February 28, the ninth year of the Xuanli calendar, Qishan Corridor.

This is the second day of the convoy's entry into the Qishan Corridor.

The mountains on both sides are towering into the sky, and the snow on the mountainside has not yet melted, and the misty clouds and mist are like a fairyland.

This corridor is actually a canyon between the two mountains, with a babbling stream running down the foot of the mountain, and all kinds of wildflowers blooming along the roadside of the stream.

Among them, azaleas, red, white, purple, and azaleas of various colors seem to be competing for this early spring, and they don't care at all that no one appreciates them. They bloom proudly, and that is their fragrance.

The convoy arrived at the valley at the time of Shen, almost a day later than expected.

Because of the spring rain, the roads in the Qishan Corridor were muddy, and the road was already bumpy, so the convoy moved much slower.

The terrain of the valley is relatively open, and the mountain seems to have receded hundreds of meters here, leaving a flat land.

Xue Pinggui commanded the sergeants to set up tents here, and also arranged sentry guards, Fu Xiaoguan got out of the carriage and chatted with Qin Wenzhe and other students, looking at this charming scenery, as if he had forgotten the attack the night before.

"This road, if you can widen two parking spaces and smooth the road surface, it can become the main artery of commerce and trade between the Yu Dynasty and the Wu Dynasty."

Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyes and looked at the road ahead, and said: "If the two countries open up trade, the border city will become an extremely important commercial town. Therefore, if you have money, take advantage of the current land in the border city, and it will definitely appreciate in the next few years. ”

Shang Liang looked at Fu Xiaoguan and was quite puzzled, his grandfather was Shangyu of Zhongshu Province, he had never heard his grandfather talk about the two countries would open commerce, but he felt that Fu Xiaoguan could not talk about it for no reason.

"What does Master Fu mean...... Will trade between the two countries reopen? ”

"Perhaps, but it's hard to know for sure."

Wu Que pondered for a moment and asked, "In Master Fu's opinion, after the commerce and trade between the two countries are exchanged, will it cause the goods of the Wu Dynasty to impact the goods of our dynasty?" I heard that the iron smelting and forging of the Wu Dynasty is much stronger than ours, their swords, armor and even farm tools and kitchen knives are better than ours, and the Wu Dynasty is rich in iron ore, and the things are cheaper than ours, so wouldn't these things in my dynasty be unsellable? ”

Wu Que just gave such an example, in fact, there were many things in the Wu Dynasty that were better and cheaper than those in the Yu Dynasty, such as grain, such as cattle, sheep and horses, and wood and wood products.

This is a very deep problem, and it is precisely why trade between countries has not been able to move forward.

Each other's monarchs are worried about this problem, each country has its weaknesses, and they think that the entry of each other's strengths into their own country will have a devastating impact on their own industries.

If these industries in the country are eliminated in the competition, resulting in the country's dependence on these industries, once the other party cuts off this industry, it will bring great disasters to the country.

Therefore, the current situation in this world is to close the country to the outside world, and only a few businessmen with bold or powerful backgrounds dare to smuggle secretly and seek huge benefits.

Fu Xiaoguan's gaze swept over the faces of the students, and he slowly spoke:

"I left you with a question last time, what is it that promotes the progress of society? Now, let me tell you a little story, and you can listen to it. ”

"A chrysalis lying in the grass saw a beautiful butterfly fluttering among the flowers, and he was very envious and asked the butterfly, 'Can I fly freely in this sunshine like you?'

The butterfly stopped and told it, 'If you want to fly, first you have to want to fly.' Only when you have a desperate desire to fly, will you let go of the baggage in your heart, you will have the courage to leave your safe and warm nest, and then you will have to go through the process of nine deaths. ’

The chrysalis said, 'Then I may die if I am not careful!' ’

Butterfly said, 'If you have this idea, it means that you don't have the determination to fly.' As a chrysalis, you are indeed dead. But you have gone through the process of being born to death and become a cocoon, and the moment you break out of the cocoon, you will become a butterfly like me and be reborn, and you can fly freely under this sun. ’

The butterfly said, 'Without the courage to face death, you will never have the opportunity to fly!' You'll be a chrysalis crawling on the ground for the rest of your life! The blue sky has nothing to do with you, the flowers have nothing to do with you, the scenery on the mountain has nothing to do with you, all you have is your cold and dark nest! ’”

The expressions on the faces of the students suddenly became serious, Dong Shulan and Yu Wenyun also showed thoughtful expressions, even Su Jue and they had never cared about politics and economics before, and they seemed to have a clue at this moment.

Fu Xiaoguan smiled lightly, "Now I leave you with the second question: how to stand out from the business competition between the two countries?" Again, when you arrive in Cloud View City, give me your answers. ”

A small story of a dialogue between a chrysalis and a butterfly is a choice that touches the soul.

No one wants to be a chrysalis, so they can only choose to turn into a butterfly.

The process must be painful, but only after experiencing the pain of nine deaths and a lifetime can you see the blue sky, white clouds and rainbows!

Shang Liang looked at Fu Xiaoguan in shock, thinking that in the history of the Yu Dynasty for more than two hundred years, only the first emperor proposed to open the international trade, but he was vetoed by the ministers for many reasons. It's a pity that the first emperor didn't hear the story of this chrysalis and butterfly, otherwise, I'm afraid that he will definitely do his best to implement it, so will today's Yu Dynasty still be as troubled for silver as it is now?

He understood the importance of business, especially after seeing the theory of rich countries from his grandfather, and he understood what kind of innovation is needed for a country's prosperity.

Every revolution will touch the souls of many, but as in this fable, it is necessary to have the courage to live to die.

So, can the saints have such courage today?

Fu Xiaoguan is by no means untargeted, so it seems that a big change is about to be implemented!

Fu Xiaoguan left such a brain-burning question, so he took Dong Shulan and Yu Wenyun to Huaxi.

The stream at the foot of the mountain converges here into a small lake, and in the small lake grows many water candles, which only mature in autumn, and now they are green aquatic plants.

There are many rhododendron trees growing around the lake, and there are many wildflowers under the trees.

"There is a legend ...... this thing," Fu Xiaoguan pointed to the rhododendrons, "Legend has it that there was a king named Du Yu in the ancient Shu Kingdom, called Emperor Wang. After the country was destroyed, he died, and his soul turned into a bird, named Cuckoo Bird. This cuckoo cuckoo cries and cries often in the late spring; It's better to go home, it's better to go home......"

The two girls looked at him curiously, he touched his nose and smiled: "That's how the cuckoo bird calls." ”

"And then?"