Chang'an City is an international metropolis, even if winter comes, the West Market is just as lively.

Even, because the weather is getting colder, the business of the cloth shop in the West Market has become better.

The linen cloth of the Fanyang Lu family is a must in Datang, they have mastered more than 30% of the supply of linen in Datang, and they are the undisputed monopolist in the industry.

Don't look at the figure of 30% does not seem to be very high, but you have to take into account that many farmers are self-sufficient, all the linen is woven by themselves, and the people who really need to buy linen in the market are ordinary residents in various towns.

Therefore, the Fanyang Lu family occupies the linen market of Datang Sancheng, in fact, it basically monopolizes the linen market in major cities.

Naturally, in a trade center like Xishi, there are also shops of the Fan Yang Lu family.

Fanyang linen shop, this is the Lu family's linen sales point in the West Market.

"Shopkeeper Lu, the quality of this autumn's linen is very good, you see, the distance between each twine is very small, and the thickness of each twine is very equal, it is really a rare good material."

An old man in the shop with a smile on his face introduced the large amount of linen that had just been hoarded in the shop to Lu An.

Whether it is a food merchant or a cloth merchant, hoarding is essential.

The quality of this year's linen cloth is particularly good, after years of construction, Datang's economy has begun to recover, Lu An faintly felt that the linen shop ushered in a new opportunity to make money, so since this autumn, he has been constantly instructing the following guys to buy linen cloth transported to Chang'an from all over the country.

"This Hebei linen is really different, Lao Zhang, you are an old man in the shop, I don't worry about you doing things. A few days ago, I reported your idea to the owner, and the owner not only agreed, but also allocated 50,000 yuan from the account for us to use. From now on, until next year, we will collect all the linen cloth that is transported to Chang'an from other places, and then sell it slowly! Lu An looked at Lao Zhang with high spirits.

Lu An is only forty years old this year, and he is already the person in charge of Fanyang Lu's linen industry in Chang'an City, and he is just around the corner from taking charge of Fanyang Lu's business.

Although most of the five surnamed Qiwang children look down on businessmen, the status of businessmen is actually not low. Especially within the family, the children who control the business power of the family are often expected to become the core members of the family.

"Fifty thousand? Not only did the owner not siphon away this year's profits, but also allocated an additional 50,000 yuan to us? The wrinkles on Lao Zhang's face bloomed with a smile, "Shopkeeper Lu, don't worry, after a year, no, as long as half a year, half a year later, the price of linen in Chang'an City is your final say, if you want it to be high, it will be high, if you want it to be low, it will be low!" ”

"Haha~ Okay, that's good! Food, clothing, housing and transportation, clothing is the first, as long as the linen pricing power of Chang'an City is thoroughly mastered, the Guanzhong region is basically inseparable from the palm of our hands, and the head of the family must be very satisfied. ”

"Shopkeeper Lu, don't worry, I'll personally go to Hebei now to determine the situation of the next batch of linen."

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The scene where Li Kuan met Chu Suiliang and Ma Zhou for the first time left a deep memory on the two future prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty.

"King Bin, Dengshan, come, how about you two take a look at this woolen thread?"

After a simple greeting, Li Kuan knew that the two generals he had ordered had finally arrived.

Ma Zhou listened to Li Kuan's words, but he didn't say much, he directly stepped forward and picked up a circle of wool thread, put it in front of his nose and smelled it very seriously.

It seems that he is still a person who knows the warmth and coldness of the world.

People who have used wool products know that there is a smell of that thing, although there is a way to get it to the seven, seven, eight, eight, eight, but the process is very complicated, mink, fox skin, these high-value things are okay, can afford this processing cost, such as wool, relying on traditional processing methods, there is no future at all, otherwise a large amount of wool in the grassland will not become garbage.

"There is no peculiar smell, lord, what secret process is used to tann these wool threads?" Ma Zhou looked at the large pile of wool thread in front of him, then looked at the wool thread in his hand, and looked at Li Kuan with anticipation.

Food, clothing, shelter and transportation, everyone knows their importance.

It can be said that if this problem is solved, a prosperous era will come!

"That's natural, and I can let Wang Fugui lead you to visit the wool workshop from beginning to end. Don't underestimate this little wool, this is an important magic weapon for this king to control the grassland! ”

"Control the grasslands?" Chu Suiliang frowned, "Lord Wang, with all due respect, since ancient times, there has been no Central Plains Dynasty that can really control the grassland, the grassland is too big, and the Hunu are too scattered, and they are not controlled at all. Even the Eastern Turkic regions that were conquered just last year have no way for the imperial court to really manage them, and they are nothing more than the establishment of the Yunzhong Governor's Mansion and other government offices to symbolically manage them. ”

"Lord, although Dengshan's words are not listened to, but they are heartfelt words, Your Majesty arranged for the prince to come to Liangzhou, although he hoped that the prince could stabilize the great northwest, but he did not expect the prince to be able to completely control the grassland, the grassland is uncontrollable!" Ma Zhou frowned when he saw Li Kuan, worried that he would blame Chu Suiliang.

Along the way, Ma Zhou and Chu Suiliang became friends, and he naturally didn't want to meet on the first day, so Chu Suiliang and Li Kuan stiffened their relationship.

After all, not all people can accept subordinates like Wei Zheng like Li Shimin.

"No, I don't agree with you. Everything in the world has its own laws of operation. Whether it is the Huns or the Turks, why do they keep invading the Central Plains? ”

"Lord Wang, my subordinates think it's because it's to plunder supplies. But what does this have to do with wool? What does it have to do with controlling the grasslands? Ma Zhou thought for a few breaths and gave his own answer.

"Yes, of course it does. To put it bluntly, the Turks want to invade the Tang Dynasty, or those low-class herdsmen are willing to follow and fight desperately, for the simple reason that they are too poor and need to rely on plunder to make themselves rich. Li Kuan put down the wool thread in his hand and stood up with his hands behind his back.

"Think about it, if the grassland herders could live a more prosperous life without robbing, would there still be so many people willing to fight hard?"

Li Kuan's rhetorical question made Ma Zhou and Chu Suiliang fall into deep thought.

If it were you, you would definitely choose a more easy way to get rich, of course, provided that this solution is really feasible.

Obviously, now Li Kuan's purchase of the herdsmen's wool is to provide them with a way to get rich.

Ma Zhou: "Lord Wang, I think I understand what you mean. Food, clothing, housing and transportation, clothing is the first, but is it not enough to rely on wool alone? ”