Chapter 98 The semen female partner chooses to farm (48)
The opening day happened to be the beginning of summer.
Many places in Yanhua have the custom of eating duck eggs at the beginning of summer, so the beginning of summer is also called "eating eggs".
The latest batch of supplies shipped by the Escort Bureau included several baskets of duck eggs. The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Xu Yin was worried that they would not last long, so she cooked a large pot full of five-spice braised eggs on the opening day of the market.
The braised egg stall is located at the entrance of the market. People coming and going are the first to see this stall and the first thing they smell is the aroma of braised eggs.
Tatars rarely eat duck eggs, and even if they do, they are wild duck eggs. At this moment, they were completely captured by the aroma of braised eggs.
In this world, is there anything more delicious than roasted mutton?
"How to sell it?"
"Five pennies each, or exchange them for items of equal value."
"Five cents?" One of the Tatars had just sold a basket of wool and made dozens of cents. He immediately counted out five cents and asked for a braised duck egg.
"How is it? Is it delicious?" His companion looked at him eagerly and asked.
“Great time! So delicious! Let’s have another one!”
I didn't finish one, so I asked for another one.
The taste buds are completely conquered!
When other people look at it, what are they waiting for? Buy it!
A group of people ate several items in a row, then felt their two to three full stomachs and continued walking forward.
Huh? Where can I find something delicious? It’s fragrant and sweet...hiss! My mouth is watering!
Fortunately, the sheep kids stayed at home. If they came to the market, they wouldn't be so greedy that they would roll on the ground.
Following the sweet smell, they came to the end of the market, where there was a simple stall selling candied haws.
How can there be no market without candied haws?
Xu Yin didn't have time to wait for hawthorns to be shipped from the south, so she made a batch of assorted fruit candied haws with local pears, apricots and jujubes.
Among this group of people, there was a Tatar who was particularly fond of sweets. He asked for only ten coins for a skewer. He had just sold a Cistanche deserticola plant and his wallet was bulging. He immediately asked for a skewer. When he ate it, he narrowed his eyes with happiness: "
It’s delicious! Two more skewers and take them back to Yangwazi to eat.”
When others saw this, they followed you and bought two skewers, and I bought three skewers.
In this way, I walked around and bought a bunch of novel foods. I also bought all the sugar, soy sauce and other seasonings requested by my boss (mother-in-law), and two pieces of silk that were said to be produced in Nanban. I cut them into clothes to keep cool.
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All these things together only cost them a sheep, a can of goat's milk, a few bundles of wool, and a few handfuls of cistanche deserticola.
The Tatars who came to the market were quite satisfied.
Similarly, the people in Guan who came to set up stalls or go to the market were also very satisfied.
They exchanged wild dates and apricots picked from the mountains for sheepskins and made them into jackets that would keep them warm in winter.
I exchanged domestic chickens for mutton of equal value, and the other party also gave me a spoonful of goat milk.
Use the earthen pot in exchange for a woolen felt hat...
It seems that the Tatars are quite easy to get along with.
There were soldiers from the Firearms Battalion carrying live ammunition patrolling back and forth, which made the people more courageous. This time it was not over yet, and they were actually looking forward to the next big gathering.
And to say that the one who has benefited the most is naturally Xu Yin.
She sent her maids and servants from the palace to set up many stalls in the market.
They sell not only the specialties of the Southern Barbarians, but also the grain, cloth, mountain products from the south and other scarce materials in the northwest that were purchased along the way north.
Countless sheepskin felts were obtained in exchange, as well as several live sheep.
One of them is a ewe that is producing milk, and I plan to take it back to try making milk powder.
In addition, several baskets of wool were collected.
Xu Yin asked a young man selling her wool why he didn't sell cashmere?
The other party was confused for a long time: "Does anyone want this thing?"
"If you want it, you can bring it over next time there is a big gathering, and I will give you a higher price than wool."
"Okay, okay." The other party agreed, and went back happily, carrying a basket and baggage.
In short, the people inside and outside the customs were very satisfied with the first fair after the market opened.
There was no disruption of order.
Even if some people are holding back their bad intentions and want to cause harm, they can't help but stop when they see the firearms battalion team patrolling with live ammunition. Until the market stalls are closed, all parties are in peace.
Upon seeing this, the Tatar King no longer hesitated and expressed his willingness to negotiate peace with Yan Kejin.
The news of the peace talks between the Tatars and Yanhua soon spread to the ears of the Beiqiang, Ronghu and other foreigners.
At first they couldn't believe it: The bellicose Tatars actually negotiated peace? What kind of benefits did Yanhua offer?
So spies were sent out one after another.
Yan Kejin turned a blind eye to this, and even talked about the supplies traded with the Tatars in front of the spies.
The spies were confused when they heard: They knew oil, salt, and sugar, but soy sauce and canned food? What other soy fiber quilts? Is that a quilt or something to eat? There is also beautiful white porcelain, so precious
Is Guan Nei willing to use it for trading? The price is not expensive? Is it real or fake?
The spies from all walks of life went back through the eyes of mosquito-repellent incense. After listening to their reports, the leaders of the foreign tribes were as confused as if they had not heard anything.
I simply found an opportunity to go to the Tatar King to inquire.
After this inquiry, they finally got the information they wanted.
Yanguan is actually open to outsiders!!!
Foreigners are allowed to enter and trade!!!
Everyone was extremely shocked.
real or fake?
Could it be a trap?
Other foreign tribes all felt that the Tatars must have been deceived, and sooner or later they would be caught in the trap of Yan Kejin.
They are waiting for a good show.
But after waiting and waiting, the news that the Tatars were engulfed by Yanhua did not come, but it was found that the Tatars' daily necessities were enriched at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Every time there is a big market, they go to Yanguan Market to exchange for condiments, cotton and linen cloth, and various canned food.
Not only that, the Tatars actually opened a workshop selling cheese, milk slices, and toffee outside the gate of Yanguan City.
When people in the city need wedding candies when marrying a wife and giving birth to a child, they will go to this Tatar-owned store to order them.
The living standards of people in cities are also improving day by day.
At the beginning of autumn, I heard another jaw-dropping news:
The people of Yanguan grew large, juicy and sweet watermelons and a high-yielding grain called potatoes on the sandy soil, with an output of thirty shi per mu.
Thirty stones!!!
When this news spread outside the customs, the foreigners could not sit still.
Thirty stone per mu...it takes several seasons of wheat cultivation to reach this amount!
They wanted to attack and rob it.
But it is said that General Megatron invented a weapon called artillery, which is extremely powerful. Before attacking a city, you must first consider whether your own flesh and blood can withstand the artillery bombardment.
A group of foreigners: "..."
Just kidding, of course I can’t bear it!
I don’t want to wait any longer!
If we wait any longer, all the benefits will be taken by the Tatars.
Therefore, they sent envoys to negotiate peace one by one with generous gifts. They only wanted to exchange supplies with the customs and purchase high-yielding grains that could survive in the sandy soil. They were willing to exchange their blood and blood for their horses.
This result made the soldiers stationed at Yanguan heave a sigh of relief.
Xu Yin and Yan Kejin looked at each other with smiles.
See, high-yielding grains and trade are indeed the most effective ways to quell the war.
"At this rate, during the Chinese New Year this year, the soldiers will be able to take turns going home to visit relatives and celebrate the New Year with their families." Xu Yin said with a smile, "You can also bring a knife of meat back. If you have a long way to go, you can't bring any meat with you.
Convert it into silver coins for them."
Yan Kejin's eyes were also full of smiles: "Yeah."