After Deng Cai left, Yang He also planned to take a stroll in Pizhou City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

I remembered that in October, I had placed a large number of orders for the waves, and I didn't know if these goods had arrived, so I just went to ask.

This Wang Qiong'e is quite a business in Pizhou City, and there seems to be a shop, which is located in Mishi Street.

At the moment, Yang He and others rode over, still led by Liu Kedi, the fat soap, and turned around the streets and alleys, such as the second lane of the east and west of the pavilion, the Fuchang lane, the Guanyintang lane, etc., and arrived at a street in the rice market, which is full of rice shops, as many as fifteen or sixteen.

The largest Wang Ji rice shop belongs to Wang Qiong'e's industry.

When Yang He and the others arrived here, it was bustling, with businessmen coming and going, and many of them obviously spoke with foreign accents.

Yang He looked at a few rice shops, the layout is almost the same, the back is the warehouse room, the front is the lobby, there are counters and rice buckets in the hall, and the barrels are hung with bamboo labels, indicating what rice noodles.

After looking at the price, after the autumn harvest, the price of grain has dropped slightly, a stone of rice is more than about one or two or eight yuan, although the price is outrageous, but the people can grit their teeth and can bear it, if it is not green, it may rise to four or five taels and one stone.

Then the people will sell their sons and daughters again, and they will be displaced.

"Take advantage of the cheap and buy more food to go back."

Yang He pondered.

A thousand stone of grain was only 1,800 taels of silver, and his burden was still very light.

Yang He plans to buy 2,000 stone of grain, so that with the seizure of the stock, even if there are more people in the village, it can be supported until next summer's harvest.

When he came to Wang Ji Rice Shop, there were customers who bought rice and noodles and came and went, and the business was very prosperous.

In the Ming Dynasty, Xuzhou arrived in the Wanli period, there were 34,000 households, the population was 354,000, although the population of Pizhou was not as good as Xuzhou, but it was also arranged for 47 miles, and the county was two, and the opening of the canal, the population gathered inside and outside the city was more and more, and the demand for commercial rice and noodles was very large.

The big "Wang Ji Rice Shop" four big-character signboards were hung, Yang He and the others got off the horse, and there were already sharp-eyed guys who greeted them.

Yang He asked Han Daxia to take care of the horses outside, and he was about to walk into the shop, when a middle-aged man dressed in luxury clothes came out, accompanied by a few shopkeeper-like people.

Seeing Yang He, the middle-aged man greeted in surprise: "Yang Xianggong? ”

Yang He saw that this middle-aged man had seen it before, but it was Uncle Huang, the personal attendant next to Wang Qiong'e.

He said: "It turned out to be Huang Guanshi, when did you come to Pizhou?" ”

Uncle Huang said with a smile: "But it arrived yesterday to escort the merchant goods up." ”

He warmly welcomed Yang He in, and the horses of Yang He and others were also ordered to be pulled to the backyard to take care of and feed.

Then Yang He and others were taken to the guest hall, which was elegantly and atmosphericly decorated with Huanghuali furniture, and there was floor heating on the ground, which was as warm as spring.

A maid served tea, and Uncle Huang apologized: "Miss Congjia has important matters and can't come to Pizhou, but she also instructed her to apologize to Yang Xianggong in person." By the way, here are her handwritten letters, and there is a thin gift for Yang Xianggong......"

Yang He took the letter of apology from Uncle Huang from Wang Qiong'e, the paper was exquisite, with a faint fragrance.

The cover reads: "Yang Xianggong personally opened." ”

The font is beautiful and beautiful, and it is quite handwritten.

After opening it, it read: "Please Yang Xianggong Junjian: Inherit the grace of the king, full of joy and hard to suppress." Returning in a hurry, thousands of people were reluctant to break off with their concubines, but the feelings of longing were endless. …… Today, it is difficult to go north, and no one can confide in melancholy. Prepare a little courtesy, and the concubine is unforgettable, cowardly and remorseful...... Looking back on the past, although time has passed, it is still fresh in my eyes...... Concubine Wang Qiong'e pen ......"

Uncle Huang was sipping fragrant tea, peeking at Yang He's face, and Hu Employment and others behind him also probed their brains, not knowing what to write to his father-in-law in the turbulent waves.

Yang He looked at the letter and was noncommittal, such an official letter, he could write ten letters and eight letters in one breath in later generations.

However, the businessmen of later generations have a poor taste, and the way to express their apologies is to see how much wine you drink, and the real connotation is not even comparable to the Qinglou woman at this time.

Putting away Wang Qiong'e's letter of apology, Yang He looked at the gift that Wang Qiong'e had prepared for herself.

It is very rich, there is a pound of frightening incense, a set of authentic purple sand teapots, a few exquisite brass hand stoves, a few jade circlip belts, a few mink cloaks, the color of the cloak or white, or black, or purple, or green, various styles.

There were also hats, ear warmers, shirts, and a few pairs of refined leather boots.

All are hand-sewn with cowhide, beef tendon, and tung oil twine, and the three-layer sole is nailed with foot nails, which is very strong and is estimated to have a life span of at least 20 years.

I don't know what hair is inside, and it's very warm.

There are also bits and pieces of other gifts, most of which can be used in winter.

Yang He was satisfied, and thought that he had a heart for this turbulent wave, and he was really a person who could do business, so that he could hold customers.

When Yang He looked at the gifts, Liu Kedi, Hu Chengyi, Zeng Youyu and others behind him were staggered, so rich gifts, not to mention anything else, just that pair of leather boots, I don't know how many taels of silver they wanted.

Everyone is quite envious in their hearts, this Yang Xianggong is really good, you can get the favor of women of that level at every turn, and then look at yourself, alas.

After putting away all kinds of gifts, Yang He sat and drank tea again, and Uncle Huang said that all kinds of commercial goods that Yang Xianggong wanted had been prepared and could be pulled to Xin'anzhuang at any time.

At the same time, he also tentatively indicated that he heard that Xin'anzhuang was going to open a polder, and hoped that their royal family could open a few shops in the polder.

Yang He browsed the manifest, and on the same day he placed a large order with Wang Qiong'e, copper, lead, sulfur, salt, rice, black lead, white lead, pig iron, wrought iron, especially two hundred catties of Suzhou steel, one pound will cost six taels of silver, and they are all ready at this time.

This big-breasted girl is really strong and a long-term partner.

At the same time, I think that these guys are well-informed, and they will see the seams, and at the same time, they are very good at estimating the market, and the potential of his new Anzhuang can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

"It's okay to set up a shop," he said, "but you have to pay the tax." ”

Uncle Huang smiled and said, "Of course. ”

It is a good thing for the palace to open a store in front of Xin'anzhuang, so that you don't have to go to Pizhou to buy commercial goods by yourself.

However, the villain first and then the gentleman, they will definitely charge money for opening a store.

Although it is impossible to collect a large amount of taxes at the moment, rules must be formed.

Seeing that the palace has a lot of connections in Pizhou and Huai'an, Yang He hopes that they will help him pay attention to the skilled craftsmen everywhere, hoping to help him recruit to Xin'anzhuang.

Uncle Huang agreed, the relationship between people and people in business is mutual, and helping Xin'anzhuang with some small favors is also equivalent to getting closer to each other.

Yang He added another order of 1,000 stone meters, and one of the orders he placed earlier with Wang Qiong'e was 1,000 stone meters, and now it has risen to 2,000 stones.

Liu Kedi was stunned to see it in the back, this Yang Xianggong was really a rich man, and he smashed out nearly two thousand taels of silver, and his face did not change.

The shopkeepers beside Uncle Huang smiled happily, and it was a pleasure to do business with such a high roller.

Uncle Huang asked Yang He if he had any arrangements for the evening, and he wanted to have a banquet for Yang Xianggong and his party in the best restaurant in Pizhou.

Yang He groaned, saying that he planned to entertain Ambassador Nan of the Ordnance Bureau, but he didn't know if he had time.

Uncle Huang said busily, he is also familiar with the South Ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, and he hopes to help a little, Yang Xianggong invited this meal.

……

The next day, Yang He and others accompanied Nan Chen, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, to the Ordnance Bureau.

At last night's banquet, this ambassador Nanchen was contemptuous and respectful, although he was a junior official of the ninth grade, but he was also holding a shelf, reserved and arrogant, Yang He's status as a student he didn't care, after all, he was just a scholar with a meritorious reputation, and he had no real power.

He also heard about Xin'anzhuang, so what, he stayed in Pizhou City, and Yang He exterminated no matter how many bandits he wanted, what did it have to do with him?

It's just that because of the face of Deng Cai, the official of the soap class, and the gift box of dozens of taels of silver, he reluctantly came.

However, I also saw Huang Guan in the wine table, and he respected Na Yanghe very much, so this matter was different.

Who is standing behind Steward Huang, everyone in Pizhou City knows that the woman in Yan Mansion has maintained a good relationship with Zhou Zun, and he doesn't dare to offend.

So everyone talked and laughed that night, and the next day Ambassador Nan came to the inn in person and took Yang He and others to the Ordnance Bureau.

In Pizhou City, there are Zhizhou Bureau, Procuratorate, Ministry of Industry, Pisu River Affairs and Knowledge, Experience Division, Zhenfu Division, Five Thousand Households Administration and other government offices, but the Ordnance Bureau is in the southeast of the city.

The Ming Dynasty made firearms and weapons, the Beijing Division had a military bureau to manufacture powerful offensive firearms, and various localities and guards had all the weapons bureaus to manufacture general firearms and cold weapons.

Because Pizhou is a military and civilian city, the Ordnance Bureau of the Guard Station also goes to the Ministry of Industry, so there is only one Ordnance Bureau here.

However, when it came to the tattered Ordnance Bureau, it was deserted inside, except for a pawn on duty, not to mention the deputy envoy, there was not even a craftsman.

Yang He was not surprised, earlier the Ming Dynasty Armament Bureaus still had tasks, such as how many bows and arrows to make in a year, how many waist knives, how many armor spears, and how many birds and three-eyed guns, but now in addition to Fucheng, the local ordnance bureaus have been in ruin for a long time.

Moreover, Pizhou is located on the side of the canal, especially after the opening of the canal, the main task here is to transport grain and prevent the river, transport 40,800 stone of rice every year, and build 13 shallow boats, and no one cares about the affairs of the Ordnance Bureau anymore.

There are about sixty-seven families of warmen here, but now they are on the books, and who knows where they have gone?

Yang He didn't care, what he wanted was this roster, according to the information revealed by Ambassador Nanchen last night, although a large number of Pizhou military craftsmen fled, there should still be about 30 families of military craftsmen living in the city.

These people have all paid "spare money" to the bureau and have gone to fend for themselves.

At present, bribery is a common practice, and the important income of officers in the army is "buying spare money", and each soldier can give his superiors some money every month, so that he can do other things by himself, and even horses can be bought for leisure.

The same is true for military craftsmen.

is not as good as a folk craftsman, after paying the silver, he can justifiably do his own business, such as Yu Blacksmith, who has his own iron shop in Pizhou.

These military craftsmen, whose theoretical source of livelihood is monthly rations, have no land, and are similar to the state-owned workers of later generations, who live purely by craftsmanship.

It's just three buckets of grain per month, and maybe one or two buckets may be deducted, and then if you go to work, you can support japonica rice eight times a day, how can this grain wage meet the needs of a family?

It is very common for people to move dead trees and take on private work, especially in troubled times, when there is a large demand for weapons in various villages and villages, and they do not worry about having no work to do.

For example, where do the birds in each village come from?

For generations, these people have actually been quite skilled, and the weapons they have built and sold to private traders are very sophisticated, and even foreign Yi people have bought firearms from them.

Of course, if there is an official recruitment, it will be reluctant and perfunctory.

The notes of the people of the time said: "Taste and smell the trade between the East and the West, and Zhuyi exclusively buys the unification of Guangzhong." Those who sell to the people are extremely fine, and those who make them for the government are indiscriminate. From this point of view, I China is unwilling to Seiko ears, and it is not possible to Seiko. ”

It can't be said that they are doing something wrong, after all, they are all ordinary people, and they follow your unkind and unrighteous attitude, and those who are officials, soldiers, and rich people don't care, what does the country's danger have to do with me?

Anyway, when the foreign enemy comes, you have a mace, I have a heavenly spirit cover, play together, and everyone will not be lonely.

After spending fifty taels of silver, Yang He asked Zhang Songtao to copy a roster.

When Zhang Songtao copied it, Ambassador Nan chatted with Yang He, and didn't care about his recruitment of these military craftsmen.

At most, he can make some weapons to protect himself, after all, he has set up a new Zhuangzi.

More things are better than less, he is even more lazy to ask, anyway, the silver is accepted, and everyone is happy.

However, he was also well-informed, and knew that Xin'anzhuang was going to set up a polder, so he tentatively asked, he had a relative who opened a butcher shop, and I don't know if he could set up a store in the center?

Yang He asked, it turned out to be the mother's family of the son of the elder brother of the concubine of the Southern Ambassador, who was a butcher, and noticed that Xin'anzhuang was going to set up a market, and the population around there was more than 10,000, and the purchasing power was still very strong, so he begged to come to his side.

Hearing that it was a butcher shop, Yang He welcomed it, and the demand for meat was very large.

But the ugly words ahead, he said: "Concentration has its own rules, and this tax must be paid." ”

Ambassador Nan smiled: "Of course. ”

He has already won a chance for his relatives, and the money for filial piety in other people's territory is inevitable, and this is not under his control.

……

On the same day, at the invitation of Yang He, Ambassador Nan also sent King Dian Feng to recruit military craftsmen.

After looking for a day, about ten families were found, and even if the conditions promised by Yang He were very favorable, only two families of military craftsmen were willing to go to Xin'anzhuang.

Because although the conditions of Yanghe were favorable, there was a premise that they were not allowed to leave Zhuangzi for three years, and these military craftsmen felt that it hindered their freedom.

Moreover, they all have private work in hand now, and life will not be unbearable, and some people even live very well, such as a family surnamed Gu military craftsman, who has a large order of Zhuangzi with 30 bird guns in his hand, and disdains the conditions of Xin'anzhuang.

Wang Feng received a benefit fee of five taels of silver from Yang He, and the final result made him a little guilty.

Yang He couldn't blame him, but he sighed in his heart, it's really hard to find professionals.

Even if you remember the blueprints of the missile, you can only stare dryly in this world.

Remember how much information you have, no one is empty of anything.

Seeing that Wang Feng was a kind man, Yang Hebai asked him to copy a copy of the mansion newspaper every five days and send it to Xin'anzhuang, and he would give him a copy fee of one or two or five dollars of silver every month.

Wang Feng happily agreed, now he is more leisurely, copying and writing, he can easily start with one or two or five dollars of silver every month, and he can make friends with Yang He, the owner of Xin'an Village, why not?

Unlike Nan Chen, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, Wang Feng was keenly aware that this young Xiucai was a promising person.

Befriending him has only benefits, no harm.

……

However, when Yang He and the others took two families of military craftsmen back to the inn and asked them to go home to clean up, things changed again.

But there was a family of military craftsmen who repented, they muttered in private, and finally concluded that although Xin'anzhuang is good, the future is unknown, and although their income is not as good as that of the Gu brothers, they also have one or two bird guns and a few swords every month.

This benefit can be seen and touched, and they do not seek to be rich and rich, but to be rich and prosperous, and even to be able to live on.

No matter how well Xin'anzhuang said, it is also the moon in the mirror, and the current income is real, so don't change.

In particular, they have heard about Xin'anzhuang in the past two days, and it is very beneficial to exterminate the Jiaoshan bandits.

What should I do if the tree is big and causes the bandits to retaliate, it is really better to feel at ease in Pizhou City.

So they repented.

Hu Cheng jumped like thunder, and scolded angrily: "I'm in charge of the day, don't I beg for a beating?" ”

The warsmith just stiffened his neck and said, "I can't go, I have enough income for two taels of silver a month." ”

Yang He frowned and looked at him, and said, "The twisted melon is not sweet, so if you don't want to, just do it." ”

Yang He said lightly to the warcraftsman: "Get out." ”

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Old White Bull: Thank you for the tips of book friends such as Mumu and Lost Archers, and now there is no system announcement for the rewards at the starting point, and it can't be displayed on the mobile phone, and I often miss posts, delays, etc., this new version of the book review area makes me very disgusted.

Congratulations to several craftsmen for being accepted. (To be continued.) )