I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Thinking of this, Lao Cheng hurriedly stated,

"Master, if you really want it, then I'll take advantage of the spring plowing season and arrange it quickly. It happens that many brothers have some land that can't grow food at all. If you use it to grow this flax, you will get an extra income!"

Zhang Nuo had nothing to do, nodded and said,

"You can do it anyway. I'm really not afraid that you have too much. I can eat tens of thousands of acres. After all, you will know when the linen from my place comes out. It's absolutely easy to sell, so I'm only worried about not having enough raw materials!"

Cheng Yaojin nodded with a smile, sat on the sidelines and secretly began to think about how much land these families could vacate. It would definitely not work if they didn’t grow food at all. As the saying goes, if you have food at home, don’t panic. get ready.

But as he said, this flax likes moisture, and many flooded lands are not suitable for growing food, so it is just right to grow this flax.

Zhang Nuo was rubbing his chin and pondering whether he should simply build an industrial chain. After all, flax is not just as simple as a fiber. Can feed horses.

But don't worry about it for the time being, when the time comes, just collect them all together, it's just a matter of adding a workshop, it's simple.

On the contrary, Li Shimin saw that Zhang Nuo's casual remarks seemed to be arranged as a money-making business, and he felt a little uncomfortable, why is there such a big gap between this person and others.

He racked his brains to find one or two ways to make money, and he had to go back and forth with the courtiers a few times, and in the end, not many fell into his hands, but this little treasurer, he easily It's a way to get rich.

And it is not difficult to find out from the words that if this way of earning money is a little hard, he doesn't mind changing to other ones. Li Shimin even thinks that if it is not for the lack of manpower, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang can open several new workshops.

Chapter 297 Another way out for the remnant army

Li Shimin obviously has already lamented Zhang Nuo's ability to turn stones into gold countless times in his heart, but now seeing this scene before his eyes again, he still feels shocked.

Different from the aristocratic families, clans, and even nobles who deceive, oppress, and bully the market, all the business of this little Zhang shopkeeper seems to be the business of your will.

But in the end, he is always the one who makes the most money, and you can't even blame him for anything, because he can handle it properly, whether it is laws or ethics, and there is no half-way overstepping the rules.

This is very rare. The reason why the world hates businessmen is not because they are rich and unkind, and they don’t care about production?

But why is it completely different when it comes to shopkeeper Xiao Zhang?

Li Shimin felt that this should be regarded as a kind of knowledge, a kind of knowledge that he did not understand.

He was not afraid of being taboo, so he asked directly in person, and then Zhang Nuo was taken aback for a moment and then smiled.

Zhang Nuo knew what Lao Li meant. He was just curious. If this kind of friends asked him face to face, it was not because he was thinking about your knowledge, but because he was curious.

What's more, in Zhang Nuo's view, knowledge, especially non-technical knowledge, is worthless to put it bluntly. As long as you have the thought and patience, anyone can sum it up. It's just a waste of time.

So Zhang Nuo replied directly,

"The so-called business way is actually very simple. To put it bluntly, there are three levels. When others have nothing, I have it. When others have it, I am superior. When others have it, I am cheap!"

Both Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin were slowly reminiscing about Zhang Nuo's simple twelve words, especially Li Shimin, the more he pondered, the brighter his eyes became.

"What a twelve-character business way, the way has exhausted the essence of the competition in the market! Looking back at this moment, all the transactions of my brother are done in accordance with these three points. No wonder there are no disadvantages in the market."

Zhang Nuo smiled and didn't say anything. Damn it, these are all the things in the chicken soup novels of later generations. In fact, they are monopoly, technological innovation and price wars.

You don’t have what I sell. This is a unique business. Monopoly business is naturally easy to do. It is naturally refreshing to make a lot of money. At present, the steamed bun workshop he is about to open and the paper printing workshop that has been put into production are at this level of.

Apart from him, no one else can do this business at all.

And the so-called people have their own advantages, just technological innovation, my things are better than others, so should you buy mine?

His family's wine shop is the most typical technical rolling. Compared with other wines in terms of appearance, taste, and style, it is almost an era stronger. It is completely crushed and beaten. For the good wine in Chang'an City For the insiders, in just half a year, they have already recognized Zhang Nuo's wine.

There is no way, the difference is too great. When other companies are still fooling customers with cloudy and dry low-alcohol wine, Zhang Nuo's family has a large number of wines with various tastes, degrees, and excellent appearance. It swept the entire market.

As for the price war, his paper-making workshop is a typical price war. In fact, in terms of quality alone, because the brushes are used at this time, the quality of rice paper made by other workshops is naturally much better than his. .

But his family relied on a cheap price, which was insanely cheap compared to the rice paper on the market before, and finally the gods blocked the gods and the Buddhas.

To put it bluntly, the so-called monopoly, technological innovation, and price war are actually based on the various advanced technologies that Zhang Nuo took out. Without these technologies, where would there be monopoly, technological innovation, and price war? ?

Monopoly is because only he has this technology, and technological innovation is even more important. He can make it but others can't make it, and the price war is even more so. The extensive use of steam engines during the industrial revolution in later generations saved a lot of labor and reduced production costs. Production costs.

So, to put it bluntly, Zhang Nuobee's so-called business principles just now are actually just chicken soup with no eggs, but it is enough to fool Lao Li. Didn't Lao Li feel particularly intoxicated at this moment?

Li Shimin felt that he was vaguely about to grab something. These twelve words can not only be applied to shopping malls, why is this not the case between countries?

Li Shimin felt that he had found some inspiration, he was eager to return to the palace now, he needed to calm down and think slowly in his familiar environment.

He had a hunch that as long as he thought about these things clearly, it might have an indelible effect on the development of Datang.

So Lao Li was still wandering in the living room to digest food one minute, and patted his ass and left with a casual greeting the next minute, and seeing the hurried walk, those who didn't know thought there was a dog chasing after him.

Zhang Nuo didn't know what Lao Li was doing, but he didn't bother to care about it. Anyway, Lao Li was such a big man, could he be lost on the road?

Zhang Nuo didn't speak, and Cheng Yaojin didn't speak anymore. Just kidding, how could he, a courtier, decide His Majesty's whereabouts?

But he didn't leave for the time being, but rubbed his stomach, and then moved closer to Zhang Nuo, smiling and approaching.

"Master, Lao Cheng is a rough man, and he doesn't understand these important principles of culture, but after hearing what you said just now, Lao Cheng wanted to ask, Master, what do you think of letting those remnant soldiers go to the streets to sell steamed buns?"

Zhang Nuo was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect that Lao Cheng, a big, black and thick man, would have such a delicate mind. But he thought about it carefully, and said,

"Old Cheng, I know what you mean, but there is a problem here. Our steamed bun workshop mainly supplies chain supermarkets. For example, we sell three for one penny to supermarkets, and they sell two for one penny after heating! "

"Then what we give to the remnant army is at most three cents for a penny. After all, the brothers still know how to settle accounts, right! But can they afford this price?"

Old Cheng nodded excitedly, and hurriedly said,

"Of course I can accept it. This is an exclusive deal. Why can't I accept it? Besides, if you sell two, you can earn one, and if you sell four, you can earn a penny. If such a deal is not done, what kind of deal can you do?"

Zhang Nuo nodded when he heard this, and thought about it for a while, it seems to be oh, it seems that this is really possible.

However, he couldn't just agree with that, it was just to develop some secondary distributors, which was not enough, he needed to do more.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Zhang Nuo looked at Lao Cheng with a smile and said,

"Old Cheng, if you really do this, it's not impossible, but I still have one condition, that is, the whole family of these remnant soldiers who want to work under my hands must move to my village!"

Chapter 298

Cheng Yaojin thought about it, but he didn't expect that Zhang Nuo would make such a request in the end. In his opinion, this is not a condition, it is simply a gift.

He himself lived in Zhuangzi, and he didn't know the conditions in Zhuangzi. All the houses were built by Zhang Nuo and organized by people.

Children can study in the school for free, and those who work can eat in the canteen. Now even the little dolls who cannot go to school have free kindergartens.

Not to mention that the mother-in-law can still go to the workshop to work and earn money to subsidize the family. This is simply the greatest welfare in the world. Is this a condition?

Zhang Nuo also knew that Lao Cheng might not understand, so he explained directly,

"Old Cheng, you have to understand that we are short of everything else, but we are short of people, not only adults, but also children. After I open other workshops, the shortage will be even worse!"

"Instead of recruiting other people when the time comes, it's better to recruit as many people as possible from the beginning!"

Lao Cheng suddenly realized and nodded, but actually he didn't think so in his heart, how could there be such a shortage of people, there are tens of thousands of people in Zhuangzi now.

However, such issues as how many people to recruit and how many people are missing are not what he needs to consider.

In his opinion, as long as Zhang Nuo is willing to accept, he will definitely be able to recruit a large number of remnants who are willing to do so.

If Zhang Nuo knew what Lao Cheng was thinking, he would probably be dumbfounded.

Where is this? Now the main force of the real work is the [-] retired sergeants, who are still half training and half working.

And if Zhang Nuo's plan for the development and construction of Zhang Nuo's territory is really to be realized, a single steel plant may require tens of thousands of people.

What's more, the existing workshops will be expanded and new workshops will be built in the future, and the shortage of human resources will become bigger and bigger.

Zhang Nuo can provide all kinds of technology, a lot of money, and a complete welfare package, but only human resources can't be transferred by his will.

Therefore, instead of competing with other people when the time comes, it is better to recruit as many people as possible from now on.

Zhang Nuo wouldn't tell Lao Cheng these words, because there was no need to say anything, he just had to be responsible to himself, after all, how the territory would develop in the future would ultimately depend on himself.

After a while, Lao Cheng took his leave and left.After all, he has no fewer tasks than Li Shimin. Not only is he responsible for his right guards, but also the training of the sergeants in Zhuangzi.

While Zhang Nuo and the others were having lunch and chatting, Wei Zheng stared at a pair of red eyes and walked dejectedly into the palace.

His family's carriage can be said to be notoriously broken, and it is pulled by an old horse that is still shedding hair, but Wei Zheng doesn't care at all. No chance with him.

Sitting in the carriage right now, Wei Zheng could see the familiar and bustling street scene of Chang'an City from the huge gap between the wooden boards on the carriage, without looking through the windows.

Seeing these things in the past, Wei Zheng will always be proud, because he, Wei Zheng, has contributed to this prosperous age.However, this street scene could not bring him the slightest touch.

Because at this moment, all he can think about is how to speak when he sees His Majesty later.

He had told the coachman several times to leave slowly, and there were even several times when he wanted to turn around immediately, but in the end the carriage drove him to the gate of the palace.

Wei Zheng got down from the carriage slowly, and first tidied up his official uniform. Even though the official uniform was a bit worn out, and the cuffs and neckline were a bit gray, Wei Zheng still tidied up his clothes as much as possible.

This is a habit that has been written deep in the soul, and it is also the self-consciousness of a courtier.

As an admonisher, Wei Zheng has the right to enter the palace to face the saint. Although whether or not he can meet depends on the emperor's mood, it is quite easy for Wei Zheng to enter the palace.

Under the guidance of the servant, Wei Zheng walked slowly towards the Ganlu Hall. Even if the servant glanced at him once or twice, his expression was quite weird, but he didn't care. He was still thinking about how to speak later.

He's here to give in!

Because he really didn't know what to do with this newspaper and how to get it to the level that His Majesty wanted.

He spent almost all of his time these two days thinking about the newspaper, and the more he thought about it, the more he realized how important it was, and the more important it was, the greater the pressure in his heart.

He is not the kind of perfunctory character, let alone give up lightly, if that is the case, then he is not Wei Zheng.

But the end result was that for two whole days, he spent almost all his time and all his thoughts, but he couldn't come up with a solution that really satisfied him.

He didn't know who came up with such an ingenious idea of ​​a newspaper, but he knew that once this thing appeared, it would definitely change the situation in the entire court and even the entire Tang Dynasty.

If at the beginning, he accepted His Majesty's appointment and had to do this, then at this moment, after thinking about it, he really wants to be the editor-in-chief of this newspaper.

However, he had to admit that he really didn't know how to run a newspaper well, and where to hire writers?

How can we ensure that newspapers make people like to read?He even has to think about how to make money for the newspaper, which is something he needs to consider.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Wei Zheng's family is supported by the food wardens in the fief and his little salary, so he knows how to do a shitty business.

But there is no way, this is His Majesty's request, because His Majesty made it very clear that a newspaper office is not a government office, but a business that must be self-sufficient.

Wei Zheng knew what His Majesty meant. It wasn't the government office, so ordinary people would not be able to manage this newspaper, but Wei Zheng was a courtier of the Tang Dynasty. When His Majesty really asked, could he refuse?

But even with these considerations in mind, he still resolutely wants to do this well, because enlightening the wisdom of the people and raising the voice of the people are what he wants to do. Now that he has such an opportunity, how could he let it go.

Before he knew it, he had already walked to the front of Ganlu Hall, and the servants went in to report. Wei Zheng took a deep breath, tidied up his clothes and hat that had been messed up when he was walking, straightened his waist and looked at the majestic palace.

Up to now, there is nothing to hesitate, it is nothing more than being subdued, it seems that the court has never been subdued by His Majesty, no shame!

Chapter 299

Li Shimin had just returned to his palace, and before he had time to think about the inspiration he had just received from Zhang Nuo, he heard the servant report that the admonishing doctor Wei Zheng wanted to see him.

Li Shimin frowned immediately, why didn't Wei Heizi stay at home and think about the newspaper office, why did he come here?Is this another plan to come here to remonstrate and find fault?

He really loves and hates Wei Zheng. With Wei Zheng around, he can reflect on the gains and losses of his own government from time to time, constantly adjust and revise his thinking on governing, and at the same time show his emperor's generosity.

But to be honest, he was almost autistic after being sprayed by Wei Zheng!

Wei Zheng was really able to speak, and he really dared to say it. Except for not swearing in person, Wei Zheng said almost everything in the court.

Of course, most of them were scolding those colleagues.After all, a big reason why Wei Fanzi can still live well today is that he works harder at criticizing his colleagues than criticizing the emperor.

Don't look at the fact that Wei Heizi's reputation is more due to his constant accusations and outspoken admonitions against the emperor, but in fact, most of the time he spits people, it's his colleagues who spit.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that the emperor made a decision, and everyone thought it was good, but as a result, the government office below did not do a good job in implementing it. At this time, don’t you criticize those executors who are hypocritical and superfluous? Going overboard and complaining that the emperor shouldn't have made this decision?

If Wei Zheng is really such a person, it is impossible for him to have such a reputation.

After all, many courtiers in the later Ming Dynasty followed Wei Zheng's example and frequently cursed at the emperor, but turned a blind eye to the mistakes of their colleagues.

After all, scolding the emperor can get a clear name, and scolding colleagues is to offend others. Offending the emperor, even if you are demoted, you will still have a clear name, and you may be reinstated someday.

But it’s not enough to spray your colleagues, you will really be killed by someone, even if you don’t kill them, you will take the opportunity to spray, and the whole person is completely stinky.

Therefore, don't look at the fact that many people in the Ming Dynasty seemed to call themselves direct ministers and admonishing ministers.But in fact, Wei Zheng is the one who best represents the term admonition minister in the whole history. He is really fighting with his life.

Anyway, with a public heart, no matter who it is, as long as it is caught wrong by him, it will be a blast when it comes to the court, and after a long time, everyone will know that this sunspot is planning to exterminate himself from the court, and intends to follow the route of a lonely minister and a direct minister up.

These people are all officials. If you want to be a minister of power, he wants to be a traitor. Naturally, you can't blame someone who is a lonely minister.

Therefore, although everyone didn't like Wei Heizi, they didn't make things difficult for him too much, and even many people really admired him.After all, they don't dare to betray themselves so much.

Li Shimin is naturally so happy. If there is no solidarity among the ministers, it will be the ministers' turn to fight against the emperor, and his life will be difficult.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Li Shimin really loves and hates Wei Zheng who is waiting outside the palace gate at this time, but he still has to see what he should see, even if Wei Zheng is here to spray him, he still has to see it .

After all, it is not a trivial matter for Wei Zheng to take it so seriously and ask for an interview in private. Li Shimin is the emperor, so it is naturally impossible for him to be willful because of his little likes and dislikes.