Cao Cao has always attached great importance to Gao Ye's opinions. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Since he thinks that he can recruit Mi Zhu, it will definitely not be untargeted. Gao Ye himself knows best, and he has always been a person who refuses to make loss-making trades. Since he is so interested in Mi Zhu, can this Mi Zhu bring him great benefits? He is now just a person in Xuzhou, although he seems to be a good learner, but his subordinates Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai and others are all unparalleled in wisdom, although Mi Zhu is talented, but compared with them, I am afraid it is still very inferior. In that case, how much good can it be to recruit him yourself? Therefore, Cao Cao, who was greatly puzzled, couldn't help but ask.

At this time, only Gao Ye and Cao Cao were present, and the two of them were no longer sitting upright like just now, Cao Cao ordered someone to serve tea to Gao Ye, and then asked his questions. Gao Ye stretched his waist and moved his neck, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The lord who was thirsty for talent at the beginning, why is it good to open and close his mouth now?" Why, this Mi Zhu is also a bit talented, even if he is in charge of a place, there is no problem, you are not impressed? ”

"Ahem......" Cao Cao was a little embarrassed by Gao Ye's words, and he patronized to think about why Gao Ye was so interested in this Mi Zhu, and thought that recruiting Mi Zhu would definitely bring him a lot of benefits, so he asked. To be honest, if this person is so fashionable and in the wild, he must be recruited. It's just that he is now engaged in Tao Qian's work, and his family is in Xuzhou, so he naturally feels that there is no hope, so he has no idea of recruiting him at all, which has nothing to do with whether he is thirsty for talent. It's just that Gao Ye didn't wait for Cao Cao to continue to say anything, but said with a straight face: "But if you talk about benefits, if the lord can recruit Mi Zhu, it can be said that he will benefit a lot." ”

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

"The lord should know that this Xuzhou Mi family is the largest wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, even in the entire Han Dynasty, it can be ranked. Coupled with his status in my Yingchuan Chamber of Commerce, although he can't be said to be rich now, he can still be an enemy of Yingchuan. Isn't it good enough for such a person to surrender to the lord? ”

"But after all, it's his Mi family's property, how can I move lightly?" Cao Cao couldn't help but shake his head and said.

"Haha, lord, with your words, I believe that the Mi family will definitely do their best to help the lord. Do you know that the Mi family has to hand over 20% of the income to Tao Qian every year? ”

"Oh? And what else is there? ”

"Exactly, this is what Mi Fang's kid complained to me about when he drank too much, so it can be seen that it is true. And Mi Zhu is not allowed to be reused in Xuzhou now, don't look at his family's wealth, a businessman background is enough to ruin his career. If it weren't for the troubled times, in a few decades, he would have spent money to donate an official back, but now, hehe, let him continue to stay under Tao Qian's account, it would be a waste of talent. ”

"What, Mingxi, do you think this Mi Zhu has great talents? Although he dealt with it properly, it was far from being good compared to Fengxiao and them. ”

"Mi Zhu's talent is very different from Feng Xiao and others. What I value most is his ability to do business and the business of the Mi family. On these two things alone, there is no one under the Lord's account who can compare with them. ”

"Businessmen, mostly speculators, see profit and forget righteousness, what talent do they have?"

"My lord, that's not what I said. Think about it, if I didn't make money in business, how could I easily have the capital to control the whole county of Yingchuan, and how could I feed all the yellow scarves under Yingchuan in the first year of Zhongping until the autumn harvest of the next year? If we don't do business without me, how can our army get information about other princes? What's more, the biggest use of such a thing as doing business is to communicate with each other. Now that I have the Yingchuan Chamber of Commerce, the lord can naturally buy anything you want. But if there is no Yingchuan Chamber of Commerce, whether it is Haiyan in Qingzhou or Liangma in Bingzhou, how can you easily get it? ”

Gao Ye saw Cao Cao nodded, and then he continued: "Therefore, the lord must not underestimate businessmen, especially the world's wealthy businessmen like Mi Zhu. Now Tao Qian is old and incompetent, and the people in Xuzhou look down on Mi Zhu again, and it is the right opportunity to recruit Mi Zhu at this time. The lord has Mi Zhu in hand, firstly, to lay the groundwork for the lord's follow-up attack on Xuzhou, and secondly, with the help of the Mi family, the intelligence network under the lord can also be further improved. To tell the truth, when Cao Bao's soldiers and horses invaded Lu State, I didn't receive any news, and until now I think about it, I still have a cold sweat. ”

Mingxi's words are reasonable. Feng Xiao is now in charge of the Espionage Department, but it is inevitable that he will not be able to do it. If the Mi family can join, it can make his spy battalion more perfect. And Mi Zhu can also give Fengxiao a hand......"

"Mi Zhu's talent is never here." Gao Ye shook his head categorically and said, "He is already good at business, but now the status of a businessman is quite low, and I am in Yingchuan, so I can treat the people such as agriculture and industry equally." If the lord moves the ruling office to Yingchuan, it is better to raise the status of the merchants under Yanzhou a little higher, and then let Mi Zhu be in charge of commercial affairs, so that the lord will no longer have to worry about money in the future. ”

"Mingxi thinks that Mi Zhu has such a ability?"

Gao Ye was tempted to say that this was nonsense. Think about the time when Lü Buwei trafficked Qin Yiren, and the profits were tens of millions of times. Even Yingzheng, aren't there still many people in later generations who say that he is actually Lu Buwei's son? Looking at the future generations, whether it is China, the United States or the European Union, everyone is playing with their lives to develop the economy, why? Isn't it just to make the people rich, so that their own governance seems more justified? Moreover, the power and cruelty of the economic warfare in later generations are no worse than the actual combat of real swords and guns, if they can have an economic system and strength that are ahead of other princes in this era, and fight an economic war that they have never heard of, then it is not a sure victory?

Moreover, a big businessman like Mi Zhu is by no means worse than the businessmen of later generations, and the only difference is that they have not systematically studied the knowledge of economics. But so what, Gao Ye believes that let Mi Zhu go to his study and take a good look at economic works such as "Principles of Economics", "Capital", and "Introduction to Political Economy", and Mi Zhu, who has made up for the last shortcoming, will definitely be able to shine in Cao Ying!

Besides, don't talk about it, think about how Liu Bei made his fortune, isn't it just because of the funding of these businessmen. Especially Mi Zhu, Liu Bei was defeated repeatedly in Xuzhou, and was defeated again in Runan, but after this failure, he can always make a comeback. Why? Isn't it just relying on the funding of the Mi family! This is also the reason why after Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he made Mi Zhu an Anhan general, and his status was even above Zhuge Liang.

However, I really can't talk to Cao Cao about these things, so I can only roughly tell him what kind of benefits business can bring him, plus the Mi family's property is tens of millions, even if at some point I don't have enough money and food, can't I still rely on the Mi family to help!

However, Gao Ye's theories, Cao Cao can only listen to one that seems to understand or not, after all, these theories are too novel for Cao Cao, and it is really a little difficult to accept. Especially the theory that spending money is the last word in Gao Ye is not lightly shocked, in this era, everyone pays attention to thrift, pays attention to wealth and does not expose it, even if it is the emperor, if he spends a few more money, there will be a satire of the emperor's arrogance and lasciviousness in this chapter. But who knows, in the high night, it becomes the truth that not spending money is the biggest waste. However, looking at Gao Ye's usual actions, he did spend the money quite happily. He can make money, but he can really spend money. In the past, he wanted to raise an army, but now he wants to build a academy. He spends more money a year than he spends in a county, how can he not be distracted?

And the money spent on Gao Ye is all people's own, and it has nothing to do with themselves. He was able to pay taxes according to the law, which was already enough for himself, and so far, he was the only official at Gao Ye's level who took the initiative to pay taxes. If he hadn't used the condition of taxation to force him, how could his brothers have followed him to do business and do well, how could they have taxed themselves?

"Okay, okay, Mingxi, you stop. I really can't figure out your theory, so we'll talk about it another day. Now let's talk about the solicitation of Mi Zhu first. Since you think that there are many benefits to recruiting Mi Zhu, then what kind of conditions do you say I will offer, so that Mi Zhu is willing to surrender to me? ”

"It's still that one, Mi Zhu is quite unambitious in Xuzhou now, mainly because of his status as a businessman, which makes others look down on him. As long as the lord can give him considerable attention, he will definitely feel the kindness of the lord. As for the conditions, I think that after the lord moves to Yingchuan, a new Shang Cao will be established, who will be in charge of the next commercial affairs under the rule of the lord, and will be directly responsible for the lord and the lord. If you want to come to Mi Zhu for such a position, you will definitely be satisfied. ”

"It's just that he has run into walls everywhere because of his status as a businessman, and now I still let him be in charge of business, will he resist?"

"Shang Cao Shi is also an official after all, and the main lord can pay attention to it, and he will definitely be overjoyed and will not have any resistance. But in the final analysis, it is the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of business that is a big problem in itself. There is naturally nothing wrong with heavy agriculture, no matter when, eating a full stomach is the first priority. However, the suppression of commerce not only makes it impossible for goods to circulate quickly, but also does not benefit the country's tax revenue and the prosperity of the people......"

"Okay Mingxi, I know you want me to value business, but it's not now. What the two of us are talking about now is how to recruit Mi Zhu, you are off topic again. Aren't you just trying to make me value business? Yes, when you show me the power of business, and when you prove your bullshit theory, I will naturally consider it, as for now......"

"No problem. Leave the matter of soliciting Mi Zhu to me, and promise to let him bow to you when he sees you in a few days! Okay, give Mi Zhu a history of business, I promise to let you see what the power of business is. ”