On this night, inside and outside the city of Tanglong Town, there was a joyful atmosphere. The merchants who came here had eaten and drunk to their heart's content, lit bonfires outside their tents, and sang and danced around. The shops in the city have survived the difficult times of the previous days and finally started to make a lot of money.

In the flower hall of the back office, Du Zhongxiao and Zhang Qi were very busy.

After a servant finished settling the accounts, he said to Du Zhongxiao and Zhang Qi, who were standing by the brazier: "Knowing the army, deploying, the small ones can understand it, a total of 52 yuan and 361 yuan have been lent today, and the profits have always been more." ”

Zhang Qi was a little sorry when he heard it: "The interest rate is lower, and I have to be consistent every day, what can I do?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "One day is consistent, thirty days is thirty times, and it is not a lot." This is a business without capital, and you can't be too greedy. The cash lent to the merchants who came was for their convenience, and for the convenience of the shops in the city, not for the interest. ”

Zhang Qi was still not satisfied. The money lent out, the Volcano Army and the Metropolitan Inspection Department each contributed half of the capital, and the money earned was divided in half, what is the use of dozens of times a month. As for the resulting business boom, tax revenue has increased, and the inspection department has not benefited.

However, there is no way to do this, the border army is doing business and returning to trade, and most of them send soldiers to sell goods, and rarely do business, making a little money. Zhang Qi thought for a while and said, "This is only the first day, there are more and more businessmen, this is a long-term business. It's a pity that we don't have that much capital. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "If the merchant borrows money, he has to spend it in these few days, and he will return it after selling the goods in a few days, so he doesn't need much capital." ”

Iron money is iron after all, and the willingness of the merchants to transport it to the Khitan and the party is not strong, and most of them circulate in Tanglong Town. The merchant spends it, the merchant makes money, and the yamen starts the next cycle by doing business, collecting taxes, and recycling. Tanglong Town is exempt from tax, and the tax of the merchant and the shop still have to be paid. The tax money collected supported the army and the yamen in the city.

On the other side, several officials followed Du Zhongxiao's instructions to calculate the business of the shops under the Volcano Army in detail. Which store, which goods, how much was sold in a day, and how much money was earned, are counted one by one. From this, it is estimated which businesses will be strengthened and controlled in the future, and the business situation will be grasped.

Roughly calculated, Yang Kongmu said to Du Zhongxiao: "Zhijun, the small one has roughly sorted out his eyebrows." Today, there are many kinds of food that are sold. In particular, the fried fish will be sold out quickly, and we will have to send more to the camp and field affairs. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Most of the people who come are from the northern grasslands, and it is rare to eat fish, so you always have to taste it when you have the opportunity." There are countless fish in the Yellow River, which are not worth much, but unfortunately now that the weather is warm, it is rare to let go. You can ask the camp to fry the fish and send it over, and fry it again when you sell it. ”

Yang Kongmu promised and instructed the officials to write it down.

The Volcano Army is adjacent to the Yellow River, surrounded by mountains, and there are many ponds of all kinds, rich in fresh fish. Fish is a food that has various ways to eat for wealthy families in prosperous areas, steamed and braised in a braised area, each with its own taste. In this era, the raw fish trays that were still popular in Jiangnan were popular, which was the sashimi that later generations said, and it was a rare good product in the hearts of many Jiangnan scholars. However, for the lower classes, the steamed fish meat is bland and tasteless, and the fish belly is even more tasteless. More precisely, their nutritional levels are not at the level of tasting the taste of fish. The lower-class people are not keen on eating fish, shrimp and crabs, and most places have the same price as vegetables. In the prairie fish is a rarity, but they have a single diet, lack of nutrients, and do not like the bland taste. At this time, the benefits of frying will be revealed, of course, the braised with heavy oil and salt is better, and the fish trays that Jiangnan people like will be rejected by them.

Du Zhongxiao's guiding ideology for the diet of Tanglong Town is to use more strong broth and more oil to cater to the taste of the nomads on the grassland. Selling roasted whole sheep in this place is going in the wrong direction and making no money.

After everything was sorted out, Yang Kongmu said: "It's also strange, there is not much wine sold today." It is said that Fan Hu is addicted to alcohol, but today the whole city only sells two or two hundred catties, just a few dollars. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't worry, they are new here, just to buy and drink." After two days, when someone returns, he will buy the whole altar. At that time, it was the time to make money by selling wine, and now it is just a matter of adding head. ”

Yang Kongmu nodded and did not speak again. He also understands this truth, and now he sells daily food, and the bulk goods have not yet started.

After a few officials were busy, Du Zhongxiao said to Zhang Qi: "Tomorrow when a few freight yards open, is the time to really do business." Deployment, we will split up early tomorrow morning, and we will see it in several freight yards to avoid chaos. There are more than 1,000 businessmen who came to Tanglong Town this time, although we have already taken precautions, we still have to be careful. All large quantities of goods are not allowed to enter the city, and only a small amount is allowed to be brought in. After the business was discussed, they went outside the city to pick up the goods and cut them outside the city, so as not to let lawbreakers bring weapons into the city and do illegal things. ”

Zhang Qi nodded yes. Prior to this, Zhang Qi led his subordinates and soldiers to build many strongholds in the city relying on the city walls, and firmly controlled the key points in the city, even if a thousand merchants rebelled together, they could also be quickly pacified. This place is special and has to do this kind of preparation. Rao is like this, Du Zhongxiao is still not at ease, some important trading places are placed outside the city, and the number of people entering the city is limited. In the future, as far as possible, the business will be placed outside the city, and the city will only be used as a place for accommodation and play. If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves, and you will cut off the idea of Khitan and party attacks from the layout.

In the tent outside the city, the little prince took a dagger, cut a large piece of meat from the hoof and stuffed it into his mouth, and nodded again and again: "This is good, it is countless times stronger than mutton!" It's fragrant, rotten, and sweet, and I've lived so big, and it's the first time I've eaten something so good! Taste it too! ”

Ren Ze cut a small piece and ate it, nodded and said, "It's a good thing, no wonder it's so expensive." We raise sheep, and the Han people in the Central Plains raise pigs, but they also make a mistake, they prefer to eat mutton, and we like to eat pork. ”

The little prince said: "What do you know, this is called rare and expensive. ”

Several merchants nodded together, thinking that the little prince had a point. Compared to lamb, pork has more fat, a better taste, and is prepared in a variety of ways. However, the method on the grassland is simple, and many of the advantages of pork cannot be brought into play.

While eating meat and drinking wine, the little prince felt very happy. The hardships and grievances along the way are all gone with this full meal. The life of the grassland is monotonous and boring, or the flower world of the Central Plains is more attractive.

After taking a breath, the little prince clapped his hands and said to Ren Ze: "Today's meal is full, and we will get up early tomorrow morning." Have you inquired about where and how to sell horses here? Many of your goods, my net worth is right away. ”

Ren Ze said: "I can understand if I inquire below." The trading place here in Tanglong Town is divided into several places. Some delicate goods, such as tea silks, such as precious jade and precious stones, such as felt carpets, are all in the city. There were also some goods, such as horses and camels, various furs, spices, herbs, and miscellaneous goods outside the city. Unlike the market, buyers and sellers trade freely, and the government does not interfere. There were also tooth men in every market inside and outside the city, but merchants were not forced to hire them. There are also bookstores inside and outside the city, where you can make a deed. I'll have to see what else happens in a few days. ”

The little prince smiled when he heard this: "I heard that the tooth people are the most treacherous, and the government doesn't force us to hire them, which one will use them!" ”

Ren Ze shook his head: "Don't say that, these tooth people are still useful." Just like selling a horse, the seller only knows the approximate price, and only the tooth man knows how much each horse is. Not to mention the buyer, the price is not known, and the horse is good or bad. ”

The little prince waved his hand: "Which one is impatient to sell one horse at a time!" Wouldn't it be nice to find a big businessman and sell it all at once! ”

When Ren Ze heard this, he didn't say much. Where is it so easy to do business? Not to mention that this kind of big buyer is difficult to find, it will inevitably be lowered, that is, how to collect money after selling is also a university question. In this kind of place, no one trades with cash, and gold and silver are rare, and the little prince sells his horse, and it takes a lot of thought to exchange it for something.

In this kind of free trade place, the more experienced the businessman, the more useful he is, and he knows that the goods are different at different prices. Just thinking about selling a large number of goods here, how much money to make, nine times out of ten you will suffer. All kinds of intermediaries with tooth people as the main body are necessary here, otherwise many transactions cannot be carried out.

Ren Ze and others came from the Western Regions, bringing spices, jade, etc., and went back in exchange for silk, the trading varieties were simple, and the business was easy to do. As for the little prince, who knows what his tribe lacks most? Ren Ze didn't ask much.

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