Chapter 817 Take the Bait
Zhu Shou was originally a seed that Shen Hao planned to scatter, and it was also a bait. Now You Fu came to him to find him, but it was just a fish that took the bait.
Regarding the strategy for the south, Shen Hao's idea has already been agreed by the main bosses of Xuanqingwei, including Jiang Cheng and Pang Ban, and Pang Ban came forward to communicate directly with Wen Mingju, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and put this strategy into consideration for the time being. It's settled.
This is not the first time that Xuanqingwei and the Ministry of War have cooperated. The supervisor of the frontier army was a precedent. They cooperated with the Ministry of War to restrict the supervisory army of the civilian group in the army. This time Wen Mingju was even more polite. I hope that the joining of Xuan Qingwei can better press the barbarians to death in that ruined land.
That's why Zhu Shou directly gave the permission document before the slave caravan was built. It seemed sloppy, but there were calculations by Xuan Qingwei and the Ministry of War.
It's just that Shen Hao didn't expect the fish to take the bait so quickly, and he didn't expect it to be such an occasion. And what's interesting is that it wasn't the people from the slave caravan who came here, but the people from the tooth shop.
Nodding his head, the imperial banquet is really not the place to talk about things because there are too many people. But Shen Hao is not so easy to talk to. He told the stupid slave at home that he would go back in the evening, so after this royal banquet, he would not go to drink some tea with Youfu.
"Tomorrow, Mr. You can come to the commander's yamen to find me tomorrow, and I will talk about it in detail then."
"Well, tomorrow I will come to disturb Mr. Shen!" Youfu is not in a hurry, thinking that Shen Hao has other important arrangements later, so he doesn't care about going to Fengri City tomorrow.
A royal banquet didn't end until Xuzheng. It stands to reason that it will take longer, but because the old emperor passed away not long ago, all the singing and dancing at the imperial banquet was cancelled, and the bosses of each department went up one by one to make generous speeches, which made people drowsy and brought back some memories of Shen Hao's past , At that time, he was also a small person, and he was also sitting in the corner below listening to the big guys on the stage talking endlessly.
On November 17th, the thirty-first year of the Jing old calendar, Crown Prince Yang Shu officially ascended the throne.
The new emperor's ascension to the throne is a major event, and the whole country is looking forward to it, waiting for the first announcement of the new emperor's ascension to the world.
On November 18th, the first day after ascension to the throne, the new emperor did not disappoint the people of the world. The release of the first announcement made the people of the world feel relieved.
The national money and grain tightening took a step back, and gradually began to relax restrictions.
As long as you are not stupid, you can understand from this document announcing to the world that if the new emperor dares to do this, it must mean that the war in the south is about to end, or it has already been settled, and there is no need for such a large amount of money and food supply. It also means that your life will gradually return to normal.
No one likes to fight. God knows if the younger generation of my family will be recruited and die outside the pass? So, it's better to live a steady life.
The hateful barbarians should have been beaten up this time, no matter how bad they are, they can stop for decades, right?
Although it is a step back to tighten money and food, the sale of alcohol and the like on the market is still temporarily prohibited, but the amount of rice purchased by each person is further relaxed. If the family has a large population, it is not enough to buy one portion for one person to eat normally.
As the saying goes, if you have food in your hand, you don’t panic. The common people’s thinking is actually so simple. As long as you don't go hungry, it's a good day.
After leaving home early in the morning, Shen Hao lifted the curtain on the carriage to look out, and the familiar breakfast stalls on the road appeared again. Those who sell camellia oleifera, those who sell rice porridge meat pies, and those who sell sour soup noodles.
The tightness and widening of money and food, these people who rely on a small stall to support their families can't wait for a long time. As soon as the news came out, they started to make money, and set up their own small businesses as soon as the news came out.
However, small stalls can be set up, but pubs or restaurants are not allowed to open for the time being, and many shops on both sides of the street are still closed.
As soon as he arrived at the yamen, he sat down after making a cup of tea, and there was a report that You Fu, the manager of the head office of the Dental Bank, came to ask to see him, saying that he had an appointment yesterday.
"Let him in."
You Fu walked into Shen Hao's apartment with a smile, and greeted Shen Hao with a smile when he entered the door. After tea was served at the door outside and the door was closed again, he ended the greetings and said, "Master Shen, can you elaborate on what happened yesterday?"
"What does Lord You want to know?"
"Zhu Shou is just the owner of Fengri City Yahang. He is not very clear about the way of slave caravans from time to time. The slave caravan he wants to set up is just a way of poaching people from some small and medium-sized slave merchants who are on the verge of bankruptcy. The team was pieced together, and it was far from the first-class slave caravan in terms of ability and coordination.
If Mr. Shen needs any help from the tooth shop or the slave caravan, please feel free to tell us, Zhu Shou can help you as much as we can, and we can definitely help you more. "
The implication is that Zhu Shou is a fart, and I, Youfu, who can help you, can do better.
"Your Excellency, it seems that you have heard a lot of news. Let's talk about it. Xuan Qingwei and the Ministry of War have a mission that requires people from the slave caravan to cover. But this is only a tentative plan, so it is not needed yet. There are too many slave caravans involved, and Zhu Shou can build a new caravan. As for ability, the biggest force in the barbarian land today is the Jing Army, what ability do you need with their help?"
You can't just allow it as soon as someone comes to the door, you still have to be careful, otherwise these people in the dental shop will not show their cards.
Sure enough, what Shen Hao said directly hit Youfu's pain point. In today's barbarian territory, it is Jing Jun who counts. What does it matter if Zhu Shou's new slave caravan is less capable? First of all, they have no competitors at all, and secondly, they have the Jing army to help, so are they afraid that there will be slaves they can't catch?
"Master Shen, you can't just say that. The barbarians have a vast territory. It is estimated that many people were killed in this war, but they are born very fast, and they can usually give birth to one piece in three to five years. If there is enough food, they will die in more than ten years." It can multiply the ethnic group several times. This large and tenacious hunting ground is definitely not enough to rely on a slave caravan. Even if Zhu Shou's new caravan is enough for the time being, in the long run, Mr. Shen, you need something else helper."
Shen Hao smiled, and said: "The expensive is not expensive, a slave caravan is enough in the early days, thanks to the kindness of Master You"
"Master Shen! Don't say no. In this way, since you said that you can't get so many slave caravans at the beginning of the plan, how about adding three more? In addition, in order to thank Master Shen for your help, each slave caravan is willing to take 10% of the money." The profit is given to you as a thank you gift, what do you think?"
10%? This is already very sincere. But Shen Hao shook his head.
Instead of being depressed because of being rejected, Youfu saw that Shen Hao shook his head and understood that there is still a turning point in this matter, but it is only at a cost. So he cheered up and said, "One and a half?"