"What's happening in such a hurry!" Nurhachi frowned and looked at Li Yongfang who ran in happily.

"Great Khan! Li Xiao is willing to send Ba Beile back, but the condition is that he hopes that we will stop our troops and make a truce. We will not invade Jinzhou again!" Li Yongfang bowed, with a cheerful tone in his tone.

"Oh, there is such a thing. What about the previous conditions?" Nurhachi's eyes immediately widened, he stood up, walked a few steps, and walked to Li Yongfang.

"The previous conditions will continue to be implemented, but the person is back. If the Khan doesn't want to comply with the conditions, it doesn't really matter. After all, the most important thing is that Babeile comes back. The slave made the decision without authorization and agreed to Li Xiao's conditions. He agreed to Li Xiao no longer When attacking Jinzhou, the two sides will use the Daling River as the boundary and will not interfere with each other."

In the main hall, Nurhaci, Daishan and Dorgon looked at each other, their eyes full of suspicion.

Houjin suffered heavy losses this time, and logically speaking, it should be a good opportunity for the Ming army to attack. Even if Nurhaci was killed, he did not believe that Li Xiao would not want to regain Liaoyang, Shenyang, Fushun, Tieling and other places.

But Li Xiao did not attack, but was busy negotiating a peace with himself. What the hell is this?

"Father Khan and Son Chen feel that this time we have suffered heavy losses, but the Ming army has also suffered heavy losses. We have no ability to fight anymore, and in fact they have no ability to fight anymore. That's why Li Xiao put forward the conditions to stop the troops and negotiate peace. This war For him, he also needs to take a good rest before he can recover." Dorgon thought for a moment and said to Nurhaci.

"Father, what I said is what I thought. The Ming army in Jinzhou City should have been killed more than 10,000 people, and the number of injured would be even more. We need to recuperate and recuperate, and they also need to recuperate and recuperate. Since Li Yongfang has agreed If Li Xiao is killed, I think it is better to call off the troops and make a truce.

After each banner has regained its strength, it will not be too late to fight again." Daishan also stood up.

Nurhaci looked at the three people standing opposite. He still didn't understand what kind of character Li Xiao was. Logically speaking, Li Xiao would never give up the fat he had obtained and just put Huang Taiji back.

Only a ghost would believe that Hou Jin would fulfill the previous contract after releasing the person back. If Li Xiao was so stupid, his bones would have been beating drums long ago.

Perhaps Dorgon and Daishan were right. Li Xiao suffered heavy casualties this time and needed to recuperate. With the Daling River as the boundary, Houjin actually did not suffer. On the contrary, Houjin seemed to have taken some advantage. .

"You have done a good job in this job. You have recorded the meritorious personnel, and I will be rewarded by this Khan. Go tell Haug and send someone to bring his Ama back."

"Hey!" Li Yongfang agreed, turned around and left.

If you want to find one of the liveliest places outside the capital, it has to be Tongzhou. The grain transported from the north disembarks here and enters Beijing by land. Most of the merchants traveling from south to north also gather here. The land price in the capital is expensive, and the ships are unloaded. All goods placed are stored here.

Some large traders built contiguous warehouses in Tongzhou. This place has become a distribution center for the capital's goods.

Not long ago, a businessman called Biianfang suddenly appeared. I don’t know where to get a lot of ginseng and mink skins, as well as high-quality dongzhu. There are also a lot of extremely expensive glassware, and the most exorbitant one is from Farmers purchase top-quality agricultural products.

Moreover, the quantity is very large, and we see horse-drawn carriages transporting it into the capital every day. I heard that no less than ten cheap shops have opened in the capital.

In this winter, all the merchants felt sour just looking at his goods. Some of them were even jealous because they also sold skinned ginseng and glassware from the West. Their goods were shipped every day.

When shipping goods, there will be very few people at home.

When Li Xiao walked into the gate of Bianyifang, Xie Youcai had already been waiting at the door with his hands in his hands. Next to him stood the fifth master, who was dressed in fur and wrapped like a house sparrow.

"See my boss." Xie Youcai bowed and saluted.

"It's all your fault, isn't it?" Li Xiao looked at the contiguous warehouse and walked inside. Master Wu and Xie Youcai were following behind. Xie Youcai saw where Li Xiao was looking and started to explain.

This is the most primitive logistics business. All goods transported from various places are concentrated here, and then transported to the Bianyifang supermarket in the capital for sale.

The goods are distributed uniformly, so that Biianfang Supermarket has become the merchant with the most complete categories and the most reasonable prices in Beijing. If a large family buys too much, there will be a discount at the end of the month. The goods list for the month will also be sent to the house for supply.

Mistress checks.

"There is rice in these warehouses. According to your instructions, it is all made into ten-jin and twenty-jin bags. All of them are high-quality Korean rice and Japanese rice. In fact, our rice from Liaodong is also good, and the rice poured out by the water of the Liao River.

It's shiny when steamed.

It's a pity that the land has been barren and unproductive due to the war with the Tatars over the years. Otherwise, that would be the most marketable thing. It is far better than these. You see, the warehouse over there is the rice they trafficked from the south of the Yangtze River. Once it is put into the pot

When steamed, it turns into powder, which is similar to chewing wood residue. Rich households are unwilling to eat their rice.

After our rice arrived, they didn't have much business. You see, there wasn't a carriage picking up the goods all day long." Xie Youcai pointed to the warehouse in the distance and smiled proudly.

No matter who it is, they will have this face if they have the upper hand in the business world. This has nothing to do with self-cultivation, it is purely the most primitive and dirty thoughts.

"Yeah!" Li Xiao hummed. The rice in the south of the Yangtze River is ripe twice a year. The rice in Liaodong, Goryeo, and Japan is all ripe once a year. Of course, this rice has a long growing season and a large temperature difference between day and night. It is delicious.

In the past, there was no choice but to eat rice trafficked from Jiangnan. Now that there is a choice, except for really poor people, who would buy rice from Jiangnan.

"These warehouses are filled with cane sugar produced in Yizhou and Fujian. They are stored in the cellars according to your instructions. Now, we are the largest cane sugar supplier in the capital. Our ships are shipped directly from Fujian to Tianjin

Guard, and then take a boat to bring it over.

It's not like them, who have to sell it by land from Fujian. More than half of the price of a pound of cane sugar is the freight. The freight alone is a lot cheaper for us than others.

You see, three more trucks came out of the warehouse today. Since our family started selling cane sugar, the cane sugar in Beijing has dropped by 30%. At this point, we still have half of the profit to earn." When it comes to cane sugar, Xie Youcai is so happy that he can't see it anymore. Now

Grocery stores in the capital all asked his disciples to find connections to curry favor with him, hoping to get some cane sugar from him.

Everyone likes sweets, but no one likes dark sugar frosting. Not everyone can afford honey, so large amounts of sweet sucrose have become people's first choice.

In the past, the cane sugar in the capital was trafficked by land. Now Li Xiao uses sea ships to transport it by sea. He saves a lot on freight alone. Coupled with the price advantage of large-scale trafficking, the sugar merchants in the capital can

It is estimated that there is no way to survive.

He saw a long queue in front of a warehouse. The shopkeeper and the waiters were shouting and shouting. Li Xiao followed the sound and walked over.

"Boss, this is where we collect fresh food. You can see that eggs, fish, meat, and other live poultry are all here. There is a warehouse over there. It's winter now, so it's okay. As soon as spring starts, everything will be moved there.

In the ice cellar. I have done experiments and found that even in the dog days of summer, it is not a problem to store fresh meat for seven or eight days. As for eggs, the storage time will be even longer!"

As Xie Youcai said, Li Xiao and the others had arrived at the acquisition site.

Several big men wearing black clothes and holding short sticks in their hands were responsible for maintaining order. Although there were many people, the order was pretty good. The surrounding farmers walked to the corresponding tables one by one according to their classification to register.

A steward was holding a mold to measure the eggs. If they were too small, they wouldn't take them. If they looked stale, they wouldn't take them. The ones with green chicken excrement were their favorite.

In the basket behind the steward, there are baskets of eggs. The workers are carefully transporting the eggs to the warehouse. Tomorrow, these eggs will appear in the Bianyifang supermarket.

In a few days, Biianfang Supermarket will launch a discount campaign. These eggs are the mainstay of discounted products.

Then there are live chickens and ducks, and half a fan and half a fan of pork.

The stewards were careful to select the pigs, and they did not want any pigs with pox meat. People would get sick if they ate the pork. They were all for human consumption, but they had to be careful.

Li Xiao walked all the way, and Xie Youcai introduced me all the way.

Seeing that everything was in order, Li Xiao nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Xie Youcai had some skills. In later generations, supermarket logistics seemed to be extremely complicated, but this guy could actually master it.

As I was walking, suddenly there was a shouting from ahead.

"What's going on?" Li Xiao saw a few guys who looked like official officials, grabbing a man who looked like a steward. Many people nearby were booing and making rice seedlings. The steward was pushed by the official officer so that his hat fell to the ground. His hair bun fell to the ground.

When they were scattered, they looked extremely embarrassed.

"Uh...!" Xie Youcai didn't understand why someone came to cause trouble today.

He Xie Youcai was in the capital, and he knew many friends in black and white. The business of this cheap shop also gave them some benefits. Logically speaking, he shouldn't give himself eye drops at this time.

"What's going on?" Xie Youcai squeezed in, took the officer's hand and asked.

"Hmph! You evil-minded people actually dare to evade taxes. You are the boss of the shop, and you have to pay a tax of three thousand taels for these goods." An official with half a front tooth missing bared his big, burnt teeth.

He looked askance at Xie Youcai.

"My lord, our taxes are all paid directly to the Shuntian Mansion in the capital. Where did you come from as a servant to collect taxes here?"

Why did a tax collector show up?

"You naughty guy, I am a police officer in Tongzhou. The county magistrate is not as good as the current one. If you do business on the ground in Tongzhou, you have to pay taxes in Tongzhou." Big Yellow Teeth opened his mouth, and Xie Youcai almost escaped from the strong bad breath.

Have to faint.

"Master, this matter is not simple. Look at those people watching over there, they are all shopkeepers of Jiangnan rice merchants. Oh, those few are specialized in selling cane sugar. It seems that they can't compete with us in the mall, please

The police are coming and we are embarrassed.

These officers are used to eating these things on weekdays. It must be that Xie Youcai was only dealing with Shuntian Mansion and forgot to take care of these guys." The fifth master is beside him, he has been in the capital these days.

Before Xie Youcai bought land in Tongzhou, he got rid of the Fifth Master and investigated them. Therefore, the Fifth Master knew these people very well.

"Hmph! Even if we manage it, as long as those rice merchants and sugar merchants pay, they will still come and cause trouble. What will we do then? We will give more?" Li Xiao knew that these small officials on the ground were the most difficult to deal with.

.As long as you are fed and housed by them, you will definitely be eating to death.

In fact, most of the petty officials and big corrupt officials come from the ranks of these guys.

"I'm going to go find the people in Shuntian Mansion now and ask them to come forward and take care of it. I still have some acquaintances in Shuntian Mansion, no problem." The fifth master said, and he was about to order his men to go to the capital.

"No need! It's better for us to solve our own affairs ourselves." After Li Xiao finished speaking, he pushed aside the crowd and walked in.

At this time, the tax collector had already grabbed Xie Youcai by the collar, looking as fierce as if he wanted to eat someone.

"Put your claws down, or I will chop them off." Li Xiao walked into the crowd with his hands behind his back and shouted while looking at Big Yellow Teeth.

Dahuang Ya was startled by Li Xiao's loud shout, and naturally let go of his hand. When he turned around and saw a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a yellow-green cotton coat, he immediately became angry.

"You little bastard, how dare you scare your uncle? I'll fucking catch you in the Yamen and kill you with a big shackle." Dahuangya's fingers almost touched the tip of Li Xiao's nose.

"Pah!" Li Xiao slapped Dahuang Ya's hand away.

"Damn it!" Li Hu rushed forward and grabbed Da Huang Ya's shoulders with two soldiers.

"You're done. If you dare to beat up a court official, brothers, come to me." Da Huangya, who was being held on his shoulders, was still shouting, and the officer behind him was about to step forward. Xie Youcai waved his hand, and a dozen big men in black gathered around him.

"If you dare to fight against the officials, we will rebel against you."

"You just opened your mouth and asked us to pay taxes of three thousand taels. I don't know what kind of royal law this comes from." Li Xiao looked at Dahuangya and asked.

"Hmph! My second uncle is the general magistrate of Tongzhou County. You are screwed. Now the tax is 10,000 taels of silver. If you miss a big one, I will arrest you and send you to prison."

"Ten thousand taels of silver, Wang Fa belongs to your family." Li Xiao looked at this guy and couldn't laugh or cry. He was just a nephew of Tongpan, but he dared to be so arrogant.

"I am the king's law."

"Your surname is Wang, what is your name?" Li Xiao immediately became very interested in this guy.

"Fuck you, my second uncle will be here in a moment, let's see what you do. If you have the guts, don't leave!" Dahuang Ya struggled desperately and yelled at Li Xiao.

He has been hanging around here for a long time, and he has become accustomed to eating and drinking cards with his relatives at home. Now a bold person dares to arrest him. How can he be willing to give in?

"Fuck!" Li Hu took a stick and walked over, but was stopped by Li Xiao.

"Damn it, you still want to hit me. Fuck your mother, wait a while and see how you kneel down and beg for mercy." Dahuang Ya always believed that his second uncle in Tongzhou was the biggest. He... was second only to the second uncle.

I took someone's money to cause trouble today, and now that I have an excuse, I naturally want to make a bigger fuss. Seeing that this company's business is not small, if the fuss gets bigger, I can blackmail more money.

"You said you are Wang Fa, then I will tell you that you are not worthy." Li Xiao pulled out his revolver and raised his hand.
Chapter completed!