After hearing what Zhang Xu said, Yun Zheng couldn't help but look upset.
Damn it!
Just for these few pieces of crystal, he spent one hundred thousand taels of silver, and he also had to lose an official position?
Glass!
If we can make glass, it will definitely be more profitable than refined salt and brewing wine!
I must think carefully about what exactly lowers the melting point of glass!
Yun Zheng secretly made up his mind and asked Zhang Xu, "By the way, how is your selling of official positions going?"
"Haha, this trick is really good!"
Speaking of selling official positions, Zhang Xu immediately started talking to Yun Zheng with great excitement.
In conjunction with the talent recruitment notice issued by Yun Zheng, Zhang Xu has already sold quite a few official positions.
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Many of them were official positions under the Jiedushi of the previous dynasty.
Some official positions were even temporarily created by Zhang Xu.
Anyway, Shuobei is equivalent to a small imperial court.
What kind of official position is it? Isn’t it Yun Zheng who has the final say?
This birdman not only sold the officials in Shuobei, but also sold the officials in Beihuan.
He sold out both the wise kings on the left and right.
However, those who bought the official position of Beihuan were not fools.
Everyone knows that the Left and Right Wise Kings are just there to brag and show off, and they have no real power.
Take the wealthy businessman who bought the title of Zuo Xian Wang, for example. He bought that title for his ancestor who had been dead for hundreds of years.
In this way, he could brag to others that he was a descendant of the royal family and talk about how glorious his ancestors were.
The rich businessman's request was very simple. He just needed to give him a sealed book with the seal of the Northern Huan Kingdom. As for making it look old, he would find someone to do it himself.
Such an official who lived hundreds of years ago was sold for one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Up to now, Zhang Xu had earned more than 500,000 taels of silver by selling official positions.
However, this can only be considered a deposit.
If the balance can be received smoothly, it will be nearly two million taels of silver.
When Yun Zheng heard the number Zhang Xu said, he was shocked.
He just wanted to make some quick money back by selling official positions.
I didn’t expect that this birdman Zhang Xu actually sold it for so much silver!
Damn, there are so many people who want to be officials!
“Well done!”
Yun Zheng patted Zhang Xu's shoulder heavily, "Give me the list of those people and the positions they need, and I will send someone back to Dingbei to issue them letters of appointment. You should give them the letters of appointment as soon as possible and collect the balance quickly!"
No wonder the eunuchs in the late Eastern Han Dynasty loved selling official positions so much.
This damn money comes really fast!
"well!"
Zhang Xu nodded repeatedly and immediately handed the list he had compiled to Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng did not waste any time and immediately ordered his personal guards to send the list back to Dingbei as quickly as possible.
As for official positions, as long as there are people who want to buy them, any official position can be sold except for the position of Jiedushi himself!
Then I'll act out another scene with Zhang Xu and beat up all the people who need to be beaten up!
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The next day, grain merchants had already arrived in Mayi.
In order to lure these grain merchants into a trap, Yun Zheng personally followed Zhang Xu to meet those grain merchants.
At this moment, several grain merchants had already pulled the grain to the gate of the official warehouse in Mayi.
Just wait for Zhang Xu to come and inspect and pay, then it can be put into warehouse.
Fifty thousand dan of grain is just a small business for these grain merchants.
In the past, they would never show up in person for such small transactions.
The little money they earned from traveling so far might not even be enough to cover the expenses of visiting a brothel a few times.
But this time it's different.
This time, Yun Zheng issued a notice, saying that he would purchase grain at a price 30% higher than the market price!
Take as many as you can!
If this business is successful, it will be a huge business!
Due to the floods in the south, the price of grain in the interior generally increased by 10% to 20%.
But the grain in the hands of these grain merchants was stockpiled before the flood in the south.
Therefore, the purchase price of the grain they have is very low.
The market price has already risen a lot now, and Yun Zheng is purchasing grain at a price 30% higher than the market price. With this calculation, they have made a lot of money.
If we could get a million dan of grain and sell it to Shuobei, we would definitely make a fortune.
"Do you think the King of Jingbei will really buy grain at such a high price?"
"Shuobei did issue a notice, so it shouldn't be false, right?"
"But I'm still a little worried. This King Jingbei doesn't seem like someone who is willing to suffer a loss."
"I guess that King Jingbei is also worried about the flood in the south and is afraid that it will be more difficult to buy food later, so he started to stockpile food in advance! In the past, when there was no war, Shuobei was short of food, let alone now?"
"It's not a matter of whether there is a shortage of food or not. The key is whether King Jingbei is really willing to pay such a high price to buy a large amount of food..."
Several grain merchants gathered together, talking in low voices.
Although they had never seen Yun Zheng, they had heard of some of his deeds.
This man who never suffers any loss on the battlefield, would be willing to suffer a loss in purchasing food?
This matter might not be as simple as it seems!
Just as several people were talking, a group of people suddenly appeared at the end of their sight.
Seeing this scene, several people's eyelids suddenly jumped.
"Could it be that King Jingbei has come in person?"
Meng Yunqi, a grain merchant from Juzhou, asked the people around him in a low voice.
“It looks like it should be!”
"Except for King Jingbei, there are probably not many people in Shuobei who would travel with such a big fanfare!"
"Will King Jingbei not personally discuss the purchase of grain with us?"
Several people started talking in low voices again, feeling nervous and excited.
Under the gaze of several people, the team in the distance finally got closer.
They didn't need to see the people in the carriage, just by looking at the flags raised by the entourage, they knew that the King of Jingbei was really coming!
Even if she is not the King of Jingbei himself, she is his queen!
At this time, Sicang, who had received the news, also ran to the door with his men and prepared to welcome them.
Soon, the team arrived at the main entrance of the granary.
The carriage stopped and Yun Zheng and Zhang Xu got off.
"Mayi Sicang Wang Shouren, welcome His Majesty!"
Wang Shouren immediately led the officials of all ranks in the granary to pay their respects.
Seeing this, several grain merchants quickly followed suit and saluted!
It really is the King of Jingbei!
"No need to be polite!"
Yun Zheng waved his hand, his eyes fell on the grain merchants again, and then asked Wang Shouren, "What's going on? Why are they blocking the entrance to the granary? Do you need me to teach you the rules of this important granary?"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Wang Shouren quickly explained: "These people are grain merchants from inside the pass. They are here to sell grain."
"Selling food?"
Yun Zheng frowned slightly and asked angrily, "Since you are here to sell grain, why don't you order your people to inspect the grain and then settle the payment? Why are you blocking the door of the granary?"
Wang Shouren said bitterly: "Your Majesty, I am only responsible for receiving the grain and managing the granary, but they don't have the approval slip, so I dare not put the grain into the warehouse privately, and I don't have the money to pay for the grain..."
"Your Highness, Wang Sicang is right."
Zhang Xu immediately helped to speak up, explaining with a smile: "According to the process, they need to get a receipt and then transport the grain to the granary. After the granary has taken inventory and confirmed that everything is correct, they will sign and seal the receipt. These grain merchants will then take the receipt to the palace or the Mayi government office to collect the money..."
"Why is it so troublesome for such a trivial matter?"
Yun Zheng frowned slightly and asked several grain merchants: "How much grain did you bring?"
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