Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

"15 taels, 15 taels, does anyone raise the price?" Liu Wenzhong looked at the crowd and shouted loudly.

Where Liu Wenzhong looked, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at each other.

Just kidding, who can outrank Fan Zheng's?

The auction in the hall continued non-stop, and after an hour, the auction finally ended.

Liu Wenzhong sat in front of the table, and with the help of several stewards who came to Xuanfu with him, he made a name book.

Liu Wenzhong neatly put the banknotes handed in by the merchants into the box on the table, and at the same time took out the sticker symbolizing the shares from a box next to the table and handed it to them.

Fan Zheng took the iron plate and looked through it carefully.

This iron plate is rectangular, with four arc-shaped corners. The whole is made of fine steel, with a layer of silver plated on the outside. The entire iron plate is silvery white, reflecting the cold light.

There are many complicated patterns engraved on the iron plate, and there is a crisp sound when knocked.

This iron plate was designed by Zhao Wen himself, using many anti-counterfeiting methods in later generations, so it is almost impossible for others to imitate it successfully.

"Xuanfu Town Cement Factory" is written on the front of the iron plate, and "Each iron plate is worth one share" is written on the back.

Every time Liu Wenzhong took out an iron plate and gave it to the merchants, he asked them to sign a contract.

There are two copies of the contract, one for the merchant and one for Zhao Wen.

The contract and the iron plate are double proofs of the shares.

In this auction, Fan Zheng got the most shares, and his family took nine shares.

And the other Shanxi merchants are just seven or eight shares.

In addition to Shanxi merchants, merchants from the land of Yanzhao and merchants from the land of Shaanxi also united together, and each family won about five shares.

Lu Daliang also got two shares in it.

At the end of the auction of these shares, there were still two or three shares left.

It's not that no one bids for these shares, but that Zhao Wen doesn't want to sell them.

Zhao Wen planned to let Liu Changfu bring these shares to the capital to reward the eunuchs in the palace.

Although the eunuchs of the Chongzhen Dynasty were not as powerful as the Tianqi Dynasty, their influence should not be underestimated.

The sarcastic remarks of these eggless people on the emperor's side should not be too powerful.

Sometimes, even a hundred sentences spoken by civil servants in front of the emperor may not be as good as a sentence of eunuchs.Especially the old people like Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen who came out of Chongzhen's hidden residence.

Get through them, let them say something nice in front of the emperor, and inform the court of the court's movements in time.

Especially when someone sues Zhao Wen, even if they can't stop Zhao Wen, they can delay for some time.

The above is of great significance to Zhao Wen.

As for buying civil servants, Zhao Wen never thought about it.

Civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty were not as good as eunuchs to be honest.

All of them are greedy, have no fart skills, and have a high-pitched tone.

For civil servants, people like Zhao Wen are just a bunch of warriors.In their eyes, no matter how great their abilities and merits are, warriors are just a bunch of idiots. How can they compare to people like them who have read sage books?

Civil servants look down on soldiers from the bottom of their hearts. At the beginning, Qi Jiguang and Qi Shaobao drove the Japanese pirates in the south and the Tatars in the north, but what happened?In the document to Zhang Juzheng, he also had to call himself a lackey.

This is true of Qi Jiguang who has made such great contributions, let alone other people?

To bribe them, it's better to throw the silver into the Yellow River, at least you can hear it.

Hand it over to the civil servants, and you can't even hear a sound.

Buying eunuchs, at least they will have a certain degree of respect for Zhao Wen, and their role will be much greater than that of civil servants.But what about Wenchen?Not only will he not respect him, he may not even serve Zhao Wen.

Civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty could do anything.

A few days later, after dealing with the matter in Xuanfu Town, Zhao Wen took everyone back to Longmen Fort.

After Liu Changfu and others stayed in Xuanfu Town for a period of time, they hurried back to the capital with the iron plate and contract Zhao Wen gave him.

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Chapter 140 Liu Changfu Returning to the Palace

After Zhao Wen finished all the affairs in Xuanfu Town, he hurried back to Longmen Fort with his troops.

Zhao Wen sat in the study of the Garrison Mansion, and kept flipping through the documents that Liu Wenzhong had sorted out in the Xuan Mansion.

"My lord, your move is really clever. I really can't imagine how you came up with such a method, my lord. Not only did you spend no money, but you also got a cement factory with more than 300 kilns and hundreds of kilns for nothing. Thousands of pieces of silver."

Liu Wenzhong sat in front of Zhao Wen with an excited face.

Zhao Wen put down the documents in his hand, drank a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Didn't you say before that businessmen are all profit-seeking people, and now the cement is in short supply, and whoever can control the cement can make a fortune.

Those businessmen saw that Fan Zheng had earned so much money after he became the chief shopkeeper of cement, and their eyes were all red. Could they not seize this opportunity? "

At the same time, Liu Changfu also returned to the capital with the iron card and the contract.

When he returned to the palace, it was already dark and the palace gate was locked.But he really couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, and was eager to ask Cao Huachun for credit, so he spent a lot of money to bribe the soldiers guarding the gate, and rushed in with a wooden box in his arms.

"Godfather, godfather!"

Liu Changfu hurried to Cao Huachun's residence in the palace and kept banging on the door.

At this time, Cao Huachun had just returned from Chongzhen's side, and before he sat down on the hot stool, he heard a rapid knock on the door.

"Who?"

Cao Huachun squinted his eyes towards the door and asked in a low voice.

Liu Changfu hurriedly said: "Godfather, it's me, Changfu!"

When Cao Huachun heard that it was Liu Changfu, he asked his little yellow gate to open the door.

With a "creak", the door was opened from the inside.

Liu Changfu rushed in before the door was fully opened.

Cao Huachun looked at the panting Liu Changfu, frowned and said, "Didn't you go to Longmen Castle in Xuanfu Town? Why did you come back so soon?"

Liu Changfu hurriedly said: "Godfather, my boy has done everything well, and now my boy has got a huge fortune, so I didn't dare to be greedy, so I hurried back."

When Cao Huachun heard this, he immediately became happy.

Although Liu Changfu was a little reckless, he was still respectful to Cao Huachun on weekdays, and the gifts he sent during festivals were the most important among Cao Huachun's godsons, so Cao Huachun also valued him more.

"You, you, what kind of money have you got? Let's hear it." Cao Huachun pointed at Liu Changfu and smiled lightly.

Liu Changfu hugged a box, bowed his waist, looked at the small yellow door in the room that served Cao Huachun, then leaned close to Cao Huachun's ear, and whispered: "Godfather, this money source is really big."

Cao Huachun narrowed his eyes and glanced at Liu Changfu, and then said coldly to the small yellow door in the room: "You all go out first, remember, you are not allowed to approach within three feet of the room, or you will be skinned."

Seeing Cao Huachun's cold expression, several little yellow men walked out of the room tremblingly.

After Xiao Huangmen walked out of the room, Cao Huachun said to Liu Changfu, "Is it okay now?"

Liu Changfu looked around the room, and seeing that there were no outsiders, he put the box he was holding on the table and slowly opened it.

"Godfather, do you know about cement?" Liu Changfu asked seemingly unintentionally.

"You mean cement? Of course I know about this cement. How popular is cement in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty now? Can I not know? There are several cement stores in the capital, and there is an endless stream of people buying cement every day. .

A few days ago, Bo Jiading spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy cement to build another courtyard. How could I not know?I heard that the cement was sold by Shanxi merchants.

However, this cement is really a good thing. I heard that it is not only cheap, but also the city wall it builds is extremely strong.Earlier this morning, Minister of the Ministry of Industry still wrote a letter to ask the court to purchase cement to repair the city walls of Ji Town and the Ningjin Line of Defense. "

When Cao Huachun heard Liu Changfu mention cement, he said slowly.

But I have to say, this cement is really a good thing.When it was first sold in the capital, many people felt disgusted for a while when they saw the dusty powder.I don't believe that this seemingly unattractive cement can be as good as the three-component clay.

But after using it a few times, I can't put it down one by one.This cement is not afraid of water or fire. The walls it builds are tall and stable, and the road paved is many times better than the road paved with bluestone slabs.

Nowadays, nobles in the capital will be laughed at if the road in front of their house is not paved with cement.

The palace originally wanted to buy some, but because of financial constraints, it was finally rejected by the thrifty Emperor Chongzhen.

Now when Liu Changfu mentioned this time, Cao Huachun immediately thought of this.

"What? You brought a batch of cement?" Cao Huachun looked at Liu Changfu with a smile on his face.

It would be great if we could get a batch of cement and sell it in the capital.After all, today's cement is in short supply, basically there is no market for the price.Except for those old customers, other people can't get cement at all.

Liu Changfu said with a mysterious face: "Godfather, what is it to get cement, godson has brought you a fortune that is bigger than a batch of cement, and it is also a way to make a lot of money lying down."

"What way can you make a lot of money lying down?" Cao Huachun looked at Liu Changfu curiously.

Liu Changfu chuckled, and took out the iron plate and contract from the box.

"Godfather, what do you think this is?" Liu Changfu took three iron plates and three contracts and put them on the table.

Cao Huachun picked up an iron plate curiously, and looked at it carefully.

"What does this mean?" Cao Huachun asked in a low voice, pointing to the words on the iron plate.

"Godfather, listen to me slowly." Liu Changfu picked up an iron plate and explained in detail.

After a long while, Cao Huachun looked at Liu Changfu in shock, and said in a trembling voice, "You mean, the few iron plates in front of you can get tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of taels of silver every month? "

This is not only a huge source of wealth, it is simply a source of wealth bigger than the sky.

The money earned in a few months this year can be worth the money I have earned for several years.

Liu Changfu nodded heavily, and said slowly: "Godfather, otherwise, how could I have come to see you at the first time."

Cao Huachun slapped Liu Changfu on the shoulder, and said excitedly: "Good son, godfather saw you right. By the way, you said that the Longmen Fort garrison gave you these iron plates, and he also opened the cement factory." ?”

"Yes, he also opened the cement factory. Godfather, this Zhao Wen is really extraordinary. Not only can he fight wars, but he can also produce cement and do business. I can't wait to confess him as my ancestor." Liu Changfu said flatteringly.

Cao Huachun breathed a sigh of relief, and said slowly: "I didn't expect that the cement sold by the Shanxi merchants was produced by him, and I thought it was produced by the Shanxi merchants.

If it were me, I would also wish to confess him as my ancestor.Unexpectedly, this official of Sesame Mung Bean is quite capable.If he gave his godfather these shares, he might ask for something, right? "

As the saying goes, you don't get rewarded for nothing, and there are no good things for no reason in this world, and there is no pie in the sky. Cao Huachun doesn't believe that Zhao Wen will give him shares for no reason.

Liu Changfu chuckled and said, "Sure enough, we can't hide it from our godfather, Zhao Wen is really asking for something to give us so many shares.

This Zhao Wen was considered respectful in Longmen Castle on weekdays, and he was cautious in handling things.But for some unknown reason, he offended the Donglin Party in the court.This trip to inspect Longmen Fort was instigated by those from the Donglin Party.

In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, he gave his godson 1 taels of silver, and wanted his godson to be his eyeliner in the palace and pass on news to him.He also hoped that his godfather could say something nice to His Majesty. "

"What's the reason? It's not that the Donglin Party is dissatisfied when they see that Zhao Wen and Shanxi merchants are making a lot of money from cement, but they can't get a cent.

As for saying good things to His Majesty, that's easy to say, anyway, it's just a matter of a few words.Our family is an old man hidden in His Majesty's residence, and the weight in front of His Majesty is not comparable to those civil servants.

As for letting you act as an eyeliner, I think it's okay, who would have trouble with money?We have to earn this money. "

While the two were talking, a deep voice came from outside the door.

"Old ancestor, the emperor summoned."

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Chapter 141 Chongzhen Summons

Listening to the sound outside, Cao Huachun hastily put the iron plate in his hand back into the wooden box.

"You show me here, I'll clean up when I come back later."

Cao Huachun said to Liu Changfu beside him.

These iron plates and contracts are worthless money, so there is no room for Cao Huachun to be careless.

Cao Huachun picked up the three mountain hats on the table, fiddled with the three-foot-square mirror hanging on the wall a few times, and then walked out of the room.

He bought this full-length mirror at a Shanxi merchant store.

Half an hour later, Cao Huachun appeared in the imperial study.

It was midnight now, and the industrious Emperor Chongzhen hadn't slept yet, still lying at the table, carefully reviewing the memorial.

"My lord!" Cao Huachun hastily saluted Emperor Chongzhen.

Chongzhen raised his head, looked at Cao Huachun, and said with a smile: "You are also an old man who came out of the hidden mansion, you don't have to be like this in front of me, get up quickly."