The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Whether Li Bangyan likes it or not, he wants to see it or not.

Zhang Jun was always a deputy arranged by the government.

While he was busy discussing how to tell the story of the Song Dynasty with Chen Donghe, the writer of Goulan Waseli's storybook and the chief writer of the Song Dynasty Daily, the matter of selecting the first group of people to go to the Three Kingdoms for trade was naturally Zhang Jun is in charge.

This is Zhang Jun's second time on the imperial mission.

Not only can't it be done badly, but it must be done beautifully.

But this matter is difficult!

Otherwise, Li Bangyan would not be able to shirk his busy cultural exchanges and leave this task to Zhang Jun. He said euphemistically: "Commerce is the top priority. Zhang Taiwei is in charge of this important matter, so he must not let him down." I lost the trust of the officials and the principal in Captain Zhang."

What Zhang Jun could say was that he could only "accept the order gladly". He watched Li Bangyan leave the house and cursed secretly: "Old fox! If the matter is done well, the credit belongs to you. If it is done badly, will I take the blame?"

Who can understand the pain of deputy position?

Business is with people.

Who goes to trade and where to go to trade are all questions.

For example, if you are doing business in the city of Kaifeng and your business is doing well, why do you have to travel across mountains and rivers to a foreign country?

Even if Zhang Jun persuades him earnestly, this is called business aside, and the good days are still to come.

They only replied: "Captain Zhang, when will this money-making thing end?"

If the big businessmen don't work, Zhang Jun will look for those who are neither good nor bad.

In Zhang Jun's opinion, these people are the most promising. After all, Kaifeng City's commercial business is already so prosperous that it is difficult to get ahead.

You are also a restaurant owner, can you do better than the Fan Tower in the inner city or the Qingfeng Tower in the outer city?

Unless these two companies disappear, it is impossible for a new company to emerge and overwhelm these two companies.

In the previous and subsequent dynasties, they could have played a game of collusion between officials and businessmen, stumbling upon these two families, and maybe destroying them, but this was the Song Dynasty!

Not to mention ordinary merchant families, even for royal princes and court officials, if they want to use their power to suppress merchants, it is extremely difficult to operate. Isn't Zhao Pu a living example?

This is not to say how honest and honest the officialdom of the Song Dynasty was, but the result of decentralization.

No matter how powerful you are, you can't cover the sky with just one hand. There are always enemies watching you. Don't try to be blatant in taking advantage of others. Even if you cross the line a little bit, your enemies will involve you until you vomit blood. By then, you won't be able to reap any benefits. I'm so sexy.

Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, especially in Kaifeng, it was almost impossible to profit by crushing people to death at the official level.

So how do they operate?

Of course it is "legal and compliant"!

The methods used by officials in the Song Dynasty to compete for interests were more advanced than those of officials in most dynasties.

In some dynasties, as long as you lick the emperor and the powerful people, let them turn a blind eye, and just go beyond the law to make money.

For example, typical Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Their method of playing is very simple. There is one set of national laws, which is done openly, while the real power faction plays another set, which is done secretly.

If you lick the emperor and the powerful people well, you can have another way of playing the game, and the national law cannot restrict you.

But this was not the case in the Song Dynasty. The laws covered a very wide range, and there was only one set. No matter who you are, you must follow the rules.

Therefore, what officials in the Song Dynasty fought for was legislation.

As long as a law is issued that is beneficial to you, then you can fish it out and dare to fish it out.

Fish it legally and compliantly, and no one can force you to do so!

Even the powerful Cai Jing can only play this way. Only those in his line can make a fortune with him.

It is absolutely impossible to let them take advantage of others.

After Zhang Jun's agitation, he felt that there was little effect. Except for a few people who were willing to go to Dali and Xixia, there were two companies, one doing mutton business and the other doing cloth business. The only person willing to go to the Kingdom of Jin was Liu Juncai, who was engaged in spice trading.

Because two years ago, in the propaganda of the Song Dynasty, the Kingdom of Jin was still an uncivilized savage, drinking blood from raw materials.

Now do you let others do business, or do you provide food and clothing?

How can you achieve such a result?

Zhang Jun had a headache. He looked at Liu Juncai and said with a helpless smile: "I have some friendship with Old Madam Liu, so I'll tell you the truth. Jin Guo Ning Mansion is not as scary as the rumors in the market. They are also like me, the Song Dynasty." Apart from being illiterate, ordinary people like this can still talk things through, and their business can be considered honest. The key is that business is not good, but if you go there, you will definitely be able to make a difference."

The reason why Zhang Jun said this was because he was afraid that even the only person who was willing to go to Huining Mansion would regret it in the end.

Liu Juncai smiled and nodded: "I know all these nephews. Although the people in Huining Mansion are illiterate and not familiar with the law, haven't the officials already reached an agreement with the Jin Kingdom to unify the laws? My nephew thinks , in a few years, Huining Mansion will be indistinguishable from other cities in the Song Dynasty."

Zhang Jun looked at Liu Juncai and was very satisfied.

This Liu Juncai is only twenty-four or five years old. Although he does not look extraordinary handsome, he can still be regarded as a handsome young man. Especially when talking to Zhang Jun, he can be neither humble nor overbearing. He has just the right etiquette and temperament. Zhang Jun feels that in Among the young people he had seen, he was the most handsome.

"Well, it's best if my nephew knows this. Since you are going to Huining Mansion to do spice business, why not bring diatom masks, soaps and other products from the Academy of Song Dynasty? The more items there are, the more trade routes will be opened. , what do you think, nephew?"

Liu Juncai stood up and handed over his hands: "It all depends on the Taiwei's arrangement."

"Okay! Okay! Very good!" Zhang Jun stroked his beard and chuckled.

"Lieutenant Zhang, I'm the only one who went to Huining Mansion to make a deal?"

Zhang Jun smiled a little awkwardly: "This... is like this for now, but don't worry, I will try to persuade you later. It's best to find a few more people to accompany you. When you go to Huining Mansion, you can also communicate with each other." It’s good to have someone to take care of you.”

Liu Juncai smiled and said: "I'm afraid it won't be easy. The merchants in Kaifeng don't have a good impression of the Kingdom of Jin."

Seeing the change in Zhang Jun's face, Liu Juncai quickly added: "But my nephew is not afraid. Wealth can be found in danger. This has been the case since ancient times. However, if Zhang Taiwei cannot attract enough merchants, is he afraid that he will not be able to do business with our official family?" "

Zhang Jun didn't want to talk to Liu Juncai about the affairs of the court. Even if he did, it would be of no use and would only make him appear incompetent. Just as he was about to get up to see off the guests, Liu Juncai hurriedly said: "Captain Zhang, you are doing this one by one." I'm afraid it won't work if I go to persuade him. My nephew has a plan. Is the Lieutenant willing to listen to it?"

Zhang Jun looked at Liu Juncai with a strange look on his face. He knew this kid.

In the past few years at Taiyuan University, no matter how hard I studied, I couldn't get into Shangshe and I couldn't take the Shangshe examination.

He could not enter the court as an official.

Such a person, not only knows nothing about political affairs, but also has little talent and knowledge. What strategies can he come up with?

"Business affairs can't be political affairs, but they can't all be business affairs." Liu Juncai raised his two hands and gestured to Zhang Jun: "This hand is called buying and selling. It is tangible and visible. But what about this hand? , intangible, invisible, but controllable. If Zhang Taiwei can seek some legislation from the court, such as tax exemptions for merchants going to the Kingdom of Jin, interest-free or low-interest loans, or even sending guards, then I think he would be willing to take the initiative. There will still be people.” (End of chapter)