Chapter 405: Promoted to Governor
At this time, Lu Songli didn't know the emotions of Ji Wuyin's master and servant. She was making the final calculation in her mind.
They earned 900,000 shi of grain in Nanyang this time. Calculated according to the market price, the 500,000 shi shipped back to Liaodong County was calculated at 1.60 wen per bucket based on the current grain price. The 400,000 shi left in Luoyang was calculated as Calculating one hundred cents per dou, it is equivalent to them earning 1.2 million taels of silver, minus the 400,000 taels given to Caobang, and the operating expenses of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. After all, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce also dispatched many people, all of whom wanted to eat.
She only collected 200,000 taels for this operating fee.
In the end, Lu Songli decided to take out 600,000 taels of silver as dividends.
Just as she finished her calculations, her subordinates came down to report that Lan Bingrong and others had arrived one after another.
Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Building, meeting hall on the second floor
Lan Bingrong, Geng Yuan and other eight people had already arrived. Seeing that Lu Songli hadn't arrived yet, they couldn't help but start whispering.
"I don't know why you called us here this time?"
"It should be a good thing."
"I heard that Manager Wu took a team of people from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce to Luoyang."
"Yesterday, the docks of Fang County and Anshi were full of grain transport ships from Caobang."
"I've also heard that the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce and the Ji's Company have joined forces to stir up trouble in Nanyang, killing everyone in the area, and overthrowing all the local grain merchants' chambers."
Hearing this, everyone was amazed.
Lu Songli came in at this time.
She looked around and smiled, "Are you all here?"
"Yes, President Lu is calling, can we come?"
"Okay, no more nonsense, let me just say it directly. Everyone should have heard to some extent that our Liaodong Chamber of Commerce has made a fortune in Nanyang. I won't go into details. I'll call you here this time. , I just want to settle your money and this dividend."
Lu Songli's words made everyone present feel excited.
Lu Songli revealed to them that the amount of funds used in this transaction was five million taels, and their Liaodong forces accounted for three million.
Of the three million taels, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce invested 1.5 million taels. She raised 1.2 million taels from Lan Bingrong, Geng Yuan and others. Qin Heng invested 200,000 taels on behalf of the Qin family. She and Qin Sheng took the I spent one hundred thousand taels to make up the whole sum.
Now, their Liaodong forces have been allocated supplies worth 1.2 million taels, making a net profit of 600,000 taels after deducting costs.
Equivalent to, for every 10,000 taels invested, the dividend is 2,000 taels.
After calculating clearly, Lu Songli asked someone to bring the silver and settled the money on the spot.
Holding the silver, Geng Yuan was a little confused. He invested 100,000 taels, and within two months, he got 20,000 taels? Isn’t this deal too good to be done?
He glanced at Lan Bingrong next to him. This guy invested 150,000 taels, and got 30,000 taels, which was more than him. He was jealous.
They took risks when investing, but the returns were actually high. If the one hundred thousand taels were lent to the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, he would only earn back six thousand taels in interest in a year. It has only been two months now and I have earned 20,000 taels.
After all the money was distributed, Lu Songli asked, "Has everyone confirmed that everything is correct?"
"President Lu, we have checked everything and there is no mistake."
Lu Songli nodded, "That's good, this stage is over now, you can go back."
"President Lu, next time the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce encounters a situation where funds cannot be collected, just say so. Others don't know, but I, Old Geng, will definitely donate generously." Geng Yuan immediately expressed his loyalty.
Others were not to be outdone and said, "Yes, President Lu, if you want to ask us for money, don't be polite."
They found out that by following the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, they had meat to eat.
Next, if there is still such an opportunity, they promise to fight wherever they point it out without any hesitation.
Seeing how active they were, Lu Songli smiled and said, "Okay, I'll come back to you next time if I don't get enough money."
The next day, the imperial edict regarding Lu Desheng's promotion to Pingzhou governor for his merits finally arrived.
What followed was the imperial edict to depose Shi Tao.
At this time, the incense table had already been placed in the backyard of the Liaodong County Sheriff's Mansion.
The justice who came to announce the edict was reciting the imperial edict loudly: "The emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict says: Since ancient times, sages and sages have relied on the assistance of talents to govern the country. I have a capable minister, Lu Desheng, with both talent and virtue, outstanding ability, and practical application. During his tenure, he worked hard to govern, Those who share your worries and offer advice to Nanyang, who have made great contributions to the country and won the trust of the people, are indeed rare and capable ministers. Now, by the decree of heaven, I hereby appoint him as the governor of Pingzhou! Thank you!”
The Lu family members shouted in unison, "Long live my emperor!"
After receiving the imperial edict, Lu Desheng exchanged a few words with the father-in-law who delivered the edict, and then left the rest to his eldest son and Manager Chen.
Lu Zhiyuan and Manager Chen led the group of people who were delivering the order to rest together.
Lu Songli smiled and congratulated her father, "Dad, congratulations -" When the angel came, she was already on duty, so they welcomed the imperial edict together.
Lu Desheng smiled reservedly and said, "We are happy together."
Humph, now he is the biggest in Pingzhou. Now no one dares to let him go out and run around in the rain, right?
And in Pingzhou, no one dares to let him be a low-level kid anymore, right? Hum hum——
Jiang didn't care about the father and son, and announced that there was a good news in the family, and the servants would receive double the monthly salary this month. Then, she ordered her servants to put a few firecrackers on the gate, and at the same time, she moved a small basket of copper coins and scattered them out. Whoever picked them up would belong to them, and they felt happy.
It was also at this time that the common people learned that their Lord Lu had been promoted. They were delighted from the bottom of their hearts, and congratulations came out of their mouths from all their hearts. The atmosphere was lively and festive.
Jiangzhou, Linchuan County
Xie Bai found Xie Zhan and handed him a letter, "Master, it's not good."
Xie Zhan: "Why are you so panicked?"
"Master, please read the letter. I can't explain it clearly." He was a little exhausted after running all the way.
The letter was written by Zuo Anmin. The letter said that Zhang Xian asked for merit for Lu Desheng. After considering it, the emperor actually agreed. The imperial edict to appoint Lu Desheng as the governor of Pingzhou had already set off. And there was also an imperial edict to depose Shi Tao.
The letter was sent to the Southland, but Xie Zhan was not in the Southland at this time. The matter was of great importance. Xie Bai had just escorted a batch of grain back, and he didn't care about anything. He took the letter and went straight to Linchuan County.
After reading the letter, Xie Zhan felt that he needed to calm down.
He walked out of the door. Dusk fell, and the late autumn night wind brought a hint of chill, and his mind became clearer.
It was foreseeable that Lü Songli would take Pingzhou. After all, Liaodong County was too small, which restricted their development.
He had been thinking about when and how the other party would expand their territory.
In his opinion, Pingzhou had Shi Tao, a governor who had been sitting like a nail for ten years, so it was still difficult for Lü Songli to gain control of Pingzhou.
But he did not expect that Lü Songli would do both, and his appetite was so big that he swallowed up the entire Pingzhou territory at once.
What he did not expect was that Zhang Xian was willing to give up this overwhelming credit. It seemed that the relationship between Lü's father and daughter and Zhang Xian was stronger than he expected.
What was most unexpected to him was Shi Tao's capsize.
Shi Tao was a mediocre person, but he was loyal to the Song family. The late emperor saw this in him and allowed him to remain in the position of governor of Pingzhou.
He always thought that Shi Tao would not fail.
After all, he was not capable, but he was loyal, wasn't he?
A person only needed to be loyal to hold a high position. No matter what, this person would be loyal, right?
What Xie Zhan couldn't understand was that Shi Tao had done a good job over the years.
Now, who could tell him what Shi Tao had done that made Song Mo unable to tolerate him?