NovelsAlex Chapter 149 Plunder (2)
Chapter 149 Plunder (2)
Chapter 149 Plunder (2)
There are many disadvantages of warehousing.
Throughout history, in peaceful and prosperous times, those officials who committed crimes in nests are always inseparable from the shadow of storage fraud.
When the resources of the entire prefecture, county, provincial highway, and entire country are concentrated in remote corners and placed in warehouses that few people pay attention to, it is inevitable that someone will be tempted.The so-called relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to drink water, relying on warehouses either eat mice or become mice.
However, being a mouse is easy, but eating a mouse is difficult.
Even in the huge Xia Jing, the number of people who are qualified to eat mice can be counted on one hand.
If Cheng Jinzhou himself was not a star warlock, the most he could do was to be two big rats with Cao Lu, eating some leftovers, and he was far from qualified to talk about "a few warehouses".But when he was an astromancer, the criminal immunity he possessed, the resources of the astromancer, the money and power he possessed made him surpass all rats.
After all, Shen Cong agreed to Cheng Jinzhou's suggestion.The children of the aristocratic family do not lack food and clothing, but what they lack the most is a sense of identity.On the road of imperial examination, he obviously saw his own limit, when his literary talent and intellectual level could not be improved.It seems that it is really a turning point in life to have a big ticket with Cheng Jinzhou.
On the one hand, this will allow him to have enough money to use, so that he can go further in the officialdom. On the other hand, it will also make him have a closer relationship with Cheng Jinzhou-the important court officials will keep close to one or two star warlocks If you don't get the approval of any astromancer, then as a political figure, you will obviously fail.It's as if American politicians are not recognized by Wall Street, British politicians are not recognized by American politicians, Zimbabwean politicians are not recognized by British politicians, Chinese politicians are not supported by the people...
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Cheng Jinzhou and Shen Cong found an excuse and sneaked into the archives of the household department.
Logically speaking, those who can enter this place should be officials above level 12, but since Cheng Jinzhou is an astrologer, and Cheng Jinzhou's father is an official above level 12, the gentlemen of the archives seem to be the same. So literal.
Shen Cong even recruited a staff member and asked him to help, "Go and get me all the warehouse information near the capital and Tong County. There must be quantity, storage time, and the resumes of the officials."
The staff didn't care whether it violated the rules or not, and ran to find it seriously.
There were other little officials who came to serve tea and snacks for the two of them, and they waited carefully before leaving.
Cheng Jinzhou picked up the tea and said with a lazy look on his face: "If you ask me, Huangjin County is pretty good. Why bother looking for Tong County?"
As a local snake, Shen Cong sneered and lowered his voice: "Huangjin Port is only a little smaller than the West Pier of Beijing. It is still a busy port. How many people are watching it, and the Cao Lu you mentioned is smart. Think about it, he can It takes so much energy to get the news one day earlier than your father. Let’s snatch food from his mouth. Although we are not afraid, I don’t think it is necessary. Let’s start small first. And... Tong County is a good place. .”
"Why?" Cheng Jinzhou reckoned that in such a county, it would be considered good if he could knock out 1 taels of silver, and most of them were probably food, which was too little for him.
Shen Cong smiled inscrutably and profoundly, and waited for the clerk of the archives to hand over the materials to him, and then spread them on the table, before explaining: "There is no warehouse of the household department in Tong County, so there is no warehouse department, and other small counties Similarly, the warehouse is hosted by the master book."
"What kind of benefit is this? My father is the head of the household department, not the official department." Cheng Jinzhou muttered.
Shen Cong laughed twice, looked around and saw that there was absolutely no one there, lowered his head and smiled and said, "The most wonderful place is here, and Tong County has two advantages. First, Guifang, the chief secretary, broke away from our Shen family A servant, and bold and careful, I still remember that when I was in the mansion, Guifang was the only servant who dared to open a gambling house in the mansion, she was not beaten to death by my father, she was so lucky good."
As a member of an aristocratic family, the servants who are released to serve as officials are obviously destined to be closely tied to the master's family, no matter whether they are separated in contract or not.
Cheng Jinzhou's face turned pale, and he asked, "What about the second one?"
"Don't think that Tong County is also on the plains, where mines are produced."
"Could it be copper?" Cheng Jinzhou suddenly became interested.Gold mines and silver mines produce the least, so copper mines are the most profitable.
Shen Cong laughed mysteriously and said, "You don't have to think about the three kinds of gold, silver and copper mines, as long as you find them, you will send troops there. It will not be the turn of a master to distribute them."
"What kind of mine is that?"
"Tin mine."
"Tin mine?" Cheng Jinzhou repeated.
"That's right." Shen Cong was very satisfied with Cheng Jinzhou's expression and laughed loudly: "I didn't expect that tin mines were the most worthless thing in the past. The Ministry of Revenue would rather build a warehouse in the iron mining area than build a warehouse in the iron mining area." To build a portal in Tong County, so close to the capital, I don’t want to spend money to be impeached by the censor. Who knows, since the first half of the year, several nearby commercial firms have bought tin mines aggressively, and they only bought from the vicinity of the capital, and the price of the tin mines in Tong County The price has increased by at least [-]%. If the traffic here is not bad and the mines start to recruit people again, the price can still rise. Do you think we would be too sorry for ourselves if we don't take a bite before Tobu opens his mouth?"
The expressions on Cheng Jinzhou's face are colorful.
For Bactria, which was equivalent to the 17th century, they had very few opportunities to use tin mines.The price increase is like Penglai Xiandao.
The price of tin mines can go up. To be honest, it is almost because of his purchase. The materials of 10 taels of silver every half a month are a huge impetus for all the raw material production areas around the capital. Of course, it’s okay to call it oppression.
In the absence of a solution, it is also natural for Qin Yu Trading Company and others to acquire a large number of tin mines.
However, considering the natural environment and traffic conditions in Tong County, their acquisitions are quite insufficient compared with people's enthusiasm for digging after the price rise.
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It took the group two days to arrive at the warehouse in Tong County. The owner, Bo Ze, had already been waiting at the scene.Although the latter was a position equivalent to the deputy secretary of the county party committee, he still showed great enthusiasm when facing two dandies from Beijing.
It could be seen that Mr. Bo cared more about Shen Cong.Perhaps for him, astromancer is too distant a term.In a small county town, it is rare for an astro-manager to appear.Or, Cheng Jinzhou's age is really difficult to be treated equally by people.
Taking advantage of the lavish entertainment, Cheng Jinzhou found an opportunity to whisper: "How do you convince him to sell us the things in the warehouse?"
After all, the output of the mine is limited, and the tin ore they value is still stored in open-air warehouses. In the absence of waterways, transportation volume determines sales, and the motivation brought by rising prices has solved a large number of jobs. Question - if there is a similar term in this era.
As for Cheng Jinzhou, he naturally didn't need to consider the transportation issue.
Shen Cong made a reassuring gesture and said, "I know this kid very well, just leave it to me."
With that said, he took Guifang and said, "Xiao Guizi, my money is a little tight. I came to see you today to beat the autumn wind."
Guifang was thirty or forty years old, standing in front of the big boy Shen Cong, smiling like a walnut that had been smashed open, ignoring the eyes of the people around her, and said: "Second young master just joked, I will definitely give you as much as you want." It's done for you. "
The prime minister's concubine, with this status, Mr. Bo is not afraid of repudiating his debts, and he wished Shen Cong would renege on his debts.
Shen Cong glanced at Cheng Jinzhou, smiled evilly and said, "To be honest, I've taken a fancy to the things in your warehouse, and I want to borrow them for three months."
"3 months." Guifang didn't categorically refuse, but began to think about it.
Shen Cong smiled slightly.The Shen family has a huge network of connections, he didn't choose the place casually, especially when he came to familiarize himself with the situation for the first time, he chose many times.The Guifang in front of me, who was released from the mansion for three or four years, was able to rise from the low-level 24th level to the boss, thanks to the Shen family's relationship.In addition to favor and interests, boldness is also an important factor.
Sure enough, Guifang didn't even need to go home and think carefully, she nodded quickly in front of several people in only three to five minutes, and said, "This opportunity is not to be missed, Xiao Guizi is following the second young master at this shop."
He said and yelled at the few people he brought: "Come here and kowtow to the second grandfather. For today's matter, you are considered to be on the boat. I have a bite to eat. If you don't starve to death, who dares to talk nonsense, the whole family be careful!" On."
A group of people knelt down like dumplings and shouted: "Second Grandpa!"
"Hello, Second Grandpa."
"Second Grandpa, don't worry."
The eldest in Shen Cong's family is Daddy, so he is the young master.These people are one level lower than Guifang, so he has evolved into a grandfather-level figure.
Cheng Jinzhou's jaw drooped when he heard this.
Guifang smiled and nodded to Cheng Jinzhou, then turned to Shen Cong and smiled: "I am in charge of the warehouse, but it is troublesome to have few people to help. Don't worry, Second Young Master, they are all people who have been with me for several years and have a clean financial background. "
"It's good to be innocent..." Cheng Jinzhou thought he was an astrologist, and said a little brazenly: "Get ready, when are we going to move things?"
As he spoke, he stared at the open-air warehouse not far ahead.Tongxian County is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is barren, so the land price is naturally worthless.Any land that is freed up to build a warehouse is considered a good place. It is at least tens of thousands of acres in size. The ore is still divided into piles inside, with loess padding in the middle to facilitate large trucks.
Because there is no fear of theft, the wall is very short. Even so, few ores will be piled over the wall, and there are plenty of places to spread inside.
When an "innocent" gentleman heard Cheng Jinzhou's naked question, he immediately came forward and said: "200 oxcarts go through the warehouse every day. If we find a way to make the oxcarts make two more turns, we can produce tens of thousands of stones."
Another "innocent" gentleman rushed: "It's too little. Let's move at night and dig a road on the hill over there. As long as it is transported a few hundred meters from the warehouse, it doesn't matter if the lights are bright."
A group of innocent people discussed how to steal state assets.
Cheng Jinzhou was still staring at the open warehouse in a daze.
Customer service 010 came out after a while and said: "Do you want me to test it for you?"
"Don't you think it's a little far?" They were now a few kilometers away from the other edge of the warehouse.
"The inspection fee of 1200 star yuan is enough."
"No money." Cheng Jinzhou is a standard playboy, after discovering that customer service 010 has a weakness, he couldn't help but take advantage of it.
Customer service 010 was really aggrieved, and after more than ten seconds, he said: "I hope you can raise funds as soon as possible."
Cheng Jinzhou chuckled, then coughed, interrupted the confession of the innocents, and said, "You don't have to worry about how to transport the ore, but I took things away, how can you cover it up for a few months, let's talk about it."
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(End of this chapter)