In the early morning of the next day, Li Xiao, who had finished washing up and having breakfast, climbed the city wall of Jintang City with An Qian, and chatted casually while enjoying the magnificent and desolate northland scenery outside the city. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"An Qian, the wool used in Jintang City now is all exchanged for the Tumut Ministry."

"Exactly, at the end of last month, the Tumo Department sent all the wool shaved in the middle of the fall over, a total of about 550,000 catties, and has taken our request to pack and pack the upper, middle and lower three products."

Li Xiao nodded, but he was thinking in his heart, under normal circumstances, wool can be sheared twice a year, the first time in April to May, and the second time in September to October, he remembered that the last time Tumuthan Dabul said, there are more than 60,000 sheep in the Tumut Department, then, according to the calculation of 8 to 10 catties of wool produced by each sheep, the amount of wool shearing each time can reach 48 to 600,000 catties. These 550,000 catties of wool are indeed the entire wool production of their entire tribe.

"Lord Li, the wool sent by the Ministry of Tumerte this time is about 4,580 quintals in 120 catties per load, including 1,100 quintals of high-grade goods, 2,100 quintals of medium-grade goods, and the rest are all inferior goods, according to the price you set, the inferior goods are counted as 5 yuan of silver per load, the medium goods are 8 yuan of silver per load, and the high-grade goods are 1 tael of silver per load. In total, it was worth nearly 3,000 taels of silver. ”

After listening to An Qian's detailed introduction, Li Xiao showed a happy smile on his face.

To be honest, the price given by Li Xiao is too low, and in China in later generations, no one will bird him at all.

You must know that in modern China, the price of a pound of fine wool was 50 yuan in 2000.

But in this era, wool is not valuable, the reason is that because of the immaturity of dewaxing technology, wool products can not be made into clothing, so it can not be popularized, as the raw material production of Mongolians, can only make these wool into greasy and poor felt, so Li Xiao can buy these wool, for these Mongolian tribes, it is equivalent to turning waste into treasure and getting an additional wealth.

For the extremely embarrassed Tumut Ministry, the 3,000 taels of silver can be regarded as a very considerable income.

In such a situation where one side is extremely strong and the other side is completely dependent, Li Xiao certainly has absolute pricing power.

According to An Qian's preliminary estimates, generally speaking, due to degreasing and degreasing treatment, as well as handling losses, 4 catties of wool can produce a catty of wool, according to a woolen wool about 5 zhang long, weighing about 4 catties, this time the 550,000 catties of wool in the Tumerte Department can give birth to more than 34,000 wool.

According to the sales price of 8 taels per woolen wool, the sales volume can reach 272,000 taels, excluding labor, raw materials and manufacturing costs, the net profit can definitely reach more than 200,000 taels!

Compared with such an astonishing profit, the money spent on Li Xiao's raw material acquisition is almost negligible.

"Lord Li, the wool of the Tumut Department was not purchased by our army with money, but was exchanged for sea salt and iron tools transported by our army Chifengwei, after all, these items are urgently needed on the grassland. Among them, the price of sea salt is 10 taels per load, which is offset by 100 loads, a total of 1,200 catties of sea salt. In addition, the price of the iron utensils to be exchanged is 8 taels for each small iron pot, 5 cents of silver for each iron needle, 5 cents of silver for each horse pawle, and 5 taels of silver for each fire chopstick。。。。。。 Seeing that Li Xiao was thinking, An Qian continued with a smile.

Listening to An Qianxi's diligent report, the joyful look on Li Xiao's face was even more rippling.

An Qian seems to be generous, and this business is black enough!

Because of such a price, it is almost a money grab.

This kind of transaction method of buying wool at a very low price with one hand and selling its own products at a super high price with the other hand is a cool word!

"Excellent! Mr. An, when the funds are sufficient, immediately expand the spinning mill and weaving factory, and try to expand the production volume, in the future, except for the Tumut Ministry, the rest of the Mongolian ministries must establish business channels with them as soon as possible! Li Xiao ordered An Qian with a happy face.

Li Xiao and An Qian chatted while walking, and unconsciously came to the lookout hall on the north gate of Jintang City, and the two had just found a place to sit down on the city tower, when they saw from a distance that a cavalry galloping horse outside the city.

"Governor, governor, outside the pass, a large group of Mongolian Tartars has arrived!"

The cavalryman, panting for breath, entered the city, walked quickly onto the city wall, and saluted An Qian, who was looking at the city wall with Li Xiao.

"Oh, the Tumut Ministry, didn't you come to sell wool just a month ago?" An Qian listened to the report, obviously a little surprised. Then he asked the sergeant, "Who is this coming?" ”

"General Li Bing, according to them, a number of Mongolian tribes jointly sent people to the north of our Jintang City, and came with a large group of cavalry guards, saying that they wanted to trade with our Jintang City."

"Oh."

Li Xiao and An Qian glanced at each other, and both of them smiled unconsciously.

"It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived, it seems that the Tumo Department has tasted the sweetness, and the other Mongolian tribes are all coming to get a piece of the pie." Li Xiao laughed.

"Hehe, such an opportunity to make a fortune, how can it only be swallowed by the Tumo Special Department, no matter which Mongolian tribe knows the news, it will not be able to hold back." An Qian was also happy.

Then he ordered: "Let their cavalry stay outside the pass, and not enter the territory of our Ming Dynasty, and announce that the caravan leaders of their various tribes will meet under my Jintang City." ”

"Order!"

In an open space outside the north gate of Jintang City, Li Xiao sat proudly and received a group of Mongolian merchants from afar.

In order to prevent spies from being mixed with them, and he was unwilling to casually expose the secrets of the city's production, Li Xiao received them outside the city for the sake of properness.

One by one, the leaders of the caravan stepped forward and bowed to Li Xiao.

"The leader of the Naiman caravan, Khutherlai, meet General Li!"

"Sangchen, the leader of the Karaqin caravan, meet General Li!"

"Lezin ......."

"Yongshebu ......."

"Asot ......."

"Ordos Ministry ......".

"Bal Tiger ......".

The caravan leaders of the Mongolian tribes, which were seven tribes, all reported their homes to Li Xiao in stiff Chinese with respectful expressions, and then walked down in front of Li Xiao and sat down on a chair beside him.

Listening to the names of the tribes they reported, Li Xiao found that these tribes were basically neighboring tribes of the Tumut Division, and it was probably because of their proximity that they could get the news as soon as possible and send a caravan over.

"You have come to my Golden Soup City through the territory of the Tumo Special Division, I'm afraid it has gone through a battle." Li Xiao said with a smile on his face.

The leaders were taken aback, and then, the caravan leader of the Naiman tribe, Kuterrai, stood up, bowed to Li Xiao and said, "Your Excellency is right, in order to enjoy the right to trade with your tribe, the Tumut tribe actually sent cavalry to attack and kill us, but fortunately, we and the seven tribes defeated it together, and then we came to the city of your tribe. ”

Li Xiao's brows suddenly furrowed slightly.

At this time, An Qian whispered to Li Xiao on the side: "Lord Li, it seems that it is necessary for us to give a little warning to the Tumut tribe, if a small tribe like it dares to block the trade between our army and the Mongol tribes, our army will stop his trade rights!" ”

Li Xiao nodded and said in a low voice: "Chief Manager An is right, to lure them with profit, they still need to be coerced to make these unruly Mongolian tribes subdued. This point will be handled by the official. ”

Li Xiao motioned for Khutherlai to sit down, and then said to them in a loud voice: "Everyone, since you have the heart to trade with my Jintang City, this official will definitely maintain the smooth flow of this trade route, and this official can assure you that the attack on the caravan by the Tumo Tribes will not happen again in the future." Once this trade route is established, you can trade with our army with confidence. ”

As soon as Li Xiao's words came out, the leaders of the Mongolian caravans below all had a relaxed look on their faces.

An Qian interjected on the side at this time: "I don't know what items you have to trade with our army?" ”

Hearing An Qian's words, Kuteer Lai Teng of the Naiman Department stood up and said loudly: "Lord Li can give priority to trade with my Naiman Ministry, you know, my Naiman Department raises 120,000 sheep, which is twice as large as the Tumut Ministry, and produces wool twice a year, each time it can produce more than 1 million catties of wool, and there are nearly 10,000 cattle, horses and other livestock every year.。。。。。。 ”

Before he could finish speaking, Sangchen from the Karaqin Department on the side immediately interrupted him: "Hmph, what is it to raise 120,000 sheep!" I raise 190,000 sheep in the Karaqin region, and the wool output can reach more than 1.8 million each time, and the output of other cattle and horses is also more than yours。。。。。。 ”

Before he could finish his sentence, he was immediately interrupted by the caravan leaders of the other tribes.

They mocked and showed off to each other here, but Li Xiao sighed in his heart.

The current Mongolian tribes, because of these years, have been fighting with the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty for many years, coupled with the closure of the border cities of the Ming Dynasty, resulting in the survival situation of the Mongolian tribes is very difficult, and the population and livestock have actually been greatly reduced, compared with the heyday of the old Mongol Empire, it is not the same day at all.

You must know that in later China, there were 20 million sheep raised in the city of Bayan in Horqin alone, of which millions were the best sheep.

According to the figures reported by various tribes, Li Xiao quickly calculated that even if these seven tribes are now harvesting wool, a total of about 7.6 million catties of sheep can be obtained in each wool harvesting season, and 475,000 woolen wool horses can be produced, even if the price of woolen wool drops in the future, it can only be sold at a price of 5 taels per horse, and the total selling price can reach 2.4 million taels of silver!

Li Xiao estimates that at least 2.2 million of them are pure profits.

If it is the total wool output of a year, it will be doubled again, and the net profit will reach a total of 4.4 million taels!

One in and one out, Li Xiao made almost sky-high profits.

With this huge amount of silver, it will be very easy for Li Xiao to expand his power to support the army.

What's more, he didn't have to spend money to buy wool, because for these Mongolian tribes, who were extremely short of living materials, the sea salt and iron tools produced by Li Xiao had a greater temptation, and they were more willing to exchange wool for these items.

In the future, after Li Xiao's silk is produced, these silks will also become a necessary luxury for those Mongolian nobles and princes.

In the entire Mongolian market, there are too many business opportunities in it, and Li Xiao is very happy that he successfully won the long-term right to use the thirty miles near Jinjiazhuang Fort that day.

After some haggling, Li Xiao finally reached the following agreement with them.

1. The wool they produce, like the Tumut Department, is purchased twice a year, divided into upper, middle and lower grades, and purchased at the same price.

2. The purchase of wool is silver, all of which are exchanged for sea salt or iron.

3. Due to the closure of border trade in the Ming Dynasty, every transaction was carried out outside the gate.

4. When Li Xiaojun bought horses and ploughing cattle, he also arrived with sea salt or iron tools.

5. If you need more sea salt and ironware, you must spend money to buy it, and you must pay for it with one hand and deliver it with one hand, and you must not pay it on credit.

6. In order to reduce the adverse effects, all transactions are carried out in the mutual market twice a year, and at other times, the border is closed and no trade is conducted.

7. The trading time is at the beginning of May and the beginning of October each year, and the market opening time is one week each time.

After negotiating the agreement, Li Xiao noticed that many of the leaders of the Mongolian merchant leaders looked thoughtful.

Li Xiao knew what they were thinking.

It is estimated that many people have the idea of taking the opportunity to send troops and horses to loot when the time comes.

Especially Sangchen, the leader of the Karaqin caravan who was good friends with Houjin, and Khutherlai, the leader of the Naiman caravan, both of them seemed to have an inexplicable smile on their lips.

Seeing their expressions, Li Xiao smiled secretly in his heart, it seems that if you don't give a beating to you guys who have a body that always has the genes of plagiarism and robbery, you still think that Li Xiao is an ordinary Han businessman who can be bullied at will.

"You have heard clearly, I Li Xiao said that in the front, our army can trade fairly with you, so if someone has the intention of plundering our army or other tribes, then don't blame Li for being polite!" Li Xiao looked around at everyone and found that they were all listening attentively, so he sneered and said, "Li will detain all their goods, annihilate their army, behead their caravan leaders in public, and ban their tribes from trading with our army forever!" ”

As soon as Li Xiao finished saying this, Kuterlai and Sangchen were shocked.

At this time, the leaders of the caravans expressed their positions one after another, and swore on the spot that their tribes would abide by the rules and would never engage in raids during the transaction.

Li Xiao saw their respectful expressions and knew that his warning had had an effect.

Later, he talked with them for a while, and then sent them back, and agreed that, because of the special situation this time, Li Xiao allowed them to send wool outside the pass in two weeks to exchange sea salt and iron tools.

After everyone agreed to leave, Li Xiao and An Qian clapped their palms and laughed.

"When the official returns to Chifengwei, he will immediately send the silver, and your side will immediately recruit the displaced people again and expand the factory, and you must ensure that the wool imported can be smoothly digested and produced." Li Xiao said to An Qian with a smile.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely coordinate this matter in the future, and I will never delay the production progress of our army." An Qian replied with a smile.

"When the funds are more abundant, this Jintang City will also be covered with bricks, so that this city will be more solid and reliable, and become a solid pillar of our army on Xuanfu North Road!" Li Xiao said wistfully.

"I will obey the orders of my lord."

Subsequently, Li Xiao ordered An Qian to send an envoy to the Tumut tribe to send an order, telling them to be honest and stop trade with them in the future if there were any more raids on the caravans.

Li Xiao stayed in Jintang City for two more days in full of joy, and in the afternoon of that day, a guard suddenly came to report that Ingmar, the daughter of the Khan of the Tumut Tribe, had led dozens of guards to ask to see Li Xiao.

Li Xiao was taken aback, what was she doing in this Golden Soup City?

Li Xiao thought about it, and then ordered those guards to arrange accommodation and rest at the inn outside the city, let Ingmar enter the city alone, and bring him to the general military officer's hall.

Soon, as soon as Li Xiao walked into the courtyard, he heard a whirring and aggrieved voice outside: "Brother Li, how can you be like this!" Didn't you say that you would only trade with my Tumut Ministry?! (To be continued.) )