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The warehouse is not large, the size of a small dining hall, but dozens of silk horses are neatly placed on the wooden shelves inside, with different colors such as red, pink, water green, sky blue, etc., at first glance, it seems to have entered the world of painting.

Xiao Er casually took out a big red satin, stuffed it into Li Zicheng's hand, and said, "Guest officer, please see, this authentic Shu embroidery!" ”

"Shu embroidery?" Li Zicheng does not know Shu embroidery, only knows that it is very famous, and Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, seems to have the reputation of "passing on the charm of painting, extinguishing the traces of needlework".

"The guest officer goes south and north, and naturally knows the characteristics of Shu embroidery," Xiao Er stroked the red satin with his hand, "The thread method is smooth and bright, the stitches are neat, the needle is rigorous, the color is soft, the car is twisted freely, the strength is vivid, and the reality is decent. ”

Li Zicheng touched the needle and thread with his fingers, and it was as smooth as the satin itself, I don't know if these patterns are tattooed, the flowers and birds, and landscapes on the satin are lifelike, so he said: "It's like authentic Shu embroidery!" ”

"The guest officer said," Xiao Er was not happy, and unfolded this satin a little, "rigorous and delicate, bright and smooth, sparse composition, thick and round, the villain has never been out of Xining, but Shu embroidery has seen a lot, and can also recognize one or two!" He brought a few more silk horses, "Guest officer, please see, these are made of soft satin and colored silk, as well as flowers and birds, animals, landscapes, insects and fish on the pattern, all of which are rare Shu embroidery products." ”

"To be honest, the real Shu embroidery, I've only heard of it, but I haven't seen it yet," Li Zicheng smiled, but he thought of another thing, "Now that the Heavenly Mandate Army has seized Xining, this Shu embroidery ...... Is Shu Road still smooth? ”

Xiao Er suddenly became nervous, and hurriedly packed up the silk and satin one by one, and put it back on the wooden shelf, "If the guest officer doesn't want to buy silk, don't make the villain happy, the villain will be closed......"

He Xiaomi's hand pressed the handle of the knife, and he was about to step forward to theorize, Li Zicheng gestured with his eyes, asked him to calm down for a while, turned around and said: "Xiao Er, these high-grade silks are not easy to sell in Xining, right?" ”

"This ......" Xiao Er had just finished cleaning up, and he was there for a while.

Li Zicheng knew that he had guessed correctly, he put it upstairs on weekdays, and ordinary customers couldn't see it at all, so it was strange that it was a best-seller! He glanced at Xiao Er and said lightly: "If it's really Shu embroidery, I want all of these!" ”

Xiao Er's eyes suddenly lit up, the unhappiness just now had already been put into his mind, he bowed slightly, and said: "Don't dare to deceive the guests, these are really Shu embroidery, the owner only bought it back from Shu not long ago, and the villain is willing to guarantee it with his head...... It's just ...... for the price."

"As long as it's reasonable, the price is easy to say," Li Zicheng saw that Xiao Er didn't seem to be lying, but said deliberately: "The only thing I'm not worried about is that if the Shu Road is not smooth, how did these Shu embroideries come to Xining?" ”

Xiao Er became nervous again, looked at Li Zicheng carefully, and hesitated in his heart.

"Don't be nervous," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "As far as I know, the Heavenly Mandate Army is not opposed to the exchange of materials between merchants and the imperial court, on the contrary, as long as they pay taxes normally, the Heavenly Mandate Army will also encourage and assist merchants to go out of Xining!" ”

"Naturally, the tax will not be less," the worry on Xiao Er's face receded, "Guest officer, this is indeed Shu embroidery, the owner has its own way, the owner is a merchant family, even if the court wants to block the Shu Road, the owner also has a way...... Guest officers don't have to be suspicious! ”

"Since that's the case, I'll believe you for once," Li Zicheng said with a grim face: "If it is found that this is a fake and shoddy product in the future, it will ...... I will never be spared! ”

"Don't worry, the villain will guarantee with his head, and the guest officer can travel, but the villain's store can't be moved!"

Shu embroidery each two taels, these silks, sold nearly a hundred taels of silver, Xiao Er will be wrapped in silk, take the silver, a thousand thanks, again to the head of the head as a guarantee, to ensure that these are the best Shu embroidery.

Li Zicheng is also secretly happy, he is not because these silks can please the ladies, and he can get additional "rewards" at night, since this shop can buy Shu embroidery, it shows that the Shu road has always been smooth, whether it is the negligence of the imperial court, or the disdain of the imperial court, it is a great thing for the Mandate of Heaven Army.

The territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, now only Xining, Gansu, Longyou, these areas are not only mixed with different races, the internal commerce is extremely underdeveloped, the products are not comprehensive, the circulation of silver is extremely scarce, if you can't carry out normal business activities with the outside world, sooner or later you will be trapped by the imperial court.

If the Shu Road is unblocked, the Mandate of Heaven Army can conduct normal business activities with the outside world and buy the goods it needs.

Li Zicheng now understands why the nomadic people in the north often use the method of troops coming to the city to force the imperial court to trade with each other in the border areas.

Daming is too rich, even if all the borders are closed, they can survive independently, all daily necessities and luxuries are not lacking, and the only thing that nomads can get their hands on is war horses, but war horses are their life# roots, and excellent war horses will never be exchanged.

Therefore, the mutual market is a gift to the Ming Dynasty, and it is often closed, resulting in more and more serious contradictions between the two sides.

Later, the distant British Empire, originally for trade, knocked on the door of the central country with giant ships and cannons, if the court of the central country had the foresight and took the initiative to open up the trade between the two sides, or put down the shelves of the Celestial Empire early, and humbly learn from the British Empire, maybe that period of history will undergo major changes......

However, history is not perhaps!

Li Zicheng asked his soldiers to carry all kinds of satin, and was about to return to the Dadu Governor's Mansion, when he suddenly saw an alley with someone carrying a bamboo basket and selling it along the street.

Selling along the street is a common thing in Xining, but Li Zicheng clearly heard that the person who was selling was a vanity mirror!

In the Ming Dynasty, women used copper mirrors, that is, the copper sheet was polished smooth, and some decorative patterns were engraved on the back and edge, which was the love of women.

But what is this person selling a vanity mirror?

Li Zicheng has long been preparing to make glass mirrors, so he is a little sensitive to possible business opponents, he has been entangled in military affairs, because he has no time to develop glass mirrors, could it be that someone has already made glass mirrors? Maybe it's a new material!

He asked the soldier to call the man, "What kind of vanity mirror are you selling?" ”

The man immediately took out a dressing mirror from the bamboo basket and handed it to Li Zicheng, "The guest officer should buy one and give it to Madame, this kind of vanity mirror is much brighter than the bronze mirror, and Mrs. Baozhun is very happy!" ”

He Xiaomi shouted: "What nonsense? Answer whatever you ask! ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Xiaomi, don't scare people!" ”

The man who sold immediately grunted: "That is, whether you buy it or not depends on the mood, what is the fierceness?" ”

He Xiaomi was still angry, but after looking at Li Zicheng, he finally stopped eating angrily.

Li Zicheng played with the vanity mirror in his hand, his heart sank suddenly, the bright glass, as well as the mercury layer behind it, the wooden frame, it was really a glass mirror, what was he most afraid of!

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said lightly: "How many do you have such a vanity mirror?" ”

"How much does the guest officer want?" When the man heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "There are seven or eight sides here, and there are more than ten faces in the proprietor's place!" ”

Li Zicheng remained silent and said, "What about the price?" If the price is right, I'll take it all! ”

"All?" The man was stunned for a moment, and unconsciously moved the bamboo basket in his hand forward.

Li Zicheng played with the dressing mirror in his hand, and took a photo in front of him, "Yes, yes, it's much more brilliant than the copper mirror, I don't know where such a dressing mirror comes from?" ”

The man approached Li Zicheng and whispered: "Don't hide it from the guest officer, this thing is very expensive, it is not produced in the Ming Dynasty, but from the Western Regions!" ”

"The Western Regions?" Li Zicheng's heart moved, wasn't the Western Regions business road broken a long time ago?

In order to blockade the western border, the imperial court even sealed the trade routes, and in the final analysis, the Ming Dynasty was not short of property, nor did it look down on all kinds of goods from the Western Regions.

However, now occupying Gansu is the 3,000th Qin Danian Department of the Heavenly Mandate Army, if you need supplies from the Western Regions, can you open the western border? Even if it's just opening up trade routes, or even secretly opening trade routes......

"Yes, the Western Regions, this is a thing from the Western Regions, the Ming Dynasty...... Austria, Xining area, how can there be such a bright vanity mirror? The man picked up another vanity mirror and shook it in front of his eyes.

Li Zicheng said casually: "Why haven't you heard of things from the Western Regions before, is this a recent thing?" ”

The man suddenly became alert, threw the dressing mirror in his hand into the bamboo basket, and said angrily: "If the guest officer wants to buy it, I can buy it cheaper, if you don't buy it, don't delay my business, the villain can count on relying on it to exchange for some food!" ”

He Xiaomibei was about to get angry, but was stopped by Li Zicheng, "If you want to eat mixed rice, just look for me, what else do you have besides the vanity mirror?" ”

The man felt that he had met a big customer, so he bowed down and said carefully: "What does the guest officer need?" The owner of the villain has a lot of new things, and if he goes early, he shouldn't have gotten rid of it! ”

Li Zicheng felt that it was a little reliable, maybe his proprietor was really going to the Western Regions, so he said, "What is your surname?" Who are your proprietors? ”

"Guest Officer ......"

"In other words, if you buy a large number of goods at once, would you be willing to do business with a stranger?" Li Zicheng sighed softly: "If you don't know the bottom line, who can guarantee the quality of these goods?" If the cooperation is pleasant, I have a long-term deal! ”

"What does the guest mean ......?"

"That's it, I'll be the East and West Huang Restaurant tonight, and the distilled spirits there are good!" Li Zicheng smiled faintly: "I don't know if your proprietor is willing to appreciate the light?" ”

"The villain's name is Mao Swill," Mao Swill felt that this was an opportunity, if he climbed such a high roller, he would never have to sell along the street like he did now, "this ...... The villain went back and immediately informed the proprietor...... Is the guest officer really waiting at Xihuang Restaurant? ”

"Merchants keep promises, rest assured, see you or leave!" Li Zicheng waved his hand and asked Mao Swill to hurry back and inform his proprietor to go to the appointment.