Where there are people, there is trade.

Since ancient times, all kinds of exquisite utensils of the Central Plains Dynasty, salt and iron utensils, are very much needed by the grassland peoples.

Li Kuan has the soul of later generations, and naturally understands the importance of trade.

In the eyes of the ministers of the Tang Dynasty, Liangzhou City can only be regarded as a border military town, nothing more.

But in Li Kuan's eyes, this is an important stronghold that radiates the Western Regions, Tuyuhun, Xue Yantuo and other grassland peoples, and if it is used well, it can make great achievements.

The northern grasslands were not really included in the actual jurisdiction of the Central Plains Dynasty until later generations, and as for the Tang Dynasty, there was no management at all.

Even if the Eastern Turks were defeated and new garrisons such as the Yunzhong Governorate were established to manage, in fact, only this part of the region was garrisoned, and the wider grassland was still ruled by other tribes such as Xue Yantuo.

Li Kuan wanted to change this situation and let the northern grasslands truly be included in the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

If this kind of thing were said to others now, no one would believe it, so Li Kuan was ready to prove it with actions.

"Shopkeeper Wang, more than 30,000 catties of wool have been purchased today, and the entire warehouse is a smell of sheep, is it necessary to continue to purchase?"

As soon as Aska followed Chu Suiliang and Ma Zhou into the courtyard of the Northwest Trade, he heard a guy complaining.

Aska, who was originally full of anticipation, turned pale after hearing this!

You can't be so unlucky, right?

Everyone else can exchange it for something when they send it over, but they don't want it when they send it over?

Originally, I thought that if this transaction was completed, I would go to the grassland farther away to buy wool and transport it to Liangzhou City to sell.

But what if people don't buy it?

Then everything is a floating cloud!

"The king's steward commanded us to come and collect as much wool as there were. He actually said that, and naturally he had a reason. ”

The person who spoke was Wang Fugui, the shopkeeper of the Northwest Trade, and after taking refuge in the Chu Palace, the business became even bigger.

This time when he came to Liangzhou, Li Kuan specially brought him with him to take charge of specific business matters.

As for the king steward in Wang Fugui's mouth, it is Wang Xuance.

Ma Zhou and Chu Suiliang were the governors and lords of the Chu Prince's Mansion, and these were all appointments recognized by the imperial court after Li Kuan's mansion was built; In other words, Ma Zhou and Chu Suiliang were actually officials of the imperial court, but they were only sent to work in the palace of the king of Chu.

Wang Xuance only wants to do things for Li Kuan, and doesn't want to do things for the court, so he has no status as a court, just a steward of the Chu Palace, which is a bit similar to Laifu's positioning, except that Laifu is more responsible for the internal management of the Chu Palace, while Wang Xuance is mainly responsible for the management of external affairs.

"This shopkeeper, I am also here to sell wool, the wool on these horses is mine, I want to change the iron pot, can I?"

Askar was afraid that something would happen if he waited any longer, so he hurriedly took a few steps forward at this time and stood in front of Wang Fugui, wanting to sell the wool.

In fact, Wang Fugui had already noticed him just now, not that there was anything special about Aska, but the two Tang people next to him, who were obviously not ordinary people.

He still has this kind of eyesight, otherwise he would not have been able to make the business so big.

"It is very clear at the gate of the Northwest Trade that a large number of wool is purchased, and we will naturally collect your wool. It's just an iron pot...... "Wang Fugui's pause made Aska nervous again.

"I ...... I have more than 700 catties of wool, and if I can't change it for a big iron pot, can I change it to a smaller one? ”

Wang Fugui was stunned for a moment, these herdsmen are really simple, the prince is right, the business in the east and west markets, where is there a business on the grassland that is easy to do.

Although I don't know what the effect of Li Kuanrang's purchase of these wools is, the purchase price of one penny on the grassland and the purchase price of one and a half cents in the Northwest Trade have basically been fixed recently.

In other words, more than 700 catties of wool in Aska's hands can be exchanged for more money, but the other party just wants to change a small iron pot to go back.

It can be said that in the eyes of these herdsmen, a small iron pot is worth a lot of money.

And in Chang'an?

The small iron pot used by ordinary people, that is, a few hundred dollars a mouthful, becomes a profit of several hundred percent in Liangzhou.

If it is transported directly to the grassland, an iron pot can even be replaced by dozens of ravines, or even a cow.

At this time, how much is the profit?

It is difficult for the Northwest trade to be underdeveloped.

"I didn't say no, I mean that your wool looks good, if you change more than 700 catties for an iron pot, you will suffer a little loss, I will give you two catties of salt."

After Wang Fugui and Aska finished speaking, they asked their subordinates to hand over the wool to him, but he himself stood up and walked in front of Chu Suiliang and Ma Zhou, smiled and saluted, "I don't know if the two Lang Jun came from afar, what advice do you have?" Contemptible Northwest Trade Showcase Wang Fugui. ”

"Northwest trade is the industry of the Chu Palace?" Chu Suiliang couldn't help but ask.

Wang Fugui smiled and did not admit or deny it, but said ambiguously: "Liangzhou is the fief of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and everything in Liangzhou City can be said to be the property of His Royal Highness the King of Chu." ”

Although every family is engaged in business, the scholars and doctors despise businessmen on the surface, and Wang Fugui has a deep understanding of this. The two people in front of him looked like people who had read books, and before they figured out the way to come, Wang Fugui didn't want to say too much.

"Wool is a useless thing, Northwest Trade purchased tens of thousands of catties of wool in one day, although the cost of acquisition is not much, but this is a bottomless pit, I don't know if the king shopkeeper can guide the maze?" Ma Zhou looked at a large pile of wool not far away, and became more and more curious about the use of wool in his heart.

The king of Chu let the purchase of wool be useful, and Ma Zhou was convinced of this.

"I don't know the surnames of the two Lang Jungui, where are they?"

Wang Fugui felt that he was being led by the nose, which was a bit bad. In the past, when I negotiated business with him, whenever I felt this way, nine times out of ten I ended up losing money.

Ma Zhou and Chu Suiliang in front of him also gave Wang Fugui a feeling of being led by the nose, so he couldn't wait to figure out where they came from.

Liangzhou City is not big, during this time, Wang Fugui has basically sorted out the relationship in the city, and knows that there are no two outstanding people in front of him in the city.

"In Xia Chu Suiliang, from Chang'an."

"In the dismounted week, from Chang'an."

After Chu Suiliang and Ma Zhou glanced at each other, they looked at Wang Fugui and told him where he came from.

"The horse owner is thin, Chu Chang Official? It turned out to be the two of you! I just went to the palace yesterday, and I didn't see the two of you? ”

"Huh? You know us? Wang Fugui's words startled Chu Suiliang.

I just came to Liangzhou today, and a shopkeeper in front of me recognized me by a name, and I always felt a little beyond my imagination.

"The prince is thirsty for talent, such as important positions such as chief officials and lords, and the characters who can enter the eyes of the prince must not be mortals. Seeing the two Langjun today can be regarded as confirming my guess, and I will ask you to take care of me in the future. ”

Wang Fugui knows very well how much Li Kuan attaches importance to the arrival of Ma Zhou and Chu Suiliang, nine times out of ten, the status of these two will be higher than himself in the future.