"Fujun, you are ......"

After Duan Rong carefully examined Cai Ji's so-called treasure from the inside out, from the front to the back, he could finally confirm that what he was holding at this time was a genuine map of the child's sister-in-law. And the texture of this picture is not high-end, and the workmanship is not fine. The content depicted on the map is neither the location of the Sacred Mountain Immortal Mansion nor the place where the treasure is hidden, but several routes that diverge in the north and south directions from Longkou Port as the starting point. It's just that this picture is not worth much. It is important to know that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jiaodong Peninsula had maritime trade with the southern countries. At that time, the states of Wu, Yue, and Qi were the main seafaring vassal states. Guan Zhong of the State of Qi even directly attacked the State of Cai, which was attached to Chu in the south, directly from the sea. This also led to the famous sentence of the ages, "The king is in the North Sea, and the widow is in the South China Sea, but the wind and horses and cattle are not related, and the king is not involved in my land, why?" Therefore, the route marked on this map is not a shocking achievement. But Xiao Cai Fujun in front of him just regarded this nautical chart as a treasure, and he had to find a few good buyers for it.

Just such a broken picture, you still have to buy more than one picture as a baby?! If Duan Rong hadn't seen Cai Ji's subtle moves before, he would have thought that the other party was playing tricks, or that the other party was crazy about money. However, after several months of contact, Duan Rong knew very well that the girl in front of him was by no means a crazy person, nor was she a person who would joke casually. Since she so solemnly took out this map and asked her to find a buyer, then there must be a deep meaning for her. Thinking of this, Duan Rong immediately restrained the smile in his heart, put the picture on the table, and respectfully arched his hand and asked, "Fujun, what do you mean?" Forgive me for being dull and not knowing the value of this picture. ”

"Bo Ming misunderstood, this government is not asking you to find a buyer to buy this picture." When Cai Ji heard that Duan Rong thought she was going to sell maps, he immediately laughed. Seeing that the latter was still looking at it puzzled, Cai Ji pointed the folding fan in his hand to the location of Huang County on the map, and said with blazing eyes that what this mansion wants to sell is this caravan, this port, and this route! ”

"Caravans? Port? Route? Duan Rong, who was more and more confused by Cai Ji's words, said hurriedly, "Forgive Rong's words, there is only one port in Huangxian County at the moment, Longkou Water Village, if the prince sells this port, where should we place the goods in the future?" Not only that, but at present, in addition to the naval warships and the Shuizhai fishing boats, there are only two cargo ships. If we sell ships again, won't we have no ships to use? As for the route, it is even more dull. The ocean is not like the inland, there is no way to speak, as the so-called sea is wide for fish to swim, as long as there is a boat can go to sea to sell goods, why buy a route? ”

Faced with Duan Rong's repeated questions, Cai Ji said too abstractly just now, so that Duan Rongyi didn't turn the corner. So she explained to Duan Rong again, "Bo Mingru misunderstood again. This government does not want to sell Longkou Water Village, but to build another commercial port next to Longkou Water Village to berth merchant ships. And the caravan that this government is talking about is not the two merchant ships of yours, but a new fleet. ”

"Where is the money to repair the port and build a ship?"

"That's why the government wants to sell caravans, ports, and shipping routes."

"No ship, no port, how can you sell?" After a verbal argument, Duan Rong and Cai Ji's debate suddenly fell into the refutation of "chickens lay eggs and eggs lay chickens". Knowing that there would be no result if he continued to talk like this, he had to say that he had to smile bitterly and said that what the prince of the house was thinking about was like a castle in the air. I am afraid that there is nothing that can be done about this matter. ”

Seeing that Duan Rong had the idea of retreating, Cai Ji suddenly realized that he was taking it for granted. No, the concept of attracting investment and loan construction is a matter of course for later generations. But the era in which we live at this moment is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it is an era when many ordinary people are still bartering. Suddenly, the thinking of the staff of the Bank of the Later World came to the Eastern Han Dynasty to talk about attracting investment, and it had the effect of talking about the chickens and ducks in front of them.

After figuring out what the problem was, Cai Ji immediately calmed down and began to explain to Duan Rong step by step, "Birch, don't blame. It's because the government didn't make it clear just now. Let's take an analogy, for example, I have a house for rent to a merchant. Merchants came more and more, and there were not enough houses, so I wanted to build more houses. However, I do not have enough money to build a house. So I consulted with the tenant and asked him to advance the rent. When he returned to his hometown, he stepped up the construction of the house. When the tenants come back the next year, they can rent the premises to the tenants. ”

"Does the prince want to sell the port to the other party first, and then use the money collected to repair the port!?" Duan Rong, who finally understood Cai Ji's intentions, couldn't help but exclaim.

"Good. That's exactly what this government means. However, this government only sells eggs, not chickens. Cai Ji squinted and smiled.

"Sell eggs and not chickens?" Duan Rong frowned suspiciously again after hearing this, "What does Fu Jun mean?" ”

"The meaning of this government is that after the construction of the commercial port, the wharf will be divided into upper and lower classes, and jade and bronze medals will be set up according to the grade. Only those who have contributed to the license can berth and replenish in Longkou Commercial Port. Cai Ji, who no longer sells Guanzi, said directly, "It's the same with the caravan. Merchant ships can be subleased to wealthy merchants who do not have ships but need to sell goods across the ocean. ”

However, Cai Ji's natural arrangement at this moment, Duan Rong heard that there was only one word to describe it, and that was "black"! It's pretty dark. Although after Cai Ji's previous explanations, Duan Rong could already understand her intention to use the new commercial port as collateral to raise funds from wealthy merchants. But hearing that Cai Ji only planned to use the berthing rights of the port to raise money from wealthy merchants, Duan Rong suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was too greedy. If you want to rely on Longkou Commercial Port alone, you may really be able to attract some wealthy businessmen who take the sea route to invest money. But if it's just the right to call at the port, I'm afraid there will be very few applicants. So in order not to let such a clever plan go to ruin because of Cai Ji's greed, Duan Rong hurriedly persuaded him, "Forgive Rong for being blunt." The government's move was too harsh, and the wealthy businessmen were afraid that they would have little interest in this matter. ”

When Cai Ji heard Duan Rong say this, he humbly asked, "Oh? How so? ”

"Fu Jun, I don't know. Due to the limited transportation of mules and horses, and the fact that mules and horses are living creatures to eat and drink, inland water transportation has always been cheaper and more convenient than land transportation. However, the cost of taking the sea route is higher than that of taking the land route, because the sea is stormy and rough, and the slightest carelessness may cause the ship to be destroyed and killed. Don't hide it from the king, there are no less than 10,000 people buried in the ocean every year on the Bohai Sea. It is only with the craftsmanship passed down from our ancestors that we dare to beg for food in the mouth of the dragon king. Therefore, the number of merchants who are willing to take the risk of taking the sea route is far less than the estimate of the Fujun, and if the Fujun attaches such harsh conditions, it may be difficult to attract merchants to come to Longkou Port to dock. Duan Rong admonished earnestly.

Duan Rong's heartfelt words still made some sense to Cai Ji's ears. In particular, the statement about the shipwreck is by no means alarmist. At least at the beginning, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave up his plan to personally lead a fleet to go to sea to Penglai to seek immortals due to the dissuasion of the locals in Donglai. However, Cai Ji will not give up on this plan. Because Donglai's current financial situation does not allow her to back down. Although Cai Ji first asked Guan Cheng and others to rob the Samhan tribute ship, and then started a business with Samhan, and these two measures brought her a lot of wealth in a short time. However, in Cai Ji's eyes, these two financial paths are not long-term solutions. After all, things like sea raiding can only be done temporarily, and doing too much will affect shipping on the Bohai Sea. Samhan is a small country, with a limited market and limited manpower, and with the intervention of Gongsun Du's forces, its commercial potential is not large. Therefore, if you want to truly prosper Donglai, you need to make an idea about its special geographical location. To be more precise, it is necessary to make up your mind on the trade between the north and the south of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

So at this time, Cai Ji lowered his head and thought about it, and then opened his mouth and said, "Bo Ming is reasonable. The government will reconsider the conditions for merchant ships to berth. is the so-called sky-high asking price to repay the money. Doing business is always a matter of bargaining. However, the government does not think that the sea route will be more dangerous than the land route at the moment. Don't you see that if there is chaos today, there are fires everywhere. Not to mention the far away, take Hebei as an example, since the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, the trade routes between the two states have been almost cut off. If the merchants of the two states of Youji changed to the sea route to bypass the battlefield, wouldn't the two states be able to trade again? Therefore, the government thought that compared with a great war on land that often killed and injured tens of thousands of people, and raging thieves from all over the world, the wind and waves on the sea can be counted. ”

Cai Ji's words touched Duan Rong deeply. Because as far as Duan Rong knew, some powerful merchants in the two states had indeed switched to the sea route in order to avoid the endless battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan. But this alone obviously can't convince Duan Rong. I saw that he shook his head after thinking for a while, "What the prince said is true. It's a pity that no matter how fierce the war between the two states is, the merchants of these two states are only going back and forth on the Bohai Sea, and they will not come to Donglai to anchor their ships. ”

"Then what if a big war breaks out between Yangzhou and Xuzhou?" Cai Ji asked rhetorically with interest.

"Fu Jun means that Yuan Shu will attack Xuzhou?!" Duan Rong gasped and said in amazement. Because Xuzhou had been ravaged by Cao Cao in the previous year, and Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou Prefecture had been sick in bed for more than half a year, Duan Rong immediately thought that Xuzhou would be invaded by Yuan Shu when he heard what Cai Ji said.

It must be known that Yuan Shu, who is also from the Yuan family in Runan, is Yuan Shao's half-brother, and he is now in Yangzhou, as if he is the king of Jianghuai. However, although Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are close, everyone in the world knows that the relationship between the two of them is very stiff. It turned out that although Yuan Shao was a brother, he was a concubine born to a servant girl. Therefore, Yuan Shu has always looked down on Yuan Shao. However, when the princes of all walks of life crusaded against Dong Zhuo, most of the heroes were attached to Yuan Shao. Seeing this, Yuan Shu angrily scolded the "house slave" (referring to Yuan Shao, the elder brother of the concubine) who would rather follow others, and wrote to Gongsun Zan that Yuan Shao was not a descendant of the Yuan family. After Yuan Shao heard the news, he united with Liu Biao and wanted to clamp Yuan Shu from the north and south. Yuan Shu refused to sit idly by, so he ordered Sun Jian to lead an army to attack Liu Biao, although Sun Jian was killed in battle against Liu Biao soon after. The battle between the two sides came to an end, but Yuan Shier also completely tore his face and became an opponent like fire and water. Soon after, Yuan Shu ordered troops to attack Yuan Shao's ally Cao Cao, but Cao Cao was defeated by Kuangting and had to flee to Yangzhou. In short, in the past few years, Yuan Shu has been stopping, fighting, provoking others every time, and being repaired by others every time.

However, Cai Ji, who is familiar with the trend of history, knows that Yuan Shu, who is unwilling to be lonely, will make even greater disturbances in the future. The war in the Central Plains is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Donglai. That said, it is a bit of an opportunity to make a fortune in the country. But in these troubled times, it is the peace of one party to be able to keep the next party safe. As for the rest, I can only do my best. Therefore, Cai Ji at this time confidently pointed to the location of Yangzhou with a folding fan and analyzed, "Yuan Shu, this person is extremely ambitious and arrogant by nature. It had festivals with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and Liu Bei in Xuzhou. In short, no matter who forces it fights with, Yangzhou will inevitably be devastated. At that time, the north-south trade route was blocked, and the sea route became a shortcut to north-south trade. You see, as you can see from the map, Donglai is the choke point that holds the north-south sea trade route. Like this, starting from Donglai, passing through Zhifu and Langya, entering the Yangtze River and going upstream, you can reach Lujiang River and Xunyang. This route covers the four prefectures of Qingdao, Xu, Yang and Jing, connecting the north and south trade routes, and has unlimited potential. ”

Duan Rong looked all the way in the direction pointed by Cai Ji, as if he had seen the heroic appearance of the Donglai caravan galloping all over the world in the future. Although this route is much more dangerous than going to Samhan for trade. But as Cai Ji said, no matter how treacherous the wind and waves on the sea are, they can't compare to the ferocity of the current melee between the princes. Once he figured this out, Cai Ji's previous arrangements were no longer abrupt in Duan Rong's eyes. On the contrary, Duan Rong at this time admired Cai Ji from the bottom of his heart.

It must be known that his father Duan Kui has always taught Duan Rong that "small business lies in the people, Chinese business lies in politics, and big business lies in the country". For the first two, Duan Rong, who has been a businessman and an official for many years, has some experience. But he couldn't figure out the third one. Even if his father Duan Kui taught him how to use the wealth and power in his hands to manage the Duan family's power. But Duan Rong always felt that his father's approach was missing. However, it wasn't until today that he saw what Cai Ji did, and Duan Rong personally felt that it was the big business that resides in the country.

Yes, from the perspective of the community, judge the situation, see the right time, and make a decision. Cai Ji's generous wrist and long-term vision are the real big business in the country!

Thinking of this, Duan Rong's heart couldn't help but feel excited, because at this time, he was also a participant in the big business and the country. Xu is mood was too excited, Duan Rong couldn't avoid it at this time, and directly hugged his fists and asked Cai Ji for his life, "Don't worry." The Duan family has been selling salt for many years and has business dealings with many northern giants. Rong can go to the north for the prince to persuade these giants to come to Donglai! ”

Cai Ji saw that Duan Rong was so excited that his own old bottom was exposed, so he pretended not to hear it and smiled, "Then there is Lao Boming." ”

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