I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

"But the toubobs in those places can't control that much, because no matter how important food is, they won't starve them. Their granaries are always full. They just need to know how to make money!"

"Then in time, the land of Tubo will be full of cattle and sheep. After all, instead of working in the field for a year and not being able to support yourself, and relying on the sky for food, it would be more convenient to herd cattle and sheep!"

Li Yuan frowned when he heard this, but Changsun Wuji asked directly,

"Shopkeeper Zhang, since Tubo will be my Tang's confidant in the future, why should I sell food to them? You know, Datang's Changping warehouse is often dissatisfied at the moment, and I can't even eat enough!"

Zhang Nuo smiled and shook his head,

"Old Sun, you forgot, my three kinds of fairy food will be released this year, and the two counties of Chang'an alone may be able to feed the entire Guanzhong, so why worry about not having enough food in the Tang Dynasty?"

"And in order to protect the grain farmers and prevent them from being hurt by cheap grain, it is absolutely possible to buy up those grains and sell some of them to Tubo!"

Changsun Wuji suddenly realized when he heard this. It turned out that he really forgot that the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang still had the big killer of immortal food in his hand.

Chapter 235 Asba Naturalization

Zhang Nuo's speech came to an end very quickly. After all, he was just a businessman. Even if he had the title of military official, it was just for the convenience of some things, and he couldn't get on the stage at all.

Therefore, in Zhang Nuo's view, a group of businessmen are sitting together to discuss how to deal with Tubo, so it's fine to talk casually. If you really want to think about it, it's a bit too much!

Otherwise, things have been done by you people, so why are those adults in the court doing it?

Li Shimin and others originally thought that Zhang Nuo's explanation would have to continue, but they didn't expect that Zhang Nuo would stop talking like this. He just explained two things in a hurry and then stopped.

But when they urged, Zhang Nuo used this reason to gag them, so that they really didn't know what to say. Does it have to show their identity?

Zhang Nuo didn't know the little Jiujiu in their hearts. Anyway, he wasn't an official right now, so why was he trying so hard to come up with ideas?

He didn't learn this, let alone the confrontation between countries. At the highest level, he has only been exposed to the level of confrontation with the restaurant across the street.

If you really want to say something clever and tricky, then you really flatter him.There is no way, the family background was too low in the previous life, I have never been exposed to these things, so I can only rely on the wisdom crystallization of some netizens to fool around.

In fact, putting aside major national affairs, Zhang Nuo and Lao Li and his gang can still have a good chat. Guang and Bo Wen remember by heart, even though he has never been to a few places, but he can't help surfing the Internet!

Even if it's just hearsay, the various knowledge Zhang Nuo received in later generations, especially the knowledge on these miscellaneous subjects, is really much better than ordinary people.

Just as these few people were chatting happily in the middle hall, Xingben drove the carriage to the West Market.

He was kicked out by Zhang Nuo and Li Shimin. Zhang Nuo hoped that he would take Asba, a businessman from the Western Regions who wanted to cooperate with him, to register his household registration. Tiaozi to mobilize manpower to monitor this Western Region businessman!

At this moment, foreigners don’t have any special privileges in Tang Dynasty. They always look like spies from an enemy country.

When Xingben arrived in West Market against the cold wind, his whole face was almost frozen stiff, and he bounced up and down several times before he recovered. He didn't bother to be greeted by the snotty guy at the door, so he just slipped in .

Asba has been very popular recently, and he doesn't even know how many times he has boasted in front of his old buddies that he is going to join the Datang household registration.

In the beginning, other businessmen from the Western Regions were naturally envious and jealous, and at the same time secretly inquired as to what path Asba had taken to get into the Datang household registration with an obvious appearance of a person from the Western Regions.

So in those few days, Asba basically spent every day in the restaurant, and the drinks at noon and night never stopped!

But Aspar just kept eating and drinking, but kept silent. Everyone spent a lot of money, but they didn't get any news, so they gave up their thoughts in the end.

After all, who doesn't want to become a Datang nationality, not to mention how much trouble will be reduced after naturalization, the tax savings alone are enough to tempt these penny-pinching businessmen.

But slowly, these merchants felt something was wrong. After blowing on the Aspar for several days, why didn't there be any movement?

This matter of naturalization is difficult to say, it is extremely difficult for businessmen from the Western Regions, but it is simple, as long as someone can open the way, it can be done by going to the Yamen.

It has been several days since Asba said that he will be naturalized, why has there been no movement?

It stands to reason that as long as the household registration is obtained, this Asba will definitely show off with his own blank. This has never come, is there any problem?

Or is it that Aspar himself is lying?

The eyes of the people looking at Asba are a little different these two days. Thanks to Asba, who is regarded as the most powerful group among the merchants in the Western Regions, they are quite prestigious. Pointing behind.

But if things go on like this and he can't get it out, then there will definitely be more rumors, and his brand name and prestige will be gone by then.

While Asba was waiting hopelessly, Xingben braved the wind and snow, hunched over and rushed in, jumping up and down, and the first sentence made Asba completely relieved.

"Who is Asba, who was ordered by the head of the family to lead people to apply for naturalization!"

When Asba heard this call in the cubicle, he immediately felt that it was a sound of heaven. Could it be that his prayer to Allah was finally answered?

But it's not time to pray for the time being. After silently thanking Allah in his heart, Asba rushed out immediately, looked at the ugly man in front of him with a smile and said,

"Hello, distinguished guest, the younger one is Aspar!"

Xingben looked at Asba up and down very impolitely for a while, and then said slowly,

"Then don't delay the matter, let's go, go to the yamen with XX!"

Asba's heart was already full of joy at this moment, but he was familiar with the rules of the Tang Dynasty and asked politely,

"Honorable guest, I have agreed with shopkeeper Zhang to go to the Zhuangzi outside the city to handover within ten days. I didn't expect you to come early. Why don't we leave before we have a cup of tea and a warm fire in the back room?"

Although Xingben looked like a grandson in front of Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo, he was unambiguous on the outside, so he curled his lips angrily and said,

"I don't want to drink tea. Hurry up and go to the yamen with XX. After finishing the work, XX will take you to see the Patriarch. The Patriarch has something to discuss with you! However, if you are not in a hurry about naturalization, XX really doesn't mind staying with you first." Eat it for a few days before going!"

Asbad was immediately cornered by Xingben's words, how could he not be in a hurry, and this shopkeeper, as the partner of His Majesty the Tang Emperor, actually made a deal in advance and had something to discuss with himself, which is obviously a good thing what!

Face is really worthless to merchants, especially those who wander around like Asba!

Obviously Xingben's words were so blunt, but Asba replied with a smile,

"Since you have a request, distinguished guest, let's go to the Yamen immediately, please!"

As he said that, he directly picked up the cloak that was put aside and hung it on his body, turned around and followed Xingben's buttocks to the Yamen!

Chapter 236 Aspar's Big Business

While the Western Market and the Western Regions businessmen were waiting to see Asba's jokes, no one expected that he would quietly handle the naturalization.

And as soon as it was done, the clerk took this household registration and told other people around the door. In fact, one aspect is to show off and wash away the stigma left before, and the other is to tell everyone that I am going to price goes up!

That's right, it's a price increase, and it's a very straightforward price increase only for merchants in the Western Regions!

The reason is very simple, he is a Datang person now, so he must follow the rules of the Datang person!

And the rules of the Tang Dynasty are very simple, even a rule that cannot be seen in any law, that is, things sold to foreigners must be more expensive than natives!

Although Asba had only been naturalized under the leadership of Xingben half an hour ago, he was familiar with the trading rules of the West Market, and without any hesitation, he immediately attacked the fellow countrymen.

Xingben was very satisfied seeing this scene, right? These foreigners are all furry. Although they don’t look like good people, they can still be educated. For example, this Asba is good. Very consciously.

Asba is still able to distinguish priorities, knowing that whether it is adjusting the price or showing off, in fact, he can do it at any time. Anyway, he has already naturalized, so when can he not show off?

The key point is that the miraculous shopkeeper Zhang is still waiting somewhere for him to negotiate a big deal right now. This kind of thing cannot be delayed.

So, just becoming a member of Datang, not a while after getting off the carriage, Asba arranged the affairs in the store, carried two jars of the best wine from the Western Regions, climbed into the carriage, and followed Xingben, Strolled away.

At this time, Aspar is excited, excited, longing, and apprehensive at the same time!

He didn't know that the magical shopkeeper Zhang who could take out a large number of glazed lion balls with a wave, what kind of big business is he talking to him, and how much can he earn?

Just as he was thinking wildly, the carriage stopped, and the coachman also whispered outside to remind him that he had arrived.

Asba shook his head, as if he wanted to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, and then got out of the car with two jars of fine wine from the Western Regions that he had never left.

But as soon as I got out of the car, I was a little confused when I saw the plaque in front of me. Didn't I talk about business with the shopkeeper?Why did you come to Li's mansion?

After all, Xingben had practiced in the imperial palace, and his ability to observe words and demeanor was many times stronger than that of ordinary generals. Seeing Aspar's bewildered look, he directly opened his mouth to explain,

"The head of the family came to visit friends in Chang'an City today. The head of this house is a member of the imperial family. He is a close friend with the head of the family. Besides, his status is very honorable. Don't lose your courtesy when you go later!"

Asba sighed silently in his heart, as expected, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang has a wide range of friends and contacts, and the people who came to visit Chang'an City are all royal relatives, and he can only hang around with his peers and some small customers.

But no matter how many things are pondering in my heart, I have to go in honestly right now and talk about it.

Holding the wine jar, Asba walked in behind Xingben silently, and then saw the mysterious and young shopkeeper Zhang who had discussed business with him a few days ago, and now he is sitting in the middle hall watching him.

When Asba got excited, he almost threw the wine jar in his hand away, but fortunately, he managed to retain a trace of reason, and hurriedly handed the wine jar to the servants around him, and said respectfully,

"Dear shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, your sincere friend Asba pays tribute to you, may Allah bless you!"

Zhang Nuo stood up with a smile and returned the salute, and then directly took Asba to a seat, but the ingenious thing is that Zhang Nuo did not introduce Lao Li and others to Asba immediately, but said,

"Asba, all of you here are my friends. Then, I would like to ask, if our transaction, I would like to change the form, would you like it?"

Asba was taken aback, why did he want to change again?Could it be that Xiao Zhang, the shopkeeper, arranged for someone to bring him naturalized to show his strength, so he wanted to increase the price?

But thinking of the arrogance of the middle-aged man named Xingben just now, but in fact, he should be a follower in Chang'an County Yamen, and he would directly go to the county magistrate when he almost entered, Asba thought for a while, as long as the price increases It's not too ruthless, I still agree to forget it, and treat it as making friends with powerful people.

It’s no wonder Asba raised Zhang Nuo too high. It’s because Xingben was too arrogant in the Chang’an county government before. He rushed directly in front of the county magistrate, and then asked the magistrate to arrange for someone to take Asba to go through the formalities.

It took only a few cups of tea before and after, and in Asba's view, the Chang'an household registration, which was extremely difficult, was obtained, while the uncle Xingben was drinking tea in the magistrate's room.

In fact, it is not to blame Xingben for being arrogant, but in Chang'an City, there is really no place he dare not go, it is just a small county government office, he just lifts up his robe a little to reveal the gold medal at his waist, and there is nothing What blind-eyed dared to step forward to block it.

As for the county magistrate, let alone the magistrate, he knew quite a few officials by His Majesty's side. Although it's hard to say what big things to do, but for a small matter of naturalization, don't worry too much. Simple.

Asba's heart turned a thousand times for a while, but he gritted his teeth and said with a smile on his face,

"Since the respected shopkeeper Xiao Zhang has other ideas, the transaction can naturally be adjusted!"

Zhang Nuo looked at Asbana who seemed to be pretending to be in place, but actually had a forced smile on his face, and didn't say anything, but said seriously,

"Before we agreed on [-] glazed three-color balls, the total price is [-] guan, and part of the cash will be deducted from property, but now I want to change it!"

After glancing at the increasingly nervous Asba, Zhang Nuo continued,

"In this way, I will give you three thousand grains, and I will not ask you for a penny in cash. I will allow you to go back to the Western Regions and sell them first, and then settle the settlement.

At the same time, the household registration has just been done for you, and you have seen my sincerity.So, can you do me a little favor! "

Zhang Nuo's words sounded extremely weird to Asba's ears!

What do you mean?Not only did the previous [-] sticks not increase in price, but the deal changed from [-] grains to [-] grains?No more cash?Settlement after selling the goods to yourself on credit?

What he cares most about in business is the funds at hand. If he doesn't need to put funds on the glazed clover ball, then his profit will be too much when he returns to the Western Regions this time.

But it was obviously a good thing, and it was beneficial to him anyway, but Asba hesitated because he was very worried about whether he could bear such a big kindness!

Chapter 237 The War Horse Has Hope

Zhang Nuo didn't give Asba much time to think, and said directly,

"Asba, you and I will sign an agreement later. I will sell you [-] glazed clover balls on credit. After you cash them out in the Western Regions, you only need to turn them into war horses for me in the grasslands and Western Regions. It’s enough for Datang to come!”

When Asba heard this request, his face was full of sadness, big brother, what made you think this matter is so simple, it sounds like eating and drinking water!

That is a war horse. No matter how stupid the Turks are, they would not sell them in large quantities to the Tang Dynasty. What's more, even if they were lucky enough to buy a few horses and escaped the siege and interception of the Turks, they might not be able to keep them after entering the customs. The bandit family, how can they bear it when they see a caravan war horse?

Besides, this shopkeeper Zhang, or Mr. Zhang, has such a big appetite. According to their transaction price of three thousand glazed clover balls, that is 15 guan. How many war horses do you have to buy? How could this kind of transaction be his? Can this kind of small businessman take over?

To be honest, the conditions of this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang are really attractive, and Asba really wants to climb this thigh, but he knows that if he doesn't make it clear, if he agrees easily but fails to do it, he may end up in trouble. Time to offend even more severely.

Thinking of this, Asba took a deep breath and said sincerely,

"Honorable shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, Asba salutes you. Your generosity is wider than the sky, but I have to refuse you, because my ability is limited, and I really can't buy war horses from outside the territory!"

Zhang Nuo looked at Aspar's apologetic expression and nodded, and the scene fell into silence for an instant.

Li Shimin and the others didn't speak. They knew how terrifying the horseshoes and stirrups Zhang Nuo made were, and they also knew how much this shopkeeper misses the cavalry.

So, it's better for them to watch the show quietly now!

Zhang Nuo is also sighing at the moment, it seems that there is still no way out, he originally thought that these Western Region merchants are not afraid of death, as long as there are profits, they can create some trade routes that did not exist before, and secretly bring in war horses, as long as they can If he entered the Datang area, he would be able to think of a way.

But now with Asbana's sincere refusal, he knew that this move might not work.

In fact, Lao Li and the others should have seen it. In fact, his worst plan was to buy decommissioned horses with damaged hooves from the Western Regions, and then re-service after shoeing the horses.

But generally, war horses that can persist until their hoof armor is worn out will actually have some other minor problems. After all, the environment that war horses face is completely different from that of ordinary horses.

But now there is no need to worry about it. I can only honestly think about how to get the retired war horse back into service. Don't think about other things, there is no hope.

Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo finally spoke,

"Asba, my friend, if I want you to buy war horses from outside the territory, instead of normal-use war horses, what about those horses whose hooves are worn out and decommissioned, can you buy them back?"

Hearing that Zhang Nuo finally spoke, Asba's heart suddenly relaxed, but after carefully thinking about what the shopkeeper said, Asba suddenly felt bad again.

Are you in a fight with a horse?Why is it still a war horse?

But if you think about it more carefully, retired war horse?

Of course Asba knew that he was also from a nomadic people, so he naturally knew that there were a lot of war horses with worn out hoofs that had to be retired, but did this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang want to use these horses for breeding?

But breeding doesn't cost that much. Although he doesn't know how much a retired warhorse costs, he knows that if all 15 horses are sold, the amount will be quite scary.