Chapter 51 Tongguan opens a shop

Zhang Zhimu said: "That Meng Si'er, we have to take it away." There was no such thing as a treasury, so I let him stay. I'm worried that the gold is easy to mess with people's hearts, with him, he can really stand the test along the way, and he still has some ability, you take care of him. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "I was about to talk about this. And all who knew about the treasury went together. Those who stayed didn't know. Tell them that it's okay and that they don't use the basement in the future. The connection to the outside yard is from the outside. ”

"When I was leaving, I was telling Meng Si'er that it was a temporary arrangement for him to go together, so that he didn't have time to tell others if he wanted to." Zhang Zhimu said. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and then Li Zhi came in. said: "Mr. Zhang, what treasure do you think I found?" "Look at what you're talking about, what kind of baby, say it quickly!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"I found a bunch of pigeons, good pigeons!" Li Zhi said. Seeing that Zhang Zhimu was speechless, Li Zhi said again: "When the inn opens, we will send two people with carrier pigeons to take a boat back to Lingshui Wharf, and tell the family that we have a branch here, and if something happens, they will put back a pigeon, and send the letter back." When we left, we also took a few pigeons with us, and if we had any letters, we could put one pigeon back. It's okay to be safe. When Zhang Zhimu heard this, he said: "Great, Li Zhi is too hearty, he should take credit." Just do as you say, and when the pigeons in the kiln are trained, you can double contact. It can be used as a relay station. It's the relay station. ”

"Relay station, that's wonderful." Li Zhi said. Because the distance that the carrier pigeon can go home is limited, too far, the carrier pigeon will be lost, if the relay method is adopted, the problem of long-distance communication can be solved.

Lu Chengxiang and others are still very efficient. The chefs from the north and south are looking for one each, and the guys are all found. Zhang Zhimu seems to be particularly interested in the master. Let the master master perform the knife work, and feel that the knife work is okay. At this time, the chef is a very decent technical job, and he doesn't want to put soy sauce and MSG in the pot in his previous life, so he dares to pretend to be a chef. asked the master to adjust a soup again, Zhang Zhimu saw that the soup was very professional, and the soup was clear, and asked moderately. He also asked the two masters to make a few specialty dishes each. Zhang Zhimu tasted it, and the taste was still decent. Zhang Zhimu said: "I have seen both of the crafts, and at first glance, they have been passed down by teachers. But our shop must have its own characteristics. We are guarding the Yellow River, and we must make the fish in the Yellow River unique. A few days ago, I drank it once, the Yellow River catfish soup, and I felt that the aftertaste was endless. The two of you made the Yellow River carp and catfish, and I want to try it. "As a result, one made it, braised carp, and the other did, catfish soup. Zhang Zhimu's evaluation after tasting it is still decent. The others tasted it and said it was good, it was delicious. Zhang Zhimu said: "No, I want to make two things myself, you remember, these two things are the specialty dishes of our inn in the future." "The first course is still catfish soup, fresh catfish live catfish are killed, and then, cold water pot. After the fire boils, simmer until the fish is shaken and rotten, put it in a pot, sprinkle with fine salt, chopped coriander and green onion, pepper, and finally add white vinegar, so that the soup becomes milky white after putting vinegar. After the fish soup was cooked, the two chefs tasted it and said, "No, I didn't expect catfish soup to taste like this." ”

Everyone came to try it, and they all said it was wonderful. Yang Yulin said: "The taste of the fish soup is different from the last time we drank, and I think it tastes better than theirs." Zhang Zhimu said: "Other people's fish soup is also good, we can't be the same as others, and to be honest, we can't do the same as others, that's also people's unique skills." Now I'm making a steamed fish for everyone, Yellow River carp, don't always braised and stewed fish. "When the water is boiling, kill the fish, remove the internal organs of the phosphorus cheeks, and raise the mud tendons. The mud tendons of this carp must be cleaned, then washed, the fish body is poured with rapeseed oil, while the fish blood is not cooled on the pot, cover the pot, open for a while, put the ginger and green onion shreds in the pot, pour soy sauce, and then cover the pot as soon as it is angry, and then open the pot and serve it. After the fish was ready, the kiln came and said, "It's better than eating in the kiln." The two chefs tasted it and said, "This steamed Yellow River carp is amazing, but you have to look carefully when you make it, and this fish is absolutely on the fire." Zhang Zhimu said: "This wild carp in the Yellow River is the best in the world, and it can't be compared anywhere." There is no muddy smell, and the catfish is the most likely to have a muddy smell, but the wild catfish in the Yellow River do not have a muddy smell. We guard the Yellow River, and we must not let down the gift of this great river. "Everyone is thinking, how can this owner even cook, and let others live, what else can't he do.

Yaogang Dake Store was officially opened in the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums. As soon as the red silk on the plaque fell, a few big characters of the Yaogang Hotel were revealed. The big shopkeeper of the Yaogang Inn is Lu Chengxiang's nephew Lu Yun, the second shopkeeper is Li Zhi's person named Lin Gui, and the third shopkeeper is Meng Si'er. In advance, Lu Chengxiang took his nephew Lu Yun to send invitations to all the merchants who had business dealings, and then consulted a few shopkeepers, saying that they should invite those people if they wanted to open a business, and they also pointed out some relevant people one by one. Lu Chengxiang took Lu Yun's family to send the invitation, in short, there were many guests who came when it opened, and even Lord Garrison Ning also sent a congratulatory gift. It also boosted the atmosphere of the Yaogang Hotel a lot. Of course, at the opening banquet of Yaogang Inn, Yellow River catfish soup and steamed Yellow River carp were another topic for everyone, and they also brought back many diners to Yaogang Inn.

After the opening, the first thing was to send two people back to Lingshui Wharf and Yaogang with carrier pigeons to report the news.

However, during the banquet, a merchant heard that Zhang Zhimu and them were going to go east along the Cuihan Ancient Road to bypass Sanmenxia, he sighed and shook his head. When I asked, I found out that not long ago, on this road, one of his caravans was near Shaanzhou and was robbed by the king's people, but fortunately, the goods and horses were left behind, and everyone was fine. It is said that the gang set up a village on the side of the road. At this moment, Zhang Zhimu and others made it difficult. On his side, there were more than forty muskets, some bows and crossbows. However, I have had several combat experiences, and I have all succeeded in sneak attacks, and I have no experience in head-to-head confrontation. Everyone is also at a loss. Zhang Zhimu saw that this would not work, and it would affect morale. He said, "No matter, now it's ready to fly, and I have to send it." If you can talk about it well, let's talk about it well, if it doesn't work, whoever will block and kill whom. Zhang Zhimu instructed that the 20 or so carriages hired to pull the horse fence must be in place and loaded tomorrow night, and the morning after tomorrow, they should set off on time and have all the supplies on the road. With Zhang Zhimu's opinion, everyone prepared separately.

The next day, Zhang Zhimu brought two small bags and went to see the garrison Ningde. One bag contains two pearls the size of two egg yolks. These two pearls are crystal flawless, not to mention big, and what is even more rare is that two beads, the average size. It is packed in a nanmu box, and the brocade inside is set off with a shining light. The other wooden box contained a jade jade bracelet. took out these two treasures and made Lu Chengxiang feel distressed. Lu Chengxiang said: "This thing is very expensive. Didn't you already give Ning Shou gold? Why do you still give such a generous gift? "Zhang Zhimuxin's experience in his previous life was to give gifts and smash things to death at once, and the relationship was hard. Otherwise, people will soon forget about that little thing. Let those who are useful to themselves be forever owed to themselves, not to them. said: "This kind of investment will have a greater return in the future, don't we have a reliable backer here?" Lu Chengxiang admired Zhang Zhimu's generosity more and more, thinking that if this matter was the original owner, his old man would give away his own head and his son, and he would not give such a thing to others.

Hearing that Zhang Zhimu and Yang Yulin asked to meet, Ning De was very happy. Everyone sat down, Zhang Zhimu said, it was to resign. Ningde said, "I just want to see the two of you." I would like to ask you two last time your ship came, did you meet the ship of the officers and soldiers? Zhang Zhimu said: "No." Ning De sighed and said, "My three, the boat went to patrol, but I didn't expect that only one of them floated down the river, but the people on the boat died." The other two were gone. Zhang Zhimu said: "There are two thief ships fighting with us, but there are three official ships, which should be able to beat the thief army." Ningde said, "That's right. Those three ships must have encountered a thief army. These sailors usually bully and bully the passing merchant ships, but when they encounter a thief army, they have no power to fight back. Those two ships may have been captured by the thieves, and the men either surrendered or were killed. Zhang Zhimu thought to himself, don't you know, it's all sunk.

"Don't be sad, adults, they are also loyal to the country. This time, I would like to thank you for giving us a generous gift when we opened. For us in front of the merchants, a lot of competition. Zhang Zhimu said.

"That's as it should be, it's just that it's inconvenient for me to go, please be considerate."

"Oh, that's grateful, tomorrow we'll take the adult's path to the east." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Then, I wish you all a smooth journey and a lot of wealth!" Ningde said.

When he got up, Zhang Zhimu took the two small bags from Yang Yulin's hands and gave them to the garrison Ningde: "Came in a hurry, no preparation." Bring some small gifts to Mrs. and ask the adults to accept them on your behalf. ”

Ning De politely accepted it. Waiting for Zhang Zhimu to leave, Ning De opened the bag and looked at it, and was so shocked that he quickly closed it. I took the things to the back hall and opened them to take a look, and I was a little sweaty. These are all priceless treasures, it seems that Zhang Zhimu, a businessman, is very good. No wonder thieves dare to provoke them, just by virtue of that good conversation, they are not idle people. As long as such a person has such a big deal.

This Cuihan Ancient Road is an ancient trade route that goes out of Xi'an (Chang'an) in the west from Tongguan, passes through Qinhan Valley Pass, passes through Shaanzhou, crosses Kip Shi Pass and Yanling Pass to the east of Xin'an County, and goes out of Hanhan Valley Pass to Luoyang. Tongguan guards the west entrance of this ancient road, and Hangu Pass guards the east entrance of this ancient road.

After having breakfast early, Zhang Zhimu asked Meng Si'er to come over and said, "I just discussed with Uncle Chen, we will have a lot of hardships and dangers ahead, I want you to go with us, if it's okay, hurry up and pack up and go together." Meng Si'er was very happy when she heard it and said, "Great." "I immediately went back to pack my things and explained my work. Of course, he was all in Chen Yufeng's line of sight.

In the morning mist, Zhang Zhimu led his caravan, facing east, and embarked on this ancient trade route destined to be rugged.