But now that everything has to make way for the climate, the snowflakes are like blowing the retreat trumpet, and most of the merchants have disappeared from the Huangzhou Department Store, Maweicheng Workshop and Liangzhou Woolen Mill in one fell swoop.

Traditionally, winter is the holiday in the Northland, and this season is a time for families to save taxes, count money, build villains, and stick to fat. Running businessmen, don't be funny, where is the road, a heavy snowstorm can kill people.

Of course, conventions are constantly being broken. This year's Huangzhou and Ganliang Road are more lively than in previous years, because several relatively large caravans have rushed over from the mainland along the road to heaven one after another. After they arrived in Liangzhou City, they rented a sleigh from the Shunfeng Dart Bureau and marched non-stop to Mawei City and Huangzhou City.

Not to mention that the merchants are the most daring group in the world, and the Emperor Zhang, who has all the way to heaven, may have already made plans and acted on them within a few days of seeing them.

In previous years, when winter came, the special products from Huangzhou would disappear from the mainland market for at least a few months, and the grain, vegetables, and non-staple foods that were intended to be sold would not be able to be transported. This is what the businessmen hate the most, seeing that they can't make a lot of money, they are all on fire.

This year, there are suddenly roads, and there are road guards who specialize in clearing obstacles, which is great news. That Lord Tiansha Star is so caring, don't be stunned, hurry up and cheer up, and make some more money by the way, why not.

What is the risk is not risky, can you still make money without any risk? The more risky it is, the more powerful it is. In the past, a person could go to Huangzhou with a few dollars, and no matter how good the goods were, they were not the only ones, and they couldn't shout too high prices.

Now that the risk is high, it is an opportunity for a big caravan and a big capital to play. We can buy a box car, which can also be converted into a covered one, and a small cast iron stove will be lit inside. Hey, it's snowy outside, and it's warm like spring in the car.

When you arrive in Liangzhou, you can also change into a sleigh with a tailwind dart board, and the cold point is the cold point, but wrap all kinds of animal fur on the body, and insist on it for three or two days, and you will arrive in Huangzhou.

At this time, there is another advantage, that is, no one grabs the supply with us, and we don't have to wait too long, we can buy whatever we want, and we can use the cold weather as an excuse to bargain and buy the best goods at the lowest cost.

Then pull back to the mainland to play in the market, the excuse is still cold, but this time it is not a price reduction, but a life-threatening price increase. Love to buy or not, there are few caravans in the whole Song Dynasty that dare to run the Huangzhou route in winter, which is called scorpion!

The business name of the Zhu family in Kaifeng is a stall of scorpion, and this year, the business name that dares to travel thousands of miles from Kaifeng to Huangzhou is really unique, and the farthest of the other ones is around Jingzhao Mansion.

Don't seem to be in different places, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they are inextricably linked to Huangzhou and Ganliang Road, and they did get inside information, so they are afraid to take advantage of the winter festivals to make a lot of money.

So what do they have to do with each other? In fact, to put it bluntly, the business history of these businesses is not long, at most it is three years, and at least it is less than two years, and they are all people who have something to do with Hong Tao's subordinates.

For example, this Zhu family business, it was made by the families of Zhu Bajin's apprentices, and it was originally a small fight from Weiqiao Town to traffick back from Huangzhou's specialties, and those things were basically brought back by the supply convoy to beat rabbits in the grass, and then sold to local merchants at a higher price to make money for the journey.

This is also allowed by Hong Tao, all the workshops in Weiqiao Town are independently calculated, and the transport team of the crown cannot work in vain, it is too wasteful to come back empty, this is their way of self-sufficiency.

Zhu Bajin and Wang Guan must be especially acquainted, his apprentices also have the opportunity to get acquainted, and of course the families of the apprentices can also know each other. In line with the principle that fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, who to sell to is not to sell, everyone simply don't be idle, and do business in Kaifeng City.

The other firms also have similar meanings, including the Zhou family, those closely related to the supply and demand of Weiqiao Town, and even the sales of the families of some officials in Jingzhao Mansion.

Hong Tao also knew these things, but still did not express his objection. Officials and businessmen are the norm in the Great Song Dynasty, and the business name made by the family of Zhu Bajin's apprentice has no official capital? Hong Tao really didn't believe it, there was no relationship on the ground, how could they gain a foothold in Kaifeng City?

As long as you don't use public power too harshly, Hong Tao can pretend to turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye to power, otherwise this business will really not be done, and the whole Song Dynasty is an enemy.

Didn't the ancients summarize that when the water is clear, there are no fish. No matter how perfect the law is, it can't completely eliminate human feelings, and people are emotional animals. Whether the water is clear or mixed, you have to grasp a degree, and the law is actually used to adjust this degree.

This time, several businesses invariably ran to Huangzhou as soon as the winter began, and someone in Huangzhou sent the exact news: Come quickly, the safety on the road is a big drop, and the money is also a big drop, and you can go several times in other seasons.

"Hey, sixth son, why did you accept the banner we bought? What is this, Kaifeng Zhu family! Uncle, it's the first time I've heard that there is such a number one person as the Zhu family in Kaifeng City, so I'm tired of it! ”

There were four men sitting in the largest box car in the middle of the Zhu family's convoy, all of whom were not very old, and one of them was even more lightly dressed in brocade clothes and had a small face with a white face, and he didn't go out much at first glance. But there are still a lot of problems with him, and he has to ask about the change of flag after the team passes Jisang City, and his tone is not so polite.

"Bai Gongzi, don't you know, after just now, this city has entered the boundary of Ganliang Road, and it is under the control of the horse master."

The man known as the Sixth Son was very fierce, with eyebrows like iron brushes, round eyes, and a lilac scar on his face. The shape is very strange, square and squarely attached to the left cheekbone, from a distance it looks like a plaster, how did you get it, it's hard to guess.

Ordinary people can't guess it, but if this kind of scar is seen by the van servants and the forbidden army, they will understand how it came about in minutes. For no other reason, it's to remove the font on the black face, and to burn off a layer of skin.

Anyone who dares to wander around with such marks on his face is either a released felon, or an old soldier in the wings. Looking at this old man, he definitely can't talk about it, it's a repeat offense.

That's right, this sixth son was one of the accomplices who accompanied Zhu Bajin's son to kill people, and they were arrested in the Kaifeng Mansion prison together.

After being released, the tattoos on his face naturally had to be erased, but with this scar, he couldn't do any serious errands, and he was treated similarly to the later prisoners released from labor reform, and they were discriminated against everywhere in society.

And this sixth son doesn't have any great skills, he can't get into Zhu Bajin's eyes, and he doesn't dare to recommend it to Hong Tao, and he has never been mixed up with errands, and he is still living a miserable life in Kaifeng City.

It wasn't until he had this business that he came to work and became a team escort. With this trace on his face, coupled with the appearance of him, it is best to scare people, and it looks similar to Jiang Yang's thief. He is not scared when he really fights, after all, he is the master who has killed people, whether he misses it or not.

"Master Ma is so domineering, you are not allowed to play the flag of the Cai family?" When it comes to the name of the horse master, the expression on Bai Gongzi's face is not very natural, and his voice is a little softer, but he still has to ask for an understanding.

His name is Bai Liuping, and his name is quite literary and artistic, but he is not a thing. Relying on the fact that his father is the Fa Cao of Kaifeng Mansion who participates in the military, and his brother is Yu Hou in the forbidden army, he is a bit of the posture of the second generation of later officials, and he is still on the underworld. I don't dare to say that I bully men and women, but I don't want to eat your watermelon and collect some protection money by the way.

However, he is quite familiar with Zhu Bajin's son, and he is a raccoon dog. The Zhu family naturally has to find a backer to open a business in the city, yes, he is just right, the county official is not as good as the current management, and his father is the current management.

The Bai family is also quite discerning, as soon as they heard that the Zhu family had a way to get the in-demand goods from Huangzhou, they simply didn't want to be a backer and covet that little bit of filial piety, and rolled up their arms and sleeves together. What is the new party, the old party, and the struggle between the DPRK and China, his family is a petty official on the seventh grade, and he can't get in touch with too high a level at all, and it is true to make money.