Chapter 422 - Teach you how to bribe in disguise
In addition to transporting 10,000 grassland horses, it also brought some weapons made of new materials.
For people in modern society, these new materials are not new materials, but ordinary iron. During the Warring States period, iron had just been discovered, and it had not yet been mass-produced and developed.
Baekyu's caravan was the first to be developed in batches.
Not only iron weapons were developed, but also used in chariots.
In the past, the wheels of chariots were made of copper. Although the copper car is more advanced than the wooden wheel, it is brittle and easy to break. Iron wheels, on the other hand, are more durable.
Of course! This is the trial period. It has just been developed and has not yet been practiced. Without practical use, it cannot be mass-produced.
The more than 10,000 horses sent to the son-in-law, the halters, the bridles, the saddles, the stirrups, etc., were already equipped. But! This is an untrained horse. If you want to transport it to a war horse, you still need a period of training.
But! These horses were all looked at by Uncle Wu one by one, and the horses were labeled separately. The one used for riding is the war horse. For pulling carts, give it the label it deserves. Horses used for civil servant riding, additionally given a label.
Other than that! The horse's age, health, and so on are also indicated.
Uncle Wu has experience in this area, and he first numbered the different types of horses, which are one, two, and three...... And then! Then carry out different types of subordinate numbers. And then! Write a document and label it.
And the numbered horses have a bamboo tag on their necks.
People who buy and use horses first look at the label of the bamboo chips, and then look at the instructions for use. Such! Do you know what this horse is for?
Even! When is the most suitable time for a mare to get pregnant and give birth to a foal, it is indicated.
On the weapon, it cannot be directly transported to the Qin State. The weapons of 10,000 cavalry are very large. Not to mention the weapons and armor and other equipment of 10,000 people, even if you equip 1,000 people, it is quite huge.
So! If you want to import directly from Chu or Wei, it is absolutely impossible.
In order to hide people's eyes, Bai Gui discussed with Shang Ying, not to import weapons directly, but! Buy finished products such as copper and iron. And then! It was smelted and cast by the Qin State itself.
Baigui's minerals are mainly in the state of Chu. But! It cannot be exported directly and completely from Chu to Qin. If you are direct, you will attract the attention of the Chu State. Once discovered, someone must be asking.
So! You have to export from countries like Wei, Korea, or Zhao.
In the form of trade, it is rounded into parts.
And no matter which country you're importing from, the closest route is Hanyakan.
It is also possible from other places, and there are also official roads. It's not convenient. Only Hangu Pass is the best passage.
So! If the Qin State wanted to develop, it must occupy the strategic location of Hangu Pass.
And because of this! The development of Qin was inseparable from Wei and Korea. If Wei and Korea block your eastern gate, you will be dead.
All supplies are ready, now! Just wait for Qin Xiaogong to improve diplomatic relations and open the gate of Hangu. And then! All the materials were transported to the Qin State in various forms and for various reasons.
With Bai Gui's business experience, the best way to clear customs is to do business in partnership with the nobles of various countries, and use high profits as a temptation to let them clear customs for you! These people's customs declaration is much smoother than that of you, a businessman. And! There is no need to check when you leave the customs.
Of course! Inspection is to be checked, as long as you do the surface form, make a show.
And then! Then the nobleman who partnered with him went to other countries to engage in relations.
For example! You want to export a batch of goods from Zhao to Qin, don't you? But Zhao did not have a direct channel to go to Qin. At that time, Hexi was occupied by the Wei State, and you didn't have a shortcut to the Qin State. So! You have to pass through Wei to transport your goods to Qin.
Then! With the nobles of Zhao State coming forward, not only the customs declaration of Zhao State can be solved smoothly, but also the checkpoint inspection of Wei State can be solved.
The nobles of Zhao came forward to communicate and negotiate with the nobles of Wei, and reached an internal help agreement: you handle my customs declaration and customs clearance, and I will help you when you go to Zhao to do business in the future. And then! The customs declaration and customs clearance problems on the Wei side were naturally solved.
In fact! None of them are helping themselves solve their problems, but! Help Baekyu's caravan solve the problem.
Bai Gui's partnership with these nobles to do business is just an illusion, but it is actually a disguised bribe for these nobles. The partnership is fake, and it is actually bribing the other party with the profits of the partnership.
If you simply bribe them, they may be reluctant. Even! And pinch you! You say partner with them, and they're happy.
If you simply import directly from Wei to Qin, it will attract the attention of Wei. Especially King Wei Hui, this guy is a goblin. Once you know that you are shipping a finished metal product, why don't you just seize it?
In front of King Wei Hui, there is no certain relationship, he does not recognize his six relatives. When it was profitable, he did not recognize his six relatives.
Is it strange to find out that the business you are doing together is a strategic material, a finished metal such as copper, and it is not directly seized?
To know! This comes faster than by war.
War also has to go to war, and only when you defeat others can you capture other people's materials. Or! to ask others to compensate you.
And the direct seizure of customs clearance materials, is it faster to come?
Isn't it? War! It is a confrontation between countries. And the seizure of customs clearance materials is a country to clean up a businessman. Isn't it?
In general! The businessman can only consider himself unlucky.
In order to circumvent this shortcoming, the merchant must partner with a nobleman of important status and weight in the country in terms of important goods.
Of course! It's not enough, it's not the safest option.
And the best way to do this is to break it down into pieces.
If the number is small, and there are people behind the scenes, it can often be successfully passed.
So! Bai Gui shipped the finished metal products shipped to the Qin State from Korea, Zhao State, and Wei State to pieces.
Nature! The checkpoints on the Chu side also have to be transported.
Knowing that everything went smoothly according to the original plan, Baekyu was satisfied.
For Shang Ying's son-in-law, he can only help like this.
Helping Shang Ying is not only to retaliate against and attack King Wei Hui, but also to expand his business dreams.
Because! The current Wei State, headed by King Wei Hui, not only seriously affected his life and the personal safety of his family, but also seriously affected his business in the Central Plains.
With the existence of King Wei Hui, a dangerous person, and the existence of Wei, a military power, the situation in the Central Plains will never be calm.
So! Only by defeating the Wei State and suppressing the King of Wei Hui can the world be relatively calm for a while.
The current King Wei Hui is a scourge!
Suppress! Suppress! Suppress again! He can't jump up!
(End of chapter)