Due to the extremely strong quality and practicality of these survival knives, Qin Er did sell them at a good price, and the exchange value of these survival knives has far exceeded all the goods brought by the other party this time, especially the other party's iron tools Qin Er did not intend to buy them, and some of the items carried by the caravan such as cloth and salt, which were extremely lacking in the village, became the first object of purchase, and Qin Er, who had so much purchasing power for the first time, felt that he was an upstart, He even swallowed the merchant's needles and threads, after all, these things were needed by the families in the village, and the remaining difference in the transaction Huang Zhangshi would fill these gaps with the real money he carried. For this, Qin Er originally had some slight words, but Deng Shifeng agreed that although there are good goods in the village, the current products are still too simple, and it is also necessary to save some real money as hard currency to purchase some things.

At the end of the transaction, all parties were full of joy to get what they wanted, and those merchants were even more grinning, this transaction not only swept away the goods they carried, but also made a large deal in the caravan, thinking that the caravan would pay for their own hard work...... If you don't laugh, there must be a nerve problem......

Because of a good deal, the relationship between the two sides became more harmonious, and even those guards, under the instruction of Deng Shifeng, everyone got a survival knife from Qin Er who couldn't eat because the caravan was not enough cash to eat as a gift, although Qin Er was a little painful about this, but it was relieved to think that this should be Deng Shifeng's intentional emotional investment.

After the transaction was completed, the caravan was not in a hurry to leave, this was because Deng Shifeng was still holding their Huang Zhangshi and talking to the side......

Deng Shifeng's conversation with Huang Zhangshi this time is more of a communication for future transactions, in the exchange, Huang Zhangshi indicated the background identity of his caravan, he is a business house stationed in Liuzhou Mansion, and this business bank is not a local business house in Guangxi, but a business bank from Guangdong decades ago all the way to the inland depth, Huang Zhangshi is responsible for the specific operation of the Liuzhou Branch, this trip was just to contact the local business banks in Liucheng County and Rong (An) County to deepen cooperation, When I was in Liucheng County, I happened to meet the two pickers, and the local merchants in Liucheng were unable to organize a caravan because of their weak strength and were unwilling to take this risk. Although he didn't say anything about how to sell these survival knives, Deng Shifeng naturally guessed that as long as he carried these survival knives into those remote mountainous environments, he could sell them for a lucrative amount as soon as he changed hands.

In the Ming Dynasty, Guangxi's commercial development has made great progress, among which the merchants and firms of Guangdong have played an important role in it, and they will transport a large number of materials produced outside into Guangxi through the waterway, and then transport the grain, timber, minerals, medicinal materials and other commodities traded in Guangxi out, and basically see Guangdong merchants who come and go in various places in Guangxi. Therefore, at that time, there was a common proverb in Guangxi: "no east is not a polder", "no east is not a city", and the word "dong" here refers to the merchants of Guangdong. Even in later generations, many counties and polder cities still retain the Guangdong guild halls built in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which proves that Guangdong merchants and commercial houses played a commercial role in Guangxi at that time (on the old streets of Baise City, there are many old-fashioned door panels and old shops, and many door plaques are either Guangdong or that chamber of commerce).

Deng Shifeng revealed his identity precisely because of the backstage identity of the other party's Guangdong commercial bank, Deng Shifeng understood that if his industrial plan wants to be developed, the market in a few nearby towns and villages is far from being able to meet its needs, and if you want to expand production capacity and obtain a larger market, you must establish a good sales and supply relationship with these commercial banks, ship their own goods to the other party, and use the other party's professional and accumulated sales channels to quickly open the market. But more importantly, at the same time, it can also provide a wider supply of raw materials for itself through the other party, and it is impossible to provide the terrifying and numerous raw material needs of industrialization.

For this reason, Deng Shifeng did not hesitate to expose his identity in advance and hook up with the other party, and he was able to establish good business contacts with commercial banks in Guangdong in advance, which would bring more unexpected benefits to his plan. Of course, opportunities and risks coexist, and Deng Shifeng also has an estimate of the possible risks......

Although he was a little curious about Deng Shifeng's source and quality, he also clearly told himself that it was not impossible to seize factories and craftsmen, but before he had a complete grasp and detailed investigation...... Any rash move is to sow the seeds of failure.

With different thoughts and long-term plans, the two sides discussed the content of the next or even longer-term transaction, the village will regularly produce more iron products in quantity and quality, and the caravan will be mainly traded in grain in the future, and Deng Shifeng also provided a rough list, which lists many industrial raw materials that Deng Shifeng urgently needs at present, some of these things like coal, copper, tin, lead and other materials look normal, but some goods look very puzzling, such as white sea sand, What's the use of good clay, lots of mercury, etc?!

Fortunately, although the shopkeeper Huang doesn't understand the use of these things, as long as the other party is willing to use these things to trade, it is better than trading the other party's goods with real money and silver.

After the two sides determined the time of the next transaction, the transaction was finally completed, everyone not only got what they wanted, but also reached a good cooperation framework in the future, and the two sides only waited for the next transaction after the Chinese New Year. However, when the caravan left, there was an incident, that is, when the caravan turned a ridge about a kilometer away from the trading place, a guard left the caravan and went around, but before he could go around and leave the sight of the merchant, a black metal crossbow bolt broke through the air like lightning and stabbed viciously in front of him, the crossbow bolt was very powerful, and the metal arrow body was almost all inserted into the dirt, leaving only a tail feather and a piece of arrow outside, the guard who was shocked into a cold sweat after a while, Carefully pulling out the crossbow bolts from the ground, he turned back to the caravan.

"Forget it, the skills are not as good as others, there is no need to blame yourself......"

Looking at the failed guard who handed over the crossbow arrow, Huang Zhangshi didn't blame him much, he also saw the scene just now, and he sat on the donkey because he had the advantage of vision to see more clearly, even so, Huang Zhangshi failed to find the shooter from the bush, which shows that the other party's hidden skills are already quite terrifying.

"What do you think, old horse?" After carefully looking at the metal crossbow in his hand for a long time, Huang Zhangshi handed the crossbow arrow to the captain of the guard beside him.

"Not only does the other side have a good steel knife, but they also have a very good crossbow arrow, but what is even more terrifying is that the other side can also have a good archer who is good at hiding, just that...... It can already make them invincible! Unless...... A strong attack at the expense of human lives, a small number of people and horses can only be killed in the past, but if the attack is too strong, it will inevitably give the other party a chance to evacuate in advance......"

The captain of the guard, known as the old horse, carefully examined the black-painted, incomparably hard metal crossbow, and then glanced at the fine steel knife on the horse's back that Deng Shifeng had given to the Huang shopkeeper as a gift...... Shaking his head, he replied helplessly......

Hearing that the captain of the guard, who he trusted and respected very much, answered him from a professional point of view, Huang Zhangshi also understood that the two leaders who dealt with him were not good at stubble, and he wanted to use force to get something done once and for all...... The estimated cost is too high and it may not be possible to get it all...... Thinking of this, Huang Zhangshi only shouted and quickly left here with people......

An hour after Huang Zhangshi left with the people, a "person" covered in rags and broken grass appeared from a distance behind them, and after confirming that Huang Zhangshi's team had really left, he picked up a large crossbow in the same camouflage, walked through the grass and shrubs lightly and flexibly, and disappeared into the mountain forest......

"Teacher, why do you use that black steel arrow, I think I can scare that guy with an ordinary iron arrow!"

The man covered in rags and grass hurried all the way to catch up with the team that was carrying the trading goods, and after lifting the hood, it was Luo Dan who had not appeared in the transaction, only to see him feeling a little distressed and touching an empty slot in the quick-loading arrow slot of the crossbow bow, the black crossbow arrow is one of the few best crossbow arrows, not only high accuracy but also extremely powerful, but in the words of the teacher, it is still difficult to imitate, it can be said that it is a rare product with one less one......

"Hehe, there are some things that you can't just look at with a loss, I gave him a good knife as a gift, and now you have a metal crossbow...... The two things add up, and the yellow palm naturally understands a truth......" Deng Shifeng, who helped the villagers carry some goods, crooked his mouth and smiled:

"The sword strengthens the bow, and if you think about it, it is not a problem to have these two things with more armor, and there are elusive marksmen...... In the mountains, they want to use force to take advantage of us...... He didn't have to come out with corpses and human heads, he didn't even want to touch our walled gate!! ”

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