Zhongshan was not a good place to produce iron. The reason why his weapons were famous was not because his weapons were the best in the world. How did his reputation come about? This had to start from the time of Emperor Jing. At that time, Zhongshan was the land with the most merchants in Jizhou and Yuzhou. Merchants were doing business. Buying from the east and selling from the west, circulating from the north to the south, the wider the road, the greater the reputation. The merchants from Zhongshan traveled all over the world. As long as the weapons, horse bits, horseshoes, and farm tools used iron, they were brought out of Zhongshan by the merchants themselves. The foreigners saw that the ironware in Zhongshan had been used for a long time and firmly, so the reputation of Zhongshan ironware spread. Therefore, Zhongshan was not really good at weapons. To be honest, it was ironware that was good.
When Zhang Fei and his brothers arrived at Zhongshan County, they didn't rush to see the magistrate of Zhongshan County. Instead, they went to the hotel opened by Zhang Fei's father in Zhongshan County. The manager of this hotel was a big shot. He hired the waiters and paid the wages. At the end of the year, they would split the money with Zhang Fei's father. Of course, they would be the second of Zhang Ye's eight managers. After all, it was not easy to brew this high-quality liquor. Zhang Fei had been in the industry for several years before he could be considered to have a good wine. People in Jizhou and Yuzhou all liked wine. To put it bluntly, there was no man who did not like wine by the Yellow River. Moreover, the stronger the liquor, the more they liked to drink it. In Zhang Fei's words, this was called: It was delicious!
"Old Man Su! Give us a few jars of wine!”Zhang Fei shouted as soon as he entered the room," Cut another two catties of cooked beef."”
"Alright, I'll be right there." The innkeeper was about to turn around, but he immediately turned around and laughed loudly."Eldest Young Master! Ha, the young masters of several families are here. What wind blew you bunch of gods of plague to me!”The boss was Grandpa Su. He would be 60 years old this year. However, this old man was very easy-going and liked to joke. Zhang Fei had been helping Zhang family when he was young. After Zhang Fei brewed the liquor, his dad asked him to open this hotel in his hometown in Zhongshan. The business was booming. Zhang Fei's liquor was good! As the saying goes, the wine is not afraid of the deep alley, not to mention that this hotel was opened opposite the only romantic place in Zhongshan,"Xihua House". Usually, those men who were not used to drinking wine would ask for a bowl of liquor from Old Man Su. Those henpecked men had to drink a bowl of wine here to boost their courage before entering the Cherishing Flower Pavilion. Otherwise, they wouldn't have the courage to risk being beaten up by their wives.
"What do you mean by 'God of Plagues'? Old Man Su, are you afraid of seeing us five brothers?”Zhang Ji said with a smile.
"Hehehehe, Little Five of the Zhang family has also grown taller. If you're not the God of Plagues, what are you! I'm almost 60 years old. Please take pity on my old bones.”She said pitifully.
"Hahahaha, stop joking. Dad, bring some wine up to relieve the slander first. I've been busy exterminating the mountain bandits of Chicken Crow Mountain for more than a month, so I didn't drink the wine I brewed myself. The wine brewed by others doesn't seem to be strong enough for women to drink at all. Hahahaha!" Zhang Fei wiped his drooling mouth and looked at his father as he said.
"Just one jar, one jar. You guys came and drank it all. Do I still have to serve other customers?”Father Su smiled and ran to get the wine.
"A jar is fine too. I haven't drunk for so many days, and my mouth is already full.”When Zhang Fei heard that there was wine to drink, his eyes immediately became spirited. He sat down on the stool and waited for the wine.
"Eldest Young Master, what did you say about the Mountain Thieves of Chicken Cry Mountain?”His father came out with a big jar of wine. It seemed that the mud seal on the lid of the wine had not been removed. It was a jar of wine! Good wine!
" It's just that more than a month ago, Second Uncle's goods were snatched away by the bandits from Chicken Crow Mountain. Forget about that. They shouldn't have done that. These bastards even beat Second Uncle. Big Brother was furious and led his brothers to train for a month. Yesterday, they wiped out that bunch of thieves.”Old Man Su was shocked when he saw Little Five Zhang Ji's casual words. He thought to himself that this Eldest Young Master really dared to come and destroy the mountain bandits just like that. When Zhang Ji spoke, he was very pleased with himself. His father also smiled but didn't say anything. The five kids of the Zhang family had finally grown up.
"Father, we're here to find suitable weapons. I heard that the weapons in Zhongshan are good, so the Anping County Lieutenant wrote a letter to the Zhongshan Order. It's on the way. A few brothers came to see you.”Zhang Feng said with a smile. Elder Su felt reassured. Even if Zhang Feng didn't mean what he said, he could still win the hearts of the people; not to mention that Elder Su had watched these five kids grow up. He knew their temperament. Zhang family members were all straightforward and didn't like to lie. Zhang Feng's words were indeed true.
"Father, why don't I see the Su brothers?”Zhang Fei took a few bites of the beef and looked at Old Man Su." I heard that he's helping someone else to manage things, right?”
"This nephew of mine just can't sit still. He told me that he would start his own business in another year. Actually, it was not that easy to do business now! But let him be. Aren't you going to see the Zhongshan magistrate? He was the steward of the grain transportation team in the government. Although he was called a steward, he was actually just a coachman. He could boast to the heavens about his ability.”Old Master Su shook his head and didn't want to talk to him.
"Dad, you can't be sure. In this world, there are all kinds of capable people. Perhaps that Brother Su is cut out to do business.”Zhang Ping's words made Old Man Su feel a little better. Everyone liked to hear nice words. Although the Han Dynasty's attitude towards merchants was not that bad anymore, as long as they were men, they all wanted to glorify their family through their official career. Other things would always fall behind. It was no wonder that his father was worried.
"Father, father and mother asked me to bring this to you.”As he said that, he threw a bundle on the table. When he opened it, he saw the real gold and silver lying in the bundle. It was sparkling and his eyes lit up.
"How can this be? I still take 20% of your Zhang family's dividends every year. How can I still have the cheek to ask the old master to spend money again?”Old Master Su quickly refused. He couldn't accept such a big gift.
"Hey, dad, you don't know, but we found a lot of things after we exterminated those bandits. Besides, how many people do we have? You can't use it, so just keep it." After Zhang Fei wiped the minced meat off his hands, he stuffed the yellow and white bag into his father's arms.
"Then, I'll, accept it?" His father smiled and took the gold and silver in his hand. Everyone smiled when they saw this.
"I won't pay for the drinks." Zhang Fei drank another big bowl of wine and said with a smile.
"That won't do! The things in this bag were given to me by the old master. You should pay for the wine yourself.”As he spoke, his father closed his eyes and shook his head, making his brothers laugh non-stop.
"Father hasn't changed at all. He's just to our liking.”Zhang Fei stood up after laughing and said to his father," Then let's do it this way. We still have to rush to the yamen."”
"Aren't you going to sit for a while longer?" Old Master Su asked reluctantly when he saw that they were about to leave.
"What are you doing after drinking?" Zhang Fei said with a smile. It turned out that Zhang Fei had finished all the wine and beef in that short time, leaving nothing for the other kids.
"Brother Fei, why are you like this?!" Zhang Ji saw that there was nothing to eat and immediately shouted, but Zhang Fei had already left with a smile.
"Hey, Fifth Brother, here you go!" His father threw a bag of cooked beef to Zhang Ji. Seeing that there was food, Zhang Ji immediately turned into a smile and ran out. Before he left, he even shouted,"Father Su, we'll meet again."
" Good man…" Old Man Su whispered as he held onto the porch. At this time, Zhang Fei and the others had already mounted their horses and walked far away.
"This is it." Zhang Fei looked at the yamen. It was really much more imposing than the Anping County Yamen.
"General, please inform us that Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide of Anping County are here to visit. This is a letter from the county captain of Anping County. Please pass it to Lord Magistrate.”Zhang Fei handed the letter over. The guard saw that Zhang Feiren was tall and burly, with thick shoulders and a round waist. His eyes were wide open, and he had a beard on his face. Coupled with his dark and translucent skin, the guard was shocked.
"You, wait a moment." After saying that, the guard ran towards the inner hall while Zhang Fei waited slowly.
"Sir, there is a dark-faced man with a leopard head and eyes outside. He said that the Anping County Lieutenant called him over. This is a letter!”As he spoke, he presented the letter with both hands.
"Oh, call that person in." The Zhongshan Magistrate waved his hand and told the guard to call Zhang Fei.
"Daren wants you to go in." The guard quickly came to call Zhang Fei.
"You guys wait here. I'll be right back.”He told his brothers to wait at the door and Zhang Fei followed the guard in.
"Milord, I am Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide of Anping. Greetings, Milord.”Zhang Fei bowed. The Zhongshan magistrate raised his head to look at him. When he raised his head elegantly and saw Zhang Fei's face, he suddenly leaned back. He was scared! Zhang Fei smiled bitterly. Was his appearance really that terrifying?
The Zhongshan Eunuch was shocked. He wondered how there could be such a fierce person in the world. He was shocked, but he immediately regained his calm expression and said,"Are you the new bandit suppression lieutenant?”
"Yes, my lord." Zhang Fei replied respectfully.
"You want a good weapon?" The Zhongshan Magistrate asked unhurriedly.
"Other than me, there are also a few brothers from the main family who want a total of five spears!”Zhang Fei thought that this Zhongshan Emissary was really troublesome to talk to. It was so tiring to ask and answer like this!
"Take my sign to the iron-casting village. There's a manager there called Zhang Shiping. He'll do as you say after seeing the sign.”As he spoke, the Zhongshan Eunuch took out a bronze plate from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei respectfully took the bronze plate and said,"Thank you, sir."”Just as she was about to leave, she heard a commotion outside.
"What is it?" The Zhongshan Magistrate frowned.
"Milord, there are people fighting outside.”A servant quickly understood the situation and came back to report," The commandant guarding the city is also fighting.”the servant added.
"Hmm? It was improper to brawl in front of the government office! Follow me to take a look!" As he spoke, he stood up and walked out angrily.
Zhang Fei followed behind and prayed that it was not those four little bastards who caused trouble.
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