The Khitan people hesitated for a long time before finally agreeing to the exchange. Nowadays, there are very few people in the Liao Kingdom with colorful pearls. In the past, the top-quality Dongzhu was captured by Haidongqing. Now, Haidongqing has become the most popular in recent years.
No one cares about the goods they are selling. If a Triton can bring a few bad-quality beads to a falconer in a year, it is better to sell the Triton at a high price, for example, to exchange it for one of the best quality.
Top quality pearls.
This is a way of life that kills the goose to lay eggs. Unfortunately, the Khitans and Jurchens living in Liaodong have little choice.
The consequences of the Liao Empire's defeat on the battlefield finally fell on the people. If the gold-eating beast of war were defeated, it would naturally bring countless benefits to the Liao Kingdom. It was a pity that they were defeated, not just once.
But twice, in the two crucial battles against Song and Xixia, Liao failed to win.
Millions of troops were mobilized, and all kinds of supplies needed piled up. Even for the behemoth Liao Kingdom, after holding on for half a year, the people behind the army had to tighten their belts to supply the needs of the war.
Nothing was gained from the two wars. The only gain was the soldiers who suffered heavy casualties. These soldiers needed to be appeased, and the defeated army needed to be appeased even more. For this reason, Yelu Hongji almost emptied the palace's treasury. This is why he
He would risk the disapproval of the world to use the treasure left by his ancestors, and for this reason, he would not hesitate to marry Xiao Hongzhu to the emperor of Song Dynasty.
In the past, the Khitan people also had the Jurchens, Far Easterners, and other small tribes that they could exploit, but not now. The prerequisite for squeezing these small tribes is to have an army. But now the Khitan troops are all stationed in the four capitals.
We still have to suppress Yelu Xin. We no longer have any power to restrain these barbarians.
Everyone knows the ambition of Sulla Hague, and everyone knows what this remnant of the Bohai Sea wants to do. From the governor of Liaodong to the emperor Yelu Hongji, everyone knows that the only thing the Liao Kingdom can do now is to appease Sulla Hague, hoping that he can continue to pay tribute to Sulla Hague.
The Liao Kingdom donated all kinds of financial resources. As for the establishment of the country, we will talk about it in the future.
Yun Er had money on him, including gold, silver, copper coins, and jiaozi that could be exchanged everywhere. When he went out, his sister-in-law Lu Qingqing prepared 50,000 guan of jiaozi for him to use in Liaodong. As for the Qin State
An extremely generous luggage was prepared for him.
The reason why he used barter to make transactions was because he did not want the Liao people to get any benefits.
Pearls were not very valuable in the Song Dynasty. Yun Zheng obtained the century-old treasures of the Jiaozhi Kingdom from Jiaozhi, but pearls were not something that could be stored for a long time. Therefore, the rewards given by the royal family to ministers and meritorious people over the years were pearls.
During the emperor's northern expedition alone, the royal family rewarded thirty buckets of pearls. Therefore, pearls that were expensive in the early years have now become something that ordinary people can afford.
If gold, silver and copper coins were used in such a large transaction, the people of the Liao State could buy many things they needed from the Song State in an instant, such as grain, cloth, and even ironware. If pearls were used, there would be no such worries.
Although the finest pearls from the Song Dynasty were expensive, not many people were actually willing to pay for them.
The big man was holding the ginseng that the second young master had just bought. He squatted beside the young master and smiled as he watched Boss Yan and the others beating the Korean businessman. The Korean businessman's guard had fallen to the ground and was busy taking care of his body. The bamboo pipe was still flowing out.
With blood spurting out, no one has the time to care about the Korean master anymore.
"I am King Lelanghou of Goryeo..."
Before he finished speaking, he was hit in the mouth with a fist by Winged Fire Snake. The big man's expression changed, and he quickly grabbed Yun Er's arm and said: "Young Master, this Lelanghou Wang Wei is the second son of the King of Korea.
His mother is the Han family of Goryeo, Li Fei, and has a good background."
Yun Er frowned and looked at this dark, thin, middle-aged man, a little unconvinced that this man was Le Langhou of Goryeo.
A few years ago, when Goryeo and the Song Dynasty had not yet severed their ties of worship, he met several Goryeo students at the Imperial Academy in Tokyo. They were all legitimate sons of Goryeo princes, and they behaved very well in terms of demeanor and behavior.
He was peaceful, and when it came to learning, even some local students in the Song Dynasty couldn't catch up.
Lelanghou Wangju was the second son of King Wangheng of Goryeo. Judging from their age, they couldn't match each other. He waved his hand to stop the fight.
Yun Er looked at the Korean businessman and said, "Who are you from Wang Jing?"
"You robbed the Second King's ginseng, and the Second King will not let you go."
Yun Er turned around and looked at the ginseng held in the big man's arms, and then looked at the Khitan merchant who had just sold the ginseng to him with confusion.
The Khitan businessman pointed to the ginseng in the big man's arms and said, "I bought this and sold it to you. It's not wrong. The Koreans may think you plan to rob their ginseng."
After he finished speaking, he pointed to a carriage next to him and the ginseng stall next to the carriage.
Yun Er laughed and walked straight to the carriage. The Yun family's clerk opened the curtain first and saw a woman with beaded hair curled up behind the carriage. In front of the carriage, there were seven or eight packages.
Very beautiful boxes, two of them are jade letters!
The Koreans reminded Yun Er that if you don't have enough power to protect your goods on Heishan Island, you deserve to be robbed.
Naturally, he didn't have much interest in Korean women. The guys happily moved the boxes from the carriage. The big guy opened one of the jade letters and said happily to Yun Er: "Second Young Master, take a look, this ginseng is better than what you just said."
The two plants I bought are so good, they look like they have been around for 150 years, so good stuff!"
The Khitan merchant took a look and smiled: "At least one hundred and eighty years ago, the young master has won a jackpot, but you have to consider whether you can eat these black goods."
Yun Er said with a smile: "I have a good appetite, and there is nothing I can't eat. Not to mention that this guy is just a steward of Wang Zhen. Even if Wang Zhen comes in person, I will still take it from you."
The Khitan man bowed and said: "I don't know that the young master is the young master of the sage's house in the Song Dynasty. I would like to ask the young master to tell me so as to avoid many misunderstandings."
Yun Er shook his head and said: "I can't say it. It's not because I'm afraid of Wang Zhen, but because my family won't let me say it. It seems that you have a relationship with this Korean. If he doesn't want to be reconciled, tell him to ask Wang Zhen to come find me in the alley outside Xuanwu Gate.
My home is the second one, so it’s easy to find.”
The Khitan people were also very bachelors, and said with a smile: "Since the young master has told me, I will definitely tell you. The ginseng brought by the Koreans is good. It is from the northern foothills of Mount Paektu. It is also called Korean ginseng, and it is most suitable for women.
Women take it.”
Yun Er laughed loudly, thanked the Khitan merchant with his hands, and turned to leave.
The Yun family's guys who can be sent to Liaodong are basically some tough young men from Jiaziying. Only these guys with a bad temper will be sent here to train. Those with gentle personalities are now
He worked as a waiter in Dayi, the capital of the Song Dynasty. After all, scoundrels would be despised by the people of the Song Dynasty in those places.
Naturally, these guys wouldn't leave anything for the Koreans. If it weren't for the Yun family's strict prohibition on molesting women, they might have resisted the Korean woman.
The Khitan merchant stood still and did not leave. This was very unusual, because when other ginseng merchants saw Yun Er starting to rob, they stayed away from him to prevent him from taking away his own goods.
"In the alley outside Xuanwu Gate? There are only two noble houses there, one is Di Qing and the other is Yunzheng. I don't know whether the second house this guy mentioned is counted from south to north or from north to south, but this young man
If his surname is not Yun, he should be named Di.
It seems that this boy is telling the truth, and only their two families have such tough generals at his disposal.
The son of a rich man cannot sit down in court, so it is strange that such a noble son would come to this remote place. Could it be that he sneaked out to play?"
The Khitan merchant shook his head and turned around to ask his waiters to clean up the stalls as well. The sun had already risen, and it was time to go back to eat and rest.
Yun Er returned to the inn, cleaned up the ginseng in his hand, and planned to take a nap. The habits of the merchants here are like the Caoshizi in the countryside of the Song Dynasty. The market opens at dawn and begins to close in the middle of the day.
In the afternoon, Black Mountain Island becomes quiet.
Standing on the beach for less than a quarter of an hour, the cold wind will blow your nose and runny nose, so no one is interested in enjoying the beautiful sea view in this cold weather.
When Yun Er returned to the room, the dandy air disappeared in an instant, and he listened to shopkeeper Sun telling him about the consequences of his trouble today.
"Second Young Master, Sulla Hague has agreed to discuss with the young master at his Montenegro Villa yesterday. The matter has been settled. It seems that Sulla Hague is on Montenegro Island right now. It is estimated that he will not be able to return to Suzhou throughout the winter.
It's successful, which shows that this guy regards Heishan Island as more important than Suzhou City.
As for the Sun Sancao Hai Lianzi mentioned, Lao Nu asked several good merchants and pirates today. No one knows where this person is. If he really wants to build a shipping company in Liaodong, Heishan Island
is the best place.
Because Sulla Hague transferred most of the transactions here, the transactions in Suzhou city were limited to transactions between local barbarians, Khitans, and Sumo people. Therefore, it was not said that Sun Sancao wanted to establish a shipping company in Suzhou.
If he wants to make big profits, he must come to Heishan Island and establish a shipping company here."
Yun Er kept tapping his fingers on the table, raised his head and asked, "Do you think this Sun Sancao is on Heishan Island? I made such a big noise today and I don't know if this guy saw it."
"The old slave asked very clearly that the Shipping Department of the Liao Kingdom will be officially established in the spring of next year. Sun Sancao should start preparations at this time, otherwise he will have to wait another year. Do you think this person will be here?
He was on the island at that time, but I don’t know if he is at Sulla Hague’s house. If he were there, young master, you would not be able to negotiate the sale of weapons and armor with Sulla Hague.” (To be continued)