Chapter 164
The ideal is plump, but the reality is skinny.Moreover, as full as the ideal is, the reality is as skinny as it is.

Ma Chao originally thought that he could build the first heavy cavalry and heavy infantry in the late Han Dynasty, but the fact is that according to Han Feng's account, all the weapons and equipment were equipped, and all the craftsmen in the arsenal did not eat, drink, sleep or sleep. It will take two years to create [-] complete sets of equipment.Not to mention, it also involves the training of soldiers and the selection of war horses.If such a terrifying army can really be produced, according to Han Feng's estimation, it will take three years anyway.

At the moment, Ma Chao was a little bit crazy.An emergency meeting was held immediately, but this time Ma Chao, who was usually amiable, changed his appearance.Either whispering encouragement, or threatening with majesty, and even wooing generals to refute Meng Da, in the end, he even used the tricks of slapstick, rolling, messing around, and behaved like a devil king.

It seems that if those counselors still disagree with his grand plan of spending money, I am afraid that Ma Chao will slap the table (made by the carpenter in the arsenal) and roar wildly. Under this strong pressure, Zhang Yi first expressed his submission, while Meng Although Da wanted to fight Ma Chao in the end, he had no choice but to be intimidated by Ma Chao's majesty in the end, and contributed some of the veterans he had managed to save in the three counties of Fufeng, Xinping, and Beidi.

As a result, the three monopoly enterprises, Ma's Ranch, Ma's Store, and Ma's Armory, ushered in the first expansion and growth.Whether it is personnel, area or its importance, it has all been raised to a level that could not be expected in ancient times.

Accompanied by the actions of the three companies, Ma Chao also independently carried out an activity to attract investment.No expense was spared in building an outer city around the old city of Fufeng County. The scale of the outer city was almost five times that of the original inner city of Fufeng.

Merchants seek profit. After the business of the Ma family quietly rose earlier, a large number of merchants flooded into Fufeng City.Purchase distilled wine, fried tea, paper and other items here, and the Ma’s shop also saves the cost of advertising and selling to the outside world. Dumping in Fufeng County.More and more businessmen regard Fufeng County as the Great Shanghai in the 70s and flock here.As a result, it also brought special products from the states of the Han Dynasty, making Fufeng County famous all over the world and rich.

The large number of merchants stranded also led to the quiet rise of various service industries in Fufeng County, and the reason why Ma Chao built the new city was because the original old city was no longer enough for use, so the expansion of the new city just rightly provided space for businessmen from various states. This time, Ma Chao threatened and lured at the meeting again, promulgating a series of preferential bills for investment promotion, which made the business development speed of Fufeng, Xinping, and Beidi can only be described as crazy.

In fact, when it comes to doing business, Ma Chao doesn’t know much about it. He has only one investment strategy, that is, anyone who buys land and builds shops during the expansion of Fufeng City will be exempted from tax within one year, and will be taxed at one-tenth of the income after one year. tax.Now the big Han is raging, and businessmen have never been taken seriously, and they have always been the target of powerful landlords.These businessmen naturally chose Fufeng County without a doubt. Of course, if they couldn’t grab it, they would set up shops in Xinping and Beidi counties. Anyway, the policies of these two counties are the same as those of Fufeng County. Taxes for one year.

And when it comes to taxes, businessmen are almost crying. Such a low tax rate of ten taxes and one is absolutely unimaginable in the era of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business.What's more, the Ma family also promised to ensure the reasonable operation of the store.If there are trade entanglements within the three counties, you can also complain to the Chamber of Commerce and Trade for a fair ruling!
Of course, Yongzhou, which is outside the three counties, also hopes that you will take risks. If the transaction is successful, then there is not much to say.If there are bandits looting, that's good, the soldiers of the Ma family army are worrying about how to improve their military merits.And if you have been greatly wronged in other counties, don't worry, the Chamber of Commerce will put pressure on him in the name of the Ma family.Even, rumors that the Ma family had long wanted to use troops against counties and counties other than Yongzhou had spread throughout Yongzhou.

What's more, it doesn't matter if you are brave, have a long eye, and have a wide road, and provoke other princes.I am wronged for the time being, and when the Ma family dominates the fourteen states in the future, um...at that time, you should admit that you are unlucky, because the power that offended you may have been eradicated long ago.As for you, you have made a selfless contribution to the Ma family.

Of course, the last one is purely imaginary, and businessmen will not be foolish to contribute to the Ma family.As for the other above-mentioned commitments, the Ma family fulfilled their promises one by one.As a result, Ma Chao received more pressure from all sides, especially the opposition at the conference table.

Although those counselors are all powerful, their thinking is different from modern times after all. They all believe that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and allowing merchants to gather may lead to social instability.This time, Ma Chao withstood the pressure again, desperately fighting with these counselors, fighting with the Confucian scholars, and interpreting Zhuge Liang's demeanor in advance.

But the old fox Jia Xu has been silent all the time, and Yang Fu followed Ma Chao recently and remained neutral.In the end, a month later, Meng Da stood in Ma Chao's camp instead, because he was dumbfounded with a month's financial income and expenditure report, and immediately blocked the mouths of those Confucian scholars.

"Money is a bastard, but if you don't have money, you can't do it! Farming can only keep people from starving, how can you get equipment and weapons? Without money, your young master will not give you salaries from now on! Or give you a salary at the end of the year!" Let’s see if you are willing to pile up the food!”

This is Ma Chao's last statement, sonorous and powerful.And when everyone thought of the gold that was distributed every quarter, they could easily buy anything they wanted in Fufeng County, their eyes became a little golden, and they stopped talking.

Since then, this investment promotion policy has also become an important part of Ma Chao's new policy, and it has had an unimaginable effect. For a time, salt, tea, ironware, wood, fur, medicinal materials, porcelain, silk, linen, etc. All kinds of products swarmed in, and it became a large wholesale market under the Ma family's rule.

Fortunately, Ma Chao was well prepared in the early stage. He divided the outer city of Fufeng County into many commercial and commercial areas. For example, the west of the city is the medicinal material wholesale area, so the shops selling medicinal materials are all concentrated here.This not only facilitates market management, but also can effectively know the flow of goods and prevent tax evasion.

Of course, needless to say, the inner city of Fufeng County is a large grocery store and information distribution center.It's the same as those business districts in the outer city, if you want to go shopping in Fufeng County, hey, let's train your body first...

Spring went to summer and came again. At this time, Ma Chao, who was already the largest trader in the late Han Dynasty, yelled at Pu Yuan and Zheng Hun in the arsenal: "Young master, I have spent so much effort that I almost sold myself before I gave the arsenal to you." It has tripled in size, but you have only created [-] sets of equipment for me until now?"

After Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan listened, their faces turned red. They really felt that they were a little sorry for the young master...

(End of this chapter)

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