876, The Destruction of the Eight Imperial Merchants Eight
"Hong'er has met my cousin." Hong'er brought a pillar and saluted Zhao Guodong.
Zhao Guodong was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this child had not looked so handsome in ten years.
"Get up, get up, you've grown so big in a blink of an eye. This is..."
"Uncle, this is my husband." Hong'er said shyly.
Zhao Guodong was a little surprised, Hong'er was obviously dressed as a girl.
Seeing Zhao Guodong's surprised expression, Hong'er burst into tears. She told Zhao Guodong everything that happened to her family over the years.
Zhao Guodong's eyes also turned red and he said: "I was favored by your parents back then, and I was a bit thin-faced in front of the young master. The Fan family is doing well in Jiexiu. I will avenge you in this matter."
Hong'er knelt down and cried, kowtowed to Zhao Guodong and said, "Hong'er thanked uncle."
Zhao Guodong turned to Zhu Zhu and said: "Although your family bought my niece as a child bride, you must treat her well, otherwise, I, Zhao Guodong, will never break up with you. Although I am just a servant, you must also know the power of the Fan family.
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Hong'er quickly said: "Uncle, my parents-in-law and husband love me very much. Don't worry, I'm living a good life."
Zhuzi really respected this "cousin" in his heart. There are many ungrateful people in this world. It has been more than ten years since I received the favor from Hong'er's parents. Even though the benefactor was gone, I still remember this kindness. This person
not bad.
"Uncle Zhao, don't worry, Hong'er is my wife, I won't treat Hong'er badly." Zhuzi also said.
Hong'er glanced at him secretly, her face extremely happy.
"Get up, get up, you and your wife come to me. Are you encountering any difficulties?"
"Uncle, my husband's family is in the camel caravan business. In the past few years, there has been drought in Beizhili. The people's life has been difficult. The family has a camel caravan, and the people eat the horse's chews, which costs a lot. This
The business has dropped a lot in the past two years. I heard that the business here in Zhangjiakou is booming and there are many jobs outside the country. My husband and I wanted to try our luck here."
"Camel team, that's great. The young master has been worrying about the camel team these past two days. Now he has goods to go to Liaodong, but the camel team is not enough. He is looking for people everywhere. But now is not the time. The Mongols are all here
There are a lot of cats and camels in the overwintering camp, but I don’t know what to do.” Zhao Guodong said happily.
Unexpectedly, this time he helped his old friend's child and solved the problem for the young master. It was really a good thing to have the best of both worlds. However, he had to be cautious in everything he did. Hong'er must be the one who can tell the past events of that year.
She really needs to get to know her husband's family well.
After all, the value of the goods transported this time is very high. If it ran away halfway, I would not be able to explain it to the young master. Moreover, this is the first large-scale transaction with Daikin. It will affect many future cooperations.
"Have your camel team arrived? I have to see with my own eyes. This errand is to Shenyang. It's a long journey, and the transportation is Zunhua's open-hearth steel. It's very heavy. It can't be carried by camels."
Hong'er and Zhuzi looked at each other. Since the master's open-hearth steel production and sales have been liberalized, there is no way to control it from leaking out. The nine sides of the Ming Dynasty are like a sieve, full of smuggling guards and officials.
Once these steels are sold, the final buyer cannot be traced.
Zhu Zhu hurriedly said: "Uncle, don't worry. My camels are the best in Zunhua, and they are imported from overseas. They are not only tall, have thick fur, but also carry a higher load. I can take you to see the camel team.
It's the Kelai Automobile Shop just outside the city.
"Okay, it's not that I don't believe you. The young master takes this batch of goods very seriously. It's no small matter. I must be responsible for the main family."
"Uncle, whatever you said, these are all appropriate." Hong'er also said quickly.
Zhao Guodong is a person who does what he says. He immediately brought several shopkeepers and assistants to the big car shop.
This large car shop is located on the edge of Zhangjiakou. The conditions are average. The houses and everything are Datong shops, which is relatively simple. There are few merchants coming.
However, this was exactly what Zhuzi wanted, so he directly paid for it and bought it all. They had many secrets and a crowded place was not suitable for them to stay.
I saw Hong'er and Zhuzi leading a group of people. Several people brought by Hong'er immediately came over to greet them.
"Uncle, these are members of my husband's family. They are all old porters who have been traveling for many years. They still have some skills and can protect the camel team even if they encounter horse thieves." Hong'er introduced.
Zhao Guodong carefully dispatched a large number of these people. By the way, it is impossible without servants and bodyguards. Without the guarantee of force, this bowl of rice cannot be eaten. The horse bandits on the grassland are not vegetarians.
Each of these people looked very stout and had a tough look on their faces.
Their faces were red, and it looked like they often went out of the country and were blown by the wind outside the Great Wall. With the red face, it was obvious that Hong'er's words were true. These people were indeed veterans who often went out of the Great Wall.
"Hong'er, it's good. Your uncle is very satisfied with the manpower. Let's take a look at the camels."
Zhuzhuxin said, can you be dissatisfied? These people are all good people transferred back from abroad by the second wife. They have been working in the country for at least ten years. These people are all elites trained by Dongchang. Not to mention the Fan family, they are the eight major businessmen.
If the whole group is put together, such experts will not be able to gather a hundred people.
Hong'er brought 25 at a time. The master also equipped him with a double-barreled flintlock musket and a third-generation flintlock carbine with a shortened barrel. He also brought hand grenades and even some gunpowder-propelled grenades. He was wearing clothes inside.
Stab-proof clothing and underwear. Carrying sophisticated cold weapons.
In Ming Dynasty, these people were armed to the teeth.
If the Fan family still doesn't like this kind of manpower, they don't need to recruit any more people.
A group of people came to the yard. Zhao Guodong looked around and found that this big car shop was considered shabby in Zhangjiakou. It was too simple. It can be seen that these two children were trying to save money.
This large car shop has a long row of mud houses on three sides. The houses are made of mud bricks and covered with thatched roofs.
The east side of the yard is a wooden fence and a gate. The south room is the livestock pen, and the west room is where the shopkeeper and his family plus the kitchen, woodshed, and assistants live. The north room is a large shop for the camel pullers.
Hong'er and Zhuzi lived in a single room in the west room. There were some single rooms in the west room for the shopkeepers and distinguished people among the guests.
Since Zhu Zhu and Hong'er pretended to be husband and wife, they could only live in one house.
Zhuzi was also a little helpless, so he had to sleep on the kang and make a bed on the floor. Both of them slept with their clothes on. Hong'er's face was red. She was a little shy, but also a little happy.
"Lu Yang, go get our camel and show it to the steward of Fan Mansion." Zhu Zhu ordered.
The people under Zhuzi are all intelligence officers. They are different from the people in Dongchang. They all have fair faces and have a military temperament.
They all read books and went to military schools. Their temperaments are obviously different from those of Dongchang bannermen. They are all sunny young men.
"Hey, Zhu Zhu, uncle, looking at these young people, how come they look like people who have read books?" Zhao Guodong asked with a smile.
"Uncle, these are the children of our clan. This time they came out to practice. After all, the business will be handed over to them in the future. Our clan found a scholar and opened a restaurant. The uncles in the family
Brothers, we have all studied for several years."
"This is a very dangerous job outside of town. These young men have also practiced some country tricks with the masters of the camel team. Don't worry, despite their young age, they work hard and dare to fight with the horse bandits.
There is no bad person in our Chen family."
"Okay, you have more than sixty such good people, including old masters, old swordsmen, and these energetic young people. I'm very satisfied. I'll take a look at your camels. Camels will do, too.
