Datang broom star

"Call them."

More than a dozen Tocharian merchants arrived at Baiqi and met a kind and amiable Zhao Guogong.

"Is there any discomfort in Chang'an?"

The status of merchants is low, let alone foreign merchants.This group of businessmen came all the way from Tocharo to Chang'an, and the officials on the way didn't give them a good face.But I didn't expect that big bosses like Zhao Guogong would be kind to him.

"I found the feeling of home in Chang'an."

"Yes! I never thought that such a prosperous city exists in the world."

"Just some goods."

A group of businessmen seemed honest, but actually looked at Jia Pingan slyly.

In their eyes, only money is king in their eyes, so they are willing to be beaten by Master Jia with a whip.

"What do you need?" Jia Pingan showed the old father's kind smile.

A businessman tentatively said, "Iron tools don't dare."

Jia Ping'an's face was instantly cold, and the businessman hurriedly said he didn't dare.

Knew it!

"Tea!" The businessman said slyly: "The best tea in the world is here. Mr. Zhao. I remember the last time a caravan from Chang'an arrived in Tocharo. Someone took out the tea. When the boiling water was brewed in, the The scent of tea makes people intoxicated, and then the tea leaves are sold out by nobles in Tochara."

Today, fried tea has long been the standard for the nobles, and a nobleman who doesn't know how to taste tea is crowned with a monkey.

Jia Pingan said flatly: "Jia doesn't care about this matter."

Ming Jing wanted to laugh at Master Jia, how could it be easy to take advantage of it?

The merchants were extremely disappointed.

"Da Tang welcomes friends from all over the world. When you come to Chang'an for the first time, each person will be given ten catties of tea."

wipe!

Ming Jing noticed that several businessmen almost knelt down, and the others looked ecstatic.

Ten catties of tea!

Ship to Tocharo to compare to gold!

"Zhao Guogong"

You are not fooling us, are you?

"By the way, I heard that the price of Tocharian cloth has increased recently?"

The businessman said: "Yes! Dashi cut off our business routes, so we came to Chang'an and wanted to buy some necessities from Chang'an."

"So" Jia Ping'an frowned, "Does Dashi need cloth?"

The businessman nodded, "Dashi is now expanding everywhere, and wherever it goes, the order is chaotic, and there is a shortage of food and cloth."

"Business Road!"

Jia Pingan was frowning.

Shen Qiu felt that there was no need to care about these businessmen.

Ming Jing came out quietly, and said in a low voice: "Although Tocharo belongs to the Anxi Protectorate, they take care of themselves. What does it have to do with us that their merchants are cut off from the trade route in the direction of Dashi?"

Shen Qiu said: "It doesn't matter, but Zhao Guogong is doing things because he wants to open up business channels for Datang to go to Dashi?"

Ming Jing crossed her arms and shook her head, "Impossible. The prices of goods from the Western Regions have been stable recently, so there is no need to spend energy to open up business channels."

price stability

Shen Qiu glanced at her, frowned and said: "It's all exposed."

Ming Jing lowered her head, and found that her hands folded her arms to support the murderer, the two bumps were very obvious.

"I want you to take care of it!" Ming Jing transformed into a tigress.

Shen Qiu: ""

Jia Pingan pondered for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "What is Dashi's attitude towards Datang?"

This is a business matter, Shen Qiu immediately said solemnly: "It is very kind."

Jia Pingan laughed and said, "I shouldn't be in charge of this matter, but Tocharo now belongs to Anxi, that's all, food cannot be sold, and you can't afford the price when you bring food from Chang'an to Tocharo."

The businessman smiled and said, "That's not true. People along this road eat horse chews, and selling grain will ruin their fortunes."

In this era, only the government can transport food over long distances.The distance is too long, and the cost of this journey is several times the value of the food itself.To put it another way: later generations let people use horse-drawn carts to transport grain, how much is the freight?Tens of kilometers are fine, but what about hundreds of kilometers?

What about thousands of kilometers?How about thousands of kilometers?

How much will the logistics company charge you for simply transporting by horse-drawn carriage?

The cliff far exceeds the value of that cart of grain.

Jia Pingan said: "This is difficult."

The merchants stared blankly at him as he got up and walked out.

Jia Pingan gave Ming Jing a wink.

Ming Jing understood instantly, but hesitated for a moment.

Baiqi Loan!

easy to say!

Shen Qiu watched the two make eye contact, not knowing what to do.

Ming Jing sighed, "Mr. Zhao, these merchants are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty! Your Majesty loves the people like a son."

The emperor would roll his eyes when he heard this.

Jia Pingan was taken aback, "Hey! That's all."

He turned around and asked, "Do you want the cloth?"

The businessmen nodded wildly like chickens pecking at rice.