Chapter 34: Be Prepared
The name of the chief steward of the Miao trading house was Guido, and after listening to Accardo's report after returning from Accardo, he felt that the most important thing was the attack on the princess. There is also the fact that Accardo recognizes that the man in black is from the Blue Clan. Guiduo hurriedly told the leader of the Miao people in Shaocheng about these two things.
Therefore, the leader of the Miao people knew in his heart, so that when Princess Ram summoned all the leaders of Shaocheng, he could know the ins and outs of the matter and make the right decision.
When this was done, Guido called Accardo over again and asked him carefully. When he knew that Zhao Chongyi's caravan guards were very numerous, and they were all elites, along the way, they scattered all the bandits, which saved a lot of money on this trip back, because the money that should have been paid tribute to the bandits was not spent. Also, they brought a lot of goods, although they didn't see what kind of goods, but from the daily wear and conversation of Zhao Chongyi and his wife, Accardo must be first-class goods. You must know that the clothes worn by Zhao Chongyi and his wife are the best Dachu satin they have ever seen. Even some of them are Nanyang silks that are very popular in Dachu recently, and they are not easy to buy in Dachu.
These all show that the strength of the Zhao family's caravan is strong. When Guido heard this, the businessman's instinct told him that this must be a big customer and must be maintained. Sure enough, on the same day, the Miao People Trading House reported that the Zhao family caravan had gone to trade with the Qin People Trading House and bought all the most valuable old and excellent goods in the Qin Ren Trading Bank's inventory. Not to mention, it is said that the goods used by the Zhao family caravan to trade are all the best goods of Dachu that Shaocheng has never seen. However, the Qin people firm took out all their family funds. did not eat all the goods of the Zhao family's caravan.
As soon as Guido heard the news, he immediately made a decision, and borrowed a lot of silver from the Miao leader overnight, and also purchased a lot of excellent goods from the Miao leader's treasury. Because, he has already posted to Zhao Chongyi and his wife, inviting Zhao Chongyi and his wife to come to the Miao business house for a banquet.
Sure enough, on the third day after arriving in Shaocheng, Zhao Chongyi and his wife came to the Miao people firm. As in the Qin Ren Trading House, business matters are naturally handed over to the stewards to do. Zhao Chongyi and his wife are Miao people's firm. There are also some things that the Miao people are more interested in.
These. Guido didn't doubt it either. Guido has presided over this Miao Ren firm for many years. He was sent from the city of Canton. There were more Dachu merchants who came into contact with Guangzhou City. I also know a little about Da Chu, and I have seen more people. I know that the sons and daughters of some big merchants are not here to trade at all. They just went out to practice.
Although this place in southern Xinjiang is under the jurisdiction of Great Chu, but. As a matter of fact. But it is a place that does not accept the king. Da Chu didn't even have officials here. This place only nominally belongs to Da Chu. There are many ethnic minorities here. There are also many mountains, which are full of legends.
Many sons and sons of Da Chu took advantage of the opportunity of the family caravan to come here to hunt for curiosities. Although Guido has not met Zhao Chongyi and his wife, but. can also guess that this should also be a son-in-law who is not bad for money. The most important thing for such sons and brothers is money, and they don't even think about how much money they make from the trade of the caravan. Anyway, these are all managed by capable stewards brought from home.
They were most interested in the anecdotes of southern Xinjiang and the different customs of various tribes. Therefore, Guiduo was very interested in talking about a lot of traditional customs of the Miao people, and in the end, he also invited Zhao Chongyi and his wife to visit the tribe inhabited by the Miao people in Shaocheng tomorrow. With Guido's face, Zhao Chongyi and his wife will definitely be personally received by the Miao Shaocheng commander.
This mention is in the minds of Zhao Chongyi and his wife. They hurriedly agreed. And gave Guido a few gifts. Among them are two exquisite satins brought by Zhao Chongyi and his wife. This made Guido very happy.
After the banquet, Zhao Chongyi and his wife went back to the inn.
Guido couldn't wait to call Accardo and take a look at the ledger of today's transaction.
Accardo is also very happy and said: "Our transaction today was very successful. Those precious medicinal materials that we have stored for many years, as well as those milky colored stones of great value, have all been bought by the Zhao family caravan. The most glad thing is that because we are well prepared, the precious medicinal herbs that you took out from the chief's treasury last night have also been taken and bought this time. Because these items were not purchased by us, we made less money, but we couldn't hold back the transaction volume, so we still made a lot of money. ”
Guido was very proud, how wise he had been to make yesterday's decision. This time, he was better than the Qin firm. Of course, this is mainly due to the support of the Miao people in Shaocheng.
Guido said: "We Miao people must be very happy this time. For him, those herbs piled up in the storehouse didn't do much of a thing. Instead, it takes up space. This time it was all exchanged for a huge amount of silver, and he must have been very happy. By the way, if he has silver, he will definitely buy those precious silks and delicate porcelain from Dachu from our trading house. ”
Accardo said: "It just so happens that because we have sufficient funds, we have bought a lot of high-quality goods from the Zhao family's caravan. Do you want the chief steward to go and see the goods? I haven't seen these goods when I was purchasing them in Dachu. Even in Dachu, it is also a hot item. ”
Saying this, Guido was tempted and hurriedly followed Accardo to take a look.
Sure enough, the texture of the goods is very good. This made Guido happy to ask, "Have we run out of money in stock?" ”
Accardo hurriedly said, "Yes, not only have we run out of money in stock, but we have also run out of money that you borrowed from the Grand Commander yesterday. Unfortunately, we still have too little money. The Zhao family's goods are also too much, and we are just eating part of it. I estimate that half of the Zhao family's caravan has not been sold. These seem to be trading in Guangzhou City. ”
Guido was taken aback and asked, "What?" Do they have so many shipments? ”
Accardo nodded.
Guido's expression became solemn and said, "In this way, this Zhao Erye's power is really strong. There are so many high-quality goods, if you don't have power in Dachu, you can't get them if you don't have a way. Well, I'm going to send the money from today's sale to the Grand Commander. Also, I want to remind the Grand Commander that tomorrow I must have a good relationship with this Second Master Zhao. By the way, I also want to send a letter to our Miao Ren Commercial Bank in Guangzhou City. When I arrived in Guangzhou City, I thought that the Zhao family would not only trade with the Qin people's firm, but also with our Miao firm, and should also trade with the Teng clan's firm. ”
Accardo thought about it and said, "That's right." After all, the Zhao family caravan saved Her Royal Highness the princess. Her Royal Highness the Princess promised to protect the safety of the Zhao family's caravan, and should take the Zhao family's caravan to Guangzhou City together. With the personality of the Fuji Clan Trading House, they must be very enthusiastic about the Zhao family caravan that saved their princess. We can't afford to compare. That's a big customer. ”
Guido nodded.
Accardo said: "There is also a list here, which was left by the Zhao family steward, and he ordered some goods from us, all of which are top-quality Shaocheng specialties. They said that when we bought it, they would come back from Guangzhou City and buy it from us. ”
When Guido heard this, he was interested, so he hurriedly took the list and looked at it, nodded and said, "Among them, there are the most medicinal materials from the previous year." These things are hard to come by. Come to think of it, they also have such a list for the Qin Ren Commercial Bank. The Qin people should have taken action and went to various towns and tribes to collect. We're a step too late to go. However, I have another way. Don't miss out on this business. ”
Accardo hurriedly asked, "I don't know what good ideas the chief steward has?" ”
Guido smirked and said, "We don't have to go through the trouble of searching for tribes. Part of it, we have it in the Miao tribe. Some of them can be purchased from the Yiren Comptoir and the Lan Comptoir. In this way, although we make less money, there must be more goods and more transactions, and in general, it is not necessarily less than that of the Qin people's firm. ”
"That's a great idea. Even if the Qin people trading house thought of this idea, they didn't have the ability to realize it. After all, everyone knows that at least the Lan Clan Trading House does not trade with the Qin people. It seems that only we Miao people can purchase things from other trading houses because we have good friendships with all ethnic groups. It's just that we have purchased so many items, can the Zhao family eat them? ”
Guido said: "Although I don't have much contact with the second master and wife of the Zhao family, I can see that this is a master who is not bad for money." He can buy as many goods as we have. ”
Accardo said, "Yes. Sometimes, however, a merchant does not have a lot of money to buy more goods. It also depends on how much the carriage can hold. With so many things, although their caravan is large, can it fit it? ”
Guido said, "You don't have to worry about that. Come to think of it, they will have a way, don't believe it, you see, if I'm not mistaken. Such a large caravan will definitely transport some of the goods back first. Didn't you say that? This time, in order to save Her Royal Highness the Princess, many of their guards were injured. I think they will definitely send the wounded back to Dachu first. Wouldn't this take the opportunity to send some of the goods back? ”
Accardo thought the same. Along the way, he saw the love and care of the Zhao family and his wife. They will never leave the wounded alone. In this way, as soon as the goods purchased in Shaocheng are transported away, the Zhao family can free up more vehicles and buy more goods. This is not to be able to trade with their Miao people firm again.
Accardo felt that there was no need to wait for him, so he had to hurry to the Yiren Merchant House and the Lan Clan Merchant House to purchase goods.
Looking at Accardo's hurried figure, Guido stroked his beard and smiled. (To be continued......)