Chapter 187: Zhangjiakou, destined to be surnamed Zhang!
Just when Zhang Cheng and Su Yiyang were talking about the counterfeit military stamps from the North Road in Zhangjiakou, Zhang Chengfang's voice came from outside the door: "Father, Commander Gao has come to invite you to come over to the mansion for lunch."
Zhang Cheng was stunned when he heard this. He raised his voice and asked outside the door: "What time is it?"
"Commander, it's past time."
Zhang Chengfang's voice came from outside the door, and he continued: "Gao Tongzhi said that after having lunch, Deputy General Lin and the others were going to the Fort West Tangquan to rest for a few days, and when they came back, they would go to Yang Gong Temple to pay homage to the true appearance of the Marquis of Changping."
"Know it!"
Zhang Cheng stood up after answering casually, and said to Su Yiyang with a ferocious smile: "Since he has the idea of I'm a military ticket, he has to ask his mother to donate all his family wealth to me."
He continued: "You stay in the town during this period, closely monitor all movements in Zhangjiakou, and find out their smuggling routes, sources of goods, and various warehouses for me."
Zhang Cheng raised the fake military ticket in his hand again and said: "Whoever is involved in this matter must be clearly investigated. When I return from Liaodong, I will have a thorough settlement with them."
Without waiting for Su Yiyang's reply, Zhang Cheng had already walked out the door. When he reached the door, he stopped again, turned around and said to Su Yiyang: "Since it is called Zhangjiakou, it is destined to belong to my old Zhang family."
After he finished speaking, he pushed the door open and went out. Su Yiyang was the only one left in the side hall with a sinister smile on his face. He smiled for a moment, stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, and whispered to himself: "Please don't worry, Commander, none of us are here."
Don’t let him escape!”.
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Zhang Cheng accompanied Lin Dengyou, Liu Guangwu and other generals to have lunch, and then personally escorted the generals out of the city. He also ordered Jin Xinpeng to accompany several generals, and asked Gao Jingong to bring more entourage, wine and meat, especially "Yunzhou Brand"
Cigarettes and "Shao Knife" liquor will surely keep the generals happy.
Faced with Zhang Cheng's enthusiasm, Lin Dengyou, Liu Guangwu and other generals felt a little sorry, so they rode horses outside the west gate to the south bridge.
Zhang Cheng saw off several generals and then rode his horse to the general's office. He called Zhang Chengfang on the way and said to him: "Go and send an order to Chen Zheng, telling him to raise troops at noon tomorrow and go to Yongning to meet Zhang Guodong. Li Ji met them.
Their three infantry battalions will set out first as my commander's front-line army to aid the Liao Dynasty. I will go to Yongning in person in three days to give them flags and toast to the army!"
"Here!"
Zhang Chengfang promised loudly and was about to leave when Zhang Cheng asked him again: "Let the governor Liu know the date of departure of the front army."
After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he rode back to the General's Office, where there were many people waiting to meet him. Among them were those who came to congratulate Zhang Cheng on his wedding, such as Cheng Ruzhi, the shopkeeper of Qing'an and Liangzhuang, and Hongyuan Fu Shaodong.
Zhao Zhenju, Tang Zhiyi, the owner of Wanhe Buzhuang, Yang Wanjin, the owner of Shunlongchang Cattle and Horse Trading Co., Ltd., Xu Qingyi, the owner of Sihai Car Dealer, and other major merchants in Xuanzhen.
There are also old acquaintances such as Wang Muchen from the Taidong family in Ruichang, Shanxi, Qin Zichen from Datong Qiandeji, and some merchants from the North Road. They have all participated in the smuggling business group organized by Zhang Cheng before. Recently, the smuggling trade route has been blocked, and each family has suffered.
Some losses were incurred, although the early profits were enough to make up for these losses.
But how should we operate in the future? We can’t just quit the smuggling business, it’s a lucrative business!
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These merchants only pursue profits and don't care much about national justice. There are really very few people with integrity, but it's not that they don't exist. It's just that their proportion among merchants is too low to be highlighted.
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Of course, they all came to talk in the name of congratulations this time and did not dare to say anything more in front of Zhang Cheng. The merchants on North Road were divided into factions earlier, but since Zhang Cheng arrived, there have been
changed.
Especially after the forces of Xue Liangqing and Wu Youlu were eradicated, Zhang Cheng even announced that all merchants on the North Road must follow the military orders of the Wei Division and serve the Kaiping Wei Division in accordance with the requirements of the Wei Division.
In addition, they must pay commercial taxes in accordance with regulations, and carry out smuggling trade in a unified manner under the organization of Diao Dacheng, the manager of Rishengchang Commercial Bank, according to the allocated quota.
There has been a legend among the merchants on North Road that the boss behind Diao Dacheng is actually Zhang Cheng, the deputy commander. After all, Diao Dacheng came from Zhencheng after Zhang Cheng left Zhenbei Road. He first opened the Zuixianlou monopoly liquor store, and then
He opened Rishengchang Trading Company and monopolized bulk trade, especially the smuggling business, which could only be carried out by joining his caravan.
But even so, they dare not say anything. The reputation of "Slaughterer Zhang" has reached the point where children can stop crying at night on North Road and East Road. Facing Zhang Cheng, the reincarnation of "Heavenly Killer", what can they do?
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What's more, Zhang Cheng is not competing for profits with the people. Although he has begun to increase business taxes since he arrived, Zhang Cheng has also brought prosperity to the North Road and East Road, and organized them to carry out unified development according to the size and ability of each business.
Everyone made a lot of money from the smuggling business with Mongolia.
The nature of businessmen is vividly reflected here. As long as they can make money, it is not a problem for them to endure hardships and hardships. They may even be disciplined to death, but as long as they can make money, they are willing to do so.
Once the speed of making money slows down, or they encounter obstacles, they will get angry even more anxiously than if their own mother is dead, and they will jump up and down and start tossing.
That is to say, on Xuanzhen North Road, Zhang Cheng was so famous that they did not mess around, but organized a group to come to their deputy commander Zhang to complain and asked Zhang Cheng to find a way to change this situation.
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After Zhang Cheng returned to the General's Office, he first met Cheng Ruzhi, Zhao Zhenju, Tang Zhiyi, Yang Wanjin, Xu Qingyi and others in the back hall. They were all big local businesses in Xuanzhen and had profitable business of their own.
They came to the North Road to make friends with Zhang Cheng. They were just betting on the future and forming a good relationship in advance. This was a common routine of the big businessmen in the Ming Dynasty.
They understand the principle of "you can't put all your eggs in one basket". When they meet young and promising officers and generals like Zhang Cheng, they will take the initiative to look for opportunities to make friends, so as to avoid having a chance to climb up the ladder in the future.
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These big businessmen have accumulated millions of dollars in property over several generations, some even more than ten generations. Making money is no longer their first priority. Protecting their family's wealth has become their most important thing.
Zhang Cheng naturally made it easy for them to come to make friends. He accepted all the generous gifts and opened some facilities for them. Everyone could do business on an equal footing under his rule.
Of course, secretly those who sincerely surrender will still have some privileges, and the so-called equality is only superficial.
For the time being, they had nothing to ask for from Zhang Cheng, and they all knew that Diao Dacheng's caravan on the North Road was blocked in Zhangjiakou, but no one mentioned it, and they all had the attitude of waiting to see what happens before making a decision.
Zhang Cheng has also set a tone with Su Yiyang regarding matters in Zhangjiakou, that is, they will wait until the Liaodong war is over.
They didn't mention it, and Zhang Cheng naturally wouldn't mention it at this time. They all talked happily, and they all just congratulated Zhang Cheng on Lin'er's blessing.
However, Zhang Cheng revealed a piece of information while chatting with them: He was sending troops to Liaodong this time, and he had a large amount of grain, grass, gunpowder, artillery and other military supplies that needed to be raised and transported. If they were willing, they could help with it.
As for money, Zhang Cheng still has plenty of money, so naturally he won’t default on his debts!