The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 31 Mayi Market
Of course, this is not what Wei Tao is most worried about. The most worrying thing is that in recent days, the original two markets in the north and the south have turned into one market.

Originally, the northern and southern bazaars supplied horse bandits and the Huns respectively, each of which had its own stronghold.

The tyrants here are different from the tyrants in the Central Plains. Most of the tyrants in the Central Plains belong to various powerful families, but the tyrants here are actually merchants.

Moreover, they are merchants, but their strength is not strong. After all, to survive here is to avoid being exploited by the Huns and horse bandits.

It's a pity that although this kind of tyrant doesn't say how powerful he is or how rich his family is, it is impossible for Wei Tao to do nothing just because he has never violated laws and regulations.

It was originally divided into two markets, the north and the south, and these tyrants still had some fights during the day, but this way they were combined into one market, and with the strength Wei Tao had shown before, these tyrants were all united.

"The troublesome people in Mayi are indeed difficult to deal with."

In fact, after getting that camp, Wei Tao didn't have to worry too much.

After all, the reason why "Gust of Wind" set up camp there is because it is a rare land with lush water and grass, and there are no horse bandits and Huns, so there is a lot of grain produced in that place, supplying Mayi. The land is still enough.

As for Hao Qiang, as long as there is no open rebellion, there is actually no big conflict with Wei Tao. Even the market is integrated to communicate with the Han and the Xiongnu, but there is a lot of taxation between the exchanges, which is actually beneficial to Mayi harmless.

The reason why Wei Tao did this was because he saw a hidden worry.

Huns.

After the collapse of the horse bandits, more Xiongnu came to Demai. Although according to Wei Tao's understanding, the goods in circulation were only some cloth, grain and silk, but Wei Tao was worried.

Is it true that there is no salt and iron trade involved?

Salt and iron are originally the benefits of Italy, and they are also a shackle that is stuck to the Huns. If a large amount of them flow into the Huns, it must be the growth of the Huns.

The Huns are always a threat to the Han!

"It seems that this kind of market has to be taken care of more. Even if there is a road of salt and iron, it needs to be under my supervision!"

Wei Tao is very wise, if he really completely resists such huge profits, his life will be in danger after a while, even Chen Liuwei's family will find it difficult to protect him.

Walking slowly in the market, everyone who saw Wei Tao along the way couldn't help but nodded slightly.

Mayi is not big, almost everyone recognizes Wei Tao.

"After the three-month rule, my Mayi is now much more prosperous, and all kinds of items have their own things to rely on."

Wei Tao said slowly to Wang He beside him.

"Uncle Wang, do we have contacts with the Wei family caravan? How much business do we have?"

"Ever since I heard that the young master is in charge of Mayi, the master has actually made preparations. This does not necessarily mean that the young master is the head of Mayi. Border trade has always been rich. It's just that General Gao Shun is in charge of Yanmen Pass, and all the weapons and horses come and go. It is strict, even our Wei family dare not go beyond."

There was also a hint of joy on Wang He's face. Ever since Wei Tao wiped out the horse bandits, he was in charge of business affairs for the Wei family, and the profits he made were so rich that he, a veteran of the world, couldn't help being happy. Upper brow.

"Fortunately, General Gao Shun valued the young master, so he took good care of my Wei family. In addition, the young master is here. The largest store in this market center is my Wei's store. Daily business can be said to make a lot of money."

Following Wang He's direction, there was a "Wei's Shop" in front of a second-floor shop.

The second-floor shop is nothing in the Central Plains, but it is considered a rare large shop here.

"If it weren't for Wei's shop, how would those tyrants dare to show up like this?"

Wei Tao looked at Wei's shop and sighed secretly in his heart, but he knew that if there was no Wei's shop, those merchants would dare not make a move, and Mayi might be like a pool of stagnant water at this time.

"You already invited everyone as I asked you?"

"Yes, according to the young master's order, all the famous people in this market are invited. If the young master invites you, how dare you not come?"

Wei Tao nodded, and then stepped into the shop. Sure enough, there were already more than ten people waiting here.

Among them, there are about seven or eight Han Chinese, and the rest are the Huns.

Although he doesn't like the Xiongnu at all, Wei Tao will not do anything to the Xiongnu under his rule. As long as the law is followed, Wei Tao will not force anything.

"I've met your lord, but I don't know what the lord called us this time?"

The first person to speak was Huang Miao, who was the largest cloth merchant in Mayi.

"As long as the adults have orders, we will definitely carry them out."

"No need to be like this. Today I am not inviting you here as an adult, but as the owner of the Wei family shop."

Wei Tao said with a smile, but everyone didn't know how to respond for a while. Wei Tao has such an identity, how dare they really put this identity aside at will?
"Yes, yes, then I don't know if there is any business to take care of me this time?"

It was Huang Miao who reacted extremely quickly and said again immediately.

"Although the old man's family is not rich, he still has some money. If your lord has any business, I will definitely do my best."

"Yes, the villain is also willing to participate in it..."

"The business of the adults must be booming, and the small ones are also willing..."

"Although I am a Hun, I am willing to contribute..."

Since he was a businessman, the reaction was not slow. Even the Huns were scrambling to get ahead of each other, and they agreed to this matter one after another, even though Wei Tao never said anything specifically.

This is the prestige brought by Wei Tao's easy elimination of the horse bandit "Gust of Wind".

"Hehe...you don't need to be like this. As the saying goes, in business, I will definitely not let you suffer, not to mention that I will never do business at a loss!"

Wei Tao smiled indifferently, immediately reassuring everyone.

After all, they are just merchants. Although it sounds nice, taking money from them may cause them more pain than cutting their flesh.

"My Mayi is located on an important road, linking my great Han with various tribes in the north. However, there are some insights that can be known, and there are great benefits among them. Among them, the five most important are tea, salt, cloth, ironware, and horses. .”

Hearing what Wei Tao said, everyone's heart was slightly shocked, especially those Hun merchants who couldn't sit still.

The so-called ironware is actually a weapon. Who here has never done such a thing in private?
But for a big man, supplying weapons is against the law.

Although at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the law was abolished, and no one would pay much attention to the fact that it was revealed, but it is not appropriate to put such a thing in the open.

As for the horses, that was what the Huns mainly used for trade.

However, high-quality horses belonged to the military, and it was not so easy to pass through Bingzhou and enter the Central Plains. Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, was not so easy to fool.

"In fact, the goods of each store are limited, so it is inevitable that there are shoddy things. If such a transaction is made, it will damage the reputation of my Mayi merchants. Therefore, I want to unite with you to set the price. If we wait for the goods Products are all at the same price, and there is only a difference between good and bad goods, so this will naturally prevent the trouble.”

Just when everyone couldn't react for a while, Wei Tao immediately said slowly.

In fact, things are really simple. The main goods that Mayi circulates are those. All goods are priced uniformly according to the two levels of inferior products and high-quality products. All products of all levels are priced at the same price.

If there are any precious treasures, it is not impossible to set the price independently, Wei Tao still keeps a line.

Of course, the price of the Xiongnu sold to the Central Plains at least doubled, and as much as five or six times, but the goods of the Huns like the horses basically remained the same.

A group of businessmen listened dumbly to Wei Tao's talk about how this can promote business flow, make everyone feel at home, etc., they were all dumbfounded.

Wei Tao's appearance is indeed a bit messy, but if you look carefully, you can immediately understand Wei Tao's deep meaning.

You must know that this time is not the time when the goods of later generations are prosperous. Don't look at the lively market, but in fact there are a lot of goods in circulation every day, and many times you have to book in advance.

In addition, during this period of time, Yanmenguan has Gao Shun as the governor, so it is even more troublesome to transport goods here, and the goods are greatly reduced. In fact, many shops have secretly planned to raise prices.

It's just that it's not easy to do it in the early days, so the shops have not yet implemented it.

"My lord...this...isn't it right..."

This situation is only true for Han merchants, but not for Xiongnu merchants.

What's more, according to Wei Tao's price, the value of the Huns' horses has been greatly depreciated, but under Wei Tao's power, those Huns are no longer fluent in Chinese.

You must know that today's Xiongnu is still a tribal leader system. These Hun merchants say that they are merchants, but they are actually selling the goods of their various tribes on behalf of them, and at the same time purchasing what they need.

Where could it really be their turn to make money?

Wei Tao's move was also aimed at the Xiongnu and lowered the price of the Huns.

The price of those good horses is actually doubled, but those good horses are often kept by the Huns themselves.

The Xiongnu are not stupid either, so they naturally know what the consequences would be if the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains had a large number of good horses.

"What do you guys think about this?"

It's a pity that Wei Tao has never heard of the Huns. He invited them together, as if to announce the result, but fortunately, there was a smile on the corner of Wei Tao's mouth.

Although he didn't answer right away, Wei Tao could already guess how these merchants would make their choices.

And those merchants are actually not stupid, so they naturally understood the meaning of this very well, and they also quickly understood Wei Tao's true intentions after looking at each other.

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