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

Chapter 323 Buying a Property in Taoyang City

Ren Damin followed the caravan on his newly replaced bicycle and once again traveled on the official road from Hanzhong to Qinzhou.

This road will pass through the jurisdictions of three forces, namely the Hanzhong jurisdiction of Dazheng, the Tao Kedao Army garrison jurisdiction in the south of Qinzhou, and Qinzhou under the rule of the Anxi Army. To be precise, it is actually an area under the rule of two regimes. However, because Tao Kedao set up a separate road on this section of the road, the caravans were exploited by two roads in Zhengjing. Therefore, small businessmen like Ren Damin It seems that they have clearly passed through three sections of trade routes.

The war that started last year has had a great impact on the business of Ren Damin and others. Especially at the beginning, the Qin-Min war between Dazheng and the Yungu Army caused the interruption of trade routes for more than half a year. Ren Damin once wanted to change his career and find another business.

Fortunately, starting from this year, the trade route has returned to normal and is doing better than before. The money earned after half a year can make up for all the losses last year.

Just because business was good this year, Ren Damin changed to a new car and left the old car to his brother so that he could run the short-distance business between Qinzhou and Taoyang, while he used the new, more labor-saving car to run long distances.

If I had known that bicycles have improved so much in just a few years, I should have saved my money and just bought a new and useful bike!

But having said that, if I don’t have an old car, I will miss a few years of earning a lot of money. After all, it is actually more cost-effective to buy a car earlier.

War is a huge disaster for most people, but for some businessmen, it seems to be a rare opportunity?

Due to the war and the inconvenience in the circulation of goods in Hanzhong, the original price has dropped a lot, and the price of Yungu's specialties in Dazheng has increased a lot, so the profit in the process is even greater.

"Finally, we are under the rule of Mr. Kui. We no longer encounter the exploiting soldiers. I don't know how much money we earned along the way!" Biking past the Anxi military patrol At the checkpoint, Ren Damin couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and sighed with emotion to everyone in the caravan.

"Just be content, Lord! There is such a big chaos in the world, and we can still do business. We are lucky to be able to do business. Look at the misery of the merchants in Hanzhong who run the Central Plains and Guanzhong trade routes. We are I don't know where the situation is now." Wang Xiaoli, a businessman who was traveling with him, saw Ren Damin complaining about being exploited by the soldiers, and he expressed relief.

"I'm so content! If you ask me, this world should be ruled by Master Kui. Master Kui sent troops to wipe out Tao Kedao and the gang of thieves in Hanzhong, so that we can enjoy doing business!"

You see, when Qinzhou was under the rule of Zheng Jun's gang of dog officials, how much filial piety did we have to pay for a business trip? Even here, we still encounter bandits who rob the road from time to time. After Mr. Kui's troops took control of Qinzhou, have we encountered any bandits again? How much more can we earn by doing a business trip?

To be honest, when we reach the border of Qinzhou, I feel that riding a bicycle is much faster. If it were not for this profit, I would not want to go to Zhengzhou. "Since Qinzhou returned to the rule of Anxi Army, Ren Damin became more and more dissatisfied with Dazheng. He was not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods. Comparing the two, the good and bad were clear.

"Brother Ren, let's stop talking about the evil officials and thieves. It's useless to talk about it. Can you sell the goods we collected this time at a good price? I still hope to make more money from this transaction. It's better to get a new car." Seeing that Ren Damin was complaining about Da Zheng's officers and soldiers, Wang Xiaoli hurriedly changed the subject. What's the use of complaining about this kind of thing? It is more pragmatic to worry more about making money.

"We will definitely get a good price! What we carry in the car are all rare goods, including raw rubber, raw lacquer, and raw silk. Isn't that a hot item that the military supply firm needs? The managers of the firm will definitely be able to give it to us at a good price."

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After riding for several days and traveling through prefectures and counties, Ren Damin and his party finally arrived in Taoyang City. As soon as they arrived in Taoyang, they gathered all the goods together and sold them to the military supply company. Then he went to the clubhouse to rest and plan the next business.

In the guild hall, Ren Damin met his second brother who came from Qinzhou to purchase goods. It was a coincidence that the two brothers met in this place, and he was quite excited.

"Brother, I heard that you can make a lot of money by running the Hanzhong trade route. How about you take me with you this time? We make too little money by running the business in Qinzhou. When will I be as famous as you? I really don't want to He ran away." Seeing his eldest brother, Ren Zhongmin couldn't help but feel enthusiastic and asked his eldest brother to take him to the Hanzhong Trade Route.

"Er boy, you only saw the thieves eating meat but not the thieves being beaten. Now that the world is not peaceful, it's really hard for us two brothers to run away. You'd better make a living under our Anxi rule, and wait until the situation is stable before running away. It’s about the road. Let’s not talk about business matters. We brothers finally met in Taoyang City, we found a restaurant, we had a good meal and then left."

Ren Damin naturally disapproved of his second son's plan to run the Hanzhong trade route! There are only two brothers in the family, how can they all go out and take risks? So he quickly changed the subject and invited his brother to a restaurant next to the club for a feast.

People who do small business cherish money the most. Even in big cities like Taoyang, ordinary people stay in the guild hall and eat pickles and dry food, and are reluctant to spend money to eat in restaurants.

If they occasionally go to a restaurant to eat, Ren Damin's favorite food is hot pot, because it has rich dishes and is not expensive.

The Ren brothers came to a hot pot restaurant and ordered two plates each of mutton slices, cabbage, radish, tofu, tofu skin, and vermicelli. They added half a catty of soju and ate deliciously.

"Taoyang City is still prosperous. How many people come to eat in the restaurant? Hanzhong sounds like a big city, but I haven't seen so many people in that restaurant." Eating hot pot, Ren Damin I couldn't help but sigh.

"That's for sure. There are a lot of people making money in Taoyang City. Can there be so many people in Hanzhong City who can earn a monthly salary? To do business, you have to go to Taoyang City. By the way, brother, our family has been running around in the past few years. Shang also saved some money. You said it would be too dangerous to go outside when the world is not peaceful. How about we set up shop in Taoyang City?" Ren Zhongmin felt that his eldest brother didn't want to go abroad to run a business by himself, so he quickly changed his mind and wanted to persuade his eldest brother to sell. I work as a businessman in a shop.

"A shop in Panjian, Taoyang? Is this possible? Why did you suddenly come up with this idea?"

Seeing that his elder brother seemed a little interested, Ren Zhongmin hurriedly chased after him and said, "I think it can be done! You also said that Hanzhong may not be stable. Maybe the Mi Meng will invade Hanzhong at some time, and you can still go to business by then. ? Isn’t it the same situation as what we encountered last year? We have a shop in Taoyang City, but the situation is very different. Even if there is chaos in Hanzhong, we can still make a living! "

After listening to his second brother's analysis, Ren Damin put down his chopsticks and began to think deeply.

What the second brother said seems to make sense! The world is in chaos, and the northern land is only under the rule of the Anxi Army. It seems to be very stable, and the Mimeng people can't do anything about it.

As the hinterland of Anxi, Taoyang City is indeed the best choice for home ownership. But, if I want to open a shop in Taoyang City, what should I do to make a living?

(End of this chapter)