The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 281 See Xiao Qi Again ([-])

As Wang You'an himself said, Xiao Nan is his benefactor, and the benefactor has a life, how could he refuse to obey?
Therefore, after coming out of Rongshoutang, Wang You'an went directly to Wu Xiqi's house - Wu's house was a Hu businessman with many connections in the business field.

Wu Xiqi listened to Wang Youan's request, pondered for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "I can help with this matter, but the food is in short supply recently. If you want to find a new source of food, you have to go far away, so it takes time." A little longer, I wonder if it will miss the princess's business?"

Wang You'an hurriedly said: "It's okay, the princess also said that the surrounding counties probably don't have any food left, so why not go to the coastal counties or the Northwest Commercial Road to look for it."

Wu Xiqi rubbed his chin, and guessed: "The princess means to find food sources in foreign domains?"

As he said that, a gleam flashed in his blue eyes, and he muttered to himself: "Well, this is not impossible. As far as I know, some islands in the East China Sea produce rice. If you take the sea trade route, you may be able to find food. In addition, after the pacification of Gaochang, the ancient commercial roads in the northwest and southwest have also resumed unimpeded, and commodities from the countries of the Western Regions are also being continuously delivered, and there must be grains unique to the Western Regions..."

Hearing Wu Xiqi's eloquence, Wang You'an couldn't help but beam with joy, and said repeatedly: "It's still Wu Lang who is proficient in business, and I can entrust this matter to my brother, so I can rest assured."

Wu Xiqi twitched the two curled mustaches on his lips, and said with a smile: "Since Wang Lang trusts XX, XX will help my younger brother to get involved."

Wang Youan bowed his hands and thanked him again and again.

Getting up to send Wang Youan away, watching his back go away, Wu Xiqi turned around and said to the housekeeper beside him, "Go, call Dalang."

"Yes!" The butler bowed and stepped back.

Not long after, Wu Xiqi's eldest son Wu Li walked in wearing an indigo beard.

Like many Hu people who settled in Chang'an, Wu Xiqi also took a Chinese surname for himself, which is 'Wu'.At that time, there were many such Hu people, such as Ashina's family, whose family also had a Chinese surname, that is, 'Shi'.

"Aye, you called me!"

Having lived in Chang'an for a long time, Wu Li can speak Chinese fluently, and he is also used to the titles of Tang people.

"Well, I have something for you to do..."

Wu Xiqi looked at the eldest son lovingly, and told him in detail what Wang Youan had entrusted to him.

In the end, Wu Xiqi warned: "Although we have no direct cooperative relationship with Princess Xiangcheng, she has been kind to our family. If she hadn't recommended her that day—"

Wu Xiqi thought of the Nanping Princess who went to Ganye Temple to 'keep filial piety', and couldn't help shaking his head, sighing: "I'm afraid that the decades of painstaking efforts of the two generations of the Wu family will be wasted."

Wu Li started to get involved in the family's business last year, so he was very aware of the turmoil in the mansion store, and he also echoed: "Well, I understand what Aye means. Don't worry, this errand will definitely be handled That's right."

Wu Xiqi nodded, and said: "It's good that you understand, remember, don't go to the counties in Guanzhong, go directly to the coast of the East China Sea."

Wu Li was puzzled, and asked back: "Aye, didn't you just say that Wang Langjun suggested that we also go to the northwest and southwest ancient commercial roads?"

Wu Xiqi smiled and said: "What I can think of, other businessmen can think of. I am afraid that the grain on the ancient business road has been targeted by others, and it would be useless for us to go."

Merchants are chasing profits, and the Central Plains is now short of food. Merchants from all walks of life will definitely move after hearing the news. By then, there will probably be wave after wave of merchants on the famous business roads.

It is too difficult to seize the source of goods from the group of old businessmen who are used to taking business routes, and it is definitely not something that my son can do.

On the contrary, sea trade routes are more promising.

In recent years, with the stability of the Central Plains, many merchants from other regions have gone to the East, and many of them came by sea.

The sea route was established, and maritime trade followed.

However, the current foreign trade is still dominated by ancient commercial routes such as the Silk Road, and maritime trade has not yet formed a scale.

It was this opportunity that Wu Xiqi seized - since there is maritime trade, the rice that is abundant in the islands of the East China Sea is indispensable.

After hearing Wu Xiqi's analysis, Wu Limao suddenly realized, and suddenly said: "I understand, I will pack my bags and take people to the counties of the East China Sea immediately."

The subsequent facts made Wu Li admire his father even more - Aye, you are so amazing.

This story begins with Wu Li leaving Beijing for the East China Sea.

It is said that Wu Li took his father's order and took twenty clever young men trained by the Wu family to ride fast horses to Bohai County and Yizhou, which are closer to Chang'an.

When he came to Shandong, Wuli divided the 20 people into two teams, and led one team to Yizhou; the other team was led by the steward's son to Bohai County.

Let's say that Wuli and his party of 11 traveled day and night, and finally came to a certain village along the coast of Yizhou, and found a temporary residence. Wuli assigned errands to the ten people and ordered them to visit everywhere.

As the saying goes, snakes have snake paths, and rats have rat paths.

The twenty servants brought out by Wuli are all the future shopkeepers carefully trained by the Wu family. They are all smart and capable, quick-witted and sharp-eyed, and they are very good at finding business opportunities.

The ten people who came to Yizhou were thrown out for a long time, and one named Ding Da ran back to report the news happily.

"Da Lang, a certain businessman from the East China Sea was found in the fishing village in front of him. He brought thousands of stones of grain to our Datang..."

When Wu Li heard it, he was very pleasantly surprised: "Is this true? Wait, what kind of grain did he bring in? Is it millet, wheat, or rice?"

Ding Da wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said happily: "It's rice, and there's another kind of grain that we've never seen before, Xiao Yi, oh, that's what the grain merchant said, it's called 'corn', and people can eat it." to eat, and to feed livestock."

Hearing the good news, Wu Li beat his palms happily, and said anxiously, "What about the grain merchant? Lead me to see him!"

Ding Day agreed with a hey, and led Wu Li to the seaside outside the fishing village without hesitation.

"This, is this a sea ship?"

It was the first time for Wu Li to see such a huge sea boat, which was several times bigger than those used by the fishermen in the fishing village.

Originally, Wu Li was still a little worried, fearing that Ding Da was exaggerating, and that Xiao Yi might not have that much strength.

But looking at this sea-going ship, the last trace of doubt in his heart faded away—the fact that there is such a big ship shows the strength of the opponent.Only such a large sea-going ship can ride the wind and waves and travel thousands of miles to Middle-earth.

"Xiao Langjun, Xiao Langjun, my little Dalang is here!"

Ding Da asked Wu Li to stand still on the shore, while he ran towards the board while shouting.

Not long after, I saw Ding Da leading a young man in his early 20s walking towards the shore.

Wu Li squinted his eyes and looked at the man carefully. He saw that he was tall and tall, with profound features, and he looked like a foreigner. His hair was not long, only reaching his shoulders, and there was no curly hair. Based on this alone, Wu Li could It can be inferred that this person is definitely not from Middle Earth.

"Da Lang, this is Mr. Xiao Yi, Mr. Xiao, from Taicang Island in the East China Sea."

Ding Da didn't even know that Taicang Island was a magical place, but this didn't stop him from trying to please Xiao Yi—Lang Jun (that is, Wu Xiqi) said that as long as anyone who can bring them benefits, no matter who comes from No matter where they come from, they are all their most honored guests.

Wu Li bowed his hand to Xiao Yi politely, "A certain Wu Li, I met Mr. Xiao Lang!"

Xiao Yi also returned a salute, but in Wu Li's view, his salutation was not standardized, which made Wu Li even more sure that this person was not from Tang Dynasty.

"Mr. Xiao Lang is coming to Middle-earth this time to do business or to visit relatives and friends?"

Wu Li was still able to hold his breath, he had to ask the other party clearly why he came.

The lines of Xiao Yi's facial features are very clear, making him very handsome, but also exuding a chill.

He slightly twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing an expression that could barely be called a smile, and said, "Hongshang. I have a boatload of grain here, and I want to transport it to the capital to sell!"

What a quick talk!
While Wu Li complained secretly, he became more joyful and said, "What a coincidence, a certain person is about to buy a large amount of grain..."

Before Wu Li finished his polite words, Xiao Yi spoke again, "As long as the price is right, I can sell it to you!"

"..."

It was the first time for Wu Li to meet such a direct person since he started business.

Speaking of doing business at this time, everyone should exchange a few words at least, and get to the point step by step. This one in front of you, why?
However, Wu Li likes it. He is a young man, and he is more used to dealing with people directly.

I saw him thumping his palm hard, and said with a smile: "Okay, Xiao Langguo is a straightforward person. Since that's the case, I don't go around in circles anymore. The price of grain in Beijing is now 35 yuan for a bucket of wheat, and 350 yuan for a stone. Wen, but this is sold in bulk, if it is purchased in large quantities, the market price is three hundred Wen per shi, and a certain person buys it here, saving Xiao Lang's shipping fee, and subtracting fifty Wen for each stone, which is 250 Wen."

The price in Wuli is reasonable. Now that there is a shortage of food, the price of a bucket of grain has already risen to 35 Wen. This [-] Wen is the price of last month.Moreover, the Wu family has a special ox cart for transporting goods, so the freight cost is not so high.

But this is how business is done. What is important is asking for prices and bargaining on the ground.

Xiao Yi was very straightforward, and directly gave a number: "Six hundred coins per stone!"

"280 words!"

"550 words!"

"290 words!"

"Five hundred words!"

"Three hundred words!"

"Five hundred words!"

"..."

"450 words!"

The two confronted each other for a long time, and finally negotiated 450 wen per stone.

As for corn, Wu Li had never seen it, let alone ate it, and was not sure about its price, so he finally won it at two hundred yuan per stone.

In this way, the two quickly negotiated the price, and on the other side, the people sent by Wu Li to inspect the goods also came back and reported that Xiao Yi's rice was all very good, and it was not worth eighty cents a stone when he brought it back to Beijing. question.

Wu Li paid the money more readily, and then ordered someone to rent a warehouse and return to Beijing to prepare the ox cart...

After everything was done, the crew was organized to unload the cargo from the ship.

Bags of grain were loaded into the warehouse converted from a private house, and Wu Li's heart was set.

After unloading the ship, Xiao Yi did not stop, and directly lifted the anchor to return to the voyage. As soon as the ship left the shore, Xiao Yi turned on the communicator on his wrist, "Report the master, the mission is completed!"

Looking at the flashing communicator in Taoyuan, Xiao Nan was very happy, secretly thinking that Xiaoqi is more reliable this time!
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