Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Where do your coal mines come from? Where is the place of production, and what is the selling price?" Li Xu asked a series of questions related to coal mines, but the other party refused to say anything about commercial secrets.

Li Maosheng squeezed his knuckles, walked towards them, and warned viciously: "This place is the barracks of the Nanyue Kou family army. This is the Nanyue King Shun in front of you. You should think about it before answering. If you dare to conceal or deceive, I will let you try the dungeon." The taste of torture."

Not everyone knows who King Shun is. Even if there is an official document to announce it to the world, the people at the bottom may not be interested. These aliens did not fluctuate at all when they heard the name of King Shun, and they were a little scared when they heard the punishment.

Li Xu called a soldier to whisper a few words, then smiled and asked Li Maosheng to step aside, "Don't panic, I don't have any other intentions, I just want to do business with you, since you have coal mines to sell, you must be happy Sell ​​it to the king."

"My lord, seriously? What do you want this coal mine for?"

"Presumably you don't know, there are several factories under my king's name, all of which need to buy fuel. This coal mine is a good substitute. I can buy all of your output."

Several people were a little moved when they heard this, "Is this true?"

"Naturally, but we have to talk about the price."

They transported twelve truckloads of ore this time, which looked like a lot, but it really wasn't much to burn. Li Xu wished he could replace all the furnaces' fuel with coal mines. Naturally, the more the better.

"We transported this thing from Shu County thousands of miles away. Although it was dug out of the mountains, it took a lot of effort. If you can buy it all, we can give you a little discount on the price. We sold it to that person before. The price is five taels of silver per one hundred catties, how about giving you four taels per hundred catties?"

The smile on Li Xu's face stiffened, and then he shook his head and said, "It's too expensive. A car of coal mines costs at least five hundred catties, which means 20 taels. What the king wants is more than a few hundred cars. You can do the math yourself." Forget it, who can spend so much silver to buy fuel, it's too expensive, I might as well continue chopping firewood for burning, the most important thing in South Vietnam is firewood."

The leader of the Qiang people counted with his fingers for a long time, and he was probably shocked by the number of tens of thousands of taels, and his expression was a little dumbfounded, "However, the process of transporting from Shu County to South Vietnam not only requires hiring a convoy and labor, but also has to face The risk of banditry, if you are not careful, your life will be in danger, if the price is too low, I am not willing to take this risk."

Li Xuzhuang thought about it seriously, and then said: "What you said is also reasonable, how about this, you can prepare coal mines in Shu County, and the king will send a ship to bring them back, so that you will save the trouble of going back and forth , and the risk on the road is also borne by me, what do you think of paying the money and delivering the goods?"

After listening to the translation, several Qiang people were all overjoyed. In this way, they were sitting and counting money. The ore could be dug out from the mountain of their tribe, and they could sell it for money as long as they picked it down the mountain. It is faster than growing food or doing other businesses to earn money.

"What about the price of one tael per hundred catties?"

Li Xu pretended to be calculating for a long time, finally sighed, and said: "How about this, the price of coal mines is calculated at one or two hundred catties, but this king likes brocade and medicinal materials in Sichuan, I don't know if the leader of Alishan has a channel to help Ben Wang buys some, as long as the quality is good, the price is easy to negotiate."

Brocade brocade is a tribute, and the quality of brocade sold on the market is not only much lower, but also the price is extremely high. After seeing the samples, Li Xu is not willing to buy it. His garment factory will also be in the garment business in the future. If Alishan can help buy it Waiting for Yunjin, then the two parties can cooperate for a long time in the future.

"I wonder what medicinal materials you want?"

"Musk, white peony, eucommia, cordyceps, gastrodia elata, angelica, rhubarb, saffron, etc., as long as they are available in Sichuan, they can be used."

Alishan chatted with several tribesmen in a low voice, and finally nodded and said: "Yes, you can rest assured that the price is definitely cheaper than the market. Our brothers can go to other places to help you buy it in person. Yunjin can't guarantee that there will be one. Then It is a tribute, and only dignitaries can enjoy it on weekdays, and I may not be able to buy it."

"Just do your best." Li Xu talked about this matter, and his mood improved a lot, "This is a military camp, so drinking is not suitable, why don't you come to the city with me and play in the city for a few days. Invite a few."

Alishan and others traveled long distances to South Vietnam. They were physically and mentally exhausted. Of course, they wanted to rest for a few days. Li Xu's proposal was exactly what he wanted, so he readily agreed.

Li Xu asked Li Maosheng to be the guide, and brought ten small soldiers with him to protect these Qiang people around the city several times, wandering the streets every day, except for shopping, eating and drinking, he really took good care of people.

Jiang Qiuming saw some signs, and asked Li Xu in private: "My lord, do you want them to show off in order to lure snakes out of their holes?"

"It's about the same. I don't think they are lying. They obviously don't know the real identity of the other party. Even if they are tortured, they can't find out the truth. Why don't you change the way and let the other party come to you."

"My lord, I don't know how you should deal with it? If the other party shows up, but should he be arrested immediately?"

"The ones who will contact them are generally the people in charge. The real mastermind will definitely not show up easily. If the other party is hooked, don't rush to arrest them, just follow the clues."

Jiang Qiuming nodded. This is indeed the best way, but to follow up quietly, it must be done by professionals. "There are a few lieutenants in the army who are very skilled. Can you let them follow up?"

Li Xu originally wanted He Zun to join the army, but since the Kou family army has people, that would be great.

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Alishan never paid much attention to South Vietnam before, thinking that this place is backward and poor, not even as good as the Qiang people, not as good as Shu County, but this time when he came to Minzhou, he really impressed him. What kind of paving is used, it is smooth and clean without any dust, and it will not be muddy when it rains, and there are many shops on both sides of the road, selling everything.

Li Xiaojiang also took them to Liji Grocery Shop, a store that sells all kinds of food, there are so many kinds of things, just the smell makes people drool.

Li Xiaojiang said that this is King Shun's property, but his military salary is limited, so he can only treat everyone to some cheap food, so he bought each of Alishan a roast chicken, two skewers of stewed meat, and a few large meat dumplings. There is also a barrel of cold beer, all things Alishan and the others have never eaten.

They almost vomited from eating the roast chicken along the way. They didn't want to appreciate it at first, but the roast chicken at the grocery store didn't know what seasoning was added. , too in line with their taste.

The meat dumpling was something Li Xu suddenly remembered to make at the beginning of June. There is no Dragon Boat Festival in this time and space, but there is a festival at the beginning of the dog days, which means that it will enter the hot summer. Li Xu asked people to pick brown leaves to make dumplings and make big meat dumplings. Rice dumplings and sweet rice dumplings filled with bean paste, many people bought them on the first day, and some people picked brown leaves to make them themselves on the second day. This thing is easy to see at a glance, and the filling can be adjusted according to your own taste. It is very easy to make. convenient.

It took Li Xu a lot of effort to brew the beer, and it was not as pure as modern beer, and the taste was a bit more bitter, but it was very enjoyable to drink after being chilled, and it was a bit alcoholic, so it was very popular among men.

A few Qiang people don’t like beer, they don’t think it’s hot enough, but it’s very refreshing to drink a cold glass of beer in summer.

"This wine is bland and tasteless. If it didn't have ice cubes, we wouldn't drink it if it was given to us." A Qiang man said loudly, then took out the strong wine he brought, and handed it to Li Maosheng, "Little General, drink our wine." wine, let you taste what real wine tastes like."

Li Maosheng took a sip unceremoniously, and the choking and spicy taste rushed into his stomach, making people almost cry, which was more unbearable than chili peppers.

Seeing his appearance, several big men burst out laughing, Alishan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I see you are also from the Northland, and you are tall and big, but you are still a little milk dog. Come to Shu County, uncle treats you to a drink."

Li Maosheng was sweating all over, and he was not sensitive to the spirits, "Thank you for your kindness, but I still prefer beer."

Alishan didn't force it, and asked curiously: "These things are all made by the prince?"

"The recipe was conceived by the lord, and it was made by the cooks. The lord takes care of everything every day, so how can he cook?" Even if he could, Li Maosheng would not tell these Qiang people, wouldn't that lower the status of the lord?

Walking past Liji grocery store, Alishan and the others saw the row dormitory buildings in the old palace. The two-story brick-red building was distinctive and eye-catching.

"What kind of house is that?" Alishan asked, pointing to the dormitory building.

Li Maosheng raised his chin and showed off: "That is a red brick building, built with bricks and cement, unique to South Vietnam, has the leader seen it elsewhere?"

"No, what are bricks, and what is cement? It looks a little weird. My people also use stones to build houses, but they have never seen such an ugly one. The craftsmen cut corners."

Li Maosheng rolled his eyes, "That's the dormitory building for the staff of the Wangfu. It's a bit shabby, but it's comfortable to live in. The prince told me that a few people will live in the post house for a few days, and the post house will also be there. After building such a building, you can experience it for yourself.”

Every day in the city of Minzhou, there are places under construction. The construction team of the palace is getting bigger and bigger. Thousands of workers have been recruited. Generally, a master master leads a few apprentices. When a project is completed, the apprentices will be able to leave the teacher. , and then recruit new people, so that the old will bring in the new one after another, and enough construction workers will be trained soon.

At that time, some of these people can lead a team to go out to do projects, mainly building bridges and paving roads.

On the second day, Alishan and others were embarrassed to let Li Maosheng treat them again. Although they were not rich, Li Xu had already paid them the money from the coal mine this time. The twelve-car coal mine sold for more than 1000 taels. A huge sum of money.

So the next day, a few Qiang people generously invited Li Maosheng and ten soldiers back, and ate a big meal full of meat. Li Maosheng remembered what the prince had explained, and took him to the shop after eating and drinking. , what is rare to see, what is expensive to recommend.

So, under the introduction of Li Maosheng, several Qiang people started to buy, buy and buy in Minzhou City. The garment factory has just dyed a batch of red silk and satin. I'm also excited, and there is also a phoenix crown inlaid with pearls, which is very gorgeous. Alishan and the others can't afford such things, but they can be transported back to Shu County for sale. It happens that their dozen or so cars are still empty.

With the addition of porcelain, tea leaves, and a large amount of soap, it filled up twelve cars.

Li Xu smiled from ear to ear looking at the banker who returned to him. There can be more partners like this. We all benefit from each other and save trouble.