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Chapter 70 Guess
Zhang Zhe went out, and walked slowly along the lakeshore in the direction of the ancestral hall.

The northwest wind is indeed much harsher than the southeast wind. Zhang Zhe saw a fishing boat struggling to land, shook his head and was about to turn to go to the ancestral hall.

Suddenly a bolt of lightning illuminated his mind.

The Song family, the government office, the storage of summer grain, the rental of vehicles and livestock, and the early autumn rain of more than ten days 16 years ago!The only thing that is the same as 16 years ago this year is that the storage of summer grain is more than ten days late. 16 years ago was a natural disaster, but this year it is man-made.

The government office is clearly waiting for this northwest wind!
When the southeast wind stops and the northwest wind blows, the Song family needs to borrow livestock and vehicles.

It was clear that the Song family had a large amount of goods to go upstream to Wuling, but because they hadn't caught up with the last southeast wind for more than ten days, they had to use vehicles and livestock to transport them there!
This year's summer grain storage was more than ten days late, so the Song family could only transport summer grain!Where do they dare to transport summer grain from the official warehouse? !
After a series of causes and effects were figured out, Zhang Zhe unknowingly shocked himself into a cold sweat.

Yan Fu respectfully called the sick, and Sun Tongzhi stood up, and the last gust of southeast wind was eliminated in a short time.

The Song family is going to end!

Such an idea immediately popped into Zhang Zhe's mind.

Therefore, not a hair of chariots, horses and livestock can be lent out!Otherwise, the loss of vehicles and livestock is still the best result, and those officials who fail to keep them can follow the Song family's business and trap all the people who borrowed vehicles, horses and livestock.

Hurrying to the gate of the ancestral hall, Zhang Zhe suddenly stopped.

His judgment cannot be said now, so how can he convince these tribesmen?

Before Zhang Zhe arrived, the discussion in the ancestral hall had already begun.

All households seemed to have unified their minds after going back to have dinner, and this time most people were willing to lend livestock and vehicles.

Zhang Hanlin saw that the opinions of the clansmen were gradually unifying, so he didn't think too much, so he counted with his fingers.

"The Zhang family in Taowan has 93 households in total. Nineteen households have livestock, and eight households have cars. I checked. Fifteen households with livestock are willing to borrow, and all households with cars are willing to borrow. I see. ,.."

"Uncle, wait a minute!"

Everyone looked at the door and saw Zhang Zhe walking in slowly with a smile on his face.

"I know that although everyone agreed to the lease, they are still worried that the animals will be used up. I have a way, and I will never let us all suffer!"

Brother Shan pursed his mouth and muttered in a low voice: "There must be some kind of evil idea, it's going to be dirty!"

Zhang Hanlin glared at him, then turned his head and smiled at Zhang Zhe: "Erlang, if you have any good ideas, just say it!"

Zhang Zhe slowly turned around in the center of the ancestral hall: "I remember the price of animals. The most expensive seasons are the beginning of spring and the end of autumn. That is, the two seasons of farming. The Song family came to borrow animals, so many people are willing If I borrow it, it means that I have finished planting the autumn rice in Taowan. The next time I need to use livestock is next year. I wonder if I am right?"

"What Erlang said is exactly what he said. I don't know what it has to do with the Song family borrowing animals this time. His family only borrowed animals for a while."

"Hey, I mean, why don't we all make a fortune?" Zhang Zhe took out a folding fan and tapped his palm, making a tapping motion.

Brother Shan's eyes lit up: "Sit on the ground and raise the price?!"

"Hmm~~!" Zhang Zhe shook his head contemptuously.

"Now is the season when the price of livestock is the highest, why not sell it directly to the Song family. He wants it so urgently, he will probably eat it too. When the Song family runs out of livestock and raises it for us until winter, when the price of livestock is low, At that time, we can also buy it back from the Song family at a low price. If the lining of the livestock is used up, we will not buy from the Song family. Even if the Song family does not sell it, we are afraid that we will not be able to buy it in the market if we have money. Livestock?"

As soon as this was said, the Zhang family all laughed, and each of them compared their thumbs.

"Erlang, good knowledge!"

"That's right, now that the price of livestock hasn't gone down, the Song family has to buy at least [-]% more. When winter comes, many people can't afford to raise livestock and sell them in the market. At that time, it can be [-]% cheaper. That's [-]%!"

Brother Shan is a little worried about gains and losses: "Can the Song family really buy it?"

Zhang Zhe unfolded his fan calmly: "Even if it's a sell-out, the Song family will buy it."

The second day was the eighth day of the lunar new year. Before it was dark, Zhang Sanqi rode a donkey back to the small courtyard with his head covered in sweat.

"Mr. Lang guessed it right," Sanqi took a gulp of cold water, panting, and reported to Zhang Zhe, "The Song family never borrowed vehicles or animals in the villages around the county seat. I was a temporary worker last time. I also secretly inquired about the car and horse dealership, and there has been no major business in the past half month. Only in places as far away from the county as our Taowan, there are Song family stewards secretly borrowing cars and horses."

Zhang Zhe sighed, just looking at the behavior of the Song family, he knew that it must be a shady business. If the Song family refused to buy Taowan's carriages and horses, he would have to mess up the lease, so as not to involve the clansmen in it.

He glanced at Zhang Wuliu who was sharpening his hatchet in the hall, and asked him suddenly.

"Uncle Fifth and Sixth, where is our upstream Wuling?"

"I heard people say that it is a group of mountains, and there are some barbarians in the mountains. But since Dazheng took over Wuling, five or sixty years have passed, but I heard people say that those barbarians dare not come here, but go to the other side of the mountain to harass Xilu country. It's gone." Zhang Wuliu casually said a few words about the rumors he heard, but he was afraid of delaying Zhang Zhe's business, so he suggested to him: "Why don't you ask Mr. Huo Lang?"

On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Zhang Zhe took a boat to ask Huo Bingcheng to explore the "Little Rock Pool" in Sun Mountain. Huo Bingcheng happily went to the appointment and brought Yuxin with him.

This is the first time Zhang Zhe met Huo Bingcheng's love.

This Yu Xin was about twenty years old, with a red mole between her eyebrows, a face like a silver plate, a high nose and red eyes.This woman's clothes are bolder than the few people Zhang Zhe has seen. Xuefeng is half hidden, her fragrant shoulders are untied, yellow gauze half sleeves are wrapped around her waist, and there is a gold ring on each creamy jade arm. Locked on a blue cloak, always by Huo Yanei's side.

When Yuxin saw Zhang Zhe, Zhang Zhe smiled wryly at the first movement.The woman untied the shawl and wrapped it lightly around her upper body, and then greeted Zhang Zhesu.

Halfway through the boat, under Zhang Zhe's insinuation, Huo Bingcheng really thought of someone.

"This man's surname is Zou, and he is not a subject of my Dazheng, but a second subject of the Xilu Kingdom. This matter began more than 20 years ago. The west of my Wuling County is the Taoshan Mountains, and there is a county to the west of the peak. , named Shangyin County, originally Xilubian County. 24 years ago, the kings of Xilu were in civil strife. The county guard Chen Weiju County belonged to my Dazheng. Not three years later, King Jing of Xilu was defeated and died. The royal general Zou Tianyang led the remnant troops to retreat to Lanke County, which is only a river away from our Shangyin County. Xilu was also weak, and after three years, he defeated Zoumou all four times. Zoumou rebelled wildly, taking advantage of the big victory, He sent troops to take my Shangyin County, and called himself the King of Lanyin. He also sent envoys to the court of Dazheng, but was rejected by the princes in the court. It's just that Shangyin County is poor and weak, and the imperial army needs to overturn mountains and rivers to attack, and the gains outweigh the losses. , so I only asked the Lord of the Xilu Kingdom to conquer Zou. Nearly 20 years have passed, and Xilu Kingdom has not regained an inch of land. I am afraid that this is the person I am asking. However, I am asking what this person is doing? Lan Ke, Shang Yindi is poor and sparsely populated, so it must not be a good place to go."

But Zhang Zhe laughed: "It's just that I heard it occasionally, and I didn't understand it for a while, so I asked my brother for advice." But he had already guessed the Song family's business in his heart.

(End of this chapter)