The old man left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March. This is a poem that Li Bai made when he said goodbye to Meng Haoran. It can be seen that Jiangnan was already a rich land at that time.

Zhu Chong's eight brothers and brothers embarked on the road to the south of the Yangtze River together, this time he will not go to Suzhou, this time he went to Yangzhou, Yangzhou at this time is very powerful, first for the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and then changed to Yangzhou Road Governor's Mansion.

Yangzhou Road Governor's Mansion, Linggaoyou Mansion, Zhenzhou, Chuzhou, Tongzhou, Taizhou, Chongming five states, prosperous very.

Twenty years later, it will be occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the reason why Zhu Chongba came here is because the water transportation here is developed, and the grain can be transported by horse-drawn carriage, which can be used for short distances, and the grain must be trafficked for long distances, and it is necessary to take the waterway.

There is no doubt that the cost of transportation by water is the lowest.

After the three brothers of Zhu Chongba arrived in Yangzhou, he went straight to the trading market.

Although this is Zhu Chongba's first time here, he is very familiar with the geographical location here, of course, these are the results of Zhu Jianhua's interest in history and geography.

Zhu Chongba's second brother and third brother were already dazzled at this time, especially his third brother, who was even more dizzying and dazzled.

Soon, the three brothers arrived at the trading market, which was located near the dock for ease of transportation.

I saw that this market is really prosperous! Crowded with people and a large number of goods, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal can go directly to Dadu.

Zhu Chongba wanted to go to Dadu this time to see, he wanted to see with his own eyes what this Yuan Dadu looked like, it turned out that what he saw in the history books was too brief.

In fact, the description of the prosperity of the Yuan capital known to later generations was only known through a travelogue written by a foreigner named Marco Polo.

Zhu Chongba's second and third brothers were on the left of Zhu Chongba and the other on the right, protecting Zhu Chongba in the center.

At this time, Zhu Chongba's attention was all on the goods in the trading market, and after seeing these goods, Zhu Chongba could be said to be an eye-opener.

Originally, he was only thinking about trafficking in grain and salt, and he didn't think about anything else, but now it seems that there are really too many goods that can be used for business.

It seems that it is very beneficial to come out from time to time, Zhu Chongba is very careful about each kind of goods, although many can do business, but the largest cargo transportation is grain.

When you arrive in a new place, the most important thing is to see and listen, to see how others do it, what they do, and listen to what others say.

Zhu Chongba took his two elder brothers to a big restaurant next to the trading market, why he chose this place, it was because it was big enough.

Generally, big businessmen will not go to small restaurants, people want to save face, let alone businessmen.

When they came out this time, the three Zhu Chongba brothers were wearing very brand new clothes, and the three of them looked like young rich children.

They found a window seat and sat down, the view was very open, and the table next to them was already full.

Zhu Chongba asked his second brother and third brother to order food, he was listening carefully to the people next to him, those who come here to eat are either rich or expensive, and those ordinary people will not come here.

Not to mention, it really pays off, and the people at the table next to him are talking.

"Brother Li, how much silver did you earn from the grain you transported to Dadu last time?"

"Not much, that's two thousand taels of silver."

"How do you make so much money? Wasn't there not so much in previous years? ”

"This year is different, if the goods are shipped again this year, it will definitely be better, but I have something at home, I can't leave, I really look up to the sky and sigh!"

"Wouldn't it be the same to transport grain next year?"

"It's different, the market is changing, this year's Jiangnan harvest, grain prices are cheap, and the Grand Canal is also very smooth at this time, who knows the situation next year?" Speaking of which, Zhu Chongba couldn't hear what the two of them said again.

That's enough. This news made Zhu Chongba quite excited. It seems that he is really very right to come here at this time.

In order to ensure the correctness of this news, after Zhu Chongba finished eating, he went to the market to take a look at the grain market, and it was really cheaper than the other.

This year, the wind and rain in Jiangnan are smooth, so the grain output is very high. Every household does not have such a large warehouse to store grain, and after paying the field rent, keeping enough rations, and seeds, there is still a lot of grain leftover, so it is urgent to trade.

Since last year, the drinking trend of officials and people in Dadu has prevailed, and a lot of grain has been brewed.

The price of grain has increased several times since it was made into liquor, so the price of grain has skyrocketed recently. However, many people are still concerned about long-distance food trafficking, so the grain going north this year is similar to that of previous years.

After many inquiries, Zhu Chongba decided to make a big ticket, although he only has about 5,000 taels of silver tickets on his body now, but he has to find a way to transport 50,000 taels of grain to Dadu.

It's not an easy task, but in extraordinary times, anything is possible.

Zhu Chongba was talking to many merchants in the trading market, and he was waiting for news, a message that made these traders no longer calm.

Opportunities are for those who are prepared, this is the case for Zhu Chongba, Zhu Chongba's business is completely borrowed from chickens to lay eggs, silver is borrowed from Shen Wansan, and grain is from these merchants.

But Zhu Chongba has an advantage that these people do not have, that is, determination and determination. Once Zhu Chongba wants to do something, he will concentrate all his strength on doing it.

Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. Zhu Chongba's subsequent military campaigns were also in this line of thought.

At this time, Zhu Chongba's mind was all about trafficking in grain, and whenever Zhu Chongba thought of a way, he told his second and third brothers and asked them to handle it.

He is too young to hide behind the scenes, so the efficiency is not very high, but there is no way, Zhu Chongba can only do this.

Zhu Chongba in history has never done such a thing, so the current Zhu Chongba is the same, he is just giving advice, and it is his two elder brothers who negotiate with businessmen.

Later, an agreement was finally reached, and a trader agreed to Zhu Chongba's condition, that is, to let Zhu Chongba pay a deposit of 5,000 taels first.

Their family brought the goods to Dadu and paid the rest of the silver before the grain landed.

This time Zhu Chongba is really very powerful, if his transaction is completed this time, he can earn at least 50,000 taels of silver.

Zhu Chongba and his two elder brothers took a boat to Dadu together.