wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 60-60. The Imperial Court Wants to Purchase Scissors
Tie Zhu glared at old man Tian: "Father, my sister just came in and didn't eat any food, so you urged her to go back."

The old man Tian pushed Erya Tian, ​​and gave his son a blank look: "Your sister has something to eat when she returns to Zheng's house, so you don't need to grab these delicious foods from us. Break some of the chicken she brought back, and give it to Matchmaker Liu with the crispy cakes." Send it."

Tian Erya knew that her father wanted to please Liu's matchmaker so that she could marry her brother a daughter-in-law, so she left without hesitation and went back to Zheng's house.

A good thing happened to the Zheng family at this time.Among the orders issued by the Armed Forces Academy to purchase scissors, Zheng's Longshunhe shop was impressively included.

Zheng Zongde sat in the hall, stroking his beard, very satisfied to receive such news.

Yuanli, the second son of the Zheng family, squinted his eyes: "Father, the Armed Forces Institute issued orders this year much earlier than usual!"

"Don't worry about the time. This year, our Long Shunhe's scissors are on the purchase list of the Armed Forces Academy again. We have to make a fuss about it."

"How to write an article?"

Zheng Zongde sipped his tea: "In the past, the scissors we prepared for the Armed Forces Institute were selected from each batch of scissors. However, the price given to us by the Armed Forces Institute is the same as that of others. The scissors offered by the cutting shop are the same, just pick those with similar quality."

Zheng Yuanxin was a little worried: "Father, is it okay to do this? The Armed Forces Institute is a government office that selects equipment for the imperial court, and the items selected must be excellent!"

"Boss, you need to be more courageous, so that you can lead our younger brothers to expand our family's business. I see that the number of scissors purchased by the military from the private sector has increased this year, and I will also go to Kangzhi County and ask him to take our family's scissors. The number of purchases has risen to [-]."

Zheng Yuanli was speechless: "Twenty thousand? Is it too much? This is the sales volume of Longshunhe in one year!"

Zheng Zongde had great ambitions: "Not only do I want to sell scissors, but I also want to make Kang Zhi County accommodating and entrust our family with the task of purchasing scissors in the Jiangnan area of ​​the Armed Forces Academy."

Zheng Yuanli was excited: "The Armed Forces Academy buys hundreds of thousands of scissors in Jiangnan every year. In this way, our family will make a fortune."

The whole family laughed along.

Zheng Yuansheng remonstrated: "Father, in previous years, the imperial court issued the order to buy scissors at almost the same time, but this year it was more than two months earlier than in previous years. Is there something else wrong here?"

The third son, Zheng Yuanfei, walked in and said carelessly, "Fourth son, you don't understand business matters. The imperial court has changed personnel, and the Armed Forces Academy has also changed personnel. Mr. Zhou Chengchen, who was in charge of purchasing in the south of the Yangtze River this year, acted decisively. The mission of the imperial court to purchase equipment is to complete the task as soon as possible, so the order from the Armed Forces Academy to purchase scissors will be advanced."

Zheng Yuansheng still had doubts: "Then it doesn't have to be more than two months in advance, right? I heard that now that the war in the Northwest is tense, and the imperial court has a strong demand for swords and various equipment, will the Armed Forces Institute buy it in advance because of this reason? If If that's the case, will their quality of scissors be different from previous years?"

Zheng Zongde waved his hand: "Fourth, you are worrying too much. If the war in the Northwest is tight, there will be a strong demand for swords and equipment. In this way, their quality requirements will not be so high, and our chance to make a fortune will come."

Zheng Yuanfei poured tea for him and showed hospitality: "Father is right. It is said that government errands are very profitable, and our family rarely made profits from them in previous years. Starting this year, our family will also change its strategy and regard government errands as a big way to make money." Business."

"Third brother is right. Second child, hurry up and ask people to go to the countryside to buy more scissors. Let's supply those scissors of similar quality directly to the Armed Forces Institute. This time, don't put our Long Shunhe mark on those scissors. This time , we also made a war fortune like everyone else. Maybe, when we become emperors in the future, we can also make our business bigger and stronger, and become the richest man in Jiangnan!"

The others laughed too,
Only Zheng Yuansheng looked serious.When he returned to the study, his brows remained unfurled.

After Xia Tian came in, seeing that he was unhappy, she poured him tea and sat in a corner with a book.

Zheng Yuansheng came back to his senses: "Xia, you have been studying more diligently than before."

Xia Tian scratched her head: "Master, I can't do it if I don't work hard! I promised to teach Tian Erya how to read. Recently, she learns things too fast. If I don't learn more, there will be nothing new to teach her."

"Oh? Is she that smart?"

"She is not smart, and she is very slow at recognizing words. But she is very hardworking. These days, she came out of the prison and was seriously injured. She couldn't go to the iron yard, so she just lay on her stomach in the house, gesturing to recognize words every day, and silently reading the words I taught. Those contents of her. For her day and night hard work, the iron pestle can be ground into a needle."

Zheng Yuansheng was curious: "What have you taught her recently?"

Xia Tian scratched her face in embarrassment: "Shi Ji, I think of allusions in history, so I will tell her about them. There is no plan, and I will teach whatever comes to mind."

"Reading should be done step by step. You can teach it systematically from the beginning, for example, from the most basic teachings such as Hundred Surnames, Thousand-Character Classics, and Three-Character Classics."

Xia Tian nodded, and then asked in a low voice: "Fourth young master, you are not in a happy mood today, is it because our Zheng family is going to provide scissors to the Armed Forces Academy?"

"Who did you hear?"

"Everyone is talking about it! It is said that the master wants to take over the errand of buying scissors from the Armed Forces Institute. The whole family is very happy, but you object for some reason."

Zheng Yuansheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly.

Xia Tian cautiously asked: "Fourth Young Master, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, you go out!"

"Hey!" Xia Xia rushed out happily, and soon turned back, "Fourth young master, I am called Tian Erya to read, you will not be unhappy, right?"

"Nothing. If you teach one more person to read, there will be one less illiterate person in the world. You are doing good deeds and doing good deeds."

Xia Tian was praised and grinned happily: "Master, I know my level, which is half a bottle of vinegar dangling around, but, in front of Tian Erya, I finally found the feeling of being a teacher."

Zheng Yuansheng shook his head with a smile, seeing him running out, he also hoped that worrying about his family was unnecessary.

Zheng Zongde didn't take his fourth son's reminder to heart at all, he was busy visiting Kangzhi County, looking for a way to get acquainted with the purchasing officials, and asked his elder brother Yuanli to send a batch of scissors and a generous gift to the yamen, just waiting for the purchase authority of the Armed Forces Institute under their name.

Soon, they were notified that the imperial court was going to conduct an oral test of scissors in the vegetable market in the north, and asked all those who turned in the scissors to gather there.

Zheng Zongde, Zheng Yuanxin and others were puzzled. Caishikou in the north was the place where the court executed prisoners in autumn and winter. How could they go there?However, they dared not disobey the imperial court's order, so they had to follow the order.

Tian Erya is reading characters in Wutong Garden.

Xia Tian hurried over: "Erya, the imperial court is going to conduct trial cutting at Caishikou this year, do you want to go together?"

"Try cutting?"

"Yes. Before the imperial court puts the scissors in the warehouse, it will take samples of the scissors sent by various merchants and cut them. To be punished and punished.”

"It's so powerful. I've never seen it before. Let's go and see it." Tian Erya was in high spirits.

(End of this chapter)