"Madam, something is fishy. It must be the fault of the Ma family. The Ma family was the first to stop sales." Zhu Dapao said with an angry look on his face.
"This possibility is possible. I think it is not entirely the fault of the Ma family. Although the Ma family is unjust and unjust, they will not cause chaos for this petty profit. They probably just take the opportunity to make a profit. Xujiaqiao is a place where
It's not big, we only have a few big families, chaos will not be good for anyone." Mrs. Chen shook her head, with a thoughtful look on her face.
"Then...then...then why are there rumors?" Zhu Dapao seemed to dislike the Ma family.
"There must be a reason for rumors to form. When I was giving soup on the 15th, I discovered that there were more and more homeless people. The last time I counted, there were more than 100 homeless people in Xujiaqiao. This is extremely rare. I remember that in previous years,
The highest record was only sixty, and now that the weather has just turned cold, the number of homeless people has exceeded one hundred, and some dilapidated temples are already overcrowded. This is not a good sign..."
"Madam, we can't control those homeless people, but this salt matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. Now some tenant residents are scolding our Wanjia, saying that we are profiteers, and the Wanjia's reputation has been damaged."
"Actually, the reputation of our Wan family is nothing. Stability is more important. If this salt matter is not handled well, there will be rumors about food shortages and plagues. At that time, people will suddenly lose their control.
We can't control it anymore. In Xujiaqiao, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so we can only rely on ourselves for everything." Mrs. Chen sighed.
"Then what should we do?"
"Let's go to the east courtyard and have a look."
"Yes, ma'am"
Zhu Dapao suddenly looked happy and quickly led the way. Chen had a very high prestige among the tenants. If she took action herself, those tenants might listen to her.
really.
When Mrs. Chen arrived in the east courtyard, someone called out that "Madam is here." Immediately, the entire east courtyard became quiet. People looked at Ms. Chen with respect and made way for her.
Seeing Mrs. Chen coming over, a group of tenant farmers had anxious and uneasy expressions on their faces.
"Is there a shortage of salt in your house?" Mrs. Chen asked an honest tenant in a pleasant manner.
"Yes." The tenant answered nervously, rubbing his hands.
"How much is missing?"
"... Thirty bales... No, at least fifty bales." The tenant hesitated and hesitated.
"Why so many bags?" Ms. Chen asked with a frown.
"Our family has a large population, and in a few days we have to slaughter the animals and marinate the bacon. A little salt is not enough."
"You don't need fifty packets of salt to slaughter an animal." A trace of sullenness appeared on Mrs. Chen's face.
"Madam... they said there is no salt... I want to buy more and keep it at home for later use..."
"Yes, madam, there is no salt everywhere now. We don't eat salt and have no energy to work. We are also anxious! You are the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, so you will take care of us poor people and sell some to us. It doesn't matter if the price is higher.
"
"Yeah yeah."
"That's right, Wanjia has plenty of salt, why don't you sell it?"
"I don't want to imitate Ma's family and raise prices on the ground, huh"
"The world is as black as crows..."
"..."
…
Someone started to make noises, and the situation became chaotic again, and the tenants started to quarrel.
"Everyone be quiet, everyone be quiet, Madam has something to say." Zhu Dapao saw that the scene was getting more and more chaotic, and he quickly raised his voice and shouted loudly.
People gradually became quiet.
"I also know everyone's difficulties. Our Wan family has a lot of salt, but now everyone is buying it like crazy. In your family, there are only three people and they only eat one pack of salt a month. Now you have to buy 50 packs.
We Wanjia cannot support this buying method. When the time comes, there will still be many people who cannot buy salt. Now, I am asking for your opinions to see if there is any solution."
"Madam, it's better to raise the price and sell it more expensively. People can't afford it anymore, so they will naturally buy less." Zhu Dapao said quickly.
"No, if it is sold at a higher price, rich people will hoard a lot of salt. By then, the poor will still not be able to eat salt."
"That's right, that villain is not thoughtful."
"Madam, I think you should hurry up and stock up. If there is too much stock, no one will rush to buy it."
"This method is not feasible for the time being. Our Xujiaqiao is far away from the salt-producing land, and the round trip will take several months. Water far away cannot put out a fire nearby."
"Madam, just set the quantity. You can only buy one pound at a time."
"We are now purchasing in rationed quantities, but the effect is not obvious. Many people queue up repeatedly. Moreover, some people also need to marinate meat, and a packet of salt is not enough."
"..."
Everyone's suggestions were rejected one by one by Chen.
"He has a way."
Just when everyone was looking at each other and helpless, a loud voice sounded, it was the taciturn Guo Axe.
"who?"
Everyone looked at Guo's axe's fingers, only to see Zhao Yuan with a look of astonishment.
Seeing all the eyes on him, Zhao Yuan suddenly complained secretly. He just said when chatting with Axe, it was not difficult to solve it, but he didn't expect Axe to push him out in front of so many people.
Zhao Yuan naturally didn't know. Guo Ax saw that Chen's brows were furrowed and he was eager to protect the master. He remembered Zhao Yuan's easy words and couldn't help but say it. As for whether Zhao Yuan had any solution, it was not in his head.
That's what I've been thinking about.
"Do you have any good suggestions?" Chen's eyes fell on Zhao Yuan.
"Rumors are spreading everywhere now. The best way to curb them is to let every common person have salt to eat. Now, the salt in the east courtyard is enough for the villagers of Xujiaqiao to eat for more than a year. Therefore, we only need to find a reasonable distribution plan.
, so that every household can buy salt." Zhao Yuan said bravely.
"How to make every household buy salt?" Mrs. Chen smiled slightly, she also understood this.
"It's very simple. We allocate a year's worth of salt to each household based on their household registration."
"However, our area is remote, and many tenant households do not have household registration. For example, don't you have household registration?" Chen said calmly.
"It's not difficult. Those who don't have household registration will also have land contracts. For example, tenants in Wanjia have a contract in hand. As long as the tenants rely on the contract, they can buy enough salt for a year."
"This method is very good, but now in early winter, it is the time to slaughter livestock and poultry for curing bacon. Some people will use curing bacon as an excuse to hoard and ask to buy more. If everyone buys more, our Wanjia warehouse will
There is definitely not enough salt."
Mrs. Chen shook her head and sighed. She thought Zhao Yuanzhen would come up with some solution, but she kept changing the solution without changing the solution.
"Madam, this is simple. Let them pick the meat that needs to be marinated and marinate it on site. In this way, no one can cheat. The meat cannot be marinated repeatedly. In addition, if Wanjia sells it for several days in a row,
, everyone will have the opportunity to buy enough salt, and the rumors will be disproven. When the time comes, those businessmen who are hoarding salt and raising prices will definitely be anxious, fearing that there will be a backlog of salt, and join the sales. Naturally, the pressure on Wanjia will be relieved. "
"What a good idea!" Mrs. Chen's eyes lit up, and she immediately said: "Let's do it like this, Cannon, hurry up and ask the major shops to make a plan, register and register according to each village, and ask customers to bring their household registration or certificate when buying salt.
The land lease contract and other proofs indicate that each household can purchase salt for one year. If you want to marinate meat, pick the meat to the shop and marinate it on site. If you encounter someone who has no household registration or land contract, let them
Come to Wanjia Main Store to buy and then carefully screen them."
"Yes, Dapao will take care of it right away." Zhu Dapao nodded repeatedly, gave a thumbs up to Zhao Yuan, and went off happily.
"Fellow folks, please go back first, bring your household registration certificate, or land deed, and go to Wanjia's major stores to buy salt. If you need to marinate meat, you can only go to trouble and bring the meat that needs to be marinated.
We selected Wanjia’s store and marinated it on site. When you go home, you can also help Wanjia promote it.”
"Thank you ma'am, we'll go home right now."
"Thank you, madam..."
After a group of tenant farmers thanked them happily, they hurried home for fear of falling behind.
Finally, the east courtyard became quiet.
"Mom, what are you doing here? I can't find you anywhere. There are people everywhere outside now. It's so noisy that I can't even sleep. It's so annoying." Just when Chen was about to talk to Zhao Yuan.
, Wan Linger rushed in like a whirlwind.
"What are you doing here?" Mrs. Chen frowned and looked at Wan Ling'er. This is the East Courtyard, where people from the lowest rung of society belong. Rich ladies like Wan Ling'er should not appear here.
"There are people making noise outside, so Ling'er is scared. I'm looking for daddy, but he's not here. I heard you were in the east courtyard, so I had no choice but to come to the east courtyard to look for you." Ling'er said with an aggrieved look.
"It makes sense, let's go." Mrs. Chen snorted coldly, dragged Wan Ling'er's arm and walked towards the small iron gate.
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