Kidnapped by Princess Changle at the beginning

20 catties of cotton?

Zheng Feiyuan made some calculations in his mind.

Conclusion: Enough is enough.

So he said: "Shopkeeper Zhang, from now on, you will be our guest of honor, and you will be entrusted to Shopkeeper Zhang for the purchase of cotton... After the matter is completed, I, Mrs. Zheng, will never forget the kindness of Shopkeeper Zhang."

Zhang Da stood up, bowed to Zheng Feiyuan, and said, "Master Zheng, why be polite? I, Zhang Da, am a businessman. I have something to say beforehand. That is, the purchase of cotton this time requires a lot of money." Money, the purchase of 20 catties of cotton is only tens of thousands of guan. However, it is very cold and difficult to transport from Tubo to Datang, so it costs more... This time, at least 15 guan... And I, Zhang Da, have been doing business in Chang'an City for many years, but I am very poor. I hope that Mrs. Zheng can pay me [-]% of the money in advance..."

"However, I have another proposal. The Zheng family will definitely make cotton cloth like the West Datang Company in the future, and will definitely need a lot of cotton in the future. Why not, like the West Datang Company, pay in advance to the various tribes in Tubo , after this year's cotton harvest, it will be delivered to Chang'an as soon as possible..."

Hearing this, Zheng Feiyuan frowned: "I have heard a little bit about what the shopkeeper said. I heard that the West Datang Company shipped a large amount of grain, salt and iron to Tubo, and booked cotton for Tubo in the next few years. You mean, I, Mrs. Zheng, can do the same?"

Zhang Da nodded: "That's right, in this way, there will be a steady stream of cotton that can be used... However, the goods seem troublesome, so it's better to hand over the money to the tribes of Tubo directly..."

Zheng Feiyuan's heart skipped a beat.

This is a good idea.

Not only solved the current situation of Zheng's cotton shortage, but also once and for all.

In the future, the Zheng family will never be short of cotton.

He thought for a while and said: "Master Zhang, this is a big matter, I can't make the decision yet, I need to discuss it with the elders of the clan, just wait here, I will go back..."

Zheng Feiyuan hurriedly turned and left.

He went straight to the backyard.

Seeing Zheng Chengdong, Zheng Feiyuan briefly explained the news brought by Zhang Da.

Zheng Chengdong was scheming, and he wasn't the slightest bit excited.

At least, no joy or sadness could be seen on his face with vertical and horizontal ravines.

After a pause, Zheng Chengdong asked, "Is Mr. Zhang reliable?"

Zheng Feiyuan said: "Father, Zhang Da Nai is a Tubo businessman who has been doing business in Chang'an City for many years, and behind him is Tubo's Right Prime Minister Ghana, so he did not lie..."

Zheng Chengdong nodded: "A business of more than [-] yuan is not a small amount. Let's be more cautious...By the way, my Zheng family just happened to have a caravan in some cities. You might as well pass the letter on by flying pigeons and let them be in the city." Let’s find out if the news from Zhang Da is true or not.”

"Father, I'll do it now."

Immediately, Zheng Feiyuan walked out of the other courtyard and asked Zhang Da to go back and wait for news.

Then, he ordered his subordinates to send a letter to the pigeons of the Zheng family's caravan in Luoxicheng, so that those people would verify whether the news brought by Zhang Da was true.

However, in order to be safe, Zheng directly sent someone to watch Zhang Da, lest Zhang Da go to the West Datang Company.

This time and again, it was delayed for several days.

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Chapter 348 God Helps Me Too

After the beginning of spring, the weather is getting warmer day by day.

Even Luoxi City, which is located in the west and on the plateau, is full of spring.

The original wasteland is all planted with cotton, and even the pastures have become cotton planting sites.

Since the peace talks with Datang and the opening of trade between the two countries, in less than a year, the expansion of Luoxie City has tripled.

And in some cities, there are all kinds of shops, row upon row, innumerable, dazzling.

Just looking at the luxuriously decorated shops, most of them were opened by Datang people.

Among them, in the most prosperous area, there is a Zheng's cloth shop, which is opened by the Zheng family in Xingyang, one of the five surnames of the Tang Dynasty. It was loved by the Tubo nobles.

In the past few months, Zheng's cloth line has also made a lot of money.

now.

Zheng Shibu goes upstairs.

A fat man who was as fat as a ball was holding a piece of paper, looking at the words on it, confused, and subconsciously touched his fat belly.

Next to him, a servant asked, "Why is the shopkeeper so worried?"

The fat man put down the note and said, "This is a letter from Chang'an sent by Flying Pigeon. You want me to find out how much cotton the Ghana tribe has in Luoxi City? Isn't this too busy? How much cotton does the Ghana tribe have? What are we doing?" , our Zheng's cloth line doesn't need cotton, only the West Datang Company wants cotton... I thought it was a joke, but this letter was sent by the young master... I couldn't figure it out after thinking about it ah."

Luoxi City is far away from Chang'an City, and news from Chang'an City sometimes takes half a year to reach here.

At this moment, some branches of Zheng's cloth shop in the city don't know what happened in Chang'an City, so they naturally have no way of knowing that Zheng's made cotton cloth, so they are puzzled.

After hearing this, the young man also looked confused, and asked, "Shopkeeper, should we inquire about this news, or should we not inquire about it?"

The fat shopkeeper wondered: "Well, since it is a letter from the young patriarch, how can I just ignore it, unless I don't want to do it anymore... It's just that we are just merchants in Luoxi City, and behind the Ghana tribe is the right prime minister of Tubo, It's not easy to inquire about the news... How about this, you send a few people, bring some money, and go to inquire about it..."

"Yes, shopkeeper."

The boy agreed and turned to leave.

……

Two days later.

The fat shopkeeper was still worrying about not being able to collect information.

boom.

The door was knocked open.

The little boy ran in like a servant, grabbed the fat shopkeeper by the sleeve, and said excitedly: "Shopkeeper, I found out... There is news, there is news, these days, it has been circulating in the city that the Ghana tribe There are [-] catties of cotton, and they are going to sell it to the Western Datang Company at a high price... It seems that the news that the young master asked us to inquire is true. The Ghana tribe really has cotton. It's all clear."

hiss!

The fat shopkeeper stood up and asked, "Is the news true?"

The boy said: "It's absolutely true, if the shopkeeper doesn't believe it, you can go to Luoxie City for a walk..."

"Hahaha……"

The fat shopkeeper laughed loudly: "It's really easy to find nowhere to go! Well, this matter is done beautifully, as long as it is settled... Hurry up, prepare your pen and ink, I want to share this good news, Feige sent the letter to Chang'an City, so as not to delay the important affairs of the young Patriarch..."

"Yes, yes, shopkeeper..."

Not long after, a few carrier pigeons flew into the blue sky from the backyard of Zheng's Buxing in Luoxie City.

……

……

royal palace.

The left prime minister, Menduo, and the right prime minister, Garner, walked out side by side.

Suddenly, Mendo glanced at Garner, and said sourly: "Prime Minister You, back then, when our Mendo tribe purchased cotton for the Western Datang Company, the world thought that our Mendo tribe made a lot of money. Prime Minister You is smarter, he actually hoarded cotton, and now he sells it at a high price, although the cotton is not as much as our tribes sold in the past, but the profit is much higher than before, high, really high..."

Garner was taken aback, and asked, "Prime Minister Zuo, what do you mean?"

Mendo's face darkened: "Prime Minister You, are you trying to humiliate me? Hmph!"

Mendo couldn't stand the insult, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Garner stood where he was, looking at each other.

After a while, he walked out of the palace.

Immediately, I heard the news that the Ghana tribe had cotton to sell.

Garner was immediately dumbfounded.

"My Ghanaian tribe has cotton to sell at a high price?"

"I……"

"How come I don't know about this?"

"Who is spreading rumors?"

Garner is a bit of a mess.

He finally figured out why Prime Minister Zuo was so angry.

Originally, the Mendo tribe was the first to purchase cotton for the Western Datang Company. At that time, there was not much cotton in Tubo. The most important thing was that no one knew the function of cotton, and the Mendo tribe was the first to know that cotton could be sold.Therefore, as soon as the Mendo tribe made a move, they plundered all the cotton in Tubo, leaving Tubo with no cotton to sell.

This move made many people jealous.

For a while, the Menduo tribe also became the target of public criticism, and they were often attacked.

But now there is sudden news that the Ghana tribe has cotton for sale, and it is sold at a high price. Of course Mendo is not happy. Why are you selling cotton? I don't earn as much as you.

"Zanpu testifies..."

"I am a tribe in Ghana, where did I get the cotton!"

"I don't know who dares to spread rumors indiscriminately."

Garner is suffering beyond words.

……

at the same time.

The distant city of Chang'an.

Several pigeons flew into the backyard of Zheng's mansion.

The servants in charge of pigeon management opened the thin wooden tube on the pigeon's leg, took out a note, unfolded it carefully, glanced at the content on it, and then rushed towards the yard of the young master Zheng Feiyuan.

"Young Patriarch, there is news."

"A letter from Tubo!"

half an hour.

Zheng Feiyuan looked overjoyed at the letter sent from Tubo by carrier pigeon.

Snapped.

He slapped the table with a slap, and said happily: "God helped me, God helped me too... Hahaha, the rise of my Zheng family is just around the corner... I thought that the West Datang Company had already controlled all the cotton in the world. Now it seems that this is not the case at all... There is still cotton in Tubo, and there is a lot of it..."

With that said, he got up and walked into the inner courtyard.

in the inner courtyard.

Zheng Chengdong heard the news and asked, "Fei Yuan, is the news true?"

Zheng Feiyuan nodded, and said confidently: "Father, this news was not obtained by someone else, but by our people in Luoxi City... It is said that the Ghana tribe does have a batch of cotton and is going to sell it to the West Datang Company at a high price. , Father, we can't wait any longer, we must let Zhang Da go to Tubo as soon as possible to get this batch of cotton, if we go late, we will be bought by the West Datang Company..."

The old Zheng Chengdong's eyes flashed.

He stood up abruptly.

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Chapter 349 Zhang Da and Zheng's Negotiation

Zheng's cloth business requires manpower, technology, and channels. To do cotton cloth business, the only thing that is lacking is cotton.

It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Before that, Zheng Chengdong had been worried that there would be no cotton to produce cotton cloth.

"Looking at it now, God is on my side, Mrs. Zheng!"

"It's God's blessing!"

"Such a god-given opportunity, how can I, Mrs. Zheng, live up to it!"

"Hahaha……"

Zheng Chengdong stood up, leaning on crutches, pacing back and forth.

Then he said: "Quick, please invite Zhang Da, the old man wants to have an interview with him!"

"Yes, Dad, I'll send someone to invite Zhang Da!" Zheng Feiyuan hurriedly agreed with joy on his face.

Not much time.

In the main hall of Zheng's mansion.

Zheng Chengdong, the Patriarch of the Zheng family, was sitting on a grand teacher's chair.Zhang Da, a Tibetan businessman, sat on the guest seat on the right.

Ordinarily, the Zheng family is powerful, and Zhang Da is just a small businessman, so he is not qualified to send Zheng Chengdong out.