After Xiao Yao served Ke Jianglong and finished eating the hard bun, he was also hungry and thirsty, so he took the bowl to the Hu man's shop and asked for another bowl of water.
After drinking a bowl of cold water, Xiao Yao felt a tearing pain from his esophagus to his stomach.
This is because the esophagus and stomach have shrunk due to hunger, and are expanded again by a bowl of water.
Huang Xiaoshi had already turned his head and came out of the accounting room. When he went out, he saw Xiao Yao and Ke Jianglong on the street, so Huang Xiaoshi walked over and said to Xiao Yao: "Brother Xiao Yao, I've already sent you to the accounting room.
After asking, I found that there was less than a hundred taels of silver in cash today, but there was quite a lot of copper.
If you only need it around Luoyang City, it doesn't matter if you use copper. It's just a little heavier, but I can send someone to send it there for you.
If you go far, I have already found someone to exchange for silver as much as possible, but the government is short of silver recently, and there are money everywhere that cannot be exchanged for silver, so it will probably take about ten days."
There are many rich people in Luoyang, and there are also many rich and powerful people, but when it comes to money flowing back and forth in their hands like water every day, there is really only Shennong Baicaomen.
To use a later saying, the Shennong Baicao Sect had a huge capital flow.
Whether it is land rent or house rent, the time to collect rent is only once a year;
People who do business are usually involved in purchasing and shipping goods;
In addition to purchasing and shipping goods, the workshop also provides wages for workers.
But Shennong Baicaomen is much more complicated. It covers a one-stop industrial chain from farming to production, processing and finally sales. No one knows how much money Shennong Baicaomen has now. I heard that their accountant has
Ten.
So Huang Xiaoshi can casually tell Xiao Yao that as long as you don't take silver, you can have as many copper coins as you want.
When Xiao Yao heard this, he didn't have ten days to wait, so he said to Huang Xiaoshi: "I don't dare to trouble the Huang family master to exchange silver, I can just use copper." Xiao Yao turned around and pointed at Hu Ren's shop.
Said, "We will buy things at this house."
"This one?" Huang Xiaoshi frowned.
"How..." Xiao Yao didn't know what happened when he saw Huang Xiaoshi's expression.
Huang Xiaoshi said to Xiao Yao with a strange expression: "If you buy something in this store, you don't need to take anything, just ask them to keep the account. After the final calculation, just go to Shennong Baicao Gate and report the number.
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"Ah?" Xiao Yao was stunned. Huang Xiaoshi's reputation was in Luoyang. How could he be so popular?
You know, buying something on credit yourself, and giving someone else credit by giving your name are two completely different things.
Huang Xiaoshi explained to Xiao Yao: "I am familiar with this store."
This is not a matter of familiarity, the boss lady is already having sex with you, and now the interests of the Yasha Department and the Shennong Baicao Sect are very tightly tied, and the two companies are using their respective advantages to enjoy huge trade dividends crazily.
Why is there only this Hu shop in Luoyang City? It's because other shops have no supply of goods at all.
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Although the war between the imperial court and the Nomadic Ministry of the Western Regions has not stopped on the surface, and in fact no one can fight, but the war has not ceased, and the trade channels between the two sides have not been opened.
The caravans from the Central Plains side can only go to the area controlled by the imperial court and cannot cross the border. Once they cross the border, they cannot come back. Similarly, the barbarian caravans do not dare to come over. If they do, they will be treated as an army attack.
The imperial court's blockade order stated that people could leave, but goods could not come and go.
This is also the second reason why the Nomadic Department cannot bear it.
There have always been private trade exchanges between the nomadic tribes and the Central Plains. Otherwise, why would there be the Ancient Tea Horse Road and the Silk Road?
The imperial court adopted a two-pronged approach against the nomads. On the one hand, it was a military strike, and on the other hand, it was a material blockade.
In fact, the nomads are not really afraid of military attacks. When your army comes, I will just drive the cattle and sheep to migrate. You will get nothing but grass all over the ground.
But the material blockade is so severe that the Central Plains side will not be able to make any money at most, and the survival of the Nomadic Ministry will be affected.
The material blockade requires strong military force to enforce it. Otherwise, if you don't sell it, others won't understand and grab it themselves.
The imperial court has used military force to conquer several important checkpoints. Now we are closing the country to see how long you can hold on.
Of course, if there is a blockade, there will be smuggling.
That year, after Huang Xiaoshi led his troops to reopen the trade routes in the Western Regions, Shennong Baicaomen's caravan never stopped.
This can only be said that the consciousness of Shennong Baicaomen was too high, and they consciously provided and transported various medicines that were constantly being consumed to the imperial army at low prices and with high quality.
The medicine of Shennong Baicaomen played a great role in the Northern Expedition. Not only did the fatality rate of wounded soldiers drop directly from 78 out of 10 to 11 or 2, but all kinds of non-combat attrition were also greatly reduced.
You must know that usually non-combat attrition accounts for at least more than half of an expeditionary army, among which various diseases caused by climate and acclimatization are the main reasons.
Especially for infectious diseases, because newly arrived people do not have antibodies to local diseases, it is easy for them to become sick in large groups.
All these diseases can be cured by the elixirs of Shennong Baicaomen.
In this way, in the current Northern Expedition army, food supplies are not the most important thing. If it is not possible, you can just eat from the ground, but you must never give up medicine.
By supplying medicine to the imperial army, the caravan from Shennong Baicaomen in Luoyang could reach the farthest border in the imperial-controlled area without any hindrance.
When arriving at the border, the caravan was not allowed to enter the city and could only be stationed in the wild.
So after dark, the people of the Yasha tribe sneaked over with their oxen and horses carrying the goods, and the two parties exchanged the goods in the dark in the wilderness.
If you can't finish it in one day, then do it for two or three days. Anyway, everyone needs a period of rest.
So at night, the Shennong Baicaomen area was as lively as a market.
Of course the defenders knew about this matter, but it was originally beyond their authority and none of your business.
Even if the superiors ask about it, they still suspect that there is a horse exploration activity at night. Anyway, as long as you don't dare to pull people up in the middle of the night and carry out a night attack, then close your eyes and sleep.
A group of defenders is hanging out alone. It would be nice if someone doesn't come to trouble you.
Moreover, Shennong Baicaomen was very good at running up and down. Not only did he bring the best elixirs to the defenders every time, but he also sent some "picked up" cattle and sheep from time to time. Every time he came to deliver goods, he also helped the defenders by the way.
Officers and soldiers delivered letters home back and forth.
Besides, the better the relationship with the Nomadic Ministry, the smaller the probability of war and the safer the defenders will be.
Could it be that you are still not satisfied with the fact that the Yasha tribe with whom you have a good relationship is helping you guard here to block the door, and you have to change to someone fierce to be happy?
Therefore, the number of troops guarding the gate has changed several times, and the situation between the army and the people of Shennong Baicao Gate is getting better and better.
Later, Shennong Baicaomen not only suddenly received a lot of inexplicable goods overnight, but also a lot of inexplicable people. When asked, they were all beggars they had "picked up".
These are the people from the nomadic tribe who will follow Shennong Baicaomen's caravan to the Central Plains. Some of them are going to help with business and manage shops, and the larger part are called Hunu.
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The imperial court did not prohibit the buying and selling of people, it just stipulated that the buying and selling of people from the imperial dynasty was not allowed.
Of course, there are loopholes in this law that can be exploited, and one can voluntarily give money while voluntarily becoming a slave.
But for the buying and selling of foreigners, it is arbitrary. Anyway, the tax will be paid according to the buying and selling of animals.
During the last wave of refugees, many wealthy people in Luoyang bought slaves, many of whom were Hu slaves.
These Hu slaves are both male and female, the men are used as virgins, and the women are used as women. Compared with the Central Plains people, these Hu slaves are cheaper.
The Hu slaves in Luoyang suddenly became the comparative advantage, and some people started thinking about buying Hu slaves from Luoyang and selling them to other places.
After all, things are rare and valuable, and a Hunu who is worthless here in Luoyang may be worth ten times the price after being sold elsewhere.
As a result, as soon as business started to pick up, the homeless population subsided immediately.
Many people who came to Luoyang City to dig for gold were like Tom. They obviously plunged into the tide, but the tide receded with a crash, and then they plunged into the beach.
Suddenly, someone discovered an unexpected surprise. There was actually a Hu shop in Luoyang City. Hu slaves were sold in this shop, and the quality was very high, but the price was a bit expensive.
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The teachings of the Tianlong Sect are that all living beings are equal, and Ji Wushuang was also born into a poor family, so she knew that sometimes selling oneself as a slave was the only hope for a poor child to survive, or even to reach a new level in life.
Many barbarian boys and girls are very beautiful. However, in the slums, being beautiful will not bring you more food. Instead, they will be bullied endlessly.
Ji Wushuang's store is all about selling people. They don't care how much the price is, and it doesn't matter how they sell it. Anyway, they will take a 30% bonus when the deal is done.
Of course, in addition to this 30%, some other expenses must be deducted, and each slave can get about half of his money.
To be fair, this would be a serious constraint even for future generations, so a large number of families sent their good-looking children to the Central Plains. If Ji Wushuang hadn't set a minimum age, how old would it be?
All the babies were sent over.
Most of those children who successfully sold themselves when they arrived in the Central Plains entrusted caravans to bring the money back to their families.
Even though it is only a few dozen taels of silver, this is money that many people cannot save in a lifetime, and it is enough to change the living conditions of an extremely poor family.
As a result, the Hunu business in the Hu people's shops suddenly became huge.
There are too many people sending them, so it’s impossible to take them all. According to feedback from the business, boys and girls aged ten to sixteen years old are the best sellers, so the Hu Nu in the store are basically of this age group, and
They all have good looks.
Princess Weini is selecting people in the yard. These children are all very good-looking. It is difficult to find so many people in her tribe at once.
Moreover, these children are also working very hard and are studying the Chinese dialect seriously, and some are still learning Chinese characters.
However, Princess Weini wanted people who did not understand the Central Plains dialect, so Princess Weini asked them questions one by one in the Central Plains dialect, such as their names, ages, and where they came from.
The children who were able to answer were chosen aside, with faces full of self-satisfaction, while those who couldn't understand a word stood there with blushing faces.
After choosing for a long time, Princess Weini got rid of all the more than ten children who didn't understand anything.
Later, Princess Weini bought new clothes for herself and all the children, and then she picked some jewelry that she liked. This dress really made her look like a princess.
When Xiao Yao entered the store, Princess Weini was choosing a mount in the backyard stable.
…
When Huang Xiaoshi knew that Xiao Yao could actually buy something from this barbarian shop, his expression suddenly became a little more exciting.
The reason for this is a bit complicated. One of them is that he is worried that Xiao Yao cannot afford it.
The items sold in this store are very valuable!
Ah, I'm sorry, our store only provides the highest quality service to the most distinguished customers.
If you think it is too expensive, you can only explain that you understand.
Anyway, the standards will definitely not be lowered even a little bit, and the price will not be lowered by a penny.
When Huang Xiaoshi told Ji Wushuang this, Ji Wushuang felt that Huang Xiaoshi was mentally ill.
What does "not seeking the best, but seeking the most expensive" mean?
Isn't this a brain problem?
As a result, Ji Wushuang was shocked. There really were such people, and there were quite a few of them.
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After Abi was assassinated by Tianyi City, Ji Wushuang was heartbroken for a while. She felt that a business master like Abi would never be found again.
One day, after hearing Ji Wushuang's troubled story, Huang Xiaoshi went to Ji Wushuang's shop and walked around carefully, and then gave her a lot of advice.
Based on her trust in Huang Xiaoshi, although Ji Wushuang didn't understand, she just followed it.
As a result, the store's profit more than doubled.
Ji Wushuang suddenly felt relieved.
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Huang Xiaoshi brought a beggar into the store. Seeing the beggar's dark and dirty feet stepping on the Persian carpet woven from wool, the clerk in the store didn't even move his eyebrows.
The person Mr. Shi brings in must be the most distinguished guest.
This is something Huang Xiaoshi emphasized countless times for these people during training.
In China, social status, money, and even appearance are not necessarily equated at all.
A person with a high social status, even if he is a poor scholar or a beggar, is still a distinguished guest.
The girl just now, although she was dirty all over her body, she said in tribal language that she was Princess Wei Ni of the Qilghis tribe, so she was the most distinguished guest and immediately enjoyed the most distinguished service.
As for whether there will be scammers coming to your door, the clerk in the store has never encountered it.
The naive guys think that the people in the Central Plains are simple and kind-hearted and really know what their boss does, so they will find this question very strange.
How much do you really want to live that you dare to deceive the Tianlong Sect and the Shennong Baicao Sect?
Walking to the backyard, Xiao Yao saw that Princess Weini had chosen a tall black horse.
Xiao Yao stood aside and said nothing. He just listened to the Hu man's man whispering to the princess about the origin of this black horse, including its name, its parents, where it grew up, its training, some of its hobbies and
Habit.
Xiao Yao was shocked when he heard these words coming from a waiter's mouth.
To be honest, if you raise a horse from a young age, that's it.
But Xiao Yao listened for a long time and didn't expect the waiter to negotiate the price.
When Princess Weini happily led the black horse to choose a saddle, Xiao Yao grabbed the waiter and asked about the price.
After hearing a number reported by the waiter, Xiao Yao felt dizzy and almost fainted due to low blood sugar.
This, this is not a horse, it is clearly a BMW!
A horse made of treasure.
The money Xiao Yao just borrowed was not enough for the horse.
It was Huang Xiaoshi who had the sharp eyesight and quickly helped Xiao Yao.
"Thank you Brother Huang, I'm fine."
After Xiao Yao took a breath, he suddenly remembered a more serious matter, so Xiao Yao ran to the front store and asked Princess Weini how much money she had bought in total.
Later, Xiao Yao's heart was broken.
It was really shattered all over the floor.
With so much money, even if the Beggar Gang is sold, it still won’t be enough!
If the master knew about it, he would be thrown into a sea of swords and fire, and he might not be able to survive this test.
Seeing Xiao Yao's face turning blue, Huang Xiaoshi hurried over to support him and said: "Brother Xiao Yao, don't be anxious, you can settle the account, you can settle the account."
Xiao Yao nodded slowly.
This is the princess. I'm not deliberately trying to embarrass you. This is how she spends her money.
A phoenix cannot live unless it is a phoenix tree, it cannot eat unless it is a bamboo tree, and it cannot drink unless it is a sweet spring spring;
And you are not even a chaffinch, you are just a sparrow. Where do you get the confidence to afford the food and drink of a phoenix?
Princess Weini turned around after choosing a saddle. She still had to choose some supplies and gifts.
Seeing Xiao Yao's dead look, Princess Weini came over and said to him: "I won't let you pay."
Looking at the clothes of the two of them, Princess Weini also knew that they were not rich people, so why bother others.
Princess Weini said to Xiao Yao, "These are my dowry. Don't you Central Plains people still have to give betrothal gifts? When the emperor gives the betrothal gifts, the money will be used to repay you."
When Xiao Yao heard this, although he felt a little embarrassed about his face, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Poor Master, he only ate one cold steamed bun all morning, and he was so busy that he only drank a bowl of cold water.
Relieved, Xiao Yao walked out of the Huren's store and told Ke Jianglong that she would pay for Princess Weini's purchases herself.
Now, two beggars are sitting on the street, singing "Lotus Flower" and begging for food.
