I am engaged in construction in Datang

The man who posted the big-character poster began to tell everyone what was on the paper.

"Fellow villagers!" the man shouted, "Be quiet!"

The noisy crowd gradually quieted down.

"I know everyone is eager to know what the notice says. But today, I have to tell you why this notice is there."

"I believe everyone knows that the Duke of Weiguo of the Tang Dynasty is preparing for war at the border between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun. Tuyuhun has committed many evil deeds on the border of the Tang Dynasty. Since the emperor ascended the throne, they have successively invaded Shanzhou and Mangzhou of the Tang Dynasty. A few days ago, they plundered Liangzhou of the Tang Dynasty. Their wolfish ambitions are obvious!"

The man spoke with passion, and the people blushed.

"well said!"

"That Tuyuhun thief is still determined to provoke the Tang Dynasty!"

"Destroy them!"

"Yes, kill them!"

The man pressed his hands down, and when everyone's voices became quiet, he continued, "Everyone knows that the weather in Tuyuhun is bad, with snow all year round and dry grass. It would be better if our army's horses had hay to eat there, but if the bandits set fire to the prairie, the horses of our Tang soldiers would starve to death!"

"So, today, our Nvzhuang takes the lead and is willing to buy the horse feed from everyone at a 5% premium." The man said, "For example, if the market price of soybeans is 6 wen per pound, then our manor will charge wen per pound."

"Collecting hay? I know a place with grass that horses love to eat. I'll go and cut it for free."

"Yes, we will mow the grass too, for free."

The people responded one after another.

"Collect!" The man smiled, "But you can't ask for money, otherwise I won't dare to ask you to collect things next time."

The people laughed along.

They believed what Zhuangzi said.

In the distance, Li Yin lowered the carriage curtain: "For thousands of years, our most radical war factions have always been among the people."

Li Xiaochun listened and smiled, "Yes, everyone wants to live a good life. Only by defeating the foreign tribes can we live in peace."

She thought the owner of the manor was talking about the period starting from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, but she didn't know that Li Yin was talking about the period up to her time.

The two of them rode in a carriage towards the city. The restaurant opened today.

At the foot of Mount Li, Nvzhuang.

An extra long conference table.

Feng Sanxi sat in the main seat with a smile on his face. Behind him was a blackboard with seats one to five written on it.

"Have you guys thought it through?"

Li Xingxing sat in the front row and smiled bitterly: "Manager Feng, please stop keeping us in suspense. All the people who can be photographed are here, and those who didn't come probably won't come."

He was from the Zhaojun Li clan.

Originally, everyone kept to themselves and lived in peace, except for some minor friction in business.

As a result, one day, they suddenly found that the family's rock sugar business was not as good as before. Before they had time to investigate the reason, Feng Sanxi personally went to the door, found the owner, and gave him ten kilograms of refined salt, saying: "The cost is no more than half a dollar."

Before anyone could say anything, he bowed and said goodbye.

In this way, not only the Five Surnames and Seven Families, but also those merchant families were all invited.

Some noble families are angry and think that you are provoking them, while some noble families will think more and ask why good things always appear in Nuzhuang?

The small village, which they had never paid attention to before, completely came into their sight.

No matter what everyone thought, they still sent people over. Those who were already selling salt were afraid that their business would be squeezed out, and those who were not selling salt wanted to come and see if they could get a piece of the pie.

If the person who came had a high status, he would be able to keep the situation under control. But if he sent a servant, he would be almost going crazy with anxiety.

See what Nuzhuang is selling?

The mining rights of Qinghai Salt Lake come with the method of purifying crude salt.

What they are interested in is not the mining rights, but the purification method.

They had tasted the refined salt and found it had no bitterness and was harmless to the body. If they could find a way, they would definitely have a place in the salt market in the future.

"Everyone, today Zhuangzi's original intention is not to auction the mining rights of the salt lake, but to provide clothes for our Tang Dynasty frontline generals, so that the soldiers can still feel the warmth of the country in the ice and snow." Feng Sanxi: "So all the money from this auction will be donated to the army"

"Let me make it clear to you all first. The families that win the mining rights will only have ten years of salt mining rights. From the profits of salt, in addition to paying taxes, the village will invest in technology and will not participate in the management of the workshop, accounting for 10% of the pure shares. Of the remaining 90%, you can take 50%." Feng Sanxi said no more here.

"What about the remaining 40%?" A servant from a merchant family didn't understand and asked.

Feng Sanxi still smiled and said, "Of course, the person who deserves it should take it."

The others just glanced at him and shook their heads.

Who would dare to mine and purify salt on such a large scale without the price guarantee from the higher-ups?

Rumor has it that the person in charge originally wanted to control salt and gradually transform all salt in the Tang Dynasty into official salt, but now not only did he not take action, but he also liberalized salt mining and provided more advanced technology.

People with a keen sense of smell have already noticed that something is wrong.

The national treasury has other sources of money and does not rely on salt taxes, so the people will no longer lack salt to eat!

Nuzhuang is the spokesperson who has a good reputation but poses no threat.

Moreover, Miss Li, the owner of the farm, was also smart. She never amassed wealth. She only kept enough money for daily expenses. When she needed money, she would sell soap and tea.

Anyone with insight knows that the people guarding outside Zhuangzi are the Thousand Oxen Guards!

Even though the clothes he wore were different from those of the Qianniu Guards, everyone still recognized him.

"Dear colleagues, we will now start the auction of Salt Mining Area No. 2." It ranks second in terms of geographical location, worse than No. , but better than No. , No. , and No. .

"The starting price is 1 guan, and each increase in price must not be less than 1 guan."

It was the first time for everyone to participate in this kind of auction and they all felt quite novel.

"Everyone, I'll start first and show you my ugliness." Zhao Chengren stood up and bowed: "The Zhao family of Cangwu in Lingnan offers 1 strings of cash."

After sitting down, Zhao Chengren wiped the sweat from his forehead.

His Cangwu Zhao family is a medium-sized family, and they were quite nervous when he was asked to do the proofing.

Feng Sanxi knocked the hammer with a bang: "1 guan at a time. Anyone else want to raise the price? After three times, the price will be final."

'pound'--

"1 guan twice."

"2 strings of cash!" Wang Shun raised the sign on the table and shouted.

Yes, he also made samples.

'pound'--

"Twenty thousand strings of cash each time."

"5 strings of cash!" This was the first businessman to make a move, a businessman named Sun. His family lived in Hebei Province and he often traveled between the two places, and sometimes did business with the Turks.

Hebei Province is close to the sea and has many salt-producing areas. Nowadays, people still use the method of boiling seawater, which is costly, has low salt production, and contains many harmful substances.

This person made a serious bid.

Once everyone understood the auction rules, they would not let anyone else get away with the 5 strings of cash.

"5 strings of cash..." Before Feng Sanxi could finish his words, someone else continued to bid.

"6 strings of cash." Li Zixing also raised the price to give it a try.

"7 strings of cash!" The businessman surnamed Sun continued to raise the price.

"One hundred thousand strings of cash." The third person got involved, the Gao family, a prominent family in Lingnan Province.

"10 guan once..."

"20 strings of cash." Wang family from Taiyuan got involved.