The Three Spirit Stones

Chapter 107 Supermarket

Passing through rows of felt tents, Yelu Yuan led Cheng Yu into the Shengfang Hall of the Liao Emperor's Palace.

It is called a palace, but in fact it is just a large felt house built with wooden pillars, felt covers, bamboo rafters and other materials, and decorated with brocade, silk and colorful paintings. This makes it easy to move and can adapt to the emperor's hunting life throughout the four seasons.

When they arrived at the palace gate, the imperial guards searched the room as usual, and then they entered the room. The Liao Emperor, Yelu Ruan, was already waiting inside.

"Your Highness Cheng Yu, the loyal and brave Marquis of the Great Song Dynasty, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom,"

Cheng Yu bowed to Yelu Ruan. This time, as he was meeting the Emperor of Liao as a prince of the Song State, he did not need to perform the ceremony of kneeling.

"The famous loyal and brave Marquis Cheng Yu, we finally meet,"

The Liao Emperor said,

"Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment. I have heard that your Majesty is a man of great appearance. When we meet, I find that you are indeed so."

The Liao emperor smiled slightly, gave her a seat, and said, "I heard from Ayuan that she once wanted to marry you, but you didn't agree at the time. But this time you want to marry her. What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, I will tell you the truth. I want to marry A Yuan because I need her help. Her help is indispensable. But please rest assured, this matter is just a piece of cake for her and will never hurt her. But it is very important to me."

"What on earth is going on?"

"I can't tell you yet, you will know in two years."

"You won't even tell me what's going on. How can I trust you to hand Ah Yuan over to you?"

"She was raised by Empress Rouzhen herself. Although she is a princess, she is the most noble woman in Khitan."

"Cheng Yu, I really don't see where your sincerity lies. Please go back."

The Liao Emperor made a gesture of invitation.

Cheng Yu smiled and thought, you need sincerity, right?

Okay, I'll give it to you.

"Your Majesty, I plan to build a large supermarket chain in Xiongzhou Market, Bazhou Market, Ansujun Market and Guangxinjun Market,"

“Supermarket chain?”

The Liao Emperor and Yelu Yuan asked at the same time,

"What's that?"

"Does that mean supermarket?"

"supermarket?"

They still don’t understand.

"This supermarket has all the daily necessities that the people of Liao need, including rice, wheat, flour, sweet potatoes, peppers, sugar, wine, tea, salt, pots and pans, silk and porcelain, etc."

"And your people can exchange not only gold, silver and copper coins, but also cattle tendons, cattle hides and wool."

Hearing this, the Liao Emperor and Yelu Yuan looked at each other in bewilderment.

It is not surprising to exchange cow tendon and cow hide, because cow tendon was an important strategic material in ancient times. Cowhide and cow tendon can be used to make bows and arrows, combat boots, belts, reins, armor, etc., which are exactly what are necessary for fighting.

But it is very strange to exchange it for wool.

Wool is now mainly used to make brushes and is also an important raw material for fabrics such as felt. However, with so many sheep on the grassland, the demand for wool is not very large. Many herdsmen have a lot of wool stored at home. When the weather is hot, the wool will grow maggots and stink, so it can only be thrown away as garbage.

"In exchange for wool? What's the price?"

The Liao Emperor asked,

"Well, let's say it's fifty to eighty cents per pound."

Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment and said,

This surprised the Liao emperor even more. The worthless wool could be sold for a dozen or twenty coins, which was already a sky-high price. Now Cheng Yu could actually offer several times the price. He was really rich!

At this time, the Liao emperor looked at him as if he had seen a hen that laid golden eggs, and his expression immediately became much kinder.

But Yelu Yuan didn't think so. Based on her understanding of Cheng Yu, he would definitely not do business at a loss. She just didn't know why he wanted so much money?

At this time, the Liao emperor controlled the happy expression on his face and said, "This price is reasonable. You know, wool is very useful."

“So when are you going to build this, this supermarket?”

"I will have to wait until I return to Bianjing to make a plan, but there is one thing you must promise, Your Majesty."

"Both parties must respect the principle of free and fair trade. There must not be any looting, burning or stealing. There must not be any such things as grass-cutting. If this happens, I will close the local supermarket."

Upon hearing this, the Liao Emperor immediately assured Cheng Yu that such an incident would be absolutely prohibited and that any such incident would be severely punished if discovered.

Then, the two sides discussed the wedding ceremony process and other details, and the marriage was considered to be a consensus.

Cheng Yu was very generous in this wedding. Without saying a word, he took out 500,000 taels of silver notes and gave them to Yelu Yuan in front of the Liao emperor, asking her to hold a lively and grand wedding. One should know that the annual tribute paid by the Song Dynasty to the Liao Kingdom was only 300,000 taels. This amount was 500,000 taels, almost twice the annual tribute!

Seeing Cheng Yu's generosity, the Liao emperor's attitude changed 180 degrees, and he called him "brother-in-law" affectionately.

In this way, Cheng Yu used money to win back Princess Yelu Yuan.

In fact, if Cheng Yu wanted to abduct her back, no one could stop him, but he didn't want to use force for something that could be solved with money. What's more, Yelu Yuan was the key person to save Acai, so what else could he not give?

That night, the Liao Emperor hosted a banquet for Cheng Yu. The two felt that they had met too late and appreciated each other.

After three rounds of drinks, the emperor had someone wait on him to rest in the palace.

……

In the bathroom, there is mist.

Lord Cheng was lying in a large bathtub enjoying the services of two beauties.

This is a pair of twin sisters, born beautiful, with looks and figures no worse than Yelu Yuan. They are courtesans specially trained in the palace to serve dignitaries, and their singing, dancing and beauty are all top-notch.

Now, when meeting the emperor's honored guest, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, of course we have to send out the best.

Ever since the forbidden spell was lifted last night, this Lord Cheng has completely let himself go and is being rude!

In the morning, Yelu Yuan got up and washed. Qin Gu came in to comb his hair. This was her most trusted maid. She asked,

"Where did the Marquis sleep last night?"

"My lord, the Marquis rested in Shouning Palace last night. His Majesty sent Luyan and Hongliu to serve him."

"but……,"

Qin Gu hesitated for a moment, then continued, "They, they waited until the morning before coming out."

"I heard from the maids that the Marquis had a great time. When they came out... their legs were so weak that they needed help to walk..."

Seeing the indescribable expression on Qin Gu's face reflected in the bronze mirror, Yelu Yuan knew how much fun this man had had last night.

The corners of her mouth twitched, and she thought of the information she had collected about Cheng Yu before.

[Cheng Yu, the loyal and brave marquis of Song, was close to women at a young age and had only two wives]

It's really ironic, two nights of partying, from dusk till dawn,

Is this called being close to women?

That idiot who collects intelligence should be killed.