Tang Longzhen, Feng Yuan threw the dust on his body, sat down by the door, and said to Lu Xingyuan inside: "It's almost cleaned up, my brother will inform Hachiro, take a break." In the evening, we went to buy some wine and celebrate. ”

Lu Xingyuan shouted Wei Balang inside, sat down beside Feng Yuan outside the door, and said: "We have been here for ten days, and this city is still deserted, and there are not many businessmen. The officer said that he was going to make a big deal here, why didn't there be any signs? ”

Feng Yuan said: "What's the hurry, what the official said, it must be true." It's not a bad thing that we're here first. Don't you see that in the past month or two, the government has bought most of the storefronts in the city? It's always good to follow them. ”

Lu Xingyuan sighed: "We have collected a lot of wool these days, and things look chaotic and pickled, which really doesn't look like making money." I've lived for decades, and I haven't seen how to weave cloth out of that. ”

Feng Yuan said: "This is the limit of my brother's knowledge. Many sheep farmers in the Northland wear woollen clothing, so why is it difficult? ”

While the two were gossiping, suddenly there was a bell sound on the street, getting closer and closer. After a while, I heard the market being lively and full of people.

Feng Yuan and Lu Xingyuan didn't know what was going on, so they hurriedly got up to look. I saw a large convoy coming on the street, and I was afraid that there would be no more than 100 cars in front of and behind. The crowd was followed by the convoy, all excited, shouting along with the convoy.

I stepped forward and asked someone, only to find out that the goods transported by the Volcano Army Yamen had arrived. As soon as the goods arrived in Yamen, the business here officially opened.

Feng Yuan didn't understand, and asked a businessman-looking human: "Brother, if you don't know anything about it, please let me know." Since the news came out that there is no tax for merchants here in Tanglong Town, many businessmen have come, why have they only started to do business now? ”

The man laughed, "You don't know anything. What big business do we have as small merchants? Only when the yamen made a move and brought in a large number of goods could it attract large merchants from afar. Their business went up, and the tide rose, so we drank some soup and water. ”

Feng Yuan still didn't understand, so he didn't want to ask again, and said, "May I ask my brother, what kind of goods did the yamen transport this time?" ”

"Sugar, the best sugar!" The man looked at the convoy on the street, his eyes lit up. "With so many cars, I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of catties? This object is extremely valuable in the Northland, and its price is greater than that of gold and silver. Let me tell you, I don't know how many Hu merchants are waiting for these goods in Dongshengzhou in the north. When the news gets out, they will inevitably flock to it! That's when those of us talk to them about business. ”

Feng Yuan suddenly realized and nodded again and again. Now in Tanglong Town, there are basically all merchants from the Song Dynasty who tried their luck here, what kind of business can they do? If there is a trade in the mainland, why bother to come to this land. Business here, in the final analysis, depends on trade with the nomads of the north. If you want to start, you must have a large amount of goods to attract Hu merchants, and only when the yamen makes a move can you have such great courage.

Leaving the crowd, Feng Yuan watched the convoy leave, returned to his shop, and summoned the two brothers and said, "Okay, okay, the yamen has transported tens of thousands of catties of sugar." In a few days, there will be countless Hu merchants coming to the north. Let's think about how to do business with them. ”

Wei Balang said: "Didn't the Zhijun say that the wool business is very promising in the future, let us buy wool?" ”

Feng Yuan said: "We are now buying wool from the nearby Xiaofanbu, and the quality is not good, and we have to make cash, so the business is actually not good." With Hu merchants coming, why bother doing business with them again? Isn't it good to buy wool directly from Hu merchants! However, if you want to buy from the Hu merchants, you must have goods to trade with them, and you can't use cash. You all have an idea, what goods are suitable? ”

Lu Xingyuan and Wei Balang listened, knew what Feng Yuan meant, nodded yes, and the three of them sat together and pondered.

As the Yellow River froze, the Khitan attack on the party was like an arrow, and tens of thousands of troops gathered on the border. Dongshengzhou, adjacent to the bank of the Yellow River, was the hub of the attack, and the southwest recruited Xiao Pu Tart to personally sit in charge. The army gathered inside and outside the city, and the Yellow River was connected by the oars, which was extremely busy.

Yelu Buhua left his dwelling, turned over his horse, went out of the city gate, and soon arrived at a military tent on the bank of the Yellow River.

After the ceremony, after entering the military tent, Yelu Buhua's face was full of joy, and he said to Yelu Yuanzuo inside: "Brother, the news from the south that the sugar has been transported to Tanglong Town!" I heard from the messenger that there are as many as 50,000 catties, and this is a good opportunity to make a fortune! ”

Yelu Yuanzuo was shocked, hurriedly went out of the tent and looked left and right, and said to Yelu Buhua: "What time is it now?" The army is about to march, be careful! The wall has ears, if anyone listens to you, report to the king, how can we explain! ”

Yelu Buhua smiled and said, "Brother be careful! It is precisely because the expedition is imminent and everyone is busy that no one cares about our affairs. When I went to Dongjiazhai a few years ago, I asked about the price of sugar there, one pound and two copper coins. 50,000 catties is 100,000 yuan! Not to mention much, we only need to double the price and sell it, and we can get 100,000 yuan. 100,000, brother, this number makes people unable to sleep when they think about it. ”

Yelu Yuanzuo returned to his seat and sat down, and muttered: "There are a lot of people who go to Tanglong Town to trade with the southerners this time, many people have one point, and there are not many hundred thousand guan left. Alas, although this business is large, there are really more people who use it. ”

Yelu Buhua said: "I don't care so much, my brother and I share 100,000 yuan, others want to make money, and they will sell it at a higher price!" ”

Yelu Yuanzuo raised his head suddenly: "Fifty thousand for one person?" That's a lot of that—"

"Brother, this is the first business, how can I make more money? In the future, this road is familiar, the business is getting bigger and bigger, and we must save some capital in hand first. You are in charge of the grain and grass of the army of the party, this opportunity is rare in a hundred years, and it must not be missed! ”

Yelu Yuanzuo is from the Han family like Gao Jianu, but it is not the same branch, his branch is officially given a surname and belongs to the royal family. The first wife was the daughter of Xiao Xiaomu, the privy envoy of the Northern Yuan, and the second wife was the daughter of Xiao Shanning, the prime minister of the Northern Mansion. On this expedition, Yelu Yuanzuo stayed in Dongshengzhou and was in charge of logistics and grain. Yelu Buhua and Yelu Yuanzuo have known each other since childhood, and deliberately made this arrangement. In charge of logistics, there are countless conveniences for doing business with Tanglong Town in the south, and Yelu does not intend to do a big job.

After persuading for a while, Yelu Yuanzuo finally couldn't resist the temptation of tens of thousands of dollars, and said categorically: "Okay, when the king sets out in a few days, I will send a caravan south!" However, brother, your heart is too big, and you will sell nearly a thousand good horses at once, and this matter cannot be hidden. In this trade, be sure to bring back some goods that are useful in the army. If you just bring some tea silk, it will be difficult for the king to explain there. ”

Yelu Buhua smiled and said, "I have already thought of this matter!" Du Zhijun of the Southern Volcano Army agreed to sell us a thousand jars of good wine. The best liquor in the army, and there is nowhere to buy it, what else can the king say? It is forbidden for us to sell horses, and wine is forbidden to compare it to grain. ”

This business is too big, Yelu Yuanzuo is a little uneasy, and says to Yelu Buhua: "50,000 catties of sugar, you want to collect 100,000 yuan, how to collect this money?" We don't have that much money to buy all the sugar back. ”

Yelu Buhua said with a smile: "My brother is in charge of the grain and grass of tens of thousands of troops, and his subordinates want ships and boats, people and people, pack animals and pack animals, and what capital do you have to pay!" One is the freight, the other is the tax, just tell the number of merchants who go there, we collect the money! ”

Yelu Yuanzuo was taken aback: "This is not a business without capital?" ”

"This business can only be done by us, with countless risks, what's wrong with trading without capital? If this path is passed, other people will make a lot of money in business in the future, and everyone will benefit. The first transaction, I had to let them break the bank. ”

Yelu smiled bitterly: "If you do this, this time you are selling sugar, you can't sell it for ten pounds?" ”