Chapter 314 Fight for the General’s ambition!
After settling the brothers, Ma Nantian followed Gu Shisan to find a small stall and ordered some food at will.
Ma Nantian held his bulging money bag and was still shocked by the medical clinic's fees: "Oh, my God, how much money does the governor's office spend on this every year!"
< br>Gu Shisan said in admiration: "I heard from Lu Mei that nearly half of the general's family fortune has been spent. I The brothers with Gu Jiajun all volunteered to reduce their salaries, but the general did not agree. She said, if we reduce the salary, will the soldiers from poor backgrounds be reduced? "
"If we reduce it, the whole family will be reduced? How can we live a better life? If we don’t lose weight, we will be inferior to others for nothing.”
Ma Nantian clicked his tongue twice. He had never seen such a considerate official before!
"It is not an option to continue like this. What will happen if the general's family fortune is all spent?"
Gu Shisan: "So we set up markets and factories. We can rely on business Earning some money can also revitalize the circulation of coins throughout Yunzhou. After a year or two, Yunzhou will be able to rely on taxes and be self-sufficient!"
Ma Nantian thought thoughtfully.
Gu Shisan ordered the signature dish of this stall, mutton soup: "Time is a bit tight today. When I take a bath, I will take you to Huaishuo Town. There is the most food there, and many Hu businessmen are here. I would like to order some milk tea there.”
"Milk tea?"
"Due to the expansion of the market, many tea merchants will set up a transit point in Fuming Town. Thanks to the innovation of the chef of Baiwei Restaurant, the milk tea in Huaishuo Town has varied. ”
When thinking of this, Gu Shisan Licking her lips: "There are two main types of milk tea, sweet and salty. Sweet milk tea is a random combination of various toppings and is most popular with children and women. Salty milk tea generally uses tea bricks and is mixed with milk. When cooked, some milk tofu and milk skin beef jerky will be added to it. , hand-grilled meat, fried rice, etc. A bowl of salty milk tea will fill your stomach seven or eight times full."
Gu Shisan took a big sip of mutton soup, and then continued: "Hu. Shanghe's favorite food from all the grassland people who came to the market was salty milk tea. It’s because tea is a bit expensive, not every household can afford it.”
Ma Nantian knows the grassland better than Gu Shisan: “It’s not easy for them to eat vegetables. They have to go out to graze morning and evening. This salty milk tea is better. It suits them well.”
Gu Shisan chuckled: "Isn't that what it is? They sell wool and mutton to us, and we sell tea to them. After the money goes around, it will come back to us!"
Ma Nan Tian rolled his eyes, too lazy to talk to this rough guy who had never done business and only asked for money.
After eating and drinking, Ma Nantian and Gu Shisan took a leisurely walk.
Ma Nantian wants to take a look in the countryside.
Gu Shisan: "Aren't you tired?"
"I can't sleep even when I go back, so I might as well walk more and see more."
Every minute and second in Yunzhou is precious, and Ma Nantian is not willing to waste it.
On the outskirts of Fuming Town, there is an ordinary farmland. The sun is about to set and there are no people in the fields.
Ma Nantian squatted down, holding a handful of cold soil, lowered his head, and smelled it. The corners of his eyes were inexplicably moist.
After looking from a distance, Gu Shisan realized that it was just spring and all the soil on the ground had been plowed, just waiting for the weather to get warmer so that the seeds could be sown.
"Amazing, this Pu Chang is really capable! The Qu Yuan plow he gave is really easy to use!"
Ma Nantian asked curiously: "Qu Yuan plow?"
"Yes, say It had been around since the end of the previous dynasty, but it had never been popularized. When the general saw it, he thought it was very useful, so he asked the workshop to make several of them and give them to various villages for free. The only requirement is that there should be no damage when it is returned."
"The general is so kind." Gu Shisan felt heartbroken: "No, the general is going to Yuyi Town this time just to give it to those two people. The town is looking for a way to develop. The general is busy with everything, and everyone is losing weight.”
Ma Nantian felt Gu Shisan's heartfelt love for the general, and his thoughts became more firm.
"Our Ma family caravan has been doing business for many years, and we have no other abilities. We are good at making money. There are Tatar elements in the caravan these years, so I am too lazy to do it. I just need to make enough money to live on."
Ma Nantian stood up, patted the mud on his trouser legs, and said with great energy: "I see, this general will have a lot of money to spend in the future. Our Ma family caravan is willing to for The general is driving you!"
Gu Shisan was very doubtful: "Old Ma, don't talk too much. The general's wife is also very good at making money. Don't let her outshine you when the time comes. !"
Ma Nantian glanced at him and said angrily: "Don't forget how much money your Gu Jiajun took from me back then! You still don't know my ability to make money?"
Gu Shisan was a little embarrassed when he mentioned the old events: "The court didn't give money back then!"
"Will you give it now?"
"No..."
The two bickered for a while, and Gu Shisan waited until Lao Ma had decided to join him, so he told Lao Ma about the general's past so that he could understand the general's temperament.
Lao Ma was stunned for a moment. Is the general so powerful? !
It seems that my news is still lagging behind a lot!
When he heard Gu Shisan say that we are all brothers within the four seas, Ma Nantian was keenly aware that there was something in the general's words!
Ma Nantian and Gu Shisan looked at each other, the tacit understanding was still there, and they understood each other tacitly.
Ma Nantian's heart was burning, and a surge of pride arose spontaneously!
After returning to Wuzhou this time, I must plan carefully!
"Thirteenth Master, after I return to Yunzhou, I will ask you to take care of Dalang's wife and my little grandson."
Gu Shisan's expression was very complicated. Ma Nantian was doing this because he was entrusting an orphan. It’s also sending protons!
"Have you really decided to follow the general? This road is not easy. Wuzhou is right under the Tatars' noses, what can you do?"
Ma Nantian The change in his peaceful temperament makes people look like the high-spirited shopkeeper Ma from back then!
"Cats have cat paths, rats have rat paths. Don't worry about these. As long as you guard Yunzhou and protect the general, we businessmen will naturally worry about money matters!"
Gu Shisan sniffed: "Okay, when the general comes back, I will take you to see her!"
Gu Nanxi, who had no idea that a cornucopia was about to jump into her arms, was still there Walking on the grassland under the stars and the moon.
This time I didn’t encounter any more Tatars on the road, but I encountered several waves of caravans.
The caravan saw Gu Nanxi's flag and greeted them warmly.
Waiting until night, Gu Nanxi, who originally planned to use the sky as a quilt and the earth as a shelter, met a small migrating grassland tribe and was warmly invited into a tent to sleep for a night.
"Many tribes are moving south to be closer to the market. Unfortunately, the pastures in the south are not as good as those in the north, so we plan to go to the north when the grass is rich and fertile. We will come back when the weather cools down."
The tribal leader chattered to Gu Nanxi as if he was seeing a relative.
(End of this chapter)