Chapter 51 Trade
rose from a commoner to a nobleman, just when Zhao Zheng was ambitious to start a career, he suddenly lost his stamina, and his trouser pockets were cleaner than his face. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
There is money to eat, drink and be merry, money to build cities and dig holes, and money to recruit soldiers, and now these things have to be put on hold.
Although the homeinn branches in various places are very profitable, business is always business, and Zhao Zheng did not think about drying up and fishing, and wiped out his own industry at one time.
"To do business, you must open up new business paths."
After being locked in the room for a day, Zhao Zheng came out with the head of the chicken nest and said loudly. Every word he said was accompanied by a large amount of saliva spraying, and he was so engrossed in thinking just now that his tongue was bitten.
"Call Zhao Hua here, and arrange for someone else to escort the caravan to Qin State, I have a new arrangement for him."
Wei Huo half-squinted, retreated to the door solemnly, dried his eyes without saying a word, and made up his mind that next time he received the order, he must keep his head down.
Zhao Hua, that is, the original Four Rabbits, he was the king of soldiers in the scout camp, so Zhao Zheng appointed him as the general of the caravan guard. This is a secret organization, disguised as a business traveler, waiting for an opportunity to find out the national customs and conditions of various countries.
Moreover, each team is equipped with five members of the surveying and mapping team to secretly draw a geographical topographic map of the place they pass through, and Zhao Zheng is like a spider in a spider's web, slowly weaving a big web that covers the world.
"Lord, Zhao Hua reports."
The bloody battle in Wuyang was very deep, and Zhao Zheng sometimes felt that he didn't know these veterans who had followed him since Yixian. Zhao Hua was more stable than before, and his tight-fitting robe showed his steadiness even more.
Zhao Zheng nodded and motioned for him to sit down, the five hundred people brought by Tian Shimu at the beginning, now he remembers it very clearly, whether they are dead or alive. Zhao Hua is a poor person in Luzuo, Dongjun, worse than the mountain people, and he can survive basically thanks to the help of his neighbors, so he is very sleek and very suitable for disguise exploration.
Spread out the original map, this is still Zhao Zheng spent a lot of money to buy from the Luoyi merchants, it is said to be copied from the Zhou Tianzi bedroom map of the world.
The quality is not high, but fortunately, the general range is clearly marked, and Zhao's forehand starts from Gucheng, slides left and right through Yanjin, and finally locks in the grassland in the north of Yuyang County.
"Zhao Hua, you see, go north along Taihang, pass through Daijun, and bypass the border of Raocheng, which is the sphere of influence of the Linhu tribe.
The Yelu tribe of the Linhu tribe is respected, and after the Hu people invaded the south, the tribe moved south, replacing the original position of the king of Donghu Zuoxian.
I believe that this tribe migrating from the fishing seas of the far north is in dire need of goods from the Central Plains, such as salt and ironware, so I want you to go north to do business with them. ”
"Subordinates prepare immediately."
The soldiers trained by the People's Liberation Army have only one standard for treating orders, which is obedience. When Zhao Hua heard the order, he didn't ask about the difficult future, not to mention the materials needed, and promised to prepare it immediately.
Zhao Zheng was a little uncomfortable, and the sleek Zhao Slip's meticulousness in the army surprised him, and he even doubted whether he had ruined this talent.
"Zhonglang General Zhao Slip, I order you to unload the military order, and now it is not the lord who is standing in front of you, but Zhao Zheng. Is there anything else you want to ask now? ”
Zhao Slide's shoulders collapsed instantly, and the appearance of a country scoundrel collapsed on the chair. He scratched his head and said: "Lin Hu has lived in Saibei for a long time, and we don't have anyone who knows their language, so if there is a fight, we won't even have a chance to explain." ”
Knowing how to communicate is just the first thing to do externally, Zhao Zheng nodded and said, "No problem, I will let Xiangguo arrange it for you." ”
After Wei Lian took over the state affairs, he was very satisfied with Zhao Zheng's finances, but he was dissatisfied that Zhao Zheng did not have a decent spy agency. So he is now spending money all over the world to recruit, and even Zhao Zhou didn't let go and formed a shadow guard.
Although Yingwei was created not long ago, he spent all the money left by the horse bandits, and these things were not even recorded in the general ledger, but only recorded in Zhao Zheng's private account.
So in terms of finding someone, Zhao Zheng gave Wei Jian a headache with a wave of his hand, even if he snatched it from the Jidu prison, he had to do it.
Zhao Hua smiled, obviously knowing that Zhao was planning. After the establishment of Yingwei, it absorbed a lot of veterans of the People's Liberation Army, and Zhao Hua had already joined it, but the roster was still being sorted out, so Zhao Zheng didn't know either.
"That suddenly doing business with strangers, you always have to have a friend to rest assured, and your subordinates think that you can allocate some funds for the event, and the banquet and gifts will definitely be used."
Before it opened, Zhao Zheng glanced at it, and still took out a note, doing business always requires capital, these are the degrees of his city lord's mansion, anyway, he doesn't care about aristocratic demeanor, it is better to save it for business.
"20,000 taels of gold, enough is enough, don't worry, your subordinates will definitely dig Lin Hu three feet into the ground, and buy their ancestral cow head back for you to decorate."
The bull head is a symbol of the power of the steppe tribes, is their totem, in the battle of Zhuxia against Hu, the generals often to capture the number of bull heads more brave.
"Hurry up and get out, if you take my father's money, I will give at least ten beauties, what is the bull's head."
Zhao Slip had a smile on his face, as smooth as before, and stuffed the strip into his arms and left.
Wei Huo stood at the door, looked at the folds on his face, and said disdainfully: "I stepped on the gold, and my smile was brighter than a flower." ”
He was not disgusted but happy, and said happily: "Lao Wei, you guessed right, I will invite you to dinner tonight, remember to go to the old place." ”
"What do you think", Zhao Zheng suddenly appeared to interrupt Wei Huo's contemplation, and before he could answer Zhao Zheng, he said again, "I have chosen the location of the camp, you accompany me to take a look." ”
It separates the two ancient kingdoms of Yan and Jin, but few people have fully explored it for thousands of years. In the south of the big flat dome, about thirty miles north of Xunbao, there is a natural canyon - the Valley of the Dead, strange rocks, dogs and teeth are intertwined, if you enter when there is wind at dusk, the cry bursts, the roar shakes the sky, it seems that there are tens of millions of undead gathered here.
Legend has it that this was the execution ground where the king of Zhou killed Di Rong during the Northern Expedition of the barbarians, and was later suppressed by Jiang Ziya, who passed away in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The soldiers of the Gushan army opened the mountain and chiseled stones, built for several months, and the undead did not see one, but found a natural big hole, hidden at the bottom of the valley, and from the hole, the sky was like a line.
The cave is dry and wide, about a few acres of land, and the public priest immediately decided to use this place as the location of the camp.
With the cover of mountains and rocks, you don't even need to be protected by garrisons, and if you are in an emergency, you just need to call for help from the nearest Xunbao.
"Dig tunnels, blow up a line of sky, ambush a lot of secret posts, and kill those who trespass here."
After Zhao Zheng finished looking at the cave, he made an iron order with his heart, the gunpowder formula is related to the safety of the world, and his own life and death, he dare not slack off.
"Zhao Feng, from today onwards, you will be stationed here, and you are not allowed to leave without my warrant. As for all the supplies of food and clothing, Zhao Zhou will personally send it to you, and anyone else will send it, and kill it. ”
The major events of life and death, the ministers are not credible, in the past, the carpenter and Zhao Zheng were in control, but now that there are many affairs, they only dare to hand them over to the retainers Zhao Feng and Zhao Zhou to deal with.
Previously, the workshop was temporarily placed in Dapingding, and Zhao Zheng did not mention half a sentence when he was a hero, but now Zhao Feng has become the head of the battalion, and he has a hundred soldiers under his command, all of whom are veterans who have fought bloody battles with Zhao Zheng in Wuyang City.
"This is the basic fortification of the battalion, and I have divided it into six parts, one for each group of engineers, but no one knows what the whole map looks like."
In his heart, Zhao Zheng was naturally convinced of the principles of the Gongyi family for many years, so apart from him and Zhao Feng, Gongyi Duo was the only one who knew the secret of the camp. Others, such as Wei Lian, Dongfang Gu and others, only know the appearance and do not know the inside.
"Have you done the goods that you have promised to the nations?"
Zhao Feng didn't speak, and took out a note from his arms, which recorded in detail the quantity and quality of the earth-shaking thunder given to the countries.
Different countries are close to each other, the quality is absolutely different, but the appearance is imperceptible. Unless the two earth-shattering thunderbolts were shot at each other for hundreds of pieces, they would not know Zhao Zheng's hands and feet at all.
Zhao Zheng looked at everyone, thought about it, and asked Zhao Feng quietly: "Is the development of the cannon going well?" ”