Coal was no longer a rare thing in the Song Dynasty, and it was not even a valuable thing. Zhong Pei couldn't see how this thing could be compared with the precious war horses. There were many of them in Huanzhou, there were really many. In some places, all you had to do was lift the lid off the soil. He didn't feel happy about this endless thing. On the contrary, he felt humiliated. Although Qingjian City needed war horses, the backbone was the foundation that supported the soldiers' hard work over the years. He did not allow this to have any impact. loose.
"The pearl is covered in dust! People in the world are ignorant and think that this thing has no great use except for burning fire. And as far as burning fire is concerned, apart from the advantage of being resistant to burning, it has no other benefits. If it is burned too much, people will be easily charred. I was hurt, so I threw this thing away like a worn-out shoe.
As everyone knows, there are countless ways to use this thing. As long as it goes through a certain process, it will turn into coke. With coke, steel can be refined and better quality swords can be made. The crushed coal ash is also a treasure. As long as it is processed using secret methods, it will immediately turn into very good fuel.
Everyone knows that firewood is wet after heavy rains, and every household will break the stove and burn wet reeds at this time, but they don’t know that coal can burn even if it is wet. Firewood in Tokyo is expensive, and the surrounding mountains have long since become cattle mountains. Millions of people live there. In this city, please calculate how much firewood is needed to meet the needs. I heard that in Bianliang City, Tokyo, water can be turned into goods. If the coal produced by my secret method cannot be sold at a good price, I will never do business with you from now on."
Zhong E took the piece of coal from Yun Zheng's hand suspiciously and looked at it carefully for a while and said, "Is this really true?"
Yun Zheng sat down with his legs crossed and said with a smile: "Of course, five hundred war horses can be sold for a sky-high price in Bianliang City, Tokyo, but no amount of money can compare to finding a safe source of wealth for future generations, so, I Can I exchange five hundred war horses for five miles of land? I will build a manor on that land and form a caravan. Mr. Fu, I will prepare to enclose the land in Qingyang. What do you think? How far is it? Jingzhao Prefecture is less than 500 miles away, and it is only a thousand miles away from Bianliang City in Tokyo. Moreover, because of the border troubles, in order to be able to send troops quickly, the imperial court built a wide avenue here. This is the reason why I like Zhonghuanzhou. , Otherwise, although the smokeless coal in Huanzhou is excellent, it is not as good as Taiyuan Prefecture. The distance between the two places is about the same, so I prefer Huanzhou."
Hearing what Yun Zheng said about having a nose and eyes, it seemed that he had planned it for a long time, but Wugou didn't believe that Yun Zheng had thought about doing a coal business a long time ago. It must have been a spur-of-the-moment idea. This guy must have a reason, it's just inconvenient. Just talking about it.
"Since you really have this plan, I will give you ten miles of land. As you said, as long as it does not occupy fertile land and is at your disposal, the government will not interfere. At the same time, your caravan will not pay taxes in Huanzhou. This is The greatest help I can do within my authority is that if you really make money, I swear that as long as the Zhong family is still in Huanzhou, I will keep you safe for a day."
Yun Zheng laughed, stretched out his palm, and gave Zhong E three high-fives happily. Even if the matter was settled, Zhong E went to choose a war horse. Wugou looked at Yun Zheng who was doing nothing and asked with a smile: "What are you doing again? What did you do?"
"When I go back this time, I may be promoted. The most likely possibility is to dedicate a branch of the Yongxing Army to me. Zhang Fangping has probably thought so for a long time. Just look at the defense of the Yongxing Army. It is next to
Huanzhou and Jingzhao Prefecture are both within their sphere of influence. To be honest, the governor of the Yongxing Army is in Bianliang City, and he probably doesn't even know where his six armies are. Sooner or later, the Yongxing Army entering central Sichuan will have to
Our greatest possibility is to return to Jingzhao Mansion.
Once you get back here, you'll be in big trouble. You know what the army is like. As a general, you not only have to manage the army, but you also have to manage the food, drink, and food of the family members of the army. Otherwise, you will have no motivation and no one will help you.
We are army officers. We not only want to build a strong army, but also make the army rich. His grandmother's, if my ability is not that good, I won't be able to cope with it at all."
Listening to Yun Zheng's cursing words, Wugou nodded and said: "This is in line with your temperament. I am a cunning rabbit with three holes. You always take everything to the end. So Charcoal is the way you find a way out for the Yongxing Army?"
"I wasn't forced to do so by Zhang Fangping. The last time a Jiazi camp general almost knocked me unconscious with a stick. Now that Huang Zhou is dead, who do you think I will be if I don't become the jailer? Huang Zhou has offended Gao Zhou.
Tan Sheng, let someone kill the whole family. Now that position is still vacant. Normally everyone is thinking hard about becoming an official. Now everyone can't avoid this official position. If Zhang Fangping doesn't give this official title to him after he returns,
I'm ready, he is not Zhang Fangping!"
After a good sleep, the shrewd Yun Zheng came back again. From Zhong E's attitude towards him, as well as Zhang Fangping's temperament and actions, he quickly deduced such a result.
After working hard abroad and working hard at home, Yun Zheng stomped his feet bitterly and went to find Wei Ming to study what to eat for lunch. It was much better to stay with people with simple minds than to think about those old foxes.
Wei Ming, who had changed into a Song Dynasty costume, was learning how to dress up from Ge Qiuyan. He kept wearing the hairstyle of his grandmother in A Chinese Ghost Story, which made Yun Zheng panic. He had raised his opinion several times. Now, not only Wei Ming and
The maids began to change their clothes, and even Lang Lige and Sun Qizhi were slowly changing their behavior so that others could not tell at a glance that these people were from Xixia.
"Brother Yun, how well do my buns are done?" Wei Ming, dressed in a bright Han girl's costume, looked lively. He twisted his feet, spun around, and stood in front of Yun Zheng, asking him to comment on himself.
attire.
"It's very good. This is how a little girl should dress up. From now on, she doesn't have to think about bad things all day long. She can live her life well and be happy and happy. Let me tell you some good news. I sold five
Hundreds of war horses, the money received belongs to you, and the land in exchange belongs to me. I estimate that when you get to Jingzhao Mansion, you can collect all the money for your five hundred war horses. You are already a very rich woman. Anyway, you
You don’t know how to do anything, but when you learn how to do it, you can use some money to start a business, and you will be able to have enough food and clothing for many lifetimes.”
Wei Ming didn't seem to hear what Yun Zheng said about money. He was still happily playing with his clothes and twirling them around. Unfortunately, Ge Qiuyan didn't have any good jewelry either, and Wei Ming was missing a lively piece of jewelry on his head.
Jin Buyao.
Yun Zheng's heart moved, so he took out the four hairpins he bought from Xixia from his arms, selected a golden hairpin with a pearl in it from the middle, shook his hand and inserted it into Wei Ming's hair.
What's more, there is a small silver bell on the golden step. As you take a step, a subtle tinkling sound will be heard. Yun Zheng stubbornly classified these sounds as the relief of the original owner after his great revenge was avenged.
It turns out that Wei Ming himself didn't have any good things, but now he was so happy to have such a hairpin that he kept walking up and down the ground just to listen to the sound of the silver bell more.
Looking at the current Wei Ming, Yun Zheng couldn't help but think of the time when Wei Ming relied on himself to survive. Seeing that his hands were cold, he did not hesitate to put a man's hand into his belly to keep warm. At that time,
How helpless she must be, no woman from that clan would do this unless that person is her beloved.
Seeing others happy, Yun Zheng became happy himself, and he immediately decided to have a hearty meal of braised pork with all the soldiers at noon today. He finally came back alive, which is indeed worthy of congratulations.
Liang Ji and Peng Jiu now have very good prestige. Basically, they can solve the problems in the military camp without Yun Zheng having to take action on his own. The Jiazi camp still has the old rules. No matter what happens every day, they will practice
Things will never stop, especially after three months in the Xixia military camp. Under the ridicule of the Xixia people, they have made rapid progress. Although they were beaten with bruises and bruises when they asked for advice, before leaving,
At that time, they mixed the general master's large bag of oleander powder into the flour and fed it to the Xixia people. Unfortunately, the dose was too small and could not kill the people. However, they still had to lie in bed for several days to recover.
Come here, this in itself is an arrangement made by the Lord as a precaution.
Zhong E looked sideways at Jiaziying's cooking, and after being puzzled for a long time, he asked Yun Zheng: "Do you Jiaziying always eat like this? I have never understood where your financial resources come from. I came back from Shuzhong,
I followed your example and wiped out some horse bandits, but the result was not much,'
Yun Zheng took a shovel and vigorously stirred the oily braised pork and said with a smile: "This is inevitable, Huanzhou is too poor, and if those horse bandits have some money, they will use it to buy armor and weapons.
, The folk customs in Huanzhou are fierce, and the people dare to fight with the bandits for a penny. The bandits are not careful. You have wasted a lot of effort and exterminated the bandits, but you have not gained much. This is the reason. If you dare to cross the border and go to Jingzhao Prefecture to suppress the bandits,
I guarantee you will gain a lot."
Zhong E thought about it and said: "That's true, but this time I have to borrow you as a rich man to use. You have been showing off all the way. I asked Ma Jinhu to lead five hundred elite soldiers to pretend to be Xiang troops and wait for the robbers to come and rob. Then we
I'll raid the bandit's lair again, so that Mr. Fu Bi of Jingzhao Mansion won't blame me for crossing the border, and I'll have money to pay you, what do you think?"
Yun Zheng laughed so hard that he couldn't stand up straight. He pointed at Zhong'e and said with a smile: "I'm just asking for it, but it's also a good idea. You must have a goal to say that. You dare to rob seven or eight hundred people."
The cavalry and convoy escorted by the army must not be unknown people. Who are you going to deal with?" (To be continued)