"Old Zhang, it's a pity for this bear skin. There is a hole behind it, otherwise it can be considered a good product and can be sold at a better price."

"Don't, who can tell this hole is repaired with a piece of skin?"

"I can't tell? People who can afford this bear skin always have good hands to check and use their skin to make up for the holes. It's okay to make it clear in advance, but it's just a cheaper one. If you fool someone and are discovered by the other party, then there will be no repeat customers, right?"

“Then this…”

"In this way, I'll give you an extra double-barrel hunting gun, as well as lead and gunpowder, how about it?"

"All right."

In the settlement, the boss Zhang Jin said that he had negotiated a deal with the boss Chen Qingshan. During this period, the animal skins they obtained through hunting were sold to Chen Qingshan's caravan at a good price.

The transaction is bartering, and both parties are very satisfied. Not long ago, the black bear killed by Huang Erlang, son of Huang Qiusheng, was also bought at a good price for the fur.

Huang Qiushou's family was honest and could not negotiate business. Zhang Jin said that he was the one who sold bear skin. After a bargaining, the extra double-barrel hunting gun, lead and gunpowder were the "commission" that Zhang Jin called.

After the deal was over, Zhang Jin said that he would invite Chen Qingshan and his party to have a snack in the village and to raise their relationship so that the other party would bring more good goods next time they came over.

There are many prey in the settlements, so you don’t have to worry about meat and use it to entertain guests, and it won’t seem shabby.

Even if it is shabby, Chen Qingshan doesn't care. After all, the settlements were all started for a while, and the conditions were a little worse, so it was no big deal.

Chen Qingshan is the leader of the "Bei Sheep" and is responsible for various transactions in this area. The caravans he led regularly travel between the immigrant settlements in this area, bringing various daily necessities to the residents of the settlements, and purchasing various productions from the other party.

These products are mostly furs from various wild animals. Nowadays, the items that can be used for trading in large quantities are only furs.

Since the beginning of this year, after the court and Goguryeo talks, Liaodong has been under the control of the official army, and various business groups and immigration groups that followed have rushed to Liaodong.

Under the organization of the Liaodong General Administration, everyone marched towards the Baishan and Black Water, constantly demarcating their own territory, and then settled.

Most immigrants from Hebei and Qingxu lands were indeed not easy to open up land in this sparsely populated new world. However, the court was well organized and various trading companies were doing their best. The "breaking through Guandong" was lively in the first year.

Thanks to long-term preparations, settled in Liaodong and the materials needed for land reclamation were sufficient. The immigrants who were short of money could directly receive all kinds of necessities on credit, and they took root in various parts of Liaodong that year.

As the magic weapon for immigrants, muskets and cannons (small cannons) are essential. The trading company that sells muskets and cannons will organize immigrants to train the use and maintenance of firearms, and they can learn it in one month.

With muskets, immigrants hunt near settlements like gods. Hunting prey does not require muskets, but when encountering beasts, with muskets, immigrants have much more confidence.

The newly reclaimed wasteland has to last several years to have a decent output, but hunting can easily obtain a lot of prey. There are many wild animals between the mountains and rivers of Liaodong, so for immigrants, hunting during the slack farming period is a good way to quickly increase their income.

Zhang Jin said that when he was leading the team to Liaodong, he had already made up his mind. Most of the people he brought were good at shooting arrows and archery. There were mountains near the settlement. Every few days he would go around the mountains and let the hunted prey be eaten for several days.

The peeled fur can be used as money. Caravans that pass by every once in a while will collect as much as the fur.

Zhang Jin said that he had thought about it. In the first few years of the land reclamation, he used hunting as his main source of income, bought more muskets, cannons, lead and gunpowder, and then recruited more people from Qinghe's hometown, increased manpower and expanded territory.

With land, there will be food, with these, there will be home. At that time, more and more people will come to settle in the village, and the raw land will become mature land. He will go to the government to register his household registration and pay taxes.

In exchange for the government to recognize him as the village master (city master), and then continue to recruit immigrants to settle down, expanding the village into a city, he became the city master Zhang, and let the villagers see that Zhang Jin had a promising future.

He also asked the local owner to hire tenant farmers to farm for him, buy slaves to serve him, and let him and his sons and grandchildren live a comfortable life.

All of this requires force as a guarantee, so how to obtain more muskets is also a question that Zhang Jin said he should consider.

The muskets prepared by the government army in the past were not restricted in Liaodong, but if you want to buy muskets, you either register and buy them at the Xiangping government office or find a large trading company like Beiyang Trading Company.

This kind of magic weapon is indispensable for hunting, self-defense and home protection. It is definitely not too much, but the price is not cheap, let alone gunpowder and lead. Therefore, you must have a stable income and have good relations with the trading company to ensure a stable source of goods.

Zhang Jin said that he was very flexible and knew that it was actually not Chen Qingshan who wanted to curry favor with, but the "Beiyang" behind Chen Qingshan, so he didn't forget to inquire at this time to see what "company" has recently "focused on purchasing goods".

"The old rule is to collect a large amount of fur, marten, fox, deer skin, tiger skin, and bear skin. You can collect as much as you want. The price is fair, you don't have to worry." After Chen Qingshan said that, he did not forget to explain to Zhang Jin:

"Please choose a few good players, shoot at the right time when shooting the arrows. Don't break the fur, otherwise you won't be able to sell for a good price."

"Also, bear skin and tiger skin should not force it. It's too dangerous. You will definitely have to use a firearm, which will make a big hole, so the risk is high, the benefits are relatively not that great, and it is not cost-effective."

"I tell you that there are a group of veterans there, north of the sea, who have a set of bear hunting, and they are very good at taking bears. The skins that are peeled are big and complete, and most of them are top-notch. Not to mention that they are sold out in Chang'an or Laizhou, the company mainly collects bear skins from there. Don't force them."

"Don't underestimate mink fur and fox fur. The sales are as good as the price, and the accumulation of small amounts is also awesome income. Think about it, is it easy to catch a hundred minks or hunt a bear?"

Seeing Zhang Jincheng nodding, Chen Qingshan drank a glass of warm water.

This settlement was established according to the "standard model", with a mixed civil and industrial structure (convenient and quick construction), and it has all kinds of living facilities, including water wells.

The hot kang is burned in winter, which is enough to ensure that residents survive the severe cold.

If a thief attacks, close the gate of the village, lean against the trenches, arrow towers, muskets and cannons, which can protect themselves.

If you manage it seriously and work hard to open up the land, it will inevitably become a rich village in a few years. I wonder if the Zhang Dacheng would still want to gather in the mountains and forests and become the mountain king.

Chen Qingshan knew very well about the origin of Zhang Jin. This person was from Qinghe. He was born in a cold family and had no family. He did not do anything for childbirth. He once gathered outlaws and made a living by robbing past business trips.

But the person on the red list.

Now, Zhang Jin said that with his subordinates and recruited villagers, the wanderers "traveled into Liaodong" and settled in Liaodong. Chen Qingshan secretly observed and found that this person seemed to be "taking the right path" to fight for his family business.

There are many similar situations. Many restless heroes from Hebei have called their friends to "go to Liaodong" and settle down in the vast and sparsely populated Liaodong area, which seems to have improved the public security of all prefectures and counties in Hebei.

The court seemed to have used "breaking into Liaodong" as a magic weapon, and took the souls of the "monsters" in the Hebei territory and led them to Liaodong.

Chen Qingshan was very interested in this. He wanted to see what these heroes could make in Liaodong in a few years.
Chapter completed!