Chapter 66: County Magistrate Lu Sells His Body
As soon as Yan Xing left, Lu Chenyang focused his attention on the students of the county school.
He went there almost every day. The students were divided into four classes: A, B, C, and D. They had a monthly exam and then the classes were adjusted based on their grades.
Although this method is not perfect, it is the best solution Lu Chenyang can think of at the moment.
Lu Chenyang’s goal was very clear, which was to teach them the most basic reading and arithmetic so that they would have other options in the future.
As for how far the students can learn, Lu Chenyang does not force them. He has provided them with such an opportunity, and the rest depends on them.
If he really doesn't want to, he can't force it.
At this time, the herbs in the two villages are finally ripe and can be picked.
Zhao Xi personally went there to take charge, running back and forth between the two villages, supervising the collection of herbs.
The villagers were quite afraid of her, so they collected herbs honestly and did not dare to be lazy at all.
Lu Chenyang had already sold all the medicinal herbs. Apart from those that should have been given to the Dongyi people, he also distributed the rest to the merchants in the city in proportion.
Shen Shiqian also got his share, but he was reluctant to leave and wanted to see Lu Chenyang again.
Now Lu Chenyang felt helpless when he heard Shen Shiqian’s name, but he still let him in.
There's no way, Young Master Shen gave too much.
Shen Shiqian walked in. The two of them were already very familiar with each other, so there was no need to exchange pleasantries. Shen Shiqian also knew that Lu Chenyang was busy.
He spoke directly, "Sir Lu, I heard that you gave the Dongyi people several prescriptions, all of which are very good ready-made medicines. In fact, in addition to selling herbs, we can also do the ready-made medicine business. The profit of ready-made medicines is higher than that of herbs." After a pause, he said in a gentle voice, "Sir, if you trust us, our Shen family would like to recommend ourselves. If you are willing to hand over the ready-made medicines to us, we will definitely not let you down."
Lu Chenyang raised his eyebrows, secretly sighing at Shen Shiqian's sharpness. He is really a good businessman.
Lu Chenyang thought for a moment and said, "I decided to do this herbal medicine business to benefit the people. It's not important that you don't disappoint me. What's important is that the people have money in their hands."
Shen Shiqian nodded: “I know that the Lord is wholeheartedly for the people, so I decided that I will do this business with the people and Lord Lu!”
Lu Chenyang then became interested. "Tell me about it."
Shen Shiqian said, "This is a very normal thing. When we do business, several families will join in. The wealthy will contribute money, the capable will contribute labor, and the well-connected will contribute connections. The common people will contribute with herbs, Lord Lu will contribute with formulas, and my Shen family will be responsible for sales. When the time comes, I will divide the profits according to the proportion of shares. The common people will be divided among the families according to the herbs they provided, and they will also get real money, which is definitely much more than if they just sold herbs."
Lu Chenyang smiled and said, "But if we do this, everyone will supply all the herbs to your Shen family."
Lu Chenyang would never allow any one merchant to grow big on its own.
The silver earned from selling herbs is definitely not as much as the profit from the herbs, and by then the people will definitely be more willing to give the herbs to Shen Shiqian.
But Lu Chenyang planned to combine the herbal medicine business with several other large merchants and did not want to let any one company monopolize it.
Shen Shiqian's actions violated his original intention.
Shen Shiqian said: "I will only take the share that belongs to our Shen family every year, and I won't take the rest."
But in this case, the people will definitely feel disappointed and will be more dissatisfied with the Shen family for allowing them to earn more money.
This is what Lu Chenyang doesn't want to see.
Lu Chenyang thought for a moment and said, "I need to think about this matter again. You can go back first."
Shen Shiqian was a little disappointed, he thought Lu Chenyang would agree.
Because he knew that Lu Chenyang had no money recently - according to rumors, the government office had been without meat for a month.
Everything Lu Chenyang did in a hurry was a big deal. Over the past few months, the Shen family's money was probably almost spent, and the county school and the garrison had to be supported.
However, Shen Shiqian didn't dare to say much, nodded and said goodbye and left.
Shen Shiqian guessed correctly, Lu Chenyang was indeed out of money, but fortunately the herbs were ripe and he could get some money back.
As soon as Shen Shiqian left, Zhao Tingyuan came.
Now Zhao Tingyuan has learned his lesson and firmly follows Shen Shiqian's footsteps, doing whatever he does.
Lu Chenyang was helpless, but Young Master Zhao had given him a lot, so he had to see it.
Lu Chenyang felt that he was like selling his body, and whoever paid more could see him.
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