Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 842 Business is business, business is business!

"Which one is the largest salt family in Yizhou?" Mu Jing asked softly.

"Dong Guo's house!"

Hu Zhao replied: "The Qianwei Dongguo family has a long history. They used the name of digging wells to cook salt. They operated the salt industry in the era and were deeply rooted. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they used it to conquer the Xiongnu to strengthen the country. Dongguo Weiyang, the ancestor of the Dongguo family, took this opportunity to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed and accepted the proposal. He set up salt officials in 28 salt-producing counties in 36 counties across the country. Most of these salt officials were from salt merchants. Guo Weiyang was Qianwei's first salt official, and through time and history, the position of the Dongguo family in the salt industry has never changed, and they firmly control the Yizhou salt industry!"

"As far as the Yan family is concerned, the Dongguo family dares to be the second, and no one dares to be the first!"

"Now the owner of the Dongguo family is Dongguofeng, who is nearly [-] years old and an old fox. I sent people to investigate the situation many times, but he stopped me. Even Liu Yan wanted to intervene in the salt business. It’s a big loss!”

"However, this old fox is very sophisticated in his actions. He beat Liu Yan at the beginning and aroused Liu Yan's anger. Later, he took the initiative to contribute funds, from relationship to financial resources, to support Liu Yan's southern expedition. Liu Yan accepted his feelings and could not advance or retreat. But let him go, Qiang is a salt official, this is the same person!"

Hu Zhao's explanation was very detailed, which gave Mu Jing a preliminary impression of this Dongguo family.

Local snake.

This is a real local snake. This kind of local snake has been operating too deeply in the local area. If it is forced to do it, if it is not done well, it will overturn the dragon.

"Is there anyone in the Yizhou salt industry who can be compared to the Dongguo family?" Mu Jing pondered for a while, and then asked again.

I am afraid that the family will be the only one.

In this way, even if he doesn't want to, I'm afraid he can only come forcefully. After all, if one family dominates, the appeal is too strong, and it is very difficult to differentiate from it.

"Most of the salt merchants in Yizhou follow Dongguo's lead!"

Hu Zhao thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "But there is no family that is independent, even the Dong Guo family can't help it!"

"Which one?"

"You can't say it's a family, it's a family!"

"One clan?" Mu Jing's eyes flashed, and a flash of light flashed in his mind: "Bai clan?"

Don't bully him for not having studied history, but he has done a bit of research on ethnic minorities. The Bai people in Southwest China mainly live on the salt industry, and their history seems to date back to the Qin and Han Dynasties.

"White barbarians!"

Hu Zhao replied: "This is one of the 36 caves in Nanban. They occupied Qingling County and dug salt wells. The ability to boil salt and make salt is not inferior to Dongguo's, but the channels for selling salt are not as good. Their salt bar is large. Some of them are only in Yizhou, at most they will be sold to Wuling!"

"It is not a matter of a day or two for the Dongguo clan to swallow Qingling County. It has been thought about countless times for hundreds of years, but it is a pity that the barbarians are united. Although the Baiman clan is not strong enough, if they borrow troops, there are several holes within the radius. Lord, I will lend it to them, and the Dongguo family is also a bullying and fearful person, so they have never dared to take away their salt wells arbitrarily. In recent years, the two sides have secretly agreed on the market, which seems to be a little peaceful!"

"This is quite interesting!" Mu Jing stood up, paced back and forth, his eyes flickered, his thoughts began to turn, and after a while, he said: "We have to let them mess up by themselves, so that we can have a chance to intervene! "

He made a bold decision: "Immediately order that under the Xicao Yamen, set up a salt affairs department and order it to start an investigation of Yizhou's salt affairs!"

"Are you going to move them?"

"No!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "It's just to startle the snake, I said, now the salt affairs matter is related to the stability of Yizhou, I will not move easily, I must not give some people a chance, so at this time, Follow them!"

"Then what do you mean!"

"In addition, you arrange it yourself. Since the internal salt merchants are all following the lead of the Dongguo family, then bring in the external salt merchants and establish a Yizhou salt merchant guild. To deal with merchants, you must use commercial means. !"

Mu Jing sneered: "I thought that the salt wells under my control would have a bargaining chip with me. If I played the trick of bringing the goods back to the side with me, then I would have a good fight with him. I want to see, these salt merchants, How much capital is there to fight with me!"

He thinks that other methods are not enough, but the method of doing business, he has experience after 2000 years. At that time, the method of business fighting was a hundred times more fierce than it is now. He does not believe that there are still people who dare to fight him with this method.

"Will you look down on them too much!"

Hu Zhao frowned. He thought that some salt merchants would surrender after being beaten, scolded, or frightened. If it didn’t work, they would ransack their family and exterminate their clan. They control the entire Yizhou, and they have to use methods to deal with these salt merchants. .

"No!"

Mu Jing waved his hand, and said: "Referring this matter to business matters, its meaning is different. Although Yizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it has become a country of its own, and at the same time it restricts development. We need merchants from all over the world to send us What we need is to develop commerce, but merchants all over the world are afraid of the government in power. I just tell them that Yizhou is a place with rules for business. Even if we government officials want something, they must You must be upright, not bullying others!"

The power of example is powerful.

He is setting an example of businessmen, so that more merchants can be attracted to enter Yizhou, and this barren land of Yizhou can be developed.

The so-called business way is nothing more than talking about business in business, and business to business.

As long as you don't get too involved with power, businessmen will feel at ease, and the development of business can be regulated.

"I always have a feeling that you are flattering these merchants!"

Hu Zhao said in a deep voice.

He reads Confucian classics and learns Confucianism. Although it is not pedantic, it also limits his vision of the future. The imprint of scholars, farmers, businessmen is too deep, which makes him unable to break free and see the existence of benefits.

"I just flatter them!"

Mu Jing said forcefully: "I will even personally support them. The merchants are lowly, and those from the merchant family are depressed, but they don't see the benefits of smooth trade routes. The development of our Yizhou cannot do without them! "

"Since you have decided, then I will do it!"

It is difficult for Hu Zhao to understand Mu Jing's thoughts, but he does not object to Mu Jing's decision. He is a person who knows how to introspect. Mu Jing has never missed anything. There must be a reason for what he is going to do, but he cannot see through it. .

"Since you've done everything, let's do it harder!"

Mu Jing said: "Don't just focus on the salt industry, grain, iron ore, and cloth. These industries have to be reshuffled. Since our Minghou Mansion can't compete with them openly, then we will lure wolves into Sichuan. Merchants and merchants, Profit is the first word, and if these merchants are brought in, Yizhou will prosper!"

He is looking forward to the future: "If you have money, you can develop, if you have money, you can build roads, if you have money, you can calm the people, everything depends on money, Yizhou is stable, it is nothing more than the people living in peace, and how to live in peace is nothing more than living in peace." There are houses, clothes to wear, and food to eat, it’s not complicated!”

"You said it lightly!"

Hu Zhao said with a wry smile: "Since ancient times, how many people have been able to do this? There are not hundreds of people in Yizhou, but millions of people. I want them to have homes, clothes and food. With food, it’s easier said than done!”

"It's not easy, so we need to work hard!" Mu Jing said: "If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world? We can't settle down in Yizhou. What are you talking about?"

"well said!"

Hu Zhao agreed with Mu Jing's words, so he picked Mu Jing's thorns: "Since the lord said so, the subordinates will not hide some words. You should talk too much, but the lord has shouldered the responsibility of the common people of Yizhou, so far there is no successor, the great cause has no successor, it is hard to be reassuring..."

"what you want to say?"

Mu Jing interrupted him.

"Marriage!" Hu Zhao replied directly.

"I'm going to get married in a few days, marry Mrs. Zhang!" Mu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Hu Zhao, he was telling Hu Zhao, you just need to take care of business affairs, if you dare to meddle in direct private affairs, you will be beaten to death with a stick .

"Ms. Zhang?"

Hu Zhao was not surprised, but he was warning Mu Jing: "My lord, you can think about it. This Mrs. Zhang has character and talent, and someone recognizes it. She started with the lord when he was young, and the husband and wife are deeply affectionate. However, the world is not the same. Will recognize her, today's world is still a big Han country, Zhang is the queen of the rebels, there will be waves!"

"Can't I bear the mere reputation?"

The corner of Mujing's mouth slightly raised a wicked smile, and he said domineeringly: "Man, I am married, whoever dares to object, just come!"

(End of this chapter)