My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 79 When something goes wrong, there must be a monster

Looking at Manager Zhen's smug expression, Lu Yi felt a little unhappy.

However, in this era, not only did other ethnic minorities not view the Han people as human beings, but most of the Han people in high positions did the same.

Therefore, he did not show his displeasure.
"I need strong men who can farm. They can't be too young, but certainly not too old."

"Haha, my Zhen family's servants may not be good at other things, but when it comes to farming, they are all good hands. This matter is simple. I wonder how many people Manager Lu needs to redeem?"

Lu Yi couldn't help but ponder after hearing this.

"I already have 100 hectares of land in Jiuyuan. Apart from the -plus hectares of land in Jiuyuan Bay, I still have mu of land. If we assume that a strong man and a cow can cultivate mu, I will need servants."

"Although I have earned nearly 20 million yuan, I still need to buy food for two seasons and six months. If I want to increase the farmland, I need to buy more wasteland from Huang Huan...hiss...this money is really not enough!"

Thinking of Lu Yi, I couldn't help but feel a headache.

Other things can be purchased slowly after the merchants come back from selling their horses every month, but if the land is reclaimed during the farming season, it will have to be cultivated again next year and it must not be delayed.

Thinking of this, Lu Yi's eyes suddenly swept over Zhen Yi who was patiently waiting for his answer, and an idea came to his mind.

"Manager Zhen, I originally planned to redeem 500 servants, but my family's fortress is still under construction and requires continued capital investment, so I wonder if I can buy them on credit from the Zhen family first?"

"On credit?" Manager Zhen was stunned when he heard this: "I wonder how Manager Lu plans to sell on credit?"

"It is now mid-March. By the end of April or the beginning of May, I will have a batch of 1000 horses arriving. Even if they are all stallions, they are worth million coins, which is just enough to offset the debt of the servants!"

"Haha, the horses of Manager Lu are not only of high quality, but also have such a stable source. If what I expected is correct, Manager Lu is engaged in the business of selling horses outside the Great Wall, right?" Manager Zhen was old and experienced. He immediately understood the source of Lu Yi's horses from Lu Yi's few words, and asked with a smile, stroking his beard.

"They are all jobs that require risking one's life, and they are not as good as the easy money made by the Zhen family." Lu Yi did not deny it and nodded in agreement. Nowadays, many aristocratic families are engaged in the business of selling horses across the border. Even the Zhen family would not risk incurring public anger by reporting Lu Yi, not to mention that with Zhen Yi's admiration for Lu Yi, he would not let this happen.

Sure enough, Manager Zhen and Zhen Yi just nodded after hearing this and did not go any further.

The Zhen family was a wealthy family and naturally would not take the risk of going out of the border to sell horses like the small merchants of ordinary small families.

Anyway, in the end, no matter who wanted to sell the horses, the final source mostly went into the hands of large aristocratic families and wealthy merchants like the Zhen family, and their profits were not as high as those of the Zhen family.

"When doing business, it's normal to have difficulty in making ends meet. It's not impossible for Manager Lu to ask us, Zhen, for a loan, but I don't know what the collateral is?" Manager Zhen thought for a moment and asked cautiously.

"I can sign a contract and use the Luwu fortress, which is currently under construction, as collateral. If you cannot repay the loan, I am willing to give the fortress to the Zhen family." Lu Yi showed a smile and moved out of the Luwu fortress, which had not even a foundation yet and was covered with weeds.

In his previous life, this trick had been used to death by various bosses, so how could Lu Yi not know it after having been exposed to it?

"Well..." After Manager Zhen learned about Lu Wu's situation from Lu Yi, he was about to nod and agree but was stopped by Zhen Yi behind him.

"Brother Lu's reputation as a hero is worth a fortune, but Uncle Zhen should not be like this."

“I dare not refute what the young patriarch said, but this is the rule set by the master…” Manager Zhen looked hesitant and brought up Zhen Yi’s old father.

"Don't worry, I'll explain to my father. If it doesn't work out, I'll guarantee the debt for Brother Lu. It's just a few months of my salary."

Zhen Yi patted Manager Zhen on the shoulder and smiled confidently. "Since the young clan leader has said so, let's do it..." After Manager Zhen got the assurance he wanted, his tone became relaxed.

"Brother Zhen and I met by chance, but you have always been courteous to me. I must repay such a kindness!" Lu Yi bowed deeply to Zhen with a grateful look on his face.

"Haha, you and I are of the same mind. Don't be suffocated by this vulgar smell of money..." What Zhen Yi wanted was Lu Yi's gratitude, and he hurriedly went forward with a happy face to help Lu Yi up.

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After getting Zhen Yi's guarantee, Lu Yi and his group selected 500 strong and healthy young servants from the farmers outside Zhen's city.

Many servants were couples and their children who had come to live with the Zhen family. In order to avoid the tragedy of separation of flesh and blood, Lu Yi selected all single servants.

Fortunately, the Zhen family's manor was vast, covering a thousand hectares even in Zhongshan County where land was expensive, so the base number of servants was very large. It took Lu Yi half a day to successfully select five hundred of them.

However, in order to feed these servants, Lu Yi bought another 2000 dan of grain from Zhen. This amount of grain was enough to feed these people for more than two months and could sustain them until Lu Yi returned from his business trip.

However, the more food you buy, the more expensive it becomes.

Purchasing grain, storing grain, and transporting grain, there will be losses in every link, so the larger the transaction volume, the higher the price.

Two thousand dan of grain cost Lu Yi five hundred thousand coins, and this was the lowest price that Zhen Yi negotiated after he once again saved Lu Yi's face.

Lu Yi still used up more than 90 points of his charm to make Zhen Yi once again take the initiative to guarantee him.

This time, Manager Zhen did not mention the head of the Zhen family and readily agreed to Lu Yi's request.

After all, I have already borrowed 20 million, so I can make do with another 500,000, right?

According to Lu Yi's previous life's point of view, this is called sunk cost.

However, favors become less valuable the more you use them.

Therefore, after Lu Yi asked Zhen to deliver the goods across provinces for free, she stopped using it.

After spending a day finalizing all the deals, Lu Yi stayed at Zhen Mansion that night at Zhen Yi's enthusiastic invitation.

And he was very lucky to receive the warm hospitality of the head of the Zhen family.

At the banquet, the enthusiasm of the head of the Zhen family made Lu Yi frown slightly.

From the information revealed between the lines of Manager Zhen's words, it can be seen that the head of the Zhen family, apart from being restrained by his prodigal son Zhen Yi, has always presented himself to the outside world as a person who is very principled and rules-conscious.

Zhen Yi treated me with courtesy because he respected my reputation. The head of the Zhen family was naturally no longer at the age of chasing stars, so it was impossible for him to be so polite to me.

There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary...

(End of this chapter)