Such a high price made Chang Qianli almost want to agree. It was a huge fortune. However, what Chang Qianli wanted now was not wealth, but status.
The status of merchants in the Ming Dynasty was too low, pitifully low. Officials would never look at merchants with equal respect or respect them. Now that there was a golden opportunity, how could they give up?
To give something other than what is asked for is to refuse.
Chang Qianli expressed regretfully: "Such a high price is something that no businessman can refuse. However, I'm really sorry, that dowry is a rare item. I'm afraid it's the only one in the world."
Harguchuk Hongtaiji was a little disappointed. If he took away the beautiful dowry and gave it to his concubine, she would definitely be happy and laugh out loud.
"If Dadai Ji really likes it, why not ask the Great Khan to reward him with the dowry?"
Haohai Tatsuyu said from the side.
Harguchuk Hongtaiji shook his head. Even a fool could see that his father really liked that dowry and would never reward it easily. If he took the lead, he would definitely make the Khan angry.
Chang Qianli narrowed his eyes and glanced at Haohai Dayu. Although he had only been here for a short time, there were not many secrets on the grassland. As long as businessmen came to visit, the forthright Mongolians would tell all the interesting things they knew.
Long before arriving here, Chang Qianli had heard the news that Li Bala, bought by the Great Khan, trusted Taiwei Haohai Dayu very much, and this trust sometimes even exceeded that of Li Bala, bought by the Khan, towards his son Hargu Chukehong. Taiji’s trust.
It is precisely for this reason that there has always been conflict and opposition between Haohai Dayu and Harguchukhong Taiji.
When Chang Qianli saw the two people, he thought the information was wrong, but Haohai Tatsuyu's words made Chang Qianli fully understand that the two people were at odds with each other.
After confirming this, Chang Qianli said to the lost Harguchuke Hongtaiji: "The dowry is a rare treasure. We merchants really don't have such rare treasures, but after all, they come from far away, so it should be Give Dadaiji some gifts and ask Dadaiji to move."
Harguchuk Hongtaiji's eyes lit up. Surely these businessmen knew how to get into the business, and they even prepared gifts for themselves. They needed to take a closer look, so he made arrangements: "Lieutenant, please go and knock on the opener." The city’s gong.”
Haohai Dayu nodded slightly and said obediently: "In that case, I will beat the gong to open the market on behalf of Dadaiji."
Harguchuk Hongtaiji entrusted the matter to Haohai Dayu. There was no point in running this matter on his own. After all, how much salt could be exchanged for just cattle, horses and sheep?
Nowadays, most of the wool in the area has gone to the Choros tribe. This matter should be left to them. When the Khan needs to see salt, he should go to them instead of himself.
Harguchuk Hongtaiji planned to pick himself out, and let Haohai Dayu come out with the goods, and then he would get the benefits for nothing.
But Harguchuk Hongtaiji forgot that there are fools in this world, but they are definitely not Haohai Dayu.
In a yurt, Chang Qianli took out exquisite gifts, but these could not be compared with the rare dowry, the gift that could attract a woman's heart. This made Harguchuke Hongtaiji very dissatisfied.
"Dataiji seems not satisfied, but did I neglect waiting for the gift?"
Chang Qianli asked knowingly.
Harguchuk Hongtaiji thought for a moment and said bluntly: "If there are some exquisite ones, they will please women."
Rare items are even better. "
Chang Qianli thought hard. Just when Harguchuk Hongtaiji thought that there was no such thing and was about to give up, Chang Baiye suddenly said: "Uncle, don't we still have a bunch of souls? Why not give it to Dataiji."
"What seduction?"
Harguchuk Hongtaiji asked quickly.
Chang Qianli glared at Chang Baiye and quickly explained: "Datai Ji, there is nothing to enchant the soul. It is just a kind of fragrance. When worn on the body, the whole body will exude a charming fragrance."
"aroma?"
A picture appeared in Harguchuk Hongtaiji's mind. He seemed to see the fragrant Yanji, and he couldn't help but said: "Then what are you waiting for? Bring it quickly."
Chang Qianli was a little embarrassed and said in a low voice: "This, to be honest with Dadaiji, this thing is a secret recipe obtained by a craftsman from a trader in the Western Regions. After it was mixed, the craftsman and the secret recipe disappeared, and this fragrance became I don’t have much in my hands..."
"First Evolution"
Harguchuk Hongtaiji could not refuse and said: "If you can satisfy me, a hundred horses will be yours!"
Chang Qianli took a deep breath. He was indeed the son of a rich man. If so, let's make a deal.
"This is the fragrance."
Chang Qianli took out an exquisite copper sachet, and outside the sachet, there was a fist-sized round object that looked like pine wood. It was slightly yellow in color and had a faint fragrance lingering out.
"Is this taste too bland?"
Harguchuk Hongtaiji frowned slightly.
Chang Qianli shook his head seriously, motioned to Chang Baiye to take the knife, carefully scraped some powder from the "log", then opened the sachet, added the powder into it, lit the wick-like lint in the sachet, and closed it. Add the sachet and shake slightly.
Soon, the aroma diffused through the sachet. Surprisingly, although the aroma was not strong, it was very exciting, and the restlessness hidden in the heart seemed to be uneasy.
"The fragrance lasts for three days, so many people call it seductive."
Chang Qianli introduced.
Harguchuk Hongtaiji watched Chang Qianli put away the sachet with great satisfaction. After asking about the method, he said: "Very good, a hundred horses will be delivered tomorrow."
Chang Qianli thanked Harguchuk Hongtaiji and sent him far away before returning to his yurt.
"how?"
Chang Qianli asked.
Chang Baiye nodded heavily and said: "As my uncle thought, Taiwei Haohai Dayu has been paying attention to the movements of Harguchukhong Taiji. He saw the scene when Taiji left with a smile."
Chang Qianli smiled slightly and said: "Once we see it, it will be easy to handle. Someone will help us do the rest."
The market is open and all the people are here.
Chang Qianli and Chang Baiye also joined in the busyness.
The long-term blockade policy of the Ming Dynasty caused the Mongolian tribes to be extremely materially poor. They could not satisfy this market with only small smuggling caravans.
The arrival of such a large caravan is aimed at this extremely hungry market.
The market is huge and there are many goods, but that doesn’t mean there are no twists and turns.
Haohai Dayu did not use the name of the Great Khan, but the name of Harguchuk Hongtaiji, and took away eight stones of salt in the form of large amounts of wool, cattle, sheep, and horses.
Salt accounts for 90% of the caravan's salt inventory.
Merchants actually don't like this kind of direct "buyout" transaction method. This is not like a small street vendor who buys all the goods at once. The vendor will go home and sleep happily. If the merchants here sell all the goods at once, Salt, that means that when subsequent people come, the merchant will no longer be able to produce salt.
It is a businessman's sin to disappoint his customers.
This is the belief that Chang Qianli upholds. However, this time, he had to bow his head, because here, after all, the merchant did not hold the saber, had neither the qualifications nor the capital to resist the orders of the Great Khan, Dadaiji or Taiwei.
Haohai Dayu took away the goods and was extremely satisfied.
Not long after that, Hasha of Kirchhi led a group of people into the market, carrying a large amount of goods. When he wanted to deliver salt and iron, the merchant took out an iron pot and an iron basin. But no salt was taken out.
This made Ha Shiha full of anger, thinking that the merchant had defrauded him. He even whipped several of the guys with a whip. Chang Qianli rushed over with an angry look on his face, and shouted sternly: "I am the leader of the big caravan, if you If you are dissatisfied, come to me, why bother to attack the guy?"
Harshiha held the whip and walked towards Chang Qianli with a majestic look. He sneered: "There is still a Southerner with backbone. Let me ask you, your big caravan came here and there is no salt to trade. Let me trade with you." Everyone is running for dozens of miles to rejoice, do you think we should fight?"
Chang Qianli replied without fear: "We, the eight major Shanxi merchants, tried our best to take out twelve stones of salt from the official treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and carried countless goods, just to exchange what we had here. Twelve stones. The amount of stone salt, I dare to ask this leader, can you say that we don’t carry any salt?”
Ha Shiha was a little surprised. Twelve stones of salt was a lot of salt.
"But why do these people say there is no salt?"
Erihemu next to Hashiha asked.
Chang Qianli sighed and said: "Originally, there was still a large amount of salt, but someone came earlier and traded a large amount of salt. As merchants, we can't stop it. We can only cash in the goods first to satisfy the previous buyers. Need it, but unfortunately, when you came, the salt had already been bought by many buyers."
Erihemu looked at Hashiha and said softly: "So much salt has been eaten by people, do they really not worry about it being too salty?"
Harshiha looked sharply in the direction of the Great Khan's camp, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go to the Great Khan to discuss it!"
Erihemu stopped Hashiha and persuaded: "Chief, it may not make sense to ask the Khan to reason at this time. After all, it's first come, first served. Someone did not violate the rules of the transaction and took the salt. Even if he let the Great Khan Even if Khan intervenes, it may not work.”
"Could it be that this salt was taken away and we have nothing?"
Harshiha shouted angrily.
Erihemu thought for a moment and said: "Let's trade other things we need first, and then think about the salt. Merchant, you should still have a little salt in your hand, right?"
Chang Qianli said with some embarrassment: "Yes, there is, but it is only more than one stone. We want to leave it to more herdsmen."
After hearing this, Ha Shiha whipped his whip and threatened: "No matter how much salt you have left, you must give it to me. When I come here, I will take away all your salt. If you dare to hide your secrets, If you still have salt to sell to others, you are defrauding me, and then you can never do business again."
