The master and servant walked together, the mansion of the Zhang family lived in the West Lane of North Street, the alley was nearly a mile long, and when they walked out of the alley, they went to North Street. The streets, which are less than two miles long, are full of merchant families and their businesses, and there are many signboards and guises.

Xinpingbao is one of the horse markets of several foreign trade in Datong Town and Shanxi Town, especially Xinpingbao, the geography is very important, it belongs to one of the most important military forts on the east road of Datong Town, both the economic and military status is very important, it is also very close to Zhangjiakou, this important customs and trade town, in later generations, it is the junction of Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia three provinces, there is a saying called "three provinces of chickens", it is the best description of the geographical location of Xinpingbao.

Because of the importance of the geographical location, and Xinpingbao has a trade horse market, a large number of merchants will come to participate in the trade a long time ago, and then gradually many merchants choose to settle in Xinpingbao, making this military fort within a radius of several miles gradually become a very prosperous commercial center of Datong Town East Road.

"Dingshengfeng, Dashengyu, Fengzixing, Shunzixing, Changyusheng, Dadetong, Dadeheng, Dashengyu, Dameiyu......"

Walking all the way from North Street, Zhang Han saw only these businesses with beautiful names and banners flying high.

These shops are tall buildings, blue bricks and blue tiles, the eaves are carved with bird and beast patterns, the window lattices are also finely carved, the materials are exquisite, the wooden through-head door panels have been removed, the door head is particularly large, and there are all kinds of goods inside, and the shopkeepers are busy in it, and there are always more than ten or twenty warehouses where more goods are stored.

Busy crowds of people bustling from all over the border town, at this time from the West Malaysia City time has passed nearly half a year, this month's small market has also been opened, there are no Mongolians on the streets, most of the traders who come and go are mainly merchants from all over Shanxi and Shaanxi, and the accents in each person's mouth are also strange, fortunately, in this year, the official dialect of the north is gradually formed, everyone encounters those who do not understand, they speak official with their tongues, and they can successfully communicate, it is really not good, it is a thug style, bargaining, it is enough.

The various situations in front of him are also very novel and interesting in Zhang Han's eyes.

He is a man who has been in business since he was a child, and the blood of a businessman is soaked in his bones, and this situation in front of him is a crime for a person with a quiet personality, but for him, it is as comfortable as a fish in water.

He Yusheng...... Well, here it is. ”

Zhang Han stood in place, squinting at the plaque hanging on the door of the store.

Generally wide door, blue brick house, the store in front, behind is twenty or thirty warehouses, some young men are carrying the goods from the warehouse, and then loaded on the donkey cart, the people who buy and sell the goods are in the store, after settling the payment, a few shopkeepers personally sent the big buyer out, and made a gesture to each other, and the donkey convoy of more than ten cars gradually set off and went to the north gate.

"How much did you lose on this trip?"

The three shopkeepers didn't see Zhang Han for the first time, and it was Zhou Fengji who was talking from the big cabinet, who was in his fifties this year, old, gray-haired, blessed, and smiling on his face, but when he spoke, his face was pale, and he looked very ugly.

Li Yuchun, the second cabinet, was short, dark and thin, revealing his shrewdness, he sneered and did not answer.

Liang Hong, the third cabinet, was tall and strong, and his face was also quite a little charismatic, he rubbed his hands and replied: "We have four dollars for this grain, not counting the maid money for the foot, the porter money, the money for renting mules and horses, the forage money, and the depreciation, the selling price is still four yuan, how much you lose, you will know as soon as the big cabinet calculates." ”

"Huh? The young proprietor is here! Zhou Fengji's face turned bitter, and when he turned his face, he happened to see Zhang Han who was listening intently to the three of them.

"Well, the three shopkeepers worked hard."

Zhang Han nodded to the three of them, a smile on his face.

Zhang Han is coming, since Chang has already said hello in advance, the counter is busy, these three people have visited Zhang Han when he was seriously ill, and after Zhang Han woke up, the three of them didn't have time to look, and there was news in the house that Shaodong was no longer studying and came to the shop to take charge of and Yusheng.

This is not good news for the three shopkeepers.

Shaodong is too young.

Generally, the Jin merchant family attaches great importance to the cultivation and education of children, and there is a private school at home, and famous teachers are invited to teach, and the children who have the potential to take the exam will be vigorously cultivated, and the ancestor of the Zhang family, Feng Pangong, that is, the famous minister Zhang Siwei, is cultivated in this way.

If you can't take the exam, after reading and reading is to learn business, first learn to be a person, speak, be a young man in the store, learn to plan and calculate accounts, and then follow out to run business and increase knowledge.

If Zhang Han's father and ancestor are still there, or there is still one, the three shopkeepers will definitely arrange Zhang Han to be a young man in the store, and learn from scratch, but there is no one in the master's family, only this one proprietor, such an arrangement is not suitable, and there will be a suspicion of a slave bully.

The three of them came to see each other, Zhou Fengji was a little reserved, after all, he was an old man who created a situation with Lao Dong Zhiyun, even Zhang Han's father Zhang Cheng was a nephew in front of him.

Li Yuchun looked even more cold, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Zhang Han.

Only Liang Hong is very arrogant, he is also the youngest one, just turned thirty, in the store is a young man to do the shopkeeper, he smiled at Zhang Han and said: "It's a good thing that the young proprietor comes, start early, and the responsibility on my shoulders is smaller." ”

They greeted each other, but they were a little embarrassed.

Zhou Fengji thought for a while, stretched out his hand and said, "Shaodong came to the store, it was too cold outside." ”

Zhang Han nodded and strode forward.

The three shopkeepers glanced at each other, and they were all a little surprised.

To say that Zhang Han was a standard nerd in the past, he only knew how to read at home, and he was a little pedantic when he saw people talking, and he was a little timid, and he was a little withdrawn when he encountered things on the scene.

may also be because he knows his flaws and knows the hidden crisis of the Zhang family, so the original Zhang Han chose to study and take the exam...... He is already a child, if he is admitted to Xiucai, his status will be different, and if he is promoted, even if he is not a jinshi, the status of the Zhang family in Xinpingbao will be stable.

It's a pity that it backfired, Zhang Han had already taken the exam several times, but he didn't get it, so he worked hard in the study in the cold winter and suffered from the cold.

Zhang Han entered the store and began to look inside.

The storefront is actually very large, the door of the five rooms, the house is also five, the five rooms at that time are not comparable to the later generations, I am afraid that there are more than 1,000 square meters of size, such a large façade, the most placed is still grain, in addition to the tea basket, the oil basket, put some cloth and paper against the south wall, and a small amount of precious goods such as silk and satin, there are some iron pots in the corner of the north wall, half-covered, not clearly placed in the room...... Iron pots and other materials are only sold in the official market, and they are used by military towns to exchange horses with Tartars, and iron tools are not allowed to be sold in private markets and small markets, in case Tartars buy too much, and use them to melt and forge armor weapons.

Now the Mongolian departments are in short supply of iron weapons, living utensils are not enough, iron arrows are insufficient, not to mention ironclad soldiers, because of this restriction, the combat effectiveness of the Tartar tribes continues to decline, and there has been no large-scale war on the Xuanda side for a long time.

He looked at it, and went to the treasury, there were more than 10,000 silver of grain and tea in it, and the warehouses were full of piles, and there were also silk and satin, but the quantity was very small, and most of the valuables of this kind were wanted by the big and small Taiji and nobles over there, and ordinary herdsmen would never afford it, and they didn't dare to think about it, and the shipment would not be too large.

At this time, the store was full of people, three shopkeepers and about 20 men were standing in the store, and when Zhang Han came back from the warehouse, everyone bowed together and saluted him, the proprietor.

If it was the original Zhang Han, he would definitely be at a loss, and he didn't know what to do, but at this time, Zhang Han was calm, and returned the salute to the shopkeeper and the guys, and after getting up, Zhang Han said loudly: "Everyone is hard, I studied at home before, and I have never been here often, and in the future, everyone will still work together to do a good job in the business, and if you make a profit, you will not treat everyone badly, and everyone will benefit." ”

Zhou Fengji and Li Yuchun nodded slightly, Li Yuchun's face was a little surprised, but there was still a hint of disdain, Liang Hong laughed, stepped forward and said: "Shaodong has never been to the shop, and when he returned here for the first time today, his words were heartwarming, which is really admirable." ”

Zhou Fengji said: "Even so, everyone is still scattered to do their own things, don't be busy." ”

Everyone agreed and dispersed, each busy with the matter at hand, but the three shopkeepers and Zhang Han looked at each other.

If Zhang Han is a young man, it is naturally good to be in a good place, if Zhang Han is an adult proprietor, it is also easy to do, there is a quiet room behind the store, and the grandfather and Uncle Zhang Cheng were sitting in it.

Zhou Fengji said: "The young proprietor is sitting on the outer cabinet, and sitting there in the south, and how many days will he say?" ”

"Just do what the cabinet says."

Zhang Han understands that when he first arrives today, it is impossible and impossible to give himself a decision, and there will be nothing to make a decision for himself, there is really something important, of course, it is still the same as before, sending someone to the inner house to report to his mother Chang to decide, this situation, Zhang Han did not expect to change in a few days.

What he has to do now is to sit on the high chair under the cabinet on the south wall with a smile, watch the guests coming and going in the store, how the shopkeepers receive the guests, discuss the price and determine all the details, and then watch the busy figures of the guys pass by in front of his eyes, Zhang Han is not in a hurry, in this time and space, in the forty-fifth year of Wanli, he is still a teenager less than sixteen, he is really not in a hurry.