But at the bottom, it was all gold. It was visually estimated that it was the start-up capital given to him by Wu Anjun. Zhao Xin had hundreds of gold at a rough calculation.
Wu Anjun didn't mention it, obviously this thing should belong to him, which made Xin Zhao a little ecstatic, who doesn't love money.
In addition, the money comes cleanly, which makes people even more comfortable.
As soon as the three days of preparation time passed, a very small caravan set off.
After actually purchasing the personnel and goods, Xin Zhao lost the initial joy and leaned on the carriage, his whole person sluggish.
In his eyes, hundreds of gold is a huge sum of money, but in the business world, people look at him like a little brother.
This is a small amount of money that no one else can appreciate.
Xin Zhao was still a little unconvinced. As he inquired and overheard more and more information, he was completely confused.
Which businessman is the most profitable? That is the grain merchant, and the next one is the salt and iron merchant.
These merchants were smaller, and the capital involved was starting from thousands of gold. The entry threshold for grain merchants was at least ten thousand gold. Zhao Xin, who originally thought that he had taken advantage, couldn't laugh at all, and his heart was filled with chills.
Because funds are limited, there are not many supplies arranged, so every city needs supplies.
At the beginning, he could not feel it in the Xia Kingdom. After finally leaving the border and entering the Liao Kingdom, Zhao Xin looked at the scene in front of him in complete disbelief.
If the Chaoxian of the Xia Kingdom is very prosperous, then Yuntong County is extremely prosperous. However, looking at the border of the Liao Kingdom, it looks like the eighteenth-line villages and towns. Many tenant farmers are full of food. Because it is summer, many tenant farmers go straight through. Wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
Dou Da's sweat kept dripping on the field ridge. Zhao Xin couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He felt an inexplicable sense of superiority, and he felt so backward.
At this time, his mind couldn't help but picture Wu Anjun constantly pointing in the field ridges, and personally plowing and harvesting in the fields. Although it was just a demonstration, it was obvious that Wu Anjun attached great importance to the crops.
As the story went deeper, Zhao Xin's expression gradually became serious. Liao Guo was not as strong as Xia Guo's legend said. His army was not weak, but why were the tenant farmers so miserable?
In this era, sharecroppers had a harder time, but at least their lives were manageable.
Except for some perverted scholar-bureaucrats, the land-owning landlord class is generally very friendly to tenant farmers. In the eyes of these people, the status of tenant farmers is still higher than that of merchants.
Because no matter how much land I have, I still need tenant farmers to work hard, otherwise who will collect the rent?
"Manager Zhao, it will be dark in an hour, why don't we go directly into the city."
The leading guard looked at the sky and suggested.
They are not selling themselves, they have a certain degree of freedom, they can do any kind of work, and their favorite thing is to protect caravans. Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that there are no ties and you can leave whenever you want. The disadvantage is that there is no big tree to lean on. I always feel like a rootless duckweed, and my income is not stable.
Xin Zhao also looked at the sky. Sure enough, the sky was red, and only in summer could you see the flaming clouds. It was really beautiful.
"How much baggage do we have?"
"Not much. Our caravan itself is not big. The full baggage is enough for our entire caravan for three days. The main reason is that the horses consume too much. In fact, next time, Manager Zhao can use oxen instead of horses."
After all, he is a person who travels around all year round, and his skills in traveling are far better than those of a business novice like Xin Zhao.
"Fine!"
After coming out, Xin Zhao basically didn't care. He only needed to listen to the guards and go to his destination.
The guard was also very happy. It was really cool to meet a steward who didn't care about anything for the first time.
In fact, the most annoying thing about being a guard is meeting a group of businessmen who don't understand anything. It's okay for you to talk nonsense, but you actually order them, which is almost laughable.
It’s nonsense to direct unprofessional people to professional ones, because no matter what you do, those who don’t understand will almost always start to find fault.
This manager is quite good. I feel that the highest state of being a manager is not to take care of things. The guard also learned some experience from this.
Of course, there are also caravans who take care of everything and know everything. Those who are your own caravans naturally know everything.
What are they? It was just formed and needs constant running-in. Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, especially in the wild where there are no laws to control it.
Getting along with each other may be the biggest obstacle for caravans outside.
The systems of Liao State and Xia State are very different. They may be more unlucky. When we rushed there, there was already a curfew in the city.
The group of people couldn't even get in, so they had no choice but to stay outside for one night. Fortunately, they were equipped with some tents, so it was no problem to squeeze in.
Xin Zhao himself got into the carriage. As a military general, he also had his own separate tent in the military camp and did not like to live with others.
The next day.
After the group got up and discussed, the guards led their men to the city to purchase food and grass. Everyone had a meal, fed the horses, and then set off on the road.
After ten days of rushing slowly, we finally arrived at a medium-sized city.
This city is much larger than the cities on the border, and the surrounding environment is beautiful. It must be said that the scenery is much better than the scenery in the north.
There are mostly plains in the north, but here there are mostly mountains and river valleys. I heard from the locals that if you go to the west, there will be a large area of desert next door.
Xin Zhao had seen the desert in Taihuang County. It had to be said that the scene made him very uncomfortable after enjoying the colorful world of Yuntong.
At a glance, there are only dead trees and sand, not even a trace of green.
"Manager Zhao, we are here, what should we do next?"
After the guards came down, looking at the slightly lively streets, they couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
It can be seen from the flow of people that this city is quite prosperous.
Xin Zhao looked around and said.
"In this case, you go handle the goods. I have something to do."
Before Zhao Xin could get out of the way, the guard grabbed him, his face full of confusion.
"Manager Zhao, there is no reason in this world for guards to sell goods, and neither can we."
"It is a matter of course that a temporary caravan is formed to handle the buying and selling of goods, and to protect the safety and trivial matters of life."
Xin Zhao shrugged, "I'm really in a hurry, let's do this. How about I share your share of the money in the end?"
The guard did not relent just because he was making money, but instead frowned.
"This is against the rules!"
Seeing the guard's serious and non-hypocritical expression, Zhao Xin couldn't help but feel admiration. People who can resist the temptation of money are worthy of admiration.
"I know it's against the rules, but I have something urgent to do today. You can take care of it. Selling things is very simple. What we sell are all good products, including refined salt, wine, tea, and silk. I think others need it very much."
The guard saw the sincerity on Zhao Xin's face and knew that what he said was true, and said a little tangledly.
"I, I'm afraid that I can't do it well."
"It's okay. Remember two things. The first thing is that you know the purchase price. You can't tell others about it. The second thing is that all the goods are sold at ten times the price. If someone makes a counter-offer, the minimum price is Less than five times.”
"ah?"
The guard was dumbfounded. Is this business really so profitable?
Ten times! ! !
Although the guards often follow the caravans for trade, how do they know the purchase price? That is a core secret.
When merchants went to purchase goods, it was impossible to purchase goods at the retail price. As time passed, the guards gave up their intention to inquire about the price.
"Oh, oh, good!"
While he was still confused, Xin Zhao took his belongings and ran away.
According to the address given by the king, Zhao Xin arrived at a place with a relatively luxurious entrance. However, there was no guard at the entrance and it looked deserted.
"Bah bang bang!"
After ringing the iron ring, the door opened after a while, and an old man stuck his head out, looking at him with his muddy and slightly dull eyes, and said doubtfully.
"Who are you?"
Xin Zhao bowed his hand.
"Xia Guo Zhao Xin was ordered to come to see the general."
The old man scratched his head in confusion, said "wait," then closed the door and there was no movement.
Not long after, the door opened, the old man stretched his head out, said "missing" and closed the door.
Xin Zhao's smile suddenly froze.
He meow, didn't he agree to recruit people, but now it's great, he can't even meet in person, how can he recruit people?
At this time, Xin Zhao was completely dumbfounded. After lingering at the entrance of the mansion for a while, he left.
He had to make arrangements for the caravan, otherwise these people would not be able to find him and would be in trouble if they broke up, and he would have to go back.
After just a moment of burning incense, the old man stretched out his head to take a look, and immediately closed the door.
Seeing Xin Zhao coming back, the guard looked excited.
"Manager Zhao, I'm so happy."
The corner of Xin Zhao's mouth twitched fiercely, "I'm so happy."
The guard was choked instantly, but he didn't care at all.
"Manager Zhao, did you know? I just took the goods to the market. As soon as I arrived, I was surrounded by people to check. The merchants had already come to inquire about the price."
"Oh, that's good."
"Manager Zhao, can you guess how much we sold?"
"How many?"
"General Lie, the refined salt and silk were sold for seven or eight times the price. Only the tea was not sold out. Many people just took a sip and then stopped."
After saying that, the guard pulled a few boxes and pushed the gold and coins over.
Xin Zhao looked at the gold slowly filling inside and let out a long sigh.
The guard was curious, "Manager Zhao, you merchants always sigh when you make money. I see that my previous employers all smile when they see the money."
Xin Zhao was already ready to curse, what is the business? This time, by the way, it's used to hide your identity.
"Okay, let's find a place to stay and stay here for a while. Are all our goods sold?"
"Not yet, only 30% of it has been sold."
Xin Zhao nodded and led everyone to find a more cost-effective place. After settling things, he gritted his teeth and made a firm decision.
The next day.
Xin Zhao came to the mansion again, started knocking on the door, saw the old man, and was rejected.
Xin Zhao had no choice but to wait at the door.
