Chapter 552: Caoqie and Xu Xutuzhi
A servant outside agreed, and soon someone brought a chair for Yu Zhiyuan, placed a coffee table next to it, and put tea and snacks on it. Yu Zhiyuan was not so excited anymore, but the other party set up a seat for him and did not seem to refuse.
Moreover, when he said such a shocking thing, the other party obviously understood it. On the premise of understanding, he actually allowed him to continue. There must be a reason for this matter. Yu Zhiyuan still had concerns, thinking that the other party had not expressed his position very much.
Did you not expect the difficulty of this matter?
The chair was brought to him, and Yu Zhiyuan nodded and sat down, but suddenly he thought that he was a member of the imperial family. According to Zhao Jin, a guarantor like Zhao Jin should salute respectfully, or at least be polite, but he stood here and talked for a long time.
No one felt that something was wrong, not even myself, but when I thought that Wang Zhaojing's identity was no worse than mine, sitting at the bottom, I felt a lot more balanced.
When Yu Zhiyuan sat down, Zhao Jin said leisurely: "Master Yu's thoughts are really impressive. Master Yu is so sincere. Zhao has nothing to hide. The relationship between Zhao Ziying and the water transport industry is very good. It can be like this
He said that without water transportation, Zhao Ziying would not be what it is today."
Zhao Jin's winery is hugely profitable, and part of this huge profit comes from the exchange of grain for wine in the water transportation system. Moreover, Zhao Ziying's refugee system also relies on the "loss" of grain accumulated in the water transportation. As for the salt market and market
All kinds of goods on the market are related to water transportation, at least in terms of transportation.
Seeing Yu Zhiyuan's face stiffen, Zhao Jin continued with a smile: "Furthermore, this water transport is the lifeblood of the world. If anyone rashly touches it, it will definitely cause shock to the world, and then become the enemy of the world. Zhao Ziying is just a regiment training in the countryside.
, do you want us to be surrounded and suppressed by soldiers and horses from all over the world?"
The expressions of everyone in the room were quite subtle, because Zhao Jin had said this to them before, but that situation meant one thing, and now it meant another thing.
Zhao Jin still had a smile on his face: "Master Yu wanted to ask Zhao Ziying to do such a thing, and he promised such unrealistic high profits. Do you think we are stupid and confused, or do you think warriors are easy to deceive?"
The old housekeeper behind Yu Zhiyuan suddenly turned pale. Yu Zhiyuan looked calm. He actually smiled and then fell silent. Ji Xiang looked at him with a rather unkind look. The eyes of others also turned cold. Yu Zhiyuan was silent for a while.
, he opened his mouth again and said: "I'm actually fucking you."
After saying this, he fell silent again, then shook his head and said: "Maybe Zhao Yuanwai doesn't know that I was watching the fire on the pier a few days ago. My Yu family's sand boat was burned by the fire, and the hard work of my father and me was burned like this."
Ashes, every time I think about this, I feel like a knife piercing my heart. They want me not to do it, but I insist on doing it to the end. Why does my family work for the people, but it ends like this? Since they are so ruthless, then I have to fight tit for tat.
"
After saying this sincerely, Yu Zhiyuan smiled wryly and held up his hands, explaining: "I am extremely impatient and dizzy with anger, so I got a little impatient. Zhao Baozheng misunderstood me. Please forgive me."
That's what he said, but Zhao Jin's politeness and Wang Zhaojing's recognition of his years made Yu Zhiyuan inevitably have some unrealistic thoughts. Seeing that Zhao Jin and everyone in the room were young and young, all dressed in simple and shabby clothes, it almost seemed like they were young.
Personally, he looks a bit dull. Yu Zhiyuan has stayed in Songjiang Mansion, the most prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, for a long time. It is inevitable that he will feel a little contempt in his heart. Not to mention, in this era, it is common for the wealthy and the military to be humble. He is a scholar from an aristocratic family and is an elite scholar who has won the imperial examination.
, facing these young warriors and "reckless men", it is reasonable to want to use some tricks.
When Yu Zhiyuan said those words before, he had been carefully observing the expressions of Wang Zhaojing and Ru Hui. When he thought about it, as long as these two people did not refute, he could try it. If these two people couldn't figure it out, then others couldn't figure it out either.
For Yu Zhiyuan, this scene was vaguely embarrassing, as if he had been exposed for lying. However, this young prodigy, who started to work on the major project of water transportation and sea transportation in his early twenties, was not ordinary. His face was not red at all, but he looked apologetic.
He smiled bitterly and said that he was impatient and said the wrong thing.
This calmness actually made Zhao Jin and his friends think more highly of him. Yu Zhiyuan acted as if he had not said anything just now, with a look of grief and indignation on his face. He stood up and bowed and begged: "Zhao Baozheng, the Taihu water thief Bai
They committed a murder every day and burned twenty-one sand boats of my Yu family. They also threatened the lives of everyone in my Yu family. Such thugs who disregard the king's law are running amok. I can't sleep well at night. I also ask Zhao Baozheng to uphold justice on my behalf. If these lake thieves can be eradicated,
I am willing to repay the water thieves with ten thousand taels of service. Even if I cannot eradicate them, I will bear all the expenses."
"This is the next best thing. This is much smaller than water transport to sea. However, Taihu Lake water thieves have always been the largest group in the green forest of South Zhili. They travel across the lake by boat. Zhao Ziying is a land-based regiment. If you want to
If we want to attack the Taihu water thieves, what should we do with this large group of people crossing the state? What should we do if we cross the river? What should we do when we get to the edge of Taihu Lake? Do you really think that Zhao Ziying has three heads and six arms?" Zhao Jin asked with a smile.
The waters of Taihu Lake are vast, surrounded by three prefectures in South Zhili and three prefectures in Zhejiang. During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, there was a navy to govern tens of thousands of households. There was still royal law along the coast around Taihu Lake, but in the lake it was a lawless place. The reason is simple.
, the government does not have enough naval power, and the lake is too vast to manage.
There are fishermen and common people living on boats, and there are green forests and water villages camping on island oases. These people are beyond the control of Wang Fa. There are also legends that the remnants of Zhang Shicheng have been thriving in the waters of Taihu Lake and plotting to revive. Some people say
It belongs to Chen Youliang Yubu.
Because there is no king's law, a scandalous case was committed in another state capital. As long as you can get on the boat at Taihu Lake, you will be fine. Over the past few hundred years, desperate criminals have gathered here to fight and annex each other.
, formed a force. These gangsters and thieves were helpless by the government. They often gathered people to commit crimes and then fled back to the lake to hide. It was even more difficult to pursue and arrest them.
Although such a team needs to supplement food, clothing and daily necessities in coastal towns, their foundation is on the lake. Taihu Lake is too big to be completely blocked, which allows the Taihu water pirates to be unscrupulous.
There are so many people in Zhao Ziying from top to bottom. Many of them have never even been on a boat. A few people have taken a boat to cross the Yellow River to the north bank. This is their only experience. Such a team will fight against the Taihu water pirates. The other party does not need it.
If you engage in battle, just hide in the lake and everything will be fine. Zhao Ziying Company will not wait long.
The regiment training of private soldiers is closely related to the countryside. Zhao Ziying's team is rampant in Xuzhou and is also very public in nearby areas. But such a troop went from Xuzhou to Huai'an Prefecture to Yangzhou Prefecture, and then crossed the river to Taihu Lake. This is incredible.
Well, it is estimated that as soon as they leave the Pizhou area, they will be considered as treason. They will be surrounded and suppressed by various officers and soldiers before they reach the riverside. It will definitely be difficult to move forward.
As for how to supply food and grass for these thousands of people, there are many other things to consider, so we can't just talk in vain. Zhao Ziying went from Xuzhou to Taihu Lake, and it was an immediate success.
After Zhao Jin asked this question in return, everyone in the room shook their heads, and their expressions that had been leaning forward to pay attention relaxed, and they leaned back on their chairs.
Water transportation to sea, 150,000 taels, 10 million taels, half of the family property, Taihu bandits, these words are inspiring to hear, but after thinking about it carefully, each one is false, each one is not feasible, and this Yu Zhiyuan is filled with righteous indignation
However, although everyone in the room was young, they were all very precocious. Except for Yoshika, who had an angry look on her face, everyone else had a calm expression, and the room became quiet.
Yu Zhiyuan also straightened up a little, looked around the people in the room, shook his head to himself, the smile on his face finally turned into a bitter smile, he just sat there and laughed at himself and said: "It makes Zhao Baozheng and everyone laugh, burn the boat
and threats just over ten days ago. When I close my eyes, it feels like it just happened. I have been staying here in Hejiazhuang for the past few days. What I have seen and heard makes me feel uneasy. I feel that I have come to the right place, but I have committed a crime.
It’s a big taboo for me to do things so hastily that should have been planned slowly.”
A smile appeared on Zhao Jin's face, Chen Huang also looked up with a smile, Wang Zhaojing and Liu Yong exchanged looks with smiles, and the hostility on Ji Xiang's face was no longer so serious.
The slightly awkward and solemn atmosphere in the room just now is much more relaxed now. People are willing to laugh at themselves, which will always make people less wary.
"Fuck it, fuck it," Yu Zhiyuan said as he stood up, bowed to Zhao Jin, bowed to everyone, and said with a gentle smile: "Let everyone laugh, don't mention the fairness of swordsmanship, the salt city of Xuzhou
It's quite different from other markets, and the cotton cloth sold by Yu's family is quite suitable, and we will have to deal with it more in the future."
Zhao Jin returned the gift with a smile. The Yu family claimed to be cotton merchants when they met, and they indeed brought Songjiang cloth. Songjiang cotton was sold all over the world. In the past, cloth merchants shipped it through the canal, and the price was increased and the price was different.
Low. If cloth merchants from the production area can directly come here to buy and sell, the price will definitely be much cheaper, and it will definitely attract merchants from all over the world, which will also be of great benefit to Zhao Ziying.
"Now that you're here, don't come in vain. Go to the market and take a good look. With a fortune like Mr. Yu's, it's better to have a store and warehouse. If you like it, come over and tell us. We will take care of it if we can.
"Zhao Jin said with a smile, while Ru Hui clasped his fists and nodded. Everyone seemed to have not said the previous words and were talking about business here.
After a few polite words, Yu Zhiyuan said goodbye: "New Year's Eve is approaching, and there are still many troubles to take care of at home, so I won't bother you here. I'll come to visit again after the new year."
"Is this what you have planned for Xu Xu?" Zhao Jin asked with a smile. This Yu Zhiyuan was a little over-cautious in doing things, and his thoughts were not right. However, they were close in age, and apart from being over-cautious, he also had an upright and happy side.
Makes a good impression.
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