Chapter 103 Business and Descendants of Sima
The next morning, Zhao Xiang took Zhao Zhen to learn Taizu's long stick. After only teaching thirty-six steps, Zhao Xiang had to pack up and go to the military camp for duty. With the recent formation of the foggy world, there have been more activities by rangers, delinquents, and gang members in the county, so patrolling the city has naturally become much busier.
For the next three days, Zhao Zhen taught Zhao Xiang the stick technique every day. Perhaps it was because Zhao Xiang had learned Taizu's Changquan. In just four days, Taizu's stick technique had become more impressive.
By teaching his brother Zhao Xiang's stick technique, Zhao Zhen gained a deeper understanding of Taizu's long stick and felt that his martial arts had greatly improved. Seeing that his brother had learned the stick technique, and remembering Guang Hui and Ruan Xiaoqi in the misty world, Zhao Zhen explained the reason to his parents and took Jin Cuilian back to Bailiu Village.
When Zhao Zhen came back, he saw Chao Gai and Song Wan on the sunbathing field in Bailiu Village, with eighty or ninety people shouting and cheering under the sun. When Zhao Zhen looked at it, these farmers There are already some methods of using a gun and a stick to chop, sweep, poke, smash, lift, hang, collapse, point and block, which seems to be the same.
Zhao Zhen did not disturb anyone and sent Jin Cuilian back to the back house first. Calling Tian Lei, Zhao Zhen said: "Steward Tian, have you been practicing these days? Make some mung bean soup and send it to the drying area to avoid heatstroke."
Tian Lei said: "Baozheng, you have been practicing. For three days, mung bean soup and salt water have been supplied every day. Chao Zhuangshi, invited by the village owner, ordered that the mung bean soup and salt water should not be stopped every day. A lot of mung bean soup and salt water have been consumed in the past few days. "
Zhao Zhen said: "It doesn't matter, I won't use much. I just want to ask you something. The salt used in the village is purchased in the county now? How much does it cost per pound?"
Tian Lei said: "Bao Zheng, The salt used in the village was previously sent by the old owner from the county, but now there is still a lot of it. Baozheng has a young man who eats in the village, and the half of the salt left in the village is enough for the villagers to use it for a year. They need two pounds of salt every day for three days. Most of the salt used by farmers is purchased from the countryside. The price of salt is 40 yuan. "
Zhao Zhen said: "Do you know who sells it?"
Tian Lei said: "There are five stores in the village selling it, Zhao, Song, Duan, Miao, and the pavilion chief Gao's salt shop, all of which are 40 cents."
Zhao Zhen was overjoyed after hearing this and ordered it. He nodded and said: "Okay, I understand. Steward Tian, please go and get busy." After Tian Lei resigned, Zhao Zhen paced back and forth in the front hall, his expression gradually calmed down, and he thought: "Zhao, Song, Duan, Miao, The Gao family belongs to a prominent family in the country. Needless to say, the Gao family is the national surname. The other four families also all have high-ranking and famous families. It would be inappropriate for me to participate rashly. It is best to get Gao Hu together. Only then can we sit back and relax."
As soon as he saw noon, Zhao Zhen resisted the urge to go to see Gao Hu immediately and had lunch with Chao Gai and Song Wan first. After the meal, the three of them took a chair and took a break under the willow tree as usual.
All three of them took off their shirts and lay on the chairs. They all closed their eyes, each holding a cattail leaf fan and fanning slowly. Zhao Zhendao: "How did you two brothers think of training these farmers?"
Song Wandao: "The owner of the village, or the farmers in the village heard that Brother Chao Gai was brave and killed Li Huajing in the foggy world. They all came to the village to petition and shied away. However, it taught me some fists and sticks in the sunbathing field.”
Chao Gai said: "It's true. Seeing that the weather is hot, I took it upon myself to ask steward Tian to prepare a lot of salt water and mung bean soup to cool down. I hope my brother will forgive me."
Zhao Zhen said: "What's the big deal? Xiudao It's just a few kilograms of worthless salt and beans. It's just a waste of more gold and silver. What's it worth? In the afternoon, I was going to Gaohu to discuss selling salt. If it happened, it would be comparable to selling salt in Liangshan Township. The income will be much better."
Chao Gai said: "This kind of good thing is worth a trip. According to Brother Liu Tang, the source of the salt is not a problem. If the market is opened again, it will be a huge gain. Zhao Zhen said: "I am just an upright person here with a small official position. I still have some respect in the village. With the help of Gao Hu, the chief of the pavilion, I can sell salt in Luliu Township. Others in the county can do it." Fortunately, there are more than 4,000 households in Luliu Township, plus nearly 2,000 households in the newly emerged Mist World, with a total of more than 30,000 people, and the annual salt consumption is not small. ”
< br>Listening to Zhao Zhen's description, Chao Gai and Song Wan couldn't help but smile with joy, and both said: "It's a good way to make money." The weather was slightly cold, and Chao Gai still went to the sunbathing field to teach the dealers martial arts, while Zhao Zhen and Song Wan went to fight horses. [Loyalty King Li Huajing] A world of mist.
As Zhao Zhen expected, Gao Hu was still taking care of things in the misty world. After seeing the gift, Gao Hu said with a smile: "Brother Zhao Zhen, are you coming to pick up brothers Guang Hui and Ruan Xiaoqi?" Zhao Zhen said: "Brother Gao Hu, I'm not here just for this. I have been staying with my parents in the county town for a while. Today I went back to the village and saw that all the villagers were practicing martial arts with Chao Gai brothers. There was light salt water on the field for farmers to use. Then I remembered something and came to discuss with my brother to see if there was any cooperation. "
Gao Hu said: "Brother, what good things do you think of me?"
Zhao Zhen said: "To be honest with you, I found a secret way in my fantasy world. How much is the purchase price at the salt shop in the village? If it is suitable, I will buy some private salt from the fantasy world and sell it." After hearing this, Gao Hu said with a smile: "Brother, the price of salt is 40 yuan, which is a lot. It can be cheaper to buy, at least 38 Wen. Brothers, the price is the same in the State of Gao. The State of Gao does not produce salt, so it is bought from the State of Qi. We purchase it from the treasury, and the price is 25 Wen. There are transportation and losses. , pay taxes, and hire people to sell, you can only earn 11 or 2 cents per pound. There are more than 20,000 people in Luliu Township, and about 41 of them buy from my shop. Add to this the foggy world here, and we consume at least 100,000 salt a year. 1800 shi. How much is the price of salt at that place?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Brother Gao Hu, I also found a sea salt farm where the kitchen owners have some private supplies every year. Salt is on sale. My younger brother bought more than a thousand stones of fine salt, which only costs 15 cents per catty. If my brother can settle on it, how about selling it for 20 cents per catty? "
Gao Hu said happily: "This is very good. My two brothers can earn thousands more dollars a year. When will the brothers be able to transport the salt?"
Zhao Zhen said: "It will take more than ten days to prepare. "That's fine."
Gao Hu said, "That's fine. Brothers can transport the salt to the village and settle the accounts. The price will be 2,000 stones per year."
Zhao Zhen thanked Gao Hu. The two chatted for a long time. At night, Gao Hu hosted a banquet in honor of Zhao Zhen, Guang Hui, Ruan Xiaoqi and Song Wan. At the banquet, Gao Hu also introduced the heroes who came to replace Guang Hui and stationed in the misty world. Gao Hu said: "This man is called Tian Qi. He is a descendant of Tian Rangju. His family has passed down the "Sima Fa", which states that he is a good general and has extraordinary strength and martial arts."
Zhao Zhen saw that this man had a burly appearance. He was a talented person and a descendant of a military strategist, so he suddenly felt the desire to make friends. Tian Qi heard that Guanghui and others were figures in Zhao Zhen's fantasy world, and he was also close to Zhao Zhen. Everyone at the banquet couldn't help but mingled with each other. At the banquet, everyone couldn't help but talk about guns and clubs. When Zhao Zhen saw the heirs of military strategists, he couldn't help but ask for advice on how to run the army.
Tian Qi said: "My ancestors once said: 'The most important thing in running an army is strictness, and leading the army must be dignified.' To care for the soldiers, personally ask about food and diseases, and share the rations equally with the soldiers. In this way, the soldiers will have a high fighting spirit, rush to the battle, and win the battle. . 'If the army is not strict, the generals are not powerful, and the soldiers are not loyal, how can they fight and dare to stand? Therefore, only by having both, can the army be strong."
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nodded. They all praised: "This is a golden and good advice." After drinking until midnight, Zhao Zhen, Guang Hui, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Song Wan, with six crossbowmen, bid farewell to Gao Hu and returned to Bailiu Village.
(End of this chapter)