Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 352 Business Opportunities
Not long after Su Yang arrived, the young man in his 20s had already grown a beard slightly. This was what his father told him, so that he could appear sophisticated, otherwise he would look too young to be convincing.Although ability is important, age can also create barriers. This is Su Ping's experience in business for many years.

"My lord called me, I don't know why?"

"In the past few days in Liaodong, have you found any business opportunities?"

"My father also went to Liaodong when he was in Youzhou. People say that Liaodong is a place of bitter cold. My father quoted the words of my lord: Liaodong has unlimited business opportunities. Let's talk about horses first. Liaodong produces horses, and they are nomadic near the north..."

Before Su Yang finished speaking, Zhou Cang interrupted suddenly. "Wait a minute, Sun Da, go and pass on my military orders to Guan Hai and Bo Cai immediately. If our horses suffer losses, we must cut off the horseshoes and bring back the horseshoes and stirrups, so that they must not fall into the hands of outsiders!"

"Okay, thank you for reminding me, I almost forgot." Zhou Cang gestured: "Go ahead and talk about your own thoughts."

"There are many horses in Liaodong. We want to trade with various ethnic groups to exchange horses. In this way, we don't have to be subject to Yuan Tan." Su Yang said a little shyly, "A large-scale cavalry is necessary to fight in Liaobei."

"Secondly, there are many medicinal materials in Liaodong, and ginseng and bear bile are rare things. The sika deer is full of treasures!" Su Yang began to get a little excited, "These things can be sold at a good price. If they can be used as medicines and made into medicines, then The price will double.”

"Furthermore, although Liaodong grows slowly during the long winter, the land is vast and fertile, with plenty of water and no severe drought. The output will be much higher than that of Xuzhou. After two years, it will be completely self-sufficient. If we improve the working method, we will introduce Xuzhou's hoe It is enough to feed back Xuzhou. In addition, there are many trees in Liaodong, and there are many giant trees. If we can find suitable raw materials, we will make more and better paper.”

After finishing speaking, Su Yang looked at Zhou Cang and felt that what he said should be quite complete.

Zhou Cang suppressed the joy in his heart, "Then tell me, what is Liaodong most lacking?"

The barrel effect is not to look at the longest, but the shortest, the shortest is the bottleneck, is the limit.

"Of course, the most lacking thing is people. If the population is too small, there will be a lack of labor and a lack of soldiers. Then there is a lack of cold-proof clothing and armor. I'm afraid it will need to be purchased from outside."

"Well, it seems that you have spent a lot of thought these days." Zhou Cang nodded.

"Let's talk about the Jian'an paper first. You write to Zhang Jin and ask him to send [-] craftsmen, pay three times the wages, and rotate every three years. Those who work as artisans, the tax burden is halved."

"My lord, why do you need to do this? It's just a paper transfer order." Su Yang said in surprise, isn't it just a few craftsmen, and the transfer of troops is not so troublesome.

Zhang Jiong smiled slightly: "Haven't you heard of Qianjin burying bones? My lord wants to recruit craftsmen from all over the world."

Su Yang slapped his head, "Oh, my lord is still wise."

"My lord, there are a large number of immigrants. These people can't rely entirely on Xuzhou for their food. They can use medicinal materials and Jian'an paper to exchange food with Jizhou and Youzhou." Zhang Jiong was very worried that transferring people and grain from Xuzhou would drag Xuzhou down. Zhou Cang didn't want to be distracted by Xuzhou, so he had to find a way to reduce Xuzhou's burden.

"As for food, don't stick to the past. You can learn from herdsmen's diet, especially dairy products." Zhou Cang nodded, and must expand his financial resources. "Many trees in eastern Liaodong are overkill for papermaking. Sun Da brought me paper and pens, and some planks and strips."

Spreading the paper, Zhou Cang sketched, and what he drew were clearly Taishi chairs, desks, Eight Immortals tables, bookcases, chests of drawers, etc.After the painting was finished, Zhou Cang showed them with wooden boards and strips: "As long as you know the general situation, you can hand it over to the carpenter. They will naturally have a way to make it. After it is finished, it needs to be painted on the surface to preserve it for a long time and prevent insects. bite."

Su Yang opened his eyes wide, "My lord, I don't know how much wood and labor these things will consume. The cost must be high, and I'm afraid few people can afford it."

Zhou Cang laughed, "The leftover waste is just used to make paper. These luxury goods are not prepared for ordinary people. I would rather let these craftsmen build ships. After they are made, send a set to Yuan Xi and tell him that in the future They will all be sold to Jizhou through him. There are a lot of rich people in Jizhou, so Yuan Xi can also make a small fortune, but he needs to exchange it with grain and grass, and a set of [-] shi is absolutely worthless."

"Ah?" Su Yang was dumbfounded. Isn't this robbery? Will Yuan Xi agree?

"Don't be surprised. Try it after it's finished. It's absolutely high-end and upscale. This is still a general material. If you have a good material, and you can carve flowers, birds, fish and insects, the price will double." The so-called general material is pine wood. .Zhou Cang didn't know what kind of good wood there was in Liaodong.

Pei Yuanshao clapped his hands together and said, "I knew that my brother had these thoughts, that is to say, my brother can make these good things."

Zhang Jiong nodded: "I don't know until I've used the good things. My lord's move is not only to raise food for Liaodong, but it won't be long before Jizhou will become extravagant. Should I also send some to Xudu?" Zhang Jiong's There was a hint of insidiousness and cunning in the eyes, just like an old fox.

"I don't want to do business for free." Zhou Cang smiled slightly, "When will mass production be possible, Su Yang, you may go to see Cao Hong and discuss with him about opening a shop together. As far as I know, although Cao Hongmeng is fierce , but very rich, but let’s not say that this is my idea, so as not to frown his taboo.”

"Don't worry, my lord, I will keep it in mind."

"Let's talk about those hunters and visitors. These people have been in the deep mountains and old forests for many years. They are familiar with the terrain and the weather. They live a life of licking blood with knives, and they are good at martial arts to survive. You recruit them. Five shi per month is used as an offering for the army, three shi per month for the disabled and veterans until they die, three shi per month for their families for ten years or a one-time payment of ten taels of gold for those who die in battle. worry!"

"What are you going to do, brother?" Pei Yuanshao asked in surprise.

"If these people form a single team, they can be used as scouts or death squads." Zhou Cang said, "The money and food are enough for a family to eat and drink. There must be someone who is willing. This is less risky than going to the mountains to hunt and gather ginseng, but the benefits are great. Liu Zhi once Tell me, there are so many ferocious beasts in Liaodong, if you encounter a pack of wolves, there will be no remains of more than ten scouting horses. Guan Hai is not familiar with the place, so he needs such a team as scouts. We need to rely on them to fight in northern Xinjiang."

"By the way, you just said that it is very good to trade with foreigners. I have already sent Liu Zhi and Xianbei Kebineng to negotiate the opening of the border market. You must be prepared."

"It turns out that the lord has already planned for it, and the subordinates admire it!"

(End of this chapter)