Co-op?
What was that?
Li Shimin was completely dumbfounded.
He did not understand.
Even Wei Zheng, who had always been known for his wisdom, was stunned at this moment.
He stuttered and asked, "What's a co-op?"
Zhang Feng decided to let it go. After all, there were only two people here, Lao Li and Old Wei. Moreover, they had already said so much today. If they did not make things clear, these two would definitely not leave!
"Do you still remember the locust incident?!"
"Yes!"
"How could we forget about that?"
Li Shimin and Wei Zheng said in unison again.
"Alright! It's good that you haven't forgotten about it! "
"This matter started with the chicken and duck army!"
"I've said before that the chicken and duck army is one way to solve the locust plague! But there's another way! That is to eat cicada pupae! Eat cicada pupae! You've seen it too. The locust eggs around Chang 'an have all been eaten to death, right?! "
Li Shimin blushed.
He did not expect that either. He did not know which big mouth had spread the news. Now, even if he wanted to eat it, he had to buy it from Longyou Road at a high price!
At the thought of this, Li Shimin gritted his teeth.
"I know, I know about this. I don't know which bastard spread the news!"
"Don't be so agitated! Sit, sit, sit! "
Zhang Feng was a little speechless.
With such big mouths like you, it would be strange if no one knew about it!
"Now, look at the price of the locust eggs, which were originally worthless, now?"
"More than ten copper coins per catty! And it's priceless. Do you know what this means? "
Li Shimin also wanted to know, so he said directly, "Brother Zhang Feng! We're brothers, so if you have something to say, just say it. Otherwise, I'll always feel uneasy and uncomfortable! "
"Alright!"
Zhang Feng patted Li Shimin on the shoulder, indicating for him to calm down.
"This matter started with the locust problem. It's not over yet! You know it too, but what do you think about this business? "
Hearing this, Li Shimin pondered for a while and really thought of it.
"Do you mean that the people in Chang 'an City are all eager to dig out locusts' eggs outside Chang 'an City?"
"Yeah! This was the hope! What was this thing? In your eyes, this is food! But in their eyes, this was their life! Ten copper coins per catty! They can get eight copper coins, and this thing grows naturally in the soil. There's no cost involved. Moreover, these eight copper coins are enough to feed an ordinary family for a day! "
"Even the elderly, the weak, women, and children can do this. What do you think will change in Chang 'an?"
Changes?
Li Shimin and Wei Zheng were dumbfounded.
During this period of time, because of the matter of Long You and Tubo, he was extremely busy.
How could he be in the mood to understand the recent situation in Chang 'an?
Zhang Feng was speechless.
"To think that you're still a businessman! Why didn't he lose all the cloth in his pants? Don't you look at the market? "
"Didn't you notice that everyone in Chang 'an City is smiling? Didn't you notice that everyone's purchasing power in Chang 'an City has increased by a lot? "
"Eh?! Now that you mention it, I really did notice it! I was puzzled at first, but now I finally understand. All of this is because of the locusts' eggs? "
As the minister of the Secretariat, how could Wei Zheng not know about all this?
However, he was just puzzled as to why Chang 'an City had suddenly generated so much tax revenue. So, it was because of the locusts' eggs?
"Old Wei is still the most meticulous! Lao Li, it's fine now. Learn from Old Wei! Don't just worry about the trivial matters. Go and ask about the important matters of the imperial court! "
Li Shimin rolled his eyes.
Wei Zheng, on the other hand, was pleased and quickly asked for advice again.
"Then, Brother Zhang Feng, what is this cooperative that you mentioned?"
"Uh …"
Zhang Feng almost stumbled.
"A cooperative is not … Let's put it this way! Did we make a lot of money because of the water wheel? "
"Yes!"
Wei Zheng and Li Shimin nodded.
It was more than just making a lot of money!
That was a huge profit.
And it was a business without any capital.
At this time, Li Shimin was still thinking about whether to repair the palace.
Now that Zhang Feng mentioned it, was he thinking about the money?
Sure enough, it was not out of Li Shimin's expectations. Zhang Feng chuckled.
"My 4,500 taels, I'm sure all of you have that much, right? Then take it out now! Let's make it big! Lend it all out! If we can't solve it, we'll give it away! "
？？？
Give it away?
Li Shimin touched Zhang Feng's head in confusion. After confirming that he was not sick, Zhang Feng continued, "It's free!"
"Let's put it this way! Let's add up our money and open a bank! A bank! Understand? "
A bank?
They knew this.
Then, Zhang Feng was thinking of …
Zhang Feng knew that they were thinking the wrong way. He smiled mysteriously and said, "We'll give the money to the people so that they can buy some food. Then, we'll take over the land from the rich merchants and dukes. Anyway, it's the landlord's family!"
“？？？”
Li Shimin and Wei Zheng were even more confused.
What could that god-forsaken thing do other than grow crops?
They could not help but stare innocently and asked, "Well, then?"
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