Chapter 113: Golden Treasure

As soon as Zhang Zhimu proposed to drink, everyone felt that they were ignoring this delicious wine and food, so they raised their glasses together and dried up all the wine in the glass.

Chen Dong, who killed Hukou, seemed to know wine very well, he said, "This wine is really good wine, and there are things in the mouth and mouth." It is quite strong, and the aroma is far away, especially the feeling that this wine comes out after drinking for a while. ”

A few authentic people are tasting this fine wine. The shopkeeper and the proprietor have come to add vegetables. Since the guests at this table are not ordinary people, today the owner is also very generous and sent a bear's paw. The shopkeeper first introduced: "The people who came to our restaurant today are all distinguished guests. There are the Zhang Dongjia of Yaogang that we have always admired, and the owners of Hukou who we killed. Our host specially gives you a bear paw, this is a bear's front right palm, our host has been useless, today to help you drink. The Zhang family brought life-saving food to kill Hukou, and our owner also paid tribute to the Zhang family who came from afar. ”

The proprietor of Shengxing Tower entered the house and toasted a glass of wine. Just say don't bother and get ready to leave. The rule of this restaurant is that after the toast, you can't delay the guests' time, and you should withdraw quickly. Zhang Zhimu said: "Slow down, Dongjia. Remember the last time we agreed? ”

The proprietor said, "Then how dare you forget." However, Zhang Dongjia did not mention this matter. I would never mention it first. I saw it too. Today, Zhang Dongjia came with his own wine. Could it be that Zhang Dongjia brought the good wine he said last time? ”

"Exactly, how about I ask the owner to taste the wine I brought?" Zhang Zhimu said.

"Since Zhang Dongjia has this good intention, I am not welcome." As he spoke, he took Yang Yulin's full glass of wine and tasted it slowly. When you're done, take the rest of the wine from your glass and drink it down. He clicked his lips again and said, "Good wine." It's really good wine. No wonder Zhang Dongjia said last time that the food here is a good dish, but the wine and the food are not very compatible. It seems that what Zhang Dongjia said is right. I didn't expect Zhang Dongjia to bring such good wine this time. I would like to ask Zhang Dongjia if he can bring more of this kind of good wine when he comes to kill Hukou next time, who is the border pass where we kill Hukou, but there is no shortage of people who drink good wine here. and there is no shortage of silver for good wine. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I won't hide it from you today, this wine is made by our kiln gang. This cellar is not old enough, otherwise the wine will be more mellow. I still had a jar of wine in the car below, so I gave it to the host to taste. ”

The owner hurriedly thanked and withdrew.

The owner went out, and everyone hurried to taste this chop of bear's paws.

This pork paw is also very authentic, it is made of white meat and rotten juice, and the taste is thick and hanging lips. Everyone said that the chef of this Shengxing Building was indeed extraordinary. Because these people are eaten. We all know that bear paws are actually very difficult to make, as long as you don't want the pig's trotters to rot. If this thing is not done well, it is easy to have a smell of stinky feet and mud.

After eating, he continued to drink. Zhang Zhimu said: "There are three kinds of people who drink, one is the person who can drink; One is the one who dares to drink; One is people who can drink alcohol. There are many people in the first two types and few people in the third. I think there are a few of you who still drink alcohol. I thought that people here would think that our wine would not be strong enough to be recognized here. Our brewing methods, especially the use of high-temperature picking, will affect the yield of wine. So the cost is higher, the price is higher, so that fewer people can drink. Our output is not large. ”

Yang Dongjia said: "Your wine is for those who have silver, not for those savages on the grassland." So your wine sales don't have to be big, but the profits don't have to be small. Wait for your wine to taste for those princes on the grassland, and if they think it's good, they will exchange the gold mountain for them. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "While you haven't drunk too much. I have one more piece of good news for you. ”

These proprietors all pricked up their ears and prepared to listen to the good news that Zhang Zhimu had to say. In these troubled times, there is too little good news, and these big businessmen are no exception.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Don't hide it from you, we went south this time and earned some silver. I want to use this money to do a little good. Repair the road to kill Hukou. ”

The eyes of these proprietors widened when they heard this. I thought about how much money this proprietor earned, we have been in business for several generations to save a little money, and we don't dare to build roads. This Zhang Zhimu is really incredible.

Zhang Zhimu said: "I know that everyone's business is not doing well now. It's because the world is chaotic now, and the traffic is not changing. When the road is repaired, we are ready to take advantage of our current reputation and the fact that all parties give a little face to build a transport company. Small groups of businessmen and even individual goods can be transported back and forth by our company, so that our market will all come alive. ”

Then Zhang Zhimu introduced the operation method of this project in detail.

These people felt very eye-opening when they heard it, but they didn't expect that business could still do this. Zhang Zhimu also said, "With the transportation guarantee, businessmen can easily go out, so there are more opportunities." It won't be crowded together in a small world, you fight with me. ”

Zhang Zhimu's words: "It makes these businessmen who kill Hukou very excited, because they can't do any business without popularity." At the same time, I felt that Zhang Zhimu's words behind him were a bit damaged. They think that they are the ones who fight in the small world, because they are the ones who use all kinds of means to exclude other merchants, and even they are fighting openly and secretly. ”

However, the effect that Zhang Zhimu wanted was achieved. This transport company can do much better with their support. Because their influence in killing Hukou cannot be underestimated.

Yang Dongjia said: "Zhang Dongjia built roads and set up a transportation company, which is a great thing for killing Hukou. Today I assure you that there is no difficulty in killing Hu Kou in this matter, despite words. My Yang family doesn't have the courage to do such a big thing, but they will help out. Then, those people also patted their chests and promised that they would help if they had something.

These merchants, with their sensitivity, knew that as soon as the transportation company opened, it would immediately bring alive the stagnant water of Hukou. They have expressed their full support.

Of course, Zhang Zhimu took advantage of the opportunity to tell them a series of stories such as Kaifeng and the siege when they went south. I heard that these businessmen regarded Zhang Zhimu as a god.

However, although Zhang Zhimu drank a lot of wine, his mind was always clear. He didn't forget to implement two things.

One is that the Ming Dynasty has always banned the steel trade in Mongolia, and whether his carriage can be sold to the Mongolian steppe; The second is how much they know about the movements of these Mongols.

As soon as he heard that Zhang Zhimu wanted to sell the steel spring carriage to the grassland, Yang Dongjia said: "Don't look at the Ming Dynasty, everything is forbidden, in fact, nothing can be forbidden." This carriage is not a weapon, and we all have a way to get it to the grassland. ”

Those owners also said that as long as there is something that can make money, there is nothing that cannot be done. Besides, the Ming Dynasty was not allowed to conduct steel trade in the horse market, and it was not said that it was not allowed to sell things in other places, in short, as long as you find a way, there is no business that cannot be done. In the end, it really can't be done, give the officers and soldiers some silver, and they will do it for you.

Regarding another question, Jiang Dongjia said with a serious face, "I have been to the grassland and once met a little prince. That time he drank too much, and he said that their descendants of Genghis Khan were preparing to fight back all the time. He said that when they returned to the grasslands, there were still countless gold and silver that they had not brought back, and that they were hiding in a few places. Each of their tribes knows one. They must fight back and get back the treasure that belongs to them. ”

"During this time, they may feel that the Ming Dynasty is too weak. often comes to provoke, and doing business is becoming more and more domineering. Before, if it wasn't, I think they're going to have to do something. Yang Dongjia said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "What will you do if they really call? ”

"Alas, these hungry wolves on the steppe, we will suffer when they come. In the previous section, a group of Mongolian cavalry rushed to the vicinity of Datong and was repulsed by the general army of Datong. They burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil. It is said that all their tribes have been cleared. Yang Dongjia sighed.

These big merchants were afraid of the Mongols, and if there was a war, there would be a basis for mobilization. As long as the organization is strong, the people's support is available. Zhang Zhimu said secretly in his heart.

However, Zhang Zhimu was a little interested in the golden treasure that Jiang Dongjia said.

Last time, Sister-in-law Xu's daughter came back. When Zhang Zhimu went to visit her, he said: "How good this is, Yinfeng and Guixiang can go to school together in the future." It doesn't matter what activities you participate in. ”

Sister-in-law Xu said: "Yes, learn your skills well in the future." Grow up and avenge your father. ”

Zhang Zhimu was very disgusted when he heard it, "I don't agree with your statement. Why do you want to take revenge, and who do you go to for revenge? Those who attacked your fort were those who rose up to rebel when they were hungry. You know what it is like to starve, and you can't understand those people. You don't have enough food in your house, and they're starving to death. If you were them, you would rebel. If you want to hate, hate this society. Children cannot live with hatred. In this life, it is just a few decades. Now that these two children have met me, I will let them live well for themselves, live every day, and when they are old, they will feel that they have not come to the world in vain. If you want to talk about lofty ideals, let the children grow up and work hard for everyone in the world to live a life like Yaogang people. ”

At that time, Sister-in-law Xu did not fully understand Zhang Zhimu's words. But one day, she suddenly found Zhang Zhimu and said: "Your words that day made me understand many truths at once, and my heart was like an enlightenment." It's time for children to live their lives well. Just like me, when I was in Shaanxi, I looked very beautiful, but I had nowhere to talk about the bitterness in my heart. You see, right now, I feel like I'm living a good life. I earned enough money to marry my son and daughter-in-law in the future, and I never thought I was so useful before. I often feel like I'm dreaming. So I told the children to forget about Shaanxi. In this life, I will live well for myself. As he spoke, he took out a sheepskin bag and handed it to Zhang Zhimu. Zhang Zhimu took it and opened it, and there was a sheepskin map inside.

Sister-in-law Xu said: "This thing is useless to me, if you go to Shaanxi in the future, it may be useful." This is the last thing the Gao family gave me, and I don't want the children to take care of the Gao family's affairs anymore. There are many secrets of this Gao family that we women don't know. This may be a secret. But my father-in-law didn't tell a woman's family the secret until the last minute, so why should I keep it for them. If you don't want it, burn it. I don't want to keep this thing anymore anyway. ”

Now, as soon as Jiang Dongjia talked about this golden treasure, Zhang Zhimu immediately remembered the two maps in his hand. One was given by this sister-in-law Xu, and the other was given by the bandit lady. At the time, I thought that the picture given by the bandit's wife was the bandits' own treasure map, but now it seems that it is not necessarily. Because the bandits' own things are easy to take away, maybe this is some other treasure map.

Like all people in the world, these people's eyes lit up when they heard of the golden treasure. One man said, "If you can get a treasure, you will be rich." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "If you get the treasure, you can easily plunder the wealth created by other people's hard work." No matter how much blood and sweat he shed, the grain he grows, and the cattle and horses he raises, he will take it very easily. In fact, this is also a kind of robbery. ”

Zhang Zhimu's words were always shocking, making everyone stunned. Yang Dongjia said: "Zhang Dongjia is really extraordinary. We people are ordinary people, but we are vulgar. Ha ha! ”

In fact, Zhang Zhimu wants to get these gold treasures, and with these gold treasures as the foundation, he can open his own bank in the future.

Zhang Zhimu believed in the existence of gold treasures more than these people. Because in the previous life, many experts were calculating, from ancient times to the present, Chinese dynasties have been mining gold constantly. However, in modern times, excluding the gold mined in modern times, the amount of surviving gold varies greatly. Because gold is a very stable metal, there is very little loss, and the amount of folk use for jewelry, craftsmanship and other aspects is also very limited. That is to say, the amount of gold produced over the centuries should be far greater than the amount that is currently in existence. Many experts also speculate that when Genghis Khan's descendants returned to the steppe, a large amount of gold could not be taken away, and they may have been hidden. This is also the reason why people have been participating in treasure hunting activities in previous lives. Today, I heard Jiang Dongjia say the same thing about the Mongolian prince, Zhang Zhimu felt that this matter could really be bigger.

Therefore, although Zhang Zhimu didn't say anything more about this matter, he had already made up his mind to organize a treasure exploration team when conditions permitted to explore the golden treasures.

Zhang Zhimu was finally carried back. However, Zhang Zhimu felt that the meal was worth it.

Then in these days of killing Hukou, the busiest is Lu Chengxiang, countless guests come to him every day, Lu Chengxiang's four assistants and the team that are preparing to build a store in Hukou have shared a lot of work for him.

This Lu Chengxiang is an old man in business, and he was stunned that he delayed the shipment for two days before slowly releasing the goods. In addition to occasionally looking at the market, they led Li Zhi, Liu Yun, Li Wei, Liu Chenghuang, Li Jing and other military personnel to look at the terrain everywhere, and Mr. Ouyang also explained on the spot where it is suitable to defend, where it is suitable to attack, and where it is suitable to set up ambushes. These people all admired Mr. Ouyang very much, looking at the usual place, it was different when Mr. Ouyang said it. This way of on-the-spot observation and on-the-spot discussion has benefited these people a lot. In the past few days, Zhang Zhimu has had a general understanding of the topography of the place where Hukou is killed. Li Zhi said that he would get a detailed map of the place when he went back.

In the past two days, the shopkeeper Liu of Shengchang Grain Store and the shopkeeper Chen of Xingsheng Grain Store have also been busy, because they got the grain first and grabbed the first move, so the business is very good. When they came over once, Zhang Zhimu and Lu Chengxiang told them that they were going to set up a branch in Kill Hukou and set up a transportation company, and wanted to ask them to help see who had a bigger place and wanted to buy it. The two said that there was no problem and they would definitely help with this. Zhang Zhimu knew that this was not something that could be done all at once, so he was not in a hurry.

During this period, Zhang Zhimu and the others went to see the yard they bought when they came to kill Hukou last time. Mrs. Qin cleaned up the yard very neatly, but the front and back yards of the yard were full of people. Mrs. Qin said that most of these people are family members of the military family. When they got to kill Hukou and had nowhere to go, they all went here. There is no way, Mrs. Qin asked Zhang Zhimu what to do about this? Zhang Zhimu told them to live there. These are all desperate people, so take a hand if you can. Fortunately, Mrs. Qin used the money left by Zhang Zhimu last time to open a few small transactions, and these people were finally hungry. Zhang Zhimu said to Mrs. Qin, don't worry about it in the future. This time, Yaogang is going to set up a branch here, so that you can take care of everyone directly.

Zhang Zhimu asked Qin Peng again how is he now? Mrs. Qin's answer was a little vague. It's just that I offended a thousand households a while ago, and some of them are not good. But now it's fine.

Zhang Zhimu said: "These literate family members can introduce a few people to the branch, so that they can also be given a job and solve a problem of eating." ”

Mrs. Qin said: "Yes, it's a pity that these people are literate and hyphenated. I have no choice but to make tofu and sell it with me here. Female, you don't need it, you are all literate and hyphenated, and you are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "These are all talents. We don't need to use it here. Then Zhang Zhimu introduced the situation of the kiln to them. And he said to them, it is better to send the women and children to the kiln, where the living conditions are much better. The children can also go to school, and when the transport company opens, the children can come and see their fathers during the holidays. If you can't afford to go to the kiln, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, as long as you are literate, you can work in the company. In the future, there will be many people after the establishment of the transportation company. Women can sell tickets, keep accounts, and do service work. There are so many jobs that men can do.

Mrs. Qin said, "I'm going to tell you the good news." See what they think. ”

After going back, Zhang Zhimu asked people to send them a lot of food, salt and other supplies. Zhang Zhimu helped these people at first, just out of sympathy, what he didn't expect was that this sympathy would bring him a group of excellent officers in the future.

There was another thing that made Zhang Zhimu very pleasantly surprised. One day, Lu Chengxiang pulled Zhang Zhimu aside and said, "Shopkeeper Liu of Shengchang Grain Store and Shopkeeper Chen of Xingsheng Grain Store are looking for me to find out." They said they knew we were going to buy a place and asked me if I could just buy them from their store. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "They want to sell the store. So what are they going to do? ”

"That's right, as soon as I asked, it turned out that they had already gone down. Because they couldn't bring food, they were idle. The grain we brought in, they sold it out, and it was still fine. So the two of them asked if they could take them in. They are all businessmen. He is very familiar with the things on the grassland. Lu Chengxiang said.

Zhang Zhimu was very happy in his heart, because there was a shortage of such people in Yaogang now, and said: "If you think you can accept it, you can accept it." You don't have to ask me about that. You are our great steward. Zhang Zhimu directly brought a high hat to Lu Chengxiang.

Lu Chengxiang said: "We lack this. I want to keep them as the second or third shopkeepers. Continue to take care of the food business. Leave a place where the larger shop is converted into a station for a transport company. ”

"I think one will be left here, and the other will be brought to Zhangjiakou, I think we should also think about Zhangjiakou earlier. Mrs. Qin has a lot of literate and hyphenated people, you can also pick some people, those are all from official eunuchs, have a certain experience, after this grind, they are all usable people. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Great. Even if you don't use it this time, you have to take it back. After the training, it is very useful. What I lack most now is cadres. Lu Chengxiang also began to use the word "cadres are not".

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By the way, I recommend "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty", similar to this article, it is also a "technology flow" through the novel, but it takes place in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yashan, Anti-Yuan, Restoration, and European World Wars.