Chapter 501: You're Lucky
Zhou once said that when you are strong enough, no matter what you want to do, you are always right, and when you are weak, even if what you do is reasonable, then you must be wrong.
This tells us that whether to take off your pants or not is not the most important thing when you fart, but others will definitely smell it.
In the eyes of some envoys from the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty was actually quite good.
Looking at this safe environment, you can go out alone without worrying about safety.
The goods are of good quality and the price is cheap.
There's food here, and there's no need to go around every year just to find that bite of food.
The materials here are abundant, and the crafts here are also very strong.
There is a strong army here, and there is no need to worry about what will happen to the enemy outside.
Everything here is the best.
Even the air here is moist and sweet, and it is evocative.
Yes, the Han Dynasty was indeed just established.
It's also a time when everything is in ruins.
But the current Han Dynasty is still the most powerful country in the world, and there is no one.
Although these envoys from the Western Regions have not traveled too much, they still have the most basic eyesight.
To deal with the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty didn't even need to raise the strength of the whole country, and it seemed that any county could easily solve any of their forces.
It's like in the next generation, an African tribe that has been chaotic for many years, if you tell him that if you join China, you can get peace, and you can get the same treatment as the Chinese people, will he agree?
Well, it doesn't seem to be, because careerists don't allow it, because joining it means abiding by the laws of Huaxia, which is obviously unacceptable to Uncle Hei, who lacks self-discipline.
But the Western Regions absolutely would.
On a trip to investigate, half of the Han Dynasty has been shown in front of them.
What is Powerful?
This sentence does not need to be thought about too much.
The Han Dynasty had shown enough strength for them, and they were left with only two options: become a member of the Han Dynasty, or destroy ......
Now the strength of the Han Dynasty is the strongest, and the fist is also the largest, his words are the truth, his words are correct, and you have no qualifications to resist.
Although it is very domineering, it is also very realistic.
Big fish eat small fish, a very simple rule of survival.
It's just that the Han Dynasty still needs some face, and it doesn't look like a certain country, just find a reason and do it.
The Han Dynasty adopted a scheme that was soft first and then hard, which was more in line with human mechanics and human physiology, as well as human body logic.
In fact, most people already have a number in their hearts at the moment, and it is not good for them to resist hard.
The envoys of the Western Regions wanted to apply for loans directly in the eastern industrial zone, and then go back directly with the goods.
However, they were told that they wanted to get a loan and could only go to Luoyang.
Because now they are still foreigners, and the money houses on the eastern side cannot be managed.
As for what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd, of course, it is a medicine with a higher price.
Even if it is sold to them at the market price, it cannot really be the market price of the factory.
So, after visiting the eastern industrial zone, the missions, under the escort of the Praetorian Guard, began to return to Luoyang.
In the same way, this trip should also come to an end after returning to Luoyang for the finish.
It was not a trivial matter to let the localities join the Han Dynasty, and it was not something that the members of the mission could decide, although they had great power and responsibility on them, but this kind of thing was just as important as the local voice in addition to the monarch.
Wang Bu was not hungry and did not faint enough to think that these members of the mission had the right to decide this matter.
Twenty days later.
The mission of hundreds of people, under the escort of a thousand forbidden troops, finally returned to Luoyang in a mighty way.
"Lu Envoy, how much do you think I should borrow?" The Loulan envoy hesitated all the way, until he was about to arrive in Luoyang, and finally couldn't bear it.
"How much to borrow depends on how big your heart is? It depends on what you really think? Lu Jia smiled slightly and said unhurriedly.
This kind of thing, old business, very familiar.
"Ouch, Lu Yuannen just said it clearly, I really don't understand......" Loulan's envoy was a little confused, not that he didn't work hard, but it was really difficult to understand thoroughly.
"Let's put it this way, if you just want to please some people, just bring less, buy some silk, fine porcelain, and fine tea and give them back."
"If you want to make money, you can bring more things, not only these high-end, but also the daily necessities needed by ordinary people can be purchased in large quantities, as for whether anyone will come to you for a piece of the pie this time?"
"Don't worry about this, there are big men standing behind you, they can't make any waves."
"But this matter is just this time, after making this money, you still have to cooperate with them later, and you can't swallow the entire Loulan market alone."
"However, the old man's suggestion is that the goods brought back this time can be sold by those nobles in Loulan for you, the profits will be shared together, and the loan will naturally be repaid together, as long as they taste the sweetness, it will be difficult to say what will happen next?"
"After all, any business in this world is easy to do, but this unique business is difficult to do." Lu Jia explained as if he was a professional instructor.
The envoy of Loulan also felt that it was very reasonable, eating alone not only did not work in Dahan, but also did not work in Loulan.
Regardless of the size of the national tribe, there will inevitably be different voices in their internal relations.
The only way you want to make a profit is to co-opt a faction of people and form a group confrontation with those who oppose them.
And others can't take advantage of anything, so why should they work for you for nothing?
"Then I'll take out a loan of 100,000 yuan? Will it work? The Loulan envoy was about to move in his heart, but he was very worried and asked.
"I don't know, wait until you get to Luoyang to ask Qianzhuang, but it's best to talk to the Ministry of Commerce first, and let the Ministry of Commerce go to Qianzhuang with you, it shouldn't be a big problem!" Lu Jia pretended to think seriously for a while, and then said.
"Medium!" The Loulan envoy nodded heavily.
100,000 dollars......
If you don't come to the Han Dynasty, you don't know what the concept of this 100,000 yuan is.
And this Loulan envoy sold the whole family, and it was not worth 100,000 yuan.
And what about the prices of goods in the Han Dynasty?
Grain is also divided into many kinds, the most common and the most abundant, corn (millet) and barley, 4 yuan a stone.
Millet (yellow rice) is six coins and one stone, and liang rice (high-quality millet) is eight coins and one stone.
Wheat is five dollars a stone, in fact, according to his market value, four dollars a stone is too much.
However, in order to promote and increase the interest of the people in planting, the imperial court forcibly fixed its price at five coins and one stone.
And most of them are purchased by the government and then used for military consumption, and in the same way, wheat can also be used to pay taxes.
And what about cloth?
The most common linen, that is, the kind worn by ordinary people, costs fifteen to thirty yuan for one horse, and the specific price depends on the variety and quality of the cloth.
A higher level is silk silk, and the price of a horse is between 35 and 60 yuan.
Further up is silk cloth, which costs between seventy and eighty dollars per horse.
On the other hand, it is plain, also known as white silk, and the price of a horse is between 80 and 90 yuan.
And the highest level is Lian, that is, fine silk, the king of all fabrics, and the fighter of roosters.
There is no one to limit the specifications and grades of its use, but the price of up to 120 to 200 yuan has long dissuaded a large number of people.
And this price is equivalent to a suit of clothes to kill thirty stone of grain, a strong man's ration for a year.
Similarly, this kind of clothing is actually very thin, even in summer, you have to wear several layers, otherwise it will be like the transparent clothes of later generations, so that these ancients are embarrassed to go out.
Therefore, even if these emissaries determined how much to borrow, how much goods to bring back.
In the end, they still have to figure out what to do to make money.
First of all, the common currency of the Han Dynasty was money, copper coins, and it was not allowed to be minted privately.
However, the countries of the Western Regions did not have copper coins.
The only way for them to make money through goods is to study what the big man needs, which happens to be available in their hometown.
Then, after shipping these things back, what price should they be sold, and then they should be brought back to Dahan to sell, and then the loan should be repaid.
And this matter also made many people feel entangled.
This is a big trouble, they are poor jingle, even if they sell, how can they sell it?
"Huh? How does the old man feel that there seems to be something different in Luoyang today? Approaching Luoyang City, Lu Jia faintly felt that something was wrong.
"What's wrong?" The envoys expressed their bewilderment, look at Luoyang, is there anything wrong?
Lu Jia shook his head, I can't tell you people clearly, what is Fei talking about?
So, the team picked up speed.
And at the gate of the city, they finally got the confirmation that Luoyang today is indeed different, and during the time they left, something did happen.
I have to say that this is really a coincidence, a coincidence arranged by God himself.
Sui He, who had not heard from him, came back suddenly, not only by himself, but also with Zhao Tuo's entire family.
I just entered Luoyang City in the morning.
It stands to reason that after Sui He has negotiated the affairs of Lingnan, he will immediately send someone back to inform him.
But unfortunately, the person sent to inform the news did not know where to go.
Maybe they got lost, maybe something happened, anyway, it wasn't until they entered the Han realm with Sui He, looking at the defenders of the border county with a confused face, that they knew that the scouts he sent in front of him were lost.
So he hurriedly sent someone to deliver the news, and at the same time, Sui He also led Zhao Tuo's family to walk around the camp in Nanjun, which completely convinced Zhao Tuo.
And after learning the news of Sui He's successful mission, Lu Jia's face became even more excited, of course there is competition, but this time Sui He can give himself another assist.
So with a smile on his face, he said to the Western Regions mission behind him: "You are really lucky, just in time, you can witness the historical scene of the increase in the territory of the Han Dynasty......