Raising the Demon

Chapter 117
Hu Caijun came back soon, beyond Zi Baifeng's expectation.

Zi Baifeng said in surprise, "You have decided?"

"I've decided." Hu Caijun looked at Zi Baifeng with a complicated look on his face. Ever since he realized that Zi Baifeng was the one who carried the flying star and suppressed Mengcheng with the Milky Way, he has been working hard to adjust his mentality. .

The young man in front of him, when he smiled, made people feel like a spring breeze, which was completely different from the stupid smile of the bookworm before.

Now in the entire Mengcheng, there is only this young man in front of him who has the courage and ability to do something. If he gives up this opportunity, his ambition will not be realized.

Zi Baifeng dismantled Hu Ji and robbed the jade, but instead strengthened his mind - grandfather's plan to support his uncle was not feasible, and his uncle did not have the strength to make the Hu family rise, and would even implicate the Hu family. More precisely, It will implicate their branch.

"But what good do I have?" Zi Baifeng looked at Hu Caijun with a smile, "Don't you think I don't know what you're up to?"

Although he said this in his mouth, Zi Baifeng's face was full of praise and appreciation.

This kind of praise and appreciation is like looking at the achievements of his subordinates. Hu Caijun not only did not feel happy when Zi Baifeng praised him like this, but was a little unspeakably disappointed.

This means that he and Zi Baifeng are no longer on the same level.

No matter how much praise a person gives to an ant, the ant will not be stronger than a human.

Zi Baifeng has to admit that Hu Caijun is really talented. His original tax increase plan and the short-buying and short-selling plan just proposed are very predictable and operable. Very big.

"How about another way?" Zi Baifeng said, "Let's unite and discuss with the grain merchants to buy grain. As for how you and I will distribute it, we will discuss it later—if you don't have money, I can lend it to you temporarily."

In fact, Zi Baifeng also conducted investigations on those grain ships.

The grain boats in Zhongqu Mountain are relatively famous near the border of Mengcheng, but what they sell is not ordinary grain, but a strange melon that is as big as a papaya. fruit on the tree.Cauliflower is a perennial tree with deep roots and is less affected by the environment. Although the production has decreased in recent years, it is not too serious.Although the taste of pickled melon is ordinary, it has a high starch content, which is very anti-hunger and gives you strength after eating.It is the perfect alternative grain, and it is storage-resistant and easy to process.

Although Zi Baifeng has never seen this thing before, he knows that it is probably a kind of bread tree. Zi Baifeng has already planned to transplant some species in Jiuyan Township.

This kind of melon is not expensive in the past, and the life of the grain merchants in Zhongqu Mountain is not very easy. This year, there is a famine everywhere, and the grain in Zhongqu Mountain has become a hot commodity.

The Meng River is just a small river. It flows into the Yang River in the south, and there is a tributary connected to the Wei River in the north. Usually, grain merchants go down the Wei River from Zhongqu Mountain, go upstream through the Meng River, and then enter the Yang River. South, selling food all the way.The boats used by grain merchants are pendulum boats. This kind of boat is square and can carry tens of thousands of catties of grain. The wind is only assisted. Most of them rely on oars to move forward, and most of the time they go downstream.Pendulum boats are made of 櫰 wood. The 櫰 wood grows fast, is strong and light. The life of the boats made is not long, but it is just right for the grain merchants in Zhongqu Mountain, because the grain merchants in Zhongqu Mountain sell After finishing the food, they often abandon the pendulum boat directly and return to Zhongqu Mountain empty-handed.

People in Mengcheng took advantage of this year. A few hundred miles to the south of Mengcheng, there were already wars and chaos. They could only stay in Mengcheng, which created a peculiar phenomenon—grain was too expensive for people in Mengcheng to afford it, and grain merchants couldn’t sell it.

Seeing that they can let go and go back now, maybe they can transport another batch of melons to sell elsewhere. The grain merchants in Zhongqushan are a little anxious. They found the Hu family and are willing to deal with them at a low price. Who knows? The Hu family even gave up their plan to buy grain.

However, the Hu family gave up, but Hu Caijun did not give up. He is the representative of the Hu family, so he can naturally negotiate with the grain merchants.

"I've already talked with the grain merchants. They can sell us a boat first, and then we can buy the rest within a month." Hu Caijun said, "It's just that the grain merchants need someone with sufficient status to guarantee them. Can't believe I..."

Although Hu Caijun is the eldest son and grandson of the Hu family, he is always a junior. He is far from being the head of the family. What's more, he can't even come up with the deposit.

However, Zibaifeng is different.

He is the official of Jiuyan Township, and the gold content of a Jiuyan Township official is already comparable to half of the Hu family.

Not to mention that Zi Baifeng has another layer of identity. I believe that when Zi Baifeng shows off his own strength, the Zhongqushan grain merchant probably won't want to offend Zi Baifeng.

At that time, they will leave a few people to guard the remaining grain and wait for the final payment. Others can go back and prepare to sell grain elsewhere.

It's a pity that Zi Baifeng, the poor town of Jiuyan, is not as poor as the Hu family's nine cows, and he really can't afford the money to buy food.

No...Zi Baifeng slapped his head suddenly, maybe he didn't have it before, but now he has it!
In the box behind him, there is a lot of jade - try not to move these, but there are still several hundred taels of silver, buy a boat - if not, buy half a boat of grain, enough for Jiuyan Township to support a month.

In a month's time, success or failure, people who went to the south to do arms business can come back no matter what.

Without further ado, Zi Baifeng raised his head and said, "Since that's the case, let's go now, let's go and settle down first, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

The Hu family has been in business for generations, and Hu Caijun, as the eldest son and grandson, can still mobilize some money, and he still has some private money in his hands, so he and Zi Baifeng pooled together, after the calculation, it was barely enough for a boat, so they ran away Go to the grain merchant to discuss.

Hu Caijun's three-inch tongue was in full bloom, Zi Baifeng's eloquence was fully fired, and Zi Baifeng even let Zhuzi perform a flying sword stunt, so he convinced the grain merchant and agreed to sell them a boat. And leave the rest of the food, waiting for them in January.

Coming out of the pier, Zi Baifeng is a poor man again.

After a few words of self-mocking, Zi Baifeng stopped and looked at Hu Caijun.

Fate is so strange, Zi Baifeng and Hu Caijun have always been rivals before, but now they suddenly have an inexplicable feeling of companionship.

The saying that those who achieve great things don't care about small things is vividly displayed in Hu Caijun's body.

Hu Caijun is definitely a talented person. If he can be recruited under his command, he will definitely save Zi Baifeng a lot of trouble.

Seeming to know what Zi Baifeng was thinking, Hu Caijun bowed and cupped his hands, and said, "Lord Xiangzheng, I still need to deal with the matter of food distribution and disaster relief in Hubao Township. Lord Xiangzheng is very kind to me today, so let me repay it later. I Hu Ji has a batch of iron ore on hand, and tomorrow I will order someone to send it to Daoliu Village, which is regarded as my share capital. When the caravan departs in the future, I am willing to lead the caravan to the south."

"Okay, if you have any news to pass on to me, you can go to Qianshan, and he can pass the letter to me by flying pigeons." Zi Baifeng said, he knew that Hu Caijun was under great pressure to cooperate with him, and bought food for disaster relief Yes, but he believes that no resistance can stop this person, he is a person who will not give up until he achieves his goal.

For this person, Zi Baifeng didn't know whether to praise or criticize, maybe this is why people are always complicated.

Breaking the game, it started from the Hu family, this world is really amazing.

But it's not surprising when you think about it. Didn't Zi Baifeng use disgraceful means to snatch Hu's jade?
To deal with the wicked, do you have to use the methods of the wicked?Zi Baifeng did not comfort his fragile heart like this.

Good is good, and evil is evil. Many things in the world have nothing to do with good or evil. They just have their own obsessions, ideas, and unswerving execution and willpower for their own ideas.

Others are just different means.

Be a good officer?Be a dog officer?It's all Zibaifeng's dream.

So, he just stretched out his thumb and gave himself: "Good dog officer!"

In the next few days, Zi Baifeng was so busy that he didn't touch the ground. He first took people to transport the grain back to Xiayan Village, and then transported the used weapons provided by Luo Qianshan and the iron ore provided by Hu Caijun to Dao Liu Village, and mobilized many people from other villages to Dao Liu Village to help.The road that Daoliu Village is facing now is not only the hope of Daoliu Village, but also the hope of the entire Jiuyan Township.

The Hu family seemed to have knocked out teeth and swallowed blood, and did not go to beat the drums to complain, and never troubled Zi Baifeng again.The ruins of Hu Ji hadn't even been cleaned up, as if they were waiting for something, Zi Baifeng had been vigilant for two days, and then temporarily put them aside.The matter of the jade merchant has come to an end, at least Zi Baifeng thinks so.

During this period, Zi Baifeng also took time out to attend the funeral of Senior Ba Dao. Luo Qianshan was not in a hurry to find his enemies everywhere. To solve it, at the same time, he also knew that the real big thing now was not to take revenge, but to let the whole of Mengcheng survive this winter safely.

For this common goal, all the people of insight in Mengcheng are showing their talents in Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, and no one is idle.

The world is not benevolent, but people's hearts are boundless.

Nobody can live by God alone.

These days, Zi Baifeng is also searching his stomach, trying to find some good ideas.

Bread tree... No, the seeds of the laurel wood have already been planted, but they will not germinate until next spring, and will not bear fruit until a year later, which will not quench their thirst; No one collects jade anymore, and jade can’t be exchanged for money if you put it in your hands; the iron tires are still being raised, and the iron ore veins are too small, so it’s really not worthwhile to mine mines now.

Others, where else can I get money?

Zi Baifeng thought hard.

When Daoliu Village was fully fired and began to make steel and iron, an unexpected trouble came again.

　Found that the author's words are always swallowed...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)