Unlike Hu Licheng, Hu Zhongkang and others, Li Hanting, the head of the Li family, is now considered to be the tail of the crane among the people who returned to the Han Dynasty that day.

The reason is very simple, that is, he is more stable in doing things, and he is half a beat slower than others. A lot of opportunities have slipped away from him, and he can only eat some leftovers with others and pick up other people's bones to gnaw.

However, this is not the case.

Li Hanting stood under the pillar, shouting loudly and loudly as his family took the post to invite his in-laws, and his cousin-in-law Hu Zhongkang came to the house to drink and discuss.

"What day is it? As for the people who are so popular? ”

His wife An was very puzzled, but she couldn't understand that the authority of her own man could not be challenged, so she had to have questions, directing her family to set up the table and arrange fruits, snacks, dishes and drinks.

"Second brother, this is too polite, isn't it? Our brothers still need to be so polite? ”

Hu Zhongkang was invited into the flower hall by Li Hanting, who was waiting at the door, and saw a huge copper pot steaming on the round table in the center, and dozens of dishes of various sizes were listed on the side. On the small table next to it, a jar of Shaoxing rice wine from the mainland is clearly standing majestically.

Seeing this scene, Hu Zhongkang, who claimed to be a gluttonous drinker, sat down more and more to his conclusion, "This Li Hanting, who has nothing to do, must have something to come to the door." ”

If there is anything to do with him, even if it is a big thing, you have to wait for Lao Tzu to eat almost before talking!

After making up his mind, Hu Zhongkang sat down and pushed the cup with Li Hanting and the two of them.

Kankan drank up a jar of Shaoxing rice wine, and the seafood tripe and duck intestine shutters in front of him were also sacrificed to the five internal organs temple of the two, Li Hanting felt that the heat was almost over.

"Second brother, how is your business lately?" Hu Zhongkang took the initiative.

"TOEFL! TOEFL! But where is it comparable to you, brother, who has a wide range of financial resources and makes money every day? Li Hanting half-truthfully praised Hu Zhongkang, "But," he changed his words, with a bit of show off in his tone. "My lord summoned me this morning."

"Oh?!" Hu Zhongkang's tone couldn't help but have a bit of vinegar in it, everyone knew that for them, the old officials who were the first to join the Shouhan, the Shouhan were all gifted, and from time to time they would give them a way to make a fortune. This Li Hanting didn't know what good fortune he got today, and he actually made this weekday very cautious at home (slamming the door?). Can you be such a big treat?

Li Hanting didn't answer, but nodded slightly to the family member who was waiting on the side, and the family nodded their heads. After a while, I heard a rumbling in the courtyard.

"This thing was given to me by the main bus this morning!"

Stopped in the courtyard was a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses.

However, the shape of the carriage is very simple, just a carriage, plus four wheels, the more eye-catching thing is that the carriage is made of nine-turn steel, especially the axle is more and more sturdy.

"Come on. Brother, come and see. He took a glass oil lamp from his family on the side, and Li Hanting pointed it out to Hu Zhongkang.

On the axles and four wheels, several huge springs were installed, and the springs and steel plates of various lengths formed the shock absorption system of the carriage.

In addition, there is another place that Li Hanting did not tell sùHu Zhongkang, that is, this car is equipped with rolling bearings. The rolling bearing, which consists of four major parts: balls (steel balls), inner rings, outer rings and retainers, although very fuel-intensive, plays a role in reducing wear and resistance, and can make the vehicle run more easily.

"This is a group of guys from Maple Ridge recently made a new one, what kind of load-bearing carriage is called, the lord said that it can carry at least 1,500 catties, I let people test it, pull 2,000 catties, that is, the lord said one ton, these two horses are still walking normally."

This time, it was Hu Zhongkang's turn to be surprised, his brain was spinning rapidly, analyzing what Shouhan would do with such a carriage to Li Hanting.

Back in the flower hall, a family member offered fragrant tea, and Li Hanting ordered someone to take something from the study.

"This is what the lord gave me. What charter to call. ”

"You also know that the lord requires that 90,000 tons of steel must be produced this year, and these 90,000 tons of steel are 180 million catties! Not to mention anything else, the corresponding transportation of ore, coal, coke, and limestone alone is the same amount as the sea. ”

"When the lord summoned me, he handed over the matter of transporting the materials of the Nanzhong Army to me. According to the requirements of various places, ore, coke, coal and other materials will be transported, and this will be done first, and the transportation of various bulk materials such as grain transportation and cargo transportation in the future will also be handled by me. ”

"Hundreds of miles and pounds, congratulations to the second brother!"

Hu Zhongkang complimented with envy. His mental arithmetic is extremely fast, refining 90,000 tons of steel, what is needed is at least three times the amount of materials, and a large amount of residue is to be transported, which is definitely not a small cost. According to the freight standard in the mainland, the transportation of these hundreds of thousands of tons of goods can definitely make Li Hanting eat a lot of fat. What's more, there will be so much business every year in the future?

"I invite you today, brother, first, we brothers haven't drunk together for a long time, and second, I want to ask you, brother, are you interested in getting involved?"

Compared with Hu Licheng and Hu Zhongkang, Li Hanting is simply the gap between the old fox and the angel, both of whom are characters who have been in the shopping mall for a long time, but this is also the case, Li Hanting's words are easier for Hu Zhongkang to believe it.

"This is my brother, you help your brother get rich! Naturally, I can't let go of such a good thing. It's okay for my brother to talk about it alone, how much money do I need my brother to pay? ”

"The money under this world is for everyone to earn together, and the food is also for everyone to eat together. To be honest, you don't need to pay much for the silver, but the trouble is. ”

The trouble is that the capacity in Li Hanting's hands is also insufficient.

He calculated that in order to meet the requirements of various places, at least one hundred and fifty horse-drawn carriages of more than one ton could be barely supported. According to the capacity of the horse, it should be equipped at least according to the standard of one car, four horses or six horses. If you change to a mule or an ordinary Dian horse, the number will be even greater.

"I don't have that many mules and horses in my hands. So, brother, take out some of the mules and horses in your hand. Then, we have to find a way to solve the shortcomings. ”

"Who says honest people don't dig holes?"

This is the true portrayal of Hu Zhongkang's heart today.

Li Hanting gave away part of the proceeds, but also handed over the biggest problem to him.

"I have about 200 mules and horses in various shops in my hands, except for the necessary, all of them will be handed over to you, the second brother, and I will let the steward come over tomorrow to handle the delivery."

Although 200 mules and horses are relatively just a drop in the bucket, it is already a relief for Li Hanting, plus the more than 200 mules and horses he owns, he can already put about 80 four-wheeled carriages into operation.

"Good! Brother, with your words, I am relieved brother! I'll order someone to go to the factory tomorrow and order this car! Let's order him a hundred first! ”

Hu Zhongkang waved his hand, "Second brother, listen to me first." Tomorrow you write a message explaining the situation to the lord on the post, and ask him to help solve a batch of mules and horses, even those who have retired from various camps! ”

"Why is that?" Li Hanting was a little confused.

"Second brother, why don't you say that you are an honest person! You don't know very well, in the battle to level the Zheng family, as far as I know, no less than a few thousand mules and horses of all sizes were captured, and in addition to those assigned to the battalions, at least one or two thousand were in the hands of the lord. I'll bet you, if this goes up, at least the Lord Guild will let you buy a few hundred mules and horses. In this way, there were nearly a thousand mules and horses. ”

"That way, you can barely apply it!"

Li Hanting was a little excited.

Hu Zhongkang pouted, this master's pattern was a little too small. "Second brother, listen to me."

Hu Zhongkang gave Li Hanting an idea.

"You mean to go to the old fox?" Li Hanting was a little reluctant. "He has already said it, let out the rumors, the horses in the past few years have been given to the lord, and he doesn't dare to sell any of them outside!"

Hu Zhongkang's idea was to find the Hu Licheng family, who were now breeding horses for the entire South China Army in the Fulang Mountains. Let's see if we can get some mules and horses out of their hands.

"I know, I've heard what the old fox said to the outside world. However, he said to sell, and we are not going to buy it. ”

"Then it's even more impossible! How could the old fox give us mules and horses for nothing? ”

"We rent!"

Hu Zhongkang's idea was this, to spend money from Hu Licheng to rent mules and horses to set up this trade in transporting goods, and after opening, he slowly found a way to purchase horses in the mainland to fill this shortfall.

"No way, time is silver! The sooner you open, the sooner you will have the money in your account! ”

Hu Zhongkang's series of practices made Li Hanting a little dazzled, and he couldn't help but ask Hu Zhongkang to explain to him one by one.

"The old foxes breed and breed, in addition to the Guoxia horses and Yunnan horses introduced from Guangxi and Yunnan in the mainland, that is, donkeys, and some big eating horses bought from those Hongmaoyi people, and mix these horses together, or breed mules, or breed new horse breeds."

"However, even though horses can give birth every year, there is time from birth to use. Mules and donkeys are better, about three years, while horses are at least four years. However, in the past few years, thanks to the corngrass, I know that the old fox has a lot of mules and horses in his hands. These mules can't breed, they just consume his forage for nothing, do you think this old fox doesn't want to exchange these mules for silver? But he didn't dare to sell, so he could only stand up. ”

"We spend money on rent! It is stated in the contract that if he needs to, tell us a few months in advance, and we will return him the same number and breed of mules and horses! In this way, we can start buying and selling in advance. While doing smooth trading of goods, he sent people to Guangxi, Yunnan, Myanmar, and Siam to buy horses! ”

The more the two of them talked, the more excited they became, so they simply asked people to take their respective pipes, and set up two reclining chairs under the corridor of the flower hall.

Later, the two of them were surprised to find that they still had so many things to do?!

"These two guys! It's a pair of characters! ”

Shouhan read a few pages of the various problems and difficulties in the transportation of goods written by Li Hanting and dictated by Hu Zhongkang, and couldn't help but smile on his face. The two fellows cried and shouted that they would sell a batch of mules and horses captured from the Siamese to pacify the Zheng family and from the Siamese, even if they were retired from active service.

Seeing the last few pages, Shouhan couldn't help but slap his thigh, "Hey! Talent! ”

In this part, Li Hanting and Hu Zhongkang put forward a request for the opening of passenger transportation in the jurisdiction of the Nanzhong Military Region, and at the same time proposed to modify the existing four-wheeled carriages used to transport goods to adapt them to passenger transportation.

"With the military room and household house, four hundred mules and horses are allocated at a price for mules and horses that are not suitable for military use, and Li Hanting and Hu Zhongkang are allocated. In addition, Li Hu and the others were instructed to conduct an investigation of the passenger transport business along the route from Ha Tinh via Hue to Svay Stick, and after the investigation was completed, it will be disclosed separately. ”

When the post was returned to Li Hanting along with the reply, Hu Zhongkang's difficult negotiations with Hu Licheng, who was called the old fox, were also over.

The old fox's Hu's horse farm was leased to Li Hanting and Hu Zhongkang's transportation company for 1,000 mules, 200 fruit horses, and 300 donkeys for one year at a price of one penny a day. But notify the shipping company two to three months in advance.

Although the conditions are very harsh, for the two bosses of the hitchhiker, even if the conditions are harsh, they can only pinch their noses and admit their accounts. Forgetting what Jì said, the two named their transportation company Hitchhiker. I hope that my business will be smooth sailing.

"Second brother! You have to worry more about the car dealership! ”

After retrieving all the paperwork from the house, Hu Zhongkang couldn't hold it back.

"I'll take a boat to Guangxi tomorrow morning, and I don't believe I can't buy mules and horses! This old guy! Strangled our veins, knowing that we were going to open in a hurry, we were tantamount to raising these animals for him, not to mention, we had to give him money! I calculated, according to our freight standard, 100 miles and 100 catties and 500 yuan, even if it is from Ha Jing Fu to Shixi Iron Mine, to the commercial port coal wharf, from the coking plant to the steel plant, these roads are all ash pavement, the road condition is good, at most a day to run a round trip, this more than 1,000 head of livestock, from the rent with feed labor, almost how much money to make will lose how much money! At most, we will lose a reputation! ”

The seventh day of the third month of the seventh year of the Apocalypse. It is advisable to open.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, the hitchhiker shop inscribed by Li Shouhan with a plaque was officially opened for business. More than 100 four-wheeled carriages carried iron ore, coal, and coke to and fro.

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