Chapter 768: Shang Jia's Secret
Wang Hui set off again, not to Wuhuan, nor to the Western Regions or Sanhan. His trip was temporarily changed by Su Ren, and he brought a large amount of goods to persuade the tribe who still had a good impression of Shan. This is the plan that Su Ren and Yu Shan came up with after discussing it all night. The reason why Yu Shan is not Yi Zhixie's opponent is entirely because there are too few people behind him, and from a strategic point of view, his space is too low, as long as one place is broken, there is no room for turning, so Su Ren decided to help Yu Shan establish a large strategic depth.
Following Wang Hui was Zhang Junyue, this guy was loyal to Shan, which completely exceeded Su Ren's opinion of this person. I think that the person who was forced to be a spy by the Mo family actually showed a loyal minister's face, how weird it looked. But since Yu Shan believed it, Su Ren naturally wouldn't say anything. No matter how many people Wang Hui and Zhang Junyue can bring to Yu Dan, at least they can make the Xiongnu not so united, this is Su Ren's purpose.
After Wang Hui left, the first batch of merchants finally came to Mayi, and all of them were businessmen from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. When the first batch of merchants made a lot of money in Mayi, those who didn't catch up broke out completely, and regardless of the disagreement of Cui Jiuming, the president, they came to Mayi with their goods and men at the risk of their lives. These people are the people Su Ren relies on the most, merchants are by no means animals that can only buy and sell, they eat meat, and they eat any meat.
Without Su Ren to speak, a cart of goods and copper coins were placed at the gate of the city lord's mansion, just to draw a place for them in the city of Mayi and allow them to build shops.
Looking at the mountains of copper coins and goods, Sang Hongyang once again threw himself at Su Ren's five bodies. Mayi is a place of four wars, let alone paying for a place before, no one wants to come here even if it is given for nothing. Now not only is it here, but the money given is enough for a piece of land that is three times larger here in Chang'an City. Sang Hongyang didn't understand why, and he couldn't figure it out if he wanted to break his head.
Su Ren patted Sang Hongyang's shoulder: "This is called vision, they are all businessmen, they all want to make money, since they are willing to pay a lot of money to buy land, it means that Mayi must be a prosperous place in the future, maybe next year, the land in their hands will triple, this is the vision of businessmen." ”
Sang Hongyang narrowed his eyes: "Aren't they looking at the general's face?" ”
Su Ren shook his head: "How big can my face be, is it worth these people to spend so much money?" Once or twice may be okay, this is the fourth time, the first time is Guozijian, the second time in Suzhou, the third time in Louguantai, if there is no interest in saving zài, no one will press the old capital for the sake of face, the money sent here is useless, you can stay, the goods are returned to the merchants, it must be not easy for them to ship, as for how to recover the balance you should know. ”
Sang Hongyang nodded: "My subordinates understand!" ”
"If you understand, do it, don't be afraid of making mistakes, your Sang family's family background plus my family background, this money will be compensated!"
The city is still under construction, and the first shop has already opened. Although it is very simple, it doesn't look as luxurious as the lowest-end shop in Chang'an, but it has everything inside. From the shopkeeper to the man, to the bookkeeper, he is very well equipped. What's even more unexpected is that the first person who came here to trade turned out to be a person from the Western Regions. The fine agate stones and bright furs, exchanged for silk and iron, made the Western Regions man excited for a long time.
With the first, there will be the second, and the third. In just ten days, the prosperity of Mayi has been revealed, and there is an endless stream of merchants from all over the country. Of course, the largest transactions were completed privately, and Su Ren personally checked them, because those things were sold to Yu Dan, from table salt, cloth, armor, and even incendiary bombs that Su Ren called a weapon of war.
Speaking of incendiary bombs, it was completely Su Ren's foolishness. There was no gasoline and kerosene for later generations, only fire oil was used instead. An explosion is impossible, throwing it can only scare the horses and frighten them. The greatest use is to burn, burn the pasture, turn the flourishing grassland into white land, and completely cut off the herdsmen's hard work for a year. However, it is such a thing, which is regarded as a treasure by Yu Dan, and he is reluctant to use it.
The war between Yi Zhiyi and Yu Dan is getting bigger and bigger, maybe it was really Wang Hui's lobbying that played a role, and the forces behind Yu Dan are really growing. In the past, Yu Shan couldn't hold his head up when he was beaten by Yi Zhixie, but now he has the ability to fight back a little. This is the result that Su Ren wants to see, since he wants to turn the grassland into a battlefield, there is no point in a one-sided war. Even if Yu Shan fails in the future, what will be left to Yi Zhiyi will only be a scarred Huns, which is Su Ren's ultimate goal.
It's really nice to pick up a whole piece of sheepskin on the side of the road. The leather is soft and the wool is shiny. Su Ren rubbed it and asked a Hun merchant who was selling things: "How can you sell such a good sheepskin?" ”
Shang Jia enthusiastically accompanied the smiling face, although he didn't know Su Ren, but when he saw Huang Shisan and Manniu behind Su Ren, he knew that the young man in front of him was not ordinary, maybe it was the shopkeeper of the Han family's businessman, as long as there was a deal, he could make some money: "This son has a good eye, this is a good purple lamb skin, our tribe has produced thirty pieces this year, and the rest are all purchased from nearby tribes, if the son likes it, the price given is reasonable, and I will never talk back." ”
The correct and round Chinese dialect shows that this merchant has been dealing with the Han people for a long time. Su Ren nodded: "It's indeed a good thing, how about fifty dollars a piece?" ”
Balazi's face turned into a chrysanthemum, and he immediately asked the guy to help wrap up all the purple lambskins: "Fifty dollars is a poor villain for Childe, and the price of forty dollars is all for Childe!" ”
Su Ren was about to cry, it is rare in the world to do business like this. It was the first time he had encountered the price reduction of the goods sold to the buyers, and although he had a feeling of being slaughtered in his heart, Su Ren still accepted Balaqi's kindness with a smile. While loading the goods, Su Ren and Balazi sat on the side of the road and chatted in the shade. Chatting is just the way, and understanding the current shape of the Xiongnu is the main purpose.
Balazi is a good businessman and a good person to talk to. Merchants were looked down upon in the Xiongnu than in the Han Dynasty, and the number of merchants in the Xiongnu region before the appearance of Su Ren was less than a thousand. It was these 1,000 people who provided the entire Xiongnu with the necessities of life within the needle and thread. The Xiongnu were strong, but they were still in a tribal clan society, and they were hundreds of years behind the feudal system of the Han Dynasty. The arrival of Su Ren gave the bold guys in the Huns new ideas, and Balazi was one of them.
When the two talked about this war of the Huns, Balazi began to sigh: "Hey! This son can be regarded as saying, fighting is never a good thing? The men of my family are all on the battlefield when they are all out of the villain, if it weren't for the villain's broken leg and can't ride a horse, it will be estimated that he is also on the battlefield, and this is also taken care of by the head, and many women are left in the family to look at it pitifully. ”
"And who do you support?"
Balazi smiled helplessly: "Who do you support?" Let the villain say that no one supports it, but the head man has to speak, why can't they live their lives quietly like you Han people? ”
Su Ren smiled slightly: "Who said no, none of us Han people provoked any one back then, and the Huns would be bullied all day long, and now they have been beaten by us, okay, you have started tossing yourself by yourself, say something unpleasant, brother, don't be surprised, this is not a good sign for looking down." ”
Balazi nodded, and agreed very much with Su Ren's point of view: "I don't know if the villain is good, as long as there is this Mayi City, the villain will have to find a way to support his grandchildren, and if it doesn't work, he will move to Mayi, is it possible that those leaders dare to come here?" How about being neighbors with Childe then? ”
Su Ren laughed loudly: "Okay! Then I'll wait here for my brother. ”
The two chatted happily, and a total of a hundred purple lambskins were loaded into the carriage. Huang Shisan took out a beautifully printed paper from his bag, Su Ren took his private seal and stamped it on it, handed the paper to Balazi, and the transaction was completed. Balazi took the paper and looked at it, quickly put it in his arms, and bowed his hand to express his gratitude. This method of delivery is now the most popular method in Mayi City.
With these papers, you can go to the money cabinet set up outside the city lord's mansion to exchange for huàn city copper coins, of course, you can also use these papers to pay the bill when you buy other people's goods, which is convenient and lightweight, and you don't hesitate to count the money one by one, and you don't need to find any weighing tools. The numbers on the paper clearly indicate his worth. The reason why the merchants believed these papers was because they had the money cabinet and the city lord's mansion behind the money cabinet as an endorsement.
Su Ren's carriage was not large, and after walking around the streets, the carriage was filled with goods. There are the skins of the Huns, the ginseng of the three Koreas, and the wine of the Western Regions and the medicinal materials of Wuhuan are indispensable. Since the market has improved, Su Ren will come to the market every few days, buy some good things when he sees them, and chat with those businessmen by the way, which has almost become a compulsory course for Su Ren.
From the mouth of the merchant, he knew that the people at the bottom of the Xiongnu had begun to hate this war, and he also knew that the Wuhuan people were very disrespectful to their king, and naturally knew that the Western Regions were now free of the threat of the Huns, and they were ready to practice with the Han, and they also knew that Sanhan wanted to expand. In short, the merchants are the most well-informed, and sometimes they are even clearer than the people sent by Su Ren.
Before eating at noon, Su Ren was called back by Han Qing, and no one from the imperial court came, and he also carried the holy decree, and it was said that the wording in the holy decree was not very good. The main thing is that the envoy of the imperial court actually carried a prisoner cart, which made everyone uneasy.
Entering the door, Su Ren walked quickly to the lobby. As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard a familiar voice roaring in the lobby, and even the sound of breaking teacups. Su Ren's brows furrowed, and he really wanted to see who was so bold and dared to come to his general's mansion. After Su Ren stepped into the threshold and saw the face of the person who came, Su Ren decided to just breathe out