Lu Shi faced everyone's criticism, but he put on a spitting and dry calm, just smiled and leaned on the back of the chair, turned the wine bowl in his hand, and watched Boss Najia stride out, and walked to the door without stopping for a moment or looking back.

Boss Jia walked out of the hall and shouted to his subordinates; "Old and young masters, catch up with our horses and let's go." Outside began to get busy, and from time to time, Boss Jia's buddies asked the reason, and Boss Jia just packed up his things silently.

Wu Tao and Geng Kui and Chen Che both stared at the military division with red faces and were silent, but their eyes were already full of disappointment.

The so-called Eight Masters of the Jin Merchants are the eight giant merchants who manipulated the trade activities of Zhangjiakou, who are these "Eight Families"? Wang Dengku, ? Jin Liangyu, ? Wang Dayu, ? Liang guest、? Tian Shenglan, ? Zhai Ying, ? Huang Yunlong, ? Fan Yongdou (Han who automatically defected to the Manchu Dynasty?) Eight traitors), ? The most famous of these? Fan Yongdou

It is understandable that businessmen are profitable, but it is very disgraceful to the Shanxi businessmen who became famous all over the world after the demise of the Ming Dynasty? If? No? Shanxi businessmen for? Manchurians after entering the customs? In terms of material support, the Manchurians would not at least be so quick to dominate the world.

It has always been very convenient to make war money, and it is also a good time to accumulate capital at the earliest, and the people of Shanxi have seized this opportunity. Mixed in with the ranks of the Manchurians who swept the world? Very many Shanxi people, they formed? Full? Continent? Iron? Ride? Target? After? Diligent? Division? In this logistics unit, the Eight Great Emperor Merchants of Shanxi (the Eight Great Locust Merchants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty) were formed? They controlled most of the trade with the Manchurian army, and also controlled the vast majority of the Chahar, or Zhangjiakou, trade with Mongolia. They bought the finances looted by the Manchu Tartars and sold the stolen goods for them in the Ming Dynasty, and when the Ming Dynasty imposed an economic blockade on the enemy, they collected the urgently needed grain, salt, iron and other strategic materials for the enemy country. Fan Yongdou and other eight super-rich imperial businessmen, according to the current nationalists, are veritable Han? Treacherous, long before the Manchurians entered the customs, they often traveled back and forth inside and outside the customs. In the Ming Dynasty, politics became increasingly corrupt? Defeat and Society? Yes? Move? At the juncture of the swing, the businessman's unique keen sense of smell made them see the strength and ambition of the Manchu Qing Dynasty? So outside of normal trade, secretly lose? Give? Army? Need? Thing? Quality?? Raise? Supply? Close? Inside? Every? Seed? Feeling? Report?? Do? Rise? Politics? Govern? Buy? After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Shunzhi did not forget to establish a great feat for himself in the Central Plains, and held a banquet in the Forbidden City, personally summoned them, and gave them? Costumes (presumably so?) Horse jacket man? Rape suit).? Now all the upright businessmen and Han people hate them greatly, the bandits and rogues are just fighting within their brothers, but for Manmeng it is a foreign enemy, and supporting Manmeng is a traitor who defects to the enemy and treason, Lu Shizhen sold this saber to the Jin merchants, which is equivalent to selling it to the Tartars and Jurchens in disguise, that is, helping the foreign enemy kill his comrades in disguise, no wonder Dajia is dissatisfied with Lu Shi.

Lu Shi saw that Boss Jia was really angry and left, not as if he was faking, so he stood up, walked outside and said loudly to Boss Jia who began to walk towards the gate of the cottage; "Boss Jia, slow down."

Boss Najia stood up when he heard this, turned around and said coldly; "Could it be that this good man is still going to stay behind?"

When he said this, he no longer had the casual sycophancy of a businessman, but his face was full of justice and awe, and he looked at Lu Shi with disdainful eyes and said; "The king can kill us and take away our horses, but the ambition of the small people is unbreakable, and betraying the country to seek glory will definitely nail you to the pillar of shame in history."

His men also gathered around him, and although they were all terrified, they were still on full alert, and they would fight to the death in this tiger and wolf's den without compromise.

Lu Shihaha laughed and arched his hand forward; "Boss Jia Gaoyi, I'll wait for you, just now it was just a temptation, don't blame Boss Jia." After saying that, he bowed deeply to the ground.

Boss Najia looked at Lu Shi in astonishment, but it didn't seem to be a fraud when he observed it carefully, and it took a long time for him to take a breath, step forward to help Lu Shi, who was still giving a salute, and hurriedly put on that signature smile. "King Guichuang almost scared me to death with a temptation, so it's better not to make such a joke in the future."

Lu Shi smiled and took Boss Jia's hand and apologized again and again, and turned around and instructed Geng Kui, whose face turned clear, to arrange for someone to arrange wine and meat for Boss Jia's subordinates, and Geng Kui happily arranged.

Lu Shi took Boss Jia's hand and said again and again; "Come on, Brother Jia, don't stand outside, let's drink the wine we haven't finished drinking, and talk about things that haven't been finished yet." After that, a few people strode back to the hall, and there was a lot less hypocrisy and more sincerity in their expressions.

Everyone sat down anew, and Lu Shi raised the wine bowl again and said to Boss Jia; "In Xia Gaopan, if you don't dislike Boss Jia's eldest brother, this bowl of wine is the offense of the younger brother, and it is respectful for Brother Jia to understand the righteousness and not to be a traitor and traitor." Without waiting for Boss Jia to react, he killed himself in one bite. Shine the bottom of the bowl to Boss Jia, and Geng Kui, who came back, stood up with Wu Tao and Chen Che and said loudly; "Do it for Brother Jia." After that, they wiped out the wine in the bowl together, and looked at Boss Jia with admiration and sincerity in his eyes.

Boss Jia was moved by understanding and respect, and his eyes turned red, and he hurriedly said loudly; "Do it for the true heroes and righteous men." also raised his neck and dried up the wine in the bowl.

Put down the wine bowl and say; "I am a businessman, and it is understandable for a businessman to pursue profits, but I told myself and my brother that I dare to sell anything in Daming, but I dare not betray the country."

Lu Shi and the others were shocked on the spot because they dared to sell anything, but they didn't dare to betray the country, and after a while, Lu Shi and the others returned to their hometowns and shouted happily; "For Brother Jia, he is deafening and deafening, and he doesn't dare to betray the country." He was not polite, he picked up the wine jar himself, filled it for himself, and drank it dry in one gulp, and several other brothers also shouted that it should be so, and they drank it dry with a mouthful of it.

Lu Shi regretted the road again; "It's a pity that my rough brother is not there, if he is, seeing that my brother is such a heroic man who values love and righteousness, he will definitely get drunk with you, come and come, I will treat my brother and then give my brother a bowl of wine." Say goodbye to another bowl.

Boss Jia also made a bowl with trembling hands, his eyes were already full of tears, he had also educated his children and persuaded his peers, but he was scorned by his peers, and he suffered a lot of humiliation and white eyes, but he never thought that he had gained trust, understanding and respect between these bandits who were not allowed to be in the world, how could he not be excited.

Stood there for a long time, arching his hand; "The average brother who values love and righteousness is trustworthy, and I ask for forgiveness for being a brother today." Seeing that everyone looked at themselves and waited for the following, they were generous; "My surname is not Jia or Jia Er, my brother, my real name is Zheng Hongda, and I am from Zhengzhou, Henan. Hide it from everyone, here the brother will make amends to the brother. After saying that, he bowed deeply, and everyone hurried back.

Wu Tao said suddenly; "Zheng Hongda, my brother is Zheng Hongda from Zhengzhou Yichangxing?"

Zheng Hongda said modestly; "It's the trumpet, not an outsider."

Lu Shi didn't know how this Zheng Hongda was famous, so he asked with his eyes, Wu Tao said with a smile; "King Chuang doesn't know, Brother Zheng's Yichang line is very famous in Zhengzhou, not only is the business doing well, but also the reputation is far and wide, the year before last Henan was also a big drought, countless hungry people, all poured into Luoyang, the government and the palace did not take half a grain to help, but took the opportunity to sell people to make a fortune from it, this Brother Zheng went to various peers to raise food, opened a porridge field, only his own Yichangxing, took out 30,000 stone of grain, can be described as countless living people, Henan poor and poor all respect Zheng Tianguan."

When Lu Shi heard this, he was even more in awe of Zheng Hongda, and everyone made love again before they sat down.

Since Zheng Hongda is no longer afraid of being killed by the government and reported his real name, he is really treating each other with sincerity, Lu Shi said sincerely; "Brother Zheng, as mentioned earlier, I sold the saber to Shanxi merchants purely as a temptation, who doesn't know the harmful deeds of the eight major merchants in Shanxi, I am afraid that my saber will be accidentally sold and the same pickled merchants as them will flow out of the country, and I will hurt my comrades, then I will not become a sinner of the Han nation? But if I ask bluntly, I am afraid that my brother is the profiteer, and he uses perfunctory language, so I made this decision, not only offended my brother, but also almost misunderstood by my brother, and was beaten for nothing. Everyone laughed together.

At that time, looking at the eyes of Geng Kui, Wu Tao and Chen Che, in addition to being disappointed, there were really signs of repaying the old fist.

Wu Tao and the others were told by the military advisor that they were in their minds, and they couldn't help coughing in embarrassment to cover up. Lu Shi smiled even more happily.

In this way, the clouds dispersed one day, and everyone was still good brothers, and it felt more intimate than before.

Zheng Hongda and the others calmed down and spoke; "Brother Lu, let's talk about our saber, this saber I trafficked mainly to the generals and soldiers who dared to fight in the Ming official army, and also some local dart divisions, the most important thing is that Yunnan Liangguang is encircling and suppressing the Tusi in the hands of the officials and soldiers, where the mountains are high and dense, the climate is close to the sea, humid and salty, and the general knives and guns are very corroded, and the corrupt officials of the government are up and down the supply of the army, and the soldiers there can not get the supply of the imperial court, most of them are fighting with wooden sticks and rusty knives, and the soldiers and officers are seriously injured, If the armor is excellent, the small local Tusi has long been wiped out, and there is still implicated in the time to this day, Brother Lu's good saber can come in handy, then Yunnan has been the place of the silver pit since ancient times, and the big understanding is that the silver is more from this, and the elder brother can also make a small profit by the way, and can also improve some of the equipment of my Ming soldiers, the best of both worlds. ”

Lu Shi is aware of the Ming Dynasty Ministry of Industry acts, those Ministry of Industry made knives and guns out of the warehouse when it is already shoddy rusty, the most typical is Liaodong Salhu War I Overseer Yang Hao killed the cattle sacrifice flag, on February 21, 1619, Yang Hao led the 100,000 army in Shenyang to swear. Before the expedition, the black cow and white horse were killed to sacrifice to the sky, and the general Liu Ling slaughtered the cow, only to hear the screams of the black cow for a long time, Yang Hao asked unhappily: "Why can't the cow be slaughtered for a long time?"

Liu Ling was a little embarrassed: "This war knife has not been sharpened for a long time, it is inevitable that it will be dull, and the last general is exerting force." After several sawing attempts, the cow's throat was not broken. I can't even change three handfuls,

Yang Hao couldn't help but muttered in his heart, such a sacrifice to the sky, its omen is only ominous. He lowered his face and rebuked: "With such a sword, it is difficult to kill a cow and cut off its head, how can you go into battle to kill the enemy????!" After that, he took out the sword above and slashed the account, so as to avoid embarrassment, it can be seen to what extent the armament of the Ming Dynasty has been slackened.

"But I don't know how my brother sold horses to me?"

"Hahaha," Zheng Hongda said with a smile; "Originally, the horses I trafficked this time were also going to go to the Liangguang Army in Yunnan. But I never thought that I was intercepted and interrogated by your sergeant here, I saw that the sergeant was equipped with a good saber, so I had an idea, one is to find a way to make a fortune for myself, and the other is to find good equipment for the border soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is that I heard that your cottage treats the people well, so I ventured up the mountain, but I don't want to meet such a generous and righteous man, I am lucky.