Chapter 233: Extra Business
After seeing the equipment provided by Mr. Zou, Zhao Yong had already made a decision in his heart. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info he made up his mind on the spot, this time all the equipment for the crusade against Lin Hu was purchased in Taoqiu!
Tian Buli was proud to be able to negotiate such a deal, and it was late at this time, so he immediately left.
When Zhao Yong returned to Zhao Palace, he was still excited. Then he thought that the concubine sent by his sister had been accompanying Mrs. Jun all along, and he knew that since his sister would send her personal concubine back to Zhao, she must have something to order, so he immediately summoned Mrs. Jun over to inquire about the details.
Mrs. Zhao Guojun is Zhao Yong's wife, the Korean princess Han Ji. For this Mrs. Jun, Zhao Yong thinks that she is a little stingy, not open-minded enough, and has never liked it very much. It was only because of the alliance with South Korea that he had to hold his nose and endure it.
As soon as he saw Han Ji, Zhao Yong asked, "My sister's concubine Xiaorou arrived in Zhao Palace today, what news did you get from her?"
Han Ji said timidly: "Qi Yu Jun, Xiaorou brought news from my sister, and my sister brought you a message, although she is the master mother of Taoqiu, but now Taoqiu businessmen are deeply powerful, she said that she provided a guarantee for Zhao Guo to issue treasury bonds, which is to bet her credibility on Zhao Guo, so that Zhao Guo must not default, making it difficult for her to do in Taoqiu... ”
When Zhao Yong heard this, he smiled hesitantly: "My sister is too careful, I am the king of Zhao Kingdom, how can I owe money to merchants, I am not a scoundrel like the King of Chu!" ”
When King Chu Wei attacked the Qi State, he was finally attacked by the Yue State, and the money in his hand was not enough at this time, so he bought grain from Taoqiu merchants through Dai Yan. Later, the state of Chu and the state of Song joined forces to destroy the state of Yue, and the king of Chu died as soon as he returned to Yingdu. Xiong Huai, the newly enthroned king of Chu, immediately played Laipi and did not admit that the arrears owed by the Chu State to the Taoqiu merchants, and later Dai Yan personally made up the money owed by the Chu State for his own reputation, and the matter was settled.
After this incident, the merchants of Taoqiu also began to spread the word of Dai Yan's observance of credibility and the promise of billions of gold. And Xiong Huai, the king of Chu, is naturally used as a negative teaching material, becoming the most famous scoundrel in the whole world!
"I said the same to Xiaorou. However, Xiaorou said, my sister naturally believes in your credibility and believes that she will not owe money to the businessman. However, the amount of money borrowed this time was really huge, and if there was any difference, with her strength in Taoqiu, she might not be able to afford to pay off the merchants' debts! Therefore, my sister must give us Zhao Guo something as collateral, so that she is really willing to take this risk for Zhao Guo! Han Ji continued.
"What mortgage does my sister want?" Zhao Yongzou asked with a frown.
"My sister said that if you don't need anything else, you only need to use the profits from the tea and horse transaction between Zhao Guo and Tao Qiu as collateral, and that's it. Of course, my sister also said that Zhao is rich in products, and Taoqiu merchants are also very interested in developing Zhao's products, and I hope we can provide certain conditions to Taoqiu. Han Ji said again.
Zhao Yong then asked what Tao Qiu wanted to develop, but Han Ji didn't know anything about it.
The next day, Zhao Yong summoned Tian Buli again, and said directly to Tian Buli: "You Taoqiu merchants are too narrow, do you think that I am the lord of the Zhao country, the prince of the great country of ten thousand times, will I owe you a little money to the Taoqiu merchants?" If I really don't repay the money on time, will you still let my sister come to Handan to collect the debt from me in person? ”
For such words, Tian Buli is really not good to answer positively. However, before he left, the mistress really said this to him!
In fact, if such a question is placed in Taoqiu, it is not something that cannot be understood at all! Nowadays, all the major money banks in Taoqiu have a large number of borrowing businesses. Any kind of borrowing actually requires a mortgage, or real estate, or the equity of a commercial bank. It is actually normal to lend money to Zhao Guo and ask for something as collateral!
Then Tian Buli replied cautiously: "What Zhao Hou said is extremely true, our Taoqiu is doing this, and the strength is indeed a little insufficient!" However, as the lord of Taoqiu, my family's sovereign mother naturally has to ensure the interests of Taoqiu merchants! Although the Taoqiu merchants have some small assets, how can they be more careful than Zhao Guo, and they also hope that Zhao Hou can bear more! ”
Subsequently, seeing that Zhao Yong was still expressionless, Tian Buli gritted his teeth and said to Zhao Yong again: "We need Zhao Hou to provide a certain guarantee, in fact, it is also for Zhao Hou's sake." In the eyes of our Taoqiu merchants, if Zhao Hou attacks Lin Hu, he will definitely be invincible! However, if Zhao Hou defeated Lin Hu, would Zhao still have the financial resources to continue to hold Lin Hu's territory, and then develop and even occupy Lin Hu's territory forever? At this time, we can actually issue more treasury bonds for Zhao Hou, and use the profits of the tea and horse trade as a guarantee, in fact, it is also for Zhao Guo to issue treasury bonds more conveniently in the future! ”
Zhao Yong's heart moved when he heard this, and then he asked Tian Buli: "Then Tao Qiu, in the next time, how many treasury bonds will be issued for my Zhao State?" ”
Tian Buli saw that Zhao Yong's tone had softened, so he replied: "It depends on how much Zhao Hou needs!" If it is possible, even if I Taoqiu provides 50,000 yuan to Zhao Guo, what does it matter? ”
This made Zhao Yong really a little surprised. 50,000 yuan, which is equivalent to ten times the previous bonds! Such a huge amount of money, he personally presided over Zhao Gu, and the profits from the tea and horse trade in the past five years combined, I am afraid that it will not be enough to repay this money! If he had such a huge sum of money, Zhao Yong would be able to easily accomplish something he couldn't even imagine: replace all the cavalry of the Zhao State with new armor and cavalry equipment!
Of course, thinking of the consequences if he couldn't repay his debts, Zhao Xue was afraid that he would immediately jump to Handan and pull his ears to collect debts from him! He is not afraid of heaven and earth, but when he was a child, he was bullied by this sister and had some psychological shadows, even if he is now the lord of Zhao Kingdom, this shadow still cannot be easily dispersed!
Seeing Tao Qiu come out with part of the bottom line exposed, Zhao Yong was still very happy. He said lightly: "Since you Taoqiu merchants need a guarantee in order to issue more bonds to my Zhao Kingdom, the widow will forgive you for your offense." The widow can agree to use the profits of the tea and horse trade as collateral for the bonds, and now you should rest assured? I heard that you Taoqiu merchants still want to develop the natural resources of my Zhao Kingdom, which kind of thing do you fancy in my Zhao Kingdom? ”
As soon as he heard this, Tian Buli immediately perked up and said to Zhao Yong: "Zhao Hou is willing to use the tea and horse trade as collateral for Zhao's treasury bonds, so we are naturally relieved." We, the Taoqiu merchants, hope to be able to develop the coal and iron in the territory of the Zhao State, both of which are of great benefit to the Zhao State! ”
In today's world, if you say which country's resources Dai Yan, the traverser, covets the most, it is definitely Zhao Guo!
Today's Zhao State owns most of the central and northern parts of Shanxi in the later Celestial Empire, as well as a small part of southern Hebei. For the later Celestial Empire, Shanxi's coal and Hebei's steel are really too famous. The abundant resources of these two places almost supported the heavy industry of the entire Celestial Empire!
Although most of the coal resources are distributed in the west of Taihang Mountain, and most of the iron ore resources are also distributed in Tangshan (now located in the territory of Yan Kingdom) in later generations, if Dai Yan is not mistaken, the vicinity of Handan, the capital of Zhao State, naturally has both coal and iron ore!
For Dai Yan today, the demand for the iron produced by Xiangyi has begun to grow indefinitely after maintaining a low price. A few years ago, there was still a surplus of Xiangyi iron ore, and now the pig iron produced is not enough! Dai Yan must find a new iron ore as a source of raw materials!
And Zhao Guo is the most advantageous position that Dai Yan is looking for. It itself is not short of resources, and it is an ally of Taoqiu, so it is naturally the most ideal position outside the Song Kingdom!
At the same time, Dai Yan also took a fancy to Handan and its surroundings such a super big market! Handan and even its surrounding Hejian area is the farming area of the entire Zhao Kingdom, and there are also large agricultural areas in Zhongshan and Yan Kingdom in the north of Handan.
And the city of Handan, although it can no longer be compared with today's Taoqiu, it is still the capital of the country of ten thousand times, with a population of more than 300,000! When Dai Yan came to the city before, he found that the city did not use coal as a fuel, and it was for this reason that limited the size of Handan. If you can dig up the coal near Handan and use it as fuel to supply Handan, then this is another lucrative business that can protect the income from drought and flood!
In the world of the future, if there is one industry that makes the most money, it must be the financial industry. If there is one line that is the most stable and unlikely to go out of business, it is definitely the power industry that supplies energy!
In today's world, if people are accustomed to using coal, then coal as a fuel supply can be used as a power company for generations to come! In today's Taoqiu, when the Taoqiu people are accustomed to using coal as fuel, the coal trading house in Taoqiu has become the most profitable trading house in Dai Yan's hands!
Of course, whether it is to build a farm tool sales near Handan, or to supply coal to Handan as fuel, these involve the most basic industry in the entire Zhao country! Such an industry, if it is not allowed by the high-level of Zhao State, it cannot be carried out in Zhao State under any circumstances!
For a male master like Zhao Yong, who is good at learning and shrewd and capable, Dai Yan does not intend to enter these industries by deception. He knew very well that once these two lucrative industries were launched, they would inevitably attract the attention of the entire Zhao State. Even if he relied on deception to enter these two industries, once Zhao Guo came back to his senses, then it would be easy to be seized by Zhao Guo's magnates!
Rather than this, it is better to be directly and above board, relying on the way Tao Qiu issued bonds for Zhao Guo today, cooperate with Zhao Yong, and enter these two industries legally and reasonably!