I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 206 Coming just by the smell?
I don't know if it's because I went out of the city with Liu Sheng on this day;

In the next few days, Tian Ziqi's mental state was much better than before.

On the next day of the court meeting, that is, the third year of Emperor Qixinyuan, on the [-]th day of the eighth month in autumn, the Chang'an court passed the resolution of "comprehensively exempting Guanzhong from this year's agricultural tax and grass tax".

After the end of the court meeting, the news that the court was completely exempting this year's agricultural tax and high tax, also centered on Chang'an, quickly spread to the entire Guanzhong.

However, the exemption of the agricultural tax and low tax by the imperial court did not make the people happy. On the contrary, it gradually plunged the whole Guanzhong into an atmosphere of inexplicable sadness.

The reason is simple: the exemption of the agricultural tax by the imperial court means that the harvest in Guanzhong this year has been so bad that "the people will not be able to survive if the agricultural tax is collected again";

And the exemption of the grass tax means that the situation has become so bad that paying three stones per [-] mu of land, and the total value of the grass is less than [-] yuan, will cause a burden to the people...

As the saying goes: Some people are happy and some are sad, and some are sad, so there must be some people who are happy.

The people are naturally worried about the exemption of agricultural tax and high tax in the imperial court;

But the merchants, like wolves smelling blood, quickly focused their attention on this matter!
The news channels of these wealthy people are obviously not comparable to that of ordinary farmers-soon, the merchants got the news: the average yield per mu in Guanzhong this year, there is a high probability that it will not exceed two stones and one bucket...

After hearing the news, I checked again and again whether the source of the news was reliable. Afterwards, the businessmen in Guanzhong fell into a carnival!
Because through simple calculations, these merchants in Guanzhong quickly discovered that the harvest in Guanzhong this year is not enough to support the daily needs of the people in Guanzhong!
If the supply is less than the demand, it means that this product theoretically has a special selling method of 'the rarest is the most expensive, and the one with the highest price gets';

As for such business methods, the merchants in Guanzhong are obviously very familiar with it...

"We should get together and discuss a specific plan!"

"—Let's go to the Changling Tian clan!"

"—Changling Tian, ​​there is a way in the palace!"

After a simple exchange, more than a dozen big businessmen in Guanzhong with assets exceeding tens of millions got into the carriage excitedly and appeared outside the Tianfu in Changling Township.

And the person they are looking for is a business legend who has just emerged in Guanzhong, and the "leader" among the contemporary nephews of the Tian family in Changling: Tian Fu...
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In the living room, businessmen with potbellies sat on both sides. The noisy conversation and the occasional laughter resounded over the entire Tianfu.

Soon, a businessman fiddled with the sound of remuneration, making the others subconsciously quiet down.

After a while, when the businessman whispered the result of the calculation, there was another burst of laughter in the classroom.

"I made a calculation;"

"—In the past, the yield per mu in Guanzhong was roughly around three stones and three buckets."

"One mu, three stones and three buckets, one hundred mu, that's 330 stones."

"Remove the agricultural tax of 320 shi, and each peasant household can get about [-] shi of grain and rice."

"One household is 320 shi, and there are more than one million households in Guanzhong, which is [-] shi."

"And among them, there are usually 7000 million shi of grain, which will be sold to the Kanto."

"—In other words: Guanzhong needs 5000 million shi of grain every year, which is enough for the people of Guanzhong to eat."

Saying that, the businessman smiled even more, and when he looked at the other businessmen, his face was even more overjoyed.

"But this year, the output per mu in Guanzhong is only two stones and one bucket. Even if the tax is exempted, a family can only produce 210 stones."

"A million households equals 1000 million shi."

"From 5000 million shi, there is still a full 4000 million shi..."

"--color!"

As soon as the merchant's words fell, the wealthy merchants in the living room cheered one after another!

A smile full of excitement and longing climbed onto everyone's face.

"Everyone!"

"There is a lot to do, there is a lot to do?!"

"—No matter how good the court is, it is impossible to fill the 4000 million stone gap in Guanzhong!"

"And if there is no food shipped from Guanzhong in the Kanto, there will also be a gap!"

"Whether inside or outside the pass, we are all allowed to flex our muscles and make a difference!!!"

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"Extremely great!"

"Each stone of grain earns hundreds of dollars, and if you resell tens of thousands of stones of grain, that's a profit of millions of dollars!"

"If we work together to raise the price of food by more than [-] yuan..."

Amidst the laughter and laughter, a young businessman spoke excitedly, but it made the rest of the people startled, and immediately turned their disdainful eyes to the young businessman who spoke.

——Five hundred dollars?

Hey!
Look at you who have never seen the world!
During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, the price of grain in Guanzhong was as high as [-] yuan per stone! ! !
Eight thousand yuan and one stone of grain, isn't there someone who buys and eats it?

"Du Shaojun, you're still a bit young~"

After a long period of silence, a middle-aged wealthy businessman finally said something to restore the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere in the living room.

However, the young man surnamed Du who spoke earlier lowered his head with a stiff face, and joined the cheerful conversation after a while.

Today, the businessmen who came to Tianfu all have great backgrounds.

There are at least six families with a family property of over ten million!

As for the family property of over ten million, or tens of millions, it is even more difficult to count with two hands.

Among them, apart from Hetian Fen, who is also the "Zhutian" of the same clan as the Changling Tian clan, the Chang'an Wuyan clan, the Weijiasu clan, and the Anling Du clan from which the young man was born are the first to count.

All these people were forcibly moved from the Kanto to the local tyrants in Guanzhong because of the unique "Lingyi System" of the Han family.

For example, the Tian family was originally the royal family of Tianqi. After Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang became the emperor and established Liu Han Guozuo, the Tianqi royal family was moved to Guanzhong by the family and lived in Changling, the mausoleum of Emperor Taizu Gao;

Afterwards, the Tian family was divided into eight branches according to blood.

Among them, the Tian family of Changling is the direct line, and the other seven common lines are also merchants. Today, they also came to Tianfu in Changling.

And the "Batian" of the concubine and the concubine, without exception, take the grain business as their main livelihood.

The Changan Wuyan family is also a local tyrant who moved from the Kanto to the Guanzhong;

It's just that when the Wuyan family moved into Guanzhong, it was still the period of "Chu-Han struggle for hegemony", and the construction of the Changling of Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bang had not started yet. After the Wuyan family moved into Guanzhong, they set up a foothold in Chang'an.

Different from 'Batian' which is mainly engaged in the grain business, the Wuyan family in Chang'an has always only been in the business of Ziqian.

Ziqian, as the name suggests, is the money that can give birth to cubs.

In the words of later generations, it is actually usury.

But today, Ziqian businessman Wuyan also appeared in Tian Mansion of Changling Township, as if he also wanted to get a share of this feast...
For the rest of the houses, the situation is quite similar.

——The Su family of the Wei family, in the past, he mainly established himself in the willow weaving industry, and rarely got involved in other businesses;
The Anling Du family, as a "rising star" who was forced to move to Guanzhong during the reign of Xiaohui Emperor Liu Ying, has a relatively wide range of business.

After all, when the Anling Du family moved into Guanzhong, the business community in Guanzhong had basically divided the cake, and all walks of life were divided up by the local tycoons who moved to Guanzhong earlier, such as 'Batian', Chang'an Wuyan's, Weijiasu's, etc.;

If the Anling Du family wants to be among them, they can only cast a wide net, catch more fish, and do everything without making any of them big.

But in the past few years, Anling Du's focus has become more and more inclined to the grain business...

"It's all here..."

"Hey······"

Outside the living room, Tian Fu glanced at the room, and he knew it in his heart.

With a light cough, the conversation of everyone in the house was interrupted, Tian Fu straightened his waist, and walked into his living room with a hypocritical smirk.

"Everyone coming to the door together, really makes the humble house full of brilliance~"

Laughing and clapping his hands to everyone in the room, Tian Fu took the tea bowl and took a sip lightly.

Then, he pretended to be suspicious and looked at the people in the room, as if he was asking: "Everyone, why are you here?"
Seeing Tian Fu pretending to be stupid, everyone just snorted coldly in their hearts, but there was a hypocritical and even flattering smile on their faces.

In the end, there was the middle-aged man who accused the Anling Du family of being 'too young' earlier, that is, the current head of the Su family of the Wei family, and gave Tian Fu a laugh.

"Tian Shaojun, a young hero, took advantage of the rebellion between Wu and Chu, and together with the Wuyan family, made ten times the profit with a principal of one thousand gold. We really admire it."

"I've wanted to pay a visit for a long time, but Tian Shaojun is so busy, it's not until today that I have the honor to meet..."

The impeccable scene only made Tian Fu laugh and shake his head, and then bowed his hands to the middle-aged man of the Su family.

"Su Gong, you are too polite..."

After saying politely, Tian Fu turned his head slightly and looked around at everyone in the room.

Then he looked at Wuyan and smiled at him, then lowered his head again, carefully blowing the tea leaves that floated on the surface of the tea, while not forgetting to pretend to be casual: "As for the matter of lending money to the nobles who are on the expedition. Well······"

"I remember at that time, I once suggested that everyone, like me, Changling Tian and Chang'an Wuyan, lend money to the nobles who are going on the expedition?"

"——If you had listened to my advice at that time, you should have made a profit ten times as much as me now?"

Saying so, Tian Fu took another sip of tea, and then cast meaningful gazes on everyone in the room.

Hearing Tian Fu's words, everyone's expressions froze, and there was even a hint of jealousy in their eyes looking at Tian Fu and Wuyan.

After a short period of peace, the middle-aged man from the Su family of the Wei family raised his head again with a smile, and explained to Tian Fu: "At that time, Liu Bi and Liu Wu's rebel forces were huge, and it was still uncertain whether the rebellion could be put down. thing."

"We are worried that if we lend money to the marquis and nobles of the conquest, if the rebellion fails to be put down, then the money we lend will probably be..."

"Ah;"

"—That's why I said, Tian Shaojun is a young hero with great courage!"

"It's not like those of us who get older and less courageous, and don't dare to take such a big risk..."

Su Shi's words caused everyone to nod their heads and agree with each other.

But in the first place, Tian Fu shook his head with a strange smile, then raised his eyebrows and looked at the middle-aged man of the Nasu family.

"Su Gong, why do you have such an idea?"

"Everyone, why can't you see the advantages and disadvantages of this?"

He asked two questions full of surprise, and saw Tian Fu turned his head with a strange expression, and looked at the people in the room in order - a dozen of the most outstanding and wealthiest merchants in Guanzhong.

"Everyone is worried that if the rebellion cannot be put down, the money you borrowed will be lost;"

"Then why don't you think about it: If the rebellion really fails to be put down, let Liu Bi and Liu Wu break into Guanzhong..."

"—Everyone is hiding at home, and you are reluctant to lend the money to the soldiers to fight the rebellion. Will it not be looted by the rebels under Liu Bi and Liu Wu?"

"Don't you all understand the truth that if there is no skin, there will be no hair?"

It seemed to be puzzled, but in fact, the question was slightly sarcasm, which only made everyone in the room stiffen;
Especially the middle-aged people of the Su family of the Wei family, who were taught such a lesson by a younger generation like Tian Fu, obviously lost their face.

But no matter how you say it, after all, they have traveled all over the world, and they are used to seeing big scenes, and they have also seen elites with warm and cold feelings;
After a brief absence, Su quickly adjusted his face, and with a humble smile again, he nodded slowly to Tian Fu.

"What Tian Shaojun said is true."

"In this matter, we are too narrow, and some, too cautious."

"So much so that even such a simple truth has not been noticed..."

Without changing his face, he gave Tian Fu another hand, and then he saw that Su quietly changed the subject, and finally explained his purpose of coming on behalf of everyone in the room.

"We old guys are already at the age where half of our necks are buried in the earth."

"In the future, Guanzhong will be a vast world where young heroes like Tian Shaojun can run wild..."

"It's just that right now, there is another good opportunity to make a fortune;"

"—With the lessons from last time, we old fellows don't dare to make claims anymore."

"That's why I came here on purpose, and I want to ask Tian Shaojun to give me some advice..."

Su's words only caused everyone to turn their heads one after another, cast their scrutinizing, probing, and slightly expectant eyes on Tian Fu's ugly, bizarre face, but always revealing his shrewdness.

For Tian Fu, a 'new star', the Guanzhong business community doesn't know much about it.

Everyone only knows that this Tian Fu is the face of the younger generation of the Changling Tian family. At the beginning of this year, when the Wu-Chu rebellion broke out, together with the Chang'an Wuyan family, they borrowed a thousand gold from the Taiwei Zhou Yafu who was conquering the rebellion, as a private soldier under his command military spending.

In addition, Tian Fu is also close to the half-sister in the palace, Wang Meiren, who gave birth to the emperor's tenth son Liu Zhi.

that is it.

As for today, why everyone insisted on going to the Tian Mansion and looking for Tian Fu by name and surname to discuss this matter, of course it was not the reason Su mentioned.

——Young hero?
Hey!
There are outstanding people in Babaili, and I don't know how many "young heroes" like Tian Fu have appeared!

If you really want to count with your fingers, like Tian Fu, a rising star who earned ten times the profit from his first business, not to mention every year, at least every three to five years, there will be one or two.

In the eyes of these people who are deeply taboo about the way of doing business, Tian Fu is nothing more than a lucky man who has been lucky enough to earn a fortune of ten thousand gold and suddenly become famous.

For these people, the real value of Tian Fu is the huge contacts and news channels brought to Tian Fu by the elder sister Wang Meiren in the palace and the four-year-old son-in-law... ·
"Guys, do you mean food?"

"Is it because of today's Chaoyi, Your Majesty has exempted the agricultural tax and low tax, so that everyone can smell the smell of getting rich?"

Tian Fu's joking words only made everyone laugh and bow their heads, naturally acquiescing to Tian Fu's guess.

Seeing everyone's reaction like this, Tian Fu turned sideways with a half-smile, and looked at Wuyan beside him.

"Mr. Wuyan, are you eyeing this deal?"

"——I obey Tian Gong's orders."

Swish!
Wuyan's words were indifferent, and everyone turned their eyes in unison, and locked their surprised gazes on Wuyan's face that still had a humble smile.

Tian Gong?

ordered? ? ?

this······

"The Wuyan clan has already joined the Changlingtian clan?!"

"Or, just serve Tian Fu..."

When everyone was thinking about it, Tian Fu smiled, and then raised his head to look at the distant relatives of the nearby family.

"Everyone, you are all offshoots of my Tian family."

"In the past few years, although I have had little contact with my Changlingtian family, blood is thicker than water..."

"——This time, I only give you a piece of advice;"

"——Even if you are poor and can't open the pot, can't eat, or even reach the point where you will go bankrupt if you don't do this, you must, absolutely, never think about food..."

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"This year in Guanzhong, it is true that more than [-]% of the grain harvest has failed;"

"But similar things have happened in the past few years."

"Think about it for yourself: During the reign of Emperor Fanxian, even if the grain harvest was poor, why did the price of grain in Guanzhong ever exceed [-] yuan per shi?"

"Didn't the first emperor go to great lengths when there was a bad harvest, and did everything he could to keep the grain price in Guanzhong below [-] yuan per shi?"

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"I, Changling Tian, ​​have been in the grain business in Guanzhong for almost 50 years."

"In the food business, I, the Changlingtian family, can always tell the difference between what money can be earned and what money can't be earned."

Having said that, Tian Fu turned his head to the side again, looking at Wei's Su family, Anling Du family and several other 'outsiders'.

"This time, that's all I can say."

"If you can trust me, then do as I say: stop early, earn what you should earn, not what you shouldn't, and don't earn more money."

"Otherwise, when His Majesty is furious and wants to slaughter all the people in Guanzhong who are registered in the Shang Dynasty, I, Changling Tian, ​​will only be wise and protect myself, and will never help you. I will plead in front of Your Majesty..."

　A few days ago, I saved a chapter every day, and I saved three chapters. However, I went to the hospital yesterday and used up two more chapters.

　　Let’s make four changes today, this is the first change, and start writing the remaining three changes now, and try to finish all the changes before 12 o’clock.

　　Thank you for your support~
　　
　
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