Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 525 Shanxi Merchants (Third Change)

In this dilapidated chariot and horse shop, people dressed in fine silk offered to say hello, and even provided board and lodging for nearly 2000 people and thousands of horses.

I have to say that it is too generous and too bizarre.

Ever since He Jinzhao left Juyongguan, he had never seen the merchants along the way pay attention to the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Without him, there are people behind everyone, you can't afford to mess with you.

"I didn't intend to pay for staying in the hotel."

He Jinzhao shrugged and ignored the businessman in front of him.

However, Tian Shenglan laughed loudly: "Mr. Jun is quick to speak. Listening to Mr. Jun's accent, could it be that he is from the land of Qin and Jin?"

"People from Qin lived a life in Jin."

Tian Shenglan nodded quickly: "I am also from Jindi. I have been wandering around since I was a child. I have only done some small business in Zhangjiakou for so many years. I have established a firm foothold. We are also half of the same township."

Hearing this, He Jinzhao raised his eyebrows, a businessman from Jindi?
Get a firm foothold in Zhangjiakou and do some small business.

The key is to spend generously, which is a bit interesting.

When going out, the relationship is mostly with relatives and fellow villagers.

Only in this way can people get acquainted quickly and unite together.

"Today I have inherited the face of half of your fellow countrymen."

With a smile on his face, Tian Shenglan invited He Jinzhao and the others to go to the restaurant for dinner, but He Jinzhao shook his head: "No need, I will eat whatever my subordinates eat."

Hearing this, Tian Shenglan felt more and more that this group of officers and soldiers was not simple, how could the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty do such a thing?

He has seen countless officers and soldiers passing by Jiming Post, and this is the first time he has seen them.

Especially the soldiers under his command are almost all looking at people with their nostrils, and they are arrogant, as if they have just done a big thing to break into the palace, and no one pays attention to them.

As a businessman, not to mention being slick, talking to people and talking nonsense are basic operations.

The words of praise from Tian Shenglan's mouth came out as if they didn't want money.

Then he sat next to He Jinzhao according to the standards of the big car shop, eating delicacies from mountains and seas, and drinking pancakes and rice porridge.

"Master Liang, are you going to Zhangjiakou to sell horses?"

"Why, do you want to accept it?"

Tian Shenglan laughed, and hurriedly waved his hands and said, "How can I turn horses around? Only the imperial court can buy and sell them."

He changed the topic again: "The villain has met some friends in Zhangjiakou for so many years. If Mr. Liang wants to make a move, I can also help make a match. I will definitely earn more than Mr. Liang if he does it himself."

Reselling military horses is very common in the Ming Dynasty's official army.

Among the nine sides, the Yansui cavalry is probably the most capable, and they were stolen and sold by the former general Wu Zimian.

Now they all became Gao Yingxiang's confidantes.

Tian Shenglan thinks that Liangpu's military discipline is fine, as long as he is a human being, he has what he needs and has weaknesses.

That would be able to pull them into the water and use them for their own use.

Now that he wanted to steal and sell military horses, he specified that he needed money, and when the time came, any shopkeeper under his command could come forward.

After all, it's left handed and right handed.

He Jinzhao put down the chopsticks in his hand, but smiled:
"Shopkeeper Tian, ​​when I was in Shanxi, I heard that many Shanxi merchants lived in Zhangjiakou and made a fortune. The renovation of the old house at home is very impressive."

"Hey, it's all hard-earned money earned from all over the world." Tian Shenglan shook his head and said:

"Shanxi has been in a state of unrest recently, and it has been going from south to north. I have a friend who went back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. He hasn't come back yet, so we dare not go home."

He Jinzhao laughed twice: "Governor Zhang Zongheng of Xuanda is stepping up his military training, and Governor Hong Chengchou of the three sides is stepping up to wipe out the bandits in Shaanxi. I'm afraid they won't be able to stay here for too long, and you can go back to your hometown."

"hope so."

Tian Shenglan felt that according to the combat effectiveness of the army, the leader of the Hammer Bandit, He Jinzhao, was definitely not easily wiped out by the army.

Although he is in Zhangjiakou, he has sent people to investigate the situation in Shanxi many times, and Huang Yongfa from Jiexiu County sent people to check.

He Jinzhao, the leader of the hammer bandits, knew better than those officials in the capital's imperial court.

He Jinzhao wasn't sure if the person in front of him was one of the eight Shanxi merchants, he only knew one named Fan.

Shanxi merchants controlled the Mongolian commercial roads, which were like blood vessels to a bitter cold place like Mongolia.

The motive of the Jurchens is also very simple, not only to give them blood transfusions through Shanxi merchants, but also to win over Shanxi merchants to control the Mongolian plateau.

Huang Taiji is also planning, but now that Sun Chengzong is repairing the Daling River, he is busy dealing with Sun Chengzong, and has not found time to deal with Lin Danhan.

Shanxi merchants provided Jurchen with food and iron information to support Huang Taiji in plundering the Ming Dynasty, and then Huang Taiji spent the plundered money on Shanxi merchants, forming a closed loop.

"Who are the Mongolians stationed outside Xuanfu?"

"The main mutual markets are Laobadu, Yongxiebu Dachengtaiji, Habushen, Qingbadu, Yinding Daerhan and other tribes."

He Jinzhao looked at the rough wooden table and said, "Really?"

Tian Shenglan chuckled twice: "Actually, it was the Mongolian Great Khan Huduntu, Datong was beaten to pieces by him, and the merchants seldom left.

As for the Shanxi trading site controlled by the hammer bandit He Jinzhao, even though He Jinzhao wanted to trade.

But not many merchants went there, and even if many low-level Mongolians gathered outside, they couldn't exchange too many things.

All the trading points in Liaodong were closed, and the Jurchens had nowhere to go to the trading market.

Only this family-to-mouth trading point has become a favorite. Even if Mr. Liang comes here with confidence, he will definitely make a lot of money. "

It's a buyer's market right now.

He Jinzhao's mutual market point in Shanxi also lowered his own profit, did not give middlemen the chance to make the difference, and did not have sufficient supply of goods, how could he win?
Shanxi merchants used Zhangjiakou as a base to collect commodities from all over the Ming Dynasty, and then went back and forth between inside and outside the pass to engage in trading activities, and delivered a large amount of basic living materials such as food, clothing, and cooking utensils to the Later Jin regime.

Nurhachi did not treat them badly, and exchanged valuables such as ginseng, deer antler, and animal skins with each other.

And all the gunpowder, [-]% of the food and more than half of the metal needed for the successor Huang Taiji to launch the war came from Shanxi merchants who "operated with integrity" and were able to reach the sky in Daming.

This is a win-win deal. It is through Shanxi merchants that Houjin can turn the looted property, antiques, gold and silver into food to feed the captive population and give slaves a chance to farm.

He Jinzhao nodded slightly. It seemed that his cheap father-in-law, Lin Danhan, was stationed outside Xuanfu.

He can also be sure that the Jurchens will definitely be able to do business in Zhangjiakou.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty would not know who the tribes in the exchange market outside were, as long as they gave them money, everything would be easy to talk about.

It's really normal for foreigners to impersonate and trade here.

Gao Yingxiang glanced at He Jinzhao, whether he should do it now and burn down the entire Jiming Station. In short, all these goods were sent to Zhangjiakou.

He saw several oil shops outside, which could be used as fuel.

He Jinzhao had a smile on his face: "Shopkeeper Tian, ​​I'm still planning to go to Zhangjiakou to see the excitement in person."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Tian Shenglan also smiled: "Mr. Liang wants to make a move, so he has to shop around to make a deal."

(End of this chapter)