Gongsun Du replied quietly: "I don't know what price the master of the Mi family can give?" ”

Hearing this, the head of the Mi family took a deep look at Gongsun Du, and said: "Don't say anything else, Gongsun Gongzi should know the hinterland of the Central Plains, compared with remote places like Liaodong, the price is very different, even if it is purchased from the Central Plains and then transported to Liaodong, the price will be increased by three percent." ”

Gongsun Du knows this, because the road is difficult at this time, not to mention the first life, even the previous life can not be compared, adding 30% of the price, this still has to be a big business like the Mi family, if it is an ordinary small business, it is normal to increase 50%. After all, the merchants are small, the risks are also large, and the consumption is also large, which is not as good as the big merchants.

Gongsun Du smiled lightly: "What the head of the Mi family said, Du also understands that these increased costs should be calculated as they are, but I also ask the head of the Mi family to give an affordable price." ”

Mi Du waved his hand lightly and said, "I wonder how much Gongsun Gongzi knows about today's businesses?" ”

Gongsun Du didn't understand why he talked about this, who in the world didn't know that Zhen, Mi, Wei, and Lu were the first of the Han merchants, and their business spread throughout the entire Han Dynasty. Gongsun Du couldn't help but look at the Mi family with some doubts, to see what he had to say.

Mi Du smiled confidently and said: "Zhen, Mi, Wei, and Lu can become the first of the Han merchants, each with its own strengths, and each has its own strengths that others can't match. ”

Gongsun Du hadn't heard of this, so he said angrily: "I don't know if I can talk about it?" ”

Mi Du smiled: "These are not particularly secret things, you can talk about them." ”

"The Lu family, located in the southernmost part, lives in the north of Yangzhou, mainly grain, if you say to buy grain, you should find the Lu family in the south, the north, hehe!"

"The Wei family, living in Hedong, belongs to the imperial merchants, originally the most powerful, the first merchant in the Han Dynasty, but now it is ......"

"The Zhen family, 10,000 acres of fertile land, and has a secret connection with the barbarians in the north, and about 10% of the horses in the imperial court are sold by the Zhen family."

"My Mi family, the grain is not as good as the Lu family, nor is it an imperial merchant, and there are no horses to sell, but to become one of the four major merchants, there is one thing that they can't compare."

"What is it?"

At this time, even Yang Yi pricked up his ears, wondering what Mi Du was talking about.

"That's the caravan! Caravans all over the place. Midu said proudly.

But it seems that I feel good and I haven't said anything. But in fact, it has been said very clearly, Gongsun Du couldn't help but suddenly realize after hearing it, and said: "Sure enough, it is worthy of being the four major merchants of the Han Dynasty, amazing, amazing!" ”

Yang Yi was a little confused, and wanted to ask why, but when he saw the expressions of Mi Du and Gongsun Du, he knew that there was no play, so he pouted and pretended to be a door god.

"So-"

Mi Du's pride was even greater: "Twenty percent, as long as two percent, my Mi family can guarantee that the grain will be sent to Liaodong." ”

Gongsun Du was overjoyed when he heard this, and it seemed that the gap between one percent was not large, but compared to the amount to be bought, one percent could buy a lot more grain. Yes, Gongsun Du got up and saluted, shed tears and said: "Thank you to the head of the Mi family, Gao Yi!" On behalf of more than 10,000 people in Liaodong County, thank you for the high righteousness of the head of the Mi family! ”

Mi Du nodded with a smile, although he was voluntary, and it was also a little for the sake of the face of the good bear skin given by Gongsun Du, but it would be better to be thanked.

However, immediately, Mi Du found out that Gongsun Du was wrong in his words, more than 10,000 people in Liaodong County? Is there only more than 10,000 people in Liaodong County? It is not fake that his Mi family's caravans are all over the Han Dynasty, although Liaodong is remote because of its remoteness and the infestation of foreign races in recent years, causing the Mi family to temporarily abandon Liaodong, but there should not be only 10,000 people! You must know that there are 10,000 people, and even a county or half a county can't compare!

Even if we don't talk about big counties, let's talk about small counties, generally speaking, there are six or seven thousand households, and the population is about 30,000 to 50,000. Ten thousand? It's incredible.

In fact, this is really the case, except for those three counties in Liaodong now, only the Liao army still has thousands of households, and the rest of the places may add up to less than 100 households. The Liao team seems to have a very large number of households, but there are no more than two or three people in each household, and there are even only one person who lives in a widowhood.

"Gongsun Gongzi knows that if this word reaches the ears of the imperial court, it will kill the head?" Midu was shocked.

Gongsun Du smiled bitterly: "It's not that Du is lying and intimidating, it's just that this is the case." It's not a secret, a certain is the Taishou of Liaodong County, not the son of the Taishou as previously said. Please don't blame the Mi family! ”

Mi Du was not strange at this time, and said with horror: "Gongsun Taishou? If you leave Liaodong so lightly, aren't you afraid of being killed? ”

"Huh!" Gongsun Du laughed at himself and said, "Kill your head? Liaodong is almost gone, what are you afraid of! ”

Yes, there are only more than 10,000 people in Liaodong, which can almost be said to be almost gone in Liaodong, Gongsun Du, as a Taishou, is going to be questioned, most of them are the result of killing their heads, so naturally there is nothing to be afraid of.

When Mi Du heard this, he asked a sentence that he regretted and felt happy about-

"Then why does Gongsun Taishou come here to buy grain? Could it be that the remaining food in Liaodong is not enough for more than 10,000 people to eat? ”

"Humph!" Gongsun Du snorted coldly, his face was quite ugly, "The viciousness of the barbarians is beyond our imagination, they snatched everything they could eat, and left a group of old and young lonely people, let them slowly wait for death with the little bit of food they hid!" Let them farm and farm desperately for their lives, and then they will come and plunder...... Cycle! ”

Mi Du said with a face full of disbelief: "Liaodong has been eroded so much, isn't there any action from the imperial court?" ”

"How could it not be!" Gongsun Du's face was ugly again, "It's just that what was the situation in the previous and current courts, presumably it is impossible for the head of the Mi family to be unclear." ”

Midu also thought of something, his face became ugly, and he couldn't help but nod.

"Therefore, the only support that Your Majesty can give is to concede the right to temporarily serve as the captain of Liaodong while serving as the Taishou of Liaodong, and other than that, there is nothing. Even the money that came to buy grain for the head of the Mi family was still obtained by chance. ”

"Damn it!" Mi Du couldn't help but scolded angrily, and then said to Gongsun Du: "I'm sorry, Gongsun Taishou, I'm not talking about you, but about those ...... in the court."

Shaking his head quite disappointed, Mi Du said again: "Gongsun Taishou, Mi doesn't know what kind of person Mi is in your eyes, and I don't know how you think of our Mi family, but today, Mi Mou gave you a promise, except for the grain purchased by Gongsun Taishou at the normal price, my Mi family will not charge a penny for the travel expenses." In addition, Mi was in charge and gave 50,000 stones to Liaodong. ”

Gongsun Du was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you to Gao Yi, the head of the Mi family, if he needs it, Du will do his best to help!" After a pause, he continued: "In addition, there is still a shortage of Cao rafters in Liaodong County, I don't know if the head of the Mi family can recommend it?" If there is, please also ask the head of the Mi family to write a letter, so that he can take it to Liaodong, and he will be happy to welcome it when the time comes. ”

Subsequently, Gongsun Du and Mi Du set 500 gold of grain, and 500 gold of iron ingots, linen and other daily necessities. After that, Gongsun Du left with Yangyi on the grounds that there were still other important things, regardless of Mi Du's efforts to keep him, and of course, when he left, he didn't forget to let other people in the city send the "daughter" to Mi's house.

"Father, isn't it too ...... to give away 50,000 stones like this" After Gongsun Du left, a young man about twelve or thirteen years old walked out behind the screen behind Mi Du (at this time, there are many people who are married at this age, and it is not too much to call it a young man, right?). He said hesitantly.

Mi Du touched his head and said, "If you want to get it, you naturally need to pay first." ”

"Gain?" The young man said thoughtfully.

"That's right!" Mi Du looked at the young man's thoughts, he was very satisfied, hesitated a little in his heart, and said, "Zhu'er, do you have any thoughts about the position of Cangcao Rafter?" If you wish, set out with your father's letter and caravan in a few days! ”

"This ......" Mi Zhu hesitated, although he already had a very good ability under Mi Du's words and deeds, but it was inevitably a little difficult to make a decision if he wanted him to leave home and go to Liaodong.

Mi Du was not in a hurry, he didn't say anything more, waiting for his answer, but his heart was really not calm: I don't know how long the current calm can last!

The Mi family caravans are all over the Han Dynasty, and some clues are difficult to hide from them, or in other words, there are some things that need to be concealed, and they are not included. A yellow storm has begun!