Lambs, dozens of them.
After extracting the keywords, some people's eyes are bright, while others are as if struck by lightning.
"There are still more than a dozen lambs in the border area." Jiang Sheng began to count his fingers. "If one sheep can be raised to two hundred catties, and one catty costs five taels of silver, then..."
Ten thousand taels of silver!
The little girl who had never seen so much money almost passed over. Money rained down from her eyes. She just wanted to hold a dozen lambs in her arms and kiss them twice.
In sharp contrast, Zheng Ruqian clenched his fists in grief and anger, with tears in his eyes.
"Sheep, they are sheep, they are living creatures. How am I going to luck! How am I going to take them away! Where can I take them and raise them!" He wanted to look up to the sky and roar, "Third brother, you are really my dear brother, dear ah!"
Obviously they are all under the same roof, half of them have clear skies, and half of them have thunderstorms.
The others couldn't help it any longer and continued to laugh.
Until the end of the meal, Zheng Ruqian still hadn't recovered, and his young forehead was covered with wrinkles.
"Don't worry so much. Fengjing can't transport it. You can transport it to other places." Xu Mo comforted him.
Zheng Ruqian immediately shouted angrily, "Where can they go? There are more than a dozen live sheep. Even if they can be transported, there is not enough grass and fertilizer to feed them. Cut them into meat and transport them. Given the current weather, the cost will be more expensive than lychees."
Mutton has a selling price, and the highest price is only five taels per catty. If it exceeds that, no one will buy it.
Even if it is stored in winter, without much use of ice, will the mutton still taste delicious after being left for a whole month?
"How about I transport Jiang Sheng over there and let her eat and drink well at the border before coming back." Zheng Ruqian bared his big teeth and made a bad idea.
Get a lot of blank stares.
Let’s not talk about whether the Tartars may riot at any time, but the border is a long way away, and Jiang Sheng is tired of traveling in donkeys and carriages. He doesn’t know how many pounds he will lose in two months of traveling back and forth.
Who would let my fat and innocent sister be tortured into a little bean sprout?
"The third brother said in the letter that it is a lamb, which means it needs to eat grass and fatten up." Chang Yan's left hand began to tap the back of his right hand again, "Anshui County and Fengjing are not suitable, but there should be no shortage of grass near the border."
Xu Mo and Zheng Ruqian were both stunned.
"Lao San just sent me a letter asking me to take away the sheep. It means that we can't keep raising sheep in the border areas." Zheng Lao Er scratched his head, "Listen to what Lao San said, if I keep raising sheep, there will only be sheep skins left."
The frontier was bitterly cold and there was little meat. When the soldiers saw the live sheep, they wanted to skin them and gnaw them raw. I don’t know how much Fang Heng’s prestige was used to keep them alive until now.
"Who said you have to raise the third child?" Xu Mo answered, obviously thinking of the key point, "As long as it is suitable for the sheep to live, and as long as there are people to take care of it, the only thing left to solve is how to transport the sheep to Fengjing."
Obviously, this is a bit difficult, but not tricky.
Zheng Ruqian was stunned for three breaths before he caught up with the two brothers' thoughts, "You asked me to raise sheep in northern Xinjiang, no, or just somewhere with grass. It's best not too far."
When the lambs turn into big lambs and take a little effort to transport them to Fengjing, you can eat delicious mutton.
The ewes give birth to lambs, the flock gradually expands, and the mutton business can also be started.
Zheng Ruqian's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his original hesitation turned into determination, "Then let's do it!"
Where to raise it needs to be carefully considered.
He spread out his hand-drawn map, and Xu Mo and Chang Yan assisted beside him, occasionally giving their personal opinions.
"Not in Fengjing, not in Northern Xinjiang. Considering the cost of transporting sheep, it's better to be somewhere in between." He moved his fingers and scrolled through several counties and cities north of Fengjing, "But I have been to these places several times. There is no grassland at all to support the sheep."
Then we can only expand outward.
Chang Yan tilted his head and pointed to the west of Fengjing, "Where is this place?"
Anshui County is located east of Fengjing. They drove here in person and saw mountains and plains, but there was no grassland.
On the contrary, they have never been to the west of Fengjing, nor have they explored it.
"This..." Zheng Ruqian was speechless as he pondered.
Xu Mo promptly opened the miscellaneous collection in his hand and after studying it for a long time, he said, "My ancestors recorded that there is a grassland to the west of Fengjing, located in... Fufeng County."
When he mentioned this name, he paused slightly, obviously thinking of his acquaintance in Anshui County.
After two years of separation, I don’t know if Mr. Fufeng is still in good health.
Or maybe you are suffering from old illnesses and looking into the distance.
"Even if there is, it's a detour." Zheng Ruqian said sadly, "The third child is directly north of us."
Fufeng County is located southwest of Fengjing, which means that the sheep have to pass through Fengjing and then be transported back when they are mature, which is a waste of manpower and material resources.
Not only that.
Chang Yan, who stood up from the map, said in a deep voice, "That pasture is a secret place used by the Dayu Dynasty to raise military horses. It is difficult for outsiders to touch."
This road is dead, Xu Mo sighed, "Then only Longxi is left."
Longxi County borders Shang County to the east and most of the border to the north. According to local customs and customs, there is a considerable amount of grassland. Although it is not in the straight line distance between Beijiang and Fengjing, it is closer than Fufeng County.
In terms of geographical location, Longxi is closer to Northern Xinjiang and will be suitable for raising sheep from Northern Xinjiang.
"The most important thing is that prices in Longxi are much cheaper than in Fufeng County." Zheng Ruqian also thought a little deeper.
He is truly a prudent businessman.
Jiang Sheng gestured with his thumbs next to him, "Second brother is very thoughtful. Second brother is so powerful. Soon, second brother will be sitting on a flock of sheep. From now on, he will be the richest in the world and no one can rival him."
Although he knew that she was working so hard to get the mutton, Zheng Ruqian still couldn't help but feel elated, as if the mutton had turned into money.
It was his lifelong wish to be richest in the world.
Zheng Ruqian was happy when he thought about the countless money in the future, the endless Dongzhu, the sister wearing gold and silver, and colluding with the eldest brother's official businessmen.
Putting away the map, he looked northwest, his eyes shining with ambition, "I'm going to Longxi right now."
Traveling far away is a future that businessmen cannot avoid.
Mr. Zheng, who had just returned not long ago, was about to go out again.
This time Jiang Sheng packed his bags neatly without being sentimental or even talking nonsense.
Zheng Ruqian, on the other hand, chirped, "Can I see you next time when I come back? You won't go to the Jiang family again, right? The Jiang family is not as good as our family. You have to wait for me to come back and don't run around."
"Okay, second brother, remember to bring a sheep back." Jiang Sheng agreed fully and did not forget to remind him.
Sure enough, this girl only has sheep in her heart.
Zheng Ruqian got into the carriage with regret and drove Wang Xiaosong around.
It wasn't until the carriage disappeared that Jiang Sheng sighed softly, "I hope the second brother will come back soon."
The sheep is not important, the elder brother is important.
The reason why I don’t stop is because I know that everyone has their own path to take.
Not to mention that the third brother was guarding the country on the border, the eldest brother took a car to the Imperial Academy after seeing off the second brother who was running around, while the fourth brother went to see a doctor at home. After entering the small courtyard, only Jiang Sheng and the man holding a small piece of wood were left at the door. Fifth brother.
Oh yes, there is also Zhang Xianglian who is planning business.
"Auntie, there shouldn't be much lychee ice left." Jiang Sheng discussed with her, "Can you leave some for third brother? Can you still eat it next year if it's frozen?"
Zhang Xianglian was thinking deeply when a carriage suddenly stopped. Miao Zhaoying was supported by Daya and jumped out in a panic, "My boss, my boss, someone is coming over there and they want to buy our lychee ice."
She didn't dare to speak directly, she just blinked towards the east.
And that is the direction of the imperial city.
