Xuande

Chapter 823 Did You Count This Too?

Fazheng's actions were very strong, and he did what he said. The sea boat ran for a month and arrived at the coast of Qingzhou. After landing, the messenger sent Fazheng's letter to Mengda, the magistrate of Langya County.

Meng Da got Fazheng's letter suddenly, and after opening it curiously, he was pleasantly surprised.

This kid Fazheng really deserves to be a good friend for many years, and he always thinks about his old brother and buddy when there are good things!
Should I say it or not, the news of Fazheng came quite timely.

Langya County suffered a lot in the previous Dutian Rebellion. Many local landlords and officials colluded with each other and joined hands to rebel against the Dutian Order, causing a lot of casualties. Meng Da was the top Armored and armored, he put himself on the top of the city, and it took a lot of effort to hold the county seat before the reinforcements arrived, and did not let the county fall.

Even so, Langya County also had a lot of farmland destroyed by the rebels. Seeing the agricultural harvests destroyed, many farmers were very sad. Now they can only look forward to transfer payments from the court to help them tide over the difficulties.

Although the transfer payment will definitely come, Meng Da is also a young man with a heart, and he also wants to do something by himself, do something eye-catching to make a contribution, and most importantly, he also wants to be promoted.

He also wants to be a county governor, even in a remote place, just like his friend Fazheng.

He asked himself that his talent might not be as good as Fazheng's, but it wasn't so bad. The two played together naked since they were young, and knew each other's strengths. He felt that although Fazheng was excellent, he, Meng, was nothing. Ordinary people—for example, he, Meng, is very rich.

His father, Meng Tuo, was an important person who first helped Liu Bei sell salt and Liangzhou specialties, and he was also a great hero who helped Liu Bei open the market in Guanzhong.

Even Fazheng was able to enter the Liangzhou State School together at that time because of this relationship in his family.

Later, Liu Bei's status and power grew, but he still took care of the Meng family. Meng Tuo also worked hard to help Liu Bei promote the entire process of salt sales, from Guanzhong to Hebei, from Hebei to Kanto, all the way to On the edge of the Yangtze River.

In this process, Meng Tuo made great contributions.

Therefore, after Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, he appointed Meng Tuo as the second person in charge of the Shaofu, specializing in salt sales. Still very prosperous.

So Meng Da may not be as good as Fa Zheng in terms of ability, but Fa Zheng is the one who is not as good as Meng Da when it comes to money.

This time when it comes to making money for development, Meng Da smelled progress and thought that this matter can be manipulated and pursued. If it is done, wouldn't he be a great contributor?

Now the imperial court is using money everywhere, and almost everywhere stretches its neck and opens its mouth to ask Liu Bei’s father for money like a bird waiting to be fed. If he, a small county magistrate, can find another way to make money by himself, wouldn’t he be among a group of birds? The prettiest one?
At that time, after the term of this county magistrate ends, it will not be unimaginable to be promoted to the title of county magistrate.

With such political ambitions, Meng Da is ready to act.

It just so happened that Gu Yong, the former Governor of Langya County, had just been recruited back to Luoyang to serve as the left servant of the household department. He was promoted. Now the appointment of the Governor of Langya County has not yet come down. It is said that there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are kings. Meng Da contacted the county He Zhi, an old classmate who also served as the county magistrate, decided to join hands with Fazheng.

If this relationship is established, there will be a lot of money to be made in the future. Organize the relevant production units in the county to discuss orders and prices with Fazheng. Let Fa Zheng bear it.

If this old boy is not willing, then we can post a little bit, but in terms of profit sharing, we must not be polite to the little old man, and ask for as much as we want.

This old boy has one method after another, and he belongs to the master who will never suffer. If you are polite to him, you are sending sheep to the tiger's mouth. It is unnecessary to be true.

Meng Da understands Fazheng, knows that this kid is kind-hearted, has good grades, has many thoughts, and has a quick brain. Things, he will be invisible.

Therefore, when dealing with him, you must not have any sense of shame or shame, because this kind of thing is not available in Fazheng. If you communicate with him according to the general social morality, even if you are sold by him, you will happily count the money for him. You can only abandon everything. Only with a morality above the average moral line of human society can he barely stand on the same level as him.

Speaking of which, He Zhi was quite grateful to Fazheng.

At that time, there were many exams in Liangzhou state school, the requirements were very strict, and the questions were very difficult. Many people lost a lot of hair because of the exams.

Thanks to Fazheng, who was the number one student at the time, who gave them a small lesson and helped them with after-school tutoring, they were able to pass the pass line and pass at a low altitude, which was a thrilling leap.

Now that he is able to become a county magistrate, to be honest, if he does not have the credit for Fa-rectification, He Zhi's conscience will not be able to pass.

But Meng Da severely stopped He Zhi's attempt to repay his kindness.

"That kid never does good things for no reason. He is a person who will not suffer. If he helps you, he must have his own ideas. Maybe he was here today!"

He Zhi's eyes widened.

"He was today? Is he a man of God?"

"I'm not sure, I'm not sure how smart this kid is."

Meng Da sighed: "Anyway, my father sighed many times, saying that if Xiao Nao were his son, he would be able to wake up from his dreams with a smile."

He Zhi nodded.

"In this case, I have to help him even more. It doesn't matter if he takes advantage of him. As long as he can bring me with him when he has good ideas in the future, Zijing, don't be too fussy about it. You are so If you have money, do you still care about this?”

Meng Da was stunned immediately.

"I... I don't care about the little money! I want to fight!"

"What's there to fight for? The opportunity was given by Xiaozhi, and the method was also thought up by Xiaozhi. Let's just follow behind and have a drink of soup. If you want to eat meat, it's too careless. After all, you are a classmate, so be bold!"

He Zhi patted Meng Da on the shoulder and left with a smile.

Meng Da was stunned for a while before he realized that Fazheng was not only smart, but also a master at buying people's hearts...

Fa Xiaozhi, you guy, did you count this too?
However, the latter two still acted separately, and each contacted the master merchants in the lacquerware, porcelain and silk textile industries in their respective counties, and made some contact and understanding with them.

Afterwards, Meng Da sent someone to tell Fazheng the relevant information, and also sent some samples, put forward their output and quotation, and said that as long as Fazheng agreed, he would send someone to discuss it in detail. open dry.

Of course, the transportation costs are mainly borne by Fa Zheng, and they do not bear the transportation costs.

It took Fazheng more than 20 days to get the news, and he laughed for a while, knowing that Meng Da would definitely be willing to make a lot of money by taking advantage of him, but he is an old classmate and old friend, it is nothing to let him earn a little, as for the extra money The cost... Let the foreign businessmen with a lot of money and stupid money bear it.

In a seller's market, we, the Han Kingdom, have the final say on everything.

Fazheng took the samples given by Mengda to foreign merchants who were interested in buying them. After seeing them, these merchants were inexplicably surprised, saying that what they saw more than ten years ago was such a high-quality product. If Fazheng had a source of goods, You can provide them in large quantities, and they will take it all.

The price is negotiable, if the money brought is not enough, they immediately send people back to raise funds, gold, silver, or copper, they can provide, only Fazheng is willing to sell.

Some people directly asked Fazheng about the Shu brocade, and wanted to know whether Fazheng could get the brocade, even if it was only a small amount.

Shu Brocade?
Do you want Shu brocade?
Fazheng laughed when he heard the words and said that Shu brocade is not cheap. If you want to buy it, I can find a way to operate it, but at this price...

It may be more expensive than gold.

As soon as these merchants heard that the Shu brocade could be obtained, their eyes immediately turned red, and they immediately said that as long as they could get real products, the price was not a problem. They were not afraid that your price was high, but they were afraid that you would have a price without a market!

Fazheng watched them yelling anxiously, and murmured in his heart——

The high-ranking dignitaries of the big Han want Shu brocade to save face, to show their identity, to pretend, and even to sacrifice. We have this pretentious social atmosphere and tradition. Is it possible that you people also have it?

Do you also want to use Shu brocade to pretend?
Fa Zheng doesn't quite understand.

But since they are willing to pay, Fazheng is also unambiguous, who would not be happy to make money, if he can sell Shu brocade more expensive than gold, it is his ability, isn't it?

And it's hard for others to say that they have a way to get Shu Brocade, but he Fazheng really has it.

Shu brocade is a special monopoly in the Han Dynasty, and only the imperial court can sell it, or to be more precise, only the Shaofu system controlled by Liu Bei can sell it.

Shu brocade trade leads directly to the emperor Liu Bei himself, and it is also an important brand-new currency, the price anchor product of general money. It is impossible for ordinary people to get the source of Shu brocade and sell it privately.

After the renovation of the entire Shu Brocade Bureau, it is a subordinate organization of the Shaofu. The production line of the entire Shu Brocade, from raw material planting to finished product manufacturing, and even professional weavers, is strictly controlled.

The entire process from production to sale of Shu brocade is not open to the public, if you want to reach in, you really have to take the risk of tribalism.

But when it is Fa-rectification's turn, the situation is different.

Firstly, Fazheng is Liu Bei's disciple, and the relationship in this aspect is quite special. Moreover, as the county guard, Fazheng has the qualification to directly report to Liu Bei and go directly to heaven. He can directly tell Liu Bei his thoughts and let Liu Bei make a decision. .

Secondly, his good friend and half-brother Meng Da's father, Meng Tuo, worked in Shaofu and was a key official in Shaofu. Even if he wasn't directly in charge of Shu brocade trade, if he wanted to get in touch with Shu brocade and Liu Bei, That's an easy thing, too.

So Fazheng is really not pretending.

After confirming that the foreign merchants had such an urgent need, Fazheng sent someone to formally report to Liu Bei, directly following Liu Bei's relationship, and at the same time sent someone to tell Meng Da the trade news for him to operate.

In addition, Fazheng also specifically talked about the Shu Brocade, saying that if he couldn't persuade Liu Bei, he would ask Meng Da to persuade his father to give Liu Bei some advice and make Liu Bei aware of this important market relationship.

If Shu Brocade can be sold at a price higher than that of gold, then not only Rinan County, but the entire Han Empire can make a fortune in this regard. It should also be an important factor for Liu Bei, who is now spreading coins all over the country. Supplementary means is not it?
In the current period after the Dutian Law Rebellion, Big Brother Liu is bleeding blood to milk younger brothers. Although the big brother has a lot of milk, he can bear it, but if there are some younger brothers who can turn to milk the big brother, the big brother will definitely not refuse. right?

In addition, in addition to these traditional business relationships, foreign businessmen who came to Nichinan County also made a special transaction request to Fazheng.

They took a fancy to Fazheng and others who brought iron pots for cooking and stewing meat along the way when they came from the north. They hoped to buy iron pots in bulk and take them back for use.

In the previous month, these businessmen paid a considerable amount of taxes to the government. Fa Zheng, with the idea of ​​​​making friends and bringing more people to send money, invited these businessmen who paid taxes to have a meal at the county magistrate's house. potluck.

Of course they eat stir-fried vegetables.

Ever since Fazheng ate a lot of stir-fried vegetables, he couldn’t get used to those bland soups and waters in the local area. He prefers to eat stir-fried vegetables with heavy ingredients, especially in places like Rinan County. If the taste can’t be a little stronger, It was even harder to swallow.

So he invited the merchants to a potluck at his house.

As a result, these guys ate so much that they asked Fazheng how they made this food. Fazheng was so proud that he called the chef from his house to perform the subduing dragon and eighteen stir-fry skills for them on the spot. They are blinded.

After that, these businessmen probably fell in love.

In the transaction request, these merchants stated that they did not have such sturdy and easy-to-use cooking utensils. They only had pottery that was relatively easy to damage. During the process of doing business at sea, it is easy to encounter bumps, which is very inconvenient for these fragile cooking utensils Storage, if you are not careful, it will be shattered all over the place.

So in extreme cases, they can only eat raw sea fish and sea crabs and the like, and cannot light a fire to cook, making them look like savages.

The iron pots used by the Han people are very strong and excellent iron products. They have a large capacity and can cook a large pot of food at one time, enough for several people. They have never seen such a product and they want to buy it back for use. .

Fazheng was a little surprised at the time, but he immediately thought that it was just a few years ago that the Han Kingdom began to use iron pots, and there was really no such thing before.

It is said that the iron pot was a by-product produced by the imperial blacksmiths when they improved the iron smelting process. It was first promoted in the army and soon became popular and loved by the army. The first batch of stir-fry chefs were born in the army's Huotou Army.

Later, when the craft of iron pots matured, it began to be popularized among the people. Now the folks in Jiangbei area have begun to use iron pots on a large scale. As a new cooking technique, "stir-frying" has gradually been popularized and is loved by many people.

And it is said that Emperor Liu Bei is a loyal fan of cooking, and the cooks in the palace are basically the holders of the technology of Jianglong eighteen stir-frying. That is called a fragrant smell.

The food in the palace is said to be very popular, and many officials are willing to stay and work overtime at night, just to eat an extra meal provided by the court for free.

In order to get a free breakfast in the morning, some officials raced to come to the palace early one by one, or simply lay a bed on the ground at the place of work to deal with it all night. Anyway, they can eat a delicious and hearty breakfast. It's a beautiful thing.

(End of this chapter)