Zhang Zhong didn't understand his son's intention, but he still arranged it.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't care about this matter anymore. He knew that the reason why Zhang Yi didn't come to apologize was because he still had bargaining chips on him. He wanted to wait for an opportunity to exchange conditions.
If it were someone else, they would have already asked someone to find Zhang Yi. However, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan weren't just anyone. The two of them didn't care about Zhang Yi at all. They just casually made a move.
The most important thing was to solve the most important problem, which was the problem of the people's livelihood. The goods on the ship should have been unloaded and transported here. The magistrate office must put out a notice to let the people know that they could get these goods first and then pay for them. If they didn't have money, they could use the things in the sea as a substitute.
Especially those good things that could be offered as tribute. There was no need to rush this. They could take it slowly. There was no need to take risks in order to repay quickly. The Zhang family didn't need it, and the Zhang family could afford to pay for it.
The third notice came out. After the people saw it, they couldn't believe that it was real. However, when the goods were transported and they were allowed to choose, they had to admit that it wasn't a dream.
All the people who bought the goods didn't need to use any collateral. They just needed to leave their fingerprint. Zhang Xiaobao believed in the customs here. The notice clearly stated that the goods could be paid for within a year. If there was a special situation, it could be postponed, but they needed to send someone to check.
If nothing happened and the goods were not paid after a year, the person's name would be written on the notice to warn people to be careful of such people.
They were all from the same village. If their names were posted, they wouldn't be able to raise their heads in public anymore.
This time, the goods prepared were very complete. There were furs, snacks, medicine, cloth, cheap jewelry, and some tools that could be used. As for the purely ornamental goods, forget about it. The people didn't have the consciousness to buy them.
Every time the goods arrived at a place, the people would pick and choose. In fact, they were just short of a buffer time, so they had no choice but to sell the things in their hands at a low price under the pressure of life. Now that these goods were not sold at a high price, the value of future goods would also be high.
In addition to these, Li Xun also arranged for people to use other identities to lend money. The interest rate was very low. Usually, it was 10 copper coins and 13 copper coins. That was to say, if you lent 10 copper coins and gave 9 copper coins, you would have to return 13 copper coins. Li Xun used 10 copper coins and only 10% interest. Furthermore, it was calculated on a yearly basis, not the usual monthly basis.
This immediately lowered the price by a lot. Some of the commoners who had some ideas tried to borrow some, but this required them to pawn their belongings and write a receipt. When the time came, they could still report it to the yamen.
The main thing was that Zhang Xiaobao had calculated that there were only about seven thousand people in the entire prefecture. If everyone borrowed money, it would be of great use to one person. Borrowing three strings of money would be able to buy a small boat to go to sea. If everyone borrowed money, based on the average of two strings of money, it would be no more than fifteen thousand strings of money.
Moreover, when borrowing money, why did they have to mention themselves? If they wanted to seek medical treatment, there was no need. There were ready-made doctors, and they were looking for a place to build a medical center. As long as the medicinal materials were not ginseng or deer antler, ordinary medicine was very cheap, and the cost would be collected.
This way, they were not afraid of people who pretended to borrow money and ran away. If you said you wanted to buy a cow to plow the land, then it depended on how much land you had. If you bought a cow, it would be around seven or eight strings of money or ten strings of money. The land and the cow would be used as collateral.
Wang Juan also specially asked Zhang Xiaobao what if someone wanted to buy a bigger boat that cost 15 strings of money and capsized. Zhang Xiaobao's answer was very simple. As long as the person was fine, it was fine. It was not really a loan, so who would deliberately capsize the boat?
When the time came, if there was really such a bad person, they would work for him. The work would be used to pay off the debt, and they would arrange some good jobs. After they earned money, they would use part of it to pay off the debt and part of it to live. It was impossible not to have any measures of punishment. That would make people feel that there was a loophole to take advantage of.
In order to better publicize the benevolence and righteousness of the new Provincial Governor, all the goods were transported to the prefectural city to be sold. Furthermore, people were sent to the other three counties to talk about this matter and let them come over to buy. This way, the local people would tell the people in the other counties about the new Provincial Governor's actions.
"The next step is to dry the salt. There must be a lot of behind-the-scenes transactions there. After dealing with the people, we can implement it. This kind of salt trade originally belonged to the local government, which is the provincial government. The reason why they suppressed the Provincial Governor was to profit from it. It turned out that it was to boil salt. A stone of salt requires more than four hundred catties of good firewood.
No matter how expensive firewood is, it is not as expensive as salt. A stone of salt can be sold for six or seven hundred copper coins. How much is four hundred catties of firewood worth? Five copper coins? Six copper coins? There are so many mountains. Just go up the mountain and you can get a lot of firewood. You can't blame someone for taking the risk for nearly a hundred times the profit. "
Zhang Xiaobao sat on the couch of the inn and looked out the window at the crowd that was heading to the place where the goods were sold. He began to plan for the future.
When Wang Juan came, she knew that Zhang Xiaobao was preparing to dry the salt. There was very little manpower, and the salt was produced in large amounts and quickly. There was also no need to waste firewood. When that time came, the cost would be even lower. If they used a large ship to transport it, each ship could carry five or six tons. If they took the road and transported it to places with little or no salt and sold it, they could earn five or six hundred strings of coins per ship, or even more. If they were willing to pay the local price, it would be easy to earn a thousand strings of coins.
Thinking that if a large amount of salt was sold in the future, it would not be easy to sell salt in other places. Wang Juan asked Zhang Xiaobao, "Aren't you afraid that a large amount of salt will impact the market?"
"I'm afraid, but we can't produce so much salt here. It is not possible to turn the seawater into salt by drying it for a few minutes. The production time will affect the output. There are also salt pans. Not all places near the sea can be used as salt pans, unless a large amount of manpower is used to level the ground. Also, it depends on how the wind blows.
There's a lot of knowledge involved in this, and I don't know much about it either. After a few tries, I'll know what to do. We'll just use whatever fits our needs. Nowadays, people are still in a situation of salt shortage. It's not like back in our time, when industrial salt production was more convenient. "
Zhang Xiaobao had already considered this matter. It was not a problem at all. Even if he turned the coastal area into salt pans, it would not be able to meet the demand. Besides, selling salt was not very profitable for him. It would take at least half a year for a ship to go back and forth. Wouldn't it be better to transport something else?
Thinking of making money, Zhang Xiaobao suggested to Wang Juan, "Why don't we cultivate pearls? This thing can make money. It can be used as medicine or as an ornament. Just put some things that can't be dissolved into their flesh, and then let them wrap it little by little with body fluid. Finally, the pearls will come out."
"Dream on. Tell me, what kind of shell should we use? What should we put in? How should we put it? Where and how should we raise it? What are the relevant things that we need to pay attention to? How many years will it take to become a pearl? "
When Wang Juan heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, she knew that he didn't know how to do it. She made up a bunch of nonsense and asked several questions in a row. Zhang Xiaobao shook his head every time she asked a question. He wanted to say that they should put sand in the shell, but when he thought about it, it didn't seem good to wrap sand in a pearl.
"Then let's kill a lot of sharks and sell their fins. This thing is good." Zhang Xiaobao changed the topic.
"Who should kill them? How? Send them to the sharks to be killed? Can't you think of something that can be implemented? "Wang Juan refuted Zhang Xiaobao again without any mercy.
"Then change. Let's get some ducks and release them on the beach …" Zhang Xiaobao changed again.
The two of them in the room, one of them made a proposal and the other rejected it. They had a long discussion.
*****
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan could bicker with each other when they had nothing to do, but others couldn't.
Zhang Yi had been waiting for a day, but there was still no call. He was so anxious that he walked back and forth in the place where the businessman surnamed Shen was.
He wasn't the only one who was anxious. The businessman surnamed Shen was also anxious. In the past, he had encountered a lot of schemes, and his calculations were relatively accurate. This time, he thought that it was a sure thing, but he was wrong.
He thought that Zhang Zhong wanted to deal with the original forces here first. If it were someone else, they would do the same. However, Zhang Zhong seemed to have put this matter aside and concentrated on doing business. It was the kind of business that couldn't maximize the benefits.
"Mr. Shen, what do you think Zhang Zhong wants to do? He obviously has the upper hand, but he stopped. I always feel that things are not so simple. If we wait any longer, it will be easy for something to happen. "
Zhang Yi walked a few more times. He really couldn't suppress the agitation in his heart, so he stopped and asked.
"Don't worry, don't worry. Zhang Zhong must have some difficulties, so he doesn't dare to come to you directly. Could it be that he thought of the relationship between you and me, so he guessed the force behind me? Is he afraid? Wait a little longer. If he still doesn't come to you at this time tomorrow, we will think of a way. "
Even Boss Shen himself didn't believe the words that he said. Zhang Zhong came so quickly, and his actions weren't slow either. No matter what, he couldn't guess the power behind him. At this time, other than waiting, it seemed that there was no better method.
The two of them didn't wait until this time the next day. That night, 71 yamen runners who were tortured to death came back. Some of them even said while walking, "I don't dare to do bad things for Zhang Yi anymore. I will listen to the Provincial Governor in the future. I don't dare to …"
Zhang Xiaobao's method made the yamen runners who had never encountered it before almost collapse mentally. As long as they thought of what happened last night, they would feel cold all over.
When Zhang Yi and Chen Dongjia saw the seventy-one people, the look in their eyes was different from before.
"What's wrong with you? Did they use a big punishment? "Zhang Yi came in front of a yamen runner and asked.
"It's worse than a big punishment. I have seen it. Master, the other 31 brothers are going to be beheaded tomorrow. Don't you want to save them?"
The yamen runner who was asked looked straight ahead when he was speaking. His tone was so flat, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
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