Poor Beidi people, the civilization brewing on the grassland is completely different from the brilliant agricultural civilization of Dayin.
While the scholars of Dayin were showing off their literary talent, forcing themselves to express their sorrow in order to create new words and writing one popular poem after another, the Beidi people were still trying to find ways to create writing.
But they found that creating characters was not that easy, so they simply used Dayin's characters as the official common language.
In addition, their metallurgical industry was almost non-existent, and the currency they used was Dayin's copper coins and silver, and they even adopted the most primitive barter system.
Such a poor industrial system meant that they had to snatch the salt, weapons, farm tools and other indispensable daily necessities from Dayin.
When Dayin was at its peak, they could only exchange agricultural and pastoral products from the grasslands and horses for daily necessities with Dayin.
Salt, iron, etc. purchased through formal channels, smuggled or looted are the most sought-after hard currencies on the Beidi grasslands.
Therefore, Zhao Muyun should be able to imagine what the 600 kilograms of pig iron and 300 kilograms of coarse salt that he, Tang Yanhai and Wang Tiezhu seized in the secret passage of Heituo Mountain meant to the Tatar captain Timur.
No wonder Bai Shouren informed Timur, and Timur sent a hundred cavalrymen from Hun Gudu to capture Zhao Muyun.
"King Zhelan mainly uses coarse salt, right? How much is the consumption of fine salt?"
When Zhao Muyun learned from Mahmud that fine salt was sold for one thousand coins per catty in Beidi, he already had a plan to weaken King Zhelan's economy in his mind.
"You are right, my lord. Only King Zhelan can afford fine salt. The captains on the grassland are all afraid to buy it."
Mahmud was obviously unaware of the grand plan that Zhao Muyun was brewing. He tried his best to cooperate and answer the questions to the best of his knowledge.
"Okay, then once we've produced the fine salt, you can use your connections to sell it to the Northern Di people! The supply price of one hundred wen remains unchanged, and how much you can sell it for depends on your ability."
Zhao Muyun instructed Mahmud, "I have 50 kilograms of fine salt with me. Take it with you into the grasslands and find your people to establish a sales network."
What?
Fine salt is so scarce in Beidi and the price is so high that even if Zhao Muyun asks for a supply price of 500 wen, it is not excessive.
But Zhao Muyun just gave them the supply price of 100 Wen, which was simply a pie in the sky.
"Don't worry, sir. I want to let merchants from every tribe on the grassland feel the alluring charm of these fifty kilograms of fine salt!" Mahmud was so excited that he was speechless.
Fifty kilograms of fine salt divided into several portions as samples can drive every tribal leader on the grassland crazy.
"Well, be safe and go!"
Zhao Muyun smiled and nodded, "But remember this: if you encounter danger, between fine salt and your life, I hope you choose the latter!"
"Fine salt can be produced again if it's gone, but if you, Mahmud, are gone, there's nothing left for you!"
"Do you understand?"
"My Lord, I swear that from now on I will follow you for the rest of my life. If I have any other thoughts, I will never see the Eternal Heaven after death."
Mahmud was extremely solemn and swore solemnly to Zhao Muyun.
It was the first time he met someone who was so considerate of his subordinates and who gave him high trust.
"Go ahead, remember my words!"
Zhao Muyun waved his hand gently, signaling Mahmud to say goodbye.
"Sir, please wait for my good news."
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A day later, Zhao Muyun returned to Yinzhou Prefecture with 30,000 kilograms of coarse salt and 2,000 Wuhuan people.
On the construction site of Yinzhou City, stones, wood, and clay are piled up like small mountains, and thousands of people are busy working.
On the old site of the city, we can also see the initial outlines of the plan, and from this glimpse, we can imagine how magnificent the entire new Yinzhou City will be.
The arrival of 2,000 Wuhuan people, with more women than men, undoubtedly gave the working men a shot of stimulant.
When others learned about the affair that Tang Yanhai, Han Zhong and others had in Wuhuan that night, they were filled with longing and anticipation.
But when they saw the tall Karasuma women appear before their eyes, the men suddenly burst out with great strength and worked even harder.
"Head Zhao, you came back pretty quickly this time!"
As soon as Han Zhong, Lin Feng, Tang Yanhai and others saw Zhao Muyun, they came over to greet him.
Uncle Kui, Fourth Uncle and others naturally knew Han Zhong and Tang Yanhai. They greeted each other as soon as they met, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
After everyone greeted Zhao Muyun, they gathered in the center and waited for the next instruction.
Zhao Muyun naturally enjoyed the attention, and spoke in a somewhat official tone, slowly asking:
"Well, now that the road is open, things will go much faster! How is the city progressing? What difficulties are we facing? Have the Tartars come to scout?"
Han Zhong immediately replied, "Boss Zhao, the foundation has been laid. Everyone is very motivated, and the progress is even faster than our previous plan!"
"As for the difficulties, apart from the lack of manpower, there are no other problems."
Lin Feng also said: "In order to ensure the smooth construction of the city, we built a simple beacon tower three miles north of the city and dug three trenches. The excavated soil can be used to ram the city."
"Our reconnaissance has extended deep into the Xichuan grasslands. We hope to encounter a few Tartar tribes so we can plunder them like we did last time."
Tang Yanhai pouted, "It's a shame we ran for dozens of miles without seeing a single Tartar. What a disappointment."
"The Tartars must have been frightened by our intrusion into their rear last time. They have gathered their small tribes together to prevent such incidents from happening again."
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