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Chapter 151 Plunder (4)

The tin ore in Tongxian County is worth 60 star yuan.

For the Tong County government, it was 12 taels of silver, which was equivalent to more than four times the local tax.

As a medium-sized county, especially a county with extremely tight finances, such a large amount of unrealized tin mines must have attracted the attention of many people.

However, those innocent gentlemen under Guifang have many ways to solve the problem.

They hired non-local peasants who were ignorant of the matter, piled stones and soil mounds in the mine, and then put tin ore on a thin layer. From the outside, it seemed that there was not one missing.

The oxcarts that come to pull the ore every day have also been changed from those of the trading company to their own. They go around outside and get mixed into the oxcarts that transport the ore, and all the ore is unloaded inside.As for the records of entry and exit, it is even more unclear.

Doing these things in front of Cheng Jinzhou and Shen Cong, Gui Fang smiled quite complacently: "Even if you don't come up after three months, I guarantee that the silly county magistrate won't find out."

"Aren't you afraid that I really won't pay it back?" Cheng Jinzhou glanced at him sideways. Shen Cong had already told him his plan to add people in, so there was a sense of questioning in his words.

Guifang laughed loudly and said, "If you really don't want to go, then there is nothing you can do. I can roll up my things and go to Daliang or Jingnan."

Cheng Jinzhou unconsciously said with a smile: "That's not the case. Where shall we choose next?"

He was not satisfied with 60 stars in three days.

Shen Cong just received 2 taels of silver, and his heart was also excited. He took out the prepared map, spread it on the table and said, "Let's take a look."

It looked like he was choosing a restaurant.

Cheng Jinzhou shrugged, leaned on the table and wrote the letter.Speaking of which, he wasn't that good at stealing supplies from government warehouses.On the contrary, the two people who were forcibly pulled in, once familiarized with the process, burst out with amazing imagination.

Leave professional issues to professionals - corrupt officials are of course also a profession.

In the outer hall, Gui Fang was having a heated discussion with his innocent gentlemen. Shen Cong was tired of looking at the map, and asked curiously, "Who are you writing to?"

"An unknown astrologer asking silly probability questions."

"Then you answer stupidly?"

Cheng Jinzhou shrugged and said, "Warman An Feng introduced it, maybe it was Warlock Liu Kuang, I forgot, but anyway, the answer is the answer."

"The person introduced by the fourth-level star warlock? Ask you a question?" Shen Cong looked at Cheng Jinzhou in disbelief. He knew that the latter was very talented in astrology, but he didn't expect it to attract the attention of the fourth-level star warlock.

Cheng Jinzhou continued to shrug his shoulders, and then did a simple basic probability description.

These things have been studied by the Temple for a long time. The lack of originality in the retelling only makes the content clearer.

Shen Cong was sure that Cheng Jinzhou was not lying, and still asked with a strange look: "What's the probability?"

"Oh, the chances of winning money from gambling are probably like this." Cheng Jinzhou turned over the letter he received and said: "Speaking of which, Mr. Mu's level is pretty good, but in terms of probability, the Holy Church is further ahead. There are so many and he seems to be lagging behind.”

Shen Cong had no feeling for such "advanced" mathematics, but stared at Cheng Jinzhou and said, "I thought you just had a good relationship with Warlock Jiang Huang. So, can you speak up in front of Warlock An Feng?"

"Why not? You have also seen the land I used to grow real rice. Isn't it the property of Warlock Liu Kuangxing?"

Shen Cong patted his forehead and said, "I have to say, you should really spend more time on astrology."

"how?"

"Not to mention how many contribution points you can get, and you will become a high-level star warlock in the future. If you don't want anything, why bother to steal the warehouse."

Cheng Jinzhou laughed and said, "Are you tired now?"

Shen Cong was taken aback for a moment: "I'm not tired."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Who would be unhappy if you start with a large sum of money.

……

In the afternoon, Guifang brought in the organized map.

As you can see, he marked the warehouses in nearby counties and specifically painted the colors according to their value.

Along Tongxian County to the north, there is a circle of agricultural counties around the top of the capital. The port warehouses to the south have more stock, but most of them are warehouses of the Ministry of Households. There are also a small number of military warehouses in the Beijing Garrison area. The most difficult target.

Just like most of the county towns in the Xia Dynasty, the governments of these states and counties are clinking when it comes to money, but they have more or less supplies.But it was a bit difficult to find someone as rich as Tong County.

Gui Fang first introduced the surrounding counties, and then pointed to the small black dot beside Tong County and said: "This is Fuyang County next to us, and there are also tin mines. Although it is not as good as ours, it is better because there is a river leading to it." Going to Mijiang, so their ore is sold faster than us, and it is more expensive than ours, and there may not be much in the warehouse."

Shen Cong hoped to replicate the smoothness of Tong County again, his eyes went back and forth on the map and asked, "How far further away?"

"Yizhou is rich in silk, and hundreds of thousands of silk are shipped to the capital every year. At present, there are about 20 in the warehouse, but the warehouse there is owned by the Ministry of Households, so it is not easy to start with." In the Beijing circle, those aristocratic families will not let us get involved in the local warehouses."

Cheng Jinzhou understood very well and said: "Outside Zhuangzi in Shaonan, it doesn't matter whether the food stored in the state or county is food from our Cheng family."

"Then there's nothing left to take?" Shen Cong was a little depressed, he only did it once, and it was when he was addicted.

"The Fuyang waterway leads directly to the Mijiang River. There must be a warehouse of the Ministry of Households nearby." Cheng Jinzhou pointed to the little black spot just now.The warehouse of the Ministry of Households can be regarded as the National Reserve Bureau in the feudal era. In essence, its scope can be wider, but in terms of administrative planning, it is obviously a separate system from the local government. Even if Fuyang County is poor, it cannot move the reserve warehouse. stuff in.

Guifang looked at Shen Cong and said in a low voice: "The risk is a bit high. The warehouse in Fuyang is full of tin ingots, which are directly paid to the palace. The tin factories in the capital are also in Fuyang. If you want to choose For the warehouse of the household department, it is better to choose Yizhou, 20 bolts of silk, worth at least 40 taels of silver."

For Cheng Jinzhou, the value of a piece of silk is equivalent to that of a piece of linen, and is not even as valuable as tin ore. If he wants to transport the silk out and sell it in exchange for something, he might as well trade directly with the merchant house.

In fact, he has not given up on the deal with the firm now.Therefore, I chose to get some supplies from warehouses in various places in order to directly supplement the shortage - the monthly transaction volume is about 20 taels of silver, and there is no prospect of expansion.

Among the tin products, apart from the familiar tin foil, the tin chamber pot is the most commonly used product by noble families, because the tin utensils have good airtightness, can effectively prevent moisture, and make the smell inside not easy to disperse, based on the same principle. The most popular products are tin tea caddy and jug, which are much better for warming wine than iron products.

Of course, in the era when metal materials were not widely used, the high cost of tin products was obvious.

Cheng Jinzhou actually prefers tin ore. Compared with tin ingots, the price of the two is the same, but the cost of the former is lower. Perhaps for the Star Alliance, the cost of refining tin ingots has long been unnecessary.

Shen Cong looked at Cheng Jinzhou, then looked at the map and said, "Do you really want to choose the warehouse of the household department? I think we should do small ones a few times in other counties first, and then we can get the warehouse of the household department after we are familiar with it."

Getting things from local warehouses and getting things from central warehouses will cause a different level of backlash.Shen Zhecong could simply suppress the shouts at the center, but he couldn't cover the sky with his hands in the center.

Shen Cong cared more about safety when thinking about problems.

Cheng Jinzhou Nunu said: "How many tin ingots do they have?"

"One hundred thousand catties is available."

Xia Jin is twelve taels, and 10 Jin is 500 tons.

Cheng Jinzhou shook his head and said, "Too little."

When he was about to deny it, customer service 010 jumped out again and asked, "Ask him where he left the other ores after refining tin ingots?"

"What price?" Cheng Jinzhou was no longer surprised that customer service 010 paid attention to him, but he keenly discovered what customer service 010 meant.

At the level of this era, it is quite good for them to be able to extract the lead mixed in the tin ore.Even small mines in China in the 21st century often discard lead in order to reduce costs.

Since Fuyang has built a refining plant, the waste must be accumulated somewhere.

As time goes by, the number of scraps is much greater than the number of tin ingots.

Customer Service 010 did not argue with Cheng Jinzhou and said: "I will give you the highest price, which is the same as the price of tin ingots and tin ores, but you have to promise me that after you make money, you will immediately upgrade the Star Alliance level."

"I know, making money is for consumption here, I'm just happy and busy for nothing." Cheng Jinzhou said with a smile on his lips.

The price of scrap and ore is the same, and the price difference alone can make him vomit all over the street.

After seeing customer service 010 off, Cheng Jinzhou stretched out a finger, poked it on the table with all his strength, and said firmly, "The next stop is Fuyang."

……

From Tongxian to Fuyang, it only takes 100 miles.

It is a long, long dirt road that connects the two places, probably due to years of disrepair. The solidified ruts are like someone dragging an ax on the road every day.Even a slow, squawking bullock cart will bump up on this road.In fact, the road was bumped and damaged by bullock carts.

The benefits of horses are undoubtedly reflected at this moment. They can find their own way, they can step on places with similar heights, and when the speed is not so fast, they will try to keep their backs above a level.

It took a whole day for a group of more than a dozen people to reach the boundary of Fuyang County.

Guifang sent two more people to the front station, and then asked, "Mr. Cheng, are we really not going to visit the county?"

"The warehouse of the household department, the less he knows what to do when visiting the county magistrate, the better." Cheng Jinzhou put the main target on the slag of the tin mine, and then fished out the warehouse, in essence, he just wanted to give Shen Cong and the others a compensation That's all.

Shen Cong himself said indifferently: "The Cangsi here is an eighth-grade official, a 16th-level civil servant, one level lower than the one in Huangjin County. I'm afraid he doesn't know your identity, or is a stupid young man."

"It depends on Master Gui's ability." Cheng Jinzhou glanced at Gui Fang. It is also a skill to pretend to be a tiger, and it takes years of practice.

While speaking, Cheng Jinzhou's eyes were already attracted by the stones on the roadside.

In his view, any stone may be a waste mine, and may represent a large sum of money.

……

(End of this chapter)