Huang Shen smiled and said, "In Guandong Prefecture and County, even Tongdu Dayi, many things cannot be bought with money. No matter how rich you have, you dare not show your wealth. If your industry is a little bigger, you will have the target of the powerful and noble relatives. You can make your own efforts and work hard. You can finally save some family business, and you will still be like a thief. On the market in Chang'an, from golden pearls, silk and famous tea, to good horses and beautiful girls, to big houses, you can buy them as long as you have money, and you will wear casual clothes and colors, and you will not be troubled. We have to buy property in Chang'an."

What he didn't say was that businessmen like Qiu Darui colluded with officials and gentry, recruiting landless refugees to weaving households and controlling guilds. The price of rice, grain, silk, and hemp was lowered below, and the craftsmen were weaving households in the middle, and the dissidents were eliminated in the market, making profits at high prices. He even colluded with the government and did a lot of things that harmed the world, and the huge profits were also amazing. Merchants like him who had a little conscience and were unwilling to join in the flow of the world had to gradually transfer most of their industries to Xia State. Who knew that after people like Qiu Darui occupied the local market, they actually opened workshops in Chang'an. These people used all means, which not only made the merchants of Xia State reject the hearts of the Xia State, but also the merchants who came to Xia State first criticized them as "scum and traitors".

"That's true." Kang Wendu smacked his lips. He leaned close to Huang Shenwei and joked, "So he came to Chang'an to harm us."

While several businessmen were sighing, Li Yong and Zhao Xingde also had a very speculative conversation. He talked endlessly to Zhao Xingde about his experiences in the hinterland of green and large food and food, as well as his experiences in the south.

"When passing through the sea of ​​sand, the sun is scorching all year round, and the skin of the local barbarians is dark, and even the chiefs and officials are not spared. There are ivory, rhinoceros horns, gold, and gems everywhere. As long as the goods from the Central Plains are transported over and replaced with these and then transported back, you can earn dozens of times more in one trip." Li Yong poured the wine in the bowl into his stomach, as if he was in a desert with scorching sun. "Although these tribes are near the sea, they do not dry salt, and a piece of salt cake can be exchanged for the same heavy gold."

"This is really happening," Zhao Xingde said strangely, and sighed, "This is really too backward."

"No, no," Li Yong shook his head, "There is a shorter ruler, and an inch is a strength. These great cannibals also have places where I am in the Middle Earth. The tombs of the ancient sage kings and the temples in the desert were all built very magnificently, and there are various secret methods to be told in detail in the future." He paused and returned to the matter of opening up the commercial road, saying, "The opportunity should not be missed, and the time should not be returned. Taking advantage of the melee of the great sage princes, it is a good time to open up the commercial road to the south."

"I know a comrade named Jin, and I am also very interested in the southbound trading route." Zhao Xingde nodded.

"What about Brother Zhao? Are you not planning to earn a share?" Li Yong invited with sincerity. The merchants of Xia State went deep into the country by land and mostly felt that the stable business was too late, so why should we take risks? The Zhao army envoy not only agreed with his plan, but also seemed to have been there in person. Li Yong secretly said that today he could meet a soulmate. If the officer had not had the respect for his status in Xia State, he would have almost persuaded him to retire and come out to explore this ivory and gold-like trade route with him.

Zhao Xingde was stunned and before he could answer, Du Chujiao suddenly interrupted, "Mr. Li, can we invest in the stock?" He kept listening with his ears pricked up. When Li Yong said that a round trip would be dozens of times the profit, his blood was thrilling, worried that he would not have the chance to join the group, and he was even more reluctant to let it go. Beside Du Chujiao, Chen Yongqi and three or four tenth chiefs were looking at this side, obviously very interested in the southbound trade route.

Li Yong had a little embarrassed face. He was able to invite Zhao De to invest in the south to develop the trade routes in the south, which did not mean that he could accept Du Chujiao and others. "Old Du, although the business of this trade route in the south is profitable, the risks are even greater. If you are not careful, you will lose all your money." Zhao Xingde hurriedly said for Li Yong.

"Zhao Dutou, I, Du Chujiao, aren't someone who can't afford to lose." Du Chujiao said aggrievedly, "Besides, I only invested 200 guan, not taking up the majority, and I will never interfere with the business of the caravan," Seeing that Li Yong still did not give up, he gritted his teeth and said, "Even if all the money is lost, I will accept it." The two hundred guan was accumulated by him in the past two years. He thought to himself that even if the money is lost, he would just be in vain in the past two years. If it is done, not to mention the gains of dozens of times, at least two thousand guan. He looked at Zhao Xingde with a wry smile, worried that it would be useless for one person to beg for it. He also said to Chen Yongqi, Hu Tangzuo, Bai Minqiu and other ten husbands beside him: "Do you want to invest in the same stock?"

Hu Tangzuo and others said yes, and even Chen Yongqi looked at Zhao Xingde with great intention. The movement here attracted the attention of the merchants next to him. Tan Shiyong whispered: "Everyone is trying to fight for their future, so naturally they are not afraid of taking risks." Huang Shen sighed and said: "The more you do business, the less courageous you are. My biggest hope is that the ancestral tea business will continue to flourish. Just don't throw away my Huang family's brand." They all said that this southern business road is a forbidden ban by the princes of green clothes and food, and cannot tolerate the merchants of Xia State. They often have the worries of killing people and grab goods. Li Yong can stay there for several years, which is considered a strange person, but only God knows whether he has such good luck next time.

While Zhao Xingde was pondering, Li Yong said, "This way, if the Zhao army envoy is willing to stand up, I will be fine. But the money you have collected is all the shares of the Zhao army envoy. In the future, I will only listen to the Zhao army envoy. The business itself has nothing to do with you, you only look for the Zhao army envoy." In this era, ordinary business envoys are not as good as those of later generations, and merchants must trust each other. Li Yong could not do anything.

He accepted a group of people who did not understand the dangers of southern trade routes. He refused to offend Du Chujiao and others too much, so he pushed the hot potato to Zhao De. If Zhao De was willing to take this risk, everyone would make a contract with black and white texts, so he would make money from Du Chujiao and others to come in and make money. Anyway, there are countless tribes in the south of Green and Large Food, and no matter how much goods they can eat, these soldiers lost all their money, so they could only talk to Zhao De.

Chen Xizhai looked at the scene with a smile. It was rare for dozens of soldiers to join forces to expand their business paths. The Xia State also worked as a farmer and animal husbandry, and promoted industry and commerce to enrich the country. In addition to merchants, the royal nobles also held many shares in large commercial banks. The Prime Minister's Office consented some large commercial banks to sell bonds to the people, and the national treasury treasury was guaranteed to repay the capital by 70%. Officials and soldiers could not buy land and land if they had enough money. Most of them would buy bonds from large commercial banks to earn interest.

Zhao Xingde pondered for a moment and finally said, "The risk of expanding the business road is extremely high. You can wait and think about it for a few days, so that I can think about it a little bit, okay?"

Seeing that his mouth was a little loose, Du Chujiao said happily, "I listened to Zhao Jun's envoy," he paused, and said to Li Yong, "Let me think about it again, do you think?"

Li Yong nodded and said in a deep voice: "What Zhao Jun Envoy said is that expanding the trade route is extremely risky, so you must think carefully. As long as the Zhao Jun Envoy is willing to invest, I will give you a cup first." He raised his wine glass and toasted Zhao De, Du Chujiao and others. He secretly planned that the trade routes in the south of Dashahai were complicated, and no matter how careful it was, it would inevitably conflict with the bandits and even princes along the way. After these soldiers retired, they might still become the reliance of the trade company.

After everyone was drinking, Li Yong said to Zhao Xingde again: "I will have a small gathering in five days, and I will ask the Zhao army to give it a chance to enjoy the treasure." Zhao Xingde nodded and agreed.

After the banquet, Zhao Xingde said goodbye to Chen Xizhai and the merchants of Xia Kingdom, and returned to the camp of the Imperial Guards with Du Chujiao and other ten husbands. As soon as he talked about this, Jin Changtai immediately slapped the table and said, "Of course I have to join the gang, I will pay two thousand guan." Seeing that Zhao Xingde had no reaction, he said anxiously, "This is a matter of expanding the southern trade routes, which is rare for a person who is familiar with the road and takes the lead in doing things. It is even more rare for this person to let you join the gang." He patted Zhao Xingde on the shoulder and said, "Although there has always been

It is a forbidden tyrant for the great cannibals. But thinking about the benefits, it is worth taking the greatest risk." He paused and said, "Walking straight, if this matter is done, your wealth can even be between the wealthy businessmen in Lumei." He also said the southern trade routes he had heard of were profitable. In the end, even Zhao Xingde was a little dizzy and couldn't figure out what they were originally remembered and what they heard from Li Yong and Jin Changtai.

Just after returning from Jin Changtai, Du Chujiao and Chen Yongqi came to find Zhao Xingde again, presented a piece of paper, and said respectfully: "Tao Zhao, brothers have gathered together, and there are 13,700 guan for those who can join the group." "What?" Zhao Xingde looked carefully and found that almost all the soldiers in Minghongdu were on the list. Except for Du Chujiao, Chen Yongqi also produced 200 guan, and the other soldiers were at least less than fifty guan.

"The risk of developing a commercial road is very high," Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice. "As long as a prince is targeted along the way, all people and goods may be lost, and there is no chamber of commerce to share the risks."

"At least try it," Du Chujiao said with a smile, "How can you win if you don't bet?" Zhao Xingde couldn't believe that Du Chujiao, who was sluggish in food and food, was extremely disgusting with eating and playing money and other bad habits that affect saving plans, could actually say such words. He turned his eyes to the captain of the personal soldiers, Chen Yongqi rubbed his hands, and was quite embarrassed, his face turned red, and he said quietly: "Brothers, this is the same, try your luck, what if God makes us rich?"

"What if God makes us lose all our money?" Zhao Xingde said coldly.

"Then the bento is that brothers don't have this fortune, right?" Chen Yongqi's face turned a little darker, and then he raised his head and whispered, "How can I know if I don't gamble, sir, we don't want to regret it in this life if we missed this opportunity to get rich." His face seemed to be glowing with excitement, and his eyes were full of expectations, as if he knew that Zhao Xingde would agree to bring them into the group.

Author: There are 2 updates in March, and I feel that the code is a little nervous. I relax a little in April, and I will update 1 every day. It will be uploaded before 12 noon. Yuanji promises to update it from time to time.
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