The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 135 Tit for Tat ([-])

Liu Changfeng settled Niu Jizong here, and settled with Xiu Tonggui again.

Although his rank is higher than that of cultivators, he doesn't have property such as money and food in his hands.If you want to subsidize the bus and carriage project, you have to get the support of Xiu Tonggui.

Although the two have reached a consensus, it is still a question of how much to subsidize, what to subsidize, and how to subsidize. Therefore, prior communication between the two is very important.

Dealing with Jia Min today taught them to be careful, and they must not treat Jia Min as just a 15-year-old kid anymore.

Subsidies are nothing more than giving money and goods.

Money is hard to give.No matter when and where, money is always not enough.What's more, the control of money has a relatively complete system and clear accounts.If there are fewer lines and more, there will be more relationships involved, and it will be very complicated to handle.Therefore, giving money is excluded for the two of them.

Then there's the gift left.Give things, but also share something.Some strategic substances, such as monopoly substances such as iron, Glauber's salt, and salt, cannot be given.Even if they can give it, it is not something they can say on their own.The relationships inside are equally complex.It is very troublesome to do.

After checking for a while, nothing came out of the calculation. Besides, even if he did the calculation, it was still a question of whether Jia Min would agree.

The biggest goal right now is to stabilize Jia Min first.One is to coax him to continue with the carriage project, and the other is to tell him to withdraw the letter of love and not to bring the matter directly to the emperor.

After listening to Liu Changfeng's suggestion, Jia Min knew that they were on their own way, so he asked Ping'er to invite the old ancestor to another place, and entered the East Flower Hall with Liu Changfeng and Xiu Tonggui, had tea, and began to chat.

At this time, the tense atmosphere before was gone. The two parties were chatting and laughing like old friends for many years, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"If the two adults are sincere, I'm not unreasonable. If we can really give some money, our mansion will support this carriage. At worst, our servants will fight more, and the mansion will lay off personnel , living a hard life with austerity.”

"This... Brother Jia, this matter of money is really difficult."

Fu Yin was really embarrassed, so he said it directly.

"Without money, what are we talking about?"

Jia Min pretended to stand up.

"Be safe and don't be impatient, be safe and don't be impatient. There is something to discuss"

Fu Yin's master hurriedly stood up and held Jia Min down to prevent him from getting up.

"Although there is no money, other things can be discussed. Except for salt, iron, saltpeter, and war horses. Everything else is negotiable."

Jia Min had been eyeing the land in Xiawazi for a long time, and asked Ning'er to check the property rights there beforehand.As a result, there was no land there.

It is said that it is unowned, but it is actually owned, and that is the emperor's.The shore of the land, could it be the land of the king, naturally it belongs to the emperor.However, there is a depression, there is no human habitation, and it is not arable land, no one will take it seriously.

However, it is not good for me to say the land most directly, so as not to arouse the vigilance of the other party and raise the asking price.

"Since the two adults are sincere, I have to show my sincerity. Naturally, I don't expect you to give me money for things like making carriages and buying horses. However, I bought a house in Xiakuozi, and I want to go there Building a parking lot, stables, and houses for the guys to eat and live in also requires money. The land there also needs to be bought. I don’t know if there is an owner there. If there is an owner, it will cost a lot of money to buy the land .”

As Jia Min spoke, his master's eyes lit up, and he approached Xiu Tonggui's ear, and began to mutter.

Today's rich people and officials, who are of a certain level, have to hire a master.

This master is their secretary and assistant, and they are all professionals.Wealthy grain masters, criminal masters, clerk masters, etc.Belonging to the private staff of the officials.Use their expertise to serve the Master.Therefore, most of the time, the master's professional ability is much better than that of their master.

Sure enough, Xiu Tonggui spoke.

"Jia Xiaoyou, I remembered. We can subsidize the land in Xiawazi, so you can save money."

"Master Fu Yin, that's only a few dollars. It's a depression, even if you buy it, it won't cost you much."

"We can give you some more. Jia Xiaoyou is a business genius, and his business will definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future. Why don't we prepare more land now so that we won't have to buy it in the future."

"I don't need that much. Even if you gave me all of it, I'm useless. There's nothing else I can do there, and it's far from the city. Even if I want to use it, it's all depressions, and it's useless. There is no other use for raising some reeds and fish. I had an idea to raise fish there, but I gave up after all.”

"You can raise fish there. That piece of land is now official land, and we can give you all of it."

"All for me?"

Jia Min pretended to be excited for a while, but then calmed down again.

"The land is all for you, and there is no deed tax."

"Mr. Xiu really made a good plan. The deed tax is only a few dollars. However, since your lord is so enthusiastic, if I don't want it, I will be a little ungrateful. It's just that although the land is not small, it is useless. Your lord must You have to give me some benefits in other aspects. I also know that it is not easy to ask you to pay. But if you don’t pay, you can ask me to pay less. "

As soon as he heard that Jia Min was relaxed about paying, Xiu Tonggui would feel that he was in a relationship.

"Jia Xiaoyou said, if I can do it, I will do it."

"Since the official family doesn't pay, it's okay to ask me to pay less money to the official family. It's also possible to exempt me from that tax."

"Well, this is negotiable."

So Xiu Tonggui whispered to the master again.

"I won't embarrass you for other businesses in our mansion, so you don't have to waive them. It's just that you have to waive them for me. One is related to buses and carriages in the city, and the other is going down the valley. There, if I do some business there in the future, I will be exempted from tax."

The master originally thought that Jia Min would make another request, but he didn't expect it to be this one.

Taxes on buses and carriages are not much in the first place, it is a money-losing business, even if you want to collect taxes, there is no tax to collect.

The lower depression is a depression, and no business can be done.Covering the parking lot is related to the bus carriage.Even if he raises fish, and how many fish he can raise, he will not be able to collect any tax.Promising to exempt him from taxes would not be nothing more than an empty favor.

So he whispered to Xiu Tonggui for a while, and Xiu Tonggui readily agreed.

Xiawazi will be of great use in the future.Now that that piece of land has been taken down, and there will be no need to pay taxes in the future, it has exceeded Jia Min's expectations.So he pretended to reluctantly agree.

It's not easy to meet such a bully, but you can't charge too much and make him run away.

Both sides have this mentality.

So it was agreed that when the yamen opened after the festival, they would go to the yamen to apply for the land deed.

The slaughter on Xiutonggui's side is considered finished, but Liu Changfeng's side still cannot be easily let go.

He has no money or food in his hands, but he has policies.Don't give money, just give some policies.

The main duties of the nine admirals are the public security and city defense of the imperial capital.For Jia Min's long-distance carriage business, getting in and out of the city gate will be a big problem in the future.

In addition to the inspection of entering and leaving the city gate, the other is the matter of entering and leaving the city gate at night.In case of urgent goods, being able to enter and exit the city gate at night will undoubtedly have an advantage in terms of time.At the same time, there are too many goods, the number of inspections, and whether the soldiers are making things difficult are all problems.

Jia Min wants to get some privileges in these areas.The most important thing is not to be made things difficult and exploited.

For Liu Changfeng, this is just a matter of one sentence.He readily agreed.

So far, the matter with the official has been negotiated.

"You two adults, I also know that you have difficulties, so this time, it's so easy to talk to. I hit it off with the two of you, and today I have made friends with the two adults. I hope that I will take care of you in the future."

This Jia Min really doesn't have much appetite for subsidies.However, it is better to avoid making friends.This kid is too cunning, it's better to have less contact with him in the future.If a child is tricked, how will he meet people in the future?

The rest is for Jia Min to talk to Niu Jizong.

After Niu Jizong finished speaking, Jia Min pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Brother Niu, forgive me, your carriage is of no use to me. It can also be used for transporting goods, and it needs to be refitted. Besides, I don't need that much."

When Niu Jizong heard this, his heart turned cold.

"Little brother, Brother Niu and the others have already suffered enough losses, so you should raise your hand and take all his things. Since they withdrew, what can they do with those cars? It's just waiting to rot in the wind and rain. gone."

Alas, Jia Min let out a long sigh.

"Forget it, since I took over, I'll be a good person to the end. Who told me to offer you 5000 taels before? Since you are a family friend and a brother, you still pay 5000 taels." I accept all the price. However, there is another condition, that is, your newly built houses must be demolished by me. I don’t want any wood, bricks or tiles. You also have to clean it up. It’s just the same, if you agree, we’ll make a deal.”

Fourth Jia, you bastard, it's the last moment, and you're still planning on me!I told you to kill tens of thousands of taels of silver, and you still look at it for the sake of Shijiao?Still keep saying they are friends?Who is your friend?Do you have friends like this?
Still told me to demolish those houses?Isn't this just slapping me in the face in front of outsiders?
"Brother Min is more refreshing, I will ask someone to demolish the house tomorrow."

"Okay, deal. Tomorrow will be officially handed over."

After Jia Min finished speaking, he got up and shook hands with Niu Jizong.

"There will be opportunities to cooperate again in the future."

"it is good."

Niu Jizong forced a little smile on his face, but said in his heart: Still cooperating with you?Why am I so forgetful?
(End of this chapter)