Zhang's house is at the back of the blacksmith's shop, although it is very spacious, neat and clean, but it is not to talk about it, iron, firewood and coal, as well as the finished ironware, are piled together in the east and west, and the walls and other places are black.

After being invited into the inner courtyard by Zhang Dazhu, he could see a fat old man playing with a few children, and Zhang Dazhui also specially introduced: "Dad, this is the master Zhu Dazhu who told you." ”

When the old man heard this, he hurriedly bowed his hand and greeted: "The grass man Zhang Anvil has seen Master Zhu." ”

Seeing that Zhang Dazhui and this old man look very similar, you can guess the relationship between the two without introduction, but the father and son talk and behave like they have seen the world, Zhu Da smiled and said in return: "I have seen Uncle Zhang, it's too polite." ”

His response made the Zhang family father and son startled, they never thought that such a luxurious character could be so polite recently, and the Zhang family father and son thought of Zhu Da's fair trade in the blacksmith shop, the smile on his face was much more sincere, and he hurriedly invited him into the living room.

A woman came over and beckoned the children away, not long after the three of them sat down, the woman and a teenage girl brought tea again, and then left, when the teenage girl still glanced at Zhu Da, bowed her head and walked out of the room quickly, this posture made Zhu Da a little confused.

"It is a big disaster for the Tartars to harm Huairen County, but it has added a lot of business to the Zhang family, this is not good, but it is the truth, the old man also thinks about the business of building farm tools and ironware, I never thought that it was Master Zhu that you came first." Zhang Anvil said straight to the point.

"This catastrophe has ruined everything, and the Tartars value iron tools every time, so they can only prepare more by themselves, whether they are farming or working, they can't do it without a good family." Zhu Da said politely.

Iron tools have always been the most important item in the border trade trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian ministries, and anyone knows that Mongolia needs iron tools in order to build armor, so the Ming Dynasty has a very strict control over the iron trade, and the Mongolian ministries have always been in a state of inadequate food for iron, so every time they enter the robbery, iron pots and farm tools can be taken away, this kind of looting can enhance itself on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can slow down the recovery ability of the looted area, so the Zhang family sighed that this great disaster brought business to the blacksmith shop.

"Please rest assured that building farm tools is a business of accumulating virtue, as long as Master Zhu sets the amount, our Zhang family will not delay the work and will do a good job." Zhang Anvil patted his thigh and said boldly, with his father here, Zhang Dazhui didn't speak much.

This kind of statement is a routine in the shopping mall, no one will take him seriously, Zhu Da smiled and thanked him and brought up the topic: "To build two hundred spears, they will be delivered within thirty days, and the weapons will be more in the future." ”

Two hundred spears are mainly iron spear heads and wooden poles, and the cost of a spear may not be as good as a hoe or shovel, after all, there is not much iron used, but because of the special weapons, the price of a spear is often higher than a farm tool, and the profit is naturally more.

This is a bigger business than the more than 200 farm tools just now and ten times the demand in the future, but after these words were spoken, the father and son of the Zhang family showed a cautious look, and the father and son looked at each other and were silent.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became awkward, Zhu Da was stunned at first, and then reacted, he was a person without any official status, and it would be frightening and worrying to ask for such a large number of weapons.

"Don't worry, I didn't buy weapons to rebel, this time the Tartars attacked, many villages were washed in blood without resistance, I heard friends in the yamen say that there are a few villages that have not been invaded by the Tartars, but have been broken by the bandits later, if there are more decent weapons in the hand, how much can be avoided." Juda immediately came up with a reason.

Listening to Zhu Da's straightforward explanation and explanation, the Zhang family and his son relaxed a little, but did not respond, Zhang Anvil snorted and changed the topic hard: "Master Zhu has a few big cars in his hands, if he uses more iron parts, it will be ......"

"Last time, the business treasure did not do badly, this time I don't want you to suffer, so I came to talk privately, since you have concerns, then I will let the people in the household or workshop come to the door, but this government buys, you are too lost, and the things you make may not be easy to use." Zhu Da explained with a smile.

When these words were spoken, the Zhang family's father and son showed embarrassment and hesitation on their faces, the government spent money to buy it was layer upon layer of deductions, and the handler had to ask for benefits, and the budget of one hundred taels of silver set in the yamen was not bad if he finally arrived at the shop workshop, such a business could only be shoddy and coping, but there was no profit in doing so, and it also smashed the reputation of the store.

Zhu Da's explanation has been made very clear, the construction of weapons and the distribution of weapons to the people for self-defense There is the participation of the government, but he himself cares about friendship and does not want too inferior quality, so he comes to the door in private.

The father and son of the Zhang family looked at each other again, and even whispered quite rudely, and the last one to speak was Zhang Anvil, he groaned and said: "The trumpet will not let go of the silver in front of him and not make money, but it can be involved in any mess and big crimes, and I really can't afford it, if Master Zhu can issue a document and bring a guarantor of the yamen, the trumpet will take over the business and save some silver for the master." “

From the standpoint of the blacksmith shop, this request is understandable, but it is very inconvenient for Zhu Da, who could have vaguely made a living in the past, but there was an extra toss out of thin air, Zhu Da glanced at the father and son opposite, but saw Zhang Dazhui wanting to speak and stop.

"It's easy to say, if I come to do the business of this iron shop, I also have to worry about this, and I will arrange for someone to come to the door in the afternoon." Zhu Da agreed without any hesitation.

Having said this, there was nothing to talk about, Zhu Da didn't even touch the tea and got up to say goodbye, and when the anvil got up to send it off, he also muttered, "Where did the dead girl go, the tea was not cleaned up." ”

Zhu Da coughed, whether it was the girl who came to deliver the tea or the words that made him feel a little awkward, this is the second time, is it a bit abrupt for the Zhang family to do this, but the business just now was not very smooth, and he didn't want to make a difference.

Zhang Anvil didn't send it out of the door, Zhang Dazhui sent people out in a stupid way, and after leaving the house a few steps later, he whispered: "Originally, Master Zhu, you explained it well, my father was too careful, and he caused a lot of trouble." ”

"There's nothing wrong with being careful, you have to be careful." Zhu Da replied with a smile.

I didn't think that this sentence made my mouth open and chatter: "Don't talk about other places, how did the weapons in Huairen County come from, the Zhang family doesn't do this business, naturally someone does it, and I haven't seen anyone who has been questioned and taken away, and there is still a backer of the yamen." ”

It was difficult for the Qing official to cut off the housework, Zhu Da did not answer this sentence, the two had already walked out of the inner courtyard, and they were about to enter the blacksmith shop, avoiding a small porter, Zhu Da stopped and said: "I pay the capital, you have the ability, how about we partner to make a blacksmith shop, I account for fifty percent of one, you account for forty percent of nine, you take seventy percent of the money earned, I take three percent, I don't care about the daily life of the shop, what do you think?" ”

This proposal was said suddenly, Zhang Dazhui took two steps to react, hurriedly stopped and almost bumped into Zhu Da, looked at it in a daze, Zhu Da's expression was very sincere, Zhang Dazhui was going to ask, "Is it a small pastime" but did not say it.

Just quiet for a moment, seeing two more people carrying a big basket out, Zhang Dazhui said in a muffled voice: "There are still more than forty iron spear heads in the shop, if Master Zhu wants it, wait for the small one to be sent over." “

"Okay, is ten taels of silver enough?" Zhu Da said a price, the spear made by the ordinary shop can be bought for 200 yuan, and it can be cheaper after ten, and Zhu Da reported that this price can at least make the Zhangjia blacksmith shop earn more than five taels.

"More than forty iron spear heads are not worth anything...... Zhang Dazhui couldn't help but lower his voice, but the next moment he said: "If it is convenient for the master, can this silver be sent to the master first, wait for the small one to go over and get it, and ask the master not to tell outsiders, and the small one will also send the spear to the house when the time comes." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Da nodded with a smile and said, "It depends on your convenience." ”

Then there was nothing to say, Zhang Da Hammer sent Zhu Da out of the two streets, his attitude was courteous and polite, but there was nothing wrong, the two deputy officers who led the way asked Zhu Da where to go next, and Zhu Da said that he was going to settle down and recruit young and strong Zhuangzi to have a look.

The reason why he proposed to Zhang Dazhui was because of the discussion with the Zhang family father and son and the attitude when they came out, it can be seen that there is a difference in the tendencies of the father and son, Zhu Da does not want to let a person who is so cautious and considers the risks in everything to be his own iron supply, he doesn't want to waste so much useless energy, many reasons in today are made up, although these things can be returned.

......

Zhuangzi who went out of the city to reach the settlers had to walk for half an hour, and it was okay when he took the official road, but after turning onto the path, there were actually some people who had defected in the past, who were not very old but had a good face, and could see that they had suffered a lot recently, and they were talking about recruitment while walking.

“...... Is it true that you can eat and live......"

“...... What can liars do, we are not women, can we be rabbits to ......"

“...... Even if you are a rabbit, you have to admit it, don't starve to death in the city and be bitten by dogs, this old man counts when he speaks......"

Zhu Da couldn't help laughing when he heard it, but he was laughing at his "dark under the lamp", and he wanted to find it outside the city, but it turned out that they were all in the city.

After coming to the Zhuangzi, without waiting for the deputies to report who was coming, the one who was inspecting the recipient hurriedly greeted him, but this one recognized Zhu Da, it was Chang Kai's younger brother Chang Shen, who was very frightened and at a loss when he met, muttered a few words without saying anything, and actually took a step forward to kneel, and was hurriedly hugged by Zhu Da.

"It's all my own family, why are you so polite, how many people are you recruiting now?"

"Back to ...... If you go back to the master, there are one hundred and thirty-four in total! ”