"Well, your shochu sells very well in Shu, especially in Xichuan, Nanning and other places. The barbarians like these spirits very much and the supply exceeds the demand." Lao Cheng did not hide it from Huai Yu. He is now pulling the Cui and Zheng families

They really made a lot of money in Shu.

Lao Cheng used many captive barbarians to re-open the road to Nanning (Yunnan) and even to the barbarian lands further south. He sold goods through horses and mules, and the profits were astonishingly large.

Among the goods that the barbarians traded, the ones that Cheng Yaojin liked the most were mainly slaves, followed by medicinal materials, horses, mules, etc.

In the past, transportation was inconvenient and tribes were blocked. Many goods from the Central Plains had to change hands layer by layer. Not only was the circulation slow, but the key was the high cost of many intermediate links. Now Cheng Yaojin used the powerful force of the Tang Dynasty to advance further and even supported many governors and generals.

Being an agent is like picking up money.

Salt, tea, wine, silk, cloth, porcelain, and products from the Central Plains are all very popular there, including iron pots, axes, knives, and even needlework and shoes.

The Wu family's persimmon-burning, sweet-potato-burning, and sorghum-burning liquors are particularly popular among the tribesmen there, not to mention the many elixirs, which are enchantments that only the tribal leaders can enjoy.

Cheng Yaojin was appointed as the governor of Luzhou. He really didn't think about Shu anymore. No, he didn't think about Chang'an anymore.

"Shojiu in exchange for oxen slaves?" Huaiyu suggested.

"Okay," Cheng Yaojin said happily.

"Uncle Cheng, I heard that there are many copper mines in Shu. Since you can get many barbarian slaves in Shu, we might as well mine copper and iron ores there. The profits will be very huge."

When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he became energetic and said, "Tell me about it in detail. If it's really suitable, we two uncles can have a big fight together."

"The Cui and Zheng families originally told me that there are many precious and fine woods such as golden nanmu in Shu. They said they planned to cut down more precious woods there next year and then transport them out of the mountains, down the Yangtze River, and sell them to Luoyang, Chang'an and other places. Now,

Think about it, cutting wood is definitely not as profitable as opening a copper mine."
Chapter completed!