The difference between leaders and others is that they stand high and see far.
He had already had a long-term plan to open up three trade routes in the west, east and south, so he was prepared in advance.
When he was in Jiyuan City, he met several big businessmen from Little China. Among them was a cloth merchant named Xu Fenghua, who was in his 30s. The name was good, but he was not very honest.
Zhang Yi wanted to order a batch of cloth from Xu Fenghua. The light textile industry in the south was developed, and it was difficult for this industry to develop in the Mopancheng area. The samples provided by Xu Fenghua were quite good, but when the goods were received, they were mixed with many defective products.
As Commander Chen Yiyi said, businessmen in Little China are only interested in profit and like to resort to fraud to pass off inferior products. They think they are the smartest and everyone else is stupid.
At that time, Qiao Dayou, the person in charge of the Commercial Department, was very angry and asked Zhang Yi whether he should kill Xu Fenghua and kill him as a warning to others, just like he did against the Hong Gang.
Zhang Yi gave Qiao Dayou a hard scolding. This was a legacy of bandits. How could he think of taking other people's lives for nothing? The only exception was gangsters!
He sent Xiao Han to invite Xu Fenghua to the Zhonghua Company and asked Niu Ben and Shi Gandang to show off their muscles. When Niu Ben knocked away a pile of rags with one punch and Shi Gandang lifted a carriage with both hands, Xu Fenghua Too frightened to speak, all four of his bodyguards fell to their knees.
This kind of fighting power is like crushing an ant to kill someone.
Needless to say, Zhang Yi said that Xu Fenghua removed the defective products, replaced them with good ones, and willingly compensated for 50 pieces of good cloth.
Now, all the merchants in Little China know that when doing business with Mopan City, anyone who dares to commit fraud will be invited to a Chinese shop for tea.
But as long as you do good business, Mopan City's profits will be large enough, and your payment will never be delayed.
Xu Fenghua was completely convinced and treated Brother Zhang Yi to a meal, apologized, and said he would do good business in the future.
Zhang Yi asked Xu Fenghua if he wanted to do big business?
Xu Fenghua is a businessman, so of course he wants to.
Zhang Yi told him that if he could open up channels and open up a trade route directly to the Mopan City area, Xu Fenghua would be able to earn huge rewards.
Because when doing business in Jiyuan City, both parties have to pay commercial taxes and bear large logistics costs. If Mopan City trades directly with Little China, it can save at least one-third of the cost. For merchants, the cost Decline, profits increase, why not?
At the same time, Zhang Yi also gave Xu Fenghua special privileges and supported him to be the president of the chamber of commerce of this trade route. He would get through the government, organize businessmen, and collect intermediary fees.
Xu Fenghua was so excited that he patted his chest and promised that he could definitely do it. In the past, the Mopancheng area had a bad reputation and there was not much business to do. But now it is different. Huge business opportunities are emerging, and whoever can seize them will make a fortune. .
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At this moment, sitting in the lobby of Xikou Village, Zhang Yi looked out the window, the snow was still falling.
I don’t know to what extent Xu Fenghua is operating.
After the two agreed in Jiyuan City, Xu Fenghua returned to Little China. Zhang Yi drew a map for him and told him that the trade route could lead to Xikou Village.
Now that more than 20 days have passed, Zhang Yi thought that there should be an outcome, good or bad.
"I think someone will come to us after the snow stops," Zhang Yi said.
Everyone nodded. Yi Ge was strategizing and had information that many people didn't know about. It involved secrets and it was inconvenient for everyone to pry.
The Huang brothers raised their glasses and toasted, and a group of young people chatted and laughed, all full of confidence in the future.
When he was three-thirds drunk, Zhang Yi proposed to go for a walk down the mountain.
So everyone led their horses down the mountain, admiring the snow scene in the mountain, which was particularly beautiful. The white snow covered up the polluted land in the wasteland world, making people feel much better.
The nearest watchtower is a mile away.
When Zhang Yi was riding Jueying and leading his brothers for a walk in the snowy field, he unknowingly approached the watchtower. The other party shot an arrow without saying a word.
As a last resort, everyone retreated and ran out of range.
"Their arrows are powerful and have a range of three to four hundred meters. These are not ordinary bows and arrows, right?" Zhang Yi asked the Huang brothers.
"Brother Yi is right, it's not an ordinary bow and arrow, it's a crossbow." Huang Wen replied, "We only have bows and arrows, but we don't know how to make crossbows. If a war breaks out, we will suffer a lot."
The crossbow has a long range and high accuracy. It is an advanced weapon in the cold weapon era. If you don't have it, forget it. If the opponent has it, we must have it.
"Let's go back to the village and let's make our own crossbow." Zhang Yi said.
Before Xu Fenghua arrives, he can do something important first.
Zhang Yi had seen a crossbow before and drew its appearance on paper. But he didn't know the specific structure, only the general principle. The core component was the crossbow machine, which could control the bow string.
Xiao Han had no idea about crossbows. After Zhang Yi described it, he thought about it and suddenly realized that it was actually a simple mechanical principle.
He found wood, used a knife to carve out two parts, and tested them to see if they could control the bowstring.
According to the drawings drawn by Zhang Yi, Xiao Han accurately drew the crossbow production diagram and marked the dimensions. Then he packed it together with the wooden parts and the picked crossbow arrows, and sent someone to the Mopan City Ministry of Industry, Hu Tiejiang, who would make the proportions.
Create an iron crossbow machine and assemble a complete crossbow.
This advanced weapon will definitely not be sold and will be equipped for archers.
"Brother Yi, if we increase the size and use an ox-drawn string, we can launch giant arrows, and we can hit the watchtower from a mile away. If the arrow is replaced by an iron cone, it can even penetrate the watchtower and kill the guards inside.
." Xiao Han was immersed in the excitement of creation, and inspiration burst out, "I can even make a repeating crossbow to fire several arrows at the same time, or add an arrow box to fire them one after another..."
Zhang Yi laughed and nodded. This brother's creativity is amazing. It is not easy for a person who masters mechanical principles to create cold weapons.
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Xiao Han worked diligently in a room and repeatedly revised his design drawings on paper. Shi Gandang gathered the warriors from Xikou Village together and practiced weightlifting and fighting shirtless in the snow. The Huang brothers
After participating in the training, a group of young people had a great time practicing.
Zhang Yi wore a cashmere coat and stood on the wall of the village, looking into the distance with a telescope from time to time. He was looking forward to Xu Fenghua's early appearance.
There is no businessman who doesn't want to make money. Xu Fenghua's motivation is strong enough, but I don't know if he can get through the government and obtain permission.
Three days passed, and Zhang Yi, who had always been calm, became anxious.
On the morning of the fourth day, the snow stopped, but the wind was still strong, raising waves of snow and fog.
Zhang Yi picked up his telescope and observed. In such bad weather, he didn't have much hope for Xu Fenghua's appearance. However, he saw a plume of black smoke coming out between the two watchtowers.