A clerk in a blue official uniform came over and presented a post by Lai Tongxin, who asked Zhang Han to come over to the house when he was free in the evening.

"Your Excellency, I will definitely visit you next night."

Then several big people in the fort and the proprietors of the big trading houses sent people to send posts, and Zhang Han replied one by one, lined up the dates, and went to visit them separately.

Xinpingbao has been very energetic recently, Zhang Han can obviously see that there are more people, and there are many new businesses, which is completely different from the feeling of depression at the end of last year, he knows that it should be the vitality brought up by Yusheng, and a sense of pride rises in his heart.

"The dart master and the convoy returned to the mule and horse line, and the big guy and Mr. Wang were in charge of the three cabinets, and everyone drank together in the evening."

Zhang Han turned his head to look at Liang Hong and said, "Why isn't the big cabinet person here?" ”

"I went to Daliangshan Li Zhuang and the second cabinet to meet, last year's winter snow disaster was severe, this year I am afraid that the production will be reduced again, now I need too much food, although it is bought more from all over the country, if you can collect more by yourself, it is stronger than buying, and I have a bottom in my heart."

When Zhang Han was about to leave last year, Zhou Fengji proposed that he now has a lot of cash on hand, and the annual success in the past few years is not good, if he has the opportunity to buy more land, Zhang Han didn't care, and asked Zhou Fengji to look at it, and now he has a new idea, and said quietly: "They have worked hard." ”

Liang Hong smiled and said, "It's nothing compared to the proprietor...... Proprietor, when you come back, everyone's hearts will be settled, if it weren't for the successive receipt of several letters, and the long walk, we would really be in a hurry. ”

Zhang Han said quietly: "I have to take care of it for many years when I leave this time, and I won't go out again for a while and a half." ”

Everyone was placed separately according to Zhang Han's arrangement, and everyone felt a kind of deep-rooted exhaustion, Zhang Han himself was actually the same, but he had no way to rest, under the escort of Jiang Kui, Jiang Yi and others, he and Chang Wei rode lightly and rushed to their home.

I don't know how many people gave up to him along the way, Zhang Han returned the salute one by one on the horse, and his mouth was also very polite, everyone who could get him to return the salute felt that there was light on their faces, and they couldn't see their teeth when they smiled, and they didn't know how many grinning faces they saw along the way.

Chang Wei dismounted in front of the door, and his mouth was not idle: "Brother Han, you have been gone for so long, and the influence of He Yusheng in Xinpingbao has become greater." ”

He didn't speak loudly, but suddenly someone inside shouted, "It's Young Master Wei and the eldest young master who are back." ”

Chang Wei was startled, and then the door of Zhang's mansion opened, and many people rushed up at once.

It was inconvenient for his relatives to go out in broad daylight, and Zhang Han also wondered that there was no movement at home, but unexpectedly, all the people were waiting at the door.

Many people's eyes were round, Zhang Han saw a lot of unfamiliar faces, some shopkeepers and big guy-like figures, most of the other were young men and middle-aged servants, and some maids were added, and everyone looked at Zhang Han with wide eyes.

Chang Shi stood in the lead, his eyes were already red, and he was surrounded by Chang Ning, who looked excited, in the middle of summer, Chang Ning was wearing a light green dress, Zhang Han felt that all the light was shining on her face, so bright and beautiful that he almost dared not look directly.

He glanced at the group of maids again, and saw the same excited willow, the willow seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and her face became a little sharper, but she looked more pretty and moving.

When he came down again, he saw two uncles standing in the crowd, Zhang Han hurriedly dismounted, and arched his hand: "Uncle, second uncle." ”

Chang Jinyou's face was full of messy beards, he was wearing a short jacket of fine summer cloth on a hot day, and his sleeves were also very high, he glared at Zhang Han and said, "It's good to come back, that big waterwheel ......"

Chang Jinquan interrupted his eldest brother's words and said to Zhang Han: "Brother Han, you have really worked hard this time, and it is really not an easy task to go back and forth for thousands of miles. ”

Zhang Han smiled and said: "Hard work is hard work, I can teach the second uncle to rest assured, everything is going well." ”

In the letter he received from his family in Liaodong, Chang had already mentioned that Chang Jinquan decided to focus his career on cooperating with He Yusheng, focusing on the food and grocery business that Chang was also good at.

Chang Jinquan's face showed joy, Chang Jinquan raised Zhang Han's right hand and shouted to everyone: "Our Zhang Shaodong has made a great contribution and is back!" ”

The people present cheered, they all shared the glory and disgrace with the Zhang family, and the more prosperous the main family, the more benefits they would get.

The lobby of Zhang's mansion was already full of banquets, and Chang Jinquan introduced Zhang Han to several big shopkeepers and some big guys in his store, with many names, and Zhang Han didn't remember them all.

Zhang Han only noticed that there was a shopkeeper named Tian Jitang, black and thin, and he was extremely shrewd, according to Chang Jinquan, this was an old account room with a little fame in Shanxi Province.

Tian Jitang was very modest, and said to Zhang Han: "The Longmen account method created by Zhang Dongzhu is much clearer than the previous account, and the owner is the real talent, and we are an old account flower." ”

The other shopkeepers of the Chang family are a little shelf-oriented, and their eyes when they look at Zhang Han are also a little contemptuous, after all, Zhang Han is too young, and he is Chang Jinquan's junior, so their attitude is not as humble as Tian Jitang.

The meal was eaten until the evening, and Zhang Han finally said a few words to Chang.

Chang pulled Zhang Han and cried for a while, this is not to blame her, since Zhang Han grew up to the present, he has never traveled so far, and he has walked for more than half a year, and when he set off, everyone could not imagine that it would take so long.

Chang Ning just secretly glanced at Zhang Han a few times, and a few times he met Zhang Han's eyes, and Chang Ning's fair face was full of clouds.

Chang pulled Zhang Han and said secretly: "Your marriage with Ning'er will be done this autumn, how about it?" ”

Zhang Han was excited in his heart, but he secretly glanced at Yang Liu at this time, Yang Liu's courage was much greater than Chang Ning's, and he looked at Zhang Han with hot eyes, Zhang Han was weak for a while.

"Mother, don't worry, there are some things I haven't come to tell you yet......"

"You mean this girl?"

Zhang Han was taken aback, looked at Chang's, and saw that there was no different color on his mother's face, so he was relieved.

"Yang Liu beat you and didn't think about tea and food after you left, what else did my mother not understand in her eyes? However, seeing that she is still a virgin, and the hair on her eyebrows has not dispersed, it can be seen that you are still polite, otherwise, you will not be able to see her when you come back this time...... Our Zhang family is now in business, but it is a poetry and book heirloom, if you don't follow the rules, you will be punished! ”

Only then did Zhang Han feel that his mother was not a good match, no wonder he was able to support He Yusheng for so long after the death of his grandfather and father...... Sure enough, it's a lot of two hands.

At this time, it's not the time to say about Yu Niang, Yu Niang is different from Yang Liu, she has to be a flat wife, her wife hasn't entered the door yet, she already has a concubine, and she has to have another flat wife to enter the door, which is really lively.

I can only endure it for the time being, and I won't do any of it......

Zhang Han secretly wiped his sweat, fortunately he was not very old, so he could delay it for a while, otherwise the fun would be great......

In the evening, the drunk Chang Jin Quancai left with the shopkeeper and the big guys, Chang Jin ran away early, it is said that his big waterwheel was very successful, and he had built a place along the river on the Daliang Mountain Zhuangzi, of course, the cost was not small, and it was not cost-effective from an economic point of view, but Zhang Han was very happy when he heard about it.

Of course, the geographical environment of Shanxi is not comparable with Jiangnan, and it is also worse than that of Hebei and Shandong, so Shanxi only produced merchants, and later produced mineral deposits, mainly because there are too many mountains, and there is less arable land in the plains.

Even so, the amount of tax paid in Shanxi is also very high, and Zhang Han has done a survey before, indicating that there is still a lot of potential to be tapped.

The most important thing is that Zhang Han wants to maintain a high degree of food self-sufficiency.

It is quite convenient to buy grain now, but Zhang Han is worried about the large-scale tide of displaced people from Shaanxi to Shanxi from the Apocalypse to the Chongzhen period.

"Uncle is doing a good job." Zhang Han praised happily.

Hearing Zhang Han praise his father, Chang Ning's big eyes turned into a crescent moon with a smile.

Chang Wei was a little depressed, he was not the little kid who didn't understand anything last year, Chang Wei looked at Zhang Han with a lot of worry in his eyes.

Chang Jinquan went too far, even his own uncle couldn't be so strong.

"Chang Wei, you don't have to think too much." The banquet dispersed, everyone slowly dispersed, Zhang Han patted Chang Wei on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "You go to your uncle, don't say anything, anyway, he is his uncle, at most he will get rid of the subordinates who instigated him." ”

Chang Wei responded in a muffled voice, turned around and left, Zhang Han looked at his back with thoughtful eyes in his eyes.

……

After dark, dozens of tables were set up in the mule and horse shop, and Zhang Han took the time to see Lai Tongxin first.

"Proprietor Zhang, your business has been very good recently, and our draw has also risen, and the people you left behind are very respectful to Ben." Lai Tongxin stroked his big belly and said proudly: "Since you are back, of course, it is still business as usual, and it is best for us to cooperate with each other like this." ”

Zhang Han owed a debt and said with a smile: "It's not about talking crazy here, it will only get better and better in the future." Moreover, on the way back, I thought that if the general wanted to make a move, he was willing to contribute money and efforts. ”

"Oh?" Lai Tongxin's family is also a general, but the main force is on Xuanfu East Road, which leads to his inability to rise in Datong Town, this general has been working for a long time, and if you want to be promoted to deputy general, you have to try to go back to Xuanfu, where there are also more monks and less porridge, a radish and a pit, which is so easy to get an official.

Lai Tongxin leaned over, looked at Zhang Han and said, "I know that Zhang Dongzhu's hands and eyes are all over the sky, I don't know if there is any way to tell me to take another step?" ”

Zhang Han said calmly: "Of course, the most important thing for a border general is military merit, but Beiyu has never committed a border for a long time, so your military merits are rare." Bandits, thieves, these military feats are nothing. ”

Lai Tongxin looked calm, but he was a little angry in his heart, of course he understood what Zhang Han said, it was all nonsense.

Fortunately, Lai Tongxin knew that although Zhang Han was young, he had always acted calmly, traveling thousands of miles back and forth to the border between the northern and eastern captives, and he had returned safely with dozens of people.