Lucky Star Gao Zhao

Chapter 328 Tiger Skin

Prince Qing asked everything along the way, and Guo Mazi was a broker, and he was considered knowledgeable among the country folks, so he tried his best to answer, and the guests would be rewarded more if they were satisfied.

Ask how the Tartars who came to do business are, and how the guard manages this area.

Guo Mazi said: "Tartars who come to trade often come here. They are registered in the guard. Newcomers must be guaranteed by an old man. The guard also needs to check. The people in the guard are poisonous. The Tartars who graze and the Tartars who fight They can see that our brokers don't enter the market casually, they have to be old people who have worked for many years, and they must have the guarantee of the village chief, so we have to pay some expenses to the village chief every year, the same is true for merchants, and newcomers must You can only leave the city with a note issued by the government, and the shopkeeper must have told the guests, otherwise it will be a waste of time."

Prince Qing said: "I said, the note has already been opened, how can I go out of the city without asking clearly, and bring a few juniors to experience, let them go out to see and see."

"The guest officer is right. The young one plans to bring the youngest son out to study with the young one next year. The youngest eldest is a daughter and is already engaged. Now the youngest daughter-in-law still has one in her stomach. The whole family depends on the young one for support. Next year, I will take care of my son and earn more money in the future.”

Gao Zhao listened from behind, and felt that this broker was very smart, he could talk about his family affairs in everything he said, he sold miserably indirectly, aroused the sympathy of the customers, and rewarded him with more money.

However, after many years of dealing with merchants, honest people can't do it for long.

Prince Qing naturally understood the meaning of Guo Mazi's words, and boasted: "It's not easy, it's not easy for us to travel all this way to do business, so this is our first time here, and you will introduce some good products at low prices later. , let me also earn some hard-earned money, it’s not that there are some delays on the road, who will buy the goods at this time, the business is done, I can’t do without your money.”

That's what Guo Mazi wanted, and he immediately bowed his head and answered, "Don't worry, sir, the goods I introduced are all good ones. It's a good time to buy them at this time. We all know that the fur goods won't be able to go away in the future, and the goods in the hands of the tartars must be sold out quickly." , the price is one-third cheaper than the previous two months. After a while, the merchants will disappear, and they will all rush home to celebrate the New Year. Only a few big merchants have manpower, and they buy the stocks in the hands of the Tartars at a low price. The small ones The sheepskin jackets I bought for my family are all made of leather bought before the year."

He figured it out, this group of people were not merchants, the others didn't speak, and those who spoke didn't know anything.

At the gate of the city, there were people coming in and out, and the guards checked one by one. When it was their turn, the guards all recognized Guo Mazi and said with a smile, "I have business today, I didn't see you coming out yesterday."

Guo Mazi handed over the road ticket and said, "Thanks to your old man, I took the order."

Although they knew each other, the city guards checked them carefully, and then let them go.

Master Yao handed over the road guide, and the city guard was astonished, counted the number of people, and passed.

Guo Mazi was also surprised that he didn't look at each other one by one, not knowing where this group of people came from, he immediately became cautious.

When we arrived at the market, soldiers guarded it and did not surround it, but people who came and went came and went from a fixed position, and they also went to see the road.

Gao Zhao didn't get close, but he smelled a strange smell. Jia Xibei covered his nose, "What's the smell? It smells so bad."

Guo Mazi said: "Tartars don't know how to cook leather, so they sell it after simple processing. Merchants buy it back and cook it themselves. Some of them are far away, so they can find someone to cook them in Xingpingwei. There is a family in a small village that specializes in cooking leather. , if the guest officer needs it, the younger one will go back and find him. Don't worry about his craftsmanship, the ancestors will eat this bowl of rice for generations, and it will not be bad."

"What is cooked leather?" Jia Xibei asked.

Gao Zhao tugged at her. Asking this made it clear that he was a rookie. Although Mr. Jia didn't understand the specific operation process, he also knew that leather goods couldn't be worn without being processed. The other juniors didn't understand the same as Jia Xibei.

"Cooked leather means treating the fur. Otherwise, how to make a cloak and coat? That requires skill and a good level. The cooked leather is soft, otherwise the hard one will ruin the leather." Prince Qing explained.

Guo Mazi flattered: "A guest officer is a connoisseur at a glance, and the small ones are introduced to good craftsmanship, and the small ones eat the job of a broker, relying on the introduction, so the guest officer can rest assured."

"We'll talk about it later." Prince Qing suddenly thought, sending a stinky leather to his nephew, thinking about how he was covering his nose, the scene must be beautiful.

Gao Zhaozheng thought that it was normal for Prince Qing to speak seriously, so he laughed and turned to Wu Changliang and said, "Nephew, how about uncle giving your eldest cousin a piece of raw leather? I bought it as a gift for my nephew and rushed back. You Big cousin, don’t be too moved, haha, this is a good idea, do the same for the other nephews, as an uncle with all my heart.”

Jia Xibei covered his mouth and gleefully, Gao Zhao rolled his eyes inwardly, thinking that he was serious once, and immediately returned to his original state.

Mr. Jia was worried about the emperor, the imperial study room would smell bad, no wonder the emperor could not do anything about Prince Qing, he could come up with all kinds of ideas that normal people can't think of.

Thinking about being polite to myself is a bit comforting.

In the market, there are some herdsmen who are dressed like Tartars. There are fur goods piled up in front of them. There are raw hides and cooked leather piled up one by one.

Guo Mazi looked at the merchants one by one, and introduced: "There is a customer who specializes in buying raw hides. He buys them and cooks them in Xingpingwei. He thinks the craftsmanship of the Tartars is too poor. Simple processing at home is also learned from us, using plant ash to cook the leather, and the quantity is too large to be shipped together to sell, and some nearby Tartars sell raw leather directly, the smell is not good, the guest officer bears with it."

Prince Qing didn't cover his nose, and looked at those raw leathers with great interest. They were hard and frozen in winter, but they were not as neat as those cooked leathers.

"I said Guo Mazi, you can help me choose the best fur. If there is a wolf fur, it is even better. I can buy it back and use it as a mattress."

At this time, a tartar took out the goods, and a group of people surrounded him immediately, and a voice came: "Tiger skin! It's still a big one and a small one, it's rare!"

Prince Qing was excited when he heard this, and said to Guo Mazi: "Go quickly, I'll take both of them for me, and I'll give you 100 taels of silver."

Guo Mazi was even more excited. He couldn't earn this amount of 100 taels a year, so he rushed in immediately, and Prince Qing followed him and squeezed in front of the people.Gao Zhao couldn't let go of this good opportunity, he couldn't afford it, but he was lucky to see the legendary tiger skin.

Without thinking about it, she took Gao Xingrong with one hand and Jia Xibei with the other, and said, "Xibei, let's go and see."

Jia Xibei watched with wide eyes as she dragged Gao Xingrong and his cousin into the crowd quickly, then turned to his grandfather and said, "She..."

Mr. Jia made a booing gesture, Jia Xibei understood, smiled silently, and Wang Jingzhou, who was next to her, stood up next to her and held her little hand.

Jia Xibei turned his head away, smiled at Wang Jingzhou again, and stretched out his hand, Wang Jingzhou hurriedly held it, and kept close to each other, blocking the hands of the two.

Mr. Jia pretended not to see, and stretched his neck to look at the crowd.

(End of this chapter)