Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 22 Jincheng, Black Stone

The next morning, when Ma Kongqun returned riding the "Dark Lord" Shi Shiran, the entire Baiyin Department was alarmed.

People living on the grasslands respect warriors the most, and a man who can subdue a fierce horse, draw a bow and shoot an eagle is undoubtedly the most perfect interpretation of the image of a warrior in their minds.

Therefore, when the news spread from place to place, men, women and children from the White Sound Department came out in full force to watch this "Batulu" who could subdue the "Dark Lord".

Among them, some pregnant girls cast unabashedly fiery glances at Ma Kongqun, who was already majestic and handsome.

Later, I don't know which one was the initiator. They all took off their gold and silver jewelry, wrapped them in purses or handkerchiefs, and threw them to Ma Kongqun in a public display of love.

Ma Kongqun was startled. In his busy schedule, he used a set of exquisite techniques to return hidden weapons, either catching and throwing them, or flicking them with his fingers. He returned all the courtship tokens to their original owners with perfect accuracy, and then became a little embarrassed. The ground urged the "Dark Lord" to spread its hooves and speed up to escape.

After breakfast, Ma Kongqun began to arrange the transaction with the Baiyin Department.

He arranged for people to pull out several carts of goods and place them in categories on the grass, allowing the men, women, and children of the Baiyin Department to select and negotiate prices. However, what these customers paid for was not gold, silver, and copper coins, but cattle, sheepskins, and other wild beasts. fur and medicinal materials produced in various grasslands.

This kind of bartering is naturally troublesome. Fortunately, the "Huang" department among the six departments of Tian, ​​Di, Xuan, Huang, Xing and An under "Wanma Tang" has cultivated a lot of management talents. This time with the caravan A group of people came here and were able to solve these troubles with ease.

Besides, the transaction with the ordinary herdsmen of the Baiyin Department was only a small one. The real big deal was completed in the tent by Ma Kongqun and Bilige themselves.

As the leader who dominates the entire Baiyin tribe, most of the harvest of all herders throughout the year will fall into his hands.

In order to eat what was in his hand, Ma Kongqun took out ten carts of goods.

This is because the Baiyin Department got into trouble with the "Dark Lord" this year and lost the horse group that was supposed to be used for trading. Otherwise, Ma Kongqun's payment would have to be doubled at least.

After spending a whole day completing the transaction with Baiyinbu, the "Wanmatang" caravan rested overnight and continued northward the next day.

They traveled along the trade routes they had traveled in previous years, trading with the various tribes they passed along the way. Gradually, they brought less and less things on the car, while earning more and more things.

In addition, there are more than [-] horses in the caravan. After all, other tribes are not as unlucky as the Baiyin tribe, and they can all trade their own good horses.

In previous years, driving these horses would have been a troublesome task, requiring a lot of manpower.

But with the "Dark Lord" as the king of horses, all horses, no matter what their original temperament, must now become obedient and follow the caravan honestly.

On this day, Ma Kongqun and his party came to the last stop of this trip to the grassland, which is also "Altan", which is called "Golden City" in Chinese.

The name "Golden City" does not mean that the city is high and the pond is as deep as gold.

In fact, the so-called "Golden City" is not a city. There is only a circle of earth around it, and there is no formal city wall at all.

This "golden city" means the "golden city" that gives people wealth.

Just because this is a large-scale market, when the market opens on the first and fifteenth day of every month, merchants from all tribes in the grassland and even from the Ming Dynasty, Korea, and the Western Regions outside the grassland will gather here with all kinds of goods. this.

As long as you are bold enough, visionary enough, and able to discover and seize business opportunities, you can make astonishing wealth here, which is why it is called the "Golden City".

Of course, if you are weak or unclear, it is understandable that you will be deceived and lose all your money.

After all, this place is both a shopping mall and a battlefield. There is no shortage of plunder and robbery, and there is also no shortage of predators.

At the southern entrance of the "Golden City", Ma Kongqun paid a large sum of tax to the guard before entering.

The "Golden City" is said to have been established by several important figures in the Tatar court, and these guards were sent by them to maintain order and collect taxes.

But it has to be said that although this tax is high, it is indeed worth it, because businessmen who pay the tax not only gain the qualification to enter the city, but also get a designated area as a place to station and operate. Of course, issues such as food and accommodation need to be taken care of by oneself, and are not within the scope of services of the "Jincheng" manager.

Ma Kongqun and his entourage arrived at the designated location and settled their vehicles and horses. Since it was already getting late, they first set up tents, buried pots to make food, washed and rested, and did not start doing business until the next day.

In the various grassland tribes along the way, the "Wanmatang" caravan traded mostly tea, cloth and various daily necessities.

Silk, porcelain, jewelry, gold and silverware and other goods that can really sell for large prices are only traded in a small amount with the leaders of each tribe, and most of the rest have to be brought to the "Golden City" for sale.

People here no longer use barter to buy goods, or even use silver and copper coins, but use gold, the most stable hard currency.

In the past few years, Ma Kongqun has gradually taken over various businesses that Wang Lianhua left in the Central Plains, and most of the goods he carries are obtained through these channels.

With Wang Lianhua's knowledge and vision, the goods that can be used for business are naturally of high quality. As long as they are displayed, there will be no need to worry about no buyers coming.

Sure enough, as the various goods were displayed at the "Wanma Hall", people soon came forward to inquire about price transactions.

Ma Kongqun saw more and more customers coming to the door, so he asked Gao Zixian, the head of the Eagle Guard, to take people to watch the place, while he took four of the Eagle Guards to visit the "Golden City".

He wasn't just wandering around, but wanted to see what goods he could take back and sell. It would be best if he could spend all the gold he earned here - the way of doing business is to keep selling. Buying is like running water.

Ma Kongqun led the people past each caravan station, memorizing the goods worth buying one by one.

When passing by a stall with many exotic-style scimitars, Ma Kongqun's eyes were attracted by a black stone with irregular shapes the size of a human head placed in the center, and he immediately stopped and took a closer look.

The owner of this stall is a blond and blue-eyed foreigner from the Western Regions who is in his forties. When he saw Ma Kongqun's dress, he smiled and asked in fluent Chinese: "Is the guest interested in this meteorite?"

When he saw the place where this object was placed, Ma Kongqun had a premonition in his heart. When he heard the other party say its name, he was sure that there was really no chance of missing it. He immediately nodded and said: "I found it in a miscellaneous book. I have seen descriptions of this object. It is said that this stone was transformed by the fall of a meteor and contains gold and iron, which can be used to forge magical weapons."

The stall owner gave a thumbs up and said: "This customer is so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, he is really amazing!"

Ma Kongqun asked curiously: "Since you are dealing in weapons, why don't you smelt and forge them and then sell them to get a higher return?"

The stall owner showed a helpless smile, grabbed a scimitar on the stall, and slashed it at the black stone. The sword was sharp and fast as lightning, making him a master of swordsmanship.

With a loud sound of "ding!", gold and iron rang out, and a few sparks shot out between the blade and the black stone.

After putting away the knife, the stall owner first pointed at a gap the size of a grain of rice on the blade, and then pointed at the black stone with only a faint white mark on the surface and no trace of damage, and said to Ma Kongqun: "This meteorite mother stone It is too hard, and I have tried every means, but I can't break it open and take out the gold and iron inside. I feel that I have no chance of this treasure, so I can only sell it as it is."

Ma Kongqun asked: "I wonder how much you want to sell it for?"

The stall owner stretched out three fingers: "Three thousand taels of gold, no counter-offer - the harder the mother stone, the better the quality of the gold and iron inside. As long as it can be broken open, the gold and iron can be taken out and made into a magic weapon, at least It’s also ten times the price.”

Ma Kongqun hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said: "Deal!"

Just as he spoke, a melodious female voice suddenly came from behind: "Wait a minute, I want that stone!"

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　　brief introduction:
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