Chapter 88: Departure
Inside the Yuzhou Beggars’ Gang General Assembly.
"Gangmaster, Dong Dahai, the Carbon Gang, sent someone to collect the bill a month ago."
Put down the map in his hand and look at Li Da Crack, "Check the bill? How much money do we owe them?"
"I purchased 20 million taels of burnt bricks and 30 million taels of iron and coke, a total of 50 million taels."
"so much?"
"Uh...yes, and..." Li Dazi probably couldn't continue to say it anymore, and he didn't say it for a long time.
Seeing Li Dazi paused for a long time, he said, there are more than one person who wants to pay? "Tell me, how many creditors are there to come to collect debts?"
"The military drug expenses of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and the grain purchase funds of the grain merchants in Mobei have been owed for more than half a year. We have said that this year's accounting is cleared. Just after the Chinese New Year, all the creditors of several companies have come. Lord Yang is thinking of a way to clear the funds of the grain merchants in Mobei first."
This is so bad, the less money you have, the debt collectors will come to pay back. "Well, Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and the Carbon Gang's account, if you have time, you can talk to them and let them ease it. You have to pay off the accounts of the grain merchants in Mobei first."
Li Dazi frowned and said, "But what if they don't agree? After all, we promised to clear the accounts this year."
Damn, he was going to come and chase the venue, what could he do? He was rushing to have no money, and he said, "Tell them directly that now he has no money, and Coal City and Xiangcheng are both overwhelming. The Carbon Gang couldn't see his own venue, so he came to ask for the accounts from all over the world. What's the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce? He asked him where he was doing? Damn, I told him to clear the accounts in the first half of this year. What month has it been? I was so anxious and I was urging him to not give it."
Li Da Crip hesitated and said, "Is this... OK?"
"Why can't it be? I've never heard of the old man who owe money. Now I'm the old man, and I'm urging the bills, so I'm dragging him for a year. I'm afraid that I won't pay back the money."
"Where is the grain merchant in Mobei?"
This grain merchant in Mobei cannot delay it for too long. At present, the Anxi military rations and government grains are stuck in their hands. After thinking about it, he asked, "How many companies in Mobei come to ask for accounts?"
"There are twenty-two families in the four northern countries that supply us with food. The Kingdom of Goddess helped clear more than half of them, and there are seven families left at present."
"Yes, how much money do the seven families owe?"
"Each family has 20 million yuan, and a total of 140 million taels are owed."
Good, more than 100 million, the Anxi government has no money to pay it back! Alas! It seems that Lao He has to talk to them, and at least it will be delayed for two or three months. "Okay, I'll ask Lao He to talk to them about this matter. Also, you will send someone to Nanyue tomorrow and bring back the Nanyue business. Tell the old man that the Anxi government agreed to raise prices, but the grain supply will also increase."
"Yes, that subordinate took his leave."
"Wait" Li Dazi was about to leave, but he called him again, "This year's martial arts conference, you can take people to attend, pick some experts from the army, and pay attention to safety."
Li Da Crook was stunned and asked in confusion, "Attend the conference? Don't we have a caravan now?"
Shaking his head, "The caravan is not enough, let's go and advertise again! I owe so much money, Anxi needs a large number of caravans, a large number of caravans! Alas! Mom sells the money, this little carbon gang can earn me 50 million a year, which is really amazing."
What's strange about earning him 50 million? He had to burn bricks, smelte, and build arms. In the entire Great Wei Dynasty, except for the Carbon Gang, there was no chamber of commerce that could provide such a large supply. Forty percent of the coal of the Great Wei Dynasty came from northern Anhui, and the Carbon Gang accounted for fifteen percent of it. It can be said that except for the official coal of the imperial court and the vassal states, no private small carbon merchant could compare with the supply of the Carbon Gang.
In northern Anhui, the old Carbon Gang was called the Wan Gang. The headquarters was in Coal City and Xiangcheng. It had four large mines and more than a dozen small mines. Because Northern Liao did not produce coal, it had been from the Carbon Gang to make coal and iron 20 years ago. Later, Wei and Liao went to war and withdrew from the grassland market. Twenty years ago, there could be a supply of the Northern Liao country. Twenty years ago, and it would be a piece of cake to supply an Anxi government in twenty years. All coal used in the entire Anxi was taken from the Carbon Gang, and earning him 50 million was considered a small amount. After all, it was cheap to get goods from the mainland. If you find a Carbon Gang in the desert, the price would have to be at least twice.
The main purpose of letting Li Da Crook attend the martial arts conference this year was to advertise. Now Anxi needs a caravan. There are many large gangs in Dawei, and the sects do not do business in Anxi. It is really not okay not to advertise. Now they all owe a huge sum of 1 billion yuan, and they will have to owe more and more? Can there be fewer caravans?
Li Dazi didn't mention it much. Even if the mainland is in a tiger's den... he has to go. Looking at the frowning leader, "This year's martial arts conference is in Jianzhou and is held by Dongdao. I believe that few people dare to cause trouble in the territory of Zhendongwang."
"Well, Lao Li, your daughter's house seems to be in Hongzhou (formerly known as Gu Nanchang)? Let's take a look when you pass by. The unfilial son-in-law is not a daughter."
When talking about this, Li Da Crack was lost. His son-in-law? He still had a son-in-law? He would never forget what happened eight years ago.
That summer, I took half a year to beg for food from Yunzhou to Hongzhou and stood in front of the governor's mansion: Brother, I am your adult teacher, please inform me.
: Go and go, where are the beggars? Here we are the teacher. Can you teach students like my adults? Genggu, go somewhere else to beg for food, where is the governor's mansion where you beg for food?
:Brother, I am not just your adult teacher, but also his father-in-law. You should inform me.
The guard's face changed immediately when he heard that he was the governor's father-in-law. He nodded and apologized again, and hurriedly ran in to report.
The man came out, but he was not the person he wanted to meet, neither his son-in-law nor his daughter. Instead, he was a fat little lady. Judging from her dress, she felt that her identity was not low. He was very strange. When he heard that he came over, the daughter and son-in-law should come out. Who is this little woman? He had to ask if he was confused, otherwise how could he enter the door?: I dare to ask the girl, why did the governor’s wife not come out?
The noble lady smiled: What? Isn’t the governor standing here? Or are you looking for that bitch?
Hearing this, he was stunned on the spot. The Madam Governor changed? Then where is his daughter? Is his daughter... When he was about to think about it, another noble lady came out of the governor's mansion. He looked much older than the little woman in front of him. Look carefully, who could this be his daughter? Seeing that her daughter was safe and sound, her nervous mood instantly let go
:Quiet?
The noble lady bypassed the little woman at the door and walked in front of her: Dad, why did you do this?
When the daughter asked, he naturally had no reservations and told the story from beginning to end. The daughter was still a daughter, so she pulled him into the mansion, but walked to the door...: Big sister, please remind you that this is the governor's mansion, and not even a cat or a dog can enter.
:He is my father, and he is also my husband’s mentor. Without my father’s teaching, how could my husband be able to pass the imperial examination in high school? Get out of the way...
It should be a coincidence that this was heard by the son-in-law who was going out: Why? Without your father, I would not be able to pass the Jinshi? Why do I come here? Do you seek rewards or seek relatives? Let's put the words here, either he leaves or you go with him. After saying that, I will shook my hand and go back.
What is the situation? How could he, a teacher, not understand?... It is impossible for his daughter to go with him. Looking at the son-in-law who was about to enter the mansion, he shouted: You Gang, no, it is the governor. The old beggar is clumsy and goes to the wrong place. He will leave now. I hope the governor will forgive him.
Looking at her daughter who was still crying, she reached out to pat her hand: Madam, you have recognized the wrong person. The old beggar's daughter and son-in-law are in Yunzhou.
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When he left, he lowered his head and said the last sentence: No one asked about his hard work for ten years, and no one asked about his fame in the world. Is no one really asking about it?
...
Leaving the governor's mansion, limping and singing:
Tianyuan Twenty-three,
Juren compete for the Dragon Pass,
Ten taels of silver for the poor man,
I only wish to be on the list of gold,
...
Bad shoes, torn clothes, old school!
Teach a good man!
Good man!
Good man!
Hahahahahaha...
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Seeing Li Da Crack lost his mind for a long time, he knew that he might have remembered the past and shouted, "Old Li? Old Li?"
Li Dazi was shocked and came back to his senses in an instant, and quickly said, "Oh! Look at my subordinates' head, you can get sleepy when talking about things. The conference is scheduled to be at the end of April, and it is only mid-February. There is no hurry to ride a horse and go on a road. Don't worry, the leader."
Looking at the concealed look of Li Dazi, it was very funny, "Haha! Okay, okay, why are you still covering up in front of me? You, Old Li, are in Anxi, can be said to be the second ruling minister, but Yang Kai has an official position, but you don't have an official position.
What about the daughter of the Ganzhou General? If you are a little governor, you don’t know how big or thick you are. Now, let alone the governor of Hongzhou, even the crown prince Wei Jinghao, you are still qualified to talk to him face to face. Moreover, Kong Fan probably won’t have a few days to live. Su Mengran went to southern Fujian, and he, the general of Ganzhou, has finished his life."
"Uh? Su Mengran wants to attack Ganzhou?" Li Da Cripman asked.
He picked up the hot tea and took a sip, "What is Su Mengran's Ganzhou? That's all a guise, a guise for Song Yaohui to see."
"This... Su Mengran won't fight Ganzhou? Then what did he do in southern Fujian?"
Seeing Li Da Crack's puzzled look, he smiled mysteriously, "Haha! Song Yaohui is going to suffer a big loss! I must be more than I can see this move in the world. But Song Yaohui, haha! He absolutely didn't see it."
Li Da Crook was really confused by him, "Gang Master, don't these major forces say that Su Mengran wants to attack Ganzhou? Why do you say that you are fighting again, but don't fight?"
"Hehe! It's okay to tell you. Wei Jinghao has taken Taizhou. He could have taken advantage of the situation and directly defeated Wenzhou, so why didn't he fight?"
Li Da Crip thought for a while, "Wenzhou's cities are circled around the main city. Once the Fujian army attacks Wenzhou, it will be easily surrounded by Song Yaohui."
"That's right! That's all on the surface. Wei Jinghao is known as the number one general of the Guangdong Army, and his 200,000 Fujian Army is a tiger and wolf army. Do you think the 100,000 Zhejiang troops in the Grand Tutor's Mansion can surround him?"
"Is that?"
"By the way, that's it, there's no doubt. Song Yaohui will definitely be in trouble!"
"If this is true, then Kong Fan will definitely be dead."
"Okay, let's not talk about these things. I'm going to set off the day after tomorrow. Please discuss with Lao He about the matter of Yuzhou. He will handle Mobei and you will handle the mainland."
"Yes, my subordinates will do it."
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In the second year of Emperor Wu, in the spring of the spring, Liu Yi, the great protector of the Anxi Protectorate, entered the desert for the fourth time.
When I left, I went to visit my two little wives. They got along well and didn’t quarrel. I explained it over and over again, and finally spent the night with my two little wives and cooked another meal, so I left with me with confidence.
Passing by Yuanji, I went to Western Liao and explained it again. If the Northern Liao is fighting, don’t run around. If you don’t know how to fight, you must send someone to the desert to inform him first. The army must be vigilant at all times. If you have nothing to do, you can transfer to the Shacheng Army Envoy and ask Yu Kun to help you practice. If you need military equipment, go to Shancheng to lead whatever you need. The new 200,000 war horses will be picked out and trained quickly. If there are more than 3,000 kilograms of war horses behind, you must pick it out and send it to the Northern Army Envoy as soon as possible.
In this way, everyone in the Anxi government entered the busy state of Wei Wu for two years.
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This time he went to the safety line, he brought a few guards, and the Golden Armor Army and the Black Cavalry did not bring any of them. The fat man was a little puzzled and asked several times along the way, "Will I be the general when I arrive at the safety line?"
He kept answering "Yes, yes, yes"
This guy is still thinking about his two thousand gold armored army. The key is that the two thousand gold armored army cannot move. He also wants to take them with him, but if the Northern Liao army comes back, if the two thousand gold armored army is not there, where will he go to dispatch troops when he comes back? If there is no more, it is not a food from the Northern Liao army. Except for the two thousand gold armored army, there is no soldier available.
From Mobei to the safety line of the Goddess Kingdom, we can take a look at the small countries captured by the Shijun on the way. The branches are quite even, in a "one-丨" shape. You can reach the safety line by walking straight from Station No. 25. There are a lot of caravans on the way, and along the way, it is estimated that there are at least hundreds of large caravans, most of which are business travelers in Mobei. The reason why Beisha gave up the wealthiest half of the safety line is probably because he didn't care about the income from the safety line. Because of the more than 100 caravans he encountered on the road, he asked, "Whether half of them were transiting from Beisha."
The route of Goddess Kingdom was opened, and several caravans in the Wei Dynasty began to pass through the No. 25 post. The number was not large, and only a few were a few. For example, the horse gang, because the goods from the country of Zhe, the country of Yu Shen are definitely not close to the country of Yu Shen, so it is inevitable to change the transportation route. He also had a general understanding of the fact that the goods in the north of Mobei and the west of Mobei swallowed the largest amount of goods, and the silk and kiln porcelain of the Wei Dynasty were the most popular. The weather in the south of the Mobei region was hot, with many mountains and relatively scarce resources. Most of the goods they swallowed were mainly resources. For example, the coke of the Carbon Gang, the tea of the Tea Gang, and the Simon Gang.
Livestock (mainly meat livestock) and the like. Since the Great Wei culinary merchants came to the desert, they have added several commodities in the south of the Mori, dried peppers, garlic and ginger. Of course, there are many things exported in the South of the Mori, and fruits, rice and other specialties are the main sources of goods in the South of the Mori. Moreover, the South of the Mori are short of arms, and most of the arms are imported. Think about it, the military standards of the countries in the South of the Mori are all Western goods. It would be great if they added a Great Wei goods. Damn Old Butt, how much does it cost to expect a Jester to eat? I don’t want to attract merchants from China, which is really a waste of the Jester trade route.
In fact, Lao Butte had no choice. The domestic industries are only a few, with a population of less than 20 million. In Simon, the status of merchants is still at the end, not just what he wants to drive. The population is small and the production value cannot keep up, so what can we do? The Wei Dynasty has a population of 100 million or 200 million and has a large number of industries. Looking at the entire East, which country can compare with it?
Speaking of Dawei silk, kiln porcelain (also known as Wei porcelain) has to be mentioned another technical activity of Dawei - carving, whether it is doors and windows, furniture wood carvings, or stone carvings, they are all outstanding products in the desert. Especially works of art, like silk, are the most popular among the Western empires.
The Desert War a hundred years ago was caused by a group of wood carvings of the Great Wei. Beisha had a batch of wood grain carvings with the Great Wei merchants, and a batch of sandalwood double dragon carvings. Because the road was blocked by the Western Liao, he crossed the border from Simon. As a result, the path was taken by the prince of the Great Empire in the south of the Mo and detained them to celebrate his mother's birthday. Unexpectedly, it was the thing of the Northern Sha Emperor. Even the goods of the Northern Sha Emperor dared to detain. The negotiations failed several times, which really made the Northern Sha Emperor angry. Half a year later, the Northern Sha Emperor learned that he was furious and launched the Desert War that swept half of the continent. A war lasted for more than five years, and he really fought half of the continent with the power of one country. As a result, he really won and successfully demolished the Desert Empire in the south.
A hundred years ago, people only called the Northern Sha Emperor the Northern Tsar. After winning the War of the Desert, they were officially named - Emperor the Northern Sha Emperor.
Yes, it is the title of the title, the only title of the emperor in the continent for thousands of years - the True King Deridya Kahn.
The descendants only have the surname Deridya, and there is no "true. King", and there is only one person in the continent.
Chapter completed!