Chapter 74 Private Salt
On that day, Zhao Zhen held a banquet in honor of Shi Qian, Liu Tang and Guanghui, Han Bolong, Yun Ge, and Zhu Sha. Firstly, it was to welcome Shi Qian and to reward the four of them for their hard work.
After listening to the four people describing the scene at that time, Zhao Zhenben didn’t pay much attention to the birth plan. With the mentality of "I am lucky to get it, but I will lose my life", this hundred thousand birth plan is very important to him. It’s just the icing on the cake.
Zhao Zhen's luck suddenly faded away. He was a magistrate of a famous mansion in Nuo Da and was the son-in-law of Cai Taishi at that time. He couldn't be a fool no matter what. Two fake birth dates brought out many heroes. Zhao Zhen immediately gave up the idea of calaming the birth plan and ran the Liangshan Township with peace of mind. Don't think about a windfall from the sky.
At the banquet, Zhao Zhen made three rounds first, and then Zhao Zhen said: "Brother Liu Tang, I'm afraid this birthday guide is a trap. Liang Taishu used the birthday guide as an excuse to eliminate unsafe factors in the green forest."< br>
At the moment, Shi Qian said what he said before again. After hearing this, Liu Tang couldn't help but look embarrassed, and said with cupped hands: "Master, I have been wandering around the world since I was a child, and I am very poor. I asked about the birth chart for the second time, and hurried to the village, hoping to use the birth chart to make a fortune. I never thought that the donation would be a mistake."
Zhao Zhen comforted him: "No matter what, I understand my brother's wishes."
As he said this, Zhao Yuanli led a young man up. , brought two plates of sweet and sour four-tailed carp, and placed them in front of Liu Tang and Shi Qian one after another. Without saying a word, they bowed and left on their own.
When the two of them saw the fish, each with a plate in front of them, they couldn't help but look behind the boy, but saw that there was no boy following him.
Before Zhao Zhen spoke, Guang Hui said: "Brothers, there is no need to look at this fish. This fish is a spiritual fish. There are three fishing teams in Liangshan Township and many scattered fishermen. They fish every day. However, you can catch one or two fish. Eating this fish can strengthen your physique, but it is only useful for the first time. We have already used it.”
Zhao Zhen also said: "Brother Guanghui said it right. In the future, whenever a good man comes to surrender, he will offer this spiritual fish. This case started with the two brothers."
Liu Tang and Shi Qian Er People couldn't help but be moved, and Zhao Zhen urged the two of them to eat it while it was hot.
After eating, Zhao Zhen said: "Brothers, there are more than a thousand households in my area now. If you have connections, you can also be the county magistrate. Now he is just a township chief and a battalion commander. "
He pointed to Guang Hui and Han Bolong and said: "Brothers Guang Hui and Han Bolong came early. When they fought with the grass bandits in Shuibo Liangshan, they all went into battle, and Guang Hui was the one who killed them. The thieves were frightened, so they rushed into the battle alone and beheaded the three thieves, namely the Slender Monkey, the Scarfaced Turtle, and the Scarlet-headed Turtle, and the brothers were named the Bloody Tutu.
Guang Hui brothers. Although I don't want to be an official, I have to express my feelings and reward him with the position of deputy commander. However, I don't lead troops on weekdays. I only work in Qingxiu at Baota Temple, and I also serve as the leader of the villagers. I come to the village to teach the villagers every day. Ding Wuyi. Han Bolong was the deputy chief, and he was also rewarded in the First Battle of Liangshan.
There are two deputy commanders in a battalion, two of them are chiefs, and all five deputy chiefs are awarded rewards for meritorious service. The two brothers are also well-known heroes in the world. Now that they have come to join me, they cannot be inferior to others.
I will now set up two additional teams. How about the two brothers serving as custody officers? "
Liu Tang and Shi Qian looked at each other, stood up and knelt down and said, "It depends on the owner's instructions. We have not accomplished even an inch of merit, but we have been accepted and appreciated by the owner of the village. From now on, we must die to repay the owner of the village. "
Zhao Zhen stepped forward to help the two of them up and said: "We are all brothers within the four seas. How to say something in return. "
Everyone sat down again, Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, do you have any ideas about these two teams? ”
Liu Tang said: "Master, as long as he is strong enough to fight, it will be fine." Zhao Zhen nodded and looked at Shi Qian.
Shi Qian said: "Master, the villain is not good at fighting head-on. He only practices light kung fu and is good at flying over eaves and walls to get information. Fighting head-on does not show my ability. If the master wants to open up the fog, Why don't you let me investigate in advance?
The villain's team of sergeants does not need to be strong, but only needs to be smart and agile. After some training, we can form a team that can sneak into the fog and behind enemy lines to investigate the military situation." Zhao Zhen said: "The two brothers have the best ideas. The team of Liu Tang brothers is easy to choose. The grass bandits who were punished by me to do hard labor in Liangshan in Shuibo were all fighting together.
After completing the three levels, pick one that performs well. For now, brothers will still be the villagers’ instructors and train the villagers.
As for the Shi Qian brothers' team of sergeants, they had to recruit them themselves. Anyone in Liangshan Township who is interested in a brother and is willing to serve as a soldier can be recruited into the army.
I'm afraid this matter can't be completed urgently. Brother, let's be a secret agent first. In this way, we can travel around Liangshan Township and select suitable sergeants.
After the waist medal is cast tomorrow, brother Shi Qian will be asked to secretly inform the deputy commanders, captains, and deputy captains of Liangshan that the birthday issue will be stopped here, and everyone will be responsible for their duties and guard the camp. "
Liu Tang and Shi Qian responded.
Everyone drank from midnight to night. They not only talked about the deeds of heroes in the world, but also had sex, and also competed with guns and sticks.< br>
Shi Qian and Liu Tang have both been in the green forest for a long time. When everyone was sixty or seventy percent drunk, Liu Tang started chatting and said: "Brothers, this is not a bragging of a villain. Although a villain is down and out, he knows how to make money. "
Seeing this aroused everyone's interest, Liu Tang said: "The villain once teamed up with others to do private business, and traveled all over Shandong and Hebei. Unfortunately, the government exploitation was so severe that there was no such thing. Earn a few coins.
The owner of the village can do this. Although salt, tea, wine, vinegar, alum, spices, forest minerals, etc. are all owned by the state, food is the most important thing for the people. , Salt is the first of the hundred tastes. "Guanzi Haiwang Chapter" records: 'A family of ten people, ten people eat salt; a family of one hundred people, a hundred people eat salt'
Liangshan Township has more than 4,000 people, excluding food. For pickling vegetables and raising livestock, each person uses about 16 kilograms of salt a year. The official salt sells for sixty cash, while the private salt only costs ten cash and sells for twenty cash. How about this business? "
Zhao Zhen said: "This business is done by others. Do you have any connections?"
Liu Tang said: "Master, salt can be divided into sea salt, pond salt, soil salt, cliff salt and other types. The Jingdong East Road where we are located does not produce salt, but the nearby Jingdong East Road does produce sea salt. There is a Taoluo farm in Mizhou with an annual output of There are more than 32,000 stones of salt, and there are four new salt fields in Dengzhou; the Binzhou field on Hebei Road produces more than 21,000 stones of salt. I have been to these three salt fields.
I know a lot of them. These salt farmers, the middle and lower-class kitchen households who "fry and sell each" and the small salt households on the seaside of Hebei Road, will secretly intercept part of it and sell it privately to make money."
Zhao Zhendao: " In this case, brother, would you like to make a trip and bring back some salt for sale?"
Liu Tang patted his chest and said, "Master, I will take care of this matter."
Zhao Zhen was happy after hearing this.
In the past, Zhao Zhen only bought official salt, which cost a lot of money. If he could really do private salt business, he could earn thousands of dollars a year in Liangshan Township. You can also inquire about it in the main world. Maybe it is also an industry.
No worries, the two of them settled down in Zhaozhen Village from then on.
(End of this chapter)