There were so many merchants who came that they could not be settled in the city, and most of the merchants camped outside the city. Only those big families, or those who have various connections with Khitan officials, enter the inner city inn to stay. It wasn't until late afternoon that I was roughly settled.

Merchants from all walks of life, who had been sleeping in the open for several days, poured into the city, and the first thing they did was to find all kinds of restaurants to fill their stomachs.

Feng Yuan and the three of them sat at the door of their shop, seeing that the noodle restaurant opposite was crowded with people, and many of them couldn't understand all kinds of languages. The five little guys in the noodle shop, without touching the ground, kept serving food from inside.

The noodle shop owner's craftsmanship was learned from the camp field, and it was a simplified version of the knife-cut noodles. This way of eating was brought by Du Zhongxiao, but like the knowledge in many of his memories, he only remembered a rough idea, and the details were pondered by everyone. The biggest benefit of this food is that it is fast. A huge iron pot, with a red coal fire underneath, surrounded by three masters, kept cutting noodles inside. After the noodles are cooked, there is only one topping, which is lamb bone soup, which is accompanied by several large pieces of boiled mutton, garnished with spring leeks and mung bean sprouts, which is fragrant.

In the grasslands, pasta is so precious that the chieftain may not eat it several times a year. The merchants who came this time were mixed with many small leaders of the steppe tribes, and the pasta was cheap for them, and it was a rare thing that they had never eaten. After entering the city, they flocked to various noodle stalls, ordered a large bowl of noodles, and ate happily. This kind of hard work has disappeared with this big bowl of noodles.

It's just that no wine is allowed in the city, it is all from the volcano army, and there is no ban on alcohol, and anyone can sell it wholesale. All the restaurants in the city sell alcohol without exception. The Tibetan people are addicted to alcohol, and almost no one has a big bowl in front of them, and they drink a big bowl while eating noodles.

Wei Balang looked straight at it and said to Feng Yuan: "We have seen it badly!" What kind of wool is collected, if you open a restaurant like the opposite, wouldn't it be sitting on the ground to collect money! These businesses have no craftsmanship, the ingredients are simple, but the business is so hot! ”

Feng Yuan didn't speak, and sighed secretly in his heart. He still believes that Du Zhongxiao will definitely be a good business in the future, but in the future, it seems that there is nothing more profitable than running a catering business. The capital of this business is not large, and the business is good, it is like picking up money.

Lu Xingyuan on the side said: "Brother, don't be envious just by looking at the good business over there." There are all kinds of customers in the restaurant, and there will be troubles every day, where can we stand those troubles. As soon as the Volcano Army begins to collect wool, our good days will come. ”

Wei Hachiro shook his head: "What's the trouble?" Pay the money with one hand, sit down to eat, I think this business is the best. ”

Before the words fell, I saw a diner at the opposite table jump up from the stool, took out his saber, pointed at the little servant and said sharply: "Wu Na Pocai, don't you deceive me and the people have no knowledge?" I don't accept this, I don't accept that, I will go in with you with a white knife and a red knife out! ”

The little guy was clever, and he stumbled behind the pillar behind him, stretched out his head and said: "You are so unreasonable, the big sign at the entrance of our store says that only cash is accepted, and the rest is not accepted." This is the rule set by the city, who dares to break it! You throw a stone out and say what is Hetian Meiyu, which knows the truth or falsehood? If I accept it, how will the master give it to me? ”

The diner was so angry that he was about to rush forward with his knife, but was stopped by his companion. In this kind of chaos, how could Tanglong Town not take precautions? There are a lot of soldiers patrolling the streets, and a team will pass by after a while, how dare they make trouble casually.

Lu Xingyuan on the other side looked at it from afar, and said to Wei Balang: "See? In the restaurant business, there will be fewer such things every day. ”

Wei Balang was dumbfounded, but he forgot that the merchants who came to Tanglong Town had no cash from people. Copper coins are heavy, who will carry them with them? Instead of carrying copper coins, it is better to bring some light goods.

When there was a lot of trouble in the restaurant, a team of ten soldiers came up on the street, and the first team of decent people said unhurriedly: "In Tanglong Town, which one dares to make trouble?" Use knives and guns, I don't want to live! - Grace of the lord of the city, I remember that you merchants have come from afar, and many of you have no cash with you, and there are many inconveniences in the city, so I can lend you money. Each person can borrow 100 wen a day, with a daily interest rate of 2 wen, only the principal is counted, and the interest is not calculated separately. If you need cash to use, you can come to me for a loan with the official certificate of entering the city. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar among the diners. There are quite a few of these people who have no cash on them, and many people are waiting, and the people in front of them will make a result. But I didn't expect that there was such a trick in Tanglong Town, to borrow directly.

Usury is prevalent among party members, and it is more widespread than in the Central Plains, and the first reaction of most people when they hear about borrowing is whether it is worth calculating interest, not whether there is a problem with borrowing. One hundred wen a day, two pennies, and less than two months to double, sounds like a lot, but for short-term loans, the interest is also acceptable. This kind of small loan cannot be borrowed by leisure.

At that moment, there were five or six merchants who took the official documents issued when they entered the city and went to the team to borrow money. Each of the ten soldiers had a large coat, which was full of new iron-making coins, all of which were large iron coins exchanged for copper coins one to one. It was explained that it was common in Tanglong Town, and the amount was not large, and those merchants had no objections, and they signed and signed each of them, and each received a hundred iron money.

A big bowl of noodles is 20 Wen, a bowl of spirits is 10 Wen, I paid the money for wine and rice, and I still have money to hang around. Someone started to start, and diners who had no cash on them went to the team to borrow money, and business was booming for a while.

Wei Hachiro couldn't help but be stunned, and muttered, "This business is better than a restaurant." ”

Lu Xingyuan said with a smile: "But this business is only done by the government." They borrow money on public deeds, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to collect it. Furthermore, which one has that big capital? Only the yamen has great courage. ”

The soldiers sent cash in time, and a conflict was resolved invisibly, and everyone was happy.

It was nearly evening, and Tanglong Town was becoming more and more lively. The people who opened the store have been working hard these days, and finally came to business, and they all breathed a sigh of relief to make back the money these days. The merchant who came from afar, after a few days of hard life, finally had enough food and drink, was in a good mood, and intended to spend money.

The news that Tanglong Town is going to be a place of trade has long been spread, but it is remote, there are not many merchants with capital, and there are many people who are not confident in the prospects, and there are not many shops in the city. Supporting the commercial atmosphere are the shops under the Volcano Officers' Mansion. The large restaurants and shops have directors hired by him, and the small stalls are mostly public servants of the yamen, which seems to be very lively for a while.

The little prince who was angry on the road finally did not fall behind, and the first group entered the city. After walking around the city, he was a little disappointed, and said to the two merchants who followed him: "It's a pity that the city lord here is from the family, but he is not from the same clan as me. In the past, our Wang family had unlimited scenery here, but the hateful thieves in the west were rampant, breaking Fengzhou in the south, forcing the Wang family to move far away, and it was difficult for me to find a relative. ”

Hundreds of thousands of Tibetan tribes, widely distributed in Fuzhou to Khitan Fengzhou within nearly 1,000 miles, although the same surname Wang, but not necessarily the same clan. The surnames of the Tibetan people come from a variety of sources, especially the Han surnames, but there is no saying that the Han people were one family 500 years ago. The two businessmen want to rely on the little prince to do business, but it's a pity that they don't dare to tell the truth.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ren Ze, a businessman trusted by the little prince, said: "It's not early, little prince, should we also eat a bowl of noodles, drink a bowl of wine, and go to rest early?" Listening to the start of trade tomorrow, you need to recuperate. ”

The little prince snorted coldly: "Am I stupid?" A bowl of noodles costs 20 wen, and a bowl of wine costs 10 wen, how can you eat it in those restaurants? If you want to eat mutton, how many people in my clan don't have it! I saw that there were wine sellers not far from the yamen, and one jar was only 100 yuan, and I was afraid that there would not be dozens of bowls. Let's go buy a jar and bring it back to the tent to eat, save money and be happy! ”

Ren Ze was a little helpless, and said: "You can buy wine and eat it, what about the food?" ”

The little prince said: "There is no standing food sold on the street over there, you can wrap it in lotus leaves and take it back." There is fish and meat, which is not much better than noodles! ”

A jar of wine is five catties, and it is calculated as one catty and twenty wen. The one sold in the store, three bowls per catty, is actually not too bad. Moreover, most of the Tibetan people don't know how to count this kind of fine account, they all use wine and rice in the store, and this little prince is finely calculated, which is already rare among the Tibetan people.

Standing food is the fast food of later generations, which is common in big cities like Kaifeng, but it is rare in this far away. However, the Tibetan people are not used to it, and they mostly buy some from here after the wine and dinner, as snacks or supper.

The most conspicuous thing on the stall is all kinds of fried goods. From twist flowers, fritters, etc., to fried fish and meat, there are many patterns. It looks good, and the golden color is extremely attractive. Especially for the oil-deficient steppe nomadic tribes, it is even more attractive. Of course, the most important reason is that it lasts for a long time after frying in oil, unlike other foods that spoil quickly. The more you fry, the more economical it is to use oil, and it is more cost-effective than other foods.

The little prince pointed to the fried fish pieces on the stall and gestured to Ren Ze, and said to him: "See, there are good fish here." How many times have you eaten fish in the tribe before? Let's weigh two catties and go back, eat a good meal! ”

The price of fish in this area is extremely cheap, Ren Ze went up and asked, five yuan is a big dollar, and Huan Huan happily bought thirty yuan. I picked up pickles and bought some, but when I wanted to buy mutton, the little prince was unwilling. I don't know how many sheep I have at home, how can I eat here?

Looking left and right, I saw a large piece of leg meat in the middle of the stall, red in color, crispy and rich in oil, so Ren Ze asked what it was.

The little guy who sold the goods said: "This is the best fat pig, the best leg meat, carefully made hooves, a 200 wen." ”

Ren Ze was taken aback: "It's the same meat, how can it be so expensive?" ”

The little guy smiled: "The guests are joking, there are fat sheep all over the mountains here, but pigs are rare, of course they need this price." ”

Ren Ze shook his head, thinking that the little prince would be too expensive, so he didn't ask more questions and continued to look at other foods.

But he didn't want the little prince to point to the hoof, and said categorically: "I have eaten a lot of mutton, but I haven't eaten pork a few times." 200 wen is 200 wen, we borrowed a few hundred wen today, can't we afford it! ”

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