Three Kingdoms

The sound of war drums in Dunhuang seemed to be getting louder and louder, but everyone in Chang'an could hardly hear it, nor did they feel any special influence.

At Xun You's call, Fei Qian's subordinates, representing various business giants, rushed to Chang'an and sat together.

Cui Hou was undoubtedly the first merchant to follow Fei Qian. Now he also specializes in high-end luxury goods. As his business grows, he becomes fatter and fatter. He is even fatter than Pang Tong. He cannot ride a horse, and even sit in a vehicle. When you go up, you can seem to hear the groaning sound of the vehicles.

"The objects of the Han Dynasty can be divided into four categories: fish, salt, lacquer, and silk in the east; bamboo, bamboo, bamboo, and jade in the west; cattle, sheep, tendons, and horns in the north; nan, ginger, osmanthus, and sand in the south. Can pass through the world! If you get one, you will be rich! Cui Hou said proudly, "If the sea can be unified, the beams can be opened and closed, and the mountains and rivers can be relaxed, it can flow all over the world, the jade from the west mountain can be directly connected to the east, and the horses from the northern desert can gallop to the south. Wouldn't it be wonderful?" 』

Pei Jun praised: "Cui Jun is really good at this!" I admire you! 』

In the seat below Pei Jun was the little girl Zhen Mi, sitting quietly aside, looking neither sad nor happy.

Although silent, it cannot be ignored.

Under Zhen Mi, sitting is Zhuo Liang. Zhuo Liang sat in the last seat with him, and when he saw everyone smiling, they almost turned their stomachs inside out. But when he turned his back to the rest of the crowd, there were some other faint emotions in the depths of his smiling eyes...

The leader of Bai Shiqiang only listened to five or six points, but he also laughed along with him, and then his eyes turned to the side involuntarily, and then took them back. After a while, they seemed to be attracted by magnets, and slipped away again. Slide over.

It's not that the Baishi Qiang people are obsessed with lust and greed, but how attractive beauty and wealth are, so Pei Jun and Zhuo Liang tried their best not to look at Zhen Mi...

White, rich and beautiful girl.

Just like Zhuo Wenjun back then.

Zhuoliang is a native of Sichuan and is a descendant of the famous Zhuo Gongsun Zhuo Wenjun. Although many literati like to eulogize Zhuo Wenjun, in fact, in the eyes of Zhuo Gongsun and many businessmen, Zhuo Wenjun is just a cheater and a prodigal woman. He opened a hotel just to cheat his father's money. Knowing that Zhuo Gongsun can't lose face, he then Once the money is taken from the trap, the business will be closed down.

Just like that, he was so supportive of Sima Xiangru, a young boy with a low profile, but when Zhuo Wenjun was old and young, he was almost dumped by Sima Xiangru. If Zhuo Wenjun hadn't been quite talented, he wrote a few sad poems for people to sing, to the effect that He said, "The piano you played when you hooked up with me is still in front of me, but now you have found a new girl. I am very sad." From now on, you should eat more and take care of yourself. From now on, we will not contact you! 』

Sima Xiangru still wanted to show off his face, so he said that was not the case! Then Xiao San, who originally wanted to straighten himself up in Maoling, was delayed like this.

Of course, some people say that this is a rumor. Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun have been in love for a long time, but in fact, Sima Xiangru’s original name is "Quinzi", so...

Zhuo Wenjun died in Chengdu, while Sima Xiangru died in Maoling. The girl beside Sima Xiangru when he died was the Maoling girl.

From a certain perspective, when later generations of literati and poets sang about Zhuo Wenjun, it was not because they admired Zhuo Wenjun's talents, but because they expressed that they were also very literary and knowledgeable. Why didn't they have Zhuo Wenjun's money when they were poor? What a beautiful little lady has fallen in love with me?

Of course, there are also some literati who despise Sima Xiangru. For example, Sima Qian and Ban Gu made it clear that Sima Xiangru's appointment as a minister was not all based on talent, but "regarding money as a minister", which was what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did in order to ease the war against the Huns. The economic pressure caused by the special promotion of "donating money to become an official" was promoted. However, Sima Xiangru originally had no money, and everyone knew it, so where did the money come from for him to become an official?

I don't know if it is because of Zhuo Wenjun's influence, but the Zhuo family in Sichuan is not as powerful as Zhuo Gongsun at the time, so now Zhuo Liang is like a little pug, smiling with everyone he sees.

The children of the gentry pay attention to seniority, and the same is true for businessmen.

It's just that the nobles relied on poems and scriptures, while the merchants relied on wealth and industry.

Commerce, simply put, is the circulation of goods from the place of production to the place of consumption. For a businessman, the most wonderful thing is to earn the price difference, and it is best that no one else can earn the price difference, only he himself can do it.

Yes, businessmen will eventually move towards monopoly involuntarily.

Cui Hou now basically benefits from the business policies promoted by Fei Qian. He has always followed Fei Qian's footsteps and successfully established some branches in the southeast, northwest, and has hundreds of shopkeepers under him. Mainly high-end luxury goods, so the resale value is simply astonishing.

As for general items, Cui Hou has stepped down and sold them to other firms as agents, such as beef and sheep sinews and horns, which Pei Jun is doing.

What Cui Hou said before is not wrong, but after all, they are all businessmen, so they are half and half. There are many products that are also unique to different places, such as copper, iron, wire, rhinoceros, jade, beads, teeth, etc. Leather, leather, fur, etc., each one is a big business, and if done well, it will make huge profits, like mountains and seas.

Chang'an was once the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, and is now an important political, cultural and economic center of Fei Qian. Therefore, after Cui Hou and others met, they were naturally able to roughly guess what Fei Qian had called them to do, but they could only guess. To a small part…

Feiqian wanted to develop business, but not in the way they thought.

Not long after, I heard a guard shouting loudly in the hall, "The great Han Hussar General has arrived!" 』

Cui Hou was originally sitting with his head raised. When he heard the sound, he flew out almost close to the ground at a speed that was not consistent with his body shape. He rushed out of the hall first, put a smile on his face, and bowed: " Welcome my lord..."

Pei Jun and others followed closely and also saluted Fei Qian.

Fei Qian nodded and said, "No need to be polite, just come in and sit down." "Although I knew beforehand that Zhen Mi was coming and was a little prepared, when I saw Zhen Mi for the first time, my eyes couldn't help but stay on Zhen Mi for two or three seconds.

Somewhat amazing indeed.

Cao Zhi's words are generally very implicit, "Looking at it from a distance, it is as bright as the sun rising as the morning glow; looking at it by force, it is as bright as a flower rising from Lubo." The slenderness is satisfied, and the length is shortened. If the shoulders are shaved off, the waist should be as plain as it should be..."

Bai Juyi is more unrestrained, the so-called "Cherry Fan Sukou, Yangliu small waist"...

Fei Qian felt that what Cao Zhi and Bai Juyi said were right, and a very important point was that Zhen Mi knew how to put on makeup, or was very good at it. Her makeup was not the kind that was heavy and would fall off whenever she moved, but rather slightly. The eyebrows are darker, the lips are redder, and the complexion is like jade. Coupled with the well-fitting attire, she is naturally more eye-catching than those women who look dark and rough from working in the fields all day long.

East Asian magic has been passed down for thousands of years.

Zhen Mi is indeed beautiful, and she also knows how to expand this beauty, so she is naturally more attractive. However, for Fei Qian, Zhen Mi has not really been able to shock people with shocking and tragic results just by her appearance. The overwhelming force of an army is as powerful as a nuclear weapon.

Otherwise, why would the Three Kingdoms fight for life and death?

If you throw out such a "nuclear weapon", wouldn't everything be settled?

Appearance is still added value after all, but strength comes first.

Fei Qian quickly recovered from the initial surprise, entered the hall, sat down at the top, and then motioned for everyone to sit down. Everyone thanked him again and then sat down.

"Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are all scholars. Without farmers, there is no peace. Without craftsmanship, there is no businessman." Fei Qian saw everyone sitting down and said slowly, "Chang'an is the leader of the Han Dynasty. Everyone, you are the Han Dynasty." Leader of business! 』

Nowadays, Chang'an ranks as the first capital of the Han Dynasty, which is not too much. Because Luoyang was already decadent and Xu County had not yet developed, Yecheng, which was originally stronger than Chang'an, was weakened by the turmoil.

As for Chengdu Shouchun and other places, they are relatively remote.

In addition to the above cities, there are a few that are not mentioned much in the Three Kingdoms game. Linzi, Handan and Panyu were actually very large in the Han Dynasty and had a large population.

Linzi's population once exceeded 100,000 households, and the rent for a shop in the market cost thousands of gold. It was even said that "the people are rich, and they are richer than Chang'an". It is rich in fish, salt, lacquer, cloth, silk, especially textiles. Popular all over the country.

Handan, the old capital of Zhao State during the Warring States Period, connected to Yanzhuo in the north and Zhengwei in the south. It was once the largest commercial center city north of the Yellow River. However, after Liu Xiu conquered Handan, he carried out large-scale killings and looting, resulting in Handan The scenery is gone.

Panyu was the seat of Nanhai County in the Pre-Qin Dynasty. It was also the largest commodity distribution center for the Pearl River Delta and the indigenous tribes in the south. It was once the largest source of spices in the Han Dynasty and had frequent foreign trade.

The Han Dynasty's commercial policies had ups and downs.

Since Emperor Hui of the Western Han Dynasty, due to the country's preferential policies for industry and commerce, wealthy merchants and merchants actively organized the circulation of goods, making commerce prosperous. At that time, commercial cities were booming, multi-level markets were developed, capital and regional markets were prosperous, commodity types were diverse, commercial capital was abundant, and the monetary economy was active.

After Emperor Wu came to the throne, in order to financially support the consolidation and development of authoritarian centralization, he adopted a policy of crackdown on businessmen, which caused business to enter a period of intermission and suffered a decline.

After the Zhao Dynasty and Xuan Dynasty, as the "suppressing the late" policy was loosened and relaxed, private industry and commerce quickly recovered and developed, and new vitality appeared.

Immediately after Guangwu, there was a rise in arguments advocating that business harmed farmers. Businessmen were considered low-ranking and proletarian, and were reviled and scorned. During the Hengling period, due to the large-scale buying and selling of officials, the social status of businessmen was once again changed. It was pushed to the forefront, and some people even encouraged the eradication of commerce, saying, "Merchants seek profits, chase east and west, travel north and south, use their wisdom and skill, are cunning and cunning, and have good clothes and food, and they will make twelve profits a year. Merchants, on the other hand, have no property and no rental tax. The people are fleeing, which is a real harm to the country. 』

Fei Qian continued, "Business is indispensable. Without business, horses are herded in the north, and thousands of hooves do not go south. Fish and salt are found in the water, and thousands of bells do not reach the west. There are thousands of jujube trees in Anyi, thousands of chestnut trees in Yanqin, thousands of acres of oranges in Hanjiang River, and thousands of hectares of vines in Heji; Chenxia lacquer, Qilu hemp, Weichuan bamboo, Jieshijiao, etc., if they are abundant in the local area, if they are not sold, they will go to heaven and earth. The beauty is due to the hard work of the people. 』

Cui Hou and others were delighted when they heard this, praising him repeatedly and throwing out flattering words as if they were free of charge.

It can be said that Fei Qian is one of the few powerful people in the Han Dynasty who attaches great importance to business. Now he is separated from Shandong and Shanxi, and he is in charge of the Shangshu desk in Xijing. He has received Fei Qian's affirmation and praise, and he is not a thousand words worse than those rotten scholars. Ten thousand sentences are more useful?

But soon, Fei Qian's words changed, "Of course, business cannot be overused!" In order to seek profit, they trade off inferior goods for good ones, buy and sell goods in short supply, ignore the law, cheat on taxes, hide the population, oppress merchants... All of the above are the disadvantages of business. I don’t know what Brother Nagahara thinks. no? 』

Cui Hou waved his plump hands, and even the flesh on his face trembled: "Lord, don't worry, everyone under Hou's rule will obey the law and there will never be such a thing..."

Fei Qian asked with a smile: "Really, not at all?" 』

Cui Hou fell to the ground with a thud, causing the wooden floor to groan, "My lord, forgive me!" My lord, forgive me! What happened to Ma Zhengsi... was done by a stupid person without authorization, and he offended me, and he didn't know it..."

"If you see a cockroach dragging its tail across the hall..." Fei Qian looked at Cui Hou and said, "Ask here, how many insects are hidden?" 』

"ah? Cui Hou was stunned for a moment and couldn't react for a while.

Zhen Mi's clear voice sounded from the side: "What the general said is corrupt. The citrus has small gray spots and is full of rot inside. 』

Fei Qian couldn't help but turn around and saw Zhen Mi's back straight and her eyes clear and lively. After looking at each other for a moment, he slowly lowered his head. Under the clouds on his temples, a swan-like figure was revealed. The delicate skin color of the neck seems to glow on its own under the sunlight outside the hall, which is breathtaking.

Haha, this Zhen Mi knows how to choose the right time. She must be competing with Cui Hou for the Jizhou Shopping Mall?

Thinking about it, it’s understandable.

Others have some business dealings with Cui Hou, but Zhen Mi is an outsider and has no interest relationship with Cui Hou, so Zhen Mi does not hide this, and even turns it into an advantage, just like Zhen Mi herself The make-up was ordinary, and the original eighty-nine points of beauty were expanded to twelve points, in order to show Fei Qian that if she wanted to check Cui Hou, she was herself.

Yes, checks and balances...

Fei Qian looked at the people in the hall. It was obvious that except for the Baishi Qiangtou who half understood and half didn't understand, the rest were all human beings, including Cui Hou who was pretending to be stupid. They were all waiting quietly for Fei Qian. Qian continued.

After all, if Fei Qian really wants to deal with Cui Hou directly, he doesn't need to ask these people to come and watch, or even say these words. After all, the point of killing chickens to scare monkeys is to kill chickens, so how about killing monkeys to scare chickens and ducks?

Fei Qian withdrew his gaze and looked at Cui Hou again, "You should investigate this matter yourself first!" Don’t think that Ma Zheng is the only one involved! If you wait for someone to check and find something wrong...don't blame someone for not remembering their old friendship! Come back and take your seats! 』

Cui Hou rolled back to his seat, raised his sleeves and wiped away the sweat.

Ma Zhengsi's war horses were concealed and stolen. Obviously, Fei He could not do it alone. Cui Hou may or may not know about such a distribution business route, but whether he knows it or not, he is guilty. A big sin is only a small one.

"The state has national laws, and families have family rules..." Fei Qian looked around and said slowly, "Businesses also need business laws!" There are five elements in the sky and five materials in the earth. Each one performs its duties and has its own place, so that it can follow the way of heaven and earth. I have called you all to gather here because I want to establish a great Han Dynasty business! The meaning of business is that merchants follow the five elements of heaven and the five materials of the earth. Adhere to the rules for entering the market, set the rules for buying and selling, regulate the agreements for coming and going, and sell goods all over the world! 』

What business is the most profitable?

The experience of later generations told Fei Qian that it was natural to be a platform! While collecting money from merchants, you can also collect money from customers, and you can also pass on the contradiction between buying and selling to the merchants, or return it to the customers. Anyway, the platform is the most selfless, seeking self-sacrifice without asking for anything in return...

Everyone present is naturally shrewd. As soon as they heard what Fei Qian said, their eyes suddenly lit up, searching for each other and exchanging glances. The most depressing thing was Lina Gu, a Baishi Qiangtou man. His intuition told him that Fei Qian seemed to have said something very remarkable, but he didn't understand it half-heartedly. He felt as if he had missed a hundred million. He scratched his head and scratched his head anxiously, sitting up and down impatiently. He couldn't help but turn around and ask Zhuo Liang, who seemed to be the most bully, "This... what does the general mean?" 』

Zhuo Liang looked easy to bully, that's all. When the Baishi Qiang-headed man asked, he was still smiling, but he slightly cupped his hands and whispered: "The general is in front of you, so I can't go into details. I'll report it to you later..." Then He stopped paying attention to the Baishi Qiangtou man and just stared at Fei Qian, for fear of missing something.

Commercial organizations such as the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce and Guilds generally had their embryonic form in the Tang Dynasty, and were basically mature in the Song Dynasty. However, at the moment of the Han Dynasty, Fei Qian's suggestion of being half a step ahead undoubtedly made everyone present suddenly understand. Cheerful…

Of course, what these people focus on is somewhat different from Fei Qian.

Commercial guilds naturally have industry standards, and industry standards mean a certain amount of authority, and the merchant class is undoubtedly the layer that most desires authority. When such an opportunity is presented to them, it is like being hungry. When the dog saw the meat bones, its eyes were glued to the meat bones.

"My lord is wise!" Cui Hou immediately expressed his position, "The state has national laws, families have family rules, and businesses should also have business laws!" Lord, please rest assured, I will definitely investigate the lawbreakers thoroughly and strictly control them to serve as a warning! 』

Pei Jun had been silent all this time, but now he stabbed a key point with his stick, raised his hand and said loudly: "My lord Mingjian, since Jun took up the post of commercial trader in the northeast of Hebei Province, he has been deeply aware of the great responsibility. He works hard every day and does not dare to relax in the slightest. My subordinates There are more than 370 people in total, and there is absolutely no corruption... Ahem, now that I heard the Lord's words, I felt like I could see the sun and the moon when the clouds were lifted! If the lord doesn't give up, it turns out that the lord's business plan will be ruined! 』

Cui Hou immediately turned his head and glared at Pei Jun angrily.

Zhen Mi left the table and bowed down. She said in a clear and clear voice, "Although I dare not boast about the noble virtues of my family, my ancestors were personally taught by Master Kong. They are more or less familiar with classics and have a little knowledge of pen and ink. I am willing to share the worries of the general..." Speaking of the last part. In one sentence, the voice was thin and long, like a cat stretching out its paw slightly from the white glove and scratching something lightly twice.

Zhuo Liang only knew that the weight was insufficient and did not dare to step forward, but when the Baishi Qiangtou man on the side saw this, he did not care what it was, but felt that it must be a benefit, so he also raised his voice and said: "General!" General! Don’t forget Bai Shiqiang... Bai Shiqiang has always been a loyal general..."