Sudi rolled his eyes at Wang Ziyao and raised his head, saying, "Although my family is not very well-off, I have relatives. They have a trade route to the north..."

Wang Ziyao's expression suddenly changed: "Northern Di? Are you in contact with Di?"

Sudi rolled his eyes at Wang Ziyao and said, "It's not Tongdi, it's heading to the northern border town. As you know, because of the constant garrison there, the crops aren't very productive, but there's a sizable market there. Whether it's grain, cloth, iron, livestock, or anything else, as long as you ship it there, you can make money."

Wang Ziyao's expression softened, and he said, "That's what I said, but the business over there is monopolized. It's all owned by those big shots. We wouldn't make much money even if we went there. We might even offend people if we're not careful."

Sudi said, "We're not going there to compete with them for territory. We just need to transport it and earn a commission. Zhao Lin, what do you say?"

Zhao Lin was a little tempted and said, "That's right. We can earn some money from hard labor in the early stages. But we need to consider what to transport, how to purchase, and who to sell to."

"Don't think about it." Sudi waved his hand and said, "My relatives have ready-made channels. They don't mind us making a little money along the way."

"Is this true? Do you have such a relative?" Wang Ziyao looked at Sudi suspiciously.

Nowadays, everyone guards their own business very closely, fearing that it will be snatched away by others. Even if they are relatives, they can only help you make a little money, but they can never let you know their channels.

Sudi patted his chest and said, "Someone in my family is in their chamber of commerce. Since we are paying for it ourselves, it's no problem for them to help us bring some things over."

Zhao Lin pondered, "This only solves the problem of transportation. The key is who to sell it to."

Sudi smiled and said, "There's a demand for all kinds of supplies over there. As long as we ship them over, we can sell them. It's just a matter of how much we can earn."

Zhao Lin frowned slightly. Sudi's words were too confident, which made him feel uneasy.

You have to know that doing business is not that simple. Even opening a small shop to sell breakfast has unspoken rules. If you are not careful, you will be smashed. It must be more complicated in the border town. If you go there rashly, you will be robbed.

Seeing Zhao Lin still hesitating, Sudi realized that he had been too confident and said, "If you're worried, you can first ship some stuff over to test the waters. Once you're sure there's no problem, then you can go ahead and do it."

Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Brother Su is right. We can give it a try."

After spending so many days together, Zhao Lin got to know Sudi a little bit and felt that there was no need for him to lie to him in this regard.

It doesn't make any sense.

Sudi said with satisfaction, "That's right. A grown man shouldn't be so fussy. What are you planning to sell?"

Zhao Lin thought for a moment and said, "Ironware and horses are prohibited items..."

Sudi interrupted him and said, "No contraband."

Zhao Lin slapped his head and said, "I forgot about that."

In order to prevent the Northern Di from being replenished, the Daqi Dynasty specifically listed some materials that were prohibited from being traded with foreign countries, with ironware being the first of them.

However, as the saying goes, as long as there is 100% profit, it will dare to trample on all human laws.

With a 300 percent profit, it would dare to commit any crime, even risking being hanged.

There are all kinds of people and all kinds of businesses in the border town, and no one cares about Daqi Law at all.

That's why Sudi and Zhao Lin said that.

However, Zhao Lin sighed and said, "That being said, let's not get involved with things like iron. Although I want to make money, I can't do such a foolish thing as handing weapons into the hands of the enemy."

Sudi's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he quickly concealed it and nodded, "You're right. What should we do then?"

Zhao Lin thought for a moment and said, "How about... tea? I heard there's a huge demand for tea there."

Sudi clapped his hands and said, "Yes. As long as it's not too bad, the North can eat it all."

After deciding on the items to be resold, Zhao Lin said, "Then I'll start with one thousand... Never mind, I'll just give you ten thousand taels, and take it all out."

Sudi was surprised and asked, "Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

Zhao Lin smiled and said, "I believe in you, Brother Su. You are so confident that you will not lose money."

Sudi's eyes narrowed with joy. "You're quite good at talking. Don't worry, I promise to double your money back. Just give me the money."

Zhao Lin went to the bedroom to take out the silver notes. The silver note of ten thousand taels that Zhu Wanting had given him was exchanged by Fu Liqing into ten silver notes of one thousand taels each, and all were put into Su Di's hands.

Seeing Zhao Lin being so frank, Su Di narrowed his eyes and said, "Just wait for good news."

Sudi put the banknotes in his pocket and was about to go out to look for his relatives, but Wang Ziyao quickly stopped him: "Wait, wait, is this what you agreed on?"

Sudi wondered, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

"What about me? What about me?" Wang Ziyao said anxiously, "I want to make money too."

Sudi was speechless and said, "Is there no way for your General's Mansion to make money?"

"That's different." Wang Ziyao said, "What the mansion earns belongs to the mansion, and what I earn is my own. How about taking me along?"

Sudi was a little unhappy: "If you want to make money, just use your own methods. Why do you have to get involved with us?"

Wang Ziyao said anxiously, "It's different. Those are all the property of the mansion. Even if I make money, it doesn't count as my ability. But if I don't make money through them, won't my ability be shown?"

Sudi said unhappily, "We are all poor people. We rely on this to make a living, not for you rich young men to have fun with."

Wang Ziyao said with an apologetic smile: "It's not for fun, I also want to do something career-wise."

Seeing that Sudi was still not happy, Wang Ziyao sighed and said, "To be honest, we in the General's Mansion don't have much business sense. We can't say that we are unable to make ends meet, but we can't make much money either. Look, I'm going to the battlefield soon. If I don't make some money and get some good equipment, how can I kill the enemy and recruit soldiers?"

Zhao Lin agreed: "Just take him with you."

"Okay." Su Di muttered, "Brother Zhao offers 10,000 taels, and I'll offer 10,000 taels too. How much do you offer?"

"Ah? So many?"

Wang Ziyao touched his pocket and gritted his teeth, "I can only get five thousand taels at most."

Sudi said dissatisfiedly: "Five thousand taels is too little."

Wang Ziyao was a little anxious.

Zhao Lin could only advise: "General Wang is honest and upright, and he has no outside income. It is not easy for Brother Wang to come up with this money."

"Alright, alright. It was Brother Zhao who spoke first." Sudi spread his hands in front of Wang Ziyao and said, "Take the money."

Wang Ziyao said, "I'll go back and get it now."

Wang Ziyao ran back to get the money. Su Di said to Zhao Lin, "You are too kind. You even brought others with you for such a thing."

Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Brother Wang is a good person, and the more people involved in this kind of thing, the safer it is. Besides, the Wang family has connections on the border, so if anything goes wrong, they can help."