Li Xun was a fool. He didn't know that he was caught in the middle. It was a battle of wits between Zhang Xiaobao and those people. Without Zhang Xiaobao's help, he would have lost the 10,000 strings of cash and offended many people. After all, he was the one who found people to join. Others would end up losing everything and could only blame him.
When he heard Zhang Xiaobao say that he could find people, he asked, "Then how do you think we should find people?"
"Find people. First, find people who can invest money. Tell them that there will be ships in three years. For now, we will only build ships that can be used in ordinary rivers. We will form our own fleet and sell ships. As long as they buy a ship from our dock, we will not need to spend money to maintain it.
For example, if there is a hole somewhere, they can find us. We will send people to tow the ship or repair it directly. They will pay for the wood. If there is none, we will sell it to them at a slightly higher price. We don't need to pay for the repairs.
If their ship hits a big rock and breaks apart, as long as they pick up the board or something, we will use the board to add some materials to build a new ship. We will only take a portion of the cost.
However, all the ships we sell must be marked with our dock's logo in an obvious position. When they ship things to our supermarket, they can only take 90% of the shipping cost. During busy seasons, they will give us priority to ship things. "
Zhang Xiaobao made use of everything that could be used. Rivers and canals required many ships. It was impossible for a dock to take care of all of them. They could only sell as many ships as possible. Even if the ship in the southernmost part broke down, as long as they were willing to wait, they would send people to repair it.
If they hit a reef on the Yangtze River, as long as they could really get the board back, they would give them a discount. It was impossible for everyone to have the leisure to do so. What they wanted was a reputation.
Li Xun couldn't tell the benefits of doing so. Thinking of the person behind this, he agreed. "Then let's do that. I'll find people and discuss it with them."
"Don't. When you find people, tell them first. Don't let them know. They don't have much money. It's impossible for them to build a ship in a year. Liar, when they can't give you the 10,000 strings of cash and run away, you can find others to join. We will do it ourselves. We can't just throw it to that place for nothing."
Zhang Xiaobao could only tell Li Xun the truth. Otherwise, if Li Xun found people to invest, those people would continue to survive...
"Liar? How did you lie? Xiaobao, tell me. " When Li Xun heard Zhang Xiaobao's words just now, he felt like he was no longer in the human world. How did he suddenly become a liar?
Zhang Xiaobao told Li Xun what Wang Juan said and said to Li Xun, "Now, let them take out the money they should take out. You gave them 10,000 strings of cash, and I gave them 20,000 strings of cash. One merit is 70,000 strings of cash. They now have to take out at least 10,000 strings of cash. Do you think they can take it out?
Send someone to find out who they have been in contact with these days, especially when you gave us 10,000 strings of cash a few days ago. Ask them and you will know what they want to do. "
Li Xun had never heard of such a thing. Now that he heard it, he was stunned and blinked his eyes. It could be said that a huge wave was set off in his heart. When he first came, he wanted to help the Zhang family. In the past, he always took advantage of them. Now that he heard these words, he realized that things were not that simple at all.
No wonder Master was relieved when he found out that this matter was related to the Zhang family. It seemed that Master should have noticed that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong. So that was the case.
Li Xun was not in the mood to talk about other things. He hurriedly left the Zhang family and found someone to investigate what those people had been doing these days.
As for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, they continued to draw the blueprint from the night before. After drawing some more, they felt that it was about time and immediately got someone to make it for them, especially the shoes. For the past two days, the villagers in the farmstead had been wearing normal shoes. Previously, they had tried barefoot and found that they couldn't walk at all. The wheat and rice stones below not only separated the feet, but they could also accidentally cut the feet.
There weren't so many craftsmen in Zhuangzi. They were all in the fields. Fortunately, there were many craftsmen who didn't need to farm among the people digging the river. They stopped digging the river first and rushed to make new plows with all their might. In one day, they actually modified more than 200 sets.
The people who made the shoes were a little slower. Zhuangzi didn't have that much good wood, so they had to get it from elsewhere. They could only let the villagers wear ordinary shoes to work in the fields first. The masters would make them again in the future.
Once the new plows were used, the speed really increased. Li Xun came again. "Quick, give me two sets of your new plows. I will also go back and ask someone to make them. I have asked someone to look at them. They said that the changes were not big and they are easy to use.
This credit will be given to Registrar Zhao as you said. There will be a new round of officials soon. I will think of a way to let Registrar Zhao be the county magistrate, let Deputy Zhang be the registrar, and let Deputy Dao take the position of Deputy County Magistrate. "
"Then, Childe Li, please take care of it. In the future, Sanshui County will at least be stable for a few years. You don't have to worry about the new county magistrate. Have you asked about those people?"
Zhang Xiaobao also planned to do so. After Sanshui County had a dock, it was a little unstable. He had to take control of this place. When the time came, he would send the county magistrate one by one. Wasn't it just a political achievement? It was a simple thing.
When Li Xun was asked about those people, his face turned a little ugly. He said, "Thank you for reminding me. In these days, they actually borrowed some money from others. 20,000 strings of coins. They even told those people that when the time comes, they will secretly use good materials to make boats for them. They will only pay for ordinary materials.
It seems that they really don't have money. Today, I will ask someone to find them and ask them to bring more than 10,000 strings of coins to me. If they can't take it out, then they are lying. At that time, it was written in the document that they can take the land if they want, but they can't take the rest of the money back. "
When Zhang Xiaobao heard this, he also admired those people. In order to find a big flag, they actually deceived others to give money to Li Xun. They were ambitious and dared to do anything. Just like the people from Tubo, they were prepared to kill people in the Zhang family. They were really well-informed.
Tubo? Daring?
Zhang Xiaobao suddenly thought of these two words. He linked the two things together and said to Li Xun, "Send people to continue to investigate. See where they came from and whether they had contact with people from Tubo. If they succeed in the dock, it will be summer at that time, and it will be impossible to harvest much food here.
In addition, there are some people who are hiding and want to destroy the dock. When the time comes, a lot of money will be cheated by them. Do you think that the cheated people want to make up for the loss, will they sell food here at a high price? Will the cheated people not think of this idea and someone will remind them? "
"You said that the people who did business with me were sent by Tubo? Do you want to stir up some trouble here? " Li Zhi wiped the sweat off his forehead as he spoke. There was a lingering fear in his heart. If that was really the case, then he would be considered a part of it. When the price of food here increased and people started to hoard, Royal Uncle would definitely send people to investigate. After investigating and finding out that he was a part of it, then …
Li Xun did not dare to think about what would happen next. He thanked him and did not even have time to care about the new plow. He turned and ran. When he was outside, he shouted to the guards, "Quick, go back to Zhuangzi with me. Call the others back."
The guards did not know what was going on and followed Li Xun back. Li Xun ran two steps and stopped. He pointed to a guard and said, "Carry me. Run quickly. When we get back, you will be rewarded."
The guard did not think about the reward. Since the Little Prince asked him to carry him, he could only carry him. The crowd took turns to carry Li Xun back to Zhuangzi.
"Headmaster, Headmaster, something bad happened. I am in trouble. Think of something quickly."
As soon as Li Xun returned to Zhuangzi, he went to the study. Seeing that there was no one in the study, he ran and shouted. It was the people in the yard who told him that someone was loosening the soil in the back garden.
When Li Xun found the middle-aged man, he was loosening the soil bit by bit with a small shovel in his hand. Sometimes, he would poke a stick into the soil.
"Headmaster, something bad happened. I was cheated and almost became their accomplice. Help me think of a way. How can I find out their background?"
Li Xun stood in front of the middle-aged man and said while panting.
The middle-aged man did not know what he was talking about. He asked in confusion, "Who cheated the Little Prince? Zhangjia Zhuangzi? "
"No, it's the people who want to build the dock. They don't have that much money. They want to …" Li Xun told the middle-aged man what Zhang Xiaobao had said in the past two days. When he finished, he said, "I need to find out their background.
"Right now, I need to investigate their background. I don't have that many people around me who can investigate. Whether it is true or not, we will know when the time comes. If it isn't, then let them build the docks properly. Also, don't let them have the authority to control it. Rewrite the document. If it is true, then send it to the higher-ups."
"So it's like this? There is no lack of capable people in Tubo. They know the weakness of our dynasty. When the time comes, they will send troops again. We won't be able to provide too much food. There is no food in the capital. They only need to send spies here and spread the news. The people will be in chaos. "The middle-aged man was also shocked.
The middle-aged man was also shocked. After thinking about it, there were many things that Tubo could do. Looking at Li Xun's anxious expression, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "There's no need to be anxious. Let's first report this matter to the Prince and let him send people to investigate. You have to capture the person first. Regardless of whether you captured the right person or not, wait until the Prince has news before making a decision.
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