Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 24 is a bit dull and tasteless (Ps)

Three carriages pulled several carts of gold and silver and appeared at Taolinkou, Taoyuan Town.

The bank of the Zhongzhou Chamber of Commerce couldn't afford a full 10 taels of gold in a short time, so the dozen or so boxes of treasure in the carriage contained silver and copper coins.Otherwise, 10 taels of gold can be filled with only two or three large boxes.

Chen Ci smiled redly, opened the wooden box, looked at the golden ingot, and grinned from ear to ear.

"Uesugi, you will come, I like it."

The statement was out of his heart and he was very happy. Originally, he just mentioned "10 taels" casually, but he didn't expect Uesugi to be so bold that he didn't even bargain.

Uesugi bowed humbly, "My son-in-law, please check."

"Hahaha, good." Chen Ci gave Fan Chu a wink, and the latter understood it, and ordered several followers to check the gold and silver.

Taking advantage of this spare time, Chen Ci deliberately knocked on the sidelines: "Uesugi, how do you know that I made cheap paper?"

Uesugi smiled without saying a word.

Ok.

It seems that the hope of asking something from Uesugi Qi has failed.

But it doesn't matter, the statement only blames Zhang Mangshu for being short-sighted, otherwise, he would rather cooperate with the Great Liang military.In fact, the reason why Chen Ci readily cooperated with the Dongying people is that, firstly, he considered that the manufacturing process of paper is simple, and it will be popularized sooner or later; , Fortunately, in troubled times, we can create an invincible elite soldier.

"Report to the son-in-law, the verification is correct."

Fan Chu came over, holding his fists together.

"Hahaha, good."

Chen Ci was in a good mood, and took out a document from his arms, which recorded the manufacturing process and principle of paper in detail.

Uesugi opened his eyes and glanced at it, nodded, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, we have enjoyed your cooperation."

"I hope that the fourteen prefectures of Great Liang will fully circulate the paper made by you Dongying people in the future."

"Yes." Uesugi replied very shortly, he hesitated for a moment, took out an iron plate from his cuff, and handed it to Chen Ci, "My son-in-law, this is the sword order of my Little Chiba Kendo Gym. , if you need it in the future, you can come to me anytime.”

Chen Ci squinted at the iron plate, didn't reach out to pick it up, and said with a playful smile: "Uesugi, between you and me, there is no need to play with such nonsense, if it is not profitable, how can I cooperate with you Dongying people?"

These words are full of irony.

Seeing that his pavilion master's kind intentions were rejected, Tanaka was furious.

Uesugi was not angry either, still bowed and performed the salute, looked at the statement meaningfully, and said: "Well then, a certain one will take a step first."

After the crowd left, Chen Ci looked at the dozens of boxes of gold and silver, and smiled happily.

Fan Chu got closer, lowered his voice and said, "My son-in-law, could this be a conspiracy?"

"Oh?" Chen Ci was surprised, thinking that someone like Fan Chu, who can't beat a fart with three sticks, can see that this is a scheme by the Dongying people?But when he thought that Fan Chu was Tai'an's 20-year military champion, he felt relieved and said with a smile: "Old Fan, of course I know what these Japanese people are thinking, they just want us to avoid getting too close to the military. .”

It can be expected that if the news of the cooperation between Chen Ci and Dongying people is leaked, it will definitely attract criticism.

For example, Zhang Mang.

Another example is the hawkish ministers of the imperial court.

In the localities, and even in the army, there are quite a few people who hate the Dongying people.

But the statement itself didn't intend to have too much contact with the military. If it wasn't for the paper mill, he wouldn't have gone to Ganshan Military Station at all. If Shang Shanqi hadn't been brutally slaughtered for 1 taels of gold that day, his relationship with Yu Xiong would not have been the same at all. will be so familiar.

Now that Zhang Mang cut off his cooperation with the military to set up a paper mill, Chen Ci naturally wouldn't put a hot face on others' cold ass.

What is paper made for?
Of course it's for the money.

With money in hand, you can recruit troops.

"Return trip."

"promise."

A group of people loaded the wooden box into the carriage and rode back.

On the same day, Chen Ci approached the old owner and said that he planned to renovate Taoyuan Town and was willing to invest 10 taels of gold.

Although the old owner didn't know where Chen Ci got the 10 taels of gold, but he knew that Chen Ci and the Dongying people met in Taolin, and wondered if Chen Ci had received some kind of assistance from the Dongying people, might he have gone astray?
Therefore, the old owner was worried.

"Young master, are you eager to save your father? What kind of slander did you listen to? What kind of cooperation have you reached with the Dongying people?" The old owner's worry is not unreasonable.

He knew that the prime minister was struggling in the capital and was restricted by others everywhere.

The Dongying people have considerable political and military influence in the imperial court. He was afraid that his statement would be framed by others and conspired with the Dongying people.

Chen Ci was ashamed, thinking that he was so traitorous?
"Old uncle, don't worry, who can slander me here? My money came in a fair way."

The old owner is still suspicious.

"Old uncle, as for me, I am idle and idle. Now that I have money, I have returned to my hometown. The so-called fat water does not flow to outsiders' fields. When my father returned to his hometown, he started a winemaking business with financial support. Now I am back. Wouldn't it be a waste of good years if you just lie down and live? Now that you have money, you should naturally give it back to the village."

"Then son, how do you plan to give back to the village?"

"How about this, old uncle, you choose a day to call all the members of the Xin family to the ancestral hall, let's discuss it and see how many people support my idea."

The old owner thought for a long time and nodded.

He thought that Chen Ci was young, energetic, and energetic. People of this age were stubborn and had a tough temper. They would not listen to persuasion, so it was difficult to say anything.

After Chen Ci returned to the small courtyard, he found Fan Chu.

"My lord, what is your order?"

"You secretly order twenty followers, one of whom will carry a hundred taels of gold, and hire some woodcutters to enter Guangling City in batches to buy rice and noodles."

"Follow orders." Fan Chu was about to leave when he was ordered. Suddenly, he stopped and asked again, "Do you want to buy salt and iron?"

"Need not."

Salt iron is run by the government and is expensive.

Chen Ci knows that troubled times are coming, and food and grass are the most important.

When the princess heard Chen Ci and Fan Chu's conversation, she was very curious, "Husband, why do you buy so much food?"

"You'll know in a few days."

In the next few days, Chen Ci was free, and sometimes he went for a walk in the mountains with Fan Chu. He was looking for traces of Solanaceae plants, but he searched all over the mountains and plains, but he never found anything.

Chen Ci murmured in his heart, tobacco originated in South America, is it true that there is no such thing in the fourteen states?

Chen Ci didn't believe in evil, and then went to Guangling City, visited many medical clinics, and really gained something.

Once tobacco is popularized, it will be the favorite of the old men. The profit of this thing cannot be compared with mere paper, nor can it be compared with salt and iron.

For half a month, Chen Ci used the 10 taels of gold given by Uesugi to buy a large amount of rice noodles.

The price of rice noodles in Guangling City is only [-] Wen per bucket, and you can buy about five buckets of money for about [-] catties of grain.

Chen Ci bought a total of [-] shi of grain, which caused the government to interrogate him. As a last resort, Chen Ci had to give up.

(PS: The beginning of the writing is now a little bland and uninteresting, watch Guan Haihan.

Originally, I didn't plan to start the 20-plus chapters like this, but because I want to lay down the world view, I have to do it this way.

The next two chapters, direct turning point
Quickly rushing to the topic)
(End of this chapter)