"Mr. Wu Tumu, the person standing in front of you at this moment is a first-class imperial merchant who hopes to establish a long-term business relationship with you people from the Western Regions, not a profiteer as you think. I hope you and I can feel each other's sincerity, just like I am willing to buy the horse for one hundred and fifty taels."
Liang Xiao's words finally made Wu Tumu express his feelings.
"Boss Liang, this sugar is indeed an excellent luxury product, and it is easier to transport than porcelain! If what I expected is not bad, as long as this sugar can be successfully transported to the countries in the west of our Western Region, such as Persia... the price will be affordable. Than the same weight of silver!”
Gu Pingxiu was shocked.
A pound of sugar costs ten taels of silver? Isn’t that more than twenty times?
The Great Zhou Emperor opened up the Silk Road left over from the Wu Dynasty, but most of the time the Silk Road was of greater political and military significance to the officials. Whether the officials could make a profit is unknown, and they might even pay bounties to the west. A team came to pay tribute.
The Silk Road merchants were almost all foreign merchants from the west, but if there was no profit of more than ten times in a round trip, it would not be attractive to them at all.
What really surprised Gu Pingxiu was that Wu Tumu could be moved by Liang Xiao's few words.
"Sure enough, sincerity is the most deadly weapon."
This is Gu Pingxiu's evaluation of Liang Xiao.
Sometimes, being open and honest is more effective than being oblique and subtle, especially when Wu Tumu was wronged by the family here.
Liang Xiao bartered with sugar, which not only found a big business opportunity like Wutumu for himself, but also provided more sales for sugar. He could also get so many high-end war horses for the court, and he also had the opportunity to try out the cavalry.
Kill multiple birds with one stone!
Now Gu Pingxiu no longer doubts his master's vision.
This guy is indeed a business genius, the kind who can make money!
Liang Xiao said: "The imperial court has purchased all these five hundred good horses. I personally need thirty-six of them. How much packaged sugar do I need? In terms of packaging, you can send people to weigh and supervise on site to ensure everything is perfect. I only have one It is required that it cannot be resold within the Great Zhou Dynasty for less than 500 Wen, unless there is an unavoidable natural or man-made disaster and it is forced to sell to recover the capital."
Wu Tumu said in surprise: "I want 20,000 kilograms of sugar, and I will hire people from the Beijing Escort Bureau to escort them to Yumen Pass. Can Boss Liang really provide so much??"
Liang Xiao smiled and said: "I can give you up to 50,000 catties, and the court will make up the rest with banknotes or silver."
"Fifty thousand catties?? Seriously?!" Wu Tumu and his companions behind him exclaimed in unison.
Liang Xiao and Gu Pingxiu looked at each other and smiled.
They heard that Wu Tumu, who knew the Persians better than they did, his voice was trembling, indicating that sugar is... a rare commodity, it will definitely become a luxury product in the west, and its price is even higher than gold!
Wu Tumu immediately turned around to discuss with a dozen of his Western Region companions. After a moment, everyone put their right hands on their left chests and bowed to Liang Xiao.
"We decided to agree to this deal!"
Liang Xiao finally convinced this group of horse dealers from the Western Regions to order 500 fine war horses and go back to resume their duties.
In the carriage, Gu Pingxiu said in confusion: "Boss, we can definitely lower the price of the war horses to one hundred taels a piece, or a maximum of one hundred and twenty taels. Why..."
Liang Xiao then explained.
"From the perspective of a businessman, it is indeed a good thing to save 25,000 taels of silver, but from now on we will cut off all contact with the horse dealers in the Western Regions. They traveled thousands of miles to send such excellent war horses, and they came here with sincerity. We But they want to take advantage of people's danger, which will not only damage the majesty of the Great Zhou, but also make all the merchants in the Western Regions give up trading war horses with the Great Zhou, and it will be difficult for the Great Zhou to equip a team of elite cavalry."
"Besides, the highest price of Zhou Dynasty war horses is one hundred taels, and the quality is far inferior to those of these Western Regions war horses. These horses are indeed worth two hundred taels each, and Wu Tumu is not exaggerating. The other party is grateful for my kindness and is eager to get back the money. He has given For a friendly price, let’s be more relaxed and give them sugar business opportunities for mutual benefit.”
"After they go back, they will definitely publicize the benefits of the Great Zhou. By then, there will naturally be an endless stream of large horse dealers from the Western Regions venturing to the Great Zhou to sell horses, and they will form a Great Zhou cavalry that is more elite than the Beihu Jingqi. It will be just around the corner. "
Gu Pingxiu was convinced and pleaded: "It's the boss who has a far-sighted vision. The little knowledge I have learned is just a trick and an insult to my emperor's wisdom. Please give me more advice from the boss in the future!"
"Easy!" Liang Xiao happily agreed.
In the imperial study room, after Duan Yunyi understood the situation, he looked at Liang Xiao and nodded with pleasure.
"You have done a good job, and you have saved the Western Region's impression of our great Zhou Dynasty. I will immediately ask the treasury to allocate funds, and you can choose the best thirty-six from these horses. You are welcome."
On that day, Duan Yunyi ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate 75,000 taels to purchase 500 fine horses from the Western Regions.
Tuoba Lie, the Minister of Household Affairs, met the Holy Spirit urgently and strongly opposed it.
"Your Majesty already knows that the treasury is empty, how can you spend more money to raise horses!"
Duan Yunyi refuted it on the spot: "Right now, the army does lack elite war horses. These war horses are worth the price! As for the treasury, I have found a way to make money and will fill it up soon. Just go ahead and do it. I will also inform the ministers that in the future Anyone who makes things difficult for guests from the Western Region will be severely punished once discovered!"
Tuoba Lie met the empress's cold eyes and had no choice but to nod in agreement.
The Ministry of Household Affairs finally allocated funds to buy horses.
Tuoba Lie returned home, frowning.
"This woman is becoming more and more like a coward. She is self-willed. She has repeatedly tried to strengthen the army and angered Beihu. It seems that her way to make money is to let Liang Xiao do business. It is extremely ridiculous..."
The eldest son Tuoba Jun said: "When a country is about to perish, there must be evildoers! That Liang Xiao must have used her beauty to fool the emperor... What a pity, this woman has extraordinary beauty, but she doesn't love herself!"
Tuoba Lie's eyes lit up: "This is a good public opinion that can be spread! As expected of my son, he knows everything!"
Tuoba Jun added: "Let's send people to Jiangbei and Jiangnan by the way to inform the Dugu family and the Gongyang family that Liang Xiao intends to enter the book industry, break our monopoly on the Dazhou book industry, and let the Dugu family and the Gongyang family Also, do your part and kill Liang Xiao together!"
Tuoba Lie rolled his eyes and sneered: "He's just a young boy, why does he need to make such a fuss?"
Tuoba Jun said solemnly: "It takes all the strength for a lion to fight a rabbit! What's more, this son is backed by the imperial power. We must use thunderous means to nip him in the bud, and we can't take any chances. In this way, we can also deter the Hunjun and those who are related to the aristocratic family. The young people who are against me, let them understand who has the final say in this world!"
Tuoba Lie was startled, then stroked his beard and laughed: "He is indeed the most talented man in the capital in the past! What my father wants to hear is what you say. I, Tuoba family, will have a successor, and we will replace it with the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is just around the corner!"
Tuoba Jun gritted his teeth and said: "I can't believe that I have never dared to marry a wife because of this stupid king, so I can only take concubines, but she keeps a handsome... bitch!"
Tuoba Lie patted him on the shoulder and consoled him: "When the time comes, we will immediately start an army. By then, these sisters will not be yours to enjoy, and the title of Emperor Zhou is not worth mentioning!"
The title of the most talented person in the capital is held by the outstanding children of major aristocratic families in turn, as long as these aristocratic families can manipulate public opinion a little.
In addition, there are also methods such as promoting filial piety and honesty, which are stepping stones for the children of these aristocratic families to enter the officialdom in the future. They have been tried and tested repeatedly.
Liang Xiao returned home and was also starting to select BMWs and elite candidates.
