Chapter 139: Jincheng was set up in the venue, and the Guo family went to merchants.

On September 11, 2012, Shaoxing, the first batch of iron ingots were finally presented to the Yang Zaixing case in Jinzhou City. Although it was just a sample, Yang Zaixing still felt that the hundreds of people invested in the past two months had a high return. After all, the iron ore mining at the foot of Taihang Mountain had begun to take shape. After this batch of iron tools came out, there were continuous iron tools. The only thing that made Yang Zaixing not very satisfied was that the iron quality was not good enough. The section of the iron block after the break was slightly grayish white, with high brittleness and not tough enough. If used to make farm tools, it would be a barely enough to make do, but if it was used to forge weapons, it would be far from being used to forge weapons.

When Guo Blacksmith saw Yang Zaixing examine the section, his expression gradually turned from joy to sorrow. He knew that Yang Zaixing was not very satisfied with the quality of this batch of iron, he hurriedly said: "Sir, this is pig iron. If you need to forge weapons and armor, you must fry and forge them before you can make steel. There will be many means in the future, so where can you use it!"

When Yang Zaixing heard this, he knew that Guo's blacksmith was worried. After all, he looked at this "semi-finished product" from the perspective of nearly a thousand years later. If it were in this era, as far as the rough was concerned, he laughed and said, "Mr. Guo has made great contributions to Jincheng! With these pig irons, our Jincheng army's military armor will be greatly increased. How can we be afraid of thieves from now on? There is no need to worry about money and food. Yang must do his best to support Mr. Guo's needs! But the pig iron that has been refined cannot flow into the hands of the golden man."

Guo's blacksmith was a craftsman all his life, and some people have respected him? Even when he was a craftsman, the officials were only called "Old Guo", and even if they were intimate, only his disciples respectfully called "Master". People on the official side would not be so polite. Now, as the lord of Jincheng, Yang Zaixing, the emperors of the two countries, called himself "Mr."! Lao Guo was excited for a moment and even said trembling: "Don't worry, sir, the little old man must do his best to serve the needs of the Jincheng army. The extra iron depends on the adults to deal with it. The little old man dared not use one or two taels of random use. If he was used to exchange horses for the thieves, the little old man would be the first to chop off his hand!"

Yang Zaixing smiled and said, "Mr. Guo is naturally trustworthy. But he doesn't know if the floor furnace built by Mr. Guo is built on flat ground or on mountain?"

Lao Guo was stunned: Could it be that Lord Yang had also refined iron? He said honestly: "The young man learned to smelify iron since he was young, and he always built brick iron furnaces. Is it because he meant that there was another good idea?"

Yang Zaixing pondered: "The higher the furnace, the more iron it produces, the better. If it is made of flat tiles, no matter how high it is, it is very limited. If it is built on the mountain, use the mountain wall as the furnace wall. Or you can produce more iron. I don't know if this plan is feasible, so please give me advice."

As soon as this said, Lao Guo was stunned on the spot, and he couldn't speak for a long time. He said for a long time: "Sir, wise! When he was young, he vaguely heard the masters say that there is a 'backing furnace', but it was a long time and could not be verified. What the adults said should be this furnace. Taking the mountain as the furnace is naturally much better than the one built, but the adults said it more in detail. If the young man thinks about it, he will surely succeed."

I didn't say much now, and said goodbye in a hurry. More than 2,000 kilograms of pig iron were sent to the city's weapons. The craftsmen actually said that the iron here was better than the pig iron in Ezhou Dayingzhongdi. It should be more difficult to forge weapons than to make them in Ezhou, but the staff was less and the time was not too short. Yang Zaixing immediately ordered the increase in the manpower. In the city and outside the city, the total number of craftsmen on this line quickly reached nearly 3,000, and the progress was greatly accelerated.

Two days later, the Jiangnan Chivalrous Society came secretly and informed the Jiangnan Chivalrous Society that it was difficult to raise funds from wealthy families in Jiangnan after the peace talks between the Song and Jin Dynasties. It’s okay, since the Ezhou Tianshizhong, the prefectures have restricted the activities of the Chivalrous Society. At first, they only banned the Chivalrous Society from banning the Chivalrous Society. Later, some people were imprisoned. Tianshizhong was the most outstanding and simply killed the two arrested leaders!

Gao Lin was repaid with great hatred and almost led the Jinzhou army to Ezhou. Later, he was stopped by the generals in the city. Yang Zaixing understood Gao Lin's anger quite well. After all, the Jiangnan Chivalrous Society was mainly relatives and friends of the Song people in Taihang. They were all the parents of Gao Lin's army in the past two years. Now they are suffering such a miserable situation, how can it not make people angry?

At this time, news came from Shangjing that the Song and Jin dynasties would be held! Shou, Deng, Tang, Qin, Ying, Cai, Gong, Tao, Si and other states were all candidates, responsible for the transactions between the Song and the Jin Kingdom, and were taxed locally to supplement military use. Materials from north and south can also be used to share the existence and whether there are or not. It is a win-win situation. When Yang Zaixing heard the news, his heart became alive. At that time, he wrote a letter to Zhao Gou, asking to open Jincheng as one of the courts, and issued a document with the "Zezhou Prefect" to order all the branches of the prefectures and counties of the Jiangnan Chiayi Society to hang signs and renamed them as "Jincheng Business"!

As for Tian Shizhong, Ezhou, he issued a letter to the local seal letter by Wanyan Ban, and still hung a sign in the name of "Jincheng Business". However, Wang Chengyu of the Chiayi Society transferred the application document with the seal letter of the Jin Dynasty. Tian Shizhong heard that someone was going to open a business that was engaged in trade, and he was about to make a big fuss, but when he saw that the Jin Dynasty's seal was on, he suddenly lost his color. He didn't even dare to collect the two kilograms of tea from the merchant. He respectfully asked the master of the mansion to send Wang Chengyu out of the gate. Wang Chengyu had gritted his teeth because he had two brothers in Tian Shizhong's hands, but when he saw that this move was so effective, he couldn't help laughing loudly when he left the mansion. After that, he arranged people in great orders. The sign of the "Jincheng Business" was soon hung out at the former site of the Chiayi Society, and no one dared to ask about it again. Wang Chengyu immediately transformed from a Jianghu Haoke into the head of the business.

Zhao Gou received the time, and the court had actually been confirmed. However, as soon as Yang Zaixing's memorial arrived, Zhao Gou still carefully summoned Qin Hui to discuss whether to add another Jincheng to the letter to the Jin envoy as the court. Qin Hui thought about it again and again and replied to Zhao Gou: "I think that although Jincheng is under the rule of the Jin Dynasty, Yang Zaixing can also be regarded as the Jinbian City of Song Dynasty based on this city, and of course it can be opened. However, the goods must pass through the city guarded by the Jin soldiers along the river. If there is any mistake at that time, it will not be broken in vain! What Yang Zaixing asked for is acceptable, but I am afraid that he will get nothing in the future, so why bother to come."

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "As long as there is no trouble, you're still afraid that he will lose his business? The prime minister of the Song Dynasty is not a Jincheng account? Ignore him and set up a court case. It depends on how Yang Zaixing trades."

Qin Hui was speechless, but he was puzzled. He didn't know what Yang Zaixing wanted to open a courthouse. He thought that since even the goods in Jiangnan could not be transported to Jincheng, how could he do business?

But the edict went to all prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Almost three days after the edict arrived, the Jincheng merchants sprinkled all over the south of the Yangtze River like bamboo shoots after the rain, and the Chiayi Society disappeared at the same time. The money and goods stored in the Jincheng merchants were replaced by tea, ivory, cow, rhinoceros horn, cinnabar, fragrant medicine, ginger, tangerine peel, sugar, dried fresh fruits, silk fabrics, kapok, grand cloth, copper coins and rice, and were transported along the prefectures and counties, and soon crossed Hebei. Yang Zaixing was careful and sent a team of cavalry and counterfeit business members. He held the "Yang" banner of Jincheng and went to the river to welcome him. However, dozens of trucks of goods left the ship north. As soon as the troops along the way saw the Jincheng banner, they immediately avoided them, and they dared not come forward to ask!

Li Qiong had issued a death order to the tens of thousands of Jin soldiers around Kaifeng Prefecture: Whenever Yang Zaixing's troops and horses are everywhere, try not to provoke them. After all, the soldiers and horses in Jincheng are already soldiers and horses in Dajinzezhou. Although he does not resign himself, he must be serious. If anyone provokes them, it will be a fight in the Dajin country, which violates the Dajin law and regulations. According to the law, he should be killed.

When Yang Zaixing saw the first batch of goods coming, he sent people to promote it widely in Zhucheng, Hebei. This batch of goods was actually the first batch of goods to Hebei after opening a venue. After all, the power of the Jincheng merchants in Jiangnan was beyond the strength of other merchants, and the actions were much faster than those of pure merchants. For a moment, merchants waiting for transactions in Hebei gathered to Jincheng, and the "Jincheng merchants" played by the Xiayi Society were all worried about the reception ability of Jincheng.

Although there was already goods in the Jincheng Quotation Site, there was no trading venue yet. The goods could only be piled up in the military warehouse in the city. I think as long as the transaction began, the people of the Song Dynasty and Jin were all in a tide. If they all entered Jincheng to trade, wouldn’t the real and virtual in the city be seen by the Jin people? After discussing with the generals, they had no idea. In the end, Guo Blacksmith came up with an idea: to build a new market outside the city for the purpose of respite and trade between merchants from north and south. After hearing this, all the generals said it was reasonable.

The construction of the market in Quechang is much easier than building a city. In addition, under the deterrence of the Jincheng army, ordinary little girls would not dare to easily come to pick up Yang Zaixing's tiger beards, so they just surrounded a few miles away from the city. A few square kilometers of adobe wall was scattered, and hundreds of earthen houses were planned. According to Yang Zaixing's requirements, since a commercial center was to be built, it would require inns, warehouses and other basic facilities. For a time, a batch of new brick houses that were far more luxurious than the city appeared in the planned market. By the end of October, the market was probably able to accommodate thousands of merchants, and a large number of warehouses were also built. Mainland goods for military warehouses in the city began to be fully transported to the market.

However, although the market was tightly constructed, no merchants came quickly! In mid-October, most of the projects had not been constructed, and the merchants who came Shangjing who came to hear the news had arrived one after another. Although there was no detailed statistics, at a glance, it was afraid that there would be no less than 200,000 cattle, alpacas and horses, and the corrals in the market were tight. A small number of merchants thought that the conditions in the market were a little worse, so they wanted to live in Jincheng, and even had disputes with the soldiers guarding the city.

Yang Zaixing asked four parties to investigate strictly. One reason was that merchants could only stay and trade in planned and newly built markets, and they were not allowed to enter the city. Although people from the north saw that most of the houses in the market were not steep, they had already prepared. A large number of tents appeared in the market, and northern merchants solved the accommodation problem themselves. However, the rules for trading in Jincheng also made the northern merchants dissatisfied, especially the two more detailed ones: one was that weapons were not allowed to enter the market.

There is no need to talk about trading weapons. For example, the weapons carried by the Trade Fair must be handed over to the Jinzhou Army and returned when they leave. Second, iron tools are not allowed to be traded on the market. Iron tools produced in Jincheng are strictly prohibited from being traded on the market. In addition, the rules for the two places with a hundred taxes are relatively peaceful, and the tax ratio of other places is generally much higher, often reaching 10% to 30%. In this regard, the Beijian feels that although Jincheng is more prepared, it is still worth the money.

At this moment, the southern merchants have not arrived on a large scale. Occasionally, some Jiangnan merchants who came with Jincheng merchants participated in the transaction. However, the main parties were the original brothers of the Chivalrous Society, now the "Jincheng merchants". The Jin people and the Khitans, Xia people, Bohai people, and even a small number of Mongolians brought them to trade with the "Jincheng merchants" hosted by the Chivalrous Society. In fact, the heroes of the Chivalrous Society did not have much money, but the goods were full. In addition to the goods, there was also a lot of gold and silver in their hands, which made the heroes of Jiangnan envious. But what Yang Zaixing was most happy was that there were a few Jin people and Mongolians who privately used the horses and cattle and sheep they brought to trade with the Chivalrous Society.

During the six or seven days, the goods in the Chiayi Society sold out all their money, and the market gradually dissipated. After a transaction, the accountants in Jincheng roughly calculated that they had four kilograms of gold and more than 30 kilograms of silver, and countless goods. Except for cattle, sheep and horses left in Jincheng for use, other goods were shipped to Jiangnan and were worth at least more than 3,000 kilograms of silver. In comparison, the goods sent to Jiangnan were worth less than 1,300 kilograms of capital, and they made more than three times the profit in the transaction. More importantly, the problem of lack of horses has a bright future.

"Hahahaha!" Yang Zaixing smiled so hard that he couldn't stop smiling when he saw dozens of horses obtained from the transaction. He immediately instructed the members of the Chivalrous Society: "The silver, money and goods obtained from the golden people, except for the horses, are sent to all prefectures and counties in Jiangnan. From then on, we are in business and do not have to raise donations from Jiangnan. We just need to sell the exchanged goods in Jiangnan and buy the goods in Jiangnan to trade. This is where the profit is. How can we rely on donating money and goods for a long time? However, the Jincheng business units in Jiangnan prefectures and counties must arrange accounting and check the accounts every month, and do not lose money!"

Guo Blacksmith looked at him with a gaze and said with a shy face: "Mr. Yang, this backing furnace has been built, and the subway is worse than before, and the number is also much larger. Where did the military craftsmen in Jincheng use so many? It is better to trade a little to strengthen the Jincheng business."

Yang Zaixing's face darkened and said solemnly: "Although Mr. Husband is well aware of the art of iron smelting, he does not know the major affairs of the country. The thieves and Mongolian iron tools are not as many as the Song Dynasty, so that the Song Dynasty has won consecutive victories in recent years. If Wushu can get thousands of "Iron Floating Map" in his hands, the power between the north and the south is very unheard of anti-information, which is not comparable to that of only silver and money. This proposal cannot be mentioned again in the future."

But Lao Guo had another reason: "My lord said it very well, how could the young man know? But since Jiangnan also needs iron tools, why not transport Jincheng iron tools to Jiangnan to help the court defend against the Jin thieves? In the past, the iron tools of the Song Dynasty mostly came from the mines in Hebei. It is still unknown how to smelify iron after crossing the river. With the iron of Jincheng, wouldn't it be possible to solve the danger of the court?"
Chapter completed!