Chapter 483: The Bitter Salt Merchant
Zhao Jin invited Lang Zhong to take care of them, and as for others who could act on horseback, they directly let them follow the action, and in order to facilitate the command and transfer, they also let several of Wang Ziyang's guards follow, which can be regarded as a general interpreter.
What surprised Zhao Jin here was that in fact, there was no need for translation, perhaps it was Zhao Jin who asked Lang Zhong to take care of this behavior to reassure everyone, and among the dozens of young men who followed, more than a dozen were Han Chinese.
After careful questioning, it was not too surprising, it was nothing more than deserters and border people, as well as captives who had been taken captive, who fled over there, wandered around like those horse thieves, and this time they were directly recruited.
This force played a great role in the rush to help, dozens of horsemen who were well-stricken, accustomed to galloping long distances, and then the cavalry whose archery skills were also quite good, added another layer of guarantee to the victory of the Zhao Zi battalion.
With the help of these dozens of well-mounted Mongolian young men, Zhao Jin's side has completely overwhelmed the Feng family's side in terms of the number of archers, not to mention, the high-speed maneuver of these dozens of Mongolian young men on horseback plus mounted archery and dismounted archery will kill the enemy more in a private fight of this scale.
After returning to Xuzhou, Zhao Jin began to prepare to completely absorb this group of people into the Zhao Zi camp, these people are almost all alone, have no foundation in Xuzhou, and have endured hardships for so many years, as long as they provide a place to live, let them be fed and clothed, they can gain their loyalty.
However, all the way south to this side, and then non-stop rushing to help, it is still necessary to rest or something, Zhao Jin is not ambiguous here, and directly took out the famous wine of Hanjing.
This is amazing, when these young people from the grassland ran for a long time, when they were killing people, they didn't cry bitterly, they responded silently, and as soon as they drank this famous Hanjing wine, they immediately let go of their temperament and sang wildly.
"Master Jin, with this wine, you can make them die, but you still have to control it, otherwise they can really drink themselves to death"
Wang Ziyang had only stopped for a few days, and he was already thinking about the return trip, all the cattle and horses he brought were eaten by Zhao Jin, and the spring plowing and reclamation everywhere needed cattle, and Zhao Ziying and other places also needed more horses.
As for what to pay the bill, Wang Ziyang directly asked for soju, and the camel and cart were filled as much as possible.
"I have to run a few more times this year, toss for three years, and then I can enjoy Qingfu at home." Wang Ziyang said with a smile, this cattle and horse businessman's capital and profits are much larger than ordinary businessmen, and he can still say such a thing, which shows how much money this soju has made by trafficking it outside.
In mid-March, Zhao Jin finally felt the network of salt merchants in the officialdom, although in the confrontation with the Feng family, both sides were jealous, considering the officialdom background of the other party and did not dare to act rashly, the result could only be divided by sword and force, so that the advantages of Zhao Ziying could be fully played.
But in the case of not confrontation, there is nothing to say about the relationship in the officialdom, during this time, the greeting of the governor of Xuzhou is nothing, and the general Zhou can only say that it is usual, the six Shangshu of Nanjing, the two governors of Nanzhili, the eunuchs and nobles in Nanjing, and the bigwigs of Fengyang in the capital, these salt merchants can be used.
The posts that are thrown at the door are often scary, but everyone is not using this to press people, but just as a stepping stone.
Wang Youshan's classmates in Jiangnan who were classmates in the same year were also dug up, and these people introduced them to the post, and they were also the words of the elders, and Zhao Jin also had to give some face.
In addition to these, every salt merchant who came to the door gave a heavy gift, although there are no rare treasures, but it is also decent and magnificent, and the specialties and famous products of Jiangnan and Jiangbei are all available.
The big car shop where Zhao Jin currently lives is not small, but now it still seems cramped, and the new store has not yet been built, so in desperation, Zhao Jin and his wife have to move back to the original house first.
After Xu Zhenzhen got married, she brought a lot of confidants and cronies, and these servants naturally raised their eyebrows, but they also talked about this uncle in private, and he had not seen much of the world.
After all, the Jingshan Xu family has also been rich for many generations, and compared with Zhao Jin, a small family like Zhao Jin, who lived a hard life in his early years, of course, he is magnificent.
After all, everyone also knows the ability of Uncle Lu Dao, looking at the power of the Quartet, they are also becoming more and more respectful, the reason why they say rustic, maybe because of some sourness, obviously the Xu family is higher than the Zhao family, but after coming, there is no upper hand, always find some superiority.
But this time, they were all convinced, looking at the expensive gifts piled up in the courtyard, looking at the amazing posts, and some of the big businessmen who looked like they were rich and noble for generations, but they were humble and polite, desperately trying to stuff benefits on their subordinates, these servants finally realized what kind of person their uncle was.
The subordinates in the house seem to be shrewd, but in fact, what they see and hear is extremely cramped, just such a large piece of heaven and earth, without external shock, it is difficult for them to wake up.
Zhao Jin didn't meet one by one, and all the people who handed over the posts and gifts politely said hello and asked them to wait for the time being, while Zhao Jin discussed with his partners and confidants until late at night every day.
The salt merchants are usually the role of commanding the people, leaving the fireworks in Yangzhou, staying in this poor Xuzhou, except for two sips of good wine to drink, there is no other benefit, each is very impatient, and there is also a trouble, because the inn rebuilt by the big car shop is limited, and the entourage who serves them can not all follow, each person is limited to a few, and the rest live in the nearby small stone village, which makes them feel even more inconvenient.
But I can only grit my teeth and wait here, because during this time, the ban on illicit salt has not stopped.
Those who took the waterway were reversed, and those who went to various places by land through Xuzhou were all strictly investigated, and those who entered Fengyang Mansion by Suining were also detained.
One trip or two salt goods are actually not worth much silver, salt merchants should only give gifts to Zhao Jin and Xuzhou, but these salt goods are detained, not only affect this time, but also troublesome for a long time, salt goods to everywhere, their own distribution of Haoqiang nest owners everywhere, they are out of stock, they will look for new sources of goods, who sells is not selling.
In this way, other places will take advantage of the void, if the Yangtze River flows through those provinces, it is good to say, there is a lot of competition in Jiangbei and Huaibei, and the Changlu salt field in Beizhili is similar to the situation here, and it is not so far from Henan and Nanzhili, and there are also fragmentary salt goods flowing out of Shandong.
If it is delayed any longer, the business will be done by other people's families, and everyone will be very distressed.
"It's just a Xuzhou stick, and every day it is the same as the cabinet, and it meets all day long"
Some people can't help complaining in the inn, they have nothing to do, and there is nothing fun on the ground in Xuzhou, they drink all day long, and the complaints are getting bigger and bigger.
"There is still business in Yangzhou, I can't afford to delay, and if there is no reply, I will go back."
"You are just, taking salt to lead the salt business, when did you intervene, it wasn't for the few stewards in your family to toss, at this time you are busy!"
The wealth of Yangzhou salt merchants has nothing to do with management, their identity is hereditary, and they have the privilege and share of monopoly salt.
Therefore, those who can come to Xuzhou are all characters with some ideas, if they really enjoy wealth and wealth, they will ignore Zhao Jin's side, even if there is no road to Xuzhou, there are still other places where they can buy and sell salt, and they will not delay making a fortune.
It is precisely because of this that the salt merchants who came here complained and complained, and they all waited with a calm heart.
The salt merchants waited for a total of eleven days, during which time some people could not bear to leave, and some people felt that something must be going on here, so they hurried over.
On March 26, Hejiazhuang put a mound of earth outside and built a wooden platform on top of it, about four feet above the ground.
This made the salt merchants and their entourage look very novel, and at the same time made them more anxious, when to talk about business, and as a result, they got the answer as soon as they asked, and Master Zhao will see everyone tomorrow.
There were sixteen salt merchants living in the big car shop, thirty stewards representing the other families, and more than 200 of their retinues, of which eighty percent had arrived early, and the rest had only been here for less than four days.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this reply, but then they were all nervous and curious, what are you going to say tomorrow, Zhao Jin should have discussed it for many days, will it be a lion to open his mouth, if it is really blackmail, how should everyone deal with it?
Some people pondered in the room by themselves, some people discussed together, and after thinking about it, there was no other way, the Feng family had so many backers and relationships in the official face, and this time they didn't move and didn't dare to move, and it was better not to be ugly with those means of their own family.
It may be useful to try, but the strength shown by this Zhao Jin is too strong, if he is not killed at once and is retaliated back by him, it will definitely be a catastrophe, this Zhao Jin not only has a deep official backing, but also has a strong amount of strength in his hands, and there are also a large number of envoys in the three sects and nine streams of the rivers and lakes, such a role is really pervasive.
After weighing the pros and cons, everyone can only conclude with frustration that if Zhao Jin opens his mouth, everyone has two choices, either to give up the road in Xuzhou, in that case, the land private salt business to the west and north will have to be abandoned, or to agree to Zhao Jin's conditions, deduct Zhao Jin's share, and he will not earn much.
But after thinking about these two choices, in fact, there is only one way to agree, after all, there is still money to be made, and no one will be disgusted with more money.
On March 27, the forty-fifth year of Wanli, spring in Xuzhou had already arrived, and there was green everywhere and the weather was sunny.
"It hasn't rained in almost ten days, hasn't it? Don't be a drought again this year! Someone whispered.
"It hasn't rained in Shandong for two months, and Zhang's mother from Chunying Pavilion said that she has sent someone over, and she will definitely be able to buy good goods." Someone said with a smirk.