Chapter 70 Straight Talk
Zhang Chun and Jiang Kui and Jiang Yi still followed Zhang Han. Recently, they had a great family with Yusheng, and Zhang Han was at the center of his eyes. Now they have to beware of not only business and official matters, but also hostile forces assassination.
There are many of those bandits who missed the net. It is hard to say whether there are no fear of death to come to seek assassination. So from now on, Zhang Han can no longer be as light as before. At least there must be several capable guards who follow day and night.
This was also a helpless move. Looking at the people surrounding him, Zhang Han sighed silently.
"Mr. Lai, we still have a chance. The Fan family is behind us. Master Fan has an extraordinary relationship in various places. Find an excuse to cover up this matter and then..."
"Pooh!"
Lai Tongxin spat hard on Ning Yicheng's face, and raised his foot and kicked Ning Yicheng hard with his mouth despite his image!
"Sir Lai, you..."
Ning Yicheng fell to the ground, his face shoveled to the ground, and his whole face was covered in blood. There was no need to mention that image.
"Doucai, you are also fighting with Zhang Dongzhu?"
Lai Tongxin was actually quite afraid of Zhang Han, and in private he no longer called him "the servant named Zhang". He stepped forward and kicked Ning Yicheng and scolded, "Are you still dreaming? The general of Datong Town, Yanghe Army, the general of Shanxi Town, and the commander of Tianchengwei, what does this matter? The Fan family recognizes a lot of people, and they are all ways to make money. I think Fan Yongdou may not be more skillful than this boss. If the two families fight, it may not be sure who wins or loses. I don't know what medicine you took wrong, but you are determined to fight with others, but don't drag me to such a muddy water!"
Ning Yicheng knew that it must be the one who had to use the servants for personal gain. He did not dare to argue with Lai Tongxin again, but the resentment in his eyes was hard to resolve.
"Oh." Lai Tongxin sighed and said slowly: "Shizhai, you and I have some friendship at least. Of course, I will cover up the crime for you. I will definitely not be able to take the blame for you. I will definitely not be able to take it as an official. You can do it yourself in the future!"
After saying that, Lai Tongxin left, but asked someone to take care of Ning Yicheng, and not ask him to run away or commit suicide. Lai Tongxin went to summon his master and retouched the matter today before reporting it.
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"Haha, this is really a dream..."
It was so lively in the fort just now that Li Mingda was of course in a crowded crowd.
The crowd was surrounded by people, Zhang Han and his subordinates were always in the middle of the crowd, and the center of attention was the focus, but Li Mingda could only squeeze in the crowd, and after a few hundred steps, he squeezed out a stinky sweat.
In front of the general's mansion, he squeezed out a shoe and shouted desperately to ask someone to give in, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him.
This former sensational figure is now in a state of no one to pay attention to. When he returned to the Fan Family Branch Store in a panic, the frustration on Li Mingda's face was already so strong that it could not be dissolved.
All plans are all gone!
What he is worried about now is whether the bandits and Ning Yicheng will provide him and the Fan family?
If you think about it carefully, it probably won’t!
The bandits would not know the details of the cooperation between the Fan family and Ning Yicheng, and Ning Yicheng would not seek trouble and offend a giant like the Fan family.
The Fan family has allies in Datong and Shanxi. Ning Yicheng's current crime is not fatal, and at most it will lose his official position. If he offends the Fan family, he may have his life worry. Yi Ning Yicheng's wisdom and strategy should not be so.
"The boss and Lord Ning are both full of wisdom and wisdom, and the Fan family is very powerful, why can't they do anything to such a small person?"
Li Mingda was puzzled and felt a sense of powerlessness on his body.
But no matter what, today's matters have to be reported quickly. He sat at the table, lit the oil lamp, and started writing hard.
"Shopkeeper, should I put away the cover of this account, or will it be hung up tomorrow?"
A guy Li Mingda had always loved came in and asked with the guise of Fan's account.
"Take it to burn."
"ah?"
"Didn't hear it?" Li Mingda turned around, his eyes seemed to melt the gang. He stood up and paused, "Burn, burn it, take it away and burn it!"
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Compared with the sad clouds and mists of the General's Mansion and the Fan Family, there is a lively scene in the Zhang Family's mansion in Xinpingbao.
Zhou Fengji and Liang Hong both came early, and they didn't go to watch the fun. Zhang Han and others saw it when they entered the fort gate. In order to relieve Chang, the two shopkeepers came over early. After some words, Chang felt relieved.
In addition, there were Li Yujing and other account rooms and the warehousing warehouses, and the shopkeepers of the Mule and Horse Store and the Account Office. They were all together and there were a lot of people standing.
The youngest of these shopkeepers is only twenty-five or six, and the oldest is Zhou Fengji. At his fifties, everyone has their eyes exposed, and they all have abacus beads hidden in their stomachs. They move their minds with arousal figures.
In other words, this group of people is the standard business elite.
Today is more than that.
Li Shenming rushed over from Datong. There were still ten days before the official market this year. He had already put tens of thousands of silver in the account. This time he came here very casually. He only brought a few followers, folding fans in blue shirts, and a companion for his servants. He rode a few horses. If it weren't for the account, he would probably have to bring a lot of attendants, and there were carriages and horses to follow him. The goal became bigger and the travel period was long. This was not an easy task for this midsummer season.
As soon as Zhang Han came in, the entire living room was sensational.
He bowed and bowed, and a few who had just been promoted from the friend knelt down in front of the door to greet him. With the help of several mothers, Chang also went to the door of the hall to greet him. After looking up and down for a while, Chang said, "Fortunately, there is no injury on his body."
Zhang Han smiled and said, "I don't want to do anything, so I'm not going to be injured!"
"It's better not to do anything." Chang said, "But your subordinates are also raised by their parents in life. If you can do so, don't want them to take risks. If you hurt them or what happens, even if we pay for money, we are much more valuable than money!"
The woman in front of me was less than fifty years old. She has been at home for more than half a year and is very good. She has nothing to do and read Buddhist scriptures, but she is waiting for the feeling of Lao Fengjun who is holding her grandson. Unexpectedly, when she said this in public, she was full of truth.
Zhang Hanzheng went to Zheng and then replied solemnly: "Don't worry, mom, I will not ask my subordinates to take risks unless they have to."
"Well, I'll just say that." Chang smiled and said, "There are a bunch of people here, you are busy with yours, don't be careless because of me."
As he said that, Chang turned around and left to return to the back house, and everyone stood up to see him off.
Li Shenming smiled at Zhang Han and said, "I saw Lingtang today and realized why my brothers are so talented."
Zhang Han bowed and smiled, "Brother, I'm over the award."
The two of them looked at each other, turned around and went to the east room together, closed the door and talked in detail.
After sitting down, Li Shenming said, "After this time, I believe that my account business will surely rise. When I set off together, I saw my brother's letter and then I realized that I was interested in opening an iron ore. I said bluntly that the iron produced in the stand-up furnace is uncertain, and there is always a risk of blast furnace collapse. Immediately, the iron is hurting people and it is also a problem to compensate for it. There is a mixture of dragons and snakes in the place. Although I can make a relationship with Lingqiu County, my brother and you have a relationship with Puzhou, it is a troublesome after all. If you don't have a lot of profits, it will be a bit more worthwhile to do such a thing!"
In the eyes of real high-level figures, iron ore is actually a business under the stakes.
In other words, the iron ore in the Ma'anshan area in the south is something that some gentry in the south of the Yangtze River can do. In the north, they are all old-fashioned. According to Zhang Han's plan to build a furnace, he can get one million kilograms of pig iron a year. However, all of these pig irons are sold cleanly, and the salary of personnel must be removed. The cost of using coal is still lower. If charcoal is used, the cost is very high and the raw materials are very difficult. In the Shanxi, it is difficult for future generations to imagine that the trees on the mountain have been cut down almost, and many of the mountains are bald. This may cause many people to think that they are all green mountains and green waters after crossing.
In addition, it is a big deal to manage local officials and settle local tyrants.
Li Shenming was not optimistic about this business. If Zhang Han's account and the development speed of the mule and horse business surprised him, he would probably not even have the interest in discussing with Zhang Han.
When Li Shenming talked with Zhang Han last year, he just regarded Zhang Han as a variable and made a casual chess. The most important thing is to maintain the route from Datong to Xinpingbao so that he can prepare goods.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Han's performance was a miracle! In just over half a year, He Yusheng's account has been developed everywhere, and more than a dozen branches have been opened in conjunction with several lines of the Mule and Horse Store. Now the merchants who Li Shenming has dealt with no longer inquiries about "Who is He Yusheng's family?" or "Who is Zhang Han? Whose origin?" Instead, they have mostly handed over the silver to He Yusheng's account to manage, and then get the silver to buy goods when they arrive at the place, which is very convenient.
Although there will be some increase in costs, compared with the chaos and risks in various places, this cost expenditure is still very necessary, and no businessmen will feel that the money is wronged.
Of course, there are still many people who are sting on the silver. Small and medium-sized merchants have a silver price of 1,000 taels or even dozens of taels, and the route is only about 300 miles, and the risks are still within a controllable range. Not many people are willing to deal with the account. However, these people are the main customers of Heyusheng Mule and Horse Trading. Small and medium-sized merchants cannot afford their own convoys and mule and horse teams. Heyusheng has strong transportation capabilities, low costs, and extremely safe, so they will naturally become the first choice for small and medium-sized merchants.
Chapter completed!