As expected by Shang Bo, the Uighur soldiers who blocked the trading post withdrew the next day.
Immediately afterwards, news came from Khanbei City that ordinary herdsmen were prohibited from purchasing Tang merchants' products.
Pugu Yehu appointed twenty specialized merchants in one go to be responsible for buying things from the trading posts of Datang.
According to Pugu Yehu, herdsmen are untouchables who live without restraint. In order to prevent these herdsmen from losing all their property, the great Pugu Yehu specially selected steady businessmen.
Only prudent Uighur merchants can protect the simple Uighur herdsmen from falling into the trap of cunning Tang merchants.
If the Uighurs wanted to do business with the Tang Dynasty, they had to first sell things to Uighur licensed merchants, and then these merchants would trade with the Tang Dynasty.
As soon as this decree came out, the herdsmen in Khanbei City cursed. These twenty licensed merchants were all relatives and servants of Pugu Yehu. Even some small nobles were dissatisfied.
Soon, those high-quality and low-price Tang products could only be sold in the shops of merchants designated by Pugu Yehu.
And these prices have more than doubled just because they were transported from the Trade War of the Tang Dynasty to Khan Monument City.
Not only have commodity prices increased, but what is even more depressing is that the purchase price of livestock has also dropped.
Several herdsmen wanted to sell their things to Datang's trading post, but the head of Datang could only regretfully tell them that these livestock could only be sold to Pugu Yehu's licensed merchants, and only they could negotiate with Datang.
Do business at the trading post.
These herdsmen had no choice but to return to Khan Monument City. When they handed over their livestock to those special merchants, they were shocked by the purchase price they heard.
"You should be careful! This is a fine horse! The purchase price from the trading station is four thousand yuan!"
The fat franchised businessman said confidently: "What a good horse! That's because the merchants of the Tang Dynasty didn't know anything about it. This is obviously a rogue horse."
The licensed businessman pulled the horse's reins with his hands while greedily stroking the horse's mane.
Then he stretched out his hand and said: "The most is one thousand dollars, no more."
The herdsman who wanted to buy a horse turned around and left, but the licensed merchant sneered and said:
"Where are you going? Let me tell you, the purchase price we offer is definitely the highest in Khan Monument City. If you dare to walk out, it will cost you 800 yuan the next time you come back!"
The licensed businessman crossed his legs, and sure enough, the herdsman walked around outside, but no businessman took his horse.
The herdsman's mother was suffering from an emergency and urgently needed Datang's pills to save her life.
He could only walk into the store with a pale face.
I only saw the licensed merchant smiling and saying: "I told you, now in Khan Monument City, you can only sell horses in my shop! 800 yuan, no more!"
The herdsman could only hand over his BMW to the businessman in despair, and then bought the medicine from the businessman at a high price.
The herdsmen throughout Khanbei City were very dissatisfied with this franchise policy, but the merchants of the Tang Dynasty strictly followed this prohibition and would never do business directly with the Uighurs.
This kind of thing is still happening in one trading station after another.
Zhang Leyan took the account books of the past few days and came to Shang Bo's room.
"President, profits have dropped sharply in the past few days. The price of horses sold by Uighur merchants has increased by 50%, and the price of salt, tea and cloth has dropped by 30%. Excluding transportation costs, we are almost losing money."
Zhang Leyan is a little depressed. This trading station is a partnership between him and several other players who run workshops. The trading station does not make money, and he has no way to explain to the shareholders.
Shang Bo drank a cup of salty milk tea and said, "Don't you know how to bargain when doing business?"
Zhang Leyan sighed and said: "These guys are all selling things to Pugu Yehu. The prices are very high and they won't give in at all."
But Shang Bo shook his head and said: "You are going in the wrong direction. These businessmen are all doing business for Pugu Yehu. How much or how little they earn has nothing to do with them, right?"
Zhang Leyan's eyes lit up and he said, "What does the president mean? Give them a kickback?"
Shang Bo also sighed. This Leyan can also be the webmaster of a trading station, which shows how little talent there is among players who understand business.
After being reminded by Shang Bo, Zhang Leyan became excited.
Yes, since I have business affairs with these franchised merchants, they naturally have business affairs with them as well.
Anyway, they were helping Pugu Yehu buy things, and the bulk of the money they earned had to be shared with Pugu Yehu.
But what if Zhang Leyan could give them a kickback?
After understanding this, Zhang Leyan immediately said goodbye to Shang Bo and immediately prepared a pile of "precious" goods.
Zhang Leyan first visited the Uighur franchise merchant who was selling horses.
This businessman is also named Pugu, but he does not have a formal name. Pugu Yehu gave him the name Atili, which means "horse" in Turkic language.
Pugu Atili means "Pugu's horse herder". He was originally herding cattle for the Pugu Yehu family.
Because he helped Pugu Yehu retrieve his horse and BMW, Pugu Atili was named by Pugu Yehu and promoted him to become his own businessman.
Pugu Atili is a loyal henchman of the Pugu family, but when he saw the gift Zhang Leyan took out, his eyes widened.
The colorful glazed horse sculpture is the crystallization of the player's craftsmanship. Although it is made of worthless glass, it is enough to calm the old haters like Pugu Atili.
Silver-plated pewter teapot inlaid with green "jewels".
The gems on it are just glass marbles fired by players, and the tin is plated with silver to make the teapot look priceless, but in fact only a small amount of silver is used.
However, in terms of craftsmanship, this teapot is still a masterpiece of our time.
Pugu Atili had never seen such a "treasure" in Pugu Yehu's house.
Pugu Atili poured tea for Zhang Leyan, pretended to be stupid and asked, "I wonder if Stationmaster Zhang is here in a hurry to see Ati. What can he give you for advice?"
Pugu Atili spoke half-literate Chinese, which he learned from a scholar in the Tang Dynasty when he was doing business.
By pretending to be educated, Pugu Atili was also favored by Pugu Yehu, who was deeply Chinese.
Zhang Leyan pushed the gift over. He knew that with businessmen like Pugu Atili, it was best to do business with them.
Zhang Leyan said directly: "I came here for the price of the horse today."
Pugu Atili pretended to be innocent and said: "That is our Uighur's best horse. According to the purchase price of your trading station, selling it for five thousand yuan is not too much, right?"
Zhang Leyan cursed in his heart, but said with a smile: "It's not that I think Ma is expensive, I'm here to discuss another business with you."
Pugu Atili accepted the gift and pretended not to understand and asked: "What business?"
Zhang Leyan coughed and said, "Shopkeeper Atili, you are helping Pugu Yehu sell things. Do you have an account of your income and expenditure?"
Pugu Atili nodded. The Uighurs are nomadic people, but they are deeply Chinese and often communicate with Han people.
They also often dealt with merchants from the Western Regions, and even paid more attention to business than the Tang Dynasty.
Atili helped Pugu Yehu sell the horse, so he naturally had to repay Pugu Yehu.
Even his accountant is someone assigned by Pugu Yehu.
Atili can only get a very low commission from Pugu Yehu, and will be rewarded with some gadgets during the holidays.
Zhang Leyan continued: "What we in Datang want are high-quality and low-priced goods. If Shopkeeper Atili can provide this kind of goods, we will definitely not be stingy in giving some rebates to these cheap goods."
"Rebate?" This is a new term heard by Atili.
Zhang Leyan said: "This is the money our trading station returns to you specifically to thank the shopkeeper Atili."
Atili's eyes lit up, he rubbed his hands and asked, "How should I calculate the money?"
Zhang Leyan knew that the other party had taken the bait and immediately laid out the conditions.
"If Shopkeeper Atili can sell us products below the market price, we can give you a rebate of half the price difference."
Seeing that Atili was still a little confused, Zhang Leyan said:
"Take the good horse this morning for example. The average purchase price of our Datang is four thousand yuan. If shopkeeper Atili can give us a good price of three thousand yuan, then..."
"Then what?" Atili breathed quickly.
Zhang Leyan said: "Then our trading station will privately give you a rebate of 500 yuan."
Atili took a breath. One horse earns 500 yuan, but what about the ten horses?
What's more, he got this horse for 800 yuan!
So if Atili sells the horse to Datang Trading Station for 1,000 yuan, won't he get a rebate of 1,500 yuan?
One thousand five hundred yuan, this is Atili's income for several years.
Atili agreed almost immediately: "Deal!"
Then Zhang Leyan said: "The same goes for selling goods. If the Atili shopkeeper can buy it at a higher price than the market price, we will also give you a part of the profit as a rebate."
One in and one out, how much is that?
But Atili quickly calmed down and took the kickbacks secretly. What if Pugu Yehu found out?
He is Pugu Yehu's domestic slave, and if he is discovered, he will probably be skinned.
Zhang Leyan used the words Shang Bo taught him and said:
"Shop Atili, what are you worried about?"
Atili said with a confused look on his face: "Where is the Lord?"
Zhang Leyan immediately said righteously: "Buy low and sell high, as long as the goods do not lose money, Lord Pugu Yehu will always make a profit! This is better than the previous trading station's direct transactions with herdsmen, right?"
Atili nodded, he could take a commission from it, but he would also ensure that Pugu Yehu could make a profit.
Zhang Leyan added: "The shopkeeper of Atili can also make money from it, and we in Datang can buy cheaper goods. Isn't this a win-win situation for all three parties?"
A win-win situation for all three parties?
Atili's eyes lit up!
Yes! No one suffered any loss in this trade!
The three parties involved in the transaction, Pugu Yehu, Pugu Atili and Datang Trading Post, all made money.
Atili immediately reached an agreement with Zhang Leyan.
After Zhang Leyan left the gift and left, Atili looked at the glazed horse in confusion.