The Dangenshan grassland has a vast territory, and its entire area is basically equivalent to the addition of two large empires. There are many ethnic groups in the grassland, and the specific number of tribes of various ethnic groups is even difficult to count!

Life on the prairie is much more difficult than inland. Whenever a large-scale natural disaster occurs, it is a nightmare for people living on the prairie! The whole territory of the Eastern Continent had reduced grain production the year before, and some small tribes on the Dangenshan prairie were affected by it and even the entire tribe was extinct. The tragic situation was unbearable to witness!

Under such circumstances, people on the prairie have an unusual desire for life in the mainland. For thousands of years, countless wars have erupted between the two sides for land. The most recent example is the destruction of the Song Dynasty by the Six Kingdoms not long ago!

However, although the soldiers of the grassland nation have amazing physical strength, extremely strong personal combat power, and their military quality is far above the mainland army, if you look at the wars over the past dynasties, you will be surprised to find that the two sides are even more victorious and defeated!

There are two main reasons: First of all, there are many ethnic groups on the grassland, and there are countless hatreds among the ethnic groups, so most of the time it is a mess, and it is difficult to work together to deal with foreign enemies. Such wars as the destruction of the Song Dynasty are very rare. In fact, most of the six countries at that time had already established their own countries and could no longer be considered pure grassland nations!

In addition, another important reason is that although the combat effectiveness of the grassland ethnic soldiers far exceeds that of the mainland residents, they do not have the skilled iron smelting technology and their weapons and equipment level is obviously inferior to that of the mainland. The gap in this regard makes up for the differences in combat effectiveness between the two sides, and the mainland residents have the strength to fight against the grassland ethnic group!

It is precisely this situation that makes Wang Dafu full of doubts about whether to sell arms at the Tongye Tribe Market! - If it is sold in small quantities, it will not make any profit, and it will not have any obvious benefits to promoting the development of the Tongye Tribe Market. However, if it is sold on a large scale, the consequences will be difficult to say!

After all, there are two blacksmith masters in Luliu Town, and the weapons they have produced are only a handful of them in the entire Eastern Continent! If such exquisite weapons flow into the grassland on a large scale, it is likely that mainland residents will lose an important support when facing the grassland people in the future!

If such a thing really happens, then Wang Dafu will be the sinner of the entire nation!

In view of this situation, although Wang Dafu still hesitated even though he knew that there was huge value of interest hidden in it...

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Seeing that Wang Dafu was hesitant, Qiao Zhishun thought about it and knew what he was worried about. He immediately asked with a smile: "Is the Lord worried that these refined weapons will have an impact on us in the future?"

Wang Dafu shook his head slowly and said, "I'm not worried about the situation in Luliu Town..." Luliu Town has two blacksmith masters, two tailor masters in charge, and special talents like Shen Kuo, Snape, and Arslan. Wang Dafu is not worried that anyone will surpass his own manufacturing level of weapons and equipment and manufacturing technology - he will definitely not be so stupid that he can take out the most advanced weapons and equipment here to sell. The problem is that the most trashy weapons and equipment produced by Luliu Town may be considered high-end goods when they are taken elsewhere!

"...Old Qiao, you are really..." The profit is so high that people like Wang Dafu feel embarrassed. Is this still called business?

In Qiao Zhishu's plan, strict control of trade objects is also needed, which has been strongly affirmed by Wang Dafu. However, Qiao Zhishu is just talking about business. Controlling trade objects can reduce many unnecessary risks for him, and cultivating loyal customers is of great significance to future development. (Sales who engage in sales should know the importance of loyal customers, right?)

However, Wang Dafu seems to have a far more meaning in doing so!

If you don’t ask the object and provide these high-quality weapons to anyone, it is likely that the chaotic situation in the Dangenshan Grassland will not be controlled for a long time, and such a result will not be in the interests of Luliu Town!

If only one or two objects are provided with these high-quality weapons, it is likely that the Dangenshan grassland will be unified or divided up by one tribe or two tribes in a short period of time. This result will not be in the interests of Luliu Town!

Luliu Town needs a peaceful Dangenshan Grassland, but Luliu Town does not need a unified group of Dangenshan Grassland!

"Old Joe, I think we should have five to six traders."

"Haha, master, this is exactly what I plan to report to you. This time, we visited all the large tribes with more than 10,000 people in the Dangenshan Grassland, and reached a trade agreement with seven tribes!" According to Wang Dafu's information, there are as many as twelve to thirteen large tribes with more than 10,000 people in the Dangenshan Grassland, covering the entire Dangenshan Grassland. The farthest barbarian tribe is stationed on the extreme northern ice field all year round. Qiao Zhishu actually reached a trade agreement with this tribe this time!

"Old Qiao, you are so awesome!"

"Hehe, thank you, Lord for your praise. I suggest that this arms business be carried out only with these seven tribes!"

"Okay! Just do what you said!"

There are seven large tribes coming forward, and I believe that the war on the Dangenshan grassland will be quelled soon. It is easy for tribes of seven different ethnic groups to dominate the grassland together. It is basically impossible to unite to attack the mainland...

The last point proposed by Qiao Zhishu: controlling the trade method is the most essence of his entire trade plan!

According to Qiao Zhishun's plan, all trade activities must be carried out in the Tongye Tribe Market, and Luliu Town is not responsible for transporting goods! This will not only greatly reduce the risks that our side bears, but also comprehensively promote the development of the Tongye Tribe Market - if you want to trade, you must send people, as long as someone comes, you will make other consumption, and as long as you consume the Tongye Tribe Market, you will develop!

But this is just a trick, and the real big meal is at the back! - When trading, Luliu Town does not charge any gold coins, but instead adopts a situation of exchange of goods, allowing each tribe to use the products needed by Luliu Town produced by its own tribe to exchange for the goods needed by its own tribe sold by Luliu Town!

At a sudden glance, there was nothing special about this, and it seemed very long-winded, but the trap set by Qiao Zhishu was here! - The "products needed by Green Willow Town" he listed were all kinds of luxury goods, such as high-end blankets, exquisite works of art, and various traditional crafts on the grassland!

As mentioned earlier, luxury goods are labor-intensive and time-consuming to make, and they are not really useful, but they are a necessity for upgrading township-level territories to urban-level territories in the future!

So when Wang Dafu saw Qiao Zhishun's plan, he immediately realized that it was a killing number of shots!

With the supply of these luxury goods, Wang Dafu no longer needs to worry about the issue of territorial upgrading in the future!

At the same time, because luxury goods are not necessities for daily life, the horse thieves on the grassland have no interest in them and are unlikely to be robbed during the transportation process. The risks that Green Liu Town bears in this trade have been minimized. Here, Wang Dafu directly ignored the risks that the other party took in the process of transporting arms back to the tribe!

In addition, Wang Dafu also discovered a very sinister and extremely hidden intention hidden by Qiao Zhishu: Although the luxury goods are expensive, the manufacturing process is difficult and the output is limited. Because the price of arms in Luliu Town has been raised to an unreasonable level, these tribes must draw a large number of people to make luxury goods in order to exchange for more arms. At this time, their production efficiency of daily necessities is reduced...

As expected, Qiao Zhishen followed and said, "Also, Lord, I suggest that we increase the supply of necessities for these tribes, and it is best to fully meet their needs in this regard. In order to do this, we may even appropriately reduce the supply price! At the same time, we must start stocking up some necessities for daily necessities to cope with emergencies!"

What did Wang Dafu control the Tongye Tribe? Food! The most basic necessities for daily life!

When the seven major tribes busy fighting had completely met the needs of daily necessities by Luliu Town, they were eager to improve their strength and needed to find ways to produce more luxury goods in exchange for more weapons from Luliu Town. Over time, the most basic living needs of these tribes were gradually monopolized by Luliu Town. At that time...

Thinking of this, Wang Dafu couldn't help laughing: "It seems that this chaos is still time!" This guy just found an excuse to make excuses for his decision-making mistakes!

This time Qiao Zhishun did not give him face: "Oh~~ If it weren't for the inexplicable chaos, there would be no need for such trouble. At most, we could achieve the goal of performing together!"

Wang Dafu: “…”

Suddenly seeing Qiao Zhishun's intentions were still unfinished, and seemed to want to criticize himself. Wang Dafu quickly pulled the topic: "By the way, Lao Qiao, your family was once one of the nine business leaders in the East Continent. Do you know who the most mysterious ninth elder is the businessman? And what is Mr. Zigong's identity in the businessman?"

Qiao Zhisun blinked when he heard this: "Mr. Zigong? He is the elder of the merchant! What else can he have?" He paused slightly, shook his head and continued, "As for the ninth elder, I honestly don't know who he is. Maybe my third brother will know, I only know that this elder replaced the Tang Feng Empire's Haoshang Wang Yuanbao and became the elder of the merchant. From that time on, his identity has always been a secret!"

Wang Dafu thought for a moment when he heard this. At this time, Qiao Zhishun was ready to say goodbye. Before leaving, he suddenly added another sentence: "By the way, he has not been in power for a long time, probably before and after the First Emperor was stabbed?"
Chapter completed!