Chapter 230: Hongchi Fortress
In the eyes of merchants, there are actually many ways to make money, such as boiling salt, smelting iron, etc., the court prohibits private ownership, but the output produced by the court cannot meet the needs of the people at all, on the contrary, it will lead to extremely high prices. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
And this ban finally gave rise to a lot of private smuggling, and the imperial court did not make a profit, but only those powerful people and smugglers who colluded with the powerful. The people did not make a profit, and as long as the supply was unbalanced, prices would inevitably remain high. If the imperial court can open up the management rights of these industries, the merchants will also squeeze in. With the help of these merchants, the imperial court not only increased its income, but also benefited the people, and also developed industries, and the benefits were too many. Of course, there must be many questions in this, such as what role did the court and merchants play? How exactly do you work together? How to prevent the imperial court from interfering with, even controlling, and embezzling the interests of merchants? How to avoid businessmen from colluding with officials and businessmen to dig into the corners of the imperial court? And so on, but as a businessman, Liu San has that adventurous spirit in his bones: "Xiu Lie, you are really a great talent, there is no one before, this method makes people's blood boil just thinking about it, but it is an old and rotten belly, and I only see one acre and three points of land in front of me." What you see is the world, and I am truly convinced. ”
Yang Ke said lightly: "Mr. Liu, sometimes governing the world is actually the same as doing business, ten thousand laws are different, but ten thousand laws return to the sect." Both must be seen through, guessed accurately, and conform to the hearts of the people in this world, and everyone will gather firewood and the flame will be high, otherwise, the result of going against the trend will inevitably be that the wall will fall down and everyone will push it, or even everyone will push the wall down. And then both of these must stand tall and see far. You can do as far as you go. Mr. Liu is a leader in the business world, a first-class person in the business, and we will be able to do a great job together. In the future, Honggu can give orders behind the scenes, you and the Liu family have long been inseparable, and the owner and the shopkeeper complement each other, and there will be a good story to pass on to future generations. ”
Liu San nodded: "Borrowing your auspicious words from Xiu Lie, it is imperative that we have two things to do." ”
"Please advise Mr. Liu."
"The first thing is to get Honggu to agree, if the owner doesn't nod, I can't show my hands, not to mention that she has to be in charge of such a big matter. This matter is to be done by the old decay. ”
Yang Ke then asked, "What about the second thing?" ”
Liu San said: "The second thing is to quickly get a charter, what is the specific joint venture law for public and private, and what will be done after the joint venture?" ”
Yang Ke interjected at the right time: "This matter, I will do it with my husband." ”
Speaking of this, the two couldn't help laughing, and suddenly felt a sense of rebellion.
The speed of the caravan is not very fast, basically Xiaoxing overnight, because Liu San's subordinates are all veterans who are used to taking the trade road, and they know the formation calculation along the way, and they know the place where they live in the store, so the rhythm is very well controlled along the way, Yang Ke took advantage of this opportunity to ask the caravan guides and old people along the way for advice on the location of the caravan, and the booklet he carried with him was full of memories and harvested a lot. After setting out from Jincheng (now Lanzhou) in Longxi County, the caravan finally approached Hongchiling (now Wusheling Ridge).
Looking up, Yang Ke couldn't help but be deeply shocked, this is the intersection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Loess Plateau, and the Inner Mongolia Plateau. I saw a huge dragon lying in front of me, with its head in the west and tail in the east, high in the west and low in the east, covered in clouds and mist, and meandering. The snow-capped mountains in the south are strange and mysterious, with jade and silver teeth, reaching into the sky. At the foot of the mountain, there are herds of cattle and sheep, and mules and horses are in teams. The clear and turbulent Jinqiang River is like a ribbon like snow, floating out of the roots of the mountain, rolling westward, and flowing into the Yellow River. The Leigong Mountain in the north is towering and the clouds are cloudy, and the Niutou Mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist, and the two mountains stand side by side, each showing its majestic posture. Looking to the west, the wall of Gulang Gorge stands thousands of thousands, the pass is natural, the hanging rock is dangerous, and the sky opens a line. The mountains and rivers on all sides of Wusheling are picturesque, and the scenery is wonderful.
Standing under the ancient beacon, Shuofeng hunting, showing the changes of Cangsang. Listen carefully when the wind rises, and the golden iron horse is like in the ear. The Han general drove the horse to break through the pass, smashed the Xiongnu, a majestic Great Wall stood in front of him, although it was a rammed earth wall, but the momentum was still magnificent. Liu San explained to Yang Ke: "General Han Huo Qu led the army out of Longxi, attacked the Xiongnu, collected Hexi, incorporated Hexi into the territory of the Western Han Dynasty, and then built the Great Wall here, crossing the Hongchi Ridge through the Zhuanglang River Valley. Therefore, the ground is more sandy, less soil, and less loess. Most of the loess needed to build the Great Wall was transported from other places. It was a costly feat at the time. Go down to the foot of the mountain is the ancient city of Anmen, and cross the river to the west is Jinqiangyi. Outside the Great Wall in this area, most of the Qiang people live, and our caravan needs to submit documents for inspection in the ancient city of Anmen, and they all need to submit documents here for inspection before they can pass. ”
"Where is the garrison here?" Yang Ke asked.
"This Hongchi Ridge is a barrier to operate Hexi, and Anmen Village in Lingnan and Anyuan Town in Lingbei have always been garrisons and camps on both sides, and soldiers and horses are stationed. There is also a strange place here, the surrounding Maya Snow Mountain, Lei Gong Mountain two mountains are higher than Hongchi Ridge, snow all year round, severe cold is very fierce, the cold often invades the Wusheling Ridge, forming the high mountain severe cold air that stands on the east and west walls. So let's change our leather clothes, and then go up, although we haven't entered the harsh winter, but it is better than the harsh winter. ”
Looking at the scene in front of him, Yang Ke suddenly remembered a poem by a descendant, who the author was can't remember, probably from the Qing Dynasty, and it was not very famous, and it was not very famous after reading it at the time, but it was really immersive, and the poem that I thought had been forgotten suddenly appeared, and the magnificent scenery in front of me was really intimate, and I couldn't help blurting out: "Ten thousand mountains surround the lonely Chong, looking down on the rock and the rock to imitate Dai Song." Shu Road should be inferior to danger if the sky is like a day, and Kuang Lu entered the Han Dynasty without being a hero. The thunder roars quietly, and the starry cliff is in the sky. Looking back, I was even more suspicious that the road was near, and I was suddenly in the white clouds. ”
Honggu glanced at him disdainfully on the side, and muttered to Hei Qi: "I'm in the vassal elegance again." ”
Hei Qi smiled and whispered, "That's, that's it." ”
Liu San said loudly: "Brothers, stay here for a while, rest and rest, hurry up and change into winter clothes, let's hurry up, cross the Hongchi Ridge, and stay overnight under Anmen City, today is the first day of October, the Qiang Festival of the Qiang people, everyone is waiting to be stained." ”
When the caravan heard this, they couldn't help but cheer in unison.
Yang Ke asked Liu San puzzled: "Mr. Liu, He Qiangjie, why are your brothers so happy?" ”
Liu San said with a smile: "The Qiang Festival is the most important festival of the Qiang people, and it is lively, but Xiu Lie, you have to be careful when you go, don't be detained by the female dolls of the Qiang tribe." ”
Liu San's words caused everyone to laugh even more, but what Honggu sent over was a bigger white eye.