stubborn thief

Chapter 291 A Jia
Liu Chengzong spent this year in Dajian Furnace.

It's not that he's playful, Mu Ya has long wanted to invite Liu Chengzong to Dajianlu, he said that there are thirteen Guozhuang in Dajianlu, and each Guozhuang has a young beauty as the shopkeeper.

Liu Chengzong was not moved.

But Muya thought it was because her words were too empty, so she added an adjective. How beautiful are those young and beautiful shopkeepers?There are thirteen Guozhuang, and each Guozhuang has a Ming scholar who lingers because of his obsession with the shopkeeper.

Sure enough, Liu Shizi's heart was moved, and he ordered his uncle to bring troops to Dajianluo on the spot, and took all the warriors guarding Guozhuang, and no one was allowed to leave!

Although this seems to be treating Changhexi as his own territory, Muya doesn't care, there is no business in Dajianlu this season.

There were only poor scholars and merchants who came to visit from Sichuan, and Liu Chengzong could do as much as he wanted, it didn't matter.

Because he was finally able to determine that Liu Chengzong really lacked interest in annexing him.

After confirming this point, Muya can proceed to the next step of planning, which is to find a way to get Liu Chengzong to take a stake in Dajianlu's homestay.

Shares are an old term. When several shares are combined together, it is a joint stock. In business operations, the share capital is divided according to different costs.

On the way to Dajianlu, Muya followed the local hundred households and told her plan, and those loyal old subordinates for generations were blown up.

The old households who have experienced the tusi market competition on both sides of the Dadu River said: "Master, this is absolutely impossible. The Marshal's Mansion Weixing Qinghai Duokang has a strong share capital and settled in Dajianlu. Where is the business of our thirteen Guozhuang !"

Mu Ya nodded very seriously: "Yes, there are only so many customers. If there are too many restaurants, the customers will be separated, and the income will inevitably decrease."

When the ordinary households heard this, the master understood it very well, so they had no choice but to think outside of business thinking, and asked: "Then the master is paying tribute to the marshal's mansion to keep it safe?"

This way of thinking is normal, after all, during this period of time, Muya has tested Liu Chengzong quite a lot, and found that the commander-in-chief really lacks interest in Chang Hexi, and he is not a greedy person, but just short of food.

But the ordinary households followed closely and said: "If it is to pay tribute, it is better to give gold and silver than to let the general enter the arrow furnace. If the general has no intention of swallowing the arrow furnace, but the Han people say that money is touching, seeing The Furnace City Merchant Market may not be that interesting."

Mu Ya shook her head first, and then beamed with joy: "Isn't this a good thing?"

The ordinary household was dumbfounded: "Master, I didn't join the gang like that!"

Unexpectedly, Mu Ya waved her hand: "Who do you want to join? Let me ask you, how big is Changhexi, Dajianlu, how much does the thirteen Guozhuang make in a year?"

This is not a good calculation for ordinary households. He muttered on the sidelines: "One day, one cow and one sheep were slaughtered, and three more..."

"Okay, if you don't know these things, I'll ask you again." Mu Ya asked, "How big is Liu Shuai's family business?"

Even Chang Hexi's income is not understood by ordinary households. He doesn't know how big Liu Shizi's family business is, so he just ignores it this time, and directly bows his head and says, "My lord, my subordinates are stupid."

"Don't be stupid. The commander-in-chief stretched out his hand. The silver that leaked from his fingers is bigger than my family's business of less than ten thousand taels a year. If he wants to make an arrow furnace, I can't wait to ask for it."

There was ambition in Mu Ya's eyes, he said: "In my whole life, I can't beat Mu Tianwang, Shen Jia Leng's family, the market will always be in the east of the river, and the west of the Changhe will never expand, do you think I look like a chieftain?"

"I'm like a big shopkeeper. I have been doing small business in Hexi for generations, and I open rooms for people to cook two dishes."

"Assuming he takes half of it, a few thousand taels of silver a year, compared to the huge expenses of the marshal's mansion, does he value this little money?"

Muya asked and answered by herself, shaking her index finger on the horseback and said: "I don't like it. With the help of the commander-in-chief, can't we bring the market to Dajian Furnace? When the market comes, even if the money is divided away, the profits will be lost." Much more than now."

Tu Baihu didn't speak for a while, and asked quietly: "When did the master have this idea?"

Mu Ya didn't say anything, the idea of ​​wanting to get Liu Chengzong to take a stake in Dajianlu was born when he was hunting with Liu Chengzong.

It's a bit funny to say that even though she was born in a chieftain's family, Mu Ya is not familiar with martial arts, nor does she know how to fight.

His father knew the art of war, and the dream of the two generations of chieftains in Changhexi was to break through Shenbian Lengbian and seize the tea-horse market.

So he spends all his time learning Chinese, Shaanxi dialect, Sichuan dialect, Confucianism, arithmetic and the tea-horse trade.

If all goes well, the tea horse market should already be located in Changhexi when he takes over as chieftain, and his talents should be fully utilized, making Changhexi the most dazzling chieftain territory in the southwest.

It's a pity that my father failed to destroy the Shen Leng family. He prepared for a lifetime, fought a battle, lost to a river, and made a vow that the market on the other side would never change forever.

It happened that Mu Ya, who didn't know much about military affairs, discovered that Liu Chengzong's army had a large musket used by two people, which could shoot two to three hundred paces.

This distance means that when the Dadu River is not flooded, the defenders on the other side cannot stop the troops of the Qinghai Marshal's Mansion.

It's just that Mu Ya never expected that he was wrong about Liu Chengzong's desire.

Walking from Luhuo to the southeast, the surrounding people are densely populated, the wind is getting stronger and stronger, the road is relatively flat, but when you reach Zheduo Mountain, just like the name of the mountain, it is winding and winding, so you have to stay on the mountain for one night.

As Dajianlu approached, there were fewer and fewer residential fortresses around, but more and more shops. Liu Chengzong watched as he walked.

Seeing the soldiers and horses entering the furnace city along the way, the common people hastily evaded to the side of the road, but there were not many common people, mainly monks in red cloth clothes, red hats, and red singles.

There are also mixed men and women playing in the market, wearing rough clothes made of mulberry and shoes and socks made of mulberry. Both men and women wear skirts but no trousers.

Seeing that Liu Chengzong saw many monks frowning, Mu Ya introduced: "There are so many monks in Lucheng. There are four main reasons. One is that Tibet sent them to work in the furnace; the other is that King Baili expelled the monks; Guests provide free accommodation, four... because of the handsome."

Liu Chengzong frowned and said, "What's none of my business?"

Mu Ya laughed softly: "The commander-in-chief is raising troops in the northwest, and the Songpan grassland is in the northeast. Naturally, the monks can only run to the southeast. If they run any further, they can only run into the Han land. Many of them have no certificates, so they can only stay in the furnace city."

"Why don't they run to Lijiang?"

"Lijiang?" Muya laughed even harder when she heard this, she shook her head and said, "The commander-in-chief doesn't know, Mu Tianwang used to tolerate monks, but now he only allows monks from the White Sect to preach, if the common people want to become monks from the Yellow Sect, It is necessary to cut off the heads and hands of these children in public, and ask their parents to carry their corpses to the crowd."

Muya said, watching Liu Chengzong's expression, and then emphatically stated: "The commander is right, you are the leader who is the most tolerant of the Yellow Sect monks in this land, and the Qinghai Marshal's Mansion is the place with the most freedom of religion."

At first, Liu Chengzong thought these words were very strange, and even made him feel that Mu Ya was speaking ironically.

But after careful consideration, it seems that this is indeed the case.

Needless to say, the missing Dunyue Dorji is a staunch opponent of all kinds of religions. Zangba Khan in Tibet is also a staunch opponent of the Yellow Sect. In addition to the Mutian King in the south, they will not be relentless in expulsing the Yellow Sect. Take the method of physical elimination directly.

As for him, Liu Chengzong, in the territory, there are from Wusheng Old Mother to Maitreya Buddha, from Erlang God to Emperor Zhenwu, from the eradication of slaves to the eradication of the imperial court, and there are even pickle gods and donkey meat fire sects.

Various beliefs are flourishing, and between the two prefectures of Xikang, there is also a master of Huangjiao from Qinghai and Mongolia who is good at empty gloves and white wolves.

Liu Shizi was full of doubts. How the hell did I become the last defender of religious freedom from Qinghai to Uzbek?
When they walked to Guozhuang near the furnace city, the Changhe Xifanmu had been waiting for a long time, just waiting for the soldiers and horses to come, and the Fanmu dressed in silk and satin presented khatas.

Liu Chengzong followed Hada to look and look, feeling a little dissatisfied, which made Mu Ya tremble, thinking that he had done something wrong, and when he got closer, he heard him whispering to the guard: "The Weaving Bureau of Marshal's Mansion is not good, it didn't sell here , next year, next year this will all have to be marked by the Weaving Bureau."

Immediately afterwards, the hostess of Thirteen Guozhuang brought her attendants to congratulate Muya.

It’s Chinese New Year. According to the custom here, every first day of the new year, the owner of Guozhuang will go to the chieftain village in the west of Changhe to congratulate the chief. People dance around Guozhuang to pray for blessings.

Liu Chengzong was invited into the official village, and because of this, he saw the thirteen female shopkeepers of Dajianlu, which was different from what he had imagined.

The female shopkeepers are all beautiful, and they all seem to be from good backgrounds. They are all dressed in Shu brocade and fur robes, but the jewelry they wear is different from that of Western aristocratic women. They all wear very light jewelry. , capable and manly.

Liu Chengzong felt that if a girl had such a bearing, supplemented by such a dress, there would be no ugly person.

"How is it, handsome, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

At the top of Guozhuang, Mu Ya proudly said: "Ajia from the thirteen Guozhuang in Dajianlu is all beautiful."

Liu Chengzong nodded, looked at the female shopkeepers sitting beside the Guanzhai, and asked Mu Ya: "They are all barbarian girls, why are the shopkeepers of Guozhuang all women?"

"Most of them are, there are two Han women." Mu Ya said with a sly smile: "It's convenient, the commander-in-chief has also seen Guozhuang, and they are all built in a grand and spacious way. Before coming here, the commander-in-chief must have regarded Guozhuang as a Han place. Restaurant?"

As Liu Chengzong nodded, Mu Ya waved his hand and said: "No, the commander-in-chief, remember that before entering Lucheng, I said that there are four reasons why there are so many monks. No matter where the guests come from, they can stay in Guozhuang. They don't need tsampa and The pot leader will eat it, as long as you help with the work when the trade rises."

Liu Chengzong nodded slowly, motioning for Muya to continue talking.

"There are no more than eleven of the people in Lucheng who work in agriculture, and twelve are workers. The army is one of them, and the rest are engaged in business. The men of the barbarian family have practiced martial arts since childhood, and they know very little about the customs of the Han family, language and business. Ajia is the owner of Guozhuang, and also an intermediary on the tea-horse trade route."

Muya referred to the female shopkeepers of Guozhuang as Ajia, and said: "The tea horse trade has a lot of goods, the prices of the two sides are different, the language is different, and even the coins are different, and it is inevitable that you will encounter situations such as credit."

"The business of storing horses, goods, and tea leaves. However, since the Han Dynasty merchants have reached this point, direct transactions will inevitably lead to disputes. Both tea merchants are noble people with good hands and eyes. In order to prevent them from arguing, Ajia came into being."

"The owner of Guozhuang chooses a decent and smart girl in the family. Before the age of 15, she will learn Chinese language, customs, proficient in numerology, and know the prices of various goods. When she reaches fifteen years old, she will inherit the Guozhuang family business and translate for merchants. ,intermediary."

Liu Chengzong listened very carefully. This is a mature business model for 400 years since the Yuan Dynasty, which has great reference and learning significance for the Juerwan market. He said: "They are brokers among merchants."

Broker is also an old word, a common name for Yazi.

"Yes, they are brokers. They are used to seeing transactions in Guozhuang, and they can guarantee them from them. Over time, they can set a price in transactions."

Mu Ya said: "And they are very rich. Tea merchants buy and sell thousands of bags of tea and hundreds of catties of Cordyceps Fritillaria. A Jia's income is four out of one hundred."

Liu Chengzong suddenly realized that it’s no wonder that Ajia’s costumes and jewelry are all top-grade. This profession does have a lot of income. The trade volume of this South Road tea horse is generally two to three million catties of tea. For this value alone, 300% can be nearly [-]. A catty of tea leaves.

"Well, but now that the market is in the east of the river, my Ajias in Lucheng can only make money from Tibetan merchants, and most of the money is earned by the Lengshen family on the other side."

Mu Ya didn't say much about this matter, she raised her eyebrows and said with a strange smile: "Women from the barbarian family are the most affectionate. The handsome is so young. If you like anyone, you can pick them casually and make a marriage happen. Even Guozhuang will be given to you."

"Give me all the pots?"

But Muya said as it should be: "Ajia has always recruited sons-in-law to marry, and the north is the former daughter's country. If any of them have such good fortune and are gathered by the commander, and everyone belongs to the commander, then Guozhuang will belong to the commander. Don't worry, I don't dare to accept the marshal's commission."

Liu Chengzong rubbed his chin, his eyes wandered among the Ajias, and seeing the girls from the Man family smiling, he turned his head and asked seriously: "Is there anyone who is familiar with Mongolian language?"

Mu Ya scratched the top of her head like a big horse monkey, cast her eyes for help around, and just saw Fan Sanlang standing beside him with a knife, couldn't help laughing.

San Langguang wanted to give Liu Chengzong a thumbs up: Liu Chengzong deserves to let her accompany him to see beauties!
Muya's brain was buzzing, and she spoke Mongolian language in her heart. This handsome man's hobby...is a bit weird!

He shook his head helplessly: "Marshal, if you understand Mongolian language, I'm afraid you'll be found in Hedong. I'm a fan, and the other side is a Tartar."

Liu Chengzong nodded to express his understanding: "You can cultivate it."

"Then..." Mu Ya looked at the Ajias sitting in the hall, her face turned bitter: "Then I will train it."

Seeing his answer, Liu Chengzong was very happy, Hada also picked up, and Ajia also met, he thought it was time to serve the main course, rubbed his hands excitedly and said: "Then let's start, what are you doing in a daze, hurry up and put those who were picked up by Ajia. Fascinated scholar, please come out, I came to Furnace City for this matter!"

　good afternoon!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)