Liu Chengzong spent this year in Jianlu.
It's not that he is playful, Mu Ya has long wanted to invite Liu Chengzong to Dajian Lu. He said that there are thirteen pot houses in Dajian Lu, and each pot house has a young beauty as the shopkeeper.
Liu Chengzong was not moved.
But Muya thought this was because her words were too empty, so she added adjectives. How beautiful are those young and beautiful shopkeepers? There are thirteen Guozhuangs, and each Guozhuang has a Ming Dynasty scholar who is obsessed with the shopkeeper and never leaves.
Sure enough, Liu Shizi was moved, and ordered his uncle to send troops to attack the arrow stove on the spot. He took away all the warriors and soldiers guarding the Guozhuang, and no one was allowed to leave!
Although this seems to be treating Changhe West as his own territory, Muya doesn't care. There is no business in making arrow stoves this season.
There were only poor scholars and settled merchants from Sichuan. Liu Chengzong could do whatever he wanted, it didn't matter.
Because he was finally able to confirm that Liu Chengzong indeed lacked interest in annexing him.
After confirming this, Muya can proceed with the next step of planning, which is to find a way to get Liu Chengzong to invest in the Dajianlu B&B.
Share is an old word. Several shares are put together to form a partnership. In commercial activities, shares are divided according to different capitals.
On the way to build the arrow stove, Muya told the local tribesmen who were traveling with him about his plan, and those old subordinates who had been loyal for generations were all upset.
A hundred households who have experienced the competition for the toast market on both sides of the Dadu River said: "Master, this is absolutely impossible to do. The Marshal's Mansion is powerful in Qinghai Duokang, has strong capital, and has settled in Dajian Lu. How can we still have the business of our thirteen pot houses? !”
Muya nodded very seriously: "Yes, there are only so many customers. If there are more restaurants, the customers will be divided and the income will inevitably decrease."
When the old man heard this, he understood very well, so he had no choice but to think outside of business and asked, "Is this because I want to pay tribute to the Marshal's Mansion to ensure peace?"
This idea is normal. After all, Muya tested Liu Chengzong a lot during this period, and found that the commander did lack interest in Changhe West. He was not a greedy person, but was just short of food.
But the old man followed up and said: "If you want to pay tribute, it is better to give gold and silver than to let the general enter and make the arrow stove. If the commander has no intention of swallowing the arrow stove, the Han people say that wealth and silk touch people's hearts. See Furnace City Mall may not be that interesting anymore."
Muya shook her head first, and then she said with joy, "Isn't this a good thing?"
The old man was dumbfounded: "Master, I didn't join the gang like that!"
Unexpectedly, Mu Ya waved her hand and said, "What kind of team do you want to join? Let me ask you, how big is Changhe West, and what is the annual income of the thirteen Guozi farms in Dajian Lu?"
This was not a good deal for the old man. He muttered to himself: "One less cow and one sheep were slaughtered in one day, and three more were slaughtered..."
"Okay, you don't know these things, I'll ask you again." Mu Ya asked: "How big is Liu Shuai's family fortune?"
Even Chang Hexi's income could not be calculated by the old man. How could he know how big Liu Shizi's family fortune was? So he simply ignored it this time and lowered his head and said: "Master, this subordinate is stupid."
"Don't be stupid, the commander stretched out his hand, and the money leaking out from his fingers is greater than my family's annual business of less than 10,000 taels. If he wants to build an arrow furnace, I can't help but ask for it."
There was ambition in Muya's eyes, and he said: "I will never be able to defeat King Mu, nor the Shen family, nor the Leng family. The market will never be able to expand east of the river or west of the river. Do you think I look like a chieftain?"
"I am like a big shopkeeper who has been doing small business in Hexi for generations, giving people a room to cook and cook."
"Let him take half of it, which is several thousand taels of silver a year. Compared with the huge expenses of the Marshal's Mansion, does he value this money?"
Muya asked and answered herself, wagging her index finger on the horse and said: "I don't like it. Taking advantage of the commander-in-chief's power, can't we bring the market to Dajianlu? When the market comes, even if the money is divided, the profit will be the same." Much more than now.”
Tu Baihu didn't say anything for a long time, and asked quietly: "When did the master have this idea?"
Mu Ya didn't say anything. The idea of pulling Liu Chengzong into a stake in the arrow furnace came about when she and Liu Chengzong were hunting together.
It's a bit funny to say that although she was born into a chieftain family, Muya is not familiar with martial arts and cannot fight.
His father knew the art of war, and the dream of two generations of chieftains in Changhexi was to conquer Shenbian Lengbian and seize the tea and horse market.
So he spent all his time studying Chinese, Shaanxi dialect, Sichuan dialect, Confucianism, arithmetic, and the tea-horse trade.
If all goes well, when he succeeds to the throne of chieftain, the tea and horse market should have been set in Changhexi, and all his talents should be promoted, making Changhexi the most dazzling chieftain territory in the southwest.
It's a pity that my father failed to destroy the Shen Leng family. He prepared for his whole life, fought a battle, and lost to a river. He swore against his will that the market would remain unchanged on the other side for eternity.
Muya, who didn't understand military matters, discovered that Liu Chengzong's army had a large gun used by two people, which could shoot two to three hundred paces.
This distance means that when the Dadu River does not rise, the defenders on the other side cannot stop the troops of the Qinghai Marshal's Mansion.
It's just that Mu Ya never expected that he was wrong about Liu Chengzong's desire.
Walking southeast from Luhuo, the surroundings are densely populated, and the wind is getting stronger and stronger. The road is relatively flat, except when we reach Zheduo Mountain, just like the name of the mountain, it is winding and winding, so we have to stay on the mountain for one night.
As he approached Dajianlu, there were fewer and fewer residential houses and more shops around him. Liu Chengzong watched as he walked.
Along the way, when people saw soldiers and horses entering Furnace City, they hurriedly hid on the side of the road. There were not many people, mainly monks wearing red cloth clothes, red scarves, and red singlets.
There are also some men and women who play in the market, wearing rough clothes made of trousers and shoes and socks made of trousers. Both men and women wear skirts without trousers.
When Muya saw Liu Chengzong frowning at the sight of many monks, he introduced: "There are many monks in Lucheng for four main reasons. One is that Tibet sent people to work in the furnace, the other is that King Baili expelled the monks, and the third is that Guozhuang in Lucheng is... Guests are provided with free accommodation, Sima...because of the handsome man."
Liu Chengzong frowned and said, "What does it have to do with me?"
Muya chuckled lightly: "The general is raising troops in the northwest, and the northeast is Songpan Grassland. Naturally, the monks can only run to the southeast, and if they run further, they can only run into Han Dynasty. Many of them have no ultimatum and can only stay in Hearth City."
"Why don't they run to Lijiang?"
"Lijiang?" Mu Ya heard this and laughed even harder, shaking her head and saying: "The commander-in-chief doesn't know something. King Mu Tian used to tolerate monks, but now he only allows white sect monks to preach. If the people want to become monks of the yellow sect, We will cut off the heads and hands of these children in public, and ask their parents to carry their corpses to the public."
Muya said, observing Liu Chengzong's expression, and then nodded heavily and stated: "The Marshal is right. You are the most tolerant leader in this land towards the Yellow Sect monks. The Marshal's Mansion in Qinghai is the place with the most freedom of religion."
Liu Chengzong's words sounded strange at first, and even made him think that Mu Ya was speaking sarcastically.
But after thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is indeed the case.
Needless to say, the missing Dunyue Dorje was a staunch opponent of various religions. Zangba Khan in Tibet was also a staunch anti-Huang Jiao. Together with King Mutian in the south, they had no mercy in expelling the Yellow Jiao. Directly adopt the method of physical destruction.
As for Liu Chengzong, from the Innocent Old Mother to Maitreya Buddha, from Erlang Shen to Emperor Zhenwu, from annihilating slaves to wiping out the imperial court, there was even a pickled vegetable sect and a donkey meat burning sect in his territory.
Various faiths flourished, and there was a Yellow Sect master from Qinghai and Mongolia who was good at empty-handed white wolves sandwiched between the two Xikang Prefectures.
Liu Shishi was full of doubts, how the hell did I become the last defender of religious freedom from Qinghai to Uzbekistan?
Walking to Guozhuang near Lucheng, the Changhe Xifanmen had been waiting for a long time, just waiting for the soldiers and horses to come, and the fans in silk and satin clothes presented Hada.
Liu Chengzong looked at the hada again and again, and felt a little dissatisfied. Muya was trembling, thinking that he had done something wrong. When he got closer, he heard him whispering to the guard: "The Weaving Bureau of the Marshal's Mansion is not good, and it didn't sell here. , next year, next year this will have to bear the label of the Weaving Bureau."
Immediately afterwards, the hostesses of the thirteen pot houses came with their entourage to congratulate Mu Ya.
It's the Chinese New Year. According to the custom here, the owner of the Guozhuang will go to Tusi Guanzhai in the west of Changhe River to congratulate the chief on the first day of the new year. People dance around the Guozhuang to pray for blessings.
Liu Chengzong was invited to the official village and saw the thirteen female shopkeepers of Dajian Lu, which were different from what he imagined.
The female shopkeepers are all very beautiful. They all seem to have a good background. They are cleanly dressed and all wear Shu brocade fur robes. However, the jewelry they wear is different from that of the noble women of Xifan. They all wear very light jewelry. , capable and manly.
Liu Chengzong felt that if a girl has such a bearing and is dressed like this, there is no one who is ugly.
"How about it, handsome? I didn't lie to you, did I?"
At the head of the Guozhuang, Muya said proudly: "The Ajias of the thirteen Guozhuangs in Dajianlu are all beauties."
Liu Chengzong nodded, looked at the female shopkeepers sitting next to the official village, and asked Mu Ya: "They are all barbarian girls, why are all the shopkeepers of Guozhuang women?"
"Most of them are, there are two Han women." Muya said with a sly smile: "Conveniently, the commander has also seen the Guozhuang. They are all built in a grand and spacious way. Before coming here, the commander must have regarded the Guozhuang as a Han Dynasty. A restaurant?"
As Liu Chengzong nodded, Muya waved his hand and said: "No, Marshal, please remember that before entering Lucheng, I said that there are four reasons why there are so many monks. No matter where the guests come from, they can stay in Guozhuang. They all don't need tsampa and It's up to the boss to eat, as long as he helps with the work when trade picks up."
Liu Chengzong nodded slowly and motioned for Muya to continue.
"There are no more than eleven farmers in Lucheng, twelve workers, one of them is a soldier, and the rest are engaged in business. Barbarian men have been practicing martial arts since they were young, and they know very little about Han customs, language and business matters. Ajia is the owner of the pot store and an intermediary on the tea-horse trade route."
Muya called the female shopkeepers of Guozhuang Ajia and said: "There are many goods in the tea-horse trade, prices are different between the two parties, language barriers are different, and even the coins are different, so it is inevitable to encounter situations such as credit."
"The business of storing horses, goods, and tea leaves, but Han merchants came here, and direct transactions would inevitably lead to disputes. The tea merchants on both sides are noble people with good eyesight. In order to prevent them from arguing, Ajia came into being."
"The owner of the Guozhuang selects a decent and smart girl from his family. Before the age of fifteen, he learns Chinese language, customs and habits, is proficient in mathematics, and knows the prices of various goods. When he reaches fifteen, he inherits the Guozhuang family business and becomes a merchant. Translator, intermediary.”
Liu Chengzong listened very carefully. This is a mature business model that has been established for four hundred years since the Yuan Dynasty. It has great learning significance for the Juerwan market. He said: "They are the brokers between merchants."
Broker is also an ancient word and is the common name of Yazi.
"Yes, they are brokers. They are used to seeing transactions in Guozhuang, and they can guarantee them. Over time, they can fix the price in the transaction."
Mu Ya said: "And they are all very rich. The tea merchants often buy thousands of bags of tea and hundreds of kilograms of cordyceps and fritillaries. Once the deal is concluded, Ajia's income is one hundred and four."
Liu Chengzong suddenly realized that no wonder the costume jewelry of the Ajias were all top-grade. This profession indeed paid a considerable amount of money. The trade volume of the South Road Tea Horse was generally two to three million jins of tea. This value alone accounted for nearly 10% of the total. Thousands of pounds of tea leaves.
"Alas, but now that the market is in the east of the river, the Ajias like me in Hearth City can only make money from the Tibetan merchants' goods, and most of the profits are taken by the Lengshen family on the other side."
Muya didn't say much on this matter, she raised her eyebrows and said with a strange smile: "Barbarian women are the most affectionate. The commander is so young. If you like anyone, just pick them and we will make a marriage happen. Even the pot house will be given to you."
"Give me all Guozhuang?"
Mu Ya said as a matter of course: "Ajia has always recruited sons-in-law, and the north is the former daughter's country. If any of them has such good fortune and is taken over by the commander-in-chief, they all belong to the commander-in-chief, then the pot farm will belong to the commander-in-chief." Don’t worry, I don’t dare accept the commander’s commission.”
Liu Chengzong rubbed his chin while his eyes wandered among the Ajias. He saw all the girls from the Man family smiling, then he turned his head and asked seriously: "Is anyone familiar with the Mongolian language?"
Mu Ya scratched the top of her head like a giant monkey, looking around for help. She couldn't help but laugh when she saw Fan Sanlang standing beside him with a knife.
Sanlangguang wanted to give Liu Chengzong a thumbs up: She deserves to be accompanied by Liu Chengzong to see the beauty!
Muya's head was buzzing and her heart was speaking Mongolian. This handsome man's hobby... is a bit weird!
He shook his head helplessly: "Commander, if you understand the Mongolian language, I'm afraid you have to find him in the east of the river. I'm just a fan, and the Tatars are on the other side."
Liu Chengzong nodded to express his understanding: "It can be cultivated."
"Then..." Mu Ya looked at the Ajias sitting in the hall, with a bitter look on her face: "Then I will train them."
Seeing that he agreed, Liu Chengzong was very happy. Hada also accepted it and Ajia also saw it. He felt that it was time to serve the main course. He rubbed his hands excitedly and said: "Then let's get started. Why are you standing there? Hurry up and get those things that Ajia has eaten." Charmed scholars, please come out, I came to Hearth City just for this matter!"
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