Chapter 513: Mongolian Trade
At this time, after Rose got out of the car, she was followed by a woman. With that iconic braid, Lee Seung-ji immediately recognized it as Princess Hun Hu.
"Isn't she recuperating from her injuries?" , after being stabbed by a barbarian that day, he suddenly claimed that he was ill. Li Chengji also gave some supplements because of her status as a princess of the previous dynasty. and gave her the house of Mahmut Tebai in the past, and gave her as a mansion.
It's just that I'm busy with official business, but I've never seen it in person. Ba Rahei was on an errand in front of Li Chengji, and he was also well-informed. Then he said loudly: "Princess Hun will be fine at the beginning of the month." The old lady also sent a gift from Maruto to the princess's house. โใ
"Mother also sent a gift from Malu?" , Li Chengji was surprised.
Ba Rahei hurriedly explained: "At that time, I happened to meet General Xiao, and saw that he brought a heavy gift, saying that he was entrusted by the old lady and came to ask for a family matter. โใ
Li Chengji immediately thought that his mother was asking for herself! Because a princess of the former dynasty like Hun Hu, if she didn't kill her, she could only marry. In this way, it is also good to envelop the civil and military generals of the old Liao. At the beginning of the recovery of Balasagon in this matter, the ministers also played like this.
But Li Chengji had a pimple in his heart and did not agree at that time. Although the destruction of the Great Liao State was not directly caused by Li Chengji, it is himself who is now in charge of the Great Liao. According to such a relationship, the two will also become husband and wife.
When he thought about it, he thought it was weird.
In addition, heavy snow has fallen, and the war in Daliao has only come to an end. Half of the country in the east is also waiting to be recovered. The occupation of the entire land of Daliao is even more unstable. So he couldn't keep up with this family matter.
"Let's go! Let's go in and sit down! Li Chengji was dressed as a noble son and said loudly. Ba Rahei and the others hurriedly followed and entered the Li family's firm.
As a combination of accommodation, sales and logistics, Lee's firm has become a well-deserved commercial overlord in Khorasan. Not only does every city have branches, but also large commercial towns in general.
Usually the first floor is a place to eat, for passing merchants to fill their stomachs. The menu is mainly halal cuisine, and the staple food is mostly multigrain cakes and lamb tripe soup or vegetable soup. It's not unpalatable, but it's generous. And the price is moderate, and the average merchant can afford it.
On the second floor, there are a variety of goods. In the way of the shelves of the future generation, rows and rows are sold in different categories. There is only a row of paid tables at the exit, so that customers can choose from the inside and settle the bill together.
This novel way of selling greatly stimulates the customer's desire to buy. The fame of Li's firm has also risen steadily. In fact, this is the prototype of the department store in later generations, but in terms of variety, it is not as rich as that of later generations.
But in contemporary terms, Lee's firm has the most complete range of goods. From oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea, to silk and satin pearl agate. As long as it can be produced, Lee's firm has everything. Prices also range from low to high to meet the needs of various consumer classes.
The third floor is where you stay, and there is a flush toilet inside. There are also 12 hours of hot water in the public bath, so that residents can clean their bodies at any time. In the case of the Premier Suites, there is a separate bathroom.
There is also a small stage. You can invite storytellers and acrobatics to come on stage to have fun. Sometimes the trading houses also hold auctions here to sell important things.
But it's all incidental! The main function of a trading house is to buy and sell commercial goods and to help transport commercial goods. To this end, Lee's firms in various places built warehouses to store the goods that needed to be transported.
When Li Chengji entered the firm, there was still some time before the meal. But most of the diners were seated, dressed in a variety of clothes, and spoke differently. Li Chengji didn't see the Rose and them, and estimated that he went upstairs.
Just as he was about to go up, a bearded businessman in bloomers stopped Li Chengji and said, "This son, I have a deal here." If the son should go down, there will definitely be a profit. โใ
Ba Rahei stopped in front of Li Chengji, immediately pushed the businessman, and said angrily: "Go quickly, I'm not interested." โใ
Li Chengji is indeed not interested in the businessman's words at the moment, and he is about to go upstairs. But the bearded merchant did not give up, and chased after him: "I really have a big deal here." If the son doesn't take it, don't regret it! โใ
Li Chengji stopped, turned around and said with interest: "Ba Rahei, let's find a table and sit down." โใ
After finding a corner spot, the businessman came to Li Chengji's table and sat down very interestedly. Li Chengji didn't stop him, and asked Ba Rahei to buy something to eat and drink.
"How do you know I can eat your deal?" , Li Chengji smiled lightly.
"If you are not mistaken, Childe's clothes are Oriental silk. If you can afford to wear such clothes in Broken Leaf City, your family will always be fine. ", the merchant laughed.
At this time, Yarahei led a waiter with a tray in his hand.
"Ten pancakes, two roasted leg of lamb ยทยทยทยทยทยท", the waiter introduced the food before bowing and leaving.
Li Chengji poured himself a cup of coffee and motioned for the merchant to continue.
Seeing this, the merchant immediately said, "Childe doesn't know, I just came from the border of Mongolia. Their Khan King returned from the Xia expedition to the north and plundered tens of thousands of people. The ministries gave some of them, and the prices were very low. I bought a few hundred people before the winter and got broken leaves, but I made a lot of money. No, I'm just thinking about the spring of next year. Go to Mongolia again and buy some slaves. โใ
Due to the expansion of the workshop, Khorasan placed great importance on the population. Therefore, the population of many places has poured into Khorasan, and various tribes also intend to capture the population of other tribes and send them to Khorasan for sale.
Now the most lucrative business around Khorasan is the buying and selling of human beings. It's just that with Khorasan's restoration of the Great Liao, many tribes were subdued. Human trafficking has also declined. Some businessmen turned their minds to the Mongols.
Anyway, there are a lot of herdsmen in Mongolia, and it is not impossible to buy and sell them. And the price of these human traffickers is not low, for those Mongolian ministries. It's also a good thing to exchange useless slaves for a lot of real money.
At least in this way, they can buy more luxury goods from the Li firm for their own splurge and enjoyment. For example, there is a simple lighter that can light up a fire by pressing one, and there are also spirits that burn knives to heat up when you drink it. There are also beautifully crafted knives, leather, clothes, protective gear, etc., which they can't put down.
So in the end, often the money spent by Khorasan is returned to Khorasan in the form of buying and selling. Along with various mineral raw materials from Mongolia, they are made into handicrafts and then sold to the Nayan people of various Mongolian ministries at a high price.
At present, the Mongolian ministries have not yet noticed the harm of this commercial method! Lee's firm has also become the most popular firm in Mongolia. Yarawachi is the favorite guest of the Mongolian Nayans.