warring states careerist

Chapter 502 Getting Ready
Shi Jiatun didn't expect that just singing two poems would cause such a disturbance.

Behind this turmoil, many problems are reflected.

There is a history of merchants chasing profits and sometimes being used by the monarch to pass on conflicts, and the people of Sishang have really begun to understand the change of speaking out for their own interests.

Farmers who own land don’t like the low price of grain, especially the Song State’s policy is too liberal and too “supporting the strong and bullying the weak”. A large number of farmlands that use servants produce a lot of grain every year, and the bottom of the Song State The per capita grain consumption is far less than that of Sishang, which causes a lot of grain from the State of Song to flow into Sishang's market every year, impacting the price of Sishang's grain and causing damage to the people.

The merchants had heard the rumors, and Shi Jiatun had of course heard the opinion in person, and Sishang is still arguing endlessly, and what he wants to talk about is not at all this matter.

After a businessman heard Shi Jiatun sing "Owl", he immediately said: "As the saying goes, man follows heaven and earth, and Tao follows nature. This natural principle cannot be changed."

"For example, there are many kinds of cotton, indigo, and grain in the field today. This year the grain is expensive, and next year there will be more five grains and less cotton and indigo, and the price of grain will be lower next year."

"This is the reasoning of your Mohists in "The Wealth of Nations". Is this considered the will of heaven? The Mohists follow the will of heaven and follow the will of heaven as a rule. Can this be interfered with?"

The rest of the businessmen whispered to each other and agreed one after another. Shi Jiatun suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Today we don't talk about the will of heaven, but about benefiting the world. I don't want to talk about this, I just want to say... Although the weather is good today, the weather is not always good. Impermanence is abundant, you must observe it."

After he said what he really wanted to do, many businessmen obviously breathed a sigh of relief and said one after another: "The Mohists have the heart of the world, which is why people with lofty ideals gather in Sishang. In terms of the world, the people of Sishang Outside, it is also the world. It should be repaired to prepare for emergencies."

Shi Jiatun didn't care about these compliments, and there were many reasons why the Mo family didn't come forward.

For example, the Mohist school does not have influence in any city, but businessmen have extensive networks in different cities, which can mobilize local power; another example is that the Mohist family personally manages the purchase, there may be a lot of problems, and a lot of people are needed. Cadres; another example is that the Mohists come forward to build and acquire, and there may be other suspicions.

Now there are businessmen gathered here from all over the world, and they are suitable for use.

Shi Jiatun then mentioned the names of more than 20 cities, and said: "One day this Yicang will be cultivated by the Mohists all over the world. The aspirations you just mentioned are reasonable, but food and other things It’s different. When you really want to starve to death, Zhuyu and Zhongsu, it’s probably not that simple to choose.”

The more than 20 cities he mentioned are large and small.Half of them are in Song State, and half of them are in Qi, Wei, Wei and other places, all around Sishang.

Shi Jiatun understood that it was necessary to gather people with profit, and the speculation in Zhongshan was settled, so what many businessmen needed was cash that they could invest in.

There are even many people who are planning to borrow high-interest loans. At this time, they exchange a series of things such as the relationship network in the hands of the merchants, the contacts with the nobles and local powers, and the backlog of grain, etc., which will definitely attract people. Come to businessman's participation.

Shi Jiatun said: "Buying food and building free warehouses, the Mo family can do such things. But it needs manpower, and the Mo family is short of manpower, so I want to contract it to you personally."

"The food price will be calculated according to the average price of this year's grain, and the cost of construction will also be paid separately. Calculate what you can afford, and the lowest bidder will get it."

"The Mo family will pay the bills directly from the Gold Bank. The bills can be exchanged at any time, and they can also be directly invested in various companies as equity. You should be assured of this."

The merchants nodded one after another, and their hearts were naturally relieved.

The Mohist school has a very good reputation, and Yu Jinhang itself is a product of the Mohist, plus many of the goods needed to speculate in Zhongshan this time need to be purchased from the Mohist, so there will be absolutely no mistakes.

With the current strength of the Mohists, the merchants felt that even if Shi Jiatun talked about borrowing with red mouth and white teeth, nothing would need to be mortgaged, and if the interest was agreed, credit alone would be enough to borrow a lot of money.

Many businessmen are very enthusiastic about speculating on the Zhongshan Kingdom, but they are in a hurry and may not be able to raise enough cash, so they are worried about it.

Shi Jiatun's words are really like rain after a long drought.

Many merchants have contacts with some nobles who manage the land. Now that the autumn harvest has just arrived and the price of grain is low, as long as they are familiar with it, they can get a batch of grain in advance without cash.

There are also some merchants who have a lot of grain in their hands, but they have to wait and see, because Sishang's policy has not yet been decided. It was about to fall into the hands, so no one took the offer at this time.

Shipping to Sishang still requires transportation costs, losses on the way, etc. If they can be digested nearby and exchanged for cash, they would like to throw out all the food in their hands.

Shi Jiatun considered that once the war started, some merchants might default on the contract, and he only asked merchants who had some property or bills in Sishang that could be mortgaged to participate.

In fact, this is already a very favorable condition, which is roughly equivalent to an interest-free loan, and you can immediately get enough cash to invest in speculation in Zhongshan, which is far better than using the bill industry to borrow at high interest rates.

Shi Jiatun went on to talk about the details, including the amount of grain hoarded, the approximate scale of the granary, and so on.

Finally, he said that the final bidding will be held here five days later, and only the merchants are allowed to go back and prepare.

This banquet, which initially made the businessman a little nervous because of "Owl", ended in an uplifting and grateful mood.

Although the final result has not yet been revealed, Shi Jiatun is sure that this matter can be done well.

Shi Jiatun was also more and more convinced by the suitability of bringing up this matter.

Originally, there was no such method in the world, and the material foundation was insufficient, so it was impossible for this method to be realized.

At most, some merchants followed the soldiers who went out to sell some goods, or secretly operated brothels to make a profit.

From Shi Jiatun's point of view, the greatest significance of this matter is actually a kind of "benefiting the enemy for food", but it can be used in a different way to plunder the villagers.

The method proposed by Shi Shi is based on the consideration of the material basis at this time.

Originally, it would cost money to go on an expedition, and this money can't be saved no matter what.

However, people are also needed to transport the grain for expropriation, which will greatly increase the consumption of grain.

With a distance of a hundred miles, a commoner uses a wheelbarrow to transport grain, transporting a hundred catties, and back and forth needs to consume twenty catties, and the farther the distance, the greater the amount, which is also a huge expense.

However, this appropriate method can save the power of mobilizing civilians. Even if there are cargo ships that can be transported along the river, the consumption of self-transportation will not be small.

This is tantamount to spending money to use part of the war potential of Song, Wei, Qi, Wei and other countries.

Merchants want to build a granary, which requires manpower, and they must hire local people, and there is no need to conscript military service.

Merchants want to hoard food, so they need to buy it nearby, and they will not use the local folk food in Sishang.

Moreover, a large part of the speculative money of these businessmen will flow into the handicraft market in Sishang, which can stimulate the economic development of Sishang.

The real multi-tasking effect, but it can only be applied to places near Sishang where the commodity economy is more developed than other places and the agricultural reform is gradually completed. It is difficult to have such an effect in other places.

In this way, a lot of the original huge logistical pressure has been transferred, especially in some cities in the Qi State that are close to the Lu State to build free warehouses, which is equivalent to using Qi State’s grain and Qi State’s labor force for logistics, so that Mohist and Qi are at war.

The Mo family only needs to take out the money, and then send a few people to the warehouses to inspect and supervise.

Shi Jiatun has also pondered over the doorway of this, and after careful calculation, I am afraid that the integration of Sishang and the change of Feiguo this time, the Mohists can actually solve it without spending much money.

In other words, the military expenses for the Mohist expedition this time are equivalent to being paid by the people of Zhongshan, because the weapons needed for the restoration of the country are purchased from the Mohist, and these expenses can support a battle between the Mohist and other countries for several months. The decisive battle of the Intervention Army.

Shi Jiatun thought to himself, this time, it can be said that Shi Shi really mobilized the power of the people in the world, and this kind of mobilization is not compulsory, but it can make people flock to it for profit.

The kings, officials, elders and people of the Zhongshan Kingdom probably don't care about Fei Guo's affairs at all, but they pay for it.

Zhao Gongzizhang is afraid that he doesn't care whether the people of Feiguo are right or wrong in seeking profit, but Zhao Gongzizhang contributes to it.

Marquis Wei and Gong Zizhi would certainly not support Fei Guo's affairs, but the businessmen of Wei State used the matter of helping Zhongshan Kingdom to restore the country for profit, and sent Zhongshan Kingdom's money for many years to Sishang in advance as a medium.

The use of these methods, Shi Jiatun only felt that the cleverness of using them came from one heart, and he was extremely convinced of this.

Five days later, amidst the turmoil of people, all the righteous warehouses established in the name of "preparing for a rainy day" were all tendered.

According to the contract, each of these righteous warehouses must store about 50 catties of grain and a sufficient amount of firewood or coal, and the shape of the warehouse must also meet the standard.

The merchants used some of their own industrial bills as collateral, and took advantage of the opportunity to hire labor after the autumn harvest when there was no martial arts, and completed the delivery before the spring plowing in March next year.

If the payment is overdue, the Mohists will take back those shares speculated by Zhongshan State; and before the acceptance, those shares and bills will be temporarily collected in the hands of the Mohists.

As for the process, negotiations with local nobles, etc., these issues are all considered as the businessman's own business, and the Mo family doesn't care at all, just send someone to supervise and supervise the production.

After everything was signed, the speculative company that speculated on Zhongshan was also listed and established in Sishang, and quickly finished raising shares.

After the city Jiatun completed these tasks, he immediately wrote a report to report the specific arrangements and some details.

At the end of the report, Shi Jiatun wrote: "I don't divide the troops into the enemy and divide the troops, and I have achieved a situation where the enemy needs to join forces all the way."

This is not a lie, because the completion of this matter means that the Mo family can use these pre-arranged supply stations to move quickly regardless of division of troops.

As for Wei Hanqi and other countries, the huge logistical pressure made it impossible for them to join forces to march together, and they had no other choice but to divide their troops.

As long as the command is proper and a victory is won by annihilating a part of the army before joining forces, Sishang will face much less pressure.

And all of this, Shi Jiatun also understands that it is actually foreshadowing and preparation for the integration of the Sishang kingdoms.

After picking up the pen and writing the last stroke, Shi Jiatun thought to himself, how is the situation in Feiguo now?
He wished that all the preparations he had made would be useless in the end, which would prove that Fei Guo's matter had been resolved perfectly, but he was sure it would not be that simple.

(End of this chapter)