Wei and Jin cooks

To be honest, Jiangnan's money is not easy to make, but Jiangnan currently earns the most money and food.

Nearly half of the gentry in the north moved south, and those who remained were trapped in the war, and most of them were not wealthy. In addition, the situation in the north was chaotic. Gou Xi was still there before, and there were several large merchant houses vying for business. Zhao Hu worked hard in the northern states. The money earned from business operations is barely the same as Jiangnan.

But Jiangnan is only such a large area, so in terms of efficiency, Jiangnan is more profitable.

He is naturally unwilling to give up the Jiangnan market.

Moreover, this time Zhao Hanzhang explicitly stated that he would be his backer, which was different from the previous time when he secretly used Zhao Hanzhang's name to keep a low profile. ,

That's what she said. If he doesn't take the opportunity to expand his business power in Jiangnan, he will have grown a head in vain.

This time, when he looked at Zhao Hanzhang, he felt very pleasing to the eye, and his heart no longer hurt. He leaned forward and said with a smile: "What about King Langya? He is just a vassal king. His fiefdom is in Xuzhou, not in Xuzhou." Yangzhou, isn't it just a matter of your edict to let him leave Jiangnan? You don't say you are tolerant now. If those people in Jiangnan dare to object, you will send your army south. You have even destroyed the Xiongnu, and you are still afraid of these weaklings. ?"

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Will you pay for the military expenses?"

Zhao Hu changed the subject, "How do you plan to fight them? Just tell me, I will help you, even if you send troops, we should still value peace, especially now that the scourge of war has just been eliminated in various places, and the people have not yet recovered. ."

Zhao Hanzhang looked in agreement and gratified, "Seventh Uncle said it right." Don't say it again next time.

She pondered for a moment and then said: "If you want to make them surrender, you need to constantly suppress them and let them taste the taste of failure. When they encounter the Seventh Uncle's caravan again in the future, they will know how to give in. By then, Seventh Uncle will give in." My uncle can do whatever business he wants, they can't monopolize it themselves."

Zhao Hu perked up and asked excitedly: "How to suppress it?"

This is Zhao Hanzhang. She can give her personal advice. Isn't it better than his three-legged cat aides?

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his voice and said: "The more they don't let us buy something, the more we want to buy it. We can buy the things they are guarding against. Isn't this their failure?"

Zhao Hu nodded thoughtfully, then what is the thing they are most guarded against?

Satin?

porcelain?

It can’t be tea, right?

Zhao Hu was weighing it in his mind when he saw Zhao Hanzhang shaking his head and looking at him with a look of hatred.

Zhao Hu paused, and then he became angry and said angrily: "What kind of expression are you looking at? There are a lot of good things in Jiangnan. Do you think it is easy to buy them? Those nobles are very smart and will keep the best for themselves. If you are willing, The goods sold to me are all of average quality, at best medium to high quality.”

Zhao Hanzhang said: "They can make a lot of money from us by selling these things, and they can also buy the colored glaze, ironware and books they want. What are they reluctant to part with?"

"Then what do you think they are reluctant to part with?"

"Grain!" Zhao Hanzhang said with a slightly raised corner of his mouth: "Now, what they are most reluctant to part with is food, and what they least want to sell to us is food."

Zhao Hu thought it was true, but...

He looked at Zhao Hanzhang suspiciously: "You came to me specifically to ask me to go to Jiangnan to buy grain?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and nodded.

Zhao Hu frowned, "This is because you are in urgent need of food. How do I know you are not tricking me?"

Zhao Hanzhang said calmly: "Seventh Uncle, do you know why you need to hold my banner when doing business now? Because you can't win-win."

"Whether it's business or life, I like a win-win situation. In this matter, if I win, you win too. This is a mutually beneficial thing. Why do you think there must be a loser in this business? She said: "As long as you succeed, you can not only make a lot of money, but also suppress the Jiangnan nobles and gain a foothold in Jiangnan."

"In the future, even if you don't use my banner, people in Jiangnan will not dare to look down on you," Zhao Hanzhang said: "The same principle applies to other things. Businessmen in this world are all seeking profit. Can you give them enough In the future, even if I don’t become your backer, they will still choose you, which is a win-win situation!”

Zhao Hu lowered his head and began to think.

Zhao Hanzhang waited for him to think for a while and then asked, "What do you think, Seventh Uncle?"

Zhao Hu gritted his teeth and said, "You said it's a win-win situation! If I buy a large amount of grain from Jiangnan, you won't keep the price down and deny it to me, right?"

Zhao Hanzhang promised: "Seventh Uncle, I like a win-win situation. If I win, I will let you win."

Zhao Hu slapped his thigh and said, "Fuck it!"

The corners of Zhao Hanzhang's mouth curled up slightly.

Zhao Hu immediately called his stewards and asked them to collect money and send them to Jiangnan. At the same time, he wrote a few letters to send people to Jiangnan quickly, and asked the caravans still in Jiangnan to make arrangements to buy food.

As for the money to buy a large amount of grain, apart from what the caravan has in hand now, the rest naturally needs to be transported from Yuzhou.

However, Zhao Hu in Chen County no longer had any cash, but Xiping still had a lot, so he asked the steward to go back and get it.

It was impossible for Zhao Hanzhang to have money. He had to transport the food to Yuzhou before she would buy it.

No, she didn't even think about paying for it herself. There were so many grain merchants in Yuzhou, and he would make a profit by selling to anyone. As for her money, it would naturally be given to Wang Siniang and Yuan Li to buy grain.

Zhao Hanzhang pointed out that the grain bought by Zhao Hu could revitalize the grain market in the north. In addition to Zhao Hu, she also made a special appointment with several larger grain merchants or gentry who had grain shops in their families today.

The purpose is to trick them into going to Jiangnan to buy food.

There is strength in numbers, and their main purpose is to bring all the excess food from the south of the Yangtze River to the north, and use the food from the south of the Yangtze River to help the victims in the north survive this winter.

Official documents from the court and letters from Ji Yuan soon reached Wang Siniang and Yuan Li.

As soon as Wang Siniang opened it and looked at the amount of grain required in the official document, her eyes couldn't help but darken. When she saw that the court would pay and the money was already on its way, she breathed a sigh of relief and closed the official document. He called Chang Shi and said, "Let's make arrangements. There will be a banquet at the governor's house in two days. Big businessmen and gentry will be invited to the banquet."

Chang Shi agreed, and when he was about to retreat, he stopped and whispered: "Your Majesty, General Wang has gone to Yuzhang now. Do you want to recall him? In case he conflicts with Wang Dun..."

Wang Siniang thought for a while and sighed: "Let him go. He has his own sense of discretion. At this time, it is appropriate for peace and not to fight. He will not act rashly."

The long history should be followed.

When Wang Cheng died, Zhao Hanzhang was caught in the war and could not make decisions for them. King Langya wanted to demote Wang Dun to his official position, but in fact he still led the Yangzhou army. Although he did not have the position of general, he had the power of general.