Chapter 524: Cattle and Horse Trading
Qin Qiong felt like he was in a dream, how did he know what the position of the governor was, anyway, he was placed in this official position on the first day, and he had two hundred brothers under him.
The two hundred people were all discharged from the vanguard, and everyone was strictly disciplined.
Qin Qiong doesn't have to worry about other things, just follow the charter, everyone has a handbook for the officials who serve, and things like forming parties for personal gain, corruption and corruption are strictly prohibited.
Qin Qiong spent the whole day studying these things, with a lot of content and a lot of precautions, and not only did he have to study by himself, but he also had to hold a study meeting for the governors every ten days, listen to people explain the content of the manual, and let every record be deeply engraved in the minds of the officials.
When it comes to the opening time of the Youzhou City Cattle and Horse Market, the location is in a barracks in the south of Youzhou City, the whole barracks come into view of a wide playground, and there are a lot of cowsheds and stables built around the side, as well as various wooden fences, there are a lot of horses, cattle and sheep here, at a glance, the scene is shocking.
50,000 horses, cattle and sheep are several times as many, and a large number of camels, all of which are the transportation capacity that merchants need in the Mobei region, and they are all available here.
After the merchants entered, they entered various areas under the guidance of the guidance personnel to watch, and there were several losses in the horse division, high-quality war horses, and ordinary war horses were different.
There are also a large number of ordinary horses, which are not trained to be used exclusively for chariots.
There are actually more horses here than expected to be sold.
Li De and the other lieutenants stayed in the main tent of the barracks, and they could contact people who were interested in buying and selling in large quantities at any time.
"Dadu Governor, there is a person named Wu Shitong outside the door, saying that he is here to discuss business, but under careful questioning, the man refuses to say more, saying that he wants to see Dadu."
The guard at the door dutifully reported that Li De's first thought when he heard such a name was the daughter of the samurai Tong family, and now it should still be in the mother's womb, or even later.
"Ask him to come in."
Li De is not worried that someone will hurt him, there are so many guards around him, and there are captains present, even if Yuwen Chengdu comes, he is not afraid, let alone a person who is here to talk about business.
"Samurai Tong see the Grand Governor." After the samurai came in, the etiquette was in place, and his attitude towards Li De was extremely respectful, at least in line with his status as the governor.
Li De saw that the person who came was very young, and his speech and demeanor were very proper, and he had a high opinion of this person, and many powerful people did not need to say what he had done and what he could do, just by his speech and demeanor, he could judge what kind of person the other party was.
Samurai Tong said that he was a businessman, but judging from various performances, he didn't want to be a businessman at all, and he was too familiar with officialdom etiquette, so he couldn't deceive people.
"Samurai Tong, tell me the purpose of your visit, if you have any business to discuss, just say, the cattle, sheep and horses are here, you can choose as many as you want, and you can buy more at a reasonable price." Li De said straight to the point.
Wu Shi Tong was very calm, and after listening to Li De's speech, he said: "Dadu Governor, the grass people are not here to talk about cattle and horse business, but want to buy Youzhou wine, I don't know that Dadu Governor may buy some wine with me." ”
It's not that I'm here to buy horses, I'm here to buy wine, and I saw that the gradient of the samurai tong was deliberate, and the purpose seemed to be really to make money, why, because the profit of alcohol is the greatest.
Don't look at the horse market, but if you calculate carefully, the price of buying horses is very small, and the cost of transportation and feeding are all taken into account.
On the contrary, the wine is much better, at least the wine is a dead thing that can be stored, and the benefits are great, but it is a sought-after commodity, which is what most people need.
Samurai Tong has done a lot of business, and he knows a lot about business, and it takes a lot of money to buy horses, and it is also risky to transport them back, although he makes a lot of money, but it is far less worry-free than selling alcohol.
Li De asked curiously: "How much can you want, you must know that the wine in Youzhou is not cheaper than horses." ”
"What the Metropolitan Governor said is 100,000 pieces of goods." Samurai Tsumichi.
"Okay, since you are so happy to make a deal, if you need to escort along the way, you can bring it up, and the cost of transportation will be charged separately." Li Dedao.
"Don't bother, I've already prepared thirty carriages." Samurai Tsumichi.
All the money that Samurai Tong brought was money, and some of it had been handed over to Li Jiancheng, and he came here mainly to give Li Jiancheng money, and now he decided to buy fine wine.
Who is this out of the instinct of a businessman, even if he helps Tang Guogong to earn some more profits by the way, why not.
After so many days of observation, he finally decided to buy wine, and he also believed that Li De would definitely sell it to him, if the governor of Youzhou didn't know the purpose of his visit, then this governor would not be able to do it for long.
Wu Shi Tong made up his mind, Li De is not, sooner or later, the wine will have to be marketed, and materials such as the cattle, horses and sheep sold today can be used several times.
The long-term flow still depends on the products produced in the workshop, such as the fine wine in Youzhou, not only the samurai Tong has been paying attention, but most of the other merchants are paying attention.
The profits of the wine have to let them fight, and some people are waiting, there are many rich businessmen but the scope of business is different, and they can't always buy in everything, so the funds can't support it.
After talking about the drinks, someone immediately went to handle the handover.
The guards at the back of the Governor's Mansion were counting the money, and the money brought by the samurai was not only copper coins, but also some gold and silver, all of which had circulation value.
Otherwise, more than 30 wagons may not be able to fit enough.
After handing over the wine, Wu Shi Tong didn't stay much and left Youzhou directly, taking out so much money that he urgently needed to exchange the wine for money, so he left in a hurry.
At the same time, Li Jiancheng also got the five thousand war horses he wanted, although the number is still a lot worse, but at least there are some in front of him, and the Li family's cavalry can increase by five thousand, which is a good start.
At night, Li De and the others had not left, there were too many people who wanted to buy war horses, and they did not find out the details of the other party at all, and those with more than 5,000 war horses needed to be interviewed in person.
Red Peony's spies gathered the information to Li De's hands at a loss.
"Governor Dadu, the merchant just now said that he was buying horses for the general Xiao family, I remember that the Xiao family in Jiangling is a scholarly family, what do they want war horses to do?" Hebida said.
Li De already knew the details of the other party, and the people sent by Xiao Mill of the Xiao family in Jiangling secretly investigated this Xiao family according to the intelligence of Red Peony, and had close contacts with the Zhang family recently.
The cement workshop is a two-company cooperative production, and this time I took the initiative to do business, and I don't know what to pay attention to.
"The Governor, I found that many merchants are buying ordinary horses separately, and according to statistics, 30,000 have been sold."
The person sent by the Jade County Lord reported to Hao Li De.