The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 94 Expansion

As Cai Jing came to power and the "New Deal" was promoted, the warehouses in various states and counties in the Song Dynasty were full. The left warehouse was filled with white silver and shiny copper coins, and the national treasury was unprecedentedly rich. Dad made a fortune and became elegant.

', he only changed the prime minister and solved the financial crisis. What a wise decision. As for the voices of the people living at the bottom, he could not reach his ears at all. Even if he heard them, he had to pretend not to know now.

Of course, Zhao Tong, the son, was not far behind, but his actions were more vigorous. The implementation of the Fang Tian Law increased the burden on small landowners and farmers, and they no longer wanted to farm. He immediately sent people to purchase the land, and it was a fair deal.

, never bully others; the increase in miscellaneous taxes made it impossible for small and large handicraft workshops to continue. He immediately went to solve the work problems of laid-off and unemployed workers and recruited them to work in his workshops; businessmen went bankrupt, and they all

Zhao Tong sold the shop at a reduced price without saying a word. As long as the location was good, he would immediately buy the shop and everyone else, change the sign and continue the business.

Within a few months of the implementation of the New Deal, Zhao Tong's land increased by nearly 100,000 acres, and there were 2,000 tenant households. Several workshops were expanded several times to allow the new craftsmen to have space to work. He relied on his own production.

The products all have a monopoly in the market, and the supply exceeds demand, so he has no great skills; when he has money, Zhao Tao no longer does his job, and begins to abandon industry, agriculture, and business. Now he has shops in Gongzhou Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, and even in the capital.

He Restaurant mainly sells various products produced in Zhaofu's Zhuangzi workshop, which caused great dissatisfaction among those agents in the past. Zhao Tan couldn't help but thank his father for his good policies. He was planning to send a caravan to engage in international trade last year.

, due to the lack of experienced personnel, the plan has always stayed on the table. Now with a 'click', he bought three caravans, plus a fleet, and it was all at once like a dream.

"Uncle Huang, do you think that if I acquire so much property at once, will I become a big success and attract impeachment from the officials in the court?" After all this trouble, Zhao Tong released some of the money he got from the salt banknotes.

One million dollars is nothing compared to his father, but it is still eye-catching, he asked guiltily.

"Haha." Huang Jingchen laughed, "My lord, you are worrying too much. Cai Jing's family now has five to six hundred thousand acres of land, and shops all over the world. Even Zhang Shangying, who has always been urging the emperor to be frugal, owns more than ten thousand acres in Beijing.

No one in power in the court is richer than you. The land of Zhu Meng, who is in charge of the Southeast Enshrinement Bureau, is connected to the city and the city, and you can't reach the end of it in two days! Not to mention those princes and princes, none of them is better than you.

There is little land, so don’t worry!”

"Oh?!" Zhao Tong nodded, thinking that he was a nouveau riche compared to them for a long time, and he was still not ranked among the richest people in the Song Dynasty!

"Your Majesty, all the money from the salt banknote transaction has been put into the treasury, and you have spent it all. Shouldn't my commission be counted as well?" Huang Jingchen said with a smile as he walked towards Zhao Tao.

"Okay!" Zhao Tong agreed, and when he was happy, he quickly brought the account book over, and then stepped out wisely. He backed away from the two small yellow gates on duty, and stepped back a few steps to the side before standing still. The two big

It's time to settle the score. It's best for you to stay away. Who knows if there is something in there that you shouldn't know.

"I invested a total of 200,000 guan. You collected 248,326 old salt banknotes, exchanged them for 140,000 new salt banknotes, and exchanged the rest for items in the Zuo Zangku, right?

"Zhao Tong said while looking at the account book.

"Yes, I remember this account well!" Huang Jingchen nodded in agreement with the prince's statement.

"Okay, let's continue the calculation!" Zhao Tong picked up the abacus and flicked it neatly, letting the beads return to their places, "Xin Yanyin, you sold eight thousand Yin at the par price of six guan, and sold eight guan for 23,000.

One thousand two hundred thousand guan?" Zhao Tong checked the account with Huang Jingchen one by one, "The items exchanged from Zuo Zang's warehouse are worth 840,000 guan in total, right?"

"Your Majesty, the Yanyin part is good, but the items exchanged in Zuozangku are all at a 65% discount. No matter how you calculate it, it must be worth a million coins. You can't calculate it like that!" Huang Jingchen immediately objected.

"Then how to calculate it? Among the profits, I paid you for the expenses of taking care of various gods. Also, why did you disobey the instructions and sell all the things privately? If you put it now, how much more can you say you can sell, and the loss is

Shouldn't it also be your responsibility?" Zhao Tong raised his head and asked.

"I...I thought the price was high enough at the time, but who knew it would go up again now!" Huang Jingchen said sarcastically, "Then let's go with the price the prince said!" He finally understood that the prince was not going to hold him accountable for his 'stolen selling'.

I bought the item, but I am waiting for myself at this moment, but it is really painful. If it were put now, the price would have increased by one-third, which would be very expensive for all ages!

"Hmph, don't think that you are at a loss, I am the one who is at a loss!" Zhao Tong said dissatisfied while calculating, "Throw away the capital of 200,000 yuan, your travel expenses, benefits and emotional investment for others, the total is 300 yuan.

Out of 10,000 guan, we have a net remaining of 3.26 million guan, so we should give you 650,200 guan. You will make a lot of money this time!"

"Haha, isn't it a generous gift from the prince? Next time something like this happens, the prince must not forget me!" Huang Jingchen's eyes stopped laughing. He didn't expect to earn so much money, and he didn't expect that the prince would almost miss me this time.

It's like playing with nothing, and the small amount of capital invested is negligible compared with the huge profits.

"Uncle Huang, I want to give you half of the profit this time, and the rest will be counted as shares in several of our restaurants. I estimate that we can get a share of 50,000 to 60,000 yuan every year, and we can also share the profits of Shunzi and others.

After their identities are bleached, the remaining people can be placed in caravans, or they can open a few restaurants on the border. With legal identities and fixed incomes, they can live comfortably without having to rely on money all the time.

Your support can also be regarded as giving them an explanation for working in our government for so many years!" Zhao Tong did not joke this time, but said seriously.

"Alas, Your Majesty is still considering the long term, so that even if I am gone one day, they can live comfortably. I thank Your Majesty on their behalf!" Huang Jingchen stood up and saluted.

"Uncle Huang, you don't have to be like this. Without them, we wouldn't have gotten so much information. There will be many places where they will be needed in the future. Now that we have more money, we can recruit and train more people. They will be of great use in the future!" Zhao

Tama didn't hide his intention of using them and told the truth.

"Your Majesty is really good at scheming. You bribed me with the last bit of my family fortune. Now Shunzi is more respectful to you than he is to me. The white-eyed wolf in Fengxi is even more heartless and has taken refuge in you early!" Huang Jingchen

He rolled his eyes and said.

"Uncle Huang, what's yours and mine, do we still share it with each other?" Zhao Tong returned to his childlike appearance, laughing and saying, "I think Shunzi is no longer old, so he should be let out.

Well, from now on, I will let Fenxi follow you to deal with the news coming from everywhere, and train the manpower. The two in the garden can also help. They have been raising flowers for several years, and now they are already feeling uncomfortable?"

After the autumn harvest, the Mahang Street, where restaurants are gathered in the capital, has added a new member - Duck House. The four-story store is not a big restaurant in Beijing, but the plaque inscribed by Prime Minister Cai adds a lot of color to the restaurant.

, the decoration design inside is said to have been designed by the master craftsmen in the palace, and it is even more magnificent and unique, in no way inferior to big stores like Fan Lou.

The other is the restaurant’s main dish, hanging oven roast duck, which is absolutely unique in the capital. It is said that the ducks are fed in a special way, and the cooking method is also novel. They are baked with fruit wood. What’s more, the ducks sold here are special.

The shochu served to the palace was served in a special glass cup. The clear and mellow shochu was filled in the transparent glass. Then we ate thinly sliced ​​roast duck, braised duck liver, duck heart, duck feet, and finally a bowl of duck.

The soup made from the rack is simply a fairy-like enjoyment.

Of course, the consumption here is also quite high. A duck on the street that only costs 100 yuan can be sold here for 5 guan. With the addition of drinks and simple side dishes, four or five people can eat it for 20 guan. But

This still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the people in the capital. More than 80 tables on the three floors are full every day. If you want to have a private room exclusively, you have to make a reservation five days in advance.

"Damn, I can finally live a normal life this time!" Shunzi said with emotion in a large, elegant and spacious room on the fourth floor. Now he is the manager of this restaurant, but his leisurely look seems...

He is a hands-off shopkeeper, and all business matters are managed by the second shopkeeper outside. Few customers have seen him, and they don't know his true identity - the director of the Beijing Office of the Zhao family.

Shunzi's natal name was not Shunzi. He was originally a member of the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty. The Imperial City Department's obvious function was to perform various daily affairs. He was responsible for the inspection of palace gates, inspections of the palace, guarding and sweeping the palaces, etc.

He is responsible for keeping guards in the imperial city, guarding the gates (palace gate, palace gate, imperial city gate) and checking the four-color imperial orders. He is also responsible for purchasing food, driving the emperor's travels, and even cleaning the toilets in the imperial city, etc. In addition to these

It also has public security, detective and arrest functions, and was one of the two major intelligence departments of the Song Dynasty.

Huang Jingchen once took charge of the Imperial City Department as the deputy governor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, responsible for the intelligence work of Hebei Road, Hedong Road and Shaanxi Road. Shunzi was one of his subordinates. Later, Huang Jingchen was involved in the battle in the palace.

Failure, these people were all branded as Huang Jingchen, and of course they were also targets of purges, and almost all of them were removed from the Imperial City Division.

What these people do is not law-abiding. Who has not violated the laws of the Song Dynasty, threatened officials, and engaged in torture. They have offended too many people. Without their special status, who would use them as a green onion?

Therefore, life was very difficult after he was removed from the list. Huang Jingchen did not forget his old friendship and helped them from time to time, but how much money did he have? Fortunately, the prince was a money rake and always gave Huang Jingchen large sums of money in various names.

This allowed them to survive.