In a side hall next to the main hall, Zhang Jun summoned Chen Zhou, a wealthy merchant from Jinxing County. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Zhang Jun sat on the main seat, Chen Zhou was a little farther away, and the two of them did not delay in talking, even if it was a small whisper, they could hear it clearly. He thought that it was not easy for a widow to do business, so he tried his best to be gentle in his tone and put on a posture of being close to the people.

Then he asked: "Chen Zhou, I once sent people to Jinxing County to buy grain, and I learned that your firm must see me before I am willing to sell, I don't know why?" ”

Unexpectedly, after Chen Zhou's hearing this, he suddenly got up and knelt down on the ground paved with bluestone slabs, bowed to the chief, and said quietly: "The slave family asked to see the young general, just to make amends." Please ask the major general to listen to the concubine's explanation. ”

Her voice was soft and clear, and it was very comfortable to listen to. Zhang Jun looked a little surprised, he stretched out his hand from afar, made a gesture of false support, and said, "Why did Madame make this big gift?" Grain purchase is just a transaction, and whether it succeeds or not, it matters. Hurry up, please. ”

Only then did Chen Zhoushi get up and said: "How much does the young general know, if the Quartet has been divided for a long time, and all countries have set up cards to exploit each other, business is not easy to do. But the merchants are all interconnected, so all the odd goods are also profitable. ”

She slowly introduced in a southern accent: "We transported the rich products of the Southern Jin Kingdom and the splendid beauty of the Cheng Kingdom to the Qiuchi Kingdom, the Han Kingdom, the Liangzhou Kingdom and even the Zhao Kingdom, and the profits were not very small; Then from the Zhao State, the Han State, and Liangzhou to purchase the precious furs, ginseng, horses and other goods from the north, and transport them to the Jin Kingdom, Cheng Kingdom, and Qiu Chi Kingdom, which is also quite profitable. Therefore, our trading houses have shops in all the prosperous places of commerce and trade in the world, and then walk in them with horse gangs. Last year, my husband personally went to Han to sell goods, just to make more money. ”

At this time, Chen Zhou's voice gradually began to choke, and her tone was also very sad, and she almost cried and said: "Unexpectedly, the Huns just fell in love with my Chen family's goods, so they openly killed and plundered!" The late husband died of serious injuries as a result. And the government of the Xiongnu Han State not only did not punish the murderer, but also shamelessly let the prisoners back, so that our Chen family would take money to ransom the living······"

Her voice trembled, her hands pinched the corners of her clothes and stirred them tightly, as if she recalled something extremely terrifying, and said: "The person is back, but the former husband has been tortured to the point that he is not human." The concubine has been in the world for more than 20 years, and she has never seen such a cruel thing; Even those who committed the most heinous capital crimes were not treated like this! Those Huns actually roasted their husband's body alive with fire, and then scraped the meat with a knife to eat! ”

"Smack!" When Zhang Jun heard this, he was also furious. In later generations, people advocated national ······ Equality, national ······ Unity, can be in the era of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Kingdoms. Most of the ethnic minorities are dehumanized, and this is not a struggle between people at all, but a life-and-death killing between humans and beasts in order to survive!

After a long time, Chen Zhou gradually came back to his senses and continued: "After the death of the first husband, it should be his son-in-law who inherited the family business, but the child is only a few years old; The Chen family is another one-way lineage. So the people of my husband's family discussed letting me raise the child and preside over the Chen family's family business. “

She added: "The concubine has long heard that the young general is brave and brave, and she admires it; What's more, although the land of Liangzhou is prosperous, there are too many people who can blackmail and bully our orphans and widows in various yamen, if we can make friends with people like the young general, wouldn't it be good for the Chen family's business? This time, the amount of grain purchased by the major general is so huge, the small traders can't afford it, and the big wealthy merchants are hoarding Juqi, and the concubine has the courage to guess, if you ask to see the young general at this time, you will definitely not ignore the concubine, so I ask to see you······"

Zhang Jun said: "Madame is frank-spoken, and the governor of Pontus likes people who speak openly. ”

Chen Zhou hurriedly said: "The young general's name moved to the north, and the concubine has heard a lot about you, how dare you tell the snake with lies?" The concubine didn't deliberately have food and didn't sell it, she just wanted to see the young general and get your protection, if she could avenge the Chen family, even if she didn't take any of the grain, the slave family would be willing! There is also the matter of borrowing coins from the Chen family, and the slave family can also be the master, and the coins borrowed are interest-free no matter how much they borrow! ”

Zhang Jun listened to her detailed explanation, which is indeed reasonable, although the businessmen of this era can communicate with the princes and run rampant in the countryside, but if they really have no backer support, I am afraid that in the eyes of the government, it is just a relatively large piece of fat.

At that moment, he said generously: "Business still has to be done, as long as the food is good, even if it is more expensive, it is natural." As for the loan, the governor of Pontus does not approve of it, and will later instruct Song Beijia and Lord Yan, you don't have to worry. “

Not to mention that Guangwu County is not allowed to borrow from the Hao family, even the entire Liangzhou, Zhang Jun will also ban this kind of behavior in the future. Why do the wealthy families dare to be rampant and unscrupulous, on the one hand, the roots are deep, and on the other hand, they are the creditors of the entire regime! The wealth of a state is in the hands of rich businessmen, can you not look at other people's faces?

Chen Zhou thought that Zhang Jun was refusing, and hurriedly said: "Young General, this is all the slave family can do, I hope you can be the master of the concubine body······"

Zhang Jun said: "I am a dignified major general, the commander of Guangwu County, and the military of the foreign army, can I still bully you as a woman?" That's it, the price is the original price. ”

"The Governor really doesn't plan to borrow?" Chen Zhou asked tentatively.

Zhang Jun was actually really curious about how much money these wealthy businessmen could lend, so he asked curiously: "Can your Chen family afford the loan of a county?" ”

Chen Zhoushi showed a smile on his face and said, "Just rely on the young general to say a number······

"Five million kans!" Zhang Jun smiled: "Is it possible?" ”

Chen Zhou's face did not change, and said: "Yes! ”

"What?" Zhang Jun was so shocked that he almost stood up, five million yuan is a year's tax revenue in Guangwu County, and the Chen family has no pressure. Then he asked, "What about 10 million or 20 million?" ”

"Young General, wealth is not exposed, if you ask this, the slave family will not dare to say it again." Chen Zhou said with a smile: "But you are a big hero, and the slave family does not dare to hide it, 10 million can still be eaten by my Chen family, if it is 20 million, I can only contact other rich businessmen to eat together." ”

Zhang Jun nodded, and said in his heart: "I'm not a big hero, I really want to raid these rich people one by one, and then I can smash the world with copper coins." ”

However, Zhang Jun will not do things such as snatching and killing chickens and eggs. But when he learned that the Chen family's financial resources were so amazing, an idea suddenly popped up: since the Chen family's business has been done in the Zhao Kingdom, the Han Kingdom, the Qiu Chi Kingdom, the Cheng State and even the Jin Kingdom, they have a grudge against the Huns······ Then why don't you explore the geography and military situation of various countries in detail through the Chen family's trade contacts?

At this time, all countries did not have formal detailed departments, and spying on military intelligence often relied on envoys in peacetime and scouts in wartime. So Zhang Jun wanted to be one step ahead and install eyeliner all over China. But firstly, he does not have such a large financial resource, and secondly, Zhang Jun himself does not understand the detailed espionage operation process. But if you rely on businessmen, this matter will not be difficult to do.

But after all, it involves military affairs, and Zhang Jun is still more cautious. He came up with another solution, and said, "I wonder if the Chen family's business can allow outsiders to take shares?" ”

As soon as he didn't want to say this, Chen Zhou's face suddenly turned pale, and he exclaimed: "Young General, do you want to rob my Chen family's property?" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Jun also raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said unhappily: "Why did I say that I wanted to rob your family's property?" ”

Chen Zhoushi saw that Zhang Jun's expression did not seem to be fake, his face softened, and he smiled reluctantly: "If the government is interested in someone's property, it will ask for shares, and as a result, all the people who are invested in the shares will go bankrupt······

"Huh." Zhang Jun didn't know much about the government's infringement of the interests of businessmen in this era, and said: "I don't know these ······."

Chen Zhou said: "Master Yan is already about to borrow money from Shangjia, presumably the financial resources of the county are very limited, even if the young general wants to buy shares, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed." ”

Zhang Jun said: "The governor of Pontus wants to buy shares, naturally not with money. ”

"Don't use money?" Chen Zhou puzzled: "What is that for?" ”

"Use this!" Zhang Jun took out something from his cuffs, got up and walked to Chen Zhou's seat, and handed it to her.

Chen Zhou hurriedly got up and took it, only to see that the thing in his hand was a very delicate wooden object, and he didn't know what it was for, so he asked, "What is this?" ”

"The name of this thing is overturned!" Zhang Jun personally introduced the functions and advantages of the overturned car to Chen Zhou's in detail, and finally said: "This is only the first thing produced by the general prison under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office, and more objects will be born in the future, which will involve many aspects of military and civilian use." ”

Chen Zhou naturally did not lack business acumen, and nodded: "This thing is exquisite, and both the common people and the wealthy families with a vast area will like it." ”

"I don't know how much the major general wants to buy?"

"Seventy percent!" Zhang Jun said undoubtedly.

"Hehe, it's too much······" Chen Zhou said: "Even if there are endless strange things that will be used as prisoners, they are not worth so much money. ”

"In the future, all the goods of the Chen family can travel unhindered in the western soil, and the governor of Pontus can also send soldiers to escort the caravan to the world." Zhang Jun added.

Chen Zhou still shook his head and said, "If the young general is a shareholder of the Chen family, these are what you should do, how can they be conditions?" ”

Zhang Jun said in his heart that this woman is really powerful, no wonder Yan Zeng can't do anything about her. I had to say: "I can't hide it, there is a secret military plane, which has not been disclosed by the imperial court, and few people know about it - the general has made a decision to go east to the Han State in winter and spring." ”

Zhang Jun lied here, Zhang Mao had no intention of continuing to use force for the time being after the military defeat last winter. But Zhang Jun is familiar with history, and he knows that Liu Yao, the emperor of the Han State, will lead his troops to retaliate in person next year at the latest, so the battle must still be fought, and it is not wrong to say that it is an eastern crusade.

Zhang Jun continued: "I am the commander of Guangwu, and I will stand on the front line of attacking the Xiongnu when the time comes." At the same time, he will supervise the military of foreign armies, and he will lead the conquest army to go out again. “

"The art of war is cloudy, knowing oneself and knowing the other side is invincible. I want to take advantage of the fact that the war has not yet started to learn more about the geography and climate of Han and other places, and to know some detailed information about the military and political affairs, defense and troop composition of the Han Kingdom. However, because there was no way for a while, it was very dangerous to send scouts into enemy territory, and it was not easy to go deeper. Ask the general merchant traveler, I don't know much. ”

"So I have an idea, when Madame's trading house goes to Han to buy and sell, you can place some people who recruit troops in the horse gang and borrow an identity to go to Han to collect intelligence. Of course, for the sake of mutually beneficial cooperation and secrecy, the Governor of Pontic naturally wants to take a stake ······"

Zhang Jun wanted to make the relationship of interests clearer, but Chen Zhoushi listened to his words and didn't make any more requests, and said decisively: "No need, young general." Even if the concubine doesn't have any benefits, I'm willing to help you with this. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Jun let out a slightly puzzled voice without paying attention.

At this moment, Chen Zhou's eyes showed some grief and sadness, and she said: "The Huns are unreasonable, thinking that we Han people are weak and can be bullied······ Insult the innocent, and abandon both man and God! ”

With tears in her eyes, she raised her head slightly, not letting the tears flow, and said in a deep voice: "The Han merchant has no way to take the Huns, and the concubine and a woman can't avenge her husband." But my Liangzhou Iron Cavalry Elite can make them pay the price and make them regret it!

The concubine was willing to spend money to fund the Crusade, even if the family was bankrupt. This is not just a matter of the soldiers of the Liang Army, but for the punishment of all the Han people in the world. ”

Chen Zhou turned his head to look at Zhang Jun, and said, "The young general wants to explore the Han Kingdom······ Military intelligence, concubines will do their best to fund. If the major general lacks military funds, the concubine will also do his best to donate. ”

Zhang Jun was moved when he heard this, and bowed his hand and said: "Madame, a true heroine among women!" I don't know how much more atmospheric than that bearded eyebrow. ”

Indeed, he began to admire this woman's insight and courage in his heart.

Most of the merchants in ancient times did not have the concept of family and country, and they did not care about any general righteousness for the sake of profit. Recalling that the merchants of the late Ming Dynasty were extremely wealthy, and when the country was in danger, they sent a large number of ironware, gunpowder, grain and grass and other scarce materials to the Tartars. Compared with Chen Zhou's woman, they should really be ashamed.

Chen Zhou also took advantage of the situation and bent down to salute and said: "The concubine's physical strength is limited, just wait for the young general to conquer the Huns in the east and live up to the expectations of the common people." ”

Zhang Jun was emotional for a while, but he didn't forget the business: "Killing Hu Nai is the duty of the governor of Pontus, and his wife has the heart to serve, which is really noble." But in business, the governor of the capital can't do his best to catch fish, so let's do it, you are four and I are six, and the governor's office will take the products of the prison as a shareholder, accounting for sixty percent. ”

When Chen Zhoushi heard this, he said angrily: "That concubine will not shirk, and will obey the order of the governor!" ”

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