Chapter 137: Selling Materials (1)
Cons and his group were rushing to the imperial capital. When they were entering the first city on their way, a few civil servants surrounded by civil servants, excitedly blocking Cons and the people they regarded Cons as a merchant group and were preparing to collect passers-by taxes.
However, after Cons showed the pass of Lieutenant General's division commander, although the city guards made way, they still had an ugly face forbidden from pulling the horses and horses into the city to rest.
No one was surprised by this. After all, so many horses and giant carriages were enough to mess up the city.
It doesn't matter, Cons simply ordered camping and resting not far from the city. Anyway, the people were all full of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and food. They didn't have to go to the city to buy anything to be self-sufficient.
After camping, Oak immediately came forward to remind: "Everyone, after handing over the brigade's funds, we now have no copper plate in our pockets. Although we can be self-sufficient now, after arriving in the imperial capital, we will never be able to camp in the wild like we are now."
"Also, isn't it too swagger for us to do this now?"
Cons understood Zhaoyao very well. After all, he had been watched enough along the way. Just like the Piaocheng Guards would not run out to block the road to collect taxes by themselves. They nodded and said, "That's true, how should we solve it?"
Oak carefully considered the words and said, "Sir, we can sell most of the carriages, horses and supplies, and it is more appropriate to go on the road with money."
In fact, Oak hopes to get some money and take the lead for Cons after he arrives at the imperial capital. He is familiar with the situation in the imperial capital, but he understands very well that if he doesn't have money, he will almost be unable to move in the imperial capital.
"It doesn't matter if you sell the carriage, but is it a pity to sell the war horse? You must know that these are all extremely excellent war horses." Xiang Wen interrupted.
"If we don't sell the war horses, would we ask hundreds of us to arrive in the imperial capital with more than 7,000 war horses? That's too much. Do you want to be troubled by the powerful all the way?" Oak said with an eyebrow raised.
The poem was spoken silently.
Weijie immediately appeared: "Since we want to sell it, how about we sell it in the imperial capital? The price there must be several times higher than here."
Oak sighed and said, "You think I don't want it, but as Xiang Zhang said, we are all extremely excellent war horses. There are definitely many people who are jealous along the way. If the nobles on the road cause trouble for us, what can we do? If they come to the door, it would be good to sell a few sticks and gold coins."
"The twenty thousand-mile horses were sold?" Although she knew that the horses must be sold, Xiang Wen asked reluctantly.
Oak shook his head: "Thousand-mile horses cannot be sold. If you are in the imperial capital, a Thousand-mile horse is more effective than ten thousand gold coins."
"And the lord is from the marshal's personal guard. When he returns to the imperial capital, he will definitely visit the marshal. This thousand-mile horse is the best gift."
Hearing this, everyone present, including Cons nodded in recognition. Although Cons thought of returning to the capital to visit the marshal, he did not expect to give a gift. It seemed that Oak was indeed a very competent butler.
Wei Jie suddenly remembered something and asked, "Uncle, why do those two majors say that we only have 100 and 3 guards to enter the imperial capital with weapons?"
"You must know that the imperial capital does not restrict the people from bringing weapons in and out. According to regulations, it is impossible for adults to bring so many people into the imperial capital."
Xiang Wen interrupted and said, "Do they mean that adults can bring 100 to the imperial capital?"
Oak immediately shook his head and said, "This is impossible. After all, general-level officers enter and exit the imperial capital only need to lead a small team. There is only one school-level officer, and an adult is one major. What is possible for them to bring a full 130 guards into the imperial capital?"
"Then why do they say that? Are they uneasy?" Xiang Wen asked. He didn't think the two majors would kindly remind everyone.
Oak smiled and said, "They are indeed kind-hearted. You should know that in foreign countries, no one cares about how many servants you have, but in China, armed soldiers with more than their personal guards are rebelling and wanting to confiscate their families and exterminate their clans."
"Those two majors are reminding us that it is better to have only one hundred and three sets of weapons, otherwise you will be in trouble."
"Ah, there is such a rule? What should I do if other servants?" Xiang Wen, Weijie and Cons were stunned. They never knew that the empire had such rules.
Oak said with a relaxed expression: "This is very simple. Just tell the public that they are slaves. After all, slaves are private property. Huai will take care of how many wealthy households you take out?"
"Besides, the identity of the servant soldiers is just an armed slave, and they are all the same."
Everyone was relieved when they heard this. Anyway, slaves were just a name, so outsiders could not know that adults would not regard them as slaves at all.
As for the extra weapons, no one cares. Xianjie's words expressed everyone's thoughts: "It's okay to throw away those weapons and sell them. Anyway, after handing over the stock weapons of the original Fifth Brigade, what we now have are all the rags seized on the grassland, and there are not many of them that are good."
After Oak finished his opinion, he asked for instructions like Cons: "Sir, what do you think about it?"
Although I know that everyone will definitely agree with their opinions, I have to ask for instructions. Taking care of myself is a taboo for being a subordinate.
Cons nodded and said, "Each person leaves two mounts and about two months of food and grass, and the weapons leave one hundred and three sets of sabers and bows and arrows. Sell the others, and you will be responsible for this matter."
"Yes, my subordinates will definitely sell this batch of supplies at the best price."
After Oak received the order, he immediately began to assign tasks: "Weijie, take people to the city to inquire about whoever needs our supplies nearby. From now on, we will automatically inquire about information whenever we go to a place. After all, we cannot sell them in one place. A single place can not absorb so much of our supplies."
"Xiang Zhang, take people to pick two of the best war horses for each of us, and leave them to me for the counting of the supplies."
Hearing Oak's trip, Xiangwen pulled Liu Bin and left.
Weijie immediately became busy, and the forgotten Retrekley could only serve as a guard next to Cons like Black Wolf.
In this way, Cons started selling supplies while walking.
Among the supplies of Cons, war horses are the best sold. The fools can see that the Imperial horses are very different from them compared to them.
Oak just revealed his intention to sell war horses. Local nobles, merchants and officers flocked to buy them. The price of one hundred gold coins was no one bargained at all. And judging from the expressions of these buyers, it seemed that the price was a waste of inspection.
If it hadn't been foreseen that the two thousand-mile horses were gifts to the Marshal, if it weren't for the fact that there were no prominent nobles in these border provinces, these twenty thousand-mile horses would have been forcibly bought by the powerful and powerful for a long time.
Seeing these buyers excited, Oak knew how many gold coins had been earned by those smugglers who were prominent and smuggled back and forth in the grassland and empire. They even regretted that they had offered too low prices. However, the price had been shouted out now, and changing the words was equivalent to slapping himself in the face, so they could only grit their teeth and admit it.
When the local garrison got the news, the more than 60 war horses sold were already gone. Most of the local garrison wanted to buy all the remaining more than 2,000 war horses in one breath, but Oak refused.
First, the military purchasing personnel not only offer low prices, but also demand kickbacks. Second, there is a large number of powerful people who have received the news and are waiting to buy it. It is better for the military to offend the purchasing personnel than offend so many powerful people. After all, he is just a temporary guest appearance as a merchant.
Most of the people who rushed to buy war horses were officers and nobles, while those who rushed to buy giant horses were all merchants. The price of these carriages was a bit expensive, and each carriage sold for 15 gold coins, but this price made Oak very unhappy, because in the prairie, the price of this carriage was definitely several times more expensive than that of a war horse. I didn't expect that this carriage was so worthless in the empire.
The third valuable thing is the fur that was originally bought after being a big hit. Oak didn't care about it and planned to sell it all to the merchant at once.
However, Xiangwen's natural attack is completely a woman. With the ability to surprise men, she easily divided the fur into different levels. Except for leaving a few super furs as gifts, everything else was sold according to the level, and the gold coins she got were many times higher.
In this regard, Oak only has the disadvantage.
As for those extra weapons, there is nothing we can do about it. Selling them to the weapon store at a low price like scrap iron is equivalent to making some pocket money transactions.
Among these materials, the least valuable thing that cannot be sold is food and grass.
In fact, it is not that I can't sell it, but the price is equal to half selling and half giving away, not even one-third of the market price. I can't bear to leave Oak, who is so cheap, so I had to leave ten horses to carry them for two months after asking Cons, and all the others were given to the poor for free.
Anyway, it's not worth it, so it's better to expand your popularity.
Sure enough, as Oak thought, most of the poor in Vinci knew of a philanthropist named Cons Rarenter.
Of course, the incident of Cons selling supplies all the way came to the ears of the generals who knew her in the Vinci Provincial Security Division, including the commander of the First Brigade, smiled it out of his mind. They would not care about it. First, they did not think that Cons's supplies could be exchanged for many gold coins, and second, gold coins were not what they were seeking for by general officers.
In this way, Cons and his party sold supplies everywhere without any obstacles. When they left Vinci, Cons was actually a man from heaven and a man from the military camp.
Cons and his party, who had a carriage of 1,500 horses and about 700 people, walked on the land not only no longer the attention of everyone, but also had a much faster speed.
On the way, Oak secretly told Cons a number: 756,710 gold coins. This money was enough to load a giant carriage.
When I heard this number, Cons, who had once owned a large amount of gold coins, was also shocked. With such a simple sales of materials, I got a monthly military pay equivalent to a regular division. Is it really so profitable for business?
Cons remembered the fact that business can obtain funds significantly. He served as the chief of military logistics for more than half a year. Cons, who managed the expenses of various trivial affairs in daily life, did not have no feelings for money as before.
Even a saint, as long as he is a grassroots logistics officer who has been in charge of a period of time, he will understand the importance of money.
Cons was a little grateful to the military for appointing himself as the logistics officer, otherwise he would not have had such a deep understanding of the importance of money, as he had been on the front line for many years.
Cons, who understands this, also understands that he knows nothing about capital operation and investment methods. Although Oak seems to have only a slight understanding of capital investment, he is better than himself. So Kang does not hesitate to hand over so many gold coins to Oak for management. Anyway, if he wants money, he will just take it with Oak.
Oak, who accepted the order, did not refuse. He had long positioned himself as Lord Cons's housekeeper. Helping him manage assets was his task. For this day, he had long learned some methods of capital operation, and now he would try it carefully.
Cons, who was escorting a car of gold coins, quickly left the territory of Vinci Province, and then with a large-scale slimming team and the certificate issued by the Lieutenant General Division Commander, Cons and his group were finally able to stay in the city.
However, Cons still attracted the attention of the world. Think of a small major, with one hundred and thirty guards and nearly six hundred followers. Not only did everyone have two tall horses, but there were also ten huge horses carrying personal belongings. What's more, it was to directly book the best and largest hotel accommodation in the city. If you were a local snake, what would you think of this major?
Chapter completed!