"Hasler, let me tell you the truth. Most of the goods I bought this time were silk satin and salt, with a total price of more than 10,000 taels. When shipped to Urg, the price doubled, so it was worth more than 30,000 taels.
"
"According to what I have on hand, I can buy you 10,000 pelts at most! Are you willing?"
"Ten thousand pelts?" Hassler thought for a moment, then nodded cheerfully, "Okay, no problem."
"Why don't you take a look at my goods first?"
"You are my good friend, I can trust you!"
Hassler drank a glass of wine and looked a little more serious, "Tie, will you come to Urg to barter again?"
"Yes, maybe I won't come in person, but my people will definitely keep selling goods. Hassler, why are you asking this?"
Hasler grinned and said with a wry smile: "Tie, in fact, I have seen your goods a long time ago. Your silk is as smooth as water, and there is plenty of salt. In the past, someone could not use half of your goods.
We took away 40,000 furs. But you, with so much goods, only exchanged for 10,000 furs. Therefore, as my friend, I have made a promise that from now on, my goods will only be given to you."
"What?" Tie Mo was shocked and regretted it endlessly. If I had known about this earlier, I would have just opened my mouth and exchanged 20,000 furs.
Sure enough, you are at a disadvantage because you have no experience!
Who says Hassler is honest and has no brains? This bearded man also has his own agenda.
"Tie, since you want to keep taking away the goods, then you can take all the furs in my hand back and replenish them for me when you buy more salt supplies!"
"Hasler, are you afraid that I will lie to you and take away the goods without ever returning?"
"If you want to lie to me, just ask and exchange for 30,000 furs, and I won't find anything wrong. Mongolian men value credibility above all else, I believe you!"
Tie Mo tried hard to suppress his inner excitement and raised his wine glass.
"Okay, Hassler, I won't let you down!"
Walking out of the house, looking up at the blue sky, I suddenly felt that the sun seemed to be much warmer.
Maybe this is why stupid people are blessed.
But after thinking about it, it can be explained. How can there be any real stupid people who are stupid? Hassler seems to be generous, but in fact he has lost nothing.
Under normal circumstances, if it were someone else, the same amount of salt and silk might have replaced all the fur in Hasler's hands.
...
In the next few days, Tie Mo started looking for someone to build the Tung Wood Cart.
It is impossible to produce tens of thousands of furs purely by camels. We can only rely on camels to pull the carts to carry the goods. There are not enough camels at the moment. Fortunately, with the help of Aqige, there is no need to worry about getting camels.
Mengmeng was lying on the ground basking in the sun, squinting her eyes and looking lazy.
Aqige squatted beside him, holding his chin thoughtfully.
"Tie Mo, you are such a big dog!"
Tie Mo raised his eyelids and looked at Aqige. Dog speechlessly. What kind of look is this?
Mengmeng opened her eyes, shook her head, stared at Aqige with disdain, then raised her neck and made a loud sound.
"Stay...wuwuwu..."
Aqige's expression changed and she jumped back a few steps.
"This is a wolf? Why is it so big? Could it be the legendary Green Wolf King?"
Mengmeng narrowed her eyes and lowered her head, "Woof woof woof..."
Aqige: "..."
Tie Mo: "...."
Aqige felt a little dizzy and raised her hand to pinch her temples. Is the beast in front of her a dog or a wolf? This is the first time I have seen such a beast that understands human nature.
Tie Mo looked at Mengmeng with a painful look on his face, and his mood was extremely complicated.
What kind of beast is this?
Whether it's a wolf or a wolf, it's not a dog. It's okay to drink two taels of wine.
Aqige originally wanted to beg Tie Mo for this beast, but now, she found that she could not subdue this guy.
After pouring some wine into the dog bowl, Aqige sat next to Tie Mo, frowning, as if she had something on her mind.
"Aqige, what are you thinking about? You look very worried these past two days!"
"There is indeed something." Aqige bit her pink lip, slowly raised her head, the hesitation in her eyes gradually disappeared, and said firmly: "I think we can do business together."
"Business partnership? What do you mean?" Tie Mo's face was stunned, and he felt a little more wary.
Aqige lifted up the wine bag and took a deep sip of the wine, her face turned red, "I've been thinking about this for a long time. Didn't you come north to barter just for the furs? I
I can leave all the furs of our tribe to you, and I will help you transport the goods to Zhangbei."
"And you, I want 40% of the profit from reselling the furs! Moreover, as long as your caravan arrives in Urg, I guarantee that they will receive the best treatment!"
"Forty percent? Aqige, is this your own idea or the Khan's?"
"That's what I meant, but Father Khan doesn't know yet!"
"Aqige, you ask for too much. Do you know the risks of doing business? Even if I return to Ming Dynasty, I may lose all my money."
"That's your business. If I pay enough fur, I will see corresponding rewards!"
Tie Mo smiled bitterly, "You are really overbearing, which means that no matter whether you lose money or not, you have to make enough profits. This is not a partnership business."
Aqige's face turned red and she stamped her feet in embarrassment, "I don't care about that. If I give you something, you have to give me something in return."
"It seems that I can't agree if I don't agree. But, since you cooperate, why don't you find Chang Minyue? In the Zhangjiakou area, the Chang family is much better than me."
"I...can't trust her, but I can trust you, and you don't dare to trick me."
"Because I am weak, you have many ways to control me?" Tie Mo pointed at his nose with some self-mockery.
Aqige did not deny it. She pursed her lips and smiled, acquiescing to Tie Mo's statement.
"Okay, I'll accept this deal, but I can only give you 30% of the profit. If you don't agree, forget it!"
"Thirty percent? I agree!" Aqige handed the wine bag to Tie Mo, with a smile like bright sunshine, "Gee, in the words of you Han people, we are partners now."
partner?
Tie Mo was speechless. It would be better if there were fewer partners like this who buy and sell by force and do not share risks.
.......
The 29th day of the eleventh month of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Chen hour.
The carts needed for the camel team were finally prepared. There were dozens of camels when we arrived, and the camel team tripled in size when we returned.
Aqige will send a team of forty people to follow the camel caravan across the desert, and a Mongolian man named Bale will follow Tiemo back to Anzhuang Fort.
Although Aqige didn't know how to do business, she knew that if she didn't put an informant next to Tie Mo, she would be waiting to be deceived.
After everything was prepared, the camel team finally set off on its way home.
I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but the Chang family’s camel team also set off on the same day.
On this day, the camel team had just arrived at the Tula River, and a horse team of more than ten people came galloping along the river bank.
They have the faces of foreigners, each carries a blazing gun on their backs, and the sabers hanging on their horses are also unique.