Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

The news of the Kang family's collapse quickly spread throughout the four cities in southern Xinjiang. Without Ling Jingxuan's action, the remaining power of the Kang family was quickly absorbed by the major families in southern Xinjiang. Of course, the most important part was already in their hands. , in order to distract everyone's attention, the Chief Secretary Yamen issued an official document, requiring all the families who hold the business line to hand over the business line to the government, and then the government will auction it publicly, but the owner of each business line can only It can be used for three years, and it must be re-auctioned after three years. In this way, it can prevent other families from taking advantage of the situation after the collapse of the Kang family. No one in the family that controlled the business line at the beginning was willing to hand over their However, when the Tuoba family of the Yao family took the initiative to cooperate, and the government also clearly stipulated that the business lines of the Kang family would also be auctioned together, merchants who did not submit their business lines would not only be unable to participate in the auction, but even when the government wanted to hold them accountable, each Big merchants have to hand over their business lines. After all, in other state capitals, business lines are in the hands of the government. At least they can still buy the right to use them for three years, right?If you're lucky, you might be able to switch to a profitable business line. There's no way, now that the government and even the Kang family have easily collapsed, who dares to bite the bullet and rush forward?

At the same time, the Tuoba family also declared obedience to the government when the Kang family collapsed. The head of the Tuoba family personally brought his four sons to E'nan City to meet Prince Cheng and his wife and the Chief Secretary Beijun Wang, and voluntarily handed over the three merchants in the hands of the Tuoba family. In this way, only the Jiang family is left among the four major families in southern Xinjiang. Almost everyone’s eyes are on the Jiang family. Although the Jiang family also handed over the business line in the end, they are not In order to cooperate with the government, they want more valuable business lines in the hands of the government.

Regarding the matter of the auction business line, Yan Shengrui and his wife resolutely handed over all to Yan Xiaobei to deal with. He might be too busy. Taking advantage of the second season of rice that has been planted and waiting for the harvest, Ling Jingxuan sent the big buns to the countryside. Helong Dashan and Zhou Changsheng called back, seeing the children tanned, Yan Shengrui and his party couldn't help but feel distressed again, Ling Jingpeng even directly scolded his elder brother, only almost scolded him for abusing the children, but it's back to him, The relationship between the two brothers is still as good, and the big buns took a short break for two days before throwing themselves into the busy work of assisting Yan Xiaobei.

"Are you sure you want to hand over the mountain goods business?"

In a flash, it came to August, and the autumn tiger was still rampant, and the weather was so hot that no one wanted to go out. The auction held by the government was only two days away, but Ling Jingxuan suddenly proposed such an idea, and Yan Shengrui and others couldn't help frowning. How can he give up the things he took away?

"All kinds of mountain goods in southern Xinjiang are more abundant than those in South China. Cousin, are you sure you want to let go? Now that we have basically mastered the purchase and sale of mountain goods, we don't have to worry about sales. It would be a pity to give up like this."

Every year, the income from the sale of mountain goods is at least one million taels of silver. Rao Zhang Qing can't help feeling sorry, remembering that they used to break every penny into two pennies to use. Just give up, it's really not something ordinary people can do.

"Well, the profits from mountain goods trading are certainly enviable, but we will not stay in southern Xinjiang for a long time after all, and it is not a long-term solution to hire people to go door-to-door in the mountains all year round. The most important thing is that southern Xinjiang needs to develop. The government More attractive projects are needed to drive the enthusiasm of the people, hand over the sale of mountain goods to the government, and the government will purchase them at a reasonable price, and those who want to buy them will go to the government directly, and the government will earn some price difference from it. It will suffer, and the government can also be richer and do more things for the people, so why not do it?"

Ling Jingxuan nodded solemnly. In the future, his pharmaceutical factory will have to go to the government to purchase medicinal materials. Although it will cost some money, it's not worrying, isn't it?Of course, this also has disadvantages. If you encounter a corrupt official, I am afraid that it is not the people in southern Xinjiang who are fattening up, but someone. Therefore, they must be cautious when appointing officials in southern Xinjiang. The matter of Xiaoqi is over, and at least in recent years, such a situation will not happen. They can still trust Hu Lizhi as a man. In the future, Nanjiang will set up a state capital independently, and then link up with Nanzhou, and set up a few more official positions for mutual supervision. It can be completely avoided. It is impossible for officials not to be greedy at all. As long as it is not too much, it will not bring disaster to the people.

"That's right. Although we collected a lot of money from the Kang family, the construction of southern Xinjiang is far from being able to make up for it. It is also a good thing for the government to have an extra income."

Yan Shengrui nodded in agreement. Previously, they did not spend much on building roads, building Hanling College, agricultural reforms, etc., only 10 taels of silver, and they handed over most of the remaining silver to the treasury. As for the Southern Xinjiang For the next development, the auction in two days will naturally bring them a large sum of money, but the development of a region cannot be solved with a single sum of money, and it needs continuous investment. If the government masters the sale of mountain goods, At least there is a fixed supply, isn't it?

"What about the business lines? Are you going to hand them all over?"

Since it was for the sake of the people, they had no reason to object. Zeng Shaoqing turned his attention to the business line. Now the winery, pharmaceutical factory, jam and other production factories in southern Xinjiang and the Baiyun Pavilion production factory have been fully operational. The land they want is going to open Xinyuan and Baiyunge branches in southern Xinjiang. In the future, their goods will be transported through various business lines. If they hand over all of them, they will have to ask for help?

"Hand over, but we can also spend money to buy it back, Shaoqing, it depends on you and Jingpeng, research out a few more powerful business lines for us, and buy them all at the auction, but there is a premise, absolutely There can be no more than three business lines, and we will occupy all the good ones, and those merchants will be unhappy."

In terms of financial resources alone, those rich households in southern Xinjiang can't compete with them. There is actually no benefit in having more business lines.

"We have our own discretion, but the Jiang family, are you not afraid that they will take advantage of the situation and take multiple business lines?"

Zeng Shaoqing nodded, and his gaze sank again. Now only the Jiang family is left among the four major families. Recently, they have continued to trouble the Jiang family according to the plan. The status of the Jiang family in the hearts of the people is getting lower and lower, and they must be about to explode right?

"That also depends on them having the financial resources!"

Ling Jingxuan curled his lips confidently. He had already agreed with the Yao family and the Tuoba family that as long as the Jiang family participated in the auction, they would fight to the death with them. Anyway, the money is collected by the government. Who knows if it will be collected?If Jiang Jiamao wants to come at all costs, he also welcomes it. It will undoubtedly save trouble to deal with them after emptying their money.

"Okay, since you've made all the arrangements, Jingpeng and I can just focus on our business."

It was clear at a glance what he must have done again, Zeng Shaoqing didn't bother to bother to guess, and Ling Jingpeng next to him smiled and said: "Brother, what do we need to worry about? But Qingzi, I heard that you are going to the southern country?"

After finishing the business, Ling Jingpeng decisively changed the subject. In the past two or three years, Qingzi has spent more and more time in the southern country. If the elder brother hadn't asked him to help this time, he might not have seen him.

"Well, Yuanhang sent someone to send a letter. I have to go there. With you here, I don't need to follow Xia Mihe."

Zhang Qing nodded, and the word Yuanhang was fluent in his mouth, and he didn't think that he was the emperor of the southern country. Is it really good to call him by his first name like this?

"Is Jun Yuanhang okay?"

Looking at him meaningfully, Ling Jingxuan asked casually. It would be a lie to say that he didn't notice anything at all. It was just a matter of brothers' feelings. They have been together for two or three years and there seems to be no movement. He is still somewhat worried. The aunt in the capital is urging him to get married.

"There's nothing wrong with it. The Southern Kingdom is different from the Qing Kingdom. Yuanhang was deeply loved by the people before he took the throne. He vigorously promoted the cultivation of vaccinia and at the same time cooperated with us to develop the economy of the Southern Kingdom. The government and the public and the people all admire him. It’s just that he didn’t stand up for a long time, and he didn’t draft the draft. The courtiers had a bit of a bad opinion. I also asked him several times why he didn’t draft the draft. His expression was weird, and he looked at me as if he saw a ghost. .”

As soon as Zhang Qing said it, everyone in the room couldn't help being stunned for a short time, and then smiled secretly. Seeing that he really didn't know, everyone who had already sensed someone's thoughts couldn't help but silently mourn for him in their hearts, poor Jun Yuanhang, why did he fall in love with such an emotional idiot?The same goes for Zhang Qing, he is obviously very shrewd in business, why is he so slow when it comes to relationship problems?They probably had a lot of trouble.

"What's the matter with you?" Sensing their strange behavior, Zhang Qing asked inexplicably.

"It's nothing, Qingzi, what do you think of Jun Yuanhang? It's not about his political achievements, but about his character. Do you think he will be a good husband?"

Coughing twice to cover up the overflowing complaints in his heart, Ling Jingxuan asked in a serious manner, if he wants to add fuel to the flames, he must first see if his family Qingzi has the willingness, although he personally feels that the gentleman who fell in love with him Voyage is pretty poor.

"Well, he should be a good husband, right? Several of his children like him very much. He is also a very responsible man himself. Those who marry him should be happy."

I don't know why, when it comes to this topic, Zhang Qing feels uncomfortable in his heart, but he didn't delve into it, he just thought it was his own overthinking.

"Okay, help me tell Jun Yuanhang that if you need a marriage, he is welcome to come to the capital to find us. By the way, there is another sentence, sometimes silent protection is not the best confession. It is better not to be soft-hearted when it is time to act. No trace of abnormality escaped Ling Jingxuan's eyes. Rather than let Qingzi ignore it blindly, and finally go back to the capital to find a woman to marry, he decided to start from his happiness and help them. As for whether they will be together in the end, that is It's up to them.

"What guardian shot? Big cousin, what are you talking about?"

Zhang Qing blinked his eyes full of puzzlement, but he wasn't so stupid that he didn't know what those words meant, but he didn't think of himself. At the same time, the uncomfortable feeling in his heart became more and more intense. "Hehe, it's nothing, you just need to help me bring him a message."

It's useless to explain to him now, let them figure out the relationship between the two of them, it's already his limit to do so much.

"Well, I'm going to leave tomorrow. If my eldest cousin has something to do, just ask someone to send a letter to the Nanguo Palace. There are a lot of goods in the Nanguo this year. I may not return to the capital until the end of the year."

The more he talked, the more uncomfortable Zhang Qing simply gave up. For many years, his mind was only about business, and he had long been used to putting aside things that had nothing to do with business.

Ling Jingxuan nodded, and exchanged glances with other people calmly, everyone couldn't help another burst of sympathy, poor Jun Yuanhang, proud of everything, but just frustrated in love, God is really fair enough.