"Han businessmen, don't do loss-making business."

It's a folk proverb, but it's being questioned today!

It turned out that while most of the merchants took advantage of Zongwang's class to sell luxury goods to the Jurchen nobles as much as possible to make huge profits, there were several merchants who did not focus on this great opportunity in front of them, but carried a large number of goods and divided into two ways to search for Maxima.

The first way is to the north, in the Han villages in Linhuang Mansion to buy a large amount of grain, field goods, transported out of the Great Xianbei Mountain to do business with the Mobei tribes; The second way is to do silk, sugar, ginseng, ceramics, glass and other things in Jinmen, through Dading Mansion, first buy through the tart lazy, and then enter the clouds, buy through the civil officials and military generals of Zonghan, and then take the southern foot of Yinshan to go to Western Xia. The scale of these two merchants is not small, and the cost of each road is worth ten thousand gold, and it is a very risky thing to travel thousands of miles with so many goods in such a troubled world, but these two merchants have no hesitation, so they also attract some small traders to follow them along the way to do some business, so that this trade route is more lively.

The news in the business circle went the fastest, and the caravan to the west spread in the business circles of the northern country of Yanjing before it passed through, and everyone inquired left and right, and finally found that the manipulators behind these caravans were Ayimusi, and behind Ayimusi was Yang Yingqi, the seventh general of the Han Department!

Since the matter is related to Yang Yingqi, not only the businessmen are concerned, but even the wealthy chieftains of the Jin Kingdom are also concerned.

Why did Yang Yingqi bother so much to buy Maxima?

All kinds of news are circulating in the markets of the East China Sea, some say that Yang Yingqi has finally begun to degenerate and start to lose his mind, and that Yang Yingqi bought Maxima to please a beauty in his new home - of course, these are nonsense in the public circle. And in the small circle of some high-ranking businessmen, there are even well-informed people who say that the reason why Yang Yingqi spent so much effort to find Maxima was because a child named "Lin Yu" cried for it.

Lin Yu? Who's that kid?

"Shhhhh Can you talk about this kind of thing? ”

"What the hell does that mean?"

"Lin Yu Lin Yu, connect the word Lin with the word Yang, can't you guess the identity of this child?"

"Oh-"

Of course, whether it is the talk of the market or the secret words of the wealthy businessmen, it is regarded as a joke when it reaches Zongwang Zonghan.

"This little unicorn spent so much effort to find Maxima, how could it be because of this kind of bad reason!"

In the end, Liu Yanzong and Han Qixian inquired about a truth one after another: "I heard that the reason why Yang Yingqi suddenly became interested in Maxima was because he got a new prescription?" ”

"Fangzi?"

"Yes, it was a recipe offered by a Taoist priest in the Song Dynasty. It is said that as long as you can gather eight pairs of horses, you can breed 8,000 horses in fifteen years according to this recipe. ”

Zong Wang was skeptical about whether there was such a recipe, but Zong Han dismissed it as ridiculous on the spot, and said: "They Han people like to engage in these gods and strange things!" I heard that when Xiaosi attacked Bianbian this time, the Southern Dynasty actually asked the Taoist priest to decide the time of the night attack, which is really ridiculous! ”

Han Fang said on the side: "Maybe there is such a recipe." ”

Zong Han said with a smile: "If there is really such a method, they would have run around for thousands of miles in the Southern Dynasty long ago, why should they get to the point where they are now lacking horses and hooves." ”

Han Fang praised: "The prime minister is wise! During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Western Regions for a few sweaty horses, but he didn't expect Yang Yingqi to be so troublesome today. He also asked: "The people who bought their horses were divided into two routes, all the way to Mobei, all the way to Western Xia, but the way to Western Xia needs to pass through the territory of our army, although they have offered filial piety money, but what should be done with it then, and please ask the minister of the country to show me?" ”

Zong Han said: "We are fighting the Great Song Dynasty and are about to appease the Han Department. Let them go, according to the agreement that had been made for them to trade in the land. Anyway, no matter how successful this thing is, it will be a waste of money and labor. I don't see any good for Hanbu in any way! ”

The business community also disagreed with Yang Yingqi's moves, thinking that a few horses were not worth such a big fight, but because Yang Yingqi acquiesced to a very attractive reward, so the merchants who sold goods to the market were still going to follow one after another, and there was even a young man in Liaokou who planned to buy goods by himself to go to Western Xia, and a friend of his scolded him for being confused after hearing about it: "People go to Mobei to go to Western Xia, and there are seven generals behind the capital, and they make up their own share, and they earn their own money, and they lose the seven generals." You didn't receive an order to buy a horse, so what's the fun! ”

The young man said, "What do you know! Although I haven't been in the north for a long time, I have heard a lot about the things of the seven generals, and when did he let the businessmen do business? Although it seems a little inexplicable this time, there must be a mystery hidden in it in the end! Hey, Brother Li, you and I hit it off at first sight, why don't we discuss something? ”

"What's the matter?"

"That's the case, I only have twenty taels of gold left in my pocket, and the goods for this trip must not be completed, if you lend me a little, I will pay back double when I come back!"

"What? You...... Are you looking for me to borrow money? ”

"Yes, it doesn't take much, eight hundred taels of gold is enough."

"you! I've known you for less than three days! Besides, even if you kill me, I won't be able to get that much money! ”

After his friend left, the young man sighed, drank and sang in the restaurant, and sighed that the world was full of people with no eyes. The young man did not refuse, and when he walked over, he sat down to drink with the old man, and talked loudly, but he did not ask the old man why he had invited him over, and he did not even tell him his name.

An old man and a young man were about to close when they got to eat, and the old man spent money to send away all the people who didn't do anything, and then he said: "This son, do you know why the old man invited?" ”

The young man laughed, "I don't know. ”

The old man said, "Does that boy know who I am?" ”

The young man shook his head and said, "I don't know. ”

The old man smiled, "You don't know who I am, but I know who you are!" You are the son of Jiangnan Chen Lao Shangshu, Xing Si, Mingchu, am I right? ”

Chen Chu was quite surprised and said, "I have never used the name Chen Chu in the northern country, how do you know?" ”

The old man sighed: "Although I have settled down in Liaokou now, I am actually from Yuezhou in eastern Zhejiang. Six years ago, I had a fate, I went to the Child's Mansion to meet Lao Shangshu, when the Childe was studying under the eaves, I saw the Childe, but the Son did not see me. ”

Chen Chu smiled: "It turns out that he is an old man." It's rare to meet in a foreign country, it's rare, it's rare. But he still didn't ask who the old man was. Nowadays, there are many merchants in Liaokou and Zhedong, and it is not surprising that they meet one or two.

When the old man saw him like this, he paid more attention to him, and said, "Then the boy won't ask me why I am invited?" ”

Chen Chu smiled and asked, "Why did you invite me?" ”

The old man was stunned, but he didn't know what to say for a while, and after a while, he said: "That's the case, I just heard that Gongzi intends to buy goods and go to Western Xia, so it's strange." Lao Shangshu is a high family, why are you interested in business? ”

Chen Chu's eyes lit up, his face was really thick, and he said, "So you heard it." Are you interested in lending me some silver taels? If I succeed in my journey to the west, I will definitely return double as much when I come back! ”

The old man smiled and said, "Eight hundred taels of gold, that's not a small amount!" ”

Chen Chu asked, "Can you take it?" ”

The old man said, "I can't take it out." ”

Chen Chu sighed, got up and said, "Thank you, father-in-law, for the wine and food, it's late at night, so I will leave." ”

The old man hurriedly stopped and said, "Chen Gongzi, what the old man asked, Chen Gongzi hasn't given the old man an answer yet." ”

Chen Chu said with a smile: "Since you can't take out eight hundred taels of gold, what's the use of me talking to you?" ”

The old man said: "The old decay gold can't be taken out, but if the son can make a point, the old man may not have a way to make the son fulfill his wish to go west!" ”

Chen Chu's eyes flashed, and he smiled: "This truth, it's easy to say!" Hanbu's Yundao is still going up, and Yang Yingqi's Yundao seems to be going up. Since he assigned such a thing, there must be a mystery in it. The deeper the mystery is hidden, the greater the benefits hidden in it! ”

The old man said: "According to Gongzi, what kind of mystery will it be?" ”

Chen Chu smiled: "I don't know. If I can see through it as a peripheral person, is it still called a mystery? But if I have the chance to travel west, then I will be able to see through it! ”

The old man pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "Okay! Just for the pride of the son, the old man will bet with the son! ”

Chen Chu asked, "What, are you willing to lend me eight hundred taels of gold?" ”

"Gold doesn't." The old man said: "But the caravan and goods are ready-made, is Gongzi willing to lead the team to Western Xia for me?" ”

Chen Chu was overjoyed and said, "Ready-made? ”

"Not bad." The old man said, "The old man is one of the people designated by President Ayimusi, and he can't be shirked. This caravan is old and decayed out of thirty percent of the money, and the other seventy percent is made up by President Ayimusi. According to the agreement, as long as the son can buy back a thousand-mile horse, then in addition to the business income, President Ayimusi will give twice the honorarium! Two horses, that's four times! ”

Chen Chu said: "No wonder so many people rushed over. Although it is difficult to walk all the way in Xixia, if the business goes well, it is not surprising that the profit will be doubled, and if you can buy a thousand-mile horse back, then this business will make four times the profit! It's just that you invested such a large amount of money and didn't go by yourself, can you rest assured? ”

The old man sighed: "I'm old, I thought I could walk around for two years, but who knew that an old illness had a few days ago, and I couldn't go if I wanted to." Although I have two sons, I am not bold enough, and I am reluctant, so I am worried. ”

Chen Chu asked again: "Then why do you believe me?" ”

The old man smiled and said, "Chen Laoshangshu's son, where else can he go!" ”

Chen Chu sneered: "It turns out that you are looking at my father's face, I'm sorry, I won't do it." After saying that, he got up and left.

The old man was shocked and hurriedly stopped: "Childe, why is this?" I praise Lingzun, but is the son unhappy? ”

Chen Chu said: "He is him, and I am me." He never liked what I did! ”

The old man was stunned, and then smiled: "It's old and confused." Ha ha! Good, good! Chen Gongzi's words made the old man feel more and more that he was not wrong. Chen Gongzi, this time Shang Lao Yu doesn't want to entrust Chen Shangshu's son, but he wants to entrust it to you, I don't know if you are willing to do it for you? ”

Chen Chu turned his sorrow into joy and said: "If I unfortunately die on the Xixia Road, then everything will be stopped." But if I am lucky enough to return, I will not take a penny of Aimus's bounty, and I will hand over a few horses to you to receive the reward! ”

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