Liang Xiao looked happy and immediately asked Jiang Fuxue to play with Duan Yunxiu while he took Gu Pingxiu to see the horse dealer.
He has money on hand now, so he can spend some money to try out the cavalry in advance. He can't wait until he gets thirsty and goes through the well later, which will probably be too late.
It will take several months for horse dealers to transport horses to Beijing.
Recently, he spent a thousand taels of silver to acquire a piece of wasteland in the capital for emergencies.
Wu Tumu, a horse dealer from the Western Regions, was pacing back and forth in Liang Xiao's lobby at this time, almost catching up with his jogging frequency.
It wasn't until Gu Pingxiu brought Liang Xiao that Wu Tumu greeted him enthusiastically: "Are you the first-grade emperor merchant boss Liang? I heard that you need a good horse?"
Liang Xiao nodded and said: "I need to buy some horses specially used for cavalry."
Wu Tumu immediately stated his intention, becoming more and more angry as he spoke.
"Our caravan came from the Western Regions and went through all kinds of hardships to avoid the sight of Beihu. Those horses were also good horses that had just grown up. But we didn't expect that the Ministry of War in the capital would secretly send people to coerce and lure us, hoping to use the lowest quality to lure us. Sell the horses at the same price, or sell them at the original price but give them a huge kickback!”
"We were grateful for the kindness of the Great Zhou Emperor, risking our lives and traveling across mountains and rivers to show our goodwill to the Great Zhou. As a result, they didn't even allow us to meet His Majesty because we couldn't give them enough benefits!"
Liang Xiao frowned and looked at Gu Pingxiu: "Does Your Majesty know about this?"
"I know, but what the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War mean is that these horse dealers are all aliens, asking for exorbitant prices, and are greedy..." Gu Pingxiu became more and more embarrassed as he spoke, and added, "Thanks to the boss for letting me pay attention to the horse dealers, I I accidentally found out about this!”
Liang Xiao said in a deep voice: "Now I understand why the army is always in urgent need of high-quality war horses. It is these people-eating ministers who are obstructing it! I will report this to the Holy Emperor!"
Wu Tumu waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter who we sell to, as long as we can make some hard-earned money... Boss Liang, do you need war horses? We have brought five hundred fine war horses this time!"
Liang Xiao considered that his printing factory had not yet taken shape, so he nodded and said: "I will send someone to inform your majesty about this first."
Duan Yunyi was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study, and soon received this urgent report. He frowned, his eyes turned cold, and then he sighed.
"It's time to replace these officials of the Ministry of War as soon as possible. But it is extremely difficult to dismiss them and investigate them. After all, there is only one side of the story from the horse dealer, and there is no other ironclad evidence..."
After thinking for a moment, Duan Yunyi immediately wrote a handwritten edict and sent it to Liang Xiao.
"Boss, what the Lord wants is that you will negotiate with all the horse dealers in the future, and then the court will purchase the war horses! As for how many horses you want to buy from them, it's up to you!"
After Liang Xiao got the manuscript, he finally felt relieved and followed Wu Tumu to a horse farm in the capital.
Wu Tumu was full of expectations.
The cost of keeping the horses in their caravan at the racecourse is a lot of money.
If you don’t sell it, you won’t even be able to make back your capital!
In the racecourse, Liang Xiao looked at the fat and strong horses from the Western Regions and was secretly amazed.
It looks like a good horse at first glance.
Fifty Xuanwei took turns riding these five hundred horses, galloping in the wide horse farm, roaring in the blink of an eye.
"As expected of a BMW from the Western Regions! Mr. Wu Tumu, please make a price!" Liang Xiao praised.
Wu Tumu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Our original price was one hundred and fifty taels per horse!"
"The horses are good, but they are too expensive! Each war horse in our army only costs a hundred taels!" Gu Pingxiu frowned.
Wu Tumu explained: "You must also be able to see that these are war horses that have just grown up and can serve for eight to ten years! The key is that they have a docile personality! If we were not grateful for Boss Liang's kindness, we would even want to bid two One hundred taels per horse!”
Gu Pingxiu was about to bargain, but was stopped by Liang Xiao: "One hundred and fifty taels is indeed not expensive. After all, there are too few good horses in Dazhou."
Hearing this, Gu Pingxiu was extremely depressed.
This is not a small amount of money, five hundred horses is seventy-five thousand taels!
It wasn't until Liang Xiao winked at him that he calmed down.
Because he and Liang Xiao had just gotten along for a short time and had insufficient tacit understanding, Liang Xiao agreed on some secret codes with him.
The wink was the secret code agreed between Liang Xiao and him: he must have deep meaning.
Even Wu Tumu was a little confused. Looking at Liang Xiao, he couldn't believe that this first-class Imperial Chamber of Commerce was so cheerful.
Liang Xiao said again: "Mr. Wu Tumu, have you tried my sugar and pastries from Dingguo Hou Mansion?"
Wu Tumu was stunned and nodded: "After trying it, it is indeed a rare product!"
Liang Xiao then said: "You have come all the way from the Western Regions. If you are a new arrival, you cannot return to the Western Regions right away. You have to stay here for a while, right?"
Wu Tumu said: "We also have this plan. After selling these horses, we will purchase some goods from the Zhou Dynasty, send them back to the Western Regions, and then sell them to the Persians at high prices, such as silk and porcelain. This is no secret!"
"To be fair, do you think Persians like white sugar?" Liang Xiao asked.
"It will take at least half a year to transport sugar to Persia, right?" Wu Tumu asked worriedly.
"My white sugar, as long as it doesn't get wet, can be stored for more than a year without deterioration. If it's sealed, it can theoretically be stored for ten years!"
"How is that possible?" Wu Tumu was surprised.
"There is no water in white sugar. Are you from the Western Regions and don't understand this principle? Why can those dried meats be stored for several months? You Western Regions people should know the principle very well, right?"
Wu Tumu thought thoughtfully and said, "Can you let me see a large amount of sugar?"
"I've already brought it!" Liang Xiao turned around and greeted Xuan Wei.
Two Xuanwei came over holding a large jar of white sugar and a large jar of rock sugar respectively.
"Such a big particle? Is this what it is?" Wu Tumu looked at the rock candy that Liang Xiao pushed in his hand.
"This is rock sugar, with larger particles than white sugar. As long as it is sealed at the factory, it can be stored for more than one or two years without deterioration."
Liang Xiao said, asking Wu Tumu to taste the rock candy.
Wu Tumu put the rock candy into his mouth. After a moment, he nodded excitedly: "It's a good product!"
Liang Xiao then said: "There is almost no moisture in this white sugar, and it lacks the conditions to deteriorate. I know you can't wait for a year and a half. You can observe and judge for yourself. Think about how table salt is preserved."
Wu Tumu looked at the handful of sugar in his hand and swallowed, feeling excited.
If this thing were shipped to Persia... the price would probably increase several times!
"The current market price of sugar is 400 Wen. I will exchange it with you at an equal price of 390 Wen to offset part of the cost of the war horse. What do you think?" Liang Xiao asked.
Gu Pingxiu was surprised.
Isn't this a strategic material?
But Gu Pingxiu soon felt relieved.
This new product cannot become a strategic material at today's high price.
To become a strategic material, the army must at least wait until the price is close to the people before it can be stored in large quantities.
Wu Tumu grasped the white sugar in one hand and the rock sugar in the other hand, and there was a war between heaven and man in his heart.
