Chapter 623: It's Coming

Gu Huaisheng reported Wan Rendong's abnormality to Lu Songli.

After listening, Lu Songli said he knew and gestured to Xue Xu beside him.

Xue Xu nodded.

After Gu Huaisheng finished his report, Xue Xu accompanied him when he went out.

Gu Huaisheng couldn't help asking Xue Xu, "Mr. Xue, won't this person be dealt with?"

Xue Xu stroked his beard and said, "The governor means to mark him and deal with him, but the means cannot be harsh, or you can raise him and kill him after fattening him up."

Gu Huaisheng nodded, "I see." Pingzhou's methods of doing things are really gentle and gentle.

Xue Xu gestured for him to learn from him, "There are so many people in Pingzhou, and it is inevitable that there are spies." These people were all in his little notebook, "We can only mark them first, and then slowly eliminate them after checking them out."

Zhuozhou, Cai Family

Facing the situation of being forced to buy shares, the faces of the Cai family father and son were not very good.

After all, Cai Guang was worldly-wise and experienced a lot, so he gave his son a calm look.

Zhao Song drank the tea offered by the Cai family leisurely, and he ignored the quarrel between the father and son.

He was from the side branch of the Zhao family, and nominally, he was the uncle of Zhao Minglou and Zhao Yutan.

He sat here, representing not only himself, but also the power behind him. Since ancient times, the people did not fight with the officials, and this thing would definitely succeed, sooner or later.

Cai Guang waited for his son to calm down before he said to the visitor, "Manager Zhao, it's not impossible for you to buy shares."

Behind Zhao Song stood Zhao Minglou, the governor of Zhuozhou, and Zhao Minglou was the brother-in-law of Xie Zhan, the current commander-in-chief of the Dali Army. Cai Guang decided to follow his advice, as the saying goes, a man of insight is a hero.

Cai Guang gave in, and Zhao Song smiled, "Mr. Cai, that's right. We can make money together if we are in harmony. It's good for you, me and everyone."

Cai Guang forced a smile and asked, "How does Manager Zhao plan to invest in the Cai family?"

Zhao Song said bluntly, "I will invest 500,000 taels and enjoy half of the profits of the Cai donkey farm."

The Zhao family returned to Chang'an from the south with the son-in-law. All the rewards from the emperor were given to the son-in-law's family, and the Zhao family did not get any rewards.

At the beginning, the Zhao family was confiscated and exiled, and they did not have time to hide some property.

Although Zhao Yutan, the aunt, and the son-in-law helped the Zhao family after returning to Chang'an, the Zhao family was short of money.

This time, Zhao Minglou was appointed as the governor of Zhuozhou County, which was also an opportunity for the Zhao family, an opportunity to make money.

In order to make full profits and make up for the lack of financial resources of the Zhao family, the aunt Zhao Yutan privately raised 300,000 taels of silver this time, and the family raised another 200,000 taels.

In order to collect the 200,000 taels, the Zhao family really tried their best, and almost cashed in all the money and property that the uncles and aunts gave them after they returned to Chang'an, as well as the gifts given by others under the pretext of something.

He carefully selected the Cai family, which is strong, well-managed, and has a good reputation in Zhuozhou. They are a good partner.

Cai Qin was young and hot-tempered, and he was very angry when he heard this.

The Cai family's breeding farm and related assets are worth two to three million taels of silver. Zhao Song only invested 500,000 taels, and he wanted half of the income produced by the Cai family?

What's the difference between this and robbery?

Cai Guang also looked embarrassed, "This-"

"Mr. Cai, you should know that my 500,000 taels are not just 500,000 taels of silver. You know the benefits of me investing in your Cai family."

Cai Guang certainly knew, but 500,000 taels of silver would take up half of their Cai family's shares...

Zhao Song glanced at the father and son and snorted coldly, "Don't worry, I will invest in you for half of your Cai family's profit for a year. When the profit is settled, I will withdraw the 500,000 yuan capital. Your Cai family's profit in the future has nothing to do with me."

Cai Guang understood that Zhao Song was optimistic about the good donkey market price in Zhuozhou this year and wanted to make a fortune.

Cai Qin also understood that the other party did not want to encroach on their Cai family's industry, but wanted to share this year's profit.

Although this is also very unpleasant, it is not so unacceptable compared to the former.

"And I don't participate in the management." Zhao Song added.

Cai Guang heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, "That's good, that's good." It's better not to interfere in the business. There are still ways to raise donkeys. The most feared thing is that outsiders guide insiders and interfere randomly.

Now he has accepted his fate and wants to share half of the profits earned this year. What he was most worried about just now was that the other party wanted to interfere in the business, which eventually led to no money or losses, and then troubled the Cai family later.

In the end, the Cai family and Zhao Song reached an agreement.

Zhao Song asked someone to send gold worth 500,000 taels of silver and took away the contract.

When Zhao Song left, Cai Guang and his son stood up to see him off.

After sending him away, Cai Qin couldn't help but say, "Dad, do we accept this kind of thing? Will we accept it in the future?"

Cai Guang patted his son's shoulder to comfort him. There was no way. People under the eaves had to bow their heads. Who made their Cai family be targeted?

"Actually, Zhao Song was quite kind this time." He only took half of the profit.

Cai Qin snorted in dissatisfaction.

They didn't know that Zhao Song didn't want to take more, but he was worried that the Cai family would quit after taking more, so he left them half.

Cai Guang and his son both thought that Zhao Song acted this way because Zhao Minglou suggested it.

In fact, Zhao Minglou didn't know about this.

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After Zhao Minglou took office, he actively visited the people in the neighborhood and found that almost every household in Zhuozhou either raised a donkey, was preparing to raise one, or was engaged in a donkey-related business.

During the visit, when they mentioned the donkeys they raised, they were all happy, hoping to raise their donkeys and sell them for a good price.

Zhao Minglou didn't understand why these civilians were so obsessed with raising donkeys.

He didn't know that ordinary people had few opportunities to make money, and it was too difficult to make money. But once there was an opportunity, and this opportunity was in a business they were familiar with, they would try their best to seize it.

Zhao Minglou reminded them openly and secretly that what if the price of donkeys fell after they raised the donkeys?

The people were very surprised. How could the price of donkeys fall? There were so many people in the Pingzhou army, and donkey meat hot bread had become a military supply. As long as General Qin Sheng always loved to eat donkey meat hot bread, the governor of Pingzhou would be happy to spoil him.

Zhao Minglou told them that the price of grain would rise this year, and asked them to take good care of the crops in the fields.

They would smile and then vaguely reply, probably, maybe.

Obviously, they did not believe that the price of grain would rise, but just wanted to deal with him as a parent official.

Zhao Minglou felt powerless.

There was no way, Zhuozhou and Pingzhou were adjacent, and the price of grain in Pingzhou had been very stable, which had affected Zhuozhou to a certain extent.

Zhao Minglou said that the price of grain would rise at the end of the year, but how could it be more real than seeing the stable increase in the price of donkeys?

Until one time, when he left, as soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, he heard the youngest son of that family muttering in dissatisfaction, "Zhao County Magistrate is really something, his family doesn't eat the pie he painted, and he still lets us eat it."

Zhao Minglou paused and heard another voice reply, "That's right, he is obviously optimistic about the donkey market, otherwise why would he invest in the Cai family?"

Zhao Minglou: ? ? ?

What does this mean?

Zhao Minglou had a hunch that something was wrong, so he asked someone to investigate after he returned, and found out that it was Zhao Song.

He couldn't believe that Zhao Song had done such a big thing behind his back.

He called someone to ask, "Uncle, did you invest 500,000 taels in the Cai family?"

"Yes." Zhao Song admitted.

"Where did you get this money?"

"Your father collected 200,000, and 300,000 was taken by Yu Tan."

Zhao Minglou: His family and his younger sister really spent all their money on this bet.

He knew very well that it was not easy for his family and his younger sister to get such a large sum of money.

"Uncle, why didn't you discuss this big thing with me?"

"Your father and Yu Tan both think it's better for you not to get involved in this matter."

Zhao Minglou's forehead was throbbing. What about this situation?

"Do you know that Pingzhou used the strategy of buying deer to control Chu to seize Zhuozhou?"

"The donkeys in Zhuozhou are just like the deer in Chu. When Pingzhou's Lv Songli removed donkey meat from the military supply list, it would inevitably cause the price of donkeys to fall. Now Zhuozhou has so many donkeys, and when so many donkeys cannot be sold, the price will fall even more..."

"You are still diving in now, have you thought about the consequences?"

Zhao Song talked about their plans, "Minglou, you are talking about the stage of Pingzhou closing the net. But before Pingzhou closes the net, the price of donkeys will definitely rise, right? As long as we clear out all the donkeys before Pingzhou closes the net, won't it be okay?" And you can make a lot of money.

"I carefully selected the Cai family. I have investigated. The youngest batch of donkeys in their family is almost three months old. They must be harvested in advance before other donkeys enter the market in large numbers."

Zhao Song always felt that if they got ahead of the game, they would not be able to take over the last baton.

The most important thing is that Zhao Song is still optimistic about the future of Zhuozhou. Isn't the grand governor Xie Zhan, the son-in-law, already actively responding? The court will definitely not let Pingzhou take Zhuozhou smoothly.

Even if the situation is very bad in the end, they can still stabilize it with the help of the court.

Zhao Song didn't think there was anything wrong with them doing this to benefit themselves. Besides, if the Zhao family didn't make this money, others would have made it.

Zhao Minglou didn't say anything. Although Zhao Song's words sounded reasonable, Zhao Minglou still felt it was too dangerous.

Zhao Song whispered, "Minglou, do you know? As long as our family wins this one, we can get back our previous family assets."

Zhao Minglou paused. He knew very well that if he forced Zhao Song to take back the 500,000 taels of silver that he had invested in the Cai family, this move would be like a basin of cold water, which would cool down the increasingly hot donkey market in Zhuozhou.

But Zhao Song's words made him hesitate. Their Zhao family was indeed short of money, and this time was indeed an opportunity.

The Zhao family planned very well. But what the Zhao family didn't know was that Pingzhou had the autonomy to close the net. If they wanted to escape and reap a wave before Pingzhou closed the net, they had to give Pingzhou a chance.