Ah Er nodded and said: "Yes, we have cultivated 120 acres of dry land along the bend of the river. Although we planted a little later, we should be able to harvest about 100 dans of highland barley in early winter."
"One hundred and twenty acres? It seems that you have exchanged a lot of herder slaves from other tribes!"
"A Er is incompetent. After so long, I have only exchanged 21 shepherd slaves for the young master. Among them, there are only eight young and strong, six children, and the remaining seven are all elderly people who are at the same age as Ah Da, but they are Know some craftsmanship."
"That's good, how is our house built?"
"Because of the delay in the construction of the land, the fifth floor has not been repaired until now. Ju Ada said that the young master's plan to build the house to the top of the mountain requires at least four more floors."
"It's okay to take your time, just tell me when you reach the eighth level."
"When do you plan to go back for this one?"
"In return to the young master, although it's autumn now, mosquito coils are still very easy to buy here, so we plan to come back tomorrow, and take advantage of the heavy snow before the road is closed."
"I already said that you are talented in doing business, so you just have to make up your mind about the business in our ranch. If you don't know how to deal with it, you can ask your wife. When you go back tomorrow, help me take someone back. And I have some gold tickets here. You can find a way to turn them into gold and transport them back to the ranch."
Ah Er took a look at Wu Zheng's gold ticket, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Two thousand five hundred taels?"
"This matter can be done slowly, and you are not asked to transport it back all at once, so you don't have to be so embarrassed!"
"This... Young master, these gold tickets are from the Left Palace. Directly redeeming the gold may be suspicious. In addition, Lake Eling is far away from the royal capital, and it is not safe to carry so much gold on him. So the little person feels that it is not safe to carry so much gold on him. of… "
Seeing Ah Er hesitating, Wu Zheng couldn't help but smile: "What do you think?"
"The little guy thinks it might be more convenient if we exchange gold for goods."
"How are you going to do it?"
"The little guy's idea is to buy and sell some refined salt and copper and iron objects directly with gold tickets, and then change them to gold or silver when they reach Wangchuan City and transport them back to Eling Lake. In this way, the one hundred taels of gold tickets arrive in Hubei. Linghu Lake will change to at least one hundred and twelve, and in one to two years, all the Huangquandu tribes can be transported back to Eling Lake.
Although the time is a bit longer, it is not easy to attract other people's attention. "
Wu Zheng thought for a while and said, "You can try with a hundred taels first. If it's done, you will do what you said. If it fails, you can think of a solution. Also, your caravan should be bigger, how big it is. Just do it big."
"Big caravan? Is the young master the one who can go to the Central Plains?"
Wu Zheng nodded: "That's right."
"After the young master, should the villain change more war horses? I heard that war horses are very popular in the Central Plains, and the price is not low. It is simply silver for walking, and even some good horses can be exchanged for silver. Heavier than its own weight."
Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "Do you know what it means to have wealth but not reveal it? The war horse is too conspicuous. There is no problem with one or two horses, but if you get hundreds of horses at once, you will believe it or not. You won’t earn a single son by being confiscated by the court."
"In this way, wouldn't anyone dare to go to the Central Plains to sell horses anymore?"
"It would be great if they had your eyesight. Unfortunately, they are all short-sighted guys. They only see the immediate benefits. Who will see the future? Of course, if you don’t believe it, you can try it. Anyway, we are now. The easiest thing to get is the war horse."
"The villain understands, I don't know what else the young master has to order?"
Wu Zheng shook his head: "Go! Tomorrow I will send people to Cuifeng in Xishi City, and you can pick them up there when you leave."
Ah Er nodded and was about to leave with Chuan Gu, but was suddenly called to stay by Wu Zheng: "Almost forgot, the refined salt you bought with the golden ticket should not be brought back to Eling Lake. The people of Eling Lake only Do you understand eating your own salt?"
"The villain understands that Madam also confessed that."
After leaving Ah Er and Chuan Gu, Xiao Qiao walked in: "My son, can I go back with them? I want to see the young lady."
Wu Zheng said: "I want to send you back too! But you can't go back, Ye Dongcheng, which is high in the mountains and far away... (End of this chapter)