"Ding! Choosing to reject Zou Zhi's conditions and holding a bidding conference instead. Reward: A recipe for brewing wine."
After returning from the Zou Residence, Su Yan received a system notification.
When Zou Zhi had given him the conditions, the system had given him two choices.
One agreed, and the other refused.
One was a wine-brewing recipe, and the other was a hundred high-grade warhorses.
To be honest, when Su Yan saw these two rewards, he was actually quite conflicted.
Logically speaking, he should have chosen to refuse.
Because the location of the fifth street in the south city was indeed very important.
He couldn't give them five streets just because they had helped him and he had a good relationship with Zou Yu.
He was now the leader of a faction.
Every decision he made would affect the development of the entire Zhuo County.
He had to proceed from reality and maximize the benefits.
Although House Zou's offer was not bad, what if the other families offered something better?
What if the Zou Family's Shop wasn't strong enough and the other families 'Shops were stronger?
Was he going to be biased towards the Zou family because of this?
This was something Su Yan would never allow.
Now was the initial stage of his foundation development, and also the most important stage. He could not make any mistakes.
This might seem like a small matter, but it would affect his image of fairness.
He admitted that he was not incorruptible, but he wanted to be fair.
If there were other families stronger than the Zou family but refused to give him gifts or show him goodwill, he would definitely ignore them.
Under the premise of fairness, the most important thing was to ensure their submission and loyalty to him.
He didn't want those who refused to submit to him, no matter how good they were!
However, when he thought of the hundred warhorses he had lost, his heart ached.
"F * ck, a hundred high-quality warhorses can form a hundred cavalrymen, and I'm just going to abandon them.”
Su Yan muttered to himself in a somewhat depressed manner.
"Forget it. Youzhou is in the north after all. It's quite convenient to get warhorses. I'll think of another way in the future.”
Shaking his head, Su Yan dispelled the distracting thoughts in his heart and fell asleep.
The night was silent.
The next day,
Just as Su Yan was dealing with government affairs, a servant came to report that someone from the Jian family wanted to see him.
After he went to meet them, the Jian family first exchanged pleasantries and then told him their purpose of coming.
Fifth Street of the Southern City!
The Jian family's intention was very simple. They were here for South City's Fifth Street and hoped that Su Yan would give it to them for use.
Of course, there were also many benefits.
The Jian family also offered a lot of conditions, but they were less than the Zou family's.
Su Yan said a few words to that person, then said that he needed to consider it and sent him away.
Not long after he left, someone came to report that people from other families had also arrived.
For the entire morning and afternoon, Su Yan did not stop at all. He had been dealing with the people sent by the various families.
Their target was South City's Fifth Street, but the benefits they offered were both high and low.
Without exception, Su Yan did not agree to any of them and sent them away.
At night, he called Du Ji over.
"I plan to hold a bidding meeting and let all the businesses in the county compete for the right to use the fifth street in the south city.”
Su Yan said.
Du Ji thought for a moment after listening, then said,"My lord's action is brilliant, but we have to do a good job in the selection process and be fair. Otherwise, the county government will lose faith in everyone.”
"I also understand this, so I plan to let you be in charge of this matter. You can finish the preparations in the next two days and spread the news.”
"Here!"
"One more thing, I have a secret recipe for brewing wine.”
Su Yan handed him a piece of paper.
"There is a special secret recipe recorded here that can brew peerless wine. You can secretly find someone to brew it and sell it. When the time comes, the money earned will be used to replenish the treasury.”
"I understand."
When Du Ji heard this, he immediately took the paper from Su Yan solemnly.
After browsing through it twice, he put it in his arms.
"Then I'll take my leave, my lord."
Su Yan waved his hand and Du Ji left.
Two days later, the news that the county government was going to hold a bidding meeting spread.
After the various shops heard the news, they began to prepare.
After asking around, the person in charge of this bidding was the county magistrate, Du Ji.
Therefore, in less than two days, many representatives of the various aristocratic families went to visit Du Ji's house.
Du Ji was also an experienced official and knew this kind of thing very well.
With Su Yan's instructions, he said good things and accepted all the gifts from the various families, but no one agreed.
Each family felt that their gifts had been accepted and that things were definitely settled. Therefore, they waited for the arrival of the bidding meeting.
County Yamen, backyard.
Su Yan and Du Ji looked at each other.
Du Ji handed him a list and said,"My lord, these are all the gifts that the various families have sent to my house over the past few days.”
Su Yan took the list and looked at it. Then, he smiled and said,"Didn't the earls and marquis keep some for themselves?"
"Everything is for my lord's great plan, I dare not take it for myself.”
Du Ji said seriously.
Su Yan smiled and said,"These aristocratic families are really rich. In a few days, the gifts they gave add up to a million yuan."”
"In addition to the things sent by the Zou family in the past two days, it's enough for us to form an army of 2,000 people.”
"Congratulations, my lord!"
"It's a pity that we don't have enough warhorses and cavalry equipment, so we can't form a cavalry.”
"Don't worry, we've only been here for a short time. Believe me, we'll have all of this soon.”
Su Yan said with a smile.
"My lord!"
"The auction is about to begin. Everyone is waiting for the county magistrate to arrive.”
A servant came over and reported.
"Got it. You may leave."
Su Yan dismissed the servant. Du Ji immediately stood up and said,"In that case, I'll go over first.”
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