This time, there were a large number of herdsmen in Zhang Ziming's team... The number of Han people on the grassland is rare, and now a large number of Han people have been directly removed by the military department. When I was promoted to the ground, I decided to place the original Han people on the grassland. Hutchison's Agricultural Administration Department has a comprehensive overall plan for land reclamation and farming, and it has unique features in the use of manpower. Including farming, it is not something that the Han people in the past can master. It is easier to manage and utilize in disarray and dispersed use. In addition, it is

Although these Han people were bullied, more than 90% of them ran out of the border and went to the Mongolian territory. Some of them were outlaws and had cases in the mainland to escape. Most of them were robbed Han or descendants of Han people who were robbed. Some of them were businessmen all year round and simply lived in the territory of the Mongolians. Some of them were from the White Lotus Sect and had considerable hostility towards the Ming Dynasty... In fact, these believers were hostile to any regime, from Fang La of the Song Dynasty to Tang Sai'er of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Qian of the Qing Dynasty... In fact, these believers were hostile to any regime, from Fang La of the Song Dynasty to Tang Sai'er of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Qian of the Qing Dynasty...

During the Long period, these believers were born thieves. Zhang Han didn't want to expand everywhere and there was a group of thieves behind him who could cause trouble at any time, so while dispersing tens of thousands of Han people, it also eliminated the risk of fire in the backyard. Moreover, the people from the Insider Department kept staring at the believers to prevent them from reconnecting. As for the herdsmen, they also moved at will after they were released to various ministries. Most of the hires of Zhang Ziming were herdsmen who lived near Banshengdi. Originally, everyone was

I met each other, but it was the shepherds who were above and Han people bowed down, but now it was the other way around. He was the boss and these Mongolians were friends. Seeing them doing things under their command and bowing to them, Zhang Ziming felt undepressed pleasure in his heart... This mentality may not be very healthy, but for Han businessmen who have lived in the throne for a long time and have been bullied, this mentality is not normal, and no one will feel that Zhang Ziming is doing something wrong.

Even the Mongolians who were hired were very respectful and grateful to Zhang Ziming. No one hired them. In this period when they didn’t need manpower, they were just idle at home. After coming, it means that they could make a lot more money and no one would be unable to get along with the money.

In the drizzle, Zhang Ziming and a group of companions watched the guys cover the goods. The goods were mainly fruits and vegetables, and there were also many dried mushrooms and dried fruit candied fruits and Han snacks. The Mongolians actually liked them very much.

It is quite a long distance from the plate to the ground, but because it is the first time that the goods are delivered, everyone is quite confused about the road, safety and the size of the trade volume. Be cautious, there are not many Han merchants coming here, and they bring even less goods. The eleven Han merchants of Qingcheng Chamber of Commerce only brought more than 100 camels and more than 200 horses, which is equivalent to a former medium-level camel caravan. In the peaceful situation ten years ago, the Eastern Barbarians did not rebel, and the horse market in the Ming Dynasty was normal, and before the appearance of Hutchison, there were often camel caravans coming from the Western Regions and Wei Lat, and they were rushing over the goods all the way to this scale, even larger. There were also camel caravans driving thousands of miles to Zhangjiakou or the capital to trade. There were camel caravans entering and leaving every day in Deshengmen, and the business people in the capital had long been used to it.

For Zhang Ziming and others, the investment was not large. Even if they lost all the money, it was a small matter for these owners. Several of them had the identity of Hutchison directors and discounted taxes and security, including rent and housing prices. This was also an early investment in order to win the support of the Han merchants and Han people in the grassland. Now it is time to pay back. With these discounts and the cost of goods is not high, this northbound trade is a simple test for Qingcheng Han merchants. But when they arrived here and saw a large number of goods merchants and a large number of Russian merchants, including the Han merchants in Zhangjiakou, who had invested more than Qingcheng Han merchants, Zhang Ziming and others regretted it extremely.

"I met a Russian in the morning and communicated in Mongolian." Fu Qingming wiped the sweat on his face, and there were obvious emotions such as anxiety and regret in his eyebrows and eyes. He said to Zhang Ziming in a depressed manner: "We are all of us, this person wants to eat them all at once..."

"Just kidding." Zhang Ziming said in surprise: "What did he use to exchange for fur? What should we do to bring fur back? Then we will find the people in Zhangjiakou to fall back and let them die of laughter."

Qingcheng Han merchants have insufficient motivation to trade here, and the inconsistent goods are also an important reason.

Fur, Qingcheng Han Shang has always been short of. The herders on the grassland gave fur to Han Shang for trade decades ago. Otherwise, every time they arrived at the Horse Market, the distance between the Mongols would be at least two thousand miles away. They would run so far to participate in trade. The distance was too far.

Many records of Han merchants, Mongolians and Russians on the grassland are all far away from the north of the desert and northwest of the desert. This is the case with the Han people. If you have business and have money, you are not afraid of the distance or the hardship.

But although the Russians' fur is better than the Mongolians, Zhang Ziming and others can't take action directly. In the past, they were the ones who gave Zhangjiakou back. This time, the Han merchants in Zhangjiakou came more than the Han merchants in Qingcheng, and they were more active. This road is not feasible.

In the past, all departments went to Zhangjiakou to trade. The records of the Ming Dynasty were very clear. During each trade, officials in red sat high, and more than a hundred officials in blue stood on the high platform, and more than a hundred soldiers guarded them. There were tents that stretched dozens of miles outside Zhangjiakou Fort, so the so-called endless dome.

At this time, the Han merchants in Qingcheng felt that they had no way out. If they could not do a one-hand business, they could only trade second-hand transactions, and the profit would be much smaller invisibly.

"Of course it's not fur!" Bo Qingming smiled happily, and he said, "I found that there are a few goods they have. We don't have to pour them over to others. Just selling them on the grassland will make a lot of profits. Of course, it's not sold to the Mongolians, but Han people on the grassland, Hutchison soldiers and people."

Zhang Ziming said: "What is it?"

"The same is true for beeswax. Herdsmen will buy some. The people in those villages are very rich. Each village has a primary school. The children of each family are studying. The enrollment rate is more than 70% in the words of Mr. Zhang. Children from each family go home to read books with stinky oil lamps, which is very painful. Recently, beeswax is very popular. Many people ask me to buy them from my mouth. The things in my mouth are small and expensive, and they are all used by the rich. If it weren't for the people of Hutchison's Tunbao, who would have been willing to buy them? Now that this line is opened, the Russian says that there is a continuous supply of goods. Isn't this a way of wealth?"

"It's true!" Zhang Ziming finally cheered up. This time, everyone went north to join the shares. He had already used the form of a chamber of commerce to do business together. The money earned was based on how much money was spent, just like the chamber of commerce that Zhang Han had in Tianchengwei back then.

In fact, Zhang Ziming and several directors also have shares in Hutchison, but Zhang Han did not prohibit them from doing their own business, but Hutchison also assumed more responsibility, which is somewhat different from full-time Hutchison shareholder directors such as Ma Chaoren and Li Daong.

"There is also pearls. Unlike beeswax, only the rich people from the military and military departments bought pearls. The Mongolians would also buy some of them. If the supply is sufficient, they can be sold to Datong and Yansui areas, which is somewhat of a way of wealth."

"There are some things you never imagined." Fu Qingming smiled and said, "I saw the telescope and some silver products, and they are all very exquisite and should be sold."

"telescope?"

"Yes." Fu Qingming couldn't help laughing again, and he said, "The Russians began to want to sell telescopes to the military department, but the foreign traders took out better ones... They were stunned at that time."

"Then what do we want it?"

"Why are you slow?" Fu Qingming smiled and said, "The quality is poor and the price is cheap. The military department's telescope production is insufficient. Only at a certain level are issued in the military. Military department officials must have a deputy bureau level or above, and even less among the people. This thing is very interesting. Many people with two dollars want to buy it. However, the Miscellaneous Bureau has always only supplied to the military department and the army, and rarely sold it to the people. Even if you have money, you can't buy it. We can get these telescopes and silver jewelry. It's a good way to get it back. But the quantity is not large. I agreed with them that we will sell this thing, and they agreed. They just want to bring more cured meat and sauerkraut next time. The sour cucumbers they like to try the most..."

"Okay, this is indeed a way to make money..." Zhang Ziming thought for a while, and his face showed a look of joy.

Fu Qingming smiled bitterly and said, "But they are all small in scale, so we can do it. Qingcheng is afraid that it will not work on a large scale, so they have to find another source of goods. In addition, the goods we provide can only be made in autumn in this season, and from winter to spring, what should we sell? We can't just sell kimchi?"

"This is not a worry." Zhang Ziming thought for a while and said, "There are always thousands of Han merchants in the south of the desert, and there are all kinds of business deals. Hutchison brought all the Han people in Zhangjiakou and even the capital. There will always be some considerations in this regard... We have no worries. Those small and medium-sized merchants cannot all go farming, and people's hearts will be in chaos."

"You can't lie down and beg for food." Fu Qingming frowned.

"Of course this is not the case." Zhang Ziming said: "The Military Office gives us a way of thinking, we will pursue our own future. We have all been begging for food from the hands of the Beilu, and are we afraid of these things in front of us?"

“That’s right.”

The Qingcheng Han merchants present all laughed... Zhang Ziming and others were unwilling to enjoy the blessings with high salaries comfortably in Hutchison. In addition to doing more things, they were also because of the inheritance tradition of Qingcheng Han merchants... they were not valued and cared for like weeds, but they were also as strong as weeds. Nothing could stump them. They could survive among a group of tigers and leopards and make money in the wolves. This is the tenacity and strength of Qingcheng Han merchants.
Chapter completed!