Chapter 195: Robbed
Hu people's favorite thing to do when they have nothing to do is to rob the Tang Dynasty, from the border cities of the Tang Dynasty to rob anything they can use, of course, the food is used and the women who give birth to children, but I don't know if there are men who will give birth to children, will they become the target of their robbery.
Now that the envoys of the Hu people have come to Chang'an City, they are carrying countless treasures, although the little things they carry are much less than the things they robbed around Datang, but no matter how small the grasshopper is, he is not meat, so it is better for them to repay the interest to Datang.
It is not only Li Er who holds this idea, but also Jia Yi, of course, those who know that glass can be mass-produced now, have become a group of people who hold this idea.
The things on Hu Ren's body are limited, and the best things are naturally impossible to exchange in the market, because they have all entered Li Er's pocket, and the remaining things with great value will circulate in the market, and those are Jia Yi's goals.
On the way to Chang'an, Jia Yi grabbed four or five glass balls that were not round three times or four times from his pocket, put them into Shen Qingyun's hand at random, and told him that each bead had to be exchanged for at least one gold plate weighing two catties to be considered a loss.
Shen Qingyun has never seen this kind of colored glass, crystal clear, full and round, anyone can be used as a family heirloom for centuries, I didn't expect Jia Yi, a loser, to think of exchanging these for those valuable gold, in order not to shame the treasure, he trembled and put all the beads into his arms, put them away closely, and patted them on his chest, making sure that the beads were still there, and then he put his mind at ease.
"Where did you get these beads?"
For this, Shen Qingyun was very curious, he knew that Jia Yi had the ability, but he didn't think that Jia Yi's ability could be so great that he could casually find so many priceless glasses, so the origin of these beads must be asked clearly, otherwise Shen Qingyun would be worried about these beads at home.
"You don't care so much, you just need to know that your task today is to exchange all these beads, don't ask anything else."
Don't ask if it's okay, whose loser will get such a beautiful glass bead out to exchange things, Shen Qingyun knew that Jia Yi had never been a person who would do a loss-making business, so he patiently asked Jia Yi, if it was someone else, the first time he got the beads, Shen Qingyun would rush home and hide the beads first.
"No, you better tell me the truth, otherwise I won't be able to feel at ease with so many beads on my body."
As soon as Jia saw Shen Qingyun's expression of breaking the sand pot and asking to the end, he knew that if he didn't release something real today, it would be really difficult to calm Shen Qingyun's heart, although the matter of being able to make glass in batches had not yet been decrypted with Li Er's approval, but Jia Yi knew that decryption was basically only a matter of time, maybe after the hundred countries came to the dynasty this time, the matter of the mass production of glass would be announced to the world, and even if he talked to Shen Qingyun now, there should not be much of a problem.
"You can rest assured that the glass is still worth a lot of money now, and in two years, the glass will be as common as the porcelain bowl you use at home, and there may not even be a porcelain bowl worth it."
Jia Yi's words made Shen Qingyun's eyes widen suddenly, he really couldn't imagine why this kind of thing that could be called a treasure could be so cheap, but after all, he was a businessman, so he quickly thought of the key to it, and looked at Jia Yi with a face full of disbelief and said what he thought with difficulty.
"Could it be that you have mastered the method of making this glass?"
Jia Yi just smiled, and did not give an affirmative answer, nor did he give a negative answer, but as a partner for such a long time, the answer is already self-evident.
Shen Qingyun was really a little angry that Jia Yi actually used him as a monkey, why didn't he say such an important thing earlier, but then he was relieved, Jia Yi saw that he didn't tell him as a business partner, so the possibility of others knowing would be very small, in other words, the real value of the four or five glass balls in his arms is not yet known by many people, which means that he can still rely on these glass balls today to exchange for a lot of wealth.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingyun's face also had a faint smile, since the glass had lost its mystery here, the four or five glass balls in his arms would not have such an important value in his heart, so he saw that he casually took out the glass balls from his arms and kept playing with them in his hands, completely losing the cautious appearance he had before.
Soon the carriage came to the outside of Chang'an City, the majestic city wall is no different from usual, but the red lantern hanging on the head of the city adds some joy to this serious city as the main tone, and there are obviously a lot more soldiers defending the city, I don't know whether it is to prevent the Hu people in the city from breaking the law or to warn the Tang people not to behave indiscriminately.
Although Jia Yi is a baron of the Tang Dynasty, when he enters Chang'an City, even Jia Yi is not exempt from the investigation, after all, this is the first card to guard the emperor, no one will be sloppy, and no one will dare to be sloppy.
Accepted the interrogation of the soldiers guarding the city, Jia Yi and Shen Qingyun walked into the city, Chang'anzheng, which was very lively on weekdays, now it looks even more lively, and the hoarse shouting and selling sound penetrated into Jia Yi and Shen Qingyun's ears for the first time, as if only in this way can they attract more customers to their stalls.
Jia Yi was just about to exchange the valuable goods brought by the Hu people with Shen Qingyunbing, but before he could say anything, a familiar sound entered Jia Yi's ears.
"Brother Jia, the younger brother has been waiting here for a long time." Changsun Chong didn't know where to come out, arched his hand at Jia Yi who was standing on the side of the road, and then stood behind Jia Yi with a smile, seeing that this meant that he was with Jia Yi.
Looking at the smiling eldest grandson Chong for some reason, Jia Yi blinked his eyes twice fiercely, and said to Shen Qingyun beside him: "Do you think he is sick?" ”
Shen Qingyun responded noncommittally twice, but did not say a word.
If Jia Yi didn't know what happened to him, then when Cheng Chumo also greeted him with a smile and also stood behind him, he understood the catty inside, needless to say, more people will come soon, and the purpose of their coming here is also very clear, that is, robbing Jia Yi, it is impossible for this kind of thing to happen in Chang'an City, after all, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, this kind of thing is not easy to say or hear.
Sighing helplessly, Shen Qingyun was not ready to drive away, anyway, so many people had already made up their minds, and there were not many more of them.
Seeing that a small team had formed behind him, Jia Yi looked carefully, and even the honest Yu Chi Baolin was already standing behind him, but he still didn't see Qin Huaiyu's figure, so he couldn't help but wonder a little.
Fang Yiai, who was shaking a paper fan and pretending to be Sven, asked, "What did Huaiyu do?" ”
"I don't know, I didn't see him, I came here early this morning to wait for you, I didn't look for him."
Ask the others again, and the others also shook their heads, saying that they didn't know, since Qin Huaiyu didn't come, then forget it, it's a big deal to leave him a few glass balls and let him change them by himself, anyway, this kind of exchange will not be only one day.
The large army was already a little impatient, and Jia Yi could only let out a long sigh and slowly walked towards the direction of Dongshi with the large army.
I don't know what's going on, as long as it's a Hu person, they like to sell their top products in the East Market, it seems that the West Market is like some taboo, so they really don't want to set foot there, and all the people behind them are Chang'an Tong, and anyone who pulls them out can explain the reason for this to Jia Yi.
After Du He heard Jia Yi's inquiry, he explained for the first time, that is, Xishi is a place where criminals are killed, and there is a bad smell of blood lingering in Xishikou all year round, although Hu people don't have any feelings about this smell of blood, but as a businessman, especially Hu Shang, who has learned a lot of messy things from the Tang Dynasty, believes in the heart of this taboo, they are all businessmen who go south and north, and for this kind of taboo, it is better to believe it than to believe it. Therefore, the East Market, far away from the West Market, became a gathering place for these merchants.
It wasn't until now that Jia Yi understood what was going on with those who believed in metaphysics the richer and richer in later generations, and the daring came from here, although the humanistic customs of the Tang Dynasty had a deep impact on the Hu people, but some of the strange thoughts of the Hu people also deeply affected the Tang people.
Compared with those scattered Hu merchants, those high-ranking officials from the management of various tribes turned into Hu Shang, whether it is from the dress or from the body, the smell is much stronger, at least when Jia Yi and the others went into the East Market, the unpleasant strange smell did not appear, which made everyone's already frowning brows slowly stretch, and they all opened the conversation box one by one, jokingly chatting with each other.
Since everyone gathered around Jia Yi, they must know that Jia Yi must have carried something that can be exchanged for a large number of items, and Jia Yi, as the owner of these things, naturally has to make rules before starting the exchange, so as not to hurt everyone's harmony because of the uneven distribution.
"I have some glass balls here, three for each person, exchange them separately for what they like, don't bargain with me, and give you a piece of advice, even if you exchange glass balls for a silver plate, don't put the glass balls in your hands."