The banditry in Yehuling has been eliminated and the Sunit people have been driven away. It can be said that as long as the Naiman tribe does not cause trouble, everyone can open up wasteland and do business in Zhangbei with peace of mind.
When it comes to foreign trade, Zhangbei is much more convenient than Zhangjiakou. How much unnecessary expenses can be saved by doing business in Zhangbei?
Cao Shengyu crossed his arms, feeling happy but worried, "Tie Shouwei, we are not the only ones coming to Zhangbei to open up wasteland now, the Kang family and the Qiao family are also recruiting refugees."
"Opening up wasteland? Then let them do it, Dingshan. After a while, you go there in person and tell those companies that there is no problem in opening up wasteland, and half of the harvest will belong to us!"
Zhou Dingshan glared and said with a smile: "Take half of it? I'm afraid these...those families are going to cause trouble..."
"If they make trouble, let them make trouble. Either hand over half of the harvest, or wait until the end of autumn when the brothers from the Naiman tribe go to their house to thresh the grass and grain! Then, don't say half-heartedly, and don't leave a grain of grain for them!"
Upon hearing this, Bale, who was sitting in the back, grinned and laughed, "This is a good thing!"
The Mongolians have no other skills, but one is better than the other at clearing grass and valleys.
Aqige stared at her beautiful eyes and glanced sideways at Bale. Bale was so frightened that he quickly sat upright and closed his mouth.
"Tie Shouwei, you played the red face, you asked us to play the bad side, and you made us act as the bad guys?"
"Why should the princess be angry? Isn't this just to scare those people?"
Tie Mo quickly handed it over and apologized. From now on, many things will have to be pointed at Aqige. If Aqige is unhappy and abandons it, who among the Naiman tribe will listen to Tie Mo?
In fact, this meeting was mainly to discuss land reclamation and the revival of Zhangbei's business.
Chang Minyue, Cao Shengyu and others are obviously more experienced than Tie Mo when it comes to trade. Zhangbei is located in the northwest of Zhangjiakou, bordering various Mongolian tribes. From here, detouring north to Urg can save you a section of desert. At least for now.
It seems that Zhangbei has a natural advantage over Zhangjiakou.
Tie Mo has his own thoughts on the matter of land reclamation. Land reclamation requires a large number of refugees, but these refugees must also be monitored. No one knows if there are anyone with ulterior motives here.
"Everyone, this is a troubled time. Datong Mansion issued an official document a few days ago. The rebels have broken through Shuozhou and poured into Shanxi. We have recruited a large number of refugees. If there is trouble, and people with ulterior motives are tempted, but
Something big is going to happen."
Chang Minyue and others nodded, also showing worried looks. After everyone discussed for a while, Chang Minyue suggested: "We can let each villager pretend to be a refugee and blend in. If we keep our ears and eyes open, nothing will happen."
trouble."
"It's better to be more careful. We can't place all our hopes on nothing happening. The key is that if something goes wrong, we must be able to deal with it."
Looking at Tie Mo's firm eyes, Chang Minyue guessed something, "What do you mean..."
"Conscription and expansion of the army. I have calculated that to protect Zhangbei, at least three thousand soldiers and horses are needed."
Chang Minyue and Cao Shengyu looked at each other and thought to themselves, it is indeed the case.
It is very necessary to expand the army, but with the capital Tie Mo has now, how can he have the ability to expand so many soldiers and horses? The cost of guns, armor, and personnel, and raising so many elite soldiers is worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Tie Mo is short of money and food, what should he do? I can't say, I have to rely on the efforts of the Shanxi merchants here.
Cao Shengyu had a wry smile on his face. No wonder Tie was so generous and let Zhang Bei's business affairs go. Daqing was waiting here.
Zhangbei Trading has given way, so some Shanxi merchants have to show their support, right?
Seeing that several Shanxi merchants were silent and pretending to be confused with their eyes closed, Tie Mo was secretly distressed.
All of these guys are human beings. They are just trying to catch the rabbit before they catch the hawk.
"Everyone, you also know in your hearts that the stronger the troops Tie has, the more benefits it will bring to everyone. If Zhang Bei is not stable, everyone will not be happy with their business, is this true? Moreover, Tie will not let everyone
For free, Zhangbei Trading is a big piece of meat. If Tie gives up the management rights, I believe many people will pay a lot of money to buy it."
Chang Minyue dug out her beautiful eyes, glanced at Aqige opposite, and said with a faint smile: "What Tie Shouwei said is indeed good, but no one can guarantee what the situation in Zhangbei will be like in the future. If the situation changes suddenly, then
The money everyone has invested is at risk of being lost. Isn’t it a bit unfair to ask us to spend a lot of money and food to support your military expansion?"
Tie Mo couldn't help but rolled his eyes and glared at Chang Minyue coldly, but the woman was not afraid at all and stared back with her beautiful eyes.
This shrewd woman refused to give in at all.
"Haha, Miss Chang is right, it is a little unfair. What if Tie Mou promises you that in the future, 40% of all gains from the battlefield will belong to you?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone including Chang Minyue's eyes widened and their breathing became rapid.
What are gains on the battlefield? What do you, Tie Mo, want to do? Lead soldiers and horses to rob everywhere?
Robbery! Of course, you can't rob the people of the Ming Dynasty. Then the only ones left are rogue bandits and foreigners.
Tie Mo wants to use Shanxi merchants to make a fortune from the war. This proposal is simply too tempting. Why don't you, a robber in official clothes, do it?
Before Chang Minyue could speak, Cao Shengyu had already spoken impatiently, "Okay, can Tie Shoubei keep his word?"
"A gentleman's word is that a horse cannot be chased. Mr. Cao can send people to accompany the army to supervise the supplies. If Tie breaks his promise, you can withdraw at any time, right?"
"Tie Shouwei, Cao believes in you!"
Cao Shengyu looked serious, as if he really believed what Tie Mo said.
Trust? That's for fools. Tie Mo doesn't distinguish between benefits afterward. What can you do? People have the soldiers and horses in their hands, and they have the final say. But Cao Shengyu is willing to take a gamble. The profits are really too impressive.
Jealous.
Soon several Shanxi merchants headed by the Chang family and the Cao family came to a conclusion. They worked together to give Tie Mo 500,000 taels of silver, 200,000 shi of grain, muskets, and armor as much as possible.
Done.
Seeing the confident looks of several Shanxi merchants, Tie Mo felt happy.
As long as I let you get on my pirate ship, you will never get off the ship again. Tie Mo believes that as long as they get the benefits of the war, they will not get off the pirate ship.
Next, Tie Mo made another heavyweight proposal.
"Last time I went to Urg, Tie had a lot of feelings. Bartering seemed simple, but in fact it was too troublesome. Moreover, simply exchanging things would also delay things. Tie wanted to buy more furs, but he didn't have enough money.
There are not enough goods in it, and there is no way to get money, so the opportunity can only be wasted."
Chang Minyue and others secretly nodded. In fact, they have also encountered this situation. Bartering has too many limitations and makes buying and selling inflexible.
"Tie Shouwei, what do you think?"
"I think we, together with the Naiman department, will set up a bank account together. The ticket number will be used as a guarantee and bills will be issued. With the bills in hand, you can buy goods of equal value. In fact, the function is similar to that of a bank note. But because the ticket number is special
It is temporarily limited to use from northern Shanxi to Urg. Of course, merchants must pay us a certain fee when they deposit money to pay bills and then pick up the goods in other places."
Chang Minyue couldn't help but her eyes lit up, "This is a good idea. We can try it and see the effect."
"Okay, let's try it first. The name of the ticket number will be 'Duofuhao'. For the time being, we will set up branches in Zhangbei, Zhangjiakou and Urgo. Tie and Aqige will try their best to provide security for the ticket number.
, as for how to attract merchants, it’s up to you.”
"This arrangement is considered appropriate. Everything will be done according to Tie Shouwei's wishes!"
The Shanxi merchants left the Moon Palace talking and laughing. Now what they wanted most in their hearts was actually hoping that Tie Mo would quickly train his troops into an army so that they could go out to rob.
No, the idea of robbery is not appropriate. We should go out to fight and bring peace to the world!
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