Chapter 1043: Xun Yu's confusion

Xun Yu observed that this caravan had more than 1,000 people and pulled a large amount of goods.

But they found one feature, the guards turned out to be only a hundred.

With so much cargo, if it had been before, there would have been more guards than people pulling it.

For a caravan of 500 men, the guards that may be hired will cost 1,000 men.

But now, let him sigh.

"Brother, are you from Jiangdong?" Xun Yu said to the caravan owner.

"Yes, if you come from Jiangdong, go to Beiping and pull some things over, mainly to transport some leather goods here to sell." The proprietor said.

"Your team is so big, why do you have so many guards?"

"Hey, that's a symbolic invitation, it's not that I'm afraid of being bullied by outsiders, the last time we stayed in a village, we were asked for hundreds of dollars more." The caravan owner said.

Xun Yu's mind was full of doubts, this is not supposed to be to be robbed, how did this happen?

"You're from outside, right?" The proprietor judged it after listening to Xun Yu's question.

Xun Yu smiled bitterly, it seems that here, he is a person who doesn't understand anything.

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "That's right, I was originally in Yanzhou, but I couldn't get along anymore, and I read some books again, and I want to come here to find something to do." ”

When the owner heard that the other party was a scholar, he clasped his hands into fists and said, "Hey, I like to deal with scholars the most, it's right for a scholar to come here, Master Zhang knows people well." ”

The owner of the caravan praised Zhang Yu again, which made Xun Yu very helpless in his heart.

Patiently waiting for the owner to finish speaking, Xun Yu asked again: "You don't need to hire a lot of guards, you can make a lot of money at a time, right?" ”

Hearing that he was making money, the owner immediately smiled and said with satisfaction: "If you sell it smoothly, you can make tens of thousands of dollars, and you can run five or six times a year." ”

"Earn so much? Didn't you hear that there are various fees to be paid here? Xun Yu asked deliberately.

The proprietor said: "Well, the tax is quite high, but compared to before, it is quite a lot, there is the protection of Lord Zhang's army, it is very safe along the way, and there is no need to invite a large number of guards, this money is more worth it." ”

Merchants are very good at settling accounts, and in this way, they are very willing to pay this tax.

Xun Yu mainly wanted to inquire about whether there were any harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, but there were no other expenses except taxes.

In this way, it is indeed very profitable.

In the past, the family was also very profitable, and they still made huge profits.

But it was all the collusion between officials and businessmen to carry out monopoly trade.

Xun Yu didn't know how to evaluate Zhang Yu's policy of valuing business.

"This kind of heavy business, maybe only Lord Zhang's side has this." Xun Yu said with emotion.

When your host heard this, he also said: "That's right, in the past, people who read books had to emphasize agriculture and suppress business, and I didn't know that it was wrong before, and the emphasis on agriculture was to ensure the stability of grain, but now that business is also important, the people not only have money, but also have more grain." ”

Since Zhang Yu came, the grain output has indeed been much higher, and there has never been a shortage of food.

This made Xun Yu not know how to answer, he was in Yanzhou, and it was Zhang Yu who forced them, so they paid attention to business.

Xun Yu knows more.

It will take five or six days to get to Beiping on the way, and Xun Yu plans to follow this caravan all the way to learn more things.

The owner of this caravan has to go back and forth between the north and the south several times a year, so he knows a lot.

"It would be good when this gallop road can be repaired, and the speed of those galloping roads is really much faster." The proprietor said with emotion.

"I was in Yanzhou, and I heard people say that Master Zhang built this road, worked hard and lost money, and many migrant workers died." Xun Yu said again.

"It's all nonsense, the dead don't know if the dead don't know, but I know that this road didn't cost the people a penny, and the people are fighting to build the road, and one person goes to the construction site to repair the road, which can feed the family, what a good thing."

Many statements have verified the content of Xun Yu's investigation.

He knew from all sides that it was really better than ever, let alone compared to other princes.

There are a lot of policies that he can't understand, but they do work very well.

According to Xun Yu's experience and calculations, Zhang Yu would definitely not be able to support such a large expenditure by relying solely on land taxes.

But then he thought of table salt, and it's no secret that salt is dried in seawater.

In the southeast region, all the coastal places were occupied by Zhang Yu, so there was no need for him to keep this secret.

Anyway, if others know about it, they can't imitate it.

Xun Yu entered Beiping City with various questions.

This Beiping City once again amazed him, in the border place, there is such a huge city.

This city has surpassed Luoyang back then.

The streets are bustling and orderly.

"Mr. Xun, I live in Dongsheng Inn, this time I have to stay for about ten days, if you have anything, just come to me." When they parted, the proprietor said to him.

Xun Yu hurriedly gave a heavy salute, and people were really good to him along the way.

"I must go to visit you, I have no relatives, and when I find a job, I will be grateful."

The two were temporarily separated.

Xun Yu left, and after he left, he wandered around the city.

There is no purpose.

On the first day, I found a random inn to rest.

The next day he went out for a long time, bought something to eat, and then went to the teahouse.

"Master Zhang is finally going to be the emperor."

"This day is gone, except for Master Zhang, who is still qualified."

"Haha, the big man in the past, what kind of life the people lived, there were dead people on the roadside, such an emperor should have been changed a long time ago."

"Well, if you change to Lord Zhang, the whole world will be blessed."

Xun Yu heard all kinds of remarks, and his heart was very gloomy.

The Han he was loyal to was so unbearable when he came here, and the people didn't think of the Han at all.

The Great Han has existed for hundreds of years, and now he is spurned.

"Alas, the hearts of the people."

Xun Yu saw the hearts of the people here, and the people here lived a stable life, so they naturally didn't want this kind of life to be ruined.

Xun Yu drank tea alone, bitter in his heart, and didn't know what to do in the future.

He no longer has the object of allegiance, the Han has perished, even if other Han clan relatives come to power, it will no longer represent the Han Dynasty.

Xun Yu learned a lot of information about this side when he was Cao Cao's housekeeper, but this kind of information was all processed, and it was not as strong as his own experience.

Zhang Yu's reputation among the people is so good, and the greed for money and lust that they promote, doing all kinds of evil, and being murderous are completely two images.

Xun Yu came out of the teahouse, and his heart was even more confused, so he wanted to go to the academy in Beiping to have a look.

Although the academy in Beiping was established for a short time, it developed rapidly.

"What kind of person can build such a peaceful world?" Xun Yu was puzzled in his heart.

(End of chapter)