322. Transactions
Luo Yong planned to see Hassan. As soon as he walked to the county government office, he saw two cannibals talking to the officer guarding the county government office.
"But the people from Hassan's caravan?" Luo Yong asked them.
"That's right." These two great cannibals also bowed to Luo Yong like Han people.
"I'm going to find him, let's go there together." Luo raised his hand and signaled them to lead the way.
"Please, please, the county magistrate." A big cannibal said.
Luo Yong was about to leave, but the county magistrate Guo Feng came out of the county government: "Why don't I go with the county magistrate?"
"Then you come too." Luo Yong said cheerfully.
The four of them walked to the street and met Qiao Junlin who was walking towards him. Qiao Junlin asked them where they were going. Luo Yong said he would go to see Hassan, so Qiao Junlin said he wanted to go with him.
"In this way, County Guard Guo will not go. In these two days, Gaochang merchants travel to Changle County. In the middle and outside of this place, County Guard Guo is always indispensable. There is nothing big about me. Just have Qiao Dalang and I go with me." Luo Yong turned to Guo Feng.
Guo Fenglai hesitated for a moment, then hugged Luo Yong and retreated.
Luo Yong continued to move forward a few people. Guo Fenglai stood by the street and looked in the direction they left, his eyes falling on the sword on Qiao Junlin's waist.
Qiao Junlin has been in the winery recently, and sometimes goes to Changle Academy, and rarely goes out of the city, not every day.
Today, he actually wore this big sword again. I don’t know if it was because he had had a conflict with those great cannibals before. So this time he heard that they were coming, he was wary of it. Or he had expected Luo Yong to go to see Hasan at this time. He was ready early and waited here.
Guo Fenglai was sent to Changle County this time, not just for the position of county magistrate, but also the suspense liner arranged by the superiors by Luo Yong.
At this time, Guo Fenglai must think about whether Luo Yong and Qiao Junlin had any agreement with the big food merchant Jiaha merchant that outsiders did not know, so they could not let Guo Fenglai go with him this time.
Guo Fenglai thought this way. In fact, when Luo Yong met with Hassan and others last time, a small part of the content was conducted by Luo Yong and Hassan alone.
The person Luo used these days to wait for was Hassan. He was waiting for Hassan to bring him something from the Arabian Peninsula.
"Did you bring what I want?" After seeing Hassan, both sides had just sat down, and Luo Yong asked Hassan.
"But this thing?" Hassan took out a few white cotton balls from his arms and put them on the kang table.
Luo picked up a cotton ball, rubbed it gently with his fingers, then peeled it off with both hands, and took out a few furry cotton seeds from it.
——Yes, this is cotton.
"How many are there in total?" Luo Yong asked him.
"..." Hassan looked at the entourage beside him. The tall and strong cannibal quickly left the house. Soon, he came in with a bag, and there were several people behind him, each carrying a bulging sack on his shoulders.
"But enough?" Hassan asked Luo.
"I want to inspect the goods first." Luo Yong said.
"You can test it." Hassan signaled the people to open the sack and let Luo Yong see it enough.
There are a total of six bags of cotton balls with cotton seeds, and a bag of cotton seeds weighing about ten kilograms.
Luo Yong had read it and felt that there was no problem, so he took out a neatly folded piece of hemp paper from his sleeve and handed it to Hassan.
"This method is feasible?" Hassan looked at the contents on the paper and asked Luo Yong.
"You can try it out. If you encounter any problem, come and find me again." Luo Yong said with a smile.
After coming out of the guest house where Hassan and his friends stayed, Luo Yong recruited several servants and asked them to move the cotton seeds back to the county government, and then sent some white wine from the winery.
About ten days later, Hassan came to say goodbye to Luo Yong, and then their group did not care about the cold winter, and went to Gaochang Country in the wind and snow.
Although it takes a long way to get from Gaochang to Dashi, it is better that you don’t have to cross the desert, which is relatively safer.
When they left, they bought some liquor from the county winery and as many needles as possible. A caravan composed of twenty or thirty people only had about a dozen camels carrying goods on their backs. This was considered a lightweight and simple journey.
These big cannibals sat on the back of camels and looked behind them from time to time, showing a look of worry.
"Hasan, will those Han people come after him?" Someone couldn't help but ask Hasan.
They exchanged cotton seeds for the canned method from this young man in Zhongzhong. They have tried this method in the past few days and it is indeed feasible.
Regarding the Eucommia ulmoides used to make canned food, they have purchased a lot of Eucommia ulmoides from Han merchants before. They originally planned to make shoe soles, which is also a luxury in their Dashi. Now they only need to use a part of Eucommia ulmoides used to make shoe soles for cans, and then let those caravans of all sizes continue to buy Eucommia ulmoides from the East and go back.
The prescription given to them by the county magistrate named Luo Yong is indeed feasible, but what about the cotton they give to each other?
Of course they did not tamper with those cotton seeds, but the yield of this kind is not high. Moreover, with the climate of the Tang Dynasty, it is probably only suitable for seeds in the Hexi area. The most critical problem is that the processing of this cotton is particularly troublesome. The process of peeling cotton seeds alone is very labor-intensive. A woman worked hard all day and could only peel a small handful of cotton.
Therefore, cotton cloth is quite expensive, more expensive than linen cloth, and less gorgeous than silk. It is hard for them to imagine what the Changle County Magistrate could do. Perhaps he had just heard the words of the merchants who came and thought that cotton was a very good thing, just like some people in Dashi who had never seen the world, often regarded some originally valuable things produced in other countries as treasures.
And there is another thing that none of them told Luo Yong, that is, in a small country next to a business road not too far from Changle County, someone planted cotton.
These great cannibals know this species, so when they saw it on the road of business, they felt a little friendly. If others didn't know each other, they might not pay much attention.
"Don't worry, he won't chase him." Hassan ridden on the camel and laughed.
He was very happy to get this canned recipe, and he could produce it after they returned to the country of Dashi.
"But that cotton..." They still have no confidence in the cotton produced in their own country.
"Since it was the exchange conditions he proposed by himself, even if he suffered a loss, he could only accept it." Hassan said with a smile.
Besides, what he gave Luo Yong was not just the cotton and cotton seeds. If the Kunlun slave had not given him the parchment paper, it would be impossible for him to live through the Great Food Kingdom and return to his hometown.
Whether they can survive with that piece of parchment depends on God's will. You should know that when Hassan was doing this, he also risked offending the slave traders, so during this transaction, he did not think that he had taken advantage of Luo Yong, but his subordinates did not seem to think so.
Getting this method of making canned food can not only preserve food for a long time, but also keeping them fresh and tender as before. This is really important for the people of their great food country. Their country lacks water sources and food is very precious, especially in the season when there is scarcity of products.
If they did not pass Luo Yong here, they had to go to Liangzhou City or even Chang'an City to find a solution. The process might not go smoothly. They might have to spend two years, three years or even longer for this. At that time, other big food merchants will rush to obtain this method before them. In this way, Hassan has no advantage.
At this moment, Hassan sat on the camel's back and bumped his body as the camel walked. His eyes stared into the distance, and he imagined in his heart what he would do after returning to China and the various situations they might face.
Without any accidents, he would soon become the first canned producer in the Great Food Country, and no longer just a businessman who travels between countries.
Hassan knew very well the value of this canned recipe to a big food merchant. Similarly, Luo Yong also knew very well the value of the cotton they brought to the Hexi region.
There are many varieties of cotton. The cotton brought by Hassan and others is called African cotton. The plants are short and have low yields, the quality of fluff is not very good, and the cotton seeds are not easy to peel off.
If there is no tool assistance, peeling cotton seeds can make people stupid. This is probably the reason why the white stacked cloth in history is very valuable.
However, this African cotton also has some advantages, such as drought and salt-alkali resistance, and is especially suitable for planting in Hexi.
Originally, in order to earn annual taxes, the people of Hexi had to plant hemp in the fields. The cultivation of hemp had relatively high requirements for water sources. For example, in Changle County, there were not many fields that could plant hemp, and those who could plant hemp could basically plant grain, which affected grain yield to a certain extent.
Luo Yong really loves these cotton seeds and wants to like them hundreds of times a day, so he puts a plate of cotton on a table with a pottery tray. He is very satisfied with whether he likes them or not.
"How do you think this thing can be promoted and planted?" Luo Yong asked Qiao Junlin on this day.
It is not easy for farmers to work hard all year round. Once something goes wrong, it is likely that this year will be in vain. Trying a new species will also take huge risks for them.
"Teel it at a high price." Qiao Junlin said concisely. Isn't Luo Yong rich? These things are much easier to do as long as you have money.
"The more you are." Luo Yong smiled. Although it was a bit simple and crude, there was probably no more effective method than this.
"How did you know that the Great Food Country can have such a thing?" Qiao Junlin asked Luo Yong at this time.
Luo Yong paused and replied, "What the Sogdians Hu Shang told me."
When Luo Yong asked several well-informed Sogdians about cotton, they did mention the big cannibalism.
However, what really prompted Luo Yong to propose this deal with Hassan was the sentence he saw in a document: "...the original cotton factory is India and Arab."
Chapter completed!