Chapter 1209 - 1031: Acquaintance
Under Ma Teng’s guidance, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua stepped into Bamu Town. As soon as they entered, they saw merchants from the Western Regions trading a few carts of spices for a large quantity of silk and porcelain from Daxia merchants.
"The volume of this trade is quite significant," Daohua remarked.
Ma Teng explained with a smile, "Our Daxia’s silk and porcelain are very popular in the countries of the Western Regions. Previously, merchants could only trade privately. In such cases, the goods they brought back were in short supply."
"Now that Hu City is open, as time goes by, there will definitely be more and more merchants joining in, and the goods will not be as rare."
"So while the Hu City has just opened, merchants with some capital all want to transport more goods back to earn more."
Daohua nodded, watching with great interest the dazzling array of Western Regions’ goods on both sides of the street. Xiao Yeyang walked beside her, constantly keeping an eye on her to avoid her being bumped into.
"The items from the countries of the Western Regions are quite good."
Daohua strolled and shopped along the way, and before long, she had acquired quite a few things in her hands.
Xiao Yeyang showed agreement: "Judging from the traded goods, one can also roughly estimate the strength of each country."
Opening Hu City is not only about exchanging goods but also subtly probing the national strength of the countries of the Western Regions. This aspect is what the Emperor and the Imperial Court value the most.
Of course, when merchants from the countries of the Western Regions come to Daxia to do business, they surely have to pay a certain amount of tax.