Yan Xiwen looked at Fu Xiaoguan and said, "I won't take advantage of you. It's the market price. Anyway, this silver is not mine."
"That's no problem."
The landlord's grain had to be sold anyway, and it didn't matter who it was sold to. Besides, Yan Xiwen's price was 20% higher than what he sold it to the grain merchants.
Yan Xiwen's heart finally settled down. He was still worried that Fu Xiaoguan would hold a grudge and refuse to sell to him. He would have no choice but to go to Lin County to buy grain. Although he could buy it, it would not be as fast as buying it from Fu Xiaoguan.
The granary is empty. If no more grain is put into the warehouse, there will be big problems.
"When do you want it?" asked Fu Xiaoguan.
“It would be best if it could be delivered today.”
"Okay, you pay for the shipping. I'll arrange for someone to deliver it right away."
Yan Xiwen pursed her lips, "Alright, alright, as you say."
"Please sit down for a while. I'll make some arrangements and come back."
After Fu Xiaoguan left the living room, Yan Xiwen sighed. He was deeply impressed by what he had seen along the way to Xishan.
Xiacun Town is very prosperous. An official who was accompanying us said that Xiacun was not like this before. Since the young master of the Fu family came to Xishan, Xiacun has become more and more prosperous.
Because the young master had built many industries in Xishan, those industries made many farmers earn money, and then took over nearly 50,000 refugees - those people are now called Xishan people, they are also busy everywhere, the largest group is building roads and mining in Fenglin Mountain, but Fu Xiaoguan made a rule that he would give these people two days off every month after paying them silver, so these people would naturally go to Xiacun to buy some things, so Xiacun became more and more prosperous.
I heard from those people in Xishan that once they have saved enough money, they will settle down in Xia Village. There are 50,000 people there. It seems that this village will be more prosperous than Yao County in less than two years.
This guy is really capable!
Yan Xiwen couldn't help but admire him, especially after observing the large group of blue brick workshops in the West Hill from a distance. He then realized that he couldn't understand the sage books he read, let alone put them into practice.
It took one year to build a town and two years to build Chengdu - could it be that this guy wanted to build Xiacun into a capital?
This thought only flashed through Yan Xiwen's mind, because it was impossible.
Fu Xiaoguan came back and said, "I've arranged it. I'll send 10,000 dan first. Please tell Butler Zhang to check the bill later. I've asked the kitchen to prepare a few dishes. We'll have a drink later. They may not be as delicious as the ones at Sifanglou, but they're fresher."
Yan Xiwen nodded and asked, "Do you need to expand these businesses? If so, there's a great place outside of Yao County that I can give you for free."
Wow, this kid is great. He has even learned how to attract investment.
However, Fu Xiaoguan simply smiled and said, "Not yet. First, we don't have enough manpower, and second, I've only just started this place. Besides wine, there are many things that haven't been put on the market yet. But we can cooperate if there's a chance in the future. But there's one thing I need to make clear to you first. I won't default on paying any taxes, but you can't interfere with my business."
"Why should I care what you do? As long as you don't do anything illegal, it's fine. Yao County is too poor, so you should hurry up and do it."
Yan Xiwen's idea reminded Fu Xiaoguan that these workshops were not high-tech jobs, and all they needed was people. They should first train a group of technical backbones in Xishan and then send them over to manage them, and they would soon be able to get things on the right track.
This matter needs to be planned and can be put into operation at the beginning of next year. Of course, the three acres of land in Xiacun is the top priority. After all, in Fu Xiaoguan's plan, he wants to turn Xiacun into a castle.
"Next year, I'll go to Yao County to find you after the New Year."
Yan Xiwen nodded, looked outside, and said, "You need to recruit more servants to protect the house. Things are starting to get uneasy."
"What do you mean?"
Yan Xiwen took a sip from his teacup and said, "My father wrote me that... several gangs of bandits have fled from both sides of the Yellow River to the Yangtze River. Their leader is the infamous Yellow River Bandit Gong Shenchang. Gong Shenchang is a martial arts expert with eight powerful followers. He originally operated on both sides of the Yellow River. Since this year's flood, he has recruited tens of thousands of victims and looted five counties under the jurisdiction of Ningzhou. Then, he fled with silver and grain to Quyi and Pinglingyi, plundering several more counties along the way. He selected ten thousand strong men from among the tens of thousands of refugees and formed a so-called Heavenly Dao Army. Under the slogan of "acting on behalf of Heaven," they stationed themselves in the Pingling Mountains. The government has launched several encirclement and suppression campaigns, but the Pingling Mountains are vast and the bandits are extremely cunning. The government has spent a lot of money but to no avail."
"Why would he go to Pingling Pass and attack us from both sides of the Yangtze River? We are so far away, there is no way he can attack us."
"He can't defeat them, but I heard that his three Vajra men led several gangs of bandits and didn't go to Pingling Mountain. Instead, they have been active in the Yellow River area and have now come to the Yangtze River. However, these bandits are cunning and often disguise themselves as merchants. No one knows what they look like, so the government can only set up some checkpoints, but these people have official identification, so they can't be found at all."
Fu Xiaoguan frowned. The purpose of these bandits staying here was obvious, which was to rob.
Pingling Mountain is probably similar to Luliang in the previous life. It is probably a cold and harsh place. It is not easy to survive there.
These people certainly wouldn't dare to rob the provincial capital. Their targets are more likely to be the wealthy and powerful people in counties, towns and villages. They wouldn't steal food, as it would be difficult to transport over such a long distance. So their target is to steal money.
It is very easy to exchange the silver into silver notes and send someone to take them to Pingling.
The thief named Gong Shenzhang could buy weapons and armor with the silver, and with the weapons and armor it would be easier for him to rob nearby counties.
Fighting to support the war, this is probably the strategy of Captain Gong.
However, there is no need to worry about the few masters here. The Linjiang Fu Mansion has to send some people over. After all, those three so-called Vajras are also people in the martial arts world.
If they act alone, it will be difficult to guard against them.
"Isn't Pingling very close to the northern border troops?"
"Yes, it's close, but it's also close to the Desolate Country. The northern border troops dare not move rashly. What can we do? If part of the Xincheng border troops are transferred to suppress the bandits, what will happen if the Desolate People attack us?"
Thinking about it, it seemed to make sense, so Fu Xiaoguan didn't ask any further questions. The two then talked about the things that happened in the capital. Yan Xiwen sighed and said that he didn't expect Shi Yiming to become the top scorer.
"You need to be more careful. Shi Chaoyuan is known for his ability to make things difficult for you that day. Why did he choose to embarrass you that day? As the head of the Shi family, there was no need for him to talk to you. After all, although you were talented and famous at the time, you had no official position. How could you possibly catch the eye of the Shi family head?"
Fu Xiaoguan had also thought about this, but he just couldn't figure it out.
"Then why do you think he targeted me that day?"
"Really want to know?"
"certainly!"
"I'll tell you when you open a few more workshops in Yao County."
"roll!"
"Get lost, I'm hungry, let's eat, Xishan Tianchun is here for a drink."
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