Gu Zhao had to admit that this Patriarch Yan was a rare smart person, but his pair of children didn't inherit much, and luckily they didn't cause too much trouble.

He checked the family history of the Yan family. It turned out that the four families belonged to the Yan family with the shallowest roots. The team went out and ran for several years, and it was different when they returned to Yan's house in Yaochang Mansion.

The specifics of running a business in those years are not very clear to outsiders, but some rumors have leaked out, and Gu Zhao has also guessed that Patriarch Yan is the kind of person who is bold and adventurous, and secretly makes deals with foreigners outside the pass , belonged to the less visible ones, but he stopped in time after earning enough, and the environment in Yaochang Mansion was getting worse and worse, so he honestly stayed in this city.

If these conjectures are correct, then Gu Zhao will really be useful to Patriarch Yan if he wants to lead a team to the exchange market to deal with outside merchants.

Gu Zhao wanted to see Patriarch Yan, but Qi Yunfei and the others did not stay, and went back to their respective posts. When they went out, they met Patriarch Yan face to face. Patriarch Yan was very polite to them. Qi Yunfei, who was used to dealing with various people in business It must be admitted that it is difficult for Patriarch Yan to make people feel bad.

Master Yan watched these people go away, and then turned around and followed the guard who led the way into the room where Gu Zhao was. He knew that those people had a very deep relationship with Gu Zhao, that's why he came from so far away to help Gu Zhao, the looks of these few are not bad, so during this period of time, he has to beat his daughter's side drum every day, lest she get into trouble on a whim, and even he can't keep this girl.

Patriarch Yan came here for the mutual market. He was very ambitious when he was young. Later, he had no choice but to live a peaceful life in Yaochang City. But now with the appearance of Gu Zhao and the establishment of the mutual market, Patriarch Yan His ambition gradually showed his head again, and this time he wanted to come to Gu Zhao, so he recommended himself.

Seeing Gu Zhao, Patriarch Yan wanted to salute Gu Zhao, but Gu Zhao quickly stopped him. Patriarch Yan also found out Gu Zhao's temper and knew that he was not really polite, so he accepted it as soon as he saw it.

Gu Zhao cut to the chase and said, "Patriarch Yan came here for the mutual market?"

Master Yan said in his heart that Mr. Gu is straightforward in his words and actions, and replied: "Exactly, I heard that Mr. Gu can bring people into the exchange market in the name of the government office. Yan wants to ask Mr. Gu if the merchants in our city can join us. The adults' team?"

Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows, as expected, he smiled: "Then what's the benefit of the government office?"

Patriarch Yan's heart skipped a beat when he heard it. He was so excited. These words showed that it was not impossible. He hurriedly told Gu Zhao his promise. It would be difficult for other caravans to get such an opportunity. Gu Zhao is willing Let the Yan family join in, of course it is impossible to give him the benefits in vain, how could he not pay a little bit.

The more calm Patriarch Yan was, the more relieved he was. So when he finally walked out of the Yamen, he raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. He thought that Gu Zhao was definitely the court official who knew how to do business. It happened to be stuck on the bottom line in his heart, and he discussed it with him with a smile on his face.

However, even if part of the profit is to be handed over to the Yamen, the head of the Yan family is still very happy, because there is still a lot of room for the Yan family to make profits. This is a great opportunity for the Yan family to rise, and he will desperately seize it no matter how much it costs. of.

After Patriarch Yan left, Gu Zhao called Master Fan in, and handed Master Fan the agreement he had signed with Patriarch Yan. Master Fan stared straight at him, and then looked up at Gu Zhao from the agreement: "Could it be that Mr. Was it originally intended to pull other merchants onto this boat?"

Gu Zhao nodded: "That's right. Now that you have obtained a quota, you must maximize the value of this quota. The products that the current three workshops can provide are still too limited, so I intend to recruit a few more merchants. You send someone to spread the word about the agreement I reached with Master Yan, to see if there are other merchants looking for it on their own initiative, then you will be responsible, and the conditions will be slightly higher than those of the Yan family. After all, Master Yan is the first to approach They came here, and Patriarch Yan is much more useful than them, and he is more familiar with the situation of the alien race outside than we are."

Master Fan nodded again and again, and took over the task. At the same time, the merchants that Gu Zhao asked to join were at least relatively clean.

On the other hand, Master Yan, who had reached an agreement with Gu Zhao, was always in a good mood, and was busy stocking up for the upcoming trip to the exchange market. At this moment, other merchants secretly asked him about the exchange market news, and asked him if he was Didn't he really join the caravan organized by the government?

Patriarch Yan understood where the news came from as soon as he heard it. How could such news spread without Gu Zhao's permission? At the same time, he also guessed that even if he didn't find Gu Zhao, such a thing would still happen. That's what I was going to do.

I once again admired Gu Zhao's shrewdness and ability to do business, but I didn't get any benefits from it. The benefits were all from the government, and I didn't deny it on the surface. Anyway, when I went to the exchange market with Gu Zhao, The whole town will know about it.

After the news was confirmed by Patriarch Yan himself, those merchants became excited and found ways to send messages to the yamen, expressing their willingness to join. Those who do business don't understand, as long as they enter the mutual market, it is impossible not to make money. This is a great opportunity for pie in the sky, and there is no risk.

Of course, none of them could see Gu Zhao himself. Some of the merchants came to Master Fan, and the rest, even if they put money into the yamen, they couldn’t get to Master Fan, and no one dared to accept the money. The case of Ji Xin cleaned up a group of servants, and those who stayed and were added later did not dare to violate various regulations, including the one that was not allowed to accept money in private.

According to Master Fan’s intention of taking care of Zhao, he finally finalized five merchants, but he also released rumors that the qualifications obtained, including the Yan family, are only this time, not permanent, and the quota will be re-determined next time. The rest of the merchants who were not able to join in finally felt a little more at ease. If it doesn’t work this time, they will strive for the next time. They must perform well. At the same time, they also know the criteria for selecting merchants this time. rule.

Those foreign caravans still staying in Yaochang City are envious of the six merchants headed by the Yan family. They also want to join the team of the Yaochang government office, but unfortunately they are foreign caravans. Wherever it is their turn, I don't even dare to have any opinions, unless I don't want to come to Yaochang City to buy goods in the future.

Who would have thought that Gu Zhao would play such a trick with the quota of the government office, even the Lord Chang who gave the quota would not have expected it.

In the following days, Gu Zhao dealt with things more and more vigorously. On the surface, others could not see the difference, but because he had not received any letter from Yan Mu, he became more and more restless in his heart, so he was eager to reach a mutual market trip. He was thinking, what if Yan Mu If Mu An is good, it is most likely that he will take advantage of the opportunity of this mutual market to enter Da Zhou territory, and even if he does not come in person, he will find a way to send a message.

Therefore, he must personally lead the team during the trip to the mutual market, and at the same time settle Yaochang Mansion well, in case someone intentionally causes trouble while he is away. What was transferred was only the money on the account, and the real thing did not reach their hands at all, and a special person was responsible for it.

Knowing that they are greedy, how could Gu Zhao give money to them.

When the first snow fell in Yaochang Mansion, many people started the days of Maodong, and Gu Zhao set off with a large official caravan, and Li Shi reluctantly sent people away , all she can do is to take good care of herself, so as not to worry about her son who is traveling around, and at the same time manage the workshop well.

There is a heated kang in the workshop, so there is no need to worry about cold hands when knitting sweaters in winter. Now the female workers feel that they are very happy in the workshop, and it is impossible to burn the kang at home all day long.

The people around him who applied for Gu Zhao to go to the exchange market together, Gu Zhao only brought Qi Yunfei and the teachers and students Gu Yang and Mrs. Peng. He has full power to exercise the prefect's power.

Many people came out from their homes to see the team off, and they also knew that the more goods sold in the market, the better it would be for the people in Yaochang Mansion. The workshops could recruit more workers, and the workers' income would be higher. I also have spare money to buy more food.

This time, even General Ji mobilized a group of people over there to maintain order in the market together with other troops.

The people from the government office brought by Gu Zhao only brought the products produced in the three workshops under his name. The merchants headed by the Yan family brought a variety of goods. Among them, the owner of the Yan family brought a lot of tea and cloth. It doesn't matter where they got the goods, anyway, if they sell them on the exchange market, part of the profits will belong to the Yamen, so the more they can earn on the exchange market, the better.

The wind outside was cold and hard, and Gu Zhao felt that it was blowing on his face, but he was dressed thickly and wrapped in a fox fur cloak, which Li Shi specially made for him, so that he could wear it on the road to protect him from wind and cold. , also has a heater in his hand.

During this period of time, the construction of the road was very smooth, so at the beginning of the road, taking advantage of the fact that the snow was not too heavy, they walked very fast. Walking on the current cement official road, the caravans came and went to know that Gu Zhao invested so much manpower and financial resources The advantage of road construction is that it is really much more convenient to come and go.

The road behind was a bit difficult to walk, but fortunately there was not much distance. After a few days, they saw a new town the size of a market town appearing on the original open space. There are many cement roads, and you can also see the cement roads inside at the gate of the city. The caravans who came here were all amazed.

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