Chapter 25 The Storm is Coming
"A lot? How much?"
Several masters were stunned and their faces changed.
Zheng Yueru also smiled bitterly and shook her head.
This Zui Yinzhou made these wealthy masters who had seen the world unable to sit still, and they even shouted out a high price of fifteen taels!
Liu Zheng was standing by today and remained silent.
After all, his father is the county lord.
But at this moment, he was also shocked.
Fifteen taels, what does this mean?
The purchase price in Yinzhou is 15 taels, so what if we sell it to other places? As we all know, this era is not like the previous life. The logistics cost in this era is the highest! For this 15 taels of wine, if we sell it to Jinghua, I am afraid we need to guarantee 30 taels!
Thirty taels...
Sky-high price!
However, Cao Zhen was extremely happy at this time, and laughed loudly: "Thank you for your concession, everyone! Thank you for your concession!"
The other masters all looked indignant and regretted. They thought that if they also offered 15 taels, they would probably make some money. In the end, they lacked the courage in the last move, and their merchant nature was fully revealed at this moment.
"snort!"
Chen Kui's face turned black, and he was about to have a fit on the spot. He shouted to his hundreds of elite soldiers to rush in.
"Why, Mr. Chen can't afford to lose?"
Cao Zhen smiled coldly.
But the atmosphere was tense for a moment, and Chen Kui then said with a fake smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Cao, I am not someone who can't afford to lose. Farewell!"
After saying this, he didn't even say hello to Liu Dahao. He stood up and left with the hundreds of elite soldiers at the door.
The same is true for the Wang family.
Liu Zheng felt slightly angry when he saw this.
Once the combat effectiveness of his soldiers is formed, these prominent families will be taken care of one by one by him sooner or later.
Like the contract signed with the Zheng family, Liu Zheng emphasized that the local "Drunk Yinzhou" in Yinzhou is supplied by the county magistrate's mansion. And this situation will change as the situation develops. For example, it is possible that the entire Liangzhou wine will be supplied by the Liu family. He supplies the local area at the lowest price, so the Cao family naturally has no objection. After all, he can't buy goods at 15 taels and sell them at 15 taels. It's totally unprofitable...
The Zheng family and the Cao family also understood Liu Zheng's good intentions.
If he does this, there will definitely be many people who will come to Yinzhou to stimulate consumption! Naturally, Yinzhou, a place without governance, will become relatively prosperous.
"This young master of the Liu family..."
When Cao Zhen signed the contract and left, he was already lost in thought.
This Liu Zheng is not like those county marquises and young masters who came here for a "few days' tour" before. He did this because he wanted to truly develop Yinzhou.
It seems that the Cao family needs to re-examine the relationship between the county and the Marquis' Mansion.
"Son, this is another sum of money. You are much better than me, your father!"
After Zheng Yueru left, Liu Dahao became even more excited. In just one day, he received another deposit of three thousand taels, one from the Zheng family and the other from the Cao family.
A few days ago, the house was bare.
Who wouldn’t be happy if they suddenly became rich today?
Liu Zheng glanced at him and said, "Dad, is this all you can do?"
"Three thousand taels?"
He smiled bitterly and said, "Three thousand taels, can't even support a thousand soldiers."
A basin of cold water was poured down on him instantly. Liu Dahao stammered a few times but still couldn't utter a word.
That's right.
Raising soldiers is a money-burning thing. Liu Zheng did some calculations. If the county magistrate's office wants to ensure 5,000 elite soldiers, each person does not need too much, and the monthly salary of one tael of silver is 5,000 taels. In addition, they also need to take care of weapons and equipment, food, drink, and defecation. 5,000 elite soldiers will cost at least 10,000 taels!
Of course, this situation can be improved a lot by implementing the garrison system in the future.
But for him now, the most important task is to make money!
"hiring!"
These days, Liu Zheng has completely transformed his "Divine Workshop" into a fully enclosed workshop. First, he paid someone to help build a wall for the Divine Workshop, and then he directly brought the soldiers from the county magistrate's mansion here for training, and they could also serve as guards, so that those who wanted to covet the secrets here would completely give up the idea.
With the help of the mountains, Liu Zheng first built his winery.
Zui Yinzhou, Shenxian Niang, Baiyujing and Zui Baxian, several kinds of fine wines were brewed separately. He recruited more than 300 craftsmen alone! Fortunately, when he first came to Yinzhou, he got along well with these farmers, so it was not difficult to recruit people, and these people were more supportive of the reconstruction of the county magistrate's mansion.
There are still not enough people...
While recruiting craftsmen and training them, we also need to recruit soldiers.
As a result, for a whole half month, Liu Zheng did not leave the Shengong Workshop and return to the County Marquis' Mansion.
Time flies, and it is now the time for autumn harvest. Many of the craftsmen in the Shengong Workshop took leave to go back home for the harvest. Suddenly, the lively yard became much more desolate.
"Brother Liu, how are you?"
Liu Zheng had just made himself a cup of tea when the sound of horse hooves was heard. From the neutral voice, anyone could tell that it was Zheng Yueru.
He couldn't help but feel happy that the boy who brought money had come again.
I was just worried that the money for this month had run out.
"Miss Zheng, you've come just in time. Try my Biluochun!"
Liu Zheng welcomed her in.
Zheng Yueru smiled and said, "Brother Liu is indeed a young master of Liangzhou. He really knows how to enjoy life."
Liu Zheng saw her anxious look and naturally knew that she came for the fine wine. He laughed and said, "Don't worry, Miss Zheng. I knew that the autumn harvest would be busy, so I had already rushed out this batch of fine wine."
Zheng Yueru's face relaxed a little: "That's good, that's good! Brother Liu should have gotten used to the life in Yinzhou. I want to ask, when do you plan to open the county magistrate's mansion?"
Establish a government.
Since the county mansion is being rebuilt, the opening ceremony must be held. This is not a formal ceremony, but a formal process. When the county mansion is opened, the appointment of personnel will be announced on the same day, the tax policy will be re-defined, and some relevant departments will be established. This is the top priority of the opening ceremony.
At this point, the county mansion finally had official recognition and legal effect.
Now, the entire Yinzhou is watching the County Marquis' Mansion.
The four prominent families are the most vulnerable. If the policies of the county marquisate affect their interests, no one knows what will happen.
Therefore, it is normal for Zheng Yueru to care about this matter.
After all, the Zheng family is now the royal family that is closest to the County Marquis' Mansion. The cooperation between the two parties has achieved a win-win situation, and the business of Fengming Tower is also booming. She doesn't want to fall out with the County Marquis' Mansion.
"Open a government office?"
Liu Zheng laughed and said, "It will probably be soon . Miss Zheng, just wait for the announcement."
Zheng Yueru frowned and said, "Brother Liu, the autumn harvest is busy and people's minds are changing. Now is the best time to open a government office. If Brother Liu has any concerns, you can discuss it with me. The Zheng family will certainly contribute a little to help the county marquis!"
"oh?"
Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
He didn't expect that Miss Zheng would actually say such words to him, which could be considered a heart-to-heart talk.
The autumn harvest is a busy time for farmers, and it is the time when the people of Yinzhou have great psychological fluctuations. After all, Yinzhou is poor, and the annual harvest basically depends on the weather. It is normal for farmers to feel unbalanced when looking at their pitiful grain. Therefore, this is the best time to implement new policies.
Zheng Yueru knew that Liu Zheng was worried that the day of the opening of the mansion would cause a mutiny among the four prominent families, so she said this to Liu Zheng first to express the Zheng family's position.
"Miss Zheng, there is no need to worry. I, Liu Zheng, am enough."
Liu Zheng laughed out loud.
He's not yet at the point where he needs a woman's help.
Zheng Yueru was anxious: "Brother Liu, please don't be arrogant. Recently, the prominent families are upset to see that the county marquis's mansion is becoming more stable. My Zheng family and Cao family are fine, but I heard that Chen Kui of the Chen family has already said that he will make the county marquis look bad on the day of opening the mansion..."
Liu Zheng was furious when he heard this. He stood up and shouted, "Did he really say that?"
Zheng Yueru nodded and added: "Brother Liu is a scholar from Liangzhou, so you must have heard of Liangzhou Governor Chen Batian!"
"Chen Batian?"
Liu Zheng's eyes flashed. Chen Batian, the commander-in-chief of Liangzhou, led the Liangzhou army and was the number one military figure in Liangzhou. His real name was Chen Liang. He was called Chen Batian because of his domineering personality, burly appearance, amazing martial arts, and decisive killing.
"Could it be that this Chen family is Chen Batian..."
Zheng Yueru nodded and warned: "Brother Liu, the two thousand private soldiers of the Chen family are all soldiers arranged by Chen Batian who have been on the battlefield. Brother Liu, you must be careful!"
Liu Zheng didn't expect this to happen, and his face changed slightly.
A soldier who had fought in the battlefield and killed people was naturally not an ordinary soldier. No wonder Chen Kui was so arrogant. He had not been able to defeat the Zheng and Cao families in the matter of fine wine. Seeing these two families making a lot of money, he was naturally very dissatisfied. It was not surprising that they even thought of robbing his "God's Workshop".
"The Chen family..."
Liu Zheng laughed out loud.
Zheng Yuru still wanted to persuade.
Liu Zheng said in a cold voice: "Miss Zheng, there is no need to say more. It would be better if the Chen family does not come. If they dare to come, I, Liu Zheng, will make their Chen family disappear into ashes!"
"Brother Liu!"
Zheng Yueru's face changed drastically when she heard this. She wanted to send her followers away, but it was too late.
How dare you say such things in this situation? Brother Liu is too careless!
What she didn't know was that Liu Zheng did this on purpose.
During this period of time, the county lord's mansion has reached a thousand soldiers, and after Qin Changfeng's training, their combat effectiveness has been formed. Liu Zheng has been waiting for his plate armor to be equipped on a large scale, so that he can open a mansion and take advantage of these prominent families to establish his prestige.
Unexpectedly, the Chen family was the first one who couldn't help it.
At this moment, Lu Dachui came running over with a look of joy on his face: "Sir, we have finally hammered out the fine iron you wanted, and we have successfully cast a set of plate armor. Please give us your instructions!"
Liu Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay, take me to see it!"
"Brother Liu..."
Zheng Yueru shouted again.
Liu Zheng thought that Zheng Yueru was kind enough to remind him, and it was obvious that she wanted to make friends with the County Marquis's Mansion, and that the Zheng family should be the target of his efforts to win over. If he ignored it, it would be hard to say who the Zheng family would side with when the mansion was opened.
So he laughed and said, "Miss Zheng, do you want to go into my divine workshop and take a look?"
"ah?"
Zheng Yueru was pleasantly surprised: "Is this really possible?"
"Walk!"
Liu Zheng smiled faintly.
It's time to show this partner some fighting power.
