Chapter 13: Strange Goods

"Congratulations to the host for experiencing a special dream and obtaining a copy of the Trade Economy."

When Chen Mo woke up from the dream, it was already evening, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on his face, quite warm, the trade economy that appeared in his mind was created by Chen Mo in a special dream, how to start trade from scratch, how to operate from small to large, how to gather contacts, how to establish industry rules, and his business skills also reached the level of specialization.

Of course, in the world of special dreams, commerce and trade are much more developed than they are today, and business is still based on material abundance in the final analysis, and goods can be circulated, and the Han is not poor, but in Hedong at present, for example, people's livelihood is definitely not rich, and it is impossible to make commerce and trade as developed as in the dream world.

Therefore, this trade economy is a bit out of place with the current era, and there are many things that need to be changed if you want to use it, but the most important thing is that the development of commerce to the point where it is like in a dream can indeed threaten the imperial power and the government.

I can't remember the specifics, but combined with the vague memory, if the business is not restricted, in the end, everyone will pursue profits, and it is entirely possible for the collapse of etiquette and music.

But even if the Qin and Han dynasties suppressed commerce, from the perspective of today's commerce, commerce was also progressing during this time, and the root of it was the development of agriculture and handicrafts, so that even if merchants were excluded, there were still many people who joined in.

Chen Mo doesn't want to change this pattern, judging from the combination of trade and economics and some vague dream memories, business must be under the control of the government, and the government can say that the life and death of the businessman is not in a word, otherwise, if the business is allowed to develop uncontrolled, it will be impossible to predict what will become in the end.

"The lord is awake?" When he walked out of the back hall, Man Pet was still working on the copywriting, and when he saw Chen Mo, he smiled.

"Hmm." Chen Mo nodded, for Man Pet, he had only not seen Chen Mo for a long time, but in Chen Mo's feeling, it seemed that he had not seen Man Pet for a long time, and it was a little strange.

After a while, the memory was retrieved little by little, and Chen Mo said: "Among the government offices, there should be the business and main livelihood of the gentry in each county. ”

"Nowadays, the main trade in Hedong is naturally salt, in addition, it will also exchange war horses with the Huns, and then sell them to the Central Plains." Full Pet nodded.

The existence of the salt prison is the main thing in Hedong's trade with various places, and even the salt of Yanzhou and Yuzhou is now purchased from Hedong, from this point of view, Hedong's economic advantages are also very obvious, of course, if there is not enough self-protection, it is also a place to take trouble, which is also the reason why Chen Mo quickly planned to merge states and even Hanoi after Hedong succeeded.

As for the sale of war horses, it is much simpler, and the relationship between the Han and the Hu people in the north has always been one of fighting and pulling, and the transaction has never been severed.

"What else?" Chen Mo saw that Man Zhong didn't say anything more, and said suspiciously.

"These are the main things, and there are fewer other things, such as the trade of silk, cloth and porcelain, most of which are purchased from other places, and Hedong does not produce much." Man Pet shook his head and said.

As for the more important grain trade, in this world, grain is hard currency, and there is not enough profit, and no one is willing to take it out.

"In this way, you sent a letter to Chang'an, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou in the name of Hedong Taishou, and borrowed some grain and grass from them because of the fact that Hanoi is full of displaced people this year, and it is difficult to make a living." Chen Mo thought for a moment.

If Hedong's economy wants to recover, it must first become rich, if it is operated slowly, Chen Mo estimates that it will take three or five years to say less, but this world is changeable, what will the world be like in three or five years, I really can't say, it is the fastest and most effective to stimulate the economy of Hedong and the surrounding areas with the help of external forces.

"Tell them that if it is as short as three years, or as long as five years, it will be repaid twice." Chen Mo thought for a moment and asked.

Man Pet nodded, looked at Chen Mo with a smile and said, "The lord is wise, pet this side to do it." ”

With the situation today, three or five years later, it is really hard to say whether these state pastors are alive now, if it is gone, then the natural person's dead debts will be eliminated, if they are still there, they will be repaid twice at that time, which not only adds to Chen Mo's reputation as a man of his word, but also an ally in disguise, and borrowed these people's grain and grass, if the amount is large, in order to avoid having nowhere to ask for debts, he will also protect Chen Mo in speech, invisibly, it is equivalent to giving Chen Mo a relatively stable development environment.

"Where did Dian Wei go?" Chen Mo suddenly felt that something was missing, turned his head to look around, but he didn't see Dian Wei's shadow, and said a little strangely.

"Let him go to Linfen to deliver the letter." Full of favored eyes looked at Chen Mo and said.

Chen silently nodded after a moment and said, "It's good to let him have something to do." ”

"It's not too early, I'll go back to the house first, and the day after tomorrow, I need to organize a banquet for the gentry of all ethnic groups." Chen Mo hugged a few rolls of bamboo slips from some commercial affairs in Guan Yu's territory, greeted Manzhong, and went back to his house.

So, today's event came to the government office to sleep?

Looking at Chen Mo's back, there was a little more smile on his serious face, didn't he come out to hide from Qingjing?

In fact, according to Chen Mo's customized rules now, even if he doesn't come to the government office occasionally, there will be no problem, Hedong's rules have been gradually improved, Zang Hong has been running around these days, which has caused a lot of criticism, in order to help Chen Mo close the last link before leaving, and now it has been quite effective, and the operation between the various government offices is quite smooth, at this time Chen Mo has to do is to control the general direction, and the government office naturally wants to come, and it does not have to come every day.

This family is big, and there are many troubles, which family is the same, and Man Chong was just curious in his heart, and did not delve into it further, after all, Chen Mo is the lord, and it is not what a courtier should do to take too much care of the lord's private affairs.

Chen Mo naturally didn't know Manzhong's thoughts, but it was indeed a little strange to go to the government office to sleep, and when he returned home, he first talked to his mother, and then teased some sunspots, Chen Mo began to arrange servants to prepare for the banquet the day after tomorrow.

Chen Mo came to the study and began to write a book on trade and economics, and the business should be suppressed, but at present, it is also necessary to use the business to alleviate the internal contradictions in Hedong, which is not easy to grasp, at the banquet the day after tomorrow, Chen Mo is ready to take this matter to tell everyone, within three years, the shareholders will trade, and the government will release a part of the salt transaction to encourage the major clans to trade, but the local salt transaction in Hedong must be presided over by the government, and they cannot sit on the ground to raise the price.

Moreover, the trade of salt can only be handled by the wealthy families in Hedong, and the wealthy families or wealthy merchants in other states and counties are not considered, which is also considered some preferential treatment, of course, correspondingly, these families have to help Chen Mo listen to the news, purchase war horses and some materials needed by the government office, and the government office will fund the purchase, but the price must be appropriate, which is a win-win situation.

In addition, it is not suitable for more people to invest in the development of handicrafts at the moment, the most important thing at the moment is grain, ninety percent of the population of Hedong County has to be invested in farming, manure will be further promoted this year, and free gifts to families in Hedong can be regarded as some compensation for them.

Nothing in total, Chen Mo wrote six bamboo slips before he finished writing, these are just general intentions, and there are more detailed additions next, and he plans to write it again tomorrow.

Juan'er had just broken down, and Chen Mo didn't want her to have problems with her body, so after letting her go to accompany her mother, Chen Mo went back to the room to rest.

……

Early the next morning, Weifu.

"The head of the family, this is the list of congratulatory gifts prepared by the Chen Mansion tomorrow, please take a look at the head of the family." The old steward handed a bamboo slip to Wei Qi and bowed.

"What's there?" Wei Qi asked casually while dancing the sword.

"According to the instructions of the head of the family, it is not necessary to be too expensive, so I chose ten jars of Fenhe sake, a pair of jade pendants, and a soft silk robe." The steward bowed and said, "Is there a ......?"

"Just right." Wei Qi didn't stop, just smiled and said: "The gift is too thick, this young envoy doesn't dare to accept it, if it is too thin, and a little contemptuous, these not only show his heart, but also will not make him difficult to accept." ”

Yesterday, the Chen Mansion sent someone to send a large amount of property, which was about the same value as the food sent by the Wei family, Wei Mo naturally understood what this meant, Chen Mo did not want to take advantage of the Wei family in this kind of matter, but correspondingly, the Wei family could not make Chen Mo embarrassed.

"Remember, now that the Chen family has gained a foothold in Hedong, the children of the Wei family need to abide by the law, otherwise if it really falls into the hands of this young envoy, it will be difficult for the clan to come forward." Wei Qi smiled.

"Family master, are you too ...... to this young man" The old steward frowned, the Wei family has always been the talker of Hedong, although there are some children in the clan who are not very good, but it is not the turn of outsiders to take care of it, and now that Chen Mo comes, he feels that the power of the Wei family is not as good as before.

"Too scared?" Wei Qi slowly put away his sword, let out a sigh, took the silk scarf handed by the steward and said with a smile while wiping his sweat: "This envoy is young and talented, more skillful, enterprising, and behaves moderately, if you say fear, it is not enough, but if you really fight against him, the Wei family, as a big clan in Hedong, will also be the first to be suppressed by this envoy at that time, no matter what the final result is, it will be lost, if my Wei family wants to become a big family, you must know how to advance and retreat, just like now, isn't this young envoy also quite polite to my Wei family?" ”

"It's the same thing that the head of the family said, but since he entered Hedong, my Wei family has suffered a lot." The old steward sighed and said, this is not a matter of attitude, but until now, the Wei family has been losing.

"Do you know if you can live in strange goods?" Wei asked with a smile.

"Him?" The old housekeeper frowned, the Wei family has been mainly businessmen all these years, and they naturally know that strange goods can live.

"Don't underestimate it, now you just need to maintain respect for this envoy, although the current situation in Hedong is temporary, some problems are difficult to deal with, whether it is a strange thing or not, it depends on how he responds, no matter what, the Wei family will not be damaged." Wei Qi smiled.