Huang Dazhi and Huang Dapeng were also stopped by the waiter. They looked at Huang Yi and said, "Master, little one..."
During this period of time, Huang Yi could be said to kill without batting an eye. He only felt full of hostility and was not afraid of fighting at all. How could he possibly worry about Manager Li playing tricks.
He came to this store to discuss business on an impromptu basis, and it was impossible for him to prepare the manpower in advance.
With just Manager Li and two or three servants, Huang Yi thought he could be killed easily.
He even wished that Guan Li would take action first, leading to a fight between the two parties, and then he would not be polite...
The Li family business should be quite big. How much inventory and money can be saved?
Then don't blame Huang Yi for looting this place.
He said: "You all wait here, I can talk about it in a while."
Manager Li smiled and said: "You can sit down and have some tea and snacks. My family is a serious businessman."
Huang Yi followed shopkeeper Li to the inner room. The waiter served tea and then went out and closed the door.
"Do you need to be so nervous? Come on, take it or not?" Huang Yi said pretending to be impatient.
Manager Li whispered: "I wonder where the strong man got the heads of slaves? How many levels are there in total?"
"The seventh-level real slaves and the forty-fifth level are young and middle-aged Tatars. They are all Mongolian left-wingers who have taken refuge in the slave establishment."
"Hiss!" I heard Manager Li take a breath.
The heads of Jiannu and Tatars were so rare that the so-called Ningjin Victory only yielded more than 200.
Huang Yi said that he had more than fifty in his hand. Wouldn't it be a quarter of the victory of Ningjin?
"This, so much? This, this..., I wonder what price the hero wants?" Shopkeeper Li actually stuttered a little.
When discussing business, you need to listen to the voice. Huang Yi immediately realized that as Manager Li, he might not be able to make such a big decision.
He made an offer and said: "These heads are to be exchanged for three pairs of refined iron chainmails, three hundred shi of wheat, three thousand kilograms of Su steel, fifty muskets, three hundred kilograms of gunpowder, and three hundred kilograms of lead."
Huang Yi had checked the price information of the Ming Dynasty before, and he had some memories. One stone of wheat weighed more than 150 Ming Dynasty market pounds.
This was the early years of Chongzhen. Before the slaves entered the pass, a stone of wheat in the pass could be sold for about seven coins, and one tael of silver could buy eighty to one hundred and twenty kilograms of refined iron.
Gunpowder is not a commodity and has no market price. The cost price will not exceed six taels of silver each. Gunpowder is not a commodity. The black market price of ten kilograms is no more than two taels of silver.
Huang Yi's asking price was only about 1.5 times the silver reward promised by the court for beheading.
It should be fully considered that the buyer obtains these heads not for the reward of silver, but for promotion and promotion.
"A hero doesn't want gold or silver?" Manager Li asked in surprise.
"No! We still have to fight the Jiannu and Tatars. Gold and silver are useless in our hands. We only need food, iron and weapons."
It is possible that Manager Li still had a clear conscience and admired Han'er who dared to kill Jiannu. After hearing what Huang Yi said, he was silent for a moment and said:
"The things a strong man wants are not too much according to the current prices, but armor, muskets, and gunpowder are all military supplies, and you can't just buy them if you want."
The corruption in the late Ming Dynasty has reached jaw-dropping proportions.
The sergeants have made trouble many times because of unpaid wages, and have done things like forcing governors and other frontier officials to death, so secretly selling some weapons and armor is nothing.
Huang Yi simply pointed it out and showed that he understood those trivial matters. He said: "The border troops in Zhangjiakou, Xuanfu and Datong have a lot of guns and gunpowder. If you want to collect them, how can you not?"
"But these things don't just exist. I can't get them here."
Why are you talking nonsense here when there is no product? Isn’t this a waste of time?
Disappointed, Huang Yi stood up and said, "Then there's nothing we can do. We haven't dealt with each other before, so it's impossible for us to accept credit. I'll check with the next one."
Unexpectedly, Manager Li grabbed Huang Yi and said anxiously: "No, no, absolutely no!"
"What's wrong?" Huang Yi asked in surprise.
"There is a mixed bag of good and bad people here. Some shops specialize in business on the Liaodong side. If a strong man goes to talk to them, I am afraid it will cause trouble. Besides, no matter which shop, there will be so many blunderbuss in hand."
"Oh? You mean I can't get what I want!"
Huang Yi, who thought he could get dozens of kilograms of gunpowder and a few matchlock guns, was somewhat frustrated.
He really needs firearms. Once he has firearms, the Han people under his hands can be converted into combat effectiveness.
Shopkeeper Li still had a smile on his face, and he said in an unquestionable tone: "It's definitely not possible here. It's only possible in Zhangjiakou. Moreover, the price offered by the warrior makes it unprofitable for the merchants. I'm afraid this business will be difficult to do."
Huang Yi knew that he couldn't look for random merchants to prevent them from being Jiannu's spies, so he chose the Li family firm to give it a try.
Seeing Manager Li's attitude and listening to his words, he felt that the Li family probably did not collude with the slave builders, so he decided to have a good talk with this family.
He said: "Talk about business, talk about business, you can talk about it!"
"When we get to Zhangjiakou, it's no problem to give three hundred shi of wheat and one thousand kilograms of Suzhou steel. There is no iron armor, and we can only give ten muskets. We can't give much gunpowder and lead. Twenty or thirty kilograms are too high."
At present, gunpowder and matchlocks are most needed. The more the better. Of course, Huang Yi will try his best to get them. He wondered:
"That's all?"
"There's only so much, and we still have to go to Zhangjiakou."
Huang Yi didn't want to go to Zhangjiakou for the time being, at least he wasn't planning to enter any city until he got a legal identity.
His current force value is very high, he can fight and run, and his skills in escaping on horseback are improving, but he must not be trapped in the city.
Because no matter which border town there are, there will always be soldiers and government officials. Can Huang Yi, who is well-equipped and powerful in street fighting, be able to defeat one against three, perhaps one against ten, or one against a hundred?
It’s normal to have hundreds or even thousands of troops in the city!
"Alas!" Huang Yi sighed and said: "It's so troublesome, it seems that this business can't be done. It doesn't matter, the business is not done, benevolence and justice, try to cooperate next time."
Seeing that Huang Yi was about to leave, shopkeeper Li quickly stopped him and said:
"I was planning to return to the Zhangjiakou headquarters in the next couple of days. The brave men can bring the manpower, horses, and vehicles to transport grain and steel, and load the goods on my ship to accompany them. My ship will take care of all the food along the way. "
"this……"
Seeing that Huang Yi was still brooding, shopkeeper Li smiled and said: "It's so cost-effective to have the warriors come and go with a full load! Besides, when we go to the market outside Zhangjiakou, I will provide food and accommodation, and we will have my own people running back and forth for the transactions, so there is no need for warriors." Go into town.”
It can be said that Zhangjiakou is full of merchants. If you have accumulated some gold and silver, go there to buy some grain, steel, cotton, and shochu. The price will definitely be much cheaper than the market outside Guihua City.
With Shopkeeper Li and someone assisting in the purchase, this matter was much more reliable, and Huang Yi was moved.
He calculated that if a horse carried three hundred kilograms and a cart carried more than ten stones of grain, it would take a lot of people, horses, and carts to carry it.
