Chapter 26 Preparing for the Bazaar
The matter of encircling and suppressing the beast has come to an end for the time being. More than sixty wild dogs, more than a hundred wild wolves, and seven cheetahs were Xiao Lin's harvest for the time being. The death of nearly 200 carnivorous beasts caused a brief period of tranquility within a five-mile radius of the camp. After a period of logging and construction, the camp has taken the form of a bazaar. The bazaar trading activity that Xiao Lin had envisioned for a long time was finally ready to go. Well, to be honest, it's really Shawlin who has no money.
Workers were paid wages, daily necessities were purchased, and various raw materials for forging weapons and armor were purchased. After that, it is necessary to purchase new machinery and equipment, repair several factories that have been closed for a long time, and recruit new people. If you want to develop, you need at least tens of millions of funds. If you want to support an eighteenth-century empire, the investment may have to be calculated in billions. In order to get enough money as soon as possible, this bazaar must be opened.
In the later period, fur and gold could no longer be used as the main source of funds for Xiao Lin, but in the early stage of development, these things were still the main support. Xiao Lin prepared a lot of things for this market activity. Extremely convenient instant noodles and canned food, compound bows and Tang knives in the hands of the warriors of the Eagle Tribe, iron pots and pans, the best-selling fruit knives in the Eagle Tribe, and the sportswear and labor protection clothes worn by the whites.
This time, two hundred more Eagle Tribe warriors were hired by Xiao Lin as warriors to maintain law and order in the bazaar. There are still seven small Indian tribes in the vicinity, including the Eagle Tribe. The most powerful tribe has only a few hundred and seventy warriors. The Eagle Tribe is the most powerful, as long as the Eagle Tribe is firmly on Xiao Lin's side, they are not afraid that other tribes will dare to grab things in the market.
The seven tribes also relied on the notification of the warriors of the Eagle tribe to know that from the first day to the seventh day of November, a huge market would be opened. The warriors of the Eagle Tribe who went to inform them brought some display goods to arouse the interest of other tribes. Some of them had traded with the whites, but the whites' goods, both in variety and quality, were less and worse than the goods that Sholin had prepared. And the price is much higher than the price set by Xiao Lin.
In this way, all the tribes gathered all the fur reserves of the tribes, and those who had gold were taken out and prepared to sweep the bazaar. With ten days to go, Shawlin seized the time to tidy up the camp. In total, in addition to thirteen large stalls, five of which were used to prevent Sholin from preparing goods. The other eight were for the eight Indian tribes, including the Eagle Tribe.
In addition to furs and gold, there are many things that can be traded in these tribes. Each tribe was able to make ornaments such as wood carvings and necklaces that were similar in style but not identical. These jewelry, although there are not shallow traces of artificial carving, but the machine polishes it so round, but the unique charm still looks very good. Xiao Lin bought some of these things from the Eagle Tribe before, and gave them away in the 21st century, and everyone liked them very much, and it felt like something very unique and attentive.
Xiao Lin had the idea of setting up an online store in the 21st century, retouching these and packaging them into mid-to-high-end small gifts for sale. Because he was not sure that it would be 100% popular, Xiao Lin only planned to buy 200 pieces to try the water for the time being. In addition to this, the Eagle Tribe also has their own unique paralyzing medicine that is specifically designed to deal with beasts. The ointment of the Fierce Dog Tribe, which is said to be able to aphrodisiac, used to sell very well, but Xiao Lin seriously doubted what this black lump of stuff was.
The American continent is also very rich in vegetables and fruits, including corn, sweet potato, jicama, potato, cassava, pumpkin, peanuts, sunflowers, peppers, tomatoes, beans, lima beans, apples, pineapples, custardsops, guavas, avocados, cashew nuts, cocoa, American ginseng, papaya, upland cotton, tobacco and so on nearly 30 species. The most valuable thing is the wild American ginseng, although the tonic ability is not as good as ginseng, but it is also a high-end tonic medicine.
Here, one of these eight tribes knew the health benefits of American ginseng and consciously tried to grow American ginseng. These things can also be sold for a good price in the 21st century. Not to mention high-yielding crops such as corn and potatoes, they can be purchased as seeds and planted by modern means, and enough staple foods can be harvested later. Xiao Lin only needs to bring some spices from the 21st century that can't be made in the 18th century, so that the transportation pressure can be reduced, and more useful things can be transported.
Peanuts and sunflowers are also very good to buy back for oil extraction, and the oil extraction work is not difficult, as long as you get a diesel engine from the 21st century, and then match some household oil presses. These things are not complicated to operate, and the quality of the oil squeezed is much better than that produced in other countries in the eighteenth century, and it can also be used as one of the main products of Xiao Lin's next product in the future. Fruits, you can also pay attention to the fact that when the industrial system is established in the future, you can also make your own canned fruits, which must be very popular among the crew members of the voyage.
For ten days, Shoren dragged Apache and Pearl along to set a price for what he wanted. It can't be too bad, but it must also be profitable enough. Moreover, the cost of the goods in Shawlin's hands cannot be known to Apache and Pearl for the time being. The Eagle Tribe had no sign of defecting to Shoren and could not be considered his own, and Apache and Pearl could only help him summarize the prices they had previously traded on their own.
After being busy for so long, finally, it was time for the market to open. Outside the camp, which was enclosed by a two-meter-high fence, hundreds of Indians with horses had gathered. Every horse is a commodity that is traded in a variety of ways. The fur is golden, and there are fruits and vegetables. Two hundred Eagle Tribal warriors were also ready, and they would be divided into ten teams of twenty men each, to serve as patrols in and around the bazaar.
Sholin's whites, some literate as managers who coordinate the bazaar, and some prepare goods and food to provide logistical support. The white warriors stood guard at Shoren's booth to prevent anyone from seeing that there were too many goods and wanted to grab them.
"Ahem, the market is open!"
With Xiao Lin's order, several Eagle Tribe warriors stepped forward and pushed open the gate. One by one, the Indians hurriedly tried to squeeze in, but were stopped by the warriors of the Eagle Tribe, and slowly stabilized the order.