Going north to barter, tens of thousands of furs came down in one trip.
Zhangjiakou opened a border trade market, which is considered a big deal in the past hundred years. Furs should have no worries about sales, especially furs in winter, which are even more popular.
But it had been four days since I returned to Anzhuang Castle, and no one cared about the fur in my hand.
Xie Kaela and others were very anxious, while Deng Kai and others also often took pleasure in others' misfortunes, waiting to watch the excitement.
Tie Mo, however, did not have much fluctuation. He led Shi Hu and others around the leather workshop construction site every day, and seemed not worried at all about not being able to sell the furs.
In fact, Tie Mo is really not worried.
There is a large amount of good furs, but no one comes to buy them. There is only one reason. Some people are putting pressure on Shanxi merchants. In this case, let's waste it and see who can consume more.
Furs, not fruits and vegetables, are not afraid of spoiling. Moreover, I have started to build a leather workshop and have a group of leather craftsmen.
Even if the furs cannot be sold, if the furs are processed into furs and fur hats and transferred to the capital, as long as the price is slightly lowered, are you still afraid that they will not be sold?
Furs and fur hats were absolutely unsellable in the Ming Dynasty. Can some people control Shanxi merchants, and can they also control the wealthy merchants in the capital and Jiangnan?
Tie Mo is not afraid of delays. He went through all kinds of hardships and got the freight back alive. How can he be frightened by the suffering before him?
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The northwest of Anzhuang Fort was originally a wasteland. Tie Mo enclosed the land the next day after he returned and built a leather workshop.
Hundreds of workers were busy on the construction site. Tie Mo sat by the campfire with a basin of hot water burning in front of him.
He breathed in the heat and chatted and laughed with the old man next to him.
The old man's name is Sun Laiwang, a long-famous leatherworker in Yu County, nicknamed Laoyangpi. Tiemo sent people to know about Sun Laiwang. This old man has been making leather for generations and has a unique skill. The furs he produces are both good and beautiful.
"Master Sun, have you seen those leathers? How is the quality?"
Sun Laiwang had a smile on his face and couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, "I've seen it. I've lived in Yu County for decades, and this is the first time I've seen so many leather goods. The boss is really awesome, these are all new leather goods.
, if it is made into ready-made clothes as soon as possible and resold in Beijing, it will definitely be sold at a good price."
"They are all good leather? That's good. When the leather workshop is built, everything will depend on you. Don't worry, Mr. Sun, I will definitely not lose you in terms of remuneration. Every time our leather workshop produces a batch of goods, we will give you a credit
dividend."
Sun Laiwang couldn't help but smile, and he hurriedly raised his hand, "Don't worry, boss, I will try my best to help you make this batch of goods as soon as possible."
After chatting with Sun Laiwang for a while, Tie Mo's face instantly turned cold when he saw a group of people approaching from a distance.
More than twenty soldiers were wandering towards the leather workshop, led by a thin man wearing a hood.
This person is Deng Kai, the general bannerman of Huai'an, who was sent to Anzhuang Fort by Gu Chengliang.
"Haha, Mr. Tie is always quick to do things. In just two days, the leather shop is already in shape."
"That's a blessing to Mr. Deng, otherwise Tie wouldn't have had to rush to the leather shop."
Tie Mo sneered with an evil look in his eyes, but looked past Deng Kai and scanned the military households who had come together to pay.
The military households felt Tie Mo's cold gaze and couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts. Some of them even raised their hands and saluted, "I've seen Mr. Tie."
Today, Tie Mo's prestige in Anzhuang Fort is getting higher and higher. When he went north to barter, nearly thirty people followed him. After returning with a large amount of fur goods, it gave a strong psychological impact to the military households of Anzhuang Fort.
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More military households began to change their minds. They had more hope to follow Tie Ye than to follow Gu Tou.
He had ideas in his mind, but many people were unwilling to offend Gu Chengliang, which gave rise to many fence-sitters.
And those who saluted Tie Mo behind Deng Kai were just a few of them.
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Someone behind him bowed and saluted Tie Mo, which made Deng Kai feel a little embarrassed. Especially when he saw the weird smile on Tie Mo's face, it made him even more uncomfortable.
"Master Tie, the weather has been changing at any time recently. You should pay more attention to your health."
"I miss you, General Secretary Deng. Tie is in good health."
Deng Kai didn't ask for any favors, so he didn't stay much longer. He chatted for a few words and left quickly with his people.
Looking at Deng Kai's back, Tie Mo's eyes were full of disdain.
This Deng Kai looks more fierce than Yang Dayong, but in fact he is a big idiot. Everything he thinks in his heart is reflected on his face.
"Brother Hu, let me know to the brothers that you are looking for a good product. If anyone dares to have any evil ideas, I will beat him to death."
"Hey, don't worry, brother, I'll go and keep an eye on it myself. Those are the things brothers paid for with their lives. Who dares to have bad intentions and not want to live anymore?"
Shi Hu put down his words, picked up the iron rod beside him, and returned to Zhuangzi in a hurry.
Tie Mo really wanted to drive Gu Chengliang's forces out of Anzhuang Castle once and for all, but he had to endure it for the time being.
The biggest reason is not inside Anzhuang Fort, but Mantou Mountain to the south of Anzhuang Fort. Gu Chengliang often sends people to Mantou Mountain, but it is unknown what secrets Mantou Mountain hides.
Judging from the information obtained, in recent months, Deng Kai often disappeared in the Mantou Mountain area with his cronies. Various signs indicate that Mantou Mountain must be hiding some secrets. This is the real reason why Gu Chengliang cannot let go of Anzhuang Castle.
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At the gate of Anzhuang Castle, a woman was holding a long sword and blocking the door with an angry look on her face.
"Zhou Dingshan, you are a mountain boy, you actually shot cold arrows to harm me. If you can, you and I will fight head-on for three hundred rounds."
"Little Huangying, you are sick, please get out of my way. I have a lot of things to do and I have no intention of competing with you!"
"Zhou Dingshan, who do you think is sick? If you compete today, you have to compete, or if you don't compete, I have to compete with you. I'm going to pester you!"
"You...how can you make this sense..."
Zhou Dingshan was good at both civil and military skills, and his marksmanship was even better, but his verbal skills were far inferior to that of Xiao Huangying, and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot with anger.
Just as a man and a woman were about to perform a full martial arts show, a coughing sound came from behind them.
"Let's all go away. Haven't you seen a man fighting a woman?"
Tie Mo glanced around, and the people standing at the door watching the excitement suddenly dispersed.
The originally extremely arrogant little Huangying immediately turned off her flames. The little Huangying also cursed secretly that she had no ambition and was not afraid of the fierce Zhou Dingshan, but she was afraid of this Tie Mo.
Looking at Xiao Huangying with strange eyes, Tie Mo said calmly: "You take some time to make an appointment with Dingshan for a fight. I have something to do with him right now."
"oh!"
Little Huangying raised her eyebrows at Zhou Dingshan, turned around and ran towards the village.
After the little Huangying ran away, Zhou Dingshan muttered with a depressed look: "Brother Tie, why do you keep this bandit woman? It's not easy to kill her with one knife. This woman is pestering my little brother every day. I'm tired of it."
Tie Mo raised his hand and patted Zhou Dingshan's shoulder, shaking his head helplessly, "Hey, you are really a mountain boy, why don't you understand?"
"Huh? Brother Tie, what are you talking about? I'm asking you something, why don't you kill her?"
"Why kill her? She was forced to go up the mountain. She is not a treacherous and evil person." Tie Mo stared and walked forward with his hands behind his back, but he whispered in a low voice, "You are not
It’s an enlightening thing. There were so many people on Baiyao Mountain trying to kill the little yellow warbler. Why did she bother you so much? Besides, brother, I see that the little yellow warbler is not bad looking either.”
Zhou Dingshan had a sullen face and said angrily: "Then women think that I am easy to bully. Huh, she is just a dominatrix. No matter how good-looking she is, what's the use? When she is free, I have to have a good competition with her to let her
I was defeated by my little brother’s iron gun.”
Tie Mo touched his forehead with his hand and looked at the sky speechlessly.