Dream Broken You Pavilion

The news that Ms. Wu Jing'er of Sansheng Medical Center opened a large pharmacy spread like wildfire in Xiangzhou City. On the opening day, the door of the pharmacy was decorated with lights and festoons, and a plaque above the wide store door was covered with red silk.

With the sound of gongs and drums, two golden-haired lions jumped up and down around a red hydrangea in the dancer's hands. Realistically, the street in front of the gate was surrounded by spectators.

When Jinger walked out of the pharmacy with the radiant and smiling shopkeepers Lao Han, Zhao, and Xue, the crowd erupted, and two golden "lions" knelt down on their forelimbs, blessing the four shopkeepers, attracting even more people. There were bursts of laughter.

At this moment, the crowded crowd was suddenly separated into a passage, and a group of people came with big strides with smiles, but they saw that the leader was Master Quan Zhequan, the magistrate of Xiangzhou, followed by General Liu Yizhi, the Jiedu envoy, and Major General Xiao Han, and Ah Jun, Yan Hu, Xu Zhixuan and Yin Junyao.

Seeing several adults coming, all the common people clasped their fists and bowed. The two lions stopped dancing and retreated to the side obediently lying on the ground. Jing'er rushed up to greet them with the three shopkeepers.

When a general store opens, it is rare for parents and officials to come to congratulate them in person. This Jing'er's herbal medicine store opened, but two parents and officials came uninvited, and there was also a major general, Xiao Han.

Quan Zhe clasped his fists at Jing'er, and said with a smile, "Oh, congratulations to shopkeeper Wu, great grand opening!"

Liu Yizhi said: "Congratulations, it's been done so quickly, shopkeeper Wu is really fast."

Jing'er smiled reservedly, and said back: "Minnv has met two adults, and these trivial things are still troublesome. The two adults came to support them in person. It is a great honor for Minnv."

A dazzled smile appeared on Xiao Han's lips, he cupped his fists and said, "I'm going to call you, a 'folk girl', Master Wu in the future, Boss Wu."

Jing'er's pink cheeks were even more flushed, and she said with a smile: "Okay, just call me like that, and I will answer you."

"Hahaha..." Seeing her happy, Xiao Han was also filled with joy.

Wu Dexuan and Xiao Luzi also came out of the shop.

Quan Zhe said with a smile: "Treasurer Wu is more energetic now. Although there is only this one woman, it is a blessing to have such a promising woman. I am really envious."

After seeing the ceremony twice, it is inevitable to be polite again.

Liu Yizhi smiled and said: "Don't miss the auspicious time, shopkeeper Jing'er, you should prepare to unveil the plaque and cut the ribbon."

The two parents and a major general were all present, so how could they be missing from the unveiling and ribbon cutting?Xuelian, Yuchan, and Yuxin took out a red silk ribbon with three big flowers in the middle and stood in front of the door. Jing'er and several shopkeepers dragged three adults to cut the ribbon. Finally, they happily walked over together, and stood still behind the ribbon, Wu Dexuan and Xiao Luzi also stood over, and the maids handed each of them a pair of scissors.

Jing'er took the three shopkeepers to the front steps, looked at the Xiangzhou people in front of her, and said loudly:

"Fellow folks, today is the grand opening day of the Xiangyuan Herbal Medicine Store. I, Wu Kexin, assure all the folks that this herbal medicine store rejects counterfeit medicines, and all the herbs are genuine at a fair price, and there is nothing wrong with them!"

The four shopkeepers held a red string hanging from the side of the plaque at the same time, pulled it lightly, and as the silk slipped, a plaque with red letters on a black background was revealed, with the inscription "Xiangyuan medicinal materials", that is: since you come to Xiangzhou It means fate.At the same time, the five people behind the colored silk cut the ribbon at the same time.

In an instant, there was a burst of warm applause from the crowd, followed by "Congratulations".With the sound of gongs and drums, a pair of golden lions began to perform wonderfully again, which was a lively scene.

Xiangyuan is that the medicinal materials wholesale store does not retail, and the common people still go to several medical centers to retail medicinal materials. In this way, the medicinal material stores not only have no impact on the business of the medical center, but also because of the concentrated sales of medicinal materials, it is easier for the medical center to Procurement of medicinal materials.Jing'er also grasped the lifeline and whereabouts of the medicinal materials in Xiangzhou.

As Jing'er said before, the biggest business of the opening today is the order form for military supplies purchased by the Jiedushi. Quartermaster Yin Junyao signed a contract for the whole year's medicinal materials right now.

Taking advantage of Xiangyuan's opening discount of [-]% off, the six shopkeepers of the medical center bought some more goods, and Lao Han and the others were overjoyed.

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At the same time that Jing'er started her medicine business in Xiangzhou, Xiaoyuntian's Shang Wuyang was also not idle. After the discovery of iron ore in Fulong Mountain, after several blacksmiths tried it out, they found that the iron ore on the mountain contained extremely high iron content. , is a rare good ore.

Hunan produces less iron ore. In the past, iron ore relied more on trade with other countries. However, since the trade between various countries and Hunan was cut off by Chuanyang, the iron ore in Hunan has become less and less.

In terms of geographical location, the west of Chuanyang Kingdom is the North Sailor Kingdom, the north is the Yan Kingdom, the east is the Luo Kingdom, and the south is the Xiang Kingdom. One of the reasons why Yang Yi wanted to unify the four surrounding countries.

Among them, although the land area of ​​Xiang State is the smallest, it has become the hard bone that Chuanyang State spent 20 years and exhausted financial, material and military resources to crack down.Not allowing its affiliated countries to trade with Hunan is also a means for Empress Chuanyang to strangle the economic lifeline of Hunan.

Wars are inseparable from weapons, and forging weapons is even more inseparable from iron ore. After years of fighting, the iron ore in Hunan is far from enough to meet the demand. If this continues, the Hunan army will have no weapons to use. It's hard for a daughter-in-law to cook without rice, and by then the country of Xiang will be destroyed by itself.In the list submitted by Chuanyang State to Xiang State for business exchanges, there are medicinal materials, cloth, grain and oil, wood, spices, etc., but there is no iron ore.

But at this very moment, iron ore was discovered in Fulong Mountain. If Emperor Xiang could allow Xiao Yuntian to mine iron ore, it would not only be a way for Xiao Yuntian to make money, but also solve the urgent need of iron ore shortage in Hunan.

So Shang Wuyang sent the letter to Xiao Zizhan immediately, and Xiao Zizhan immediately dressed up and went straight to the palace to meet the Emperor Xiang.

The Emperor of Xiang was also overjoyed when he heard about this, and said: "Our Xiang country produces less iron ore, and in the past, most of them were shipped from Yan country. Since Yan country became a subsidiary state of Chuanyang, they cut off the trade with our Xiang country. It seems that Fulong Mountain is really a treasure mountain, and iron ore can still be found, which is really a great thing."

Xiao Zizhan said with a smile: "That's right, Your Majesty, so I immediately reported back to His Majesty after receiving the news, but whether it can be mined or not, this matter is up to His Majesty to decide. Without His Majesty's approval, Shang Wuyang would never dare to mine it rashly." of."

The Emperor of Xiang hurriedly recruited Zhang Mingrui, Prime Minister of the Right, to come and discuss.

When Zhang Mingrui heard about the discovery of iron ore in Fulong Mountain, he was mixed with joy and sorrow, and said: "Your Majesty, it is a good thing to have iron ore, and we can make more weapons. If you want to say that iron ore is not more than other minerals, it has been "salt and iron government-run" since ancient times, and it is not allowed to be operated by the private sector. I am afraid it is not appropriate for Xiao Yuntian to open iron mines privately."

The Emperor of Xiang pondered and said: "The iron smelting department manages the iron mines in various places. It is Zhi Yecheng. However, our Xiang country has been fighting for years, and the manpower and material resources are huge. Now there is a lot of waste to be done, and we don't have so much energy to do this. .”

"The emperor means..." Xiao Zizhan was waiting for an affirmative answer from the Emperor Xiang.

Emperor Xiang pondered for a moment, and asked, "Where is Fulong Mountain under the jurisdiction of?"

Zhang Mingrui replied: "Back to the emperor, Fulong Mountain is definitely under the jurisdiction of Yangcheng."

Xianghuang said: "Then let Zhi Yecheng of Yangcheng contact him, sign an agreement, and manage it well. This iron mine can not only make money, but also make weapons. It must cooperate with the government and can only be sold. To the designated official smelting place, private transactions are not allowed."

Zhang Mingrui said: "Your Majesty, do you mean to let him mine by himself?"

Emperor Xiang said: "You can try it, let Xiao Yuntian find someone to mine it himself, and charge him [-]% tax."

Xiao Zizhan thought for a while, and said: "The emperor means that the iron mining right belongs to Xiao Yuntian?"

"You mustn't do it, Your Majesty," Zhang Mingrui said, "It's a big deal to mine iron ore. Xiaoyuntian is just a non-governmental organization. Even if there is official supervision, it will be extremely difficult to control."

Xiao Zizhan asked, "What does Prime Minister Zhang mean by that?"

Zhang Mingrui said: "Incorporating Xiao Yuntian, it will be convenient for the government to control everything. There are two ways. One is that Xiao Yuntian is ordered to mine ore after the incorporation, and the other is that Xiao Yuntian evacuates Fulong Mountain and the government sends people to Fulong Mountain to mine ore. .”

Xiao Zizhan said in displeasure: "Everyone has their own ambitions. Shang Wuyang and we fought against the enemy together and made great contributions. He didn't want to be recruited, so why bother to force you? The discovery of iron ore on this mountain was also accidental." , if he doesn't say it, we won't know, if he doesn't want to mine, then we won't know about the iron mine in Fulong Mountain, now he's taking the initiative to tell you, Zhang Xiang, you bring up the matter of incorporation again, isn't it too much?"

Zhang Mingrui said unhurriedly: "The facts are the facts. General Xiao, don't worry. After all, this iron ore is different from other ores, and Zhi Yecheng should be responsible for it."

Xiao Zizhan secretly scolded the dogmatic Zhang Mingrui in his heart, he clasped his fist at Emperor Xiang, and said:

"Your Majesty, mining iron ore is not an easy task. It requires manpower, material resources, financial resources, and even more energy. Now that the war has just stopped, the Queen of Chuanyang Kingdom is definitely not willing to live in peace with our Xiang Kingdom. We still need to recruit troops. , recharge your energy, and have no energy to distract and do other things. Although Shang Wuyang is not a person in the court, he is not a thing in the pool. Since Zhang Xiang is worried that he has too many troops and endangers Hunan, why not give it to him? He finds something to do, one is to use the power of the government to tie his hands and feet, and the other is to let him mine iron ore for us, wouldn't it be better?"

Emperor Xiang nodded and said: "That's right, we can't take care of these things now, and mining requires too much manpower, so let him do it, as long as he follows the rules, if he does something If something is against the rules, let's take back the mining rights, Zhang Xiang, what do you think?"

Zhang Mingrui thought for a while, then said with his forehead: "In this case, it's okay."

Xianghuang said again: "All minerals on Fulong Mountain must be handed over to the official smelting office. How many official smelting offices are there?"

Zhang Mingrui said: "There is no official smelting office in Xiangguo now. There are only two largest iron smelting offices that are also government-private cooperation. One is Wang Keyu in Yangcheng, and the other is Chang Yu in Beijing. sent directly to the Privy Council."

Xianghuang said: "Then appoint him to send these two, and buy them according to the official price."

The two first-rank officials clasped their fists together and said, "Yes, Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Xiang looked at Zhang Mingrui and said, "Master Zhang, Shang Wuyang is Shang Mo's son, we don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, now Xiao Yuntian doesn't seem to be included, but in fact it is under the supervision of General Ding Yuan. He also trusts General Xiao the most, with General Xiao here, we can rest easy, some things should not be rushed, things will be reversed, understand?"

Zhang Mingrui clasped his fists and nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, I have recorded it."

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