There are two seasons in Qingyuan. In summer, exotic goods are imported. All kinds of exotic treasures from South China are brought to Qingyuan and transported to the inland by land. There are also land goods from Fengzhou, all of which are gathered at Qingyuan Port, packed and left in the southeasterly wind.
The open sea in summer is also called a small sea. Businessmen like the Pu family have distinct characteristics of the Middle East. Although this magical land is not as hard-working as the Han people, it is rich in extremely shrewd businessmen, just like the Jews. Gypsy.
With some skill on their part, the Tibetan people turned into outsiders to make the first-hand profit from these overseas goods. The Han people could only earn a price difference. Some of these goods were sent by land, and some were sent by sea to the north, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, and the Liao Kingdom. As far away as Korea and even the island countries in the East.
During this period, although Han people's goods were also exported, many places in Mingzhou, Hangzhou, Mingzhou, Xiuzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Liao Kingdom were exporting areas for goods. The profits from Qingyuan, a big piece of cake, were divided up, and the profits were much less.
Winter is different. There is a grand sea festival before the sea opens in winter. Qingyuan Port is the front line going south. Thousands of goods come to the port. A treasure ship goes to sea and brings back hundreds of thousands of gold. silver. Even if it’s not real money and silver, there are also all kinds of goods that are equally priced and popular.
The Thousand Sails Race has created the prosperity of Qingyuan for nearly three hundred years.
The day after the ship entered the port, Liang Chuan was about to set off to find Zhuang Xiang, because he only knew medicine, but he didn't expect Zhuang Xiang to come to the door first with a gloomy look on his face.
Liang Chuan is now quite famous in Qingyuan. The power of the circle is extremely powerful. Liang Chuan entered the circle of friends of Si Fangxing and Gao Chun. These people are considered to be the most influential figures in Qingyuan. After their words spread the word, Liang Chuan, a little-known little man, The owner of the goods store has become the reincarnation of Kong Ming, who knows all things ancient and modern!
"Brother Xiang, why does his face look a little wrong...?"
Zhuang Xiang was a young man after all, so he was embarrassed to speak. He sat in Liangchuan's store for a long time before slowly saying: "In the past few days, the store was repairing and rebuilding a new medicine warehouse, and almost all the money on the cabinet was spent. I also had a lawsuit with my father's step-in-law, and she shared a lot of the money. The new medicine arrived at the port yesterday, and I have it..."
Liang Chuan thought it was because the medicine had not arrived. When he heard Zhuang Xiang's words, it turned out that it was because of Brother Kong Fang. Liang Chuan chuckled and said, "Hey, it's okay. I think Brother Xiang, you are also a happy person. In this way, you can get to me first." Go up to the counter and pay some money. It won’t be too late to pay me back when you have earned the money.”
Zhuang Xiang looked at Liang Chuan gratefully. He had a thousand words in his heart but was speechless. He only said: "I want to borrow a lot of money from you."
"How many?"
"Maybe around 20,000 guan..."
This was indeed a large amount, but he was lucky, and he just happened to make a fortune from the Pu family. Twenty thousand guan was a small sum now. The most important thing was that he was not afraid that Zhuang Xiang would run away and have people keep an eye on him secretly. If the goods were still there, No loss whatsoever.
"Lao Wei, give him 20,000 yuan." Liang Chuan turned to Su Wei and said.
Su Wei glanced at Zhuang Xiang, as if he was used to it. After working here in Liangchuan for half a year, who would have thought that a small shop selling bamboo weaving and fishing rods might have hundreds of thousands of dollars in his account, and he would still be in trouble. Not counting the gold wire and jewelry that Liang Chuan collected from nowhere, this small amount of money is really not worth it.
A penny can stump a heroic man, and Zhuang Xiang is a very thin-skinned scholar, so he doesn't know anything about worldliness. Even so, he also knew that 20,000 guan in one mouth was not a small amount!
Originally, he had the mentality of giving it a try. His father's death can be described as a violent death. Let's not talk about death. He also lured a wolf into the house and recruited a step-in-law who came to divide the family property. He transferred all the family property, leaving a mess. He almost couldn't catch his breath, but fortunately, he met Liang Chuan because of his unstoppable path.
And this result made him extremely grateful and unexpected!
"As long as I can get through this disaster this year, I will reopen Zhuang's Pharmacy. I will never forget this kindness from Third Brother. I will share half of the profit of the 20,000 yuan with you!"
Liang Chuan doesn't want his half of the profits, but if he is willing to share half of his shares, then he can consider it.
"I would rather have dust on the shelf than suffer in the world. We are not drug dealers. Although we can make money selling drugs, we can't just go for money and profit. Then there will be a thunderbolt!"
Zhuang Xiang's eyes filled with tears. Isn't this what his father taught him so painstakingly before his death? At first, he just disliked the old man's verbosity, but now that he heard it from Liang Chuan's mouth, he just felt enlightened!
The entire Qingyuan Port, from the entrance to the inner river of Sunjiang River, the entire river is clogged with huge sea-going ships over 100 meters tall. The sails with tens of meters of high masts block the sky. The sea-going ships that enter the port first dock to unload their cargo. Those who arrived could only move ants to empty their homes to unload the goods. Countless sampan boatmen sailed on the river in small boats. The boatmen lowered the goods from the boats and transported them to the shore.
In order to seize the dock and occupy the territory, seven vicious injuries occurred at the port within one day. In these cases, Si Fangxing's soldiers intervened first to maintain public order, and then the case was handed over to Weiyuan Tower for resolution.
In fact, the port of Qingyuan is more of a land of right and wrong than Yuehua Restaurant, Qingyuantang and other land-based institutions!
Several water tyrants have monopolized the flow of commercial goods on the water surface. Whoever is asked to deliver the goods can do it. If they want to share the meat from the tiger's mouth, it depends on whose fist is stronger! After decades of bloodshed, the spheres of influence on the water have been basically clearly demarcated. However, every year when the sea opens, undercurrents will always begin to surge under the calm water, and conflicts, large and small, will occur from time to time.
The seven incidents of wounding were just the beginning of this prosperous business. As the business becomes more and more popular, conflicts for interests will continue to escalate in the future. This is why a port must be stationed with troops and not just the work of the government officials.
A stick can't scare these reckless men who lick blood from the blade, only a sharp steel knife can scare them!
The warehouses next to the port were open to merchants again. Yelv Chongguang quickly asked his subordinates to evacuate the Tibetan people and party members and transfer them to Fengzhou Zhuangzi. People have many secrets that they don't want the world to know, and they are likely to be exposed.
The dealer is indeed a leader in the field of medicinal materials. Although Mr. Zhuang died, the previous sales channels are still there. As soon as Zhuang Xiang's money was received, he still received these medicinal materials without much effort.
A family has been running the business for generations. The most precious thing is not how much gold and silver is saved, but the connections and business routes left behind. With these means and channels, even if there is a collapse, it will only take a blink of an eye to make a comeback. .
Medicinal materials such as musk and motherwort were delivered to Liang Chuan's store one after another. Zhuang Xiang couldn't guess what these medicinal materials would be used for, because there were some medicinal materials that he had never seen before. Liang Chuan deliberately used them to confuse the formula so as not to leak the secret.
Liang Chuan started to prepare a few beauty formulas. The first ones were fine, but the more they were mixed, the more boring they became. The same action was either baked repeatedly in the stove or rubbed on the hands. From daytime until the sun went down, his waist became sore. Thinking about having to keep this secret every day from now on, I don't want to waste time on it.
Liang Chuan simply called Zheng Ruoying and agreed that she would not leak the secret recipe. She knew how valuable the prescriptions were, and now many people were jealous of her. Her daily income in heaven and earth was like running water, and they tried every means to find out the formulas of several beauty prescriptions. , if the recipe spreads, it can be said that her store will not need to be opened.
Furthermore, Liang Chuan was willing to tell himself the recipe because he trusted himself. He hadn't earned enough money yet, so how could he give this recipe away? Zheng Ruoying is not that stupid.
The entire West Street is now very expensive. There are countless merchants setting up stalls. Various Nanyang rare and exotic treasures are on the market one after another. How easy is business? As long as it is Nanyang jewelry, ivory, spices or other medicinal materials, mahogany. If you have silverware, as long as you can grab it, you can make a lot of difference when you resell it.
If you want to squeeze into West Street, it depends on whether you are strong enough. As for women, don't go in. If you do, you might get pregnant.
Almost on the same day, Wanda's store's bamboo baskets and other bamboo products were in short supply. Customers entering the store would bring dozens of bamboo baskets with them. These bamboo baskets are of high quality and low price, and are used to store goods. Goods are the perfect fit.
He Baozheng transports a lot of bamboo knitting by oxcart every few days. Every time he comes, he worries about the sales. After all, bamboo knitting is not a one-time consumable and can even be used for decades if reused. There are at least tens of thousands of bamboo baskets in Wanda Store. How long will it take to sell them? He Baozheng pays attention to being prudent in everything he does, and all old people have such a temperament. He is sincerely worried for Liang Chuan.
This area was the most prosperous place for commerce in the world at that time! A few bamboo baskets are not enough to sell!
In the past few months, the price of bamboo baskets in the store has risen from more than 100 yuan to almost 300 yuan. Still, they are all sold out in a hurry. Every time Su Wei checks the inventory, he always talks about what if He Baozheng didn't come earlier. , the warehouse that has been accumulated for almost half a year will no longer be able to supply.
That night, a person who Liang Chuan longed for appeared again. It was none other than Hussein, who had promised to give Liang Chuan two thousand taels of gold.
It is natural to repay debts and Liang Chuan never forgets the one thousand taels of gold Hussein promised him when his business was at its most difficult! Because of Qian Liangchuan's eyes turned red, he asked the members of the intelligence team to dig through Qingyuan. Even so, they couldn't find a hair on Hussein. Liang Chuan was so angry that he threatened to find this person next time. I'd be sorry if I didn't let him vomit three liters of blood!
He appeared as soon as the ship left port. It seemed that he had just returned from the sea. No wonder I couldn't find this boy even after digging three feet in Qingyuan!
Good on you Hussein! I didn't look for him, but he took the initiative to come to the door.
Hussein was even more anxious than Liang Chuan to return to Qingyuan, not to practice his good qualities as a businessman who puts integrity first, but to come with a sacred missionary mission!
He originally thought that Liang Chuan was still in Fengshan, but later he found out that this boy had actually moved to Qingyuan, right under his nose, and his business was doing well. In a short period of time, he ran out of the ravine and did many great things that shocked Qingyuan!
It is also easy to find Liang Chuan.
Sai Houyin sent two Han servants to find Liang Chuan with famous people. During this period, he also inquired about the new things that happened in Qingyuan County during his absence for the past six months. As expected, they were all closely related to him.
At night, after finishing his meal, Liang Chuan followed Hussein's two servants to West Street alone. Even at night, West Street was still like a city that never sleeps. The lights were brightly lit at first, and the lively energy did not fade as the sun went down. The surging crowd gradually took to the streets. Men, women, and children put aside their hard work for the day. The night market made them happy and made their lives happy.
Liang Chuandong looked around, and goods that he had never seen before were now appearing one after another. There were so many kinds of goods that he was almost dazzled by them. Those huge tusks alone were nearly one meter long. If he hadn't seen them with his own eyes, Everyone who saw it thought it was an artificial fake. The more elephants are killed, the fewer they become. The more elephants are killed, the smaller they get. The ivory is coveted, so if you buy it and process it, it will become a family heirloom.
The mansion where Hussein lived was in a small halal-style building on West Street. It was a bit like a small halal-style pagoda, with exquisite mosaic patterns and bright colored glaze everywhere. The patterns on the wall are like plants, roses, hyacinths, calamus, colorful and spreading. There are many such buildings on West Street, the largest of which is the Pu family’s own courtyard, which is also of this style.
After entering Hussein's house, Liang Chuan took off his shoes and walked in barefoot. The servants were quite surprised, because they had seen many Han masters come to visit, but none of them knew how to take off their shoes, and few were willing to take them off.
Hussein was sitting cross-legged on the carpet in his home. The carpet was made of pure wool. It was imported from the food country and was not produced by the Han people. The Han people couldn't produce it either. The dyes used in this carpet were all natural dyes extracted from ores and plants, which were extremely difficult to find in the Song Dynasty. The luxurious Hussein carpet was dotted with countless gems. Seeing such a large treasure being trampled by his feet, Liang Chuan couldn't bear it for a moment!
Liang Chuan approached him softly. Hussein was facing away from him as if he was meditating. Hussein still didn't respond until he got closer. Liang Chuan coughed twice.
Hussein then noticed the visitor and turned around.
Liang Chuan took a closer look, was this still Hussein, the big businessman with a shiny face? He had completely lost weight, and his eye sockets were deeply sunken. He had a plush body and a full beard, but only a small part of his face was hairless. His two eyeballs were chaotic, with only a dim glow remaining. , no longer its former glory.
Liang Chuan asked Hou distressedly: "My friend, how did you become like this? What happened?"
What Liang Chuan was thinking in his heart was that you should not die suddenly to meet your Allah, otherwise I would have nowhere to get my money.
Hussein smiled bitterly and said: "It's not because of you that I went to ask Allah's true meaning. I have spent the past year in the ups and downs. Fortunately, my body has resisted. I thought this life would not last longer." Serve Allah.”
Hussein told the story of the cause and effect. Ever since Liang Chuan showed off to him in Fengshan, Hussein had been completely deceived. When he returned to Qingyuan, he took a sea ship back to Dashi without taking care of business.
As soon as this news came back to Dashi, it caused a huge stir, not only in Dashi, but also among Qingyuan and other big cannibals and all the people who believed in Allah.
As a pure cannibal, Hussein did not settle in Qingyuan. After his death, he would return to Mecca to be a servant of Allah. Naturally, they hoped to spread the divine light of Allah to the east and spread its branches and leaves in the east. When the cannibals heard that God's miracles had appeared in the east, they became enthusiastic and supported Hussein in spreading his teachings eastward.
However, this move was seriously squeezed out by many localized outsiders in Qingyuan, led by the Pu family. In the Pu family's view, the true meaning of God cannot be blasphemed, but Hussein's little tricks are purely for cultivating power. , he used to make small moves to expand his territory in the name of the Holy Religion, and they had seen it a lot.
