Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 189 0188: Amount of Offering

Cheng Zongyang took the paper from Li Lu and took a look at it.

The restrictions and emphasis are the same, but the requirements for offerings are different.

The strongest person in Tianduan Gang is Li Lu, who has the eighth-grade cultivation. This was told by Cheng Zongyang. Therefore, the gang was classified as an eighth-grade gang, and the Cheng family was classified as a seventh-grade gang.

The Tianduan Gang must pay 9,000 kilograms of rice, 9,000 taels of silver, and 900 kilograms of medicinal materials every year.

The medicinal materials were not just any medicinal materials, but were specified. The quantity was three kinds, each weighing 300 kilograms.

If it was before the announcement of territorial autonomy, this amount would not be low, and might even be extremely high.

But now the territory is autonomous and all the profits belong to themselves, so the total amount is not much.

The Cheng family’s quota is one-third more than that of the gang.

Twelve thousand pieces of rice, twelve thousand pieces of silver, and twelve thousand pieces of medicinal materials.

If you cannot afford to pay this year, you can pay next year, but "penalty interest" will be added.

Of course, if the amount of rice or medicinal materials is insufficient, they can be offset with silver, and vice versa for the rest.

But the two-year credit limit plus penalty interest would be enough to cause serious damage to the once wealthy family.

“The seven tribes in Yufeng County alone have an annual income of more than 90,000 catties of grain and more than 90,000 taels of silver.

Counting other territories, the resources collected by this royal family every year are too amazing!" Li Lu was shocked, "With these resources, it's no wonder that they can train so many warriors. If it were us, we could do it too. We can pile up!"

His body swayed slightly as the carriage vibrated. Cheng Zongyang adjusted his sitting position and shook his head slightly.
"We harvest a lot, and use a lot. The royal family is such a big plate, and we need to support a lot of people. In two days, it will be May. Including this month, there are only eight months left this year.

Food is no problem. There is still a lot of it in the medicine warehouse. We can gather it together. But we have to find a way to get silver. I have sent all the silver there to exchange for medicine. If necessary, I need to borrow some from there. "

Li Lu said: "It's still early, there's no rush. The current situation is to completely take over the entire west city."

Cheng Zongyang nodded: "Since we have fallen out, we can no longer keep a low profile. Let's follow the gang's backup plan."

Li Lu thought for a while and nodded, "I understand. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

The backup plan is to recruit people without restriction and quickly expand the gang's manpower. Although the quality of the gang varies, at least there are many of them. As long as the control is a little better, a lot of loyal people can be won over and controlled.

Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment and then said:
"The first thing to do is to protect the village. In order to prevent those six families from secretly causing trouble, pay more attention to the farmland. Patrol day and night, and I will also send a few people to assist until the harvest."

Li Lu nodded and took note.

“Secondly, now that the territory is autonomous, we have the final say in everything. We need to conduct an integrated investigation into all the houses in the west of the city, to find out whether there are any land deeds or house deeds, and to clarify their ownership.

The vacant houses will be kept, registered, and arranged later. All houses will be rented out instead of sold. The household registration of the population in the west of the city will also be registered. No matter who lives there, they will not be evicted, provided they have money to pay the rent.

Set up another gang and a gang patrol team to maintain law and order in the west of the city and deal with conflicts among the people there. The rest will be dealt with later."

Li Lu frowned: "Is it necessary?"

Cheng Zongyang glanced at him and said, "People can't stay in the west of the city, so they go to other places. How can we make money? Think about it the other way around."

Li Lu thought about it for a moment, then understood and said with a smile, "I understand."

Cheng Zongyang continued, "Renovate those abandoned houses in the west of the city and build more houses on the vacant land. There is only one purpose, to make full use of all the unused land and increase the population of our territory."

"Build a trading market in the west of the city. As for the black market, brothels, gambling houses, etc., don't worry about it for now. Now that everyone is hungry and has no money in their pockets, no one wants to go to these places..."

Cheng Zongyang explained them one by one according to his own ideas.

Only by making the west of the city orderly and better and attracting others to spend money can they make money.

Finally, where is the money?
After all the turmoil, who has any spare money? Even if there is some, it is not much.

Without money and materials, there would be no source of vitality. Therefore, the county economy must be revitalized.

But this is not something he can do alone; it requires the cooperation of the other six companies.

After listening to Cheng Zongyang's story, neither of them spoke again on the way back.

Li Lu was digesting the instructions he had just recorded. After returning, he had to produce a detailed charter for tomorrow's meeting. Cheng Zongyang was also going to attend the meeting.

Need a speedy solution!

Cheng Zongyang was considering whether to talk to those six companies.

In the face of interests, no one would go against the interests. If they want to revitalize the county town, they cannot do without the cooperation of the west city, and vice versa.

Fighting is fighting, but development should be done when it is time to develop. Unless you are really mortal enemies!

When everything is activated and there are resources to pay tribute, only then can we talk about future development with confidence.

Entering the west of the city, Li Lu got off the car and went back to the gang's office to do some work.

Cheng Zongyang returned to his home in Yunli Lane in the west of the city.

He returned to his study, wrote six letters, and then called Ma Yue and Xu Dong.

"Ma Yue, you deliver these six letters to the Xu family, Qiu family and other six families. After they see them, wait for a quarter of an hour. If they don't reply to you, then you don't have to wait."

"Yes, my lord."

Ma Yue took the letter, agreed and left.

"Xu Dong, before noon tomorrow, you will send the cook and some ingredients to Cheng's Restaurant on West Street. Tell the people there to prepare a banquet and tea and snacks for eight people."

The restaurant has been set up, but there is no chef and not much ingredients, so they have to get them from home.

Xu Dong cupped his hands: "Yes, sir."

After Xu Dong left, Cheng Zongyang was thinking about how to deal with the next things.

If he is asked to do macro-regulation, he may be able to do it, but if he is asked to do the various detailed execution and operations, he needs someone with experience and ability.

He thought about it and called Zhang Chuqi.

"Master, what can I do for you?" asked Butler Zhang.

Cheng Zongyang asked: "You have lived in Yufeng County for so long. Do you know anyone in the county who knows how to run a business or manage a business?"

Zhang Chuqi thought for a moment and shook his head, "The familiar ones have already disappeared. Are you looking for someone who knows how to do business?"

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly and briefly mentioned the situation in the west of the city.

When Zhang Chuqi heard that the west of the city was under the autonomy of the Cheng family and the Tianduan Gang and that they were in charge of everything, he was shocked.

Is the royal family of the Li family so confident? Why would they give up so much power?
But soon, he regained his composure and started thinking again.

Cheng Zongyang knew Zhang Chuqi's abilities, so he didn't interrupt his thinking.

If the soul slaves in the wilderness world can be released, he won't have to worry. He can let Luo Dingran manage them.

Of course, this is just a thought. It is impossible to release it. Otherwise, if the dead are resurrected, it will be too scary.

After about a cup of tea, Zhang Chuqi came back to his senses and quickly apologized: "Master, please forgive me. I was distracted." Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly and asked with a smile: "What did you think of?"

Zhang Chuqi bowed and said, "Sir, I don't have anyone to choose for the management position, but I do know someone who knows a little bit about business. Maybe he can help you."

"What's the background?" Cheng Zongyang was not in a hurry, but asked back.

Zhang Chuqi hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said, "Sir, he is a member of the An family. Of course, he is a branch of the family. Since he cannot practice cultivation, he is only responsible for the business affairs of the An family.

I remember that when Chang Younian was here, he was in charge of the An family's external trade. My lord, I am not sure if he is what you need, but I have a little understanding of his abilities. "

"An Family?" Cheng Zongyang frowned slightly and asked, "The An Family, a noble family that once lived together with the Zhao Ma Wang Fan Miao family?"

Zhang Chuqi nodded: "Yes."

Cheng Zongyang asked curiously, "Weren't the main male members of the An family killed by Chang Younian and Luo Dingran one after another? Is there anyone still alive?"

At that time, Chang Younian seized the opportunity to deal with these six powerful families in one fell swoop by borrowing the power of the Rotation Bureau, thus unifying the power of the entire county.

But Chang Younian had bad luck later on, which made things difficult for Luo Dingran, and he left with regret.

Later, Luo Dingran took advantage of the conflict with the Wang family and once again used the power of the Rotation Division to deal with the Wang family and the rest of the family.

It can be said that in these six powerful families, basically all the main men were eliminated twice, except for women and children.

If he remembered correctly, when he was buying martial arts in the black market, among the people he met on the street, there was a member of the An family.

But times have changed, so there is no need to think too much about it.

Zhang Chuqi bowed and said, "Yes. He was lucky. At that time, he was a merchant delivering goods to Qingfeng County. When he came back, the An family was gone.

But his wife and children are still alive. Later, they asked me to settle their family of four in the south of the city. I helped them a little and changed their names, so they are still in the county town today. "

Cheng Zongyang stroked his beardless chin and began to think.

He needs talents, and he doesn't worry about being betrayed by those he uses, because he will make all those who have access to core, confidential or important positions sign new agreements.

He looked at Zhang Chuqi: "What is his ability? Speak objectively, without any selfish motives."

Zhang Chuqi thought for a moment and said slowly, "Sir, I have talked to him about this, but I don't know if it is true or not, after all, I cannot verify it.

But according to him, the main business income of the An family was all his responsibility. However, he could not practice cultivation and was just an ordinary person, so he could only be arranged to be in charge of the family business. Even if he made a lot of money, he was not taken seriously. But the treatment he deserved was still good. "

Cheng Zongyang nodded: "Then go find him and I'll talk to him. By the way, what's his name?"

"My name used to be An Yihe, but now it's changed to Li Yihe. The one of one, two, three, and the crane of idle clouds and wild cranes."

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly: "Go ask, don't force it if you don't want to."

"Yes, young master." Zhang Chuqi bowed in response.

However, Zhang Chuqi had just left for a short while when he returned: "Master, Manager Zhou is here."

Hearing this, Cheng Zongyang smiled, stood up and walked out.

Zhang Chuqi left to do some work.

"Zongyang." Zhou Zhendong saw Cheng Zongyang, looked at the new house and said with a smile: "If I hadn't run into Zhao Laoqi's little brother, I really wouldn't have known you moved here."

"Brother." Cheng Zongying actually followed him. This surprised Cheng Zongyang.

"Why are you here too?" Cheng Zongyang asked her.

As he spoke, he also invited us to sit down at the stone table in the yard, and said, "I took over the west side of the city. It just so happens that this yard once belonged to a family, so I took it and used it. Otherwise, it would be a waste to leave it alone."

This house once belonged to the Ma family, but the original Ma family members have long disappeared, so now it has become his property.

After asking the gang members to clean up, they moved in. The house was very big, with four courtyards.

"My dad asked me to come out and practice." Cheng Zongying said a little embarrassedly.

Now, Cheng Zongyang understood what his uncle meant, and nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll ask the housekeeper to arrange a room for you guys to stay in later."

Afterwards, Cheng Zongyang asked, "By the way, why did you come back so soon? Did you bring the people and the things with you?"

Zhou Zhendong nodded and said, "We brought them all out. We set out in the middle of the night, went down the mountain from a small road and entered the official road. We did not take the rural road to enter Tianduan Village."

Cheng Zongyang nodded.

Zhou Zhendong reported, "This time, except for a few main warriors who stayed behind to protect the village, I brought the rest with me.

In addition, the wild rice in the village has been harvested, and the whole village has joined in and started harvesting it.”

Zhou Zhendong seemed very happy when he said this: "You have never seen the scene of hundreds of people harvesting rice in the fields. I have never been so happy. It's a great harvest!"

Cheng Zongying on the side was also smiling happily and had no intention of interrupting.

Cheng Zongyang listened, and couldn't help but smile: "It's good that the harvest is ready. This way, the village won't have to worry about food anymore."

"Yes. The idea of ​​full granaries has really been realized." Zhou Zhendong gestured and said, "Many places have been cleared for drying rice. When I came out, the tribe leader said that if we need food, we can go in and move it at any time.

This time, I brought 20 ninth- and eighth-rank warriors. And Zong Ying, Uncle Shan said that he wanted her to follow him for some experience and also help prepare medicines.

In addition, there are three cooks and seven apprentices; a disciple recommended by Li Ze who can make wine; and ten accountants who know how to do all kinds of accounting. These people can be put to use, and they have signed the agreement, so there is no need to worry about problems.

The medicines I brought out were seven large boxes, covering external injuries, internal injuries, and assisting martial arts training. Five thousand kilograms of salt, one thousand kilograms of dried meat, and one thousand five hundred kilograms of dried vegetables!"

Cheng Zongyang listened carefully and nodded with satisfaction. Finally, he asked, "Did the villagers help send down so many things?"

Zhou Zhendong nodded: "Yes. Otherwise, how can we move it? When we get to the official road, we will push the cart ourselves, and the tribe leader will take them back to the mountains to harvest rice."

"Very good." Cheng Zongyang said: "The current west of the city..."

Cheng Zongyang briefly explained what happened in the evening meeting. Zhou Zhendong finally understood what territorial autonomy meant after Cheng Zongyang explained it.

But he was not as excited as he had imagined, and instead asked worriedly: "Zongyang, if this is the case, I'm afraid those six families won't let us go, right?"

Cheng Zongyang nodded: "Yes, after all, compared to them, we are outsiders. If we want to fight for territory, we must first eliminate the outsiders.

I also sent someone to deliver the letter, and I was prepared for them to reject all of it. They wanted to cooperate, and they felt that the six of them were enough, and they didn’t need me as an extra one.”

"Then what do you want to do next? What do you need me to do?" Zhou Zhendong asked immediately.

"Not at the moment. You should take the people and materials and quickly arrange to build the restaurant, winery, salt shop, pharmacy, and grain shop. I will find a professional to take charge later. They can't do anything to us, and they can't take over the west of the city.

If we were not short of manpower and unable to fully control everything, I would have thought of destroying them all when I heard Li Mingxin say that he could dominate alone. "

Zhou Zhendong nodded in agreement, but at this moment, he seemed to remember something and said excitedly:

"There is another happy event. My uncle took the mole you brought with him and a piece of copper and iron. Yesterday, he took the opportunity to take it to the inner mountain while the villagers were clearing the mud.

Guess what happened next? They actually found a copper and iron mine! The place was not far from the salt area, and the mole dug some out!
After the village blacksmith identified it, he also confirmed that it was copper and iron ore!"

(End of this chapter)