"Mr. Utumu, what is standing in front of you at this moment is a first-class imperial merchant who hopes to establish a long-term commercial relationship with you people in the Western Regions, not a profiteer as you think. I want you and I to feel each other's sincerity, just as I am willing to buy a horse for one hundred and fifty taels. ”

Liang Xiao's words finally made Wu Tumu confide in his heart.

"Boss Liang, this white sugar is indeed an excellent luxury, and the difficulty of transportation is smaller than porcelain! If my expectations are correct, as long as the sugar can be successfully transported to those countries in the western part of our Western Regions, such as Persia...... The price is comparable to the same weight of silver! ”

Gu Pingxiu was taken aback.

Ten taels of silver for a pound of sugar? Isn't that more than twenty times over?

Gaozu of the Great Zhou Dynasty opened up the Silk Road left over from the Wu Dynasty, but most of the time the Silk Road was of greater political and military significance to the official, and it was unknown whether the official could make a profit, and it was even possible to post a bounty to the tributary team from the west.

The merchants of the Silk Road were almost all these exotic merchants from the west, but if there was no more than ten times the profit of a round trip, it would not be attractive to them at all.

And what really surprised Gu Pingxiu was that Wu Tumu could be moved by Liang Xiao's words.

"Sure enough, sincerity is precisely the deadliest weapon."

This is Gu Pingxiu's evaluation of Liang Xiao.

Sometimes, being open and honest is better than being honest and subtle, especially when Utumu has been wronged by the family here.

Liang Xiao bartered with white sugar, not only found such a big business opportunity for himself as black tumu, but also provided more sales channels for white sugar, and also got so many high-level war horses for the imperial court, and he also had the opportunity to try out cavalry.

Kill more than one stone!

Now Gu Pingxiu no longer doubts his master's vision.

This son is indeed a business ghost, the kind that can make money!

Liang Xiao said: "These five hundred good horses, the imperial court has purchased them all, and I personally need thirty-six horses, can you see how much encapsulated sugar is needed?" In terms of packaging, you can send someone to weigh and supervise on site to ensure that nothing goes wrong. I have only one request, I can't resell it at a price of less than 500 wen in Dazhou, unless I encounter a forced natural and man-made disaster, I am forced to sell it and return the capital. ”

Wu Tumu said in surprise: "I want 20,000 catties of sugar, and then hire people from the Beijing Dart Bureau to escort them to Yumen Pass, can Boss Liang really provide so much??" ”

Liang Xiao smiled and said, "I can give you a maximum of 50,000 catties, and the rest will be made up by the imperial court with silver tickets or silver." ”

"Fifty thousand catties?? Seriously?! Utumu and his companions behind him exclaimed in unison.

Liang Xiao and Gu Pingxiu looked at each other and smiled.

They could hear it, they knew the Persians better than they did, and their voices trembled, explaining the white sugar...... Strange goods can live, and they will definitely become luxury goods in the west, and the price is better than gold!

Wu Tumu immediately turned around and discussed with more than a dozen companions from the Western Regions, and after a while, everyone pressed their right hands on their left chests and bowed to Liang Xiao.

"We've decided to agree to this deal!"

Liang Xiao finally persuaded this group of horse merchants from the Western Regions to book five hundred fine war horses and go back to their lives.

In the carriage, Gu Pingxiu was puzzled: "Boss, we can completely reduce the price of war horses to one hundred and one taels, at most one hundred and twenty taels, why ......?"

Liang Xiao explained.

"From the perspective of merchants, it is indeed a good thing to be able to save 25,000 taels of silver, but it will also cut off contact with the horse merchants of the Western Regions, they have traveled thousands of miles to send such a fine war horse, and they are full of sincerity, but we want to take advantage of the danger of people, not to mention the majesty of the Great Zhou, and will make all the merchants in the Western Regions give up trading war horses with the Great Zhou, and it will be difficult for the Great Zhou to be equipped with a team of elite cavalry."

"Besides, the highest price of the Great Zhou War Horse is one hundred taels, and the quality is far inferior to these Western Regions War Horses, these horses are indeed worth two hundred taels each, and Wu Tumu is not exaggerating. The other party is grateful for my favor, and is anxious to return to the capital, has given a friendship price, let's be cheerful, and then send them sugar business opportunities, mutual benefit. ”

"When they go back, they will definitely promote the benefits of Da Zhou. At that time, there will naturally be an endless stream of big horse merchants in the Western Regions who will venture to sell horses in the Great Zhou and form a more elite Great Zhou cavalry than the Northern Hu Jing Cavalry, which is just around the corner. ”

Gu Pingxiu was convinced, and pleaded: "It's still the boss's long-term vision, this little bit of fur I learned is simply an axe in the class, and it has insulted my emperor Shengming, and I will ask the boss to mention more in the future!" ”

"Well said!" Liang Xiao readily agreed.

In the imperial study, after Duan Yunyi understood the situation, he looked at Liang Xiao and nodded with relief.

"You did a good job, and because of this, you saved the impression of the Western Regions on our Great Zhou, I immediately asked the treasury to allocate funds, and you can choose the best thirty-six horses from these war horses, you are welcome."

On the same day, Duan Yunyi ordered the household department to allocate 75,000 taels to buy 500 good horses from the Western Regions.

Tobe Shangshu Tuoba Lie urgently faced the saint and strongly opposed it.

"Your Majesty already knows that the treasury is empty, how can you spend any more money on raising horses!"

Duan Yunyi refuted on the spot: "The current army does lack elite war horses, these war horses are worth this price!" As for the treasury, I have found a way to make money, and will soon fill it up. Just do it. I also want to inform the ministers that in the future, if anyone makes things difficult for the guests of the Western Regions, once discovered, they will be severely punished! ”

Tuoba Lie met the empress's cold eyes, and had to nod in agreement.

The household department finally allocated funds to buy the horse.

Tuoba Lie returned home, frowning.

"This woman is becoming more and more faint, stubborn and self-serving, repeatedly trying to strengthen the army, angering Beihu, it seems that her way to make money is to let Liang Xiao do business, which is ridiculous to the extreme......"

The eldest son, Tuoba Jun, said: "The country is about to die, and there will be demons!" That Liang Xiao must have relied on his posture to become the face of the faint king...... It's a pity that this woman looks peerless, but she doesn't love herself! ”

Tuoba Lie's old eyes lit up: "This is a good public opinion, it can be spread!" It's really worthy of my son, like watching the fire! ”

Tuoba Jun added: "Let's send people to Jiangbei and Jiangnan by the way, and inform the Dugu family and the Ram family that Liang Xiao intends to enter the book industry, break the monopoly of our few companies on the Da Zhou book industry, and let the Dugu family and the Ram family also make some efforts to kill Liang Xiao together!" ”

Tuoba Lie rolled his eyes and sneered: "A young man who has not dried up, can he make such a fuss?" ”

Tuoba Jun said solemnly: "The lion fights the rabbit, and it still needs all his strength!" What's more, this son is backed by imperial power, we must use thunderous means to nip it in the bud, and we can't leave it to chance. In this way, it can also deter the faint monarch and those who are against the family, and let them understand who has the final say in this world! ”

Tuoba Lie was stunned, stroked his beard and laughed: "He is worthy of being the first genius in the capital in the past!" What my father wants to hear is what you say, I have a successor to the Tuoba clan, and I will replace the Great Zhou, just around the corner! ”

Tuoba Jun gritted his teeth and said: "I really can't imagine that I have never dared to marry a wife for the sake of this faint king, so I can only take a concubine, but she is a face-...... Mean woman! ”

Tuoba Lie patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "When the time comes, a few of us will immediately start fighting, at that time, these two sisters are not for you to enjoy, and the title of Emperor of the Great Zhou is not enough to worry about!" ”

The title of the first genius in the capital is occupied by the outstanding children of the major families in turn, as long as these families operate public opinion a little.

In addition, there are also means such as filial piety and honesty, which are the stepping stones for these children of the family to enter the officialdom in the future, and they have been tried and tested repeatedly.

When Liang Xiao returned home, he was also starting to select BMWs and elite candidates.