The soldiers under the account of the general manager of the march of the Pyongyang Road basically followed Li Kuan from Liaodong to Datang by land.

The rest will also be arranged in new stations such as Seoul and Pyongyang, or new ports at the mouth of the Yalu River and Liaohe River, in preparation for the complete transformation of Bohai Bay into an inland sea of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

In this way, the scene of the merchants returning to Dengzhou with the army has become a little more enthusiastic.

Because the protagonist is not there, they have become the protagonists today.

He Yusheng is one of them.

As a person who left his hometown and came to Dengzhou to make a living, he met Yang Sanniang in the literacy class.

The two looked at each other with each other, and then Yang Sanniang's younger brother Yang Qiwa came back from the sea, and the life of the Yang family went up several steps at once, and even the life of He for the rest of his life has changed greatly.

Although He Yusheng is not a person who eats soft rice, he has to admit that the first leap in his life has a close relationship with the Yang family.

He runs a grocery store, and because of his relationship with Yang Qiwa, he can always get all kinds of goods.

Even spices from the South Seas, he has some there.

As for the salt, salted fish, whale jerky, and whale oil candles produced in Dengzhou, not to mention.

Of course, grocery stores are more about selling items that people often use in their daily lives.

Relying on the grocery store funded by Yang Qiwa, He Yusheng and Yang Sanniang's small life was quite stable.

However, the wealth and wealth must not be mentioned.

He Yusheng, who is not yet thirty years old this year, naturally does not want to live in a grocery store for the rest of his life.

In this regard, the people of the land of China are very different from those of the Japanese State and even Europe.

In Huaxia, everyone hopes to change their destiny through hard work, and is unwilling to accept fate.

But in the Wa Kingdom, the situation is different.

Even in later generations, many people's inheritance is passed down from father to son, and from son to grandchild.

If the industry is a large enterprise, then this must be normal.

However, many of them are small workshops, not even small workshops, but just an inconspicuous "industry" such as making tofu or striking iron or grocery stores.

This kind of behavior has no market at all in China.

Not to mention that many rich second generations are not even willing to inherit their father's big business, let alone this kind of "unseemly" industry.

Therefore, when Li Kuan set out from Dengzhou and called on merchants to follow the army to Goguryeo, how vivid it was!

He loaded all the things in the grocery store onto the ship, and went to the Dengzhou branch of the Tang Royal Money Village to borrow a large sum of money.

Well, judging from his net worth, it's a lot of money.

After all, five hundred yuan is for him, if it weren't for the fact that the people in the money village knew that he had a wife and brother who were doing well in the East China Sea fishery, he would not have been able to borrow it.

"For the rest of your life, here? We're here! ”

Wait until the buzz on the docks has dissipated a bit? He only got off the ship for the rest of his life.

After all, the ship is not his? Definitely give preference to the owner's own stuff.

"Sanniang? I am back! ”

As soon as he got off the boat, he saw his mother-in-law, and He Yusheng had a smile on his face.

This trip to the sea? It can be said that there is no danger or danger, and all the initial worries are in vain.

"I'll see!"

When He Yusheng stood in front of Yang Sanniang? She went around in a circle? After making sure that her husband was not injured, her heart fell to the ground.

"It's good that there are no injuries!"

For Yang Sanniang, whether he earns money for the rest of his life is secondary, and whether he is healthy? That's the most important thing.

"Sanniang? Let's go, let's go home! I'm going to hire a carriage first, and I'll come to the docks tomorrow to carry things, but I guess it won't be my turn today. ”

Why did he carry a simple package with him for the rest of his life and pull his mother-in-law's arm? Those who are excited are about to go home.

Of course, going out for too long? He who abides by the rules and disciplines for the rest of his life, it is inevitable that his heart is also ready to move.

But? It's more about the joy and excitement in my heart, and I need to find someone to share it with.

After all? When on board? Can't go around boasting about how many business opportunities you've found? How much money was earned.

Not many people would do that.

……

"Whew!"

After a period of exercise, He Yusheng began to talk about his experience with satisfaction.

"Six thousand? This...... So many silver tickets? ”

After Yang Sanniang suddenly heard this number, she sat up from the bed excitedly, regardless of her exhaustion.

For a grocery store that only earns two or three times a month, 6,000 is really an astronomical amount.

Yang Sanniang never imagined that her family would be able to earn so much money one day.

At the beginning, his younger brother worked so hard to go to sea to the Japanese country, and he didn't get so many rewards.

"For the rest of your life, you...... You didn't do anything illegal, did you? Although Goguryeo is different from Dengju, if you do something bad, the court will definitely not let you go in the end. ”

Yang Sanniang looked at He Yusheng very worriedly.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu called on everyone to go to Goguryeo, all our actions are behind the soldiers under the command of the general commander of the Pyongyang Provincial March, how dare you do anything illegal and undisciplined!"

Yang Sanniang's reaction made He Yusheng feel a sense of accomplishment.

Although He Yusheng also knew that big businessmen such as Acacia Chunyujia earned dozens or hundreds of times more money than himself during this trip to Goguryeo, he was not envious.

Of course, that doesn't mean he doesn't have ideas for the future.

On the contrary, on the way back, he had already planned his future arrangements.

"So how can you make so much money? You just went to Goguryeo with some goods from the grocery store, and there was a lot of chaos there, and you couldn't afford to sell those things. ”

"It's not like you say that! Although Goguryeo was in chaos, the situation was actually under the control of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Besides, we have hundreds of merchant ships following the army this time, and the number of shopkeepers, men, and escorts alone has exceeded 10,000.

So many people also want to eat and drink Lasa, and the more chaotic Goguryeo is, the more they dare not get off the boat at will. In this way, I simply opened a grocery store on the ship. At first, my selling price wasn't too exaggerated, but after a while, I realized that something was wrong, so I immediately started raising the price.

It's like an ordinary small tea brick, which was sold for dozens of dollars at the beginning, and then mentioned a hundred or two hundred yuan, a silver coin, and it was sold out in a while. Especially when the army was cruising on the Datong River, everything sold very well. Not to mention it when Pyongyang is successfully captured. The original value of the goods in our grocery store was at most a hundred yuan, but it was sold for more than a thousand yuan. ”

He Yusheng felt that his vision was not good enough.

Otherwise, you can just take some grocery store stuff and set off, even if you don't do anything, you can make a lot of money just by opening a grocery store on a ship.

"More than a thousand dollars? So much? ”

The profit margin is more than 1,000 percent, which has exceeded Yang Sanniang's imagination.

"That's right! That's more than a thousand! ”

He Yusheng had a proud smile on his face.

"That'...... That's not right. Didn't you just say that you earned more than 6,000? ”

"Yes! After the army entered the city, a large number of Goguryeo nobles' belongings were confiscated and then resold to all merchants. In the interest of fairness, all merchants who follow the army on the expedition have the opportunity to acquire these properties at a very low price. Of course, the situation will vary depending on the contribution of each family and the amount of money they carry. Anyway, I bought a courtyard in Pyongyang at a low price, and the previous owner was an official in Goguryeo, and all the property in the courtyard was transferred to me.

Good guy, don't you know, this Goguryeo official, don't look at the batch that is not the highest, but there are a lot of gold and silver objects at home. If it weren't for the fact that I had earned more than a thousand yuan when I was on the ship, and for the fact that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was interested in supporting us merchants who followed the expedition, I would not have been able to afford such a courtyard and the property in it. ”

"More than a thousand in one yard? How big a yard does this have to be? ”

"Property, the focus is on the property in the yard, that is the most valuable. Of course, a large yard covering an area of nearly 100 acres should be worth hundreds of dollars in normal times. It's just that at this time, except for gold and silver treasures, everything else is worthless. You may not even imagine that the old ginseng that sells for more than a dozen yuan a piece in the Treasure Pavilion in Dengju can be exchanged for two silver coins in Pyongyang. ”

He Yusheng talked about his experience, and the more he talked about it, the more excited he became.

In his life, he had never encountered anything more exciting than the disposal of the spoils of war in the city of Pyongyang.

As the capital of Goguryeo, Pyongyang has a history of hundreds of years and has never actually experienced war.

In addition, Pyongyang City has several gold mines within a radius of several hundred miles, so it is conceivable how much wealth the Goguryeo nobles have accumulated.

The amount of gold and silver is beyond the expectations of all merchants.

"So exaggerated? Isn't everyone going crazy? ”

Yang Sanniang listened to He Yusheng talk about Pyongyang City as if she was listening to a fantasy story.

"No one dares to rob it, Wang Fugui next to His Royal Highness the King of Chu personally handles the loot monopoly, and no one dares to mess around. Of course, the main thing is that the loot is too rich for everyone to grab. Don't look at the hundreds of merchants we have followed, but there are more than 1,000 houses for sale in Pyongyang alone, and this is still a well-known and large-scale house.

Counting the residences of some low-level prisoners, it is estimated that no one knows how many houses are for sale. Of course, the most valuable thing is not these houses, but the things in these houses. In many cases, because there are too many things to dispose of, the logistics office under the command of the Pyongyang Provincial Army Chief also directly sets a price, and sells a house with the contents at a fixed price. That's how our family bought the yard. ”

"Your money has been used to sell the yard, so how did it become a few thousand yuan more?"

Yang Sanniang's mind has always been quite clear, and she feels the need to figure out how her wealth came from.

Otherwise, from now on, she won't be able to sleep well.

"This has to start with the Pyongyang branch of the Tang Royal Money Bank. After His Royal Highness the King of Chu took Pyongyang City, the Tang Dynasty Royal Qian Zhuang quickly took action. In less than a month, the branch of Qian Zhuang was set up in the most prosperous area of Pyongyang City. And the first business of the semicolon is borrowing! ”

"Borrowing?"

"That's right! All merchants can borrow money from Datang Royal Bank, and the money bank will determine the maximum amount of money they can lend you according to the situation of the merchants they have. Of course, because it is a loan without any collateral, the interest rate is relatively high, and it can even be said to be very high. However, these benefits are nothing compared to the benefits that everyone received in Pyongyang. ”

He Yusheng felt that Datang Royal Qian Zhuang had really made a good move.

If it weren't for the establishment of such a semicolon, the merchants who had already spent all their money would not have been able to make any big moves for a long time.

Even some transactions are carried out by bartering.

To put it bluntly, the city of Pyongyang at that time entered a state of money shortage.

It is said that there are gold coins, silver coins, and silver tickets from the Tang Dynasty, all of which have flowed to the Pyongyang Provincial Marching Governor, but the army has nothing special to buy from merchants for the time being.

It's embarrassing to do that.

This is equivalent to the government having a lot of money in its hands, but not spending it.

And in the hands of the merchants, all the cash flow is broken!

That's why He Yusheng admired the Tang Dynasty Royal Money House when it was really time, and he took all the money and property under the account of the general manager of the Pyongyang Provincial March.

Although there are discounts for large customers, storage fees are not charged.

However, such a large amount of money, as soon as it changes hands, it can be lent out to merchants, not to mention a lot of profits, and it also revitalizes the market.

The merchants who had borrowed money from the money bank immediately took action.

Hundreds of merchants, almost every one of them, have bought one or more houses and their property in Pyongyang.

But you don't really live here.

At least not for long.

At this time, the disposal of the property inside is on the agenda.

Every merchant does not do exactly the same business, and many things in the house are not necessarily what they need.

Selling something to someone who needs him is naturally the best choice.

Anyway, they are all bought at a low price, and if they are sold at a lower price than Dengzhou, everyone will not feel distressed.

Besides, after selling things at a low price, you can also buy some things you need at a low price.

Under such a toss, He Yusheng's wealth immediately rose exponentially.

After explaining the ins and outs of the matter to Yang Sanniang, He Yusheng's energy was finally consumed and he fell asleep in a daze.

In Dengzhou Mansion, there are no more similar scenes.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and all the merchants who went to sea with the army made a lot of money.

The news spread throughout Dengzhou Mansion that night.

Although before everyone came back, there were already rumors that the merchants who followed His Royal Highness the King of Chu to Goguryeo made a lot of money, but at that time, everyone just listened to it and didn't have much feeling.

However, now when these merchants come back with all kinds of real money and goods, the impact on everyone is different.

The most direct feeling is the Dengzhou branch of the treasure pavilion.

After the fleet returned, the sales of various luxury goods directly reached a new level.

Shops selling horse-drawn carriages and bicycles are also doing a booming business.

"Owner, we may have to start restocking now, otherwise the bicycles in the shop may not be sold for a month, and they may not be able to hold on for a week."

A bicycle shop near the county government in Wendeng County was opened by Liu Wenfei.

Since becoming a dealer of a permanent bicycle workshop, Liu Wenfei has started more than a dozen branches in Dengzhou and other places, although the business is not particularly hot, but the money is not less.

Two days ago, Chang'an City had just delivered a permanent bicycle with an actual carriage, and the original order plan was to make it according to a month's demand.

Now he was a little surprised to hear the shopkeeper in the shop say that he was about to place additional orders.

"Didn't you just arrive yesterday for a month's amount? Why start ordering now? ”

Dengzhou is a place where Liu Wenfei focuses on the layout, and the shopkeeper is naturally an old man trusted by Liu Wenfei.

However, when Liu Wenfei heard this request, he still felt the difference.

"Yes! Yesterday a batch arrived, but the owner didn't know that since the morning today, the sun has not yet set, and the bikes that have been sold for several days have already been sold. I guess in the next few days, it's going to be even crazier, and it's likely that in a few days, all the bikes in our shop will be sold out, and even the most expensive bikes will be bought. ”

"Huh?"

Liu Wenfei looked at his shopkeeper puzzled.

"Owner, that's right. You've just arrived in Dengzhou this morning, and you probably don't know what's going on here. The army led by His Royal Highness the King of Chu achieved a major victory in Goguryeo! ”

"I heard about this when I was in Chang'an City, and it was reported by Datang Daily a long time ago. But what does this have to do with the bicycles sold in our shop? ”

Liu Wenfei obviously still hasn't figured out why his bicycle is selling well.

"Hey, it's a big deal! At the beginning, those who went to Goguryeo with His Royal Highness the King of Chu not only included the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but also a large number of merchants in our Dengzhou Mansion. At least two or three hundred merchants, with a large number of men and more than a hundred sea vessels, followed behind the large army, helping the army to transport some logistics supplies, clean the battlefield, and dispose of the spoils of war.

Don't you know, yesterday's guy who collected taxes in the city shipping department, counting the silver tickets had to count the hand cramps, not counting some materials that have not yet been realized, the current statistics of the city tax alone, has exceeded one million, you can imagine how much money these merchants have earned with the army. ”

The shopkeeper was a little envious and said the information he knew.

This information is not a secret in Dengzhou, and the storytellers of various restaurants regard these things as the latest revelations to attract the attention of customers.

That is, Liu Wenfei only came to Dengzhou this morning, and he has not yet figured out the situation.

"Collected more than 1 million yuan in a day of market tax? Really? ”

Even Liu Wenfei was well-informed, but he was shocked.

You must know that even if the taxes of the imperial court have increased year after year, they have only just exceeded 20 million yuan.

As a result, in Dengzhou alone, the daily market tax has exceeded one million.

"It's true! After these merchants paid a 10% market tax, they would naturally give a large number of rewards to the accompanying guys. There may be dozens of less, hundreds, or even thousands. These guys don't necessarily have the money to buy a four-wheeled carriage, but it's no problem to buy a bicycle. In fact, not only did our bicycles sell like crazy, but the shop across from us that sold Mercedes-Benz four-wheeled carriages sold out this morning! ”

Obviously, Dengzhou has now ushered in a small wave of revenge consumption.

If a person's money comes very hard, it is often spent very carefully.

But if the money is obtained by lottery or other accident, then it is likely to be spent in two clicks.

This behavior and habit, whether it is Datang or later generations, is actually the same.

"The business opportunity to go to Goguryeo is so huge?"

Liu Wenfei couldn't help but secretly regret it in his heart.

Back then, His Royal Highness the King of Chu took a group of people and horses to the Wa Kingdom and obtained huge benefits, and he had known about this for a long time.

When Li Kuan left Chang'an this year, he also released rumors that he wanted to take the merchants to Goguryeo together, but there were not many people who really took action.

So when he arrived in Dengzhou, Li Kuan had to arrange it in person, so that more merchants could follow the army.

Now it seems that it is completely giving everyone a great fortune.

"I heard that there were a lot of gold and silver mines in Goguryeo, and many Goguryeo nobles had gold and silver objects in their homes. Now that the nobles of Goguryeo have been raided, it is natural that a large amount of property will be confiscated and disposed of, which gives merchants a very big opportunity. In addition, Goguryeo is also a populous country after all, even if it is now occupied by the Tang Dynasty in Liaodong, and it is divided into three countries, the population is still quite large. ”

"Do you think we should consider setting up a permanent bicycle shop in Pyongyang City as well? Do you think those Goguryeo people will buy it? ”

Liu Wenfei obviously didn't want to continue to miss the opportunity to make a fortune.

"Bicycles are a rare item for the noble people of the peninsula. If we transport it to Pyongyang City and sell it, we don't know if it sells well or not, but we don't think we will lose money. I heard that the East China Sea Fishery and the Daetang Navy Division have bases outside Pyongyang, and the spending power of these people alone is enough for our shop to sell many bicycles. ”

Obviously, the shopkeeper also wants to continue to expand some of the business.

After all, as one of the core shopkeepers of the Liu family, he is not just a dead worker.

The better Liu Wenfei's business, the more dividends the shopkeepers below can get.

"Good! With your words, I am relieved! I'm going to visit a familiar business tomorrow, and at the same time, I'll have a large number of bicycles from Chang'an City come over immediately, and get the branch of Pyongyang City up as soon as possible. ”

"Owner, after this bicycle is assembled, the transportation efficiency is relatively low. Recently, several guys in the shop have mastered the assembly skills of bicycles, and I think that the bicycles can be disassembled into several parts and transported to Dengju, and then transported to Pyongyang City. In this way, we can cut our transportation costs by at least half, making it more profitable. ”

For ancient goods, the proportion of logistics costs is a very scary number.

Small items such as gold jewelry are fine, but if they are large, they will be transported from Chang'an City to Dengzhou, and the price will be ridiculously expensive.

For example, the average transportation fee for this permanent bicycle is at least 300 yuan.

This is the result of the use of special bicycles to transport four-wheeled carriages, otherwise this figure could have doubled again.

It is conceivable that the logistics fee is a terrifying existence for Datang's merchants.

"Huh? You've got a great idea, you can give it a try! Even later, if our business in Pyongyang City is doing well, we can directly ask the Donghae Fishery Shipbuilding Workshop to customize a sea boat that specializes in transporting bicycles, so that our transportation costs may be further reduced. ”

As a businessman, there are few people who are not interested in the cost reduction thing.

After all, the more the cost is reduced, the more the profit is increased.

This is not a simple matter of lowering the cost of a few hundred dollars.

For example, in the future, a mobile phone that costs 2,000 yuan may only have a normal net profit of 100 yuan.

But if you reduce the cost by 100 yuan, it seems that it is only 5 percent, but the net profit is almost 200 yuan, which is doubled.

In the long run, this is definitely an attractive number.

"Okay! I immediately started to arrange the owner, and this time, we will definitely not miss the boom in going to sea again. ”