Early the next morning, Yan Liqiang took Qian Su and Lu Wenbin to inspect the border market in Yingwei County. Although Yan Liqiang had previously funded the construction of the border market in Yingwei County, he came to inspect the border market as a supervisor. , but this is the first time.
Bianji is a border market, which is a large commodity trading market. The reason why such a market appeared in the Han Empire was to facilitate trade between the Han Empire and surrounding forces and countries.
The Bianji in Yingwei County was first set up to facilitate trade with the minority tribes and mountain people in Yulong Mountain. It was a pawn left by Yan Liqiang early. At that time, the Bianji in Yingwei County was not very lively. It was not until Yan Liqiang and the After Wang Jianbei drove out all the Shatu people in Pingxi City, some of the Shatu people who stayed in Pingxi County were also driven to Yingwei County. If the Shatu people wanted to continue to do things in Pingxi County, Business must be done in Bianji. After the Shatu people joined the business, the business in Bianji in Yingwei County became completely popular. Those who used to like to do business with Shatu people in Pingxi City came from the county and Merchants from all over Ganzhou have just returned to Yingwei County. Along with this, the tax revenue of Yingwei County has also been rising steadily. With the development of Bianji, life has become easier and easier.
When Yan Liqiang and his party arrived at the Bianji outside the county seat in the morning, the sun had already risen and the entire Bianji had already started business.
Because they didn't want to make too much noise, Yan Liqiang and his entourage kept a low profile when they came to Bianji. The total number was only about thirty. Except for Yan Liqiang, Qian Su, Lu Wenbin and Fu Changde, the other guards were just We brought more than 20 people with us, and all of them were wearing casual clothes. They were not eye-catching, because some wealthy businessmen who came to this border market in Yingwei County brought a lot of gold and silver with them, and they had to escort the goods when they returned. , with dozens of accompanying people.
"Haha, I didn't expect a steam mill to be opened here..." As soon as he arrived at the entrance of Bianji's Qianzimen, Yan Liqiang saw a newly opened steam mill at the door of a shop at the entrance. There was a steam mill above the mill. There is a chimney, and the water heater in the mill makes a unique noise. Outside the mill, there are already many people queuing around it. It seems that there are a few aunts among the people queuing up, and there is a strange smell. The smell of spices wafts out from that mill.
"This is the scent of the cauliflower in Yulong Mountain!" Fu Changde sniffed and immediately smelled the smell of spices, which are commonly used condiments for cooking in the kitchen. "Yulong Mountain is rich in cauliflower. It is cheap to buy strawberries here, so many people from the surrounding areas and the county will come here to buy strawberries, and then grind them into powder and take them back. This mill has only been opened for a few months. It used to be a stone mill, but now it is It’s a water and fire machine. It’s quite profitable to sell strawberries and run a mill here!”
"Everyone who comes here is a guest. It is good to gather here because it is convenient for the people of Yingwei County. This way, the business can last for a long time!"
"Young Master is right!" Lu Wenbin smiled and took over the conversation, "The people here come to buy things. Although the quantity they buy each time is not large, it is not as large as those merchants who come to buy things at once, but the water flows steadily, like this every day, but it is still Not to be underestimated!”
"exactly!"
Several people said this and walked towards the inside of Bianji.
There are eight gates in the entire Bianji, and the roads inside are eight horizontal and eight vertical, connected to each other, just like a small town. On both sides of the road, there are stalls of various sizes and shops one after another. At intervals there were wells and fire extinguishers.
A few steps after the few people walked in, they saw a shop on the roadside, which was selling strawberries. A businessman with a foreign accent bought an unknown number of strawberries and asked him to put a sack full of strawberries. The sacks of strawberries were carried to several nearby wagons.
At this time, the Bianji Market has already become lively, bustling with businessmen and customers speaking with various accents and wearing various costumes. They have gathered here at dawn and started delivering goods, selecting goods, and bargaining. Along the road inside Bianji, there are four-wheeled freight carriages parked everywhere, and a group of people wearing criminal uniforms patrol inside Bianji, which is very intimidating...
The chief of the criminal team was slightly startled when he saw Fu Changde. He had obviously recognized Fu Changde. Just as the chief wanted to come over to say hello, he saw the look in Fu Changde's hand and looked at Fu Changde. Changde carefully accompanied a young man to ask about the price in front of a shop. The head catcher was clever and finally remembered the news he had heard yesterday that the supervisor had arrived in Yingwei County yesterday.
Several big-bodied guards had already gathered around him. They quickly bowed to Fu Changde quietly, and then continued to patrol the market with their men.
After walking around for a while, Yan Liqiang and his party arrived at the market designated for the Shatu people.
Most of the things that the Shatu people sell in this market are similar to what they sold in Pingxi City before. There is only one thing that they have never sold in Pingxi City before - wool!
In the stalls of the Shatu people, piles of wool were packed tightly in huge sacks. The Shatu people opened the sacks a little, revealing the snow-white wool inside, and they were selling .
Because of these wools, the business in front of these stalls of Shatu people is very prosperous. It is almost the busiest and liveliest place in the entire Bianji. Four-wheeled carriages are parked here, and people who buy wool are almost queuing up. Looking at the wool, many people were bargaining with the Shatu people. Some had already successfully traded, so they took the bags of wool to the scale and paid.
"How much does this wool cost per pound?" Yan Liqiang came to a stall with a lot of wool from Shatu people, reached out and touched the snow-white wool on display at the stall, and asked.
Behind the stall was an elderly Shatu man with a gray beard and a cunning look. The old man looked at Yan Liqiang and the people next to Yan Liqiang and said directly, "Two coins per pound... "
"So expensive?" Although he already knew the price of these wools, Yan Liqiang still pretended to be surprised.
- But in fact, the reason why the price of wool has risen to this point like a rocket is all driven by the price of woolen cloth produced by Yan Liqiang's No. 1 factory in the world. Now the best wool cloth produced by the No. 1 factory in the world is An ordinary ten-foot-long piece of woolen cloth, weighing 28 kilograms, is sold for about 850 taels of silver. Because woolen cloth is in short supply, and under the market rule of scarcity, the woolen cloth produced is, It is already worth more than the same weight of silver. It has become a symbol worn by the rich. It can drive people crazy. Even if the woolen cloth is not made from the best factory in the world, the premium is not that high. As long as the quality is passed, a piece of woolen cloth will be sold. The price is around 500 taels of silver.
It is precisely under the stimulation of the huge profits of woolen cloth that the price of wool, used for the production of woolen cloth, has also risen to an incredible level. But even if you buy wool at this price, once it is produced, it will cost just a few dollars, minus the cost. Double the huge profits, this is the reason why it is so popular here.
The concentrated wool and wool trade here is exactly what Yan Liqiang brought Qian Su and Lu Wenbin to Yingwei County to inspect. Follow-up, Yan Liqiang has already made a complete set of plans, which will make the Seven Shatu tribes want to die. Fairy.
"The wool here is white and cheap, and the price is the same in other places!" said the Shatu old man, shaking his head.
"Brother, be careful. It's best not to buy wool from this old Shatu man. His wool will be deliberately mixed with sand and sprinkled with water. The wool is wet and has a lot of sand. If you want to buy it, you have to shake the wool at the end. Come on, buy dried ones!”
Suddenly a voice came from the side. Yan Liqiang turned his head and saw a young man in his twenties with bright eyes and a capable look standing next to him and reminded him in a low voice.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The Shatu old man suddenly became angry and pointed at the young man who reminded Yan Li of his strong words. His eyes were burning, as if he wanted to kill someone. "Are you trying to cause trouble..." As he spoke, that The old man actually wanted to touch the scimitar next to him.
The young man looked at the Shatu old man coldly, sneered through his nose, raised his head, and looked at the grumpy Shatu old man coldly, "Now is not the past, and this is not Pingxi City anymore. Don’t forget how you came here from Pingxi City. If you dare to use the knife here, I will stay here. If you have the guts to touch a hair on my head... "
The Shatu old man was breathing heavily, and his fingers had already touched the handle of the knife, but he really didn't have the courage to pull out the knife again. Finally, he turned around, looked at the man and Yan Liqiang fiercely, and waved his hands angrily, "You guys Go, you go, I won’t do your business anymore..."
(End of chapter)