Chapter 125: Rare Treasures
Chapter 125:
Two days later, it was a vast crowd to the West Mountain.
At the foot of this West Mountain, not far from the miners' settlement, a simple building has risen from the ground, in front of the building, is a mighty stone workshop, on the top is the gilded 'Yulin Weixi Mountain Tuntian Hundred Households' plaque with several big characters.
Except for the stone workshop and the plaque, which is very imposing, the other places are much shabby.
There is no way, after all, it is just a start-up, the holy decree said, to build a hundred households in Tuntian, but no money and food have been allocated, and now we have to start Tuntian quickly, how can we wait for the Ministry of Industry to build a hundred households.
So, I had to settle for it.
In the 100 households, Zhang Xin, the deputy 100 households, was already waiting with a cadre of general flags, small flag officers, school captains, and wrestlers, but ...... Everyone's face is not very good.
It is conceivable that the originally glamorous Praetorian Guards were all on errands in the palace, but who expected that they were driven out of the city and came here to Tuntian, which ...... It's a sin.
As soon as Fang Jifan arrived, everyone barely cheered up, Zhang Xin was a guy with fine skin and tender meat, like Fang Jifan, who was a few years older, but his eyes looked a little dull, presumably because he was beaten too much by his father.
Everyone saluted and said, "I've seen a hundred households." β
"Good." Fang Jifan nodded: "Errand, are you clear?" β
Zhang Xin shrugged his head and said: "Please also ask the hundred households for advice, the inferior people only know Tuntian, but they don't know ......."
"Can't farm?" Fang Jifan bared his teeth and said: "Carrying the hoe, go and turn the ground over first, and the next thing will be talked about later." 'β
After that, it was like a smooth flow, and it was a kick on Zhang Xin's PI shares.
Zhang Xin staggered, blushed, and said expectantly: "You...... How do you hit someone? β
At this time, Fang Jifan could already determine that this deputy hundred households might be surnamed Wang.
Fang Jifan was not polite to him, and sneered: "This is a dismount, who dares to be lazy, this official not only beats people, but also hangs people on the neck of the tree to beat, Zhang Xin, you lead, today first turn over the 100 acres of land around it." β
Zhang Xin wanted to cry without tears, but he shrugged his head and looked sad, fortunately, the person who was beaten up since he was a child has a little good, that is, he is very obedient and obedient, so he hurriedly greeted the wailing captain and started working.
Fang Jifan was much happier, ordered someone to prepare a recliner, and lay comfortably on the recliner, the sun was out today, a little dazzling, so Deng Jian bowed and played an oil umbrella, Fang Jifan lay on the rocking chair, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Tuntian is really lonely.
That Wang Jinyuan learned that Fang Jifan was coming, and hurried over, he was now regained his vigor and looked energetic, and now he felt more and more that the value of following Fang Jifan's saddle was in front of and behind the horse, and after bowing: "Childe ......"
"Call 100 households." Fang Jifan was a little sleepy, squinting, and his body was lazy.
"Yes, Lord Baihu, this mine is now well organized, but ...... Recently, the demand for anthracite coal in Beijing has been increasing, but I am afraid that some more people need to be recruited to open the mine, and also, whether the son wants to check the accounts, the account book villain has been prepared. β
Fang Jifan shook his hand slowly, and said, "The matter of recruiting manpower, you can arrange it well, the account books...... I won't look at it, and I'll let the Yang steward in my house take a look. β
Wang Jinyuan smiled: "Okay, okay, there's one more thing...... There was a Hu man, he had a ship, which was inspected by the sea of Tianjin Wei, and the ship and cargo were detained in Tianjin Wei...... Ahem...... This person heard the rumor out of nowhere, and learned that the father of the Lord of the Hundred Households served in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and often went to Tianjin to guard the ...... Ahem...... The villain means ......"
Hearing this, Fang Jifan, who was lazy, suddenly turned over, but he was a little angry.
Hu people? Hu people still have sea ships? This is clearly smuggling, although the current sea ban of the Ming Dynasty is not as strict as before, coupled with this silk and porcelain, it can be called well-known all over the world, and its reputation is far and wide, and it is precisely because of this that Fang Jifan in Tianjin's local government chronicles, how much know that there are some merchants from the Western Regions who conspire with some inland families to smuggle some goods and sail out to sea.
Obviously, the Hu people's ship was unfortunately seized by the Tianjin Weihai Road inspection, so they were anxious and went ashore to try their best to open up the joints.
These days, Fang Jinglong has been running to Tianjin Wei every three or five times, that is, he was ordered to rectify the military affairs of Tianjin Wei, so what qualifications do the Hu people have to go to Nan Hebo, most of them are tossing and turning to find out that Nan Hebo has a pit father's son, just right, Wang Jinyuan is working under Fang Jifan, so he tried his best to encircle Wang Jinyuan, and then through his line to open up Fang Jifan's joints.
The question is, is our successor the kind of person who bends the law for personal gain and cheats his own father for you? If this matter is known to the imperial history, how can it be obtained?
Fang Jifan, who knew what was at stake here, suddenly reprimanded with great righteousness and awe: "Wang Jinyuan, who do you think of Young Master Ben?" Young Master Ben is now a hundred households of Yulin Wei, with the emperor's grace and loyalty, can you say such a shameful thing? β
Wang Jinyuan, who was still smiling, was frightened by Fang Jifan's sudden anger, and his face suddenly turned miserable, and he said respectfully: "The little one is just asking on his behalf, just asking on his behalf, don't mind, young master, this Hu man is really annoying, always pestering the villain, the villain can't help it, but ...... But...... This man said...... This person said that he heard that Gongzi was sick, and they came to my Daming this time, and they happened to bring the 10,000-year-old ginseng of the Western Regions that cured all diseases, and they wanted to dedicate it to Gongzi...... In addition to this, there are ...... There are also some treasures who also want to let the adults of the hundred households palm their eyes. β
10,000-year-old ginseng?
Fang Jifan's jaw almost fell, is there still ginseng in the Western Regions?
I've never heard of it.
Nine times out of ten, he's a liar, the ghost knows what to come to fool him, he's really a loser without any knowledge!
Fang Jifan sneered in his heart, but his face was silent: "This dare is good, Wannian ginseng, this young master has no culture, but he really wants to see and understand, call him here." β
Hum! If he comes, he has to break his dog's legs, and he will be a traitor, and he will insult the IQ of our successor!
Fang Jifan's side is comfortable, and the feeling of the person who is working in full swing on the other side is not good, Zhang Xin is an honest man, carrying a hoe, with a captain, he began to turn over the ground, only a moment of effort, a group of people are already out of breath.
Because Yu Linwei is a pro-army of the Praetorian Guard, he wears clothes similar to the flying fish suit, and uses high-quality materials with makeup and silk, but now, he is covered in mud, and he is still a heroic person, but now he is unkempt.
Zhang Xin's palms were worn out, and he felt that his waist couldn't straighten up, and when he looked up again, he saw that Fang Jifan had sat up straight from the recliner, drinking tea comfortably, and many lieutenants around him were complaining in low voices, but Zhang Xin didn't dare to complain, he just wanted to cry.
At noon, because there is no special canteen in the Tuntian Baihu Institute, they can only eat with the miners next door.
People full of dirt, met people full of cinders, stared at each other, but feasted in silence.
Zhang Xin, these guys, are not the sons of the nobles, or the sons of a good family, the family background is very solid, usually pampered, in the pro-army errand, and can not suffer anything, this day, really tired and hungry, many people are even tired of soft hands and feet hot, the miners' meals are extremely greasy, after all, the physical consumption is large, so Wang Jinyuan does not dare to slack off anything, this pork that has not been plucked, a pot of cooking, the miners eat fragrantly, Zhang Xin, looking at the hair on the meat, looked at the old man for a long time, and finally decided to eat rice obediently.
The Hu man arrived, and when he heard that Wang Jinyuan had opened up the joints, he was immediately overjoyed.
Originally, he cooperated with a big family in Shandong, and Shandong was responsible for hoarding goods, and he was responsible for bringing the ship to traffic, as long as the silk and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty were loaded on the ship, it was a million profits.
But although this trade is a huge profit, the risk is very great, the ship was intercepted by sea inspection, he was anxious, but Shandong immediately cut off contact with him, after all, it involves the national policy of sea ban, it is a big crime to kill the head, in order not to involve themselves, since the catastrophe is coming, they fly separately.
Hu Shang is a big cannibal, he is not familiar with the place of life here, and finally bought off the envoy team of the Zhenla country, and got the identity of an envoy attachΓ© before going ashore, in order to try his best to dredge up the relationship.
He knew some Chinese, but he couldn't find a serious way, and in the end, Fang Jifan, who seemed to be friendly with Shangjia, became his only lifeline.
Fang Jifan looked at this bearded cannibal, with a towering nose, black eyes, and a cloth bag wrapped around his head, as if he had been beaten and swollen.
When the Hu man came to Fang Jifan, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Faisal ibn Abd al-Faisal has seen ......."
His Chinese was very jerky, and before he could finish speaking, Fang Jifan impatiently pressed his hand and said, "Tell you to tip, your long name is uncomfortable to listen to Young Master Ben." β
The tip was a little confused, but obviously, he came prepared, this time he came to beg for someone, so he smiled reluctantly and said: "Thank you Fang Baihu for giving the villain a name." This time, the villain crossed the ocean for the ...... It is for the friendship with the Han Dynasty, the villain has heard the name of Fang Baihu for a long time, and some gifts are also asked to be stored by Fang Baihu. β
As he spoke, he took out a huge bead as if offering a treasure, and his attendants also took out a few blankets and the like.
Fang Jifan only looked at it, and suddenly lost interest, these things, it is indeed rare to get the Ming Dynasty, such as the beads, it is clear that they are glass beads, the Europeans have already taken the lead in manufacturing, it is not worth a few dollars, and it is just fooling the Ming Dynasty who has not yet mastered the technology of making glass, this is just like the silk and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, which is not particularly valuable in the Ming Dynasty, and when it is placed overseas, it will suddenly increase in value countless times.