Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

One month later.

Hanzhong County.

[Baichuan Restaurant·Headquarters] On the top floor, Mo Jun, Fu Nian, and Six-fingered Black Man were leaning against the window, watching the people coming and going below, so excited that Fu Nian couldn't help but sigh.

"However, in just over a month, Hanzhong was able to achieve such astonishing changes. I am truly impressed by Shengping-Jun's methods."

To know.

Just over a month ago.

Except for the [Mo Mansion] and [Xiong Chu Mo Chamber of Commerce] headquarters, there are basically no other buildings in this area, and there are no villages.

However, it has only been more than a month since they arrived in Hanzhong.

This originally remote and desolate countryside, with not even a few patches of farmland in sight, has become bustling with people.

Look around.

A gray-white cement avenue leads directly to Qunshan County. On both sides of the road, houses with red bricks and blue tiles rise from the ground, row upon row, stretching hundreds of feet in front and back.

At a glance, there are at least hundreds of them.

And there are still a large number of workers in the distance pulling red bricks and cement to build new houses.

Various shop signs have been hung in front of every house with red bricks and blue tiles, making it bustling with people.

On the concrete avenue, there was a long queue of horse-drawn carriages filled with goods, coming and going, with people cheering and horses barking, and there was an endless stream.

These are merchants who came from several counties and counties that competed with Xianyang and Hanzhong.

Since a month ago.

After the first batch of merchants who entered Hanzhong returned.

News such as "people in Hanzhong County are stupid and have too much money", "free trading market", "exotic vegetables", "Qinping Avenue"... etc. spread like the wind to the ears of merchants from all over the Qin State.

time.

Countless merchants came in droves.

In particular, many small businessmen who had no backers shipped almost all their wealth accumulated over the years to Hanzhong at once after confirming that Hanzhong County could trade freely.

These properties are goods that these small businessmen purchased from various places in the past, but had no chance to sell them due to the Qin State's policy of "emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business".

With the influx of a large number of merchants into Hanzhong at once, the entire Hanzhong County suddenly became excited.

With the current economic level of Hanzhong, it is naturally impossible to eat the goods of so many merchants in one go.

But if there are sellers, there will naturally be buyers.

Most of the merchants who come to Hanzhong to ship goods are small businessmen with little background, but those who come here to purchase goods are basically big businessmen with backgrounds and backing in Qin State.

These big businessmen have backers and channels, so they don't have to worry about shipping, but they worry about purchasing.

This has nothing to do with power and means, but Qin's business policies and economic level. It is destined that it is difficult to have such a large-scale manufacturer at the moment.

In the past, if many merchants wanted to purchase goods, they could only send a large number of fleets to remote rural villages and collect them bit by bit.

Thus.

Just purchasing goods will cost a lot of manpower and time.

But now with Hanzhong County's 'Free Trade Market', those small businessmen collect goods from all over the country, while the big businessmen only need to purchase goods directly in Hanzhong. This is a convenient and fast good thing for both parties.

And in this process of free trade, a little bit of oil and water from the hands of these big businessmen and small businessmen is enough to bring the entire economic level of Hanzhong to a higher level.

Just like now:

In fact, the new commercial tax law implemented by Lord Mo in Hanzhong has spread to all five counties of Hanzhong County.

However, the vast majority of businessmen now do business in the suburbs outside Qunshan County when they come to Hanzhong.

Because this place is close to [Mo Mansion] and [Xiong Chu Mo Chamber of Commerce] headquarters.

After Mo Jun implemented the new commercial tax law in Hanzhong, he was actually opposed by many Qin officials and nobles. Because after the implementation of this new commercial tax law, many merchants who had been squeezed under their wings to survive have now broken free. broke their bonds, which brought them extremely huge losses.

But these officials and nobles obviously did not dare to compete loudly in front of Lord Mo.

Therefore, they could only vent their anger on these merchants. Therefore, when these merchants do business outside Hanzhong, they are often suppressed from all aspects.

In Hanzhong, the safest trading place is undoubtedly near the headquarters of [Mo Mansion] and [Xiong Chu Mo Chamber of Commerce], because transactions in this area, whether it is public or private, even if it is just to maintain the new commercial tax laws that you have enacted With his majesty, Mo Jundu must maintain the fairness of the entire market transaction.

This businessman is as smart as a fox and will naturally choose the best trading location.

As a large number of businessmen gathered together, this originally desolate and remote countryside naturally created a large demand market.

Very simple reason.

People who come here to do business and trade are all people. Since they are people, they must have needs for food, drink and housing.

Those businessmen themselves can eat and live in [Baichuan Restaurant Headquarters], but their coachmen, servants, and slaves can't live with them!

Therefore, there is a large demand for inns and restaurants here.

Then when these merchants move and unload the goods, they also need enough manpower and coolies. If they only rely on the few people they bring, the efficiency is obviously not enough.

As a result, there is an additional need for coolies and labor.

If there is demand, there will naturally be a market.

Especially when Mr. Mo also acted as a driving force behind the scenes and took the initiative to build houses with red bricks and blue tiles nearby, the flow of people in this area suddenly became even faster.

A large number of small businessmen have spent money to buy one or two houses to serve as temporary residences here.

Some even plan to build a new store headquarters here.

Seeing business opportunities, some local businessmen also came here to buy houses and land, and then opened inns, restaurants, and grain, oil, rice and noodle shops.

Later, more ordinary people also discovered the opportunity and came here to sell the game they hunted from the mountains and the local products they grew.

So it was only a month.

This originally deserted countryside quickly gathered a village-sized business circle.

And as time goes by, this business circle is still spreading towards the scale of towns and even counties at an extremely alarming speed...

"Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. Businessmen are the purest group of people in the world. As long as there are enough benefits, they can be lured to any uninhabited corner of the world."

Mo Jun was shaking a glass of fragrant grape wine in his hand, sitting by the window, looking at the prosperity below, and said lightly.

Fu Nian was surprised and said: "Sheng Pingjun seems to have a high opinion of merchants?"

Mr. Mo replied: "A merchant is a sharp sword. If used properly, it can cut through countless difficulties."

At this moment, the six-fingered black man raised his head, wiped the corner of his mouth that was full of oil after eating, burped and said: "Hiccup~~ Although the sword is sharp, it has double edges. If it is used improperly, , be careful to hurt others and yourself.”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Mo first raised his hand towards the Six-fingered Black Man and said, "Thank you, Mr. Meng, for your advice. I will be careful about this."

Mo Jun naturally knows the benefits and harms of merchants.

In fact, despite the fact that Mr. Mo has opened up a new trading environment for these merchants, in fact, apart from this environment, Mr. Mo has not given these merchants any other rights.

in other words.

In fact, Mo Jun's new commercial tax law still adheres to the concept of "focusing on agriculture and suppressing business".

It's just that the new commercial tax law in Hanzhong is not as restrictive as Shang Jun's reform implementation policy.

Now Mr. Mo has also established a new department in Hanzhong called [Business Supervision Department].

As the name suggests.

The biggest role of this department is to supervise the entire Hanzhong commercial market.

The new commercial tax law implemented by Lord Mo in Hanzhong is very strict in supervising merchants. If a merchant is investigated for tax evasion exceeding a hundred gold, his family property will be seized and beheaded in public.

besides.

The [Xiong Chumo Chamber of Commerce] under Mr. Mo plays a market control role in Hanzhong.

Originally, Mr. Mo planned to establish a public chamber of commerce in an official name to intervene in the HZ market and regulate the market.

But in the end he gave up the idea.

The main reason is that the official name is not easy to use nowadays. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period for more than a thousand years, the entire Central Plains was dominated by clans, aristocratic families, and powerful families.

Just like today's Qin State, in various local counties and counties, the reputation of officials is far less useful than the reputation of local nobles and old landlords.

Only magic can defeat magic.

Instead of having problems when the time comes, using the laws of the Qin State to argue with the nobles behind the big businessmen might not have any effect in the end.

It would be better to let Mr. Mo himself become the largest 'clan clan' in the entire Hanzhong.

Fight evil with evil.

Fight violence with violence.

This is the simplest and most effective method.

After thanking the Six-fingered Black Man for his kind words, Mr. Mo looked at him again and continued: "It seems that Mr. Meng is quite satisfied with the food at [Baichuan Restaurant] opened by me?"

The six-fingered black man said: "Let Lord Shengping laugh. The disciples of the Mo family are all from poor backgrounds. They have never seen much of the world, and have never enjoyed any glory or wealth. If Lord Shengping hadn't invited me, I might never have tasted it in this life." Such delicious food."

After that, the six-fingered black man looked at Fu Nian with some surprise and said, "Mr. Fu Nian, who is worthy of being a Confucian master from Xiaoshengxian Village, can be indifferent even when such delicious food is placed in front of him. It seems that Qi Lu's The land is indeed full of outstanding people!”

However, after hearing his words, Fu Nian shook his head and said, "Senior Meng has misunderstood this point. Although Fu Nian studied in Confucianism, he has not yet reached the realm of a saint. Naturally, he cannot resist the temptation of food and drink." The temptation of desire.”

"The reason why I can still maintain my good taste even in times of crisis is because I have enjoyed many delicacies in Mo Mansion in recent days."

"Senior Meng, I'm afraid you still don't know. Although the chef "Master Ding" of this Baichuan Restaurant has extraordinary cooking skills, his cooking skills are entirely based on the guidance of Lord Shengping in front of you! "

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