Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 336

Wei Yan thought about it and reluctantly agreed.

After paying the money and coming out, he held the box and asked, "Sir, we can't tell whether these seeds are from the Western Regions, or we should wait for Mr. An to come and see for himself."

"No, I just want to see how many people do business in the name of the Western Regions." Song Yuan saw another seed shop. There were many carriages at the door. It seemed that it was a big place for merchants to buy, so she just Walked over.

Entering the store, the inside is very spacious. Forty or fifty rows of small squares are neatly arranged in the room. Each small square has some seeds in it and is labeled with its name. If there is a customer who likes it, both parties are asked to go to the back room. After drinking tea and discussing the price, once you are satisfied, you can go directly to the back warehouse to inspect the goods, pay and take them away.

Such a disciplined business method gives people a good first impression.

Song Yuan stood at the door and hadn't looked for long before a waiter came up to him with a smile: "Young Master, I'm new to the shop. It's cold. Please sit down and have a cup of hot tea first."

"How many types of seeds do you have at home?" Song Yuan was led to her seat. As soon as she sat down, the waiter brought hot tea and brought her a small hand stove to hold in her hands to warm herself up.

The waiter smiled and said, "It depends on what kind of seeds you choose. There are categories for food and use, and some are used for medicine. Where do you want to farm? Is it dry land or paddy fields, mountains or flat land?"

"Eating is the main thing, and there are not many constraints on the fields. My family has some fields everywhere. I mainly want something that is not available in the Wei Dynasty. I want something that is delicious and has a good yield." Song Yuan took a sip of tea, feeling slightly bitter but sweet. , and it suits her taste.

The clerk must have heard too many requests like this, so he nodded without changing his face: "Master, I want to buy some rare goods. You have to wait for this one. You can take a look at the goods on display first. Most of the seeds in the shop are They are all from the south, and some young masters should also like them."

"Can your family purchase goods from the south?" Song Yuan was greatly surprised. Although the Wei Dynasty and the small southern gentry country had coexisted peacefully for decades, and the two sides also conducted trade, there were many restrictions, and seeds were repeatedly restricted. In the small southern gentry country, Here, once a merchant is found selling seeds to the Wei Dynasty, it is a serious crime to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan.

The guy smiled: "Yes."

He didn't explain much, and Song Yuan didn't ask too many questions. Doing business is not investigating a case, so why do we need to get to the bottom of it?
The clerk went to get things, and Song Yuan was in front of the small square looking at everything. She saw many seeds for the first time. Wei Yan had a good memory and remembered that many of the seeds were things An Zhou had mentioned before.

“These things are sold here.”

Song Yuan looked at the seeds and then at the merchants who were selecting the seeds and negotiating the price. There was not much expression on his face. He waited until the clerk came with the brochure before Song Yuan asked: "These seeds were purchased only this year, right?"

"Young master, you have a good eye." The waiter smiled: "Although there were many categories in previous years, this year we have introduced many new seeds that are only available in the south."

Song Yuan knew it well, looked at the book and checked a dozen items he had never seen before: "These, take five kilograms of each first."

When he heard that each item cost five kilograms, the clerk's eyes lit up: "Young Master is generous, please come to the back room to have tea and talk in detail."

Song Yuan didn't say anything, and Wei Yan came over and said, "I'll talk to you, let's go." The clerk quickly took him in, handed the order to the shopkeeper who negotiated the price, and then hurried out and followed Song Yuan, seeing that she was interested in other seeds. I was also interested and chatted a lot enthusiastically.

"Does your family only have seeds from the south?" Song Yuan picked up a small wooden spoon, scooped up some seeds and took a closer look.

The waiter asked hurriedly: "Of course not. To put it bluntly, who owns a seed shop here and doesn't order products from the Western Regions?"

"I have eaten a sweet melon. It was yellow and came from the Western Regions. Are there any seeds?" Song Yuan asked casually.

"Young master, are you talking about Western Region melons?" The waiter's attitude became more respectful: "This is a rare and good thing. Even if you have money, it is difficult to buy it. This kind of melon is even more rare. The store used to have some. A few days ago, They have all been bought, it’s a coincidence that the new ones haven’t arrived yet, if you really want them, the store can keep an eye on them, and if they are available, send them to you immediately.”

Song Yuan smiled: "Is it so rare? I thought it was a novelty thing that the old servant at home bought when he was shopping for vegetables."

The more casually she spoke, the more the man didn't dare to neglect her.

After she took a closer look in the store, Wei Yan also paid and came out. They followed the clerk to get the goods. When they arrived at the warehouse, they were shocked again. There was a large warehouse full of sacks, and there were strong men carrying sacks at the side door. Coming in, sacks were piled neatly on one side of the warehouse.

After the warehouse clerk looked at their list, he walked to a row of open sacks, weighed them one by one, and carefully wrapped them.

The clerk asked diligently: "There are too many things. Wherever the young master lives, we can send them there."

"No need." Wei Yan didn't take the dozens of kilograms of seeds seriously and asked them to put them in sacks and carry them away.

After coming out, Song Yuan started to talk to him: "Can't you just let them deliver it? How can you go to other seed stores with such a big bag?"

"Your Highness, you still want to buy it?" Wei Yan had a headache: "Although His Highness the Crown Prince and Empress Shen have subsidized it, Your Highness, please don't be too lavish. Money is not easy to spend. This thing cost dozens of taels of silver, which is not cheap."

Song Yuan held her sleeves: "I don't want to buy it. I want to see if other seed shops also display seeds from the south so blatantly. Think about it, why do so many seeds from the south suddenly appear in Jincheng? ? Why did the southern gentry, who claimed to be orthodox in the Central Plains, cursed the Wei Dynasty as a foreign race of unknown blood, and clamored to make the Wei Dynasty impoverished, suddenly loosen their restrictions? And let Chen Liu and others get close to the fertile land of the Wei Dynasty? The border towns to the east are ignored and the seeds are sent to the northwest. Why is this?"

"That must be something they are plotting in the northwest." Wei Yan became cautious: "Because of the cotton matter in the northwest, there are many more merchants traveling to the northwest. Selling seeds here brings a lot of customers."

songs It's as big as an ox, so there's no way one person can carry two or three sacks of seeds, right? Unless the sacks don't contain seeds."

"Is it cotton?" Wei Yan suddenly realized: "Just because we met each other, we just paid and didn't mention anything else. If this is a regular customer who often comes to the store and happens to go to Xiping to buy cotton, it doesn't matter at all. It is necessary to transport the cotton all the way out of the northwest and sell it in Jincheng. As long as the price is right, you can make a profit. You can also take the lighter seeds and sell them east of Jingzhao. You can make a lot of money on this trip. "

(End of this chapter)