Chapter 205: The Great Market of Gold and Silver
Although Shi Lei tried to keep a low profile as much as possible, he was still as dazzling as a firefly in the night. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Not to mention the silk clothes on their bodies, at a glance, you know that they are worth a lot of money, but they are just two people, this standing tall figure, it is not easy for others not to pay attention to this line of people.
Shi Lei easily found the focus of the eyes of the people around him, but he didn't care too much. Since they came out to wander around, they would not pull out all their subordinates and make it look like an armed parade, but it is necessary to deter them by force.
With the two brothers and bears, it clearly shows that we are very difficult to provoke this, on the plateau, sometimes a big fist is more reasonable.
Anyway, these people will not continue to pay attention to this side after watching the excitement for a long time, after all, business is the most important thing.
Shi Lei didn't rush to start, although the price of many goods is the same as picking it up for nothing, just get some back, it is ten times or even a hundred times the profit.
This is still the price in Yizhou, and if it is sold to Chang'an, it may be able to increase several times.
As for the boundary of Yazhou, there are only a few more people in total, and if you get good things back, you can't get back the money, and there are too few people who can afford it.
Shi Lei finally understood why so many powerful people had to take the road of foreign trade smuggling.
The interests involved in this are too big to be coveted by others.
And this kind of foreign-related trade, really only these powerful people can intervene, and others don't have that way, they can transport things outside the customs, and it is not enough to get through the checkpoints.
Moreover, even if it is shipped out, it does not have enough strength to ensure the safety of its own goods, and it will definitely end up being eaten and wiped clean by the robbers.
When the time comes, you can't make any reason, and you can still let the Tibetan government crack down on bandits specifically for you as a small businessman.
Especially these so-called bandits are the subordinates of the big people in Tibet, which is definitely unrealistic.
And Shi Lei occupies the convenience of Yazhou, has a close relationship with several military leaders around him, and has many powerful subordinates, so he can successfully come to Kangyanchuan with many sought-after goods.
This is still a big war to make the trip, and this is the opportunity to participate in this lucrative gluttonous feast.
Of course, I have to thank His Majesty Li Er today, who is a hero who can tolerate his closeness and make some harmless mistakes.
For Shi Lei's practice of seeking benefits, he just turned a blind eye, and it was really strict, and no number of heads were enough to cut off.
After all the merchants didn't pay much attention to their side, Shi Lei began to seriously study all kinds of goods.
Uncle Li naturally followed Shi Lei's side, which was indispensable in his heart, and he was also crackling and calculating.
Carefully consider which goods to use in exchange for what to go back to, and the profits will be more lucrative.
By the way, it is necessary to plan which things are more appropriate to be trafficked where.
Some things are in Yizhou, and they can be sold at a high price, but if you go to Chang'an, they may not be so expensive.
Or the work delayed on the road is not cost-effective for the extra profits, these must be calculated clearly.
Seeing that Uncle Li and the others were already busy with this matter, Shi Lei decided to start from his interest and take a look at the things he thought were interesting.
It's rare to come back to such a multinational market, and the right to grow and hear, anyway, he doesn't have a very clear idea of what is more valuable.
After walking around carefully, Shi Lei found that in this market, when trading, he usually asked the top tyrants of the East Female Country to be the middleman.
Everyone also has to hand over a part of the profits to the Dongnu country, and their role is more like the tooth shop on the Tang side.
While collecting an intermediary fee, it can also be regarded as a guarantee for the goods of both parties, but the main body of this tooth shop is a tribal alliance like Dongnu Country.
In such a realm, it is really understandable that they can really do this work, and collect some business taxes by the way.
And the goods here are really rich, from the not far away White Wolf Yi, also known as the various yak products, felt, and all kinds of live yaks, the quality is very good, and the quantity can definitely meet the demand.
The Tianzhu merchants brought a lot of spices, as well as all kinds of gemstones, ivory rhino horn and the like, which are also not lacking, and they are all good things that are better than gold at the original price. It's more spicy here, and it's relatively cheap and good.
For them, the "yellow muslin" that came from Shuzhong, that is, the yellow silk fabric, is a supreme product. Even many great gods in Hindu legends, such as Lord Shiva, have a soft spot for silk, and the price is naturally bargaining.
Yangxiong of the Western Han Dynasty "Shu Du Fu" once said that "yellow fine cloth, a tube counts gold".
Shi Lei told Uncle Li about his idea to see if there was really such a big profit to be made.
The silk and other commodities that arrived in the Central Plains were all hard currency, so it was very rare for Central Plains merchants to stay in this market and ship.
Occasionally, you can see Han people waving silk and using it directly as currency to buy in the market.
When I saw Shi Lei and his group, I couldn't help but say hello in a friendly way.
Anyway, the Han people who can come here, especially those like Shi Lei, a group of people who are by no means ordinary at first glance, are designated as the descendants of powerful figures in the Tang Dynasty.
Even if you can't get a good match, you must not offend, and in the domestic market in the future, I can't say when you will be able to see it.
In addition, Dongnuguo also has its own shops, and the scale is not small. Most of the products sold are local specialties, such as diamonds, cinnabar, musk, oxen, horses, and a lot of coarse salt.
There is no shortage of all kinds of natural salt ponds on the plateau, and things like coarse salt are shipped in large quantities, but most of them are sold to Tianzhu, which is farther away, and not sold to the hinterland of the Central Plains.
There is no shortage of all kinds of fine salt in Datang now, and the market for green salt is not as big as before.
There are also several Tibetan merchants who have a very good appetite for Shi Lei, and Shi Lei even plans to give up some of the benefits of this trip, and also buy some goods of interest according to his own ideas.
In addition to Tibetan gold and yak products, there are also traditional superior products such as horses, and there are also some huge Tibetan mastiffs on the stalls of the Tibetan people.
Although they were chained to the stump with the thickness of the bowl, they still did not diminish their formidable power in the slightest.
Not only were the many livestock, under their watch, very honest, but the slaves could not help but tremble under their roars, and could not think of running away at all.
If it weren't for the low-key situation, he didn't bring out his own Chow Chows, let alone the behemoth of bamboo, Shi Lei really wanted to see if these Tibetan mastiffs were really as brave and fearless as the legend said.
The Chow Chow under Shi Lei's hand is only slightly smaller than these huge Tibetan mastiffs, and they are definitely the size of mastiffs.
In addition, after two transformations, the quality of various qualities even surpasses these bold big guys, Shi Lei really wants to see their competition.
After all, these in front of him are real purebred Tibetan mastiffs, which have not undergone the so-called "artificial improvement", let alone those miscellaneous bloodlines, and are definitely not the ones that those "pig mastiffs" in later generations can look up to.
As for whether they dare to provoke the majesty of bamboo, Shi Lei is also curious.
In later generations, some people threatened that a few Tibetan mastiffs could kill bears, and Shi Lei didn't mind really trying.
Shi Lei rubbed his chin and looked at the many Tibetan mastiffs with interest, he was wondering how to get these big guys. (To be continued.) )