warring states careerist

Chapter 498
As long as the Mohists agree to a part of the loan support, the restoration of Zhongshan to the country is more than half a success in Lechi's view.

Now that Zhao's domestic chaos is imminent, once Wei Guo interferes, the restoration of Zhongshan Kingdom will be considered a sure thing.

As for some agreements with Zhongshan Kingdom, the level of the music pool is not enough, but Shi doesn't care whether the king of Zhongshan Kingdom is trustworthy after returning to the country.

Restoring the country from the territory of the State of Wei, being caught between the territories of the State of Zhao, Hengshui is only a few hundred miles away from Handan, and not far from the capital of the State of Yan.

Apart from adhering to the righteousness of non-aggression, Zhongshan has few ways out, and the only one that may support it is Chu, but the distance is too far to give some verbal support at most.

What's more, this time it is time to pull the world's wealthy businessmen to make venture capital together. If you dare not support them, these businessmen will burst out with power that makes the monarchs of all countries fear--the monarchs and businessmen who do not recognize the capital requirements will find ways to overthrow him, and there are so many princes. People, Duke Huan of Zhongshan didn't want to be recognized by the capital, and some people rushed to be the king.

The consequence may be that the monarchs of various big countries began to be wary of the power of merchants and implemented a policy of strictly prohibiting merchants, which would be tantamount to forcing all the capital in the world to Sishang.Capital has no legs, but businessmen have legs, and they have feet to vote for.

Shi has already made contact with Lechi, and for the rest, he can send the plenipotentiary representative of the Mohist family to Zhongshan Kingdom.

One is to provide military assistance, and the other is to negotiate various conditions with Mr. Zhongshan.

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More than a month later, Tao Qiu in the world.

Big businessmen from Luoyi, Anyi, Linzi and even Chu State gathered in a wide courtyard, and many people whispered to each other.

Ever since the Mohist family started to take root in Sishang, and began to use tax exemptions and other conditions to open up markets in Yue, Chu, and even Baiyue, Taoqiu has gathered speculators from all over the world.

A new type of joint-stock company model has appeared in Sishang and Taoqiu. Many companies outside of Sishang led by the Mohists have begun to make profits, and many people have invested large sums of money in it.

It's not that it can't be invested elsewhere, but that the profits elsewhere are not high.

In the area near Sishang where land trading has been opened, the land of the Song Kingdom has begun to be merged, and a large number of landless people have fled to Sishang to cultivate or work. Some small nobles in the Song Kingdom have turned into commercial enterprises Even if landowners and businessmen want to buy land for profit, it is difficult to sell it.

As for other places, it is okay to buy land, but if you buy land for management, there is really not much profit.Unless it is close to rivers such as Jishui, Surabaya, Heshui, Yishui, etc., buying land to attract fleeing farmers, planting indigo, cotton, potatoes, grains, etc., can be sold nearby, otherwise the land elsewhere is not allowed to be bought or sold. If it can be divided, the profit is not high even if you buy it.

However, such as the land of the Yue Kingdom, the monopoly trade in the wild land of Baiyue, the shipping trade, and the sugar trade, the Mohists are open to allow businessmen from all over the world to invest, and these trades make huge profits every year.

In particular, some people began to build a city at the mouth of the Pearl River, where they captured the peoples of the Baiyue and Nanhai generations as "slaves" who cultivated and reclaimed, and relied on shipping to transport many tea, sugar, and some tropical products that Sishang and other places needed. Spices were shipped back for profit.

Along with the production of some luxury goods such as glass, the habit of listing jewels and jade as coins has gradually changed.

The development of the commodity economy and the casting of bronze cannons in various countries have led to a lack of metal currency.The circulation of banknotes in Sishang is acceptable, but it is also in the eastern part of Song State, Sishang State, Yue State and Chu State.

Gold is still used as the settlement currency for bulk goods, and silver, which was originally only used to make utensils, has gradually become a currency that replaces pearls and jade.

Someone discovered a gold mine in the south where the Chu State and the Yue State were handed over, and became rich overnight. Gold has become a commodity that many people dream of.

Perhaps elsewhere, aristocratic blood is still a status symbol.

But in Sishang and other places, being rich means owning most of the things. Except for some industries controlled by the Mohists, you can almost buy them, and you will not deprive the merchants of their property at will. This makes a large number of merchants in the world begin to transfer their properties to Si superior.

The transaction of bulk goods and the shortage of currency spurred the development of the new thing "gold bank".When many merchants make settlements, they trade directly through the bills of the gold bank for the sake of convenience, and the credit has always been very good, so the merchants are extremely relieved.

Sishang is in a period of rapid development, and many joint-stock industries have been profitable in recent years.

For example, the trade franchise in the Yangyue area south of Yuganshui bought out for 80 yuan a year can return profits far exceeding the interest on lending every year.

For example, the land auctioned in the Jiangkou area of ​​the South China Sea, where a large number of local population can be obtained by deception, semi-forced or lured to work, relying on firearms suppression and advanced tools, the full cost can be recovered in almost four to five years It can also be profitable every year.

A large number of people who retired from the volunteer army allowed many businessmen to organize small-scale armies with hundreds of people. They built a small star-shaped city in some places in the south where slash-and-burn farming was still practiced, and they could obtain deer skins, food, and wine there. , Tung oil and other trades are extremely profitable.

Under this situation, every time there was any trouble, it would cause a wave of enthusiasm among the businessmen gathered at Sishang and Taoqiu.

For example, the gold mine was discovered in Yangyu last year. There is already a small country with a bronze civilization. The people there do not know "righteousness", but there are gold mines there, so a gold mine trading company was established to franchise there. In the gold mine, the Mohists occupy more than half of the shares.

In just seven or eight days, the merchants in Taoqiu subscribed for the remaining shares and organized a team of 200 retired and landless volunteers who liked to be full-time mercenaries. They built cities there and organized mining operations. It turned out to be profitable.

The capital of businessmen began to flow. Under the guidance of the theory of "The Wealth of Nations", the value of capital hired labor can be appreciated. Businessmen from all over the world gathered on Taoqiu, dreaming of getting rich overnight.

Getting rich overnight requires an opportunity.

And the merchants gathered today have keenly sensed another chance to get rich.

A few days ago, there was a rumor in Taoqiu.

Zhao's civil strife, after the succession of the son Zhang, many nobles disagreed, thinking that the son should be the successor.Wei Guo said that the son should succeed to the throne, and believed that although the son Zhang was the son of Marquis Lie, he was not the son of Marquis Wu of Zhao, and the succession of the son Zhang violated the etiquette system.

He also said that the Song State had Yin and Shang vulgar brothers and sisters, so that there was chaos for nine generations, so Zhao State might be in chaos.

After these rumors, there were rumors that Zhongshan Guozhong wanted to restore the country and urgently needed financial support to purchase iron weapons and so on.

To this end, Zhongshan State is willing to come up with policies such as salt monopoly, land purchase, and sale of land occupied by Wei State nobles, in order to obtain sufficient financial support.

This is profiteering.

Almost as soon as the rumor came out, Taoqiu's businessmen became agitated, asking whether it was true or not.

Some people say that this is absolutely correct, saying that Leshu's son replaced Zhongshan Jun himself.Who is Na Leshu?However, the person who led the army of the Zhongshan Kingdom to kill the son of Wei Xiang Zhai Huang, although he was later cooked and killed by the Zhongshan Lord, his son's status in the Zhongshan Kingdom is obviously not low.

Some people think that they need to wait and see, investment is risky, and they need to be cautious when entering the industry. If Zhongshan fails to restore the country, all their money will be in vain.

However, some people think that seeking wealth and wealth is like gambling on jade. If the jade in Bian He's hand was still a stubborn stone, he would spend money to buy it. Now that He's Bi is in his own hands, the profit is more than ten thousand times ?After the restoration of the Zhongshan Kingdom has been successful, what profit can there be?

There are also some people who are staring at the businessmen who have cooperated with the Mohist many times before, thinking that as long as they buy shares, they will get in. Although this interference in the internal affairs of various countries has never been done before, it is indeed a "rare commodity". More than a hundred times the profit.

If the state affairs of Zhongshan are like the gold mine in Suiyangyu last year, wouldn't it be regrettable?As long as the receipts for these shares are not lost, they can be passed on to their children and grandchildren.

Aristocrats have fiefs, and businessmen who have share certificates can be regarded as "Sufeng" homes.

But today, Shi Jiatun of the Mohist "just happened" to come to Taoqiu. The Shijiatun was in charge of Jinxing. It was well known to the world, and he was also a high-ranking figure of the Mohism. People wanted to know what the Mohism's attitude was towards this.

However, Shi Jiatun's speech on this sounded ambiguous.

It is only said that the Mohist school regards Mohist morality and the will of heaven as the highest rules and principles, and supports those who benefit the people and increase the total wealth of the world.If you don't agree with it, you will oppose it.

Also speaking of Zhongshan’s state affairs, if it’s just the restoration of the country, the Mohists neither support nor oppose it.However, if some policies that can benefit the people can be implemented, if Wei can implement them, then support Wei's behavior, because this is in line with righteousness; This is in line with righteousness.

As for whether the Mo family supports it or not...but it is unclear.

However, many people have heard the meaning of the Mohists, because among the previous rumors, there is one that businessmen don’t care about very much—there are rumors that after Zhongshan lost his country, he learned from the pain and summed up the reason why he lost his country, and Decided to make amends.

Before this rumor, businessmen were not interested.Since I am not in Zhongshan, it has nothing to do with us whether you learn from it or not, we just need to make a profit.

But with Shi Jiatun's remarks today, the rumor that received the least attention from businessmen a few days ago immediately became extremely valuable.

Shi Jiatun didn't say anything, but he said everything. It was obvious that the Mo family acquiesced in Zhongshan's restoration of the country.

Moreover, Zhao’s internal turmoil, Chu’s counterattack against Chen and Cai, Wu Qi’s entry into Qin, and a series of events made businessmen feel that this time the investment is promising: Wei is about to end, even if it is not finished, it will be half-disabled, Zhongshan’s restoration of the country As long as you have money, you will probably succeed.

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