Chapter 116

After the treasure map was handed over to Feng Shuo, Feng Shuo immediately ordered people to verify the authenticity of the treasure map, and then secretly sent a troop to the treasure location to search for the treasure.

Emperor Feng Shiyan had already promised to exchange 3,000 stones of grain for Jiang Yanxi, and this time, all the former dynasty's former subordinates who had infiltrated Xizhou, led by the former empress's maid, had been arrested.

After throwing away Jiang Yanxi, the hot potato, the remaining former dynasty's former subordinates entrenched outside the pass would flock to the court in order to rescue Jiang Yanxi, and would no longer focus on Xizhou.

The military funds that Jiang Yanyi raised from the Chamber of Commerce were used to buy horses.

Horses in Xizhou are cheap in winter because of the lack of fodder. Once the fat and strong horses become thin, they don't look like good horses and can't be sold at a good price. But people who deal with war horses in the army all year round can tell at a glance how strong a horse is.

In the peak season, the lowest price for a war horse is 20 taels of silver. It is a big business for Xizhou Camp to buy more than 5,000 war horses at one time. In addition, Chi Qing's eloquence successfully lowered the price of a horse to 15 taels of silver.

A small heavy cavalry unit consisting of 5,000 people has begun training in secret. At the same time, Jiang Yanyi's porcelain business, which he had previously started, also had good news.

She ordered 100 pieces of porcelain and asked a caravan to transport them outside the Great Wall for sale. However, the porcelain, which was not selling well inside the Great Wall, was very popular outside the Great Wall, and the price increased by nearly ten times.

When Bing Shao handed the silver he earned to Jiang Yanyi, he could not hide his excitement: "Boss, you have a sharp eye. There is no business that you don't make money from!"

Although Jiang Yanyi was happy, she was handling more money now, and gradually she would not show her joy about such a small business. She asked: "The caravan that sold porcelain for us is probably buying porcelain in large quantities now?"

Bing Shao put away the smile on his face and said: "Boss, you guessed right. As soon as the caravan returned to Xizhou, it went to the porcelain kiln to buy porcelain. I plan to go to the porcelain kiln after asking for your permission. How much porcelain do you think we should order this time?"

How could the caravan that did business for them not be tempted when they saw the huge profits of porcelain outside the Great Wall?

To make a business in a market successful, the first mover advantage plays a big role.

At present, this caravan is the only one competing with them for the porcelain business outside the Great Wall, but in the future, more people will join in to share the cake.

Jiang Yanyi thought for a moment and said, "Eighty percent of the porcelain in the kiln has been bought by that caravan. If we place an order, we will have to wait until after the New Year for the kiln to deliver the goods. There is no need to rush for this."

Bing Shao thought that the opportunity to make money at a price that has increased tenfold was right in front of him, so how could he not be anxious? He thought that it was the previous donation from the Chamber of Commerce, and Jiang Yanyi invested all the cash on hand, and said, "Boss, if the silver is not enough, we can find three "Master, I'll lend you some money!"

Jiang Yanyi's abacus beads clattered as she checked the accounts in the account book: "The government may take over the porcelain kiln after the year."

Jiang Yanyi didn't plan to monopolize the porcelain kiln business alone. First, she didn't have enough start-up funds, and second, the wealthy businessmen in the Chamber of Commerce had spent a lot of money raising military supplies, so they had to give them some sweet treats. The porcelain kiln business outside the Great Wall was a good sweet date.

If she took this cake all by herself, it would definitely arouse jealousy. At that time, not to mention that the caravan would compete with her for the porcelain business outside the Great Wall, even other people in the Chamber of Commerce would not let it go.

It was not a wise choice for her to be the enemy of the entire Chamber of Commerce. As her business grew bigger, Jiang Yanyi also understood a truth: sometimes it is better to give up some of the benefits appropriately and gain a large number of allies than to cling to those benefits and be attacked from all sides.

After the government took over the porcelain kiln, the emblem on the bottom of the porcelain produced by the kiln must be changed. The prices of porcelain of the same quality in the market are different, which depends to a large extent on the kiln emblem. If the caravan buys porcelain at this time, it will be fine if it can be sold before the New Year. If it waits until after the New Year, the price will be several times lower.

In order to regulate the market at that time, the porcelain shipped out of the customs must have documents issued by the government before it can be shipped out of the customs. The first people to get the customs clearance documents must be people in the Chamber of Commerce.

Let the government supervise the porcelain kilns, the biggest initiative is still in her hands, but those old foxes in the Chamber of Commerce have got a share of the cake, so naturally they don't want others to have a share. If someone else wants to get in and do this business, the Chamber of Commerce can work together to squeeze them out.

After Jiang Yanyi said this, Bing Shao understood, and the dissatisfaction in his heart because the caravan took away their porcelain business as soon as they came back also disappeared.

He thought of another thing: "Boss, why don't we get a caravan of our own?"

Salt and iron are monopolized by the government, but those who make their fortunes by doing tea or rice business have their own caravans, traveling all over the country to do business.

Bing Shao thought that they would have to sell porcelain outside the Great Wall in the future, and it would be more reassuring to have their own caravan. If they kept hiring other caravans, Bing Shao was afraid that those caravans would enrich themselves.

Jiang Yanyi originally planned to be just a middleman. She would buy porcelain from the porcelain kiln at wholesale prices, and then rent other people's caravans to sell outside the Great Wall. She would not have to calculate the cost of maintaining a caravan, just like the e-commerce business in the future. She only needed to distribute and ship goods, and leave the logistics to the logistics company, saving worry and effort.

Now that Bing Shao said this, Jiang Yanyi also thought that in this era, buyers and buyers could not communicate with each other all the time. It would be more reliable to have her own caravan. The caravan could go to the Great Wall to sell porcelain, and it could also help her find chili peppers.

It would be great if she could find the place of origin to buy in large quantities. Pepper is more valuable than gold in this dynasty. Once her peppers are planted on a large scale, they will definitely replace pepper.

The peppers she planted in the greenhouse of Feng Mansion are already all red, and she is just waiting to rent land for sowing in the spring.

Jiang Yanyi thought for a while and said, "You and Yang Xiu should do this together. You must recruit reliable people."

There are sand bandits outside the pass who often attack caravans. Therefore, half of the caravans are martial artists. If you want to communicate with the people in a place, you must have a guide who is proficient in the local language.

Bing Shao agreed with a happy face. Jiang Yanyi

turned around and told Feng Shuo about the idea of ​​the government taking over the porcelain kiln. Feng Shuo thought for a while and figured out the pros and cons of it. He raised his eyebrows

and said to Jiang Yanyi, "Why didn't I realize before that you are also a business genius." Jiang Yanyi glared at him, "Don't bully me." Feng Shuo laughed and said, "This is not bullying, it's complimenting." After hearing his words, Jiang Yanyi stretched out his hand to him with confidence, "Then what reward do you plan to give?" Feng Shuo said cautiously, "I just happen to have a gift that can be shown off." Jiang Yanyi was just joking at first, but seeing his expression, he was really curious, "What gift?" Feng Shuo stood up from behind the desk, "You'll know when I take you to see it." Jiang Yanyi followed him out in a daze.

There were more than a dozen horses in the stables of Feng Mansion, each of them was strong and healthy, with shiny and glossy fur.

Feng Shuo's Wuyun horse seemed to have heard his footsteps from afar, and it hooted in the stables.

The stable manager saw Feng Shuo coming in person and hurried forward to greet him: "Your Majesty."

When Wuyun horse saw Feng Shuo, it began to kick the partition of the stable excitedly.

Seeing this, Feng Shuo said, "Let it out."

The groom opened the door of the stable and held the reins tightly, but was still dragged by the black cloud horse. Several grooms came forward together but failed to control it. Just when they were worried about causing trouble, the black cloud horse ran to Feng Shuo, turned around excitedly for a few circles, and then calmed down.

Feng Shuo raised his hand and touched the mane on the black cloud horse's head, saying, "I'm busy these days, I'll take you out for a few laps another day."

The black cloud horse exhaled a large amount of white mist when it snorted.

Jiang Yanyi felt that he was splashed with a lot of spit, and quickly took a step back. Feng Shuo laughed twice when he saw this, and Jiang Yanyi stared at him angrily.

Feng Shuo patted Wu Yun's head and ordered the groom beside him: "Lock Wu Yun back into the stable."

Poor Wu Yun, he thought he could go out for a stroll, but his dog-like owner turned around and locked him back.

Feng Shuo lifted his foot and continued to walk forward. Jiang Yanyi followed him and asked, "You don't want to give me a horse, do you?"

They had already reached the stable, and Jiang Yanyi could guess that Feng Shuo didn't think it was strange. He said, "I said before that I would teach you to ride a horse in spring. A few days ago, when Han Tuo went to choose horse breeds, he happened to buy a Snowland horse. It's just right for you."

After experiencing Wu Yun's spit, Jiang Yanyi thought he was not interested in any horses now, but when Feng Shuo ordered the groom to lead the Snowland horse out, Jiang Yanyi was still amazed.

The Snow Horse was much shorter than Feng Shuo's Black Cloud Horse, but it had a well-proportioned body, long limbs, and its fur was pure white like snow. If it weren't for the sharp horn on its head, Jiang Yanyi would have suspected that the horse was the legendary unicorn.

"So beautiful." Jiang Yanyi never denied that she was a beauty lover, but she soon thought of a puzzling question and looked at Feng Shuo eagerly: "I don't have a stable."

Feng Shuo glanced at her and said: "Keep it here. Whenever you want to ride it, just come and lead it."

He took the reins from the groom and said to Jiang Yanyi: "This is a mare with a gentle temperament. You can touch it."

Jiang Yanyi reached out and touched the beautiful mane on the neck of the Snow Region Horse. The horse really stood there quietly, only tilting its head to nudge Jiang Yanyi's hand, with a pair of black and bright eyes, as if it understood human nature.

This surprised Jiang Yanyi.

Feng Shuo looked at the undisguised joy in her eyes and his expression softened unconsciously: "Do you want to ride the horse for a walk?"

Jiang Yanyi pulled the reins hesitantly: "Now?"

Feng Shuo nodded.

Jiang Yanyi said in embarrassment: "I don't know how to ride a horse."

Feng Shuo said: "I'll teach you."

Wu Yun, who had just been driven back to the stable, was dragged out again, but Wu Yun was still in high spirits and was not angry at all for the fickleness of his master.

Seeing the Snowland Horse that was much shorter than him, Wu Yun walked over it with a proud attitude and came to Feng Shuo, and snorted loudly, as if looking down on the Snowland Horse.

The Snowland Horse avoided to the side like a bullied young wife.

Jiang Yanyi defended his son: "Your horse seems to be hostile to my horse."

Feng Shuo touched Wuyun's raised head and said with a smile: "Wuyun has a bad temper. Almost all the horses in the stable have been bullied by him."

Jiang Yanyi glanced at the snowy horse and hurriedly said: "Then change the stable for my horse and keep it away from your horse!"

Feng Shuo agreed with a smile.

There were pedestrians on the streets in the city from time to time. It was not convenient to learn to ride a horse, so Feng Shuo took Jiang Yanyi to the outskirts of the city.

The weather without snow was even colder. The snow on the roadside had melted halfway, revealing the brown grass stems. The snow on the branches condensed into small pieces of ice, shining with a light golden luster in the morning light.

Jiang Yanyi sat on the horse's back wearing a cherry-colored awning, but she still felt the wind blowing from all directions, making her shrink her neck.

Feng Shuo followed her on his black cloud horse, correcting her from time to time: "Your posture of holding the reins is wrong. Press one end of the reins with your thumb, and pinch the other end with your ring finger and little finger."

"Pinch the horse's belly with your calf. A light force means walking slowly, and a strong force means running."

After practicing for more than half an hour, Jiang Yanyi can now basically sit on the horse's back independently, and she can control it even if she pinches the horse's belly and trots.

This process from not knowing how to do it to knowing how to do it, Jiang Yanyi still feels quite accomplished.

She couldn't hide her bright smile. She turned her head and asked Feng Shuo between the snowy forest and the jade trees, smiling sweetly: "How about turning?"

Feng Shuo patiently demonstrated to her: "Put your right leg back to hold the horse's belly, and your left leg forward to hold the horse's shoulder. At the same time, pull the left rein to the left to turn left. Try it."

Learning a turn is easy, but turning right is the opposite of turning left. Jiang Yanyi always mixed up the position of holding the horse's belly, and once she almost fell off the horse.

She didn't expect to learn to ride a horse in one morning. Although the tip of her nose was red from the wind, she still looked satisfied.

On the way back, Jiang Yanyi drove the Snowland Horse slowly and walked side by side with Feng Shuo. The sky in the distance and the snow-covered mountains had blurred the dividing line.

Feng Shuo turned his head and asked her, "When are you going back to the Chu family?"

In two days it will be New Year's Day, and she and Chu Yangui will have to go back to the Chu family to celebrate the New Year.

Jiang Yanyi held the reins and said, "We'll go tomorrow."

Feng Shuo nodded and said nothing more.

Jiang Yanyi had heard about the Queen Mother's madness and ignorance. Thinking that he would have to celebrate the New Year alone in the huge palace, Jiang Yanyi felt a little soft-hearted: "Feng Shuo, Happy New Year, I'm telling you in advance, it's better to say it earlier than later."

Feng Shuo turned his head to look at her, leaned out of the horse with most of his body, put his long arms around her, and kissed her on the lips: "I'll find you when the time comes and hear you say it again."