However, happy as he was, Shopkeeper Fan still shook his head and said: "Shopkeeper Niu, everything you said cannot be proven. This cannot be trusted by the princes and Taijis on the grassland."

Niu Mancun calmly took out a few letters from his arms and spread them on the table. He said: "These are my proofs. You can take a look."

Shopkeeper Fan reached out to pick up these letters and opened them, but he frowned because the letters were all written in words he didn't recognize. But he could clearly see that they were written in two systems. So he raised his head with questioning eyes.

Looking towards Niuman Village.

Niu Mancun pointed to the first letter read by Shopkeeper Fan and said: "This letter is a letter of authorization from those Westerners. The other letters are from several famous names in the Japanese country."

Shopkeeper Fan looked through the letter in his hand repeatedly, and he already believed what Niu Mancun said! Because the paper of the Japanese country was roughly the same as that of the Ming Dynasty. But the letter from the Westerners was different, because it was written in

Written on parchment. Of course, these letters were actually forged by Liu Pei. I didn’t expect them to believe it, I just gave them an excuse.

Shopkeeper Fan read the letter several times before returning it to Niu Mancun, saying, "If this is the case, it is somewhat possible. But besides horses, does Shopkeeper Niu need anything else?"

Niu Mancun said: "There are also cattle, sheep, leather goods and grain. Horses belong to the Japanese and Westerners. Cattle, sheep and grain are our brothers' own business."

After some calculation, Shopkeeper Fan said: "Cattle and sheep are okay. If the quantity is small, you can always get some. But it is really difficult to get food."

Niumancun said proudly: "It doesn't matter! In fact, those famous people and Westerners have already paid enough for our business. So even if we don't do the business of cattle, sheep and grain, we still have enough profits. But since

Here we are, it’s just a side business, why not do it? As for how much we earn, we don’t care. Of course, if we can earn more, why not earn more?”

Shopkeeper Fan was stunned after hearing this, and then he and Niu Mancun laughed together. The reason why Niu Mancun said this was to cover up his true purpose, so that he could successfully obtain the breeding MA and war horses. As for the cattle and sheep, what will happen to them?

It will be transported to Shandong, and the grain will be stored as a reserve for future supply points.

In addition, Niuman Village clearly knows that the grain reserves in the northwest are in the hands of these Shanxi merchants. They are the largest landowners in the northwest. The reason why grain prices in the northwest remain high is certainly due to the influence of the Little Glacier climate, which reduces grain output.

.But the bigger reason is that these Shanxi merchants sold all their grain to the Mongolian Tatars and Houjin Tatars.

As for whether ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty can eat food, they don't care at all. They sell the food to them.

How much money can you make from these mud legs? If you sell them to the Mongolian Tatars and Houjin Tatars, you will get real money! As for whether people will starve to death, that is indifferent. After starving some people to death, what is left

The food is enough for anyone alive.

In the next period of time, Shopkeeper Fan and Niu Mancun discussed many details, including prices. At the same time, Niu Mancun also provided 10 bottles of perfume and 10 soap samples for Shopkeeper Fan to send to the grassland to try.

market.

After the matter was settled, Shopkeeper Fan would naturally hold a banquet for the reception, but Niu Mancun and his men would definitely be entertained separately. Niu Mancun and Shopkeeper Fan were in the private room, and several of Shopkeeper Fan's clerks accompanied Niu Mancun.

The village's men are next door.

During the dinner, they exchanged wine, and naturally they couldn't help but ask each other about the details. The Fan family was engaged in business related to the grassland, so how could they easily agree to Niu Mancun's request. Therefore, shopkeeper Fan kept asking questions in the name of curiosity during the dinner.

Things at sea.

Niu Mancun directly told Shopkeeper Fan that he was originally from Shanxi. He just followed the caravan to Shandong to do work, and then stayed in Shandong. Later, he went to the sea by coincidence. Now he is working for a big man in the sea. Things

Braided to perfection.

Niu Mancun is no stranger to things at sea. After all, as a field worker, you need to experience everything. What's more, Liu Pei's most powerful thing now is the fleet, and he will definitely go to the ship to experience it. So everything he said is

It's true, and Shopkeeper Fan mostly expressed his affirmation.

After the banquet, Shopkeeper Fan sent the people from Niuman Village away. He sat there and asked for a hot towel to wipe his hands and face constantly to relieve his drunkenness. At this time, several of his waiters also entered the private room. Shopkeeper Fan

He dropped the towel in his hand and asked, "How is it? Have you asked everything clearly?"

The leading man bowed and said: "Go back to the shopkeeper and ask them all. The shopkeeper Niu's guys are all from Shandong. They have the right accent, the things they talk about, and the location. There shouldn't be any difference. It's just that

I can’t figure out who their boss is?”

After Shopkeeper Fan asked the guys in detail what they had talked about, he pondered for a while before saying, "It shouldn't be wrong."

Then Shopkeeper Fan took the waiter back to the shop. After entering the room, Shopkeeper Fan wrote a letter and arranged for someone to send the letter away. The letter was marked urgent. Shopkeeper Fan knew that the letter would be sent to

The Shanxi merchants will send it directly to Shandong through the passage arranged by the Shanxi merchants. There is a high probability that it will end up at the Shanxi Guild Hall in Jinan City. The Shanxi merchants have quietly arranged a huge network within the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, this network does not

Instead of playing his due role, he became an accomplice of the aliens!

In the days that followed, Shopkeeper Fan maintained close contact with Niu Mancun and often entertained Niu Mancun.

Over here, Niuman Village often entertained shopkeeper Fan. Soon, Niuman Village gained some reputation in the Zhangjiakou area.

Everyone knows that a Shandong businessman came to Zhangjiakou. He is generous and generous. Moreover, he does not compete with everyone for the supply of goods. So Niuman Village quickly entered the circle of businessmen. However, everyone also discovered that Niuman Village’s

Some of their subordinates had very bad tempers. They would draw their swords at any disagreement! Their movements were swift and vicious! Even the Dazi Mongolian Tatars suffered losses at their hands.

After Shopkeeper Fan learned about these things, he was not only not worried, but also felt relieved. Because all their performances really proved that they were a group of lawless pirates.

More than a month later, Shopkeeper Fan invited Niu Mancun to a banquet. As soon as Niu Mancun entered the private room, Shopkeeper Fan said happily: "Brother Niu, congratulations!"

After Niu Mancun heard this, he was secretly happy. Could it be that the matter has been completed? So he immediately asked: "Brother Fan, I wonder what happy news is coming! But there is news on the grassland?"

Shopkeeper Fan said happily: "The guy I sent outside the Great Wall has returned. Do you know how much your bottle of perfume sold for? 120 taels a bottle! A full 120 taels!"

Niu Mancun also immediately raised his hands with joy and said: "Congratulations to Brother Fan for your great achievements!"

In fact, the price of cattle sold to Shopkeeper Fan in the whole village was 40 taels of silver per bottle. As a result, after the goods were transported to the grassland, the price immediately tripled! It can be seen that those princes and Taiji are very rich!

This is not surprising at all, because slavery is still practiced in disguise on the grasslands. The herdsmen at the bottom have nothing. Only a small number of herdsmen own sheep and cattle. But in addition to paying various taxes to the princes and Taijis,

In addition, you have to accept additional exploitation from them.

In other words, they will sell cattle and sheep to the princes and Taijis at a low price. Then they will sell them to merchants of the Ming Dynasty at a high price. Then they will get the goods from the merchants of the Ming Dynasty and sell them to the herdsmen at a high price. So the wealth on the grassland is

The highly concentrated ones are all concentrated in the hands of the princes and Taijis. The herdsmen at the bottom are in poverty. However, this only stimulates the desire of these herdsmen to plunder.

Niu Mancun nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good! However, the profit in the middle belongs to Brother Fan. How is the sales of the soap? The price should be good, right?"

Shopkeeper Fan said with a smile: "The soaps are also selling well! But they are not as popular as the perfumes."

In fact, shopkeeper Fan already regretted that he had revealed the price of the perfume in a moment of joy. It would be bad if such a high price aroused the greed of Niu Mancun and he went to the grassland to sell perfume! So he did not say the price of the soap. But Niu Mancun
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