The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 522 Changes in the Family

In June 276 AD, Ji Han Yongzhou Hanoi County, Yewang County.Fan Yang Lu is in a courtyard here.

In the scorching summer, cicadas began to chirp on the huge banyan tree in the yard.And in the house under the shade of the trees, a young man in his 20s who looked very energetic was half lying on the soft bed.

Behind him was a huge block of ice.There was a maid standing behind the ice cube, holding a fan and gently fanning it towards the ice cube, which brought out gusts of cool wind, which made the man on the bed feel comfortable.

He propped his head in one hand, and held up a copy of the "Dahan Charter" that had been rolled up in the corner of the book, and read it seriously.

Beside him, another maid squatted slightly, holding a bowl of cold shrimp with ice cubes.Slowly holding the spoon to his mouth...

There was a slight sound of footsteps outside, and the visitor saw the young man reading a book, but did not dare to go further inside.But the sound of his footsteps finally made the young man feel it.

"What's the matter?"

"My young master, Lu Xuan is back and is waiting outside."

"Oh? Are you back at last? Shan, let him come in quickly."

"Here!"

After a while, a middle-aged man was ushered in.The moment he saw this young man, the middle-aged man named Lu Xuan quickly knelt down on his knees, and then lay on the ground without daring to move.

Seeing the attitude of the visitor, the young man's heart skipped a beat: "Lu Xuan, what's the matter? Is there something wrong with the goods?"

"My lord, there is no problem with the goods. But I have waited in Chang'an for two full months, but I haven't seen Agassiz's caravan. Not to mention the caravan, not even a living member of his family has seen it." So, now my family’s warehouse in Chang’an is almost full, but the goods are still unable to be sold.”

"How could this happen?! That guy Agassi dared to treat us like this? Isn't he afraid that we won't supply them with them in the future?"

It was less than two months since Ji Han's concentrated and powerful investigation of household tax was completed.In this round of special rectification activities, the Kanto family suffered extremely heavy losses.

However, on the one hand, all beings are equal before the sword, and in the face of the country's army and the firm will of those in power, the resistance of the aristocratic family seems very weak.On the other hand, Guan Yi clearly pointed out a new way out for these guys.

People, if they are not desperate, who is willing to struggle to the death?Therefore, after the previous "land-population" model has been greatly restricted.Some more enlightened and aristocratic families who are willing to accept new things have turned their energies to business and industry.

Since Guan Yi designated the entire Great Yongzhou as a "special economic zone" with a low tax rate, the aristocratic families who were about to switch to Yongzhou bought land and set up factories one after another.It is under such a background that the Fanyang Lu family is the first Kanto family to devote itself to business.He took the lead in buying a large piece of land in Yewang County, Hanoi County.

This site is located in Yongzhou, so the production cost has been controlled.At the same time, he does not belong to Chang'an or Luoyang, so the land price is relatively cheap-the cost is further reduced.

However, from here to the south, it is not far from Luoyang.Going northwest from here, you will soon be able to connect to the straight road from Chang'an to Wuyuan - it is also very convenient to go to Chang'an.And I heard that in the 30-year road paving plan of the imperial court, the Luohuai Highway in Huai County, where Luoyang and Hanoi County is located, is one of the first batch of road construction plans.And this line has to go through Yewang.Therefore, it is very convenient to set up a site in Yewang.

After Yewang got the land, the Lu family spent [-] million yuan to buy soap production technology from Fuxingshe.After that, the factory was quickly built and recruited.By the end of last year, the first batch of soap was finally produced.

There is of course a reason for choosing soap technology as the first choice.

Due to the complete opening of land trade routes between Rome and Persia in Western Europe.So in recent years, the business route of the Western Regions has been extremely prosperous.

Because it is land transportation, and the distance is extremely long.Therefore, porcelain and the like are not welcome on this land trade route.At present, the most common goods on this commercial road are silk, white paper, and soap.

As for silk products, no one in the Han Dynasty can compete with Yizhou's Shu brocade.The production of Shu brocade is still a state-owned industry of the central government of Jihan, and no one can get involved.Therefore, the Lu family naturally had no intention of engaging in silk production—the Lu family had weavers, and they could also buy silkworm cocoons.But its products are far from comparable to Shu brocade.

And what about blank paper?Cough cough, the pollution of this thing to the environment is really not small.Guan Da Sima has issued a strict order not to set up factories along the rivers.But if factories are not set up along the river, the cost will increase infinitely.

Besides, in order to prevent the outflow of technology, ensure that Huaxia can sell a large price for a worm or a handful of soil.Now the central government of Jihan has extremely strict control over cocoons, weavers and porcelain workers.In case of accidental cocoon outflow or skilled workers being abducted by spies from Rome, Persia or even Guishuang.The person in charge of the relevant manufacturer will be beheaded!His family will also be fined and bankrupt because of this-if these are not a big deal.Guan Da Sima has already said: whoever causes China's technology to flow out, then he will write this guy's deeds in the history books, and let him be infamous forever!

Therefore, doing these things is really too risky.Let's make soap!After all, both the Romans and the Persians were obsessed with soap to an astounding degree.As long as it is produced, it will never worry about selling.

It was based on such considerations that after the family meeting, the Lu family sent Lu Zhi to come to Yewang to sit in charge.

As a branch of the Lu family who is responsible for taking care of the nursing home, Lu Zhi's management ability is actually pretty good.He keenly realized that the Lu family had just stepped into the soap industry, and the quality and variety of its products could not be compared with the old factory of Fuxingshe.Therefore, if this soap is sold in China, it will probably only be sold with small profits.Therefore, he very cleverly contacted a Tocharian businessman named Agassi.The two signed an agreement: Lu's family was responsible for the supply, and Agassiz organized a caravan to go to the Western Regions, Persia, and Rome for sale.

Just like Lu's family just entered the production of miscellaneous goods, Agassiz is also a weak chicken who has just joined this industry among the merchants in the Western Regions.Therefore, the first cooperation between the two parties was extremely careful: Agassi did not cross Congling, but only sold Lu's 10 yuan soap in the Western Regions.

The sales situation is excellent, and the population of the Western Regions is limited, so they cannot eat so many things.But merchants in the Western Regions can buy it from Agassiz, and then transfer it to Persia and Rome.So, after deducting all costs from this sale, the Lu family's profit was actually 300 million yuan!
God, 300 million dollars.If we used to harvest food from the land, how could we need more than two or three thousand acres of land to make such a profit?And this is only sold in the Western Regions.What if it can be sent directly to Persia or even Rome?
Therefore, the Lu family, who had tasted the sweetness, spent a lot of money in the second round of production: not only more serfs and tenants were sent from the old nest to enter the workshop.It even spent huge sums of money to build its own pig breeding base.

result!After this batch of 30 pieces of soap was produced, it couldn't be sold? !

"Lu Xuan, what's going on?"

"Young master, I'm going to inquire everywhere in Chang'an. The exact news should be that there is a problem with the business route in the Western Regions."

"Ah? Now that I am a big man, I am famous all over the world. Which small country dares to stand up and block the trade route? Which horse thief dares to snatch my big man's goods?"

"Young master, it's not a small country in the Western Regions or a horse thief. It's the Heda people from the north who have gone south. It is said that this tribe has tens of thousands of cavalry, and those small countries in the Western Regions are powerless to resist. It is said that several families specially crossed the Congling Ridge. The caravans that transported the big man’s goods to Persia have all been destroyed. I just don’t know if Agassiz was among the caravans that were destroyed..."

"It's these barbarians again! They really don't know how to live and die! Why do these guys only know how to rob? Look at the Qiang people in Yongzhou, and the Xianbei people in Youzhou and Pingzhou. They are now honestly shearing sheep for sale. Isn't life going well?" Pretty good? Well, you were in Chang'an, didn't you report it to your uncle?"

"Of course I have reported to the Patriarch. The Patriarch also submitted a memorial to the imperial court. It is said that the Da Sima Mansion has issued an order to Zhenxi General Ma Zhongying to send troops to the north to attack the Heda people. And Sili Xiaowei has also dispatched Ten thousand cavalry marched west. At the same time, the Marquis of Guiming also dispatched a thousand Marquis Guards. I think the countries in the Western Regions will more or less gather some troops. By then, General Zhenxi will have [-] to [-] troops. .And Da Sima also issued a message to Persia's new Sha Zhongsha, demanding that Persia also send troops to attack."

"Hey, that's good. If so, this guy won't be able to jump for a few days. It's just that no matter how fast the war progresses, it will always last for a while. Our goods?"

"Just because I want to report to the young master at this time. Young master, because our products, uh, are relatively low-end, we can only sell them abroad. The land passage in the northwest is not safe for the time being, so we can only consider going by sea in the southwest. Next In Chang'an, a caravan from Nanzhong has been contacted, and they are willing to eat all our goods. Then they are responsible for transporting them to Nanjiao Prefecture, boarding the ship there, and then transporting them to Gupta and Guishuang for sale."

"Hey, that's all I have to do. Is it just the price?"

"The young master really sees thousands of miles away. Since the distance from Chang'an to Nanjiaozhou is extremely long, the cost has been raised. Therefore, the merchants in Nanzhong are only willing to buy it at a price of fifteen yuan per yuan. In this way, our profit will be as high as [-] yuan. It's only five yuan per yuan... The subordinates reported this matter to the Patriarch in Chang'an. The Patriarch said that the young master is responsible for this matter at home, so I'd like to ask the young master to make up his mind."

"...Hey, let's sell it. There is no way around this. Hmph! Isn't Guan Zifeng claiming to be invincible? Why has Dongwu been left alive? If the Han Dynasty is unified, all of our maritime trade routes can be covered. China Unicom. At that time, my son will invest the funds in porcelain production!"

(End of this chapter)