Chapter 199 Transaction
On the second day, after breakfast, Lu Zhuocheng left with the convoy. Tian Lei also loaded the car with the salt and other materials that Zhao Zhen had given him, and brought all five adult fighting cocks with him.
I heard from Tian Lei that although these five fighting cocks are good at fighting, he is not a professional chicken trainer after all, so he may not be able to fight other chickens.
Zhao Zhen doesn’t care about this. It doesn’t matter whether he wins or loses. It’s his first time to participate in this event. Let’s get involved first.
Ji Minghan and Ji Minglian, together with Guanghui and Zhu Gui, accompanied them with fifty soldiers. Tian Lei led two farmers and drove a troika. Went to Lvliu Township.
Today's party was held at the township office. A tent was set up early in front of the office. Zhao Zhen came early and picked a place to settle down the troops. Then he went to the front yard of the township office with the salt and other items to be traded.
Today, all the officials and soldiers in the village office were sent out, and they were replaced by people from Gaohu Mansion inside and outside. The soldiers were also replaced by a team that Zhao Zhen had never seen before. Pu Daobing. Judging from the attire, Gao Hu should have chosen it from the soldiers surrendered in the world of [Loyalty King Li Huajing].
Zhao Zhen stepped forward to meet Li and asked: "Brother, are these soldiers from [Loyalty King Li Huajing]?"
Gao Hu nodded and said: " Brother-in-law, these soldiers are the same ones who were surrendered. These people are not Caozhou villagers and have no relatives. The rebels in Yuyuan have not been cleared yet. Although it is not a problem, they are still a hidden danger in the city. There are signs of activity, and I am really worried about the reduction of thousands of soldiers."
"Half of the soldiers were left, and the rest were sent to the clan to replace some useful things. In the future, if there are soldiers, Qingwan can also send them to the clan to replace them.”
Zhao Zhen listened and said happily: "Brother, I have written this down. I wonder what brother is going to trade today?"
"Lvliu Township is newly established. There are no specialties in the township. Fortunately, in the misty world There are two things: Geng cakes and elm trees. Brother-in-law, I see that in addition to salt, you also brought beds, wood carvings, potted plants, and peony bone carvings. I dare not say anything else. I think these people need this salt."
Zhao Zhen asked again: "Brother, does he know what the others will bring here?"
Gao Hu said: "This is not a secret. There is a place in Yingji Town where Duan Song and Duan Liu are. Wuling Stone Mine not only grows golden wheat, but also grass and wolfberry. My brother-in-law, you can pay attention to the wolfberry, which is a specialty. It has a soft texture, white color, uniform stems, no forks, slenderness and good toughness, and is a woven basket. The basket is not only strong, but also beautiful. Occasionally, armor made of spiritual materials flows out. "
"Jiang Yu, the mayor of Zhuanmiao Town, has ancestors who came from Qi State and have been rooted in Gao State for three to five hundred years. Mainly raising Luxi cattle and green goats, Zhong Chongxun also planted large areas of cotton. As an emerging force, Zhong Chongxun relied on the recruited general Liu Hui. In addition to working as a mercenary, he also bought an industry and raised horses and mules. There are pack horses, draft horses, riding horses, and even war horses.”
"Hanji Township, where the brothers Song Shiqin and Song Jinhong live, produces wood and cotton. There are many carpenters and weavers working there. These two people usually bring furniture and cotton cloth."
"Jia Ying's Nine In addition to livestock breeding, Nuji also produces silkworms, including silk, silkworm pupae, silkworm seeds, mulberry seeds, and all kinds of silk."
"Zhou Yisheng and Wu Quanliang from Dangji Township. They are cousins, one grows peonies for oil and the other breeds sturgeons.”
“Of course, these have been seen in previous years. As for whether there are new trading items, we can only know when others come. "
Zhao Zhen listened and thought about it. As Gao Hu said, salt is indeed his unique trading item.
The two were chatting in the front hall while waiting for the people who came to trade. At the end of the day, everyone arrived one after another. As the host, Gao Hu said a few words briefly, and then showed off his [Geng Cake] and elm wood first without hesitation.
Everyone has eaten [Geng Cake] and couldn’t put it down. Zhao Zhen discovered that as a dessert, in this era, no one does not love it.
The transaction went smoothly. Gao Hu got his wish and exchanged 800 kilograms of [Geng Bing] for 30 horses provided by Zhong Chongxun. He also exchanged a batch of forage with Duan Song and Duan Liu. A batch of elm wood was also sold.
Everyone stepped forward one by one in order. As Gao Hu said, the goods brought by these people were grown, raised, and produced in large quantities in the local area.
Of course, Zhao Zhen did not gain nothing. The salt was sold for 5,000 shi, and even though the blue poplar wood bed had the property of being flea-free, none of it was sold. Nearly 100 boxwood carvings such as pen holders and bonsai were ordered, and a lot of peony bone carvings were also ordered
Of course, not all were traded with money. Among them, 1,000 stones of salt were exchanged with Jiang Yu for 500 Qingshan. Sheep, 90 Luxi cattle. 500 shi of salt was exchanged for 1,200 jin of peony oil, and the rest was settled with banknotes.
When it was Jiang Yu's turn, in addition to cattle and sheep, Jiang Yu actually brought a cart of clams. These big guys have shells that are more than three feet long. Their shells are triangular in shape, with the top of the shell curved and the edge of the shell buckling in a wave shape.
Although the surface is gray and autumnal, with several deep grooves like wheels running over it, forming curved and overlapping wrinkles on the surface, the inside of the shell is glossy white.
As one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism, Tridacna is also extremely rare in the country of Gao. There are three sects of Buddhism, and there are different sects, different scriptures, and different translations of the Seven Treasures.
Whether it is the "Buddha's True Practice Collection", "Amitabha Sutra", "Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra", etc., among the seven treasures, Tridacna is always there.
Jiang Yudao: ""Lingwai Daida" said: "There are clams in the South China Sea called Tridacna, which are shaped like large clams. They are about three feet full, and there are also those that are less than one foot full, but the big ones are the most valuable. . 'I have a total of ten clams, all brought from the sea of Baiyue. The largest one is over four feet, and I want to exchange them for spiritual objects that can enhance their physical fitness."
Everyone came forward. Going to see it, Zhao Zhen also took the opportunity to step forward and check it out with his eyesight. Most of these clams were first-level materials, and one even entered the second level, which were considered spiritual materials. It makes sense to exchange spiritual objects.
It’s just that none of these people are monks, so they don’t take it very seriously. Zhao Zhen tried to raise a price, but he actually exchanged the cart of clams for eight-tailed four-tailed carps. Both of them were satisfied with the transaction and felt that they had taken advantage of it.
This transaction was not a bidding war as Gao Hu said.
After the transaction, it was not yet lunch time. Gao Hu prepared a banquet to entertain everyone.
At the banquet, everyone drank and drank. Zhao Zhen remembered that he would return to the fantasy world today, so he stopped briefly. Gao Hu seemed to intentionally introduce Zhao Zhen to everyone and told him about Zhao Zhen's campaign against [Loyalty King Li Huajing].
Duan Song and others also praised Zhao Zhen. He told everyone how brave Zhao Zhen's heroes were and how brave his soldiers were to fight.
After some publicity by the two, Zhao Zhen has established a firm foothold in this circle, and everyone can't help but have a strong interest in Zhao Zhen.
(End of this chapter)