Chapter 214: Cooperating to make money

The water flows, the joy is not late, and the cattle and sheep are drunk, and they come and drink.

Zhang Zhongzhen took his family to the other party's village. The three old men also wanted to see how life was like there and follow them together.

When they arrived at the place, the three old men found it difficult to draw conclusions and said that the locals were not living well. They all seemed to be very happy and could not see any sorrow in their eyes.

They said they were doing well, and the clothes they wore were made of linen cloth, and even the patriarch was the same. The food on his face was obvious, and the little boy didn't wear clothes, so he was running around the mountain.

"This is what Xiaobao and Juanjuan often talk about the relationship between spiritual civilization and material civilization. It would be great if they could get more material income without destroying their unity and upward spirit."

Old Man Bi is now like a theorist who specializes in this field, saying to Old Man Yao and Old Man Zhang next to him.

Old Man Yao is also used to this kind of words. Everyone will say it, but the one thing is still there, but how to increase the income of local people is the most difficult thing.

The outspoken old man Zhang asked what he thought about for Old Man Yao.

"Yongcheng, what do you think the local people can do to increase their income?"

When Zhang Zhong heard Old Man Zhang ask himself, he was about to express his thoughts, and thought about it, and replied, "I wonder if Uncle Zhang has a good way?"

As he spoke, Zhang Zhong looked at Old Man Bi and Old Man Yao, which meant that you had thought of a solution?

The old man Zhang shook his head at the same time. If they had any solutions, they would have said it long ago. The place would produce some food in this place, and it would be convenient to go outside near the city. There are also villages far away. Only wild beasts can sell some money on the mountain, but there were a lot of fruits at that night, but no one wanted them.

According to the method in Shuzhou, what can be raised on the mountain? This place seems to be just to find someone to ski, so that the people can make some money, but not every mountain can ski.

Seeing that the three old men couldn't say it, Zhang Zhong stopped talking about this topic and pointed to the trees on the mountain and said, "There are many trees here. Even if it's colder in winter, there is no shortage of charcoal."

"Yes, I've cut down all the terraces." Old man Zhang thought Zhang Zhong was reminding them of his idea of ​​shooting trees, so he immediately started talking.

"Uncle Zhang, there are enough mudslides here, so don't mess with people anymore. I mean, I'm going to pick mountains that don't affect the roads and other people's places, chop and plant them on it. Skiers who come here also need to keep warm so that they can earn some money, which does not solve the fundamental problem."

Zhang Zhong was shocked when he heard Old Man Zhang's words. If he really wanted to do that, the people here would be finished. Not to mention that they were deliberately protecting the environment, they could not destroy it specifically. However, they could not just use it, but they could not just ignore the survival of their descendants and lose all their resources.

Now Old Man Zhang finds out. It was originally about skiing, not a way to make the local people really rich.

The four of them talked and watched, and Zhang Wang took the seven little guys to chat with the local patriarch’s three wives with the help of the translator.

Zhang Zhong was not afraid of his wife saying the wrong thing at all. Even if he said the wrong thing, the wife could not be. Even if Zhang Wang did not wear clothes of the imperial edict and casually wore cotton clothes, he looked dignified and friendly, which made the three wives of the patriarch feel very comfortable, especially the cute appearance of the seven little guys, which immediately conquered everyone.

Even the patriarch who was accompanying him wanted to grab one and raise it himself. It would be better if he could grab two. A few people entered the hall in the village with a joke. This was the center of the entire village, all made of stones, and the walls outside the village were built with stones and wood.

The clan leader Qianghu was very enthusiastic. Regardless of whether it was time to eat, people began to prepare when they arrived. The cattle used to plow the land were killed, the sheep, and various animals hunted from the mountains.

There is no need for other methods. In fact, they don’t have too many cooking methods at all. They can be taken out and roasted directly, which is lively and convenient at the same time.

Old Man Bi and the other two were heartbroken when they saw that the cows were killed. They glanced at Zhang Zhong. Zhang Zhong seemed to be fine and was like a human being. It seemed that the cows were like pigs, and they could kill them.

While roasting meat, the people in the village danced and sang with the people of Zhang and Wang's family. Wang Juan's father finally played a role at this time. Although he usually doesn't care about anything, he has a lot of alcohol and can drink enough to make Zhang Zhong stop a lot of wine.

Zhang Zhong doesn't drink much and is always drunk. He usually drinks some medicinal wine and wine. Even if he is having sex with others, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan do not allow him to drink too much. He is ready for the medicine to relieve alcohol and the sober soup.

Before coming this time, Zhang and Wang's family prepared, and specially drank diuretic medicines given by the doctor, as well as drugs that were prepared for alcohol to be absorbed by the blood, so that the alcohol could be excreted as much as possible through the urine.

People from the inner courtyard of Zhang and Wang’s family are specially used to compete with others for alcohol and eat as little as possible, so that they can occupy their stomachs and make it difficult to discharge the alcohol smoothly. After mixing with the food, it will enter more blood.

The patriarch Qiang Hu drank a little too much, and he started talking too much before he was drunk. He hugged Zhang Zhong, who was also smiling and said, "Brother Zhang, okay, good official, I have never seen an official like you, especially those in the family, if you can sing and dance, don't worry, I will pay as much as I should pay for the rent this year, and there are also tributes. Even if I don't take any other villages, I will also collect it for you to send it to the capital."

"Then I would like to thank Brother Qianghu. Brother Qianghu's wine is also good. Come and drink it."

Zhang Zhong didn't care about rent and tribute. He just didn't send it to the capital. Who could do anything to him? It's not like Shuzhou. There are a lot of rents and taxes a year and a lot of tributes. The rent in Yizhou has been digested by the state. If the tribute is refused to be paid, who dares to impeach? That little rent is not enough for the salary of the two families.

Wang Juan's father, who was on the job, also came over, threw the cup in his hand, and said under the puzzled eyes of others: "I'm not satisfied, change the bowl and drink."

Qiang Hu also knew who this was. The third-rank high-ranking official also changed into a bowl when he saw that the official was so heroic.

Others who were drinking learned to replace the glasses. Only Old Man Bi and the other three did not move. They still haven't drunk the wine. Seeing Zhang Zhong praise him without blushing, the three old men were really helpless.

If this wine is delicious, what is the wine made by the Zhang family? When did the people who run restaurants learn to stare at each other and lie?

As we drank, the problem arose. The meat was basically eaten in the village. The people from the Zhang and Wang families rarely moved, but they drank a lot of wine. How much wine can there be in the small village? The wine is made of grain.

After Zhang Zhong drank another bowl of wine, the people in the village found Qianghu and whispered the matter of not having any wine.

Qianghu was stunned now, and he was drinking happily. The wine was gone. This... it was embarrassing. Could you tell the guests not to drink it and to drink it all?

Just when Qianghu was in a dilemma, Wang Juan's father spoke and said to Zhang Zhong: "In-law, I remember that we brought a lot of wine when we came. Don't always drink one, change it."

"Yes, yes, I forgot even if my in-laws didn't say it. Indeed, Brother Qianghu, why not try the wine I brought, how about it?" Zhang Zhong finally waited for this opportunity. He was really afraid that the wine in the village would not be able to be drunk, so he even used a controversial tone when asked. After all, it was a bit bad for someone to invite you to have a drink and you still had a drink.

Qianghu didn't care about anything else at all. He drank all the wine in the village. So Zhang Zhong brought the wine, so let's drink it. He happily agreed and told someone to go and get the wine.

After the wine was changed, the three old men who had been pursing their lips just now quietly poured out the wine in their glasses. They held them in their hands and waited for someone to pour the wine brought by Zhang Zhong. Only then did they know what wine was when they drank the wine from the Zhang family. I think Zhang Zhong would not send the bad ones to the village, let alone the Zhang family did not have any bad wine.

When the people in the village drank new wine, they all became excited. The good wine was still made of grain, and they were very excited when they drank it, and they smelled all kinds of fruits. Even the little kids took a few sips and clamored to drink it.

Qianghu finished a bowl of wine, whipped his mouth a few times, looked at Zhang Zhong in confusion and asked, "Brother Zhang, where did your wine come from? How come it is better than mine?"

Zhang Zhongxin said this is nonsense. If my wine cannot keep up with your village, what restaurant will be opened? The most important thing is that you have a good son and a good daughter-in-law.

"Brother Qianghu, I'm not to mention that I have countless restaurants in my house, and there are people who specialize in brewing wine in every place. They come to Yizhou this time and are also planning to find a place to make wine specifically. They should be set in Yandao County to make strong-flavored wine, not sauce-flavored wine. You don't understand it. You just know that I want to build a winemaking place here.

The wine you drink is made of fruits. The fruits in Shuzhou are full of wild fruits. No one wants them at all. There is still dark days and others don’t want them, so I want them. Make fruit wine and put some white wine during the secondary fermentation process.

Now, the taste has changed, it tastes good and has a little stamina. It continues to drink, and it feels dizzy and comfortable after drinking. It was originally planned to sell it in a restaurant, but unfortunately, before I could brew it, I arrived here, and it was not enough to sell it.

The main reason is that there are many people there, and they can help pick fruits, and there are many fruits. Unfortunately, a rich wine will not be as good as there."

Zhang Zhong seemed to have drunk too much, his eyes narrowed and complained to Qianghu.

Qiang Hu was also confused, but he understood in his heart. Listening to Zhang Zhong's words, he had an idea and said, "Brother Zhang, there are many fruits here, and the black Tiantian you mentioned, is it this thing?"

Seeing the residue left in the wine for some unknown reason, Qianghu wandered to the wall next to him to find a few soybean-sized plant fruits that were already black and brought to Zhang Zhong.

"Yes, this thing can cure diseases. There are many fruits here?" Zhang Zhong asked, taking one and throwing it into his mouth and swallowing it in his stomach.

"More, not just more, there are all over the mountains, no one eats them, and no one wants to transport them outside. Don't be afraid of having few people, do everything, adults and children do it, and you have nothing to do when you are idle. Take out the wine to sell it and let others taste the wine here."

Qianghu is simple and doesn’t know what Zhang Zhong thinks. He thinks he has a good relationship with Zhang Zhong, so he wants to help.

Old man Yao and the other three listened. At this time, they finally knew what Zhang Zhong wanted to do. Instead of ordering others, it would be better to ask others to come over by themselves. This trick is really silent. No wonder he insisted on holding a drink or a dance party at the foot of the mountain. It turned out that in order to drink other people's wine, he took out his wine to seduce others to be fooled.

If you have good skills, you can't accept it.

"If all local officials can do this, why worry about the people of the Tang Dynasty not living a good life? Yongcheng is usually depressed and afraid of his wife, but now he looks quite happy."

Old Man Zhang whispered to Old Man Bi and Old Man Yao, feeling that the wine in his mouth smelled better than before.

"Good wine, the wild fruits on the mountain here become wine, which is valuable. The first method is to build a ski resort and the second method is to make wine. Let's see what else can be done later?"

Old Man Yao was in a good mood. It felt sweeter than eating honey when he could watch the local people live a good life.

Old Man Bi was also deeply moved, "I still want to make a contribution and not to be proud. The Zhang family's methods of acting are still so difficult to guess. Perhaps the people here will understand Zhang Zhong's good intentions in the future."

At this time, Zhang Zhong had already started to discuss cooperation with Qianghu. Zhang Zhong began to propose that *** help the village to make wine and *** help sell it.

Qiang Hu disagreed, and he wanted to help Zhang Zhong pick fruits, and it didn't matter whether it was sold or not.

The two of them did not give in. In the end, Wang Juan's father came up with an idea to make neither side suffer any losses. This year, people were asked to pick fruits, and the Zhang family bought them to make wine, and they made them in the city, so that the people in the village would learn. After next year, Zhang Zhong would not buy fruits, buy wine, ferment them himself, and then put them in the restaurant to sell them. In this way, no one would suffer any losses and no one would take advantage of the other party.

Zhang Zhong, who was in a hazy state, and Qiang Hu, who was confused, agreed happily, and then he did this. Then he drank and celebrated. Zhang Zhong also gave a lot of seasonings to the village and directly tried it on the barbecue. The taste was really good.

"The Zhang family suffered a loss this time. The wine should be taken out and sold immediately as soon as the fruit is put on. The Zhang family needs to pay money first to give local people a chance to make money in advance. The first brewing will take at least three months to become wine, and the second fermentation will also take about five months to taste.

When did the Zhang family pick fruits and make wine in Shuzhou? There seemed to be not many wild fruits there, and there was no time to go."

As Old Man Bi spoke, he suddenly thought of this very important question.

Old man Zhang explained from the side, "That is Luzhou's fruit. It has been two years, and the taste is of course good. It is impossible to achieve such a taste in eight months. If the taste is poor, Qianghu will think it is not easy to sell. How could he agree? I guess the Zhang family will turn Yizhou's fruit into wine, and it will take at least two years to make money.

What's this called? Yes, squeezing goods. The Zhang family usually likes to use the method called quasi-cash flow when doing business, which is to try to call all the money, and when doing business, they always invest a small part of it to let other local merchants cooperate. If it's not for the sake of the local people, they wouldn't be willing to pay here."

"Yes, I heard Xiaobao and Juanjuan occasionally mention that there is another method called cash flow that can make money. What kind of borrowing, splitting, mortgage and borrowing should be more profitable. However, Juanjuan seems to disagree. Xiaobao also said that, I really don't know what kind of means it is, why not take it out?"

Old Man Bi also knows some things. He doesn't know that this business model will cause financial turmoil, especially if Zhang Xiaobao comes to work. In such an era, if Zhang Xiaobao is willing, he can mess up the entire Tang Dynasty's financial system. The finance at this time was unstable, especially in currency exchange.

Qiang Hu didn't know what Zhang Zhong, who was brother to him, planned, and didn't understand the specific situation of the Zhang family. He didn't even have a specific concept of Shuzhou anywhere. He only knew that this official was good, and that a few little guys from the Zhang Zhong family were also fun, but unfortunately he couldn't grab it.

Look at the seven little guys and then look at the children at home. Compared with each other, it is really a distinction between heaven and earth. Even if you change into the same beautiful clothes, you won’t be able to do it.

"Brother Zhang, how do you raise your kids? Oh, I wish I could take them over and put them in the house, sitting there like a little adult, and others always greet them with a smile when they talk. My family is far from that. They are not big, but have a big temper."

Qiang Hu pulled Zhang Zhong and asked jealously.

Zhang Zhongxin said of course, and he didn't see who the seven of them were teaching. You didn't see Xiaobao and Juanjuan, otherwise you wouldn't be jealous to death? How could the gods be compared to ordinary people? Alas! I don't know if my son and daughter-in-law ran over and suffered along the way. After this incident, I really got to be an official in Luoyang or the capital, so don't let the two children run around and suffer.

After sighing softly, Zhang Zhong changed his smile and said, "Brother Qianghu, this is not easy to deal with. Send your little kid to me and see if you can play with Xiaobei and the others and stay for some time."

"This... I'm not easy to deal with two kids of this big family. If I accidentally run away, I won't be obedient no matter how I call you. Isn't it causing you trouble?"

Qiang Hu was really moved. Not to mention whether he could be as sensible as other people's children, even eating and drinking at the foot of the mountain is better than on the mountain. But people have heard that when Zhang Zhong came, the seven little kids had their own big house, and they also brought wheels under him, and were taken care of by special doctors.

If I really send it, I don’t have to worry about getting sick. I eat well and have fun. I can even learn to read with other people’s children. I can actually write my own names on the ground with branches. If I learn it, I will squat there and write my own names in another village in the future. Oh, that’s so pretty. Now I can only envy my children.

When Zhang Zhong saw that Qiang Hu had some meaning in his words, he immediately said, "Don't be afraid, the kids are running around to find something to play with. I have many toys there, so as long as there are kids who play, they will be safe. This matter is decided. When you go back in the evening, it will be lively."

Qianghu no longer insisted, agreed happily, suddenly remembered something and said, "Brother Zhang, why not do this. I will find people from other villages to pick fruits together so that your family can make more wine."
Chapter completed!