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Chapter 36 Returning to Hengshan to Attract Investment

When the Hengshan caravan prepared its goods and was about to leave the county, an order came from the county mansion to dispatch a team of county soldiers to drive the refugees back to Hengshan County with the caravan.Seeing the refugees who were driven away gathered together in black, Lin Yifan wished he could rush into the county mansion, hold the sheriff in his arms and kiss him, he really wanted to do whatever he wanted, he was closer than his relatives.Looking around, there are more than 1 of these refugees at least, doubling the population of Hengshan County at once.But there are joys and worries. The original plan did not expect to be able to recruit so many people. Now, there is not enough food and grass.

"Uncle Wang, the current plan is beyond our expectations. With so many people, nearly half of our food and grass will be consumed. After we go back, there will not be much left. You go back to the city and tell the people in the business that we still have a lot of money. If you want to order five thousand shi of grain, they will be responsible for the escort, and the price can be slightly increased, so that they will never suffer. Moreover, tell them that as long as they are willing to accompany the team, they can bring their own goods to sell in Hengshan County, and the tax will be [-]% One out of five."

Wang Fugui was taken aback when he heard the words, and then said happily, "Boss, one draw for fifteen? This is much less than the ten draws for one draw stipulated by the imperial court. I think those people in the commercial firm must be ecstatic when they find out, but if this is the case, we Lost in taxes.

"Forget about it, these businessmen can't be driven without benefits. It's quite normal to draw one out of fifteen. As long as we have lower taxes than other places, we will have an advantage. Now we in Hengshan County still have one thing to do, and that is to attract investment. .”

"Investment invitation?" Wang Fugui was at a loss.

"I'll talk about this later, you go and do the urgent things first."

"Yes."

Soon, after Wang Fugui's contact, the six major commercial firms immediately organized caravans to come excitedly.Fifteen draws for one, who can sit still on such a good thing.All kinds of goods were loaded onto the convoy one after another, and they were going to go to Hengshan County to earn a fortune.

Originally there were only more than 200 people, but the scale of the Hengshan caravan with less than a hundred horse-drawn carriages suddenly became huge, with hundreds of horse-drawn carriages stretching for several miles.The refugees were divided into seven groups, each of which followed a caravan, and the caravan was responsible for providing them with meals.

The caravan went all the way north, and because of the drag of the refugees, it took about six days to arrive at Polang Pass.

Entering the Polang Pass, all the garrison troops were stunned by the huge caravan. Such a caravan has not been seen since the trade with the grassland was closed more than ten years ago.

Lin Yifan immediately went to see General Zhang Yunyang, and immediately gave 6000% of the profit from this trade to 5000 taels.Zhang Yunyang and his subordinates were so happy that they couldn't hold their tongues from ear to ear.It's just that I only paid 6000 taels before, and it didn't take long to reap 1000 taels, a net profit of [-] taels.And this is not a one-off, with this [-]% share, I can get a share from it for every transaction in the future, it is really a no-cost transaction.

Next, Lin Yifan discussed with Zhang Yunyang about building a bazaar at Polangguan. This time, the six major merchants in the team brought a lot of supplies. Polangguan has [-] soldiers, and most of the time they can only stay In the military camp, even if the military salary is paid, there is no place to spend it.If you set up a market in Polang Pass, sell the delivered supplies to the soldiers.Then, firstly, Polangguan collects a commercial tax of [-]% to earn tax money, and secondly, it conducts joint venture shops with six major merchants to earn a share.In this way, wouldn't it be beautiful to break the wolf pass and benefit from both ends?

Zhang Yunyang couldn't help but nod his head in agreement, the more such good deeds, the better.So some barracks in Guancheng were vacated and leased to the six major commercial firms and Lin Yifan as shops.As for how to negotiate cooperation with the people in the firm, Zhang Yunyang and others are worried about it.Lin Yifan had already negotiated with him that the Hengshan caravan would own [-]% of the shops in the Polangguan Bazaar, and they would not have to pay the merchant tax.

The caravan stayed in Polangguan for one night, and they made a lot of money. The soldiers frantically spent the last copper coin on their bodies, and consumed nearly half of the goods brought by the seven caravans in one fell swoop.Others didn't know, but Lin Yifan only knew that he had more than 4000 taels in his account all at once.And this is just that I only took out less than [-]% of the supplies to sell.

The next morning, the caravan continued to set off until the evening, when they finally arrived at Hengshan County.

At this time, Hengshan County has been notified, and all the county soldiers have gathered to patrol the surrounding area and maintain order.Most of the county government officials are waiting here, and the people who have heard the news have already put out their money and are ready to make a big purchase, and the cottage villagers in Hengshan are on their way.

Soon, the caravan entered the county seat and settled down in the prepared commercial area.Immediately, it aroused the onlookers of the common people, and the gleaming silver dangled in their hands, almost blinding the eyes of the shopkeeper of the caravan.The people in Hengshan County are too rich, right? If they sell money, I am afraid that the only goods I have left can't meet their needs at all?Later, when I heard that there was a large group of people coming from Hengshan, I couldn't help feeling jealous.Immediately ordered his subordinates to ride fast horses and report to a commercial firm stationed in the county city, and quickly mobilized a large amount of supplies. The people here are stupid and fast.I didn't care about resting now, and immediately unloaded the goods and sold them on the spot.

As soon as Lin Yifan returned to the county seat, he immediately pulled Liu Yue and Luo Yi over, pointed to the refugees outside the city and said, "I'll leave this to you, I'll go back and have a rest first."

Lin Yifan was really exhausted after going out for the past few days. He had no one to use, so he had to do everything by himself, which made him physically and mentally exhausted. As soon as he returned to Hengshan County, he immediately relaxed, and the feeling of exhaustion permeated the air.

Seeing Lin Yifan's exhausted expression, Liu Yue and Luo Yi were both moved and ashamed, and quickly agreed to take a group of people to resettle the refugees.

After this sleep, Lin Yifan slept until tomorrow morning.When he came to the office of the county government, he saw Liu Yue processing official documents.When Liu Yue saw that it was the county magistrate, he quickly got up to greet him.

Lin Yifan quickly said, "Mr. Liu, you don't need to be too polite. I came here to learn about the resettlement of the refugees."

Only then did Liu Yue sit down, and replied: "My lord, the refugees have been temporarily resettled outside the city. What we need to consider now is how to arrange their settlements, jobs and other issues."

"Well, yes, so how do you think we should arrange it?" Lin Yifan nodded and said.

"My lord, the number of refugees exceeds [-] this time, and it is impossible to divide the land. We are currently developing industrial and commercial industries, and there is an extreme shortage of people. We think that these refugees should be arranged to engage in industrial and commercial affairs, and there will be no conflict with the county. The common people compete for land, and secondly, it can also alleviate the shortage of manpower in our workshops, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Lin Yifan couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He remembered the promise he made when he tricked those refugees over that day.So he told Liu Yue exactly what he said that day.

Liu Yue was amused when he heard it, and he thought it was something, so he smiled and said: "Your Excellency, you don't have to blame yourself. These refugees were originally on the line of life and death. Now that adults are willing to resettle them, it is already a matter of benevolence and righteousness." How dare you have any complaints? Besides, the refugees were forced to drive here by the county government, so what do you have to do with your lord?"

Lin Yifan was greatly admired when he heard the words, he was an old official for many years, and his ability to shirk responsibility is really perfect. "What Mr. Liu said is very true. Let's do what you say. However, the promise I said cannot be overturned directly, otherwise it will be a blow to the credibility of the county government. Let's do it this way. The allocation of land will be moved to next year. , anyway, this year's farming season has passed. Let the refugees engage in business and industry first, and then discuss the distribution of land next year."

"The subordinate understands, please rest assured, my lord."

Hengshan County turned into a market in a few days, and the people who came from the mountain gathered here to trade with the goods produced in the mountain with silver.Commercial banks sold goods while buying mountain goods, and money circulated in a flash, and county government tax collectors even suffered from hand cramps when collecting money.

On behalf of the county magistrate, Wang Fugui, who had resumed his job as chief secretary and household manager, personally met the shopkeepers of the six major commercial firms and discussed with them about investment promotion in Hengshan County.In fact, to put it bluntly, it is to let the people of the commercial firm set up workshops and shops in Hengshan County, and the county government will give some preferential policies.But the condition is that Hengshan locals must be recruited as hired workers, and the salary must not be lower than the average level of the county.

Faced with the conditions proposed by Wang Fugui, the representatives of the commercial firm naturally had no way to make decisions. They could only go back with the letter of cooperation distributed and sent people to the headquarters of the commercial firm for approval.

(End of this chapter)