After a long journey, by the time they rushed back to Luoyang, winter had already entered. The wind was gradually picking up and the chill was shrouding the air. However, Cao Yong's heart was filled with excitement. The Luoyang cotton market in winter was even more popular than he had imagined.

Even ordinary citizens, as long as they have the conditions, want to prepare a new set of clothes for their families before the winter solstice. Cotton fabrics that are "friendly to the people" are naturally popular and are in short supply.

By paying taxes in full at the Yanshi Port, his 480 pieces of cloth were transported all the way to Luoyang and almost directly put into the market. There was no need to find another buyer. The previously agreed upon stores were all covered.

On the contrary, the boss of the agreed printing and dyeing shop was very dissatisfied and complained a little, because all he brought back were finished fabrics. However, seeing that Cao Yong was able to bring back hundreds of pieces of cloth, he was obviously capable and capable.

, I have to say good things in the end. I hope Brother Cao will think more about him next time he sells goods.

Cash on delivery, no bully, the final statistics came out, Cao Yong and his party were completely excited. The shipping situation was more optimistic than they expected, basically sold successfully at 280 yuan per horse, and at Yanshi Port

When paying tax, the "cif price" of 250 yuan will be used.

Even including the additional transshipment costs, they still made a full 33 guan on this trip. Among them, Cao Yong could share 18 guan alone.

Needless to say what happened next, after only resting for five days in the capital, Cao Yong and his men set out again, this time with two more strong men and weapons.

With the first experience, the second time was much more efficient. In Shanghai County, it was still the same person named Sun, with the same atmosphere and the same price. Cao Yong took 80 guan of goods in one go.

The return trip went smoothly

In this way, two years later, Cao Yong had accumulated nearly 400 yuan in assets and became a well-known cotton merchant in Luoyang Zhengsufang. He not only ran the business route from Shanghai County to Luoyang, but also owned his own business.

With a shop and a house of his own, his clever fifteen-year-old son Cao Meng also began to help him take care of the family business, showing his special talent. Everything seemed to be developing for the better.

However, in the autumn and winter of the sixth year of Yongxi's reign, shopkeeper Cao continued to get goods from the southeast as in the past two years, but the quantity was much larger than before, with a total of 350 pieces, more than 2,000 horses.

Fabrics at such low prices as two years ago are not common even for people like Sun Daguan, who has "expert hands and eyes". It is normal for the purchase price to increase. However, as long as you take advantage of the market and sell it, you can naturally make a lot of money, and your career will be better.

The family property can reach a higher level.

However, good luck could not take care of Cao Yong this time. Not only was his goods collected according to high standards when passing through the port, but on the night when they were transported to the Luoyang warehouse, they were leaked and burned to pieces.

Then, the water Cao Yong drank was doused with arsenic again. Although his life was saved, his life was also ruined. Then creditors came to visit, his employees were separated, and even the doors of shops and houses were splashed with tung paint.

Then, the person behind the scenes appeared. It cannot be said to be one person, but a force, the cloth bosses in the north.

In recent years, with the rise of the south, the cotton industry merchants in the north have certainly felt the pressure. Before they had time to go to the south to conquer cities and territories, the southern barbarians wanted to go north, and they became increasingly unwilling to restrain themselves. Of course, this must be taught a lesson

Ichiban.

As for Cao Yong, although he was only a small cloth merchant, as a northerner, he was doing a job of picking up and selling cloth, importing cloth from the south of the Yangtze River to attack the northern market. How could such a "traitor" be tolerated?

Although there are not many people who do this, Cao Yong is quite famous, and his family property is accumulated very quickly. Before, it was just a small matter, but this time it was a shipload of goods, and it turned into a "disaster".

Not so surprising.

Of course, there were still some small merchants who suffered the same fate as Cao Yong, all of whom were ruined. At the same time, the first "North-South Cotton War" in the Han Dynasty also began, becoming such a fierce and large-scale commercial war.

Cannon fodder, for Cao Yong, I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a misfortune.

The hustle and bustle from the outside world is not a big deal to the Cao family whose mainstay has fallen.

After his father was killed, young Cao Meng stood up. However, he was still young after all. Even if he desperately wanted to maintain the family business, he could only watch decline and bankruptcy in a short period of time, and he could not even live in a new house for long.

It may not be possible to save it.
Chapter completed!