Chapter 256 Mutual Market
Ma Dai's raid on the border barbarians this time caused a certain amount of panic to the Yinping barbarians around Hanzhong and close to the Dahan border, but it was only within a small area.
And this panic quickly dissipated as Ma Dai returned to Yang'an Pass.
For those Hu people who are a little further away, there is no impact at all.
This kind of numbness and forgetfulness is determined by the situation of the Hu people during the Han Dynasty.
For example, the Qiang Di in Yongliang Prefecture were recruited as soldiers by the government and paid taxes, or were plundered and reduced to slaves or tenants, and some even had their heads taken by frontier generals to receive merit.
But they are still pouring in in waves. There is no way, even if they do not enter these two states, life may be more difficult.
Although the old Qiang Di people who have been lucky enough to live for decades do not understand what the Ice Age is, they still vaguely feel it based on their feelings. Whether it is the vast desert or north of Liangzhou, the winter in every place is... It seems to be colder than in my memory, and spring comes later.
For the nomads, the most cruel thing is not war or other man-made things, but the cold in winter.
Slightly colder, for them, it is a matter of life and death, how many more people will die, and how many cattle and sheep will freeze to death.
Not to mention that it is getting colder every year. If we don’t go south, how can we go north?
They are not Dingling people, so they can grit their teeth and live in the northern desert.
Just like the Xianbei people who came out of the Great Xianbei Mountains, haven't they also left their ancestral land, the Great Xianbei Mountains, and gradually gathered in the south to graze in these years?
In such a forced situation, Ma Dai could only give him a blow at most, while Feng Yong consciously stepped forward and gave him a blow.
Besides, when wool was first used to weave cloth, the technology of washing wool was not yet mature. In addition, those Hu girls had just learned to spin and weave cloth, and their skills were not good at it. Therefore, for a while, all the cloth produced was It is an immature, semi-finished product.
When it was split 50-50 with Hanzhong Mansion later, Feng Yong couldn't fool Zhuge Qiao with some defective products, so he kept the worst batch of goods in his hands.
Although the color is a little ugly and the lines are a little off, it is always something that can keep you warm.
In the end, only a small portion was given as rewards to the workers in the pastures and textile workshops, but most of Feng Yong’s men were prisoners of war and slaves, so naturally they were not qualified to enjoy this. Otherwise, how could the superiority of others be shown?
So Feng Tibi felt that since domestic demand could not be absorbed, then export sales would be a good idea.
Since he is the only one in the world who has woolen cloth in his hands, what kind of product do you care about me?
And in which winter did the Hu people not freeze to death?
No matter how bad the goods are in the eyes of Feng Yong, they are still treasures in the eyes of the barbarians.
Just like the toothpaste factory that is famous for squeezing out toothpaste in later generations, from "i3 silent seconds full" to "i5 silent seconds full" and finally to "i7 awesome without explanation", in fact the performance improvement of each generation is the same. A little bit, but the price is too expensive.
But even so, friends all over the world, don’t we still have to yell at agricultural enterprises for failing to live up to their expectations, and at the same time have to pay in tears?
Why?
The reason is that I am the exclusive one. Do you want to buy it or not?
Feng Yong also wants to learn this trick.
The first product is of course the most original. Otherwise, how would you squeeze out toothpaste?
As for when to release new products, it depends on when to sell these inferior woolen cloths.
If the product cannot be sold, where will the funds come from to pay wages? Where does the funding for technological innovation come from?
I am a conscientious person. The workers in the workshop need to be well fed and well clothed. Which of these things does not require money or food?
Ju County opens the market three days before every tenth day. This is the rule that Zhuge Qiao first agreed with the Hu people. After all, people do not come to exchange every day.
At present, this rule seems to be pretty good.
The biggest thing every month in Ju County now is the opening of the market.
There is a large open space outside the city. Whenever the market opens, there are always many tents set up around the open space.
This time the protagonist of the opening of the market is Feng Yong. The large cart that had been tightly wrapped in the open space was opened at this time, revealing the cloth inside.
"Fine quality cloth," Feng Yong took off his outer clothes, revealing the narrow sleeves of the trousers underneath. The whole person looked like a wolf-waisted man with a slender figure.
If you tie your hair into a ponytail, it will be the image of a bohemian artist in later generations.
Anyway, this place is far away from Jincheng, so he can wear whatever is comfortable for him, and he is not afraid of anyone scolding him.
At the beginning, Zhao Guang saw Feng Yong's outfit and found it novel. He also tried to put it on for a while, but to his surprise, he could never take it off again.
Nothing else, it’s comfortable and easy to move around. When wearing a skirt, it’s always cool underneath.
Finally, under the leadership of Feng Yong, even Guan Ji wore it because it was convenient for practicing martial arts.
Coming from Nanxiang this time, the journey is not very short. Dressing like this is the most convenient.
I saw Feng Yong patting the goods on the car and said, "It is very thick. If you can put this blanket on in winter, it will be very warm. If you want to trade with each other, you can come up and have a look."
At the top of the cart, there are several pieces of cloth of moderate size placed as samples.
There were about seven or eight Hu tribes who came to trade this time. Only the leader and his close associates could enter the open space. The others could only stand on the periphery and watch from a distance.
The Hu tribes were also divided into three, six, and nine levels. The larger the tribe, the greater the right to speak. Therefore, the leader of the largest tribe came over first and saluted Feng Yong. Then he picked up a piece of cloth and walked to the side. Touch it, and then pass it on to your close friends.
Then the remaining leaders came over one by one, each of them was given a piece of cloth, and then returned to their close friends to observe, and then talked in low voices.
“My lord, may I ask what the price of this piece of cloth is?”
The largest tribal leader was elected as a representative and asked Feng Yong.
“One piece of cloth is exchanged for two sheep, or one strong ox is exchanged for three pieces of cloth, and the horse is only a war horse, and one horse is exchanged for six pieces of cloth. Do you see, a bundle of cloth is one horse.”
These days, merchants are a humble business.
But Feng Yongyong was the same. His coming this time had the intention of appeasing the Hu people, and it was regarded as a political mission.
This price is a huge profit, but when Li Yi discussed it with Feng Yong, he felt that it could be a bigger profit.
It is a pity that transactions that are mixed with political tasks are destined to make political concessions.
Fortunately, it was just garbage cloth, so Feng Yong didn’t feel bad.
“Your Excellency, can we discuss this?”
"Can."
Feng Yong nodded, "If you think it's too expensive, you can also exchange alfalfa seeds. I need alfalfa seeds, lots and lots of alfalfa seeds. A bushel of alfalfa seeds can be exchanged for a piece of cloth. But only for this month, as long as it's alfalfa seeds Seeds, after this month, I won’t harvest them.”
The queen promised Han MCC to allocate 20,000 acres to help Feng Yong grow alfalfa, but in fact, Feng Yong only had 2,000 acres of seeds in his hands, which was too little.
However, this shortage is only for the first half of the year. In the autumn of this year, he can harvest alfalfa seeds himself.
However, if enough alfalfa is not planted, the yield of green fodder will be affected, and the yield of green fodder is the main factor that directly restricts the expansion of pasture.
So the reason why Zhao Guang and Wang Xun went out this time to send Hu prisoners of war to Nanxiang without any scruples was actually because they exchanged cattle and sheep.
What else can we do? If the herd of cattle and sheep suddenly expands too much and there is not enough grass to eat, can the sheep be slaughtered for meat? If that is really the case, it would be more practical to change the population.
(End of this chapter)