After lunch at Qianhu's house, Huang Laifu returned to Datianzhuang.

He closed the study tightly and wrote something on the paper to the computer. This is Huang Laifu extracted some important information from the computer, which exists on some paper. The computer always has a long time to use. It is also a way to save the useful things in it in words while the computer is in good condition.

The scientific and technological knowledge in it is better, and Huang Laifu directly recorded it like this. However, Huang Laifu was more careful about some important events in the Ming Dynasty or world history and recorded it in English.

Not to mention that no one knows English in the Ming Dynasty, not to say that Spanish was also popular outside the Ming Dynasty. Even the British at this time, whether they recognize English from later generations was a problem. Unlike Chinese, after this English was introduced to later generations, it changed a lot. In this era, when the British saw English from later generations, they would probably have to stare at each other. However, this also ensured Huang Laifu's safety issue.

After recording for a while, Huang Laifu took a sip of hot tea. Although he learned calligraphy when he was a child and practiced calligraphy when he had time, he was used to using hard pens and keyboards in later generations. This brush always feels a bit awkward now.

Just as I was about to continue recording, I heard Yang Xiaolu whisper outside the door: "Young master, young master, someone is asking for a visit."

Huang Laifu sang: "Who is asking for a meeting?"

Yang Xiaolu said: "It seems like a businessman from another place. He has already handed over a famous sect and a gift list. I have asked him to wait outside the hall. Should the young master go out and meet him?"

"Businessman?" Huang Laifu pondered for a moment. His water trucks had been made. It is conceivable that the agriculture in Wuzhaibao next year will be very different. Rest assured, Huang Laifu already had the idea of ​​contacting merchants and doing business in Wuzhaibao. However, at this time, he did not like the small merchants in Wuzhaibao. What he needed was the kind of businessmen with strong strength and strong ambitions to cooperate.

It's okay at this time, and it's good to meet him. He sings: "Put the Mingshu and the Li Ban from the door and let me see."

Yang Xiaolu responded and stuffed a famous sect and a gift list from the door, and Huang Laifu took it. The famous sect in the Ming Dynasty was like the business cards that were popular in later generations. It was widely popular among officialdom, literati and businessmen. Anyone who went out would be embarrassed to meet people if he didn't have a famous sect.

The production of famous thorns is still very exquisite. Huang Laifu opened his eyes. The grain merchant Qu Yuanrui? The Qixian Qu family among Shanxi merchants?

When it comes to Shanxi merchants, they were famous in later generations. In the Ming Dynasty, Shanxi merchants enjoyed a high reputation. They started their own business by operating border defense forces and accumulated a large amount of capital and their power lasted for a long time. There is a saying that "Pingyang, Ze, and Lu are the richest people in the world, and they will not be rich unless they are hundreds of thousands." Especially the bills of Shanxi merchants in later generations were even more connected to the world.

Some people colluded with the Later Jin Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty, but it was obvious that this incident had not happened yet.

And the Qu family in Qixian seemed to have a little impression... Huang Laifu checked the computer, and there were naturally many commercial figures in his computer.

After finding out, it seems that the Qu family in Qixian was also a famous figure among the Shanxi merchants in later generations. They used the bill "Sanjinyuan" to connect the world, and had a wealth of wealth. In the Qing Dynasty, there were assets of three to four million taels of silver. However, like many Western merchants, the Qu family only managed some grain, cloth, and forage from border town generals, and was still an inconspicuous family among many Western merchants. They would never have imagined the glory of their own family business in later generations.

Although Qu's family is not particularly prominent at this time, it is a potential stock that can be held and operated for a long time.

Let’s look at the gift list sent by Qu Yuanrui. Good guy, the total value of the gifts on it is about 20 taels, which made Huang Laifu secretly think that these Western merchants are rich and powerful. Even if they ask for a gift of more than 10,000 yuan in future generations, they will not be able to give them any gifts for a meeting.

Huang Laifu spent nearly 100 taels of silver to pay the monthly food and food of the farmer and the military craftsmen in more than a month, and the cost of making various water trucks was already spent nearly 100 taels of silver. It was really like flowing water. It seemed that the 200 taels of silver my father Huang Sihao gave him was far from supporting him for a long time, so he needed to find a source of wealth quickly. Just as he was sleepy, he came to the door, and the God of Wealth came, so he couldn't recommend it.

Thinking of this, Huang Laifu said loudly: "Little Donkey, come to the hall to entertain the merchant well, and I will go out to meet him immediately."

Yang Xiaolu responded and went.

Huang Laifu sorted out the recorded computer information and hid it. After leaving the study and arrived in the living room, he saw a young businessman standing up when he heard the sound. He was about twenty years old, with a very smart look in his eyes and a dry smell.

Seeing Huang Laifu coming out, the businessman did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Little Qu Yuanrui had seen Young Master Huang Laifu, and he hurriedly disturbed him. Please forgive me."

Huang Laifu smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Qu is so polite, please sit down."

Qu Yuanrui thanked him and sat down in the chair. He looked at Huang Laifu attentively. Seeing that although Huang Laifu looked younger than him, the shrewd expression in his eyes was not inferior to his father, he couldn't help but secretly exclaimed in his heart.

Huang Laifu asked his servant to serve tea and said, "I don't know what important thing is there?"

Qu Yuanrui said: "I will not hide it from the eldest young master. The young man saw the eldest young master's big water truck and animal water truck on the road. He admired him and came to visit him."

Huang Laifu said in his heart: "I am not a beauty, what do you admire?" He smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Qu has been awarded for it, just a few tricks and tricks."

Qu Yuanrui tentatively said: "When the young master has these powerful water trucks in the countryside, he will have no worries about water shortage. I believe there will be a bumper harvest next year."

Huang Laifu immediately understood the purpose of this young businessman, and he did not go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. But this was what he wanted. He smiled and drank a sip of tea and said carelessly: "From the tens of acres of fertile land that my Huang family now has, I guess there is no problem producing tens of thousands of stones of grain next year."

Qu Yuanrui showed joy on his face and said, "The Wuzhai Fort is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many wastelands. The eldest young master has solved the problem of water use. If tens of thousands of acres of land are reclaimed, the Wuzhai Fort will become a granary in northwest Shanxi in the future. The eldest young master will gain both fame and fortune. The villain must first congratulate the eldest young master."

Huang Laifu laughed loudly: "Ten thousand acres? Shopkeeper Qu, do you underestimate me too much. Do you know how much land can be cultivated in Wuzhaibao now? Nearly 600,000 acres. How much place can be grazed? Nearly 500,000 acres. There was no way before, but now Laifu has the confidence to turn them all into fertile land and pastures."

"Think about it, Wuzhai Fort can produce hundreds of thousands of stones of grain every year, or even millions of stones, and can raise 100,000 fat pigs and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep every year. I am confident that just one Wuzhai Fort can meet the needs of most of the 200,000 soldiers in the three towns of Shanxi, Datong and Yansui!"

Qu Yuanrui was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Huang Laifu's courage made him unimaginable. He really couldn't tell that this was a boy under the age of twenty. He used to be a playboy and had a reputation as a crude and unknown person.

At the same time, there was a voice in Qu Yuanrui's heart shouting wildly, is this the development opportunity he felt in Wuzhaibao in the morning?

Like many Western merchants, the Qu family also relied on operating military supplies from the Jiubian Army’s garrison. They kept selling grain, horses, salt, forage and other substances to the soldiers of the border town. They were both salt merchants and grain merchants. They were both salt operators and salt operators. They were both salt operators and suppliers of food and wages for border officials and military officials.

However, compared with the past, Western businessmen generally feel that business is difficult to do, because now the north is generally inadequate and there is no grain in the people's homes. In the past, Jinzhong, Guanzhong, and Hanzhong areas of the northern grain source were all short of food, so how could they transport grain to the border towns? They had to travel thousands of miles from the Jiangnan area. This was a shocking expense on the road, and the profits were almost gone.

The profits are reduced, and this is the first. Secondly, due to the development of commerce in Jiangnan, people have planted some economic crops in order to make profits, resulting in a decrease in grain output and the supply of grain has become in short supply. Most of the people in Jiangnan consumed themselves, and the grain source is getting smaller and smaller.

So now Western merchants are eager to find new grain sources. The competition among them is really fierce, and the Qu family is no exception. However, many grain sources are monopolized by some large grain merchants. It is not easy for the Qu family to seize food from others.

But now the opportunity has come. If the Wuzhai Fort is really as Huang Laifu said, it would be a golden egg that fell from the sky.

The grain prices in border towns are now rising day by day. During the Zhengtong period of Emperor Yingzong, you could buy 4 shi of rice for one tael of silver. Now you can't even buy 1 tael of silver for a stone of rice. The profit in this grain is really very rich.

According to what Huang Laifu said, if the Wuzhai Fort produces hundreds of thousands of stones of grain a year and collects surplus grains for sale, you can easily earn tens of thousands of taels of silver or even tens of thousands of taels of taels of silver in a year. In addition, what Huang Laifu said is that countless pigs, cows, sheep and other items are sold. How much can you earn if you sell them here?

In addition, there are three towns near Wuzhai Fort, Shanxi Town, Datong Town and Yansui Town. Unlike those grain merchants who traveled thousands of miles from Jiangnan, the amount of grain money they can save in a year with reduced losses on this road is all earned by their own family.

After thinking about this, thinking about the contempt of my father and brother at home, I always wanted to prove it to them, and I was not worse than them. Now the opportunity has come... Qu Yuanrui could no longer help him and stood up and said, "The young man is willing to work hard for the young man, and I only ask the young man to give him this opportunity to serve the young man."

No wonder Qu Yuanrui is so out of control. This golden cake is so tempting. If he doesn't catch it, he will regret it if he is snatched away by others. Besides, if he analyzes it carefully, he will be at least 70% sure of realization of the prospect Huang Laifu said.

On the way, he observed Huang Laifu's riverside water truck, well-filled livestock water truck, and hand press well, and concluded that even if there is still a severe drought in the north next year, Wuzhai Fort can rely solely on these water diversion tools to produce grain per mu of field and land between one stone and two stone. If hundreds of thousands of acres of land are reclaimed, it is not empty talk that the entire Wuzhai Fort can produce hundreds of thousands of stones of grain.

Such a rare opportunity, not to mention 70% sure, even if you are 30%, you will not let it go. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!