Royal Road

Chapter 41 New fruit

Passing through the noisy horse market and bypassing two grain shops, Jiang Ni walked into the small shop at the end of the alley. It’s different from other shops. Instead of arranging the goods all over the house, there are two rows of shelves displaying a variety of pottery. It looks clean and tidy, but also extremely beautiful. It means that it is small and complete.

Seeing the visitors, the Xiongnu man sitting on the table wiping the pottery bowl didn’t mean to stand up to welcome him, but raised his eyelids: “A Ni, didn’t I say that last time? No more pottery.”

Regarding this cold reception, Jiang Ni’s expression remained unchanged, and he smiled and walked to the man: “Who said I sell pottery? Can this thing be in your eyes?”

A wooden box was gently placed in front of the opponent. Stunned by this hand, the man put down the pottery bowl in his hand and opened the wooden box. When he saw clearly what was inside, his eyes immediately lit up: “Porcelain? Where did you get the porcelain?”

Jiang Ni was actually a little worried. In the past, the owner of the kiln had devalued the new porcelain that was burned in the kiln. He was also worried whether he was humble and did not know the current market price of porcelain. Now it seems that it is not that he is too narrow, but that the landlord’s vision is too high. As long as someone wants it, it’s easy to handle.

Sitting down in front of the man with a smile, Jiang Ni said, “Where did it come from? Don’t worry, just say you can’t accept this stuff?”

“Come!” Tahei replied immediately. This is porcelain, as long as it is in stock, it will always be sold! Nowadays, the nobles in the big account are more and more interested in using the things of the Han people, and porcelain is one of them. And it’s far more popular than other luxury items!

When his heart settled, Jiang Ni calmed down, and said with a smile: “I have nine items on hand. I have both plates, bowls and bottles, and a porcelain pot. It cannot be sold.”

Of course this Tahei doesn’t care, in fact, he also hopes to eat all the porcelain in one bite! Tahei immediately smiled: “Of course, we have been in friendship for many years! How about nine things giving you 20,000 yuan in total?”

Jiang Ni shook his head: “I don’t need money, I only want food. Thirty stones will do!”

“How did that work?! The price of wheat is now 1,300 yuan, too expensive, too expensive! I can’t afford the price!”

Without saying anything, Jiang Ni raised his hand and closed the lid, trying to get the things back. Tahei was anxious now. He pressed his opponent’s hand and said with a wry smile: “A Ni, we are really old friends. Although your porcelain is good, but the shape is simple, it is estimated that no one will look at it in the county. It can’t sell for a big price. I’m going to lose money with 30 shimai! I can only give 15 shi at most…no, 16 shi!”

“What’s the difference between this price and money?” Jiang Ni still didn’t let go, “I also came here first because of a good deal with you. Which shop can’t buy this price? This is New Porcelain!”

Tahei’s heart trembled when he heard it, how he didn’t know that porcelain was hard to find. Who knows if the kid surnamed Jiang can get other good goods in the future, if this order is let go, it will be painful. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth: “Twenty stones! It can’t be more!”

Looking at the Xiongnu man blowing beard and staring in front of him, Jiang Ni thought for a moment, and slowly said: “Twenty stones is not bad, but six horses are required.”

“You…” Tahei looked like he was about to jump from the ground, “Six horses cost more than ten thousand dollars? How can this work!”

However, Jiang Ni didn’t care about his excitement, and said indifferently: “I know you are walking under a noble account. How can six horses be worth so much money on your side? Not to mention the drought this year, these horses are also difficult to raise. , It’s better to add to me.”

Hearing this, Tahei stopped dancing immediately. After a while, he said: “I want to look at some other porcelains first!”

Jiang Ni raised his voice: “Yi Yan!”

With a curtain, a young man walked in from the outside. Seeing the person entering the door, Tahei couldn’t help holding his breath. This man is a warrior! Tahei was originally the Huns, with the most venomous vision, but apart from the strong warriors under the noble account, no one can have such a straight posture and such a sharp gaze. What’s more, he is so young!

The young man didn’t catch Tahei’s gaze, walked to the edge of the table, and put the boxes on his back on the ground. Seeing the box, Tahei immediately left the others behind, opened the wooden box impatiently, and checked them one by one. Sure enough, as Jiang Ni said, these porcelains are complete sets, the colors are quite coordinated, and the shapes are simple and generous. If they are dedicated to the nobles, the amount you can get is more than tens of thousands of dollars!

And having such a complete set of good things means that Jiang Ni is likely to have other porcelain! If the transaction can go on for a long time, the profit is not a small amount. Taking a deep breath, Tahei finally nodded and said: “Twenty stone wheat, six horses, the deal is now! But I have a request. If there are such goods in the future, you must come to me first!”

The heart that Jiang Ni had been hanging on all the time fell, and it seemed that he had not chosen the wrong trade partner. If you change to a Han merchant, I am afraid that you will still suppress the price, but the Huns have horses, and such a price is not excessive for them.

With a warm smile on his face, he said: “We are all old friends. If we have good goods, we will come to you first. When will the food and horse be shipped?”

“It’s fine this afternoon!” Tahei hesitated for a moment, and then asked, “Just pull it back?”

This is twenty stone grain! In the eyes of many bandits, it was a windfall. Are they going to just pull back so blatantly?

Jiang Ni smiled and said, “Don’t worry, someone will be escorted.”

Looking at the young man standing behind Jiang Ni, Tahei was stunned. I’m afraid this is the person who escorted the food and grass, right? I don’t know where Jiang Ni got the great character? However, he didn’t ask much, and hurriedly drove out the door after greeted the servants to serve tea to the two of them.

Yi Yan didn’t know what was going on inside, just glanced at the wooden boxes: “These things are worth twenty shi of grain?”

“Why is it not worth it?” Jiang Ni whispered, “Wait for the kiln to burn better, and there will be anything worth ten thousand dollars.”

Yi Yan didn’t make a sound, glanced around the room, and walked out with the curtain. The guy who made his back chill finally left, Jiang Ni relaxed his shoulders and leaned comfortably on the soft cushion aside.

Tahei moved quickly, and within an hour, twenty Shimai and six horses were ready. After testing the horse with his own hands, Yi Yan nodded to Jiang Ni. These are all healthy horses less than three years old, well-proportioned, with neat teeth, and obviously they have been carefully bred.

Seeing Yi Yan’s approval, Jiang Ni smiled and said, “Tahei, you are true and sincere. The horse is very good, we accept it.”

Knowing that Jiang Ni came with the Jie Ren, Tahei didn’t make any tricks right away, and now it seems that he is really taking the right step. He chuckled and said, “Ani, you have made a fortune this time. If you have a good product next time, don’t forget me!”

“That’s natural!” Jiang Ni smiled, not nonsense, riding a donkey when he rode on himself. Yi Yan and the four Jie people around him swiftly carried Maizi into the cart, and hurried out of the city with a horse.

Gao is no better than Shangdang, and is closer to Liang’s mansion, so he can rush back in more than half a day. However, they were a little late when they left the city, and it was fortunate that Jiang Ni rode a donkey and was pulling a cart with horses, and the group walked fast. Sitting on the donkey, Jiang Ni thought about it, and it took a little half a month to burn nine pieces of intact coarse porcelain, which is a lot of money for long-term operation! Dad is still studying good porcelain. If you really make exquisite good porcelain, can you sell it for tens of thousands of dollars?

Thinking in a daze, Yi Yan, who was following the cart, suddenly stretched out his hand, took a bow from the cart, and shot into the forest with a swish!

Shocked, Jiang Nixun went away and saw a man wearing gray linen fell on his back next to the big tree, no longer breathing.

“Well, what’s going on?”

“Sentinel.” Yi Yan straddled the bow diagonally behind his back and said loudly, “Raise the gun!”

The men around him immediately drew spears from their cars, and the five spears tied with red tassels gleamed in the twilight. The forest immediately became quiet, and even the sounds of birds and beasts just disappeared completely.

Only then did Jiang Ni react, and he was probably targeted by the culprits. Fortunately, Yi Yan scared off the bandits with one arrow! If he was robbed, his life would be in danger! But after just a moment, Jiang Ni remembered the battle outside Liang’s mansion. Hey, not all of the bandits have been killed off, as long as there is a trilogy, are you afraid of those chicken dogs?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ni couldn’t help but puffed up his chest and pinched the donkey under him: “Go! Go home!”

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“It’s just nine pieces of coarse porcelain, so you can get twenty stone wheats and six horses?” Liang Feng was also taken aback when he saw what Jiang Ni had brought back.

These inferior porcelains, which he completely despised, were so valuable? It seems that luxury goods are worthy of being luxury goods. If they were replaced with the quality of Yueyao, they might sell as much as possible!

Knowing the meaning of appreciation in the words of the Patriarch, Jiang Ni couldn’t help but grinned: “Because of this year’s drought, the price of the horses in the hands of the Huns has dropped, otherwise it would not be exchanged so much.”

“Hors are so cheap?” Liang Feng asked curiously, “Didn’t you say that a healthy horse costs three or four thousand dollars?”

“That’s the price in Yanzhou and Jingzhou. There are many Hu people in the two prefectures, and there are many people who raise horses. You can buy healthy horses for only two thousand dollars. The price of food is also the same. The price of food near Shangdang has been On the high side, if you arrive in Taiyuan, I am afraid that a stone wheat will be less than one thousand dollars!”

“The price difference is so big?” Liang Feng immediately became interested. “If you buy a horse from Bingzhou to Yanzhou, wouldn’t it be a net profit of two thousand for one horse?”

“That’s a matter of the peaceful years. It is said that the caravan will sell the horses to Jingyang in exchange for celadon silk brocade, and then return to Bingzhou to sell it. Once again, there will be several times the income. But now the world is not the same. Taiping, let alone from Bingzhou to Jingzhou, that is, there are fewer caravans from Shangdang to Taiyuan. If you encounter a thief, you will lose your money.” Jiang Ni shook his head and sighed.

This is the truth. Business is more dependent on stability. If it is coastal, it may be possible to think of some ways to use sea transportation, but it is located inland. I am afraid that there is no way to count on trade in a short period of time.

Liang Feng nodded slightly, and continued to ask: “What specialties are there near Shangdang?”

“It’s iron.” Jiang Ni replied simply, “Not just Shangdang, there have been many subway merchants in the Three Jin Dynasty, but now they are all monopolized by the family. If you want to open a mine, just circle a hill.”

“…”

Liang Feng couldn’t help being speechless. Hasn’t the salt and iron been monopolized by the state? Is the situation so bad that even this kind of contraband can be sold casually? But this is also a good thing. Later, I found out where there is iron, and I also circled a vein to supply my own tribe to build weapons.

Thinking of this, Liang Feng couldn’t help asking: “What about the salt?”

“Salt is in Hedong County, not far from our side. But I’m afraid I can’t sell salt, it’s in the hands of several princes.” Jiang Ni said one and answered quickly.

Okay, anyway, these are not what he can get right now. However, Liang Feng is quite satisfied with Jiang Ni’s keenness and experience. The land of Sanjin is worthy of being the hometown of Shanxi merchants. It seems that business has long been rooted in the bones. He nodded slightly and said, “So, the most cost-effective business is to buy food in Taiyuan?”

“If it can be shipped back safely, it will be much more cost-effective than nearby.” Jiang Ni nodded vigorously.

“Well, after the epidemic in Jinyang has receded, let’s take a look over there too.” Liang Feng said lightly.

Hearing this, Jiang Ni suddenly became excited. Is this to let him take charge of the business dealings in Liang Mansion? You must know that the powerful family, the people who control the shops are the confidants of the confidant. Wouldn’t it be much better than managing a small pottery workshop if it were all handed over to him? !

However, Liang Feng’s words have not yet been finished: “There is also the money and grain obtained this time, and Taofang can take 10%. But there is one thing I want to say in the front. If this 10% bonus is taken, Liang’s house will be You won’t worry about the livelihood of Taofang Yiying. You must be responsible for your own profits and losses and live on the dividends.”

Jiang Ni was taken aback for a moment, his face flushed: “Tao Fang is willing to take the bonus!”

Previously, the host had said that it would give Taofang a 10% profit, but Jiang Ni didn’t take it seriously. It’s nothing more than a small amount of money. If you make a lot of money, how can the host let go? Who could have expected that this time it was mentioned again and gave Tao Fang the right to be independent! This is simply a good thing to fall from the sky!

Now I have just tried to burn porcelain, and 9 pieces can be burnt in half a month. After the output stabilizes, there can be at least four to five hundred pieces of coarse porcelain a year. This is the sale of a thousand stones! If you take out 10%, there are hundreds of stones. Not to mention there are porcelains under development. If you can really make fine porcelains, the income may be doubled! This is something they couldn’t even think of before!

Seeing that Jiang Ni quickly understood the gains and losses, Liang Feng nodded with satisfaction: “From now on, Taofang will be run by your father and son. However, the power of decision on major events is still in the house, and the accounts will also be left to the house. You are in charge. If you want to make any changes, you must report it to me.”

“Can the pottery workshop be expanded?” Jiang Ni couldn’t help but cried, “I want to hire a few more skilled craftsmen! Ah, the money used can be from the pottery workshop…”

Seeing the boy’s face flushed and behaved at a loss, Liang Feng chuckled softly: “Naturally.”