"Master, the father and son of the Zhu family asked to see each other, and they also brought the money to buy land."

"Ask them to go to the side hall."

"Yes."

The main hall is to receive distinguished guests, and the father and son are not qualified enough, and they can enter the side hall, which is considered to be a special concern of the old white staff.

Zhu Ming followed the servants all the way, observing the buildings and decorations along the way, and said quickly in a low voice in Mandarin: "The rich man of the Song Dynasty seems to be shabby, it looks like it covers a wide area from the outside, but it is very simple to enter the inside, and it is not as good as the house in the TV series." ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "It may be that this place is too poor to repair too well." ”

Both father and son carried a basket with iron coins in it, adding up to more than 70 catties.

Ten acres of mountainous land, depending on the good or bad conditions, as well as the distance from the stream, ranging from 800 to 1,300 wen per mu. Ten acres of mountain forests are counted as 200 Wen per acre. Total price: 12 600 texts.

"Please, two of you."

"Thanks for showing the way."

The old white clerk was already sitting in the side hall, and because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet, he asked the servant to carry it on his back.

On this occasion, Zhu Ming, as a son, can't talk much, and Zhu Guoxiang has to be in charge of negotiating throughout the whole process, so as to be more convincing and credible.

Zhu Guoxiang bowed his hand: "Contemptible Zhu Guoxiang, I have seen the old man." Thanks to the old man's kindness, he sold 20 acres of mountain firewood forest, and sent the money to buy the land today. ”

"It's rude for me to not be able to move this leg," said the old white man as he sat outside and arched his hand, "Please sit down and put down the money." ”

The father and son raised their hands in thanks, and then put down the basket.

"Look at the tea!"

The old white man called the domestic servants, and he didn't count the money, so he carried it away.

The tea is loose tea, which is convenient, and the group tea has to be ground slowly.

Of course, in order to show hospitality, this loose tea is not a low-grade product, at least better than the villagers to drink.

Zhu Ming took a sip, it was still bitter, but the astringency was lighter.

He suddenly discovered a new market for roasted tea, which was "tea for hospitality". There are always some customers who come and go in a hurry and can't wait to order tea slowly, which has to be brewed directly with loose tea, and the taste of fried loose tea is far better than that of steamed loose tea.

Zhu Guoxiang and Lao Bai were talking and chatting while observing each other.

You can vaguely smell each other's smells!

In Zhu Guoxiang's eyes, the feeling that the old white man gave him was the kind of old fritter with real power in the department. He has seen a lot of such people, but none of them have deep friendships.

In the eyes of the old white man, Zhu Guoxiang's conversation is a bit like a certain magistrate he has served.

The magistrate, born in Jinshi, likes to do things by himself, and treats his subordinates politely. But it took two whole years to clean up the county officials, and the old white staff was forced to resign and return to the countryside, and if he didn't get out, he should go to prison.

In a short period of time, can you detect this?

It may sound mysterious, but it's actually very simple. There are many people or things that have been experienced, unless the other party deliberately disguises them, they can see the clues at a glance, mainly by observing expressions, eyes, tone and body movements.

Of course, many people have been mixed up all their lives and don't know how to read words.

Zhu Guoxiang didn't know how to work hard when he was young, he only knew how to work hard. Later, I suffered too many losses, and in order to grab the subject, I was forced to live like I hated, and the result was that I accumulated a lot of money, and after the age of forty, I began to rise step by step.

The old white officer said tentatively: "I heard that Zhu Xianggong went to sea and led a fleet to fight against pirates?" ”

The son has already blown out the bullshit, and Zhu Guoxiang can only wipe his buttocks: "Old things, don't mention it again." Eight seagoing ships sank to the bottom of the sea when they were hit by a hurricane. Hundreds of crew members died in the belly of the fish, and I escaped by holding on to a mast. Alas, even the ship with the goods, hundreds of thousands of times, have also been lost, and they have become what they are today. ”

More than 100,000 ......

Lao Bai couldn't help but be speechless, his family's savings for several generations, including the house, land and shops, could barely have a fortune.

It is no wonder that this person behaves calmly and has an extraordinary bearing, and he is actually a bankrupt maritime merchant. The official spirit on his body can also be understood, it can't be said to be official, but the air of power, after all, he once managed hundreds of crew members, and he also fought with pirates with real knives and guns.

The old white man didn't fully believe it, and continued to ask: "I know that there are maritime merchants in Hangzhou, and the honorable driver also goes to sea in Hangzhou?" ”

The father and son discussed this matter seriously last night, and the farther away the place to go to sea, the better.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I am originally from Liuzhou, and I have been doing business in Guangzhou since my great-grandfather's generation. After two or three generations, they gradually gathered some family wealth, and at first they went back and forth in the Cochin trade. Jiaozhi Kou plundered Quang Nam, and two of my family's sea boats were also robbed. Later, he simply ran to the South Seas and sailed to Borneo and Java. These two places are rich in spices, and once they are shipped back to Guangzhou, they will definitely make a tenfold profit. ”

"Ten times the profit?" It's unimaginable outside the old white staff.

The ethnic minorities on the other side of the river like to drink the famous mountain tea of Yazhou the most. But all the way from Sichuan, it is only three or four times the profit, and there is a ten-fold profit business in the world?

Zhu Guoxiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Although there are huge profits, they are earned by fighting for their lives." The old man lives in the interior and may not know the power of the sea. If there is a storm, the waves rise several feet high, and the big ship can be smashed on the spot, and even the people and goods are gone. There are many hurricanes in summer, and what are hurricanes? ”

"I've heard a little." The old white staff has actually never heard of it.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The hurricane blew from the sea and all the way to the land. Coastal residents all say that the hurricane is the anger of the dragon king. When a hurricane blows, accompanied by torrential rain, it can uproot the hugging wood. ”

The old white man said in a hurry: "It's hard to imagine. ”

Zhu Guoxiang said with emotion: "In this maritime business, there are many people who get rich at one time, and there are many people who break their homes overnight. Our Zhu family was ruined because of a hurricane. The elders of the family warned that the children and grandchildren could do anything in the future, that is, they were not allowed to go to sea to fight for their lives. ”

The old white officer asked again: "Are all the overseas stories told by Zhu Dalang true?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang smiled: "Half truth." It's true to meet a wild man, but it's a fake to meet a daughter country. Where in the world did the kingdom of daughters come from? ”

The old white man continued to ask: "I heard that when you sail to sea, you can go to Tianzhu and Persia?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang suddenly stood up with a teacup, dragged a chair and walked to the old white outside.

He dipped his fingers in tea, drew a few curves on the wooden board of the chair, and said: "Old man, look outside, this is Guangzhou, and sailing to the southwest is Jiaozhi." Then cross this strait and continue west to Tianzhu. As for Persia, it's even further. I also wanted to trade in Tianzhu, but there were a lot of pirates around the strait. Your ship is so powerful that you have to pay for it. If you have few ships and are weak, pirates will kill people and steal goods. ”

The old white man was shocked, not surprised by the pirates, but Zhu Guoxiang was able to draw sea charts casually.

I just don't know if this chart is real or not.

Talking about this, Lao Bai Yuanwai already has some belief that Zhu Guoxiang has indeed been a maritime businessman before. He pretended to be calm, nodded and said, "It's the same as the water bandits on the Han River." ”

Zhu Guoxiang shook his head: "If you encounter water bandits on the Han River, you can also jump into the water and swim to the shore." When you encounter pirates in the sea, you can't escape, you jump into the sea and die, you can only pick up a knife and gun to fight the pirates. ”

The old white man began to imagine that kind of scene, and suddenly felt that the horror was abnormal, even if it was a hundred times more profitable, he was not willing to take the risk.

Zhu Ming suddenly interjected: "The old man can know that there is a splash in the white market. What is Bai Sheng, nicknamed Bai Erhu. ”

"I've heard a little." The old white man said.

Zhu Ming sneered disdainfully: "Our father and son, pick up a horse downstream." When the white tiger saw that he wanted to make money, he actually ran to rob it at night. But I don't want to know what kind of person my father is? My father sailed the seas and met pirates no less than five times. There were at least twenty pirates he killed with his own hands, and a few rusts in the countryside were not enough, so they were all subdued in three or two clicks. ”

The old white man's outer pupils shrank, and he looked at Zhu Guoxiang again, but Zhu Guoxiang just smiled, which made him feel even more unfathomable.

These two strangers have human lives on their hands!

Zhu Guoxiang said in a timely manner: "The old man can rest assured, fighting with pirates is to survive." Once we are on the shore, we are all good people, and we will not easily use swords and guns. ”

I believe you're a ghost!

The old white man regretted selling the land, and the squire was afraid of this kind of outlaw, so he immediately squeezed out a smile: "Xiao Xiao bandits, they really should be killed." ”

This set of rhetoric has been discussed repeatedly by the father and son.

Because Zhang Guangdao once said that whether it is an old white member or a little white member, it is not a good class, it is just which one is more embarrassing.

Once sweet potatoes and corn show impressive yields, the value of the useless slopes in the mountains will increase rapidly.

At that time, the Bai family will inevitably have a desire to merge and grasp more barren mountain lands in their hands.

has to tear a tiger skin and pretend to be an outlaw, so that the old white man is afraid of it.

Of course, this is only one way to do it.

At the same time, it is also necessary to let more villagers plant corn and sweet potatoes to enhance the prestige of the father and son in the countryside.

This prestige may also make the old white members fearful.

In addition, it is to make friends with Li Hanzhang and Zheng Hong, and use all means to make contacts.

Blindly demonstrating, it can't last long, you have to come with something soft, and the combination of grace and power is the right way.

So Zhu Guoxiang said: "The old staff may not believe it, but I have a method that can increase the yield of rice and reduce the labor required during rotation." ”

"Really?" The old white officer will be skeptical.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "If the veteran dares to take the risk, he can pick out a paddy field and let me direct the tenants to cultivate." I don't take any rice to increase my income, and I don't want to pay a penny, but I should repay the kindness of the old man who sold the land. ”

The old white man thought about it carefully and felt that he could try it.

Pick a small field to do the experiment, even if the particles are not collected, you will not lose a few dollars.

"Then choose a paddy field." The old white man said.

Zhu Guoxiang still smiled on his face, and smiled even more happily in his heart, isn't there a free test field?

The villagers saw that the Bai family made a profit, and they will definitely follow suit next year.

When the whole village has used Zhu Guoxiang's farming methods, he Dean Zhu is a trusted farming expert and can do everything in agricultural cultivation.

If it is extended to other villages, it may even alarm the county!

At that time, even if there is no Ganoderma lucidum with a grinding plate, the father and son will be able to gain a firm foothold in Xixiang County.

There will be many large landowners one after another, and he will be sincerely invited to guide the farming, and he can take the opportunity to establish contacts with the gentry and powerful people in the county.