Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 199 Trading
On the second day, after breakfast, Lu Zhuocheng left with the convoy. Tian Lei also loaded the car with the salt and other materials that Zhao Zhen had given him, and brought all five adult fighting cocks with him.

Tian Lei said that although these five fighting cocks are good at fighting, he is not a professional chicken trainer after all, so he might not be able to fight other chickens.

Zhao Zhen didn't care about this. It didn't matter whether he won or lost. It was his first time to participate in this event and he wanted to get involved first.

Ji Minghan and Ji Minglian, together with Guanghui and Zhu Gui, accompanied them with fifty soldiers. Tian Lei led two farmers and drove a troika, and the group headed for Lvliu Township in a mighty manner.

Today's party was held at the township office. A tent was set up early in front of the office. Zhao Zhen came early and picked a place to settle down the troops. Then he went to the front yard of the township office with the salt and other items to be traded.

Today, all the officials and soldiers in the village office were sent out, and they were replaced by people from Gaohu Mansion inside and outside. The soldiers were also replaced by a team of simple swordsmen that Zhao Zhen had never seen before. Judging from the attire, Gao Hu should have chosen it from the soldiers surrendered in the world of [Loyalty King Li Huajing].

Zhao Zhen stepped forward to meet Li and asked, "Brother, are these soldiers from [Loyal and Righteous King Li Huajing]?"

Gao Hu nodded and said: "Brother-in-law, these soldiers are the same batch of surrendered soldiers. These people are not Caozhou villagers and have no relatives. The rebels in Yuyuan have not been cleared up yet. Although they are not a climate, they are still a hidden danger. Huang Brother Yang also found signs of rebel activity in the city and surrendered thousands of soldiers, so I am really worried. "

"Keep half of the military-level ones, and send the rest to the clan to replace some useful things. If my brother-in-law has soldiers in the future, Qingwan can also send them to the clan to replace them."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said happily: "Brother, I have written this down. I wonder what my brother wants to trade today?"

"Zhou Yisheng and Wu Quanliang from Dangji Township are cousins. One grows peonies for oil and the other breeds sturgeon."

Gao Hu said: "This is not a secret. There is a Wuling Stone Mine in the Yingji Town where Duan Song and Duan Liu are located. In addition to growing golden wheat, there are also pastures and qi tiao. My brother-in-law can pay attention to it. Especially the qi tiao. Special product. The texture is soft and white in color, the stems are uniform, the forks are slender and have good toughness. The woven baskets are not only strong, but also beautiful, and occasionally there are armors made of spiritual materials. "

"Jiang Yu, the head of Zhuanmiao Town, has ancestors who came from Qi State and have taken root in Gao State for three to five hundred years. He mainly raises Luxi cattle and green goats there, and also grows large areas of cotton. As an emerging force, Zhong Chongxun , relying on the recruited general Liu Hui, in addition to working as a mercenary, he also bought an industry, raising horses and mules, draft horses, draft horses, riding horses, and even war horses. "

Zhao Zhen asked again: "Brother, does he know what other people will bring here?"

"Jia Ying's Jiu Nu Ji, in addition to animal husbandry, also produces silkworms, including silk, silkworm pupae, silkworm seeds, mulberry seeds, and all kinds of silk."

"Lvliu Township is newly established. There are no specialties in the township. Fortunately, there are two things in the misty world: Geng Cake and elm trees. Brother-in-law, I see that in addition to salt, you also brought beds, wood carvings, potted plants, and peony bone carvings. I dare not say that these people need this salt.”

"Hanji Township, where brothers Song Shiqin and Song Jinhong live, produces wood and cotton. There are many carpenters and weavers working there. These two people usually bring furniture and cotton cloth."

"Of course, these have all been seen in previous years. As for whether there are new trading items, we can only know when someone comes."

Zhao Zhen listened and thought about it. As Gao Hu said, salt is indeed his unique trading item.

The two were chatting in the front hall while waiting for the people who came to trade. At the end of the day, everyone arrived one after another. As the host, Gao Hu said a few words briefly, and then showed off his [Geng Cake] and elm wood first without hesitation.

Everyone ate [Geng Cake] and couldn't put it down. Zhao Zhen discovered that as a dessert, no one in this era doesn't love it.

The transaction went smoothly, and Gao Hu got his wish in exchange for 800 kilograms of [Geng Bing] for 30 war horses provided by Zhong Chongxun. He also exchanged a batch of forage with Duan Song and Duan Liu. A batch of elm wood was also sold.

Everyone came forward one by one in order. As Gao Hu said, the goods brought by these people were grown, raised, and produced in large quantities in the local area.

Of course, Zhao Zhen did not gain nothing. The salt was sold for 5000 shi, and even though the blue poplar wood bed had the property of being flea-free, not a single one was sold. Nearly 100 boxwood carvings such as pen holders and bonsai have been ordered, and a lot of peony bone carvings have also been ordered.
Of course, not all transactions were made with money. Among them, 1000 stones of salt were exchanged with Jiang Yu for 500 green goats and 90 Luxi cattle. 500 shi of salt was exchanged for 1200 jin of peony oil, and the rest was settled with banknotes.

When it was Jiang Yu's turn, in addition to cattle and sheep, Jiang Yu actually brought a cart of clams. These big guys have shells that are more than three feet long. Their shells are triangular in shape, with the top of the shell curved and the edge of the shell buckling in a wave shape.

Although the surface is gray and autumnal, with several deep grooves like wheels running over it, forming curved and overlapping wrinkles on the surface, the inside of the shell is glossy white.

As one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism, Tridacna is also extremely rare in Gao Kingdom. There are three sects of Buddhism, and there are different sects, different scriptures, and different translations of the Seven Treasures.

Whether it is the "Buddha's True Practice Collection", "Amitabha Sutra", "Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra", etc., among the seven treasures, Tridacna is always there.

Jiang Yudao: ""Lingwai Daida" says: 'There are clams in the South China Sea called Tridacna, which are shaped like large clams. They are about three feet full, and there are also ones that are less than one foot full, but the big ones are the most valuable.' My car clam There are ten turtles in total, all brought from the sea of ​​Baiyue. The largest ones are over four feet, and they are exchanged for spiritual objects that can enhance physical fitness. "

Everyone stepped forward to take a look, and Zhao Zhen also took the opportunity to step forward and inspect it with his eyes. Most of these clams were first-level materials, and one even entered the second level, which were considered spiritual materials. It makes sense to exchange spiritual objects.

It's just that none of these people are monks, so they don't pay much attention to it. Zhao Zhen tried to raise a price, but he actually exchanged the cart of clams for eight-tailed four-tailed carps. Both of them were satisfied with the transaction and felt that they had taken advantage of it.

Everyone's transaction was not a cockfight after bidding, as Gao Hu said.

After the transaction, it was not yet lunch time. Gao Hu prepared a banquet to entertain everyone.

At the banquet, everyone drank and drank. Zhao Zhen remembered that he would return to the fantasy world today, so he only tasted it briefly. Gao Hu seemed to intentionally introduce Zhao Zhen to everyone and told him about Zhao Zhen's campaign against [Loyalty King Li Huajing].

Duan Song and others also praised Zhao Zhen. He told everyone how brave Zhao Zhen's heroes were and how brave his soldiers were to fight.

After some publicity by the two, Zhao Zhen has established a firm foothold in this circle, and everyone can't help but have a strong interest in Zhao Zhen.

(End of this chapter)