The passage of time is always an irreversible thing.

The winters in Yunju County are very cold, and they are much longer than those in Kannai.

But the time has come to the last days of the year.

Since the beginning of winter, the battle between Feiyun Commercial Bank and the Li family has gradually subsided with time.

Coal stoves and coal cotton clothes covers quietly began to be sold in the Li family's shop.

However, the shop of Feiyun Trading House sells a kind of material that surprises all the herdsmen.

Tea!

Not to mention the high-quality teas such as Longjing, Yunzhongque, and Tianyahai from the rain-rich areas of Kannai, these are also unaffordable for ordinary herdsmen.

The most surprising thing for the herdsmen is the large number of tea bricks sold in the store, the price is not high, and the quantity is full.

A sheep can be replaced with a whole tea brick, saving some water enough to meet the family's needs for a month.

This tea brick is actually a brick made of tea residue, if it is placed in the gate, even the tea shops on the street will not sell the water brewed with this tea, which will be smashed by the guests.

But in Yunzhou County, or for the grassland area, that's it!

It's already a good thing that can't be bought.

Due to the living habits of other nomadic people in Yunzhou County and other border areas, the herders mostly eat dairy products and meat.

And this also leads to a problem, that is, it will be very greasy, and the herdsmen are also extremely lacking in some essential vitamins and trace elements because of the single diet, so that a long time will lead to various diseases, and many people die on the grassland every year.

Tea can not only relieve greasy, but also make up for the lack of these vitamins and trace elements.

There is a saying on the steppe.

It is better to go without food for a day than without tea for a day.

However, the reality is that the scarcity of tea is extremely serious in the grasslands.

After Yunzhou County was annexed to the Great Song Dynasty, the imperial court issued tea quotations from Yunzhou County to the merchants.

However, a certain amount was set, and according to the plan, it was enough for the people in Yunzhou County.

But in the actual process, most of these tea leaves that arrived in Yunzhou County went into the hands of the upper echelons of the tribe, and even more so under the operation of the four major families, they went further north.

This has also led to an extreme shortage of tea in Yunzhou County.

Feiyun Commercial Bank's shop was directly full when it started selling tea bricks on the first day!

The herdsmen were afraid that the number would be limited, and the wealthy ones would push carts and want to buy them from their families, and the cattle and sheep they brought in would not be able to see their heads at a glance.

Although it is said that Feiyun Commercial Bank has enough inventory, it can't help but grab enough like this, and it will take time to transport it to Yunzhou County.

Therefore, in order to allow most herdsmen to buy tea bricks, Feiyun Commercial Bank implemented a purchase restriction policy.

Based on the household registration certificate, each household registration certificate can only buy a one-pound tea brick, but there is no limit to the grade of tea bricks.

As soon as the purchase restriction order was issued, those wealthy herdsmen were naturally disappointed, but most of the other ordinary herdsmen were ecstatic and hurried home to bring their family's household registration certificates.

Rushing to buy tea bricks, those who are rich at home will buy tea bricks made of good tea, and those who are not rich at home will buy tea bricks made of the most ordinary tea residues.

Everyone was satisfied, and the leaders of the big tribes who received the news directly asked their subordinates to come over with a lot of gold and silver to sweep away the best tea.

So, on the first day of the tea sale, Feiyun Commercial Bank had to close early, the goods were sold too fast, and the inventory was empty before it was dark.

Day 2, Day 3, Day 4......

After nearly a week of this, the herdsmen's worries were gradually put down, and everyone finally thought that the tea supply of Feiyun Commercial Bank would be very sufficient, and they would no longer have to worry about the problem of tea supply.

In this way, the daily tea sales of Feiyun Commercial Bank can be regarded as returning to normal.

Feiyun Commercial Bank and the Li family stopped fighting, and Feiyun Commercial Bank even directly changed the business, and the other three in Yunzhou City soon found out.

At first, they thought that it was the help of the head of the Li family in Nanyang, which made Feiyun Commercial Bank retreat and change his career directly.

But what they didn't expect was that the main line of the Li family in Nanyang didn't know what was going on here, and they were still under pressure from Feiyun Commercial Bank at the moment, how could they have the leisure to manage a city like Yunzhou City, where a family branch was located.

At the beginning of the day, most of the urban areas of Yunzhou County fell into darkness in the middle of the night.

Only Nancheng District, due to the concentration of shops, has become a rare all-night place in Yunzhou City.

Yunke Building.

"Hahahaha, please drink this cup full!"

"If you don't get drunk today, you won't return!"

"It's been a hard year, and it's Chinese New Year's Eve soon, I wish you all continued wealth next year!" Hahahaha! Come! Drink! ”

A piece of light is staggered, and the cup is changed.

The big and small family forces in Yunzhou City have all come here today.

Since the family settled in Yunzhou City, over time, on the last penultimate day of each year, these family forces who migrated from outside will gather together.

First, it is close to Chinese New Year's Eve, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, each family has its own affairs, so simply, it will be done the day before.

Second, it is also to ventilate the family forces of the entire Yunzhou County, and everyone will divide their spheres of influence in the new year, so as not to hurt the harmony.

A lot of business was even negotiated on this day, and most of the business trends in Yunzhou City in the coming year were decided today.

Therefore, for the family forces in Yunzhou City, it is necessary to come today, otherwise not to mention the question of whether they fit in or not, just say that there is less special news, and the whole family will be lagging behind others in the next year.

The entire Yunke Building was wrapped up today, and the guests were also full.

Among them, the best position of the entire Yunke Building, and the large round table in the center of the third floor are naturally the four major families of Yunzhou who control the four important trade channels of the entire Yunzhou City.

Chen, Li, Wang, and Sun.

These four families are also the four largest family forces in the entire Yunzhou City.

Compared with the warm atmosphere of the middle and low-rise families on the first and second floors, this year's four families are a little silent.

Li Xuanji, the head of the Li family, drank the wine in the cup cup one after another, and didn't look at the other three.

The three of them wanted to talk, but they didn't know what to say for a while.

But the atmosphere can't just be frozen.

So, after a long period of effort, Chen Lixin, the head of the Chen family, coughed lightly twice, attracting the attention of everyone at the table, and after seeing that Li Xuanji's eyes were also attracted over, he put on a smile on his face and asked: "Hahaha, Brother Li hasn't seen you for many days, and the Li family's shop has been prosperous recently!"

This is the New Year soon, and Chen wishes Brother Li to continue to make money next year! ”

"Lend you good words!"

Li Xuanji retracted his gaze, casually raised his hand and arched at Chen Lixin, and then drank the wine again, as if he was not very familiar with the other three people at this table.

At this time, the three of them suddenly became a little tired.

In the end, Sun Xingzhou, who was the most impatient, said in a loud voice:

"Hey, I said Lao Li, you can do it, don't you just blame a few of us for not helping you when you were in trouble?

But how did you ask us to help in that situation? Even the reckless men who only know knives are being held to death, we just go together, and people don't necessarily take us seriously.

Don't you think it's good now?

It's still those who have great powers, and as soon as they make a move, the people behind the Feiyun Commercial Bank are not honestly handing over the business to your own hands.

It's all old friends, and you're such a big person, do you still want us to talk about how this world works?

If you want me to say, since this matter is over, then you don't have to take it to heart, can't the four of us continue to make money in Yunzhou County and in harmony? ”

Sun Xingzhou's words reached the hearts of the other two, and they all nodded in agreement.

When Li Xuanji heard this, he slowly put down the wine glass, raised his eyes and looked at the three of them, and then slowly rubbed the wine glass in his hand on the table with one hand and said slowly:

"My Lao Li has been more than forty years, I understand what you say, the good thing that our four families say is the same breath, and the bad thing is that they compromise with each other, the things in this world are originally the law of the jungle, not long ago my Li family and Feiyun Commercial Bank, you don't dare to interfere, and I can understand if you don't want to get involved."

"Hey, that's right! Isn't that the way of the world? It's good to be able to understand, it's good to be able to understand! ”

The other three hurriedly laughed and responded.

Li Xuanji didn't smile, just looked at the three of them coldly, and the three people who were looking straight at them gradually restrained the smiles on their faces, and then continued to turn the cup in their hands and said in a deep voice:

"Although I can understand it, my heart is so unhappy.

There is a gap between us after all!

Now you also know the situation in Yunzhou City, the imperial court directly sent a prince to the domain, and people are always waiting to overthrow the four of us, but now the four of us are estranged, which is not a good thing. ”

The other three families now understand that this good guy is here to ask for benefits.

The three of them were relieved in their hearts.

Just like Li Xuanji said, the current situation in Yunzhou City requires the four of them to work together, but what they did before was to add some knots to the four families, which is unfavorable and needs to be erased.

Before, they were worried about this Li Xuanji's brain axis, not because of this matter, but now it seems that this Li Xuanji still has the upper hand after all, and knows that instead of sulking, it is better to ask for real benefits.

It's okay to want benefits, I'm afraid you don't want benefits, benefits can be discussed, as long as both parties are satisfied in the end, then there is no problem.

Li Xuanji quickly put forward his request.

"Next year's pass share, my Li family will account for more than 30%!"

Li Xuanji gave his initial price.

But Chen Lixin and the others immediately repaid the price: "Lao Li, don't be too greedy, can you eat this thirty percent share?" Half percent at most! ”

"Twenty percent!"

"Seven points!"

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