Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 96 The Use of Fodder (Please recommend for collection)

Beautiful eyes are like water, and vermilion lips are like love!
Helplessly, the physical exhaustion was so serious that he had more energy than energy, and the uncomfortable Grand Master Zhang finally couldn't resist the attack of sleepiness and fell asleep amidst the expectation on the beauty's face.

When I wake up, the whole world changes color.

"Master, the price of rice in Chang'an has doubled yesterday, and I guess it will continue to rise according to this posture, and it won't stop until the end of autumn!" Zhang Yihui, who was washing up, reported: "Thanks to our family, we have collected more than 300 shi of grain. Do you think we should collect more? Even if we can't finish it, we can sell it!"

Not to mention, Lao Zhong, the butler, is absolutely competent. It is not easy to think of a way to make money by buying low and paying high at this time. As long as the operation is done properly, two or three times the price should not be a problem.

"Do you think it's appropriate for us to take action now?" Zhang Yi asked after spitting out the mouthwash in his mouth.

"Inappropriate?" Old Zhong was a little puzzled.

Even the old lady who came to see her grandson stood beside her with a cane and looked at Zhang Yi suspiciously.

In their view, now is the best time. If they miss the current wave, the price of food will be at least [-]% higher in the future.Don't look at the fact that one or two catties of grain is more than two or three percent, but what about a hundred stones, a thousand stones, and ten thousand stones?The extra price is enough to buy a few percent more food!
Once the famine comes, food will undoubtedly become more precious. At that time, there is simply no market for the price, and a lot of copper coins have not flowed into the family's money bank?

"Grandma, Lao Zhong!" Zhang Yi smiled, took the sackcloth kerchief handed over by Yun Ren, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Going to the market to collect grain now will definitely make money, there is nothing to say! But don't forget Lost our identities!"

"Yes, our family is honorable, and we don't do business like this!" Upon hearing the word "identity", the old lady immediately exuded a noble temperament, gritted her teeth, and said decisively: "Old Zhong, you have to be more careful about things like this in the future, don't hurt the face of our Viscount House just because of the two copper coins!"

Ever since she integrated into the circle of noble ladies in Jingyang County, the old lady has attached great importance to her noble status.There are a lot of gatherings here, so I am very serious about some things that the nobles pay attention to, such as merchants and other things.Some time ago, Zhang Yi was very surprised that the old lady used to be a mediator for her, and the daughter of the businessman who was the most impressive hadn’t mentioned it for a long time. Later, I found out that the old lady disliked her family background, and she was afraid that she would not be worthy. on yourself.

In the beautiful fantasy of his own love, Zhang Yi felt that the aristocratic spirit of the old lady needed strong support. Of course, it would be better if she was not so petty.

Seeing the serious look of the old lady, Lao Zhong could only nod in agreement.

In fact, he also attaches great importance to the status of a noble butler now, but seeing the money slipping away from under his nose, Lao Zhong feels a little pained.

You know, the current Viscount's mansion is supporting a large group of people for nothing, all of them are big-bellied men, who eat and take food. Thinking of this, the tangled look on Lao Zhong's face became more intense.

"Old Zhong, the old lady is right. Our family is honorable, so naturally we can't touch business affairs. Not only can we not touch them, but we have to put aside the relationship! Let alone the imperial court will immediately open warehouses to suppress grain prices in order to stabilize the people's hearts, and will Even if we want to buy some documents such as restrictions on purchases, it may be too late now." Zhang Yi said to Lao Zhong with a serious face: "Besides, this is a national calamity, and we don't want to earn this black-hearted money !"

Hearing this, Lao Zhong felt ashamed, no wonder the young master was able to be a lord at such a young age, his ideological consciousness is high!I almost gave a thumbs up immediately.

But before the two of them finished digesting Zhang Yi's meaning, they heard Zhang Yi say again: "But as a nobleman, I don't think the imperial court can stop us from doing good deeds, right? Lao Zhong, you should immediately inform Lao Liu and the others. Well, from today on, all the people in Zhuangzi will go out to collect fodder. It costs fifty cents a stone. It must be that kind of sharp one. Those children who go to school also bring some to help keep accounts, and all the fodder collected is returned. Cut them into half-inch lengths and dry them in the sun and put them in sacks! Hey! I hope those people can buy more grain with the money they sell for fodder!"

The old lady was very satisfied with her grandson's approach, and she was able to pay for the people's fodder, which is the heart of a bodhisattva!Fodder isn't worth much, at least not right now.The grass grows all over the mountains and plains everywhere. As long as you are willing to work hard, it will not be a problem to gather a stone of fodder in two or three days.And a stone of fodder can be exchanged for [-] Wen, such a good thing is simply pie in the sky!

But Lao Zhong didn't think so.

How could the young master of his own family do business at a loss?Don't look at the young master's appearance of worrying about the people, that's just putting on airs, if he said that there is nothing famous in this forage, he would not believe it at all.

Just thinking about it, Lao Zhong couldn't think of any clues. Even if this fodder is harvested, it's not worth fifty yuan!
When the news reached Zhuangzi, Zhang Yi was regarded as a real good man, a real nobleman with refugees in his heart, but Sir, you can't spend it like this even if you have money, right?Didn't you see that Zhuang Humen only eats porridge now?Just to save some food!
For this matter, the third uncle knocked on the door of the Viscount's mansion himself and found Zhang Yi.

"My lord, I heard that you want to collect fodder?" As soon as he saw Zhang Yi, the third uncle hurriedly asked, "This is not possible! The people in our own farm can harvest a lot of fodder every day. If you collect What about the fodder on our village from other families?"

Originally, I thought that the third uncle came here because he had collected too much fodder and was afraid that he would not be able to let it go, but it turned out that he was afraid that the farmers on his own farm would lose their income if they took in other families.

In fact, it's also easy to understand. It's all nonsense to say that assistants don't help relatives!At least in the hearts of most people, there is a little bit of bias in their hearts, such as their relatives, friends, or people they know well.As an old man in Zhangjiazhuang, the third uncle felt that Zhang Yi should think more about the village households, after all, everyone is his own!
"Third Uncle, I really want everyone in the village to harvest fodder, but there are too few people in our village, not enough!" Zhang Yi asked the servant to bring a beard stool, and saw the third uncle supported by the servant. After sitting down, he said: "I will not hide it from you now that the matter has come to an end, this year's locust plague is inevitable, as you said last time, even grasshoppers can save lives!

But I plan to cut these fat and tender grasses into half-inch lengths, then grind the grains into powder, and throw them into the pot to cook together. If I put some dried fish powder in it, do you think it can be sold for a penny? money? "

PS: I drank too much today, and my head is a little bit fluttering. I don’t know if I can write the next chapter. If it’s late, I’ll make it up tomorrow!

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