Chapter 2 15 Fishing Tournament
"Brother Xiong, there are so many people in your Zhuangzi, there are so many shops, I think they are all comparable to a small town. After Tang Zhifeng looked around the bazaar, he had some doubts.
"Uncle, it's like this, a few days ago, there were disasters in the east of Feng Yi and Feng Yicheng, and the people in the east and the city ran away, and the big families naturally went to Jingzhao or Chang'an City, and the others rushed to the southwest of Feng Yi, and many people were not willing to go back, under the arrangement of Wang Taishou, seven or eight Zhuangzi nearby received some people, and our Zhuangzi collected the most, and some small merchants also drilled into our Zhuangzi, so our Zhuangzi became the center of the southwest area. Fat Bear explained.
Tang Zhifeng nodded.
Fat Bear continued: " Feng Yicheng is still recovering, so everyone wants to buy something and sell something or something, all come here, as for the construction of Zhuangzi, it was planned early in the morning, just a little in advance, when our owner came, he said that in the future, he will build a commercial town, let everyone nearby come here to do business, let all the farmers in Erduzi Village do business, in fact, this is also no way, wait a minute, I can take you to the crops to see, they are all sandy land, and there are only more than 1,000 acres when it is full, and we Zhuangzi now have more than 2,000 people, and we can't support so many people by farming aloneγ β
Tang Zhifeng is not a pedantic person, so naturally he will not look down on business, and he agrees with it.
Fat Bear took a group of people to a place again, and said: "A few of you, this used to be a big grocery store, and our owner saw that the people nearby were far away from the city, so it was convenient for everyone to do some cheap trading, but now it can't meet the demand, so this one has been changed to a warehouse and a purchase office." β
A few people went in to see, the place is very large, there are a lot of people, the back is full of all kinds of goods, placed in an orderly manner, and the front is the place of acquisition, all kinds of goods are collected, medicinal herbs, game, wild fruits, agricultural products, handicrafts, even broken copper and iron and poultry feathers, and the delivery of groceries is also sent here.
Tang Zhifeng looked at the unusually miscellaneous goods and said, "This acquisition office is a bit interesting, you and the old man will talk about it carefully." β
The fat bear nodded and said carefully.
"We collect things here and sort them out. β
"For example, the medicinal materials will be pulled to the medicinal materials processing room next door to make a variety of finished products, in addition to the pharmacy supplied to Zhuangzi, our owner also personally designed several healing medicines, the cost is much lower than the general healing medicine, but the effect is very good, we generally pull to Shuofang or Hedong County to sell, the profit is very high. β
"And all kinds of game, the dead will be dealt with immediately, the skin and meat will be separated, and the skin will be processed and then taken to the leather shop to sell, and the meat will generally be eaten by the farmer who works, sometimes there are more prey, and it will be sold in the shop, and the live prey will be pulled to Chang'an City to sell, this Zhou Gongzi should be very clear. β
"As for all kinds of fruits and grains, we generally make wine, and those that are not suitable for wine are made into various sauces, and there are wine shops and sauce shops in Zhuangzi, and we will also pull them to Jingzhao County or Beidi County to sell, which are very good. β
"If the copper is broken, it will be sent directly to the blacksmith shop we just saw to return to the furnace, and generally make some kitchen utensils or farm tools, mostly daily necessities. β
"Other methods have their own treatments, even if they are chicken feathers, duck feathers, bird feathers, we will make all kinds of products, fans, soft pillows or something. β
"In addition to supplying agricultural products to the workers, they will also be processed, and the owner of the farm allows everyone to use their wisdom and imagination to strive to make cheap and expensive after processing. β
Everyone listened with relish and found that this acquisition office was really unusual.
Tang Zhifeng sighed: "This Li Wuchang is very good at getting rich...... By the way, how did you come up with the idea of doing business in Shuofang County, it's a bit far. β
Fat Bear replied: "It's indeed a bit far, but the return is high, and you all know that the situation over there is tense, and the Huns often attack Wuyuan County, so Shuofang, which is close to Wuyuan, has a very good business." β
Zhou Chengwang was curious: "The return is very high, how high?"
Fat Bear said: "For example, our owner has developed an external medicine to treat all kinds of external injuries, and a bottle will cost less than two taels, but it can be sold for eight taels of silver, don't frown...... This is not war money, our medicine is indeed better than others, and it is cheaper. β
Everyone was shocked.
That's too profitable, isn't it?
The fat bear smiled and didn't explain much.
Tang Zhifeng didn't know much about business, so he pondered it carefully, nodded silently, and then said, "Take us to other places." β
Fat Bear nodded yes, he was very familiar with Zhuangzi, so he first took everyone around the pharmacy and processing room, and then explained to everyone the facilities under construction.
"It's going to be a big square, so it's very convenient for everyone to relax or get together later. β
"There is a school being built here, there is no place to go to school nearby, there are many children in the Zhuangzi, what can you do if you don't go to school, it just so happens that there are some old scholars in the Zhuangzi, and you can teach those children when the time comes. β
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Fat Bear introduced as he walked, and he participated in the discussion, so it was not a matter of effort to introduce them.
There are many beautiful red brick houses at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, which have attracted everyone's attention.
"These are those small merchants built by themselves, the owner of the village assigned him a place, they all fled from the east of Feng Yi or the city, donated some silver, so the owner of the village took them in, they also do business on the village, the owner said, in the future, everyone's houses will be built at the foot of the mountain, try to get closer, because the halfway up the mountain is really inconvenient and unsafe, occasionally there will be beasts hurting people, Dongshan has begun to plan, Xishan has begun to lay the foundation. Fat Bear explained.
Zheng Wenlongqi said: "I remember that it has only been less than two months since the rebellion and bandits in Bingzhuang, why did so many houses be repaired so quickly?"
Fat Bear smiled: "What's this, there is a lot of power in a lot of people, there are many workers in this area, you can gather hundreds of people at any time, just build a house, how long can it take? Do you see that row of brick kilns over there? There used to be only two, and then the owner of the village simply opened a lot more in order to let more people have work, anyway, there are many places that need to use bricks and tiles." β
Everyone knows.
Fat Bear introduced all the way, looked at the brick kiln in Dongshan, and went up the mountain to see a few medicinal fields and a breeding farm under planning.
Everyone didn't feel tired at all, but was very excited, and it was noon by accident.
"Oh, it's time for dinner, it's a little far from the owner's mansion, or let's go directly to the lake, the owner is fishing there, and there is also food there." "Fat Bear Road.
"And the lake?" Zhou Chengwang said curiously.
"Hehe, man-made, in order to prevent flash floods, the owner of the village organized people to dig up the muddy ground in the north, and then use the stream on the mountain to store water, not long ago there were a few heavy rains, the water is almost stored, and the fish are also released, but the fishing is just talking, the owner should want to see the effect. Fat Bear explained.
To the north, by the lake.
Li Wuchang looked at the efforts of several months, quite gratified, this artificial lake has really been built, thanks to the siblings, the lake is very large, but not deep, the deepest place is about two zhang, other places are generally half zhang, three sides of the mountain, the south is built with soil and stones, and transplanted a lot of trees to maintain water and soil, the effect of water storage is not bad.
"Stunned, give hot wine!" Zhao Xun handed over a pot of wine.
Li Wuchang took the wine jug, shook his head with a smile, worked with both hands, Cang Yanjue's strength erupted, and immediately heated the wine, and said with a smile: "I said Brother Sun, you are treating me as boiling water, and besides, the wine must be drunk cold to be enjoyable." β
Then returned the flask to Zhao Xun.
"Hey, each other, when it was hot before, didn't you treat me as an ice cube, always asking me to drink frozen ice water, drinking cold wine is really enjoyable, but occasionally drinking hot also has a different taste. Zhao Xun took a sip of wine.
Jiang Minglun on the side was fishing, and said with a smile: "One of you is hot and the other is cold, what should I do?...... Come, stunned, you can also heat it up for me, this sweet wine is indeed more delicious when it is warmer. β
Li Wuchang rolled his eyes, and conducted another round of hot wine with meat palms.
Not to mention, this Cangyan recipe is really popular when it reaches the realm, it can not only light a fire, but also hot wine and hot food, which is extremely convenient.
"This can only be called a big pond, and the lake is a bit reluctant, and the area is still a bit like a lake, and the depth is far from enough. Jiang Minglun took the flask and commented on the lake.
"I think it's a lake or a pond, in short, it solves the problem of flash floods, whether it's raising some fish and shrimp, or releasing water to the crops, it's all very convenient. Zhao Xun smiled.
The problem of flash floods has indeed been solved, and after a few heavy rains not long ago, the water level in the lake rose sharply, and the streams in the mountains were all diverted into the lake without rushing away.
Li Wuchang took the opportunity to get a lot of fish to put in it, all kinds of fish, all of which were specially bought from Beidi County, there were fish fry, and there were a lot of big fish and miscellaneous fish, so I came to try the feeling of fishing in advance today.
All three of them moved a small stool and sat down next to a small tree on the south bank to start a fishing tournament.
There is a large table next to it, on which are placed a lot of melons and fruits, as well as wine and snacks.
On a cloudy day, occasionally a light breeze blows, a little cold, but the three of them are all strong martial arts, and it is not a problem to fight against this temperature, drinking a little wine and fishing for fish, it is really leisurely tight.
So far, Jiang Minglun has the best results, catching four or so catties, and Zhao Xun and Li Wuchang have only harvested a few small trash fish.
There are a lot of aquatic plants on the three sides of the lake, so the water is relatively clear, and although many trees have been transplanted on the south bank, it has not been long ago, so the water seems a little muddy, and the fish should not like to come to the south.
Call!
"Haha, stunned, now you should be at the bottom, see what this is?" Zhao Xun laughed.
It turned out that a big fish had taken the bait.
This dog luck!
Li Wuchang said helplessly: "Okay, I'll admit defeat, and I'll grill the fish myself." β
Then he instructed his subordinates, saying: "Qianyong, take the fish to deal with it, take people to the canteen to prepare, this time I will be in charge, I will go back after eating, and hold a meeting in the evening to see if I can partner with Wang Taishou to make a big deal." β
Hu Qianyong took a few younger brothers to carry fish buckets down to prepare.
When the lake was built before, a temporary canteen was built at the foot of the mountain, which has not been demolished yet, and Li Wuchang is not ready to dismantle it, just used for cooking or resting, with complete facilities, and there are a lot of materials in it, there are grains, vegetables and game, and now there are fish, so it is okay to get a big meal casually.