The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 211 The exchange market is a high-end game, and the settlement method is very knowledgeable!

Guo Kaifeng took Song Yingkui's draft proposal on opening mutual negotiations between Yungu and Xifan and went to Linjin Ferry to meet the Xifan envoy. This proposal must at least be approved by the person in charge of Xifan on the Qingfan grassland before the discussion can proceed. It is necessary, otherwise the envoys of the Western Fan would have no time to come to Taoyang City.

After going back and forth several times, Qin Lingruben, the person in charge of the Qingfan Grassland of the Western Fan, gave in and basically agreed to the proposal to jointly open a discussion forum with the Xifan and Yungujun Gui Ningjun in Haixi Fort. However, he A revised opinion was put forward that Xifan would station more than 100 troops at Imjin Ferry.

What is the difference between putting more than 100 soldiers and horses in Taoyang City and not putting them there?Put it at Imjin Ferry, and it might be of some use at critical moments.

Song Yingkui agreed to this amendment without hesitation. More than 100 Xifan troops can't make much difference. When the time comes, a few cannons will be fired at Imjin Ferry to aim at the Xifan camp. If there is a change, the cannons will blast them.

After the general direction was set, I thought that the pace of advancement would be very slow. As a result, Xifan's envoys rushed to Taoyang City a few days later and urged Yungu to organize a caravan as soon as possible to Haixi Fort for mutual trade.Are you so anxious?They wanted to organize a caravan at the last moment, which also stumped people.

Although Tianshun Public Company was established in Yungu, which specialized in trade, the focus was on the business with Dazheng. After the direction of the mutual market was decided, Guo Kaifeng was sent to Qinzhou to solve more important problems. thing.In addition, the Haixi Fort sale market is a three-party transaction, and the Guining Army in Hexi has not yet made proper contact.

"Second Grandpa and Manager Guo went to Qinzhou to contact and resolve the business of potato seeds and Tianshun Gongxing Company there. The commercial affairs of Haixibao Forging Market need to be organized by you. Use the name of Gongxing to issue a summons order , anyone who is willing to do business in Haixi Fort can sign up to participate.

To merchants who sign up to participate, the public bank will first issue stamp stamps based on the scale of goods reported by them. After the business is completed, the tax will be assessed and paid according to the stamp number.The way to pay the tax is very simple. The merchant will return the unused tickets and pay the tax as much as the tickets have been used.When the mutual market opens, people from the public bank keep an eye on it, and only those with tickets can ship goods. "We don't have enough manpower, so we can only put the idea to the heads of the merchants. The mutual market is a bulk trade, and as long as no taxes are collected in advance, the merchants should be happy to participate. At that time, let Tian Shungong transport some products from the subordinate factories, I think I can handle it first.

"Kuiwa, when we do business with the feudal lords, what do we charge? Their money is different from ours. Besides, the feudal lords will probably exchange goods for goods, which is very inconvenient. Some traders are not willing to use goods. Exchange of goods is the kind of business that only foot traders like to do." The second grandfather asked a question that Song Yingkui had not thought of before, how to settle bulk trade?

Yes, this thing is indeed a problem.Ordinary transactions do not involve such high-end scenes.But the trading volume in the Qianqian Mutual Market is there, so we have to consider this issue.

"Okay, let me ask my second uncle first, and then we can decide this matter!" We are not studying finance, and we have never participated in trade between countries. We ran out of ideas for a while, so Song Yingkui had to find someone first. Ask around from knowledgeable people.

The second uncle has been involved in the officialdom of Dazheng for such a long time, and the place where he stayed is also the head of a province, so he should be experienced in this area.Sure enough, the second uncle is a knowledgeable person. After arriving, he briefly introduced the trading form of Dazheng Quqian.When Dazheng conducted commercial trade with foreign countries such as Beixiang and Xifan, the first trade was conducted at the official level.Dazheng would first trade with the other party in hard currencies such as silk and brick tea to exchange for products such as horses and furs, which was equivalent to giving a reference price for mutual trade.In addition, Da Zheng would also give the other party New Year coins in cash and silk!This thing sounds shameful, but it actually plays a role in providing settlement currency.

Through this series of actions at the official level, foreign countries have cash and some hard currency settlement methods on hand, and then the two parties can conduct normal transactions between the people.At the level of private and commercial transactions, we settled in cash and barter. Gold and silver in the hands of foreign countries were also one of the main currencies involved in trade.Needless to say, the merchants of Dazheng got cash. If they got the goods, they could either trade with each other in the market, or resell some goods that were in official demand to the Dazheng government.

I see. It seems that large-scale trade is inseparable from official-level participation.No wonder Xifan insisted on conducting official-level sales transactions with Yungu Army instead of solving its needs through private business.

"Uncle, under normal circumstances, what are the Dazheng commodities that are in large demand in Xifan?" After knowing how the traditional sale and purchase of Dazheng works, Song Yingkui had a simple solution.I definitely don't consider the Sui Coin thing, but it is very useful for reference in other aspects.Now, the first thing to understand is what hard currency is in the eyes of Xifan people.

"Silk, cloth, tea bricks, sugar, porcelain, wooden bowls and other wooden utensils, as well as iron pots and other iron utensils. When the Governor's Yamen opened a mutual trade with the Western Fan, these items were the main items!" The second uncle gave the explanation very professionally. List of goods.

"What do the governor's yamen usually buy in large quantities from the people of Xifan?" Knowing what the hard currency of Xifan is in the eyes of the people of Xifan, we also need to understand what the hard currency of Xifan is in the eyes of Dazheng people.

"Horses and Xifan horses are the main sources of Zheng official horses, and then there is green salt. When the governor's office was there, these two were the main sources of income. In addition to these two items, there were also bone glue made by the feudal lords and gold and jade. .”

Silk, sugar, tea, these items are not produced in Yungu. Let's see if we can collect some from the merchants.It seems that the main currency that Tianshun Trading Company needs to prepare here must focus on blended fabrics, soy products and vermicelli, as well as iron materials and iron products. As for the good wheels, cement and other mechanical products that are currently being bought for Dazheng, The demand in Xifan may not be that great.The quality of the porcelain made by Yun Gu is very average, but the pottery is not bad. When the time comes, Tian Shun Gongxing will be asked to bring some as the main products for official transactions.

After some calculation, in fact, the variety of goods in Yungu is still somewhat lacking, which shows that the development of industry and commerce must continue to work harder, and more hard currency must be developed.And what does that wooden bowl mean?The craftsmanship of this thing is not complicated. The people of Xifan can't even mass-produce this thing?
Yungu has more things to buy in large quantities from Xifan than Dazheng. Wool, beef and mutton, and bone glue can be purchased freely.Traditional Western products such as leather goods, horses, and green salt can also be bought in large quantities, and then resold to the Dazheng market to make a lot of money.Gold and jade items are not purchased at the official level. The ghee produced in Xifan can be considered to be added to the bulk purchase list of Tianshun Gongxing!

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