Chapter 18: Returning to the Rightful Owner

Gaizhou, He Shizhong's residence.

He Shizhong's mansion had just been bought at a strong price from a Confucian merchant, and it was small but exquisite.

When Zhang Yuyang came to He Shizhong's house, it was already afternoon, and He Shizhong was taking a nap in the fine house in the back hall.

The servant who reported was scolded by He Shizhong, "You dog slave! Didn't you see me taking a nap! A small hundred households dare to come directly to the master? Phew, something that doesn't open your eyes! Hit the master out! ”

He Shizhong lay on the bed and scolded, the servant knelt on the ground tremblingly, and secretly greeted Zhang Yuyang's ancestors for eighteen generations. When will the one who kills a thousand knives not come, but this time comes!

"Childe, this hundred households are wearing your saber, saying that there is something to return to Childe. The little one dared to come in and report to the childe. The servant knelt on the ground and said.

Isn't it Huang Zheng's disguise to look for me? He Shizhong thought about it for a while, his face softened slightly, and he sent the servant out, and reluctantly pushed away a fragrant (beautiful) body next to the pillow, and did not forget to poke it on the (fart) strand (egg) of the (delicate (body).

He Shizhong got up, got dressed under the service of the concubine, and went to the front hall to see Zhang Yuyang.

Walking to the front hall, He Shizhong saw that the person who came was alive, and he couldn't help but sink his face when he didn't look like Huang Zheng. Li ignored Zhang Yuyang, and sat straight to the chair in the middle of the hall to let people watch tea.

"Anyway, why did you come to the camp?" He Shizhong's attitude was very cold, He Shizhong was the general of the Tengbao battalion, and the camp was the self-proclaimed general of the Great Zhao battalion.

Zhang Yuyang smiled wryly and reported to his home, "Zhang Yuyang, a hundred households in Pingshan Fort." ”

Hearing that Zhang Yuyang was one of the hundred households in Pingshan Fort, He Shizhong's color changed slightly, but He Shizhong was born in a century-old wealthy family, and he was considered to have seen the big scene, so he quickly calmed down, and the servants around him almost didn't notice the subtle changes on He Shizhong's face.

"You have a hundred households in Pingshan Fort, why are you looking for a base camp!" He Shizhong pulled down his face.

"General He lost something, and it happened to be picked up by his subordinate boss He Tengxiao Qianhu, and He Qianhu asked his subordinates to return this thing to General He." Zhang Yuyang uncovered the silk cloth, the saber had no scabbard, and the silk cloth was uncovered to directly reveal the cold and shining blade. Zhang Yuyang's expression was indifferent, and the servants around He Shizhong thought that Zhang Yuyang was an assassin, and hurriedly drew their swords to guard He Shizhong's side.

Zhang Yuyang smiled coldly, holding the knife and said, "Now return this knife to General He." ”

He Shizhong glanced at the two nearest servants and motioned for them to go up and get their knives. The two servants held knives in one hand to guard against Zhang Yuyang, and drew their sabers from Zhang Yuyang's hands with the other.

After the servant took the saber, he handed the saber to He Shizhong, this saber He Shizhong is very familiar with, the saber fell into He Tengxiao's hand, indicating that Huang Zheng's gang of horse bandits planned to attack the refugee camp at night was not successful, and stealing chickens did not become a counter-erosion.

He Shizhong clenched his saber and looked at Zhang Yuyang, his eyes showing a fierce light. Zhang Yuyang naturally understood that He Shizhong was annoyed and ashamed, and wanted to kill him, and said with a smile, "It seems that this knife is General He's saber, and He Qianhu also caught the thief who stole General He's saber, and asked his subordinates to ask General He if they want to solve these two evil thieves who don't know the severity of the matter to General He's mansion and wait for General He's fate." ”

In the face of Zhang Yuyang's naked coercion, He Shizhong trembled all over, handed the saber to a servant and asked the servant to take the saber down. If this matter spreads, even if He Shibao protects him, his reputation will be completely stinky.

"No need, it's just a few little thieves, He Qianhu can dispose of it by himself." He Shizhong forced a smile and said, "He Qianhu asked you to come, just to return the knife?" He Shizhong naturally knew that He Tengxiao didn't just send Zhang Yuyang to return the saber to him, He Tengxiao didn't poke this matter away, he must have other plans.

"He Qianhu also asked his subordinates to carry a letter to General He." Zhang Yuyang took out the letter from his arms, and a servant took the letter and handed it to He Shizhong.

He Shizhong tore open the envelope in front of him and read it. After reading the letter, He Shizhong changed color and crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it on the ground. In the letter, He Tengxiao asked He Shizhong for 8,000 stones of rice grain, 5,000 catties of iron, 3,000 horses of cloth, and 3,000 taels of silver. Don't fucking think that if you have some military merits, you will be fucking presumptuous in front of Lao Tzu! ”

Zhang Yuyang guessed that He Tengxiao wrote this letter to He Shizhong to knock He Shizhong hard, but he didn't know how much He Tengxiao offered, so He Shizhong scolded He Tengxiao regardless of his image.

"The knife has been returned, the letter has been brought, the task of the subordinates has been completed, and the subordinates have retired." Zhang Yuyang gave He Shizhong a military salute with a fist and retreated, and walked out of the door without waiting for He Shizhong to reply. Walking under the lintel, two sturdy servants blocked Zhang Yuyang's way out and prevented Zhang Yuyang from going out of the door.

He Shizhong waved his hand and motioned for the two servants to let Zhang Yuyang out. After Zhang Yuyang went out, He Shizhong tried his best to calm down his emotions and calm himself down. The servants hadn't seen He Shizhong so angry for a long time, and they held their breath and didn't dare to speak.

After the time of a pillar of incense had passed, He Shizhong poked his temple, left the seat and picked up the letter paper on the ground, unfolded it and looked at it again. After reading it, He Shizhong held the letter paper between his index and middle fingers to his housekeeper He Jinjiang, gritted his teeth and said, "According to the number above, send it to him." ”

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Zhang Yuyang's return to Pingshan Fort was already the first shift. When passing through the camp, there was no more daytime riots, the order was orderly, and the injured people were properly resettled. Zhang Yuyang admired He Tengxiao's organizational ability, and pacified the refugees who had just been attacked in just one day. If He Tengxiao is a civil official, he will also be a capable official, right?

After entering the fort, Zhang Yuyang didn't bother to change into a stinky sweaty clothes, and went straight to Qianhu Mansion to find He Tengxiao.

He Tengxiao was busy with the resettlement of refugees during the day, and it was not until the evening that he met with the merchants that Zhang Yuyang mentioned yesterday. Zhang Yuyang was ordered to go to Gaizhou to deliver letters, and the matter of managing the warehouse was handed over to his deputy Li Jian to handle it on his behalf. Li Jian was the treasurer of the Xuanwu Battalion who fled to Pingshan Fort with He Tengxiao, and was the military attache who took care of the Xuanwu Battalion warehouse before.

These merchants were originally supposed to be recommended by Zhang Yuyang, but now that Zhang Yuyang was ordered to go to Gaizhou and has not returned, Li Jian will introduce these merchants to Zhang Yuyang.

"Zhang Baihu." Li Jian brought a few merchants to the back office of the Qianhu Mansion and retired from the back office of the Qianhu Mansion.

"Lord Qianhu can be in the back office?" Zhang Yuyang asked.

"Lord Qianhu is talking to those merchants in the back office to discuss things." Li Jian replied.

Zhang Yuyang thanked Li Jian and went to He Tengxiao's residence to find He Tengxiao.

When He Tengxiao saw Zhang Yuyang coming back, he sat down with Zhang Yuyang, and several businessmen also knew Zhang Yuyang and sang a song to Zhang Yuyang.

There were three merchants in the house, the three merchants they had met in the Land Temple, the leaders of the caravan. He also played a role in guarding Pingshan Fort.

The young businessman sitting in the middle is called Shi Yufeng, the word is benevolent and sincere, he looks like he is in his early twenties, wearing a blue-green straight shirt, and there is a bit of bookish air between his eyebrows. Zhang Yuyang knew that these merchants were from Jinling, and Jinling's literary style was prosperous, so it was not surprising that this young merchant had a bookish look on his face.

"Your kindness He has received it, but He Mou can't accept your goods." He Tengxiao said.

"These things are not brought in life and are not brought in death, it is a great luck to be able to pick up a life from Liaoyang, and it is a long way to Jinling, but it is easy to cause trouble when you bring these things back, it is better to stay here with the benefactor and have some use." Shi Yufeng sighed slightly.

He Tengxiao thought about it, so he no longer refused their kindness, and said, "It's okay, but He still has some things to ask you." ”

"The benefactor said that it doesn't matter, what to ask for, I wait." Shi Yufeng said happily.

"I think you also know that up to now, more than 4,000 refugees in Pingshan Fort are waiting to be fed, food and clothing are not available, and He can barely raise rice and grain, but cotton, cloth, wood, iron, etc., with He's ability, he can't get them."

After settling these refugees, the reconstruction of Pingshan Fort is the top priority, and the Gaizhou side and the imperial court will allocate some materials to He Tengxiao at that time, but the urine of a large Zhao official, after layers of exploitation, how many materials will finally reach him? He Tengxiao didn't count on the court and the He family, and if he wanted to protect himself in the troubled times, the most practical thing was to rely on himself. However, Liaodong is located in the border of Dazhao, and these materials are relatively scarce and not easy to buy. The supply of many materials in Liaodong depends on the Guannai area, and there are two main transportation routes, one is from the Guannei provinces through Dengzhou and Laizhou to Liaodong by sea, and the other is by land, going to the sea gate, and transporting to all parts of Liaodong through the Liaoxi Corridor.

Cotton, cloth, and timber were good enough to be obtained by ordinary merchants who had enough silver. The iron tools were returned to the official camp, and the imperial court had explicitly ordered that the people were not allowed to use them privately, and once they were discovered, they would be punished for the crime of rebellion. However, due to the fact that the profits of the utensils were too large, the imperial court repeatedly banned them, and there were still people who risked killing their heads to sell iron utensils.

Of course, this is only a businessman without a deep background who takes the risk of killing his head to do this business. Of course, businessmen with deep backgrounds are not at risk of being killed, and in Jiangnan, some wealthy merchant giants even control the iron trade in a county or even a prefecture, and the government is helpless. It has long been an open secret that private iron trading is prevalent, but no one has pierced this layer (film). These businessmen have deep pockets, so they are naturally not ordinary small businessmen. Only then did He Tengxiao dare to make such a request to them.

Wen Kelong, a middle-aged businessman sitting next to Shi Yufeng, said, "Engong, cotton, cloth, and wood are all wrapped around us, but they are just iron tools......

Before Wen Kelong could finish speaking, Shi Yufeng interrupted him, "Engong, these things are all wrapped up in us, Engong will go back and make a list and leave it to us." ”

Wen Kelong was just about to say that iron tools were difficult to handle, and He Tengxiao was thinking about how to persuade Wen Kelong to bring them some iron tools. Iron tools are the most important materials for He Tengxiao, and a large number of iron tools are needed for next year's spring ploughing, as well as the creation of weapons. I didn't expect Shi Yufeng to agree so happily, He Tengxiao said with a smile, "Then He Mou first thanked Shi Gongzi for the more than 4,000 refugees in Pingshan Fort, thank you, He Mou will not take advantage of you, and He Mou will buy the iron at the market price." ”

After saying something, He Tengxiao sent people to send these merchants away. Zhang Yuyang then told He Tengxiao about his trip to Gaizhou to find He Shizhong today. He Shizhong made such a ruthless stumbling block for him, and He Tengxiao was really sorry for himself if he didn't hit He Shizhong hard.

Hearing He Shizhong insulting him in front of Zhang Yuyang, He Tengxiao couldn't help laughing. didn't expect He Shizhong to have this kind of self-cultivation, but he was not worried that He Shizhong would not agree to his request, for He Shizhong, reputation is much more important than the goods that He Tengxiao offered. He Shizhong is not a stupid person, he understands which of the two is more important and how to choose.