Chapter Seventy-Three: Not Optimistic
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, don't be afraid of not having enough money, the craftsmanship of the craftsmen recruited must be good, I'm not a guard house with bad rules, I can't eat and drink for nothing."
Fan Ruohai nodded again and again, patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, adults, the little ones must regard this matter as the most important thing at the moment." ”
Sent Fan Ruohai away, as soon as the door was closed, Wang Zheng only turned around and walked a few steps, and then heard a knock on the door again.
"It's also strange, there are really a lot of guests coming to the door today."
Shaking his head, the first thing Wang Zheng saw when he opened the door was Zhang Lian.
Not to mention, Zhang Lian, who is standing in front of him now, really makes Wang Zheng's eyes shine, and there are only faint cyan bruises left on his pink face, which can't be seen at all if he doesn't look carefully.
Zhang Lian was wearing a green shirt, with a hint of stubbornness in her simplicity, and she was looking at Wang Zheng with a smile at the moment.
"The little woman Zhang Lian visited the inspector."
Hurriedly helped Zhang Lian up, Wang Zheng had a look of surprise on his face, and looked up and down:
"If it weren't for the old man and the sister-in-law, I would almost not recognize you, and I'm afraid I'll make a big joke when the time comes."
Zhang Lian's family was actually very nervous when they came here, and when they saw Wang Zheng, who had no official frame at all, they were all relaxed and pleasant.
Behind Zhang Lian, a woman in white plain clothes bowed out, bowed slightly towards Wang Zheng, and said respectfully:
"The little woman Zhang He has seen Lord Wang and President Qian."
Wang Zheng hurriedly waved his hand, and after a few words of greeting, he asked:
"The old uncle's family is quite comfortable living in my Wendeng?"
"Comfort, this is the most comfortable time to escape, thanks to Lord Wang's kindness."
Wang Zheng smiled slightly, at this time, Dong Youyin came from behind him, as if he was about to say something, but when he saw Zhang He, his mouth was wide open and he didn't say a word.
After a while, it wasn't until Zhang He hid behind his sister Zhang Lian that Dong Youyin reacted, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a smile:
"Brother Zheng, Aunt Huang is making a big pot of rice, let me call you and Auntie."
When Dong Youyin spoke, Zhang He, who was hiding behind Zhang Lian, quietly poked his head out, looked here, and when he saw Dong Youyin looking over, he immediately dragged Zhang Lian's clothes back again, Dong Youyin was also stupid.
Wang Zheng didn't notice the whole episode, and said: "Since everyone is here, let's go eat together, the more people are more lively, isn't it." ”
Dong Youyin was obviously overjoyed, and then reacted a little big, and even shouted excitedly:
"Brother Zheng, please first! That one... I'll just be in the back. ”
"What the hell are you trying to do again?"
Wang Zheng glanced at him in confusion, and when he saw that Zhang Lian had already left first, he also shook his head and followed.
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In late February of the tenth year of Chongzhen, the Zhuangzi in Chishan Town was the first to be built, and now it is also the largest Zhuangzi in various places, and it has become a real manor to be precise.
However, this manor only occupies a large area, and there should be no pavilions and water pavilions, although the wall is replaced with stone, it is not high, and a person can show half of his head when he stands in front.
In addition to the team of descendants of the Inspection Department stationed in Chishan, there are nothing more than local salt rods and nearly 100 families of victims who have been sheltered here.
Like the descendants of the Yanding stationed in other places, the Yanding team here is supervised by the captain every day, and according to the instructions sent from Wendeng, the Yanding team here conducts orderly training in two shifts.
Most of the victims were working on the wasteland bought by the nearby inspection department, and some went to the salt pans to help, and a very small number of craftsmen had their own shops with the help of the inspection department, and their lives were quite stable.
At present, the salt trade east of Ninghai is concentrated in two places, one of which is the only salt out of Chishan Town, and the other is the location of the Inspection Department and Wendeng Yingpan, which also virtually makes Chishan Town and Wendeng much more prosperous.
After all, salt merchants and salt sellers from all over the country have to come here to solve the problem of food and lodging, spend money and consume, and the salt merchants are also in and out in an endless stream, and the local economy is naturally brought up.
After the New Year, even some shops in Ninghai Prefecture City have opened a branch here, after all, although there are not as many people here as the state city, the prosperity is not ambiguous compared to the state city.
Those who are interested can also see that the prosperity of these two places should have a tendency to catch up with and surpass the state city.
Wang Zheng found one thing, he had already controlled half of the salt trade in Dengzhou Mansion, which could be regarded as a daily income, but in the blink of an eye, the silver that had just been put into his pocket was spent like flowing water before it was hot, and he couldn't accumulate it at all.
After all, the five teams of Yanding and the four sentinels are all paid, and Wang Zheng needs to solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
After these blacksmith shops are built, if you want to do a good job, you can't feel sorry for the silver, starting from the small lead raw materials are all the same, Wang Zheng is also ruthless in this regard, no matter how much silver is spent, the big killer of the bird gun is to be made.
Just after the New Year, Wang Zheng felt the pressure from all sides, although the money earned a lot, but it was also spent quickly, at this rate, it would soon be beyond his means, it was a disaster, it was time to think of other ways to make money.
At the beginning of March, Niu Pingliang, the big leader of Yanding on the left side of Jinshan, came to Wang Zheng's house.
Now Niu Pingliang is very different from half a year ago, at that time he was just a small local leader of Yanding, but now he is one of the best people in the left boundary of Jinshan, and the hands on his waist are tiger and tiger when he walks, and he is full of confidence in his words and deeds.
Having said that, no matter how energetic he is outside, Niu Pingliang is both respectful and afraid of this patrol who has been in office for more than half a year, and he will not forget who he depends on for his current status.
Don't look at Wang Zheng and Yan Yuese, there is no arrogance at all, but when it comes to getting down to business, it is serious and terrible, and the killing is decisive, it is like a different person.
This wooden house is not even as good as his own mansion, but Niu Pingliang walked in with his head down, and immediately knelt on the ground after seeing a back figure after entering the door:
"The lowly Niu Pingliang has seen the inspector."
Wang Zheng turned around, rubbed his aching temples, and said with his fingers to one side: "Sit, what news is there from Jin Shanzuo?" ”
shivered, and Niu Pingliang, who was tall and tall, sat there like a pins and needles, and it didn't take long for him to get up again.
"The poles under the lowly post heard the rumors of Yangma Island, so Liu Bei has not stopped in the past few months, he smuggled the illegal salt to Liaodong by sea and sent salt to the Tartars."
Hearing this, Wang Zheng's face sank, and he said coldly:
"Actually transporting salt to the Tartars, this Liu Bei should be damned!"