In the blink of an eye, it was Zhao Zhuxin's first birthday.

The Zhao family has no relatives or old friends in Ganlong County, and Zhao Shutong doesn't need the merchants to send expensive gifts or establish a good relationship with them, so he didn't hold a big banquet. He only invited Huang Xiancheng, his wife and Xie Yi to watch Zhao Zhuxin catch the week. .

Zhao Zhuxin is a ghost, he seems to know that today is a big day.The more his father and E'Mu circled around him, asking him to grab things on the table, the more uncooperative Zhao Zhuxin became.

He touched the jade pendant on the table for a while, sniffed the strange smell from the books for a while, but refused to listen to his mother's command, and grabbed something and picked it up.

"Little Sweet Potato, hurry up, get something you like." Pei Qi encouraged Zhao Zhuxin from the side.

Pei Qi regretted that he didn't train Zhao Zhuxin to catch Zhou earlier, he thought that his clever son would not lose the chain at a critical moment.

As a result, this horrible thing only cares about playing with itself.

Zhao Zhuxin heard his mother calling him, looked up at Pei Qi, showed a toothless smile at Pei Qi, then lowered his head and continued to play.

Pei Qi took a deep breath and held his breath, so as not to be as knowledgeable as Zhao Zhuxin, a milk baby.

"Little Sweet Potato, take the pen holder. When your father grasped Zhou, he grabbed a pen. You also take the pen and take the imperial examination like your father." Old man Zhao said with a smile beside him.

Zhao Zhuxin also smiled at his grandfather, lowered his head to play with himself.There are so many things on the table, he has only one pair of eyes, and he can hardly see them.

"Catch it quickly, don't dawdle." Zhao Shutong patted Zhao Zhuxin's little butt.

Normally, no one would ignore Zhao Zhuxin, but today this little doll is playing himself in front of so many people, it's really funny.

Zhao Zhuxin is already a baby who can read people's faces.

Eminem and grandpa urged him to get something, and now even his father can't see him playing.Zhao Zhu picks out the things he likes wisely, he takes the small wooden bow with his left hand, and picks the stinky book with his right hand, but he is too busy.

After confirming that Zhao Zhuxin had chosen a small bow and a book, someone immediately said, "Young master will be physically strong in the future, capable of both civil and military skills."

"Congratulations, my lord, there is a successor to your lord." Huang Xiancheng congratulated old man Zhao and Zhao Shutong.

"Thank you." Zhao Shutong said politely. He was naturally happy when Zhao Zhuxin got something with a good meaning, but he didn't take the result of Zhou Zhou's attention to heart. He didn't need Zhao Zhuxin to inherit. Live by yourself and let him do whatever he wants when he grows up.

After today's guests had left, Pei Qi carried Zhao Zhuxin back to the room, patted his face twice, "Little Sweet Potato, you can't play tricks like this in the future, you can do whatever E-Mu asks you to do."

Zhao Zhuxin thought that Pei Qi was playing with him, so he also went to pat Pei Qi's face.

Pei Qi turned his head and complained to Zhao Shutong, "Husband, Little Sweet Potato is unfilial, he hit me in the face."

"Then what should we do? At his age, he doesn't understand the reasoning with him. But beating Eminem is intolerable, or you can beat him back?" Zhao Shutong joked.

Pei Qi looked at Zhao Shutong expressionlessly, "No, I've changed my mind. The father pays the debt, just let me beat you up."

"I want to pay with flesh."

"Okay, I will definitely punch to the flesh." Pei Qifang said harshly.

Zhao Shutong disdainfully said, "Qiqi, are you overestimating yourself or underestimating me."

"Your son is in my hands. If you dare to resist, I will tear up your ticket." Pei Qi hugged Zhao Zhuxin to him, saying with confidence.If he can't take it, he can take it outsmart.

With such a big clue, Zhao Shutong didn't dare to act rashly.

"What do you want?"

"You will help me calculate the accounts of the newly opened shop next month." Pei Qi said.

"Cooperate with you and wait for me here."

"Then do you want to do it?"

"I'll only help you for a month."

"One month is enough." Pei Qi said happily. When the shop was newly opened, there were many troubles.After this month passes, he can sit back and enjoy his success again.

"I'll help you manage the accounts, you have nothing to do, should you give me another little bamboo?" Zhao Shutong bargained.

"Little Sweet Potato is still young, so I don't want a little brother." Pei Qi said directly on behalf of Zhao Zhuxin, giving birth to a child is painful, and confinement is very uncomfortable for a month, and now he doesn't want to have one at all.

"It's not too young, he will be able to run and jump soon."

The second child was just an excuse for Zhao Shutong to seek benefits for himself, and Pei Qi was not pregnant with Xiao Zhuzi even in summer and autumn.

At the beginning of August, the market in Pingyang City, the border gate, opened. Zhao Shutong and Pei Qi went to Pingyang City together, leaving Zhao Zhuxin to the old man Zhao.

Xu Wenlan received the news that they were coming to Pingyang City early in the morning, and sent someone to wait for them in front of the city gate.

When Pei Qi saw Xu Wenlan again, he felt that his aura was stronger than last time.

"Pei Qi, my team has doubled in size in the past three months, and now I have 310 people under my command." Xu Wenlan said to Pei Qi while walking, "I have taken over the patrol mission of the market, you If you and your husband want to go to the forum, please say hello to me in advance."

"We want to go and have a look in these two days." Pei Qi said.

"no problem."

Thirty miles outside Pingyang City, a large freight yard was built.Every time the market opens, the goods of Daqi, Qiang, and Fanbang merchants are stored in the warehouse, and the buying and selling of each other’s goods must be carried out through the official teeth, and direct contact between the merchants of both parties is not allowed. money.

When Zhao Shutong and Pei Qi went, it was the busiest time for discussion.

Zhao Shutong and Pei Qi went to see the goods of both parties.

Daqi merchants mainly trade in tea, silk, porcelain, wool products, etc., as well as some handicrafts.Most of the goods of foreign merchants are livestock, fur, medicinal materials, and precious stones.

Both sides are prohibited from leaving the country for war horses, grain, ironware and other strategic materials.

But because of the huge benefits involved, private smuggling activities have been banned repeatedly.

Zhao Shutong and Pei Qi found a watermelon among the dazzling array of goods, and it was fifteen silver each. They both looked at Xu Wenlan who accompanied them.

Xu Wenlan had nothing to be embarrassed about. These watermelons were grown from the seeds Pei Qi gave him, "Watermelons are such a good thing, we Daqi people like them, and foreigners will definitely like them too. If they can be sold, I will buy them." There is money for the horse."

"Watermelon can be stored for up to 20 days after picking it. Can you be taken advantage of by such a high price?" Pei Qi asked.

"I asked people to tell outside that this is a melon that our emperor likes to eat. It is rare and it was taken out for the sake of the friendship between Daqi and other countries." Xu Wenlan said without guilt, "There are always people who want to taste it. What is the taste of what our emperor eats, or buy it back and dedicate it to their leaders."

After confirming his eyes, his little friend fell into Qian's eyes.

"Do you know how the turnover of wool and wool products has been in the past two years?" Zhao Shutong asked Xu Wenlan.

"Naturally, it is increasing every year. You don't need to check these. You only need to estimate the number of merchants who brought wool products from the capital this year. The nobles of the foreigners are no different from our nobles in Daqi. They all like extravagance and love Chinese clothes and gourmet food. The woolen carpets and quilts in your shop have no fishy smell and are exquisitely made. They are as luxurious as silk to the Qiang nobles. The Qiang people like your sweaters, wool trousers and woolen sweaters the most. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is cheap and practical." Xu Wenlan said.

From a rough calculation of the trading volume in their market, it can be known that Pei Xiaoqi's family only made a lot of money.

Pei Qi really felt that their wool business had grown, but he still had doubts, "The Qiang people are rich in cattle and sheep, and have their own wool products. I thought our products were not popular among their people."

"Everyone is curious. Daqi's woolen products are novel in style. They buy them to wear and learn how to make them." Xu Wenlan said.

Pei Qi did some calculations, or he didn't need to do the calculations to know that this year's wool shop's dividends were only a lot more.

However, thinking that the wool business would no longer be his own, Pei Qi adjusted his mentality again.It is useless for them to ask for so much money, and let the wool business make money for the court.As long as a fraction of it can be used by the common people, it is a good thing.

"I came here this time and asked someone to bring a batch of sugar. I want to exchange some gems with foreigners." Pei Qi said.

"I will definitely ask Guan Yazi to negotiate a good price for you," Xu Wenlan said.

Pei Qi wanted to exchange gems with foreigners. The sugar he brought was high-quality in terms of color and sweetness. Many foreign businessmen wanted to exchange Pei Qi's refined sugar, which increased the price of Pei Qi's sugar a lot.

When he returned to Ganlong County, Pei Qi brought back many colored agates, sapphires, rubies, turquoises, opals, etc.

Pei Qi sorted the gems into categories, picked out the best quality ones, and planned to give them to his mother.

Zhao Shutong began to write a memorial, dedicating the wool business to the emperor.

Pei Qi's agate and Zhao Shutong's memorial were sent to Shangshufu. Pei Shangshu read Zhao Shutong's letter, wrote a memorial himself, and sent it together with Zhao Shutong's.

The emperor read the memorial, thought about it all night, and allowed the Pei family and the Zhao family to offer members of the wool shop.

The next day, the matter was brought to the court for discussion.

Many people have long been jealous of Pei and Zhao's two woolen shops, but because the emperor has a stake in it, no one dares to think wrongly.

Now that they want to dedicate this cornucopia to the emperor and the court, many people think they are really stupid.

The emperor asked Zhao Shutong's memorial to be circulated in the court.

In Zhao Shutong's memorial, he analyzed the inextricable relationship between the wool business and foreigners, as well as the possible impact in the future. He believed that the wool business cannot be controlled by private individuals at this stage, so he should donate his own part.The Pei family not only gave their own part, but also dedicated their shop to the emperor.

Some ministers saw Zhao Shutong's papers and realized that the water behind the huge profits of the wool business was so deep.

If the Pei family and the Zhao family don't offer their members at this time, the emperor will definitely find a way to take them back in the future.At that time, the relationship between the monarch and his subjects will inevitably be hurt.Letting go at this time left a good impression in the emperor's heart of not being greedy for money and serving the country and the people. Not to mention, the emperor will definitely take care of them in the future.

And Zhao Shutong's proposal to open a weaving bureau in Ganlong County to manage the sale of Daqi and Qiang people's wool and wool products touched the nerves of many people at once.

Many people don't want the huge benefits of the Weaving Bureau to fall into the hands of Zhao Shutong, and they disagree with the establishment of the Weaving Bureau in Ganlong County.

On the grounds that Ganlong County is small, they suggested that the emperor build the weaving bureau in a big city.Pei Shangshu wanted to fight for his brother-in-law. The emperor considered the opinions of the court and the geographical distance, and planned to choose the location of the Weaving Bureau in the capital city of Qinzhou, the upper government of Ganlong County.

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