The Golden Age Chapter 786: Trade disputes

The Ximen Mansion is located in the east of the city. The old lady in Ximen has passed away, and the family organizes funerals. If it had been in the past, it would naturally be a flood of visitors.

However, during this extraordinary period, very few visitors came to worship.

Although Qin Xiao has helped many families to reverse the case, the situation is volatile. No one can be sure that this case is the final verdict. After all, the previous conviction was Xiahou’s family, and whether Qin Shaoqing from Dali Temple can really decide The final ruling is still unknown.

At this time, it is less involved than other families, and it is also a guarantee for your own safety.

After all, he was arrested before and sent to jail because he was involved in the three major families in Hangzhou.

Except for the few families who had a deep friendship with the Ximen family who sent people to pay their respects and leave quickly, few people really stayed at the Ximen family to help them.

The Ximen family is also able to understand the current situation of other families. Although it was the death of the old man, they did not make a big deal. They simply handled it so as not to cause trouble.

So when Qin Xiao came to the Ximen Mansion, the whole mansion was very deserted.

When Master Qin came to worship in person, Simon Hao was surprised and led his family to greet him in a hurry, but saw that Qin Xiao had taken a piece of white cloth from his servant and put it on his head, and he was coming inside, Ximen Hao led The family stepped forward and knelt on the ground, gratefully said: "My lord is here to welcome you, **** it!"

Qin Xiao stepped forward and helped him up and said: "Mr. Ximen, this official also just learned that Lingtang has passed away, and this allowed Mr. Hua to lead the way. In any case, he has to take the old man a ride." No nonsense, in the past. By the way, after the worship, Ximenhao hurriedly greeted Qin Xiao to the side hall, making people go to the tea room quickly.

"The grown-up has everything to do, but he still makes time to come. The villain is really grateful." Ximenhao was moved.

Qin Xiao sighed: "Speaking of which, the government is also responsible for the death of the old lady. If the old lady was not infected in prison, it would not be the case. The official is the imperial court official, and the government made a mistake. It is only natural to come to worship."

"This has nothing to do with the adults." Ximenhao said hurriedly: "If it weren't for the adults to observe the details, the grievances of the Ximen family would not be washed away, and the adults would not forget the kindness of the Ximen family."

On the side, Hua Kuan finally spoke: "My husband, how are you in the horse market in the north?"

Ximen Hao was startled, not knowing why Hua Kuan mentioned the horse market suddenly, but still said: "The changes that happened here in Hangzhou are unknown to the north. I sent someone there yesterday, and everything is as usual." /

"In the government office, I talked about the horse market with Master Shaoqing." Hua Kuan said: "The adults are very interested in the horse market, but I only know some furs. The horse market expert is none other than your Simon brother. ....!"

Qin Xiao raised his hand and shook his head and said: "I won't talk about this today. Mr. Simon is still in charge of the funeral. After the event, let's find some time to have a good chat."

"It's okay." Ximenhao hurriedly said: "The adults want to know the situation of the horse market, and the villain should know everything." Raising his hand and asking Qin Xiao to use tea, he asked, "Does the adult need horses?" The little man still has dozens of good horses on hand. They were transported from the north more than two months ago, and they are currently kept in the horse farm under Nanping Mountain

. Less than fifty miles to the west of Hangzhou City is Nanping Mountain. My father bought a piece of land there and built a horse farm when he was there. The traded horses would be temporarily kept there. After this incident, the mansion was stolen, but the divine strategy army had not had time to check the racecourse. If the adults needed it, I would send someone to send the horses over immediately...!" Without waiting for Qin Xiao to speak, it was already Exclaimed: "Come on...! "

Qin Xiao waved his hand hurriedly: "Mr. Ximen misunderstood."

Ximenhao was taken aback, and Qin Xiao laughed and said: "I am actually curious. I heard that the Tusun ministries prohibit prairie horses from flowing into Datang, but the cavalry in Suzhou Camp and Hangzhou Camp seem to have prairie horses to match, so I am curious about those prairies. Where did the horse come from."

Ximenhao said: "That's it. My lord, there are actually no copper walls or iron walls in this world. The so-called pledge can be torn at any time if it hurts the interests of some people. There are also many medicinal materials in the silk tea porcelain of the Tang Dynasty. The goods that Tusun people dream of. In our eyes, these goods are everywhere, and they are commonplace, but when they reach the northern grasslands, they are regarded as treasures. And the grassland horses that we regard as treasures are commonplace in their eyes, but It’s an uncommon thing to trade their horses for our silk tea medicinal materials. They think it’s a bargain."

"I heard that a batch of good prairie horses are worth a lot of money in Datang?"

"That's nature." Ximenhao said: "My lord, a silk on the ground in the south of the Yangtze River is not much more than usual money, but when it comes to the prairie, there is at least five times the profit. Go to the prairie with the silver and a good prairie horse. At least twenty taels of silver must be used to buy, but if you use silk to change, you can exchange four pieces of silk for one. After conversion, our cost is only about four taels of silver. If you add freight, it’s more than But six taels of silver."

Hua Kuan smiled and said: "The official purchase of authentic prairie horses from horses can also cost at least fifty taels of silver."

"If you sell it to other people, you don't have to talk about it if you don't have 80 taels of silver." Ximenhao said: "So I use silk to go to the grassland to exchange for horses, and then transport the horses back and sell them. The profit is ten times the inside and outside." After a pause, he smiled slightly: "But naturally there is still some loss in the middle. In the north, horses are sold in the north, and they still need to be sheltered by the Guanjun at the border. Some protection fees are still required. Moreover, running a horse business requires official documents. Wen Di, there is no qualification to trade in the border, and the border army will not provide asylum."

"Wenyan?"

"Yes." Ximenhao said: "The number of written records is limited, and they are precious and tight. They need to be stamped by the Taichang Temple and the Ministry of War, and they will be replaced every three years." Ximenhao explained: "The written records of the Ximen family are returned. It will expire in one year, and after it expires, it needs to be re-issued." At this point, he looked sad and smiled bitterly: "The Ximen family got the certificate more than ten years ago. Thanks to the princess for the past ten years. I have always been in my hands, but...I heard that the staff of the Ministry of War has been changed. After the article expires, if you want to continue to operate the horse market, you may not be eligible."

Qin Xiao thought that Sheyue had always taken care of the Jiangnan family. Previously, the Ministry of War was within the power of Sheyue. It would not be difficult for the Jiangnan family to obtain a document from the Ministry of War, but now the Ministry of War has fallen into the hands of Xiahou’s family, Ximen Once the family's paper expires, it is almost impossible to continue.

The struggle between the DPRK, middle school and senior people will indeed affect the livelihoods of countless people.

"Speaking of words, the horse trade in the north has become more and more difficult in recent years." Ximenhao sighed: "The little man remembers that in the earliest days, he could bring back hundreds of first-class war horses at a time. , But it’s already a cloud of smoke in the past. Today’s business is getting harder and harder. It’s already a big deal to receive fifty horses at a time. Last year, less than six hundred horses were shipped back, compared to Once upon a time, it was a far cry."

"Because of Durhu Bu?"

"This is naturally one of the reasons, but it is not the main reason." Ximenhao said: "In the early years, it was mainly my Datang horse dealers trading with the Tusun people. Apart from us, their horses could not be found. Other merchants. But now the Moli people have also jumped out..., my lord, the Moli people are the Bohai people. The Bohai country has been armed and military in these years, and has annexed many tribes in the northeast, and has stretched its hands on the grassland. Many tribes of the Tusun people in the eastern Black Forest have been conquered by the Moli people. They control the Black Forest and can go west to kill the grassland at any time. Therefore, the Tusun tribe in the eastern grassland is afraid of the Moli people. In recent years, the Moli people have also begun to send a large number of horse dealers to privately trade with the Tusun people."

Qin Xiao frowned. He didn't know much about Bohai Kingdom, and he didn't care too much about those Moli people, but he didn't want Moli people to become a trouble now.

"The Mo Liren surrendered to the Tang Dynasty as early as the Emperor Wu Zong, and became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty." Hua Kuan obviously realized that Qin Xiao did not know much about the situation of Bohai State, and explained: "Because of the vassal state. Because of the status of the country, the Datang allowed the Moli people to trade with Datang, and the merchants of the Moli people were also all over the Datang. There are not a few Moli people in the Jiangnan generation, and they even bought silk tea directly in the Jiangnan area. Once a dispute arises , They filed a complaint with the government, saying that we were bullying the foreign merchants, and they said that the Huanghuang Tang, bullying foreign nations, and inconsistent with the name of the great country." sneered, said: "The Moli people are shameless and clever. Argument is the most difficult thing, and we try to deal with them as little as possible."

Xi Menhao also sneered: "The government is worried that being too harsh on them will damage the relationship between the two countries. Sometimes they turn a blind eye to what they do. These Moli merchants bought Dapi Silk The tea is transported back to Bohai, and then these goods are used to trade with the Tusun people. In the final analysis, the two ends are taking advantage." After a pause, he said: "I am a country of great etiquette in the Tang Dynasty. There is nothing wrong with each other, but the Moli people are inherently bullying and fearful of hardship. They play rogues in the Tang Dynasty, and they also play rogues on the grassland. Doing business is all you want, but the Moli people look for the tribe of Tusun, condescending and compelling. They trade. If the trade goes smoothly, it’s okay. If they refuse to trade with them, they will send troops to harass them from time to time, and there is no doubt that they will be robbers."

"The Tusun people let them be rampant in the grassland?"

"Tusun has hundreds of tribes, large and small." Ximenhao explained: "Most of the tribes are not strong. The Moli people have a very powerful cavalry who come and go like the wind and are best at harassment. In addition, They use merchants to move around, collect information, and know the situation of many Tusun tribes on the grassland. They bully the weak and fear the hard, they don’t provoke the powerful tribes, but those weak tribes have become their targets. The Tusun tribes have always Discord, sometimes seeing other tribes being attacked and killed by the Moli people, not only did not help, but gloated."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, but frowned: "What is the purpose of Bohai State's large-scale purchase of grassland warhorses?"