Chapter 16: The first time in my life that I lost money

In the past, Tiemo always thought that the gopher was a simple beggar.

But now Tiemo is already a different person, and his views are naturally very different.

Gopher drilling is not as simple as it seems.

In recent years, the people in Shanxi and most places in Shaanxi have a problem eating, even the military households in Dark Zhuangbao are all hungry and yellow-skinned.

A beggar who drilled a gopher, except for the ragged jacket and a dirty face. In other respects, it is far stronger than the military households of Dark Village Fort.

Just now, Tiemo carefully observed the gopher, this person has a good complexion, a strong body, even his teeth are whiter than others, this is like what a beggar should look like?

Xie Kela kept complaining along the way, and Tiemo didn't explain much.

As for the gopher, wait until the Northland barter comes back to check this person.

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The next day, the sun shone brightly on the land, and the sky was cloudless. The blue sky is like a vast ocean, and there is no edge in sight.

Tiemo's mood is like today's weather, very happy.

If you can come back safely from the north this time, you can have a fortune and become one of the Jin merchants.

Becoming a powerful Jin merchant not only means having money in hand, but also having a certain reputation.

Zhangjiakou, for special reasons, only has the south gate. Today's Zhangjiakou is still only the scale of a small county, but it can't hide the prosperity of commerce and trade here.

Since the beginning of the Wanli Dynasty, because of the rise of the Houjin in Liaodong, almost two-thirds of the border trade in the north has to pass through Zhangjiakou.

The small Zhangjiakou is lined with shops and many businesses. The pedestrians in the city looked hurried, and their eyes were full of joy, which was not painful compared to the people in most places in the Northland.

In Zhangjiakou, what you see is not desolation and killing, but exuding vitality everywhere.

In the box B of the South Exit Restaurant, Tie Mo and a middle-aged man sat opposite each other and had a good conversation.

The man's name is Kuang Wenyuan, the owner of Taichang Leather Company.

"Brother Tie, if it weren't for Kuang's urgent need to return to the capital to open a shop, he would never have sold the leather mill in his hand, so ah, this price can't be less."

"Well, the price will be as agreed before!" The price can't be suppressed, and Tiemo doesn't force it.

A moment later, Han Niu'er and Zhou Dingshan carried a box into the house. Kuang Wenyuan inspected the money, immediately laughed, and signed the transfer document very happily.

After finishing everything, Kuang Wenyuan didn't have the heart to stay and drink, and left with a box of silver with a smile.

Han Niu'er couldn't wait to come up and take a look at the paperwork on the table, and was a little stupid in disbelief, "Brother Tie, do we really have our own leather factory?" ”

"Yes, we have a leather shop, as long as we want, we can get a leather shop in Zhangjiakou at any time!"

Zhou Dingshan pulled Han Niu'er aside, and rolled his eyes angrily, "Do you know how to read?" ”

Han Niu'er's face turned dark, and the corners of her mouth twitched, "I don't know!" ”

"I don't know you still look so closely?" After reading the paperwork, Zhou Dingshan's brows furrowed tightly.

"Joyama, what's wrong with the paperwork?"

"Brother Tie, there is nothing wrong with this document, it is signed and signed, and the conditions are reasonable. It's just that don't you think things are going too well? ”

The expression on Tiemo's face gradually became solemn, and he stretched out his hand to signal Zhou Dingshan to sit down and speak.

"Joyama, tell me what you think."

"Well, Brother Tie, you also know that all walks of life have always had their own rules. Take Zhangjiakou, where our Jin merchants gather, for example, there are a lot of rules. ”

"Zhangjiakou businessmen are very particular about the rules, which is why the younger brother suffered so much trouble and sent those truckloads of goods to Zhangjiakou. According to the rules, as long as the person is not dead, then the goods must be delivered to the owner. If the rules are broken, the Chang family will not give up. ”

"The younger brother has been to Zhangjiakou with his father a few times before, and he has heard a lot of things. No matter where the person is, if you want to establish yourself in Zhangjiakou, you must pay a price. I heard my father say that even if you open a small noodle restaurant in Zhangjiakou, you have to burn incense and worship a Buddha first. We didn't burn any incense, so we successfully bought a leather mill....."

After Zhou Dingshan finished speaking, there was no joy on Tiemo's face.

Tiemo doesn't know much about business, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand the world, burning incense and worshiping Buddha, which is the so-called worshipping the dock.

The Jin merchants are very united, but there are also rules, if you want to join the gang, you have to worship the pier first.

Why did you forget this stubble yourself?

"Forget it, let's go see our leather mill first!"

The location of the leather workshop is relatively remote, very close to the western suburbs of Zhangjiakou. Han Niu led the way and soon came to Taichang Leather Workshop.

Walking into the leather workshop, there is a strong pungent smell, the wide yard is full of wooden frames, and there is a row of houses to the east.

It's just that the wooden frame is empty, and there is nothing in the house.

The whole leather mill is empty!

Tiemo's face instantly froze, his right hand was clenched tightly, and blood was almost clenched out of his palm.

What is the most important thing about Leather Mill? It's not the house shelves, it's not the leather goods, it's the leather masters and craftsmen inside.

But now there is no hair except for the empty house and empty shelves.

Tiemo still doesn't understand that he was trapped.

Four thousand taels bought a large empty yard with a row of dilapidated houses.

Without tanners and craftsmen, the tanning mill is an empty shelf.

Hiring? Is leather making a job that anyone can do?

Xie Ke jumped high angrily, scolded angrily for a while, and gave Han Niu'er a backhand slap.

"Niu'er, let you stare at Zhangjiakou, you just stared at it, there are no people in the leather workshop, and you don't even have a reaction."

Han Niu'er's eyes were red, he pulled out his knife and turned around to leave.

"Mother, it's all my fault, I'm going to find someone surnamed Kuang!"

Han Niu'er didn't take two steps, and there was an angry shout from behind him.

"You stop for Lao Tzu! Niu'er, what do you want to do? Killed the surname Kuang? The documents are all signed, there are still drawings in black and white, and it is useless for you to find the surname Kuang! ”

"Yes..... But it was four thousand taels of silver, all of which the brothers had exchanged for their lives......"

The more Han Niuer thought about it, the more aggrieved she became, and she squatted on the ground and cried bitterly.

Xie Ke hated that iron could not be made of steel and kicked Han Niu'er's feet, "Cry, cry, what's the use?" On weekdays, he is sharp-tongued, as if he knows everything, and he is like a blind man when he does something. ”

Tiemo walked over and raised his hand to pat the back of Xie Kela's head.

"Don't scold Niu'er, you can't blame him for this, I also blame me for this, there was no mention of the leather master in the paperwork, I didn't even find out."

Zhou Dingshan nodded with a cold face, "Brother Tie, in fact, I don't blame you for this, according to the rules, after the leather workshop is arrested, the fate of the leather master and the craftsman is decided by the new owner." Don't talk about us, even those who have been in this business for a long time will not think about this. ”

"Yes, it seems that this Zhang Jiakou is not easy to gain a foothold. A few of us outsiders who don't know anything, as long as others want to trap us, there is a way. ”

Tie Mo frowned, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, "Since Zhangjiakou talks about the rules, then let's follow the rules, Dingshan, don't you know the young owner of the Chang family?" Can you help me visit? ”

"No problem, little brother, let's go to Chang's house!"

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Tiemo and the others waited in the inn until Zhou Dingshan came back.

Seeing Zhou Dingshan's pale face, Tie Mo chuckled in his heart.