is also the shopkeeper of Cao, who is also convinced of his own victory, and this Beizhili, who makes Dongchang Governor Wang Chengen very tricky, has begun to pave the way for his career.

At the risk of revealing his identity, a famous Niu Lu went to a Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing to wait for an audience from Cao's shopkeeper.

After half a pillar of incense, Shopkeeper Cao walked into the main hall from behind a ladies' painting screen, sat on the official hat chair and said without anger: "When you go back, no matter what method you use, you will deceive at least a hundred craftsmen who are good at casting cannons." ”

"What the Great Qing Kingdom lacks most now is these cannon casting craftsmen, and when you return to Liaodong, you are all heroes of the Great Qing Kingdom."

The Niulu, who were in charge of the fine work in various places, were obviously shocked by the number of a hundred cannon smiths, and Jia La was crazy.

If you really snatch such a huge cannon casting craftsman from the Ming Dynasty, the fine craftsmen of the Great Qing Kingdom who have been lurking for many years will at least be exposed, and all these years of hard work will be ruined.

How could the shopkeeper Cao not know the consequences, he would soon be able to get the cement secret recipe and return to the Great Qing Kingdom as a deputy commander of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and the exposure would be exposed.

With the secret recipe of cement, coupled with the cannon casting craftsmen urgently needed by the Qing Dynasty, Shopkeeper Cao was confident that he would become a commander with seven or eight thousand heavy soldiers.

If these two things are not enough to become a capital commander, the shopkeeper Cao still has a backhand, which can be guaranteed.

Bugarao Gun Factory in Xiangshan Ao.

Over the years, with the help of the identity of the four major shopkeepers of the Jin Shang Fan family, the shopkeeper Cao has constantly contacted the Bujialao Artillery Factory, and the year before last, he got acquainted with a captain who had a high status in the Bujialao Artillery Factory.

As long as he can help the Qing Kingdom purchase the most advanced Western artillery, a position in the capital will be stable, and this matter will become a secret for him.

Shopkeeper Cao saw the hesitation of the Niu Lu people, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Don't worry, as long as we get the cement secret recipe, we can go back to the Qing Kingdom, and ensure that you will enjoy endless glory and wealth." ”

Jia Ladu said so, although the fine Niu Lu were reluctant in their hearts, they could only risk being exposed and go back and kidnap the cannon casting craftsmen by various means.

Shopkeeper Cao looked at these short-sighted Niu Lu, no wonder he was still Niu Lu for so many years, and he didn't have the slightest sense of the overall situation.

With the cement secret recipe, not to mention exposing eighty or ninety percent of the fine work, it is worth exposing all the fine work of Beizhili.

It's a pity that your vision is too short-sighted to see through.

When all the fine Niu Lu people left here, Shopkeeper Cao also left, and went to the capital to prepare for the evacuation.

The next day.

In the shops of the bulk medicinal herb merchants, there was a housekeeper wearing silk and satin, and when he opened his mouth, he wanted to buy the medicinal materials worth the medicine merchants' family business, or at a price thirty percent higher.

In normal times, the bulk medicinal herb merchants would borrow enough silver to borrow such a windfall from the sky.

Now is different from the past, it is the critical juncture of the secret struggle with the industrial Bo Ming, it is very likely that Zhu Shun gave them a trap and hurriedly went to the Qianjin Hall.

Inside the Thousand Golden Hall.

Shopkeeper Cao looked at these also short-sighted bulk medicinal herb dealers, and could only take the trouble to explain: "Pick up, why don't you take the opportunity to make a fortune sent to the door." ”

"These housekeepers should have been found by Zhu Shun to deliberately deceive you and others, the purpose is very simple, just to let you take the initiative to tear up the loan documents with Huang Jingbian and take the cash to buy medicinal materials."

"But if you think about it, with the strength of the industrial faction and those three nobles, it is difficult for Zhu Shun to come up with 50,000 taels of silver, let alone the silver worth 20% of your family business."

"Then we will fulfill Zhu Shun's wish and take the initiative to find Huang Jingbian to tear up the loan documents, the loss is just the previous loan money, but for the cement secret recipe, what can it be counted."

"When the day of paying the silver comes, Zhu Shun, who doesn't have so much silver in his hand, can only fold the color with other things, and the cement secret is in our pocket."

The bulk medicinal herb merchant originally thought that the shopkeeper Cao had planned so far-reaching step by step, in order to get the cement secret recipe from Huang Jingbian.

Unexpectedly, their original thought was still too shallow, and the depth of Cao's shopkeeper's calculations was far beyond their imagination, and they took another step and calculated Zhu Shun.

Think about it carefully, only in this way can it be foolproof, after all, the silver profit involved in the cement secret recipe is too great, and Zhu Shun can completely ignore Huang Jingbian's life and death.

In this way, their step-by-step plan turned out to be a failure.

It's different when it comes to Zhu Shun, if he doesn't want to take it out, he has to come up with the cement secret recipe.

The bulk herb merchant with the oil-paper umbrella always remembered the shuttle loom, and hesitated: "But then we will completely lose the opportunity to take away the shuttle loom." ”

When Shopkeeper Cao heard this person's words, there was a trace of impatience in his emotions, how could he be such a mother-in-law and a big businessman, and he was so short-sighted.

But for the sake of his plan, he could only continue to explain tirelessly: "This is not difficult, as long as you sign the deed, and then use the shuttle loom as collateral." ”

When the bulk medicinal herb merchants heard this, they were completely relieved, and they all gave up their farewells and went back to sign the deed with these housekeepers.

It's just that these housekeepers are qualified enough, if they really want to sign and bet on such a large amount of medicinal materials, they need Zhu Shun, the proprietor behind them, to come out in person, and Zhu Shun can't come to Huang Zongxi.

With Huang Zongxi coming forward in person, coupled with the witness of the official uniform, the cement secret recipe is stable.

Everything that happened next was basically the same as Shopkeeper Cao expected.

The bulk medicinal herb merchants took the initiative to compensate Huang Jingbian for the silver, and Huang Jingbian was unwilling to tear up the loan documents that had been signed and pledged, the purpose was to make them unable to deliver the medicinal materials.

This doesn't matter, Shopkeeper Cao directly embezzled a sum of the Fan family's cash without authorization, took out thirty percent of all the medicinal materials in Huang Zongxi's disbelieving eyes, and delivered them to Huang Zongxi in advance, making his plan fail.

Shopkeeper Cao looked at Huang Zongxi's expression of disbelief, and smiled kindly, wanting to use the early delivery of Sancheng to cause a breach of contract, but he also underestimated his Cao Jiala's strength.

It's not just 30% of the silver, even if it's 50% of the silver paid in advance, you can take it out.

Shopkeeper Cao planned every step, but there was a little mistake, and Huang Zongxi was so angry that he changed the medicinal materials equivalent to half of the family business into half of the family business.

Although as long as they can't get so many medicinal materials, the bulk medicinal material merchants will not only get nothing, but also have to pay Huang Zongxi the equivalent of thirty percent of the family's defaulted silver.

The bulk medicinal herb merchants still signed without hesitation, and there must be a premise for taking out medicinal materials, Huang Zongxi must be able to come up with so much silver.

It was difficult for Zhu Shun to even come up with 50,000 taels of silver, let alone the silver equivalent to fifty percent of the family business of all bulk medicinal materials.

Not to mention Zhu Shun, even the richest man in the capital can't take out such a huge silver mountain.

Foolproof.

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