"Do you think that the servants of the Zhang family are doing this, does Zhang Zhong know or not?" After the people of the Zhang family left, Liu Shaoqing looked at the box of copper coins and asked the other three people. Although this deal was signed by him, when he really wanted to do it, he naturally had to bring the other three families along.
In order to pay off the debt, the four people had now put down their dignity. As long as it was something that made money, they would do it. After a month, they would make at least half of the money with 300 strings of coins. If they counted the free work of the servants in the family, they could make even more.
No matter how they looked at it, this deal was not a loss. It was hard to figure out for a while. They were a little happy, but at the same time, they were uncertain.
Cao Herui walked around the box containing the money twice and said, "He probably doesn't know. Otherwise, why would he ask people to look for us? Even if they have fewer people, it's not too difficult to get some people. I always feel that something is going on here. "
"The deposit has been given and the receipt has been written. Even if they don't accept it, it's the same if we sell it ourselves. We have to quickly get people to buy the jars and catch the prawns. Otherwise, if we can't send them out, we will have to compensate them."
Liu Shaoqing really couldn't think of anything that could go wrong. Seeing that there was money to be made, he turned around and asked people to do the work. He didn't even sell the cakes and kept them for his family to eat.
The other three people also made the same arrangements. The servants in the family dispersed to do their work. After an hour, the people who went to buy the jars came back first. There were no carts behind them with many jars. They only had two jars in their hands, which added up to more than 30 jars.
"Master, we couldn't buy the jars. When we went to the place where the jars were sold, they were all sold out. We bought the jars from some people's homes. These jars, which usually cost about 10 copper coins, actually cost 50 copper coins. Some even cost 100 copper coins. We thought it was expensive, so we didn't buy them."
After the servant came back, he carefully put the jars on the ground and reported to Liu Shaoqing. Liu Shaoqing was stunned for a moment. He looked at the jars on the ground and asked, "Then you didn't ask where the jars went? When will they have the next batch? Didn't you take a look at the place where we burn jars? "
"Yes, they went to the kiln where the jars were burned. Right now, they don't allow the outside to burn jars separately. They are currently burning the Dahaoguan, no, Zhang Zhong's request, so there are no jars. The place that sells the jars also brought in the jars from there. Now that there are no more jars, it will probably be half a month before there are more.
As for where the jars were sold, I also asked. They said that the young master and young lady of the Zhang family wanted to grow flowers, so they bought the jars to store soil. Why don't we go to the Zhang family and ask? "
The servant replied carefully. He knew that the master's temper was not very good these days.
"Bullsh * t! What kind of flowers are you raising? Why would you use a jar instead of a flowerpot? They're doing this on purpose. They bought the jars on purpose. Half a month, then there's still half a month before the shrimp paste can't be made. Quick, go and buy them. Buy them for a hundred copper coins each. Otherwise, how are we going to compensate them? "
Liu Shaoqing finally understood. No wonder the servants of the Zhang family came here to talk about a deal and even gave a deposit. It turned out that they were waiting for them here.
"Sure enough, they don't have good intentions. A jar costs a hundred copper coins, and 20 strings of coins can buy 200 jars. But we have to pay for the salt first. It's not easy for the family to save some money, and we have to take it out again. Hurry up and make the jars. Otherwise, it's too late.
There's still no shrimp. "Cao Herui finally knew why he felt that something was wrong. Unfortunately, it was too late to react. The people in the family bought the jars and caught the shrimps. All their energy was used on this.
The jars were bought at a high price. In the evening, the people who caught the shrimps came back empty-handed. There was no boat out to sea and no net. Even if they wanted to catch the shrimps at the seaside, they would not be able to catch them even if they were exhausted. It was possible to fish for shrimps, but the problem was, how many shrimps could they catch in one night?
Who would be willing to make shrimp paste with the shrimps that could be caught? The real place to catch shrimps was Qinzhou Bay, but fishing was not allowed there. It was said that the shrimps were reserved for the dolphins to eat.
The four people were dumbfounded. The stupidest was Liu Shaoqing. He was the one who wrote the receipt. If he could not hand in the things when the time came, he would have to pay. He did not have the money to begin with, and if he had to pay again, it would be even worse.
Thinking of this, Liu Shaoqing looked at the other three and said, "Think of a way. It's best to get a few boats and some nets. Otherwise, we will have to take out all the money this time. The money owed to Zhang Zhong and this receipt are two different things. Zhang Zhong's money can be paid back slowly. If this is not done well, we will have to become the servants of others."
"This matter needs to be considered at length. After all, Brother Liu wrote the receipt in a hurry. Otherwise, it would not be like this. We still have to catch the shrimps, but in terms of money, I can only take out 10 strings of coins to buy some salt. It should be enough for dozens of jars."
Cao Herui found that the matter was not easy to handle. His eyes flickered. He proposed to take out 10 strings of coins. This money was a lot for ordinary people, but for catching shrimps and making shrimp paste, it was still far from enough.
Perhaps he knew that he was being a little disloyal, so Cao Herui added, "I will leave the servants in my house to Brother Liu. I will think about it later. If I come up with a solution, I will tell Brother Liu."
After he said that, the other two people also took out 10 strings of coins each and handed the servants in their house to Liu Shaoqing. Since they said that they would make arrangements, it was naturally Liu Shaoqing who was responsible for the meals.
Liu Shaoqing looked at the faces of the three people. The expressions of the three people were very natural and he could not see anything. Liu Shaoqing understood that they were all the same. If he were in the position of the three people, he would also do the same. But he was really bitterly disappointed.
It was not good to say anything else. Liu Shaoqing nodded and said, "Thank you very much. When I make money, I will definitely not forget the three of you. At that time, everyone will be more relaxed."
"Well said, well said. Brother Liu, don't worry. If you don't have a boat, you can make a raft out of wood and go to the sea to catch shrimps. There are usually a lot of shrimps at night." Fan Jianxi comforted him.
The other two people also agreed. They said comforting words and did comforting things.
Liu Shaoqing no longer had the energy to deal with the three people. He casually said a few words and returned to his room to think of a solution.
*****
In the manor, Wang Juan looked at the jars piled up there and asked Zhang Xiaobao with a smile, "Xiao Bao, there are so many jars. What are we going to do?"
Wang Juan was really happy. Zhang Xiaobao could still find time to scheme against Liu Shaoqing and the other three people when he was handling the overall plan of a province. This time, he only managed to scheme against one person, but things were not so simple.
"To make shrimp paste. The vegetables here grow quickly. The grown vegetables are directly made into pickles. When the time comes, we will send them to places with less salt and sell them at a cheaper price. There are edible vegetables and salt. I believe there will be a lot of people who will buy them. Then, we will start to pick the smaller vegetables to make pickles and use shrimp paste. This is how the Jinzhou vegetables are made.
To be honest, I think it is ordinary, but many people like to eat it. Just like the kimchi. I am not talking about the kimchi from Japan. It is the most authentic one from Sichuan. Many people buy it. I don't care about eating such things. I just want to find more work for the locals.
The baskets that the locals use to weave the Jinzhou vegetables are not the plastic ones that will be used in the future. They are made of rattan. In such a place, there is so much shrimp paste. How can we not make good use of it? As long as a brand is formed, this place will be controlled by our Chamber of Commerce. We will be able to provide long-term work for the locals. "
Zhang Xiaobao had already started to arrange things in advance after his father left. To build a place, he had to provide something that could sustain the development of the place. He was not the kind of person who would leave after taking advantage and making money. He had wanted to take on some responsibilities in the past, but he did not have the time. Now that he had the opportunity, he had to take on the responsibilities of society. He could not live his life in vain.
Wang Juan admired Zhang Xiaobao the most for this. A person who specialized in playing with money was willing to develop an industry. This was a great sublimation of thinking. Otherwise, with Zhang Xiaobao's ability, it would be easy for him to make money. However, without productivity, the more money he made, the more people would suffer.
Wang Juan's evaluation of Zhang Xiaobao was that he was not a bad person. If she said that he was a good person, many good people would not be willing. If she said that he was a saint, she would be punished by the heavens.
"Xiao Bao, do you have the heart of a Bodhisattva? At least that's how the people see your father. Unfortunately, they don't know that everything was done by you. "
"I'm not a Bodhisattva. Some people can run to hell and guard it. I don't have that ability. Since I'm going to hell, then I'll repent myself. My Buddha said, Amen."
Zhang Xiaobao casually thought of a way to scheme against others. He was also very happy. There were really stupid people.
When Wang Juan heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, she was happy and said, "Xiao Bao, you are the Bodhisattva in the Journey to the West. You are full of evil tricks. You made them go through so many hardships to obtain the scriptures. You even found a decent excuse to push them down the mountain and then used them. You are clearly playing with them like monkeys.
I know your arrangement this time. Don't look at it as a small scheme, it's not simple at all. Dividing people and creating conflict between the four of them. This is called having ulcers on the top of your head and pus on the soles of your feet.
Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said, "Don't worry. Take it slow. I will make the conflicts between them grow bigger and bigger. Tomorrow, I will find someone to talk to Cao Herui about the business."
"You are still like a child. You always play pranks. Forget it. They deserve to be unlucky. When your father came here, they did not directly surrender."
Wang Juan did not doubt Zhang Xiaobao's ability at all. Today, he deceived one. Tomorrow, he would deceive another. The four people would be finished.
Zhang Xiaobao had not deceived people for a long time. He took it as a relaxation. Sometimes, he was addicted to deceiving people. Thinking of the four people's plan, he said, "There are two more. Let them go. If they can really cause some trouble for my father, that would be great."
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