Standing at the head of the city, looking at the brightly lit place outside the city, Du Zhongxiao said to Zhang Qi beside him: "Deploy, the casinos on that side are mixed, don't restrain your subordinates, don't go there, so as not to get into trouble." Wu Dutou, who was in charge there, was originally a meritorious player in catching thieves in Jinju, and was specially transferred here. This person has been messing around in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he knows those dirty methods. This kind of person is capable of doing things, but he can't be trusted, so he must pay attention to the deployment. ”

Zhang Qi nodded in agreement. He has been in the army for many years, and he has seen a lot of strange things, and it is not surprising that Du Zhongxiao built a casino. When Xia Zhu was the envoy of Shaanxi Road, he was still a prostitute in the army. However, the casino was too dangerous for the soldiers, and they had to be strictly restrained from going there. If you gamble hard, you will disturb the morale of the army if you owe gambling debts.

Sighing, Du Zhongxiao said: "Here in Tanglong Town, business is prosperous now, and the money that is handled every day is tens of thousands. This money depends on the special nature of this place and the communication with the grassland and the Western Regions. When business starts, things on the casino side will inevitably be there and cannot be avoided. I have ordered the Chamber of Commerce in the city to try to restrain the original merchants in the city not to go there, and there is no way to do it if they are really dead. The casino was not built to make money, nor to cater to the merchants, but to attract the rich and noble people of the Northland. Remember this, don't poison your own people. ”

Du Zhongxiao mentioned this to Zhang Qi many times, and Zhang Qi understood what Du Zhongxiao meant. Why do you have casinos when there are more rich people, so why don't there be casinos in the big cities of the Central Plains? Or because this place is special, in order to attract people from the north. In order to attract the rich from the north, the consumption here in Tanglong Town must be extremely luxurious, making it a gold cave around it.

Most of the merchants from the Central Plains came here, and most of them were organized, and many of them were sent here to do business. Business development cannot only rely on businessmen, what is really useful is developed logistics, and convenient money exchanges. There are cabinet shops in Tanglong Town, and merchants in the Central Plains do not have to bring a large amount of cash. The goods were transported from Tanglong Town, and there was a fixed convoy to the Volcano Army, which now extends to Fuzhou. Merchants can send people to buy goods here, and they can live in the Volcano Army and Fuzhou to receive the goods. In the future, with strength, this freight line will extend to Bingzhou, all the way to Luoyang and Kaifeng.

The consumer industry here in Tanglong Town is for merchants from the north. For the merchants of the Central Plains, it is a convenient business environment and a well-developed and convenient financial and logistics system. Take advantage of it and prevent harm, otherwise Du Zhongxiao will definitely have opinions on what Du Zhongxiao did.

How much money does a casino make for the government? Large-scale business is fundamental.

Looking at the inside of the city, it is much more deserted than a few days ago, and even many restaurants have moved outside the city. This is how people like to join in the fun, and the noisier the place, the more it attracts them.

After standing for a while, Du Zhongxiao said again: "Deploy, I will return to the Volcano Army tomorrow to deal with government affairs." After that, I and the deployment, the two of us rotate here for a period of one month, how about it? ”

Zhang Qi said: "I will rely on the army." To be honest, I've been here for half a year, and I'm really tired of it. There is also this kind of place, and the soldiers cannot stay for long. Starting tomorrow, we will rotate all of them. Otherwise, no matter how strict I am, it will be difficult to ensure that my subordinates do not cause chaos. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled and nodded: "Okay, that's it." Also, the military discipline here is stricter than that in the mainland, and the soldiers can't be left without benefits, otherwise who would be willing to come? Later, those who guarded the city here gave them a reward of 500 wen a month, and they did not praise them. ”

"So much for the best! This place is located in the land of Tibet, and there are countless temptations in the city, and the rewards and punishments are clear. It is a good thing that the yamen can save a lot of right and wrong by taking out a few hundred yuan of money. Manage the army, sometimes you don't have to care about these little money! ”

Listening to Zhang Qi's words, Du Zhongxiao shook his head with a wry smile: "Deployment, a few hundred times a month, is not a small amount of money." If there was no Tanglong Town, or even a cabinet shop, the Volcano Army would not be able to take out this money. ”

Zhang Qi also smiled. A few hundred times a month, he didn't dare to think about it half a year ago.

In a tavern outside the city, Feng Yuan and a few merchants sat under the shed, blowing the night breeze, which was extremely cool.

A merchant put the bowl on the table and said, "Good wine!" Good meat! Come on, it's almost full! ”

Feng Yuan poured wine for the guests and said, "Brother, there is all the wine and meat here, use it slowly." ”

The guest picked up a large skewer of roasted mutton on the table, tore off a piece and ate it, chewing it, and said, "This meat is so fragrant that it is tender on the inside, and we can't roast it there." Tanglong Town is really a good place. ”

Feng Yuan said: "Brother, this meat skewer is smeared with oil and benzoin when grilled, and benzoin is added, the price is expensive, and it is naturally delicious." ”

After eating a few skewers of meat and drinking two bowls of wine with a few guests, Feng Yuan said, "A few brothers, how is it here in Tanglong Town?" ”

Several people nodded together: "Okay, good, we have lived for decades, and we have never seen such a prosperous place." It's strange to say, we came to Tanglong Town a few years ago, and it wasn't so lively at that time. ”

Feng Yuan said: "You are all familiar with Shoushun, and you don't have much knowledge, of course you can't build such a prosperous place." ”

Several people laughed together, and one said: "Come to Shoushun Naya, if you see your place become like this, your intestines will be repentant!" ”

After a few words of gossip, Feng Yuan said seriously: "A few brothers, as long as you have wool to sell to me in the future and make a lot of money, you can come here in Tanglong Town if you want to." Flowers are blooming here, and playing for a few days will not be in vain. ”

The one who spoke before patted Feng Yuan's shoulder: "Peace of mind." We have a lot of wool there, as long as you are willing to pay for it, you can buy as much as you want. Hundreds of miles south across the mountains, there are sheep grazing everywhere. ”

Feng Yuan said cautiously: "I'm just afraid that it will be inconvenient for trafficking-"

The man laughed: "Taiwei Yiling Ji who is stationed on the other side of the Yellow River is my elder brother of the same clan, and he grew up together when he was young, what's the inconvenience?" As long as you let me make money, I will sell you as much wool as I want. What do you buy me for, though? There is a field in Hengshan, don't mess with me with a tea handkerchief! ”

Feng Yuan smiled slightly, took out a piece of woolen wool from his body, and put it in the man's hand: "How about using this thing in exchange?" ”

The man's eyes lit up as soon as he touched it with his hand. There is no shortage of wool in the party, but the textile craftsmanship is rough, most of them are coarse wool and short brown, and the finest is the felt carpet, which is not competitive in this area at all. This velvet was recently made by the Volcano Army, and it is extremely soft and feels no less than silk to the touch. Woolen wool can be used to make winter clothes, and the price of this kind of fabric is more than gold in the party.

After touching it for a while, the man asked Feng Yuan with a smirk: "Outside, how many catties of wool are exchanged for such a piece of cloth?" ”

Feng Yuan smiled and shook his head: "My brother is a knowledgeable person, why tell lies?" We don't have to argue about the price, just according to the market price in Tanglong Town, you sell me wool, and I will exchange it for you. The elder brother returned to the west, and the price increased several times. ”

The man looked at Feng Yuan and suddenly sank his face. The two looked at each other for a while, then suddenly smiled, pointed at Feng Yuan and said, "Outside, you are an interesting person, you can make friends!" The market price is the market price, but you have to be sure that my wool will be shipped and bought immediately! ”

Feng Yuan nodded slowly: "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!" My brother's wool arrived, and my wool hands delivered! ”

There are many grades of wool, and the wool here in Tanglong Town is relatively coarse, and it is not easy to weave high-grade fabrics. But here is a little good, there are many goats. Goats produce cashmere, and although it is difficult to harvest and difficult to handle, the woven fabric is extremely delicate. Especially on the party side, there are a lot of goats, and they don't know how to weave into clothes, and the herdsmen don't harvest them at all.

Feng Yuan connected with these party members for the cashmere in their hands. Cashmere is mixed in fine wool, and the fabric that comes out is extraordinarily delicate. Although it is not as good as the cashmere sweater of later generations, in this era, it is already the most high-end fabric, and the price is more expensive than silk.

The trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains has always been the sale of goods and the inflow of currency. In addition to the geographical advantage of being a transit between the East and the West, there is also their fine weaving technology. Compared with silk and cloth, it is not comparable to the Central Plains, and the technology of wool fabrics is much stronger than that of the Central Plains. With the craftsmen from the Western Regions, the output and quality of wool textiles of the Volcanic Army have risen to a higher level, and the demand for wool has increased a lot.

For Feng Yuan, it was no longer enough to only have the Khitan merchants in the north, so after a lot of thought, he finally connected with the party members. Between Tanglong Town and Dangxiang, there is an unguarded blank area for hundreds of miles, and it is easier for merchants to smuggle than Khitan. The production of party items was even more backward, and although there were many sheep, most of the wool was useless and was not sheared at all. In order to cut the sheep, he threw it away, and there was nowhere to sell, so he hit it off with Feng Yuan.

Most of these businessmen who came had a relationship with the generals of the party's garrison nearby, and ordinary people could not do this business. The leader is named Wujin, and he is the same clan of the opposite party as the general Yi Lingji, and it is particularly difficult.

After using the wine and meat, Wujin touched his stomach, smiled, and said to Feng Yuan: "I heard that you can gamble and play tricks there." Outside of the staff, let's go in and play for a while, win a few dollars, and go over there to find a little lady to sleep. ”

Feng Yuan hurriedly shook his hand: "I can't help it!" I didn't know how to gamble since I was a child, how dare I go into that kind of place? There is a gold cave in it, and it is not enough to bring in any money. After playing for a while, I came out empty-handed! ”

Wujin said: "What are you afraid of!" I've gambled since I was a kid and never lost! ”

Feng Yuan refused anyway. He is not a fool, he must pay for it himself when he goes in, and let these people gamble. How much money does he have enough for these people to squander? On the table, a pile of money is put on it, and it is gone in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that Feng Yuan insisted on refusing, Wujin was helpless, so he had to say: "Since you don't gamble outside the staff, that's it." It's just a long night, and I don't want to sleep. We don't have any cash on us, so it's better to do this, my brother will take a few dollars, and we will go in and play casually for a while. ”

Feng originally wanted to say that there is everything in the casino, and no matter what you use, it can be exchanged for cash. Think about it again, do these people make it clear that they want to take advantage of themselves, or forget it.

took out the usual money and said: "I came in a hurry, and I don't have much cash on me." This has always been taken by my brother, not too little. ”