The Founding of the Red Chamber

Chen Liangshang didn't come alone, he came with Huo Dong's family.The Chen family has been operating grain merchants in Huguang for many years, and the Huo family was originally a large salt merchant in Huaiyang. In recent years, they have also set foot in banks, so they are naturally more and more prosperous.

After Chen Liangshang came over, they all said, "Hurry up, but you still can't make it to Chongyang. Although it was a little late, Ah Qing, don't take offense." He laughed himself.

Lin Jing said, "We haven't seen each other for some time, you two are getting more and more blessed."

Huo Dong's family stroked his round belly with a smile, and said, "I'm full of idiots, hey, in the past few years in Huaiyang, the Japanese bandits have never been broken. With these things that kill thousands of knives, we are so worried when we dry them. I simply went back to live in my hometown. I heard that Brother Chen was coming, so I followed. Oh, brother Qing, your career has become more and more prosperous in the past few years."

"This is really confusing." Lin Jing said, and the guard brought tea and said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, we came to Hangzhou before, and life was quite difficult. This business has nothing to do with it No way. After discussing with my elder brother, I simply bought an official title. Hey, I thought it was a false title when I bought it. Unexpectedly, just as Japanese bandits were rampant in Zhejiang, this false title became a real position. It’s really crossing the river by feeling the stones, and I never expected to be able to achieve today!”

Both Chen Huo and Chen Huo said, "This is where General Lin and Brother Qing excel. If it were another person, he would be scared to death. How can he bear such a heavy burden?"

Lin Jingqian said with a smile, "Just coax me. Come to think of it, why are you coming to Quanzhou now? Quanzhou is not peaceful."

"I didn't dare to come. I didn't hear that you came to Quanzhou, so we came here." These two people are honest, they are both rich and powerful in the same place, so naturally they cherish their lives, so they just came out, each with a hundred followers more than.

Chen Liangshang smiled, "I don't know if I don't come, brother, you are really loyal." As soon as the two arrived in Quanzhou, the shopkeeper naturally came out of the city to greet them.There are no secrets in the business world, as soon as the Chen grain merchant came over, he knew that Mr. Chu wanted to intercept his grain and grass business.

Lin Jing said sternly, "You get what you pay for. You are the one who supplies the food and grass here. These years, it has been very good. How can I break my promise for a small profit."

Both Chen Huo and Huo looked at each other and smiled, which shows that they did not choose the wrong partner when they were outside the customs.

Today, these two people came over, but there was nothing important.Lin Jing pondered, the two of them were afraid that they saw the rapid promotion of the apprentice, so they came to make connections, such as Chen grain merchants, so they took the initiative to reduce the cost of grain and grass by [-]%.Of course, the reason for the [-]% reduction is that Tu Xiaosan now has a large number of soldiers under his command, and the purchase volume is large, so the price will naturally be lowered.On the contrary, when Chen and Huo saw the head of Mu Da, the three of them talked about the business. Lin Jing didn't know the details, after all, it was his business secret.However, looking at the happy looks of these three people, it seems that the business negotiation here is good.

Chen and Huo had their own residences in Quanzhou City, and they had been staying for half a month before they talked about their intentions with Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan. There are people, and what's more, Huo Dong's family said, "In the past, the brothers of the Cao Gang were first-class heroes. Looking at them in recent years, they have become more courageous and courageous. After inquiring, I found out that these heroes are all in your army. I have trained. The general and Brother Qing also know that the current world is really not peaceful."

"That's right." Chen Liangshang answered, "Although our two lakes are better now, they are far from what they used to be. In the past, it was enough to go out with one or two messengers. Now, from time to time, I hear that there are robbers in the suburbs. Especially Those of us who don't know martial arts, even if we recruit some guards, they are mostly embroidered, and we are born to do a little business, although it is just a job to make ends meet. If it is spread outside, we will think that we are rich and rich, and those who don't know the truth The bandits know that, and treat us like fat sheep. We thought, now it’s not the same as before, and besides, we still have to rely on our own stature. No, we just thought, can the general and Brother Qing let us Learn, we followers learn to practice."

It is understandable for Mu Qiuting to want the young and strong of his Cao Gang to come to train. After all, Mu Qiuting was born in the grass and lakes. reliable.In comparison, Mu Qiuting and Tu Xiaosan more "know the root and the bottom", but Chen Huo is different.Lin Jing said directly, "You are all prosperous people in the same place. Now that the world is chaotic, it is not surprising to train some people. I would be surprised if you didn't think about it. It's just that the officials and children of your family don't know Fan Ji, who is going to come to us to train the followers. I think the followers around you are all good."

Chen Liangshang smiled. He was not humble about Lin Jing's words. The main reason was that he had learned about Lin Jing's shrewdness.Huo Dong's family said, "Although there are children in the family who are officials, let's not say that they are scattered all over the place. The high-ranking officials are no more than third-rank, and most of them are civil officials. In other words, this is because in the past, the family valued literature over military affairs, so they knew how to send their children to study. Now they use When practicing martial arts, this is short."

Lin Jing smiled, "Don't fool me. If you don't tell the truth, don't expect me to nod."

They both laughed together and said, "I thought this time I could hide the past, alas, Ah Qing, Ah Qing, I think no one in this world can hide from you." Let's talk about it, although some members of their family have become military officers, but Lin Jing's military training method is very ingenious, they came here to learn military training.Lin Jing asked again, "How do you know about our military formation?"

Huo Dong's family laughed, "Your Excellency told all the soldiers from Zhejiang and Fujian to learn that formation. Although we didn't say where this formation came from, we can't hide it from us."

"Based on your strength, there are so many military officers in Zhejiang and Fujian, and my military formation is not a secret. You just learn it yourself."

Chen Liangshang hurriedly said, "One yard is worth one yard. This matter can be done quietly, but if you don't ask yourself, what's the point? One is that your character is low, and the other is that you and the general are in vain. We have fought one game, three cases, although every place has learned from your brother's army formation, but in all wars, there are victories and defeats. Brothers alone, you have not lost a single battle in the past two years against the Japanese. It can be seen that it is ready-made There is a way, but not everyone can learn it well. We thought, choose a few smart people who are willing to endure hardships, and practice with your brothers. It is their blessing to learn well. That can't be helped."

Lin Jing listened, with a smile on his lips, "These words are still true now."

Tu Xiaosan did not object to this either.

The four of them talked and laughed, and they settled the matter.Of course, it is impossible for Chen and Huo to let their children come to study in vain, and they didn't pay money directly. They directly let Tu Lin get a share in their business.Lin Jing secretly thought that businessmen should not be underestimated, and said, "How does this make it, you are all family businesses."

Huo Dong's family laughed, "We brothers don't need to be heretics. To tell you the truth, since we dare to speak, we naturally discussed it with our family before going out."

That being the case, Tu Lin and the two also complied.

Everyone is a cheerful person. After deciding on this matter, there is a relationship of interest between each other, which will naturally bring them closer.Everyone still got down to business first, Lin Jing asked them, "How many children do you plan to send over?"

Chen Liangshang said, "We discussed, each family has five children, each with one hundred retinues."

That's 1000 people.Lin Jing nodded, "That's fine." But he thought, these two families are really real people who don't show their faces, and each of the ordinary families can produce five hundred young adults, which shows the depth of their background, which may be deeper than what he thought in his heart .

Chen and Huo discussed the matter of the family's children coming to train, and then sent people back to their hometown to call for people to come to train.

When Tu Xiaosan and Lin Jing talked about these two families in private, they also said, "Looking at them in the past, they only thought they were rich. I don't think so, their thoughts are not limited to the rich."

"Nowadays, what's the difference between the rich and the pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered?" Lin Jing smiled, "I wanted to use them to take a look at Lianghu and Huaiyang, but now it seems that they took our idea first .”

"It's not a bad thing that there are more people like them."

"It is."

The two of them had a conversation, and Tu Xiaosan said, "What the two of them mentioned reminded me. Now, I don't worry much about the safety of Quanzhou City. As long as we are here, the city wall has been strengthened now. I'm not afraid of the Japanese bandits. But what is going on in the villages of Xiatou County, I heard, is not very good. I was busy with the affairs of the state capital at first, so I didn't go to the county. Go and have a look."

Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan have been together these years, and after a little thought, he understood what Tu Xiaosan meant, Lin Jing said, "Are you trying to train the young and strong below?"

Tu Xiaosan sighed, "If you don't train, you can't do it. Think about it, these Japanese bandits are really robbing whatever they see. Quanzhou City is not easy to attack, and the victims are naturally the counties and villages below."

Lin Jing was born in a wealthy family, so he felt much less about the suffering of the common people than Tu Xiaosan. He didn't think of this at all at first, so he was still wondering if the third brother wanted to accept the hearts of the common people.Hearing what Tu Xiaosan said, Lin Jing couldn't help but nodded, "Yes." Sure enough, good deeds will be rewarded, even if Tu San brother didn't do it to win people's hearts at first, but if he can be kind to the people below, it would be great .

Lin Jing said, "The weather is getting colder now, I thought, even if the Japanese bandits come here, there will be a limit, why don't you mention it to the governor right now."

Tu Xiaosan also thought this way.

The two discussed the specific process of this matter again. It was late at night, Lin Jing yawned sleepily, and said, "It's not too early, let's rest earlier." The two were talking in Lin Jing's room When Tu Xiaosan heard this, he got up, first went to the bed to look at Lin Jing's quilt, and touched it. It was a September day, and Lin Jing was covered with two thick quilts, and there were still three feet inside. Furnace, Tu Xiaosan asked him, "This quilt is really thick, is it heavy?"

"Of course it's heavy. A bed weighs ten catties."

"The foot stove will be cold at dawn, right?" Tu Xiaosan said, "It's not as easy to use as brother, is it?"

"Hurry up, let's go, I'm going to sleep and get angry at me." Lin Jing pushed Tu Xiaosan away, and Tu Xiaosan said, "I won't do anything to you, look at you, a manly man, you are not bold at all. Thanks You are still a northerner."

"This has something to do with Haoshuang not having half a copper coin!" Lin Jing kicked him out, and Tu Xiaosan said before going out, "If one day you regret it, just knock on the wall, once you knock, I will immediately Come here."

"Get out of here." Lin Jing kicked him out.

Tu Xiaosan was poor for a while, but Lin Jing kicked him out anyway, feeling rather depressed.

Lin Jing felt that he really used all the kindness in his life on Tu Xiaosan, and Tu Xiaosan was joking like this, but he didn't care about Tu Xiaosan.Lying under the quilt, Lin Jing thought, I really am a good person.

Lin Jing, who had just issued a good person card to himself, gained the reputation of Yan Wang Li next.