When Deng Ai arrived in western Liaoning, the Wuhou Qin River in front of him was close to him, and even the scattered herders in the distance could be seen from afar.

The secret transactions of this trip were of great importance, and Deng Ai was not allowed to act carefully. He led more than a thousand people to dress up as business travelers, and his carriage was filled with a large number of Wu Kingdom tea cakes, and he slowly walked into the grassland.

It is very difficult to find herders, because the herders may grazing here today, and the cattle and sheep eat grass and walk northwards. The herders will collect the felt bills and move directly to other places, leaving no place to live. In addition, the grassland is vast and almost boundless, and once they get lost, they are prone to falling.

Deng Ai was not in a hurry to find herders for a while. After all, it was thankless to find one by one. What Yan State needed was not one or two sheepskins, but more than one hundred thousand sheepskins.

He found a Han merchant from the people who had been living in western Liao tribes for many years. The man was named Lai Zhaoxin. He was short and had a scathing personality. Fortunately, he was proficient in the methods of trading between Xianbei herdsmen, and even the Xianbei language was quite proficient, and he was an excellent helper.

Lai Zhaoxin rubbed his hands and smiled, "I wonder what guy is going to come over to exchange for something?"

Deng Ai took out a piece of gold from his arms and threw it to him casually. Lai Zhaoxin hurriedly held it with both hands. Deng Ai smiled and said, "I want to change something, I advise you to ask less questions."

Lai Zhaoxin took a bite of gold and said happily: "Don't ask, just ask the villain."

Deng Ai smiled: "Where are the herdsmen who trade with each other?"

"On the first, fifteenth and thirtyth of each month, there will be trades on Jiulong Ridge. There are Xianbei people, Wei people and Yan people, and exchange for treasures that are intimate with each other, and then they will disperse."

After Lai Zhaoxin received the money, his attitude changed 180 degrees. Those who traveled between the two places were destiny, and the government traded privately and repeatedly. If he was caught one day, he would be a death sentence.

When Deng Ai heard the name "Jiulong Ridge", he was immediately happy, patted his shoulder, and smiled and said, "Very good, it's the seventh day of the lunar month, and it's eight days to reach the fifteenth of each month."

Lai Zhaoxin smiled with satisfaction and said casually: "If the villain is not wrong, is it here to change sheepskins with the Xianbei people?"

As soon as the word "sheepskin" was said, Deng Ai's face suddenly became cold. He pressed his left hand on the hilt of the sword, and asked casually: "How did you know?"

Lai Zhaoxin saw that Deng Ai's hand was already pressed on the sword, and was so scared that his face was pale and hurriedly said, "This - that, you, don't kill someone to silence me. The villain was not deliberately speculating on the brother's intention."

Deng Ai snorted, then drew his sword in his hand, pointed at his throat, and said in a deep voice: "You know what you don't know, and you have to explain everything clearly now, otherwise your life will be lost."

Lai Zhaoxin knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "I really don't know what you are from, man. Now the whole western Liaoning is replaced with sheepskin. There are Wei people and Yan people. Even the chiefs of Xianbei herdsmen have tried their best to collect sheepskin from the outside. Now the price per day has increased by seven or eight times. Even if you want to change it, you have to spend a lot of money."

Deng Ai was shocked, and then he realized that the war between Yan and Wei was about to begin, and merchants and households everywhere were hoarding sheepskin as if they were trying their best to increase the price of sheepskin and make huge profits.

He thought to himself that it would be fine if the Wei people and Xianbei herdsmen thought this way, but since the Yan people in Liaodong were also involved, they were clearly making money from the national crisis.

Cao Shuang's army was preparing for the Yan State, and the siege of cities and land was close at hand. Tens of thousands of Yan soldiers urgently needed sheepskin clothes. Otherwise, the cold winter would not have fought with the Wei army, and defeat would be a foregone conclusion. These crazy illegal merchants actually took the opportunity to make such conscience-free money.

Are you not afraid that the Wei army would slaughter them together after they broke through the city?

Deng Ai frowned and said, "How much does a sheepskin cost now?"

Then I felt that I was stupid in asking questions. The currency used by the Yan State, Wei State, and Xianbei people were very different from the value comparison, and I couldn't convert it at all.

Lai Zhaoxin smiled bitterly and said, "If it were Yan people, a piece of sheepskin would be almost two thousand yuan now."

Deng Ai said with a "ha" that two thousand yuan is not a small amount. It has been more than a year since Yan State's enough to make the family of five rich, and frowned and said, "According to what you said, the herdsmen still have sheepskins under their command now?"

Lai Zhaoxin smiled bitterly and said, "Even if there is one, there is probably not much left. The Wei people, Yan people, and Xianbei herdsmen all robbed them and raised the price. Many of them rose several times before reselling them. After a few moments, the price was pushed up. The villain just regretted that he was too late to start and could not stock up one or two hundred sheepskins, otherwise he wouldn't have to run around to make a living."

Deng Ai was shocked. The price of sheepskin was so high that he didn't know if the price of tea could be exchanged for sheepskin, but now he has to give it a try.

Thinking of this, he grabbed Lai Zhaoxin's neckline and lifted him into the air, kicking his feet off the ground. Deng Ai sneered: "You meet me, your luck is not bad. Let me tell you, I am a member of the Yan State government and come to buy sheepskin. Since the sheepskin on the hands of the herdsmen has been bought, tell me whoever has sheepskin on his hands will I buy it?"

Lai Zhaoxin smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, I-I will definitely help you find it. Now there are a few people with a lot of sheepskin on their hands, and the little guy will take you there right away."

Deng Ai let go of his hand, Lai Zhaoxin fell to the ground with a thumping sound, screaming coldly, "Whose hand can you tell me that you have accumulated sheepskin now?"

Lai Zhaoxin rubbed his butt and smiled bitterly: "Murong Nan, the chief of the Xianbei Murong tribe, the Wei rich clan, and Huang Junyuan, the wealthy businessman of the Yan State, are the three of them who have accumulated the most sheepskins on hand at present. As for the others, they are just small families."

Among the three people, only Deng Ai knew the name of the Wuqiu Sect, and was the son of Wuqiu Jian, the governor of Youzhou.

He frowned and said, "These three people bought a lot of sheepskin. In your opinion, should they buy it back and use it, or should they take the opportunity to resell and make profits?"

Lai Zhaoxin said: "Brother, you are joking. You can't even wear such a large amount of sheepskin. They are all used to stock up on goods, sell them after high prices, and make money from others."

Deng Ai was surprised. The situation was not too bad. After all, if it was bought by Wei State, it would definitely not be sold to Yan State again, and it would be equivalent to having goods and not being able to buy it.

And these three people left for the sake of making a fortune, so they could not hold on and refuse to sell, otherwise they would be smashed into their hands.

Deng Ai asked: "Where are they trading with each other on weekdays? If they stock up on so much sheepskin, there must be a place to dump it, right?"

Lai Zhaoxin hurriedly said: "It's also on Jiulong Ridge. Every month, every 15th, or 30th, there will be a secret sale, and the price will be reported. If you want to buy sheepskin, you can go to Jiulong Ridge in eight days."
Chapter completed!