Zhao Xiong chuckled and thought to himself: "Zhao Ji Department Store wants to monopolize the purchase and sale of tea within dozens of miles of the Grand Canal, and he has to visit many people.

The most important of them is General Zhang of the Xunbing Yamen. Without him, the Xunbing Yamen would block roads and conduct inspections on the Grand Canal. If someone goes wrong, there will be conflicts."

He waved his hand and said: "It's time for you to share the bonus. I'll have someone send it to the Flood Soldier Yamen every month!"

Mr. Zhang said with a smile: "No, this tea is too expensive!" He took a sip and said, "But it does taste good!"

While making tea, the two of them completed a transaction quietly.

Zhang Bo looked at Zhao Xiongting making tea leisurely there and thought to himself:

"Zhao Xiong has matured since he kept his filial piety. When old Zhao Tong was here, he danced with guns and sticks all day long and hated making tea, but now he enjoys himself. It's really strange!"

Zhao Xiong, who was making tea with his head down, suddenly said:

"Brother Lide (Zhang Ba's cousin), I heard that your Flood Army Yamen and Li Hai's inspection team are celebrating the festival.

Last month, your military household came to my Zhaoji Pharmacy to get medicine, but for some unknown reason, he was beaten by the inspection yamen officer. It was so miserable!"

Mr. Zhang laughed and said:

"Master Xiong, thirty years have passed since Hedong, thirty years have passed since Hexi, the wind and water have taken turns, and this year you have come to my home!

He, Li Hai, is nothing. After he concurrently served as deputy inspector of the inspection station, he did some outrageous things on the Grand Canal.

It’s Li Ge who I introduced to the two adults today. He was born to Li Hai’s humble maid Xiaocui. Then

That Xiaocui saved my wife's life, so the son she gave birth to called me godfather."

Mr. Zhang said and drank another gulp of wine:

"In the end, Xiaocui was killed by Li Hai, and only this child was left.

You said that fat pig Li Hai, the poison of a tiger can't even eat its seeds. If I hadn't secretly taken care of him from time to time, he might not have grown very big.

Just thinking about it makes me depressed."

Zhao Xiong nodded and said: "I think it has something to do with his second marriage. After all, the stepmother is a stepmother, and besides, the stepmother also gave birth to a son!"

Mr. Zhang chuckled and laughed: "Li Hai died the night before yesterday. I personally led the troops to see it yesterday. The inspection station suffered heavy casualties. It was really miserable!"

Zhao Xiong realized that everyone in the official circles probably knew about Li Hai's death, but during today's worship ceremony, those officials were very tight-lipped.

Zhang Ba always said:

"I also sent people to investigate. The water bandits robbed the grain and burned his granary. Fortunately, Li Hai died, otherwise there would have been such a commotion.

In the officialdom of Shandong Yunhe, some people have to shed their skins even if they don't die, haha!"

Zhao Xiong nodded and gave Mr. Zhang a cup of tea.

Mr. Zhang smiled and drank tea and continued: "I guess there must be some action from above. Who made Hanzhuang the choke point of the Grand Canal!"

When Zhao Xiong heard the news of Li Hai's death again, he felt relieved for no reason. Li Hai was dead, which meant that the 50,000 shi of grain carried into the warehouse the night before 5 was dead without evidence!

I went to Yongping Yicang last night and found out how much 50,000 shi of grain was.

Hanzhuang Water Street is connected to the backyard of Zhaoji Department Store. On the dam of Water Street, Hanzhuang Yongping charity warehouses are neatly arranged as far as the eye can see.

The Yongping free warehouse is not as good as a modern granary, but it is no problem to store a million kilograms of grain.

The grain storage system of the Dakang Dynasty implemented a multi-warehouse system of hierarchical grain storage, divided into national granaries and local granaries controlled by the imperial court.

The national granary is "Taicang" located in Beijing and Tongzhou, with a total of 19 large warehouses.

The central official warehouse is closely related to the local granary and the government-run Changping granary, also known as the reserve granary, and the private communal granary is also called the free granary. The granaries of various guards and the private granaries of the princes are both closely related, but also different.

It is directly related to the food consumption of the royal family, the salary of hundreds of officials, the salary of the Beijing army and the northern border towns, and the food used by the people of the capital.

In fact, the rise and fall of the Kang Dynasty was closely related to the profit and loss of the national granary and local granary.

After decades of development, Hanzhuang’s Yongping Free Warehouse actually arranged goods for grain merchants traveling to and from the Grand Canal.

But there is also an advantage, that is, in order to hoard more food and daily necessities, merchants have actively expanded the Yongping warehouse in the past ten years.

In the Dakang Dynasty, one step was five feet long, which was about 1.5 meters wide. Yongping Yicang was more than a hundred steps wide.

Another 110 steps were added from north to south, almost 500 meters, with more than 300 granaries and more than 200 warehousemen. It can store more than 2 million kilograms of grain.

When Zhao Xiong saw the grain piled up in the No. 1 warehouse of Yongping Cang, he realized how much 50,000 shi weighed. The whole thing was a mountain of rice!

This greatly stimulated Zhao Xiong's possessiveness!

It's like a pile of gold ingots left there for anyone to take away. This is called Zhao Xiong. How can he not be tempted!

Mr. Zhang, who was blushing after drinking, held a scent cup in his hand, sniffed and looked up as if he was drunk but not drunk:

"Master Xiong, can you do something for me, carefully?"

Zhao Xiong held the tea and made an inviting gesture. Mr. Zhang put down the scented cup, lowered his body and said in a low voice:

"Today in the bamboo shed, Dong Yidan, the senior master of Yixian County, quietly told me before leaving that it is the end of the year and bandits are rampant!

In addition, Le Hai was killed by bandits.

After Li Hai died, the county magistrate was furious and wanted to suppress the bandits!"

Mr. Zhang paused for a moment and looked at Zhao Xiong. Seeing that Zhao Xiong was listening carefully to what he said, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

He continued: "The soldiers in Yixian County and Yunhe County cannot be used. The county magistrate has reported to the government that he wants to form a militia group. The county plans to recruit 3,000 people.

And Hanzhuang also needs to form a militia group of 500 people, so that it can deter the bandits!"

As soon as Zhao Xiong heard about the establishment of a militia group, he became interested, so he calmly said "Yeah"!

When Mr. Zhang saw that Zhao Xiong had no reaction, he murmured in his heart. How old is this young man? How could he be so calm?

However, a dead horse is treated as a live doctor. Mr. Zhang knows that without Zhao Xiong’s nod in Hanzhuang, he will not be able to take advantage of it!

He smiled and said: "If you want to set up a militia group, who in Hanzhuang doesn't know that our Master Zhao is adept at war and has the best martial arts, so he is the most suitable person."

"Everywhere, everywhere, it's all children's playthings!" Zhao Xiong laughed and slapped, haha!

Mr. Zhang sighed again: "It's better not to talk about this matter. Who knew that the official document from the county came out and annoyed me to death the whole afternoon!"

"Tell me what problems you encountered, and I'll help you with the details!"

Zhao Xiong smiled and spoke.

Mr. Zhang felt that the heat was about the same, so he no longer tuck it in and hide it, but said it openly.

He looked at Zhao Xiong and said: "I think that if you want to get promoted and make a fortune, suppressing bandits is the most direct way.

If the bandits in Weishan Lake are wiped out, no matter who the officials are, the court will definitely reward them greatly.

Of course, suppressing bandits is a big deal. To suppress bandits, we must have soldiers.
Chapter completed!