It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, Zhu Da now has an inexplicable feeling about this sentence, the value of the iron pot is more important than fur and silk, which he has never thought of.

The precious twists and turns of the iron pot on the grassland are enough to this point, Zhu Daneng deduced that there are others, for example, the Mongolian tribes lack iron tools, maybe those big tribes have a fixed source, but the small tribes can only rely on the majority or border trade to obtain, this iron pot is also a material for building weapons at a critical time, related to people's livelihood, life and death, this iron pot has actually become a strategic material......

There wasn't much to see and say in the store, Qin Xiucai led Zhu Da and them away, except for Zhou Qingyun, everyone understood that this time entering the store was not to introduce Zhu Da to how the business works, nor to test Zhu Da's intelligence, but to show everyone that Zhu Da's status should be treated as a core figure in the future.

The shopkeeper Ding Baotong and a few others sent it to the back door before turning around, with a polite and respectful attitude, and when he walked out of some distance, he looked back and saw that the salt stack had already gone back, Qin Chuan said with a smile: "Don't look at that Ding Baotong is submissive, he was a well-known role on the ground west of Datong back then, don't say that this salt stack, even the commanders of the guards everywhere have to be polite to him." ”

In the strata of Datong Border Town, the commander of the guard is very high, and such characters have to be polite to Ding Baotong, and the identity and status of this Ding shopkeeper back then are indeed good.

"It's just that the general behind him dies, everything will collapse, the new guy has a new team, and he has to squeeze some oil and water out of him, if it weren't for our salt stack to shoot in time, I'm afraid he would have died of illness in the prison." Qin Chuan continued.

Zhu Da said in his heart Sure enough, Qin Xiucai was either aroused with emotion, or just wanted to explain to Zhu Da, and said as he walked: "In Datong, the civil and military generals and internal officials sent by the imperial court are the most powerful, but the people who really do not fall are the natives, the acting kings of Datong, and the guards everywhere, they may bow their heads for a while, but they have a long-term wealth." ”

Every sentence has all kinds of knowledge, if you want to understand the meaning of the words, you have to learn more, Zhu Da knows that this is not the time to show off his talent and cleverness, he just listens carefully and tries to remember.

When I was about to enter the Qin family's house, Qin Xiucai said with a smile: "Before I went to the salt store, they only knew how to sell private salt, and it was a mess from top to bottom, the left guard and they were inextricably linked, and the following was embezzling self-fattening, and after I came to the plan, the upper and lower were integrated, and the private salt became the chassis for training and raising soldiers, and the trade with merchants from all walks of life became an extension, not only the entire left guard was stable, but the business was also making money every day, our Shengping salt stack was not only in the left guard, even in the west road and north road of Datong Town. ”

When he first heard these words, Zhu Da didn't react to Qin Chuan's intentions for a while, and thought it was a normal explanation, so he just listened and thought about it there.

Qin Xiucai's method is indeed very solid, he has formed a network in the territory under his control by selling illegal salt, and can obtain regular and quantitative benefits, through this stable income and territory, maintain the force of the salt stack, and strengthen the credibility and viability of other businesses in the salt stack through this force, and even use this network and force to fight competitors, as long as the system established by Qin Xiucai is operating normally, the private salt organization will have a stable rear, and there will always be heroes and martial artists on their side, and the strength will become greater and greater.

"Juda, what do you think of these?" Qin Xiucai's question interrupted Zhu Da's thoughts.

This question made Zhu Da react immediately, daring to feel that Qin Xiucai said that these were to boast about his own ability and merits, and thinking about this made Zhu Da a little crying and laughing.

However, he can also understand the other party's childish behavior, looking at Qin Xiucai's environment and the people around him, there are almost no people who can communicate such things, and he has shown enough wisdom and talent, and he is close enough to Qin Xiucai, in a sense, Qin Chuan regards himself as an equal and reassuring communication object.

"Father-in-law, let me think about it." Zhu Da replied very solemnly, of course he could praise a few words and be happy, but the other party treated him so solemnly, if he praised it casually, it would be disrespectful to his relatives.

Zhu Da's response made Qin Xiucai stunned, and then nodded with satisfaction, there was still a little expectant look on his face, Zhu Da who saw this smiled secretly in his heart, this Qin Chuan is only a young man in his twenties after all, although he has experienced ups and downs and is old in scheming, there is always curiosity and vanity.

When he was about to walk to the inner courtyard, Zhu Da raised his head and said: "Father-in-law, your plan is to turn Datong Zuowei into the cornerstone of the salt stack, and the profits of the salt vendors below are the taxes collected by the salt stack in the left guard, and the manpower of the left guard is the men and guards of the salt stack, and the merchants and guests who buy salt are the eyes and ears of the salt stack. My father-in-law has turned what he has learned in the book into practice and made more progress, which is really a great talent! ”

The four words "learning to apply" are simple to say, but it is actually difficult to turn the theory in the book into practice, the theory is monotonous, and the practice is complex, not to mention that what Qin Xiucai sees is nothing more than the category of classics and history, which can be purified and summarized from this, and run in practice, and the effect is good, which is really a manifestation of talent.

"Father-in-law, don't think I'm talking nonsense, I think of ancient figures, such as Zhuge Kongming......"

In Zhu Da's mind, what Qin Chuan did was really similar to Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's exploits, of course, how similar it was another matter.

"It's over, it's over, how can you say that." Qin Chuan waved his hand again and again, his face was full of smiles, and anyone could see this joy.

"It's just that I want to ask my father-in-law, and I hope my father-in-law won't think I'm rude and presumptuous."

"How come, it's already your own family, you just say it."

Zhu Da groaned, and asked slowly: "Father-in-law, the Shengping Salt Stack is the government of the smaller one in Datong Zuowei, which sells salt to collect taxes, recruits martial artists as errand servants, and makes profits from reselling trade, and the turnover is non-stop, what I want to ask is, can this salt stack be bigger?" ”

Qin Xiucai smiled, hesitated for a moment and replied: "To be bigger, all kinds of forces around, whether it is the martial arts of the Weisu or the local powerhouses, there is no way to think that the salt stack is so solid and stable, and there is a way to make money, only the strength of our salt stack will continue to grow, and others will either stagnate, or be very slow......"

As he spoke, Xiucai Qin Chuan stopped and said hesitantly: "It's not much bigger, at most it can go to Weiyuanwei, if it weren't for the Yang family's generation of guerrillas, this Datong Left Guard might not be able to take it down." ”

"Father-in-law, the salt stack is like an official mansion, but it is not an official mansion, and only by relying on it can one side be entrenched, and all you get is wealth, what will happen if this salt stack planned by your father-in-law becomes bigger? Replace the government, if you want to become bigger, maybe the only way is to rebel? ”

Zhu Da's last sentence was very light, Xiucai Qin Chuan heard it clearly, and Zhou Qingyun deliberately looked sideways, and he didn't know if he heard it.

"You really dare to say it...... Qin Xiucai stopped after a sentence, and after a while, he said again: "...... This is indeed a dead end, I think it has been going on since I was a child, but I didn't expect that it could only be in the left guard, and it would have to be fought for by all parties......"

Qin Xiucai went from hesitation to groaning, and now he was confused, his voice was not high, and he was intermittent, and Zhu Da asked again: "Father-in-law, you have made such a plan for the salt stack and managed such a situation, the father-in-law must be unwilling to be mediocre and want to make a career, but father-in-law, do you just want to run the salt stack and make money and live a well-off life?" ”

If you want to make further progress, according to the regulations set by Qin Xiucai, it is actually to encroach on the rights and responsibilities of the government and the health office, and take over the people's and financial resources.

This kind of thing is being done by the world's heroes, but it's okay if you do it in a village, a township and a county, if it expands to several counties, it will conflict with the government, if you are a big family and someone in the family is an official, this can still cover up and live, and everyone will think that it is the norm, but if it is a private salt organization doing this, it will become an armed rebellion, which will inevitably lead to severe blows, and that is the way to death.

Although the squires do the same thing, but the Son of Heaven and the scholars rule the world together is the ancestral family law of the Ming Dynasty, and the gentry raise some thugs, but there will not be too decent force, but the system of Yanzhan is different, he uses financial resources to support the armed forces, and uses military power to protect financial resources, and it is also a system that can be circulated, which is the foundation of shaking the Ming Dynasty, and there is a possibility of replacing it, although this may be very weak.

Although he has been in Zhengjiaji for a short time, Zhu Da has been able to roughly figure out the mechanism of the salt stack through chatting with several salt stack guards and through the scaly claws that Qin Xiucai said, and can also figure out the limit of the development of this mechanism.

It was not a few steps away from the door of the house, but Qin Xiucai stood there and did not move, and Qin Qin, who was nesting in the house, couldn't help but run out.

But at this time, Qin Xiucai didn't have time to communicate with her daughter, waved her hand and said in a low voice: "Be good, go play with Qingyun." ”

The smart and clever Qin Qin could naturally see her father's current state, and she directly dragged Zhou Qingyun away, leaving only Zhu Da and Qin Xiucai.

The sun was sinking in the west, the smoke was rising, the movement of the kitchen could be heard, and the aroma of the food had begun to diffuse, at this time, it was already very warm in the house, but Qin Xiucai was just standing in the courtyard in a daze, and Zhu Da was standing aside and waiting.

“...... Juda, what do you say I should do? ”

"Studying for the imperial examination is a step forward on the road to fame."

“...... Teach you that person is not exempt from vulgarity......"

"Father-in-law, nowadays, studying for the imperial examination is the right way!"