After hearing Wu Xiong's words, Hao Fenglou slowly turned his fingers back and forth at the edge of the teacup, feeling a little bit of warmth at the fingertips. After a long time, he said, "How about Tongshan Ji?"

Tongshan Ji is what Hao Fenglou cares about the most, and it even involves the overall situation of Annan.

King Annan Chen Tianping has now revealed his wolfish ambitions. Hao Fenglou is very clear. In time, when Chen Tianping completely sat firmly on the silver chair, then it will be time to turn around and repay his grudges.

Hao Fenglou never doubted this. It was not that he believed in Chen Tianping's character, but that no matter whether it was the first five hundred years or the next five hundred years, in all dynasties, there was no mercy to say. Even though the Ming army helped him restore the country, even if the Ming Dynasty made great sacrifices to clear the obstacles for him, even if Hao Fenglou saved his life, even though Chen Tianping knew many people in Jinling, had laughter and warmth.

This is not a reason Chen Tianping did not rebel. He eliminated the powerful ministers and controlled Annan's government affairs. The next step is to slowly eliminate the influence of the Ming Dynasty, and even turn against each other directly.

This time, Hao Fenglou was cheated by Chen Tianping. However, once he was bitten by a snake, he was afraid of straw ropes for ten years. In fact, from the beginning, Hao Fenglou had already decided to take revenge.

Revenge must start from Tongshan Ji.

A few days later, Hao Fenglou appeared in Langshan. The journey from Shenglong to Langshan was very desolate. Except for the occasional caravans passing by here, most of the time, there were no one in the dark.

But when we arrived in Lang Son, the official road gradually became easier to walk. The road paved with fine sand and stone was painted with a layer of mud. Although it was not as good as the cement roads of later generations, it was no longer deserted.

There is a post station every ten miles on both sides of the official road. There are special post guards. In addition to post guards, there are also some more mysterious people in this post station. They usually stay in the post station and are specifically responsible for transferring documents. They belong to the Shenwu Guard personnel and are entrusted to this post station. On the one hand, they are responsible for transmitting information delivered to various places, and on the other hand, they are responsible for receiving information with nearby Shenwu Guard personnel and even providing assistance.

With the help of stations, each point becomes a relatively independent intelligence station system.

After entering Lang San, there were more and more caravans on the official road. The closer they got to Tongshanji, the more people they were. The merchants who came through mountains and rivers, dusty men and mentally exhausted guards, were in groups of three or five, some even large in scale, with hundreds of cars and hundreds of people.

They brought trucks of goods delivered from the mainland and then delivered the goods here.

Annan's specialties were initially fur, as well as rhinoceros horns, cow horn combs, agarwood, etc. Moreover, since merchants were banned in the early Ming Dynasty, trade between Annan and the Ming Dynasty was often carried out through the annual tribute. However, after Jianwen, due to civil strife in the Central Plains, commercial activities began to appear, Yongle ascended the throne, and the court began to turn a blind eye to such matters. As long as it was not excessive, it would generally not be pursued. Gradually, trade between merchants began to be frequent.

Now, Lang Son has become the territory of the Hao family, and the Hao family is vaguely encouraging trade here. In addition, in Lang Son, the number of specialties has begun to increase, from iron tools to mahogany furniture, to cheap to outrageous cloth. For a moment, this place quickly became an important transit center connecting Nanyang to Ming Dynasty.

Tongshanji has changed dramatically.

In the past, there were just some thatched huts, but now there are houses of wood and stones that stretch for miles. Although there is no mansion with carved beams and painted buildings, and most of the buildings are practical and not at all fancy, there are all kinds of goods and shops.

The big wine and tea are waving in the wind, and the shouting voices are heard one after another. After the merchants arrived, they immediately entered the inn to catch a slight break, and then began to inquire about various news.

Annan's rhinoceros horns have been delivered a lot recently, all of which are of high quality.

Lang Son Bus has increased by one penny per horse. It is said that it is too short and the orders have been queued for a few months. However, the good news is that the Hou Mansion has trained thousands of workers and plans to expand the workshop, and the output will only be more in the future.

The purchase price of cotton has increased a lot. There is no way. If you produce so many cloths every day, it is impossible to have no cotton. However, cotton in the mainland is too expensive. If you go to Annan, the price of cotton will be much lower. It is reported that in Zhenla, Ailao, Niuhou, Siam, Cemaxi, and Japu and other countries, the price of cotton is even lower, less than 30% of that in the mainland.

There is also iron and stone, and the demand has been quite large recently.

Many business opportunities are placed in front of the merchants. Although these merchants are silent, they are all planning behind their backs.

In fact, this is impossible. Although the merchants in the Ming Dynasty had a broad vision, the mainland has always suppressed business. Even so, the mainland has a strong sense of business, and many transactions have actually been fiercely competitive.

If you transport the same silk and porcelain from Jiangnan to Peiping, you will not earn much money. It is not because the people of Peking do not love the silk and porcelain from Jiangnan, but because there are too many people in this industry and the goods have already piled up like mountains. What price can you sell under such circumstances?

It can be said that the merchants who came here to do business came here on the one hand, but on the other hand, they suffered from the pressure of their peers. However, they were lucky. After arriving in Lang Son, they suddenly found that the money here was much easier to earn than in the mainland.

The price of cotton in the mainland is 131 cents per pound, but if it is in Annan, it may only be more than 70 cents, but the purchase price of Lang Son is more than 150 cents. Also, the cloth, ironware, and mahogany furniture in Lang Son are all good and cheap. As long as you are diligent enough to receive goods, you will not have to worry about not having sales.

This is paradise, at least for the time being, almost all merchants were in water. They transported silk and resold it to the Annan merchants here. The Annan merchants sold it to Nanyang, and the price increased ten times. The Annan merchants brought rhinoceros horns, furs, and some of the herbs that were already rare in the mainland. These things may not be worth a lot here, but when sent to the mainland, the price also doubled.

Hao Fenglou arrived at Tongshan in plain clothes. He was not in a hurry. He walked through the bustling street with his hands and a few guards. At the end of the street was a huge building in the Hou Mansion, with the words "Langshan Trading Company" written on the four words "Langshan Trading Company". This trading company is the most grand building in the entire Tongshan Trading Company. It covers an area of ​​dozens of acres and has three doors outside. Although it has no decoration, it looks particularly atmospheric.

When I entered the business, it looked like an inn. There were tables and chairs on the first floor. When merchants came in, they had to hand over the famous sect first. After the guys accepted the famous sect, they asked him to sit down. Someone immediately presented tea. Everyone sat down, drinking free tea and chatting with each other.

Immediately afterwards, someone would take the famous thorn downstairs and shout: "Don't you know if Mr. Wu from Songjiang Mansion is here? Please go upstairs and talk."

The person who heard it naturally rose up, bowed with the person sitting with him, and then went upstairs.

The second floor is the core of the business. There are many doors, and each door has a sign hanging in front of it, such as fur, cotton, cloth, ironware, etc.

If you want to enter, you usually have to use the famous sage to the betting. Just like Mr. Wu, he came here this time with Annan's 6,000 kilograms of cotton. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a while to sit there and have a friend to ask him to go upstairs. If other merchants come to buy cloth and ironware, it is common for some people to wait for a day. After all, this kind of thing is too intimate. There are endless merchants coming every day, and some merchants may not be able to order goods in a few days. This has been continuously expanding production in recent days, which greatly increases the output, so that they will not be so stretched.

Mr. Wu pushed open the cotton door, and there was a library in it sitting behind the desk. It was a small hall structure and two mahogany chairs. In addition to the library, there was also a mid-year-old man wearing a round collar. This person was the shopkeeper of the Hou Mansion, whose surname was Liu and named Liucheng. There were more than 30 shopkeepers like him, and Liucheng was responsible for purchasing cotton.

As soon as Mr. Wu arrived, Liu Cheng immediately stood up, bowed his hand and greeted him with a smile. He and Mr. Wu are old acquaintances, so he spoke with ease. After the guest and the host sat down, a special person outside brought tea and pastries. Liu Cheng began to get to the point: "It is said that Brother Wu brought 6,000 kilograms of cotton from Annan?"

Mr. Wu immediately said, "Six thousand two hundred kilograms, I have inquired about the market, is the price still 153 qian?"

"Not bad." Liu Cheng smiled and said, "Of course, don't worry about this. Our Hou Mansion's transaction will not be faked. At that time, you just need to bring cotton to the warehouse, weigh the pounds and come to this store with a note, and you will have a lot of money to give you. But Brother Wu, don't blame me for talking too much. I want to ask some things."

Mr. Wu felt a big heart. Although he had known that the business was very credible, he didn't get the right words. After all, he was still ruling so much goods, but he was not satisfied at all. He was not a joke if he had any mistakes in the middle.

Mr. Wu said naturally: "Brother Liu is just asking."

"Brother Wu is a Han Chinese, but he doesn't know what kind of way he took to collect cotton in Annan?" Liu Cheng observed the merchant surnamed Wu without saying a word, smiling. This sentence is obviously a bit taboo. People who do business have secrets, and some secrets, in a sense, are business opportunities.

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Chapter completed!