The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 180 Chapter 170

Duan Wuji found a bigger inn at the pass of the Great Wall to live in, Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Everyone, let's stay here today, let's just wait here for the Turkic man to come.

Brother Tieniu, please arrange the personnel on duty. Let's divide into three groups, each group has seven people, and we take turns to rest. Everyone must pay attention when on duty!Let's get the knife out of the sheath and put the arrow in the bow, we must not be sloppy! "

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry about this matter, I will arrange everything.

If you have anything to do, go ahead and get busy. "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, that's good. You will be in charge of everything here. I'll go buy a few barrels of wine and send them to the soldiers guarding the gate. It will be easier for us to do things then."

"Brother, you go, do you want to bring people to help?"

"No, I can go alone, it's useless if there are too many people."

After finishing speaking, Duan Wuji rode his horse and ran out from the inn. Duan Wuji came to the wine workshop and saw that the people inside were busy.

Duan Wuji saw it and shouted loudly: "Guys, fill me with six barrels of good wine, and help me send it to the barracks diagonally opposite.

Do the math. "

One of the bosses laughed.

"Boss, you are so majestic! These six barrels of good wine need a total of 24 taels of silver, and we will give it away for nothing."

Duan Wuji took out silver to pay for the wine, and then led the six men, pushing a wheelbarrow and walking straight to the barracks.

The soldiers guarding the camp gate all knew Duan Wuji and greeted him loudly from afar.

"Duan Laoji, come to do business again? I wish you a fortune!"

"Hey! What kind of money are you making? It's just a meal. Alas, brothers, I bought you a few barrels of good wine and sent them over today. When you are off duty, you can get a couple of sips of the money, so that you Warm up and relieve fatigue!"

"Oh, Boss Duan, it's costing you again, how embarrassing it is!

Well, well, since we bought them all back, let's accept them. "

As he said that, he called the soldiers guarding the gate of the camp over, and a soldier who was not on duty led six men to push a small cart inside.

Duan Wuji smiled at the soldiers guarding the camp gate, and then rode back to the inn.

On the second day when the sun was three poles, Duan Changqing and the guard who followed him who could speak Turkic led Yelu Chucai over.

Seeing Duan Wuji, Yelu Chucai ran over quickly.

"Wujiyu, I haven't seen you for a long time, how is everything going?"

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Okay, okay, everything is fine.

Hey, Yelu Chucai, have the horses on the prairie been cheap recently? "

"Hey, Wuji, you haven't been to the grassland, how do you know? Could it be that you can figure it out?"

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Brother Yelu, think about it, on the prairie, the grass hasn't grown yet, but there's not much old grass left from last year, isn't this horse cheap? It's fine for this one. Does it count?"

Yelu Yecai laughed out loud.

"Wuji, you are so smart. You can figure this out, it's really not easy! I can't blame you for being rich."

Duan Wuji smiled slightly.

"Brother Yelu, follow me into the house, let's talk in the house."

Yelu Chucai followed Duan Wuji into the house, and Tieniu ordered people to bring over two plates of dim sum and two pots of strong tea. They drank tea and talked about business.

Yelu Chucai looked at Wuji and said, "Wuji, the horses on the prairie are really cheap now, about ten taels of silver a horse egg, you guessed it right.

Promise, why, this time you brought [-] pieces of goods?This time brought a lot! "

"Why so many? Isn't this much less than last time?

This time we brought a total of 29 carts of goods, one of which was a cart of porcelain that I gave you for free. This cart of goods is not within the scope of the transaction. Brother Yelu, you see, Duan Wuji means what he says. "

Yelu Chucai was overjoyed.

"Wuji, thank you very much."

Duan Wuji looked at Yelu Chucai and said, "Brother Yelu, when will you bring that horse over?"

After hearing this, Yelu Chucai thought for a while and said, "Well, within three days, if we trade one day earlier, we can save a lot of fodder."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Yelu, next time you bring horses over, you must drive the carriage over, otherwise how would you get back so many things?"

"Ah? Don't you have a ready-made carriage here? Wouldn't it be over if you asked them to send it to me? Why should I bother?"

"Brother Yelu, this time our carriage is hired for this position. If you let them take it there, then you should pay the fare for this section of the road yourself."

Yelu Chucai listened with a smile: "Okay, okay! Is it okay for me to pay? Isn't this a fare of 800 taels of silver for Qian'er?
What is this little money called! "

"Brother Yelu, they have delivered the goods to you, you'd better send some people to bring them back safely, otherwise they probably won't want to deliver them."

"Okay, okay, can't I send someone to take them off at that time? Hey, Wuji, it depends on how much money you have to pay for this car?"

After hearing this, Duan Wuji wanted to say: "How about paying them 23 taels of silver for a car? The total cost of these 29 carriages is less than 700 taels of silver. If you agree, let's discuss it with the owners of this car later." .”

"Okay, of course I agree. This will save me a lot of trouble."

"Brother Tie Niu, go and gather these car owners, and we will discuss with them in the car later."

After hearing this, Tieniu turned around and went out.

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Brother Yelu, this time the horses came here, and they must have brought five fat cows. If you don't check the guards and soldiers at the gate, there may be problems with the entry and exit of the goods."

Yelu Chucai nodded.

"Well, Wuji, you're so smart, the soldiers guarding the pass in and out of the pass are not just for Naka!

Sending five cows to get through the relationship is not much, okay, I'll make a note of this, so don't worry.

Wuji, let's go, let's go out and talk to the car owners, and I'll go back after we agree. "

"Well, okay. Hey, brother Yelu, when the horse hits the pass, it's best for you to send someone to inform us, and we will go out to pick you up.

The general guarding the pass will give us some face. "

"Brother, you are so thoughtful! Well, let's do it like this."

The two walked out of the yard, only to see all the car owners sitting in the yard.

Duan Wuji saw it and said with a smile: "Everyone, you have another opportunity to make a fortune. I discussed it with Yelu Chucai just now, and he decided to hire you to deliver the goods to them. You will be paid for each car within this distance." 23 taels.

You don't have to worry about safety, Yelu Chucai will escort you back after unloading the cargo.

This safety is absolutely guaranteed, and you only have to work hard for two or three days. Can you earn this little money? "

"Boss Duan, can the job you introduced be worse? We have done this job, and we can earn so much money in these few days. We are the real fools if we don't do it."

"Is there anyone who doesn't want to do it? Who doesn't want to do it?"

Duan Wuji yelled three times, but no one said anything.

Yelu Chucai smiled.

"Okay then, Wuji, then I'll go back, hey, brother, how many horses do you plan to exchange for our goods?"

Duan Wuji listened with a smile: "Brother Yelu, Duan Wuji is not greedy. Didn't I say it last time? This time I only plan to exchange your three thousand horses. I really don't want any more. You can earn more this time." Come on, I'll give you a little bit of money.

How about it?Brother, I mean enough. "

Yelu Chuwu was overjoyed when he heard that.

"Brother, let's make a deal, if we trade again next time, then I will give you some benefits.

Brothers, you rest!I'm going back now, see you the day after tomorrow! "

"Brother, I have given you all the profits. This time, you must choose the horses for me! Don't get me the horses that are a little bit worse. We will sell the horses far away this time. , if the business fails this time, we won’t be able to trade in the future.”

"Brother, don't worry. Leave this matter to me. If I bring you a bad horse. As long as you pick it out, next time I will accompany you with ten good horses, isn't it okay? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Okay, let's make a deal like this."

Na Yelu Chucai got on his horse, and immediately hit the horse and ran straight out of the pass.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu sent him a long way before turning back.

Tieniu looked at Duan Wuji and said with a smile: "Brother, what profit are you giving him? I don't think this kid is a good cake. He's full of all his guts."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Tieniu, are there any fools in business? Fools can't do business, right?

Haven't we built a small porcelain kiln now?In the future, we will try to find a way to bring this porcelain into the Turkic market, so that we will have a steady stream of financial resources.

This is called fishing for big fish with a long line, and we are not doing this business now.

Brother Tieniu, do you think this makes sense? "

"Well, brother, you still think in the long run."

Back at the inn, several people began to rest.

Two days later in the morning, Na Yelu Chucai came in riding a horse.

"Brother, the horse is almost at the pass, you should send a few people out of the pass to meet it."

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Okay, let's leave the customs right away, Brother Changqing, you should bring someone here to protect our goods.

Brother Tieniu, Brother Changhong, and Brother Changhao, hurry up and ride with me to pick up these horses, and strive for us to complete this transaction as soon as possible. "

The four people brought the horses and got on them, and followed Nayelu Chucai and ran straight to the pass.

(End of this chapter)