Qin Xiao knows very well that a truly rational person will never affect the overall interests because of personal feelings.
Therefore, just relying on his personal relationship with Maya Karasumi cannot make Maya become an arm of Long Ruijun.
While talking and laughing, he made Wu Qinghan understand that there would be absolutely no benefit in the long run from joining the Liaodong Army, but he also had to show the sincerity of Long Ruijun.
The price of fifteen bolts of silk is of course a huge benefit to Mahabu.
The market price of a grassland horse is only four horses. Even if the real feather horses are stronger than the horses of other tribes, the price of six horses is already the highest price offered by Tang merchants. The price of fifteen horses is quite a reflection of the current situation.
For those who are facing some difficulties, this is of course a timely help.
Such a price is a real benefit.
Qin Xiao knew that this would likely increase the price of prairie horses, and from a certain perspective, it would also harm the interests of Datang merchants.
However, in today's current situation, in addition to Modong, another important source of grassland horses, the Monan Prairie, is under the control of Tiehan. Under the restriction of the horse ban, it is impossible to trade with the Tang Dynasty, so it is really possible to carry out large quantities of war horses.
The trade can only be done by the Modong Grassland, and the Zhenyu tribe controls more than half of the war horses in the Modong grassland. They tie the Zhenyu tribe and the Long Rui Army together with attractive benefits, and almost control the direction of the Modong horse source.
The channels of circulation in the Tang Dynasty.
From the perspective of the True Feather Tribe, it is simply unbelievable that Qin Xiao purchased war horses at such a high price. However, in this way, Qin Xiao can almost monopolize the supply of True Feather Horses. The most important thing is that once the grassland tribes know about Long Rui,
The army purchased war horses at such a high price, so many tribes would contact Long Rui's army privately and secretly provide war horses to Long Rui's army.
From now on, Long Ruijun will at least not be troubled by Ma Yuan.
Qin Xiao calculated in his mind that a piece of silk in Jiangnan cost only one tael of silver, and fifteen pieces of silk, or fifteen taels of silver, according to the Tang Dynasty's exchange rate.
The cost of trading a horse will not be more than twenty taels of silver.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, even locally produced war horses cost forty or fifty taels of silver. If they were high-quality war horses, the price would be higher. A prairie horse in the Tang Dynasty cost at least eighty taels. As for the best grassland horses,
If you want to pull a real feathered horse over, you don’t have to think about it if you don’t have a hundred taels of silver.
Those who are near the water get the moon first, Qin Xiao is stationed in Black Mountain, and is very close to the Zhenyu tribe. Trading fifteen rolls for one horse seems unbelievable to the prairie people, but for Qin Xiao, it will never lose money.
The most important thing is that what Long Ruijun lacks now is horse sources. Looking around, asking for horses from the northern grasslands is the only way. Attracting horse sources at a high price ensures peace of mind. Qin Xiao really doesn't feel bad about spending money.
After all, if the imperial court wants to use itself to restrain the Liaodong Army, it must also show some sincerity.
Moreover, he gave Wu Qinghan a high price, which not only gave Wu Qinghan face in front of the various account leaders in Zhenyu, but most importantly, such benefits also allowed Wu Qinghan to better convince the various account leaders.
The great merchants of the Tang Dynasty gathered in the south of the Yangtze River, and more than half of the world's silk was produced in the three states of the south of the Yangtze River. With the support of the Jiangnan aristocratic families, the source of the silk was naturally not a problem.
After the Jiangnan Rebellion, merchants in the three states not only had to bear the expenses of the internal treasury, but also shouldered the military expenses of Long Rui's army. Every year, at least one million taels of silver were sent to the northeast to supply Long Rui's army. Qin Xiao
I know that this is indeed a relatively heavy burden for the Jiangnan family.
Fishing when the lake is exhausted can only be done by fools.
Although squeezing more money from the Jiangnan family was also punishment for the Jiangnan rebellion, Qin Xiao really did not want to see Jiangnan weaken because of this punishment.
If the Jiangnan family can have a continuous supply of silk, Qin Xiao can ask the court to ask the Jiangnan family to use silk instead of silver. There is no need to pay all the military supplies sent to the Northeast in cash. Silk can completely replace part of it.
silver.
The market price of Jiangnan silk is one tael of silver per piece of silk. If the Jiangnan family can use one piece of silk to replace two taels of silver as military supplies, it will not only reduce the pressure on the Jiangnan family, but the Jiangnan family will definitely try their best to send silk to the northeast.
, there is no need to mobilize yourself at all.
With the continuous supply of silk from Jiangnan, he can use these silks to obtain a steady stream of war horses from the grasslands. In this way, the Zhenyu tribe and other tribes that supply war horses to Long Rui's army obtain a large amount of silk, which enriches the tribe's finances. Jiangnan
The noble family can also reduce the pressure, and Long Ruijun can also obtain a steady stream of war horses, but it is a thing that benefits all three parties.
In fact, after Qin Xiao gave the conditions, Wu Qinghan convened the leaders to discuss the matter the next day. Wu Qinghan originally planned to let Qin Xiao participate in the meeting, but Qin Xiao took the initiative. Such a meeting was related to the future rise and fall of the Zhenyu tribe, and he
It is still inconvenient to participate.
The meeting lasted from noon to dusk, and Qin Xiao was waiting for news in the tent.
Regarding his plan, Qin Xiao specially came to Ximen Hao for advice. Ximen Hao learned that Qin Xiao was going to let the Jiangnan family use silk instead of silver to pay, but he was extremely excited and said repeatedly: "Sir, if everyone in the Jiangnan family knows this
I will be grateful to Sir Alex for this news. Moreover, as a result, the silk industry in Jiangnan will be even more prosperous in the past few years."
"But there is one thing I'm afraid I can't do with Mr. Ximen." Qin Xiao said: "I promise the True Feather Department that we will trade fifteen pieces of silk for the price of a war horse. This is higher than the previous price of a prairie horse.
Several times more. As a result, the horse trade association in Datang will be affected. The Ximen family has always been selling horses as its main business, and the price has increased...!" There was a trace of guilt on his face.
After all, Ximen Hao personally traveled from the south of the Yangtze River to the northeast in order to help him find Ma Yuan, and followed him to the grassland in this cold winter, almost losing his life here.
"Sire, please don't say that." Ximen Hao didn't wait for Qin Xiao to finish speaking, and said with a smile: "In fact, after the horse ban was implemented, the tea-horse trade has become more and more difficult, although the business in the past few years has not been able to be negotiated.
I can't make ends meet, but I can't make much money. I've been thinking about changing my career. I can't do the horse business, so I can do other businesses. Although the tea and horse trading is no longer available, the Ximen family has been operating in the grassland for many years and has not lost its connections.
There are many people who are familiar with the grassland conditions, and it is not impossible to switch to other businesses."
Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Actually, I have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible or not."
"Sir, please speak."
"It is imperative for me to build the Heishan Trading Center. We must build it up." Qin Xiao said sternly: "Although the Heishan Trading Center will not have any brands like the one in Fucheng, it will definitely have many merchants stationed there.
What I mean is that if you are willing, sir, once the Black Mountain Trading Center is established, you can give Ximen Family the exclusive right to operate it."
"Exclusive rights?"
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "It is one of the goods that no other merchants can handle, and can only be made by the Ximen family. For example, tea, in the entire Black Mountain Trading Ground, only the Ximen family's shops can trade tea with merchants from various grassland tribes.
Of course, other tea merchants in the pass can also transport tea for trading, but it must be under the name of the Ximen family. Once the transaction is made, the Ximen family can take a certain percentage of the profit. How much is the specific proportion? Mr. knows business better than me.
Naturally we can make reasonable rules."
Ximen Hao was startled at first, then immediately stood up, knelt down on the ground, and said gratefully: "Sir, you... your great kindness to the Ximen family will never be forgotten by the Ximen family."
Of course he knew that Qin Xiao was actually giving him a cornucopia. As long as the trading place was completed and the Ximen family had the exclusive right to operate it, it would be like making money every day, and money would continue to flow into the pockets of the Ximen family.
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"Sir, please get up quickly." Qin Xiao immediately helped him up and said with a smile: "If it weren't for your help this time, I wouldn't have obtained Ma Yuan so smoothly. I want to remember your great kindness to me and Long Ruijun."
In my heart." He said with a smile: "I also hope that a big businessman like Mr. can make the Black Mountain Trading Center truly prosperous."
Ximen Hao said solemnly: "Sir, there is something I shouldn't say, and it's hard to say it. But Sir, you are so kind to me, so I will speak out boldly."
"Sir, you have something to say, but it's okay to say it." Qin Xiao held Ximen Hao's arm and sat down, smiling: "You and I are people who have lived and died together, so there is no need to keep anything to the outside."
Ximen Hao thought that although Qin Xiao was young, he was polite and righteous, and he was really grateful. He thought for a while and then said: "Sir, I said before that before the Black Mountain Trading Center can be established, two problems must be solved first.
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"One is that the goods within the customs can be transported to the Heishan Trade Center unimpeded, and the other is the problem of the Clearing Department of the Northeastern Household Department." Qin Xiao talked to Ximen Hao about the trade site before, and Ximen Hao raised these two difficulties.
Ximen Hao nodded and said: "Exactly. The most important thing is the trade route from Guannei to Heishan Trade Center. Sir, I dare to say that if the supply of goods is smooth, it will not be difficult to destroy the Fucheng Trade Center."
Qin Xiao was most interested in such a topic. He sat upright and said, "Sir, please speak."
"Everyone knows that Jiangnan taxes half the world. Why is this so? The reason is very simple. Trade is prosperous in the three states of Jiangnan, and half of the world's rare goods are hoarded in Jiangnan." Ximen Hao said seriously: "The reason why Fucheng Trading Center has been able to survive is because
It's because there has always been a steady supply of goods from Jiangnan." His eyes flickered, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Sir, if you cut off the supply of goods to Fucheng Trade Center and let Jiangnan's goods supply only be transported to Heishan Trade Center, what do you think?
Can Fucheng Trade Center survive?"
Qin Xiao's eyes also lit up.
"Everyone knows the kindness of Sir Alex to the Jiangnan family." Ximen Hao said: "If they were given a choice, they would rather make less profits and fully support Sir Alex. The problem now is that once their goods are cleared from customs,
Under the control of the Liaodong Army in every aspect, they had to accept the exploitation of Fucheng Shibafang. The four northeastern counties had a vast territory and a large population, and they could also do business with the vast Modong grassland. Although the profits squeezed by the Liaodong Army in recent years were meager, Jiangnan
No aristocratic family is willing to lose this market." He paused and smiled: "If Sir Alex can accept their goods and allow them to continue doing business in the Northeast, how can they not support Sir Alex? When the time comes, Jiangnan
The aristocratic families have joined forces to cut off the supply of goods to Shibafang in Fucheng and put a drain on Fucheng. All goods will be sent directly to the Heishan Trading Center. In less than three months, the Fucheng Trading Center will exist in name only and completely collapse."