Chapter 747 Raising Money
Zuo Anmin asked someone to take the gold to the place designated by the other party.
After inspecting the goods, the other party was very satisfied and gave him the formula of explosives.
Zuo Anmin excitedly took the recipe with both hands, took a look at it, and then handed it to the person next to him.
The person he brought looked at it, confirmed that it was probably true, and nodded at him.
The other party lowered his voice and said, "Take this formula back and try it, and you'll know. If it's fake, come back to me."
Zuo Anmin nodded. He took one last look at the boxes of gold and gems and said, "Let's go!" His heart was bleeding. This formula was too expensive!
After Zuo Anmin and his men left, Sheng Peiguang's cousin wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered to his cousin, who was disguised as a servant, "Brother, where are we sending these gold and jewelry? To the provincial government office?"
"Look at how useless you are!" Sheng Peiguang waved his hand and asked someone to send the gold and jewelry back to the Sheng family first. After reporting to the governor, he would let the governor's people choose the right time to transport them away.
Sheng Peiguang said to him again, "If you're going to put on a show, you have to do it completely." Who knows if Zuo Anmin will arrange someone to spy on them?
Sheng Peiguang's cousin looked embarrassed and said, "Brother, you can arrange it." He just thought that these gold and jewelry belonged to the governor, so he should send them to her as soon as possible. The sooner he sent them, the more at ease he would be.
"You, for not managing your family properly, must give an explanation for what happened this time."
Sheng Peiguang's cousin replied obediently, "I know. I will take good care of the house when I get back."
On the other side, after Zuo Anmin got the formula of explosives, he immediately left Pingzhou secretly according to the route he had planned in advance and headed straight to the south.
After Xie Zhan got the formula for explosives, he felt like he had found a treasure.
After he had professionals prepare the explosives according to the recipe and tested it to confirm its effectiveness, Xie Zhan began to plan for the next speculation.
But a good cook cannot cook without rice. After this incident, he had no money left.
Xie Zhan ordered, "Help me secretly contact Liao Xuewang, Qiao Xitong, Hu Jiangyi and others."
Bingzhou timber merchant Qiao Xitong, Xin'an porcelain merchant Hu Jiangyi, and raw silk merchant Liao Xuewang were all big businessmen with whom he had worked together before.
While waiting for Liao Xuewang and others to arrive, Xie Zhan withdrew all the funds of the Xie family to carry out his plan.
Since he had anticipated a severe snowstorm this winter, he needed to make some arrangements in advance, such as having the army cut down trees in the south and make charcoal.
As he quietly prepared, there was no movement in Pingzhou, which made Xie Zhan wonder, could it be that Pingzhou hadn't anticipated the heavy snow in winter? Pingzhou must have many talented people.
At this time, Xie Zhan didn't know that Pingzhou had already started making preparations.
Lu Songli asked the Pei family, one of the three major families in Hedong, to be responsible for this matter.
Pei Ruowang, the head of the Pei clan, solemnly handed the matter over to Pei Ji.
Pei Ji lived up to expectations and worked very seriously.
He inspected the work site and returned to his office room. Just as he was about to drink a sip of water, his confidant came over and said, "Master Ji, it's ready!"
"Look quickly, is this the honeycomb briquettes the governor ordered?"
Hearing this, Pei Ji was very excited. He stepped forward and fiddled with it for a while, then told his confidant, "Try burning it and see."
More than two hours later, the confidant came to report excitedly again, followed by a manager who had just been transferred from the clan today.
"Master Ji, this is amazing! This honeycomb coal looks very different. I didn't expect it to be so hot after burning. It lasts much longer than ordinary charcoal."
The confidant read out the experimental data, "Using this honeycomb coal to boil water quickly. Well, how should I put it? Ordinary charcoal can barely burn for an hour, but a piece of honeycomb coal can burn for more than two hours, and it can also boil an extra twenty kilograms of water."
Pei Ji estimated that it was a hot day, so a piece of honeycomb coal would burn for a while longer. In winter, it would probably only last an hour. Even so, it was still very impressive.
Pei Ji didn't expect that this pitch-black thing would be so useful after being made into a honeycomb. If he used this in winter, it would be very warm.
"I wonder what the cost is?" the manager who followed asked curiously. He had just arrived today and had not officially started work yet.
Pei Zheng remained silent. Could he say that mining this thing was not difficult at all and that it only took a little manpower?
Now the coal in Hedong is exposed or semi-exposed. He just needs to arrange people to pick it up, and then mix it with mud to make honeycomb coal, which is low-cost.
He quickly calculated in his mind that if this honeycomb coal was sold at the price of the currently most expensive silver charcoal, the state government would probably make a fortune.
However, he quickly suppressed this thought and said to his confidant, "Now that the finished product is ready, quickly arrange for people to start making it!"
Winter is still a long way off, but the amount assigned by the governor is not a small amount, so they have to speed up the work.
Pingzhou, Changli
The Pingzhou provincial government treasury is out of money.
Pingzhou had gained a lot of territory last year, so this year's expenses were quite high. Not to mention other infrastructure projects, the military expenditure alone was enormous.
The most important thing is that Pingzhou supported the construction of Qingzhou District and spent a lot of money.
Although Qingzhou District has begun to recover and is steadily providing financial support to Pingzhou, the initial investment cannot be recovered all at once.
Not to mention that the Sanzhou Free Zone is now going to build a large competition venue, and Pingzhou is also participating in the construction, which will cost money again.
Of course, there is another reason why Pingzhou is short of money, which is that the governor has not done anything for more than a year and cannot get any external funds.
Ji Ran frowned and suggested to Lu Songli, "Governor, why don't we print more Pingzhou treasure notes?"
As soon as Ji Ran made the suggestion, Ji Wuyin, Gu Huaisheng, Pei Zheng and others pricked up their ears.
Lu Songli shook her head and rejected the proposal, "No."
She knew very well that printing more Pingzhou treasure notes would lead to inflation and make the notes worthless.
Upon hearing this, Ji Wuyin, Gu Huaisheng, Pei Zheng and other people who understood economics breathed a sigh of relief.
If they printed more Pingzhou Bao, it would inevitably dilute their cash. They would have no choice but to use up most of their Pingzhou Bao notes. This would have a negative impact, and they would have a hard time explaining it to the governor.
In the end, Lu Songli decided to have the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce hold a meeting of high-quality investors three days later.
Now is the time to compete in national strength, and we need to work together.
The officials present looked at each other with excitement in their eyes. The opportunity had come. It had been a long time since the governor had done anything and helped them make money.
Now that the governor has spoken, it's clear that action is needed.
Almost everyone had only one idea at this time, which was to go home directly after finishing their shift and ask their family to quickly prepare all the funds that could be withdrawn from the house.
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