"ox?"
Jiang Dezhong was stunned in place, probably unable to follow his thoughts.
Is this a new market trend?
The food issue has just ended and we want to start raising cattle again?
"My dear son-in-law, can you tell me, what are you going to do? Are you saying that you want to sell beef? Or are you saying that cattle will be scarce in Ming Dynasty? You want cattle that work in the fields, right? That means, do Are there not enough people alive?”
Jiang Dezhong began to ask Zhang Zhou what kind of profitable business this was.
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, if I don't tell you, I will let you guess for the rest of your life, and you will never guess the result.
"Father-in-law, there are some things I can't tell you in detail. What I want is not an old cow, just a calf. And in the future, I will buy and sell cows more frequently. It is best to have a ready-made way. I also need a place where I can raise cattle.”
Cows won't die if they get smallpox, and they are immune for life once they get sick. Once one cow recovers from the disease, it can only be replaced by another cow.
To buy and sell large quantities of goods, Zhang Zhou needs the support of local people with resources and connections. It is impossible for him to go out of the city every day to negotiate "cow exchange" transactions as a juren.
"you……"
Jiang Dezhong was speechless.
He said: "My dear son-in-law, you have already promoted others. Why do you want to do such a demeaning thing? I have never heard of a well-known person raising cattle."
"Then father-in-law, you won't help?"
"If you want a cow, I can buy it for you, but you have to tell me what it is for, right?"
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "I can't say it yet. After I raise the cows, I will make it clear to my father-in-law. Moreover, I think this is a profitable business. Please keep it a secret. Otherwise, not only will I not be able to make money, but I will also It will bring some disaster.”
Jiang Dezhong looked disdainful: "Raising a cow will bring disaster? Is that the case?"
Zhang Zhou sighed: "My father-in-law will understand then. No matter how cheap my father-in-law's medicinal materials are, sell them as soon as possible. I have some money here for you to help me buy cattle. I also ask your father-in-law to help introduce local cattle breeders! Find some The tenants can come..."
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Zhang Zhou wanted to raise cattle to breed smallpox and then cultivate cowpox. Obviously, he couldn't do it all by himself.
Since Jiang Dezhong always wants to get rich, then help Jiang Dezhong.
This thing seemed promising, but in fact it was dirty, messy, and politically risky. Zhang Zhou simply wanted to drag Jiang Dezhong into the water.
Zhang Zhou’s idea is.
When you help me find the cows, I will cure the first batch of cowpox and send it to the capital, and then I will tell you the reason behind it. You will have no chance to get off the pirate ship by then, so you can only come with me. Do this business together.
From now on, I will take my imperial examinations, become my official, and make my big money, and all the hard work will be left to you, Old Taishan!
Don't say there are "good things" I don't think about you.
When Jiang Dezhong left, Zhang Zhou specially gave him some tribute tea.
Jiang Pingyu wrapped it and sent it out.
Jiang Dezhong still asked with confusion: "Xianxian, what have you experienced recently? Why do you think you are different from before? Even your actions... are different."
In the past, Zhang Zhou was very stingy and wished he could break a penny in half and spend it. Now he actually gave his father-in-law tribute tea. He didn't even ask where the tribute tea came from, but only asked why Zhang Zhou changed his gender.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Father-in-law, people will always change. As I now have a status, I will always experience some things that I have never experienced before. I used to be just a tribute student, and it was a problem to eat. If my father-in-law drinks this tea smoothly, he will I’ll send some more.”
"Hey!" Jiang Dezhong turned around and walked towards the door, not forgetting to remind him, "The price of food has dropped. I have time to make up for your food."
Zhang Zhou said: "Don't worry, the price of food has not dropped to the bottom yet. If, father-in-law, you want to use my method to make money by borrowing food from others... it's early."
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Send Jiang Dezhong away.
Jiang Pingyu asked: "What did your husband say to my father again? Look at him, he seems very sad."
Zhang Zhou said: "I asked him to help me buy cattle."
"Buying a cow?"
"Stop talking, what do you think of the materials? Not only are there Yun brocade, but also silk and satin sent by Duke Chengguo. Let's make more clothes. We will go to the capital in a while," Zhang Zhou said.
Jiang Pingyu said: "Are you going to the capital to take the exam? If so, I and my sister can just wait in Nanjing."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "I want to be a Jinshi in the next year. From now on, I will be an official in the capital. What will it be like for you to stay in Nanjing? We will settle down in the capital and rarely come back in the future. This is my sad place. From now on we will Just follow my steps as an official, wherever I become an official, wherever I go."
Jiang Pingyu was stunned for a while.
"Why are you so sure that your husband will win the Jinshi? At this time, shouldn't you be more modest?"
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, I even know the test questions for next year's general examination and palace examination. Even if it may change due to the butterfly effect, as long as I treat the princess and do some business in the capital in the future, I can't wait until the next time. Head office, right?
Why do we have to go back to Nanjing, a place so far away from the emperor?
Zhang Zhou said: "Being a husband means being high-profile and being prepared. You must go out before winter. The weather in the north is not as good as in the south. It will take a while for us to get used to it after we get there!"
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Capital City, Imperial Palace.
In the Qianqing Palace.
Dai Yi is reporting to Zhu Youtang on the current situation of epidemic prevention in the palace.
"... Among the one hundred and sixty-four people who took the medicine, although a few people had symptoms of acne, no one's condition worsened. Those who were recently infected with the epidemic and were sent out of the palace were all without medicine and were assigned to miscellaneous hospitals. Yes. Now the slaves and maidservants who often serve several noble masters in the inner garden have taken medicine, and there is no sign of the epidemic spreading to the inner garden..."
Dai Yi is now very proud.
After inoculating the little princess, he became a model of loyalty and patriotism in the eyes of the emperor. Dai Yi himself was the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and the emperor even said that he would give Dai Yi's nephew a title.
Zhu Youtang nodded when he heard this and said: "To what extent has the epidemic in the capital developed now?"
Dai Yi was a little confused: "There are signs of spreading from Nancheng and Beicheng to the surrounding areas. There are reports of epidemics outside the city one after another. People are panicked and have not improved."
Once a smallpox epidemic spreads, it is difficult to contain it.
The main practice of variolation in China was from the Longqing period onwards, using special methods to select vaccinia that had been cultured for four or five generations. As a result, the mortality rate was still very high. By the Hongzhi period, even variolation was the most primitive disease strain.
"Is there any news from Nanjing?" Zhu Youtang asked.
Dai Yi said: "There is news that there is no prescription and we can only make temporary prescriptions."
"Then it should be faster! We should urge Yingtian Mansion more before more people are infected with the epidemic. Now, I can also use this medicine, as well as the Queen, the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother. It depends on the situation... There is a prince..." Zhu Youtang suddenly thought of his son and had a headache. "I said today that I would give him medicine, did you send someone?"
Dai Yi smiled and said: "Yes, Commander Zhu Qianshi went there in person. The old slave wanted to go, but he was afraid that the prince would not listen, so he had to let Zhu Qianshi go in person."
Zhu Youtang shook his head and said: "Let Zhu Feng go, will he listen? This child, the older he gets, the more disobedient he is. He is spoiled!"
