Chapter 82: Ming Jia is probably a fool, right?
Xin Chang sighed, "There have been fewer merchants traveling these past two years, especially in the past six months. We haven't even sent out a single merchant caravan. Is it possible, young lady, that you have thoughts about the Western Regions?"
"If Shopkeeper Xin goes to the Western Regions again, could you bring back some local species?" Zhu Mingqing touched the white flounder. "If they are all as precious as the white flounder, I will buy them no matter the price."
Xin Chang originally thought that today's business was just a normal one, but he didn't expect the other party to have such financial resources.
Just a trip to the Western Regions would cost a lot of money, including the cost of manpower, food, lodging, and various other expenses.
But the other party actually said that he would buy it no matter what the price was.
I don’t know where this Ming family came from.
He suppressed his shock and thought about his current arrangements: "The time of going to the Western Regions this year is not yet determined. How should I contact the girl?"
If someone shares the risk, this trip to the Western Regions will be very profitable.
Zhu Mingqing thought about the distance from the city and realized that it would take at least a month to settle down and find a suitable candidate.
"I'll send someone in a month. If the shopkeeper hasn't taken any action yet, we can discuss it in detail."
Xin Chang smiled until his eyes narrowed, his heart filled with joy: "No problem, that girl must come in a month."
It takes more than a month to prepare for a trip to the Western Regions, so there is definitely enough time.
As Zhu Mingqing left the seed store with the white flounder in his arms, Shan Youxin ran over and asked, "Old Xin, did you sell your white flounder?"
Xin Chang laughed heartily and patted the other person's shoulder vigorously: "This girl from the Ming family is truly a god of wealth."
Shan Youxin was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
So Xin Chang immediately told them about the trip to the Western Regions that they had verbally agreed upon, and the joy around him was completely unconcealable.
Shan Youxin tutted his tongue enviously: "You said before that you would never go to the Western Regions again, and now that the Ming family suddenly shows up, you're going there?"
Xin Chang glanced him up and down and started blabbering, "You don't understand this. There are many people who would pay a hundred taels of silver for a pot of flowers, but white floribunda isn't that rare, let alone comparable to those rare flowers and plants."
"And that girl said it doesn't matter what the price is. Tell me, if she didn't have the confidence, would she say such a thing?"
"Also, do you think ordinary people can still have food in such a natural disaster?"
He has both money and power. If such a person comes to cooperate with him, he would be crazy to refuse.
And if I can seize the opportunity, maybe I can even send my grandson to the clan school.
The two of them were discussing various things here, and when Zhu Mingqing returned to the inn, everyone was sleeping soundly.
She disappeared into the room holding the white stack of paper.
"Qingqing, congratulations." The little world spirit flew over and congratulated her.
Zhu Mingqing gently stroked its growing body: "You seem to have grown another inch."
The little world spirit chuckled: "Yes, it's all thanks to Qingqing."
Every time the grain matures, it will emit a lot of spiritual energy, which not only nourishes the operation of the immortal palace, but it can also absorb a lot.
Looking at the small flower ball in Qingqing's hand, it had a premonition that if this plant grew, it would produce even more spiritual energy.
The little world spirit flapped its wings joyfully and flew around her.
Zhu Mingqing moved the cotton out of the pot and planted it on the vacant land.
This is a real treasure. If used properly, its value is no less than all the property in the current space.
Next, she went to the sugarcane area, where all the sugarcanes planted by the little world spirit had grown.
Now is the tillering stage, and in a few days it will enter the growth stage.
It is estimated that the sugarcane will be ripe soon after the city is closed.
However, to make sugar, six steps must be followed: juicing, purification, evaporation, crystallization, honey separation and drying. However, fully automatic equipment is certainly not possible, and most of the work still needs to be done manually.
Thinking of this, Zhu Mingqing felt that there were still many things she needed to do when she arrived in Guancheng.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to collect seeds, sell the food, and gain the favor of the people.
But they are on the road every day, and it is not easy to achieve this goal.
Time was tight and the task was heavy, so Zhu Mingqing came up with an idea - distributing porridge, and was also thinking about the feasibility of the plan.
She doesn't have time, but she can definitely find someone who does have time to work with.
Besides, who else is more convincing than the government?
Not only did it save the other party money, but it also earned them a reputation.
It's a win-win situation, and only a fool would refuse it.
Thinking of this, Zhu Mingqing decided to give it a try.
Moreover, she had specifically asked Old Prince Luo about the character of the Ji County Magistrate. Later, she would go to the teahouse to listen to opinions from all sides, and she would basically have a general idea of him.
At dusk, the magistrate of Ji County just came out of the government office and was about to go home.
A ball of paper suddenly hit him.
He didn't care and just took two steps when another small stone was thrown at him.
The magistrate of Ji County frowned and looked around, but there was no one there.
He turned around, picked up the paper ball, unfolded it, and smoothed it out...
After a while, he ordered his men, "Wait for me here." Then he turned and walked towards an alley not far away.
"Master..." The lawyer was worried.
"You are not allowed to follow." The Ji County Magistrate said immediately.
Seeing his master turn and walk into the alley, the lawyer was very worried. What was written on the note?
A quarter of an hour later, the lawyer was getting anxious and about to go over to check, when the adult appeared with a joyful smile on his face.
The lawyer was stunned.
Why are you so happy?
Just as he was about to ask, he heard the other party order: "Go to the government office immediately to organize manpower and carriages to transport grain..."
Zhu Mingqing was listening in the alley nearby until she heard the sound of chaotic footsteps and entered the space again.
After watching them empty the alley of food, she immediately went to where the refugees gathered, disguising herself as a beggar.
She looked around, fixed her eyes on an older woman, and slowly walked over.
The woman closed her eyes and lay motionless, as if she were asleep.
Zhu Mingqing also leaned against the wall, pretending to be weak, and muttered, "The government is finally going to give out porridge..."
The woman opened her eyes in a flash, and a large, round face immediately moved in front of her, and her voice was loud: "What did you say? The government office is giving out porridge? When did this happen? How come I didn't know about it?"
Zhu Mingqing seemed frightened and muttered softly, "I also heard from the people in the city that it seems to be starting at the city gate soon."
The woman's eyes widened and she asked suspiciously, "Boy, you're not lying, are you?"
Zhu Mingqing felt helpless, but his face showed the shame and annoyance of being suspected: "What good would it be for me to lie to you?"
The woman couldn't help but nodded. "That's true, but is the county government so kind? What were they doing before?" The more she spoke, the more she felt it was fake.
Zhu Mingqing thought, of course the county government didn't have that much money.
She lowered her voice and beckoned the other person over. "I heard that a wealthy businessman named Ming, out of pity for our difficult life, specially sent a lot of food to the government."
The woman opened her mouth wide and uttered wild words: "Isn't this man a fool?"
Zhu Mingqing: ...
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