Liu Ze didn't answer him, his mind was thinking about something else, he quickly ordered: "Jian Yong, from now on, use this 100,000 taels of gold to buy Shu brocade in the capital with all your might, regardless of the condition, regardless of the price, all the acquisitions, do not carry out in the name of Fuyuanzhuang, all the purchased Shu brocade is secretly hoarded in the warehouses on the outskirts of the city, the news must not be leaked, and the Shu brocade will not be sold from today on." ”

Everyone was shocked, and even Jian Yong, who had always been obedient to Liu Zeyan, couldn't help but be puzzled: "Lord, the Xiajiang route is opened, Yizhou materials will inevitably continue to enter Beijing, and the price of Shu brocade will inevitably plummet. ”

Zhang Fei also said: "That's it, big brother, you can confuse people, you gave Bai Boss a chart and said that Shu brocade can no longer be bought, and then Shu brocade is a big drop in price, this time I will give a chart again, but I want to buy a large number of Shu brocade, but why?" ”

"In less than half a month, there will be a major event in Yizhou to report to the Beijing Division, and the price of Shu brocade will rise sharply, so don't doubt it, and make sure to buy 50,000 horses of Shu brocade within half a month." Liu Ze commanded categorically.

Seeing that Liu Ze had made up his mind, Jian Yong and the others had nothing to say, and after retreating, they arranged for people to make large-scale secret acquisitions of Shu brocade in the Luoyang market.

After arranging the acquisition of Shu brocade, Liu Ze turned to the matter of porcelain and sent someone to the residence of the Persian merchant to inquire about the news of Lukaz. Liu Ze decided to sell blue and white porcelain to the outside world, firstly, Westerners have always had a special preference for Chinese porcelain, and secondly, he could not figure out the ability of the high-ranking officials and nobles in the Luoyang market to accept these novelty items (as a high-end luxury, Liu Ze did not expect ordinary people who could not even eat to eat to afford it).

It was not long before they were rewarded, not only Rukaz, but also a number of Persian merchants were nowhere to be found, and they learned that they had shipped goods to the West and would not return until next spring.

Liu Ze, who heard the news, couldn't help but laugh dumbly, he always looked at it from the perspective of modern people, he could travel around the world in one day, and in the case of the Han Dynasty, transportation could only rely on mules and horses, from Luoyang to Rome, it would take at least half a year to make a round trip, not to mention that the Western Regions were now covered by heavy snow, and he couldn't go if he wanted to. It seems that the sale of porcelain will have to wait until next spring, and now in addition to the purchase of Shu brocade, it is a matter of selling coal.

Such a large number of items naturally cannot be sold in the silk village, but there is a city in the south of Luoyang City, specializing in buying and selling, so Liu Ze will pull charcoal and iron furnace convoys into the city. In winter, when the weather is cold and short, most of the vendors who used to sell department stores are closed, and the market is deserted, and only the charcoal business is booming.

As soon as Liu Ze's coal entered the market, it attracted the attention of many people, in addition to buyers, charcoal sellers also came forward to watch, for these black translucent, even, heavy alternative "charcoal", can not help but be amazed. What made Liu Ze depressed was that although there were many onlookers, although his tentative price was only half of the charcoal, and although he put the coal in the furnace for trial burning, he did not sell a piece of charcoal until dark.

Zhang Fei was very depressed, and said helplessly: "Why don't people in this capital know the goods, why are good things sold so cheaply, why don't people want them?" ”

Liu Ze is very calm, it seems that it is indeed not easy to change people's traditional thinking, and now people's concept is that only wood can be burned in the fire, and it is not a fantasy that stones should be burned in the fire? What's more, most of the people who come to the market to buy charcoal are dignitaries and wealthy merchants, and the common people can only use firewood for heating, and the dignitaries and dignitaries can't do it themselves, and most of them are some housekeepers and so on to buy it on the orders of the master, these coal stones look good, and they are very good to use, but I'm afraid that few people have the courage to buy a bunch of black stones with the money that the master bought charcoal, so at the end of the day, it is natural to see a lot of people, and no one can buy it.

Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Ze arranged for a few men to guard the coal car in the city. As soon as he arrived in the city, Liu Ze ordered someone to set up a big tent, and a big iron furnace was lit inside the tent and coal was burned, so that they could not be frozen even if it was cold outside. Then Liu Ze and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei returned to Fuyuanzhuang.

The night was dark, the cold wind was cold, the pedestrians on the street were sparse, even if a few were in a hurry, most of the shops next to them were closed, and only Zhangtai Street was brightly lit. Luoyang City is built to imitate Chang'an, Zhangtai Street is the famous fireworks willow lane, a not too long street is distributed with dozens of large and small green buildings, Yihong House is one of the largest. However, in the past, the prosperity of the city was also a lot of birds in the cold winter.

Liu Ze suddenly had a plan, and turned back to Guan Zhang and the others: "Two virtuous brothers, how about following me to this Yihong Mansion for a walk?" ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Feiju were stunned, and they had been friends with Liu Ze for many days, but they had never heard that he had a hobby of looking for flowers and asking willows. Guan Yu's face changed color slightly, although he was born as a civilian, he liked to read the Spring and Autumn Rites since he was a child, and he knew what it meant to be courteous, righteous and honest.

Zhang Fei was straightforward, and said immediately: "Big brother, we have been friends for many years, I can't see that you still like this tune?" ”

Liu Ze smiled slightly and said, "Don't misunderstand, two virtuous brothers, even if a foolish brother is good and lustful, these vulgar fans can't get into the eyes of brothers." When I came here, I thought about how to sell the coal and stone for my brother, and landed in this green building. ”

Guan Zhang and the others were suspicious, so they followed Liu Ze into Yihong Mansion.

Feng Erniang of Yihong Mansion greeted her with a smile, caught a piece of gold thrown by Liu Ze, and smiled from ear to ear, naturally agreeing to Liu Ze's request, and immediately prepared a first-class banquet, arranged for three girls, knelt on the left and right to pour wine for them. Liu Ze glanced at it slightly, these women also looked a little good, but the makeup was too inferior, and the heavy makeup was glamorous, which made people lose their appetite.

He glanced at Guan Zhang, who was sitting under him, and almost laughed. Zhang Fei, who was used to being very aggressive, looked cramped and uneasy, neither sitting nor standing, looking around left and right, his eyes wandering; Guan Yu sat upright, squinting his phoenix eyes slightly, and did not squint.

Feng Erniang stood on one side and said flatteringly: "Childe is still satisfied, right?" ”

Liu Ze nodded and said, "Yes, this wine is very special." ”

Feng Erniang said proudly: "Childe doesn't know, this wine is made of high-grade Du Kang, mixed with ginseng, deer antler, angelica, wolfberry and other precious Chinese medicines, drink it in winter, warm up and drive away the cold, there is a secret five-whip wine in this building, Childe wants to taste it?" ”

Liu Ze smiled secretly in his heart, these wines have the effect of aphrodisiac and kidney tonics, and they are naturally prepared for the sake of prosperous business. He looked around and said, "Erniang's business seems to be very light in the past two days. ”

As soon as she heard this, Feng Erniang vomited bitterness. "Son, you can say, this day is snowing, it is very cold and bitter cold, not only raw customers, but even regular customers are rare to have a few visitors. Hey, even if there are no guests, I have to feed a lot of girls and turtles, and I have to suffer this long winter. ”

The cold in the north of the Han Dynasty was far worse than in modern times, and Liu Ze had already experienced it. How can you just use charcoal and firewood for heating? In addition to lighting a fire to keep warm, people dare not take off their thick winter clothes even when they sleep. As a result, even the best and most lustful rich sons are not willing to run to have fun in this cold weather, and the business of this green building will naturally plummet.

Liu Ze smiled slightly: "There is a way to make the house warm like spring, even if you are naked, you won't feel cold." ”

Feng Erniang's eyes lit up, she was so worried that it was so cold that she couldn't let people take off their clothes to sleep this winter, how can you come to Ji if you don't take off your clothes? Even if it is a lustful heart, what desire and hope can a person who is so cold that he is sè se? Hearing that Liu Ze had an idea, he said happily: "What is the magic method of the son?" ”

"A batch of coal and stone was transported from Zhongshan in Jizhou, and after it was ignited, it was very hot, and Erniang only needed to place an iron stove in each house and put in the coal, even if it was a three-foot cold ice house outside the house, it was still as warm as spring."

"Coal stone?" Feng Erniang shook her head and said, "I've never heard of this thing, it's really as Gongzi said, this thing is wonderful." It's just that the building is difficult to operate, and we are short of money, so even if the things are good, I can't afford them. As soon as he heard that Liu Ze was selling something, he was a little cold, if it weren't for Liu Ze's payment of a large ingot of gold, he would have been swept out of the house a long time ago.

"In the first transport of coal and stone to the capital, people have not yet known the wonder of this thing, willing to provide free supply to your building for a trial of January, after a month, if Erniang feels good, then buy and sell, if the strong is unsatisfactory, do not use it, in the next penny."

As soon as she heard that she had taken advantage of nothing, Feng Erniang was overjoyed and said, "Is this true? ”

"No jokes."

"When will the boy be able to deliver the coal?"

"Tomorrow." So the two sides agreed to install four iron furnaces early tomorrow morning.

Looking at Feng Erniang's diligent appearance, Liu Ze secretly laughed in his heart, after you use it for a month, I am afraid that if you want to give up the coal and stone, I am afraid that you will not be able to bear it, and the price will be calculated by me at that time. Since the business was negotiated, Liu Ze immediately got up and said goodbye.