Win the Ding 1617

() Unlike Hu Licheng, Hu Zhongkang and others, Li Hanting, the head of the Li family, is now at the bottom of the list among those who belonged to the Han Dynasty.

The reason is also very simple, that is, he is more stable in doing things, and he is half a beat slower than others.As a result, many opportunities slipped away from me, and I could only follow others to eat some leftovers and pick up other people's bones.

However, today is different from the past.

Standing under the porch pillar, Li Hanting loudly yelled at his family members to invite their in-laws with invitation cards, and his cousin Hu Zhongkang came to drink and discuss matters at home.

"What day is it today? As for such a mobilization?"

His wife, An Shi, was very puzzled, but she didn't understand. The authority of her own man could not be challenged, so she could only have doubts, and ordered the family to set up tables, arrange fruit, snacks, dishes, and drinks.

"Second brother, is this too polite? We brothers still need to be so polite?"

Hu Zhongkang was welcomed into the flower hall by Li Hanting, who was waiting at the door, and saw a huge copper pot steaming on the round table in the middle, with dozens of dishes of different sizes listed on the side.On the small table next to it, a jar of Shaoxing rice wine from the mainland stands majestically.

Seeing this scene, Hu Zhongkang, who claimed to be a gluttonous and drunken man, became more and more convinced of his conclusion, "This Li Hanting, who has nothing to do to be courteous, must come to the door for something."

I don't care about him, even if it's a big thing, I have to wait until I've eaten enough to talk about it!

After making up his mind, Hu Zhongkang took the seat high and started drinking with Li Hanting and two people.

Li Hanting drank up a jar of Shaoxing rice wine, and the seafood, tripe, duck intestines and vegetative leaves in front of him were also sacrificed to the Wu Zang Temple of the two of them. Li Hanting felt that the heat was almost ready.

"Second brother, how is your business doing recently?" Hu Zhongkang took the initiative to attack.

"TOEFL! TOEFL! But where is it comparable to your brother, who has a lot of money and money?" Li Hanting praised Hu Zhongkang half-truthfully, "However," he changed the topic, with a bit of showing off in his tone. "My lord summoned me this morning."

"Oh?!" Hu Zhongkang's tone could not help but tinge with jealousy. Everyone knows that for those old Japanese officials who were the first to attach themselves to the Shou Han, the Shou Han is very courteous, and from time to time he will give advice on a great plan to make a fortune. come out.This Li Hanting doesn't know what good luck he got today, to let this person who is very cautious (stingy?) at home on weekdays be able to treat him like this?

Li Hanting didn't answer, just nodded slightly to the family who was waiting on the side, and the family nodded as a signal.After a while, a rumbling sound was heard in the yard.

"This thing was given to me by the master this morning!"

Parked in the yard is a four-wheeled carriage pulled by two horses.

However, the appearance of the carriage is very simple, it is just a carriage with four wheels. What is more eye-catching is that the whole body of this carriage is made of nine-turn steel, especially the axles are more and more solid.

"Come on, brother, come and see." Li Hanting took a glass oil lamp from a family member nearby, and pointed it out to Hu Zhongkang.

Several huge springs are installed on the axle and four wheels, and the springs and steel plates of different lengths constitute the shock absorption system of the carriage.

In addition, there is another point that Li Hanting did not tell Hu Zhongkang, that is, this car is equipped with rolling bearings.The rolling bearing is composed of four parts: ball (steel ball), inner ring, outer ring and retainer. Although it consumes a lot of fuel, it can reduce wear and resistance and make the vehicle run more easily.

"It's something newly made by the guys in Maple Ridge. It's called a wagon. My lord said it can carry at least [-] jin. I had someone test it, and it can pull [-] jin, which is what my lord said. Ton, the two horses are still walking normally."

This time, it was Hu Zhongkang's turn to be surprised, his mind was spinning rapidly, analyzing what Shou Han would do for Li Hanting with such a carriage.

Back in the flower hall, some family members offered fragrant tea, Li Hanting ordered someone to fetch something from the study.

"My lord gave it to me. It's called a charter."

"You also know that my lord requires the production of 8000 tons of steel this year. The [-] tons of steel is [-] million catties! Not to mention, the corresponding transportation of ore, coal, coke, and limestone is As much as the sea."

"My lord summoned me to entrust me with the matter of transporting the supplies of the South Central Army. According to the requirements of various places, transport the ore, coke, coal, etc., and do this first now, and then in the future." The transportation of various bulk materials such as grain transportation and cargo transportation is also handled by me."

"Hundred miles and a hundred catties are lifted one by one, congratulations to the second brother!"

Hu Zhongkang complimented him with envy.His mental calculations are extremely fast. To smelt [-] tons of steel, what he needs is at least three times the amount of materials, and he also needs to transport a large amount of residue, which is definitely not a small amount.According to the freight standards in the Mainland, the transportation of hundreds of thousands of tons of goods can definitely make Li Hanting feel full.What's more, will there be so many businesses every year in the future?

"I invite you here today, brother. First, we brothers haven't had a drink together for a long time. Second, I want to ask you, brother, if you are interested in participating?"

Compared with Hu Licheng and Hu Zhongkang, Li Hanting is like the gap between an old fox and an angel. These two are people who have experienced shopping in the mall, but it is also the same. Li Hanting's words are easier for Hu Zhongkang to believe.

"This is brother, you help brother get rich! I can't let go of such a good thing. It's okay for brother to talk about it alone. How much money do you need from me?"

"The money in the world is earned by everyone, and the food is also eaten by everyone. To be honest, you don't need to pay as much money as you, but the trouble is."

The trouble is, Li Hanting's transportation capacity is also insufficient.

He calculated that in order to meet the requirements of various places, at least 150 wagons with a load of more than one ton should be on hand to barely support the driving.According to the transportation capacity of Guo Xia's horses, it must be equipped with at least four horses or six horses per cart.If it were replaced by mules or ordinary Dian horses, the numbers would be much higher.

"I don't have so many mules and horses in my hand. So, brother, you have to take out some of the mules and horses in your hand. Then, you have to find a way to solve the shortage."

"Who says honest people won't dig holes for others?"

This is the true portrayal of Hu Zhongkang's heart today.

Li Hanting handed over part of the proceeds, but also handed over the biggest problem to him.

"I have about [-] mules and horses in the various shops in my hand. Except for the necessary ones, I will hand them over to you, my second brother. I will let the manager come over to handle the delivery tomorrow."

Although [-] mules and horses are relatively a drop in the bucket, for Li Hanting it is already a blessing in disguise. In addition to the more than [-] mules and horses he owns, he can already put about [-] four-wheeled carriages into operation.

"Okay! Brother, with your words, my brother will feel relieved! I will order someone to go to the factory to order this car tomorrow! Order him a hundred cars first!"

Hu Zhongkang waved his hand, "Second brother, please listen to me first. Tomorrow you write a comment post, explain the situation here to the lord in the comment post, and ask him to help solve a group of mules and horses, even if they are camped from various places. The retired mules and horses in the army are fine!"

"Why?" Li Hanting was a little puzzled.

"Second brother, why don't you say that you are an honest person! You don't know very well. In the battle to flatten the Zheng family, as far as I know, no less than thousands of mules and horses, large and small, were captured. , at least one or two thousand horses are in the hands of the lord. In addition, although the mules and horses retired from the battalions cannot continue to fight, it is not a big problem to pull carts. I bet you that this Post it, at least the lord will let you buy hundreds of mules and horses at a price. In this way, there will be nearly a thousand mules and horses."

"In this way, it can be barely applied!"

Li Hanting was a little excited.

Hu Zhongkang curled his lips, this master's structure is a bit too small. "Second brother, listen to me."

Hu Zhongkang gave Li Hanting an idea.

"You mean to find that old fox?" Li Hanting was a little reluctant. "He's said it before, and let out the rumors that all the horses in the past few years have been given to the lord, and he doesn't dare to sell any of them outside!"

Hu Zhongkang's idea is to find the Hu Licheng family who are currently breeding horses for the entire South China Army in Fulang Mountain.See if you can get some mules out of them.

"I know, I have heard what the old fox said to the outside world. But, what he said is selling, and we don't plan to buy."

"That's even more impossible! How could the old fox give us mules and horses for nothing?"

"We rent!"

Hu Zhongkang's idea is to rent mules and horses from Hu Licheng to set up the business of transporting goods. After opening, he will slowly find a way to purchase horses in the interior to make up for this gap.

"There is no way, time is money! The sooner you open, the sooner you have money in the account!"

Li Hanting was a little dazzled by Hu Zhongkang's series of actions, and he couldn't help asking Hu Zhongkang to explain to him one by one.

"The old fox bred and bred, in addition to the fruit horses and Yunnan horses introduced from the inland Guangxi and Yunnan, they were donkeys, and there were also some big food horses bought from those red-haired barbarians, and these horses were mixed together. Or breed mules, or breed new breeds of horses."

"However, although horses can give birth every year, there is still a period of time from birth to use. Mules and donkeys are better, about three years, while horses need at least four years. However, these few years Come down, thanks to the corngrass. As I know, the old fox has a lot of mules and horses. These mules can't breed, they just consume his fodder and manpower for nothing. Do you think this old fox doesn't want to exchange these mules for money? But he didn’t dare to sell it, so he could only hold on.”

"We rent for money! It is stated in the contract that as long as he needs it, he will tell us a few months in advance, and we will return him the same number and breed of mules and horses! In this way, our business can start in advance. Do business with smooth flow of goods, while sending people to Guangxi, Yunnan, Burma, and Siam to buy horses!"

The more the two talked, the more excited they became, so they asked someone to fetch their respective pipes, and set up two reclining chairs under the corridor of the flower hall. While puffing and smoking, they thought about how to write the post to Shou Han. By the way, do you have any new requests?

Afterwards, the two were surprised to find that they still had so many things to do? !

"These two guys! They are a pair of characters!"

Shou Han read a few pages of the various problems and difficulties in cargo transportation written by Li Hanting and dictated by Hu Zhongkang, and couldn't help but smile on his face. It's really the nature of capital to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages!These two guys cried and demanded that they should sell the mules and horses seized from the Siamese to them, even if they were retired from active service.

After reading the last few pages, Shou Han couldn't help but slap his thigh, "Hey! Talent!"

In this part, Li Hanting and Hu Zhongkang put forward the request to open the passenger transport in the area under the jurisdiction of the South Central Army. At the same time, they proposed to modify the existing four-wheeled carriages used to transport goods to make them suitable for passenger transport business. .

"The soldiers and households set aside [-] mules and horses and Li Hanting and Hu Zhongkang among the mules and horses that are not suitable for military use. In addition, Li Hu and Li Hu were ordered to carry out passenger transport business along the route from Ha Tinh via Hue to Chai Gun and other places. The investigation will be reported separately after the investigation is completed."

When the letter and the reply were returned to Li Hanting, the difficult negotiation between Hu Zhongkang and Hu Licheng, known as the old fox, came to an end.

The old fox's Hu's horse farm is leased to the transportation company of Li Hanting and Hu Zhongkang at the price of a penny a day for one thousand mules, two hundred fruit horses, and three hundred donkeys for a period of one year. If required, the transportation company must unconditionally deliver the same amount of mules and horses to Hu's Stud Farm.However, the shipping company must be notified two to three months in advance.

Although the conditions were very harsh, for the two bosses of Shunfeng Car Co., even if the conditions were harsh, they could only hold their noses and admit it.Forgot to mention, the two named their own transportation company Shunfengchexing.Hope your business will be smooth sailing.

"Second brother! You should put more effort into taking care of the car dealership!"

Hu Zhongkang couldn't hold back after taking back the documents from the Shunfeng car dealership from the house.

"I'm going to Guangxi by boat tomorrow morning. I don't believe that I can't buy mules and horses! This old guy! He has strangled our pulse, knowing that we are going to start business in a hurry. We are raising these animals for him, and we have to Give him the money! I did the math, and according to our freight standard, a hundred miles and a hundred catties is five hundred Wen, even if the roads from Ha Tinh Mansion to Shixi Iron Mine, to Shangbu Coal Terminal, and from the coking plant to the steel plant are all expensive. It is a burnt road, the road is in good condition, and at most one trip back and forth a day, these more than 1000 animals, from the rent to the feed labor, almost lose as much money as they earn! We will lose a reputation at most!"

The seventh day of March in the seventh year of Tianqi.should open.

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the Shunfeng Car Shop, which was inscribed by Li Shouhan, officially opened for business.More than a hundred four-wheeled carriages shuttle back and forth carrying iron ore, coal, and coke.

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