The first snow came very quickly, falling suddenly from the sky. Many people were not well prepared. On the road from Yanmen to Mayi, carriages stuck in the mud were often found, and they were all used by merchants to haul goods.
When the first snow fell, Su Ren ordered Yanmen Pass to be closed. No one knew when it would be reopened. Merchants who had not yet entered the pass took the time to deal with their goods and hurried home to celebrate the New Year. After a busy day
In the year, I earned a lot of money and it was time to show it off to my family.
The Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce went back with money one by one, but the people from the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce were just the opposite. The grain and materials obtained from all over the country can only be delivered normally when they are transported to Yanmen. These are military supplies. If the deadline is missed, it will be a serious problem.
It's terrible. Meng Fangtian's mouth is blistered. He has never spent so much money since he started doing business. He wants to transport goods to Yanmen again and again. Although he can't see the money being transferred from Dahan Bank, he can only see the money being transferred from Dahan Bank.
The numbers made Meng Fangtian take a breath of cold air.
Sitting in the special reception room of Dahan Bank in Yanmenguan, Meng Fangtian gently closed the account book, raised his head and asked the bank manager standing in front of him: "How much surplus does our Chang'an Chamber of Commerce have in its account at present?"
The shopkeeper quickly said: "It should still be 3.2 million gold. After delivering the goods, there is still a surplus of 3.2 million 8,000 gold. This is just the difference we can make now. As for the precise figures, we need to summarize them.
Or you can send someone to the general counter of Dahan Bank in Chang'an to ask, I estimate that there are at least three million gold left."
Meng Fangtian let out a sigh of relief: "Three million gold is enough. As long as we can survive this winter, everything will be fine. When there are still 100,000 gold left, please let the shopkeeper know, so as not to have trouble raising money once it is used up."
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"I'm sure, President Meng, please rest assured."
After coming out of Dahan Bank, Meng Fangtian hurried to the grain depot. Today, another hundred thousand grains and rice were shipped, all from Lingnan. He was well aware of the hard work along the way. When the final delivery was made,
Don't dare to make a mistake. Before you even reached the grain depot, you saw a long fleet of vehicles. Among them, Chang'an Chamber of Commerce's fleet was the longest, and there were also some small individual merchants. However, their transportation capacity was limited and their purchasing methods were limited.
There is no impact on the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce.
A harsh shout attracted Meng Fangtian's eyes. His accent seemed to be that of a southerner, and his tongue was stiff when he spoke. He was arguing with the court officials who had confiscated grain and rice. Meng Fangtian listened for a while, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
He smiled. Because this southern merchant was a member of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce, the court refused to accept the grain and rice he sent from Lingnan. This was a huge blow to this merchant, so there was an argument.
No matter how much the southern merchant clamored and begged, the grain collector at the grain depot refused to accept it and asked the man to go to Su Ren and said that as long as Su Ren agreed, it would be fine even if he brought all the grain and rice from the south. The southern merchant
He was about to cry but had no tears. In the end, he was the angriest person. He banged his head against his rice bag and said unclear words in his mouth.
Meng Fangtian separated from the crowd and gently patted the southern businessman on the shoulder, saluting: "May I ask, sir, are you from Lingnan?"
The merchant turned his head to look at Meng Fangtian and nodded quickly. Meng Fangtian smiled and put his hand into the bag of rice and took a handful: "It's high-quality grain, the grains are full, and it's dried well. I dare to ask the shopkeeper."
How are you going to sell this grain and rice?"
The southern merchant's eyes lit up and he quickly stretched out five fingers. Seeing that Meng Fangtian was still smiling at him, he gritted his teeth and punched one of his fingers. Meng Fangtian nodded: "Okay, I'll take it all at this price!"
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The southern businessman was overjoyed and clasped his fists repeatedly, asking Meng Fangtian where he had sent the grain and rice. Meng Fangtian smiled slightly and signaled him not to be anxious. He walked up to the official who was collecting the grain and whispered a few words.
The official glanced at the southern merchant and waved his hand to indicate that they could transport the grain in.
The situation at the grain depot was in good order, and Meng Fangtian was finally relieved. After running around all morning, his stomach was still empty. Unfortunately, this was a military fortress and there were no vendors setting up stalls. Meng Fangtian could only take out the dry food he carried.
He squatted on the side of the road and started eating, which attracted the merchants and soldiers coming and going to look at him a few times.
After coming out of the grain depot, Meng Fangtian looked at the grass field and the weapons depot. They all purchased enough things according to the requirements and time. There was no delay in any order. Meng Fangtian was finally relieved and walked briskly.
Quite a few. There is no place for people to play in Yanmen Pass. There are soldiers standing guard every few steps. These soldiers will always look at anyone who comes from outside as if they are on guard against thieves.
Climbing dozens of steps along the winding road and showing his badge several times, Meng Fangtian climbed halfway up the mountainside of Yanmen Pass. In front of him was the White Tiger Hall of the General of Yanmen Pass, which has now been transformed into a Cavalry General.
There are eight strong men guarding the door of the big tent. A clear white line is drawn three feet away from the door. Anyone who dares to step over that white line without permission will appear from nowhere.
The incoming arrow penetrated the body.
Standing outside the white line, Meng Fangtian raised his waistband high: "Brother, I'd like to inform you that Meng Fangtian of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce is paying homage to General Su."
A strong man stepped forward, took the badge from Meng Fangtian's hand and looked at it: "Wait!"
Meng Fangtian just stood outside the white line. After waiting for a long time, he saw Huang Shisan walking out of it, picking his teeth as he walked, and didn't know what he had eaten. Standing on the steps of the door, Huang Shisan
San Chong waved to Meng Fangtian. Meng Fangtian then raised his hands and walked into the white line. He bowed to Huang Shisan and said, "Thank you, Captain Huang!"
Huang Shisan looked indifferent, turned around and led Meng Fangtian inside. There were many people in the yard, and they seemed to be coming and going in a hurry. Meng Fangtian could understand this, as tens of thousands of troops were stationed in the courtyard.
In Yanmen Pass, people are always ready to go out and fight. There are so many things to deal with. He didn't understand it before, but now he understands it after becoming the leader of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce.
Meng Fangtian was always polite to everyone he met, no matter whether they talked to him or not. When he entered the lobby, there was also a group of people gathered inside, all wearing clothes, and of course there were also a few scribes. The group was headed by Su Ren.
They were arguing endlessly around a huge thing built with earth and wood. When they got closer, Meng Fangtian finally saw what the group of people were surrounding. It turned out to be a miniature version of the Xiongnu topographic map. He glanced at Meng Fangtian
He became very surprised. He didn't know who came up with this method. This thing was much clearer than the map drawn on the cloth.
The quarrel got louder and louder, and Su Ren slammed the table a few times: "Stop arguing! That's it. Winter has just entered, and everything will be discussed in the spring. The most important task at the moment is to hurry up and train. Who will do it?"
You will not recognize anyone if you slack off my sword."
Su Ren is young, and his majesty is not something ordinary people can possess. With just one sentence, both the veteran general with hidden white hair and the young and energetic young general quickly handed over their hands and promised, waiting for Su Ren to wave, then left the square table and filed out.
out.
After taking a sip of tea, Su Ren sat on the chair and took a breath. He looked up and saw Meng Fangtian: "Oh, Shopkeeper Meng, come on, come on, please sit down, the God of Wealth is here!"
Meng Fangtian knelt down and saluted: "The villain Meng Fangtian pays homage to General Su."
Su Ren smiled and said: "Okay, okay, there are no outsiders at this time, so there is no need to be so polite. Let's take a drink first and let's talk slowly. Hey, it's troublesome to discuss things with this group of guys. Everyone thinks they can do it.
What have you done if you have such great ability? You won’t let the Huns get away with it for so many years!”
Meng Fangtian didn't answer, and he didn't dare to answer the question. After complaining, Su Ren asked: "Can shopkeeper Meng collect the materials properly? If you have any problems with money, just ask, I will collect all the money from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce
I’m selling all my property and handing it over to Shopkeeper Meng, but I don’t want to lose everything.”
Meng Fangtian said quickly: "Everything is in order. There is still a surplus of more than three million gold in the books. There is no problem. This time I am harassing the general to tell him that all the military supplies for this month have been put into the warehouse. Beidi and
There was nothing wrong at Jincheng, please rest assured, general, the villain will never embarrass the general."
"That's good."
"Then I will prepare supplies for next month."
Su Ren nodded and motioned for Meng Fangtian to drink tea: "Shopkeeper Meng has lost weight during this period. It seems that this job is not easy to handle, right? Hahaha."
Meng Fangtian also smiled slightly: "There is another matter that needs to be decided by the general today. The Chang'an Chamber of Commerce has been established relatively recently, and it is quite laborious to raise supplies. Of course, the villain is not slacking off, but because we merchants have limited abilities, so
It will be slower."
Su Rendao: "Shopkeeper Meng, if you have anything to say, speak directly."
"I want to cooperate with the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. The Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce must have large stores in various places in our country over the years. It should be faster for them to raise food and supplies, and they can also meet the supply of the army. Well...
"Meng Fangtian glanced at Su Ren and did not continue.
Su Ren frowned: "Old Cui is making things difficult for you again?"
"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with Shopkeeper Cui. It's just a villain who feels that he needs the support of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. General, rest assured that we will only purchase goods from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce and will not let them interfere in the supply of grain and grass supplies. We, Chang'an Chamber of Commerce, must
It is the supplier association appointed by His Majesty."
"Oh, that's it!" Su Ren thought for a while: "Will the price be higher?"
"General, please rest assured. Before coming here, I have been in contact with several merchants from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. Their goods are of good quality and price, even lower than what we can get. I must be optimistic about them."
, never shoddy quality.”
Su Ren nodded: "The Chang'an Chamber of Commerce has just been established, so it is really difficult for you to do such a big thing. It has been done well in the past few months. I suggest that the cooperation with the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce not be made into a chamber of commerce and a chamber of commerce."
Our cooperation can only be done with merchants from the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce and the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, and we must bypass the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, which is Lao Cui, do you understand?"
"The villain understands!"
"I will also explain this to Your Majesty. You must not drag the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce into this matter. Otherwise, not only will the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce be in trouble, but you will also be in trouble. I believe you can understand the reason."