"Ahh Hiss! It's so cold! ”

As soon as he stepped on the land of Liaodong, a cold wind blew, and Wei Shuo couldn't help but shiver. Standing beside him, Mr. Liu was also shivering from the cold, and his speech was a little unfavorable.

"Lord, Lord...... Lord, Liao ...... Liaodong ...... How so...... This cold? ”

Wei Shuo tightened the cloak on his body, turned around and asked the caravan leader beside him, "Where is this place?" ”

"Lord Qi, this place is the hometown of the former dynasty, Qishi County, which was originally a water and land transfer station between the Jiangnan Wu State and the Liaodong Gongsun Yuan regime during the Three Kingdoms period, envoys and military operations. In the first three years of Wei Jingchu of the Three Kingdoms, due to the turmoil in Liaodong, the imperial court crossed the sea to live in Qi County with the officials of Liaodong County, so the new county was established to live in the migrants, and the old land of Qishi County was abolished. ”

"Less than forty kilometers southwest from this place is the place where the lord wants to build a port."

"It turns out that this is the Dalian of the later generations!" It was only at this time that Wei Shuo reacted, and it turned out that his fleet stopped in the Dalian area of the later generation. However, at this time, Dalian was not as prosperous as in later generations, and it was barren everywhere, and there was not even a personal shadow.

Mr. Liu looked at the desolate surroundings, couldn't help frowning, and said worriedly, "Isn't it too desolate here, my lord?" If we choose to build a city here, will the local Liao people be willing to give up their rich life in the north and migrate here? ”

"Hahaha, desolation has the benefit of desolation, it is precisely because of the desolation of this place that we have a chance in Laoshan, otherwise how could it be our turn to build a city here? You see that the water here is open, and it never freezes in winter, what a suitable port! Moreover, I believe that the desolation and barrenness are only temporary, and once Port Arthur is completed, it will become the window of foreign trade in the entire Liaodong, and it will not be able to become rich if it wants to be rich! ”

The ancient Jin people may not have been able to understand the enormous influence of overseas trade on the local economy, but Wei Shuo was very clear. He has every reason to believe that as long as Port Arthur is put into use, the local area will definitely become the most prosperous place in Liaodong in the future.

Three days later, after inspecting the Port of Arthur, Wei Shuo and the others took a boat north to Xi'an Ping. Xi'an Ping is located on the north bank of Mazi Water, which was placed in this place in the Western Han Dynasty, and later became the throat of the two counties of the Belt and Exit Zone and Lelang. In recent years, with the gradual invasion of Goguryeo and Lelang counties, a large number of people from the two counties fled here.

"Lord, further ahead is the mouth of the Mazi Water, and along the Mazi Water is the county seat of Xi'anping. If you need to trade, you can do it in the county. The person in charge of the development of the Liaodong trade route stood behind Wei Shuo and pointed to the port in the distance.

After all, Liaodong is a barren and remote place, although it is a port, but there are not many ships docking, and there are no merchants around, only a few coolies standing on the shore bored and doing nothing. Suddenly, everyone saw more than a dozen large ships heading towards the port, which immediately caused a commotion.

Many people pointed and whispered to the three 2,000-material ships.

"Shhh How can there be such a large sea vessel? I don't know where it came from? ”

"I'm afraid that the big businessmen of Jiangdong have come over again, I have heard my grandfather say that a few years ago, there were big ships from Jiangdong to trade here, and in the past two years, with the frequent wars, there are fewer and fewer businessmen who come to Xi'anping."

"It would be nice if it was really a businessman from Jiangdong, everyone had a chance to make a fortune, hurry home and see if there are any valuable things such as fur and ginseng, and Jiangdong businessmen like to exchange grain and salt for fur and medicinal materials."

"Yes, yes, let's go back and find it!"

After a while, many people disappeared from the dock, they were all local hunters, who lived by hunting on weekdays, and hid a lot of animal skins and various rare medicinal herbs in their homes. Although this thing is not very valuable in Liaodong, it is a rare thing for merchants from Jiangdong.

As soon as Wei Shuo landed on the shore, he felt that something was wrong, and for some reason, the people around him always stared at him with enthusiasm on their faces. If it weren't for the fact that he was surrounded by elite guards, maybe the people around him would have flocked to him at this time.

"Lord, something seems to be wrong!" At this time, Mr. Liu came to Wei Shuo's side and whispered.

Unexpectedly, the caravan leader smiled and said: "Don't worry about the owner, the surrounding people must treat us as big merchants, and every time a sea ship comes to the north to trade, it is the most lively time in the local area." In fact, the most popular person to walk in the north is the merchants, whether Han people or Hu people, always hope to have merchants to trade. ”

At this moment, there was a commotion outside, the crowd parted to both sides, and a middle-aged man in an official uniform hurried to the seaside dock with a few soldiers, presumably the local government also got the news of the arrival of the large fleet.

"The owner, the person who came is Xi'anping's county order Xiake, is a member of the Xian clan, when the county was abolished, one of the people of the Qi clan migrated to Qi County, and the other stayed in Liaodong, and then they gathered in Xi'anping. This person is not a bad official, he has a lot of maintenance for Hermes-Epitek, and his popularity is very high. ”

After listening to the introduction of the people below, Wei Shuo hurriedly sorted out his clothes, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "In Xia Wei Shuo, he is a native of Laoshan in Qingzhou, and he meets a treasure land on the road today, and he wants to rest for a day or two, I don't know if it is possible?" ”

He has been stationed in Liaodi for many years, and has seen many children of the family, but no one can be compared with Wei Shuo, so he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Oh, the distinguished guest is very polite!" I have not had a big ship come to Xi'an for many years, and today Wei Dongjia came to me, which can be described as the blessing of the people of my county! ”

"Your Excellency is polite, these dozen or so ships that came with Wei this time are full of all kinds of materials, including food, salt, tea, etc., your Excellency can go to the city to post notices, so that the people in the city can only come to trade. Whether it's fur or herbs, we want it. ”

"Oops, that's great!"

"Wei Dongjia, good people!"

As soon as Wei Shuo's words fell, the people around him suddenly cheered, and many people trotted home all the way to get their things. Even the Xiake of the Yu family also said with a smile on his face: "The Wei Dong family is bold, and the official will thank you for the people of Xi'anping." Please go to the county capital with me to rest. ”

"So it's going to bother the county!" Wei Shuo was not polite, and agreed with a smile.

With Wei Shuo moving into the county government, the entire Xi'an Ping was a sensation, and many local businessmen came to the county government to inquire about his news, wanting to profit from it. Looking at the endless stream of businessmen entering and leaving the county government, Wei Shuo hurriedly instructed Mr. Liu to arrange for someone to spread the news that they needed horses.

In the evening, the county commander Yu Shi Xiake hosted a banquet for Wei Shuo and his party in the county government, and many local businessmen participated in the banquet. At the banquet, local businessmen toasted Wei Shuo one after another. Maybe the news that Wei Shuo was going to buy a horse spread, and many businessmen came to inquire about the details of the transaction.

Wei Shuo was tight-lipped about the details of the deal, telling everyone in general terms that he needed a lot of horses or cattle. It can be traded with green salt or tea, and if food is needed, it can be discussed. When the banquet was over, a businessman surnamed Su came to visit Wei Shuo with a letter of recommendation from the county order.

"In Xia Suping, I am a local horse merchant and have seen Wei Dong's family."

"Su Dongjia is polite, since Your Excellency was introduced by the county order, then Wei will not treat him with false words. To tell the Su Dong family the truth, at present, I have taken in a lot of displaced people in Xuzhou, and I urgently need a large number of livestock to reclaim wasteland. I was tired of Su Dong's family telling each other, I don't know how much the horses in Liaodi are worth? ”

"I really don't hide it from the owner, with the outbreak of war in the Central Plains recently, the price of horses in my Liaodi has also risen a lot. The price of an ordinary horse in Liaodong is about 10,000 yuan, the price of a war horse is generally more than 80,000 yuan, and the price of a better horse is more than 150,000 yuan. ”

"Holy! So expensive? Hearing this, Wei Shuo and Mr. Liu looked at each other and smiled bitterly, they had overestimated a lot of horse prices before they came, but they didn't expect to underestimate the impact of the war on prices in various places.

"A war horse costs eight stone meters, if the lord wants to form a thousand cavalry, plus other weapons and equipment, it will cost at least a million dollars!" Mr. Liu calculated a little in his heart, and couldn't help but be speechless, at this time he couldn't help but feel glad that Wei Shuo had the secret skill of green salt, if it wasn't for the benefit of fishing salt, it would not be easy for Laoshan to compete for power in troubled times.