Chapter 7 Salt Road (Part 2)
Yan Zhao listened and didn't say anything for a while, then nodded and said, "Your idea is still good, and your attitude is very cautious. Uncle Yan will give you a salt road, which is not a problem. But you must understand that the risks of the salt road are very high. Apart from anything else, the Haisha Gang mainly deals in salt goods, and they are not very harmonious with our gang!"
In this world, there are a number of organizations with the greatest reputation and power. Although the Bamboo Flower Gang can be regarded as one of them, even in the south, there are several organizations that can be compared with or even surpass it. The Haisha Gang is undoubtedly one of the most powerful martial arts groups in the south. It has many generals under its command, and its backer is the Yuwen Clan, one of the four clans.
Zhang Xuanning was naturally very clear about these inside stories and this situation. His mood sank, so he said, "Although the Haisha Gang is in charge of salt goods, they should at least keep some soup. Besides, with my nephew's size, the Haisha Gang may not care about him, or even notice me, right?"
"That's true, but the entire Haisha Gang won't pay attention to you. If Xiangkou Dukou below notices you, you'll be in danger. Although the two gangs don't easily clash, this is not guaranteed. There are endless cases of people coming and going and disappearing." Yan Zhao sighed and said, "In my opinion, you are only fifteen years old. The hall and the gang will not rush you. They will give you a few years. You should take root in Yangzhou City and grow slowly. When the opportunity is ripe, the gang leader will naturally appreciate you. Don't be too anxious to run this kind of salt cargo by water."
This is a very true statement. It seems that for the sake of Master Su, Yan Zhao did speak some true words.
However, Zhang Xuanning could not wait any longer. Not to mention that according to his memory, the gang leader Yin Kaishan should be killed in two years, considering the situation in the world as a whole, it would be a waste of time if he waited for a few years in vain.
Coming to the world of The Two Heroes of the Tang Dynasty, although he does not necessarily have to fight for supremacy, he is also fascinated by it. In this case, he must work hard to make progress. To a certain extent, if he does not fight to support war and does not adopt an adventurous development model, how can he easily succeed?
Zhang Xuanning immediately showed the look of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and said: "Uncle Yan, my brother debuted at the age of fifteen and followed my father back and forth. He has always been my role model. As for the risks, such things are almost unavoidable in the world of martial arts, so I want to give it a try."
Hearing this, Yan Zhao just smiled. After all, he and he didn't have any real feelings for each other. He just gave some advice for Master Su's sake. Since he was young and full of energy, let him go. But on the surface, he still said with concern: "Okay, it's good to have the courage. I will give you a salt road, but I still have to say that at the beginning, do less. Get familiar with the road and the relationship first, and then consider other things."
As he said that, he patted Zhang Xuanning on the shoulder and said, "Do a good job. You are so young, but you have already become the deputy incense master. Your future is limitless!"
Zhang Xuanning smiled and replied: "This is all thanks to the leader, and also the promotion of my father and Uncle Yan. I am young and ignorant, so I hope Uncle Yan will give me more guidance and promotion in the future!"
"Okay, as long as you work hard, Uncle Yan will definitely tell the higher-ups." Yan Zhao took out an iron plate from his bosom, and then said, "In coastal commercial companies, only acquainted people can pick up salt goods. No one will give you the goods if you go up blindly. Take this and contact the Li family store, and they will still give you the goods."
"Yes, thank you Uncle Yan." Zhang Xuanning took it respectfully. After chatting for a while, Zhang Xuanning tactfully left. After he left , Master Su asked, "Yan Zhao, what do you think?"
Yan Zhao's face was slightly gloomy. His face was originally full of smiles, but when he was not smiling, a kind of cold and awe-inspiring aura naturally appeared. This was the aura that a man of the rivers and lakes had gained after going through hundreds of battles and surviving death. He said slowly: "It seems that he is not bad. His martial arts skills have been improved. It is indeed enough to be a master of incense, but his character is still hard to say!"
After hearing this, Master Su narrowed his eyes, picked up the tea in the small porcelain pot and took a sip, then nodded without saying anything else. After chatting for a while, Yan Zhao also said goodbye.
"Father, the gifts and gift money have been counted." The daughter-in-law stepped forward and spoke. At this moment, the brothers in the gang who had been busy all afternoon could finally eat. Everyone was very hungry, but now there was no one around. Although there were many leftovers, the quantity was more than enough, and laughter was heard all at once.
"Well, put all the silk back home, but make a few sets of clothes for Ning'er so that he can go out and show his talents. As for the coarse cloth, send it to the second master of the Li family shop and ask him to do some work and make some sets of clothes for him, so that Ning'er doesn't have to spend extra money to buy clothes for his brothers."
The daughter-in-law responded, and with her hands hanging down, she said, "Anything else?"
Hehe, Master Su said, "Those that can be stored will be kept, and those that cannot be stored will all be sold in various stores!"
"Where is the silver?" The daughter-in-law lowered her head and said softly.
With a cold snort, Master Su said, "Did he ask you to ask? You are so useless. How much did you collect?"
"Four hundred and forty taels."
"Wait a minute, I'll pack two envelopes of silver for Ning'er."
The two envelopes of silver amounted to two hundred taels, and Mrs. Su, the daughter-in-law, was shocked.
"If you say you are a loser, you are a loser. This restaurant makes two thousand taels of silver a year. What are these two hundred taels? Have you become more petty after staying at home for a few years? Go away, this is what I said." Master Su took a look and became more and more angry for some reason.
Zhang Xuanning gave him all the silver he had earned and also gave him a restaurant worth thousands of gold. Regardless of whether he could succeed in the future, his magnanimity and breadth of mind surpassed that of his own son and daughter-in-law.
"Yes, father." The daughter-in-law did not dare to argue and agreed.
The brothers were drinking and bustling around. As the leader, he naturally came forward to celebrate with the brothers.
Fortunately, at that time, most of the wine was squeezed and had a very low alcohol content, only slightly higher than beer in later generations. Therefore, Zhang Xuanning held the wine glass with both hands, accepted almost all the drinks, clinked glasses one by one, and drank it all in one gulp.
The brothers under his command were actually teenagers. They rarely had such an opportunity to eat and drink, so they became crazy and laughed. When they reached the middle table, Zhang Xuanning drank too much even though he had a large appetite. He felt as if his stomach was on fire and he was dizzy. He laughed and said, "You are so stupid. You are familiar with the situation nearby. Tell us about it."
"Okay, Xiangzhu." Although Suan Sicao was the oldest here, he spoke respectfully. He immediately told his brothers some things. He had good eloquence and his knowledge was beyond the reach of these young men. Therefore, after talking for a while, everyone became interested and listened together.
Originally, everyone had a vague sense of rejection towards the outsider Suan Si Cao, but now, it seems that the distance between them has shortened a lot.
All of this fell into Zhang Xuanning's eyes. He was fully aware of the mentality of Suan Si Cao, but he didn't want to say anything. He just felt that despite the hustle and bustle of the crowd, he felt extremely happy and peaceful in his heart.
In the future, he would have no worries about food and clothing, but since he fell ill, he had no joy anymore. He had been bedridden for several years. Although he read countless books, he had a gloomy personality.
Now, after traveling through thousands of years, I returned to this strange era, but I didn't expect to gain subordinates, brothers, and a stage for development. Although it is still insignificant to the world, I was drunk and felt very happy for a while.
"I heard that Du Fuwei won a great victory! Du Fuwei fought against Song Hao, the commander of Jiangdu of Sui Dynasty who came to capture him. He was defeated at the beginning, but he lured Hao's troops into the reeds, and then set fire to them from the upper wind, forcing Hao's infantry and cavalry to fall into the swamp, where they were all destroyed in the fire." I don't know why he brought up this matter.
Hearing this, Zhang Xuanning was shocked. In history, Du Fuwei had also experienced this, and he was only seventeen years old. Of course, in this world, Du Fuwei was already forty years old. Haha, let's not talk about this for now, but is Song Hao a member of the Song clan? If so, what does that mean?
Although he was drunk, Zhang Xuanning seemed to be thinking about something, carefully considering the information.
