Luo Tong turned on the memory mode.
The richest people he had ever seen in his life were a few dignitaries in Dali. They could travel in silk clothes, have tall horses and carriages with canopies. However, it was only after he saw Sun Houpu that he had an idea of what it meant to be rich and invincible. .
There is a smell of copper in his every move, oh no, it should be the smell of money!
Luo Tong took Liang Chuan to visit the Ye family's pasture, smoking his dry tobacco beautifully, and pointing out the country from time to time, as if this world belonged to him.
"The Ye family almost came to a dead end back then!"
Luo Tong recalled: "Fortunately, I met the young man named Sun Houpu!"
Liang Chuan listened patiently. Thinking about it now, this young man named Sun Houpu was probably a time traveler. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to do so many things. It was a complete coincidence with history!
Others don't know the connection between these things, but Liang Chuan knows it clearly. He can't hide it from others, Liang Chuan!
Sun Houpu?
This name has been remembered in Liang Chuan's heart!
"What did he do, give you a cigarette?"
Luo Tong talked so hard that his eyes were filled with stars, and spittle flew everywhere: "How could you know how capable this young man is? Anyway, I will see him in this life." This time, we can be regarded as the number one businessmen, and we are doing real money business, but in the eyes of others, we are just like children in the country, playing house, having a little trouble! I did it with him once, It’s really eye-opening!”
"Tell me about it!"
At that time, this half of the most peaceful town belonged to the Ayuebe, but you know where in Dali, the Song Dynasty people didn't even bother to take a closer look at this place. Except for the place where there was long grass and even food could not be harvested, the Ayuebe Just by raising horses, I can make a living.
What are horses used for? If there is no war, who can afford to serve these precious masters? A good war horse is enough to feed a family of three for a year. No matter how rich the Ye family is, these decades will be peaceful. The situation has come to an end!
The Ye family has a bit of history following the Duan family in establishing a foothold in Dali. It is one of the thirty-six barbarian tribes, and its main business is horse trading.
But the Ayuebu Ye family raises Yunnan horses!
To put it nicely, Yunnan horses are called horses, but they are almost the same as mules!
It all depends on how people use horses!
Huo Qubing, the Han God of War, likes to use geldings. The faster the horses run, the better. He likes to engage in blitz battles. He uses the mobility of the war horses to catch the enemy off guard. He also relies on the rapid maneuverability of the horses to win the title of wolf king Xu! But fast horses are just like sports cars, the better the performance, the more expensive they are! In other words, Sang Hongyang helped Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty complete the economic reform, and the salt and iron industry were state-owned. The national treasury revenue increased significantly to support such a torment.
However, Huo Qubing's fame was based on the supreme national power of the Han Dynasty. If the national power was weak, it would be impossible to gather such a war horse army. Time turned to the Tang Dynasty, and there was no more blitzkrieg master like Huo Qubing.
In comparison, the Dianma is more like a seven-seater van, practical and economical, and suitable for the needs of ordinary people's families!
The cavalry's doorway is also very deep.
It was the Mongolian cavalry of later generations who really made cavalry famous all over the world!
Mongolian horses are replicas of Yunnan horses. They are short and strong, and their endurance is unparalleled in the world. The Mongols conquered the Eurasian continent, not because of the speed of Mongolian horses, but because of their practicality and endurance! A Mongolian does not have only one horse, but three. In order to travel long distances, they will ride three horses in rotation.
During the Battle of Song and Xia, Liang Chuan in Dingchuan Village was naturally unable to contact the Mongolians who had not yet matured, and he could not get Mongolian horses. He could only turn his attention to the south and ask Sun Houpu to come to Yunnan to buy horses!
Sun Houpu met Luo Tong in Zuining!
Sun Houpu brought their tea bricks from Changkeng, which were cheap and of high quality.
Most of the teas from other regions are famous teas that have been famous for a long time. Once tea becomes famous, there is no other benefit, except that the price will skyrocket like a flying monkey.
Needless to say, the quality of Changkeng’s tea leaves is not limited to the unique climate and soil with moderate acidity and alkalinity. The tea produced at this time is not generally good.
Moreover, Sun Houpu did not come to the southwest to open up sales for his own tea. He just borrowed tea to open a way to prepare the logistics for Liangchuan's attack on Xixia!
Sun Houpu came to Yunnan on Liang Chuan's order, and his goal was very clear, he came to Yunnan's Yunnan horses!
Yunnan horses rank very low among horses from all over the world, and few people like such horses. Since it is called a horse, its price will not be cheap, but in terms of endurance, it is inferior to a mule and a donkey, and its positioning is neither better nor worse. Quite embarrassing!
In the eyes of the world, cavalry is all about maneuverability. Only those who can run fast are called riding horses, otherwise they might as well be on two legs!
Therefore, the sales of Yunnan horses are not good. Everyone even thinks that these things are not as easy to use as mules. They have to be used as war horses after buying them. Why bother?
It is precisely because of this reason that the market for Yunnan horses has not been successfully opened. For thousands of years, this horse has never had a chance to show off!
Sun Hopu was different. When people came, they asked for this kind of Yunnan horse. Other Tibetan people also looked down on the fine horses smuggled from the Gangua area!
Sun Houpu looks young, but his experience and government are more sophisticated than Luo Tong, an old man who has been eating salt all his life!
His vision is so unique that he caught this unknown southern horse at a glance.
You know, horses are expensive, and war horses are even more expensive. Only national-level investments like this can afford the money. Others can just look at it!
To invest such a huge amount of money into these Yunnan horses, one must have extremely strong strength and great self-confidence!
The Ye family, Ayue tribe, belongs to one of the thirty-six barbarian tribes in Dali. It was one of the earliest tribes to support the Duan family in establishing the country. Earlier, they were said to be from the Bai tribe, but the Duan family themselves were involved in Han culture. The Ye family They also slowly became Chinese and moved closer to the Duan family, and now they are no different from the Han family.
The only problem is that the Ye family is not in business.
The Ye family has been around for more than a hundred years, and the more they get mixed up, the more they go back. It's not that they are incompetent, but that their main business is horse breeding!
There has been no war in the south for many years. Even if there is a war, who would want the Yunnan horse to run as slowly as a mule? It is not as good as the iron feet of the southerners. It may run faster in the mountains and forests!
In the past few decades, the business of the Yejia Racecourse has been bleak. Few horses can be sold throughout the year, and many people die from illness and injury. Loss is a huge expense.
Income and expenditure are not proportional, but there is no other way out. It is a miracle that the Ye family can survive until this point.
In addition, something happened to the Ye family a few years ago, and the head of the Ye family's health took a turn for the worse! No one in the family stood up to take charge, and the entire Ayue tribe seemed to be on the verge of collapse. It seemed that they could no longer hold on for a long time!
When Sun Hopu entered Yunnan, he did not have direct contact with these horse traders at the beginning!
The Sun family started their business by smuggling tea, and they know the ropes best. Although they are not smuggling tea now, they are smuggling war horses in order to support the personal grudge between Liang Chuan and Li Yuanhao. This matter is more serious than smuggling tea. A hundred times more, if these horse dealers have any involvement with the party members, it will be a big deal!
The best thing is to start from the underworld and find out the details of this most peaceful town.
So Sun Houpu found Luo Tong.
Sun Houpu neither bought nor sold salt, but he had tea on hand!
Although Luo Tong is not in the tea business, his business can be extended to the Yefan people on the plateau, and tea is a delicacy in their eyes!
The price of the Sun family's tea is more than half lower than that of the official tea, and the service is very good. They can deliver the goods to your door. Luo Tong often smuggles salt to the plateau because the few salt lakes are robbed by the Party members. Now their salt can only be transported secretly through Dali's trade routes. Salt is also partly responsible for the feud between the Tubo people and the Dangxiang people.
Of course Luo Tong would be extremely happy if he could make more money!
Sun Houpu is not very old, but his actions are really extraordinary. This is called the magnanimity of a businessman. He is not sloppy at all. The meeting gift for Luo Tong is not only the best tea bricks, but also free of charge! There is also the extremely mysterious shredded tobacco that is circulated among the prominent circles in Bianjing City!
In this era, Bianjing can be said to be the benchmark for people's happiness in the world. Whatever is popular in Bianjing, people all over the world will imitate it. Only if you can keep up with other people's rhythm can you show your status!
Of course tobacco has also spread, it is very enjoyable and very expensive!
What can be spread to Dali is usually among a small number of nobles in Dali, and the common people below cannot enjoy it!
Luo Tong is a man who travels all over the world. Private salt dealers pay the most attention to the trends in the world. How can they not know the goods!
The two of them fought fiercely, and Sun Houpu revealed his true purpose when the time was right!
The Ye family belongs to the most powerful people in the most Ning Mansion. In name, they raise horses, and they have a large group of their own private armed forces! They are the masters of the White Way, and Luo Tong is half a gangster. Although Dali is not very strict about banning salt smuggling, it can't be brought to the table!
The shady business of buying horses finally connected Sun Houpu with the Ye family through Luo Tong, a private salt dealer!
Sun Houpu was short of horses but not short of money. As soon as he came, he gave the Yejia Racecourse, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, a breath of fresh air!
These days, an ordinary horse costs more than thirty guan. Because of their "famous reputation", the price of Yunnan horses is 10% lower than that of other horse breeds. Generally, the price is only in the twenties. The price of a good horse is even lower than that of ordinary horses on the market.
If it is Dangxiang's war horse, or the horse in the hands of the Khitans in the north, it can usually reach sixty or seventy pieces, and it is still an average-grade horse!
Sun Houpu sold 3,000 Yunnan horses at the first price, and the price was based on the market price and increased by 20%! And it is full of sincerity, pay the money first, and pull the horse later!
The Ye family was shocked by this sudden generosity. They thought someone was here to deceive them, but in front of real money, they had to believe that there was such a thing as pie in the sky!
