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"I saw that they worked hard, and when they passed through Longgang, they were almost arrested as bandits," Zhang Sheng said: "Later, I asked them, you are also homeless, and you can also get land, enough food rations for Ding households, why do you still have to do business?"

Then they said that because they had eaten meat before, they could not stand the days when they could only eat vegetables now. Zhang Sheng said: "If you don't do business, if you lose money after doing business, you won't understand why the word profit can make people compete and be desperate." ”

"I'm from Henan, but I also have half the blood of Shanxi people," Zhang Sheng said: "I am not willing to be plain in my bones, even a mouthful of grass, I have to jump up and eat it to be happy." ”

Seeing what Zhang Sheng said so categorically, Wang couldn't help but cry: "His father, you can rely on him." Before we came to Yongcheng, didn't you also play abacus in the shop -- we Shanxi people don't do business, it's like they don't put vinegar in their meals, they don't eat happily, they don't live happily!"

This is true, Zhang Zhaohua knows that although the Jin merchants have declined in later generations, when the new generation of Jin merchants rises, they always like to use the spirit of the old Jin merchants as a flaunt. Judging from the history of the Jin merchants, most of them started from the humble beginning, and because of the small capital, they had to start from the shoulder to the burden. In order to make small profits, they ate and drank dew and took risks and trekked. Since the Song Dynasty, I don't know how many Jin merchants died on the road every year, but more Jin merchants will go out every year.

The soul of the Jin people is the soul of business, will not be reluctant and, will not steal peace, when most people are satisfied with food and clothing, their pursuit must be a higher level than food and clothing, if Zhang Chang is inherited the loyal and honest character of Henan ancestral land, then Zhang Sheng's bones have the spirit of Shanxi people who are not in the room.

"Dad," Zhang Zhaohua cleared his throat and said: "The cow can't force his head without drinking water, just with his tougher temperament than the ox, if you really let him face the loess for a lifetime, it will definitely ruin him, and maybe it will develop into a scourge -- doing business is actually a way out, and now my court decrees that there is no business registration, if Brother Sheng'er can't do business, he doesn't need to change his nationality, and he can still support his family after the business is done; ”

Zhang Zhaohua's words reminded Zhang Qi of the third year he returned to Yongcheng County, when no one expected a drought, no grain in the field, and the days when he queued up to receive relief every day.

"Rely on the sky to eat, and there are times when the sky doesn't give food," Zhang Zhaohua said: "Business is to rely on oneself to eat, who said that no one can win the sky?"

Zhang Qi sighed and said, "That's it, how you plan to do it, let's tell it all together." ”

A flash of excitement flashed in Zhang Sheng's eyes, and he said: "I have already greeted the caravan before, and they are willing to recruit an apprentice with a good eye to go in, take care of food and housing, learn to see the four pillars in the first two years, and follow the horse team after two years." ”

The composition of the caravan is complex and diverse, belonging to the bulk of goods trading, and to a certain extent, it also trades with the government, such as Shanxi salt merchants, the caravan itself and the government do transactions, but also allow the caravan to rely on the caravan to do small business, and allow private goods to enter the team, of course, this situation is very common, when the big ship pulls grain, it often carries Caoding's private things for sale.

After asking who the consul of the caravan was, Zhang Qi was surprised: "If this is this person, I have heard of him, and he also moved from the Great Elm in Shanxi." ”

According to Zhang Qi's recollection, when he was in Shanxi, he heard of this merchant surnamed Wu, saying that after the Gusu family, after the Sanwu was conquered by Taizu, Emperor Zhu hated the people of Sanwu for supporting Zhang Shicheng, so he drove all the rich families of Sanwu to Fengyang and northern Jiangsu, and even confiscated their family property.

This kid surnamed Wu fled and went to Shanxi, and the business was very good in less than three or five years, and Zhang Qi also heard his reputation in the shop, but later began to emigrate, but this person was not moved back to Suzhou, and actually changed his place of origin and came to Kaifeng Mansion.

Able to change his place of origin, this person is not small, and he is also very decisive, he originally accumulated a lot of money in Shanxi, but all of it was used to get through the government, and he came to Kaifeng under the rule of poverty, and he made a comeback again in ten years, and also formed a larger caravan.

"I met him twice back then, and I had a few words," Zhang Qi muttered: "But this little affection is not enough for him to look at you." ”

"In the caravan, don't pay attention to any favors," Zhang Zhaohua said: "Send him over, no matter how someone takes care of him, he will still have to endure hardships, this is the path he chooses himself." ”

In the caravan, it is natural to pay a certain amount of money to go in to learn skills, in a caravan, it is much better than single-handedly, and the caravan has a stable purchase and shipment channels, follow a trip down, although the income is less, but there is always a profit, and the risk is smaller.

The amount of silver that Zhang Shengjin should pay into the caravan and the capital for other merchants is indeed a large amount.

He was afraid that this would not happen, so he hurriedly said: "I don't need the capital, I can ask others for credit, many of the caravan that is not enough capital are paid on credit first and then repaid!"

"You are a newcomer, who can easily lend you money, I am afraid that everything will be wasted," Zhang Qi frowned and said: "This money is not impossible to make up - I heard that this year craftsmen from various states and counties have gathered in Beijing, Yongcheng County is no exception, the city is empty of many carpenters' work, some of the owners are anxious, they have to be completed by the end of the year, I also learned the carpenter's work when I was young, and it is easy to enter the city to do a few idle jobs." That's pretty much enough. ”

Since the whole family agreed that Zhang Sheng would go out to make a living, the matter was settled. Zhang Zhaohua was originally very happy that Zhang Sheng finally had a way out, but at night she also heard the whispers of Wang and Zhang Qi.

The kang she slept on was connected to the kang in the main house, but the kang in the left wing room was connected to the stove by a pipe, so when Zhang Qi and Wang were talking loudly at night, Zhang Zhaohua could faintly hear it.

"His father," Wang's voice came, "what a lot of money—"

"It's decided during the day, and I start to feel distressed at night," this is Zhang Qi's voice: "This money is spent on the right path, according to the law of businessmen, the more you give, the more you earn in the end, and you are not willing to let the baby look at other people's colors for that little capital." ”

"That's not what I'm talking about," Wang said: "I mean, the family just saved a little, originally to Chang Ge'er to say goodbye, this matchmaker also please, if there is really news, but our family can't pay for the dowry, but what should we do?"

"Let's focus on Brother Sheng'er first," this question is estimated that Zhang Qi has also considered: "Brother Sheng'er wants to study business is also a heart, if he is asked to wait for two years, he is afraid that he will be discharged in one breath, and in the end, he will really eat at home and wait for death." Now while he is here, send him out, as long as he goes out of this door, even if he cries and shouts to come back, I will not open the door for him. ”

"I can find a way to earn the money of Brother Chang'er's relatives, but you have to choose an honest daughter-in-law for him to come in," Zhang Qi instructed: "Our whole family provides for Brother Chang'er to study business, if the bride has a lot of eyes, she will instigate Brother Chang'er." After Brother Chang'er became a family, the money for three or five years had to be used to Brother Sheng'er first, and they couldn't be complained. It's only three or five years, if Brother Sheng'er still has to be provided by his family like this after three or five years, then we can't count on him, let's rely on Brother Chang'er to support the elderly. ”

Zhang Zhaohua listened for a while, as if Wang's side was whimpering and crying again.

"What are you crying about," Zhang Qi said: "Brother Sheng'er is still young after all, I will tell the team that let him wander around these counties in the past few years, at most he will not go out of Kaifeng, and it will be easy to see him." ”