Chapter Ninety-Three: The Way to Sell Salt

Zhang Fengwu shook his head: "I don't boast of being knowledgeable, and I pay more attention to the situation in the imperial court, but compared with Mr. Yang Qian, it is beyond reach, if Mr. Yang Qian says that he has no knowledge, then all of us are frogs at the bottom of the well." ”

Zhang Fengqi said with a smile: "It's rare that you can convince someone, and I feel very happy for my brother." ”

Zhang Fengwu said with a smile: "Big brother, what I admire most now is you, how did you know Mr. Yang Qian?" And looking at the relationship between you, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary friend relationship. ”

Zhang Fengqi smiled and told him how he got acquainted with Yang He.

Zhang Fengwu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Like Mr. Yang Qian, he is a person who really does great things, big brother, you really look down on your brother, how can I be qualified to be Mr. Yang Qian." ”

"Qizhi, Brother Yang is indeed dedicated to studying, but the gentleman Brother Yang is looking for can't be those rotten Confucians who can only read four books and five classics, so I think of you for my brother." Zhang Fengqi said.

Zhang Fengwu waved his hand again and again: "If it's just for studying, then I don't dare to be Mr. Yang Qian, besides, the eldest brother and Yang Qian's brother intersect, how can I surpass?" In this way, if Mr. Yang Qian can afford me, then I will be a staff member under Mr. Yang Qian. ”

Yang He hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that I have wronged Mr." ”

Zhang Fengwu said with a smile: "Lu Fang Weng Yun, the paper is shallow, and he never knows that he has to do it." I've read a lot of books and traveled a lot over the years, but I've never really done a thing. Mr. Yang Ming said that knowledge and action are one, and now it seems that what I lack is precisely action. ”

Yang He couldn't help frowning when he heard this, he finally felt shallow on paper, and he never knew that he had to bow to it, he had learned this poem, it was done by the great poet Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Lu Fangweng was Lu You. Who is Mr. Ke Yangming? To be able to say the words of the unity of knowledge and action, this person is amazing.

Seeing Yang He's expression, Zhang Fengwu smiled and said, "Yang Qian, do you think it's useless? ”

Yang He hurriedly said: "No, I don't know who Mr. Yangming said just now, please advise." ”

Zhang Fengwu shook his head suddenly, Zhang Fengwu smiled: "Mr. Yangming's name is Wang Shouren, and he is a great sage in this dynasty. ”

Yang He nodded silently, he can say the words of the unity of knowledge and action, this person can indeed be called a great sage, and if he has time in the future, he will have to find this person's book and read it.

Immediately, Yang He patted his head, and Zhang Fengwu was still waiting for his reply.

Smiling, Yang He said: "Don't hide it, Mr. I really lack a staff member by my side, Mr. is willing to give in, and Yang is overjoyed." However, this gentleman cannot shirk his office. ”

Zhang Fengwu said with a smile: "I will never shirk the position of Mr., but I will never dare to accept the name of Mr." ”

Zhang Fengqi said with a smile: "What Qi Zhi said is very true, you and I are commensurate with brothers, how can Qi Zhi be your husband?" In my opinion, Qizhi is a few years older than you, and he is also your brother, so I will guide you to read and write in the name of my brother. ”

Yang He thought about it, nodded slightly, and then arched his hand to Zhang Fengwu: "Then I will ask Brother Qi for more advice." ”

"Feng Wu doesn't understand practice, if he doesn't do it properly, I hope Yang Qian will take care of it." Zhang Fengwu also arched his hand.

Yang He waved his hand and smiled: "Don't call me Mr. Qian in the future, Brother Longchuan gave me a font name just now, Brother Qi can call me Yingshi, or you can call me Wentian." ”

Zhang Fengwu groaned: "In time? But from the crane, auspicious also, should be born from time to time? Smell the sky, but the crane sings in Jiugao, and the sound is heard in the sky? ”

"Exactly." Zhang Fengqi said with a smile.

"Appropriate, especially the word should be the most appropriate, auspicious should come from time to time, Ming Zhongxing can be expected, when the floating white." Zhang Fengwu said with a smile.

"The two brothers really look up to me." Yang He said with a smile.

"Hahaha, let's go, drink and go, if you don't get drunk today, you won't be home." Zhang Fengwu laughed.

Zhang Fengqi said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry to drink, I'll send someone to call your uncle Fan Liu." ”

Zhang Fengwu frowned and said, "What do you want him to do?" A coppery smell. ”

Zhang Fengqi shook his head and smiled: "Don't look down on him, Wen Tian wants to do things, but you can't do without him." ”

Yang He also smiled: "Brother Qi, I'm afraid you will have to deal with Shopkeeper Fan more in the future." ”

Zhang Fengwu groaned slightly, and then smiled: "It turns out that my uncle is also doing things for Brother Yingshi, that's okay, I haven't seen him for a few days, call him too, I'll see how many catties of meat he has on him now." ”

Zhang Fengqi smiled, summoned a subordinate, and asked him to invite Fan Liu.

Listening to Zhang Fengwu's frivolous speech, Yang He couldn't help but move in his heart.

When Zhang Fengqi introduced Zhang Fengwu to him in the past, he admired Zhang Fengwu very much, it is said that this Zhang Fengwu should never be a frivolous person, but now he is talking like this, obviously to cater to himself, this Zhang Fengwu knows how to be flexible!

Thinking of this, Yang He's gaze at Zhang Fengwu couldn't help but change.

Yang He knows very well that his subordinates are all rough people, if his staff members are clear-faced, they will definitely have a bad relationship with these people, and now it seems that Zhang Fengwu also understands this, this person is indeed a usable person.

After pondering for a while, Yang He smiled and said: "Brother Qi, I once told Brother Longchuan that if you want to do things after you come, you will hand over the people who moved from Liaodong to you to manage, these people have a total of more than 8,000 people, and they are divided into two places, one is near Xiangshan in the north of Funing County, and the other is in the area of the mouth of the Southeast Ocean River in Funing County, I wonder if Brother Qi is interested in managing these people?" ”

Zhang Fengwu said with a smile: "I don't dare to ask for it." ”

Yang He smiled and nodded.

After taking a sip of tea, Yang He suddenly said, "By the way, Brother Qi, do you know how far Xuanfu is from us?" ”

"It's a long way away, about a thousand miles." Zhang Fengwu said.

"Does Brother Qi know anything about Xuanfu?" Yang He asked.

Zhang Fengwu smiled: "I know a little." ”

Smiling, Zhang Fengwu continued: "Xuanfu is less than four hundred miles away from Jingshi, and it is located in a key area, and it is one of the important towns on the nine sides. ”

"Is there a horse market there?" Yang He asked.

"Naturally, there is a horse market, and there is more than one place, how? Brother Ying Shi wants to do business in Xuanfu? Zhang Fengwu said with a smile.

Yang He smiled: "A little idea." ”

Zhang Fengwu said with a smile: "If Brother Ying Shi wants to do business in Xuanfu, you can ask my uncle for help, the Fan family started from the horse market, Xuanfu, Datong's horse market business, half of it is in the hands of the Fan family, doing the horse market business, when it comes to the Fan family in Taiyuan, there is nothing I don't know." ”

"Oh? I haven't heard this talk about shopkeeper Fan. Yang He smiled.

While speaking, Fan Liu entered the study and saw Zhang Fengqi and Yang He, Fan Liu hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

After a few people saw the ceremony, Zhang Fengwu smiled and said: "Brother Yingshi, ask him about business." ”

Seeing that Zhang Fengwu had no scruples about talking to Yang He, Fan Liu couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, wondering how this brother-in-law with eyes above the top could look at Yang He differently.

However, Fan Liu still smiled: "I don't know what business Lord Yang wants to do?" ”

Listening to Fan Liu's words, Yang He nodded secretly, this person is doing things safely, although Zhang Fengwu is his brother-in-law, he doesn't show any words.

Smiling, Yang He said: "Two days ago, a friend told me about the horse market in Xuanfu, and I didn't know much about the situation in Xuanfu, so I inquired with Brother Qi. ”

Fan Liu said with a smile: "It is true that you can make money by relying on the horse market, but it also depends on what kind of business you do." ”

After a pause, Fan Liu said: "But the most profitable thing is salt tea, as long as there is goods, there will be as much as there is in Mongolia." ”

Hearing Fan Liu mention salt tea, Zhang Fengqi suddenly coughed lightly, got up and said to Zhang Fengwu: "Qizhi, I can't stand them anymore, every time we meet, I talk about these things, I'll go back to the back house to see my nephew." ”

Zhang Fengwu was stunned when he heard this, and then got up and said: "It's time for my nephew to get out of school, and I'll take a look at my nephew to see if he has improved in his homework." ”

Zhang Fengqi nodded, smiled at Yang He and said, "When the time comes, you guys will chat first, and when the banquet is ready, I will send someone to invite you." ”

Yang He smiled and arched his hand.

When the two brothers Zhang Fengqi and Zhang Fengwu came out of the study, Yang He looked at Fan Liu and shook his head and smiled: "Shopkeeper Fan, Master Zhang is avoiding suspicion." ”

Fan Liu smiled: "I can't hide anything from adults." ”

Coughing lightly, Fan Liu said with a straight face: "After the adult left last time, the villain pondered for a while and felt that he still had to do the salt business. ”

Yang He smiled: "What's a good idea?" ”

Fan Liu said: "My lord, now the salt is easy to get, and the salt is not easy to get, but the adult is different, there are people under the adult, and there is land by the sea, why not boil the salt and dry the salt yourself?" My lord, one pound of salt is three dollars of silver, and one of three hundred pounds of salt is ninety taels of silver, and after removing the cost of buying salt and miscellaneous things, one salt will earn at least seventy taels of silver. Let's not have more, we can earn 70,000 taels of silver by boiling 1,000 taels of salt a year. ”

Hearing this, Yang He got up, paced a few steps in the room, and suddenly looked back at Fan Liu and said, "How much salt can one person cook in a day?" ”

"If you cook it in an iron pot, you can cook at least ten catties of salt a day." Fan Liudao.

"If one person cooks ten catties of salt a day, then a thousand people will be 10,000 catties a day, and 300,000 catties of salt a month, which means that if I use a thousand people to cook salt, I can earn 70,000 taels of silver a month." After thinking about it for a while, Yang He asked, "Is there a way to sell it?" ”

Fan Liu smiled and said, "The villain still has some ways to go in Datong and Xuanfu. ”

Yang He nodded, muttered for a while, and said: "I'll arrange the matter of boiling salt, you can find the way, and I'll give them half of the profit when the time comes." ”

"Your Excellency, you must be careful in this matter, and you must not allow those merchants to trade with us." Fan Liu said busily.

"We transported the salt to the trade, and it was inevitable that someone would check it along the way, so I'm afraid it won't be easy to pass, right?" Yang He said.

Fan Liu smiled and said, "It's not easy for others, but for adults, it's not a big problem." Because the lord's command is the official army, and the official army escorts, who dares to check and block it? ”

Yang He smiled and nodded.

Fan Liu continued: "There is no need to rush this matter for the time being, after all, those people have not settled down yet." Let's tell the adults about the things that the adults have assigned. ”

Saying that, Fan Liu took out a stack of contracts from his arms and handed them to Yang He and said, "Yihongyuan has already bought it, this is the house deed and the title deed, as well as the deed of sale of those girls." ”