As time enters September, the world is full of joy. Many places in the world have had good harvests this year. People are celebrating each other. The happiest person is Liu Biao.

After doing business with Yizhou for nearly a year, Liu Biao used the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce to win over a large number of aristocratic families close to him and make money with them. As a result, they have made three trips back and forth to Shu County this year, making more each time.

The first time in early February, Zhang Yun personally led the caravan back and brought more than 8,000 carriages, all of which were new-style Yizhou carriages. This four-wheeled carriage could haul four times more cargo than ordinary carriages, and there were also many carriages on the road.

More stable and faster.

The first time Zhang Yun brought not a lot of goods, more than half of the goods totaling 200,000 Han yuan were sold in Xiangyang City in less than ten days. Liu Biao urged Zhang Yun to get on the road quickly and then go to Ruixian County. In ten days,

He earned more than 100,000 yuan, which was enough for him to earn a year's salary for all the civil servants and generals in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao is so afraid of aristocratic families? He has a large group of talented people who are loyal to the Han Dynasty. You don't want to be officials. There are a lot of people who are officials. Those who are disobedient will be dismissed from their posts. For a time, no one in Jingzhou dared to disobey what Liu Biao said.

At the same time, Ji Ling and Huang Zu were fighting in the south of Yangzhou, killing Sun Ce and almost retreating to Jiaozhou. The two of them captured a large number of prisoners from the south and sent them to Nanjun, and then sold them to the Yizhou Trading Company in Nanjun. Tens of thousands of prisoners were captured a month.

He delivered it and earned more than 500,000 yuan, which was faster than Liu Biao's business.

Not only did Liu Biao no longer have to worry about raising troops, but he began to use the army to make money. Zhang Yun began to purchase weapons and armor from Yizhou, which continuously improved the combat power of the army. The quality of the food for the soldiers was improved, and they could still get some military pay every month.

, In this way, the combat power of Liu Biao's army increased rapidly.

In September, Jiangxia and Xiangyang counties alone collected a grain tax of 1.4 million shi, which was more than ten times more than last year. The people had more grain in their hands. Everyone sold the excess grain to Jingzhou grain merchants, and they had

Ordinary civilians can also buy some exquisite goods from Yizhou, which allows Liu Biao to earn more money.

Jingzhou could change so much in one year, but Liu Biao did not get carried away. He knew that his strength was not worth mentioning in Liu Xin's eyes. Liu Xin did not hesitate to agree to sell him weapons and armor, and the price was as cheap as he wanted.

, what does this mean? People are not afraid of the impact that his strong military will have on them.

In one year, Liu Biao probably earned more than 7 million yuan, of which more than 5 million yuan was used to buy weapons, armor and war horses from Yizhou. Liu Biao now also has 20,000 cavalry? This allows him to fight with Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce.

Taking the initiative, Liu Biao was no longer afraid of Lu Bu.

In Chengdu and Ruixian County, Liu Biao purchased several yards as strongholds and spent millions more, so what Liu Biao could actually get this year was less than one million.

In two years' time, the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce will enter Jingzhou. By then, the prices of various things in Jingzhou will inevitably drop. He, Liu Biao, can no longer set the price by himself, let alone abide by the agreement. The basis for him to earn so much now is with

Liu Xin was on good terms with him, but if he had a quarrel with Yizhou, he would lose his way to earn money. If Liu Xin was really angry, Liu Biao couldn't bear it.

Liu Biao made so much money, and other aristocratic families in Jingzhou also made a lot.

This year, more than 20% of Jingzhou's aristocratic families migrated to Yizhou, and more than 100,000 Jingzhou people went to Yizhou to find opportunities to make money. Ninety percent of those who went to Yizhou never came back, and those who came back brought more money with them.

Relatives and friends leave.

Of course, Zhang Yun is the one who makes the most money in the Jingzhou family. His money is all hidden money, and he buys and sells it in the name of the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce. When the time comes, he will go his own way, and Zhang Yun will earn more than double every time he goes back and forth.

In the past year, Zhang Yun's assets have snowballed from more than 30,000 yuan to 2 million yuan. In order to prevent others from discovering his money, Zhang Yun bought a house worth 300,000 yuan in Ruixian County.

The third entrance, with a total area of ​​15 acres, is located in the southern area of ​​​​the highest city in Ruixian County. Those who can buy houses here are Yizhou officials and chambers of commerce.

Seeing that he had more money, Zhang Yun also knew that he should not go too far, otherwise something would happen sooner or later, so he no longer expanded the proportion of private goods owned by the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce, and deposited all the money in the bank. Unless he went there in person or knew the password, who would

It can't be taken away either.

The living conditions in Yizhou are not comparable to those in Jingzhou. Zhang Yun planned to bring his family to Shu County to live, but his mother was Liu Biao's biological sister and how could she leave, so the money she earned could only be spent in Yizhou.

Jingzhou aristocratic families who bought goods from the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce, or went to Nanjun with Liu Biao on their backs, made a lot of money as three-way dealers. Many families became rich because of this. Everyone saw the profits and began to

More people went to Nanjun, which also led to more and more horse-drawn carriages on the official roads between Xiangyang counties and Jiangling County. In order to do better business, some aristocratic families also established chambers of commerce in Jiangling.

It is worth mentioning that Jingzhou sold more than 780,000 raw silk this year, which greatly alleviated Jizhou’s embarrassment. The most goods sold from Jizhou to Yizhou were herbs, fish and shrimp, and Liu Biao spent a large amount of money to buy things from Yizhou.

The money is basically used as loans.

When Yizhou's loan is used up, when the people no longer have Han Yuan in their hands, who will Liu Biao's things be sold to? Therefore, it is very important for Jingzhou to have something to make money from Yizhou. This is related to what Jingzhou can do after the loan is spent.

Will it continue to prosper?

Therefore, from the money earned from raw silk, Liu Biao only allowed the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce to take 10% of the profit, and gave the rest to the people. This year, all people who raise silkworms have a minimum income of ten yuan, which makes others envious.

Liu Biao had a bumper harvest this year, and grain prices in Jingzhou dropped by more than 20%. Liu Bei and Lu Bu also had a bumper harvest this year.

Liu Bei collected more than 400,000 shi in grain tax from Yan and Hezhou. Although most of the grain tax eventually went into the pockets of the aristocratic families, it was many times better than last year. The most important thing is that the people have food in their hands.

Grain prices finally returned to normal, the means used by powerful families to hinder Liu Bei's governance were greatly reduced, and Liu Bei's control over the two states was much stronger than before.

The same is true for Lu Bu. He only received 300,000 stone in grain tax, but this is already unimaginable. In the past, Lu Bu had to beg money and grain from aristocratic families, and he could collect only a handful of people's grain tax.

Now that both Yangzhou and Xuzhou have had good harvests, the voices of aristocratic families resisting them have become weaker.

Conflicts mostly come from poverty. People who have no food and clothing have to find ways, so that others can benefit from it. When social conflicts arise, they will eventually be directed to certain people and things, causing conflicts to break out. But when everyone starts not to
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