Chapter 326: The Sorrow of Small Businessmen and Hawkers
Chapter 326: The Sorrow of Small Businessmen and Hawkers
One of the guards stretched out his hand to stop us: "We at Lijun Tea House do not sell tea in bulk. If you want to buy tea, go to the tea shop in front."
"I am a businessman from Yanzhou." Lin Yi grinned, showing his white teeth. The accent of the Yanzhou area made the guard who was blocking him put down his hands and laughed: "It turns out that we are from Yanzhou, thousands of miles away.
The tea at Lijun Tea House is genuine and good. Please. Please.”
Entering the shop, Lin Yi selected eight hundred kilograms of high-quality tea leaves. Since he wants to be a businessman, he must be thorough and be the most authentic and not let anyone see any flaws.
After coming out this time, Ji Yi actually doesn't have a fixed place to go. Now he just wants to choose a quiet place where no one will disturb him to practice quietly. I am afraid that he will only be able to return to Yanzhou after reaching the virtual realm.
In the Temple of the Barbarian King, the Barbarian King told Ji Yi that fifty years later, there will be a catastrophe on the earth. As the Barbarian King, he should not lie. If that day really comes, although Lin Yi may not necessarily become the savior,
But he must have the strength to protect his loved ones. Therefore, he must work hard and make even harder efforts than before. He does not want the tragedy of his previous life to happen again.
Early the next morning, at the west gate of the city, the winter morning wind was biting, but all the merchant guards gathered here.
"Everyone is here. Let's go." shouted, and the merchant team of a hundred people continued to move forward.
Ji Yi also hung out with Lao Zhang Heizi and others, forming a group of his own. "Brother Tiedan, you don't have many bricks." Lao Zhang took a look at Ji Yi's two boxes. The boxes were not big. "How many bricks are there?"
Is it high-grade goods? Third-grade goods. Two-grade goods? Or first-grade goods?”
"Two grades." Lin Yi didn't hide it either.
"Two-grade goods?" Heizi next to him whispered. "Brother Tiedan, you are quite ruthless. These two boxes must weigh nearly a thousand kilograms. That is nearly ten thousand silver worth of goods. If it can be shipped to Yanzhou, it will be the best."
It can be sold for at least one hundred thousand taels of silver. One trip, which is worth twenty trips. If you make money from this trip, Brother Tiedan will probably be able to enjoy the blessings in the future." These businessmen have very vicious eyes. They can guess the approximate value by looking at the box.
weight.
The team moved forward slowly, "This is a round trip. If you follow the caravan, it is slightly safer. But you have to pay a lot of silver each time. I will put in at least 20,000 taels of silver for the round trip plus the goods. That is 30,000 taels. I spent
It's not worth traveling back and forth for a year." Lin Yi shook his head.
That Jia Baldy also laughed: "If you want to make money, you have to take risks."
"If you sell these tea bricks to Mongolia, you will make a lot of money." Lao Zhang sighed. "But the prairie is too chaotic. And when you encounter prairie horse thieves, you can't escape even if you want to."
Lin Yi just smiled.
Along the way, everyone only chatted occasionally. Most of the time, God was conserving his energy. This long journey is very tiring.
"Huh?" Lin Yi frowned slightly. "There are bandits ambushing you there?"
Although Ji Yi now uses the Return Technique to hide his cultivation, his spiritual consciousness is so powerful that ordinary people cannot imagine it. As long as Ji Yi is willing, no disturbance within a hundred miles can escape his spiritual consciousness.
But Ji Yi is not anxious at all. First, where is his strength? The strength of Kongming Realm, let alone ordinary bandits, even some medium sects will not put it in his eyes, unless it is the eight major sects.
Only the strong men from the sect can pose a threat to him.
Second, we have encountered bandits not once or twice along the way. These businessmen who have been doing business for a long time have already experienced this.
moment--
"Haha." Following the hearty laughter, a large number of horse thieves holding powerful bows and machetes appeared. There were also many horse thieves holding spears and rushed to the official road, forming a neat array. General
The road is blocked.
Suddenly the caravan stopped.
"There are quite a lot of people. There are people with numbers." Lin Yi glanced over and made a judgment in his mind.
"***. Another horse thief." Heizi cursed in a low voice. "If there were no horse thieves, I would make a lot more money every time."
At this moment, the organizer of the caravan said loudly: "Second Master, we are also looking for a way to make a living. These banknotes will be used as tea for you." At the same time, a guard beside him immediately took a stack of banknotes.
Ticket. Run towards the leader of the horse thieves.
The leader of the horse thieves was a strong man with a ring on his collar. He took the banknote and turned it over.
"Old man Wu." The leader of the horse thieves sneered. "It's been a difficult time for everyone. Half a month ago, I lost a lot of brothers. It costs money to take care of the whole family... So, now the toll has increased. These five thousand taels
Silver notes. Yeah. If you give me another three thousand taels of silver notes, I'll let you go."
Suddenly the caravan was in an uproar.
The money sent up was raised by all the merchants. A large number of guards were required to give money to the gangs of thieves on the way. This business is difficult enough.
"Lan Er is in charge." The organizer shouted loudly. "This is a steady flow. You are so cruel. We will not be able to make any profit from our business. In the future, our family will be afraid of taking this road. We will probably take a detour."
In this way, Lan Er is in charge. We will give you another thousand taels of silver and everyone will take a step back. Okay? Our friendship is no longer just one or two."
Suddenly, the caravan's guards were on alert one by one.
The leader of the horse thieves narrowed his eyes.
Then he sneered: "Okay. I'll give you face."
Immediately, the caravan presented another thousand taels of silver notes. The leader of the horse thieves gave an order. All the horse thieves immediately gave way, and the caravan continued to move forward.
"It's going up. It's going up. When will it end?" The bald man cursed in a low voice. "They're going up so much. We have to increase the price of our goods. Those of us who do small business will have more and more difficult times in the future."
"I went back to discuss raising the price. If I don't raise the price, I won't be able to survive in the future," Lao Zhang also said.
These merchants are also divided into levels. They are not like those big traders. Not only are they hard-working, but the profits themselves are not high. The rising costs have also gone up. Those with more goods are fine, but those with less goods are in trouble.
This bandit has raised the price several times. If the price does not increase, this trip of goods will be in vain. You may have to pay some compensation. In this era, nothing is easy!
The sun is shining brightly in the sky, and the sky is clear.
Lin Yi is riding a horse and advancing with the caravan.
"Corpse."
"So many corpses."
"Many people died."
The entire caravan suddenly became noisy. "Brother Tiedan, come on, let's see. What happened?" Heizi shouted.
Lin Yi, who was thinking about where to go on horseback, said "Oh", put a flattery on his crotch, and rushed forward quickly.
Looking at the corpses on the road, the vendors were all amazed.
"Look at their costumes. These people are all horse thieves. They were all killed with one knife." After looking at the corpses, the experienced guards said to the surrounding businessmen. "Thirty-seven horse thieves. All killed with one knife."
Looking at the marks on the field and the sword technique, the murderer should be just one person."
Ji Yi also took a look and agreed with what the guard next to him said.
"Well done to you. These horse thieves are so lazy and always want to rob and plunder. They must have run into trouble." Heizi cursed. Businessmen and horse thieves are originally on opposite sides. In the eyes of bandits and horse thieves, businessmen are "fat sheep."