Hearing the news that His Royal Highness King Xin had taken over the opening of Liaodong again, Zheng Yingtai was overjoyed.

However, this time, Zheng Yingtai did not rush to find his fellow Shanxi villagers, but closed the door and poured himself a little wine.

"The ancestors and the ancestors will go up again, and the unfilial man Yingtai will incense you."

Zheng Yingtai, who was slightly drunk, knelt down in front of the ancestral tablet and cried loudly.

"Luckily, the unfilial man Yingtai finally found an opportunity to renew my Zheng family's business route.

Please bless the spirits of the ancestors and ancestors in the sky, and bless Yingtai to continue the success of the trade route. ”

Before His Royal Highness King Xin's opening, Zheng Yingtai never thought that he would one day be able to continue his ancestral trade route.

It has been almost 10 years since the Zheng family lost their ancestral trade routes.

Zheng Yingtai watched that after the ancestral trade route turned into smuggling, the trade route became shrinking day by day.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't bear to let the ancestral trade route be completely cut off in his own hands, Zheng Yingtai would have completely moved the Zheng family out of Shanxi a long time ago.

No matter how unbearable it is, the Zheng family's commercial focus will inevitably gradually shift to the capital.

The cattle smuggled from the grassland, domesticated and then sold, this is the Zheng family's attempt and improvement of the ancestral trade route.

It's a pity that the domestication cycle of steppe cattle is a bit too long.

And in order to domesticate those cattle, the funds taken up are too much.

If it weren't for the support of Dexing Money, it would be difficult for the Zheng family to support it.

Because of this, when the Zheng family's money bank was crushed by the public bank, the capital chain was broken, and the Zheng family went bankrupt.

If it weren't for Zheng Yingtai's resolute refuge in King Xin's Mansion at that time, perhaps the Zheng family would have died a long time ago.

What happened to the Zheng family is just a microcosm of the Jin merchants.

In this era, I don't know how many Jin merchants, like the Zheng family, were struggling to find an opportunity to renew their trade routes.

Zhangjiakou Fort

One of the most important fortresses in Xuanfu Town, Daming Dynasty.

Not only in Xuanfu Town, but perhaps in the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhangjiakou Fort is the most important fortress.

It is said that Zhangjiakou Fort is the most important, because in addition to the heavy responsibility of defending the grassland, Zhangjiakou Fort is also the location of the largest horse market in the Ming Dynasty.

In the fifth year of Longqing, after the rectification of the military god Qi Jiguang, the combat strength of the Ming border army increased sharply, and in the face of the invasion of the Mongols on the grassland, it had gained obvious advantages.

When it became more and more difficult to rob the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian Altan Khan finally had the intention of seeking peace with the Ming Dynasty.

After the careful mediation of Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanda at that time, Altan Khan finally accepted the title of King Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming and Mongolia officially ended the nearly 200-year state of war.

The horse market in Zhangjiakou Fort only officially started at that time.

In fact, as early as the Jiajing period, Zhangjiakou had several horse markets.

It's just that the combat power of the Ming border army at that time was too weak. There is really no way to take the looting of the Mongols.

This led to the closure of the horse market soon after it was opened and closed again due to the Mongol invasion.

Drawing on the experience of the previous market opening, the opening of Zhangjiakou Fort in Longqing for five years was different from the official market opened in the Ming Dynasty from the beginning.

Nominally, the horse market in Zhangjiakou is still an official city, but Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanda, adopted the strategy of introducing private capital to build the horse market from the beginning.

It is precisely because of the participation of a large number of private businessmen that the horse market in Zhangjiakou has been full of vitality from the beginning.

Although Daming Guanshi has a clear limit for buying horses, under the auspices of Wang Chonggu, the Zhangjiakou Horse Market will exceed the limit a lot every year.

Thanks to Wang Chonggu's flexible market policy, Zhangjiakou has gradually developed into the largest market in northern China.

In the forty-fifth year of Wanli, border merchants from all over the world, who had completely lost the opportunity to open China, also began to pour into Zhangjiakou in large numbers to find new business opportunities. This has brought the prosperity of Zhangjiakou to a new level.

Counting up, since the opening of Longqing, Zhangjiakou has been prosperous for more than 50 years.

In this Zhangjiakou Fort, whose prosperity is comparable to that of a big city, in the center of the fort, in a large courtyard with three entrances, a middle-aged man is entertaining guests.

"Mr. Li, you can put your heart back in your stomach.

This is our first time trading. But you still can't believe the reputation of our Fan family?

When have you ever heard that our Fan family has a thing that doesn't count! ”

Although the middle-aged man said very politely, there was an undoubted arrogance in his words.

"That's it, since Mr. Li is so anxious.

That, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow.

The day after tomorrow, I will arrange a batch of goods for you to send out.

Mr. Li, what do you think is good? ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said the plan he had made.

"With this batch of goods as a base, Mr. Li, you should always rest assured, right?"

The middle-aged man didn't expect that he would say so, and although Mr. Li's face was a little relaxed, he still asked reluctantly: "Master Fan, how much can you send out this batch of goods?" ”

Seeing the unswerving expression on Fan Dongzhu's face, Mr. Li hurriedly stood up and took a deep look, and quickly accompanied him carefully.

"Fan Dongzhu, I'm really sorry. If it weren't for the fact that this batch of goods is really important, it would not be so gaffe.

That's it, proprietor Fan, because this shipment is so important to my master.

If your first batch of goods can exceed 20,000 stones, I am willing to pay this amount. ”

Mr. Li said as he gestured with an 8 in his hand.

Seeing this gesture, a trace of unconcealable desire flashed in Fan Dongzhu's eyes.

But in the blink of an eye, Fan Dongzhu changed color.

"What Mr. Li said, Fan has already made an agreement with you, how can he go back on his word.

20,000 stones?

That's a lot though? But it's still hard for my Fan family.

Okay, it's 20,000 stones.

This batch of goods Fan will send you 20,000 stones first.

However, this amount is too large, and Fan does not dare to guarantee that it can be completely safe.

With the ability of my Fan family, at most, it can only be sent to the land of the Horqin Department. It's up to you to keep you safe. ”

Speaking of the Korqin Department, a sly glint flashed in Fan Dongzhu's eyes.

"As for the price?"

Fan Dong hesitated for a moment, and then said categorically: "The price of this batch of goods is still 6 taels and one stone, and Fan can't do anything to smash his own signboard." ”

"Well, since Fan Dongzhu is so benevolent and righteous, if he fights again, it will seem to be stingy. Haha, that's 6 taels and one stone.

As for security?

Fan proprietor can rest assured.

The goods can be delivered to the Horqin Department.

If the proprietor Fan is really not at ease, we can send someone here to pick it up. ”

Mr. Li saw that the big thing had been finalized, and the whole person relaxed.

The reputation of the Fan family for keeping promises is well-known in Zhangjiakou and the entire grassland.

With this promise from Fan Yongdou, the contemporary head of the Fan family, then this matter will be completed.

"Lord Fan, this little thing is an apology. I was in a hurry below, and I hope that Fan Dongzhu will understand. ”

While apologizing, Mr. Li took out a round string of beads from his bosom and gently placed it on the table of the Eight Immortals in front of Fan Dongzhu.

The string of beads that are round and consistent emits a glittering light on the latest Eight Immortals table from the capital and the latest trend of the Ming Dynasty, and the eyes of the Fan proprietor are getting rounder and rounder.