Chapter 144: Ploughing the Ox
In the early hours of the morning, the first shift. Ask for recommendations, ask for collections.
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After seeing off the satisfied Wang Hai, Masarashi hurried to the camp of the 2nd Standing Ashigaru Brigade on the border with the Sashi family's territory in the afternoon, where he needed to meet an important guest.
"Hehe, Lord Kamiya, don't come unharmed," Masarashi sat on the main seat of the camp and greeted Kamiya Shaoze, who had just walked in.
"Your Highness, not only has you been in good health recently, but even your family's income is very good," Kamiya Shao Ce bowed and said, then knelt down and sat down in the guest's seat. The little surnamed Yoshinomaru behind him hurriedly brought tea.
"Oh? Could it be that the sales of snow salt this time are very good? Masarashi immediately asked, he had been busy with the affairs of the powerful people in the west of the territory recently, but he forgot to ask about the sale of snow salt and the construction of the intelligence network in Kizo Shigetada.
"Hehe, Your Highness, it's really good. The snow salt was sold out at once, and even some Haoqiang had already booked the next amount with the family, and this time I was going to discuss with His Royal Highness whether we could increase the amount of snow salt provided every month? Kamiya said in a consultative tone.
"No problem, starting next month, we should be able to provide about 80 koku of snow salt," Masarashi readily agreed. As the typhoon season is coming to an end next month, the production of coarse salt in the salt works is bound to increase, and Togo Heiji has recently increased the manpower of the snow salt workshop and the iron pot for boiling salt, so it is inevitable that the production will increase, so it can fully meet the needs of Kamiya Susea.
"That's for the best. By the way, Your Highness, this time I also brought the last batch of 50 pairs of Gushu and 500 stone of grain purchased from the proceeds from the sale of snow salt," Kamiya Saize said happily. This snow salt trade made him a lot of money, and the profits he got were even more than the income of the sake house in a year, so he couldn't help but be unhappy. In addition to being happy, he also worked hard to help the Luo family, a partner, raise materials, after all, the cooperation is mutually beneficial, and with his businessman's vision, he gradually increased his confidence in this young family owner and the young wealthy family. This time is the last batch of materials to be delivered, and since then, all the current material transactions between the Shenwu family and the Luo family have been basically settled, and the rest is to use the proceeds of the Luo family's snow salt to buy autumn grain.
"Very good," Masarashi said exclaimed. The arrival of this last batch of materials has slightly relieved the pressure on the construction of the Luo family's territory. Especially the timely arrival of the last batch of sufficient tools made Zhengliang full of confidence in the next strategic action.
"Also, Your Highness. In the next time, I still need to discuss with His Highness about the purchase of cultivated cattle," Kamiya Shaoce slowed down, and then said.
"Huh? Could something have gone wrong? Masarashi asked in surprise. For the Kamiya family, which has many channels, it shouldn't be a problem to buy farming cattle.
"Your Highness, ploughing cattle are strategic materials in various powerful territories, and it is indeed difficult to raise, even if you are willing to sell them, the price is quite expensive" Kamiya Shaoce said with a little embarrassment, "Now there is a place where ploughing cattle are much cheaper, but there is a bit of a problem, so it is up to His Highness to decide whether to buy it?" ”
"Tell me about it," Mashiro responded. The problem of ploughing cattle affects the progress of the construction of the territory, so it must be solved in time.
"Yes, the family also had trade with the island of Iki, and there were many herds of bison in the mountains, and the people on the island called these bison cattle. Now it is possible to raise a large number of cattle from there. Since these cultivated cattle caught from the mountains have not been completely tamed, there is a certain wildness, so an adult cultivated cattle only needs about 30 guan, I don't know what His Highness Lu Dao thinks? Kamiya said tentatively. …,
"Hmm," Masarashi looked down in thought. The price of a normal domesticated adult cattle ranges from tens to hundreds, while the price of an undomesticated cattle is much lower. Just like war horses, according to Zhengliang, in the northeast region, which is rich in war horses, a wild horse that has not been domesticated is only about five or six times, and once it is domesticated and becomes a war horse, its value will soar dozens of times, and the price will even be more than hundreds of times. Now that these bison have been domesticated for the first time, I believe that as long as you pay a little attention, you can barely use them, and as for the cost, plus the cost of transporting them from Iki Island to Hizen and the cost of checkpoints along the way, 30 kan is about the same, and now the Luo family is in urgent need of a large number of cattle, so it seems that there is no better choice than this.
"Okay, let's buy 150 heads at this price," Masahiro decided after the end, "but be careful to ship them to your own territory in batches", Masayo had to advise. Such a large number of cultivated cattle, even if they are deliberately dispersed, will still be discovered by those who are interested. Of course, Zhengliang is not afraid of being intercepted when the ploughing cattle pass through the territory of the Zuo Zhi family, and at this time, the Zuo Zhi family is very aware of the importance of befriending the Luo family.
After hearing the amount that Zhengliang finally decided to buy, Shenya Shaoce, who saw the wind and rain, couldn't help but be secretly shocked in his heart, a full 4,500 guan, the other party decided without blinking his eyebrows, and he had to be admired, so he hurriedly saluted, "Your Highness's spirit is really extraordinary, no wonder the Luo family has become a strong man on a par with the Zuo family in a short period of time." "Since the customer is so arrogant, as a seller, of course, you have to take a good picture of the horse.
"Hehe, Lord Shenwu has won the award" Zhengliang said modestly, but he didn't think so, if the other party knew that the other party knew that there were several powerful families in the west, and the Luo family already had the strength to call the Huzi family alone, it was estimated that they would jump up in shock.
"By the way, Your Highness, when do you plan to need these ploughing cattle this time?" Kamiya asked. In fact, he was indirectly asking the question of when the coins would be able to pay. At present, he is only more optimistic about this young hero, and there is no need to lend money to the other party for this, let alone fund the other party. Of course, in the future, this wealthy family is indeed worthy of support, so you might as well give it your full support.
"You take a look at this first," Masara gestured to Shingoro, the little surname behind him, and handed over a spindle of raw silk that had been prepared a long time ago.
Kamiya Shaoze took the wooden box containing raw silk and looked at it carefully, "This is?" ”
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