"It's very simple, you have been in business for many years, and you are backed by your family, so you must have accumulated a lot."

The crowd nodded hesitantly.

What does this eldest prince mean, saying that they earn a lot and want a piece of the pie?

It's not impossible.

It's just that in this way, the eldest son's vision is too short-sighted, and he is bound to tell his family that he doesn't need to pay too much attention to Liu Qi.

"You have your own caravans, your own trade routes, your shops, and, of course, the state and county officials who are used to doing your job. However, if there is a big chaos today, the states and counties will have to change their owners every few days, and you must have suffered from the troubled times even though you have abundant family assets. ”

Everyone nodded their heads much more happily.

Who isn't.

In these years, even if you are a scholar, you need to make some money well.

It's okay to rule the world, it's very stable everywhere, and there are so many people who need to be dotted. In addition to the high point of commercial taxes, the life of businessmen is still very good.

But now, today is just bleeding a lot to deal with the state and county bureaucrats, maybe tomorrow there will be a battle, the master at the top will be changed, not to mention that all the previous points will be invalidated, and the new master will often have to extort a sum of money on the grounds that the businessmen are "capital enemies".

You don't dare not come out yet!

In these years, the boss is the one who has soldiers in his hands.

I don't want to be blackmailed, okay, don't do business in my sphere of influence in the future!

The more the family, the more they know the pain of troubled times.

Therefore, Cai Mao will choose to support Liu Cong and support his puppets, but they will never really collaborate with the enemy.

Jingzhou is in chaos, and these families will also be unlucky!

Liu Qi smiled faintly, keenly found that the disdain of the family owners was a little less, so he made persistent efforts: "The power of one person and one family is limited after all, if we can work together, let alone the seven counties of Jingzhou, even if we develop the business to the entire Yizhou, Sili and even the entire Central Plains, and establish the land of Jingshu, and even the largest big-name grain store in the world, what is the difficulty of monopolizing grain trading?!" ”

What???

Everyone looked at Liu Qi incredulously, and for a while they couldn't tell whether he was serious or joking.

However, sending letters to the major families with great fanfare, and concentrating everyone in Yancheng with the power of great victory, it doesn't look like a joke.

That's ...... It's a lot of fun.

Eldest son, I really want to come out of it!

The people of the Cai family were ordered by the patriarch to find a way to get a piece of the eldest prince's new business no matter what happened to his trip.

They know that the lord intends to hand over the decision of soybean oil to the eldest prince!

But even so, the head of the Cai family's side branch choked up, and couldn't say anything in favor for a long time.

The rest of the families don't have that deep friendship with Liu Qi, and they don't have any grudges, so they don't have so scruples when they talk.

The head of the Han family was the first to speak: "Eldest son, aren't you joking?" ”

Liu Qi glanced at him: "Of course not." ”

The man's teeth ached: "This, forgive me for being disrespectful, Childe's statement is a bit of a joke, right?" ”

"Although we have accumulation, we have a lot of expenses to support the family. And we also have our own business to do, the caravan has to go through our own goods, and the money has to be turned over our own business. Even if we can make some efforts, I'm afraid it's also very limited, the eldest prince will never ask us to stop the good business in our hands and concentrate on operating grain and oil, right? ”

Although grain and oil are huge profits, all of them are old businessmen who have been managing family business since elementary school, and of course they know the depth of the water.

If it is just to sell oil, the eldest prince is willing to take out the formula and let the Jingzhou family get a piece of the pie, which can be regarded as having the effect of buying people's hearts.

If food is just an addition, everyone is willing to pay some money to toss.

can look at the meaning of the eldest son, it is clear that it is not a small fight that can end up!

Monopolize the grain and oil trade in the land of Jingshu?

To put it mildly, where is it so easy!

The head of the Huang family also echoed: "Yes, listening to the meaning of the eldest prince, is it to open grain shops in the entire Jingzhou and Yizhou, and even Sili and the Central Plains?" But Jingzhou is not enough, the rest of the states already have families and businessmen from all over the country, and we have been rooted in Jingzhou for generations, even if they have some influence in other places, they are not as good as the local families. ”

"The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, not to mention that if there is chaos today, bandits are frequent, even if we are willing to contribute, I am afraid we may not be able to spread the business, right? Nothing else, just like this bandit, the cost of transporting grain has increased a lot! ”

"That's right, the eldest prince should think about it again!"

Everyone expressed their concern and incomprehension, and almost no one agreed.

Liu Qi was not in a hurry, and waited for everyone to finish speaking before he slowly spoke: "I understand your worries very well, and I, Liu Qi, am not the kind of foolish person who wants to come out of the way, and I also know the difficulties of doing business." ”

"I don't want you to give it your all, I just want you to do as much as you can, and that's why we're working together, not just with any one of them. As for the original grain merchants in the other states...... Let's not talk about the rest, everyone knows the situation of Si Li, there are Li Dao and Guo Yan making trouble there, I'm afraid they can't open the pot anymore, right? ”

"As for Yizhou, the situation in Shu is special, as far as I know, the people who do the grain business are all small traders and hawkers?"

There is no one to argue with this.

Then Li Dao and Guo Yan are not a person who can govern the country, but there are some talents in the court, but it is too late to protect themselves, where can they have the strength to govern the place?

No one governs, the people scatter and flee to the ten, no one farms, no matter how big the family's energy is?

Therefore, the grain merchants in Sili are really some big businessmen from other places.

The situation in Yizhou is even more special.

Shu has been a country of abundance since ancient times, with abundant grain production, and it has been quite stable under Liu Yan's rule for many years, and most of the people can be self-sufficient, and there is no need for merchants to transfer and trade.

Therefore, although there are many large grain merchants from Shu in other places, there is indeed no grain store in Yizhou that can monopolize the grain of even one county.

Even if the troubled times have risen in recent years, the government is chaotic, and the displaced people are everywhere, and the degree of food shortage in Shu is the slightest in the world.

Kuai's family said: "Even if there are no big-name grain merchants, they have been in business for many years and have a deep foundation. Our self-produced grain in Jingzhou is still insufficient, and there is no supply channel, so how can we seize their business? ”

"Yes, eldest prince, let's give up selling grain, the soybean oil business is profitable enough!"

"We are cheap and good." Liu Qi said, "Before entering the states and counties, we must check the prices of grain and oil in various places. Our pricing is half to 10% lower than theirs. In addition, all grain must be of guaranteed quality, and trendy goods, mildew, and inferior products shall not be mixed with them, and they cannot be shortened or less. ”