After returning to Qingming, Wei Yuan opened the map and continued to study the information on the seven counties in the west of Ningzhou.
The seven counties have distinct seasons and are rich in products. They are considered a blessed land in the Western Jin Dynasty. Most of the industries in the seven counties are controlled by the Xu family, with other aristocratic families controlling a small half, and the Western Jin Dynasty court accounting for 10%, followed by various local non-Xu family businesses.
Small and medium-sized wealthy households also account for 10%.
The Seven Counties are also a land rich in mulberry and rice, and the Ning brocade they produce is quite famous. Ning brocade is gorgeous and luxurious, with gorgeous colors. It requires a lot of man-hours to make, and the skilled craftsmen can weave picturesque patterns. There are many quite famous brocades in the Seven Counties.
Famous time-honored brands, such as Miji, Yaoji, etc., are all Dajinxing.
Ningjin is loved by all ethnic groups. In addition to the human tribe's own use, there is also a large demand for it by the Liao and Wu tribe nobles.
Spring has just begun, and it is the time when the fields change seasons from summer to autumn, and autumn is the season to replant mulberry seedlings. Every time he sees this place, Wei Yuan is thoughtful.
After careful consideration, Wei Yuan left Qingming and came to Sun Chaoen.
There are significantly fewer refugees in Bianning County. At this time, the last season's grain has just come down, and it is time to resume farming, so the number of refugees leaving their hometowns has significantly decreased.
When he arrived at Sun Chaoen's house, Wei Yuan saw that Sun Chaoen's whole temperament had changed. He was shining with jewels from the inside out. In addition, he was obviously a little fatter, and he looked even gentler, elegant, and rounded.
Wei Yuan knew it well and said: "It seems that Brother Sun's Dharma Appearance will be here in these few days. I wish Brother Sun a successful Dharma Appearance in advance!"
"I'm already old, so I can't compare to my virtuous brother's bravery and diligence. But with the help of the three-flavor elixir, I still have some control over the Dharma this time."
After congratulating, Wei Yuan turned to the topic: "I need to find a few large caravans traveling to Ningxi to help me sell grain, and then buy Ning brocade and mulberry silk."
Sun Chaoen was immediately surprised: "You want to sell grain?"
At this time, summer grain is on the market, but grain prices are still high everywhere, so there are a large number of refugees. In addition, the northern border has been fighting for half a year, and grain prices have never come down.
Qing Ming already had 600 million kilograms of grain stored at this time, which he could not digest at all. Moreover, Wei Yuan continued to open new fields. As the transformation of heaven and earth progressed, the yield of Qing Ming's grain fields was gradually increasing.
"How much do you want for Shu brocade and Sangsi?"
Wei Yuan said: "The first batch will require at least 100,000 pieces of brocade and 500,000 catties of mulberry silk."
Sun Chaoen was once again shocked. This was a big business worth millions of immortal silver, and it would undoubtedly raise the prices of the entire seven counties.
"Dear brother, can you use so much silk and brocade?"
"It can't be used now, but it can be sold to Ximian." Wei Yuan said.
Sun Chaoen frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "The quantity of silk brocade I want to buy is too large. I'm afraid I have to contact those old brocade shops. Brother, I will go and plan the arrangement. I have some people of the same age and acquaintances in the counties over there, who should be able to help.
Matchmaking. Especially if we exchange food for it, there will be no problem."
Nowadays, food prices are high, and in many places there is even a price but no market, so bartering is even easier than fairy silver.
"Then I'll leave everything to Brother Sun." Wei Yuan was busy with his affairs, so he left after the matter was agreed upon.
After Wei Yuan left, Sun Chaoen immediately called several caravan bosses and discussed with them secretly for an hour, and then began to write letters to acquaintances in Ningxi counties.
Ningzhou, Shanyang County.
This is the most famous mulberry brocade production area in Ningzhou. There are three large brocade shops in the area, occupying more than 60% of the mulberry gardens and 80% of the brocade workshops.
At this time, in the Mi family's mansion, the master had just gotten up from his nap. Feeling full of energy, he walked to the side courtyard to feed the tigers kept there.
These tigers are extremely ferocious, and the Mi family has always fed them with live animals to maintain their wild nature. There are several fighting arenas in the county where fights between humans and ferocious beasts are often held, and each time they are fought to the death. So are these tigers.
Regular customer there.
At this time, a young man came in happily and said loudly: "Dad, what a happy event!"
After a while, Mr. Mi's family sat in the study, carefully read the letter in front of him, and was silent.
The young man said anxiously: "Dad, you have to make a decision early! This order includes 20,000 pieces of brocade and 100,000 pounds of raw silk. The other party has said that it will require at least this amount every year in the future. If we don't accept it, the Yao family and the Xu family will definitely
We won’t let it go. Then we will be outmatched by them.”
The old man still frowned and remained silent.
At this time, the housekeeper came in a hurry and said: "Master, Yuhu Village suddenly changed its mind and sold the negotiated nine hundred acres of mulberry garden to the Yao family!"
The old man was furious and slammed the table: "What? What price did the Yao family offer?"
“Their bid was a full ten percent higher than ours!”
A cold light flashed in the master's eyes, and he said: "Those unscrupulous people who dare to tear up the things they promised to my Mi family for the sake of petty profits are really going to die!"
The young man said: "The Yao family must have received the order, so they expanded aggressively! Dad, we can't hesitate any longer!"
The master said slowly: "Who are those people opposite? They want so much silk brocade, where are they going to use it?"
The young man said anxiously: "Dad, what do you care what they use them for? They buy them with real money, and they can even exchange them with grain! And they move very fast. Didn't you see that the price of grain in the county has dropped by 30%?
The grain truck over there is coming."
The master still said: "If you go and inquire again, you must find out who is on the other side and why they bought so much brocade silk."
At this time, in the Yao Mansion in Dongcheng, the head of the Yao family was hosting a banquet to entertain guests, and was personally accompanying them.
The host and guest at the banquet was an old man with a gentle face. He was obviously a Dharma monk with an extraordinary bearing. The old man held a cat in his hand and said: "The master of the house hosted the banquet in person. I am really flattered."
The head of the Yao family looks middle-aged, which is the state of mind in the late Dharma phase.
But during the dinner, although the old man was obviously not as good as him in cultivation, he always felt a sense of awe-inspiring danger, as if he was sitting next to a tiger. Therefore, the head of the Yao family did not dare to look down on him at all, not to mention that he had a big order.
Come.
After drinking for three rounds, the owner of the house saw that the atmosphere was in place, so he asked: "May I ask Mr. He, you just said that you will have the same order next year, are you serious?"
The old man surnamed He chuckled and said: "Let me tell you, in fact, the order will be bigger next year! I have also placed orders for other companies, and the order amount is divided according to the strength of each company. Of course, if a certain company
If a family is more sincere, it’s not impossible to make adjustments.”
The head of the family's eyes were burning, but he still asked: "Allow me to say one more thing, but where do so many silk brocades go? Who can use so much?"
The old man surnamed He smiled slightly and said: "What's so hard to guess? The head of the family might as well think about it, who in the entire Western Region can get so much food?"
The head of the Yao family was shocked and lowered his voice: "Is this really Master Jiedu? How can you use so much silk brocade?"
"Your Excellency is guarding the western border, and now the entire west gate is in your hands. As for this silk brocade, I can use it as much as I have."
The head of the Yao family suddenly realized that Wei Yuan wanted to restart trade with the Wu clan!
This kind of thing is not publicized, but everyone used to do it. Especially the Xu family, they regard human sacrifice as their main product. Although silk brocade is good, it is still far behind human sacrifice.
This makes sense. If trade with the Wu clan is reopened, the silk brocades in the entire seven counties combined will not be enough.
This is a great way to make a fortune!
The head of the Yao family immediately made a decision and said: "If the quantity you want can be increased by 50%, I can make the decision now and reduce the price of silk brocade by another 20%!"
The old man was quite satisfied and said with a smile: "The head of the family is really good at making good decisions! Then I will take half of the list from the Mi family and give it to the Yao family!"
When the owner of the house heard that it was the Mi family's order, he was even more happy. He repeatedly encouraged the guests to drink, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
After the old man left in the middle of the night, the head of the Yao family regained consciousness, ordered someone to get a map, looked at it carefully and then drew a piece of land with a pen, saying: "Convert all 20,000 acres of land in this county to mulberry seedlings!"
Several clan elders nearby were shocked and couldn't help but wonder. If Wei Yuan didn't want the Shu brocade in the future, wouldn't they all be thrown into his hands?
But the head of the family snorted and said: "Even if Wei Yuan no longer wants Shu Brocade, as long as he can fulfill his promise in the past two years, I dare to add another 100,000 acres of mulberry fields! With these fields, we can suppress the Mi family."
Go down. Hum, they have been at the top spot for eighty years, it’s time for a change!”
"But……"
"No but! With a Dharma sign that is less than twenty years old, do you think he won't live for three years?!"
After thinking about it carefully, all the elders were suddenly enlightened and frowned.
In Qing Mingzhong, Wei Yuan was still studying the property information of the seven counties.
Changing brocade from grain is only the first step of his plan. Qingming has Jiamu and Xuan, so growing grain has natural advantages. Wei Yuan is planning to attack the western part of Ningzhou with low-priced grain, so that more people will switch to mulberry cultivation.
In this way, in three to five years, the silk brocade production in the seven counties will inevitably increase significantly, and various brocade craftsmen will spring up like mushrooms after a rain, but this will also squeeze the number of other craftsmen.
At this time, Wei Yuan had already sent the information on the loom to thousands of miles away, and some mortals were studying the improvement of the loom. According to Xu Wenwu's information, the beginning of the outer world began with the loom.
A large amount of Ning Brocade was sent to the Wu Clan, which could be exchanged for urgently needed materials and blood necklaces. Wei Yuan finally discovered that this evil thing that can extend life is a stepping stone to the upper world. And with Ning Brocade for trade, how much does Wei Yuan have?
You can also exchange for some human sacrifices.
The biggest advantage is that no matter how much Ning Jin is imported into the West, it will not increase the Wu clan's combat power even one cent.
After the plan was decided, Wei Yuan sent a divine message to the mortals in thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and hundreds of people began to worship the statue of Tianyu.
Within half a day, Tianyu, who was seriously injured, appeared in front of Wei Yuan.
He looked at Wei Yuan resentfully and said, "I remember giving you a contact token."
Wei Yuan's face turned red. He was embarrassed to say that he had forgotten about it, so he could only say vaguely: "The signal is not good, and the token didn't respond, so I had to take this step. I'm really sorry. But why are you so seriously injured?"
Tianyu coughed hard again, almost coughing out blood, and sighed: "I have been injured for more than half a year. At that time, for some reason, I suddenly received a heavy blow and almost fell. The attack came out of nowhere, and until now I
I don’t even know what happened. Fortunately, after taking care of it for so long, it’s mostly healed.”
Wei Yuan was startled, counting the time, and suddenly felt guilty.
Chapter completed!