noffsinger Chapter 386 The villagers are all coming to the prefectural city to buy land!
Chapter 386 The villagers are all coming to the prefectural city to buy land!
Gao Mengli thought that military campaigns would also require countless amounts of silver, not to mention that Dou Weiyi had taken over the resettlement camp in the prefectural city.
Therefore, he didn't really want to compete with Dou Weiyi for the water transport route.
But just because she doesn't snatch it doesn't mean others won't.
Therefore, she had to analyze the pros and cons for Dou Weiyi in advance, and motivate him to make a fortune.
Gao Mengli tapped the table lightly, glanced at the dejected Dou Weiyi, and sighed softly.
"Lord Dou, if you can completely control the water transport in the entire prefectural city, then I can withdraw!"
Dou Weiyi sprang up from the stool, his shoulders, which had just slumped, instantly straightening. "The entire, the entire water transport under the jurisdiction of the prefecture?!"
Gao Mengli nodded, "Yes, if we're going to do it, we'll do something big!"
"If you were more ambitious, you could control all the water transport in the country."
Now is the perfect time to develop water transport. I may choose not to get involved, but you can't let others join in either.
After all, the Lin family's business is not limited to the prefectural city; it will definitely expand to other places in the future.
If others get involved, I fear my goods may encounter obstacles in water transport in the future.
What I want is unimpeded travel, and for your waterways to protect wherever my Lin family's cargo ships sail.
Whether it's the tributaries around the prefectural city or the main river that will eventually lead to neighboring prefectures, there can be no slightest mishap.
Gao Mengli's tone was calm, yet it carried a firm conviction.
"I'm not going to compete with you for the profits from water transport, but what I want is a dedicated channel."
You can accept or refuse other people's goods, but the Lin family's goods must be given priority, and there can be no deductions or delays. Furthermore, no one can be allowed to use water transport as a pretext to trip me up.
After hearing this, Dou Weiyi's hands trembled uncontrollably.
He just wanted to monopolize the water transport from the prefectural city to Pingyao County, but what did his younger brother and sister-in-law say?
Let him take control of the entire prefectural city, and even the national waterway!
Dou Weiyi, trembling, reached out and patted Lin Xi hard beside him, "Lin... Brother Lin, let's... let's use the abacus!"
"Oh!"
Lin Xi quickly got up, walked to the counter, and placed the abacus in front of Dou Weiyi. "Here you are!"
Dou Weiyi stared at Gao Mengli without blinking, trembling as he touched the abacus, then buried his head and started striking the abacus furiously!
Upon finally seeing the numbers on the abacus, he collapsed to the ground with a "snap"!
Gao Mengli grinned at him, "Lord Dou, are you going to answer or not? If you don't answer, then I'll get involved!"
"I'll answer it!"
Dou Weiyi looked at the silver on the abacus, as if it were an insurmountable chasm.
He gritted his teeth, hugged the abacus to his chest, and nodded emphatically to Gao Mengli as if he had made up his mind, "Sister-in-law! I'll take it!"
After saying that, he lifted his weak legs, opened the door, and walked out.
Gao Mengli stared at Dou Weiyi's back and took a sip of her tea.
Lin Xi, who was standing nearby, leaned over and frowned. "Mengli, isn't this a bit too difficult for the stingy Dou Weiyi?"
Gao Mengli placed her teacup on the table. "It's not difficult for him. As long as he dares to ask, there's someone who can help him fill this huge hole!"
"One person? Could it be Qian Yun?!" Lin Xi hit the nail on the head.
Gao Mengli smiled and nodded, "That's right! If Dou Zhan sits in that position and inherits the old emperor's empty treasury, what can he do!"
Without money, you can't do anything!
The Dou family started out as military officers and doesn't have their own businesses. They can't rely on Dou Weiyi's few public toilets for sustenance in the future!
Even if he had a 10% stake in our oil mill, it wouldn't be nearly enough.
Once Dou Weiyi controls this water vein, money will come quickly. It's like having a stable way to make money, so any big problems in the future won't be able to be filled!
Moreover, it can provide employment for disabled veterans, which is equivalent to solving the worries of ordinary people about joining the army. It is simply a win-win situation.
midnight.
The door of Qianji Money Shop was pounded on loudly.
Dou Weiyi burst into tears, collapsed at the door, and pounded on the door, crying, "Waaah~ Open the door! I need to borrow money from the shopkeeper!"
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Since telling Dou Weiyi about the water transport, Gao Mengli hasn't seen him for several days.
However, many remnants of the army arrived from the west city, and together with Magistrate Shi, they marked out two locations and began construction in full swing.
Gao Mengli stood at the restaurant entrance, glancing at the silhouette, and couldn't help but laugh and cry. "This Dou Weiyi is really pulling strings! Is he planning to build two public toilets in every district?!"
However, it's good that the public toilet has been built. This way, my parents' toilet paper can be sold to the prefectural city, and we won't have to queue for the public toilet at our own restaurant!
Some customers, especially those using it for the first time, are quite curious about the water pumping raft.
As soon as they went in, they pulled the rope hard, over and over again.
This was tough on Black Friday; he was almost driven to the brink of collapse just carrying water.
A few days later, the bandits dispatched by Huangmao Duhao arrived.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi were finally freed from the hustle and bustle of the restaurant and began to plan the restaurant they had taken over across the street.
Although it is a restaurant, the signboard has been changed to "Lin's Snack Shop".
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi do not plan to change the name, after all, this is the only name for Pingyao County. In the future, as they grow bigger and stronger, they will treat it as a brand chain name!
This eliminates the hassle of constantly making changes!
The two were sitting in the lobby writing down the menu when a commotion broke out outside.
"Mengli, Xixi!"
A familiar shout made the two of them look up in surprise.
Seeing Jiang Shuzhi leading a large group of people over, Gao Mengli quickly ran over, "Mother, you're here!"
Jiang Shuzhi grabbed Gao Mengli's hand, her voice filled with urgency: "The day I received your letter, I took stock of all the shops in Pingyao County and entrusted all the ones I could to my old partner!"
He led the villagers and rushed here by boat overnight!
Speaking of taking a boat, they happened to meet Lord Dou getting off the boat when they boarded to pay for their trip.
They were thrilled to learn that their village was going to take a boat to the prefectural city.
Especially when paying the boat fare, it always felt like Lord Dou was staring intently at their purses.
Those who know, immediately contact your local officials.
If you didn't know better, you'd think he was about to rob someone!
Jiang Shuzhi quickly stepped aside, "Mengli, look! Every family in our village has sent one person, and everyone has brought enough money, ready to make a big purchase!"
Following Jiang Shuzhi's gesture, Gao Mengli looked and, sure enough, all the faces were familiar!
However, there were a few children, around seven or eight years old, among them. She looked puzzled and asked, "Hey, are these the village children? Did they all come together?"
Jiang Shuzhi nodded quickly, "Yes, the adults in their family are too busy to travel, so they sent the children along so that everyone can consider helping them with the property!"
Jiang Shuzhi reached out and patted the head of a little girl with pigtails beside her, her eyes crinkling with a smile.
"The children are here to act as little messengers!"
We've lived in the same village for decades, so we know each other's situation.
The slips of paper the children brought listed the type of property their family wanted to buy, whether it was a shop or a house with a yard, and their budget.
They're reassured that we'll help them check it out!
Gao Mengli smiled and nodded.
This is why everyone in Wangyue Village trusts each other. In other villages, people would probably be wary of each other.
They were either afraid that the person they entrusted with the money would embezzle it, or worried that the chosen shop would not suit their taste.
Nowhere else can you find such unity as Wangyue Village, where people write down their family's assets and thoughts on slips of paper and have a few children bring them over, putting your mind at ease.
Lin Xi leaned over and glanced around. When she saw a man next to her, she quickly covered her face with her hand.
Upon seeing this, Lin Xi shrank back.
This army is insane!
It's not like we don't recognize each other, why are you covering your face? Even if you turned to ashes, he'd still recognize you!