Kai Fu Han

Chapter 44 Profit sharing
October 29, 21:[-]
The sky had completely darkened, and Liu Xinqi, who had returned to Liu's warehouse for a short rest, drove the carriage with more than 100 young men to the port again, and organized people to unload all the supplies on board.

It took three hours, thanks to the help of the 'Hercules' warriors, to unload all the supplies on the ship, including ten horses and nineteen Jurchen prisoners.

In ancient times when there were no containers, loading and unloading ships relied entirely on manpower, which was too inefficient.Liu Xinqi secretly decided that if he has his own shipyard in the future, he must build a ship that can easily load and unload containers, even if only small centralized containers can be used.

A small group of soldiers was left to watch the ship while the others drove the vehicles to transport the supplies back to the Liu family warehouse. By the time everything was unloaded into the warehouse, it was already midnight and the sky was already getting slightly brighter.

After arranging a meal and rest for the young man who had been busy all night, Liu Xinqi washed up and tidied his clothes. After having some breakfast in the cafeteria, he hurried out and rushed towards Luofu without taking any rest.

There was such a big commotion last night that it was impossible to hide it from interested people. It is estimated that interested people in Penglai County will know this morning that there was a large amount of materials on the ship seized by Liu Xinqi yesterday. Liu Xinqi had to prepare in advance and asked Luo Cheng to introduce him to rent a dock for repairs. Boat.

Liu Xinqi has always had a sense of urgency in his heart since he recovered the memory of his previous life. He is not a history major, but he knows that in his previous life, after the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, a large area of ​​land in the north soon belonged to the Jin Dynasty in the north. Finally, and The Jin Dynasty divided the river and ruled.

Liu Xinqi didn't know if the history of this life would be the same as the previous one. He didn't know when the Shandong Peninsula would belong to the Financial Management Bureau.But what is certain is that Zhao State was easily able to conquer the capital, and Jingdong East Road in the north will definitely fall into war soon.

Liu Xinqi thought that before the war came, he would have the basic ability to protect himself, or he could resist forcefully, or he could lead the whole family to escape safely.

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On the way, he sorted out his thoughts. After meeting the county captain Luo Cheng, Liu Xinqi greeted him first, and after a few polite words, he went straight to the point.

"Uncle, I was sorting through the captured Jurchen warships last night and found that the ships were packed with Japanese copper and there were ten horses worth more than 2000 taels of silver. I wonder if I should share some of the profit with you, sir." Liu Xinqi asked. road
"Master Guo has kept his promise. How can he break his promise? Since I promised you, all the property captured on the ship belongs to you. No matter whether it is gold or silver, it is yours." Luo Cheng said, after finishing his words. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.

Liu Xinqi didn't answer, waiting for Luo Cheng's next words.

How can there be such a good thing in the world? Moreover, Dengzhou Prefecture later dispatched three warships to support it. If Liu Xinqi really took it all to himself, maybe no one would be troublesome now, but that might not be the case in the future.

"But Mr. Guo may not care. It's hard to say for the people below, especially the Dengzhou camp who sent people and ships to support you." Luo Cheng said: "You have the intention to share the benefits, but it is definitely not appropriate to share the benefits obviously. This is equivalent to Let Guo Zhizhou break his promise."

"Then what can be done?" Liu Xinqi couldn't help but ask after hearing that neither side was successful.

"I don't have a good solution for this right now. Maybe we can wait until the Chinese New Year and give some New Year gifts. I can help you say hello first." Luo Cheng asked.

After hearing Luo Cheng's suggestion, Liu Xinqi felt something was wrong.

There were still two months left before the Chinese New Year. Liu Xinqi also had to lead a team to Laizhou to buy coal and take away a large number of young men and soldiers. The people who stayed in Dengzhou were not taken care of. It was inevitable that they would encounter unintelligent people looking for trouble. cause conflicts.There will be no profit sharing this time, and no one will take care of it when the time comes. If conflicts develop, the consequences will be difficult to predict.

After thinking for a while, Liu Xinqi said: "Uncle, did Luo Gao tell you about the heated Kang in the Liu Family Fort?"

Luo Gao had come to Liu Xinqi to relax before, and he was very envious when he saw the heated kang plate in the Liu family's courtyard. Liu Xinqi had promised Luo Gao to buy all the houses in Luo Mansion free of charge.

"As I said, it is very practical, but not beautiful enough. I have arranged for Butler Xu to find a carpenter to cooperate with you. Moreover, the materials you used are too crude. Butler Xu is going to replace them with better materials when the time comes.

"Big dog..." Liu Xinqi complained silently in his heart, but it was just a friendly complaint, not a real curse. Luo Cheng had always been very kind to him, and he knew what was good and what was good.

"I plan to promote this heated kang in Penglai County, and even Dengzhou Prefecture. It needs to be well-known in the early stage. So I plan to offer free heating kangs to the adults in Penglai County and Dengzhou Prefecture, as well as the officers and soldiers of the Dengzhou Camp." Liu Xinqi said After thinking about his own thoughts, he added: "Of course, Liujiabao has limited financial resources and can only guarantee the most basic earthen heated Kang."

Liu Xinqi's idea has many benefits.Including materials and manpower, the cost of making a clay kang in large quantities is very low, less than [-] cash.The "adults" Liu Xinqi promised in his words were just officials. In ancient times, there were officials and officials in the government, but there were actually very few officials in the establishment. There should be less than fifty households in Dengzhou Prefecture and Penglai County, and one household counted as ten Kangs. , that is, five hundred kangs.The Dengzhou camp is full of Datong shops, and the generals may need a separate kang, which is about two hundred.

If it were all earthen kang, it would cost about 150 taels.Of course, it is impossible to provide all earthen Kangs for officials, and they still have to wait and see what is served. Those with higher grades must use better materials, but even so, the cost will not exceed 500 taels.

If the idea pans out, the benefits are huge.

First of all, the profit sharing from the seizure of the Jurchen warship was successfully completed.Secondly, I took advantage of this opportunity to interact with all the officials, officers and soldiers of Dengzhou Prefecture and Penglai County, and left a lasting impression.

Moreover, this kind of profit sharing takes into account the officers and soldiers at the bottom, which is beneficial to Liu Xinqi's future plans.

Finally, there are two benefits of invisibility.

First, when these batches of kang plates are finished, the popularity of heated kangs will definitely be fully established, and Liu Xinqi can take advantage of the low cost of mass production to make money from kang plates in the market.

Second, after the heated kang comes out, firewood consumption will definitely increase, and the previous firewood supply system in Penglai County will definitely not be able to keep up. Liu Xinqi can take the opportunity to sell the charcoal he transported back from Laizhou.

"Free ondol plate? Please tell me specifically what you think." Luo Cheng asked.

Liu Xinqi elaborated on his thoughts.

"It's not appropriate to make earthen kangs for officials," Luo Cheng said.

"I know, I will treat them differently. When giving Kang Kangs to officials, I will use better materials." Liu Xinqi replied.

"Then I can't be anxious here. You have to give Guo Zhizhou a plate first, then in order of official position, and finally the officers and soldiers." Luo Cheng said: "Is there enough manpower? Are there any good carpenters?"

"There are enough manpower. If there is not enough, I can hire them on the market. There is a shortage of good carpenters." Liu Xinqi did not intend to let Liu Zhimu participate in this matter, and he needed to concentrate on research.

"I can introduce you to a few good carpenters. When you hire people, you can ask Gao Qianhu, the general who supported you yesterday." Luo Cheng gave some suggestions.

"I understand." Liu Xinqi replied, looking for Gao Qianhu, whether Gao Qianhu himself found someone to recruit people, or he found his officers, soldiers, relatives and family members to let them make extra money, it was considered to be dealing with Gao Qianhu.

"I think Guo Zhizhou and Wuzhixian's Pan Kang alone may not be enough." Luo Cheng said.

"It's not enough. After the ship is repaired in a few days, I will go to Laizhou to buy charcoal. Then each family will give some charcoal as a 'charcoal tribute'," Liu Xinqi said.

In the Qing Dynasty, when a lower official gave charcoal to a superior official, it was a gift of silver, which was a bribe in disguise. Liu Xinqi's case was a real gift of charcoal.

Liu Xinqi secretly made up his mind to do these things this year, and next year he must have the strength to change the current passive and cautious situation.Not to mention letting others give them to you, at least you can have a choice when dealing with others.

"Well, that's fine. In fact, you don't have many things for 2000 taels. Guo Zhizhou and Wu Zhixian may not be popular. But you have to be a person and know how to share before you can integrate into this circle, otherwise you will always He is an 'outsider'." Luo Cheng finally said to Liu Xinqi.

(End of this chapter)