Chapter 362: The Sun Never Sets
"My lord, although we have no objection to the three chapters of the covenant, and we are willing to cooperate with the imperial court to create this new type of weapons and harness, but only equipped with 10,000 horses, I am afraid that it will not succeed in sweeping Henan!" A very insightful businessman has obviously not yet been carried away by the reward and the money, and asks the most concerning things.
It is good to say that the horse harness and weapons are built, in case this battle is not won, when the time comes, don't talk about rewards, you may not be able to get the fart after spending money and effort, and even the emperor is angry and blames the head of Shang Jia for not being able to win, and he can't find it after being cut off and looking for a place to cry.
"This you can rest assured, the new weapons and horse harness sample messenger has been brought, just in the back yard, everyone go to see it, and all kinds of weapons and horse harness drawings roster have also been brought, will be distributed to you in a while, you follow me to the backyard to see it first, if you have doubts, you can not participate, the county government does not force it!" After Jiang Beiting finished speaking, he and the confessor took a group of people to the backyard to watch a sample of a war horse that had been equipped.
A neatly draped horse was in the backyard, and the accompanying craftsmen carefully explained the saddle, stirrups, and horseshoe to dozens of merchants in detail, and also arranged for a heavily armed soldier to ride around the yard a few times, and by the way, he also demonstrated the new steel broadsword and saber.
"Hiss~~" Watching the soldier riding on the horse and flexibly wielding the big knife to slash left and right, easily cutting off several wooden stakes with the thickness of a calf, a group of businessmen instantly gasped one by one, and at the same time they all had a new understanding of this new style of harness and weapons.
"Sure enough, Fan Gong didn't deceive me, this is indeed an unprecedented event!" A businessman whispered in surprise.
"As Fan Gong said, this is the time for me to turn over, and I will go to Fan Gong's Mansion to discuss a detailed countermeasure later!" An old man said.
"Yes, the matter is urgent, four months to make 10,000 sets of harness and weapons from scratch, although it is difficult, we must work together to complete, as Fan Gong said, the success or failure of our business status is in one move." Several businessmen next to him nodded solemnly.
Half an hour later, dozens of merchants all came out of the county guard office with a thick illustrated equipment production manual and a contract template for participating in the creation of horse pawn equipment, and then all gathered at the door of the government to talk and wait in a low voice.
"Fan, your Fan family has a very strong reputation in the business community of Daqin, known as a business leader, so you have to take the lead in this matter, the county government and Nanyang counties will fully cooperate in the construction of horse pawn equipment, tax exemption, craftsmen, workers and slaves, etc., although you need to convene and prepare by yourself, but I can transfer all the prisoners within Nanyang County to you to assist in mining and ......transportation, as long as you do this well, I will definitely help you win a position as a Zhonglang when the time comes!"
"Is this true?" Fan Yan's excited beard and eyebrows were shaking.
"Ben Shou is a good man, but according to the contract, you must prepare your own food consumed by the convicts and the vehicles and horses used to open the mine, for the sake of safety, I will discuss with the county lieutenant, and when the time comes, I will dispatch soldiers to help guard, everything is based on completing the horse pawn equipment as the primary task, the more you complete, the greater the benefits will be at that time, of course, Ben Shou will also get benefits in the merit assessment!" Jiang Beiting nodded and said.
"Don't worry, as long as you have the support of the county guard and the county lieutenant, even if you lose money this time, the old man will definitely urge his fellow business people in Nanyang to step up and complete the task!" Fan Yan said excitedly.
"Okay, you go, come to me in time for something!"
"The grass people are retired!" Fan Shi Li withdrew from the mansion after giving a salute, and a group of businessmen waiting outside all rushed up, and asked excitedly: "Old Fan, what else did the county guard say?" ”
Fan Yan waved his sleeves and said excitedly: "Let's go, go to the old man's mansion to discuss carefully." ”
So all the merchants got into the carriage and followed Fan Yan, all the way into Fan's Manor, and sat down in a living room, although the room was dozens of zhang in size, but suddenly so many people poured in, and suddenly it seemed narrow and crowded, and they sat down separately in the noisy shouting, after the servant served fragrant tea, Fan Yan dispersed all the irrelevant people, the servant closed the door, and the sound of the room slowly quieted down, and finally everyone's eyes fell on Fan Yan.
"Today's matter is already known to everyone, but in fact, a few days ago, the Marquis of Qinghe has written to inform the old man, so a few days ago I discussed with a few business colleagues in advance, and now the matter has been clear, so the old man no longer conceals it, in fact, the matter of building the horse pawn equipment is a peerless opportunity for the Marquis of Qinghe to fight for us and other businessmen to change their identity and status, and they will raise their eyebrows, and from then on, the businessmen can also get the same status as the people, and even he will be the same as the officials and the scholars, and he will not be ......." Fan Yan's eyes swept over everyone in the room, and his voice became serious and low, "No, my businessman will definitely become a pariah, and I will never be able to turn over." ”
Fan ...... Fan Lao, what do you say...... Say that this mission was fought for by the Marquis of Qinghe for us? A middle-aged businessman blushed and stammered.
"Not bad!" Fan Yan nodded and stood up, his eyes were eager and excited, "The Marquis of Qinghe once said to me: the country is unstable without agriculture, there is no business and no wealth, although we businessmen are chasing profits, we must be clean and clean, do things frankly, do not deceive, pay attention to honesty and benevolence, respect etiquette and abide by morality, and be worthy of the word gentleman." At the beginning, the Qin State practiced the law of guarding the martingale, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, regarding benevolence and etiquette as lice, and the style of a gentleman as a poisonous snake, and destroying my Chinese etiquette inheritance with strict laws...... This mission must be successful! In order to ensure the smooth success of this mission, Huaxia Qian Zhuang will raise 10 million money to fund the construction of horse harness and weapons, if you are willing to participate, if you are short of money, you can sign a loan contract with Qian Zhuang, the interest will be halved, the term is one year, and in this year, we will gather manpower and material resources to create a huge equipment supply base in Nanyang County......"
"Fan Gong, of course, borrowing money can solve our urgent needs, but it's only 10,000 sets of horse equipment, and it's only a few million stone money and grain, and I'm afraid that the investment is so huge that the gains outweigh the losses!" A businessman in his thirties stood up and said.
"Hehe, do you really think there are only 10,000 sets of equipment?" A fat man in his forties next to him couldn't help but sneer a few times.
"Isn't it?" The questioner's face was full of confusion.
"Young man, you have to use your brains, my Daqin is now with a million, Your Majesty's ambition far exceeds the three emperors and five emperors, last year Xianyang came out with news to conquer Lingnan, but now suddenly changed the court into the spring attack on the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu is not only Henan, then Hebei still has thousands of miles of grassland, not to mention that there are East Hu Qiang Rong are all worried about my Daqin, this 10,000 sets of equipment is just an appetizer, if this 10,000 sets of weapons and horse equipment can sweep the Huns in Henan, Next, there will inevitably be 30,000 sets, 50,000 sets or even 100,000 sets of equipment waiting to be built, if there is no adequate preparation, there is not enough money to support, I am afraid that the share in the hands of my Nanyang will be pitiful, and at that time, even if you want to fight, you will not have a chance, and the merchants of the Shangdang counties in Sanchuan are not fools. The fat man couldn't help but explain.
"What Brother Fei said is good, but according to today's performance of watching equipment samples and horse pawns, I feel that this time His Majesty swept Henan must be a war of destruction, and went to Henan several times to buy leather goods, those Hun barbarians have seen a lot, although they are savage and good at riding, but there is no saddle and stirrup These stable mount equipment, simple saddles are not, and they sit on horseback on horseback on weekdays and grab the horse's mane and run, most of them even don't even have horse reins, the weapons are even more rudimentary, there are wooden sticks and leg bones, and the bow and arrow are also rough and chaotic, Look at the fights between their tribes are to attack each other with a rope tied to a stone, how to compare with my Great Qin horse, now with a new style of saddle stirrups, plus the advantages of sabers and broadswords, I am afraid that when the time comes, it will be as sharp as chopping melons and vegetables. A middle-aged businessman next to him chimed in.
"However, this time Your Majesty will inevitably sweep the Huns, and then we will be able to get hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and mountains of woolen and leather goods from Henan like picking up money, and of course, slaves and horsemen who are proficient in animal husbandry!" The other merchant nodded as well.
"I heard that the Hun women are barbaric and untamable, and I am particularly interested, and when the time comes, I will get eight or ten of them back and raise them in the house to live happily!" A businessman said with a squint.
"Haha, the Hun woman has been riding a horse since she was a child, and she has a strong physique, not to mention ten or eight, I'm afraid that one of you will not be able to parry, not to mention that I heard that they never take a bath, and the smell on their bodies is afraid that you will vomit!"
"It's okay, I like it!"
"Hahahaha~" The room suddenly burst into all kinds of hearty laughter, and the atmosphere became relaxed.
There is an extremely vulgar saying in the hometown of the old guest: Three men don't talk about force, today's sun doesn't set, three women don't talk about dicks, and today's work can't be done.
Therefore, the men in this room, plus they are all super rich businessmen, there are naturally a lot of concubines in the family, but the so-called eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, in the era of Daqin, where the sexual concept is weak and women are regarded as slaves, it is not a thing to discuss these topics in public, on the contrary, everyone is very interested.
After a burst of laughter, he quieted down again, and the color on Fan Yan's face slowly became cold: "Everyone, since we are all gathered in Fan somewhere today to discuss strategies, and I am also instructed by the Marquis of Qinghe, we must set an example to build these 10,000 sets of horse pawn equipment smoothly, I don't care how other county businessmen deal with it, but Nanyang's affairs must strive not to make the slightest mistake, and in order to do this, regardless of the cost, you must give me an answer within two days, and all those who participate in the workshop must complete the preparation of the workshop within half a month, at the end of November, We must come up with qualified weapons and harnesses, by the end of February next spring, this 10,000 sets of equipment in my Nanyang will account for at least 30%, and this matter will also be passed on to the business leaders of the counties in the name of Fan, stating the stakes, all of you are like-minded, those who are willing to join hands with the old man to advance and retreat, please sign the contract of the three chapters of the law in your hand, and then we will discuss the details, assign the tasks that should be completed, and finally work together to boost the status of our businessmen in Daqin! ”
"Fan Gong, since I have come and seen it, I will definitely not give up, this is related to the interests of tens of thousands of businessmen in my Great Qin, a fight to the death, even if it is bankrupt!" The fat man just now stood up and bowed his hand, and his tone was very heroic.
"Yes, Fan Gong, please rest assured, I'll listen to your orders!" More than a dozen businessmen, young and old, stood up.
"I'm waiting for Fan Gong to advance and retreat!" The remaining businessmen who were still hesitating all stood up after a moment of silence, whether they were coerced or really willing, in this case, it is related to the future status and reputation of the businessman, if he retreats, it is estimated that he will not be able to mix in the business world in the future, and there is also a loan of 10 million funds from Huaxia Qianzhuang as a guarantee, and it is the Fan family who will lose to vomit blood.
"Haha, good!" A hearty smile appeared on Fan Yan's face.