Fangjiawan Pier.

A shipload of rice from Linyi was unloaded from the ship by a boom and loaded onto a flatbed cart at the wharf, which had eight wheels and could easily be loaded with thousands of catties of goods, all eight wheels were driven on a track laid on the ground, and the rice was pulled by four sturdy oxen to a warehouse not far away for temporary storage, and later transported to various Changping warehouses and grain depots in Guanzhong.

The people and husbands on the shore are happy to hear about this, and the arrival of so much rice in Guanzhong means that no matter what the year brings, at least the price of grain will not rise and there will be no starvation.

However, in the eyes of the grain merchants in Guanzhong, it is tantamount to cutting off their financial routes......

Why do grain merchants make profits?

Selling grain in ordinary times is very profitable, but in fact, there is not much profit to be made. Once some waterlogging and insect pests or war turmoil affect the grain harvest, they will immediately buy grain on a large scale to make the price of grain rise suddenly, and then hoard the purchased grain, until there is no grain to sell in the market, and the hungry eyes are dazzled and screaming The people are not allowed to let them desperately turn the price of grain up?

Even though the imperial court has institutions such as Chang Ping and Yi Cang to regulate grain prices, since ancient times, officials and officials have protected each other, and those influential grain merchants, which one of them is not a hairpin and a high-ranking official?

Therefore, there is still a shortage of food when it should be shortage, and it is still rising when it should be raised......

However, now it is different, two seasons of rice from Linyi Kingdom enter Guanzhong every year, resulting in a mountain of rice in the government's grain depot, and since the case of grain resale in Yicang, the imperial historians have nothing to do all day long staring at these rice, hoping to catch a black sheep and severely punish them, so as to enhance their influence in the people, who else dares to risk their lives?

As for hoarding, don't even think about it, another explanation for hoarding is that scarcity is expensive, and now there is endless food on the market, even if you want to hoard, who can afford to hoard?

Therefore, Fang Jun, who led the sailors across the ocean to establish a seaport in Linyi and transported the rice of Linyi back to China, had a unique reputation among the people for a while!

*****

Fang Jun, who was dressed in civilian clothes, and the prince was wandering on the dock, accompanied by Li You, the king of Qi, with his hands on his shoulder, and a pair of thief eyes looking around......

More than a dozen elite guards around him were also dressed in civilian clothes to protect the safety, and in the distance, dozens of East Palace guards were mixed among the people and merchants on the dock, paying close attention to the nearby situation.

Listening to the words of gratitude from the people around him from time to time, Li Chengqian was envious and admired, but also a little surprised: "Erlang's reputation, tsk, it really stinks above the officialdom, but the people have thousands of Buddhas!" ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made a rare joke......

Fang Jun smiled and said in a low voice: "Weichen didn't intend to do it, he just insisted on a consistent attitude, when facing the princes of the court, whoever provoked me would beat him, and when facing the people of the world, he fulfilled the duties of an official, that's all." ”

Li Chengqian smiled, looked around with interest, shook his head and said, "It's easy to say, but it's hard to do!" It's not just that whoever provokes me will beat up whoever is not easy to do, but it is also difficult to fulfill the duties of an official, there are countless officials in the world, if half of them can do their duties, why worry about the Tang Dynasty not prospering, why worry about the people without food and clothing? ”

This is the case in the world, often the simpler things are done well, the better, but the simpler things are, the more difficult it is to do......

People's hearts and desires are the same in ancient and modern times.

Fang Jun praised: "Although His Royal Highness grew up in the palace, he has a full understanding of the world's suffering, and he does have the potential to be a wise monarch." ”

Li Chengqian laughed and said, "You actually commented on the ability of this prince in front of the real prince?" If you change the tyrant of Emperor Yang of Sui, you can't say that you will hold a grudge because of this sentence, and wait for the other day to ascend the throne, and you will settle old accounts. ”

Fang Jun also smiled: "Hehe, according to your Royal Highness...... So now that you are the prince, you are thinking about what will happen after you ascend the throne, if your majesty knows about it......"

“……”

Li Chengqian's face turned pale with fright, first glanced around, and then glared at Fang Jun and said angrily: "You want to die?" How can such a rebellious word be uttered? It doesn't matter if you die or not, do you still want to implicate Lone? ”

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Li You, the king of Qi.

Li You didn't pay attention to what the two of them said at first, and his spirit was attracted by the merchants shuttling back and forth at the dock and the mountain of goods, thinking in his heart that such a big dock was so prosperous, how much money did Fang Jun have to earn a day with this mallet?

Then he found that the conversation around him paused strangely, and he subconsciously looked at the two of them, and happened to meet the prince's weak eyes, and said strangely: "Brother Prince, what are you doing with me?" ”

Li Chengqian coughed dryly and said softly: "This ...... Old five, I just lost my words for my brother, what about you, don't take it to heart, okay? ”

Among the brothers, he is not close to Li You.

Even if he is not a fellow mother, he can't look down on Li You's vulgar and prodigal style, and today's peers also happened to meet Li You when he went to the house.

Although his position as the prince is temporarily stable, the tortured Li Chengqian's spirit has long been tense, and he is too frightened to do anything at the slightest disturbance, and he may be abolished by his father at any time. Although Li You has no qualifications to become the prince, if he has bad intentions, he will spread the words just now to the ears of his father......

Although it was an unintentional statement, who knows what his father would think?

Li Chengqian complained bitterly in his heart.

Li You blinked, confused: "What did you just say, I didn't hear it, why don't you say it again?" I've been doing a lot of these businessmen just now. ”

Li Chengqian couldn't figure out whether Li You heard it or not, but how could he repeat it? He didn't want to die......

immediately changed the topic, and said with Li You's tone: "This wharf is really prosperous, look at the merchants who gather all over the world, not only the Hu people from the Western Regions, but also the Turks, and even the Kunlun slaves...... Lonely now can't help but want to turn into a businessman, in these Hu businessmen to discuss business, communicate with each other, and make money with their own skills, it is really a happy thing. ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

The two most famous things in history of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are that he raised a ** called Satisfactory Heart in the palace to be pampered and loving, and the other is that he arranged some Hu merchants to make a "commercial street" in the palace, and he himself became a commoner and bought and sold freely......

Fang Jun was almost scared to death, in case Li Chengqian really had that thought, and in the future, he would drum up this "commercial street" in the palace, and His Majesty Li Er was furious and sent a hundred horsemen to investigate carefully, and it turned out that the root cause was that Fang Jun had this idea when he accompanied him on the dock today......

His Majesty Li Er chopped him and Fang Jun was light.

Fang Jun hurriedly said: "Your Highness is laughing, you are the prince of the country, how can you personally do such a businessman's business?" Weichen's dock seems to be lively, but in fact, it doesn't make much money, Your Highness, don't worry about it. ”

It's good to be your prince, the beauty is like a cloud and three thousand beauties, why bother to covet one**?

Don't even play the game of "Commercial Street" in the East Palace......

The three of them walked casually, watching the bustling and busy wharf with interest.

Li Chengqian was full of interest: "Looking at the Tang Dynasty, when it comes to the way of goods and the art of making money, if you Fang Jun thinks that he is second, who dares to call him first?" Modest. Although Lone can't join the business, but he is very interested in the way of business, Erlang, you might as well say, if Lone is really doing business, which industry is faster to make money? ”

Li You on one side seemed to be looking around, but in fact, his ears had been quietly erected.

Fang Jun walked on Li Chengqian's side with his hand, a little behind, and said casually when he heard the words: "Doing business is a so-called thing that is familiar but not raw, and secondly, it is to cater to the trend and innovate and innovate." ”

He casually pointed to the medicinal herbs, silk and other things piled up in the warehouses on both sides of the road, and said, "Pharmacy, silk shop." Or restaurants and restaurants have been making a living since ancient times, although most of them are profitable, but there are many people who do it, it is difficult to stand out, and the profits are naturally limited. ”

He also pointed to the clouds on the river: "These cargo ships come from all over the world, Youzhou, Shandong, Jiangnan, and even Lingnan...... If these cargo ships are allowed to transport the special products from all over the world to Guanzhong, they will be displayed and sold in one place, and the unified pricing will ensure that the time is fresh, and the buyers can choose at will. ”

It's complicated, but it's actually a supermarket concept.

Even if the waterway is smooth, the traffic is still backward, and it is difficult to ensure the freshness of the goods after arriving in Guanzhong. However, it should be possible to make a difference just by using the form of supermarkets to attract attention and unify the sales of some non-perishable local specialty goods, so that the people have a strong curiosity.

At least for a period of time, the fire is certain.

Li Chengqian nodded and praised: "The world's goods are gathered in one place, and the meaning of this alone is enough to make businessmen willing to come, Erlang is worthy of the name of 'God of Wealth', and a random transaction is enough to accumulate thousands of wealth." ”

Fang Jun responded modestly.

Li You, the king of Qi who was silent on the side, heard that his eyes were shining, and his eyes were rolling wildly......