super concubine

Chapter 92 Caravan
After investigation and discussion, Xiao Mo, Li Yuan and others stayed in Tongshan Town and Qiao'an Town for ten days.

During this period of time, Li Yuan and the country gentry have also seen the abundant dolomite reserves in the two towns, and all of them have their eyes shining. At present, lime is still quite expensive in An Dynasty, and it is impossible for rich people to afford it!
But that was in the past!Li Yuan thought, since he wants to do it, he should make it bigger, at least Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jianghuai, and the capital, this area will be his own world from now on!

Of course, Li Yuan is referring to the lime business, please don't get me wrong here!
Taking out the documents that Zhou Chang gave to him, Xiao Mo said to Li Yuan: "I'll leave it to you to handle the official Lime. All the craftsmen and workers are also your own business. The county government will only take the commission from now on, of course. If you have any difficulties, just tell me..."

Li Yuan paused and asked, "Are you going back, my lord?"

"Yeah!" Xiao Mo nodded. He saw Zhao Guanying in the morning. Li Ji had already returned to the county. According to Zhao Guanying, the county is very lively now. Many caravans came. Li Ji asked Xiao Mo to go back and help host the event. big picture!

Xiao Mo nodded. Such a situation is indeed a bit of a headache, but for the county government, it is a good thing.

After explaining to Li Yuan and the others, Xiao Mo and Zhao Guanying hurried to the county seat, riding one by one.

At least it was Xiao Mo's first time, a little rusty and a little nervous, he didn't dare to ride too fast, when he returned to the county office, it was already dusk.

In the yamen, Li Ji waited anxiously for Xiao Mo, and came forward as soon as he saw Xiao Mo, "Ziheng, go and have a look, businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are making trouble in the western yamen!"

"How could this be?" Xiao Mo frowned, causing trouble? "Are there a lot of merchants here?"

"Is there even a need to ask?" Li Ji was caught off guard. "Who knew that these businessmen are so interested in iron ore!"

"Hehe..." Xiao Mo nodded, now is the era of cold weapons, iron is equivalent to the gunpowder of later generations, can merchants not care?
"You can still laugh!" Li Ji also laughed, since Xiao Mo can propose the idea of ​​bidding, then he has a solution. "Let's go, let's go and see together!"

Following behind Li Ji, the two came to Xiya, and before entering the door, they heard the voices of merchants talking inside.

"Boss Pu, is the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce really coming?"

"What is really coming? Their caravans have all arrived at Chaohu Lake. Can this matter be false?"

"Ah? The Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce is here, what else do we have to do? There are too many monks and too little porridge... Sigh!"

"No way! What did Lord Li say?"

"Everyone!" Li Ji's voice sounded, and the merchants fell silent, and then looked at Li Ji.

Li Ji nodded to Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo said: "Everyone came from a long way, why don't you rest at the post station, why are you gathering here?"

Who is this?The merchants became puzzled, looking at Xiao Mo's appearance, it seemed that his status in the yamen was not low, and all of them immediately vomited bitterness to Xiao Mo.

"My lord, you don't know!"

"Oh... At first I thought that there would not be many people coming to Shen County to invite bids..."

"Who knew that even the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce would come, if we had known, we wouldn't have been in this troubled water!"

"Who said no?"

"Master Li, you called us to Shen County, you won't just leave it like this?"

There were at least a dozen businessmen present, and Xiao Mo almost understood it.

Feelings These businessmen have discussed before coming to Shen County. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the most affluent places in the country. Of course, businessmen are not comparable to other prefectures. Those who can come to Shen County and dare to bring food over are all big businesses. big lord.

But no matter how big a person's family is, how can he compare with the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce?
Besides, these merchants all brought this grain team here one by one. Each family has thousands of shi of grain, and it costs a lot of money to transport it from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Shen County. A loss of several thousand taels, even if you have money, is not such a waste, is it?
It turned out that the real worry was because they were afraid that the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce would swallow up the iron ore, making them scattered businessmen lose their money... After understanding the reason, Xiao Mo will be able to deal with it easily! "Everyone, just listen to my words! First of all, Mr. Li will not ignore you. Secondly, the iron mine is not owned by someone with a big reputation and sufficient capital. This official has never said this, so don't worry! "

That's it!The businessman nodded, but they all looked at Li Ji, apparently not believing Xiao Mo's words.

Li Ji nodded and said: "Young Master Xiao has always been in charge of the iron mine. If you need anything from now on, you can just go to Young Master Xiao!"

"It turned out to be Master Shaofu!" A businessman realized at that time, and then saluted Xiao Mo with fists.

Xiao Mo nodded and said: "It's getting late, everyone should leave first. As for the food, everyone can put it in the city supervision department first, and I will order someone to put a seal on it and keep it for everyone!"

"Yes, yes!" The person who was called Boss Pu nodded his head, and said to Xiao Mo, "We will prepare a little wine in Wangjianglou at night, and I hope the Shaofu and Master Li will appreciate it..."

Have dinner again?Xiao Mo shook his head. It seems that this bad habit of the nation has been prevalent since ancient times. He took a look at Li Ji, and Li Ji said, "I won't go there. If you need anything, go to Young Master Xiao's house!"

There is no way, Li Ji not only wants political achievements, but also clears his name, so of course he can't get mixed up with businessmen.

"Let's go back first, as for the dinner... I will go home first, and I will go there in the evening!" Xiao Mo had no choice but to agree, otherwise these merchants would not give up easily.

After leaving the Yamen, the merchants did not return to the post station, but went to Wangjiang Tower.

"Boss Pu, in your opinion, what does this Lord Shaofu mean?" The merchants started discussing, after all, it was a matter of the success or failure of the trip to Shen County, and they were not low in their hearts.

"Hey! If I knew it would be like this, I wouldn't have come here." Boss Pu frowned. He was originally the president of the Fuyang Chamber of Commerce. This time, he heard that there was an iron mine in Shen County, and it was going to be outsourced, so he was tempted. Yes, but later I heard that the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce was also interested in the iron mines in Shenxian County, so I waited and watched. Later, I heard that Li Ji had rejected the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce, so Boss Pu made up his mind, recruited a few familiar businessmen, and called Some caravans planning to go to Shen County were gathered together to form the current battleground.

Logically speaking, if the merchants like me stand together, it is certain that the iron ore will be won, and the price can also be suppressed. After all, the merchants are standing on the same front, and the so-called advantage of the Yamen’s bidding is gone. Nothing left!

However, the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce actually went back and forth, catching Boss Pu and others by surprise. Everyone knew that with the financial resources of the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce, they were not afraid of Shenxian County Yamen’s raising prices, and they did not take people like themselves seriously!
The current situation is very unfavorable to foreign businessmen like them!

(End of this chapter)