“…… What kind of climate can I have to read more scriptures and history when I have free time, and I am bored in the house all day long, rummaging through the account books? Last time I went to Yao's house to propose marriage to you, wasn't it enough for your father to be humiliated? You have to fight for some energy, although the world is not quiet now, but one look at the background and the other look at the knowledge, our family is not a close branch in the clan, and your father has no fame, so he has only been tossing and turning for half a lifetime. Now you're busy with those useless things inside and out, and your father and I don't have much face now, and now you've lost all of it......"

Chen Shutong scolded his son in extreme depression while stroking his chest and gasping.

"Yes--my son knows it's wrong-" Chen Zhe's face at this moment no longer has the calmness and calmness that he had when he talked about business with Liu Heng a few hours ago, and he was full of regret and shame when he confessed his guilt, kneeling on the ground and perfunctory in a very serious tone of sincerity - oh no, it was in response to his father.

"Daddy - you have been working outside for a long time, although the eldest brother is at home, but he is tired for a day, it is not easy, you don't scold him anymore, people say that the old man has a strong liver fire, and his anger hurts his body, and he is sick......"

I don't know when, my daughter Chen Su came over from the back house, walked to her father's side with a free movement, casually replaced the leftover tea soup on a few sons, and gently comforted her father while gently beating her shoulder.

"Alas-" Chen Shutong suddenly lost his temper in front of his daughter, but he was still unwilling, and said hatefully: "Beast, I don't care if you live or die at home, don't you think about your sister?" Your stubborn reputation for not learning and not knowing how to do it has ruined her whole life, don't you reflect on it? ”

Chen Zhe, who was still pretending to be his grandson, moved when he heard this, but he didn't speak, raised his head and glanced at his sister secretly, his eyes were full of gratitude and gratitude, but there was also a trace of uncertain apology.

Chen Su unceremoniously patted his father's shoulder and said, "Daddy's words are inappropriate, how can this kind of thing be blamed on the eldest brother?" Nowadays, the world is difficult, and the program is often lost, and reading more may not lead to any good results. Didn't my father see the previous Zhiming Mansion, what a learned person, together with the soldiers, his head was cut off and hung in the public court of the county government, and the old and young men of the family were killed cleanly, and the women in the house were ...... In short, none of the family members have ended, this is the benefit of readers? ”

Chen Shutong smiled bitterly: "I can't say you, you are towards this beast, just one day, our family will be defeated by this beast......"

He turned his head and glanced at his eldest daughter lovingly: "Zhizhi, if this beast can be like you, he will be content with his father." But no matter how smart and witty you are, but after all, you are a woman, when your father is still there, everything is okay to say, if your father is not there in the future, what can you do? ”

He paused, quietly looked at his daughter's face, and said softly: "I checked the household registration in the county office, and the family surnamed Yuan who lives in Nanfang is poor, but it is a famous family, and the ancestors have been prime ministers, but they are not in the same line as our family." That Yuan Xiucai is also quite talented, the last time Yuan Zhengjie was in the Observation Mansion, when it came to words, Li Observation and Qin Mingfu unanimously praised his good handwriting and Chu Dengshan's demeanor. Next time, why don't you find an opportunity to invite him to the house, and talk to him in the front hall for your father, and you and your mother will take a look at it in the back to see if it is still what you like......"

Speaking of this, Chen Shutong stopped talking, because his daughter, who was a little shy at the beginning, had become pale at the moment. He gently shook his daughter's hand: "What's wrong?" To? ”

Chen Su shook his head and said lightly: "My daughter is fine, Dad, you and your mother are worried, it is your daughter who has dragged you down......"

She said plainly, but Chen Shutong knew her temperament very well, and hurriedly asked, "But what Daddy said about this person is not your heart?" ”

Chen Su smiled lightly, but said extremely firmly: "This future life is very good, Daddy, it's just-"

"--Daughter doesn't marry a scholar......"

The crisp and gentle voice brought out a resolute and irreversible one.

Chen Shutong was stunned, but Chen Zhe knelt on the ground and sighed secretly, and was about to say a word or two for the old lady, but he heard footsteps behind him, but it was the old housekeeper who walked in, holding two famous thorns made of bamboo in his hands.

"Master, the Luzi Pass inspection made the former battalion commander Xuanjie Captain Li and the former battalion secretary join the army to join the army and the captain Zhou, come to worship!"

Chen Shutong was taken aback, he dealt with Li * but sent Lang Zhong to meet in the afternoon and said a few words, at that time Li *'s mind was all on Gao Shaoyuan's body, and he was a little neglectful of him, he was secretly unhappy in his heart, and he didn't want to just a few hours later, this inspector actually came to the door, and respectfully cast a famous assassination. Chen Shutong didn't know the meaning of Li *, but he also knew that this stunned young man now had great influence in Yanzhou, and he was a figure who could not be offended. Immediately got up in a hurry and ordered his daughter and son to avoid it.

The old butler hesitated and said, "...... Sir, the two adults are not here to visit the master......"

"Ah——?h

Chen Shutong was even more surprised, but he heard the old housekeeper say in a strange tone: "...... The two adults made it clear that they had come to visit the young master......"

Chen Shutong almost didn't get angry on the spot, he glared at his son viciously, waved his hand, and said, "Tell them to go back...... Just say that the young master doesn't see them......"

Chen Zhe immediately said: "Daddy, I'm just afraid that something is wrong......"

Chen Shutong glared and was about to reprimand him, but Chen Su said on the side: "Daddy, the eldest brother is right, you can't deal with it like this......"

Chen Shutong turned his head and glanced at her, but saw his daughter with a worried look on her face: "Daddy, this Li Inspector can make a big fuss in Yanzhou, even Gao Shizhong and Gao Yanei have suffered a big loss at his hands, and there is Li Guanguan behind him to support him, it is not something that a powerless and powerless clan like us can afford to provoke, offend him, I am afraid that the clan will be destroyed in his hands in the future." Besides, people came to visit, cast a famous thorn to pretend to be the last junior, although it was not to worship Daddy, after all, the etiquette was complete, and there was no fault, Daddy handled it like this, if Li Observation Qin Mingfu knew, what should he think? ”

The more Chen Shutong listened, the more justified he felt, he sighed, waved his hand and ordered, "Please come in!" ”

"Daddy, although it is said that there are different ways of civil and martial arts, but after all, the Xuanjie Captain and the Imperial Insult Captain are both eight grades, according to the etiquette regulations, Daddy should open the middle door to greet him in person-" Chen Suwei said.

A moment later, the middle door of Chen's mansion was opened, Chen Shutong was in front, Chen Zhe was behind, and he strode out.

Chen Shutong saluted with his fists and said with a forced smile: "The inspector came to the cold house, and even threw himself into a famous assassination, which is really killing the father and son of the lower official......"

Seeing Chen Shutong, Li * was also stunned, he hesitated and saluted: "Is this the mansion of County Lieutenant Chen?" Oops...... I really don't know, it's rude......"

In fact, not only him, Zhou Zhengyu was also quite stunned, there are many people in the east and west cities who know the owner of the abundant grain number, Boss Chen, but there are few people who know that this Boss Chen is the son of the county lieutenant Chen of Fushi County, and even Liu Heng came to visit, but he didn't know that this house was the home of the county lieutenant Chen.

Chen Shutong smiled reluctantly: "It's okay, it's okay, the inspection comes to the cold house, it really makes Peng Sheng shine, this is the luck of the lower officials, it's ......"

He was not good at words, and the kind words turned over and turned over just a few words, and it was over after speaking, but Chen Zhe, who was neither humble nor arrogant, stepped forward and bowed: "Under Chen Zhe, I have seen the inspection lord......"

"Mr. Chen is polite-" Li * has already returned Chen Shutong's gift, so it is not good to return Chen Zhe's gift, and he reluctantly accepted Chen Zhe's gift at the moment, and when he saw him straighten up, he sincerely admired: "It turns out that Mr. Chen is the son of Lord Chen, and he is really a tiger father without a dog......

Chen Shutong's face changed, and he reluctantly replied: "The inspector is laughing, the puppy can't study, he manipulates some cheap business, and the old man's lintel is humiliated, so I'm really ashamed......"

Li * laughed when he heard this: "My lord is humble, at this time last year, he was just a slave watching the cellar, and Ling Lang was already a noble man with unattainable wealth in the eyes of a certain person......"

Chen Shutong heard these words a little more pleasantly, and immediately waved his hand and said: "It's rude, the inspector invites the main hall to talk......"

When they came to the main hall, the guest lord sat down, the servants served the tea and soup, and after a polite procedure, Li*, who was already a little anxious, no longer paid attention to Chen Shutong, and asked Chen Zhe directly: "What Brother Chen said to Team Officer Liu, Li specially came to ask for advice. ”

Chen Shutong glanced at his son, but saw that Chen Zhe smiled, and regained the calmness and steadiness he had when he saw Liu Heng, and slowly spoke: "The grass people listened to Liu Juntou's words, and the adults ordered seventy horses from Chang'an through Qin Ming Mansion a few days ago?" ”

Li* nodded and said, "Not bad!" ”

Chen Zhe continued: "The grass people also heard that the adults paid a sky-high price of 7,000 yuan for these horses......

Li * smiled bitterly: "Horses are not allowed to be bought and sold in the market in Guanzhong, it is such a price, or can you buy it by secretly bribing a certain amount of money......

Chen Zhe asked: "I wonder if I will buy a horse after the inspection?" ”

Li * was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Of course, you have to buy this thing, horses, for the army, the more the merrier!" ”

Chen Zhe said very simply: "Thirty runs, three-year-old healthy horses, grass people are willing to sell to the inspection adults......"

As soon as the words came out, the three people in the room were immediately stunned.

Chen Shu shouted: "Beast, in front of the two adults, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Li * suddenly became interested: "Lord Chen is not impatient, and listen to Ling Langfen to understand......"

Chen Zhe smiled and said simply and clearly: "As long as the adult nods, in the future, the adult will use horses in the camp, and the villain is willing to bear it!" ”

Li*'s eyes lit up and said, "Brother Chen planted someone in Shayuan Prison?" ”

Chen Zhe shook his head and said with a smile: "No! ”

Li Qi said: "Then where did Brother Chen get the horses?" ”

Chen Zhe pondered for a moment and said slowly: "There are only a few hundred horses in total, and there are still stallions and mares left, so there are naturally very few that can be sold, and the price is naturally extremely high. The adults were able to buy seventy good horses at one time, and it only cost seven thousand yuan, and the person in charge of the transaction was already a capable person in this way, but there was not only one place in the world where there were horses in Shayuan Prison......"

Li * said with a wry smile: "Now that horses are so in demand, it is not easy to buy them anywhere, and the horse court outside the customs is more tightly controlled, so I am afraid that no matter how much money you spend, you will not be able to buy ......"

"Have you ever thought that there are still horse farms in this world that the imperial court can't control?"

"Naturally, there are, the Khitan and the party are both nomadic tribes, and their horses, the court can't control them......"

Speaking of this, Li * had a flash of inspiration and exclaimed: "Brother Chen wants to buy horses from the party? ”

Chen Zhe nodded and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is really wise......

Lee* cried out, "How is that possible? ”

Yanzhou is fighting with the party members for many years, and they are mortal enemies who do not share the sky, how can the party members be willing to sell such an important strategic material as horses to the Yanzhou military at such a low price of 30 yuan?

Chen Zhe said with a smile: "As long as the adults are willing to let go of the caravan of the number of the customs and trade, and the matter of buying horses, it will be wrapped up in the grass people, as long as the number is not too large at a time, within a hundred horses, the villain can do it for the adults, but the horses are unusual materials, and they need to be traded in cash, and they cannot be credited, at this level, the grass people have to say that they are in front......

Li * was silent, and only after a long time did he say: "Allowing your account to go out of the customs to buy and sell, this is the condition of Brother Chen?" ”

Chen Zhe shook his head with a smile: "It's not that we are allowed to go out of the customs to buy and sell goods, but only our number is allowed to go out of the customs to buy and sell goods......"

Lee* immediately understood.

Although there is hostility between the Zhangwu army and the Dingyan army, the Dangxiang tribe is a nomadic tribe after all, and they have to feed a large number of people and Han slaves on weekdays, and the food resources looted are limited after all, and a batch of livestock is consumed as military food every time, so the Dangxiang people do not refuse to do business with the Han people, and exchange livestock and fur for daily necessities such as crops and silk cloth in the Central Plains, while the same is true for the Han people. Because of the geographical relationship, Luzi Pass is stuck at the throat of this trade route, and because the pass has been abandoned for a long time, merchants have almost forgotten that there is another checkpoint here for many years.

But he was appointed as the inspector of Luziguan, which suddenly changed the market pattern.

As long as you say a word, all the businesses that used to be able to do business at will be blocked in the south of Luzi Pass, if you still want to get out of the customs, you must go around Weiping Pass in the east, but that road has to go around a long way, not to mention, after entering the party territory, you can only arrive in Suizhou first and then go to Xiazhou, unlike from Luzi Pass, arriving at the two important towns of Suixia is almost the same distance.

It takes more time and takes more wrongful paths.

In military affairs, time and distance often mean victory.

In commerce, time and distance are money.

As long as he monopolized the Luziguan trade road, Chen Zhe could trade with the party members before the other big merchants arrived in Suixia and grab the biggest profit from it, and when those other merchants arrived, they could only pick up some of Chen Zhe's leftovers and eat cold rice......

Good means, good scheming, good keen market awareness, good smart business acumen.

The fact that he was appointed as the inspector of Luziguan was a plan to kill people with a knife for the Gao family, and he was planning to do it; And this Chen Zhe has glimpsed a huge business opportunity at a glance from the accidental incident caused by this fierce political struggle, if this person can't get rich, it is simply unreasonable.

He thought for a while, smiled and said, "Since there is some power in a certain hand for the time being, what Brother Chen wants is not impossible to achieve......

"But......" Li*'s tone changed, and he said curiously, "...... Li knew that horses were regarded as a scarce thing in the Dingyan army, and many years ago, the Tang Emperor spent sixty yuan to buy horses from Yinxia. In recent years, Yinxia has had a bad relationship with the imperial court, and it is strictly forbidden to sell horses to the Central Plains in private. How can Brother Chen buy a three-year-old horse for 30 times? ”

Chen Zhe smiled disapprerovingly: "My lord, the imperial court is buying horses from the Tuoba family, this method is too stupid, if it is such a buying method, the grass people will never be able to afford it......"

"Oh, Brother Chen, please tell me more—" Lee* asked expectantly.

"Adults know that it takes more than two years for a healthy horse to be born to develop a healthy horse, otherwise it will not be able to go into battle due to lack of strength. In other words, it takes one person to take care of the herding for more than two years, and an experienced herder can take care of at least three foals at the same time. According to the market price of the Central Plains, it is also the purchase price of our name, 120 catties of grain is required for 120 catties, and this 600 catties is enough for a party herdsman to eat for a month, so 8,000 wen is enough for a herdsman to eat for a year. Eight hangs for one year, and only twenty-four hangs for three years. During this time, the herdsman was able to raise at least three good horses, and when I bought one, he had two left, which was the smallest number. Therefore, the price of 30 yuan for adults is added to the profit, and in fact, the cost of a three-year-old horse will never exceed 24 yuan. Please understand, my lord, the grass people are businessmen, and they have to make a living if they want to make money, and it is impossible to make a profit without adding profits......"

Hearing what Li *'s eyes lit up, he was careful to learn everything, and it was really reasonable to say that these ways to make money in business and trade were beyond his imagination.

He said slowly: "Brother Chen hasn't answered so-and-so's question yet. ”

Chen Zhe still has that calm and calm appearance: "My lord knows that the party member Ding household system is different from my Central Plains, in addition to the Tuoba family, there are seven tribes with foreign surnames......"

Li * couldn't control his emotions anymore, so he suddenly stood up from his seat and said loudly, "I understand——! ”

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Two shifts, canvassing for the second time this day......