The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 349
What Mu Xu said can no longer be understood.Let alone Deng Yuanjue and Fang Jie, even Zhu Wu and Chai Jin looked thoughtful.

How could Deng Yuanjue dare to probe further, and hastily changed the subject, "I'm going to ask Mr. Chai to be the middleman this time. I want to discuss with the village owner about the salt transaction. I don't know what the village thinks?"

Mu Xu looked at Chai Jin and saw him nodding slightly, so he knew what he was thinking, and said in a deep thought, "With Brother Chai coming forward, I have no reason to push back. I don't know how you guys want to trade?"

Deng Yuanjue replied, "We can use money and grain to trade, and the price must be at least [-]% lower than the market price, and the village owner must guarantee that no one else will ship to the south of the river."

After all, Deng Yuanjue was ready to bargain with Mu Xu, but Mu Xu suddenly stood up and said, "Brother Zhu, you talk to Master Deng, and let Brother Chai be a witness. Brother Fang and I will go out for a walk and take him with you." Appreciate the scenery of Liangshan, let him see how it is different from the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Chai Jin had nothing to do, Fang Jie was startled, and after seeing that Deng Yuanjue had no objection, he followed Mu Xu out of the wine shop, leaving only Zhu Wu and the other three inside, and began to argue with each other.

The two came to the outer steps and stood still. Mu Xu waved his hand and sent the gatekeepers away. He suddenly asked Fang Jie, "I wonder when Master Fang plans to do it?"

Fang Jie immediately tensed up when he heard the words, Mu Xu seemed to have not seen it, and said to himself, "Although the Song Dynasty made people's lives difficult in Jiangnan, the truth is still there. If you start trouble rashly, I'm afraid it will get half the result with half the effort. Have you ever thought about it?" Looking for some help?"

"What does the village master mean by this? Does the village master want to rebel?" Seeing that Mu Xu had made it clear, Fang Jie stopped hiding it.

Mu Xu asked, "Why not? Since Zhao Ji came to the throne, all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been levied like a cow's hair, local officials have been corrupt and perverted the law, all kinds of tyrants have been rampant, and the world has collapsed. How can there be only one person with lofty ideals?
But the strength of the Great Song Dynasty still exists, and the righteousness is still there. If we raise troops alone, we will only be hit by a thunderbolt. It is better to make an appointment to fight together. In this way, not only can Song Ting be overwhelmed by himself, but also echo each other from afar! "

Thinking of what Mu Xu said, Fang Jie's breathing quickened a little, and he forced himself to say, "The villain can't make up his mind on such a big matter, so my uncle needs to make the decision himself." I added another sentence,
"The village master's words are good words of gold and jade. The villain will definitely tell my uncle the truth and is willing to facilitate this matter."

Of course Mu Xu knew that Fang Jie couldn't make up his mind. He said so much just to attract others.So he didn't care and said,

"Then there will be Brother Laofang. I will write a book and present it to Hierarch Fang. If the time permits, I will also go to the south of the Yangtze River in person and visit Qingxi County to visit Hierarch Fang Zunyan."

Fang Jie clasped his fists and replied, "The villain will definitely hand over the letter to my uncle. If Zhai Lord comes to the south of the Yangtze River on the day of the village, my uncle will sweep the bed to welcome him."

After talking about the business, Mu Xu began to inquire about the situation in Jiangnan, Fang Jie said with a wry smile,

"It's not as good as the north. The provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are now suffering from the Huashigang. In order to welcome the faint emperor, Zhu Xi ordered the Yingfeng Bureau to search for strange flowers and stones in the south of the Yangtze River. This campaign has been going on for years, and the people are troubled. All the middle-class families went bankrupt, and even sold their sons and daughters for extortion.

In addition, while the Zhu Xi thief was flattering him, he also did not forget to steal and plunder for his own family and accumulate private property.If it weren't for the fact that Jiangnan is already rich and prosperous, I'm afraid it would have been a thousand miles away. "

Even though Mu Xu had read this section from history books in his previous life, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes after all.At this moment, from Fang Jie's dictation, he was still greatly shocked when he heard about Jiangnan's situation.He despised Zhao Ji, the emperor of art, to the extreme. He was taken away by the Jin people and suffered all kinds of humiliation.

Just when Mu Xu and Xu were thinking about their own thoughts, footsteps came from behind them. They turned their heads to look, and saw Zhu Wu and the three of them walking out with joyful faces. From this, it can be seen that both parties are extremely satisfied with this transaction.

In front of everyone, Mu Xu couldn't feel comfortable asking Zhu Wu for details, so he invited Chai Jin and the three of them to the mountain as guests, Chai Jin readily agreed, but Deng Yuanjue said,

"Thank you for the kindness of the village master. The two of the Sa family have been away from Jiangnan for a long time, and now they are returning home, so they will not disturb the village master."

Mu Xu didn't force it, but let the two of them wait for a while, went into the store to find a pen and paper at the counter, wrote a letter with a pen, handed it to Fang Jie, and then watched the two leave.

After the two left, Mu Xu asked how Chai Jin knew them.Chai Jin replied,
"Then Deng Yuanjue has met the old housekeeper of my house for a few times, and now I entrust him to introduce him. I didn't care at first, but I didn't know that when he opened his mouth, he would ask for a hundred thousand stones of refined salt. How can I sit still? Hurry up Bring people to Liangshanbo to see my virtuous brother."

Having said that, he asked curiously again, "Listen to what my brother said just now, do these people want to do big things?"

Mu Xu nodded and said, "That's right, that Fang La wants to do Zhang Jiao's business under the guise of preaching."

Chai Jin opened his eyes wide, not daring to believe it, "Jiangnan is a land of heavy taxation in the Song Dynasty, how can this be successful?"

Compared with Chai Jin, a rich and idle person, Zhu Wuke can see it much more clearly. He said bluntly,
"The words of the senior officials are wrong. The people in the south of the Yangtze River are already unable to survive due to heavy taxes. Now that there are more harms from Huashi Gang, it is even more miserable. When Nana Fangla is in trouble, just climb up and shout. There must be a gathering of responders."

Mu Xu sneered and said, "There is that official Zhao sitting in the hall, and Fang La wants to start a fight, so he has a three-point chance of winning!"

Zhu Wu knew that Chai Jin was not an outsider, so he didn't care about his presence, so he asked straight to the point, "Does the village master want to cooperate with Fang La?"

Mu Xu didn't deny it, nodded and said, "Exactly, not only Fang La, I also plan to send people to contact Wang Qing and Tian Hu, and make an appointment with the three families to raise troops at the same time. Only when they restrain Song Ting can we make a better strategy. Hedong."

Hearing this, Chai Jin's eyes lit up, and he didn't ask Mu Xu's detailed plan, he just said, "If it's useful, it's worth it, brother, just speak up."

Mu Xu smiled and clasped his fists, and said, "I'm about to trouble my brother, I want to ask my brother to help me find a man, this man's name is Tang Long, nicknamed Money Leopard, I got news, he is in Hebei right now." Said Then, he explained Tang Long's appearance and characteristics to Chai Jin in detail.

When Chai Jin heard that it was such a trivial matter, he patted his chest and said without thinking, "What am I supposed to do, brother, don't worry, as long as Tang Long is in Hebei, he will be found soon."

Chai Jin's words are really not bragging. If it is about martial arts, he may not be an expert, but when it comes to contacts, there is no one in the northern green forest that can compare with him.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Mu Xu immediately invited Chai to the cottage to rest. On the boat back, Mu Xu had time to ask about the details of the transaction with Fang La.

Zhu Wu replied, "They really have a big appetite. Not only do they want at least [-] shi of table salt every year, but they also want to monopolize the private salt trade in the south of the Yangtze River. After thinking about it, our business is mostly in the north, so I agreed.

If the payment is made in silver, it can only be [-]% lower than the market price, but if it is paid in grain, it can be as low as [-]%. "

After hearing Zhu Wu's words, Mu Xu said with satisfaction, "The military division has done a good job. We don't need money for the time being. What we lack is food. I plan to train at least [-] elite soldiers in one or two years. The more food, the better."

Hearing this, Zhu Wu couldn't help frowning and said,

"If there are [-] soldiers and horses, the cottage can still accommodate them, but their families can be counted. Even if five people smoke one, there are still [-] people. I am afraid that the mountain is a bit small."

Mu Xu waved his hand, "There is no need to worry about this, I have already thought of a way, and you will know when the time comes."

Seeing that Mu Xu was unwilling to say more, Zhu Wu could only suppress his doubts and listen to Mu Xu and Chai Jin's gossip.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Mu Xu stretched out his fingers to various places in the water from time to time, explaining the surrounding area to Chai Jin. When he said that the southwest was Yuncheng County, Chai Jin suddenly asked,
"I often heard people talk about Song Gongming's name in Shandong Province in Hebei. I heard that he is from Yuncheng County. He lives next to Liangshan. Can you know him?"

Mu Xu was stunned for a while, pretending to be calm and said, "I have only been in Liangshanbo for more than a year, and I often go out, so I have never had the opportunity to get to know him."

Chai came in interested, and suggested, "Then why don't you accompany me for a while, and visit Song Gongming, how about?"

(End of this chapter)