Chapter 75 Departure
The next day, Zhao Zhen finished practicing martial arts with Du Qian, had breakfast, and went to sit down in the front hall. The messenger invited Liu Tang, Han Bolong and Li You. After a while, all three of them came to the hall. After giving in to each other, Liu Tang took the seat first, followed by Han Bolong and Li You.
Zhao Zhen said: "Brother Liu Tang, the private salt thing we talked about yesterday is indeed profitable. Do you dare to lead the team?"
Liu Tang said: "The villain is willing to lead the team. Once."
Zhao Zhen asked: "Where do you want to collect salt?"
Liu Tang said: "Just go north and take the waterway. The waterway is tortuous and the government will not control it. Go straight to the Binzhou Salt Farm on Hebei Road. It is an 800-mile waterway without stopping along the way. It can be reached in five days and nights, and the round trip can take up to half a month."
Zhao Zhen felt a lot more relieved when he saw Liu Tang's detailed explanation, and asked: "Brother, how much salt can I collect in one trip?"
Liu Tang said: "Master, I used to be a small-time soldier. I'm just kidding, I wonder how much salt the villager wants?"
Zhao Zhen said: "After all, I have been going there for a long time, so I bought more once I went there. I originally thought of going by land, so I prepared 50 carts, so I went by water. How about arranging an 800-material three-masted ship or a 500-material two-masted ship? As for how much to buy, it depends on the brother."
Liu Tang said: "Don't worry, owner, I'll just go there. If you have a good family, you can collect more, and if you have less, you can use it as a cover, and hire them to go around the countryside to collect some for us, so as to reduce the risk of more than a thousand stones. , should be received. Don’t know when to leave?”
Zhao Zhen became more relieved after hearing this. He opened his mouth and said: "Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaoqi will accompany them in the boat, and then ask Brother Han Bolong to escort the boat. There are 20 sailors in total, 30 soldiers in total, and 6 crossbowmen are transferred from the battleship, each carrying a crossbow, and they are respectively dressed as Gangshou, Shao Gong, Zhaoshou, Ikari Shou, and the sailors have all brought their weapons and leather armors on board and set out early tomorrow morning. What do you think, brother?"
Liu Tang heard this. : "The owner of the village has arranged it properly, so it's very good."
Immediately Zhao Zhen asked Li You to sort out the fleet, move all the food and drink expenses prepared to the dock, and sent a speedboat to the Golden Beach to summon him. Ruan Xiaoqi. Everything was prepared that day. At night, Zhao Zhen held a banquet for Liu Tang, Han Bolong, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Li You. At the banquet, Zhao Zhen took out 2,000 pieces of money, boxes of gold, silver, and many scattered silver coins and copper coins.
Zhao Zhen pointed to a few boxes on the ground and said to Liu Tang: "Brother, these are 2,000 pieces of money. They are all handed over to you. Brother, you can use them as you wish. All purchases will be made by you."< br>
He also told Han Bolong, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Li You: "Brothers, this time I went to the Binzhou Salt Farm on Hebei Road to buy private salt. If everything goes well, it will be the best time for us to join the border between this place and the others." A way for foreign exchange. From now on, the salt we eat will be more than half the price. We must obey Brother Liu Tang’s orders wherever we go.”
Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Master, don't worry, we and others will just follow the advice of Brother Liu Tang. If you want to go early, go early, if you want to go late, go late, if you want to stay, then stay, and if you want to rest, then rest." br>
Ruan Xiaoer, Han Bolong, and Li You also raised their hands and said: "Master, please don't worry, we will all act in accordance with the Liu and Tang brothers."
Zhao Zhen said to Li You: "You are here specifically to provide convenience for the four brothers. All food and drink expenses must be properly arranged." Li You agreed.
Since we were leaving early tomorrow, everyone had a few glasses of wine, and then they were served steamed buns. After everyone was full, they dispersed.
The next day, Liu Tang led the team to set off early. Zhao Zhen still learned the baton from Du Qian. After learning for more than ten days, Zhao Zhen also memorized the seventy-two Taizu sticks. It is the work of water mill.
After breakfast, Zhao Zhen, Du Qian, and Shi Qian sent people to drive a boat and headed straight for the golden beach. After a while, we arrived at the Golden Beach Water Village. Ruan Xiaowu followed everyone and saw the ceremony. Zhao Zhen and the others did not stop and went straight to Wanzi City.
All the way through Duanjin Pavilion and Nanshan Pass, Zhao Zhen also introduced Shi Qian one by one. When they arrived at Wanzi City, only Jiao Ting was there, while Tao Zongwang led his people to build the Dongshan, Xishan and Beishan walls.
The people summoned Sancun Lizheng and Tao Zongwang, and they all saw the ceremony. Zhao Zhen then said: "Brothers, I have now appointed brother Shi Qian as the escort officer. I want to select a team of smart and agile people. The man acts as a sergeant, dedicated to inquiring about information, and is the eyes and ears of the whole army. If there is anyone I like, I have no objections, and you can’t stop him.” Ting said: "Now that Liangshan Township is becoming more and more prosperous, we can only be happy." After dinner, Zhao Zhen took advantage of the opportunity of Jiao Ting and Tao Zongwang to see each other off and told them about the birthday plan scam, so that everyone could train soldiers with peace of mind.
Zhao Zhen saw that the three passes of Nanshan could be repaired in a few days, so he left Du Qian to guard them. Shi Qian also stayed behind and searched for some suitable sergeants on Liangshan Mountain, whether they were villagers, villagers or laborers. He took off and returned to Zhuangzi.
When they arrived at the village and had just finished drinking tea, Zhao Yuanli came to report: "Master of the village, the farm tools that were made by the blacksmith shop have been made according to the requirements. Have you seen them?"
Zhao Zhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then let's go and take a look."
When he arrived at the blacksmith shop, he pushed the door open and felt a wave of heat hitting his face. Zhang Da, who was standing next to the anvil, heard the knock on the door and looked behind him slightly. Seeing that it was Zhao Zhen who was coming, he quickly came forward to meet Li.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Zhang Da, where are all the farm tools?"
Zhang Da pointed to the side room and said: "Master, all the farm tools are here. Thanks to the four masters and apprentices of Yang Mazi, we were able to complete the work so quickly."
Zhao Zhen said: "Where are the Yang Mazi people?"
Zhang Daodao: "I took four apprentices and Zhang Er to the village hotel for a drink."
Zhao Zhen said: "Why don't you go?"
Zhang Dadao: "I've sorted it out. Charcoal Fire is going too.”
Zhao Zhen nodded, looked at the farm tools first, praised Zhang Da a lot, and then said: "Zhang Da, what is Yang Mazi like as a person?"
Zhang Da Dao: "Master, this man's craftsmanship is better than mine." A lot. After drinking too much, he once said that he was the best at making weapons. He was very cheerful and taught me a lot of blacksmithing skills in the past few days. I would rather let Yang Mazi do this. "
Zhao Zhen. Without answering, he said: "Zhang Da, can you make ordnance now?"
Zhang Dadao: "There is still some fire left."
Zhao Zhen nodded to indicate that he understood, and said to Zhao Yuanli: "Arrange for someone to be sent to Liangcun and handed over to Sun Lizheng." After that, regardless of Zhao Yuanli's reaction, he and Zhang Datong went to the village hotel.
Zhao Zhen and everyone saw the ceremony and sat down at the head. Zhang Da made introductions next to him. Zhao Zhen took note of them all and drank a few drinks with them.
Knowing that Yang Mazi was good at making ordnance, Zhao Zhen asked: "Brother Yang, can you adapt to the village now? What else is missing?"
Yang Mazi said: "In life It is much stronger than when I was in the village, but there is no good iron in the village, and the weapons made are ordinary things. If I can get some good iron, I can't say that I can forge a few magical weapons. "
(End of this chapter)