In fact, Zhu Bai figured it out before Ying Tian came out.

Relying on him alone to make money to match the guards on the border with weapons and get rations is too cost-effective and unrealistic.

Therefore, he has to mobilize all the border generals and earn rations and weapons and equipment by himself.

The first step to make money with them is to set up an official bureau and start a business.

Ning Zheng and He Suo Nanpu's feelings were very complicated.

Although I don't understand at all which country "Byzantium" and "Syria" Zhu Bai is talking about. But a fool can hear that Zhu Bai's method is very good.

But why did Jubber do this?

He knew that there was a profit in this way, and he could do it directly by himself, without having to be made once by them.

So, could this be a ruse on his part?

Once you've figured out who they're trading with, kick them out.

Zhu Bai smiled: "Don't worry. The king knew that if he wanted the horses to run fast, he had to feed them well. What this king wants is that you cooperate with the tea and horse trade and guard the Hezhou checkpoint. Besides, everyone makes money, so that this business can continue. You have been trading for so long, so naturally there is a safe and reliable way, and there is no need for this king to rob your business. Even if this king only makes a profit from selling from here to Yingtian, it is enough. This king is not short of silver, but it is a matter of convenience. ”

Ning Zheng was relieved. Also, if Zhu Bai wants to steal business, why not discuss with them.

And what Zhu Bai said was the truth. He is now a wealthy man of the first rank in the Ming Dynasty. There is really no need to hack their two jujubes.

Zhu Bai asked: "How much is the trading volume now?" ”

Ning Zheng sighed: "Now I can only barely earn a ration." ”

Zhu Bai touched his chin: "It's a little little." ”

One of the reasons is that there is no formal market, and the interests of merchants are not guaranteed, and the other reason is mainly because of Lao Zhu's attitude towards land transportation in the west.

If you want to increase this volume, it is necessary to open up the land transportation corridor.

Zhu Bai said again: "This king wants to find a way." ”

Ning Zheng asked Zhu Bai: "I heard that the official tooth bureau has always been based on the principle of only providing trading venues and not participating in trading, why is His Highness ...... now?"

Zhu Bai said: "That's right, the official tooth bureau originally only collected money and did not buy and sell goods, but because it wanted to raise military rations at the border and provide disaster relief, it had to sell goods. It also transports some unlucky things to various places to increase circulation. Nowadays, in the northwest, except for a few merchants who transport grain and exchange salt, the merchants in the interior are reluctant to come. The official tooth bureau should first assume the responsibility of collecting and reselling. Let's make this market come alive first. In the future, when merchants see that it is profitable, they will naturally participate in it. ”

"Your Highness is very right." Ning Zheng nodded again and again, and then looked at He Suo Nanpu, "What does Lord He think?" ”

He Suo Nanpu hurriedly said: "It's all up to the adults. ”

If his people can do business, it must be better than just planting barley oats and grazing cattle and sheep.

Ning Zheng bowed his hand to Zhu Bai at this time: "It's all up to His Highness's arrangement." ”

Zhu Bai: "The money earned by this king from selling cattle and sheep is also used to equip you with weapons, and we will work together to exchange all of you with Yanling knives and firearms this year." ”

Ning Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Your Highness is really a wise and open-minded person in this world. ”

It's no wonder that after Lan Yu came, every day after Lan Yu came, "my good apprentice" was long, and "my good apprentice" was short.

can make an unruly person like Lan Yu die, Zhu Bai really has something outstanding.

Zhu Bai said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." We must first handle this tea and horse transaction well, so that we can explain to the emperor and do our own business. ”

He Suo Nanpu: "Xiaguan will go and tell the tribal leaders." Strive to trade as soon as possible. ”

Zhu Bai nodded secretly: Eh! That's what it looks like.

Sure enough, when there is internal motivation and when there is no internal motivation, people's working conditions are completely different.

Zhu Bai picked a profitable foreman and shopkeeper from the nearest official tooth bureau, and brought three clever men to Hezhou City on each side.

Cloth, silk and other goods then set off and were shipped over.

Ning Zheng personally selected a suitable façade for Zhu Bai to set up a third-level official tooth bureau and a silver village, and sent soldiers to help repair and purchase furniture.

It was done in three days.

After the resumption of the tea and horse market, the first transaction was carried out at the entrance of the official tooth bureau in Hezhou City.

Zhu Bai also specially organized a ceremony to distribute gold medal symbols, beat gongs and drums, and gave them gold medals belonging to various tribes, and then hung a big red flower for them.

Then Zhu Bai made a speech, conveying Lao Zhu's ardent expectations and encouragement to the leaders, and said: "No matter what unpleasantness there was in the past, from now on, the people of the West will also be the people of the Ming Dynasty." The king's goal is to lead the people of Zephan to a better life together. In view of your sincerity and cooperation, the king rewarded each tribe with one percent of tea. ”

The leaders burst into tears of excitement and clapped their hands.

The transaction was then carried out in accordance with the procedures promulgated by the imperial court.

Zhu Bai was demonstrating the tea and horse trading procedures to Ning Zheng and He Suo Nanpu in the future.

Today's transaction went very smoothly, and more than 300 good horses were exchanged.

Zhu Bai kept half of the extra tea in the Hezhou Guanya Bureau.

Ning Zheng posted a notice in the city while the iron was hot, and the official tooth bureau was open on the same day, and anyone could come to the official tooth bureau to trade.

Zhu Bai specially called Ning Zheng, He Suo Nanpu and Ya Chang to drink tea together, and while enhancing their relationship, he also explained to them earnestly: "The three of them must work together to ensure the stability of Hezhou and the smooth progress of transactions." The three of you may not realize it now, but you are guarding a cash cow. In the future, all transactions between the Ming Dynasty and the west will have to pass through here. ”

Lao Zhu has imposed a sea ban, and even if the port of Guangzhou is opened now, the volume of maritime transactions is insignificant compared to such a vast territory as the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the current navigation technology is really not good, coming from Europe and West Asia, it takes a long time and it is easy to get lost at sea and capsize in a storm, so it is more reliable to take the land route.

Nowadays, everyone is sneaking in the trade, and the market potential is not yet seen, and when the businessmen receive the news and hear the news, this place will slowly become a border trade city.

The Silk Road is actually a relay race. China's goods are distributed in the former Chang'an, now Xi'an. European goods were distributed in Constantinople.

The goods departed from Xi'an, and they had to go through Damascus, the distribution center of the Middle Sea, the distribution center of the two rivers, the distribution center of Tesiphon, the distribution center of Khorasan, the distribution center of Khorasan, Dawan, Shiguo, and the distribution center of the Western Regions, Kashgar, and finally arrived in Constantinople.

The same is true from Constantinople to Xi'an.

Because the old part of the Yuan Dynasty did not die, it was inappropriate to set the distribution center in Xi'an and risk letting the Mongols drive straight in.