In the hall.
When Xue Wenju heard that Pei Yun only wanted one or two taels of silver each, he was overjoyed. In his mind, it would be great if the price could be cut in half.
I didn’t expect there were two versions of the mask.
It's cheap for common people and expensive for nobles, there's nothing wrong with that.
At this time, a group of nobles in Ruifeng County began to buy masks, and Pei Yun happily collected the money.
After all the nobles in Ruifeng County had purchased masks, Xue Wenju looked at the nobles and said, "Everyone, you know that the county government has no money now, so I can only borrow the money from you temporarily to buy masks."
Liu Jingzhi smiled and said, "Since Master Xue has spoken, I naturally have no objection."
"However, the fields in the east of the city that I told you about before must be allocated to my Liu family."
Xue Wenju frowned. The fields in the east of the city belonged to the common people. The Liu family had their eyes on them and wanted the county government to change the household registration records so that they could seize the land.
He looked at Pei Li, thinking of asking Pei Li to help speak.
Although they couldn't become in-laws, he felt that his relationship with Pei Li was still very good.
Pei Li said, "Your Excellency needs to buy masks for all the people in the city, and also take care of the refugees."
"Even if it's one tael of silver per person, the amount is huge. The money of our noble family is not easy to come by. My Pei family can lend some money to you, but we also want to ask you to reduce taxes to a certain extent."
Xue Wenjuan had a gloomy face and said nothing.
Other noble families in Ruifeng County also asked for money, saying that they could lend them money, but they had to agree to their conditions, such as occupying the people's land by trickery, giving them some of the county government's public land, or providing convenience for their business.
In short, the lion's mouth is too big.
If it were any other day, Xue Wenju would definitely not agree, but there was no way now, the plague was too terrible.
He had already learned that the magistrate of Taoyuan County had been infected with the plague and had spread it to the entire county government office, resulting in the death of almost all the people in the county government office.
He didn't want to become the second Taoyuan County Magistrate, nor did he want the people of Ruifeng County to become refugees like the people of Taoyuan County.
Now that the plague has not yet begun, he should take preventive measures as soon as possible. If he can really prevent the plague, it will be a great achievement.
But once these lands are given out, they can never be taken back. What should the people who have lost their land do?
After weighing the pros and cons, Xue Wenju decided that it would be better to deal with the plague first.
"Okay, I agree to your request."
Then he looked at Pei Yun and said, "Master Wang, I wonder how many masks you have left. I want all of them."
Pei Yun smiled and said, "There are probably still a thousand left. Tomorrow morning, you can have someone come to get them. Then the money..."
Xue Wenju looked at the gentry in Ruifeng County.
Liu Jingzhi smiled and said, "It's only one thousand taels. My Liu family will pay for it first. Mr. Xue, the land issue can be settled tomorrow, right?"
Xue Wenju nodded, and Liu Jingzhi asked someone to get the silver ingots, put them in a wooden box and gave them to Pei Yun.
After Pei Yun put it away, he said, "County Magistrate Xue, I need to go back to Qingyang City to arrange for the subsequent masks. I wonder when the city gate will be open?"
"After tonight, when we have confirmed that the refugees outside are not infected with the plague, we will open the city gates."
Pei Yun added: "I heard that the bandits in your county are quite rampant..."
Xue Wenju hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Mr. Wang. I have already reported the matter to the government office. It won't be long before soldiers go to suppress the bandits. Don't worry about your goods being intercepted."
Pei Yun was shocked when he heard this. They really wanted to suppress the bandits.
Officers and soldiers are not comparable to official servants. They are regular troops, and they basically wear armor.
In ancient times, wearing armor and not wearing armor were two different concepts. One armored soldier could beat several unarmored soldiers.
As soon as the city gate opens, we must hurry back.
After sitting in Liu Mansion for a while, a group of nobles tried to ask Pei Yun about his identity. Pei Yun was vague, making it impossible for these nobles to guess whether he was a noble or just a businessman.
Liang Wu then drove Pei Yun back to the inn. Back in the room, Pei Yun bought a large number of masks and began to unpack them.
The reason why he said one thousand masks was mainly because it took too much time to unpack the packaging, and he couldn't ask Jia Quan to help, so he had to unpack it himself.
After unpacking for a long time, he finally unpacked all the one thousand masks and packed them into wooden boxes. Pei Yun calculated the cost.
A pack of masks costs 2 yuan, and there are 10 masks in it, so 1,000 masks only cost 200 yuan.
And one thousand taels of silver converted into a shopping mall balance is 200,000.
Adding the money from pawning the glass beads and selling the masks to the nobles, the balance in the mall was already over 500,000, not to mention the 1,000 taels of silver notes he still had in his hand.
I went down the mountain and got 500,000 yuan directly. I can go back as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow.
Later, someone will deliver the masks to the inn. Ruifeng County has a population of more than 30,000, so we can get more than 30,000 taels of silver. The balance is 6 million. Pei Yun was a little excited when he thought about it.
With so much money, you can even clear out the mall.
…
The next morning.
Before Pei Yun got up, the county government sent someone to get a mask.
After delivering the masks, Pei Yun went towards the city gate, which had already been opened. Xue Wenju decided to give the thousand masks to the refugees first.
Seeing Pei Yun coming over, Xue Wenju said, "Master Wang, I'll leave the follow-up masks to you. Please deliver them as soon as possible."
Pei Yun nodded and said, "Don't worry, County Magistrate Xue, I will go back to Qingyang City to make arrangements."
After saying this, he left the city and came to the outside of the city, where he saw the nobles of Taoyuan County selecting beauty bowls, anal dogs, hand-warming maids, and flesh screens from among the refugees.
They borrowed grain from the gentry in Ruifeng County, and anyone who was willing to come could get a small bag of grain.
If you are good-looking, you can get an extra bag.
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