Chapter 689 Tied to the Chariot
The pearl in the palm of King Xi, the name of King Xi, is really Pearl.
In Raole City on the banks of the Rushui River, Luo Cheng and Ke Duzhe came to the Governor's Mansion. This Governor's Mansion, which occupies one-third of the north of Raole City, is the Governor's Mansion of Raole County, also the Governor's Mansion of Raole County, and also the Governor's Mansion of Kumo Xi Khan, and is also the Marquis of Raole.
Luo Cheng was a guest, but now the one who named Yang Guoqing completely regarded himself as a subordinate. He introduced him along the way and summoned Pearl to meet Luo Cheng.
The pearl was not reborn. Although she saw Luo Cheng for the first time, she was generous. What's even more rare is that after she heard from the sensible person that she had promised her to Luo Cheng, she was not angry or dissatisfied at all. Instead, she looked at Luo Cheng with interest. Looking at the sport, she even wanted to sit next to Luo Cheng and open his mouth to see his teeth before stopping.
Luo Cheng was really a little surprised to such a bold girl.
In fact, Luo Cheng is not the kind of person who is particularly beautiful. It is not a whim to propose marrying Pearl Girl. That is the itinerary plan he had agreed with Wei Zheng and others before he came.
After all, King Xi was close to Andong Road, especially they were on the north of Yanshan Mountain. No matter which side they were on, their role should not be underestimated. That is why Wei Zheng and others suggested that Luo Cheng simply take this Pearl Girl as his concubine, so as to further strengthen the relationship with the Xi people and completely tie the Xi people to the chariot of the Zhongwu Army.
Although alliance relationships cannot be established by women, sometimes marriage is indeed a good bond.
Now that Kumoxi and Andongdao are in a hot market, Luo Cheng first took Su Zhi, the son of Keduzhe, as his adopted son, and now he has taken his daughter Pearl as his concubine, so the relationship is of course further. Luo Cheng immediately began to talk to Keduzhe about some deeper cooperation, such as Luo Cheng proposed to further strengthen trade between the two sides and jointly crack down on some horse thieves and small tribes that plundered the business road.
In order to allow the Xi people to fully invest in the Zhongwu Army's chariot, Luo Cheng proposed a rare good condition this time, that is, Luo Cheng was willing to acquire war horses from Kumo Xi in an unlimited amount.
In addition, Luo Cheng offered a far more attractive price than before, and changed the tea eight grates for the horse, six grates for the middle horse, and four grates for the tea four grates for the horse. One grate, one grate, ten tea bricks, each tea brick weighs one pound.
A high-quality war horse can be exchanged for eighty kilograms of tea, and the transaction price is extremely attractive for Keduzhi. In particular, Luo Cheng also told him, no matter who comes to buy tea and sell horses, I will only trade with you and sell the tea to you.
So in this way, if the Xi people from other tribes want to sell horses and buy tea, they must first sell horses to those who can pay, and then trade with Luo Cheng with the help of pay. As a middleman, those who can pay will definitely make a profit.
Similarly, Luo Cheng also wants to make a fortune.
He has begun to implement the special tax system for salt, iron, tea and wine in Andong Road. For ordinary goods, they have to pay passers-by Guanjin tax, municipal tax for merchants, and transaction tax for transactions. Each one is not high, it is 20 tax per.
However, Luo Cheng stipulates that there are 10 special taxes for salt, iron, tea and wine. Whether it is local tea and wine, salt, iron or foreign, merchants must first report the order at the Andong Yamen and then obtain the ticket. The ticket is to pay one-tenth of special tax in advance according to the quantity of the goods, and then use the ticket and sell it legally.
Otherwise, it is a private salt, private wine, private tea, private iron, once investigated and punished, severely punished, the goods are confiscated in the mild case, ten times and twenty times the severe case, or even directly executed.
Therefore, under this new special tax on salt, iron, tea and wine, Luo Cheng made the horse transaction bigger, which was profitable.
And letting Kedu branch also have a benefit, naturally it is to bribe him.
"We will collect as many horses as we have, even the same cattle that can plow the land." Luo Chengdao, war horses are a must in the army, and the riding market is also very large. A high-quality horse can be used as a horse to ride, and a medium-quality horse can be used as a horse to pick and plow the horse. This market is huge.
Even though Luo Cheng got many Turkic horses last time, he had sea routes and could directly transport horses to Shandong, Hebei, Henan, and even to Jianghuai, Lingnan, where horses were not produced.
"We can use tea to change horses first, salt to change horses, iron to change horses, and wine to change horses."
When buying a large number of horses, whether it is copper coins or silk cloth, Luo Cheng cannot pay. A high-quality horse costs at least twenty stagnant coins. Now the price of silk is more than five hundred yuan. Therefore, if copper or silk is used, it is a huge number. However, the Central Plains has always been short of money, so they can only sell both silk, but the amount of silk is also limited.
In addition, silk and horses are mutually compatible, and the most likely situation is that large amounts of silk flow out. Silk is not only a currency, but also a practical silk fabric.
But salt, iron, tea and wine are different, and this is also a commercial product. Luo Cheng trades these with the Xi people and can make another profit by replacing the transaction, and can also turn the deficit into a surplus.
Therefore, for Luo Cheng, the larger the scale, the better the number, the better, but the more the number, the better, he will not think about those. He only thinks about how much he can make from the middle. After monopoly trading, even if he adds a little price, he will be able to develop.
Salt and iron tea horses are the most popular and popular on the grassland. If you can buy them in large quantities, even if one horse only changes to eighty kilograms of tea, they just need to send the tea farther away. Those Tiel, Shiwei, or Marine, etc. will definitely be willing to sell two horses or even three or four horses to exchange for a tea.
Money can make the devil push the mill, and even those who can save it have long understood the power of this money.
On the grassland, there are salt, tea, iron, wine, silk cloth and other things in your hands. There are more cattle and horses in the mountains and valleys. When you pile them in your hands, you won’t freeze to death if you don’t eat grass and starve to death. There is no need to change the spring and autumn, and you don’t have to worry about getting sick.
With these good things in hand, many loyal warriors can be attracted to serve him at any time.
"You really want to collect many horses, and you can use salt, iron, tea and wine to make it easy, and the price remains unchanged?" asked the person who asked again.
Luo Cheng smiled slightly.
"I, Luo Cheng, always keep my word. If you drive three thousand horses, I will accept all of them. If you drive five thousand horses, I will accept all of them. If you can drive ten thousand horses, I will still accept them."
"What if it was 20,000 and 30,000?" Ke Duzhi asked tremblingly.
"If you can really get so many horses, I will still collect them."
There is not enough tea and wine, there is not enough wine and salt, there is not enough salt and iron, there is not enough iron and silk, there is not enough silk and various cloths, ceramics, etc. With the vastness of the Central Plains, are you still afraid that you can't eat the little shipment volume of the Xi people?
The guru let out a long sigh, and it could be seen that he was trying hard to suppress the excitement and excitement in his heart.
"This time the commander is using troops to the Yuan clan of Korea, I, Kumoxi, are willing to serve in the five thousand sons!"
Chapter completed!