Chapter 28 Dozens of taels are a lot of money
After the caravan was resettled, Gao Jin was taken to the city by Mulan to watch the fun.
The exterior walls of Guihua City are all green brick walls, which look very neat, but the inside of the city is extremely messy.
Walking along the street outside the inn towards the city center, Gao Jin could see that the initial plan in the city should be four streets that can accommodate four or five carriages in parallel, which are tic-tac-shaped, dividing the entire city into nine pieces.
But now most of these streets are occupied by houses built. Except for the streets leading to those trading markets, most of the other places have become crowded, and people and livestock can be seen everywhere.
"Let's go to Silver Buddha Temple!"
Looking at the happy Mulan, Gao Jin followed behind him. He was not unfamiliar with Yin Buddha Temple. He had been to Hohhot and naturally knew that the Yin Buddha Temple mentioned by Mulan was also called "Dazhao Temple", but he could not connect the magnificent temples in later generations' memories with the city in front of him.
"Ada said that there is a market in front of Silver Buddha Temple, and you can buy a lot of things."
Mulan saw that Gao Jin was not very excited, but she was still very happy when she saw the Silver Buddha Temple, which was claimed to have a glass gold and silver hall.
Gao Jin looked up and saw that the Silver Buddha Temple was much smaller than the Dazhao Temple in my memory. The so-called glass roof was just yellow tiles radiating under the sun. However, the streets in front of the temple were indeed much cleaner than other places, and there were shops and vendors everywhere.
This scale is much larger than the market in Shenmubao. Looking at the shops and vendors on both sides, the goods sold by those vendors in addition to the common fur and leather goods on the grassland, there are also many goods from the Ming Dynasty. He even saw that there were also paper, ink, pens and inkstones in a shop. He went in and took a look. Although there were not many things and they were all the worst study items, they asked, but the price was not low.
"Ada said that in this naturalized city, only those Tartars who like arts and elegance will buy these things."
Gao Jin had just asked a few questions, but was driven out impatiently by the shop's shop's friend. Mulan smiled and said, "In this Guihua City, because the third lady admires the king's mind, many Taiji nobles are literate and read. So whether it is this book or the Four Treasures of the Study, although the demand is not large, it can be sold at a price."
"It cannot be said that it is art of elegance. It is not a bad thing for them to read Chinese books."
After leaving the bookstore, Gao Jin accompanied Mulan for a while and felt that the market was lively, but the goods sold were not rich enough. Although the two of them brought some money, they could not buy anything.
"The Bodhisattvas in that temple are Lama Bodhisattvas, and they cannot worship them randomly."
Gao Jin thought Mulan would go to the Silver Buddha Temple to check it out, but he didn't expect Mulan had no plans to go in at all, so the two of them went back to the inn.
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"Brother, come, I'll take you to see the noble man."
Shortly after returning to the inn, Meng En came. He was still wearing iron armor and a team of warriors were following him. However, Gao Jin looked at the inn shopkeeper who looked indifferent and guessed that the inn's backstage was coming.
"Hey, I didn't expect that the boss would get the money from Erlang this time."
Seeing Gao Jin and his son and Meng En leave, Gao Jin's uncles and uncles were in a complicated mood, but they were still mostly happy. After all, Gao Jin's excellentness will be better in the future. Many people decided to wait for this trip to let their nephews come to the caravan to experience it.
Following Meng En, he turned around the street several times, and Gao Jin and his father arrived at a mansion. He heard from his father that after the construction of Guihua City, many nobles from the Tumote tribe who followed the Third Lady also settled in the city.
The gate at the door of the mansion was open. Seeing Meng En and his party, the warriors guarding the gate stepped forward and took them in. Gao Jin followed behind and found that the mansion was just a large courtyard. He walked through the front hall and arrived at the main hall. The warriors leading the way stopped.
Although it was evening at this time, it was still very bright. Gao Jin looked inside and saw an old man with a very rich braided man, wearing a royal blue Mongolian robe, with tables and chairs in the hall, and a servant and maid waiting beside him.
"Come in!"
After Gao entered the house, he found that the old man spoke very standard in his official language. At this time, Meng En came forward to introduce them. The old man's name was Geriletu, who was an old man in the direct subordinate left to the third lady by Altan Khan back then. He was always loyal to the third lady, but now he is a veteran who is relied on by Su Nang Taiji.
"My Chinese name is Zhong Guang, you call me Lord Zhong."
Geriletu looked at the father and son in front of him, with a chubby face full of harmony. He already knew the changes in the python golden tribe, so he was very interested in Gao Jin, who saved Agudamu.
"I've met Mr. Zhong."
Gao Jin felt that if the Geriletu in front of him was not the "Qi Qiuer" hairstyle and had it been dressed in Ming Dynasty clothes, it would have looked like the style of the men in Shenmu Castle.
"You are Gao Jin, you are indeed a handsome talent." Geriletu looked at Gao Jin, thinking of Meng En's description of the deeds of this young man, and felt that this young man was indeed heroic and had a bit of heroic spirit.
Geriletu greeted Gao Jin and his son and sat down. Gao Chong was a little embarrassed by the side. His son was too outstanding and overshadowed him, which made him both happy and disappointed.
"Come, serve tea."
Geriletu said loudly, then asked Gao Jin warmly, "Have you ever read a book?" He didn't look like a Mongolian Taiji at all, but like an old man who had a junior exam.
"I have read some of them and have a little bit of knowledge about the Four Books and Five Classics."
Gao Jin hesitated and answered truthfully that he had read all the Four Books and Five Classics. He remembered that his father spent a lot of money to buy it at Camel City. However, although he remembered the above content in his memory, it was just a general level.
Gao Chong watched Geriletu talk about the meaning of the scriptures with his son. He was very interesting. He had never seen such a Mongolian Taiji. Fortunately, this man only understood the meaning of the scriptures, but his son could handle it.
The housekeeper in Geriletu's mansion was a fallen boy who was captured from Datong Mansion more than ten years ago. Geriletu just wanted to be fresh and listened to him talk about the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics.
"I admire you very much."
After talking, Gao Jin stopped just right after realizing that Geriletu was afraid that there would be nothing else to do next.
"Meng En, you go back first!"
Geriletu waved away Meng En. He was just selling Agudamu for a favor and meeting the person he introduced, but he didn't expect to chat with this young man, so he didn't mind giving them a chance.
"I know your purpose, but there has never been a shortage of caravans in Guihua City. Compared with those big merchants, why do I want to do business with you?"
Goodwill is goodwill, business is business, and Geriletu, who is responsible for taking care of Su'an's big board and moving to the city, has always been very clear.
"Mr. Zhong, those big merchants are indeed rich in financial resources and can bring a lot of goods, but they may not only do business with your family. Although our Gao family caravan is not big, it has some connections. We can get what your department wants."
"Then how many salt and ironware can you get? What I want is not a small amount?"
Gao Jin didn't say anything, just watched his father talk with Geriletu. At most, he was a bystander in the current negotiations.
"There is no problem with salt goods. You need as much as you want. If you have iron tools, you can use a thousand pounds at a time. I still have a way to do it. If you have more, you won't be able to do it."
Hearing Gao Chong's answer, Geriletu was silent. The other party was able to guarantee salt goods, which surprised him a little, but he could only transport thousands of kilograms of iron tools at a time, which was a little less.
Gao Jin was as nervous as his father. Whether the caravan could grow bigger depends on the Mongolian Taiji in front of him. If cooperation could be reached, the Gao family caravan would no longer be a small caravan in the future. With enough money, it would be possible to open up more joints, and it would not be impossible to become a big business gang in the future.
"How many salt goods have you brought here?"
Geriletu opened his mouth and could put the iron tools aside. After all, even those big merchants could sell only a few thousand kilograms of iron tools, and they still had to compete with other tribes. It would be better to see how the other party's salt goods were and whether they were capable of cooperating with them.
"Xiaojin, how many salt products do we have?"
"I sold some along the way, and the remaining one is more than 1,300 kilograms."
Hearing his father's inquiry, Gao Jin immediately replied that as he passed by, his father handed him over the transaction, and he naturally remembered the account and knew the remaining goods in the caravan.
"More than one thousand three hundred kilograms!"
Geriletu was a little surprised. He knew that the Gao family caravan had only less than 30 people in total. This amount of salt goods was not small anymore. "If I want them all, what price do you give?"
"If Lord Zhong wants it all, it will be 30% lower than the price in the city."
Gao Jin saw his father hesitating, and then said that the price of Jereletu's face changed. He couldn't help but admire his father's courage. The salt goods in the salt cave in Maoshuizhang were shameless and could not take them back to the wall for money. He could only ship them with the Mongolians. However, if there were no big customers like Gereletu, it would not be easy for them to sell so much salt. As for selling them to the warehouses of those big merchants, it would be even more a disaster.
"Okay, then I'll make sure that I'll ask for all this batch of salt products. Will the price be the same in the future?"
"Of course the same is true, but Lord Zhong needs to keep it a secret for us and cannot disclose it to outsiders..."
"Okay, I promise you."
Geriletu didn't care about the source of salt goods in the hands of the Gao family caravan. Although the position of the khan is determined, his master is not willing to give in. The same is true for the other party. Who will be the one who belongs to Guihua City in the future will be determined before it will be decided.
What Geriletu can do now is to quietly accumulate strength for his master. In addition to food, salt and iron are the most important materials. The Gao family caravan can provide salt goods steadily, so it is okay to cooperate with them.
Both sides had their own plans, so when talking about cooperation, they naturally acted decisively. Gao Jin rode his horse back to the inn and brought people to pick up the salt freight and transported it over.
"Then it's settled. Next time the goods come, at least five thousand kilograms of salt and one thousand kilograms of iron, the more the better, and send it directly to our mansion." After tasting the salty taste of the ore salt, Geriletu immediately made a decision. The salt is very salty and it is not much worse than the green salt after grinding. The key is that the price is much cheaper.
Chapter completed!