Gongliangxiu's eyes rolled, and his chest couldn't help but feel a little flustered. He wasn't sure if it was Baili Yantuo who was cheating on him, or if he was telling the truth. If it is true, Liang Guo's asking price is too ruthless.

After a moment's thought, he said:

"Doesn't the Marquis of Yongxing have no countermeasures?"

"It was because I was helpless that I invited the two gentlemen." As soon as the words changed, Bai Liyan looked at Zong Botai: "Mr. Zongbo, can this matter be a good strategy to help Ben Hou break this difficult situation?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not easy. The Son of Heaven has always been the co-lord of the Central Plains, and Jin Xuedi should have submitted his credentials to the Son of Heaven, but he traded with the Xian State, and the Son of Heaven must have held a grudge. This time Bo Yuanjun opened his mouth to make trouble, not only for profit, but also for the Son of Heaven to deliberately make things difficult, the princes of all countries know it, and they are worried that they can't find an excuse to challenge me, this matter is very difficult to solve, what does Brother An Ling think? ”

"There is no good result in the Son of Heaven's stirring, and this is a trilemma, not only to satisfy the Son of Heaven's wishes, but also to satisfy the princes, and the most important thing is that my Xianguo cannot suffer, how can there be such a good thing in the world.

As Hou Ye said, even if my Xianguo does not do this business, the princes of various countries may not be satisfied. ”

"That's what Brother Xian said."

Zhao Anling and Zong Botai sang and harmonized, because they both had just arrived and had never seen Bailiyan, Gongliang Xiu never saw that the two of them were perfunctory. At this time, Bai Liyan took over and said:

"Neither of the two gentlemen has a good plan, can the good brother have a plan to break it?"

"This ......"

Gongliang Xiu wanted to speak but was embarrassed, Baili Yan hurriedly said:

"If Brother Gongliang has something unspeakable, you might as well come and listen, everyone brainstorms and may be able to find a way to solve it."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate. For the time being, the crux of the matter is that Mooney wants herbs and then trades goods, and the princes want to trade goods first and then herbs, which is one thing. Second, there are many overlapping goods produced by the princes of various countries, especially cloth, silk fabrics, porcelain, leather goods, and mountain goods, among which silk fabrics are particularly expensive, which are the things that countries compete for profit, followed by cloth.

It was my intention for the princes to give their goods, and to make a share of the total amount with each family, and then to trade with Mooney. Since the total amount of countries must be greater than Mooney's needs, it is only fair that each country trades with Mooney according to its share. Now that the Liang State is going to share one-fifth of the profits, this method will not work. ”

The method of Gongliang cultivation is to determine the proportion of the princes' trade share according to the proportion of the total output, that is, all the princes take out the maximum amount of each single goods, and the maximum amount of goods issued by the princes accounts for the total amount, which is the proportion with the final shipment.

However, Mooney's procurement cannot be greater than that of Central Plains, so each country can only supply Mooney according to its own proportion.

Assuming that the Xian State can come up with five million pieces of cotton cloth, and the other vassal states supply seven million pieces of cotton cloth, the total amount of the Central Plains is 12 million horses, and the Xian State accounts for 41 percent, but Mooney only needs four million pieces of cloth, and the final cotton cloth sold by the Xian State will be 1,650,000 horses.

The advantage of this method is that the production capacity of each country is relatively constant in a short period of time, and the total inventory held in the domestic market is relatively unchanged, and the goods that can be provided will not be greatly variable due to the additional capacity and inventory.

However, Mooney's purchasing power is limited, and trading with Mooney according to the proportion of their respective production capacity is concerned, and the relationship between productivity and market supply is at least basically reasonable and fair in terms of the nature of the market.

And many commodities in Xianguo can account for more than half of the Central Plains, with absolute dominance, is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary, Zhiguo as cotton, hemp, iron, copper, raw materials and other bulk commodity suppliers, the more Xianguo sells, the more basic raw materials it supplies, it can be said that Xianguo eats meat Zhiguo drinks soup, Jin is of course no exception,

At the same time, Zhiguo can also sell a considerable amount of goods in exchange for gold and silver in the quota system, in general, this plan is more beneficial to Xian, Zhi, Jin, Changsun and small countries, because it is a quota system, properly protect the inherent interests of small countries, and Changsun is a large producer of secondary silk fabrics, and the quota system can also get its support.

But the problem is that the objects involved in the transaction are the vassal states, and the princes do not consider complete commercial interests, but political and military interests, and more money means more national strength.

Merchants can crush their opponents through bad business behavior, but only in economic terms, and it is impossible to capture the interests of their opponents through full-scale armed plunder. The share system is more binding on businessmen, after all, with a fixed share, there is a fixed income.

And the state is for the purpose of rule, who can think that there is more money in hand.

The wisdom of Gongliangxiu's share is that Gao Ming considered the gains and losses of all parties as a whole, and leveled most countries on the premise of satisfying the interests of most vassal states, but only harmed the interests of Wei Guo and Liang State.

Liang is small but highly productive, but relies heavily on the inland basic raw materials of Sun and Xu. After Sun Guo became a vassal, Sun Guo's land was divided, and Xu Guo's vitality was greatly injured and collapsed, and he has not recovered his breath so far.

Therefore, Liang's supply chain changed from Sun and Xu to Wei.

Of course, in fact, it is also possible to import cotton and linen from Zhiguo and Jin, but the cost is much higher, because Weiguo practices slavery, and Zhiguo and Jin are old aristocratic slavery, and slavery is no longer a common phenomenon.

The slaves only take care of the food and do not need wages, so the labor cost of the defense of the country is lower, the labor cost of the Zhiguo and Jin kingdoms is much higher, and the road is farther, and the middle needs to transit through many countries, and the tariff accumulation along the way is higher, and it is not cost-effective to import bulk commodities from the Zhiguo and Jin countries.

As for the defense of the country, the building of the productive forces has always been neglected, especially the shackles of slavery have not been able to fundamentally liberate the productive forces and stimulate the enthusiasm of labor, and the production capacity of commodities is seriously insufficient, and a large number of imports are required, and most commodities do not account for a large share.

Under the circumstance that the market share is narrow and the total amount of buyers is limited, if Weiguo cannot sell as much empty goods as possible, it is bound to lose the opportunity to make a large transaction, so the share system will inevitably anger Weiguo.

Wei Guo and Liang Guo are not satisfied, and the spearhead will be directed at the Xian State that has the greatest profits, and the Zhi State and the Jin State will make a fortune in a muffled voice at that time, and it is none of their own business to hang on to their own affairs, and it will be Wei and Xian who will fight at that time.

The share system seems to be fair and profitable, but in fact, if you eat it today, you will have to spit it out tomorrow, and it is the Gongliang clan that really profits.

Wei and Xian fought each other, Gongliang's clan was independent at this time, Wei and Xian were unable to take care of the great changes in Zhiguo, and at the same time, King Zhi wanted to crusade against Gongliang's clan, and the Gongliang army had no worries at all, neither need to worry about Wei Guo's back, nor did he need to consider Xianguo's hindrance to Zhiguo's face and tear his face, on the contrary, Xianguo even needed Gongliang's clan to contain Zhijun to prevent it from stabbing Xianguo in the back.

Of course, subject to the current awareness, it is unlikely that such a peerless and intelligent person as Gongliangxiu will think of a bidding strategy, and in terms of the current situation and complex relationships, in addition to the bidding strategy, the share system may be the only alternative countermeasure, and Gongliangxiu has not completely forced Xianguo to a dead end.

Although the defense of the country is large, after all, there is still a river, the new navy of the Xianguo can enter the inland river and directly attack the Sishui River to separate the east and west banks, and at the same time, the salt domestic iron is the best in the Central Plains, the price is low and the output is large, and it can produce iron cannons in large quantities, and it is difficult to bargain for the defense of the country across the river.

The only chance for the defense of the country is to take advantage of the fact that the Xianguo is not a sudden attack without declaring a war, but so at most to defeat the two counties of Ganfu and Shangguan, to Wanchuan will block the east road, unless Zhiguo and Changsun borrow the road, and in this situation, most of the two countries will not take the road, and then the Xianguo will inevitably counterattack and expel the defense from the two counties, forming an offensive and defensive tug-of-war.

Because the share system is the only choice, even if Bailiyan knows the final result, most of them will not refuse, because standing at the height of Bailiyan's field of vision, the result is predictable, but it cannot change the result of the battle between Weiguo and Xianguo.

However, people are not as good as heaven, Gongliangxiu did not expect that Liang Guo would open his mouth and hold on to the share, if Liang Guo insisted on the share, it would be very difficult to persuade the other princes to share the remaining share, I am afraid that even Gongliangxiu himself would not agree.

Thinking through this layer, Bai Liyan answered:

"Brother Gongliang, you and I are both understanding people, you and I can see what the result of this law is, if the sales amount is set by shares, the country will suffer a huge loss, I am afraid that it will not take a year to start a war with my Xianguo, this law seems to be fair, but in fact there is no fairness at all."

"Hehe......" Gongliang Xiu smiled, and then said, "Then Yongxing Hou has any other choice?" At least this law can ensure that the Xianguo can obtain the maximum benefits, and at the same time, I think Yongxing Hou will not even be able to cope with the defense of the country. ”

"Even so, going to war is not our country's choice. And today the son has spoken, and the share system of the Gongliang brother is nothing more than that. ”

"Yes, where did you think that the Son of Heaven would force himself into the sect, this is completely out of accordance with the law."

"Forget it, the quota system is no longer possible, and we should find another way as soon as possible." Bai Liyan pretended to be at a loss, and then asked Zong Botai again: "Mr. Zongbo, do you see if Brother Gongliang's method can be changed for the use of this Hou." ”

"It's not that there is no way, but I'm afraid the king won't allow it."

"Sir, but it doesn't hurt to say that."

"In terms of quantity, quality and price, there is still room for comparison between the Central Plains and other vassal states, and there is no advantage over the goods of the Xian State. In view of the limited supply of goods that the Patriotic State could supply, if the Xianguo gave up all the sales of silk fabrics and gave up most of the cotton cloth to the Patriotic Empire, and the other commodities continued to use the quota system, the war might be exempted.

But in this way, our country will only be able to profit from other common goods and monopoly exclusive goods, but the profits will be much less than before. Therefore, the king categorically will not agree, and I am afraid that the Manchu civil and military forces and the prince's silk merchants will not agree either. Please also ask Hou Ye to be clear. ”

"Is there a compromise?" Bailiyan asked.

"It's hard to get the best of both worlds."

Zong Botai denied it, and Gongliang Xiu answered:

"The key is still the Son of Heaven, and only by persuading Bo Yuanjun to give up the inherent quota can this game be successful. Perhaps cotton cloth can be exchanged for silk fabric, so that only the Son of Heaven can obtain the benefits of silk fabric, and give up most of the cotton sales. ”

"No such thing!" Bai Liyan denied: "I know Boyuanjun best, it is impossible for him to spit out what he has eaten in his mouth, let alone spit it out before he has eaten it in his mouth." ”

"This may not be, I have the law to convince Bo Yuanjun, but I don't know if Yongxing Hou has the courage."

"Oh, Brother Gongliang thought of the new law so quickly." Bai Liyan didn't believe that Gongliang Xiu could come up with any good ideas, maybe it was another bad idea.

"Na Bo Yuanjun made a fortune in the early years because of spirits and soy sauce, but now Xianguo spirits and soy sauce occupy most of the Central Plains market with high quality and low price, Yongxing Hou as long as the price is maintained with Bo Yuanjun, and give up part of the market, Liang Guo makes a profit every year, not much a year, ten or twenty years to save up, no less than silk fabrics and cotton cloth.

And the salty liquor and soy sauce are in your Yongxing Hou's hands, as long as Yongxing Hou says a word, this situation can be easily solved. ”

"Hahaha......"

Bai Liyan sneered, Gongliang's face did not change:

"I know that the Marquis of Yongxing must feel that this attention is not in line with the next, so the Marquis of Yongxing mocked Dr. Ben."

"It's not that Ben Hou said that you are a good brother, and now this liquor and soy sauce market is all over the Central Plains, and he Liang Guo has a high cost and does not know how to aggressively improve the brewing method and change the land, but he wants Ben Hou to raise the price and give up the market, do you know how much profit you will lose every year."