The invasion of foreign enemies continued to bleed, destroying half of the economic foundation, and the bureaucratic nerds responded extremely poorly, and finally ushered in the apocalypse...
Wang Hongyu knows one thing very well, that is, the hard-working people here do not deserve such tragic results.
"Baa ~ baa ~ baa ~"
Suddenly, dozens of goats, driven by two people one behind the other, came to the gate of Baoding City.
The man in front was polite and polite, looking like he had read a book, and his kind eyes were somewhat shrewd.
The man behind was wearing a coir raincoat and a felt hat, and he looked like he was herding sheep in the mountains. His dull eyes revealed shrewdness.
There are only two people, so the sheep can be obedient.
These goats have strong legs and feet, can run much faster than humans, can climb mountains and graze in inaccessible places, and can injure people if touched by their horns.
But they were driven to the market obediently and sold one after another, leading to a result they didn't dare to imagine.
The hardworking people work day after day, year after year, and the officialdom is far away from them, but they are driven to the teeth of the devil in the last days.
Humans are not goats…
People can work hard to create, think and imagine, and divide work and collaborate.
I, Wang Hongyu, can't change anything on my own, but people can explore the path and turn things around within a few decades.
"Sir, it takes a long time to queue up to enter the city. Do we want to go in?" Zhou Yijie looked at the long queue in front of him.
"It doesn't matter, we have to look at the industry and people's lives here. Queuing is also a part of life."
Everyone laughed and waited patiently in line.
A long queue formed outside the gate of Baoding City, and those in front of Wang Hongyu and others happened to be the two men driving the sheep.
Standing in front of them was the man wearing a raincoat and a felt hat.
Wang Hongyu took the initiative to come over and say hello. He came back to his hometown after going to Beijing to take the exam. His family is from far away in Sichuan. He has never seen these goats and wants to see more and ask."
He was quite handsome, and scholars at this time were generally well-nourished, so people immediately believed him to be true.
The sheepherder wearing a raincoat and a felt hat looked back and quickly replied: "It turns out he is a young gentleman. The sheep are nothing special. I can introduce them to you. If you like, I can give you one."
Scholars are regarded as masters when they are elected, and it is even more remarkable to be able to go to Beijing to take the exam.
What's more, although this man is dull, his eyes still reveal shrewdness. He smiled happily and said he would give one as a gift. When the master is happy, he will definitely get some rewards.
He quickly glanced at the people around him. He saw several servants who were powerful and serious, as well as a tall and fat young man who was cute and naive, and a beautiful woman with beautiful clothes and outstanding temperament.
This must be a wealthy family returning to their hometown after going to Beijing to take the exam.
People in ancient times were not stupid. Of course they would look at people when they met them, and they also had their own shrewdness.
Wang Hongyu said politely and straightforwardly, "We can't harvest sheep, but we want to do some wheat and mutton business. There are also people in Sichuan who like pasta and mutton, but we don't know how to run it."
At this time, the atmosphere was very open, and the man was also very cheerful. He directly introduced that sheep are generally raised in the mountains, and the sheep are usually herded up the mountains to graze. However, sheep are usually sold in cities in the plains, because grain is grown everywhere in the plains.
What kind of grass is used to raise sheep?
For example, they raise sheep in Laiyuan, which is in the Taihang Mountains. Because of the terrain, there are fewer people and not much food is produced. Baoding is on the plains, where there is a lot of food, a lot of people, and relatively little meat.
It is easy to sell ten sheep in one day in Baoding, and the money from selling sheep can buy a lot of grain. People usually say that people in the mountains are poorer and people in the plains are richer. It is because of the grain that they can afford sheep for meat.
"Baoding is in the plains and Laiyuan is in the mountains. The former produces grain and the latter produces sheep. The former is rich and has many people, so it can afford it."
"Yes! The young master is smart, this is how we do business."
Wang Hongyu asked about the specialties of these places.
At this time, Baoding City really had limited specialties. It mainly produced grain and had a relatively large population. In terms of the entire Baoding Prefecture, Taihang in the west had coal, sheep and other specialties, and traded with the plains in the east.
"We can sell 5 sheep a day... How many people come to Baoding to sell sheep?" Wang Hongyu was considering the spending power and habits of the big households in Baoding.
"A lot! In addition to us, everyone from the surrounding mountains comes here. There are no less than 5 stalls selling sheep in the market every day, and they can sell almost as many sheep. If it is winter, our dozens of sheep will be sold in two days
."
sure.
During the Ming Dynasty, North Zhili and Baoding had the largest population outside the capital. Tianjin had just risen, and the weather further north was generally colder with fewer people.
It seems possible to expand the briquette business to Baoding.
Laiyuan's coal mine is estimated to have higher output than Jingxi's, and there will be less competition, so Meng Biao can lay it out.
As for sheep raising...it is not an area that needs to be expanded yet.
Wang Hongyu sent this person dozens of essays as a thank you gift, which was a token of his gratitude for providing market and specialty information from a private perspective.
Entered Baoding City.
Qin Lingzi went to inquire about information through the methods she was familiar with, and Zhou Yijie also went to wine shops and other places to find out the situation.
Wang Hongyu had to pay a special visit to Baoding Governor Han Jun.
Think about it, more than a year ago, when you woke up on death row in Baoding.
If the governor Han Jun had not intended to protect him, he would have been killed by Yang Lian's scribes and instigated jailers.
Han Jun is still a relatively capable official.
As an important military location, Baoding's role is very important, especially after the Ji Town in Saarhu suffered heavy losses.
He has a very heavy burden to recruit troops, train troops, prepare food, fodder and various ordnance.
But at least during Yuan Yingtai's time, the Ming army had no problems with food, supplies and weapons.
Rather than saying that Yuan Yingtai was an expert in logistics and transportation, it was better to say that Baoding Governor Han Jun provided strong support. It was the soldiers and civilians of Baoding who created and contributed a lot.
However, Donglin also wanted to remove Han Jun from his position as governor because he was not a party member and had a good relationship with military commanders.
This is really unreasonable.
After sending the greeting card, Han Jun came out to greet him in less than half a stick of incense.
When Wang Hongyu saw him, he immediately paid homage to General Wang Hongyu and to Governor Han."
"Hahaha!" Han Jun directly helped Wang Hongyu up and looked at his face, which he hadn't seen for many years. General Wang has become even more majestic and handsome. Looking at his temperament, he is worthy of being a hero in the bloody battle of Hunhe River."
Of course, the governor of an important military town has been paying attention to the war on the front line.
In particular, Zhou Dunji was once under his command, and there were many Baoding soldiers around him. Although they were included in the Sichuan Army, they were locals here.
There were several guards around Wang Hongyu, who were from the Baoding Army, and Wang Hongyu introduced him to Han Jun.
The old governor was filled with emotion when they exchanged their experiences of the bloody battle at Hunhe River; when he heard that the veterans were moving forward to cover the retreat of the new soldiers, Han Jun burst into tears.
"My eldest brother, Zhou Dunji, led the veterans and fought bloody battles with the enemy to the last moment, buying time and opportunities for us and the reinforcements, and finally won the battle and sacrificed his life."
Han Jun was silent for a moment, and finally suppressed his emotions and saw the moment of victory."