Chapter 2918 The business of food for prisoners of war has been finalized
Hearing the complaint blurted out by his own king, Shazha Qianfu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the king must have been moved as well.
After all, those Silla prisoners of war who might become a source of instability were sold in exchange for a large amount of food that could be used to appease the people of the newly occupied lands.
Only with food can the people stay at home with peace of mind and survive this cold winter.
This is very helpful for Baekje to control the population and public sentiment of the newly occupied areas in the shortest possible time. It also prevents the Silla government-in-exile from confusing and instigating these former Silla people.
The important thing is that he can accept the generous gifts that shopkeeper Gu gave him with peace of mind.
Having said that, many of my family's nephews and nephews also made meritorious service in this battle to exterminate Silla, and also captured many Silla prisoners of war.
As long as the king nods his head, the Sha family can also make a lot of profits from this.
"The price offered by the Han-Tang Commercial Bank is too low. Even if I provide 100,000 prisoners of war to the Han-Tang Commercial Bank, the food obtained will only be one million dan, not to mention there are so many prisoners of war for them..."
"Sir, this important task can only be entrusted to you. No matter what means you use, you must raise at least one million dan of food."
"You must know that the newly occupied land not only needs to survive this cold winter, but also needs the physical strength to carry out spring plowing in the coming year until the autumn harvest, so that the food shortage can be alleviated."
"We don't have one million stones, but we will eventually need 800,000 stones. In addition, we also need a large amount of cotton cloth produced by Han and Tang Dynasty merchants..."
As Fuyu Yici's words moved, Shazha Qianfu's face became increasingly ugly.
"Your Majesty, with so much supplies, just based on the prisoners of war we have obtained, I'm afraid..."
"My king only needs the results. As for whether the prisoners of war can be exchanged for enough supplies, I can only ask Lao Qing to think of other solutions."
"...Please make it clear, Your Majesty." After hearing this demanding request, Shazha Qianfu hesitated for a long time, and finally felt that he still could not bear this responsibility.
After two sticks of incense, Shazha Qianfu said goodbye and left the palace. After giving a few personal instructions to his confidants, he hurried towards his mansion.
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Not long after Shazha Qianfu returned to the mansion, a servant came to report that the shopkeeper Gu of Hantang Trading Company had entered the mansion.
"Haha, come on, shopkeeper Gu, please sit down quickly."
"I have seen Da Zuoping. I saw Da Zuoping refreshed and his face glowing red. Could it be that there is some great joy?"
"Shopkeeper Gu, you guessed wrong. It's just that I did not disappoint the request of shopkeeper Gu and offered the food-for-prisoners-of-war policy to my king."
"Although my king thinks this strategy is very good, the price you gave me, Shopkeeper Gu, is really too low..."
When Shopkeeper Gu heard this, his heart relaxed and he felt happy.
"Dazuoping's words are wrong. When doing business in the Han and Tang Dynasties, the most important thing is that the transaction is fair, and we also made an estimate before quoting. Those Silla prisoners of war left in Baekje will do no harm to the current Baekje.
No benefit whatsoever."
"Besides, it is still a waste of money and food for Baekje. If it is transferred to our Han and Tang Trading Company, not only will Baekje no longer need to spend money and food, but it will also be able to obtain a large amount of materials for the administration and peace of the people in the newly occupied land. Such benefits...
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Seeing that the shopkeeper Gu did not relent at all, Sha Zha Qianfu struggled for a long time, but found that there was nothing Baekje could do to control the Han and Tang Dynasties.
In other words, the initiative in doing this business was entirely in the hands of the Han and Tang dynasties, but the problem was that the king's requirements also needed to be met.
In the end, Sha Zha Qianfu slapped his thigh and directly stated his concerns. Anyway, that's what he said, what his king needs cannot be less.
Moreover, because of the decisive and decisive nature of our king, if your Han and Tang dynasties did not make concessions, it is very likely that they would fall apart.
"... Shopkeeper Gu, I am definitely not threatening you, but it is really difficult for me, Baekje, now.
Therefore, as long as the Han-Tang Commercial Bank can meet the material requirements of Baekje, besides those prisoners of war, there is another way to provide it to the Han-Tang Commercial Bank..."
Shopkeeper Gu stared blankly at the Baekje elder who was whispering, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Sure enough, it is better to be a peace dog than a person in troubled times, this is the truth, and these small countries with few people can easily become victims of war.
Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty was so powerful and powerful that the people were able to live and work in peace and contentment. This was really the luck of being a Tang person.
After Nasha Zha Qianfu finished speaking, shopkeeper Gu waved his hand and entered into the bargaining process.
"Since Da Zuoping treats me with sincerity and I am also a happy person, then, an adult male will be paid twelve dan, or eight pieces of white folded cloth, while an old, weak, woman and child will be paid eight dan, or five pieces.
White folded cloth..."
"No matter how much Dazuoping gets, our Hantang Trading Company will always pay this price."
"No, no, no, the value that an adult male can create for your Han and Tang Dynasty merchants must far exceed this value. I think that an adult male can be exchanged for twenty stones or fifteen pieces of white cloth.
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"How is this possible? Our Han-Tang Trading Company is engaged in business, and if we want to transport these disobedient men by sea, it will cost a lot of risks..."
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In Da Zuoping's mansion, the lights were on all night long. Shopkeeper Gu Da and Nasha Zha Qianfu stayed up all night.
Shopkeeper Gu even had to recruit a few accountants from the Han and Tang Dynasty Trading Firms, and made calculations all night before he finally finalized the transaction between the two parties.
With a pair of dark circles under his eyes, he staggered out of Da Zuoping's mansion. Shopkeeper Gu felt that yesterday was the most difficult business he had ever done.
It seems that this Baekje elder also has the potential to be a shrewd businessman.
"Let's go back to the trading house quickly. We must pass this news to Dengzhou as soon as possible and let Mr. Cheng know that we have settled the matter."
Although the group stayed up all night and had dark circles under their eyes, they were very energetic. Everyone from the Han and Tang Trading Firms hurried back to the trading firm and it took them a while to figure it out.
There were homing pigeons fluttering their wings against the biting cold wind.
As long as Cheng Sanlang and the others receive the news, I believe it won't be long before a large number of ships from the Han and Tang Dynasties trading houses, carrying large amounts of grain that have been accumulated in Jiaozhou Bay, will appear on the coast of Baekje.
Jiaozhou Bay was where Qingdao would later become, but in this era, it could only be regarded as a small fishing village, a non-famous port that didn’t even have a bard singing about Fisherman’s Wharf.