Great Song Pirate

Chapter 259
Xu Yi and Lei Tong, the old and the young, sat down and started chatting. After such a chat, the two found that they were quite right with each other. The chat was very speculative. The chat became a friend who forgets the year.

Seeing Lei Tong's poor life here, Xu Yi stretched out his hand, took Lei Tong's hand and said very sincerely: "Master Lei, I would like to invite you to live on my island. I don't know if you would like it. I dare not say that it will allow you to live a particularly good life, but it will definitely allow you to show what you have learned. It is hundreds of times better than nesting here. Now you have also seen that the situation in the north is becoming increasingly tense, and the Jin people have occupied Yanjing. After waiting for the land, Jin people continued to harass our Song Dynasty, burning, killing and looting us Song people, but the government seemed to back down and dare not fight back. It won’t be long before the Jin people will invade our Song Dynasty. I will soon fall under the iron heel of the golden man. I came here this time to reserve more steel for future needs. If Master Lei still thinks about our Great Song Dynasty, please go back with me, and we will also be here in the future. I don’t know what Master Lei wants if I can contribute to Da Song’s efforts.” After chatting with Lei Tong just now, he knew that although Lei Tong was only a craftsman, it was very important, so he mentioned these, If you want to invite Lei Tong back, this is also a treasure!Even compared to the importance of getting a Yang Zaixing, such a brilliant craftsman is rare in the world, so he has to get it back no matter what, and he can't be cheap in the future.

Hearing what he said, Lei Tong was happy for a while at first, then frowned suddenly, sighed and complimented the shopkeeper: "Thanks to shopkeeper Xu for loving me, I want to go to your place to see my old bones so much. Look, a little help for you is better than staying here and waiting to die, but when I was kicked out of the military department, that Wang Fu let him watch over the affairs of the military affairs here. Me, don't let me live a comfortable life here, let me only do some rough work here, when I came here in the first few years, I was punished a lot, but now after changing to a smelter, my life is easier, But I can't leave here without permission, if I want to leave, I'm afraid it will bring you trouble!"

Xu Yi laughed as soon as he heard it, and said in a low voice, "Master Lei, don't worry, since I dare to do this job, what should I be afraid of? As long as you agree to leave here, it's not a problem, I will stay here for a few days , I will make arrangements when I leave, you don’t have to worry about it so much, just pack up your belongings and wait!”

Lei Tong was overjoyed to hear that, to be honest, he was already tired of staying in this place every day, and he was willing to go out for a walk, so Dang Li agreed.

After Xu Yi chatted with him for a while, he learned that he still had many apprentices here, who took good care of him on weekdays, and were also very dissatisfied with what happened to him. If he left, how many students could he take with him? Ten apprentices, Xu Yi was overjoyed. He is now easy to get, but craftsmen are hard to find. This Lei Tong is a master craftsman of the generation, and the apprentices he taught must be no different. Once he can get a few If there were ten such craftsmen, then he would be rich, so he quickly thanked Lei Tong, and the two discussed in low voice for a long time, and finally settled on this matter.

Xu Yi saw that it was getting late, so he got up and left, and went to work on steel purchases first. Lei Tong sent him outside the house, and the two parted. Xu Yi took those brothers and followed the county official towards the metallurgical affairs At the same time, he ordered one of his subordinates to go to the town to buy some supplies for Na Leitong, so that the old man can't suffer any more!
After Lei Tong sent Xu Yi away, he also started to get busy, wandering around with his apprentices with wine gourds, and did not disclose Xu Yi's identity, but said that Mr. Xu had a big blacksmith workshop in the south, Now we need manpower, and the life there is much better than here, and the business is much easier to do. I asked them if they would like to go. These people are the apprentices that Lei Tong accepted after he became a good character, and taught them by hand, so Don't worry about them, these people also respect him very much. When they asked him what he thought, Lei Tong advised them to go with Mr. Xu, and these people also agreed one after another.Once there are more craftsmen in a place, the competition will be much fiercer. Although these people are considered good here, but there are too many good craftsmen here, it will not be obvious to them. Now some people are willing to invite them to work in other places, and give The treatment is much better, and these people are willing to go out and wander, so they all agreed, and obeyed Lei Tong's request, strictly speaking, pack up the things and wait, once Mr. Xu leaves, he will naturally notify them again .

Xu Yi is also very happy. During his trip to the north, he has not yet purchased steel. He has gained so much along the way. He picked up a bunch of treasures, won a fierce general Yang Zaixing, and picked up a great craftsman. I really don’t know. What kind of virtue he had accumulated in his previous life, was it because God felt sorry for throwing him here, so he deliberately tolerated him, so that he was always lucky, good things happened one after another, so it's no wonder he was unhappy!

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and Xu Yi feels that even sitting on a horse is much more comfortable. Under the guidance of the county magistrate, they and his party soon came to the office of Guzhen Yewu, which is actually an official office, mainly in charge of this area. The management of mine pits and furnaces, the private economy in the Song Dynasty was extremely developed, and even the various mining and metallurgy industries in the Song Dynasty were basically privatized, and most large mining areas have such management agencies, which are responsible for the management of various metals. The imperial court is not responsible for their operation and management, but is only responsible for supervising and collecting taxes during the transaction. At the same time, this kind of organization is also responsible for collecting and purchasing products for the imperial treasury. The Guzhen smelting affairs here are nothing more than these things, but The output of the iron smelting industry here in Guzhen is huge, so the smelting here can be regarded as a lucrative job. Although the rank of officials here is very low, the amount of oil and water they can get every year is a little bit more than many high-ranking officials. However, No matter how much money they made, they were still just small officials. When they heard that the magistrate of Wu'an had sent someone to come, the officials here rushed out to welcome them.

After the county official exchanged pleasantries with the Dianshi, he quickly introduced Xu Yi to the Dianshi who was in charge of Guzhen's medical affairs, and told him vaguely that Mr. Xu was not an ordinary businessman, but they were the ones who absolutely A person who can't afford to offend, even the county magistrate is very fawning, so he must fully cooperate with Mr. Xu in purchasing goods.

When I heard about this allusion, I dared to trust it, so I hurriedly greeted Xu Yi and said: "The official Cui Fang has met Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu came from a long way, and he must have been exhausted. I will give Mr. Xu a place to rest first, and then we will go to bed again." Let’s talk about the goods, don’t worry, Mr. Cui is very clear about all the furnaces in this place, and will definitely help Mr. Xu to finish the goods!”

You Ji Wang Zhao Xu's care is really different, Xu Yi really enjoys the feeling of being flattered by officials in these places, if there is no letter from Ji Wang, I am afraid that he will never receive such preferential treatment when he comes here , I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble and money to manage these people. It's a good thing, you don't need him to run errands here, someone will arrange for you, even food, drink, housing and transportation will be entertained and served, beautiful!It is beautiful!It turns out that being an official makes people feel good!

Xu Yi was also polite to Cui Dian, and after thanking him, he placed him in the largest inn in Guzhen, and specially reserved a courtyard for his brothers to rest, so that they could finally have a good time. After taking a rest, everyone found their own rooms, flew down on the bed and yelled, everyone regarded themselves as gods, and they were doing thieves' business, but after following the big master, they could still be caught by these people. Serving as an official, this kind of psychological pleasure definitely makes people feel good.

In the evening, there is no need to entertain Xu Yi and the others here in the ceremony. Even the magistrates are fawning on them. They have to be careful in serving them. Xu Yi does not refuse. It is still necessary to find out about Cui Dianshi through this matter. Unexpectedly, Cui Dianshi was not the only person attending the banquet. He also summoned several important local iron merchants. In this way, he saved a lot of money. The silver was also sold to these big households to save face, but killing two birds with one stone made this Mr. Xu, who had a strange identity but could not be offended, just be able to discuss business with them. It can be seen that Cui Dianshi is a very smart person.

Obviously, before Xu Yi arrived, Cui Dian and the county official had already explained to these big iron merchants that the person who came to handle the goods this time was not an ordinary merchant, but a giant merchant with a large background. They must be careful in serving them, so just as Xu Yi arrived in front of the restaurant, these people, led by Cui Dianshi, greeted them out of the restaurant.

Xu Yi was somewhat surprised by such a grand welcome. Cui Dianshi cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said: "It is an honor for us to come to Guzhen today, Mr. Xu! In order not to delay your trip, I will send you to Guzhen tonight. Several well-known local iron merchants in the town have been invited here, and I hope Mr. Xu will not mind!"

Xu Yi also quickly laughed and said: "Xu Mou came here for the first time, but I disturbed you, and I was quite uneasy. I thought Xu Mou would pay a visit to the big businessmen in another day, how dare I bother you to come to greet Xu Mou, I am really panic , panic!"

Several iron merchants also hurriedly said: "I just heard that Mr. Xu is a big merchant in the south. It is our blessing that you come to us to deal with goods. How dare you say that you have to work? This is what it should be, what it should be!"

Cui Dian saw that it was not an option for people to talk outside the restaurant, so he quickly asked Xu Yi to sit in the private room on the second floor of the restaurant, and then introduced Xu Yi one by one.

Although there are many iron merchants in Guzhen, they have the largest output. The most famous ones are basically recruited by him this time. There are five in total. It accounts for about [-]% of the iron production here in Guzhen, and each has its own mine pit. Today, the shopkeepers are here and introduce them to Xu Yi.

(Ask in a low voice, who still has a monthly pass in hand? Why are there so few this month! Please, help Geda push it to the classified monthly pass list!)
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