Chapter 053: Iron Trademark

After having a good meal and a good drink, Zhao Yulin personally handed the box of tribute wine glasses to the imperial envoy. After the imperial envoy put it away, he took out a small nan wood box and whispered to the imperial envoy that it was a gift for you.
The imperial envoy was very happy and boarded the ship happily.
Back at the county government office, Yang Zhishan said that his brother was favored by the government and had a successful career. It had only been a short time, but he had become the county lieutenant of Yibin. He would definitely have a bright future.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said thank you for your support. He had no intention of becoming a high-ranking official and only wanted to go north to fight against the Mongols.
Yang Zhishan said that although he kept talking about resisting the Mongols, the northern barbarians were still separated by the Great Jin Kingdom, which was far away.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said nothing.
Ten days later, Ma Linger's second branch of Zhulin Beggar Chicken opened in the north of the city. In front of the store was hung a fine iron trademark pattern designed by Zhao Yulin and forged by Chen Xian in the shape of a roasted chicken.
Ma Linger went to the scene in person to attract attention, and announced publicly that in order to give back to the folks, Beggar's Chicken would be slashed in price across all its stores from that day forward. A chicken would cost only three taels of silver, and a pound of Chengyi roast would cost only one tael of silver.
The commercial giant Cuipingshan Shenweijun has cut prices across the board, starting with beggar's chicken.
The imitation shop opened by Wang Deyi, the eldest son of the Wang family, immediately lost business.
The preparation of Beggar's Chicken is not easy to imitate. The key is Cheng Yi Shao, which is authorized to be sold directly by the Chen family.
Although Ma Linger's beggar chicken has been reduced in price, the sales volume has increased dramatically and the profit has increased. The little girl said proudly that it is still good to do business.
This move caused Wang Deyi to lose a lot of money.
The Wang family's lychee business was dismal, so Wang Deyi asked someone to steal his skills. The Wang's Beggar's Chicken, which had just been popular for a few days, was poured a basin of cold water, and the rest was left unsatisfied.
He went back with his head down and reported to his father that his investment had failed and that he was in the process of transferring the store. His father was so angry that he picked up his crutch and hit him twice before he ran out of strength. He kept scolding him for being a troublesome person.

Mr. Wang has had a bad year, and everything has gone wrong for him. His health has been deteriorating, and he has to rely on a cane to walk with a shaky hand.
Five days later, Chengyi Shaofang was producing wine again. The ships traveling up and down the river were like ants moving, entering and leaving the port in a line. Those ships could not stop at the Sanjiangkou wharf, so they went to the newly built Yibin Port to berth and queue up.
Merchant ships from Jiangdong brought large quantities of grain and various good goods, and Cuiping Mountain has become a veritable Sichuan and Shu commodity distribution center.
This time, Chen Xiaomin used quotas to sell her perfume, and along with Wu Gu Feng, she also added a new brand, Wangmu Tianxiang. The three tiers of perfume were sold like new wine, and were a huge success.
Xiaomin hooked her arms around Zhao Yulin's neck, gave him a light kiss and said she was going to prepare for the wedding.
Zhao Yulin kissed her on the forehead and said that it was fine to keep it simple and lively, and he didn't like extravagance. The girl smiled and told him to leave it alone.
In the Lin'an Palace, the emperor has received Zhao Yulin's tribute, but it is no longer a glass cup, but a high-end glass cup.
Although there is a clear gap compared with the finest night pearls in the palace, the emperor is very fond of it and can't let it go.
Just ask, who would be willing to use such a huge night pearl to take out ten cups of the same size for him?
He also heard that the eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuchs was given a high-end glass cup.
Damn, this guy is really greedy and gave it to a eunuch.
The emperor was in a very good mood and ordered his men to take a bath and change their clothes immediately. He hurriedly changed into casual clothes, carefully put two glasses in his pocket and went to Kuang Sisi to recite poems and cultivate his sentiments.
This time, Shopkeeper Ju invited wine merchants and jade merchants to taste high-end glass cups by using Chengyi Distillery to sell wine. This really opened the eyes of all merchants. They were completely stunned by the glass cups that had no traces of carving and were completely natural. On the same day, he sold 100 high-end glass cups at a price of 1,200 taels of silver each.
There were also merchants from Ningbo and Quanzhou who wanted to place orders for overseas sales. Shopkeeper Ju could only tell them with regret that this cup was really difficult to make and to wait until the next time the wine was produced before buying it.
The merchants had to settle for the next best thing and buy large quantities of ordinary glass cups that were priced at five taels of silver each.
Shopkeeper Ju found Zhao Yulin and said that the third young master's glass cups were selling very well, so why not make more?
Zhao Yulin said that the high-end glass cups were already regarded as collectibles. If they all came out like the wine jars that came out of the kilns in his workshop, who would he sell them to?
In Lingxiao Mountain, Xu Chaolin, the Tongpan of Xuzhou, led his troops to suppress bandits and put down rebellion. The bandit problem was not eliminated and it led to a long-term standoff and siege, which trapped him here.
His backer, the former prefect Xu, was demoted and sent back to his grandmother's home, and the new prefect Chen Yun ignored him, so he lost his support.
Xu Chaolin was very depressed. Why was his luck so bad?
Although Xuzhou sent reinforcements some time ago , the Shenwei Army was stationed in the military camp in the city, and several city gates were also controlled by the Shenwei Army.
This was equivalent to driving his government troops out of Xuzhou City.
"Mag," Xu Chaolin cursed, kicked a large stone at his feet, and suddenly shuddered in his heart. He wondered, could it be that the prefect knew that he was secretly ordered by Jiading Prefecture to help the Imperial Guards intercept the Shenwei Army?
The scouts he sent to lead the way came back and reported the battle situation. None of the government troops who crossed the river escaped, and even the prisoners were chopped to pieces.
His scalp tingled when he thought of this. The Shenwei Army was too powerful. They actually wiped out three hundred officers and soldiers, all of whom were elite soldiers.
At this time, there was the sound of urgent horse hooves, and a rider on a fast horse rushed straight to his central military tent. The man dismounted and said that there was an urgent matter from Jiading Prefecture, and then delivered the urgent document.
Xu Chaolin opened it and saw that it was the prefect who wanted him to lead troops to Ziyun Mountain to suppress the bandits.
The letter said that Jiazhou had found out that the bandit who robbed his official ship some time ago was named Ba Chi Qing and was from Ziyun Mountain. The prefect wanted him to lead his troops to encircle and suppress them to ensure that his property was not lost.
Xu Chaolin was puzzled. What was the Jiazhou prefect doing?
Instead of transferring troops locally, he transferred them from the Lingxiao Mountain front in Xuzhou. Why did he do this?
Now that he’s gone, what will happen to the bandit problem in Lingxiao Mountain?
Suddenly, Xu Chaolin had a flash of inspiration, thinking that this was his chance to escape. He finally understood, and was overjoyed. He called for the drums to be beaten quickly, summoning all the generals to discuss the matter.

When all the generals entered the big tent, Xu Chaolin said that there was a military order from Jiading Prefecture, ordering them to go to Ziyun Mountain to wipe out the Eight-foot Green Bandits. They were asked to go back and pack up and be ready to set off at any time.
The generals could no longer hold back and wanted to just leave. It didn't matter whether it was Ziyun Mountain or Wuyun Mountain, as long as they could leave this damn place, they would go anywhere.
The next day, Zhao Yulin went to the county government office to report for duty, and the county magistrate Yang Zhishan said that the prefect Chen had invited him.
The two of them went to the provincial capital together. Chen Yun said that there was a letter from Jiazhou, ordering the government troops to be transferred to Ziyun Mountain to suppress the bandits. The task of suppressing the rebels in Lingxiao Mountain now fell on our Shenwei Army.
Zhao Yulin found it a bit strange. The government troops were originally from Xuzhou, but they were to be transferred to Jianwei. What was going on?
Seeing him in a daze, Chen Yun asked him what he was thinking. He said that this was the trust of the prefect, and that he would also hand over Muchuan Village to the Shenwei Army for garrison, and allocate military pay and weapons according to the number of 2,000 official troops. This was a good thing.
Zhao Yulin knew it was a good thing, but it would be fatal if he fought with any party. Military orders cannot be violated, so he said that the first and seventh battalions would replace Xu Tongpan's troops to garrison Lingxiao Mountain.
Chen Yun said he didn't care, the sooner the better. The Shenwei Army had taken over the armory in the city, so they could get whatever weapons they needed.
Zhao Yulin, the Yibin County Lieutenant, had great power. He had several thousand Shenwei soldiers under his command, and even the military supplies and equipment were arranged by him, which showed the governor's trust in him.
He said that if he could contact the rebels in Lingxiao Mountain this time, he would like to pacify them instead of killing them. He heard that the government troops had burned, killed, looted, and created a no-man's land in the past. He believed that this was exacerbating the conflicts among ethnic minorities and creating disasters artificially.
Chen Yun said that this was the strategy used by the late emperor to govern the Yi lands. Any method would work as long as it could win the hearts of the people.
Zhao Yulin did not hesitate any longer and immediately went back to ask Lei Man to lead two battalions to set off immediately to Lingxiao Mountain to take over the defense.
At night, Lu Youpeng showed him the list of Zhang Bapi's old friends and some corrupt officials dug out in Jiangbei City.
When Zhao Yulin saw a piece of paper filled with names, he said that this was a serious matter. He originally wanted to avenge Ma Jin and clean up Zhang Ba Pi's old friends, and everything would be fine. However, he did not expect that Shunfeng would find so many corrupt people when he was investigating.
Among them were two envoys, one for inspection and the other for transport.
Lu Youpeng said that the situation in Yibin was complicated. There were too many grain merchants, salt merchants, iron merchants, cloth merchants, wine merchants, and spice merchants. Everyone was trying to make money, so naturally there were many people breaking the law.
He said he would cross the river tomorrow and make plans later.
After seeing Lu Youpeng off, his mother came to see him late at night and asked with concern if there was going to be another war.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that the army would go to Lingxiao Mountain, where there were rebels, but he believed that they were all poor people and did not want to fight and kill. He would use a better way to take Lingxiao Mountain and complete the rebellion.
His mother said that the military camp had sent a large number of bedding and clothing today. She guessed that there was a war, so she told him to be careful and then turned around and left with her face covered.
Zhao Yulin knew that his mother was worried about his safety. He was unable to comfort her with words, so he silently followed her back to her house and worked until she fell asleep at midnight.
The next day, he crossed the river early in the morning, found Chen Yun, and showed him Lu Youpeng's secret document.
Chen Yun said that he knew about it. After the city cleared out those hooligans, street bandits and city bullies, there was talk about it. But when it came to the two envoys of transportation and inspection, he couldn't be careless and didn't touch them for the time being.
Zhao Yulin said that the Shenwei Army had already set out for Lingxiao Mountain, where they would definitely catch all the criminals in one fell swoop and create a stable rear base.
Seeing that he insisted, Chen Yun said, "Let's do it. We need irrefutable evidence."
Zhao Yulin immediately asked Fan Zheng to go back and inform Lu Youpeng.
At noon, Lu Youpeng arrived. Zhao Yulin summoned Yang Xingyun to discuss matters together and explained the request of the prefect Chen Yun, asking him to implement a curfew in the evening and cooperate with Lu Youpeng in arresting people.
After making all the arrangements, Zhao Yulin went to the residence of the prefect Chen Yun to take charge. Yang Zhishan asked him if it was necessary to do such a drastic thing.
But it caused a stir in Yibin and Xuzhou.
He said that Xuzhou had been in an uproar for a long time. Ever since the new city was built in Sanjiangkou, Yibin has been the focus of everyone's attention. It would be like that whether it was done or not.
If he doesn't get rid of these bad apples, he won't feel at ease even if he works hard at the front.
So, of course he had to do it.

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