At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 285: The war boom and the ups and downs of Hu Hai

For things that are beneficial, even if you don't say it, someone will do it. It's just that such good things will not fall on the people under normal circumstances. But now in the Han Dynasty, the people can finally get some benefits.

Just like using bullock carts to transport grain and make money now, this is an extremely advantageous thing for Jiang Tao. The cattle are left at home and have nothing to do, but riding on the bullock carts and helping the court transport grain and grass can make money.

The first people who served in the corvee industry had already earned thousands of kilograms of grain from their own cattle. This was a considerable amount of wealth for many people, and such a good thing was only possible in the Han Dynasty.

Although Xu Fan's policy of eliminating corvee caused great pressure on the Han court, it minimized the impact of the war on the people, and even created a wave of economic prosperity due to the war.

During the slack period, farmers all over the world had nothing to do. Now the Han Dynasty has recruited millions of civilians, which is equivalent to creating millions of jobs for the Han Dynasty. A large amount of wealth has flowed from the Han Dynasty court to these farmers. Directly affecting 400 to 500 million people in the world.

And these people use their money to buy cloth, ironware, farm tools, and even waterwheels, windmills and other large commodities. Folk wealth has increased rapidly. Whether they are big merchants or small merchants like hawkers, they feel that this year Business has never been easier to do.

This kind of prosperity had never been seen in the Qin Dynasty. Fusu could only smile bitterly and said: "Yes, only the Han Dynasty court is reasonable, and the violent Qin Dynasty will not be destroyed by nature."

The simple truth that you have to pay for things is the bottom line of morality for individuals. However, no country in the world has taught this truth for hundreds of years. It is no wonder that Jiang Tao always said that the Han Dynasty court was reasonable.

By observing the impact of the Han Dynasty's war on the people, Fusu found out that the war could actually have very little impact on the people.

As long as the upper level takes less part of it, that's fine. But obviously Great Qin could not do this, because his father, the First Emperor, was the one who occupied the most.

At this moment, the sound of galloping horses came.

When they approached the baggage train, several Han soldiers immediately appeared to stop them and said, "This is the Han army's baggage train. What do you want?"

"I'm here to see my elder brother. Want to give him some food?"

"Who is your elder brother?"

"Zhao Fusu."

At this time, Fusu walked over and said, "Sir, this is someone's younger brother."

When Shi Chang saw someone picking up Hu Hai, he said, "Don't affect the team."

Fusu said gratefully: "Thank you very much."

Then Fusu took Hu Hai to the place where Zhao Liminfu rested.

"What are you doing here?"

Hu Hai wiped his sweat, handed the baggage and said, "My sister-in-law is worried that you won't be able to eat well, so I made Han cakes for you."

Fusu took over the baggage strangely. If his second brother Gao did this, he would not doubt it, but if Hu Hai would do such a thing, he would be very suspicious.

Sure enough, Hu Hai immediately said: "Brother, do you have food stamps in your hand?"

Fusu said: "Yes, why do you ask this?"

Hu Hai said happily: "Big brother and little brother will help you exchange it. One stone of food stamps is worth 81 yuan. Big brother, sell it to me."

Fusu said expressionlessly: "I won't change."

Although he didn't know what Hu Hai was going to do, he knew that nothing good would happen.

At this time, Jiang Tao said: "Do you want to give me cash?"

Because Jiang Tao brought a farm cow with him, his daily salary was 40 kilograms of rice. He had accumulated a lot of food stamps in his hand, but as he was getting older, he always felt that it was unreliable to exchange such white slips for food, so he would rather I want to see real money or food.

Hu Hai said happily: "Of course I'll give you cash."

Jiang Tao hesitated and said: "Now the court pays 90 yuan for one stone of grain, but you only give 81 yuan?"

Hu Hai said: "You have to make a little money, otherwise who would be willing to do this? Moreover, 90 yuan for one stone of grain was last year. This year, due to the large-scale construction of water conservancy projects in Guanzhong, agricultural banks have provided large amounts of loans, like ours in Zhao Li." There are hundreds of villages that have built small canals, which means millions of acres of land have been turned into irrigated land, and this year Shiling has built white canals, creating millions of acres of more irrigated land.”

"Look at how well the grain is growing around here. It's another big harvest. Just irrigating the fields in Guanzhong can increase grain production by tens of millions of tons. Can the price of grain be higher than last year?

"It was 90 yuan last year, but that may not be the case this year. Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, I have to take some risks, of course it must be a little less. Otherwise, who will I turn to if I lose?"

Jiang Tao made sense when he thought about it. This year, Zhao Li repaired the canal, and when he came out, the grain was already growing lushly. A bumper harvest was already very obvious. They, Zhao Li, may even have more than double the grain this year. Guanzhong this year There will definitely be more food than last year.

There was already a bumper grain harvest last year, and the price would have dropped a lot, but because the court harvested a large amount of grain, the price was stabilized. There is more grain production capacity this year than last year, and grain prices are bound to fall this year.

Jiang Tao immediately thought that the price of grain in Guanzhong has remained at 30 yuan per stone all year round, which means it skyrocketed in the years when the world was in chaos. But now that the world has stabilized, the price of grain will soon return to 30 yuan per stone. Thinking of this, Jiang Tao felt that 81 dollars was a good deal.

But at this time, Fusu stopped him and said, "Chief, you know Hu Hai. He is not a reliable person. Don't be deceived by him."

To Fusu, Hu Hai was a gangster who didn't do business. As long as it's something he wants to do, then don't follow him, that's the right thing to do. Fusu was worried that if Hu Hai deceived Jiang Tao, it would be difficult for him to live in Zhao Li. Hu Hai could be shameless, but Fusu didn't want to lose face.

Jiang Tao hesitated when he heard this. Although Hu Hai was somewhat capable, he was not a reliable person. This was already recognized by Zhao Li.

He was originally a gold medal clerk of an agricultural bank. Relying on his connections with many brothers, he promoted more than a dozen small water canals in Guanzhong and earned hundreds of thousands of dollars. But when he was growing bigger and stronger and creating greater glory, he encountered The huge obstacle almost crushed him to death.

After resisting the promotion of small water channels in Pingyuan, other guys soon followed suit. They also had connections and connections, so they would naturally look for people they knew well.

Hu Hai's market has been greatly compressed, and his business volume has dropped sharply. As a guy, he relies on business to make a living. Without business, there is no income.

At this time, he suddenly thought of opening up the village market in Qinling Mountains, so Hu Hai came to Qinling Village to investigate. As a result, he found that the villages in Qinling Mountains were poorer than those in the Guanzhong Plain. The villages there could be said to lack everything. This was the first time he encountered such a poor village.

But the poorer the Qinling countryside becomes, the happier Hu Hai becomes. This is an unprecedented blue ocean market for him.

So he went to these mountain villages to promote small-amount agricultural loans. These farmers were overjoyed when they heard about such a good thing. They applied for all projects that could be loaned, including iron plows, sickles, and even cattle. Hu Hai contacted and visited five A village like this helped them loan out millions of dollars in goods.

Hu Hai was originally complacent, thinking that he had opened up a new market and could earn tens of thousands of dollars. Moreover, there was a larger rural market in the Qinling Mountains. As long as he swallowed up this market, it would not be a problem for him to make a million dollars a year. But in reality He quickly gave him a slap.

But when he visited these villages again, he was shocked to find that the cattle he helped them borrow were missing? There were also very few iron farm tools. When asked about their situation, they hesitated and refused to explain, but begged Hu Hai to continue the loan.

Hu Hai dared not continue to lend money, but secretly inquired. Only then did he discover that these farmers actually slaughtered and ate their cattle, sold their farm tools to others at low prices, and spent all the money they got from eating and drinking.

These farmers directly regarded Hu Hai as their scapegoat. They had no intention of repaying the money and wanted to continue borrowing from him.

Hu Hai was stunned and immediately ran to the county government to complain. The county magistrate arrested the villagers and asked them why they slaughtered the cattle. How could they pay back the money for farming after the cattle were slaughtered?

As a result, the villagers said confidently: "Why should I pay back the money I borrowed based on my ability?"

Emotionally, these villagers regarded Hu Hai as a fool for giving money, and had no intention of paying back the money.

An angry Hu Hai scolded him on the spot: "The unruly people are just like unruly people coming out of poor mountains and poor waters."

In the end, the county magistrate sentenced these villagers to work in the mines to repay the debts of the agricultural banks.

Because of such a major accident, Hu Hai also suffered a huge loss at the bank, and all his bonuses were confiscated. Fusu's brothers also found a way to advance him some money.

Because of this incident, Hu Hai was even featured in the legal section of Dahan Monthly.

In a commentator article written by his father-in-law Li Si, he took Hu Hai's deeds as an example and believed that farmers in mountain villages like this are isolated from the world, have little awareness of the rule of law, and have different concepts from other places. If you want to help them get rid of poverty, you must first change their minds. Otherwise, a bank clerk's loan will turn into money for a big meal, and running a big country is like a small one. Different regions need to carry out different policies, and they cannot be generalized and one size fits all.

This article was applauded by all the scholars in Guanzhong, and the emperor called it "cai" after reading it.

As a result, Hu Hai appeared on the front page of the legal section of Dahan Monthly.

Hu Hai was so angry after reading "Dahan Monthly" that he lost money to his grandma's house, but his father-in-law still used this matter to make money. This was not a slap in his face. For this reason, he stayed at his father-in-law's house and ate nothing for a month.

Of course, because of this incident, the little reputation Hu Hai accumulated in Zhao Li quickly disappeared. He is still the prodigal son of the Zhao family.

Hu Hai complained: "How can anyone say that about my brother? I don't get paid for doing things these days. I only need 10% of the money. Isn't that what it should be?"

Fusu sneered: "What risk are you taking? This year's war between the Han and the Huns has resulted in more than a million civilians transporting grain and grass. How much grain has been consumed? Even if there is a good harvest in Guanzhong this year, the price of grain will not drop."

After all, Fusu was not an ordinary citizen. He knew that the Han Dynasty was at war with the Huns, and it was a war involving hundreds of thousands of people. The food consumed was lost in the sea. In this case, it was lucky that the price of food did not rise. How could it be possible? Down?
Hu Hai immediately denied: "It is because the imperial court is fighting a war this year that it needs more grain. Now that the imperial court has been fighting for more than half a year, most of the money and grain have been consumed. Where can the imperial court still have money and grain to purchase grain? The price will definitely be lowered this year. The largest grain merchant in Guanzhong is the imperial court. If the imperial court keeps prices low, the grain supply in Guanzhong will definitely not increase. "

At this time, Jiang Tao said: "I don't feel comfortable holding this thin piece of paper in my hand."

After speaking, Jiang Tao took out three food stamps from his cloth bag.

Although he also felt that what Fusu said made sense, he felt uneasy holding the piece of paper in his hand. He still preferred real money and food, and he would admit it even if he lost a little money.

Hu Hai was overjoyed. He took out three coins from his horse's bag, and then took out dozens of coins and counted them: "One piece is 81 coins, and three food stamps are 243 coins. You can do the math."

Then Hu Hai ran to others and asked, "Do you want to exchange for food stamps? Give me cash."

"Really?"

Hu Hai smiled and said: "Of course it is true, I can take out the money now."

After hearing Hu Hai's words, many people actually changed with him, even if it was 90%.

Again, new things are always difficult to accept at first. These civilians were holding these food stamps, and they were restless in their hearts. They didn’t know how much this thing was worth, and they were also worried that the court would cheat them. Accept it.

Although the reputation of the Han Dynasty is good now, there are too many courts that do not keep their words. They dare not completely believe what the court says because they have no means to resist the court. Even if the court does not accept it, they can only suffer the loss. And the people of the world have suffered and been deceived for decades. This cannot be changed by a big man in a few years.

They want to settle down early and lose their hard-earned money. Now there are people who are willing to change, even if they lose some money, they are willing to accept it.

Fusu, who was on the side, looked at Hu Hai's actions with an ugly face. He actually took out tens of thousands of dollars to exchange for the food stamps. You must know that Hu Hai had lost all his capital. Where did he get the money? ?

"The rest time is over, let's continue on the road." The Han official shouted.

Soon the long baggage train returned to the straight road and continued to move towards Shangjun.

Fusu pulled Hu Hai over and said: "I don't care what trouble you want to cause, but this is the baggage train, which is related to the lifeblood of the man. If you cause trouble here, we can't save you."

Hu Hai said disapprovingly: "I'm not here to cause trouble. Instead, I'm here to solve the problems for these people. The reason why my business is so good is because these people don't want to take these food stamps."

Fusu said fiercely: "You have forgotten the lesson of the last incident and want to step into the trap again. Food stamps are a major military matter, and you can intervene in this kind of thing."

Hu Hai pointed to his head disapprovingly and said: "Brother, you are the one who has not changed his mind and still regards the Han Dynasty as the Qin Dynasty. The Han Emperor said that it can be done without prohibition by law. Since the Han Dynasty court did not say that this matter cannot be done, That’s what can be done.”

Fusu hesitated. Hu Hai was indeed right about this. Emperor Han and his father, the First Emperor, were two extremes. Fusu, who had been living in the countryside, could not see this clearly as Hu Hai did.

Then Hu Hai said with a smile: "Brother, don't look at this complicated matter, but it is a big deal. A certain person collects food stamps here at 10% of the price, and then goes to Chang'an City to use these food stamps to deduct taxes at another %. You can make a % profit in one go. The key is that the turnover is fast. It will take the bank a year to make a % profit. The kind of thing I do can be turned around in a few days and less than a month. Someone made yuan.”

Isn't there an old saying that as long as there is oil, the U.S. military will breed? The same applies here. As long as there is profit, businessmen will breed. The trust in food stamps is graded. The credibility in Chang'an City is the highest. People here get Food stamps can be used to deduct taxes immediately. One food stamp can even be sold for 5% more, because they still make money with the 10% off tax deduction.

This created a business opportunity for Hu Hai. He only had to go to the countryside of Guanzhong to buy food stamps, and he could make a profit of 5% if he resold them. Although this did not seem high, the turnover was fast. When it was slow, it would take a few days, and when it was fast, it would be a business opportunity. Going back and forth every day will naturally make money, and the further away from Chang'an City, the lower the price of food stamps. There is profit on both sides, and people like Hu Hai make more.

Fusu asked: "Where did you get the money?"

The pit Hu Hai made last time. After losing all the money in his hands, the brothers pooled together some money to rescue Hu Hai. Otherwise, he would have to go to the Lantian Coal Mine Factory to dig coal.

Hu Hai said: "My brother owns a theater, mortgaged it to an agricultural bank, and borrowed 100,000 yuan to do this business."

Fusu said angrily: "You are crazy. If the theater is sold, how can you get a foothold in Chang'an City?"

Hu Hai said disapprovingly: "The money I earned this month is enough to buy a theater. Brother, I'm not telling you, there are so many ways to make money in the world now. You can make a lot of money by transporting livestock at the border or opening a workshop.

Look at these common people, they earn ten kilograms of grain and eight yuan a day, and they are so happy and happy, thinking that they have taken advantage of the court, but they don't know that Chang'an City wants to hire a man now, but he doesn't have 500 yuan, who will take care of him? You, this is your vision, even if you have money, they can’t make it.

The money in this world is like fish in the river. You can fish it out by casting a net, and your horizon is that net. Brother, you can't stay in this small place like Zhaoli anymore. If you stay any longer, you will really become a farmer. . "Hu Hai instead took the opportunity to educate Fu Su.

Fusu was unmoved and said: "You must redeem the theater. If you return to Chang'an City for me and find that your theater has not been redeemed, don't blame me for acting according to the family law."

Hu Hai said irritably: "Brother, you are an old antique. You are still stuck in the old world and can't get out."

Realizing that Fusu wanted to whip him, he could only say: "Okay, okay, I will redeem the theater when I get back."

Hu Hai was really afraid of his brother, and he also relied on his brother. The First Emperor was dead, and now the only one who could help him find out was Fusu. Hu Hai still had this self-awareness, so he did not dare to offend Fusu in any way.

(End of this chapter)