leonardwarren 0434: Counter Measures.
0434: Counter Measures.
Qiao Ji raised his hand to rub the angry black cat girl, and comforted him, "Don't worry, there is a solution.
Most of the business in Hailan City is almost monopolized by the original consul, city defense officer and others.
Although they have left Hailan City to go to the imperial capital, the families of these people are still there, and the business continues.
Qiao Ji had expected this day to come, but she just didn't expect it to come so soon.
"Yes." Lei Nai's furry tail slowly became smoother.
Lian Xin frowned slightly, and said in a cold voice, "They probably want to make the lord subdue and go to them to negotiate terms."
There are still a lot of civilians in Hailan City, they need to buy supplies to live, and as the new owner, Qiao Ji must be considerate of everyone.
This is the result of the overnight meeting of those families, so today all parties have raised prices.
The purpose is to force Qiao Ji to go to these families to negotiate business, so that they can take the opportunity to negotiate terms and step by step remove his power in Hailan City.
At that time, these families will be able to give the new owner a severe blow, make money and vent their anger, and gain the right to speak in Hailan City.
When Lei Nai heard that the cat's tail frowned again, he said angrily, "How dare they? They really think highly of themselves, don't they?"
"Lian Xin is right, but some things are not absolute." Qiao Ji said slowly blinking her eyes.
"Master, is there any way?" Lei Nai asked curiously.
"Do all you can..."
Qiao Ji tapped the table with his index finger, and said in a deep voice, "Didn't Marquis Powell's grains arrive yesterday? Let's sell some of them first."
What he wants to solve now is the problem of eating for the residents of Hailan City. If this matter is not resolved quickly, there will be public anger.
Then Qiao Ji's prestige yesterday was tantamount to nothing, and the residents will take their grievances on the new owner of Hailan City.
"My lord, what about the food for the knights?" Lian Xin brushed the orange hair by her ear.
"Just buy it from the Marquis of Powell again, and sell some of the grain at the previous price." Wu Ji said with lowered eyebrows.
He brought a lot of gold coins from the imperial capital, and there are still a lot of gold coins seized from Nim before.
Even if you buy food from Marquis Powell for several years, there are still a lot of gold coins left.
"Yes." Lian Xin nodded her head.
"The problem of food has been solved. Let's see what those guys can do."
Lei Nai's angry mood calmed down a little, and he asked instead, "But my lord, what about the salt and cloth?"
It's winter now, and the demand for fabrics is still great, but the price almost dissuades everyone.
Qiao Ji took a sip of the hot water and said with a relaxed expression, "Actually, the problem of salt is also easy to solve."
"Should I just transfer it from another city and sell it?" Lian Xin asked suspiciously.
Qiao Ji shook his head slowly, and the corner of his mouth turned slightly, "We can produce salt by ourselves, and it will be regarded as a big industry for us in the future.
After he heard the question of salt, the first thing that came to his mind was to dry the salt himself.
Who let them rely on the sea now, but drying the salt by themselves is not an easy task, there is a lot of preparatory work in the early stage.
After drying the salt, it needs to be purified, disinfected, etc., which is not a very difficult process.
"Produce salt yourself?" Lian Xin and Lei Nai shouted in shock at the same time.
"That's right, we can boil seawater to distill some salt, and use it first for emergency."
Qiao Ji smiled lightly and continued, "When Xia Tian can build salt pans and bring seawater into the salt pans to dry the salt, then you will know.
He doesn't want to say so much for the time being, and the beast ear girl won't be able to understand it for a while, so it's better to do it directly to make people understand.
"Yes." Lian Xin and Lei Nai nodded at the same time.
"I will draw and write the process of making salt later, and it needs to be built in a salt workshop.
Qiao Ji put down the hot water cup, and added, "Lian Xin arranged for someone to follow up, this time I need to find someone I can trust.
"Understood." Lian Xin responded immediately.
Lei Nai nodded half-understanding, and then asked, "My lord, what about the fabric?"
"We can also produce cloth by ourselves, let's build a weaving workshop first."
Qiao Ji stroked her chin with one hand, and said in a deep voice, "Before that, let's transfer some from other cities to sell.
"Build a weaving workshop by yourself? My lord, none of the people we brought seem to know how to weave." Lian Xin asked puzzled.
"It's okay, I will draw a blueprint for the Jerry couple later, and ask them to make some weaving machines." Qiao Ji said lightly.
0...seeking flowers0
He planned to draw a blueprint of the hydraulic loom. After the hydraulic loom was available, the workers would always have to operate it by the side.
Moreover, the hydraulic loom can greatly increase the output of cloth, and the cloth produced will be more delicate.
"My lord, is it a machine like making armor?" Lian Xin thought of the hydraulic stamping lathe in Baihua Manor.
"Almost." Qiao Ji chuckled lightly.
Lian Xin showed a smug smile, and said softly, "Those guys probably didn't expect that there are so many things that the Lord knows."
Lei Nai also subconsciously covered his mouth and smiled, and said, "After we mass-produce the cloth and salt, their goods will be in our hands.
"It's not over yet, I plan to open a supply store in Hailan City, and the things sold there will be cheap."
Qiao Ji picked up Xue Nai's cup filled with hot water, and said calmly, "It's even cheaper than what they sold before they raised the price.
"Then if this happens, the gang will be pissed off?" Lian Xin proudly raised her snow-white chin.
"It's better to piss them off." Lei Nai wanted to see those angry faces now.
Qiao Ji took a sip of the hot water slowly, and said coldly, "Lian Xin, arrange someone to investigate and find out who these families are and what business they do.
"Yes." Lian Xin nodded her head.
Hu Erniang originally planned to have people investigate, even if the lord didn't order it, she wouldn't make those guys feel better.
"By the way, talk to the block management department and ask them to post the announcement, so that everyone should not worry." Qiao Ji added.
Yesterday, the district management department had already arranged the bulletin board, and Xi had already posted the names of the hanged prisoners and reform-through-labour prisoners.
For a while, the four districts and Hailan Square were crowded with people, all wanting to see the list on the bulletin board.
If it weren't for the people in the block management department, they would have said that the announcements on the bulletin board should not be altered or even destroyed at will.
I'm afraid that those people will spit wildly on the bulletin board to express their inner joy.
"Understood." Lian Xin replied again.
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