Mr. Li was excited and his voice became louder. He said this without any taboos. People around him could hear it clearly. The villagers and neighboring villages all came forward to greet him, but the outsiders were not the case.

At this time, there were five people standing by the roadside, three of them dressed as servants, one of whom was carrying a Pu Dao, and the other two were a slightly rich middle-aged man wearing a silk-faced man's outer robe, but the hem of the robe was about to be over the knee, and the inside was a very fit cotton shirt.

The outer robe is the outer robe of a wealthy person, with the hem and ankle-like clothes, while the short robe is dressed as a military man and a craftsman. This combination is very strange, but the military and civilians in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty are commonplace, and most border merchants dress up like this.

Border trade is profitable, and border trade is rich, but this trade is much harder than other businesses. It is common to travel between the border checkpoints of the Ming Dynasty, ride horses and ride in the open, and stay in a hotel and rest, let alone horse robbers, wild beasts, wind and snow, etc. In this case, comfort and leisure are absolutely indispensable. If you want to deal with various situations on the trade route, you should not pay too much attention to being elegant and decent.

This short dress is for the convenience of movement, otherwise if there is a situation where you lose money, and the death and injury are irreversible major events. But convenience is convenient, and you cannot ignore decency. If you are too poor, your business credit will also be affected. Therefore, the short dress is paired with silk and satin, which looks inappropriate, but it is already a common clothing for wealthy businessmen in the border areas.

Of course, the wealth of those who can dress up like this is not small. Small and medium-sized merchants have to deal with it. Who cares about such face? The two wealthy middle-aged men on the roadside will definitely not have bad wealth. In addition to dressing up, these servants and guards are not affordable to ordinary merchants.

The road was not too wide, they were not far from Zhu Da and his group, and they also heard Li Zongqi's words clearly. The two middle-aged men looked at each other, and their expressions were indifferent. When Zhu Da and the others walked farther, the middle-aged man standing on the left smiled and shook his head, his face full of disdain, and said with a mockery in his tone: "What a frog in the well. Such a remote village has seen the world and the prosperity. He even dared to use the words "Stones to turn into gold, and he is not afraid of his tongue."

When he said this, the three servants behind him laughed. The guard with the knife was better. The other one shouted: "What the master said is that it is just the ability to raise chickens, ducks, pickled eggs and pancakes. Who can't do it? It's okay to get some dry food and pickled vegetables. The smell is so bad. The master's best southern silk robe, when he goes in, it's still not dissipated. He can only find a fragrant pill."

"What do the country people know? Our two masters are big businesses with a sea of ​​gold and silver. These village goods may make a few hundred cents of money and say they are big money."

The other servant was funny and made people laugh. They mocked everyone for the poor and humble acts. These people were no exception. Even the guard with the knife could not help but grin.

"Brother Lu, after watching here, let's go to Zhengjiaji to rest first. Although it is a rural town, there are only a few decent places to go. If you feel you can't stand it, it's not too late to go to Huairen County to rest."

The man who was called "Brother Lu" had not spoken, and his expression was calm. He only spoke at this time: "How much does a grain of rice cost?"

This question was very abrupt. The three masters and servants who were laughing and laughing over there were stunned. The grinning guard immediately tense his expression.

The businessman surnamed Lu looked at the backs of Zhu Da and others, and asked and answered himself: "A grain of rice is not worth a pound of rice, and ten pounds of rice are not worth a lot of money. But if it is a thousand pounds and ten pounds of pounds, it will be great. The same is true for salt. Those who really do big business are either grain merchants or salt merchants. What are we worth compared to them?"

His words still made everyone a little confused. The businessman named Lu continued to say: "A salted egg is not worth much, but it is worth hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands."

The servant guard was not qualified to speak, and the one who started to laugh at first said with some dissatisfaction: "Selling salted eggs can indeed make money, but what can this be done? Look at how many helpers he has used and has to transport them to the market. It is not a unique method. Now more and more people are buying and selling salted eggs everywhere. How long can he earn? It is nothing more than hard work and money, and it cannot make a long time."

Brother Lu smiled and stood on the side of the road without moving. He said slowly: "Brother Wei, everyone can make these salted eggs. Why can Zhengjiaji, Huairen County produce such a large amount? Why are salted eggs from several counties around Huairen transported them here to sell? Why would the caravan rather take a long way to buy them?"

This question left everyone speechless. The man rubbed his chin in discontent and said in a deep thought: "But that's true, the familiar families have done this. Brother Lu, aren't you also curious?"

The businessman surnamed Lu smiled but did not answer the words. He just asked the guard and said, "Xiao Mo, you and I often go to Hetao. What is the difference between Mongolia and previous years?"

The guard with a knife buried his head and replied, "After the master's words, the Tartars are becoming more and more organized, and they all listen to Tumot..."

"Everyone knows such a big deal, what is this?" The businessman surnamed Lu interrupted him with laughter and tears.

After interrupting this, the guard "Xiao Mo" reacted, and patted his forehead and said, "The Tartars have started eating salted eggs, which is not very rare. People with a few horses can afford it. If the master and Xiaodi mentioned it at that time, Xiaodi would have forgotten that he would have never seen Tartars eat this before..."

Hearing him say this, the merchant surnamed Wei has a much more cautious expression, and his chin is constantly moving, and he said vaguely: "It's really a big business with such a large amount."

Speaking of this, the merchant surnamed Wei stopped, shook his head and smiled, "It's not his place, it can only be said to be a long-term business."

Department stores are scarce on the grassland. The various goods produced by the Ming Dynasty will increase the price by several or dozens of times on the grassland. The same is true for salted eggs, but the profits of trade here are taken by merchants and border generals, and Baibao Village will definitely not be able to make money.

However, Mongolian people from ordinary families on the grassland also ate duck eggs. They did not become rare products with huge profits, but became a side dish for daily meals. That became a long-lasting demand and a large total demand. This pickled egg is not an important matter involving the military and national affairs. There will be no obstacles when sold to the grassland. With several times the profit, this business is worth doing. However, the biggest benefit of this business is not the person who produces pickled eggs, but the person who can sell these pickled eggs out.

Of course, since the business can be profitable, someone will maintain it for a long time. Baibao Village, which produces pickled eggs, can continue to do the business and operate it for a long time.

"The people in the village may not understand this principle. I... I think they are sensible and not greedy." The businessman named Lu stumbling and said with a smile.

Speaking of this, the businessman named Lu seemed interested and continued to say: "In the past, the pickled eggs were just a business sold by the rural people at the market. They could not become a climate, but now they have become a major trade. Not only will the caravans bring their own use, but they are also sold to the grassland. I asked here that the business has only been done in a year and a half. No matter who starts or promotes it, it is an extraordinary mind and ability."

"The pickled eggs are covered with salt. They have been stored for a long time. They taste good and can nourish the body. They are much cheaper than meat. They can really be sold in our border areas and on the grasslands." The merchant surnamed Wei continued.

The businessman named Lu smiled on his face, but asked again: "Just looking at the business of pickled eggs, have you seen that the chicken and duck meat business has also started, such as Feng Chicken and Braised Duck, and this braised chicken and duck skeleton, there have been a lot more on the market recently. Brother Wei, don't you eat these things, ask them."

The servants and guards behind them mentioned this. The three of them nodded, and one of them smiled and said, "Again the words of the two masters, we use a lot of wind chicken and dough in our caravan. The price is cheaper than beef, mutton and pork, and it is not easy to break down when placed. When cooking in the wild, the taste is good. The chicken rack and duck rack are all used by the young people to make wine and eat. Although there is no meat, it tastes good."

When they said this, the other two nodded and agreed, and one of them said with a smile: "The two masters don't know that in addition to this chicken and duck rack, duck liver and duck intestines are all good dishes for wine. It's good for the men to try it."

"Apart from these foods, don't you know the duck down quilt and duck down jacket?" The businessman surnamed Lu asked again.

"It also has something to do with this place? The bedding and skirt jackets with duck down were originally made by wealthy people. Now there are quilts and linings on the market, and they sell very well. I thought it was the clever idea of ​​a business, but I never thought it had something to do with this place!" When talking about this, the merchant surnamed Wei showed a shocked look.

After being shocked, the businessman surnamed Wei couldn't help but smile and sighed, "There are really talented people in this Baibao Village. All this business is for chickens and ducks. If you think about it, there is nothing wasteful from meat to bones to feathers. Brother Lu, I have to admit that I am wrong here. What the village makes on chickens and ducks is not a small profit."

Speaking of this, the discussion between each other should have resulted. The businessman named Lu smiled, shook his head slowly, and his expression became solemn, and he said in a muffled voice: "Brother Wei, do you only see these?"

The businessman surnamed Wei was stunned when he asked this. The businessman surnamed Lu shook his head again and said, "There is great profit on this, but the real profit is not here, but the business flow and passenger flow attracted by this. This is the real benefit."
Chapter completed!