Fenghou

However, when it snowed heavily, a large tent was set up in the livestock pen, and the livestock lived in the tent.

After October, the number of guests in the inn decreased a lot, and those who could go left, and rushed back to their respective hometowns before the heavy snowfall, and came back at the turn of spring and summer next year.

There are also three groups of merchants living in the inn, all of whom are Hu people, one group is Uyghur merchants from Gaochang, the other group is from the farther Sogdian merchants, and seven or eight guests are Mughal merchants from the grasslands. That’s right. Well, what Chen Qing is looking for is this group of businessmen. They mainly came late, and only came to Jingzhao in September. The goods in their hands are not easy to sell, mainly because they cannot be sold at a high price.

The goods of Mughal merchants are mainly leather, sheepskin or cowhide, horseskin, etc., which conflict with the goods in the Hexi Corridor. The price is very cheap.

Although the sheepskins in the hands of the Mughal merchants are of high quality, the amount of sheepskins in the market is too large, and no matter how high the quality is, they cannot be sold at a high price. The price of sheepskins is even cheaper than that of Datong Mansion, which makes these Mughal merchants very depressed.

They also considered that the price of sheepskin might rise after the cold weather, so they have been patiently waiting for the cold weather. As a result, they will not be able to go back this winter and can only celebrate the New Year in Jingzhao.

In the afternoon, shopkeeper Ding of the inn hurried back from the outside, followed by more than a dozen internal guard soldiers. The magistrate of Xianyang sent a notice to each inn to look for the Mughal merchants, and anyone who had news must immediately report to the county government.

So shopkeeper Ding went to the county office early in the morning, and waited for almost two hours before he got the inner guard soldiers, and brought the inner guard soldiers back to the inn.

"It's not about arresting them!" Shopkeeper Ding was very worried, these Mughal merchants still owed him a sum of money for accommodation!

The head of the inner guard smiled and said, "I'm not arresting them, I just want to ask them about the situation."

Shopkeeper Ding felt at ease, led everyone up to the second floor, and came to the room of Mengwu's guest and shouted: "Yinbalu!"

Soon, a very burly Mughal man came out from the house. He was about 40 years old and could speak Chinese. He asked, "What's the matter with the shopkeeper?"

Shopkeeper Ding pointed to the inner guard soldiers behind and said, "They came to you and said they were asking about the situation!"

"Who are they?"

Wei Capital stepped forward and said: "We are internal guards, are you businessmen from the Mughal tribe in the grassland?"

"we are!"

Nei Wei asked politely, "When did you start and when did you arrive here?"

"We set out in July, and we're here in September."

The inner guard nodded, "Please come with us! We have no malicious intentions. His Royal Highness King Yong wants to know about the situation in the grassland."

The big man was taken aback, "Your Highness King Yong wants to see me?"

"Exactly!"

"Okay! I'll go, I'll take my brother with you."

Their goods couldn't be sold at a high price, and they were counting on His Royal Highness King Yong to help them sell their goods. They brought a few leather samples and followed the inner guard to Jingzhao City.

……

Chen Qing met two Mughal merchants in the official room, and they knelt down and paid respects, "The villain is Yin Balu, that is my brother Yin Erhan, please see His Royal Highness King Yong!"

"You two, please stand up!"

Chen Qing asked the two to stand up and saw that they were both about two meters tall and extremely strong, like two huge rocks. He was a little surprised. If the Mughals were so strong, once they were conquered by the Jurchens, they would face a formidable enemy. up.

"Are the two good-looking Mughal men like you?"

"No! Just a few of them are like us. Most of them are short but also strong."

Chen Qing nodded and smiled again: "How is the product selling?"

Yin Balu shook his head, "The price is not good, a piece of leather can only be sold for [-] Wen at most, and Datong Mansion can still sell it for a consistent amount!"

"Let me see how your goods are doing?"

Brother Yin Erhan hurriedly presented the two sheepskins to Chen Qing. Chen Qing touched them and said with a smile, "The quality is not bad! They are all old sheepskins over five years old, so why can't they be sold at a high price?"

Yin Balu sighed and said, "But the shopkeepers in the shop are only willing to offer a price of [-] Wen per sheet at most, and the lowest price is only [-] Wen. We really can't accept this price."

Chen Qing knew that the market price of this kind of sheepskin was between [-] Wen and [-] Wen, but if the shop wanted to make money, it would definitely lower the price. When this kind of high-quality sheepskin arrived in Lin'an, each piece would cost [-] Guan. .

"How many pieces of this kind of leather do you bring?"

"Ten thousand!"

"Is the quality the same as this one?"

"They're all the same, they're all five-year-old sheepskins!"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Let's do it! I'll let the military buy it, and each sheepskin will cost you, how about it?"

The price is the same as that of Datong Mansion, but now that the weather is not so cold when we go back to Datong Mansion, the price will drop, at most seven or eight hundred cash.

Yin Balu nodded and agreed, "Okay! Just the usual money, but I want silver, 2000 taels of silver, is that okay?"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "What do you want money for? Don't you buy some silk, tea and other goods to go back?"

Yin Baru sighed and said, "Your Highness, we need silver to pay Hei Khan. We bought a large number of weapons from Hei Khan last year."

Chen Qing's face suddenly changed, "Are you a military businessman?"

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Yinbalu waved his hands in fright, "No! No! No! We are not military merchants, but Khan's request. All Mughal merchants who go out to do business must bring back silver, otherwise they will be punished."

He knelt down and pressed his chest and said: "I swear to Changshengtian, I dare not lie to Your Highness in the slightest!"

His brother Yin Erhan also knelt down, pressed his chest and swore, "We promise in the name of Changshengtian!"

Chen Qing looked into their eyes, seeing their eyes full of piety when they swore, Chen Qing's tone softened, "Get up! I have something to ask you."

The two brothers stood up tremblingly, and Chen Qing then asked: "It has been three years since the Jin soldiers fought against your Mughal tribe! How is the battle going?"

Yin Baru sighed, "Too many people died, we were able to resist at the beginning, but since last year, the Golden Soldiers changed their strategy and began to drive them to extermination, one tribe after another was killed by them, children were not spared, we just It's hard work, and their armor is strong, and their arrows can't penetrate. Thousands of heavy armored cavalry charge together. We can't resist at all, but our advantage is flexibility. Heikhan supported us very much and sold a lot of weapons, so we can survive."

Chen Qing has roughly understood that the Mughals are not the opponents of the Kingdom of Jin. They are at a disadvantage and can only maintain their population by running away. However, the Jurchens' extermination policy has hit their vital point. They can't last long, so they must choose to compromise Or surrender.

At this time, you must not support them with iron or weapons. These weapons will turn against you, but you can support them in terms of trade, so that they can purchase weapons from Hei Khan, so as to ensure a certain degree of self-reliance, and will not be completely annexed by the Kingdom of Jin. Conquered like the Khitans, and then the source of soldiers was squeezed dry by the Jurchens.

"Apart from ten thousand sheepskins, do you have any other goods?"

"There are more than 1000 cow hides, and [-] horse hides, which are well tanned and suitable for making leather boots."

"How do you sell cowhide and horsehide?"

"We both pay three bucks for both cowhide and horse hide, but the leather shop is only willing to give us two bucks, which is a big difference."

Chen Qing nodded, and wrote a note to them, "Take this note to Junuan Pavilion on East Street, the proprietor will accept your leather according to the price on the note, but the item must be correct, and you are not allowed to give me a superficial One set behind the other."

"The villain dare not! The villain dare not!"

Chen Qing thought for a while, and then called Wei Ji, who joined the army. Wei Ji was also Chen Qing's secretary to join the army, second only to Chao Qing. He was the eldest grandson of Wei Zhan and had a prominent family background. No.1 champion, but still unknown, Chen Qing observed him for two years and admired his maturity and stability, so he began to gradually reuse him.

Wei Ji walked into the study quickly, bowed and said, "Please give orders, Your Highness!"

Chen Qing handed him the note he had written, pointed to the Mengwu brothers next to him and said, "Take them to Junuan Pavilion on East Street, and hand over my note to shopkeeper Ding, according to the sample and the price on the note , They charge as much as their goods, and pay in silver!"

"Humble post obeys orders!"

The Yinbalu brothers were overjoyed. Junuange was the largest fur dealer in Jingzhao, and it was great to accept their goods. They thanked them again and again.

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "I'll accept as much as your goods. It's a kind of support for your resistance to the Kingdom of Jin. Moreover, you can trade in Datong Mansion, so you don't have to travel so far. I will notify the Governor Zhe!"

"We must go back and tell Khan!"

Wei Ji left with the two brothers, Jiang Yan who was standing beside him smiled and said, "Why don't your Highness sell weapons to them directly?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "The Mughals are not good people. If they become stronger, they will be more terrifying than the Jurchens. I am worried that the Jurchens will support them to become the second Xixia."

Jiang Yanxian's expression also became serious, "Will they become the second Xixia?"

Chen Qing smiled wryly, "I hope it's just my guess!"

Jiang Yanxian said with a smile: "Forget it, the day after tomorrow will be New Year's Eve, let's not talk about these unpleasant things, Li Zhuangnong went back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and he asked me to bring some seeds to His Highness!"

As he spoke, he handed Chen Qing a cloth bag, which was quite heavy, at least four or five catties.

Chen Qing hurriedly put the cloth bag on the table, grabbed a handful of it and took a closer look. It was indeed corn, all carefully selected seeds, plump and complete, golden in color and large in size, which made Chen Qing very happy.

Jiang Yanxian asked in surprise, "This is... corn?"

Chen Qing nodded, "I asked Li Zhuangnong to find me some corn seeds, and I plan to plant a few acres in the mansion!"

"What do you plant it for, Your Highness?"

"Don't underestimate him. It is a high-yield crop. If it is grown in the dry land in the north, the yield can reach two to three thousand catties per mu. With it, our population can double."

"Two or three thousand catties?"

Jiang Yanxian was surprised and said: "I remember that corn does not have such a high yield! It is only six to seven hundred catties, which is higher than wheat."

"Cultivate slowly. If a plant grows only one bud, it is not considered tall, but if a plant grows two or three buds, the yield will increase. It is one of the six grains and can be used as a staple food. "

Jiang Yanxian sighed and said: "It's hard to even think about producing two to three thousand catties of grain per mu. If it is realized, it will be a great thing that will benefit thousands of years!"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "The world is so big, there are many kinds of magical species, I believe that in my lifetime, I will realize them one by one."

What Chen Qing thought of was sweet potatoes and potatoes, which are the life-saving food for famine. He wondered if he would see them appear in his lifetime.

……

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Chen Qing was sleeping with Yu Lian in his arms. Last night, the two of them went crazy all night, changing countless positions, serving Chen Qing to his heart's content. They didn't fall asleep until the fourth watch, exhausted.

Chen Qing loves this enchanting figure very much, especially her imperial concubine-like figure. The plump part is extremely exaggerated, and the thin part can be held with both hands, and her skin is white and greasy, so delicate that it can be broken by blowing bullets. With the same ecstatic eyes and a face like a peach blossom, every time he saw her, Chen Qing's heart would burn with flames.

"Bang!" A firecracker exploded outside, waking Chen Qing from his deep sleep, and Alian woke up too. Seeing that the sky had dawned, she was startled, "Officer, I'm about to get up."

Chen Qing hugged her soft body, turned over and pressed her under him, and started galloping again. Alian hugged her husband tightly, biting her lips tightly, not daring to speak out, but her eyes were already blurred.

After a long time, Chen Qing finally relaxed, rolled over and lay down, A-Lian took care of him carefully, cleaned up for himself, got up and put on a dress, Chen Qing looked at the white and greasy body in front of him, and almost couldn't help it.

"Alian, stay with me tonight!"

Yu Lian's eyes lit up, she shook her head again and said, "Tonight is Ah Ying serving the officials, I can't take her away."

Speaking of this, Yu Lian's eyes rolled, she cast a winking smile and said: "The officials are out on patrol, just take me with you."

"It's a good idea. I'm going to Hanzhong after the Chinese New Year. You can go with me!"

Yu Lian hesitated, "That child..."

"Let Ah Ying take care of the child for you!"

Chen Qing waved his hands impatiently, "That's it!"

"Okay! I'll tell Ah Ying."

……

Today is New Year's Eve, and the princess is going to give out annual rewards in the afternoon. Everyone is busy, preparing ingredients in the kitchen, hanging lanterns in the yard, and even the groom is busy steaming black beans, preparing to reward the horses.

When Chen Qing came to the Nuan Pavilion, he saw Yu Ying sitting in front of the cradle gently shaking the child, humming a little song. This was Yu Ying's child born in June. It was a daughter named Chen Cen. She was conceived in Shantianchi, so she was named Cen.

"Hey! Little guy, Daddy saw you coming!"

Yu Ying carefully picked up the child and put it in Chen Qing's arms, "Look at her carefully, I guess you have forgotten what your daughter looks like."

Chen Qing sensed some dissatisfaction in Yu Ying's tone, and asked with a smile, "Unhappy today?"

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Yu Ying rolled Chen Qing's eyes, pouted and said, "Be partial, don't take me with you to Hanzhong!"

Chen Qing couldn't help laughing, "Didn't I take you with me when I went to Guancen Mountain last time? I also took you with me when I went to Linyou County, but Alian never took you out once."

Yu Ying whispered: "The officials know why the princess is not willing to let A-Lian go out with you?"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Your eldest sister hopes that I will take good care of my body!"

Yu Ying shook her head, "It's not the reason, it's because A-Lian is too attractive, Madam is afraid that your subordinates will see it, and then you can only choose between beauty and Jiangshan."

Chen Qing squeezed her face and said with a smile: "You also look the same, which is a disaster for the country and the people. Which general will take a fancy to you? Do I want to choose one of the two beauties?"

Yu Ying muttered in a low voice, "I'm already a mother, this kind of joke can't be played around."

"You also know that you are a mother. Doesn't Alian have a son?"

Yu Ying's pretty face blushed, and she said for a while, "I forgot the time, Madam said this two years ago, and there were no children at that time!"

Chen Qing sat down with his arms around her waist, and said with a smile: "Your elder sister said this, but it was not about A-Lian, but about the two of you. You two look exactly alike. If the emperor knows, he will ask me for it." , now! You are my women, who dares to think of you?"

Yu Ying leaned on Chen Qing's shoulder and whispered in his ear: "I also want to serve the officials like A-Lian, and I want the officials to love me like A-Lian."

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "Let's talk slowly at night."

At this time, Chen Qing's arm became hot, and his daughter urinated on his arm. Chen Qing laughed, "The little guy is protesting!"