Chapter 9: Profits of Trade

The soldiers moved all the redemption items back to the barracks, which immediately caused a sensation. The soldiers rushed to watch. Many soldiers reached out to rub the soft wool, which were all good sheepskins. This was a necessary item on the grassland in winter and was sold in the market. It would cost about a hanging of money to buy such good sheepskin.

Combas also came to hear the news. Compared with sheepskin, he was more interested in those jades. The Hezhong area is rich in famous jade and gems. He used to do jewelry business and had great insight into the quality and price identification of jewelry and jade.

These jades are rough jade and have not been polished and processed. Large pieces of raw stones are inconspicuous at a glance, but if they are polished and carved by craftsmen, these jades will shine brightly and are worth a hundred times more valuable.

Combass narrowed his eyes and picked up the jade pieces to check them one by one. These jades were all made of beautiful jade. Carved them well and sold for a good price.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing came over and smiled at Combas and said, "How is it? Have you seen any tricks?"

Combas put down the jade and pointed at the sheepskin and said, "These sheepskins are all good products. There are special purchases in the West Market, and one sheepskin is worth five yuan."

"The price has risen very much! When I was hunting, such a piece of sheepskin was worth two yuan."

"That's thick sheepskin, and now it's only worth two hangers. This is Xue Yantuo's golden goat."

Combas picked up a piece of sheepskin, closed his eyes and stroked it carefully, "The cape and soft, high-quality fur, very warm in winter, and many Sogdian merchants came to buy this kind of sheepskin. In Sogdian and Dashi, this kind of sheepskin is very popular. If the general wants to, I can help the general sell it."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "This sheepskin is not sold, it is used as a military product."

He turned around and ordered Liu Jun, the chief of the army, and said, "Sir Liu, each brother in the army gave five of these sheepskins. In addition, the residents of Dali County, whether they are military households or not, will send three of them to the Du County Chief for handling. The same is true for residents of the Turkic people. They will send 10,000 of them to Yu Shuai, and the rest of the sheepskins will be stored."

As soon as his order was heard, the soldiers around him cheered. Each person had five sheepskins, placed on a blanket, and it became much warmer to sleep. Many soldiers were also in the city of Italy, which meant that they would get double shares. Several soldiers rushed to the camp to spread the news throughout the army.

Yang Yuanqing pulled Combas aside again and asked him with a smile: "Tell me about these jades, it should be good!"

Combass was a businessman and was very meticulous in his bones. When he saw Yang Yuanqing rewarding these high-quality sheepskins to soldiers, he felt a little sorry. If this high-quality sheepskin was sold to Sogdians, it would cost ten dinars and could be exchanged for three thick sheepskins. He lost a good opportunity to make money. He sighed in his heart and his thoughts turned back to the jade.

"Jade is a top-notch jade. If it is polished and sold, any jade pendant that is as big as a chicken egg can be sold for dozens of dollars. These jades are worth 500 kilograms! If it is well carved, it can be worth tens of thousands of dollars."

Yang Yuanqing had another idea in his mind. Jinshan probably had a jade vein. If he could find this vein, wealth would continue to come. What he needed most now was a jade craftsman. He had just inquired about it. Although there were many stonemasons in Dalicheng and Fengzhou, none of them had to go back to the capital to invite them.

"Lao Kang, when will you go back to the capital? Find two best jade craftsmen for me?"

"I really want to go back, but I want to sell this batch of goods, but at least I will have to wait until spring before there will be Turkic people to do business."

Combas sighed, and he was anxious. All his capital was invested in this batch of brocade. If he didn't sell the brocade, he would not be able to buy a shop in Xindu, Luoyang. The reason why he came to Dali City with Yang Yuanqing was because he didn't have enough money to buy the shop, so he wanted to make a fortune by Yang Yuanqing's convenience of transferring to the municipal supervision. Unexpectedly, the grassland was particularly cold this year, and Turkic merchants didn't come to buy goods at all. He could only wait until spring, but he was worried that when the goods were sold out in spring, there would be no chance. He was anxious, but he dared not say it.

Yang Yuanqing understood his thoughts, patted his shoulder and smiled, "I will sell the goods for you."

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After leaving the military camp, he returned to the county government and passed by desolate construction sites. Yang Yuanqing frowned again. Although he had only been back for a short day and was full of things, nothing could be compared to the unfinished city wall. Without the inner city wall, Dali City's defense ability was weakened by half. He could not wait until spring anyway.

"General, are you worried about Xue Yantuo?"

Yang Sien's voice came from behind him. He slowly stepped forward and stared at the unbuilt inner city wall. Yang Yuanqing nodded and said in a deep voice: "I can feel the hatred of Yi Shibo towards me. According to the character of the grassland people, he cannot give up. I suspect he will likely attack Dali City."

"Can he do?"

Yang Sien was a little unbelievable, "But the grassland people are not good at siege."

Yang Yuanqing shook his head and said, "That was the war in the past 19th year of Kaihuang. It was because Dulan Khan built siege weapons and prepared to attack Datong. Therefore, the court took the initiative first. The skills of the grassland people were the same. The Turks could build siege weapons, and Xue Yantuo would do it. Although from common sense, Xue Yantuo did not dare to attack the Sui Dynasty, Yi Shibo would be blinded by hatred. He would likely attack Dali City before retreating to Jinshan."

"That's next spring, and the general thinks he will attack Liga next spring?"

"I don't know exactly when, but it will take time for him to build a siege, at least until next year."

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said, "No matter whether he will attack or not, we should prepare for it in the future. I plan to find Yushuai tomorrow. The inner wall must be built. If he doesn't work, then we will repair it ourselves."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and patted Yang Sien on the shoulder, "I will be very busy this month. When I come back from Yushuai, I plan to go to Tuliya. You'd better go there after the New Year in Jiuyuan City."

Yang Sien nodded silently, and he could also feel that after Yang Yuanqing came back, Dali City immediately had a backbone.

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When he returned to the county government office, there was no one in the county government office. Du Ruhui left only a note. Pangyu took him and several officials from the municipal supervision to inspect the village outside the city. The notice for the county examination had been written, and it was a thick stack, with more than 30. Yang Yuanqing was going to Wuyuan County tomorrow, so he received more than a dozen notices.

He went back to his home and walked to the yard of Chaos. There were several women talking and laughing in the room. It seemed that there were four people, two of them were Kangbasi's daughters, and one voice was very strange.

Yang Yuanqing was hesitating whether to go in, but the maid Lu Cha at the door saw him and shouted, "Young Master is back!"

It's hard to leave now, so Yang Yuanqing had to bite the bullet and walk into the room. Kangbas's youngest daughter Kang Li was very shy. When she saw him coming in, she immediately crawled behind her sister. Yang Yuanqing smiled and nodded at her sister Kang Mo, but his eyes fell on another woman, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a beautiful face and a quiet smile on her face.

The disease of the disease that was born was only slightly improved and was still coughing. Doctor Dong did not allow her to get up. She lay on the bed with a thin face and a very haggard face.

Seeing Yuan Qing come in, Chu Chen smiled at him and introduced the woman next to him, "Yuan Qing, this is Mrs. Fang."

It turned out that she was Yang Sien's wife. Yang Yuanqing hurriedly bowed to her, "Thank you for your care for us, Mrs.."

Yang Yuanqing returned to Dali City yesterday. All the supplies in the room were complete, and there was also a maid who was arranged by Mrs. Fang for him, which made Yuan Qing very grateful.

Mrs. Fang replied to him and said, "General Yang, you don't have to be polite. These are all simple things. If you have any needs, you can tell me at any time. I just told Miss Chuchen that when I go to my house to recuperate, my house will be warmer than here."

Yang Yuanqing is going to Wuyuan County tomorrow, and he is worried about how to resettle Chuchen. Mrs. Fang's words made him overjoyed, "I'm going to Wuyuan County tomorrow, so I will leave Chuchen at your home and take care of me for a few days."

"No problem, I will take good care of her, so you can go there with confidence."

Everyone joked for a few more times, then said goodbye and left.

Yang Yuanqing sat at the head of the bed and held Chuchen with a smile: "Do you feel better?"

Chuchen looked very bad. She had just tried to talk to everyone, but she couldn't help but cough again, and then she reluctantly said, "Better, at least my head is not so hot. Doctor Dong's medicine is very good. By the way, there is another gentleman named Xu coming to you today. Green Tea told him that you are not here, so he left in disappointment."

Yang Yuanqing thought about the change in Judge Xu's expression, and then asked again: "Then what did he leave behind?"

Chuchen nodded, "He wants to leave a few colored gifts. I don't know his intention, so I told the green tea not to accept it. He probably wasn't worried about the green tea, so he had to take it back."

Speaking of this, she saw that Yang Yuanqing was worried and asked him, "Yuanqing, what's wrong?"

Yang Yuanqing sighed, "I'm a little worried about my aunt, go back and see her!"

Chuchen's face changed, he shook Yuan Qing's hand away, turned around and ignored him. After a while, she said coldly: "I know you want to drive me back. It's only one day, you think I'm a burden to you."

"I'm worried about your body. Your physique is not suitable for the severe cold here. Dr. Dong also told me that you never take medicine, so the first time you take medicine is very effective, but the second time you are poor. Then you are in danger. You can use medicine to slowly change your physique, but he doesn't have the ability and must go to Beijing to find a famous doctor."

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing sighed, "I don't want to drive you away. I'm really worried that you can't survive this winter. In the past five years, many families in Dali City have lost their relatives every winter."

Chuchen coughed violently again, and she sighed, "Brother Yuanqing, please let me try again. If I really can't stand it, then I will listen to you and go back."

Yang Yuanqing held her hand again and whispered: "Actually, we should go to see our aunt first and ask her to agree to our marriage. Then you come to Dali City with me, so we can directly hold the marriage in Dali City."

Chuchen was moved, his eyes turned red. She put Yuan Qing's hand on her face and said in a choking voice: "Brother Yuan Qing, when you went to war five years ago, I swear that I would not marry in this life. I have been waiting for you for so many years."

Yang Yuanqing stroked her face, wiped away the tears in the corners of her eyes, and said softly: "I know, I will definitely marry you, this is my promise to you."

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People have joys and sorrows, and the moon has phases and waxing. In short, Niu Niu will not be tragic. This is also the promise Lao Gao has given to everyone. Lao Gao doesn’t want to write her into a vase.

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