Chapter 223: Guangdong Buys Mountains

At lunchtime, Zhang Zhimu and Chen Yufeng and others touched each other, and the unified idea was that if the other party had the intention of seeking peace, then harmony was precious, and doing business was not a gamble, and besides, we ourselves had no time to be angry with them here.

In the afternoon, several glass carriages took the lead, and the guests arrived. Zhang Zhimu and others greeted each other, everyone greeted each other, and those old friends introduced the three bigwig-level characters of Yaxing to Zhang Zhimu and others, and Zhang Zhimu and others also treated each other politely.

Everyone entered the living room, and then the guests and hosts sat down, and according to the custom of Guangdong, they still drank tea first.

This time, a big man from the Salt Gang spoke first, "Everyone, we also heard last time we came here, and there was some misunderstanding between our friends in the tooth shop and the new friends in Yaogang. Today, we invited the three bigwigs of the dental store to meet with everyone in the Zhang Dong family, and talk about the misunderstanding, we all hope that the two families can release their suspicions and be good friends. That's good for everybody. ”

The big guy said it very well, he didn't mention who he killed at all, and he didn't dare to mention it, because there was no evidence. He didn't say that it was the tooth shop that asked them to mediate, and also saved some face for the people of the tooth shop. It seems that being a big guy is not an idle person.

Zhang Zhimu listened and said: "I want to thank the big guy of the tooth shop for being able to deign to come here, and thank all my friends for coming forward to talk about this matter." We are all businessmen, and we know how to value harmony best, and make money with harmony. What's more, we have come from afar, and we have too many requests from you. For the sake of prudence, we didn't dare to make a second when we first arrived in your place, but spent a few days to understand the market and the rules here, and when we wanted to go out to meet our local friends and seniors, four people who claimed to be Yaxing came, and they had to underwrite the products we brought, and also contracted the goods we were going to buy, saying that if we didn't listen to them, let us do what, and warned us not to think about buying food on the dock, etc. We didn't agree to them, and we didn't expect that they would collude with those who came to commit murder at night. Since we left the kiln, we have set up a rule that we should be honest in business and trust in people. But not afraid of **, not bullied. We have also seen all kinds of strongmen and villains during this time, and none of us have given in. ”

Zhang Zhimu felt that he had said enough, and he wanted to leave some leeway, so he took a sip of tea from his water cup, and Zhang Zhimu's imposing words had already suppressed the three of Yaxing. They were also wondering, those four fools, can't they see that this is a Lord they can't suppress at all?

A big guy in the tooth shop took over and said, "Alas! I'm ashamed to say that. We have been doing business in Guangzhou for more than 1,000 years, but I didn't expect that there would be such four stupid guys in this generation. On behalf of all the proprietors of the dental shop, we have made amends to the Zhang Dongjia and all of you in Yaogang. It was we who failed to discipline these four fools, causing trouble for you and disgrace our Cantonese businessmen. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Old-timers, it's too serious. It was just a bit of a misunderstanding between us and our four friends at Tooth Shop. It has nothing to do with the entire dental industry, I know that there are thousands of disciples in the dental industry, and they cannot represent all the people in the dental industry. ”

Zhang Zhimu said it well, he separated the four who came that day from the entire tooth line, which made it easy to talk to the three who came today.

A few people who came together also said: "What Zhang Dongjia said is that they can't represent the entire tooth industry. ”

Another big man in Yaxing said: "Zhang Dongjia, we came this time because we really want to be friends with the Yaogang people." As for the previous misunderstanding, can Zhang Dongjia forgive their mistakes if they are a large number of adults. Fortunately, some of them have already received retribution, and we who have not received retribution will never let them go, at least we will not allow them to come out to do this business again. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Don't worry, the old man, we are also here to do business and make friends, and if we can get by, we are more willing to go." What I want to tell you is why we buy food directly on the docks. As you know, there has been a severe drought in the north for many years, the population has plummeted, and the living people have changed their children to eat, and this is by no means a rumor, and it is difficult for you to understand that kind of tragic situation without putting yourself in their shoes. When I met the prefect the day before yesterday, I asked why I didn't transport some of them to the north with so many meters in the south. The prefect said that the grain supplied to the imperial court every year could not be transported, and the imperial court did not have the strength to transport grain again. You may not know that the freight rate of grain from both sides of the Yangtze River to the north is several times the price of grain, so the more grain is transported, the more losses we will lose, so we have to keep the price of grain as low as possible. Thank you for your understanding. ”

An owner couldn't help but ask: "Zhang Dongjia, since it's a loss-making business, why do you still do it?" ”

Zhang Zhimu sighed and said, "As long as we bring back a little more food, we can kill fewer people." To tell you the truth, last year's military rations in Datong, the border passes, were unsustainable, and we squeezed out the grain to help them. You don't know the situation at the border passes, how hard the imperial court is to suppress bandits in the south, and they don't dare to transfer the troops at the border passes to suppress bandits, because the Mongols and Manchus in the north have been eyeing them, and if the northern border passes can't be defended, then the entire Ming Dynasty will be in danger. So we came out and sold our stuff, just desperately to buy food. ”

Zhang Zhimu's words made these people sigh uncontrollably, from the height of being a person, they knew that they had lost to others.

A grain gang boss present said: "Zhang Dongjia, we can't manage the grain on the wharf, if you need to buy grain here, you can find me, we have rice here for two seasons a year, if we can open up the channel to the north, it will solve the grain shortage in the north and benefit the grain farmers here." ”

A big man in the tooth shop said: "Zhang Dongjia, the business on the dock, you can go and talk, if you have any problems, you can come to us." To be honest, the price of rice from Annam and Siam is too cheap, which is not a good thing for our local farmers, and if Zhang Dong's family can bring all the grain back to the north, it will be a happy thing. ”

Zhang Zhimu arched his hand and said to everyone: "I thank you for the victims in the north. ”

As a result, everyone had a very good conversation. As soon as Lu Chengxiang saw that the matter was finished, he stood up and said: "You are all business tycoons, and I would like to take the opportunity to introduce to you a few new businesses operated by our Yaogang people. I promise you'll be interested. ”

After Lu Chengxiang gave a detailed introduction to the ticket number business and the passenger and freight transportation business, these bigwigs in the business world immediately discussed a lot, and it was impossible for them not to be interested in such a thing.

An owner sighed, "It is really difficult for us to do business in Lingnan to the north, and it is also thanks to Zhang Jiuling in the Tang Dynasty to dig the ancient road of Da Yuling, so that we have a land passage to the north, but we go to the north, not to mention the long distance, safety is not guaranteed, and the transportation of silver back and forth is a headache for all our merchants." If the kiln people can solve this problem, it will be a great good thing for us Lingnan businessmen. I just don't know when Zhang Dongjia will be able to carry out this business here? ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "We came this time, is to learn about the situation here, next time we will bring a full set of people to come, everyone also knows that doing ticket business is very complicated, need a set of special people." ”

It seems that everyone is a little disappointed, they know that there is no deadline. Seeing this, Zhang Zhimu said: "Don't be discouraged, everyone, you also saw the steamship we docked at the dock. We will soon have several of these ships, and we will send someone over soon when we get back. Because with such a ship, we will not consider the wind direction, and we can come whenever we want, and we can also tell you that this time we will stay in Guangzhou, just to prepare for the opening here. ”

Now, everyone is active again, and they see hope again. These businessmen know too well what it means if the kiln is opened. This business will bring them great convenience, and at the same time, it will also make them jealous in their hearts. But jealousy can't help it, not everyone can do this business, and it needs to be guaranteed by all aspects of strength.

When sending off guests, the three bigwigs of the tooth shop deliberately slowed down, and one of the bigwigs said to Zhang Zhimu: "This time we have offended a lot of the tooth shop." To be honest, there are indeed some scum in our tooth industry, but these scum are often very powerful, and we can't say much. This time, it was also Zhang Dongjia who helped us clean up the portal, and our dental store also took this opportunity to rectify. Please rest assured that there will be no one in the tooth shop who can't get along with the kiln people in the future, and we hope to be friends with the kiln people. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "From now on, we will also make Ya Xingren friends, which is also not a deal." Hahaha! ”

After the guests left, Ouyang He said: "Even if we insert one foot in Guangzhou, the rest of the things will depend on Mr. Lu's hard work." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Starting tomorrow, we will go all out to buy grain, negotiate with the ship, and let them be transported directly to Huai'an without unloading the ship, and we will pay the freight." In addition, we can buy rice from Guangdong through the grain gang and fill our boat. Don't forget to buy more sugar to go back, our people are malnourished, and they can make up for it. ”

With the help of the innkeeper, Lu Chengxiang was optimistic about a small courtyard, the yard was not big, but it was an independent courtyard, and Lu Chengxiang made up his mind to buy it first. Prepare to use this as the address of the office. Zhang Zhimu looked at it and said: "It's a good place, and the dozen or so people left behind have a place to stay." ”

After settling down the office, Lu Chengxiang was busy. I bought a lot of sugar through the sugar gang, and through their help introduction, I contacted a mountain farm more than 200 miles southwest of Guangzhou.

Zhang Zhimu and Chen Yufeng had nothing else to do, so they followed the people from the sugar gang to see the mountain farm.

In front of this mountain farm, there is a tributary of the Pearl River. Everyone came here by boat. The first thing to be happy here is Yang Yulin, because as soon as the boat enters this mountain field, it looks much cooler, the boatman said that the water here is from the spring water in the mountain, so the water is very cold, and the weather is much cooler.

Zhang Zhimu is also very fond of this mountain, which is densely wooded and full of bamboo. There is no family in more than ten miles around here, the property rights belong to a large family in the nearby county, the mountain field is written, this mountain field is eight miles east and west, four miles from north to south, there are two peaks, the peaks are not very high, and the slopes are also gentle. The family's possession of this mountain farm has been of little practical use, so they are going to exchange it for some silver.

A housekeeper sent by this family offered 100,000 taels of silver, and Zhang Zhimu bargained for 50,000 taels of silver, which was considered to have settled the matter. Then everyone followed the housekeeper to the county seat, went to the government to get paperwork, paid the silver, and bought the mountain farm.

After finishing the paperwork, everyone returned to this mountain field. The boatman heard that Zhang Zhimu spent 50,000 taels of silver to buy this mountain farm. He was so shocked that he smacked his tongue and said: "There is no one here for more than ten miles, no one cares what you want to do when you come, why spend money to buy a mountain farm." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "After we finished buying, we can really do whatever we want, and at that time, no one can take care of it." "Zhang Zhimu didn't tell them what he was doing here.

Yang Yulin said: "Let's build a house here, you can't find such a place in Shanxi, there are bamboos everywhere, it's so beautiful." ”

"I prefer the coolness here, in Guangzhou, it's good wood, but it's not hot." Chen Yufeng said.

Ouyang He said: "At this time, when I returned to Shanxi, it was not easy to feel dry and hot. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "After returning to Shanxi, I want them to quickly get an air conditioner, which can blow out cold air as soon as it is electrified, and it will definitely sell well in Guangzhou." ”

Yang Yulin said: "You don't need Guangzhou, Shanxi can buy it." ”

Chen Yufeng disagreed and said: "The old rich people in Shanxi are reluctant to spend money to buy that thing." They would rather die of heat than guard the silver, unlike the people here who like to enjoy it. You see that the people of Guangzhou get food, which you can't even think of in Shanxi. ”

When Zhang Zhimu and the others returned to Guangzhou, Lu Chengxiang had almost prepared, and all the goods were sold. Lu Chengxiang regretted it and said: "You must know that Guangdong's business is so good, you should have brought back some more goods in the first place." ”

Zhang Zhimu said with a smile: "Mr. Lu is just not satisfied, we brought the goods to the south this time, I don't know how many times more than the first time, you are still not satisfied." ”

After coming back, Zhang Zhimu suddenly found that Yan Boju was not there, and asked, "I haven't seen Yan Boju, where is his old man?" ”

Lu Chengxiang smiled bitterly and said: "He followed the horse buyer, he didn't worry about others, he was afraid that they wouldn't be able to raise horses, so he went with him to guide." ”

Zhang Zhimu was also happy and said: "I think he can't bear his horse, right?" ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "Don't worry about him, it's gone." Let's talk about the docks. There are five grain ships on the wharf, eight of the 10,000 materials, and twelve of the 5,000 materials, and several more ships coming over these days. When they came to the Ming Dynasty, they didn't have much luck, and they didn't want to come empty, so they brought rice and sold it a little, and in their Annam Siamese rice three seasons a year, it was cheaper than here. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I bought them all, and when the boats in the back arrived, I bought them together and sailed north." ”

After Lu Chengxiang loaded the goods that Lu Qi and the others brought back from Sulu onto the ship, he bought half a shipload of sugar. All the other warehouses were bought with the help of the grain gang and filled with rice. When two more 15,000-stone grain ships and two 10,000-stone grain ships came, Lu Chengxiang talked to them and said that the freight to Huai'an would be paid by us, as long as the grain was transported through Huai'an.

After seeing that the weather was fine, they decided to set sail north the next day, and Zhang Zhimu and Yang Yulin came to the prefect's yamen again to bid farewell to the prefect.

The prefect said a little indifferently: "Zhang Yishi, I don't know when I will see you again." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Don't hide it from your lordship, now the imperial court has ordered the governor of Sun Chuanting to go south to attack the enemy, and I am not optimistic about this fact, because at this time, the morale of the thieves is strong, and we are not well prepared, and the morale of the army is not stable. So I want to go back as soon as possible and be prepared for bad situations. As for Guangzhou, I will send people back soon, there is really plenty of food here, and there is too much food in the north. ”

The prefect can only wish Zhang Zhimu a smooth journey.

This time the north was really a good wind, and the south wind was in full swing at this time.

More than 20 large ships set sail in almost a morning. The last one to set sail was Zhang Zhimu's steamship.

This time, the plan was to be protected by the four lucky ships of the Yaogang people, and guide these merchant ships to Huai'an, and Fan Chengkun was specifically responsible for the fleet. The steamer also had to go to Quanzhou.

At this time, the strong south wind was what the sailing ships heading north needed most, and all the sailing ships were raised with full sails after leaving the Lingding Ocean. The wind puffed up the sails, and the boat was quite fast. The steamship is slowly lit so that when something happens, it can be started at any time.

Zhang Zhimu estimated that after this period of brewing, Shi Tao and their questions about the circle of the earth should also be almost considered, and several questions should also be imagined.

When Zhang Zhimu came to their cab again, Zhang Zhimu felt that he was right, and their expressions showed that they had a lot of questions to ask.

Zhang Zhimu said: "How about it, when I came, how did I think about what I told you?" Do you have a few questions? ”

Everyone laughed, and Shi Tao said: "Mr. Zhang, after you finished speaking, we have been studying this issue, and I really don't understand something I want to ask?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I guess if there is a problem, if the earth is round, why don't we fall if we stand on it?" So where is the earth? Right? ”

Zhang Zhimu's words made Shi Tao and the others stunned, and Zhang Zhimu continued: "Everyone knows that magnets can attract iron, right? Why do magnets attract iron? ”

Shi Tao said: "Because the magnet has a magnetic force, it can attract iron. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "You are right, but I can tell you that all matter, including our body, has a gravitational force that attracts each other, which we call gravitational force. Here the size is directly proportional to the mass of the two objects and inversely proportional to the distance between the two objects. I've taught a lot of people about this. I'll make up for this lesson for you when I have a chance. ”

Shi Tao had a good mind and asked, "That is to say, there is also gravity between us and you, why didn't we suck together?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Shi Tao's question is very good, let me tell you, it is because the attraction between you and me is too small." But the gravitational pull between us and the earth is too great, and this gravitational pull is the weight of our body. This is because the mass of the earth is simply too large. Not to mention the attraction of us, on Earth. Even the moon was attracted to him. Another proof of gravity is the tides, because the moon is attracted to the sea, and its movement changes the attraction to the sea, so the sea level is sometimes higher and sometimes lower by it. As for the astronomical tides, they are the result of the combined action of the moon, the earth, and the sun. ”

After Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, Shi Tao and the others fell into thinking again.

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Calculus formulas, tables of chemical elements; Conquer Japan in the east and attack Mayi in the south; Penicillin, syringe. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".