Xue Ju, one of the four major surnames in Hedong, is a son of the Xue family in Fenyin.

In his early years, he went from Fenyin to Lanzhou with his father. With the energy of the Xue family, he engaged in some smuggling business. Private salt, steel and other items shortages from the Hu people outside the Frontier were all goods sold by the Xue family. Then, from the Tuyuhun people and the Western Regions people, he exchanged them for horse spices and other goods needed in the Central Plains. One by one, he could often make a fortune.

When Xue Ju became an adult, he relied on his family to embark on his career. Now he is Sima of Lanzhou, which is equivalent to the second largest in power in the Lanzhou military.

This time he had contacted Zhang Zhongjian mainly for the spice business in the Western Regions.

The production of spices in the Western Regions, especially those from Persia, was quite popular in the Central Plains.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, children of aristocratic families have liked to wear sachets. The most famous scholar in history, another hero in the Battle of Feishui, Xie Xuan, the nephew of Xie An, was extremely fascinated by wearing sachets when he was young.

Especially in Jiangnan, this trend is still popular today.

Silk in Jiangnan is a treasured item by the tribal leaders on the grassland; spices in Western regions are the favorites of the Jiangnan tribes.

Zhang Zhongjian went to Lanzhou this time to open up this trade route.

Of course, he also needs a strong ally, and Xue Ju is undoubtedly the most suitable.

It just so happened that Xue Ju's eldest son Xue Rengao was about to become an adult. So Xue Ju thought about letting Xue Rengao return to his hometown in Fenyin and join the clan school, and then through the recommendation of this province, he could enter the official school. Xue Ju's life in the military all his life and did not want Xue Rengao to follow in the footsteps. However, Xue Rengao's temperament was violent, and if it were not for Zhang Zhongjian, he might have caused trouble.

"Yan Qing, I heard that there was a Xiongji shop in Luoyang, which is related to Zheng Weng?"

After everyone had a hustle and bustle, Zhang Zhongjian pulled Yan Qing aside and told him what he wanted.

Although this person looks vulgar, he does have a delicate heart. His talent is not bad. Unfortunately, his appearance is amazing and does not meet the four conditions of choosing talents from aristocratic families. The biggest problem is the aspect of "body".

We must pay attention to being handsome and demeanor.

Whether it is speech, calligraphy, or intelligence, Zhang Zhongjian is not bad, but this appearance is inferior.

Therefore, Zhang Zhongjian could only do business, but was unable to embark on a career.

Zheng Yanqing smiled!

He also liked to cooperate with Zhang Zhongjian, but he went to the door, and Zhang Zhongjian came to his door, which had a different meaning.

Since Zhang Zhongjian spoke, Yan Qing had the upper hand.

"Brother Zhang, I don't hide it from you. Xiongji Store was opened by my grandfather in the name of an old friend."

Yan Qing had already practiced various ways to deal with Zhang Zhongjian in his mind. But after thinking about it, he felt that when dealing with people like Zhang Zhongjian, don’t be too scheming. This person is generous, so the best way is to go straight.

Zhang Zhongjian also laughed...

"Brother Yan Qing, it seems that you have been waiting for me to come!"

"Brother Zhang San, I hope you, but I'm eager to see you."

Neither of them concealed the matter and got to the point.

Zhang Zhongjian coughed gently and his thoughts immediately changed. He heard about the experience of Zheng Shi'an's grandson. Although this pair of grandsons and grandsons were defeated, he would not have no opinion on the Zheng family. Now it seems that Zheng Shi'an is indeed about to be safe.

However, Zheng Shi'an is still dependent on Master Zheng, and it is too obvious that it is difficult to do.

So, he needed a cover-up, so there was a Xiongji shop. But this cover-up was not safe, so he needed a bigger cover-up.

"Tell me, what are the conditions."

"All the goods from Xiongji can be handed over to Brother Zhang San to operate.

Brother Zhang accounts for 40%, his family's ancestors account for 30%, and the old neighbors in Tianjin Bridge account for the last 30%. However, Brother Zhang needs to come forward to accept the Xiongji in full. In private, we will establish a document to distribute the interests."

When Zhang Zhongjian heard this, he frowned.

“How much does it cost?”

Zheng Yanqing stretched out a finger.

"One thousand stake?"

"Hahaha, Brother Zhang San, does Xiongji's business only add one thousand coins?

You know, there are 1,253 counties under the rule of the Sui Dynasty, with a population of 9 million. According to each household and a pair of scissors, that is 9 million pairs of scissors. A pair of scissors costs 50 yuan, how much does nine million pairs of scissors cost? Brother Zhang must have calculated this account.

This is just the sales volume of low-quality scissors...

There are also the seventh grade of cultivation. How many scholars are there in the world?”

"That's right, but the accounts cannot be settled like this."

"Brother Zhang San, the price is 10,000 yuan. If you invest 10,000 yuan, you can get 40% of the benefits of these things, which is not much.

In addition, I have some gadgets, maybe you will be interested in Brother Zhang.”

As he spoke, Yan Qing led Zhang Zhongjian to the library.

First, he put the jigsaw puzzle in front of Zhang Zhongjian, and then took out a book from the desk.

"This thing is called a jigsaw puzzle, but it may sound a bit tacky. Brother Zhang can name it by himself. I have tried it, and Brother Du is obsessed with it, and it is suitable for both young and old. If Brother Zhang is interested, you can leave it to you."

Zhang Zhongjian took it, fiddled with it for a few times, and suddenly showed a look of surprise.

"How do you calculate this?"

"You are fully responsible for the management, and I will receive 30% of the benefits."

"No, at most half of it. I can't afford it if it's too much."

"Twenty-and-a-half percent, I would rather not do it if I don't."

"Twenty percent, 20 percent... It's OK, if not, forget it."

Yan Qing and Zhang Zhongjian had a good bargaining. At this time, Zhang Zhongjian had already understood that the seventh grade of Xiuyuan and the third grade scissors were all the ideas of the boy in front of him. Zheng Shi'an was just covering up the wind and rain for him in front.

Now, Zheng Yanqing needs a bigger umbrella, so Zhang Zhongjian comes.

"And this, Brother Zhang San, are you interested?"

Yan Qing said, handing the book in his hand to Zhang Zhongjian.

The above clearly records the method of boiling white sugar...

"Where did you... come from?"

Zhang Zhongjian suddenly saw the value of this secret recipe, raised his head and glared at Zheng Yanqing, "Give me this recipe, 100,000 guan, how about it?"

"Haha, Brother Zhang San, I am a scholar and may have a bright future in the future.

What do you need so much money to do? If you are interested in Brother Zhang San, I can give you this recipe, how about it?"

This recipe is worth ten thousand yuan!

Zhang Zhongjian wanted to buy it at once for a price of 100,000 yuan.

Because he could see that the benefits were extremely amazing. However, Zheng Yanqing wanted them and wanted to give them to him.

Does he have the nerve to ask for it?

If he had the nerve to ask for it, Zhang Zhongjian would not be Zhang Zhongjian.

"I can give you 25% of the benefits every year. No matter how much I have, I'm afraid I won't make up my mind."

"no problem!"

The purpose of Zheng Yanqing doing this is to tie the Zhang family in Wuxian to him and then become a backer behind him.

As for how much will it have 2.5% of the benefits?

He doesn't know...

However, he knew that the prescription in his hand was enough to make Zhang Zhongjian the richest man in the south, without any problems.

His head was a little confused, and Zhang Zhongjian tried hard to calm his thoughts.

"Yanqing, how old are you?"

"Oh, eight years old!"

Zhang Zhongjian suddenly laughed, "Are you really only eight years old? Why do I always think you are a monster?"

"Ah, that's right... Brother Du also said it.

Hehe, but if this monster can bring benefits to the third brother, I believe the third brother will definitely accept it very much."

When Zhang Zhongjian heard this, he burst into laughter.

I suddenly felt a little more mysterious and even a sense of fear towards Yan Qing.

He thought for a while and then said, "Brother Yan Qing, I know that your grandparents and grandchildren are in an awkward situation. Let's do this. If I need my help in the future, just send someone to tell me. The Zhang family in Wu County may not be as good as the Zheng family, but they can speak at critical moments."

Zheng Yanqing stretched out his hand with a smile, and Zhang Zhongjian also stretched out his hand. The two of them had sex with each other and high-high three times.

The ancients swear by high-fives is more than writing contracts.

Zheng Yanqing actually lost nothing, but Zhang Zhongjian relied on these to strengthen his strong capital to build on the Zhang family.

Two people can be said to have their own needs...

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"Shiji, you went to Zhuyuan these two days to see what Zheng Yanqing has done?"

The night before the agreed deadline, Yan Shigu and Zheng Renji pulled Xu Shiji to the study and asked about Zheng Yanqing's condition.
To be continued...