiled charmingly.
Entering the living room, there is a marble screen on the front, with several rattan chairs on both sides. On the coffee table seen on the rattan chair, a pot of good tea has been brewed, and there is a steam in the mouth of the pot.
"Your excellency, please take a seat." Housekeeper Shen pointed to the chair in the middle of his hand.
The other party's master was not there, and there was only one housekeeper. Zhang Yang thought about it for a while, and he was polite and sat directly on the front seat.
After the three of them sat down, the housekeeper Shen still stood aside, respectfully like a servant, as if the three on the chair were the owners of the house.
"Housekeeper Shen, you can sit down too." Zhang Yang said that he was a little embarrassed to hang the housekeeper Shen like this.
"Your Excellency, is there anything you can do for me to help you when you come to the humble house this time?" Housekeeper Shen said.
Zhang Yang picked up the tea set, lifted the lid, buttoned it a few times, blew it, took a sip of water, and gave Li Shanchang a look by the way.
Li Shanchang said, "Your master must have known the policy we implement in the east of Xinghua, right?"
"This villain has reported to my master. My master said that it is really a blessing for adults to love the people so diligently."
As soon as he said this, he scared the three people, and Zhang Yang was even more surprised. What's your master's mind? What did I do? Rebelle! I copied all the big families, divided their property, and divided their food. Your master still insisted on not leaving, and praised me for copying well?
"My master said that every big family should give 100 stones of grain, which is right. My grandfather is willing to contribute 200 stones of grain to the Rebels to express my respect for the lord." Housekeeper Shen said. In the warehouse behind, adults can send someone to pick it up at any time.
In the matter of borrowing grain, Zhang Yang drove away all the big families in Xinghua. The land was vacated, and the policy of equalizing the fields was implemented. Unexpectedly, people took the initiative to contribute grain. Didn't they borrow a hundred stones? I have a lot of food and two hundred stones. No wonder they were not afraid and didn't leave. They had such an idea in their hearts.
"What we need is not just food." Li Shanchang said. He is thinking of a suitable statement. After all, this is to rely on his own military power to seize it. According to everyone's presence, you have to be more decent.
"Now there is turmoil everywhere, because the people can no longer live. For thousands of years, the people have only relied on land. Therefore, my adults implement the policy of equalizing the fields here, so that everyone can eat and wear clothes and live a good life." Li Shanchang said.
"I have also sent someone to report this to the old man, waiting for the old man's reply." Housekeeper Shen said, "The old man sent me to take care of the property here. If I lose it, the old man will blame me, and the villain can't afford it." He looked sad. He looked sad.
Although the master has made it clear that if the other party wants to produce, he will push the boat along the water and give it to them, otherwise what else will happen? The other party killed all the people here, and the land was still theirs. However, after all, it was the master who let himself guard here, and the housekeeper Shen didn't want to give it to the other party in vain.
I just gave them a big gift to see how they continued.
"Since I, Zhang Shicheng, have put forward the slogan of equal land, no one can be an exception. Therefore, your Shen family's fields must also be evenly distributed to the people in the surrounding villages." Zhang Yang began to sing black face.
Hearing this, He Zhaoyi's face immediately looked ugly. This Zhang Shicheng, isn't this bullying? Fortunately, someone answered before she had an attack.
"Your Excellency, if you take the field directly, the villain will not have the face to see my master." The situation of housekeeper Shen was about to kneel down for Zhang Yang.
"The Shen family is not bad for the tenants around them, so I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate for the Shen family's land if we take it directly." Li Shanchang said.
"Well, that's true. The fields of the large families we all live in. Those big families all rely on their power to bully others and cruelly exploit the tenant farmers, so that the tenant farmers can't live, and the Shen family accumulates good deeds. If they do so, it's really not appropriate."
"That's right. It's not that every big family has done the business of bullying the weak. The Shen family has indeed done a lot of good deeds over the years." He Zhaoyi also said with a red face.
"What should we do according to the meaning of Shanchang?" Zhang Yang asked.
Li Shanchang stood up, paced a few steps and said, "We take the fields of those rich and unkind families, which are the landlords who practice the way for heaven and accumulate good deeds. In order to implement the Juntian order, we also have to take back their land, but we can give certain compensation."
"Thank you, Mr. Li, thank you, Mr. Li." Housekeeper Shen looked happy.
"Compensation?" Zhang Yang said thoughtfully, "It's true. We shouldn't chill the hearts of those who always do good deeds. Well, let's make up for it."
He Zhaoyi nodded. This is almost the same. To be a man, you always have to be reasonable.
"How much silver is per mu in your Shen family's field?" Zhang Yang asked.
How much silver? Butler Shen can't say this. If he talks too much, will he agree? It's a little less cost-effective. However, the master originally meant that if he wanted to take it, he didn't plan to take the silver, because he was a servant and could not make a decision for the master. Therefore, now the other party proposed to give the silver. A few days later, when the master heard that he wanted to give the silver, he would resolutely not accept it. In this way, he could It is enough to show the generosity of the master, so as to please the reckless hero in front of him. That's the idea that housekeeper Shen did.
"At least five taels of silver and one acre." He Zhaoyi said.
This Miss He, who was not even familiar with how to buy salt, is she so familiar with the price of the field? Zhang Yang was really impressed by this Miss He.
"In order to show our praise for the big families who have done good deeds, I decided to buy all the fields under the name of the Shen family, ten taels of silver per mu." Zhang Yang said.
As soon as he said this, He Zhaoyi and the housekeeper Shen were surprised.
Good boy, why is Zhang Shicheng so generous? It's really a peach in return for Li. He just proposed to double it and give him 200 stones of grain, and he in turn doubled himself. The production capacity of the field is given to ten taels of silver and one mu, which is something he can't even think of. It is said that he has been reselling private salt when he was a gang of teeth in the Baiju salt farm. This person who sells private salt is to make money. Ah. Now I have controlled the salt farm again, which is really a lot of money.
He Zhaoyi looked at Zhang Yang's eyes, and there was already a trace of relief and joy. He really listened to his own words and doubled it?
"Thank you, thank you." The housekeeper Shen was so low that he almost hit his head to the ground and kept talking. My master admires the demeanor of adults very much and has always wanted to make friends with adults.
"Well, it's very simple. It won't be long before we can meet in Pingjiang and his hometown Zhouzhuang." Zhang Yang said carelessly. He
The implied meaning of this sentence can't be more obvious. It won't be long before he can hit Pingjiang and Zhouzhuang? Butler Shen suddenly found that he seemed to be smart just now. In fact, everything about himself could not be hidden from the other party's eyes. He regretted it. It was better to give him all the property at the beginning.
"Good, let's go." Zhang Yang said.
"Please stay." Housekeeper Shen said.
"What? Is there anything else?" Zhang Yang asked.
"Bang, bang." Housekeeper Shen patted his palm twice. He had to find a way to remedy what had just happened. He had already prepared a generous gift. Now, he had to take it out in advance.
With the sound of applause, a maid came from the back door, holding a plate covered with silk in her hand.
Zhang Yang and Li Shanchang, He Zhaoyi looked at it curiously and didn't know what strange he was doing.
"I have to ask the master about the property before I can give you an answer. As you know, I'm just a housekeeper and I don't have so much power. However, the master has told me that I should give you a little gift of filial piety and show our master's will." As he spoke, he lifted the silk covered on it.
A brilliant golden light lit up everyone's eyes.
They are saddle-shaped, with arcs at both ends and waists in the middle, which is very familiar at a glance. Shit, it's an ingot! Zhang Yang shouted in his heart that so far, he has only seen the ingots carried by the eunuch when the emperor rewarded the three armies on TV. That can only be seen from a distance, and it can't be played.
And in front of you, it is a real gold ingot!
"These ingots are what the master asked me to give to my lord. Now that my lord is a rebel army, he may be able to use them." Housekeeper Shen said.
This maid, although she is still beautiful, is deaf, so he asked her to pour tea and water and carry ingot plates. Other servants can't be summoned, and they dare not approach the living room. What she says now, if it spreads out, it will cause trouble for the master. Be careful to sail the ten-thousand-thousand-year-old ship.
This, take it or not? Li Shanchang looked at Zhang Yang.
Anyway, now is the time to use silver. Don't collect it for nothing. Another advantage of receiving money is that the Shen family can also be pulled into their chariots. What Shen Wansan wants to get is nothing more than some permission to engage in commercial activities on his own territory. The Shen family will really plan ahead. He has been staying in his house here. I'm afraid he's just waiting for himself, right?
"Then thank your Master Shen for me." Zhang Yang said, and turned around and said to Li Shanchang, "Shanchang, take it over."
When Li Shanchang heard that his eldest brother agreed, he naturally refused. As a result, the plate held by the maid came.
He Zhaoyi didn't know what the housekeeper Shen was doing. Just now, he kindly helped him. This was simply a tooth extraction. He finally agreed to give a high price of ten taels of silver per mu of land. Instead, he gave others gold for nothing. Isn't this a lack of fire? She didn't want to talk to the housekeeper Shen anymore. She followed them and walked out of the living room.
"It's out, big brother is out." Outside the wall, a soldier lying on the wall had put Tianque on the edge of the wall. The soldier who could shoot at any time saw the eldest brother come out and whispered to the people below.
"Did you see it clearly?"
"Yes, see clearly, big brother, Mr. Li, and the lady who always wanders around our salt farm. Mr. Li is still holding a plate in his hand. The soldier said.
" OK, close the team and withdraw." Mo Tianyou was relieved. This time, he came out to secretly protect the eldest brother. If he found out, he would inevitably be told.
The soldiers withdrew from the encirclement one after another and went back from the way back, carrying spears and stabbing the sky.
"Housekeeper Shen, you don't have to send it." Li Shanchang said politely.
"The three of them came here to give face to the Shen family. How can I, a housekeeper, not give it away?" Butler Shen smiled and sent several people all the way to the gate.
When the soldiers who drove at the door saw several people coming out, they hurriedly greeted them, took the plate held by Li Shanchang, and put them on the carriage first.
"Miss!" Xiao Ai also came up.
Watching them leave, butler Shen's face changed. Did he be self-defeating today? To be able to achieve the position of housekeeper, he felt that he still had the ability. However, Zhang Shicheng was a little impenetrable to him. His appetite was really not small. With just a few thousand people, he wanted to take down a few lines nearby? The world is getting more and more chaotic now, and everyone wants to stir it in the muddy water.
He walked back to the house, picked up the brush, dipped some ink, and wrote small handwriting on a piece of paper: grain, two hundred stones, gold, twenty, and the land. The other party paid ten taels and one mu, and he was still ready not to accept all the text.
Then he drew a strange symbol on it. He is the only one who can understand this symbol.
He found a thin bamboo tube, stuffed the note into the bamboo tube, and went to the backyard.
"Goo, goo." In a cage, a pigeon is jumping around and eating the food on it.
He reached in, grabbed the pigeon, tied the thin bamboo tube to the right leg of the pigeon, and threw it up with both hands. The pigeon flapped its wings and flew into the sky.
The Shen family's business is all over the world, relying on real-time news. They are most of food shortages. Before other merchants in the south of the Yangtze River know, the Shen family's grain ship has already come to the canal. The young ladies in Yangzhou like a kind of rouge produced in the northwest, and other merchants are still listening to this kind of As for the origin of rouge, the Shen family has already loaded it into the car and shipped it back.
The key is that the Shen family has an information transmission system: carrier pigeon.
Send the message with pigeons, which was available a long time ago. However, this is not something that anyone, an organization can afford. Carrier pigeons need a huge investment. If you want to build a network of information transmission all over the country, this is a sky-high price. However, this is not a problem in front of the Shen family.
Information determines business opportunities. In this era, the Shen family has learned to fight information warfare.
"Brother, what does this Shen family mean?" Li Shanchang and Zhang Yang rode a horse in front of them, followed by a carriage. Li Shanchang was thinking about it as he walked.
Take the initiative to donate 200 stones of grain and give 20 ingots. What's the idea of Shen Wansan?
"I'm afraid this Shen family will put a long line and hang a big fish." Zhang Yang said, "Or, he is also optimistic about us. He is a potential stock, so he wants to make friends with us."
Potential stocks? From time to time, something new things will pop out of the eldest brother's mouth. This word is really interesting.
"The eldest brother means that these businessmen have a commercial vision. He sees that we may run away from the Mongolian tars, so he intends to make friends with us now?" Li Shanchang asked.
"That's what I mean. These businessmen have a keen sense of smell. Although this housekeeper is crying for a few days, he will come over and say that in order to support our ideas, he decided to dedicate the land to us." Zhang Yang said.
Li Shanchang also nodded. The eldest brother was actually a businessman. When he came out, he didn't spend any money, but earned grain and ingots.
"So, will the Shen family make any requirements for us?" Li Shanchang asked, after all, the other party took the initiative to make friends with himself and gave so many benefits. If he made any request, he was embarrassed not to agree.
"The Shen family, it is impossible to get land from us, so they will definitely think of carrying out commercial activities in our occupied areas." Zhang Yang said.
"Then we..."
"We welcome all merchants who abide by the law." Zhang Yang said, "We encourage the development of business. There are so many businesses engaged in business in the south of the Yangtze River. We are all welcome to come to us to carry out business activities. Agriculture is only the foundation, and business will become the mainstream in the future."
Zhang Yang, from 500 years later, of course, knows that in modern society, agriculture only accounts for a small proportion, and most people are engaged in industry, commerce and tertiary industry. Even in the south of the Yangtze River at this time, commerce has developed. In order to encourage people's livelihood, it cannot be heavily taxed on farmers. Moreover, he also exempted farmers from taxes for three years. Therefore, the development of the base area is inseparable from commercial activities.
Some of the industries need to be monopolized, such as salt making, such as ironmaking, and some industries can compete with a hundred schools, such as textiles, porcelain, and products can even be exported to Europe. Marco Polo once came to the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhang Yang's mind has begun to conceive plans for the future.
In the carriage, He Zhaoyi also fell into meditation. What on earth is the Shen family thinking about? Unexpectedly, he gave so many ingots to Brother Shicheng. His current identity is a thief! The Shen family is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River. Aren't they afraid that the court will hold the rebels accountable for fornication?
(to be continued)