大盛魁3 第三章（第1 / 46页）
毛尔古沁的关帝庙举行开光仪式之后，古海随银海达喇嘛回到了普会寺。将近半个月的时间里，古海和银海达喇嘛日夜厮守，除了晚上睡觉都在一起！喝茶、吃饭、散步……不停地说着什么。有时候连贴身的伙计靖安也不在跟前。古海在做什么？他在打召河牧场的主意！古海在召河牧场上发现了新的商机。
召河牧场位置在归化城北一百六十里地的地方。是一片东西八十里，南北六十里的优质牧场，一条水量充沛的河流由西而东横穿而过，滋养着牧场。召河牧场在这个八方通衢之地，一年四季都存有数量庞大的牛、马、骆驼、羊，人们把它称为取之不尽的“聚宝盆”。同时召河还被归化商人视为归化的后院。
召河牧场还是驼道的枢纽，它既是桥梁也是门户，驼道从这里向北分别通往库伦、恰克图；向西北通往乌里雅苏台、科布多。召河不畅则驼路受阻，驼道受阻，则囤积在归化城堆积如山的货物，搁置在货栈里不能运输出去，同时新疆、喀尔喀草原以及来自俄罗斯等地的皮毛、粮食和牲畜就回不到内地。
要论这片草原的归属，它是普会寺的庙产。所以古海打召河牧场的主意必须得和普会寺的主持银海达喇嘛商量。往常召庙不拿草场太当回事，只要给少许的银两，谁家的牲畜都可以在它的草场上放牧，这是许多年自然形成的规矩。召庙自己的庙产当中还有数以万计的羊群和马群，也都在这片草原上放牧。各家商号从喀尔喀赶运回来的羊和马在这里聚集，等待买主。或者养起膘以后继续往北京和南方赶运。毋庸讳言，归化城无论如何是养不下数十万只羊和马。就是说召河是归化商号的商品畜基地，或者说是归化城的后院。一般来自北京、华北的羊贩子和马贩子，归化人称羊马客人，他们都是住在归化到召河草原来看货。
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所以古海是一边筹备组织施工，一边派人四处放出舆论：古海之所以能够闯通毛尔古沁大峡谷是有神佛保佑！除了古海，除了大盛魁任谁也休想走通毛尔古沁大峡谷！
外人只知道古海在修建庙宇，不知道他指挥的驼队正在一列接一列地穿越毛尔古沁峡谷。驼帮生意的红火，无疑也成就了古海。手里掌握了毛尔古沁秘密，大盛魁的驼队在古海的带领下在驼运行占尽了先机！在一片颓势中，大盛魁的驼运业以及毛尔古沁峡谷给大盛魁带来新的财源。商场上的原则赚了钱就是本事！
由此古海在大盛魁商号也就越来越被人们所看重。古海少说话不张扬，可是影响却是一日日地扩大，地位却是一日日地提高。
但是古海回归大盛魁以后的道路并不平坦，虽然说是他人已经住到了大盛魁城柜的院子里，身上也有掌柜的名号，但是“白丁”的身份让他在字号掌柜中间显得很是另类。因为大盛魁在职的主要掌柜头上大小都有一顶买来来的官帽，或八品或四品大小不等。他明白这是字号有意对他进行的限制。限制的另一个标志就在万金账簿上古海的名字下也还没有标上一个“己”字。
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古海在出任大盛魁掌柜分管驼道事务以后，所做的第一件大事，就是在毛尔古沁大峡谷的东口又修盖了一座规模宏伟的关帝庙。这件事得到了总号大掌柜盛祯的允诺，盛大掌柜从总号一次拨出四万两白银给古海，支持他在毛尔古沁峡谷修建关帝庙。盛掌柜说：“驼运竞争显示出越来越激烈的迹象，而掌握了毛尔古沁峡谷就是掌握了驼道的钥匙。我们必须把这篇文章做足了！不能给外人插足的余地……”
整个一个夏天，古海驻扎在毛尔古沁大峡谷东口，亲自监督庙宇的施工。而召河的住持银海达喇嘛携三十二名徒弟和一个庞大的佛教乐队，为未建成的关帝庙念经奏乐、求佛祈福。将近三个多月的时间里，毛尔古沁峡谷谷口香烟缭绕，佛乐轰鸣，神秘庄穆的气氛让人肃然起敬！
搬运砖瓦沙石的驼队、马车络绎不绝。古海借鉴从前王锅头羊搬砖的办法，灵机一动召来三十名羊倌，全都是有经验的羊把式！安排他们每人驱赶五千羊往工地运砖瓦！用的全都是强壮的二岁口的羯羊。从二百里外的砖瓦烧制场搬运砖瓦！给每只羊身上背六块砖或瓦！羊群浩浩荡荡地在草原上移动，没有出半个月时间工地所需要的砖和瓦就全部运到位了。羊搬砖的奇闻很快就传开来，市面上都传说古海不是一般人物，他的事确是有神佛相佑，是凡人不能比拟的。
财东会议召开前后，在财东中间、在掌柜子中间，关于古海的负面传闻就不胫而走。不利的传闻大致有三个方面：其一是说古海欺世盗名。说古海在自己的身份未曾确定前就以大盛魁掌柜名义出现，到处活动。其二，招摇乡里。指古海家大兴土木。其三是，买名马，玩走马。不惜重金购买名马，极尽奢华。
这些负面的传闻给古海回归大盛魁以后的道路蒙上了阴影，古海成为一个颇有争议的人物。有一种舆论在大盛魁内部尤其是财东中间悄悄传播：古海其人目无法度，会给大盛魁带来麻烦和灾难！
大庙建成之后盛祯大掌柜亲自前往毛尔古沁，视察了山口和周边的环境，对新建成的庙宇十分满意。举行了盛大的开光仪式。开光仪式由普会寺的达喇嘛银海主持。
古海向大掌柜盛祯汇报驼道上的情形。听了古海的汇报，盛掌柜很感宽慰。这些日子坏消息一件接一件让他这个大盛魁新的当家人备感压力！今天听到古海说驼道上倒还算稳定，盛掌柜脸上难得地现出了笑容：“好，你好好把驼道上的事务管好！都说是天底下没有大盛魁不做的买卖，可是说到底我们大盛魁就是一家驼商，就是一家茶商。只要驼道上的优势能够保得住，只要这茶叶之路能够畅通，咱就心里有底气。”
自此以后，凡是经过毛尔古沁的驼队，在走进山口之前都要到新建成的大庙里烧香祷告！要由银海达喇嘛派出的专门管理大庙的喇嘛带领。要由喇嘛念经做法。这一套神秘的程序都是由古海和他的把兄弟银海达喇嘛商定的。带领驼队穿越峡谷的是一名古海指定的专职的领房人负责，任何人不得染指！
草原上特殊的气候留给古海施工的时间只有三个半月左右，一过立秋西伯利亚的寒流就会随时袭击草原，到那时气温骤降一切工程全都不能进行。
不仅是时间紧张，资金也不充足，总号拨给的四万两白银其实只够工程的一半还不到，其余缺口都要靠古海自己想方设法去筹措。整个归化商界处于滑坡的逆势，全归化的中国商号大都在赔累中勉力支撑。大盛魁也逃不脱厄运。盛掌柜在和古海商量毛尔古沁建庙工程的时候，也把王福林请来。盛掌柜对古海说：“王大先生也在这儿，我给你交底吧，已经是连着三年了，咱大盛魁二十六个分庄差不多都没有什么赢利！我们维持表面的繁荣靠的是从过去的公存里提取现银！你知道坐吃山空啊！……”
“是啊！大掌柜决定拿出四万两银子给你建庙，这实是不容易啊！”
“吐血啦！”
“实在是因为毛尔古沁意义重大！”