Chapter 943 (1/2)

After a few words of greeting, nian'er offered the tea, and Li Yuanqing said with a smile, ”Lord Shen is a distinguished guest. Do you have time to come to Yuanqing today

Shen Shikui was a little embarrassed. After a moment, he calmed down and said with a smile, ”Yuanqing, I'm honest This time, it's old brother, I, I I want you to... ”

Shen Shikui can hardly be regarded as Mao Wenlong's father-in-law, and Li Yuanqing is Mao Wenlong's nephew

But at this time, Shen Shikui called himself ”old brother” in front of Li Yuanqing. From this, it can be seen that this guy must be in big trouble now, so that he can pull himself so low.

As the old saying goes, ”snake has its way, mouse has its way.”

People in the river and the lake are all in the scene. We all know a lot of things.

It's the same on the outside, but it's cold and warm inside. It's like ”if you drink water, you know how cold and warm you are.”.

At this time, seeing that Shen Shikui's attitude was so low, Li Yuanqing did not show any surprise. He took a sip of tea and said with a smile, ”Lord Shen, you and I did not know each other on the first day. If you have anything, you can tell Yuanqing directly. If yuan Qing can help, he will do his best. ”

When Shen Shikui heard Li Yuanqing's words, he recovered most of his spirit.

I can't help sighing: ”no wonder Li Yuanqing was so young that he could make such a foundation. At this time, Dongjiang couldn't compare with him. Whether it's Li Yuanqing's mind, momentum or means, Shen Shikui can't find fault with him. ”

For a moment, Shen Shikui said with a wry smile, ”Yuanqing, this time, I'm here to borrow food from you.”

”Borrow food?”

Li Yuanqing's eyebrows wrinkled slightly. He pondered for a moment and said, ”Lord Shen, I remember that the sweet potato harvest in Lvshun last year was good, right? Why... ”

At this time, although Lushun was a ”special case” of southern Liaoning, Mao Wenlong had the face. Li Yuanqing's optimization results in Changsheng island and southern Liaoning province did not retain Lushun, and had always shared the achievements with Lushun.

Of course, ordnance confidentiality is an exception.

”Ah...”

Shen Shikui sighed deeply and said, ”Yuanqing, it's all due to my old brother that I'm so dizzy that I've done something stupid...”

Li Yuanqing's attitude is very open, Shen Shikui can't hide it.

This matter, after all, is not a small matter, especially the number of deficit, which is not a small number, Shen Shikui did not dare to hide, and was busy describing the process of the matter to Li Yuanqing in detail.

It started with the harvest of sweet potato last year.

Because of the storage of sweet potato, it is impossible to store the fruit directly, but it must be sliced and dried before storage.

Among them, about 70% of them are left for their own consumption, and the rest 30% are handed over to the Dongjiang garrison in Lushun.

As the saying goes, ”money is a man's courage, clothing is a man's face.”.

In the past, when he had no money, Shen Shikui was conscientious in his work. After all, he was a businessman. Although he was an old oilseed, he was not a veteran oilseed.

To a large extent, Shen Shikui also wanted to make a career in Lushun, so that others could know that Shen Shikui did not sit on the throne of Lvshun only by his affinity with Mao Wenlong.

It's a pity that people's abilities vary, especially when they are excited and impulsive. When they make decisions, they will easily fall into the pit, even in the pit.

With so much grain, Shen Shikui's heart was itching.

After all, these grains have been kept in the warehouse. It's a waste to say that they will grow hair.

In particular, last year, Dongjiang headquarters and the fields around Zhenjiang had a good harvest of sweet potatoes. Mao Wenlong, understanding Lushun, did not worry about transporting the stored grain to PiDao.

Shen Shikui thought, use these sweet potatoes to store grain, to do something, to earn some money.

It is different from Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Island, including other places in southern Liaoning.

Lushun's position is very important. Shen Shikui relies on Li Yuanqing on one side, but on the other hand, he is also deeply on guard against Li Yuanqing.

I'm afraid that Li Yuanqing will be ruthless one day and swallow his Lushun into his stomach.

Therefore, Li Yuanqing's business in the south of Liaoning Province naturally did not have his share of Shen Shikui.

However, Shen Shikui was born as a businessman. Sweet potatoes were directly used to eat, which may not be accepted by the people in the Shanhaiguan for a while. However, Shen Shikui knew that in southern Liaoning, Li Yuanqing always used dried sweet potato to make wine.

The famous old cellar in southern Liaoning is brewed with dried sweet potato as the main raw material.

Shen Shikui used the dried sweet potatoes from the army reserves to exchange for some silver, and then he bought dried sweet potatoes from the common people to replenish the army reserves.

After all, in Jinzhou and Fuzhou, the life of the people under Li Yuanqing's administration was seen by the people in Lushun.

If there is money, who will not earn it?

Not to mention, in addition to dried sweet potatoes, Lushun had a good harvest of grain last year.In particular, to a large extent, dried sweet potato is only a supplementary food, not a staple food.

Even if dried sweet potato is ground into flour, it must be mixed with flour before steamed bread and pancake can be steamed. Simple dried sweet potato can only be used for porridge.

Shen Shikui also wanted to use his means to increase profits for the people of Lushun, strengthen his prestige and strengthen his control over Lushun.

With this idea, he soon sent his own soldiers to contact with each other to find a home for these sweet potatoes.

Although Liaodi was ”isolated from overseas” at this time, the sea route of Liaohai was very smooth. With Shen Shikui's identity, he had a wide range of contacts in the Dongjiang army. Within a month, he had a lot of news.