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The faces of the crowd also prove a good problem, that is, all issues involving the Western Army are sensitive topics. In fact, the market in the Hetao area has been very prosperous, but it has nothing to do with private enterprises, and now the northwest market has two major characteristics, one of which is the imperial court's field, but all the business of the court is a business monopolized by the imperial court, such as tea, wine, salt, and so on. Even if it is a private sale, it has to enter the arena and be skinned off.

But it is precisely because of the storage of the field that it has triggered the second specialty, that is, smuggling, although smuggling is illegal, but in this environment, it is a profiteering industry, such as tea, porcelain, cloth, and even some people directly smuggle currency, and Western Xia also has green salt, smuggling green salt from Western Xia, that is an absolute profiteering, which also makes many people take risks, but if you want to smuggle in the northwest, you have to let the western army guarding the border nod, what makes people speechless is that the western army is the biggest smuggling leader in the Northern Song Dynasty, even Li Qi asked the Western Army to help him smuggle the world's unparalleled.

Therefore, when you do business in the northwest, you must take into account the western army.

It is precisely because of these two special sè that it is difficult for private enterprises to survive in the northwest, after all, no matter how strong you are to the country? Even in later generations, state-owned enterprises were very powerful, let alone this feudal society.

Liang Shicheng whispered: "Don't talk nonsense. ”

"I know that." Li Qi nodded slightly, suddenly smiled, and said, "I know what everyone is worried about, but I think this does not have any conflict with us businessmen, but can complement each other." ”

Hong Bajin hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Li Qi said: "Although you are the richest people in our Great Song Dynasty, can you be richer than the imperial court?" The business involved in the Western Army and the Imperial Court is related to raw materials, and I don't approve of everyone using their brains in this regard, but the role of raw materials is to convert them into commodities, so commodities are our focus, not raw materials, which means that they are not in conflict with us, and in view of the fact that the Imperial Court and the Western Army are here, very few businessmen come here to do business, which also provides convenience for us. ”

After a pause, he said: "Everyone, in fact, the trading of raw materials is some rigid trading, there is not much space, only the technical Xing's goods are profiteering, what is the technical Xing's products, that is, the raw materials processed by the goods, this is the big head." It's like tea, tea is an exclusive business of the imperial court, in which the interests have been squeezed by the imperial court very small, unless you smuggle, otherwise you can't make money at all, but smuggling is illegal, you are all valuable people, you can't take risks. But then again, does this mean that the benefits in the tea do not have our share? Obviously not, I believe you all know that our drunken Xianju nǎi tea, nǎi tea can be sold to neighboring countries in my private name, and the profit is not necessarily less than that of tea trading, the only difference is that I have to pay taxes, that's all. Why is that? Because my nǎi tea does not belong to the tea trade, but a derivative product of tea, a commodity, the imperial court has no right to stop it, to take a simpler example, the imperial court is strict enough to control salt, if I sell salt directly, then the imperial court will definitely not allow it, but if I make salt into braised vegetables and sell it, then the imperial court has no right to interfere.

Moreover, now that the imperial court is aiming at economic reform, it has also made adjustments to the northwest field, reducing the merchant tax, and it is not the tooth official who controls the entire transaction process, you can negotiate with the other party's merchants independently, the only thing that remains unchanged is that the goods still have to go through strict scrutiny, but as long as you do not steal business with the imperial court and do not sell currency directly, the imperial court naturally welcomes your arrival. Not only that, the Western Xia is basically the supply of raw materials, such as animal husbandry, medicine, the quantity, the variety is very large, this is the benefit, we can buy and process into goods, and then sell back, which is equivalent to making a fortune in situ, try to ask such a trade, where to find it. Of course, the key depends on whether you can make these raw materials into products that consumers need. All in all, technology is the dominant part of the current transaction, and in terms of the oldest cost value, technology is equivalent to buying and selling without capital. ”

Everyone nodded frequently when they heard this, and the blood of the merchants was already in their bodies, and the challenges and interests were the favorite of the merchants, because the challenges represented huge interests, coupled with the strong support of the imperial court, they were full of confidence in the Western Regions market, and they still didn't believe that they couldn't do foreign businessmen in their bones.

A foreign trade war brokered by Li Qi is already in the making.

Hong Bajin suddenly said: "Economic envoy, the Western Regions can indeed give it a try, but if you let us invest in the northwest, I think it still needs to be considered." After all, there may be war in the northwest at any time, and if we come to the northwest to build a house, once a war breaks out, then we will lose all our money. ”

Li Qi said with a smile: "Uncle Bajin is right, benefits have always been accompanied by risks. However, have you ever wondered why the war in the Northwest continues? ”

Uncle He Jiu said: "It's not because of the Hetao area. ”

"Not bad. Because the Hetao area is not only a strategic place, but also contains medium and important interests, the Hetao Racecourse is an imperative for our Great Song Dynasty. In other words, all wars are fought because of interests. However, if the Hetao region is prosperous, and both the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia have achieved more benefits than in the past, who wants to fight? Even if their royal family wanted to fight, the princes and ministers who could get heavy benefits from it, as well as the people on both sides, would not be willing. That is to say, as long as the interests of the Hetao area fully erupt, then the more difficult it is to fight, and those ministers of the imperial court always say that we businessmen are selfish, then we must fight for ourselves, use our talents to maintain peace in this area, and prove to them that the power of interests is far greater than that of thousands of troops, and if the benefits of peace are far greater than the benefits obtained by war, then both sides will inevitably choose peace, and vice versa. Moreover, I have to remind you that the river has just been recovered, and I won't say much about the benefits. If you want to improve the status of businessmen, you need to find a way to integrate business and government, and the Hetao area is a good opportunity. Li Qi Jiān smiled, in fact, how old is Xixia? It can't satisfy Li Qi's appetite at all, his goal is still in the Western Regions, and the reason why he has increased economic ties with Western Xia is still a strategic need, which is all to resist the Jin State.

"Good. You can say that again. ”

Hong Bajin laughed and said: "Just rely on the economy to make this last sentence, Hong is really worth the trip!" ”

Everyone nodded, got up and bowed their hands to Li Qi and said in unison: "We are willing to use the economy to make the horse look ahead." ”

Li Qi got up and said with a smile: "I thought that we should take the interests of my Great Song Dynasty as the first step, and whatever can win the benefits of my Great Song Dynasty, we will do whatever we want, whatever morality and etiquette, all make way for the interests of my Great Song Dynasty, and the gentlemen will let those literati be the ones who will do it, and these villains will be done by us businessmen." We must use our ingenuity to build our Great Song Dynasty into a huge economic empire, and use interests to drive the Quartet to submit. ”

This last sentence is about pride, but this does not belong to the hero's pride, but to the businessman who has been in a humble position since ancient times.

These businessmen had never thought that they would be so useful, and for a while, their hearts were surging, and they all burst into laughter, as if they had seen the time for the businessmen to be the masters of their own affairs.

After Li Qi's high-minded talk, everyone began to look forward to the foreign market, even when dinner time came, they were reluctant to move, so they ate in this hall, anyway, they brought a lot of roast duck and braised vegetables, which was very convenient, and pulled Li Qi to talk endlessly.

Li Qi also answered their questions one by one, and it was not until the third watch that the meeting was declared over.

Li Qi was tired enough, and when he returned to the house and was just about to rest, he suddenly knocked on the door, who is it, and he still doesn't let people live! There was a weak shout: "Who! ”

"The economic envoy is our family."

Wood is small? Li Qi was stunned for a moment, and then stepped forward to open the door, only to see Liang Shicheng standing in front of the door with a smile, Li Qi hurriedly said: "Captain, please come in quickly." ”

"Excuse me." Liang Shicheng smiled, walked in, and said with a smile: "The remarks of the economic envoy are really eye-opening to our family!" ”

"Where, where." Li Qi poured Liang Shicheng a cup of tea and said with a smile: "In fact, I have always thought that the promotion of social progress is not the four books and five classics, but interests. ”

"Makes sense, makes sense." Liang Shicheng nodded a few times, and suddenly said: "Economic envoy, since you have said the northwest so well, you must not let go of this interest." ”

Lao Tzu understood, it turned out that this guy came to ask me for money. Li Qi suddenly realized, Liang Shicheng is a eunuch after all, in addition to using his power to seek money, how can he do business, but he is not stupid, he looks at Gao Yu by cooperating with Li Qi and them to do business, and he does not have to make less money, and he has also tasted the sweetness from the world's unparalleled, so he also wants to learn from Gao Yu, relying on industry to make money, and he has a noble status, so naturally he will not go to Hong Bajin and those people, so if he doesn't look for it, then look for this leader.

Li Qi was actually prepared, and said with a smile: "Taiwei, what are you saying is the most profitable business?" ”

Liang Shicheng was stunned, shook his head and said, "We don't know." ”

"Of course it's smuggling raw materials!" Li Qi Jiān laughed.

Liang Shicheng is completely stupid now, you didn't say that an hour ago, in the end, this kid's sentence is true and that sentence is false. Said blankly: "Then why are you just again." ”

Li Qi said with a smile: "Taiwei, this transaction is also aimed at xing, for those people outside, they don't have this ability, and they don't have this capital, smuggling is to force themselves to the edge of the cliff, and if they don't get it right, they will have to be crushed, but we are different, we have the strength and financial resources, except for smuggling, I really can't think of any business that can satisfy our appetite." ”

This kid really has a hand. Liang Shicheng was secretly happy when he heard this, but he asked: "But smuggling is a crime." ”

Li Qi said: "Taiwei, the reason why smuggling is illegal is because it damages the interests of our Great Song Dynasty, if we can rely on smuggling to seek more benefits for the Great Song Dynasty, then this violation will become not illegal." ”

Liang Shicheng was half-understood when he heard this, and said, "What do you mean by this? ”

Li Qi didn't answer and asked, "Captain, what do you think is the most profitable thing to smuggle?" ”

"Salt?"

Li Qi shook his head.

"Tea?" ”

Li Qi shook his head.

Liang Shicheng sighed and said, "Economic envoy, don't sell Guanzi, tell our family quickly." ”

Li Qi smiled: "Of course the mine! ”

"Mine?"

Li Qi nodded and said, "Not bad." As far as I know, there are actually a lot of copper and iron mines in the Western Regions, but their technology is backward and they can't mine them. Mines are born underground, and the land is generally in the hands of the princes and nobles, we can send merchants to them, buy the princes and nobles there with money, open up a line between heaven and earth, help them mine, and help them sell it casually, and use the tea, porcelain and other items they need to exchange for huàn minerals. Taiwei might as well think about it, if this mine is used by their court, then they will not be profitable, only by selling, they can make profits from it, driven by interests, they will inevitably embark on the road of smuggling, but the mine can be different from general commodities, the quantity is meaningless, the quantity is large, unless the court comes forward, it is difficult for anyone to eat this cake, so the smuggling of mines is relatively small, generally smuggling tea, salt, porcelain. This is our chance, don't forget it, the captain is behind me, but the weapons supervisor is there behind me, and the interests of the arms trade, the captain should also see it. ”

Liang Shicheng nodded vigorously with a smile.

Li Qi said: "To make weapons, you must have iron, copper, wood, sulfur and other raw materials. So far, the raw materials of the Ordnance Prison have been controlled by the Third Division, and the Third Division must take care of the entire country, which undoubtedly restricts the development of the Ordnance Superintendent, so if you want to make more money, you can only buy raw materials from other countries, so that there is only smuggling. We can find a way to smuggle raw materials from the countries of the Western Regions and sell them to the ordnance superintendent, and then make the weapons into weapons and sell them to other countries. Although, we have escaped a certain amount of taxes, but if we do not do it, there will be no savings of this tax. However, the ordnance supervisor made money, the imperial court naturally took the lion's share, and the emperor also made money, even if we followed behind to drink some soup, the money was extremely considerable. Even if the imperial court knew about it, it would support us in doing so, and I would like to ask who will give the money and morality. ”

This kid is such a genius! Liang Shicheng's smiling little eyes are almost gone, it can be imagined that when he is in the main house, Li Qi is outside the main house, it is not invincible, as for the money, it is really inexhaustible! (To be continued.) )