Zhu Da arranged for someone to prepare meals for the caravan, wanting Li Yuan and his party to rest, of course he knew that the caravan had traveled a long way to come here, and it must have been very hard.

However, seeing the wavering on Li Yuan's face and hearing the cold words of the caravan stewards, Zhu Da changed his mind.

"I'll take a look at your goods." Zhu Da said to Li Yuan.

Although he wavered in his suspicions, Zhu Da did not dare to slack off when he spoke, and Li Yuan hurriedly called an elderly steward to follow and check the goods together.

Everyone in the caravan was already going to rest, but when they checked the goods, they had to help move and unload the package, so naturally they couldn't do without it, and there were many complaints in the crowd, and the faces of several young guys fell directly.

"I can't afford it in this poor place, so there's nothing to see." Someone in the crowd whispered, seemingly low, but everyone could hear it clearly.

The old steward who followed Li Zhan glared fiercely, the caravan crowd was finally a lot quieter, Zhu Da looked at Li Zhan's ugly face, and secretly shook his head in his heart, although the young man could not convince the public when he took over, but the resentment of the people below was too heavy.

The caravan was loaded with six carts, twelve camels, and the other carts and cattle were loaded with supplies from the caravan. ”

Zhu Da has some calculations in his heart that can't be said here, from the standpoint of the caravan, the first time he came to Huairen County to do business, he shipped so many goods and brought so many people, it was too unsafe, this Li Lou did not consider the risks on the road and the destination, in case he encountered bandits and official army robbers, or he turned his face and did not recognize people, there is no need to say that he has no return, it is possible to die, and if he is the steward or buddy of the caravan, he will also be resentful or dissatisfied with this kind of heart, Li Lou is so dissatisfied, it is normal to say.

Of course, from Zhu Da's position, the more goods the caravan caravan carried, the better, this young merchant's recklessness is very good for himself, Li Gong can't convince the public, then Zhu Da has to support him.

Hearing Zhu Da's order, Li Zhan shouted for someone to unload the goods, but the guys in the caravan didn't move, ignoring his order and looking at the old steward, this scene immediately made Li Mian's face unbearable, the young merchant blushed, pointed at the people below and shouted: "What are you all doing in a daze, don't unload the goods quickly!" ”

The old steward's expression was also a little embarrassed, he glanced at Li Yuan apologetically, and then rubbed his hands and said to Zhu Da: "This master, the trumpet brought a lot of goods this time, Huairen County is afraid that he can't eat it, this is a good time to sell the goods, the trumpet wants to go to the nearby guard and a few checkpoints to sell the goods, and when you return to the city, you will prepare a heavy gift, or give you three times the price of food and accommodation for these two days, you see if you don't have to unload the goods." ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan's face turned even redder, but he couldn't speak for a while, and he couldn't command his subordinates in front of outsiders, which was indeed ashamed and angry.

"What are the goods, tell me about them" Ignoring the embarrassment of their own family, Zhu Da asked in a deep voice, of course he understood the meaning of the words, not that Huairen County couldn't eat it, but that he couldn't afford it, and was ready to give some benefits to send it away, and then the caravan went to do his own business, and the old steward estimated that he was a loyal old servant, the interests of the family came first, and the face of the young master's family was put aside first.

"There are half a cart of southern goods, a few baskets of fresh and dried fruits, some pottery and porcelain, some medicinal herbs, and a little spices, and then daily utensils and groceries." Although he was reluctant to unload the goods, the old steward still issued a manifest.

The so-called southern goods, refers to the goods from the south of the Yangtze River, including silk, utensils, food, etc., because the industry and commerce in the south of the Yangtze River are developed, so these goods are well-made, and the quality is much stronger than the northern goods, such goods are often used by the north and above, the price of black and white southern goods is much more expensive than the northern goods, so it is generally sold well during the New Year's Festival, and everyone is only willing to spend money during the New Year's Festival.

In addition to the southern goods, fruits and spices are also of the same nature, which are also goods that only people of the middle and above will buy, if from the standpoint of doing business, in the season of preparing the New Year's goods in the month of Layue, the carts and camels of the Li family's caravan should be filled with these goods to earn more.

Even if there is no unloading, after the old steward reports the shipping order, Zhu Da can roughly distinguish who has more and who has less goods on the car and camels, which is the ability he has cultivated in Zhengjiaji and Hebian New Village, and he can see that most of them are pottery, porcelain, medicinal herbs, and miscellaneous goods.

Porcelain is good to say, pottery is not able to make much money, not to mention that the pottery is heavy and fragile, and occupies space, as for the medicinal materials, with the strength of the Li family's caravan, the price of the medicinal materials that can be operated will not be too high, and the medicinal materials have no weight, and occupy space, and the nature of pottery is almost the same. From the perspective of a traveling caravan, it is very unwise to choose these goods to go out to trade, and the goods that make money are few, and the goods that do not make money are more, which is obviously a thankless task, and it is no wonder that the caravan is so resentful.

But for Zhu Da is different, Li Lou brought all the goods this time for him to think about, that time the two met at the city gate, although Li Lou at that time did not know his plan to accommodate refugees, but it can also be deduced that Zhu Da wants to take root in Huairen County, if you want to take root, you need industry, industry needs manpower, whether it is the industry itself or hired manpower, you need pottery and porcelain utensils, as for these daily medicinal materials, one can be used for your own use, and the other can be widely matched, these materials selected by Li Lou are all to help Zhu Da,

It seems that Uncle Li's advice was firmly in his heart, this time the business really didn't want to make money, but wanted to help Zhu Da, befriend Zhu Da, although after the meeting was shaken, but this heart is good, those pottery porcelain and the like, nine times out of ten also thought of the pickling industry in the new village by the river.

"How much silver will you sell for the goods you have brought?" Juda asked, a smile on his face.

Although it is normal to inquire with the caravan, but at this time the scene is a little abrupt, the old steward has been paying attention to Zhu Da, he found that this young man under twenty has a calm and mature beyond his age, compared to his own owner, he is too immature and impulsive, this young man asked this without any provocation and publicity, purely for the purpose of asking the price.

"I can't afford to ask, what do you ask?" Someone said with a sneer.

But Zhu Da's attitude made the old steward dare not be perfunctory, and replied with a cough: "A total of four hundred and ninety taels of silver, if you exchange it for homespun cloth and fur, you will have to increase the price by half percent." ”

There is often not enough currency in the local area, and in the past, caravans often could not collect money for selling goods, and they also accepted barter, but they often had to reduce the price by one percent or more, and this price reduction was often the source of the caravan's profits, which was equivalent to buying at a low price and changing hands to make money.

After the old steward answered, Li Cheng did not interject to argue, although the price here is slightly higher, but the price of homespun cloth and fur is increased by half, which is considered to be a living word, which is also considering that if Zhu Daqiang wants to save face and wants to buy all the goods or only buy part, of course he can't take out the "huge money" of five hundred taels, and when the time comes, he can also pay for it by collecting some homespun cloth and fur, and there are steps down, and the face is also passable.

After hearing the price, Zhu Da nodded and said to Li He, who was following him, "Take five hundred taels of silver."

Li He has been busy in the Grange for the past few days, and after the caravan came, it was said that he had come to contact and deal with him, and when he heard Zhu Da's arrangement, he immediately called two people to go together to get the silver.

He said it lightly, but Li Cheng and the old steward over there were stunned, no matter what, five hundred taels of silver is a lot of money, the Li family caravan has eight carts, more than 20 cattle, dozens of guys, and braves the wind and snow to do the business of five hundred taels, but how can this plainly dressed young man say it so simply.

"It's all about it." Judah said.

The caravan was still noisy, but the side close to Zhu Da had quieted down, the smile on Zhu Da's face was gone, he didn't continue to talk about the transaction, but pointed to the two young guys in the caravan and said, "Arrest these two people." ”

Zhu Da ordered, two family members and three young poor people immediately rushed over, directly dragged people out, the caravan there are also a lot of young and strong, originally did not want to be captured, but the family members have a murderous aura, the young poor people are used to the work of arresting people, two are the fierce appearance of daring to resist and kill, three are full of intimidation, the caravan people and others are frightened, just watch their companions being arrested.

At Zhu Da's signal, the two guys were thrown on the ground between Li Tang and Zhu Da, and were directly pressed to kneel there, seeing that their companions were caught there and knelt down, the caravan people began to commotion, but they did not dare to move, because Zhu Da's side of the family and the refugee young man took out weapons, although the refugee young man was holding a wooden pole, but the spear and knife that the family sent people to take was really cold and shining, and the murderous atmosphere.

Dozens of young and strong, more than a dozen weapons made of good iron, looking quite orderly, the stewards and men of the caravan have seen a lot of things in the north and south, and they can't imagine that this shabby-looking small grange actually has such force, it is said that this kind of sword soldiers should only be the military attaché of the guard and the local tycoon, and now when they see it, they are immediately shocked and awe-inspiring.

The noise soon fell silent, and besides, the caravan was not very thoughtful, and they all knew that the two companions who were pulled out were the two who had the most gossip just now, and one of them was the one who said, "This poor and sour place can't afford it", and it is not reasonable to argue for such people.

"Li Yuan is my brother, if you disobey my brother, you are disrespectful to me, and today I will discipline him." Zhu Da said loudly.

As soon as the words fell, the silver had already been taken, and Zhu Da had deposited three thousand taels of silver in the Grange, in the cellar where he lived, and Li He went back and forth quickly.

Seeing this scene, Li He playfully placed fifty ingots of silver beside Zhu Da, it was still snowing at this time, but the light of the silver was still flickering, and the caravans and others who were close to this side could see it clearly, and they were all silent.

For those who do business, the threat of force is terrible, but it is not as shocking as gold and silver, and they know best the power of wealth, and they are frightened when they see swords and guns, and they are completely convinced when they see these silvers.

Over there, Li Di's face was red again, he was embarrassed and embarrassed before, but now he was excited......