Chapter 227 Dock Fundraising
"This is crystal glass. As for the origin, don't ask. In order to deceive the Lu family, I have made some arrangements in the town in advance. Soon this kind of crystal glass will spread among the rich, but there are very few such things and I can't buy them. The Lu family used Dashi Glass to please Ding Daquan in the past. If they knew that such things exist, they would definitely buy them everywhere. I want you to find someone to make up and become a businessman, and sell one or two crystal glasses at a high price in Yanggong Town. At the same time, it was secretly released, indicating that there were some more precious crystal glass on their hands. As long as the Lu family was deceived, they would sell all the remaining glass to him... As for the reward after the matter was completed, they could choose to ask for money or glass..."
Qian Wuliang roughly understood Zhao Qi's arrangement, but looked at Zhao Qi with confusion and said:
"Since you have this kind of glass on your hand, you can just sell it to the Lu family. I have never seen such a delicate crystal gourd before growing up so big. I don't think there will be one in the palace. The Lu family is rich and it is not surprising to buy it for 100,000 or even 300,000 yuan. Why do you have to make such trouble!"
"You know, Ding Daquan is standing behind the Lu family. Once you know that this thing comes from our hands, it may cause a lot of trouble. The Lu family doesn't care. Who can handle Ding Daquan? Besides, this thing is not worth much, but no one knows how to do it at the moment!" Zhao Qi said with a lip.
"Not worth the money..." Qian Wuliang was completely confused. He looked at the crystal clear and exquisitely crafted small glass gourd in his hand and murmured to himself, "How come such a beautiful thing is not worth the money? I heard that Dashi glass is worth hundreds of guan. There is a glass magic bowl in Shaolin Temple. It is said to be a magic weapon given by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It is worth a lot, but I think the quality is much different from this small gourd. If it is sold out, there will definitely be someone who will rob the thousands of guan!"
"Do you know why Dashi glass is expensive? It's because no one in the Song Dynasty knows how to make it, so it's expensive. As for the cost, the big cannibal is the best in his heart. It's indeed a bit troublesome to make this gourd, but not to mention selling a few thousand guan or dozens of guan, I think it's expensive. At most, it's just good-looking. If you like this, I'll give it to you. Then I'll use it to seduce the little nun!"
Zhao Qi waved his hand generously and took out a small gourd that was almost the same from his purse again. However, the color was golden yellow, and the bottle was also inlaid with a lotus pattern made of silver foil, which looked much more delicate and beautiful.
"Damn, this one looks better..." Qian Wuliang quickly grabbed it in his hand, and while he tossed and turned, saliva began to drip again.
"Stop looking, as long as you help me get this done, I will make you a crystal Dharma image of Yuanshi Tianzun and take it back to send it to Shaolin Temple as a treasure for the mountain!"
Qian Wuliang shook his face for a few times and said unhappily: "I am a Buddhist disciple, and I offer to the Buddha and Bodhisattva. If you ask me to send a Yuanshi Tianzun back, do you want the abbot and master of Shaolin Temple to beat me to death!"
"Oh, haha, the tongue is wrong, then I'll get you a Golden Wheel Dharma King to send it back!" Zhao Qi woke up and changed his words with a dry smile.
"What the hell is King Jinlun?" Qian Wuliang looked up at Zhao Qi.
"Isn't the Golden Wheel Dharma King from you Buddhism?" Zhao Qi asked in confusion.
"No, we Buddhism don't have this shitty Dharma King. In this way, after the matter is done, I don't want your 100 taels of silver. Just help me get a one-meter-high statue of Namo Amitabha!"
Zhao Qi snatched the crystal gourd back with a black face and said viciously: "You think beautifully, do you know what the concept of 1 zhang high? Not to mention 10,000 taels, you can't do it even if you want to say 100 taels!"
"Didn't you say it's worthless?" Qian Wuliang was confused by Zhao Qi's attitude.
"This is not a question of whether it is worth it or not, it is a question of whether it is done or not. Just like you can beat ten one at a time, but can you beat ten thousand one at a time? Quantitative change will cause qualitative change or not? Once anything goes beyond the controllable range, even ordinary things will become unusual. If you don't want money, I will make you a Buddha statue half a foot tall!" Zhao Qi hummed in anger.
"Half a foot high?" Qian Wuliang stretched out his finger and gestured for a while, his face looked a little ugly, "This is too small, can it be bigger?"
"That's one foot, it can't be bigger!"
"Okay, then we agree that you can help me make a one-foot-high statue of Namo Amitabha Buddha when things are done!"
After the bargaining, the two began to discuss specific methods of fraud.
Of course, Zhao Qi only provides some crystal glass products that act as props for money fraud. Qian Wuliang is responsible for finding a few scammers in the world. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the plan, Zhao Qi decided to let the two brothers Zhang Yuanzhong disguise themselves and participate in the storage of glass and money, so as not to let several scammers take the money away when they see the money. As for the cost of the entire plan and the remuneration afterwards, Zhao Qi asked Qian Wuliang to talk to the scammers by himself. The more they cheated, the more kickbacks, and he would not come forward anyway.
After discussion, Qian Wuliang applied for twenty taels of silver to pay for the activity and left Maowan Village early the next morning to find someone.
Zhao Qi also found Zhang Yuanzhong and his brothers to explain, and the brothers naturally agreed, because Zhao Qi gave them a temptation that they could not refuse, that is, each person would have 50 taels of silver after the matter was completed. With this money, the lives of the two brothers would undergo earth-shaking changes.
In fact, Zhao Qi's so-called fraud cannot be regarded as a pure fraud. At least in Qian Wuliang's opinion, this is the case, because these glass products must be sold for thousands of stagnants.
But in Zhao Qi's opinion, this is a complete scam. He used some worthless garbage crystal stones to make crystal glass products. In terms of cost, one is only a few hundred yuan, and then sold it to the Lu family for thousands of yuan. This is definitely the most profitable transaction in the world. There is absolutely no second type. It is the same as the Spanish used glass balls to exchange gold in the hands of the native Americans during the colonial expansion era.
Originally, according to Zhao Qi's initial idea, he was to hold a glass auction in Yanggong Town to raise donations, but after thinking about it, he felt that this matter would be a little troublesome after it was related to him, and it was not easy to plan for others. The most important thing is that the price of glass will inevitably plummet after it is launched in the future. Once someone knows that he will sell glass that was originally worth tens or hundreds of coins for tens of millions of coins, once the reputation collapses, it will be very unfavorable for his future development.
When Zhao Qi accidentally met his enemy Lu Guangping, he immediately had a goal.
Not only did Lu Guangping secretly do damage and almost ruined the Xiaolong Bay project, he also bribed A'an to kidnap him and force A Lian. This business destroyer and dung beetle in love, Zhao Qi felt sorry for him if he didn't act as a sucker.
Lie to others, Zhao Qi may still have some psychological burden, but Zhao Qi thinks it is natural to deceive the Lu family.
Not only is it worth cheating, but it is also worth cheating. It is just right in size and length, and it is completely unworthy of the conscience of the world if you don’t cheat hundreds of thousands of coins.
But the so-called plan is based on people and success, and it is not necessary to plan a perfect scam. After all, the Lu family is not a bad guy.
Moreover, based on Qian Wuliang's virtue, Zhao Qi was a little worried about the level and ability of the liar he found.
Therefore, after Qian Wuliang left, Zhao Qi was not idle either. In order to raise more funds, he began to plan a large-scale fundraising event in Yanggong Town and Yin County.
After all, there are many people and great power. Although the people at the bottom are poor, they are several streets ahead of the gentry and the wealthy class in patriotism. Moreover, the people near Yanggong Town are generally still rich. In addition, the flow of people in Shanghai Hong Kong is very large. After ten days and half a month, they may be able to make up tens of thousands of trump cards.
The most important thing is that doing so can greatly stimulate the patriotic enthusiasm of the people. After the news spreads, it will also inspire the soldiers on the front line to kill the enemy and serve the country.
Since you know the direction of history, targeted arrangements can always have some effects. No matter what the outcome of this war is, Zhao Qi believes that there will be some impact, and may even have unexpected effects.
For example, Kublai Khan also died...
Although this possibility is almost zero, people always have to have a little extravagant hope, otherwise what is the difference between it and a salted fish?
Since it is a fundraising, we must make the momentum bigger and let everyone know the purpose of this event. This is not a problem for Zhao Qi, who has already had experience in operating Xiaolongwan Harbour. The only one who made him a little regretful, Chen Ji and Yao Ran were not around, and many things were not so easy to do.
As the intellectual with the highest level of education on the construction site, Liu Dong was selected as the chief penman by Zhao Qi.
Zhao Qi himself still acts as a planner.
Ermazi's security team became the logistics support team for this publicity.
In order to strengthen the publicity effect, Zhao Qi once again hired more than a dozen young and beautiful prostitutes from the brothels and did some targeted training according to the fundraising copy.
In order not to affect the construction of Xiaolongwan Harbor, Zhao Qi asked Xiaowu to take a group of children to participate in this fundraising event, and after a brief training, he helped distribute leaflets near Yanggong Town and the harbor.
In the blink of an eye, seven or eight days have passed, and it has entered August.
There was no news about Qian Wuliang, but the preparations for Zhao Qi's fundraising activities were almost completed.
On the fifth day of the eighth month, the autumn air is clear and the air is clear and cloudless.
After the autumn, all the food, fruits, summer, autumn and field taxes in the southeast began to be transported to the capital. In addition, the weather was sunny and the sea became calmer and calmer. It was the golden season for sailing in the year. Therefore, the entire Yanggongzhen Harbor and Sanjiangkou gathered thousands of sailboats, and the ports were filled with dense sailboats docked everywhere, and the docks were filled with goods.
Yanggong Town Harbor has entered the most prosperous and lively season of the year.
"Bang bang bang bang bang..."
A sound of gongs suddenly sounded on the lively harbor pier, and then the crowd was rioting and clamoring, and soon formed a circle.
In the crowd, a few young men with red cloth wrapped in red cloth hung a white cloth banner on the bamboo and wood exhibition stand, with sixteen big red characters, "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, unite as one, defend the country."
In addition to the banner, there are five thick wooden boxes in the middle of the open space, with a piece of yellow paper pasted on it, and the words "donation box" are written on it.
After hanging up the display rack, several young men each picked up a red tassel gun and stood behind the wooden box, standing solemnly like a javelin.
Several young women wearing colorful clothes were each carrying a bamboo basket, with some snacks such as biscuits and candies in it, and began to spread to the onlookers.
Although I don’t know what these people in front of me are doing, being able to eat candy and biscuits for free when watching the fun also aroused the enthusiasm of onlookers. It spread through ten thousand times, and soon hundreds of people surrounded the inner and outer three layers.
"My fellow villagers, we are from Xiaolongwan Harbor. My name is Zhao Qi. I guess many people already know me. Yes, I am the fool who used to like to run around the dock..."
In the middle of the crowd, a boy in a short jacket was holding a wooden megaphone in his hand and shouting at the crowd watching.
"You are not running around casually, you are running around without clothes!" Someone loudly corrected Zhao Qi's statement.
"Haha..." A cheerful laughter rang out from the crowd.
"Hehe!" Zhao Qi laughed dryly and continued to say to the poker, "It seems that I am really famous in Yanggong Town. Since everyone knows it, that's better, but now I want to emphasize the correction, I'm no longer stupid!"
"How can you prove that you are not stupid?" someone in the crowd asked loudly on purpose.
"Because I was wearing clothes today, I didn't show it!" Zhao Qi answered very seriously and loudly.
“Hahahahaha…”
The crowd of onlookers burst into laughter again, and the women emitting candies couldn't help but cover their mouths and jokingly trembled. Several young men who were like javelins also forced to laugh, and their faces were so hard that they couldn't stop.
"Zhao Dalang, what are you going to do today? If you have any fun, just perform as soon as possible. After we watch it, we will go to move goods!" A porter carrying a shoulder pole urged loudly.
"That's right, if you have a good show, perform quickly. If you perform well, I'll give you a reward!" The young man in the crowd was wearing a gorgeous dress and yelled with a folding fan in his hand.
"Everyone, we won't perform programs today..."
"Tsk, why are you doing such a big battle if you don't perform a show? I'm so happy that I'm gone..." After a burst of yelling in the crowd, many people squeezed out of the crowd and left.
Zhao Qi's face was twitching for a few times, but he didn't care, because at this time Xiao Wu had already started to distribute flyers on the dock with a group of children.
"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Xiaolongwan Harbor raises military funds for the soldiers on the Ezhou front line to resist the Mongols. I hope you can contribute money and strength..."
"Fighting against Mongolia and defending the country, Xiaolongwan Port donated 180,000 yuan to fund the front line. I hope that the Qingyuan Mansion’s fellow villagers would also participate enthusiastically, regardless of how many, just to serve the country for the War of Resistance..."
A group of children, who were five or six years old and who were only thirteen or fourteen, were scattered around and shouted loudly, distributing the flyers in their hands.
Under such circumstances, the people coming and going were attracted, and the literate and the illiterate faces were full of surprise. The illiterate and the children were also looking at each other, and then they all surrounded each other from all directions.
"Please look at the banner. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. We unite as one to defend our country. Today we are here to raise military funds for the frontline soldiers. You all know that the Mongols invaded our Song Dynasty again. Mongke Khan personally led 100,000 elite troops to attack Sichuan. There are also Mongolian troops fiercely attacking Jingshan. Our Song Dynasty has been in full swing since the founding of Taizu. However, first the Khitans seized our north, then the Jurchens seized our Central Plains, and now the Mongols are trying to seize our Jiangnan and completely destroy our Song Dynasty..."
"Twenty years ago, the Mongols attacked Sichuan and massacred the prosperous Chengdu Prefecture. Millions of compatriots turned into dead souls, and the bones were filled with wild blood and blood flowed into rivers. The former country of Tianfu turned into a dead land. Now twenty years later, Sichuan still has dry bones everywhere, ghosts and fires are like lamps. Every night, you can hear the crying and howling of the souls of those dead compatriots..."
"Over the past three hundred years, our Song Dynasty has experienced hardships, first resisting the Liao Kingdom, and then the Jin Kingdom. Now we have to resist the more brutal and cruel Mongols. The enemy is getting stronger and stronger, but our territory is getting smaller and smaller. This time, Mongge Khan personally led a large army to attack our Song Dynasty. His purpose is very clear and direct, that is, they want to swallow our Song Dynasty in one bite, occupy the colorful dynasties of Jiangnan, kill all of us Han people, steal our wealth, lust our wives and daughters, and seize our houses and grain fields..."
"At present, the soldiers in front are fighting with all their might to resist the Mongols. We only have the peace and tranquility behind us. But when we are enjoying happiness, the soldiers on the front line are fighting with the Mongols with blood. We eat and wear warm every day, but they have to endure hunger. Our wives and children are enjoying their happiness at home, but their wives and children are frightened and scared. If the city is broken, their whole family will be killed by the Mongols. Everyone says, is this fair..."
Zhao Qi held a horn in his hand and shouted at the crowd around him.
The noisy crowd had slowly calmed down, but in Zhao Qi's last roar, many people began to bow their heads and sigh.
"Unfair!" A roar suddenly sounded in the crowd.
"Yes, this is not fair, but why did they do this? Because they are soldiers of my Song Dynasty and guard the Great Wall of the Song Dynasty. They all know that if they do not resist stubbornly, once the Mongols kill Jiangnan, they will inevitably suffer from blood and flow into rivers. Tens of millions of Song people will be killed by the Mongols, so they must resist desperately and protect our homes and compatriots at all costs..."
"Duke Chongguo is 65 years old this year. He has done a lot of good things for our Qingyuan Prefecture in the past three years. He is at the age of being the age to enjoy his grandson. However, since he heard that the Mongols invaded, he resigned as the prefect of Qingyuan and was transferred to the front line to guard Ezhou. Although Ezhou is not the front line at the moment, the ambitions of the Mongols this time have been revealed. A great war will break out in Ezhou in the future, but the court refused to replenish troops in Ezhou, and even allocated only 50,000 ounces of military pay..."
Zhao Qi raised his hand and pointed at the seaboat floating on the sea and shouted angrily.
"Look at it, any sea ship costs more than 50,000 yuan, but the court hopes that Duke Chong can resist more than 100,000 Mongolian troops alone with the price of this ship. Duke Chong is a man or not. He is fair, honest, brave and fearless. Although he is old, he still cares about the country and the people. How many such good officials do we have in the Song Dynasty? Now Duke Chong is fighting alone in Ezhou. We cannot go to the front line to help resist the Mongolian army, but we can still do our own little efforts and spend some money to support Duke Chong, fund the soldiers on the Ezhou front line, and inspire them to fight bravely to fight the enemy and defend their country..."
"The purpose of our publicity here today is to raise military funds. I also hope that you can contribute money and strength. You are not too short of sanwen and five sanwen, and you are not too much. If you don't have money, I also hope to help you promote it in the harbor. However, more people know that we are raising donations for the frontline soldiers..."
"Many people present should know that I, Zhao Dalang, are currently considered a businessman. The Xiaolongwan Port not far away was developed and built by us. In order to raise funds this time, our shareholders of Xiaolongwan Port decided to donate 180,000 yuan at one time after discussion..."
"Wow~~" The onlookers burst into a strong scream and commotion.
"God, 180,000 guan..."
"Big deal!"
"Yes, Xiaolongwan Harbor is a good one..."
Chapter completed!