The four-million-dollar super purchase is in full swing in Pearl City. Merchants in Pearl City are already doing well, but unidentified people are making large purchases in the city, which makes them even more motivated. On the seventh or eighth day, the merchants in Pearl City
Almost all of them benefited, and all the supplies in the warehouse were purchased.
There were also a few merchants who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to drive up prices, but they were soon informed by the Chamber of Commerce and were immediately kicked out of the Pearl City and were never allowed to do business in the Pearl City. Other merchants had similar ideas, so upon seeing this situation, they quickly removed the merchants.
Keep your ghostly eyes in your belly and conduct business honestly.
There are a wide variety of goods purchased, ranging from daily necessities such as grain, cloth, and tea leaves to luxury goods such as gold, silver, jewelry, rouge, gouache, perfume, glasses, etc. These goods are carried in boxes and boxes onto the cargo ship at the dock, and the merchants are indifferent.
Knowing what this behind-the-scenes acquisition person wanted to do, he had no choice but to go down the river to the south after boarding the ship. The prices of these goods were lower in the south and they couldn't be sold at all. Isn't this looking for a loss?
But these thoughts are all in everyone's mind. Since someone wants to be taken advantage of, why should I worry about it? In short, it is enough to sell the goods and make a lot of profits. It seems that Pearl City is a geomantic treasure land, and there will be troubles from time to time.
Stupid characters come and scatter money, as if they are possessed by evil spirits.
After a few days, the frenzied purchasing came to an end, and everyone reluctantly watched the four large ships piled up like a hill slowly leave the west pier. The direction they went was actually not down the river, but upstream along the Long River to the northwest.
The businessmen in the church were puzzled.[
The mystery was soon revealed. Li Zhong convened the chamber of commerce and announced that the crazy purchasing behavior in Pearl City was actually the work of the road envoy Su, who entrusted Weizhou general magistrate Wei Songhe. Weizhou was short of supplies, and Su had allocated millions to Weizhou.
The state's relief, of course, does not go to outsiders, so the place of purchase was chosen in Pearl City.
All the merchants suddenly realized, no wonder those unlucky merchants were immediately expelled by the government as soon as they raised their prices. Lord Lu made the purchase to help Weizhou. Some people dared to take advantage of the situation and rob them. Wouldn't they be dead and on the edge of a knife?
Went up.
Su Jin took with him the four major commanders of the dynasty, Ma Han, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, but there were not many soldiers. He only carefully selected more than a hundred people to accompany him as coolies.
Three days later, the ship arrived at the only pier in Weizhou and could move forward. The Long River was made up of snowy water. Originally, winter was the day when the water flow dried up. If the sun hadn't shone brightly later in the year, this pier would not have been able to reach the shore.
The arranged convoy had been waiting here for a long time. Boxes of goods were loaded onto the cart. The convoy, which stretched for several miles, slowly headed north, bypassing the foot of Longshan Mountain in the west of Weizhou and driving along the horse smuggling channel from the Gobi wilderness.
Entering the territory of Xia Kingdom.
Before Yeli Duanyun arrived, he had already prepared manpower at the nearest post station. After the two sides met, the horses of the Yeli tribe replaced the Song Dynasty's ox carts, and the traveling speed accelerated. Half a month later, they arrived at the center of the Yeli tribe.
Walled city.
Su Jin had to worry about the rest. According to the purchase list provided by Su Jin, the Yeli tribe began to purchase furs, green salt beef, mutton, milk, cubes, ginseng and other materials according to the principle of equal exchange, and transported them to the center of the Yeli tribe.
The city walled for delivery.
Su Jin had no intention of waiting here for the goods to be delivered. He left a dozen Su Ji masters and dozens of people who were accompanying him here to wait for the goods to be traded. He told them to return the same way after the delivery was completed and quickly return to Pearl City.
, handing the goods to the mistress Yan Biyun is the end of the matter. Yan Biyun will only properly arrange the sale of these goods.
The reason Su Jin was anxious was that the delay of nearly twenty days had already reached the end of February, and March 18th was the day when Li Ahli was to be sent to the Liao Kingdom for marriage, and it would be too late to delay any longer.
Yeli Duanyun understood Su Jin's mood, so he handed over the matter to the tribe elders, and asked Su Jin and the accompanying people to put on the party members' fur coats and hats to disguise themselves as his followers, and took them away from the Yeli tribe.
Go straight to Xingqing Mansion.
Along the way, people often died of hunger, and the villages were lonely. The residents of the Xia Kingdom they saw were also sallow and thin, and their eyes looked timidly at the people passing by. Su Jin understood that the Xia Kingdom had been severely damaged, and the lives of the people must be difficult.
Very well, this can also explain why Li Yuanhao took his daughter to win the favor of the Liao Kingdom regardless of his face. If he didn't do this, his subjects would probably rise up in rebellion.
It takes about seven or eight days to travel from the central city of the Yeli tribe to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia. Su Jin and others rushed to the outskirts of Xingqing Mansion in five days. Su Jin and others were just fine. Yeli Duanyun
She actually survived these five days on horseback. As a weak woman, she had such physical fitness and perseverance that she gave a thumbs up to the accompanying Dynasty Mahan and others.
On the afternoon of February 23rd, Yeli Duanyun led Su Jin and others through the Desheng Gate in the west city of Xingqing Prefecture. It can be seen that the Yeli Tribe has a lot of face in Xingqing Prefecture, under the banner of Yeli Tribe Bison.
When everyone entered the city gate, the party officers guarding the city came forward to salute. When they saw Ye Li Duanyun, who was as beautiful as a peach and plum, these guys came forward one by one to show their courtesy as if they were drunk.
Yeli Duanyun told Su Jin that since the peace negotiation, the Yeli family has become famous in various cities in Daxia by relying on the grain and cloth they traded with Su Jin. Every store may be out of food or cloth, but Yeli family
There must be stores in the Li tribe; Yeli Dulan is also quite scheming, taking advantage of this shortage of supplies to privately send high-quality rice and silk tea to the big shots in the court from time to time to win over them. This is better than sending gold and silver treasures.
It still works; so the reputation of the Yeli family is even greater than when the two kings were alive.
Of course, all this was with Li Yuanhao's acquiescence. Li Yuanhao and Zhang Yuan also discussed privately where the Yeli tribe got these scarce supplies. Yeli Dulan said that they were materials that had been hoarded before, but Li Yuanhao didn't quite believe it.
After searching again and again, there was no clue. In addition, due to the rebellion caused by the famine, Li Yuanhao had no energy to pursue the matter. What's more, Yeli Dulan obediently handed over hundreds of thousands of stones of food and supplies to help Li Yuanhao tide over the difficulties.
Li Yuanhao was somewhat grateful to her.
The Yeli tribe has more than ten properties in Xingqing Mansion. In addition to shops and warehouses, there are also several large houses. In order to keep a low profile, Su Jin chose a house in Nancheng which is far away from the palace.
The large house built on an artificial lake is good because it is far away from the palace and the main street, so it is quiet and private. Next to it are sparse houses, most of which are the villas of officials, where they keep side houses or concubines, which are not seen on weekdays.
People, singing, singing and laughter can only be heard at night.
After settling down, Yeli Duanyun quietly entered the palace to see Yeli Dulan and informed Su Jin that he had arrived at Xingqing Mansion, but he did not mention the purpose of his visit as requested by Su Jin.
The next morning, Yeli Duanyun quietly took Su Jin to Chengtian Temple in the east of the city. Yeli Dulan could not leave the palace to meet Su Jin casually, so he asked Yeli Duanyun to take Su Jin there under the pretense of worshiping Buddha and burning incense.
Meet at Chengtian Temple.[
Chengtian Temple is the largest temple in Xingqing Prefecture. The royal family worships the Buddha here. On the day when the royal family worships the Buddha, it is impossible for other people to get close to it. But today, people from the palace come to worship the Buddha. Naturally, they can enter. In addition, the female family members who are worshiping the Buddha are held by the entourage behind them.
The big box was full of alms, giving the monk Zhike no reason to stop him.
The two of them poured in some incense and knelt down to pray. Then they heard loud music and drums outside, and a monk came hurriedly and said: "Two donors, please get out of the way. The Queen has come to burn incense and worship the Buddha. Don't bump into me."
, that’s not appropriate.”
The two of them hurriedly hid in the Zen room at the back of the palace and waited for news from the front. After a while, the monk hurried over and said, "The Queen is coming to the Zen room in the backyard to have a rest. You two should leave quickly."
Yeli Duanyun stretched out his hand and took out a piece of silver and said: "Little master, wouldn't it be a death if I bumped into you when I went out now? We just stay here and don't go out, and the queen won't enter this Zen room. We wait until she leaves.
Just go."
The young monk looked at the silver and hesitated. Su Jin reached out and took out a large ingot of gold from his sleeve and said, "Please be accommodating, young master."
The young monk's eyes shone brightly, and he didn't care why this servant in the entourage's clothes made such a bold move. He put his hands together and deftly put the gold ingot into his palms and said: "Amitabha, you two must not walk around and bump into the queen.
The empress is dead."
Su Jin smiled and nodded: "Thank you very much."
The young monk turned around and left. Yeli Duanyun stared at Su Jin and said, "You are very generous. This ingot of gold is worth seventy or eighty pounds, which is enough for the family to eat and drink for four to five years."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Money can make ghosts grind away. How can we be stingy with money when doing things? Does the Queen know that we are doing this?"
Yeli Duanyun said: "We have made an appointment to meet in the Zen room in the backyard. My aunt will go into the abbot's quiet room. We will go out from the back in a while. There is a back in the quiet room. Knock three times and my aunt will come back and unlock the lock from the inside."
Su Jin smiled bitterly and said, "It's like stealing someone."
Yeli Duanyun spat: "You don't know, the emperor secretly sent people to investigate our Yeli tribe, and my aunt ordered everyone to be careful. Plus your identity is sensitive, if you make a mistake and get caught, it will be all over.
"
Su Jin nodded and said: "Be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship. That's what you said."
The two of them leaned close to the door and listened carefully. After a while, footsteps rustled in the courtyard, and an old voice said: "The Queen, please come here. I have ordered people to sweep the quiet room quickly and burn incense to calm the spirits. Your Majesty, please go and have a rest."