Go back to ancient times to be a royal merchant

Spring is the season when everything comes back to life. Apart from wild vegetables, there are many things in the mountains. Tian Ding stands at the foot of the mountain and looks up the mountain, but he can only look at it. His age and height do not allow him to bring a woman into the mountain.Looking back at the mountain step by step, Tian Ding was a little disappointed.The sister-in-law looked at Tianding and found it funny, so she joked a few words, and then added, "Wait for your elder brother to go to the mountain next time, and let him take you and Baodan around."

The eyes of the little boy who followed his mother were shining. He wanted to go up the mountain for a long time, but his father kept saying that he was too young to take him. This time, it was thanks to Uncle Tian Ding.Seeing that Uncle Tian Ding didn't answer, the little boy was afraid that if Uncle Tian Ding didn't go, he couldn't follow him into the mountain, so he ran to Uncle Tian Ding's side and tugged at Uncle Tian Ding's clothes.Looking at Xiao Douding, Tian Ding understood instantly, and hurriedly responded to his sister-in-law's words.The mountains are full of treasures, especially mountains like this one that have not been developed by future generations.It's a pity that he didn't have a chance to enter the mountain before the next market.

The siblings came home with a basket of wild vegetables, and Xiu Yun showed a little pride on her face. Although the harvest was far less than that of her sister-in-law, at least she knew one or two. In the future, she could go to the foot of the mountain to dig alone, and add food to the family. some food.Tian Ding rested his chin, wondering what he was thinking.After hearing her elder brother's praise, Xiu Yun blushed slightly and was a little shy. She had heard too many good words and compliments since she was a child, and it was far from what made her happy this time. Perhaps it was because of the different environment that she felt differently.

Having made an appointment with the people in the village to go to the market, Tian Ding has indescribable emotions, nervous?Excited?Or other emotions?Tian Ding suffered from insomnia for no reason. In his previous life, he did not suffer from insomnia after graduating and looking for a job. He was not nervous when he successfully negotiated his first business deal. He was not excited when facing successful people and high-ranking people. He didn't seem to be afraid when it came to animals and plants, but why now he has too many emotions and can't sleep.

Before dawn, Wang Xiubo left the house with his younger brother in his arms, arrived at the appointed place and waited for the ox cart, and greeted people he knew softly when he saw them.Most of the people who went to the town were women, and most of them brought things to the town to sell to supplement their household expenses.Wang Xiubai also has a few pieces of embroidery belonging to his younger sister, and he is going to sell them in the town, and then buy some things for the family.The women chatted happily, and I don't know where they got so much to talk about, and their voices were still high-pitched. Wang Xiubo was worried that his brother would be woken up.Tian Ding woke up early, but he didn't want to open his eyes. It was still dark and he didn't sleep well last night. Naturally, he wanted to be lazy for a while, so he could rest up his energy and wait for the market.

The women sitting in the bullock cart watched Wang Xiubai holding Tianding, and jokingly said, in the village, six or seven-year-old children run all over the village, wild up the mountains and down the river, how can they find someone to hug, even if they are lazy They want to be hugged, but no one will hug them. Firstly, six- and seven-year-old children have already gained weight and are too heavy to hold. Second, they want the children to feel that they are adults and know how to work.Wang Xiubai just smiled at what the women said, and gently patted his brother on the back.

The bullock cart swayed for a long time before entering the city. He heard the uncle driving the cattle talking to the soldiers guarding the city gate, so Tian Ding rubbed his eyes and tried to get away from his elder brother's arms.The women made fun of Tian Ding one after another, and Tian Ding didn't even lift his eyelids as if he didn't hear what the woman said.

When entering the town, my uncle parked the car, and the people in the car got out of the car hurriedly, and headed towards the market. The two brothers followed behind the villagers. There were many shops, wine shops, and tea shops along the way. There are quite a few, and there are also two pharmacies, tailors, grocery stores, blacksmiths, etc. There are also quite a few miscellaneous shops.Tian Ding took his brother into the grocery store for a simple reason. First, he wanted to see what was inside, and second, he wanted to know that the things inside were worthy of the name of "North-South Link" for groceries.

The things in the grocery store cannot be said to be complete, but they are worthy of the name of the store.After walking around inside and asking about the price, Tian Ding at least knew the prices in the town.Because Wuzhen is well connected, prices are a bit high, but they are much lower than those in the capital.The reason why Tian Ding knew the price of goods in the capital was because he saw the expression on his elder brother's face, and he knew it after he casually asked after he left the grocery store.When I was living in the capital, I saw a lot of rare things, and the asking price was extremely high. I also had a few of them at home. I thought they were valuable things, and they were taken away when the house was ransacked. There are many fractions in the capital.It is foreseeable that the price of goods in the capital is high, but the big difference is not foreseeable by Tianding.Tian Ding didn't ask his elder brother if anyone checked. The question was very stupid. If someone checked, the grocery store would have been closed long ago.

Regarding the blatant price difference of the grocery store, Tian Ding only thought of one possibility, that the owner of the grocery store had someone above him.Tian Ding was not surprised by this behavior, but Wang Xiubai was filled with righteous indignation.Tian Ding was very helpless, and couldn't help thinking of his father who should be the breadwinner of the family. In an instant, Tian Ding decided to brainwash his elder brother, so that he could not let his elder brother follow in his father's footsteps. Look at what his father taught his elder brother. He used to only read sage books , I don't know how to share my worries, and now I want to take responsibility, but I don't know how to start at all.There is nothing wrong with reading, but at least you should use the book flexibly instead of reading it dead!There is also the way of being an official. Tian Ding doesn't know much, but there are some principles that are interlinked.From Tian Ding's point of view, his father seems to think that if he is not greedy for money, he is a good official and an upright official, isn't it good at all?What did he do for the royal family, what did he do for the people?

Perhaps the father has done something extraordinary, but when Tian Ding asked the elder brother what his father had accomplished, the elder brother was silent for a long time without answering, and he had to make Tian Ding feel that his father had fallen into the eyes of the late emperor before he was mentioned. The position of prime minister.Tian Ding didn't want to maliciously speculate on his father's achievements. In his impression, his father always had an inscrutable look on his face. Before the new emperor ascended the throne, his father knew that the new emperor didn't like him, so he planned to resign and return to his hometown. one chip.Everyone understands that the high position suddenly disappears, and there will be a gap. But when there is still a large family to support, he is devastated and throws the family to the eldest son who only studies and does not know how to make a living, and thinks things too simply, which makes Timing unable to understand , Could it be that they have a generation gap across the century?

Stopping in his tracks, Tian Ding looked at his elder brother with an angry look, and opened the product after a short silence, "Why does elder brother think they can achieve such a big difference in price?"

"It's not that the interests of the businessman are blind." Wang Xiubai said without thinking.

Tian Ding shook his head, his eldest brother was really stupid in studying, and he still had to find a job to work for others, Tian Ding felt that his eldest brother would not be able to do it for long. "Brother, can you calculate how long it will take to deliver the goods to the capital from here, how to prevent accidents on the goods, how much tax will be charged on the way to Beijing, how much will be the cost along the way, the staff in the store, the shopkeeper How much wages are paid, the tax money needed to open a shop, and how much money the shop has, all of which require money to be apportioned on the goods. Sprinkle the money."

"This...seems to make sense. It's because the eldest brother didn't think carefully." Wang Xiubo didn't realize why his younger brother knew this, and nodded in agreement.

Tian Ding didn't know what to say at all, and he could accept it humbly when he knew his mistake, which showed that his elder brother was not a self-willed person, but it still made him feel powerless, as if he had punched cotton.Shaking his head, Tianding walked towards the market not far away.

There are more small vendors in the market. The ones with carts have to pay rent, which has to be paid on a monthly basis. No matter whether there is a market or not, they can sell their stalls. If you put something on the ground, you only need to pay a copper coin when you leave, but you can only put something on the market, and the goods on display cannot be too expensive.Tian Ding tightly pulled his elder brother's skirt, looked around, there were many people selling food, there were several shops selling noodles, but they were all noodles in clear soup, at most they could add some stewed pork.There are quite a few embroidery sellers, but one can tell that the fabric and thread are not very good. As for the embroidery workers, Tian Ding thinks that sister Ho will be very confident when she sees the embroidery in the market.

My sister's embroidery will not be sold in the market. Tian Ding just observed it. There are no real masters in the market. Some people look at the clothes on their bodies, but they have a big "servant" note on their heads. Looking around, and there is not much silver on him.My sister's embroidery can be classified as mid-range, and it's cheap, but Tian Ding thinks it's a loss, and it's more expensive. People who go to the market are afraid that no one will pay a big price for embroidery, and they are not big.

On the way back, Wang Xiubo and the groom went to the tailor shop to sell the embroidery of the Wang family. Even if they saw embroidery on the street stall, they never thought of selling it in the market.The two walked around, and Tian Ding had an idea in his mind. The first pot of gold still depends on food, and they should first solve their immediate problem of lack of money.The two withdrew from the market, Wang Xiubai's face was almost wrinkled into a bun, he couldn't figure out why his younger brother sold himself into the water, even if they had no money, they could still buy a catty of meat.

Tim Ding was too lazy to talk to his eldest brother, so when he passed by the pharmacy, he asked his elder brother to call for a doctor, and Tim Ding was going to sell his sister's embroidery. After comparison, Tian Ding felt that the money he sold before was a little bit of a loss.Tianding didn't go to the tailor shop, but to the grocery store they had been to before.

Although Wang Xiubai could understand that the businessman just wanted to make money, he was still uncomfortable with the huge price difference, and he didn't think the other party could accept the embroidery.He didn't want to enter the shop, so he kept watching his younger brother outside. After a while, he saw his younger brother handing out a handkerchief embroidered with plum blossoms. Wang Xiubai began to regret letting his younger brother go in alone. If the other party cheated his younger brother, he would definitely be very sad. Yes, why is my younger brother not a little bit defensive, just pass the thing over, and he can just hold it so that the other party can't see it.What Wang Xiubo was thinking, Tian Ding didn't know, if he knew, he would probably look up to the sky and sigh.