Daming daddy

Chapter 168 To be rich, build roads first

"You know that the Yi people still have a lot of good things. For example, horses, cattle and sheep, wood, cinnabar, mercury, lead, etc. These are all good things, rare, don't you think so?" An Mian said while wringing her fingers.Wei Ming thought for a while, then nodded, it is indeed so, there is nothing to refute.The Yi people probably live in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which is a mountainous area. Planting food on the hillside is easy to cause soil erosion and consumes a lot of manpower. Compared with the plains, there is no advantage at all. Therefore, in the previous life, terraced fields have basically been eliminated. , exists only as a tourist attraction.There are no conditions for growing food, and there are many mountains, so there is naturally animal husbandry.There are cattle, sheep and horses.There are too many records in history that the Yi people paid tribute to the imperial court and horses. During wars, they would get the support of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses from the Yi people.These things cannot be denied.

"Since this is the case, Uncle Wei must also know that Shuixi and other places are mountainous and the roads are impassable. Even if we want to do business with outsiders, it is not worth it. Even if it is a large transaction, it is only done with the imperial court. According to the [-] catties of horse tea The price of [-] catties of Zhongma tea and [-] catties of Xiama tea has reached a deal." An Mian finished speaking, took a sip of tea, and wanted to see if there was any change in Wei Ming's expression.Wei Ming's reputation of being able to make money has spread all over the country. If Wei Ming is interested in these things, maybe these specialties of foreign races can be sold at a good price.But to his disappointment, Wei Ming didn't seem to be interested in this, and still nodded and listened. Seeing that An Mian stopped talking, he reached out his hand to signal An Mian to continue.

"Uncle Wei, let me make it clear. It's like this. We also produce tea ourselves. We are not interested in tea. What we need are coins and grain, not tea that is dispensable. If If Uncle Wei can solve this matter, I believe that all Yi people will be grateful to Uncle Wei." An Mian may also feel aggrieved by this, so he simply made it clear.In this way, whether it works or not is just a matter of one sentence.He found that negotiating with Wei Ming was indeed not an easy task.Even if you make a move, but people just ignore you and refuse to accept your move, what can you do?
"That's it, then I want to ask you, where is the root of the problem?" Wei Ming said.He does not intend to transfer the things of the Yi people to his own hands and then resell them.At least not now.Because there are many mountainous areas and the roads are very inconvenient, if you want to transport bulk goods out, you will have to spend a lot of effort.Not to mention how much profit there will be at that time, the political purpose alone will make Wei Ming overwhelmed.After all, no matter what, it was a process of mutual benefit. If Wei Ming made money, those Yi people would also make money.It is not stable now, what if it becomes even more unstable when you have money in the future?If when the time comes, people will turn their backs and deny people, and rebel again, the emperor must find a scapegoat, otherwise he will not be able to speak.You will become that sheep yourself.Therefore, whoever wants to do this matter, Wei Ming doesn't care, but he will never do it.Don't make money and spend your own life in it, that would be ridiculous.

"Of course, there is a problem with the channel. If we have a good channel, we don't need to do business with the imperial court. We will hand in the offerings every year, and there will be nothing wrong. But now, we have nothing but to do business with the imperial court. We have no choice but to do business. We don’t know much about the outside world, and we dare not do business with cunning... shrewd Han people, so..."

"So you want to find a good channel to do business? Give the goods in your hands to your spokesperson, and then your spokesperson will sell the bulk of the goods. You only need to provide the most original items to sit on the ground. Do you want to collect money?" Wei Ming finished what An Mian hadn't finished, although An Mian was a little embarrassed, after all, letting someone pierce his last fig leaf like this would definitely not feel any better.However, he still looked at Wei Ming stubbornly, hoping that Wei Ming would agree to his request.In this case, his trip this time can be regarded as a great achievement.

"Yes, I can release this news. As for whether anyone will come to do business with you, that's not up to me." Wei Ming seemed to think about it seriously, then nodded and said.In fact, he was playing with An Mian.Dongfang Xiaomo next to him was about to burst out laughing, but in the end he held back and didn't make a sound.But anyone can see that it is really hard for him to hold back.

"Uncle Wei,..." An Mian wanted to say something, Wei Ming stretched out his hand to stop him from continuing, and said, "Don't think I'm kidding you. It seems that you haven't figured out the situation. What you Yi people lack is not channels. , but roads. If a large number of businessmen come in from outside, even a pile of shit can be sold. But without roads, no one would take such a big risk to do this. This Have you ever thought about it?" Wei Ming said, staring straight at An Mian's eyes.If you want to get rich, build roads first, don't they both know this truth?
"Uncle Wei, of course I know this. But, hey, this is a long story. We also want to build roads, but due to various reasons, this is simply impossible." Ann Mian must have said something, Wei Ming knows, everyone here knows, even what he didn't say.The mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau are their best city walls.With these things in place, it became a difficult task for the army to come in.Generally speaking, as long as you submit a letter of surrender to the imperial court of the Central Plains and give some tribute, the matter will be considered a success.The An family has always done this, so it has continued for thousands of years. The second reason is that it is not easy to build roads.It is also because this thing is a double-edged sword that Wei Ming dared to bring it up.This is also good to talk to the emperor, isn't it?There are advantages and disadvantages is the correct solution, and it is acceptable to both parties.

"I think Yugong was able to abandon Wangwu and Taihang back then, why can't you? How about this, you divide half of the cost of road construction, and the court pays half. What do you think? Then we will hire people to build it. Roads, isn’t that enough? If it takes longer, it will be repaired one day, and it’s better than nothing, right?” Wei Ming said.This is his final bottom line.If the An family members still refuse to agree, there is no way to discuss this matter.Moreover, as long as She Chongming is destroyed, Anjia will become the next target.

"Okay, Uncle Wei, I will discuss this matter with my father. As for whether it will be successful or not, my father has to nod. I believe Uncle Wei also knows my difficulties." An Mian replied after thinking for a while.

"I know, even if you agree to me now, it's useless. After all, it's up to your father to settle down. Well, your matter should be over. Now, we should talk about my matter .” Wei Ming took a sip of tea and decided to start the next topic.

"Okay, my nephew is all ears." An Mian said with a salute.

"Compared with yours, our request is much smaller, and it is not as troublesome as yours. I just feel that if She Chongming continues to live in this world, it will not benefit our sincere cooperation at all. It may even be in the When we were all happily building roads, we came out with bad intentions and came out to cause damage. So, hehe, my nephew is so smart, he must know what I mean." Wei Ming said with a smile.In fact, as long as She Chongming is killed, Anjia can only be meat on the chopping board.When the time comes, you can do whatever you want them to do, and if you don't do it, you will be killed.Moreover, the road must also be repaired.This place can no longer be Jimi Prefecture. Since Yungui is the land of the Ming Dynasty, it should be considered to let it develop and truly integrate into the Ming Dynasty, instead of existing like a paradise.Under the dynasty, there is no need for this kind of paradise.

"Uncle Wei, my father has already given a detailed answer to this question before he came. The She family and the An family have been married for generations, so we shouldn't send troops to attack. However, since Uncle Wei has such a request, in order to show the sincerity of our An family, I Father has already decided to assist Uncle Wei in the crusade against non-officials." An Mian said respectfully and saluted.

(Today's last chapter, starting tomorrow, two chapters a day, brothers forgive me!)
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