For that kind of one-time transaction, which only costs less than 10,000 taels, Gao Pragmatic has seldom calculated it carefully, so for Jingnan Shuiyi, the postmaster proposed to go up the river and cross the Three Gorges, from Jingzhou to Kuizhou. He was relatively indifferent to the price of one thousand one hundred taels of silver on a lump sum basis.
But Zhang Jianxiu was quite dissatisfied. He was the least loved among the Zhang family brothers, and his words were inhumane. He actually started to settle accounts with the Yi Cheng with his fingers in front of Gao Pragmatic.
"If it weren't for the fact that your surname is Zhang, I would have given you a slap in the face, Fourth Master." Zhang Jianxiu said bitterly, "Come on, come on, Fourth Master will calculate with you the waterway from Jingzhou to Kuizhou." , the total is less than 700 miles. If you charge 1,110 taels, that means you need one tael or six silver to walk one mile. I don’t know what the tracker’s price is. I have to work every day for a month, and I can get 2 taels of silver. What?
Fourth Master, I don't think it's that troublesome for you. Even if you use two hundred trackers and two taels of silver each, it's only four hundred taels. This seven-hundred-mile waterway trip will take you a damn month to deliver."
The postmaster hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhangsi, this account can't just be settled like this. Our water post also has to prepare meals for the guests. In addition, the trackers' food is also prepared by the water post on board. There are a lot of people this time, Miss Liu." There are about two hundred people in the group, including two hundred trackers, and Miss Liu herself is a distinguished guest. Her food must be prepared in a separate stove, and this all costs money."
Zhang Jianxiu rolled his eyes and said, "Fourth Master, I'll double it for you, eight hundred taels, that's enough, right?" Then he paused, moved closer, and lowered his voice and said, "You kid, don't play tricks with me, Fourth Master, you damn know how. If you use two hundred trackers to get a hundred, it's your conscience. Besides, what are those trackers eating? When I am the fourth master, I don't know which year it is rotten rice, and there is still some bran mixed in it. Well, you have the nerve to calculate the money.”
The Yi Cheng swallowed, looked around, and said with a dry smile, "It's not good for you to say that, Fourth Master. You have to spend money to buy the sheng."
Zhang Jianxiu's face turned cold, "I'm going to ask you, eight hundred taels, if you want to do it or not, don't give the Fourth Master any strings of contempt. If something really happens, it's not convenient for me to find people from Huya Mountain, but it's very convenient for me to find you." "
The postmaster had a grimace on his face and begged, "Four Masters, if you pay eight hundred taels, this post station job will be in vain."
Zhang Jianxiu's expression changed, and when he was about to curse, Gao Pragmatic stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Let's do this. You can wipe out the change, one thousand taels."
Yi Cheng was overjoyed and hurriedly raised his thumbs and praised, "Sure enough, it points directly to one of the frontiers. It shows extraordinary courage, and the man is even more heroic. Since you are old, there is nothing to say. One thousand taels is one thousand taels, and a fraction of it is Be filial to you when you are young."
Zhang Jianxiu couldn't help Fu Gao's pragmatic face. After hearing this, he just laughed at Yi Cheng, "Hey, this is still filial."
That Yi Cheng was really a business person, so he pretended not to hear what he said, and said with a genuine smile, "Directly to the eldest sir, please don't worry, I will take good care of him along the way and will never let Liu Miss Liu saw half of the people in Huya Mountain along the way. I guarantee that Miss Liu can enjoy the beauty of the Three Gorges along the way. It is really picturesque. Oh, and the food must also be the best hospitality. As long as you can eat in Jingzhou city If you arrive, you can definitely eat it on the boat. What's more, you can also catch some along the river and eat some of the freshest river food. The taste is not available in the city, so you can rest assured."
"I'll send someone to deliver the money in a while. Please prepare the receipt." Gao pragmatically said and smiled again, "You are quite good at business. It seems that you make a lot of money in this position."
"Thank you so much, sir, for some hard-earned money, some hard-earned money." Yi Cheng nodded and bowed, "You can't compare it to the gods who have been listed on the Dragon and Tiger List, such as the master. The young ones are just making a living, and are not worth mentioning. Not worth mentioning."
As soon as Zhang Jianxiu heard this, he knew that the Yi Cheng had never paid attention to the imperial palace newspaper, and did not even know about the wealthy boy in front of him. "
Gao Pingshi interrupted with a smile, "By the way, after sending Miss Liu off, I have to go south from here. You have been a postman for a long time. You should know which way is more convenient and faster to go south from here to Guangxi."
"I know, I know." The Yi Cheng said with a smile, "If you go south to Guangxi, you have to choose Gong'an County, our next stop in Jingnan Water Station. There are two roads to choose from in Gong'an County. One is to go to Lizhou in the direction of Changde Mansion. , after arriving at Changde Mansion, walk all the way upstream along the Yuan River, pass through Chenzhou to Liping Mansion, and then walk two to three hundred miles southeast to Guilin.
The second is to go to Yuezhou, go south to Changsha Prefecture via Xiangyin, and then go all the way upstream along the Xiangjiang River, passing Hengzhou to Yongzhou. Yongzhou is where the Xiaoshui River and the Xiangshui River meet. But don’t worry about it, just keep going. Walking along the Xiangjiang River, it takes about two to three hundred miles to reach Guilin. "
Gao Pangshi was a little surprised and asked, "You mean, to put it simply, these two roads are one going up the Yuan River, and the other going up the Xiang River are all water stations."
"That's right, that's right." The postmaster complimented, "From your accent, you must be from the north, and your riding skills are naturally the best. However, in the south, there are not as many horse posts as there are water posts, especially in the south of Huguang. Along the way to Guangxi, there are more hills, forests and mountains as you go south, and it is all driven by the four great rivers of Xiang, Zi, Yuan and Li. If you ride a horse, it will be slower than taking a boat."
Gao pragmatically said, it's a good thing I brought a "mounted infantry" this time. If I had brought a mounted infantry here, wouldn't I have lost seven points of combat effectiveness for no reason?
He smiled and touched his pocket. He originally planned to take out a piece of silver to thank him, but unexpectedly he didn't bring any money, which made him feel a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Zhang Jianxiu saw it from the side, took out three coins of broken silver and threw it to Yi Cheng, saying, "You are a lucky star today. When you meet Gao Zhizhi, this old man who doesn't regard money as money, here, take it." On."
"Thank you for the reward, gentlemen." The Yi Cheng had just concluded a big deal. In fact, he didn't think highly of three coins of silver. However, he never regarded himself as a court official and always regarded himself as a court official. As a businessman, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still money. Three coins of silver are enough to buy sixty or seventy kilograms of white rice in Huguang.
Seeing that the matter was done, Gao Pingshi didn't plan to stay long and called Zhang Jianxiu to come out with him. The postmaster accompanied him out with a smile on his face, as respectful as if he was serving his own father.
As soon as he came out of the main hall of the inn, Gao Pingshi saw Liu Xin standing motionless on the edge of the river port, looking at the river, not knowing what he was thinking.
He walked over and said with a smile from afar, "Why, Miss Liu looked south at the Yangtze River and couldn't help feeling poetic, so she planned to write a poem."
Liu Xin turned to look at him, smiled sweetly, and said, "This kind of thing is more suitable for you, the sixth champion, how about you do it?"
Gao pragmatically waved his hand, "Writing poetry is not popular in our Gao family. I guess if my third uncle was still alive and looking at the Yangtze River here, the first thing he would think of would be how to control the water."
"What about you?" Liu Xin tilted her head and looked at him, asking with interest.
"Me," Gao pragmatically smiled and said, "I will think about how to sell more cement while controlling floods, and by the way, I will also consider whether to hoard some land in some places with promising appreciation potential, and sell or rent it in the future. That’s all money.”
After hearing this, Liu Xin couldn't help but couldn't help but laugh or cry, and spat, "You are a big profiteer who is pretending to be a public servant."
"Who is a profiteer? I said, what you said is wrong. I think you are prejudiced against me. You said that I am self-serving, which is true, but I am not a fake businessman. I am just riding the east wind of the times. , take off with the flow, where are you going?”
