Anyone who has great ambitions must first have a territory.
Although there are many unowned lands in the Song Dynasty, not everywhere is suitable. Huangmen Mountain is located, connected to Damingfu in the front and Bianliang in Tokyo in the back. Transportation is convenient. It is backed by mountains and forests. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. A treasure.
It was only in the hands of an incompetent person like Ou Peng that he became such a small family.
If it were in the hands of capable people, it would have grown and become powerful long ago.
It turns out that Huangmen Mountain was still a place for bandits and thieves, and was strangled by various governments. There was danger everywhere and panic every day.
But what if Gao Kan recruited Jiang Jing and his group in the name of seeking peace, and then asked for a document from them.
In this way, it is justified, and it only takes time to use this foundation to grow bigger.
Moreover, Gaokan requires money and food, and only one general will be there to guard it, so it will be easy to recruit people.
His words determined the future of the first general on the mountain.
Although Lu Zhishen was not good at calculating, he was not clear-headed. When he saw Gao Kan looking at him, he suddenly understood the reason and said directly: "You want to ask the Sa family to go up the mountain to look after your home and nursing home?"
"Master is joking. How dare I ask Master to look after the home and the courtyard?" Gao Kan said with a smile.
"Even if you invite the Grand Master to go up the mountain, he will be the Dragon Gate Tiger General and the marshal all the way. All the troops and horses on the mountain will be under the control of the Grand Master."
After hearing Gao Kan's words, Lu Zhishen said with satisfaction: "This sounds pretty good to the Sa family."
"So, Grandmaster has agreed?" Gao Kan said happily.
"If you don't agree, we'll wait until you take down the place first. Whether we can save Jiang Jing and the others is a matter of two minds." Although Lu Zhishen said this, the expression in his eyebrows and eyes was obvious.
I think of him, Lu Da and Lu Zhishen, who originally had a name and a surname, and were the governor of Weizhou.
If it hadn't been for a momentary mistake, how could we have ended up in a place where we could escape our sins?
Now there is another clear path in front of us, waiting for Gaokan to get things done. No matter what explanation we get from the court, Huangmenshan is still a place for regiment training.
Even though he has no title as the leader, he can actually be regarded as a regimental commander, which is much more prestigious than Tiha.
Gao Kan was worried that Lu Zhishen would not let go easily because he was used to it, but he didn't expect that he would agree so readily.
Looking at the look on his face, he seemed to be looking forward to it.
I was surprised and happy, and now I was more certain about the plan. I had to get this done no matter what, and I had to seek a good name from Captain Gao.
After some further discussion, they all agreed that they would understand, so they went downstairs to drink and eat meat.
Yang Zhi led a group of people to guard the luggage in the backyard of the inn. The boxes contained gold and silver treasures, so they couldn't be careless.
Everyone was eating meat and drinking in front of him. Gao Kan asked people to invite him but he didn't come.
Knowing Yang Zhi's nature, he didn't force it. He asked the waiter to share the food and wine and take it to the backyard to have a bite with all the brothers.
Half a day passed like this, and it was not until the afternoon that Tian Mi hurried to the inn.
When he saw Gaokan, he said happily: "Master, please know that this time I went out of the city, I really found a good place by chance!"
Just by looking at the joy on Tian Mi's face, Gao Kan knew that he might not just complete the task and find a suitable blacksmith shop, but also gain a lot.
Tian Mi is a businessman, different from heroes like Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong.
What can move him so much and make him so excited must be something with a bright future.
Then he asked patiently: "What kind of opportunity makes Shopkeeper Tian so happy? Come and tell me."
"I want the young master to know that the villain was ordered by the young master to go out of the city to find a suitable blacksmith shop to melt gold. He walked around the city for an hour or two, but nothing was gained. He thought that he would not be able to do the job well, and was afraid that the young master would be disappointed. Suddenly, I heard someone was fighting, so I went to check it out out of curiosity."
Tian Mi explained what happened and said, "Master, do you know what the villain heard?"
"What?" Gao Kan asked following him.
"It turns out that there was a traditional blacksmith shop in the village. It was the only place for blacksmithing in the ten miles away. However, the old blacksmith suffered from a serious illness a few years ago. His only son failed to save him despite all the family wealth. He passed away years ago. There is only one young man left."
Tian Mi continued: "This young man learned the skill of blacksmithing from his father, but he was too young and was deceived. He asked a local gangster to scheme and defrauded others of his ancestral blacksmith shop. Today is When the rogue went to ask for the shop, the young man got angry and started fighting with him."
"It's a pity that this young man is an average blacksmith, but not good at fighting. He was defeated in just a few rounds."
"The villain took the opportunity to stop the gangsters, rescued them, and spent another hundred taels of silver to get back the voucher of the gangster's scheming young man, and bought the blacksmith shop."
After hearing this, Gao Kan already roughly understood the whole picture.
He just spent a hundred taels of silver to buy a dilapidated blacksmith shop in the countryside. Ordinarily, Tian Mi should not be so excited anyway, and there is not much profit at all.
Obviously, there must be other reasons for this.
As soon as his thoughts changed, Gao Kan asked: "Shopkeeper Tian, this young man's blacksmith shop is not just an ordinary run-down blacksmith shop in the countryside, right?"
"Young Master has a sharp eye!"
Tian Mi was full of joy and continued: "After the villain rescued the person, he made some inquiries and found out that the young man Lang's ancestor was once a government official. Later, although his family declined, he got a special privilege in Nanle. Si builds it for military use!"
"Sir, don't we have a source of armor now?"
Hearing this, Gao Kan raised his eyebrows and instantly understood why Tian Mi was so excited.
Not to mention Tian Mi, even him at this moment couldn't help but want to slap the table, stand up and shout.
What a precious right it is to specialize in building military power. What a precious young blacksmith is this young man?
If used well, he will be a future weapons manufacturer in the Song Dynasty!
Although the laws of the Song Dynasty did not impose strict restrictions on private people making sharp weapons, ordinary people could also buy one or two sharp weapons for self-defense, which was nothing.
That's why there are so many heroes who, when they are desperate, grab a knife and a gun and go up the mountain to become bandits.
But no one cares about making one or two. If they are manufactured in batches, it is another matter. The private craftsmen can only make do with it.
If Gaokan wants to start his own business, weapons and armor are extremely important.
He could ask Captain Gao for a reason to build a military garrison in Huangmen Mountain, but he could not ask for military supplies and construction.
In other words, without this young man, if the Huangmenshan military camp expands in the future, the cost will have to be purchased from government construction.
You can't say whether the purchased items are good or not, but the price will definitely be sky-high, and it will inevitably be manipulated by relevant officials, which will cost a lot of money.
