I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 41

He Shao is going to put all his money into raising pigs, a great way to get rich. Although people in Kaifeng City don't know how to cook what they like to eat, they don't bother to eat what they have good conditions.

Creating demand in a market is a higher standard requirement for merchants, not to mention that no one can resist the temptation of braised pork. Han people don't eat pork?Is there still a king's law?
"Old Ji, how much money do we have now?"

"Almost [-] guan!"

Now Ji Zai seems to have become He Shao's housekeeper, which is a huge amount of money. Ji Zai saw with his own eyes how He Shao made such a huge fortune in a short period of time, and he was very impressed.

"I got a land deed of about fifty or sixty acres. Where do you build all the huts and cover them with thatch?"

Only in the place where the untouchables gather in the west of the city can there be such a large open space. He Shao described to Ji Zai how to build it, and Ji Zai kept nodding at the side. Although he didn't know what He Fenglang wanted to do, his instinct told him that this time he would make a lot of money again.

Once the place was found, the biggest problem left was how to buy so many piglets.

He Shao wanted to go to the livestock market to try his luck. The livestock market was located in Yiyifang near Dongshuimen in the east of the city. Almost all the cattle, sheep, snails and horses in Kaifeng City were traded here.

The livestock market is very lively, and you can see pens for raising livestock everywhere. Some pens only have two or three animals, while others have hundreds of animals.

A small and thin person walked past He Shao and accidentally bumped into He Shao's shoulder. He Shao didn't care, but He Si had quick eyesight and quick hands, and pressed him to the ground with a tug and pull.

"What's going on?" He Shao asked.

"Master, your things"

He Si broke the man's hand and pulled out a piece of jade, which was exactly what He Shao used to wear.

"Do you want to send him to the government?"

"No, no, please forgive me, young master."

The man knelt on the ground and kowtowed, suddenly grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and threw it on the faces of He Si and He Shao. While they were squinting, the man turned around and ran to an alley.

Although He Si was young but with martial arts skills, how could he let him go, He Shao held him back.

"Forget it, forget it, there's no need to chase after the business."

"I have also been to the livestock market before. Besides thieves, there are also many rascals here. They will blackmail money when they meet strangers."

The two walked around the livestock market all morning, and of course the most encountered were sheep. There were hundreds of them in each sheep pen, and the price of each sheep was around six pennies, while the price of cattle ranged from ten to twenty pennies.

What surprised He Shao the most was that there were still people selling dogs, chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock.

Soon He Shao was attracted by the stalls selling soup cakes on the street. The slightly fat old woman skillfully flipped the fried noodles in the oil pan until both sides were golden, and the aroma was overflowing for a while.

He Shao twitched his index finger. There was no place to sit at this kind of street stall. This did not prevent He Si and He Shao from asking for one at the stall.

This sanzi has a unique shape, golden yellow and crisp, and after one bite, it actually smells like honey and jujube. He Shao's eyes lit up, he didn't expect to eat such delicious food at this kind of stall.

"Si, what is this thing called?" He Shao asked.

"I don't know, it should be a cold tool."

He Si was just a beggar on the street before, and it was also the first time he ate.

"Mr. Lang is very knowledgeable. This is indeed a cold tool, but it is called scorpion cake here because of its shape," the old woman said with a smile.

"Grandma, two more scorpion cakes and two bowls of soup"

"Okay, sir, wait a moment"

The old woman moved very neatly. She took out some flour and sifted it with a fine silk. The water used to make the noodles was not ordinary water but the cooled broth. After reconciling, she used her thumb to grind it into strips and put it in the boiling water.

Soon there were smooth and white noodles floating in the two large gray porcelain bowls, and some tempeh and chives were added.

"Two gentlemen try this noodle porridge"

He Shao couldn't wait a long time ago, the noodles bounced in his mouth, and the broth was delicious.

"Huh..." He Shao let out a long breath, "Comfortable."

The only fly in the ointment is that it lacks a little bit of spiciness. If you add some chili powder, it will be a superb delicacy in the world. Unfortunately, chili peppers will not be introduced to China until hundreds of years later.

Generally, people from rich and official families would never come here because of their high status, but He Shaocai didn't care. He was tired from standing and even squatted on the ground with a big bowl of soup, sweating profusely, and all the soup was sucked into his stomach.

The price of this street stall is also very cheap, it cost less than [-] Wen for two people to eat a belly ball.

When the two walked into an alley, four or five men with big arms and round waists appeared before and after, including the thief who had escaped just now.

"You were the ones who beat my subordinates? Do you know whose land this is?" said the villain at the head.

"How about Ah Si?"

He Shao was also a little guilty. Since he was a child, he was an excellent young man who talked but didn't fight. It was indeed a bit embarrassing for him to fight.

"Young master, don't worry, when I was a Hanako, I could get into fights every now and then. I'm going to be suffocated to death following you these days."

He Si was eager to try, He Shao never believed that any martial arts master was nothing more than strong and fast, but He Si really couldn't explain these two times.

Surrounded by five or six big men, He Si moved forward and retreated quickly, and every move was aimed at the vital point. He knocked down a group of people with three punches and two kicks, and He Si is only about his age this year!

"Amazing"

He Si was a little embarrassed to be praised suddenly.

This was just a small episode, and it didn't delay the business.

Seeing the two of them wandering in the livestock market, a capable middle-aged man hurried over.

"What do you two want to buy?"

"You are…"

"My next Liu Yu, a man from the livestock market, this is my personal card, please take a look."

Liu Yu took out a blue sign, with the four characters "Niu Ya Liu Yu" engraved on the front and Kaifeng Mansion System engraved on the back.

"What's the use of this brand?"

This is the first time He Shao has come into contact with Ya people, of course, people traffickers like Min Weng are not counted.

"It seems that the two gentlemen don't often come to the livestock market," Liu Yu explained.
"In the livestock market, there are often traders from other places. They don't understand the market in Kaifeng City, and things often fail to sell, so we jerks collect commissions to help him find buyers.

Of course, there are some buyers who cannot find a suitable source of goods, and we are also responsible for finding sellers.

This brand is specially made by the government, firstly to prove our identity as a native, and secondly to monitor whether the merchants in the livestock market pay enough taxes."

Ya people are also divided into different industries, there are Mi Ya who sells rice, tea teeth, Zhuangzhai Ya, and Liu Yu is a Yaman in the cattle and horse business.

In this era of underdeveloped information, it is difficult for many merchants to produce and sell their own products. The existence of Yaren also promoted the prosperity of Song Dynasty to a certain extent.

"How do you charge this commission?"

"Generally, [-]% of the money is drawn, of course, it will be less if it is a bulk product," Liu Yu said.

"I want to sell a pig, piggy"

"Selling pigs? Although I'm a cow, I can do it. How many pigs do you want?"

"A few heads are not enough," He Shao said with a smile.

"The livestock market is very large, and there are fences in some streets and alleys that you don't know, and it's okay to have dozens or hundreds of heads."

"I want a thousand"

The more money you want, the more money you can get from it. Liu Yu originally thought that he had met a big customer today, but when He Shao asked for a thousand, Liu Yu's face turned cold.

"Hmph, could it be that the two of you are looking for my pleasure? In the whole Kaifeng city, I have never seen anyone wanting so many piglets at once."

He Shao calculated that [-] heads should not be enough. Li Jianzong, Yang Wenguang, plus Si Nong Cheng Wu Bingzheng and Xiang Minzhong, [-] heads for five families is too little.

"Please forgive me, it was my slip of the tongue"

Seeing He Shao apologize and Liu Yu looked a little better.

"The most important thing in business is to be honest with each other, otherwise we idiots can't do it, how much do you want?"

"Three thousand"

Seeing that Liu Yu was about to walk away, He Shao hurriedly grabbed Liu Yu.

"I can pay you twenty guan first"

Seeing that He Shaohe Temple was already taking money and not looking like a joke, Liu Yu was also full of doubts.

"You two really want three thousand heads?"

"This is just the beginning, and there will definitely be more in the future," He Shao said with a smile.

"There are countless merchants in the livestock market, none of which can provide such a large amount alone, you follow me"

He Shao followed Liu Yu around the streets and alleys of the livestock market.

"The number of live pigs in Kaifeng City is not much every day, and the pens are slightly out of the way"

Liu Yu was negotiating the price for He Shao with the pig seller in the pen. The Yaman's sleeves were very long, and the two put their hands into the sleeves to pinch the size.

"One head and two strokes, you can't be low, but he has to go down to collect it"

Liu Yu looked excited, three thousand heads equaled six thousand guan, even with a discount he could still earn three hundred guan.

The only ones who can earn hundreds of dollars at a time in dental shops are those who often go to the manor houses of wealthy people.

It took Liu Yu a whole day to collect the three thousand piglets. He Shao was also very straightforward and directly paid a deposit of one hundred guan in advance. It would take at least half a month to collect the three thousand piglets.

(End of this chapter)