The mountains are stained, the roads are numerous, and the banners are inviting. Every day is gone and the moon is bright. The Masi people passed through the mud, the wind was calm, and the rain was falling.
In the spring plowing season, those who wish to have more rain suddenly find that the rainy season is prolonging, so there is a hint of worry.
After Li Longji's order, the temporarily formed disaster relief department started to operate quickly, and sent a telegram to the prefectures to check the permanent warehouses. If there are any missing positions, they will report in a timely manner. The family business sends a requisition order. If supplies are needed, Zhang Wang’s family business has to come up with things.
They knew that Chang Ping's position was empty, and Wang Zhang's family would definitely be prepared for the business. If it weren't for Zhang Xiaobao to be busy with other things, and he was unwilling to follow Datang's disaster all day long, he had already allocated the materials in the disaster area.
Many people speculate that Zhang Xiaobao did not take action this spring because he was afraid that he would lead the rescue every time. In the end, the people only remembered the family of King Zhang and did not know the court's grace. This was indifferent, and I thought it was uncomfortable.
There hasn’t been much disaster on Henan Road until today. Due to bridge repairs, this section of the Yellow River deliberately strengthened its embankment, but it has not been washed away.
On the embankment, there are now countless vehicles passing by, the muddy road is full of ruts, and occasionally gets stuck, people pushing and pulling their horses, it is very lively, when the wind blows, hula la la la, the flag ringing non-stop.
"Mother, you walk slowly. The road is slippery and broken. It is difficult to walk in the rain. You should build a three-foot-wide concrete sidewalk. When the child writes a letter at night, it will be sent to the Ministry of Industry in the school tomorrow for Zhang Shangshu to read it. See, can I find someone to pay for the repair."
On the road, a 14- or 5-year-old boy helped a woman walk hard, rubbing mud on his calf pants, talking to the woman as he walked.
The woman frowned slightly, and persuaded: "How can you manage the major road construction? Even if you write a letter, you must first send it to Luoyang Mansion, the eastern capital."
"Zhang Shangshu is not in Luoyang. I can't expect Luoyang officials to do my best. How can I not take care of big things? I took the exam last year and assumed that he had contributed to Datang. Otherwise, the businessmen's money would not be spent in vain? material."
The boy gave himself an excuse to get his mother to agree.
Seeing her son's stubbornness, the woman sighed, and said, "As a result of the Chaoyang operation, more and more people will be elected, and you will not be able to get a good ranking in the imperial examination. Your status as a person will be worthless in the future."
"Study is not only for the entrance of Chunwei, but also to increase knowledge, know the truth, and understand the righteousness. The child has studied chemistry in the school. Isn't the soap made by himself easy to use? Look at the inner courtyard of Zhang Wang's family, or the status of a subordinate Well, compared to learning, the child thinks it is inferior.
Mother, why did you get to the boy's side again? There are so many traffic that the horses are tired and crazy. Be careful to get angry and kick people. When you go to the other side, the boy is agile and can dodge even if you encounter a crazy horse. "
The boy talked and pulled his mother back.
The woman had no choice but to listen to her son. In fact, she went over deliberately. In case of danger, she could block her son.
"Mother, let's go to the grass and heard other students in the school say that now we are fighting in Henan Province, called a war without arrows. The Japanese wind logistics are looking for something, but the businessmen in Datang can't see it. So far to deal with it.
Mother, look, the banner of Splendid groceries, mother, don’t think they are just merchants, but they are not small. I heard that the merchants who came this time are all in the top 100 of the top list of Monopoly, and they are famous everywhere. Hehe, just take out one, it can affect local price fluctuations. "
The boy saw a group of cars passing by, pointed to the flag and introduced his mother.
"I really have such a great ability, and it's not messy? I haven't seen them any prestige. We still have two in Luoyang. The rice noodle girl thinks it is still that way." The woman doesn't care much about this kind of thing on weekdays, she knows. Shao, listening to what my son said was evil, and there was a lot of unbelief in his words.
The young man walked up to the next tree, folded a willow branch, and drew it in front, fearing that a grass snake would suddenly jump out and bite, and smiled and said to his mother:
"Mother, you don't know, they are not unable to do it, but they dare not. The people on the top ranking list are powerful, but there is a more powerful one, which is above the ranking list, Zhang Xiaobao, the son of Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, At the age of a child, the businessmen on the rankings dare to impact the local economy. Zhang Xiaobao can make him bankrupt. Unfortunately, I have never seen it."
"Little Bao? Little Bao Niang knows that Niang has seen him, and his daughter-in-law, the cuckoo cuckoo, who looks like a water spirit, can speak with her big eyes, and she looks like Wang Fu, with a supple temperament. She is so virtuous." The woman finally knows it.
"Ah? Mother, have you seen it? What does it look like?" The boy became interested.
"It's not as good-looking as my son. By comparison, my son is the best-looking in the Tang Dynasty. In the future, even if he fails to pass the Jinshi examination, I will find a cuckoo-like daughter-in-law, and my mother will be content." The woman looked like a son. it's the best.
The boy nodded helplessly: "The child also thinks that my mother is the best mother in the world, but your requirements for your daughter-in-law are really... really embarrassing the child, and the child does not think she is soft and happy."
"Why not submissive and virtuous? Everyone smiles, surely, mother likes it." The woman wanted to set the standard for her daughter-in-law.
The teenager shivered. "Mother, when she rode out the Great Wall, she was steadfast. She killed people like mountains, and blinked her lovely big eyes when the blood ran into rivers. Everyone said, "Ning Wen Hades cried, you can't see the evil." Laughter, even if a child can find such one, he would not dare to marry. Nightmares at night can scare him to death. Only Zhang Xiaobao who laughs and talks about destroying the nation has the ability to stop him.
Ah, mother, my child suddenly remembered an important thing. Recently, our family has stopped eating garlic. My Datang merchant is fighting with Fengzhi Logistics on garlic. On the one hand, he wants to raise the price, and on the other hand, he is worried that ordinary people will be unhappy, so we have to help. Help and reassure them. "
"Mother knows, I have been eating green onions at home recently, and the shabby place in Little Japan, I dare to fight with my Datang and let him know how powerful it is." The woman straightened up deliberately and said disdainfully, showing the arrogance that a Tang should have. .
Not only the woman thinks this way, but other people who have learned about the situation also support it. Isn't it just not eating garlic for two months? Now that my life is better, I eat the other things.
As a result, the merchants who participated in the attack found that things became clearer and easier to operate. The price of garlic was adjusted up and down according to the actions of Fengzhi Logistics, so that Fengqiao Zhenger could not take the slightest advantage.
Fengqiao Zhenger couldn't sleep peacefully for several days, his eyes were red, and his skin was wrinkled. He was as emaciated as setaria in the rain, but not as tough as setaria.
The purchase of 50,000 barrels of garlic at a high price only affected the price of garlic in some areas. It did not lead to a large-scale price increase. If you want to sell garlic, but can’t sell it, the people in Henan Province have a tacit understanding not to eat garlic. Now, even Zhang Xiaobao didn't expect this. If you want to sell it far away, transportation is a problem.
The piles of garlic cannot be taken care of due to storage and preservation. The damp, moldy, shriveled, or even the bottom of the pile of garlic rots directly in the rain, and you lose a lot of it every day.
"Hahahaha..." A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, and Fengqiao Zhenger who was standing at the window suddenly laughed at the outside, shivering at Yamamoto and Shan Temple, thinking Fengqiao Zhenger was crazy and was about to take some measures, Fengqiao Zhenger Stop the laughter.
"Wow, I arrived at Datang on Fengqiao, and it caused dozens of top ranking people in Datang to attack me at the same time. Although I defeated You Rong, who can? Who can attract so many people like me? Dealing with it at the same time? Even if I lose, they will make me famous."
Yamamoto and Yamaji nodded slightly. Indeed, Datang has never seen dozens of top rankings against one person.
Yamamoto is planning to echo the two sentences, but when I think about it carefully, it’s not the case at all. Even if dozens of businessmen don’t unite, just take out one person, with the wealth of the family, the money that Fengqiao-kun holds is nothing but other people’s money. The reason for this is to show the unity of Datang merchants, and it feels like it was done for Zhang Xiaobao.
After hesitating, Yamamoto resisted the thought that he had said, and it was better not to add a blockage to Kazebashi-kun.
Fengqiao Zhenger flushed with excitement, and continued: "I have a way. I will collect green onions and ginger. I still have a lot of money in my hands. I don't believe that Datang people don't eat anything. I'm overwhelmed by them. "
"Mr. Fengqiao, I can't use it, I can't use it, what can the Tang Dynasty chaos lead to? You personally collect it, maybe at the beginning, where we can receive the onion ginger, the price of the two will rise immediately. Several times, even ten times, dozens of times, increase our acquisition cost."
Yamamoto felt that Kazehashi-kun was really crazy. The sulfur and silver he brought with him were worth one million guan. Now he immediately withdraws. The remaining is less than 400,000 guan. Then he will collect green onions and ginger. Later, there may be no money left. Come here. To make money, not to be angry.
Fengqiao Zhenger shook his head: "If the price is raised, then the people will not eat it? I want to see what Zhang Xiaobao can do to make him discredited and break his myth."
"Yamamoto-kun, Fengqiao-kun, Yamaji-kun, and all supermarkets in Henan Province have issued notices." When Fengqiao Masanori made up his mind, a Japanese ran outside and shouted to the three of them.
"That drowning"? Supermarket place, what is the notice. Feng Qiaozheng couldn't even say anything anymore, and he popped out a native phrase, "what" means.
"It’s about onion and ginger. It’s written in the supermarket notice. Starting tomorrow, all supermarkets in Henan Province will supply onion and ginger at a limited price. Ten days later, garlic will be supplied at a reasonable price. People in Henan can buy it with their household registration and say yes. Welcome spring ploughing, big bargain."
The Japanese who came in said that he meant that the price of garlic would fall in five days, but he didn't know that Fengqiao Shoji was about to make green onions and ginger.
Yamamoto heard this, and whispered to Shansi: "It's over? The supermarket was raised by Zhang's family. The supermarkets were surrounded by their chain supermarkets. There were a lot of businessmen who cooperated with them. Before Fengqiao could do anything, Zhang Xiaobao had already sealed the road. , The time card is accurate, but I am wondering, where will the garlic come from in ten days? Adjusted from another place? Would rather lose money and sell it?"
"It's probably not the same. How can Zhang Xiaobao do the same as other Datang merchants? It's not Zhang Xiaobao. Look at it. There are many things. Do you remember Zhang Xiaobao's tricks?"
"Remember, it is necessary to connect, so I should stop it early. The garlic from Huainan Road that came to impact our deposit will come over. If it stops immediately, the loss may be small. Mr. Fengqiao doesn't believe in that evil, hey..."
Yamamoto didn't dare to think about it anymore, with a psychological shadow, waved his hand to let the Japanese who came to report to leave, turned his head to look at the silly Kazebashi Masuji, and sighed.
It took a full quarter of an hour for Fengqiao to recover from the blow. "What to do? What to do?"
"Mr. Fengqiao, go to the Datang Bank to get the silver back with the money left in your hand. After removing the interest from the bank, there should be 350,000 silver tubes. Sell the garlic that is accumulated in your hands quickly, in order to make a comeback. ."
When Yamamoto came up with his idea, he was crying without tears. In less than two months, one million barrels of goods left more than 400,000 barrels, plus the unsecured sulfur. Two months, 500,000 yuan. Guan, what kind of trade can compensate like this
Next, there are the storage costs of the goods. Because they are not owned by Datang, they need to specify the storage location and purpose before they are shipped to Datang from other countries. Now it has been exposed and a tariff is required because when it first came in I walked with the Japanese tribute tribute. The offering has not been delivered to the capital, so the purpose of other things is unknown.
I want to go back and forth Zhang Xiaobao will solve this loophole in the tribute, I only hope that there will be no additional punishment.
Fengqiao Masanori couldn't think of any other way, and nodded and said, "Okay, Yamamoto-kun and Yamaji-kun help me."
The three people carried the loan contract signed with Datang Bank and the remaining banknotes, and went out to the Datang Bank in the center of Luoyang.
As soon as I arrived at the place, before entering the door to speak, one person approached first and said to the three with a smile on his face: "But Fengqiao-kun, Yamamoto-kun, and Yamaji-kun?"
"Are you?" Yamamoto questioned.
"I'm the deacon of the internal and external affairs of the inner courtyard of Zhangjiazhuangzi in Sanshui County, Xu Si, this should be Mr. Yamamoto. When receiving the news, the young man once said that the logistics of the wind will not lose light all at once. Japan is a great country, and the Tang Dynasty is also a great country. The people of the Tang Dynasty are kind and wise, and the people of Japan are kind and wise.
Yamamoto-kun and Yamaji-kun once suffered a loss. The young man believes that they can correct their mistakes, and will persuade Fengqiao-san to come over to repay the loan. He also said that Yamamoto-kun is loyal and talkative. The time is short and will not respond. The first speaker must be Yamamoto-kun. I wonder if that's right? "
This person called himself Xu Si, first made two diplomatic rhetoric, and then named Yamamoto's identity and informed the reason.
In an instant, the clothes behind the three of Yamamoto were wet with sweat. Fengqiao Masanori was the most intense. Not only did he sweat a lot, his complexion also turned pale.
He finally saw how great Zhang Xiaobao was. He knew that Zhang Xiaobao was staying in his hometown in Sanshui County. After so far away, the telegram came over, not only blocked his other thoughts, but also allowed the inner courtyard to wait at the bank and at the beginning of the meeting. Know who speaks first.
My own side only knows that Zhang Xiaobao's economic skills are not small, but Zhang Xiaobao has already analyzed the personalities of the three of them. Is it really impeccable
Yamamoto is still normal, getting used to it, and admits: "Yes, I am Yamamoto, I don't know when Xu Jun is waiting for?"
"If you say to help you, you must think that I am hypocritical. I will tell you the truth. The young man is going to teach the merchant who knows that you are raising garlic prices, but still buying garlic at a high price and letting you consign them, wants to take over the logistics of your wind, and make a bid. Wan Guan.
It is an exchange, the terms of exchange. You will not be held accountable for the actual goods you sell in the name of tribute, but you must make up for the tax that should be paid. Silver is 100% levied, and sulfur is tax-free. Because I need sulfur, my son Having said that, the last chance, yes or no? "
Xu Si didn't say anything polite, and told the three young sons of Yamamoto what they meant very straightforwardly.
"Yes." Yamamoto and Yamaji said at the same time, as if they didn't even think about it, it was a joy.
Feng Qiao Zhenger is still thinking about what Xu said in the four words, and is trying to estimate the gains and losses. Seeing that the two have agreed, I am puzzled, have they finished analyzing the gains and losses
"Mr. Fengqiao, since Zhang Xiaobao sent someone to say, he must not deliberately laugh at us and bully us. He disdain to do that. The conditions put forward must be the best for me at the moment. The consequences of not agreeing are unimaginable."
Yamamoto explained to Fengqiao Masaji why he and Shanji agreed so happily because of this.
Feng Qiao Zhenger immediately lost the arrogance that he wanted to be equal to Zhang Xiaobao at the beginning. He found that he was too far behind, and it was not a level at all. No wonder Zhang Xiaobao made a decision every sentence. Datang merchants, even those who are famous on the top rankings, must take the initiative. Declared that in terms of economy, it is a god-like existence.
As the ancestors said in Buddhism, one finger is the sky and the other finger is the earth.
"I don't know... I don't know how Zhang Xiaobao is going to teach them?" Fengqiao Zhenger's voice was trembling when he spoke. He wanted to know what Zhang Xiaobao would do when receiving Fengzhi Logistics. He really couldn't think of it.
"If Fengqiao is not in a hurry to return to China, I will know later, let's sign the contract." Xu Si said with a smile.
Fengqiao Masanori nodded in a nonchalant manner: "Okay, okay, one more thing, where did the garlic come from Henan Supermarket in ten days?"
"From Silla, after the young man knows what you are doing, he immediately contacted the people on the border of Silla and exchanged an important technical formula for a large amount of Shilla garlic. During this period, he has been transporting it to Henan Province at the fastest speed. After eight days, the goods can be fully distributed, and they can be deployed and put on the shelves for one day, and they can be purchased on the tenth day."
Xu Si didn't hide it, but he didn't say what kind of technical formula, which made the three people of Yamamoto itch.
Fengqiao Zhenger wanted to wait for future inspections, and paid back the money first, and estimated it. In addition, Datang was willing to pay more to buy sulfur. After paying the 100% tariff on silver, he had almost no money left. This is still Zhang Xiaobao. Investigating other aspects is really ruthless.
"Xu Jun, the other businessman Zhang Gongzi who came over didn't make up for it?" Fengqiao Zhenger asked about one more thing, he didn't believe Zhang Xiaobao didn't care.
"Naturally not, otherwise, who will help in the future?" Xu Si said with a mysterious smile.