Chapter 278 Can I take it away?

These 20,000 dan of grain sounds like a lot, but it's actually not enough.

Houcheng used to be a large county with more than 10,000 households. Over the years of war, many people fled here with their families. Currently, there are more than 5,600 households, and some of the people who fled famine before are also returning.

Not counting these, even if the daily grain consumption of these more than 5,600 households is about 30,000 jin, plus the consumption of the Houcheng military camp, 50,000 jin is the normal consumption amount. If the people save a little, the consumption of 30,000 jin in the entire Houcheng is inevitable.

And Liaodong County has 18 counties...

Xue Xu is now the chief clerk of Houcheng, and he knows the situation of Houcheng very well. By analogy, he also knows how much grain the entire Liaodong County consumes and how big the grain gap is on the market.

Xue Xu gave his friend a dissatisfied look, why did you only bring 20,000 dan?

Ji Wuyin glared at him unhappily, 20,000 dan is not enough?

This was his first time in Liaodong County. He was bold enough to bring 20,000 dan of grain without knowing whether the deal would be successful. And this was his first transaction, so he had to be cautious.

In addition, did he forget that he was just a merchant? When he did business with others before, the bulk transactions were almost the same. This old man still thought that 20,000 dan of grain was not enough. He would not expect to feed the people of the entire county through himself, right?

"I wonder when this batch of grain will arrive in Liaodong County?"

"In the next two days."

In other words, the settlement is imminent.

"I wonder if Mr. Ji is interested in the medicinal materials in Liaodong County?" Lu Songli asked.

Ji Wuyin nodded.

Lu Songli clapped his hands, and the people below sent a batch of boxes, which were lined up in the open space. After opening, they were all medicinal samples.

Lu Songli looked at Ji Wuyin and made a gesture of invitation.

"Madam Qin Liu, Ji is not very proficient in medicinal materials. Can I ask someone to come up and help me identify them?" Ji Wuyin asked.

"Sure."

Ji Wuyin gave him a look, and his people went down. After a while, they came up with a master.

When the master passed by, he smelled of medicine.

Lu Songli took the tea and sipped it twice. They are all smart people, and they came prepared. Sure enough, Ji Wuyin has done such a big business, he is very good at it, and he can predict the development of events.

The master squatted in front of the medicinal material sample box, picked up the medicinal materials and checked them one by one.

After the master finished checking, he stood up and nodded slightly to Ji Wuyin.

"The medicinal materials in your Liaodong County are good, but I don't want to exchange all the food I brought for medicinal materials." He is not in the medicinal material business!

Lu Songli understood, so she said to him, "Then take a look at what medicinal materials you need and how much do you need?"

Ji Wuyin nodded and agreed with her suggestion.

These medicinal materials were purchased in the name of Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, which was founded by Lu Songli. It was purchased for the government by the government through the official merchants who had passed the Ming Road.

There was no money in the public account of Houcheng. After her father took over as the governor of Houcheng, he took over the treasury of the governor's office as soon as possible.

It's a pity that Liaodong County was really not rich, and the governor Shi Tao was a loyal emperor. Except for the food reserved for the army and soldiers, the rest of the taxes paid by the lower levels were transported back to Chang'an by him, leaving almost no extra for the local government.

In theory, stabilizing grain prices is also what the court should do.

In later generations, state-owned enterprises such as China Grain Reserves Corporation were responsible for participating in the regulation of grain prices, and in ancient times, there were also Changping warehouses.

Changping Warehouse originated in the Han Dynasty. As the saying goes, food and grass must be sent before troops move. The strong military force of the Han Dynasty also needed excellent logistical support. However, due to the long distance between border counties and the high cost of transporting grain from the central government, grain was stored locally in border counties. The main purpose of establishing Changping Warehouse is to reduce its own expenses and losses, but it will also participate in the purchase and sale of grain.

Dali Border County has Changping Warehouse, Pingzhou has it, which is located in Liaoxi County, which is also the reason why the governor's office is located in Liaoxi County.

However, due to various reasons, the storage in the Changping Warehouse in the northeast is difficult to maintain, and the court has no policy on supporting food and grass from the central government to local Changping Warehouses.

Pingzhou is even more because of its geographical location. The father does not love the mother, so the grain price is flying.

While the staff of both sides were calculating the medicinal materials, Lu Songli, Ji Wuyin and Xue Xu were drinking tea.

"Mr. Ji, Houcheng is planning to expand. Are you interested in opening a few shops in Houcheng? The commercial taxes and other things are all good. Selling some southern goods in the shops should be very popular."

"Madam Qin Liu, how do you expand Houcheng?"

"The current city walls will not be demolished, and they will be used as the inner city, and then an outer city will be built." Lu Songli thought it would be a good idea to build Houcheng into a city within a city. "The outer city is divided into four functional areas. The first to be built is the industrial park in the western suburbs. This will become the commercial core of Houcheng and even the entire Liaodong County."

Ji Wuyin said, "I need to think about this matter." He would wait until the deal was settled before talking about it.

Lu Songli nodded, "Actually, I have another suggestion."

"What suggestion?"

"If Mr. Ji is not interested in the shops built under our unified regulations, I can persuade my father to grant you a piece of land in the western suburbs for you to build a commercial building with your family or personal emblem. I sincerely suggest that Mr. Ji consider it, as only such a building can demonstrate your strength."

Lu Songli tried hard to persuade him to contribute to the construction of Houcheng Western Suburbs Industrial Park.

Ji Wuyin: ...What a good trick to borrow chickens to lay eggs! Spend his money to help her build.

"Before that, Mr. Ji only needs to pay a commercial land fee to qualify."

Ji Wuyin's eyelids jumped, "Then I have to ask, after this commercial building with the emblem of my Ji family is built, will it belong to me?"

"The government will issue you a 20-year use certificate." Lu Songli said evasively, "If the 20-year period expires, you have the priority to renew the use right."

Ji Wuyin was almost laughed at by this shameless remark. The land was bought with his money, and the commercial building was built with his money, but in the end he only had the right to use it for 20 years! Shameless enough.

But the heart is also really moved.

After all, it has been determined that the county governor's office will be moved to Houcheng, which is the seat of Liaodong County, and its popularity and commercial value have been greatly improved.

In addition, in the core area of ​​Houcheng, a seat of government, it is really proud to own a commercial building with the emblem of the Ji family.

Ji Wuyin is now worried. Can he still take the silver from selling grain?

Xue Xu laughed secretly on the side, he was worthy of being the lord he had chosen, he was like a passing goose plucking its feathers, even a fly flying by had to stretch one leg and dance before it could leave.