Chapter 2987 Different
Generally speaking, a woman will inherit some family property when she gets married - the dowry, which is considered as her dividing the family property. Even if the family is a wealthy and powerful family, they will not let their daughters interfere with the family finances after they get married.
But the Zhou family is different. Zhou Lijun had her own private property before she got married, and her private property was connected with the Zhou family's property. It was not separated even after she got married. Now that the business has grown, it is even more difficult to separate.
Now she is still in charge of the Zhou family's general accounts.
So after comparing back and forth, Bai Shan said: "No matter from the perspective of relationship or ability, Li Jun is the best."
Moreover, Xiang Mingxue's character and ability are there, and he is obviously more suitable than his relatives in Qili Village.
Zhou Man thought about it and felt that this was the best solution, so he sat down at the desk and prepared to write a letter.
Bai Shan spread out the paper for her, took out the ink stick and ground the ink, and said excitedly: "Come, I will help you write the letter."
Zhou Man took the pen he handed over and asked, "If Li Jun is in charge of all the businesses, then the caravan can do whatever business it wants in the future, right?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "As long as Fourth Brother and the others can obtain the qualifications."
Zhou Man chuckled and said as he wrote, "Last year, General Guo wrote to us, saying that my patent medicine was particularly effective and that he wanted to purchase large quantities for the army. So I recommended Mr. Zheng, the shopkeeper of Jishitang, to him."
"But after two exchanges of letters, the deal still hasn't been finalized. The bottom line is, no one can deliver the finished medicine to the Western Regions. It's too expensive for Jishitang to send someone there, and the price would rise dramatically," she said. "General Guo's people can't contact the capital privately either. Originally, it would have been best to hand it over to Fourth Brother, who could deliver it to the grasslands or the Western Regions, and then General Guo could send someone to the desert to retrieve it."
However, the amount of finished medicine was large and the amount involved was huge, so Zhou Silang could not bring it in and out of the customs at will. If he came a few more times and there was more money in his account, his household registration would definitely be checked.
If all the businesses were under Zhou Lijun's name, and Zhou Silang was just a manager to escort the goods, then more business could be done.
For a ready-made medicine like this, it can be imported and exported as long as Jishidiang gives a heads-up and pays the sufficient commercial tax. It's very simple.
Bai Shan said, "Even the salted fish from our Beihai County can get out of the customs through the hands of Fourth Brother and his men."
Zhou Man: "...You want to sell salted fish to the grasslands and the Western Regions?"
Bai Shan nodded, "Don't you think Xianyu is a good match for them?"
He said, "There's a shortage of salt over there. Every time I cook, I just tear off some salted fish and put it in the dish to make it taste better. Salt can't be sold too much to the grassland, but there are fewer restrictions on salted fish."
Zhou Man, "Then be careful that someone might smuggle salt by using salted fish."
Bai Shan nodded, "I have the same concerns, but we can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. The most important thing right now is to sell the salted fish, and we can't lower the price."
He wanted to make life easier for the fishermen, so he wanted to raise the price of salted fish. He said, "Besides the grasslands and the Western Regions, there are also some inland areas where salt is scarce and expensive. These are also good places. Unfortunately, I know too few of them. I'll ask Brother Tang for advice when I see him."
Zhou Man nodded and asked while writing the letter, "Where are Brother Tang and the others now?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "Still in Dengzhou?"
His prediction was correct. At this moment, the Crown Prince was standing on the beach in Dengzhou, gazing into the distance. Tang He and Xia Yushi approached him and reminded him, "Your Highness, it's getting late. We should leave."
The prince did not move, but pointed to the endless sea and asked, "Are Silla and Baekje on the other side?"
Tang He said: "Theoretically, the other side is right."
The prince glanced at him, turned and got off the big rock, returned to the road and mounted his horse, "Let's go, let's ride back quickly."
They were fast horses, and they didn't ride slowly on the way here, but they definitely stopped to inspect the city when they arrived. But on the way back, they hardly stayed for long.
It was only June 18th when they returned to Qingzhou City.
After the prince changed his clothes and washed up, he asked Governor Guo, who had come to pay his respects, "Did General Bai Shan hand in the official salt?"
Governor Guo was stunned for a moment before shaking his head, "No."
He explained: "We have time until June."
However, he hadn't noticed it until the prince mentioned it. Although it wasn't considered late before July, which county magistrate would keep delaying the delivery when there was enough official salt?
It's already June 15th, isn't Bai Shan anxious at all?
Governor Guo couldn't help but look at the prince.
The prince chuckled and said, "Send someone to summon him to Qingzhou City. Tell them that I'm back and want to see him."
Governor Guo agreed.
When Bai Shan received the letter from the Governor's Mansion, he immediately sent someone to Dajiawa to pass on the message, "Tell Zhou Liwei to transport the salt here." He emphasized, "Send it here personally!"
Bai Shan sent Cui Yuan to help.
When it comes to official salt, there's no such thing as a small matter. Cui Yuan perked up and asked, "How much do you want to transport?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "We'll transport as much as we can."
When Cui Yuan heard this, he took all the cars that could be spared from the county government to Dadawa.
Zhou Liwei loaded most of the salt in the warehouse and had it escorted to the county town by soldiers and yamen runners. Inspector Luo took the remaining soldiers to guard the salt field.
Seeing so much salt, Zhou Man guessed that the prince was about to leave, so he said, "I want to go to Qingzhou City too."
Talk to the prince about the medical department and send someone off at the same time.
Mingda and Bai Erlang were even more determined to go, so the next day they set off in a grand procession.
Yin Huo glanced at the long convoy following behind him, then looked away and asked Bai Shan, "Have you figured out how to deal with the remaining official salt?"
Bai Shan said: "Since we have gone to Qingzhou City, we will naturally sell it to the counties of Qingzhou."
The prince came quietly, but he went to many places in Qingzhou during this period, and also went to Laizhou and Dengzhou. When he was about to leave, he made a big fuss.
When Governor Guo saw that so many county magistrates wanted to come and see the prince off in person, he did not show favoritism and directly sent letters to all the county magistrates, asking them to come and see him off and to express his importance to the prince.
In addition to the official salt given to the governor's office, the remaining salt was given to other counties.
Unlike Beihai County, other counties either have low salt production or do not produce salt at all.
Those county governments have to allocate official salt from other places every year. Although it is called allocation, they actually have to pay for it, which is equivalent to purchasing.
Official salt from various places must be purchased by the government from salt fields or other government offices, and then sold in salt shops.
Salt that is not controlled by the government and is secretly circulated in the market is called private salt.
Official salt is not cheap even if it is traded between government offices. He is counting on this money to fill the county government's treasury and to pay the money to redeem the land from Mr. Song.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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