Chapter 98 King Qin
Fang Zhongrong had been away for nearly two hours, and it was already dark when he came back.
Not only did he bring back the market guide, but he also brought back news that the next market opening would be three days later, and someone would help them make appointments with a dozen well-known merchants from the Liao Kingdom to meet and discuss directly. Can.
Sheng Wei was very happy when he heard this. Originally, what he was most worried about was how to contact those Liao businessmen.
After all, it was his first time to come to the border trade, and the things he brought could not be displayed in a big way.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing had arranged all this.
Sheng Wei was very cautious, fearing that someone would discover his wine, so he stayed in the inn for the next few days without going out.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Early that morning, the vendors from various inns in Xiongzhou City took their goods and headed for the North City Gate.
Sheng Wei was not in a hurry, but waited until after noon, when there were fewer people leaving the city, before taking the goods out of the city.
The mutual market opens every ten days and lasts for ten days each time.
In fact, there are only eight days. The first day is for vendors to enter the venue, and the last day is for vendors to pack up and leave.
The time agreed with the Liao merchants was in the evening, so Sheng Wei was not in a hurry.
The mutual market, after years of development, is no different from a small city.
Sheng Wei came to the city gate of the market and saw soldiers checking the goods brought by the merchants entering the city from a distance, but he was not worried.
Fang Zhongrong had told him before that their market quotations were exempt from inspection.
Sheng Wei has also heard people say that as long as you have the background or spend money to manage, you can get a market introduction that exempts you from inspection.
Whether it is carrying some prohibited goods or concealing the quantity, merchants can make a lot more money.
It was their turn soon. When Sheng Wei took out the market guide, he was immediately let go.
After entering the market, we first went to the rental warehouse to store the goods, and then found an inn to stay.
The management rights of the Quechang were divided along the central axis, with one person and one half from both Song and Liao sides.
Of course, this refers to restaurants, inns and warehouses, and does not restrict merchants from entering each other's areas.
Merchants can store their goods in Liao warehouses if they wish, as long as they can rest assured.
After settling in, in the evening, Sheng Wei and Fang Zhongrong took a cart of wine and headed for Baixiang Tower in the Liao area.
The Liao area is no different from the Song area. Apart from the fact that the people they see are dressed differently from the Song people, most of them have Han faces, and few Khitan people are seen.
Speaking of which, the Liao Kingdom was the first to use one country, two systems.
The Liao State established two courts, the North and the South. Among them, the South Court was specially used to manage Han people and also appointed some Han officials.
Most of the merchants from the Liao Kingdom who came to do business were Han, and not many Khitans.
Firstly, the status of merchants is low, and secondly, it is also because the Khitan people are not good at doing business.
However, although most of the merchants in the Liao Kingdom were Han Chinese, they were all supported by the Khitan nobles.
When they arrived at Baixiang Building, Fang Zhongrong communicated with the waiter, and Sheng Wei and Fang Zhongrong were taken to a private room on the third floor.
There were only four people chatting in the private room at this time, and there were two guards standing behind each person.
Seeing Sheng Wei and Fang Zhongrong come in, followed by several guards holding wine jars, one of them was a little disappointed and said: "It turns out to be wine. If I had known better, I wouldn't have come. It was a waste of time."
"Yes, but the face of Marquis Qingyuan still has to be given. Let's take a look first." Another person said.
"Everyone, I'm Sheng Wei." Sheng Wei said, cupping his hands.
"Brother Sheng, the only product you bring is wine?" A man in his thirties asked in return.
"Yes, but the wine I brought is much stronger than all the wines on the market." Sheng Wei said.
"Oh?"
After hearing this, several people immediately became interested and said, "Brother Sheng, can you open it for us to try?"
Liao Dynasty will make wine, and Song Dynasty will The imperial court also sold wine to the Liao Kingdom, but they were not interested in the wine.
But the Khitan people like strong liquor, and when they heard Sheng Wei said it was strong liquor, they became interested.
"Haha, everyone hasn't arrived yet. When everyone does, I'll have someone open it for everyone to try." Sheng Wei said with a smile.
Although several people were a little unhappy after hearing this, they didn't say anything. After Sheng Wei sat down, he started chatting with a few people.
These people are all Han, but the current emperor of the Liao Kingdom values Han people, and these people have been ruled by the Liao Kingdom from their ancestors, and they have no sense of belonging to the Song Dynasty.
After chatting for a while, the rest of the people arrived one after another. Among the dozen or so Liao merchants, not a single one was a Khitan, they were all Han.
Sheng Wei didn't show off and asked people to open the wine and pour it for everyone to taste.
For a time, the aroma of wine overflowed in the room.
Just by smelling it, everyone knew it was a good wine. After tasting it, their eyes lit up and they asked Sheng Wei about the price.
"You have already tasted it, so I won't introduce it further. This wine is expensive to make, one hundred taels of silver per catty!" Sheng Wei said.
“Are you kidding? A war horse only costs fifty taels of silver.”
"That's right, Brother Sheng, do you think we are fools? How many people can afford to drink a pound of wine with a hundred taels of silver?"
"Did Brother Sheng make a mistake, it's a hundred taels per jar? ”
As soon as they heard Sheng Wei’s quotation, everyone was furious.
Is one hundred taels per catty expensive?
It doesn’t sound expensive, but it refers to the rare old wine.
Although the wine Sheng Wei brought was good, they could taste it and tell it was new wine.
This shows that this wine can be brewed in batches.
Things are rare and expensive. No matter how good the thing is, as long as the quantity is large, it cannot be sold at a high price.
"Everyone, I'm not joking, because this is the first transaction, and it can be sold at half price. But it will be restored to the original price in the future, and I don't need money for future transactions, but horses." Sheng Wei said.
Liao merchants were not surprised that Sheng Wei asked for horses. Most of the business transactions were barter and rarely collected money.
You can make another profit by shipping the exchanged goods back.
However, the price made them very dissatisfied, but Sheng Wei refused to let go, and in the end they had no choice but to break up.
Back at the inn, Fang Zhongrong said with some doubts: "Exceptor Sheng, although I don't know anything about business, I also know the principle of asking for a high price and paying back the money on the spot. If you insist on killing me, you will not let go, and you will offend everyone. What should we do next?”
“Don’t worry, General Fang. It was just because there were so many people. Someone will definitely come here next,” Sheng Wei said with a smile.
In pursuit of profit, what businessmen care about is not the cost of buying something, but whether it is profitable.
Fang Zhongrong was doubtful, but as soon as Sheng Wei finished speaking, someone came to report that someone wanted to see him.
Sheng Wei smiled slightly and asked someone to bring him over.
Fang Zhongrong stood up and stood behind Sheng Wei, acting as a guard.
Soon, the person was brought over. It was one of the Liao businessmen he had just met, named Li Ge.
After meeting, Li Ge said he was willing to buy all the wine that Sheng Wei brought for fifty taels per catty.
However, Sheng Wei did not agree and only agreed to sell him a car.
No matter what Li Ge said, Sheng Wei would not let go. Even if he offered to add money, the other party still did not agree.
Seeing that Sheng Wei was not getting enough food and salt, Li Ge pondered for a while and said: "Brother Sheng, don't you want a horse? As long as you promise to only trade with me, I promise that you can use horses to trade in the future. .Brother Sheng should know that there are restrictions on the flow of horses to the Song Dynasty. Others cannot trade with you."
"Because of this, I cannot agree to be with you alone. Trading, after all, the war horses you can provide are limited," Sheng Wei said calmly.
"I am different from them. I am a member of the King of Qin. I am just a war horse. You can have as many as you want." Li Ge said.
Sheng Wei had never heard of King Qin, and he didn't believe Li Ge's words. Just when he was about to refuse, he felt Fang Zhongrong pull him behind him.
“I want to consider this matter.” Sheng Wei said.
"Okay, I'm waiting for the good news from Brother Sheng. I believe that no one in the entire Daliao businessmen can provide horses in large quantities except me." Li Ge said confidently.
Sheng Wei complimented a few words, sent people away, returned to the house and said: "General Fang, why did you just hint that I agreed?" King?" Fang Zhongrong said in surprise.
"I've never heard of it. It sounds like it's a vassal state of the Liao Kingdom?" Sheng Wei asked confused.
Fang Zhongrong was dumbfounded: "King Qin is the younger brother of the current emperor of Liao."
(End of this chapter)