Back to the Qin Dynasty as a prince

"My lord, I am the owner of this caravan. I am going to do business in the frontier." The middle-aged man dressed in fancy clothes stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute.

He smiled at the door, Fusu was vigilant but not good at rejecting the door: "The student's surname is Su. This trip is going to Yiqu City in Beidi County to visit relatives and friends."

"It turned out to be Mr. Su. Meeting by chance is worse than meeting by chance. Ji and Mr. Su are really destined." The merchant in Huafu is well-mannered, and he is obviously a person who is very good at dealing with people.

The corner of Fusu's mouth twitched, thinking to himself that this businessman is really naughty.Still with a smile on his face, his demeanor is elegant and personable: "This is a hundred meters away. The place is wide there, I think it can be used for stationing Ji Dong's main caravan. Besides, in the wilderness, there are many bandits. You and I can support each other, I don't know Ji Dong What's your idea?"

The businessman surnamed Ji was overjoyed, and quickly responded with a smile: "Young Master's words are very true. It's extremely true. I'm afraid that if you bother Young Master, it will be a crime."

The atmosphere was quite cheerful, and both of them laughed in response.

"Proprietor Ji is worrying too much, how can a student be that kind of ignorant person?" Fu Su smiled and bid farewell to the businessman surnamed Ji.

On the way, a man dressed in a yellow-faced accountant asked the businessman surnamed Ji: "Master, why are you so polite to a stranger? We have 80 guards, just a scholar?" The yellow-faced accountant raised his hand. Made a obliterating gesture on the neck.

The businessman surnamed Ji said sharply: "Confused! You have been with me for more than ten years. You don't even have such a sharp eye!"

Nuonuo, the yellow-faced accountant, was not convinced.

"I have dealt with that scholar a few times, and I can see that he is not a scholar at all. Most likely, he is the son of a powerful family, and he must even have a high status!" Ji surname recalled the meeting just now, and analyzed.

The yellow-faced accountant was puzzled: "How can the proprietor see it? You can learn how to talk in a few years!"

"You don't understand, those arty people are just toddlers in Handan. Three generations of nobles, the true aristocratic manners and conversations can be seen at a glance. Besides, any guard under that young master is three points better than the most powerful of us!" The businessman surnamed Ji looked at Fusu's camp with his hands behind his back and said: "So, when you meet this kind of person, try to make friends with them. And be careful, otherwise you will offend them unknowingly, and if you fail to make friends, you will be disgusted instead!"

The yellow-faced accountant suddenly smiled flatteringly and said, "The proprietor is wise."

The businessman surnamed Ji laughed complacently.

Time flies, and night falls.Fusu asked Qi Ze to lead three people to carry back piles of firewood.Enough to burn all night.

Fusu smiled, and his thoughts flew, thinking of the embarrassment when the fire was burning in the cave.So he took away the rights of Qi Ze and others, and started a fire on his own.

It looked pretty good, and the bonfire was lit.The wild boar has been hunted by the guards and roasted on the bonfire.Sprinkle cumin oil and salt on it, and after a while, the meaty fragrance will waft, making people hungry.

The businessman surnamed Ji was dressed in casual clothes, holding a can of wine in his hand, and walked over with a smile: "Master Su, such a delicious food. Don't enjoy it alone."

Fu Su smiled and said, "Could it be that Master Ji also brought good wine? Do you want to share it together?"

The businessman surnamed Ji said with a smile: "So I dare not ask you what I wish."

The two smiled at each other.

"Young Master, if you don't mind, just call Ji Fu Ji Fu. Ji Ji really can't afford the title Ji Proprietor." Ji Fu said.

Fu Suqi said: "Alright. But considering the size of Ji Fu's caravan, it should be placed in Beidi County, and it should also be the first-class merchant. Why are you so self-effacing?"

Ji Fu smiled wryly: "Businessmen and merchants are the most prosperous in the old land of Qi. There, Ji can be considered somewhat famous there. However, it is not the case in Qinlong."

"Why?" Fusu asked.

Ji Fu said sternly: "Since Shang Yang's reform, the imperial court has always emphasized agriculture and suppressed business. The imperial court regards Qin Long as the foundation, so it is natural to strictly investigate, and the force is ten times stronger than that of the East. Therefore, if you want to do business in Qin Long, there is no family. With the support of senior officials and relatives, this waist will have to be flashed, and the family property will also have to be wiped out."

Fu Su remained silent.After a long time, he continued: "Then, brother, this is it?"

"The prime minister is in charge of food and grass today, and the young master must know about it." Ji Fu asked.

Fusu nodded: "Prime Minister Li Si and Zhisu Neishi Han Chang are jointly responsible for this matter. Prime Minister Li bought grain and grass with silk and made private merchants transfer grain and grass. Let the people recuperate!"

"Sir, you are well-informed. It was Ji who spent a lot of effort to get this job of transferring food and grass." Ji Fu said here a little proudly.

Fusu was amazed that the transfer of military rations has been a difficult problem since ancient times.Not to mention that the Qin State defeated Chu and emptied 60 armored men in the country.The logistical pressure to pay for this is unprecedentedly strong.

How strong is the pressure of 60 people's food and grass, and it is not easy to transfer in the plains.What's more, from the state of Qin to the state of Chu, the mountains and rivers are dangerous and the road is difficult.

It is recorded in history that in order to bear the logistical pressure, Qin State sent tens of thousands of grain trucks to the front line every day.In other words, 20 grain trucks are kept on the road every day.More than [-] civilians and thousands of ships were used for this purpose.

This allowed Qin to defeat its centuries-old enemy: Qiang Chu.

"Transshipment of grain and grass has always been a difficult problem for the imperial court. Why do merchants seem to be scrambling to get it?" Fusu asked suspiciously.

Ji Fu smiled mysteriously: "No matter how much the transportation cost of grain and grass is, it is still a stable and profitable business. You can also establish a good relationship with the imperial court. Besides, there is a shortage of materials in the frontier. It is normal for this grain and grass to contain something."

Fusu frowned.Ji Fu seemed to have guessed what Fusu was thinking, and explained: "The things I carry in this carriage are mostly daily necessities. There is no prohibition."

Fu Su nodded: "You make a lot of money from these."

"I can have a [-]% profit." After finishing speaking, Ji Fu said with emotion: "I don't have much background like this, and I don't have a strong backer in the court. If the real profit is huge, I dare not touch it. You know, the two things of salt and iron are huge profits. !"

Fu Su curiously asked: "I know about salt and iron, but it's just an ordinary thing in China. How big is it?"

"Turn over and go to the frontier. Ten times and a hundred times is also possible!" Ji Fu chatted very well, and chatted with Fu Su very well.Eloquently.

It turned out that the aristocratic family had already begun to take shape in the Qin Dynasty. Relying on the powerful influence, the aristocratic family entered the frontier trade, buying silk, salt and iron from the six eastern countries, which are common in China, and selling them to foreigners. .Then they bought cattle and sheep, horses, spices, and gold from them.

The price of buying from the country is extremely low, and selling it to a foreign race is a huge profit of several times and tens of times.Then they obtained rare treasures from foreign races, and the spice horses were sold to the Central Plains again.It is several times ten times the profit.

These are the news that Fusu got from Ji Fu.Fusu gathered these information, and then took out the information that Fusu sorted out.

Instead, another set of things was analyzed.

Then some dignitaries in the DPRK heard about it, so they relied on their power to intervene, either eating alone, or joining forces with aristocratic families, and their own families formed a powerful family.

These privileged classes gradually formed a Silk Road in the northwest frontier, and quickly strengthened themselves by absorbing astonishing profits.Politically, this group of people is very low-key, because their power is not strong enough to gain an advantage.However, at the local level, at the bottom of the imperial administration, their collective strength can even completely oppose the government and gain an advantage.

In Yiqu City, where Fusu was going, the power of the aristocratic families was very large.But now, when Qin Shihuang was in power, no family dared to jump out and make trouble.Dare to confront the majesty of the state apparatus.Very low-key, but its hidden strength is obvious.

After finishing his thoughts, Fusu quietly looked at the northwest.

"Silk Road?" Fusu knew the amazing benefits of this road, and even the emperor would be moved if he knew about it.What's more, Fusu who wants to grow himself quickly?

Fusu thought of this businessman surnamed Ji again.Undoubtedly, Ji Fu believed that he must have a very high status, most likely he was a son of an aristocratic family.Another son of an aristocratic family who is alone and has no power over the family.

Therefore, Ji Fu wanted to cooperate with himself.

Ji Fuli used the influence of Fusu's family to enter the core of the Silk Road and grow stronger.And Ji Fu provides huge sums of money to Fusu!

"The breakthrough may come from Ji Fu!" Fu Su thought.

Good wine and good meat, enough to eat and drink, and fall asleep thinking about these.

On the second day, the two teams walked towards Yiqu.Fusu and the others rode lightly on fast horses, which were quite light, and arrived at Yiqu City first.The scale of Yiqu City is small, and it is close to the border. The city wall is thick, but it seems a bit narrow.

The street is only two horse-drawn carriages galloping by, the planning of Xianyang City is huge, and eight horse-drawn carriages can pass by in both directions on the street.Yiqu is far less than one-eighth of Xianyang.

Yiqu was originally the hometown of Yiqu people, but after being conquered by Qin, it was merged into Qin State.Because Qin State has always had a strategic idea of ​​expanding westward to strengthen its strength in order to annex the world.

Fusu led the horse and walked along the street looking east and west.Speaking of which, Fusu rarely leaves Xianyang City.At most, they go out of the city to hunt and walk in Xianyang city.I haven't been to many places other than Xianyang!

The vendors next to them are hawking, and the shopkeepers are yelling.It made Fusu feel quite fresh.

"Mother, there are so many people." A childish voice said.

A woman held a young child in her arms and followed the child's gaze: "That is a person who is fleeing."

"Then mother, why did they run away? Isn't the home so comfortable?" The child asked with clear eyes.

The woman sighed: "If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't survive, who would leave my hometown? It's hard to leave my homeland."

Fusu's heart skipped a beat when he heard the conversation between the mother and son.

"Follow up, go and see what's going on." Fusu shouted in a low voice.

Several personal guards hid to the left and right of Fusu to guard, pushing away the people in front.

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