Daily life in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 118 Too much money, you have to spend it
bang, bang, bang...
"It's over, it's over! Everyone lined up and came to collect their wages."

In the evening, when the setting sun was already halfway down from the horizon, several foremen beat the gong and shouted loudly among the workers.

Hearing the foreman's voice, all the workers put down their work and lined up in front of the foreman.

After that, they handed in their work cards one by one, and then received their own wages.

Looking at the six big coins in his hands, the workers who were still a little tired suddenly had a happy smile on their faces.

Get paid.

Some workers from other counties did not go back at night because the distance was too far.A group of people got together in twos and threes, bought some grain from the [Temporary Grain Shop] set up by Mo Jun, and then cooked rice on the spot.

And some workers whose homes are relatively close to the 'Huaihui Mountain' did not go back directly, but first bought some grain at the [Temporary Grain Shop] set up by Mo Jun, and then went back to their respective homes.

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not far away.

Looking at the civilians under his family with a smile from the heart, Chen Jinghui also had a hint of relief in his eyes.

However, Chen Jinghui was also a little puzzled, and couldn't help but turned around and asked, "My lord, why don't you give them food directly, instead you send money first, and then ask them to spend money to buy food?"

Now the monetary system of the entire Central Plains is unstable. In troubled times, even the purchasing power of gold fluctuates greatly.

Therefore, people in various countries now trust food and cloth more than coins.

This is also the reason why those workers who are close to home want to exchange for food as soon as they have money.

But Mr. Mo just copied the whole family of the He clan not long ago, not only seized a large sum of gold coins, but also obtained a full 10,000+ stone grain.

If these grains are directly used as wages, even if the price is slightly lower, Chen Jinghui feels that these workers will accept it, and maybe they will be happier.

Facing Chen Jinghui's question, Mo Jun didn't intend to hide it. He raised the wine bottle and took a sip, and said directly: "It's very simple. Only when things like coins are in circulation can they generate sufficient market value."

"If all the coins were piled up together for a long time, then they would be nothing more than a pile of scrap metal."

In fact, the gold coins accumulated by Mo Jun himself are a bit too much.

But I really can't blame him for this, mainly because so far, Mo Jun really has no chance to spend these gold coins.

Because he has done a bit too much in "no capital business".

Like this time.

It was originally estimated that the construction of [Xinmo Mansion] would cost me a small sum of money.

As a result, I didn't expect that someone would come to my house to 'send money' before my house was built.

After copying the whole family of the He family, Mo Jun did not count all kinds of real estate shops, but just the working capital, he almost earned more than 5 gold coins and 10,000+ stone grain.

In addition, because of the 'sharp-mouthed man' incident, the Lu family apologized to Mr. Mo and gave another [-] gold coins as a gift.

Simple calculation.

Come and go.

Mo Jun is now building a house, so far not only has he not spent a penny, but he has even made at least tens of thousands of gold coins.

This is also the reason why Mr. Mo had a sudden whim, and wanted to cultivate the entire 'Huaihui Mountain' into [New Mo Mansion].

In fact, a large part of the reason is that there is too much money and no place to burn it.

And even so.

Mo Jun's current private property is still increasing day by day...

【Qingtian Pill】

【white sugar】

With the growing scale of Mo Jun's chamber of commerce, these two businesses alone can bring Mo Jun a net profit of three to four thousand gold coins every month after deducting all kinds of taxes.

Then there is Han Fei's monthly dividend...
As well as obtaining various commercial resources after swallowing the [Sifang Chamber of Commerce] in Nanjun, now the [Xiongchumo Chamber of Commerce] is just a variety of miscellaneous commercial businesses every month, which is another big income.

Mo Jun's first pot of gold was originally when he went to South Korea to hide from the limelight, and made a fortune from Han Fei and Jade Tiger, earning tens of thousands of gold coins.

As a result, several years have passed.

This first pot of gold has not been spent yet.

Before that, I could still spend some money every day in Nanjun. I went to the dance hall to listen to the music, and learned the dance moves from the dancers in the major dance halls.

But now in Hanzhong, Mo Jun really has money and no place to spend it.

"Xiong Da, hurry up and move the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce here. When the [Xinmo Mansion] is completed, a piece of land will be approved for you near here, and the headquarters of the [Xiong Chumo Chamber of Commerce] will also be built."

Speaking of which, until now, [Xiong Chumo Chamber of Commerce] has not yet had a formal headquarters.

After Nanjun swallowed up the business of [Sifang Chamber of Commerce], [Xiong Chumo Chamber of Commerce] currently only shifted its main business focus to Nanjun, but that is not considered the headquarters.

But now Mr. Mo has initially stabilized, and Hanzhong County is his own fief, so naturally he has to gradually transfer his power to this side.

"This subordinate understands." Xiong Da nodded and took the matter down seriously.

"In addition, after the construction of the headquarters of the chamber of commerce is completed, I will allocate another [-] gold coins to you, and you will ask people to build the breeding farm together according to the plan I have made before."

Mo Jun has been studying poultry and livestock for several years. Although the research on poultry and livestock has been intermittent in these years, up to now, Mo Jun has also formulated a complete breeding process.

Coupled with the help of "Red Dates" from the land of Yaogui in recent years, initial results have been achieved in the prevention and treatment of various diseases of poultry and livestock.

"I see."

Xiong Da looked calm, and now he is more and more calm, and he can hardly see the figure of the 'skinny monkey' back then.

However, although the conversation between Mo Jun and Xiong Da was calm, the understatement of "one hundred thousand gold coins" in their words shocked Chen Jinghui, Yue Nu and others on the spot.

What is the concept of one hundred thousand gold coins?
Nearly 100 million stones of grain.

Not to mention Yuenu, it is not an easy matter for the entire Yin Yang family to take out this money.

After all, in Jianghu, being able to fight and being able to make money are completely irrelevant concepts.

Although Yuenu knew that Mo Jun had a chamber of commerce, she never imagined that Mo Jun's chamber of commerce could make so much money?
He casually took out one hundred thousand gold coins just to build a so-called 'breeding farm'.

Such a big deal.

Even some old aristocratic families may not be able to make a move.

This is not the most critical.

To know.

Mo Jun's origin is no secret in Qin State.

Mr. Mo, who was born as a refugee, naturally couldn't have anyone behind him to help him.

in other words.

Such a large amount of wealth was entirely created by Mo Jun alone.

Yuenv's beautiful eyes flickered, looking at the boy in front of her who was not as old as her, her mood became more and more complicated
"Then, Governor Chen..."

Just as Chen Jinghui was still immersed in the shock of 'investment of one hundred thousand gold coins', Mo Jun said again: "I will allocate another fifty thousand gold coins to you, and this fifty thousand gold coins will be regarded as my investment."

"At that time, my lord will give you a map, and you will send out a notice to dig and build several large reservoirs in various places in Hanzhong County according to the positions marked on the map by my lord."

"Then send people to catch river fish from the Hanshui River and throw them into the reservoir to raise them."

"As for the follow-up breeding issue, I will send someone to manage it."

"do you understand?"

Before Chen Jing could recover, suddenly another '[-] gold coin' was dropped on his head, and Chen Jing was bewildered at that time.

For a while.

Seeing that Chen Jinghui finally came to his senses in a daze, he nodded quickly and said, "I understand, I understand! On behalf of the people of Hanzhong County, I thank Lord Shengping for your kindness."

Chen Jinghui is not a person who does not know what is good or bad.

He knew very well that the '[-] gold coins' allocated by Mo Jun this time was said to be an investment, but in fact it was completely promoting the people's livelihood and economy in Hanzhong.

Mo Jun waved his hand indifferently and said, "You don't need to thank me, but I've said my ugly words first, and the '[-] gold coins' that I allocated were not to satisfy some people's selfish desires."

"This gentleman's money is not the public's money. If I find out that something that makes me unhappy happens, then this gentleman will have no choice but to make the whole Hanzhong unhappy."

"Do you understand what I mean? Governor Chen!"

When Chen Jinghui heard this, the cold sweat on his forehead burst out immediately, and he hurriedly fell to his knees and said: "This matter must be supervised by the officials personally, and some dirty things will never be allowed to happen."

Mo Jun nodded in satisfaction, and said: "That's good, I'm a civil servant, and I don't like fighting and killing."

"..."

After saying this.

The air in the entire courtyard seemed to be silent.

Not to mention Chen Jinghui, even Xiong Da, Xiong Er, Yue Nu and others who have been following Mo Jun all dare not answer this question.

The main reason is that I am worried that I will be easily struck by lightning if I tell nonsense with my eyes open.

"Cough cough~~"

Sensing the strange atmosphere at the scene, Xiong Da also changed the subject tactfully, saying: "Boss, recently there have been some unfavorable rumors circulating among the people, do you need to send someone to investigate?"

The 'unfavorable rumor' that Xiong Da said was naturally about the fact that Mo Jun had obtained farmland from various landlords and nobles, but he did not return it to the common people, but still collected [-]% of the tax.

This incident was not unusual at all, after all, it was not something to be happy about the farmer's own field being taken away by others.

It's normal for others to scold in private.

But the problem was that the news spread too fast.

Ordinary people in ancient times mainly relied on word of mouth to spread news, but Hanzhong County said it was not big or small. If there was any news, even if the government issued a notice, it would probably not spread to every place in less than half a month. villages and towns.

But this time, it has not been five days since Mo Jun bought the farmland from the big landlords and nobles. The details of Mo Jun's purchase of the land and the collection of [-]% of the tax have already spread all over Hanzhong County. up.

Even now, there are faint signs of 'popular grievances' in the entire Hanzhong County.

With such a speed of news dissemination, anyone with a bit of experience can see the problem.

"No need."

Facing Xiong Da's question, Mo Jun waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's okay, since they want to scold, it's fine to let them scold."

Mo Jun's reaction was obviously beyond the expectation of Xiong Da and others.

After all, in their view, the most valuable thing about Mo Jun is not his official position or money, but his reputation.

Logically speaking.

Mo Jun should be the one who is most anxious about slandering his reputation now.

On the contrary, when Chen Jinghui saw Mo Jun's reaction, he couldn't help flashing a look of surprise and surprise in his eyes.

Xiong Da, Yue Nu, and Zhu Yeqing are all people in the Jianghu, so the way of thinking about problems will naturally be biased towards the thinking habits of the Jianghu.

However, Chen Jinghui belongs to the officialdom, and his thinking is more often from the perspective of the officialdom.

And without a doubt.

From the perspective of Jianghu, it is obviously a bad thing for Mo Jun's reputation to be slandered.

But from the perspective of officialdom, it might be a good thing that Mo Jun's reputation has dropped a little.

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(End of this chapter)