The Founding of the Red Chamber

Weird people regard "meeting an old friend in a foreign land" as one of the four joys in life. If it weren't for meeting an old friend in a foreign land, he would have donated two old ginseng to Xiaosan, fearing that he would go to prison with his younger brother.

Seeing Lin Jing in his hometown now, everyone is very happy, especially Tu Xiaosi, who keeps thinking about when to ask Lin Jing in private, look at this Xuanwu, no, General Zhaowu is so poor that it can be bought with a lot of money .As Tu Xiaosi came all the way, he was dazzled by the scenery of Lin Jing's house, and felt that Lin Jing, the third-rank General Zhaowu, was much more prestigious than his brother, the eighth-rank general with hundreds of households.

If he hadn't cared about his brother's face, Tu Xiaosi probably would have switched to Lin Jing to find a lucrative job.

Because he had a plan, Tu Xiaosi would be nice to Lin Jingyu, except that he mistook Zhaowu as Xuanwu at first, but he wished he could flatter Lin Jing.Lin Jing had a tendency to like to listen to good things, so he said with a smile, "Tu Xiaosi, don't you see that you are getting better at talking."

"It's all true, to be honest, I only said that when I saw you, Ah Jing." Tu Xiaosi also asked Lin Jing, "Ah Jing, will you return our old ginseng to us?"

Tu Xiaosan glared at his younger brother, feeling that he was too heavy on money, Tu Xiaosan said to Lin Jing very seriously, "You are already fifteen years old, and you are still so skinny. Then, ginseng will help you replenish your body."

Lin Jing said, "I'm short of everything now, except ginseng." Ask Tu Xiaosan what they plan to do with this ginseng.

Tu Xiaosan said, "I took advantage of the opportunity of being in charge of ginseng to resell some ginseng. This ginseng is nothing more than selling it to the big merchants and drugstores in the north. They take this as a treasure."

Lin Jing had seen the appearance of the two ginsengs of Tu Xiaosan, pointed to one of them, and said, "This ginseng is not only a hundred years old, but also decades old. It is very rare. Third brother, stay for a few days, I will take this ginseng I will make some pills for you, this kind of good ginseng can save people's lives in an emergency. In addition, this one is younger, and it will be sold as soon as it is sold."

Tu Xiaosan was not polite to Lin Jing, and said, "Success."

Ginseng cannot be stored for a long time, even if it is dried ginseng, it has a shelf life.Moreover, as the storage time increases, the medicinal properties gradually lose.Lin Jing is proficient in medical skills, because Tu Xiaosan is a military officer, and he makes some pills, which can save lives in an emergency. Moreover, they are easy to carry and sealed with wax skin, which will not break in three to five years.

Tu Xiaosan was about to stay here, so Tu Xiaosi remembered to ask, "Brother, Xiao Niuzi is still waiting for us at the inn."

Tu Xiaosan slapped his forehead, "I forgot about him."

Jia Yuan said with a smile, "Once the third brother sees Ah Jing, he forgets everything." The brothers and Tu Xiaosi went to pick up Xiao Niuzi.Tu Xiaosan told the brothers not to speak about Lin Jing outside, so he let them go.

Tu Xiaosan has always had prestige among his brothers, even the youngest Tu Xiaosi remembers firmly what he confessed.Therefore, a group of people entered General Zhaowu's mansion quite low-key.

Lin Jing is preparing medicine here, and Tu Xiaosan can talk to brother Ah Jing quietly.Lin Jing then talked about the fact that he came to Hanzhou City to fight for land. Lin Jing asked his apprentice Xiaosan, "According to Brother San's ability, it has been more than three years now, and he is still wasting time in the position of a hundred households."

Tu Xiaosan said, "I'm not worried about that."

"I don't worry about people like me, what are you worried about?" If you say that Lin Jing is just the arrogance of some noble children in the imperial capital, he has always been lax about the rules.Now that this has come out, when Lin Jing first arrived in Hanzhou City, it's not that he didn't think about establishing a serious business, but in the end, Lin Jing, who had no backing, was in danger of being run over to death.Lin Jing simply did not do anything, and directly non-violent non-cooperation, now it’s all right, the enemies are wiped out in one fell swoop, what he said is what, and then Lin Jing concluded one thing, that is: human nature is cheap!

The more friendly you are, the less people will take you seriously.

If you turn your face back from time to time, everyone is afraid of you.

Tu Xiaosan thought for a while, and said, "Ah Jing, you are right. I can't be too afraid of wolves and tigers. Now, although I can collect some filial piety money on weekdays, I can earn some money by spending money. To be honest, You have to bow your head when you see a junior official from the seventh rank, and, you don’t know, those civil officials, who can read a few lines and write a few poems, look down on our military officers very much and are often attacked by birds.”

While dispensing the medicine, Lin Jing said, "What are you doing with that bird's breath!"

Seeing Lin Jing's career, Tu Xiaosan secretly made up his mind to make a career.Tu Xiaosan used to resell medicinal materials at the ginseng shop, but these things are seasonal, and there are only a few days in a year.Moreover, he also made a passing money, and the bulk of it was earned by the medicine hall.

Tu Xiaosan told Lin Jing about his troubles in his heart, and Tu Xiaosan said, "My money is enough to buy a seventh-rank military officer now. It's just that to be an official, you have to have face, and you have to have face. Brothers follow me to eat Serving dinner, that’s what convinces me. Hai’an County where I live is very poor, and I guard the seaside. The specialty is salted fish, which is not worth a lot of money. Collecting ginseng here in Hanzhou is not a long-term solution.”

As soon as Lin Jing heard that Tu Xiaosan was near the sea, he couldn't help asking, "Is your place near the sea?"

"Near, very close." Tu Xiaosan said, "By the way, there are such big crabs, big shrimps, and such long fish in the sea. I'll get some for you, Ah Jing."

"Let's not talk about eating! You are so close to the sea, why are you making so much ginseng? Oh, you are begging for food by guarding the cornucopia." Lin Jing slapped his thigh, "Brother, you sell salt!" Watching the sea, This is simply a bargain!

Tu Xiaosan said, "I don't know about that. Hey, apart from the business of a few big salt merchants, there are a few private properties in the salt field. However, they are all occupied by the military government, so idlers don't want to get involved."

Lin Jing thought for a while, thinking that a place like Yantian cannot be without an owner.

Lin Jing inquired, "Since I guard the salt field, I don't believe that all the salt there is recorded in the salt tax. There must be some private salt sold, why not do some private salt business."

Tu Xiaosan nodded, "That's it, I won't sell the other ginseng, and I'll pay my respects to the top when I turn back."

Lin Jing is very optimistic about Tu Xiaosan, and encourages Tu Xiaosan to go up the camp. Knowing that Tu Xiaosan is worried about his background, Lin Jing told him, "At the bottom, you worry about whether you will be recognized and whether you will be retaliated against. When you go up and hold power in your hands, even if someone dares to suspect, they have to be afraid of the power in your hands!"

Lin Jing was born in a wealthy family, and he has experienced the days when he fell from the top of his class to the bottom of the valley, although Lin Jing's so-called "bottom" is probably the life that many people yearn for.However, with such an experience, Lin Jing has seen through and understood the word "power".

The main reason is that with General Zhaowu Lin Jing as an example, this man who killed His Majesty's own father dares to be General Zhaowu.Tu Xiaosan was quite ashamed, he felt that he was older than Brother Ah Jing, why was he not as courageous as Brother Ah Jing, it is not manly to be afraid of tigers and wolves!

Another point is that Tu Xiaosan has always led his brothers to make a living, like Tu Xiaosi, the Jia brothers, Xiao Niuzi, like the Jia brothers. In fact, they are about the same age as Tu Xiaosan, but they are not as knowledgeable as Tu Xiaosan when it comes to major matters. Can make up my mind.Tu Xiaosi and Xiao Niuzi are too young to count on bad ideas, but if they are serious, they don't have to count on them.

But Lin Jing was different. Although Lin Jing was young, he was far more knowledgeable than Tu Xiaosan.Tu Xiaosan is not the kind of person who is unwilling to ask others for advice. On the contrary, Tu Xiaosan has a straightforward heart, and he is very willing to ask for advice from people who are stronger than himself.

Therefore, Tu Xiaosan would discuss with Lin Jing many things that he would not say to his subordinates.

After discussing with Lin Jing, after Lin Jing prepared the pills, Tu Xiaosan didn't stay any longer, and returned to Anhai County with his men.If Tu Xiaosan doesn't care about his status, he is very skillful in digging a business. Those who should give old ginseng will give old ginseng, those who should give money will give money, and those who should give women will give women.

Tu Xiaosan quickly managed a private salt line.

Different from ordinary private salt dealers who only sell private salt, Tu Xiaosan has salt in his hand, but he does not do wholesale, but recruits people to sell salt by himself.

Tu Xiaosan also sold salt to Hanzhou City. Hanzhou City is Lin Jing's territory, and Lin Jing can enter whoever he asks, so he will naturally open the door for Tu Xiaosan.But Tu Xiaosan is very businessman's rules, what should be handed over to Lin Jing, Tu Xiaosan has always followed the rules, never more or less.

Because of the market in Hanzhou City, Tu Xiaosan became one of the top rich men in Jinzhou City in just two years. Moreover, hundreds of households with a rank of eighth rank moved three times a day, and were promoted to General Guangde of the fifth rank.

He also made a Guangde general Dangdang.

Tu Xiaosan was promoted by himself, and he didn't forget the brothers under his command. He set up a hundred households for Tu Xiaosi. prestige.

Ever since becoming a hundred household, Tu Xiaosi has been arrogant. When he went to Lin Jing's place, he always wore an official uniform. Dress with gusto.

Tu Xiaosi and Lin Jing said, "You said, when someone gets promoted, they buy a house to marry a wife, flowers bloom in the wine field, not to mention how grand it is. My brother is not, my brother's house is only set up for four people, don't Speaking of flowers blooming wine, once, someone invited me to drink flower wine, and my girl didn’t even try it, so my brother went there with a stinky face. That stinky face was worse than rotten eggs, and he pulled me back without saying a word I went home for a beating, you don’t know, I was beaten, my butt was swollen, and I couldn’t get out of bed for several days, and it was the little cow who gave me medicine. My brother also said, I want to go to that place again , don’t ask me to be an official.”

Lin Jing listened to the story of his disciple Xiaosi being beaten with relish, and felt very gloating for a while, and then said, "You are the one who gets beaten."

Lin Jing then told Tu Xiaosi what the beauty trap in the 36 schemes was all about, and then said to Tu Xiaosi, "Be careful, how old are you, you dare to imitate others to eat flower wine .Let me tell you, boys don’t grow up until they are 16 years old. If they have sex too early, it will end very early.”

"What do you mean it ended early?" Tu Xiaosi asked.

"It's just young, it won't work here." Lin Jing pointed at his crotch.

Tu Xiaosi quickly turned serious, and said seriously, "Then I won't go to that kind of place again." He was worried about the beauty trap and his own health.

Lin Jing's intimidation of Tu Xiaosi was more effective than Tu Xiaosan beating his younger brother.Tu Xiaosan thought to himself, it's different to be knowledgeable, Ah Jing really knows how to reason!

So, Tu Xiaosan misunderstood so beautifully.

It seems that Tu Xiaosan has a little money in his foundation, Tu Xiaosan is an ambitious person, he never spares money, and he has no extravagant enjoyment.He just thought that this world is not peaceful, so he should gather more brothers.But Tu Xiaosan didn't know that his actions violated a big taboo in the officialdom!