About a month after leaving Chang'an City, Luo Yong and the others finally arrived in Liangzhou City.
Liangzhou City has developed commerce.
Even in the coldest month of winter, many merchants can still be seen on the streets.
Perhaps it was because there was not much wind and snow on this day.
Luo Yong saw many merchants driving camels, cattle and horses, carrying goods.
Vending on the streets.
Along the way, they passed many town stations, and they had already felt the development of commerce and trade in the Hexi Corridor.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty incorporated the Hexi Corridor into the territory of the Han Dynasty, several emperors consolidated it, vigorously developed the border garrison system, established political contacts with countries in the Western Regions, and finally succeeded in digesting this land into part of the territory of the Han Dynasty.
The trade on this commercial road gradually flourished at that time.
Afterwards, dynasties changed, the world was in chaos, various forces were divided into one area, and trade routes were blocked.
It was not until the Sui Dynasty that the Central Plains was unified, the Hexi Corridor was recovered, and contacts with other countries in the Western Regions were re-established.
Gradually, commercial trade also recovered.
The Sui Dynasty gave quite preferential and lenient policies to those Hu merchants who came to trade with the Central Plains.
The Tang Dynasty inherited the Sui Dynasty system, and the policy towards Hu merchants in the early Tang Dynasty was still the same.
The so-called Hu and Han are different, each according to his own customs.
In many cases, the Tang government's policies towards Hu merchants were even more lenient than those towards domestic merchants.
This makes Hu merchants active everywhere in the Hexi Corridor and even the entire Central Plains region.
"Mr.
Gentleman, I have good jade here.
If you want to buy it, it is unprocessed jade.
The price is very affordable.
The weather is too cold.
If you are willing to buy it, it doesn't matter if the price is lower."
As soon as Luo Yong and the others entered the city gate, a Hu Shang approached them and caught Qiao Junlin talking there non-stop.
Needless to say, he must have recognized Qiao Junlin as the person in charge in their group.
This was not the first time he had encountered this situation.
Luo Yong just went his own way and said nothing.
As for the Hu man mentioned He has no interest in jade.
It was worn in the 21st century and he has never seen any sales tactics.
He cannot be fooled by this three-legged cat.
"Master, don't you really want to buy some?
This year it snowed too early.
The Central Plains merchant who made an appointment with me didn't come to pick up the goods on time.
I think he will definitely not be able to come.
I have nothing but these jade stones on me now." , I don’t even have the money to eat, the price will be really cheap.”
The barbarian guy was still chattering there.
Luo Yong followed the address that Er Niang told him in the letter.
After entering the city, he walked forward for a while, then turned left.
"Do you know where Luo Erniang's cashmere workshop is?"
Luo Yong asked the jade seller.
"What do you want from Luo Erniang?"
The Hu man was startled.
"Sanlang" Luo Erniang may have heard the news at this time, and was coming from the other end of the alley.
She saw several people standing at the entrance of the alley.
After walking a few steps, she saw Luo Yong talking with a Sogdian there. say.
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"Sister."
Luo Yong was also very happy to see Er Niang.
When the jade seller Hu Shang saw this situation, he rubbed oil on his soles and ran away while no one was paying attention.
I originally wanted to kill a fat sheep, but I didn't expect to meet Luo Yong and the others.
The younger brother of Luo Erniang from Lishi.
Who else could it be if it wasn't the legendary Luo Sanlang?
Tsk, don't show up again in the next three to five days.
After a while, they will probably forget about themselves.
I heard that in the eyes of the Han people, all of them Sogdians look similar.
"What the Sogdian told you just now is that you bought his things."
After entering the courtyard, Luo Erniang led Luo Yong and others into the hall, poured hot water for them, called for people to eat, and then sat down to talk to Luo Yong.
"It was said that the jade was for sale, but we didn't buy it."
Luo Yong said with a smile.
"He said he had no money left and wanted to sell the jade at a cheap price."
A black man added.
"Tsk, don't listen to his nonsense.
I see that he has been in Liangzhou City all year round, and he has said that he has no money all year round."
At this time, an old woman brought up a large plate of pastries from the kitchen.
"Liar."
The black man was surprised.
He was so soft-hearted by the man just now that he almost took out his copper coins and bought jade from him.
"It's just a means of selling goods."
The old woman said: "The jade in Liangzhou City is cheaper than in the Central Plains area.
Some people from the Central Plains who came from afar didn't know the market here, and they were coaxed.
I bought ordinary goods at a high price and thought I was getting a big deal.”
"That's the Sogdian."
When Luo Yong was in Chang'an City, like most of the people in Chang'an, he all called these Hu merchants Hu people and did not carefully distinguish their races.
This time I am going to Guazhou for a post.
I will inevitably have to deal with those Hu businessmen from time to time in the future.
I can no longer be as careless as before.
"That's right."
Luo Erniang smiled.
"What's strange about the Sogdians is that most of the Hu merchants in Liangzhou City are Sogdians."
The old woman was obviously also a talkative person.
Luo Erniang started preparing the meals for Luo Yong and the others half a month ago.
At that time, she received a letter from Luo Yong from Chang'an City, saying that she was going to Changle County, Guazhou to take up a post, and would pass through Liangzhou City.
Luo Erniang frowned after reading the letter at that time.
She was a good official in the capital, but she suddenly said she was going to Guazhou.
Guazhou is far away, and she is here in Liangzhou City.
She only occasionally hears from the merchants who come and go.
Even the merchants from the Central Plains don't go there very much.
Most of them are Hu merchants who do everything to make money.
They can even cross the desert in order to do business, which is really not comparable to ordinary Central Plains people.
A few days later, news came from Chang'an City that Luo Sanlang from Lishi had been demoted from the capital and was going to be the county magistrate in Changle County, Guazhou on their Longyou Road.
When Luo Erniang heard the news, she was not surprised and didn't say much.
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She just went to the livestock market in the city and bought two good camels, and then prepared a lot of food at home.
There was both meat and vegetables on the table today, and there were even three golden pomeloes.
Apu and the others had never seen a grapefruit before.
This was the first time they tasted it, and after traveling long distances for a month, they were very eager for this luscious and sweet fruit.
They finished a grapefruit among themselves, and their eyes could not help but change.
Look at the other two grapefruits on the plate.
"You still want to eat it?
I'll peel it with you."
Luo Erniang saw it, smiled, and picked up a grapefruit from the plate to peel it: "Despite the remote location of Liangzhou City, there are many merchants in this city, so you can buy everything."
Apu could probably guess that the price of the grapefruit must be very high.
The second time Luo Erniang handed the grapefruit to him, he pushed it, but Erniang said: "Eat, eat more, and have a good rest in Liangzhou City in the past two days.
It is a long way to Guazhou, and there is no such good thing ahead."
The other two black men were a little heartless, each holding a few grapefruit slices and eating them sweetly.
"This Jie Feng Banquet cost my sister a lot of money," Luo Yong asked Luo Erniang with a smile while eating grapefruit.
"You can eat with peace of mind, I can still earn this little money."
Luo Erniang said to him with a smile.
Her cashmere business is doing well, and with her sister's restaurant and the tofu shop run by Tian Chonghu and the others, she can make a lot of money every day.
Luo Erniang was not too harsh on herself or the people around her when it came to eating flowers, but she was also very frugal.
Even the cans sold in her shop were not willing to be eaten often, let alone things like grapefruit, that is, Zhao Chen once gave her a few.
This time Luo Yong was going to Guazhou to take up his post, and he happened to pass by her.
The two siblings hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Although they had seen each other this time, they didn't know when they would go next time.
At a time like this, how could she care about saving money?
She just wanted to buy all the good things she could buy with him.
"Sister, I'm still buying a house now."
Luo Yong peeled off a piece of grapefruit meat and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Buy it.
I just bought a place a few days ago and spent a lot of money.
Since the cement road to Chang'an City was opened, the price of house land in Liangzhou City has increased a lot.
When the road to Mengmenguan is opened next year, the price will probably increase again."
Luo Erniang peeled the last grapefruit in her hand, raised her head and asked Luo Yong: "Will I still buy it then?"
"Buy it."
Luo Yong said: "If the house is expensive, buy more land outside the city.
If you don't have time to run it yourself, just let others plant Duzhong trees."
Apart from buying a house and land, Luo Yong couldn't give any good investment advice.
Erniang and the others were also very busy now and had no time to run other businesses.
Several people had already had their fill of wine and food.
They were sitting in the hall eating grapefruit and talking.
After finishing the grapefruit, there were other tea and fruit snacks.
Apu and others were also a little sleepy, so Luo Yong asked them to rest in the room arranged by Luo Erniang early in the morning.
Qiao Junlin was just thinking about leaving some space for the two siblings when Zhao Chen came to the door.
"I went to the farm early this morning, and I heard that Saburo had arrived just after I returned to the city."
Zhao Chen was still the same as before, speaking with great energy, and his whole person looked the same as before.
This guy has been by Luo Erniang's side all day, and Luo Yong also guessed that the two of them might end up together.
While he felt that Zhao Chen's character and appearance were pretty good in all aspects, he also thought about his age.
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She is a little older, and she is a bit too old to serve as a second wife.
But looking at these two people now, they seem to be a good match.
Er Niang has stayed in Liangzhou City for so long, and she looks much more relaxed than before.
Although Zhao Chen is more than ten years older than her, , but he is also at the best age in a man's life.
Given the current situation of the Luo family, it would be a good choice to marry the Zhao family.
Er Niang once said that she did not want to get married when she was in Lishi's hometown.
Now I don't know what she is thinking.
In any case, Luo Yong did not want her to accept a marriage that she was not satisfied with because of family interests.
Luo Yong himself has now officially entered the officialdom.
Due to various reasons, he gave up his original idea, whether it was growing up or getting lost.
Once he chose this path, he was destined to have many things he couldn't control in the future. .
But there is no need for Erniang and the others to be like him.
Luo Yong will be theirs, protect them and let them live the life they want.
"We said goodbye to each other in Lishi County last time, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
How good is Zhao Dalang?"
Luo Yong said with a smile and cupped his hands to Zhao Chen.
"You see what's wrong with me?"
Zhao Chen also bowed his hand to him and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for a while, why are you so polite to me?"
"How can I be polite to you."
Luo Yong said with a smile: "You came just in time.
If you don't come at this time, I will find it myself later."
"What do you want from me?"
Zhao Chen's tone was somewhat solemn.
"Of course it's a good thing."
Luo Yong said, beckoning Zhao Chen to go to the yard with him, and Luo Erniang and Qiao Junlin also followed.
When they arrived in the yard, Luo Yong and Qiao Junlin worked together to rummage through their luggage.
From the pile of miscellaneous items, they pulled out a dusty cloth bag the size of a head.
"This is it."
Zhao Chen has good eyesight.
He saw that the things in the cloth bag were loose and looked like seeds, so he had a guess in his mind.
"Yes, they are pepper seeds."
Luo Yong said with a smile.
This year Qiu Liluoyong also saved a lot of seeds themselves.
They originally planned to save them for another cooperative planting with farmers outside the city next year.
After Luo Yong was demoted, he discussed with his disciples and asked them to keep a low profile next year.
He also brought out most of the remaining pepper seeds this time.
"You brought so many seeds with you" Zhao Chen opened the cloth bag in twos and twos, grabbed a few pepper seeds from it and looked at it carefully, and then looked at the whole bag of seeds.
He was overjoyed for a moment, since Luo Yong could take out this thing and give it to him.
Look, it must be his.
Earlier, there were merchants who bought pepper seeds from Chang'an City and sold them here in Liangzhou City.
Most of those people asked for a very high price.
One seed cost two or three cents.
At the highest price, it could even be sold for Five cents.
The Zhao family bought it several times, but the total amount was only a small package.
Later, some were bought by a good Hu businessman, and now there is not much left at home.
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"How much are these seeds going to cost?"
When talking about business, Zhao Chen is not ambiguous.
"A seed is worth a penny and a half.
You take half of this packet of seeds and keep half with me."
Luo Yong said.
"What do you do with half of it?"
The price is so right, and it is a first-hand source of goods.
Whether these seeds are grown by themselves or resold, the Zhao family will never have too much.
"Of course I have to take it to Guazhou."
Luo Yong said: "The money and silk are too heavy to carry.
It's better to bring some seeds to make it easier."
When Zhao Chen heard this, he smiled.
It turned out that he had left it here waiting for him: "Don't worry.
With so much money, how can I still let you carry it by yourself?
I will arrange for my family to send it there with you."
"In this case, I would like to thank Zhao Dalang."
The author has something to say: I fell asleep on the sofa after writing just a few words last night.
I still had a dream after finishing it, saying that I had finished coding the chapters and posted them.
Even though I haven’t caught the bug yet, it seems that there is not much progress.
It didn't matter much, so I went to bed very relieved gd1806102: