Take the mall to Datang

There are all kinds of shops here, those who buy rice, those who sell cloth, and those who sell weapons. Only you can't think of it, and there is nothing you can't see. Yuanshan is most concerned about the price of rice. Now the ninth year of Wude is not the same as the fourth year of Zhenguan. At that time, Doumi was so cheap for three or four pennies, but it was relatively expensive.

Yuan Shan inquired about shops selling exotic treasures, walked towards the indicated path, and came to Jubao Pavilion. It was a two-story pavilion, which looked very majestic from the outside.

"Husband." Yuan Shan just wanted to go in but was held back by Ruolan.

Yuan Shan knew what she was worried about, this kind of place where only rich people could afford it, what he did in a place, people who watched the excitement would dislike him, Dugu Ruolan was also afraid of Yuan Shan's embarrassment, so she wanted to stop it.

"Ruolan don't worry, so you wait here for me, and I'll come whenever I go." Yuan Shan turned around after speaking and entered the Jubao Pavilion.

"Guest officer, what do you want to buy? There are many glazed products in Jubao Pavilion. If you are interested, you can come here to have a look." Yuan Shan is wearing his best clothes today. It looked poor but at least it was better dressed than the servants and maids.

The clerk is still very warmly entertaining, but there is no... Seeing the low status of people, the status of the so-called scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen is lower than that of good people, let alone a clerk. This kind of person was called a doctor in the Tang Dynasty. A type of people with specialized skills, such as mid-level technicians, the clerk introduced the top grade of Jubao Pavilion so much that he was so full of words that Yuan Shan felt embarrassed to interrupt him.

"Um...Actually, I'm here to talk to your shopkeeper about business." Although Yuan Shan couldn't bear it, he couldn't be exhausted by doing this, so he finally interrupted the other party's introduction.

It took a long time to find that he didn't come to buy something, the clerk immediately changed his look and tone of speech, who is Yuan Shan, how could he not know what the clerk was thinking, so he said: "I am Yuan Shan, Baron of Lantian County. Hurry up and ask your shopkeeper to come out, there is a big deal to discuss."

As soon as the clerk heard that he was a knight, his attitude changed immediately, and he said with a smile, "Okay, I'll go and notify the shopkeeper."

With this attitude, Yuan Shan thought that he had the potential of a waiter in the shop, and before he took a few breaths, the shopkeeper came out.

"Xiao Yun, the shopkeeper of Jubao Pavilion, I don't know what kind of business the Lord of Lantian County has."

"I have some glazed beads handed down from my ancestors. I don't know if your shop will accept them." Yuan Shan took out a glass bead that had been prepared a long time ago, with a cat's eye.

"This! The glass beads seem to be of good quality, but I don't know how much they will sell for." Xiao Yun's eyes have already betrayed him. What is good quality? Is it the best? Yuan Shan also wandered around in Jubao Pavilion , I have a general understanding of the glazed products here, and the price can be several hundred guan, and some are even more expensive than buying a house in Chang'an.

Yuan Shan knew that this was a businessman's trick, and was ready to lower the price, but facing such a transparent glass, the other party still said this kindly, which may explain a few things, the backstage behind the shop is very hard, and the shopkeeper has a thick skin.

Apparently both of these are taken advantage of, and Yuan Shan is not someone who can't take advantage of enough, so he said: "Ten sticks and one."

"Then I don't know how many such glazed beads Hou Ye (which is a flattering title) has." Xiao Yun deliberately did not negotiate the price, but first understood the situation.

Yuan Shan made an "ok" gesture.

"If there are three, Xiao will decide to accept them." Xiao Yun said casually. He calculated that such thorough glazed beads can be regarded as the treasure of the store, but it is difficult to make larger jewelry or handicrafts if the quantity is small. , but it can still make a lot of money at a price that can be sold several times after changing hands, so it is set.

But Yuan Shan didn't put down his hand, but said, "It's three hundred."

"What?" Xiao Yun stood up suddenly, Hu stool was almost kicked over by him.

"One for ten guan, three hundred for a total of [-] guan, will you take it or not?" Yuan Shan said word by word.

"Master Hou, can this price be lowered, can it be done for one piece of five sticks?" Xiao Yun said with a smile.

"You, the shopkeeper, are very good at bargaining. You directly offered a [-]% discount. The full amount can be withdrawn now, [-] guan, gold, silver and copper coins are all fine." Yuan Shan said directly.

As soon as Xiao Yun rolled his eyes, he immediately agreed. It may be necessary to raise a thousand guanqian for other families, but this Jubaoge family has a big business. In addition to selling colored glaze, they also run a gold shop, and quickly collected 150 taels of gold.

Yuan Shan's eyelids twitched when he saw it, and he thought that the shopkeeper was too good at doing business, and he was spending money everywhere with gold, and there was no silver in circulation for gold. Are you bullying me for not understanding market conditions? Looking at fifteen gold ingots , took out twelve taels of gold and said to the shopkeeper: "Can you exchange these twelve taels for copper coins?"

"of course can."

Soon the money was brought over. Yuan Shanxin said that it was one hundred copper coins exchanged for ten taels of gold, and the copper coins weighed [-] catties. He didn't know how ordinary people spend their money.

But he overlooked a problem, ordinary people are not able to have so much money.

Chapter 7 shopping

"Well, shopkeeper, can you send these copper coins to the Qin Mansion first? That's my uncle. I will go to the Qin Mansion to pick them up when I go back." Yuan Shan said.

"It turned out to be Lord Hou or General Qin's nephew. Xiao immediately arranged for a vehicle to take you there." Xiao Yun's attitude also changed instantly.

But Yuan Shan didn't let Xiao Yun take away all the left and right money, he still had to spend, so he kept ten guan, about [-] catties, at this moment Yuan Shan had already arranged for He Ye to go to Yan Bei to bring his own carriage Come and load the money.

"Husband, what's the matter with the money?" Dugu Ruolan asked Yuan Shan suspiciously while watching Yan Bei move the money.

"In the early years, my husband had his own adventures. Not only did he get someone to teach him his skills, but he also got some treasures. It is God's will to exchange them for money today." Yuan Shan whispered in Dugu Ruolan's ear.

"Husband has such a chance, what is the name of that expert." Dugu Ruolan asked curiously.

"This person's name is Du Niang." Yuan Shan replied casually.

"Could it be that this person is a woman, but I've never heard of such a powerful figure in our Tang Dynasty. I don't know what skills this Du Niang passed on to her husband." Dugu Ruolan asked.

"That's just a name and not a woman. If you want to talk about this skill, it has been passed on a lot. If you have a chance, your husband can show it to you, but what we have to do now is to 'shoppg'."

"Flask?" Dugu Ruolan thought in her heart that she was going to buy earthen pots and utensils, which were also something that was in short supply at home.

"What are you thinking about? I said shoppg, which means shopping. Let's go." Yuan Shan said without giving Dugu Ruolan a chance to ask, and dragged her to various shops.

"The iron pot costs a penny, Datang's industrial products are a bit expensive, buy ten, use one to prepare nine, and a bowl is fifty cents, boss, you are crazy, give me a cheaper price, a kitchen knife One hundred cash is still a high-quality product, and the one that comes with consistent money, a few of each kind of bottle and jar, and three hundred cash for a clay pot? This decoction can be used to boil water, and this one comes for ten, that’s right, isn’t it? Sanguan money, I want it..."

"A bucket of rice costs thirty renminbi, and a small dou of wheat costs forty renminbi. Are you sure you didn't lie to me? The rice costs thirty shi (ten buckets are one shi), the wheat costs 25 shi, and the corn costs twenty guan. , and send it to Baron Yuan’s house in Lantian County.”

"A piece of silk cloth is five hundred renminbi, and there is no discount. Ruolan is here to choose the color and flower decoration." Yuan Shan, a shopaholic, still has a very special way of shopping, which directly subverts Dugu Ruolan's outlook on life. Although the Dugu family is a collateral branch, the living conditions are relatively affluent, but their actions are not so generous. At this moment, her little heart is very excited, but she is restrained out of conservative thinking, but she restrains herself. Can't stop.

"Miss, this color suits you. It looks good. It's popular among ladies in Chang'an..." Soon Dugu Ruolan and He Ye became interested in shopping.

"Boss, are these rough cloths worth a hundred cents a piece? I want them all." One piece of cloth can make two clothes for only one hundred cents, and ten bolts of rough cloth cost the same amount. Yuan Shan just bought a hundred bucks of coarse cloth , The ten pennies were spent so casually.

At this time, Dugu Ruolan also picked out two high-quality fabrics, waiting for Yuan Shan's opinion. Yuan Shan felt very happy to pay the money, and said beside Dugu Ruolan: "The madam has finished choosing, how about husband?" You have to choose too.”

"Except for these two, come five horses of each, take gold...sent to Baron Yuan's house in Lantian County."

At this moment, Yan Bei had already rushed to the Qin Mansion. Yuan Shan didn't expect how easy it would be to spend a hundred guan. After a while, Yan Bei brought the money in the carriage and began to pay from house to house. According to the logic In other words, half of it should be paid up front. Yuan Shan looked at the ink marks and had to send money back and forth.

It was a big deal, and after a while, there were convoys starting to drive out of the city, especially the grain carriages. This Yuanshan bought a lot at a time, and the carriages formed a long queue, and on his side It's not over yet.

"Husband, it's getting late, why don't we go home quickly."

She roughly calculated that the fifty guan of kung fu in this moment would have been spent. Seeing that Yuan Shan didn't intend to give up, she might be wasting money indiscriminately, so she reminded her.

Clothing, food, housing, utilities, transportation, how can you lack the same things if you have money, but as a qualified traveler, Yuan Shan doesn't want to just enjoy the fun at the beginning, and leave the more tedious things to the professionals Personnel is relatively good, so Yuanshan decided to find a housekeeper and accountant.

If there are personnel who specialize in this profession in the art industry, they must find a personnel agency, so after some inquiries, they found a special dentist.

After some exchanges, there were indeed a few who met Yuan Shan's requirements. First of all, they were able to read and understand, and they should not be too young or old. Around thirty is just right.

"This is thoughtful. I used to be the steward of Lord Hou's mansion. I am 33 years old this year. My family has a monogamous wife and a concubine. I have a six-year-old son. What do you think, Lord Hou?" Yuan Shan's second recommended candidate was the steward of Lord Hou's mansion during the Jianye period. He was well-educated, skilled, healthy, with good facial features, and articulate. Yuan Shan was naturally satisfied.

After negotiating the salary and paying the money, the housekeeper took office. Mr. Accountant is not too easy to find, but the guy is already in action and is expected to deliver the goods tomorrow.

"Zhou Xiang met the young master."

"Old Zhou, don't be so cautious. From now on, we will be our own family. From now on, the Yuan family will still rely on your help. It's getting late today. We have to leave the city before the curfew. Don't go back with us today, Yuan." There are only two houses in my house, and I can't accommodate so many people. I plan to build a new house, so you have to work harder. In the past two days, you will be in charge of purchasing goods in the city and contacting craftsmen. The Marquis wants to build a big house, at least three times into the courtyard. This is ten taels of gold, you take it, if it’s not enough, wait until you go back to the village to get it, and find ten private craftsmen, carpenters, blacksmiths, as long as they have crafts, the more craftsmen you hire to build houses, the better, you look at them The method, anyway, everything must be based on efficiency, understand."

Yuan Shan said a lot in one breath, thoughtful as expected of a housekeeper with work experience, all these were written down one by one, and he repeated it to Yuan Shan, and then Yuan Shan also casually said what kind of house to build, anyway, ancient times He thinks private houses are better, and he also wants to live in a house worth hundreds of millions of yuan in his lifetime, villas and so on, they are all weak, aren't they?