Chapter 121: Porcelain Jars and Wooden Boxes
Wang Zheng nodded, as soon as there were many such things, he really forgot that he had seized a batch of green salt when he hit Jinshuihe, and he was also happy at the moment.
patted the table next to him, and said loudly:
"Split up, Yangzi, you will leave tonight, take a sentry Wen Dengbing to Jinshui River to find Jiang Da, Fan Ruohai you are the same, set off overnight to go to the salt field in Hot Spring Town, and find two salt dings to follow you."
As he spoke, Wang Zheng looked at the two of them and said:
"You all remember that these two things are the top priorities at the moment, so you can get busy, and you will be rewarded after the successful completion."
Huang Yang came out first, hugged his fists and said: "Obey the orders of the garrison, and you will definitely transport all the green salt back!" ”
Wang Zheng walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder: "Not only for salt, but also for people to come back safely." ”
Huang Yang nodded heavily.
Fan Ruohai is very confused, refined salt is time-consuming and laborious, in addition to cleaning his teeth, he really doesn't know what he can do, ordinary people are buying coarse salt for use in a burden, and there are few salt farms to make refined salt, which is time-consuming and laborious and can't get much silver profit.
But Wang Zheng said solemnly, this matter may really be important, and Fan Ruohai didn't dare to say anything at the moment, so he said yes in a row.
Now the guards at the city gate are no longer those lazy and lazy guards, but replaced by Wendeng soldiers who do not squint, standing on the city and patrolling around the city gate in armor, and the people are much more relieved when they see this scene.
Ninghai Prefecture has long been free of any bandits, there are checkpoints of the inspection department everywhere in the territory, and it will not take long for the slightest movement to be presented to Wang Zheng's table by the local salt ding, so the rules of curfew and closing the city gate have also been relaxed, and gradually let the sharp-eyed merchants find business opportunities to make money.
At first, no one dared to move, but Hao Sicheng and Qian Jingui still had to start, Chenghaixuan and Chunsilou were open at night, and Chunsilou had not changed much, it was almost the same as the day, but it had earned a few more hours of silver.
But Chenghaixuan is different, a few days ago, there was only this decent restaurant in the state city that opened at night, and people from all walks of life who came to enjoy the moon and eat wine were almost endless, and the money and money of joy were not closed.
The amount of silver earned every night was more than several times that of the day, and it was said that it was thanks to the king's garrison that the state city could be so prosperous and stable.
These two took the lead and had good results, and the rest of the merchants and shops followed suit, and over time, even the market was open for a few hours at night, and it evolved into a 'night market' at this time.
Perhaps it is the reason why Wang Zheng is in charge of the state city, and the inspection department and the Wendeng camp are gathered, and many people find that the state city is even much more lively at night than during the day.
There are a lot of people walking around inside and outside the state city, there are young couples admiring the moon and talking about love, there are old husbands and wives who go to the night market to buy buyers, and some are purely idle and bored to go out for a walk.
That night, the state city seemed to be a little different, not long after nightfall, the inspection department came out of a team of salt ding, they were led by various big and small leaders, and there were descendants of salt ding, seemingly scattered but easy to gather together.
"The inspection department is on official business, and the night market is temporarily closed!"
"Take care of the children, don't break into the official road!"
The salt ding of the inspection department has long been different from the past, and has always been a knife-mouthed tofu heart to the people, and after going to the street, he did not forcibly clear the street, but stood in a line, as if waiting for someone to pass.
The people were also talking about standing behind Yan Ding, and it didn't take long for neat footsteps to be heard in the military camp in the city.
"It's Camp Wenden!"
"It's so late, what are you going out for?"
"Who knows, that's not something we should inquire about."
"Wow, that's mighty."
The soldiers of the Wendeng battalion walked with neat steps, Huang Yang rode on a tall horse and was in the front, smiling and nodding to Shao Yong who was standing on the side of the road when he passed by, and followed Zhengse to look ahead.
The rumbling footsteps drew nearer, and the spears on the shoulders of the soldiers and the hats and helmets on their heads glittered in the moonlight.
The soldiers of the first post soon went out of the city, and after leaving the city, the salt ding who guarded the street was also scattered, patrolling the streets, returning to the division, and the night market was still going on as usual, but the people had more to talk about after dinner.
Not long after Huang Yang went out, Fan Ruohai took a few people and quietly rushed towards the side door, and Wen Dengbing, who was guarding the door, nodded after seeing Wang Zheng's hand, and immediately let him go without saying a word.
At the same time in the garrison mansion, Yu'er was untying Wang Zheng's clothes, and her slender hand caressed several scarred knife wounds on Wang Zheng's body, feeling distressed.
Turning around to hold Yu'er's hand, Wang Zheng gave a reassuring look and said with a smile:
"Don't be afraid, these are nothing, which of the heroes of my Wendeng camp is not injured on his body, charging into battle, this is the glory of a man."
Yu'er nodded, her eyes still shining.
Suddenly, Wang Zheng asked:
"Yu'er, is there any shop in the state city that buys porcelain or wooden boxes, and you want that kind of craftsmanship."
Yu'er stood behind Wang Zheng and rubbed her shoulders, while thinking carefully, she said slowly:
"The porcelain and carpenter skills of the shopkeeper Peng in the state city are obvious to all, and it is right for the Xianggong to buy him."
Wang Zheng took Yu'er in his arms and asked with a wicked smile:
"Why, don't ask me what I'm going to do when I buy it."
Yu'er still looked very shy, but she felt safe being held by Wang Zheng like this, so she just buried her red face in Wang Zheng's arms.
"Xianggong is a person who does big things, and he will definitely not ask about irrelevant things, Yu'er only wants to teach her husband and children, and she listens to Xianggong for these things."
Wang Zheng laughed and hugged Yu'er tightly:
"Then I'll leave this matter to you, and tomorrow you and I will go to Peng's shopkeeper's shop to have a look."
"Hmm."
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Early the next morning, Peng's shopkeeper's shop had just opened when he heard the guests coming to the door, and he was also happy, it seemed that the business would be good on this day.
Hurriedly caught up, almost not scared to the ground, but the garrison officer and the garrison lady of the city arrived, followed by a few tall soldiers and guards, and a few maids.
Ignoring the shopkeeper and his men who were trembling on the ground, Wang Zheng kept looking at them as soon as he entered, and he didn't look at the colorful and gorgeous vases, but paid attention to some small porcelain jars and exquisite wooden boxes.
Wang Zheng picked up a wooden box and talked to Yu'er with a smile.
Shopkeeper Peng lay on his stomach for a long time, raised his head cautiously, but found that except for a few maids watching him steal fun, no one paid attention to him at all, and those soldiers were standing outside the door.
Hurriedly kicked a few guys up, accompanied and followed behind, how could the guards patronize their own small shop.
After hearing Wang Zheng and Yu'er's words, the shopkeeper said with a smile:
"My lord, this jar is usually used by small families to hold sea salt or pickled vegetables, and the wooden box is just a decoration, you use... Isn't there something wrong? ”
Wang Zheng didn't pay attention to it, Xiao Cui followed behind, pinched his waist and said rudely: "Adults can use anything, what are you doing with these things." ”
"Yes, yes, what the girl said is, the little one is confused."
Wang Zheng put down one in his hand, squatted down and picked up an altar, compared it with the wooden box and weighed it, and asked:
"If this jar is made old, and if the wooden box is made more beautifully, how much can it cost?"
"The old workmanship of the jar is more detailed, it costs forty-five wen, and the wooden box depends on what material the adult wants, and it also has years of craftsmanship, which adds up to sixty or seventy wen."
The shopkeeper replied subconsciously, suddenly reacted, felt that it was inappropriate, and hurriedly added with a smile:
"These gadgets are not worth any money, if the adults want it, take it, and take care of the trumpet in the future."
Wang Zheng laughed and said:
"Have you ever heard that my king is greedy for cheapness, you only say where this porcelain jar is fired, and where can the wooden box be made?"