Chapter 100: Abuse of power for personal gain
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Wang Huaqiang smiled confidently: "Qi Guogong, you guessed it right, the lower officials have the courage to ask you to come forward and persuade the heroes who have been rewarded with a large amount of silk silk this time to take out the silk and transport it to the Turks for sale, and the profits can be shared equally by the state with them." After all, there are piles of silk and silk everywhere in Daxing City, and if they sell them at this time, they are afraid that they will not make much money, but if they are transported to the Turks to sell for money, the price will be at least three times that of selling here. ”
Gao Xi nodded: "Indeed, I heard that the price of cloth in the various cloth shops and silk shops in Daxing City has begun to plummet this afternoon, and by the time the market closes in the evening, the original fine silk of one hundred and twenty yuan a horse has fallen to eighty yuan a horse, and it will continue to fall tomorrow." If you take it to the Turks and sell it, a fine silk should be able to sell for at least three hundred dollars a horse, which is much more profitable than selling it here. ”
Pei Shiju suddenly interjected: "Xiaguan has never understood that the Turks sleep in the open on the grassland all day long, ride horses and sleep tents, and it is inconvenient to wear silk clothes, I don't know why they need such a large amount of silk every year." ”
Changsun Sheng smiled and said: "Because the Turks mainly use bows and arrows in battle, the Turks lack iron, and wearing too heavy armor affects the speed of the war horse, so the general tribal attacks within the Turks are wearing leather armor or cotton robes, even if the arrows of the bow and arrows are ground with animal bones, it is still difficult to resist, but if two or three layers of silk are worn inside, it can effectively reduce the penetration of the bow and arrow, wrap the arrow, and stop bleeding." ”
Pei Shiju suddenly realized: "It turns out that they want silk for war." Qi Guogong, it seems that this silk is also a military item, is it necessary to embargo them in the future? ”
Gao Xi shook his head: "No need, silk can only prevent bow and arrow damage when they attack and kill each other among the grassland tribes, and the ironclad troops of my Great Sui who really encounter it, whether it is a strong bow and a crossbow, or a steel knife and iron lance, silk underwear is impossible to defend against." The trafficking of silk to the Turks can effectively provoke their steppe tribes to fight each other, but it will do no harm to our Great Sui. ”
After hearing this, everyone nodded, Gao Xi looked at Wang Huaqiang and said, "Huaqiang, you continue." ”
Wang Huaqiang continued: "From Daxing to the Turks, if you follow the mission, you can also be exempted from the tax of the card along the way, and every time you pass a checkpoint, you have to draw two percent of the tax money, but the amount of silk transported this time is huge, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers who keep the card along the way will meet the wealth, and they also need Qi Guogong to issue an official document exempting from inspection." ”
Gao Xi said: "I can do this thing." Tomorrow, when I go to the emperor to trade with the Turks, I will ask for this edict together. Hua Qiang, is there anything else? ”
Wang Huaqiang frowned and said, "It's just that we have transported so much pig iron, I don't know if the Turks can come up with such a large amount of money." Liu Jushi and An Sui's family probably didn't talk about the pig iron transaction, and if we suddenly came out like this, would it surprise the Turks? Another question is, how do they prepare for the money? ”
Without waiting for Gao Xi to speak, Changsun Sheng took over the conversation: "Wang Xiaoshu, do you know that the trade in the Turks is often bartered, and the five-baht money of our dynasty is not circulated on a large scale there, and every time a caravan goes to the Turks with silk, it is often directly exchanged for horses, cattle, sheep and furs, which are the specialties of the steppe.
Last year, when the border was still open to the market, the price there was about ten medium silk for one war horse, five medium silk for one ordinary pack horse, and one low silk for a fox skin. And here in Daxing and Guanzhong, a war horse can be sold for four or five thousand yuan, and a pack horse can also be sold for about two thousand yuan. That is to say, as long as you go back and forth, you can earn at least four times, and now the Turks have not opened the market for more than half a year due to civil strife, and the price will be higher. ”
Wang Huaqiang smiled and nodded: "I see." Qi Guogong, Xia Guan's family is in business, you also know that this time for the country, I also hope to take this boat and make some money for myself, and I hope you can agree to this request. Wang Huaqiang knew that at this time, he had to make this clear in advance, everyone here was a human spirit, if he didn't mention his money-making, it would only make Gao Xi feel that he was hypocritical, and even had other plans.
Gao Xi nodded: "Huaqiang, you serve the country, put life and death out of the way, and compensate you in money, it is a matter of course, this transaction, whether it is iron ore or silk, is fully responsible for you, all the tax cards along the way are issued by the old man to release the official documents, half of the money earned belongs to these heroes who took out silk, thirty percent goes to the treasury, and two achievements belong to you." 300,000 catties of iron ore are also arranged by the old man, you don't have to bother. ”
Wang Huaqiang quickly calculated an account in his heart: with 100,000 paragraphs, that is, 50,000 pieces of silk, if you bring all the best silk, according to the current Turkic prices, about five silk can be exchanged for a war horse, 10,000 war horses can be sold for about 40 million money, and if you get 20 percent, you can make a net profit of 8 million, and 300,000 catties of iron ore are ten dollars a pound in Daxing, and it will rise to at least 30 yuan when it is transported to Turks, and this is worth tens of millions.
The two transactions add up, and you can legally get 10 million money without any capital, and the end is a profitable transaction, and you sacrifice your life to make a name for yourself, isn't it just for the family industry to prosper. With this money, you can start business in Jiangnan, Jingxiang, Shuzhong, and the Silk Road with great fanfare, realize the unpaid ambitions of your ancestors, and finally see hope.
Wang Huaqiang pressed the ecstasy in his heart, his face was still calm as usual, and he said lightly: "One qiē, but it depends on the arrangement of Qi Guogong." ”
Gao Xi's eyes flashed, and he said to Wang Huaqiang: "Huaqiang, but the old man has to remind you that this transaction is limited to this time, and if you want to enter the court as an official in the future, your mind should not be completely focused on doing business, and making money in business this time is not the main purpose, and cracking down on the Turkic greed for the Central Plains is the main purpose of this trip."
In the future, you'd better not have any dealings with the Turks, after all, it's hard to say whether the Turks are friends or enemies, it's nothing to do business when the relationship is good, once you turn your face and start a war, then doing business is the enemy, if you can't do business anymore, your initial investment is also wasted, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”
Wang Huaqiang said with a straight face: "I strictly follow the teachings of Qi Guogong, this transaction is a one-time transaction, and after making money, Huaqiang does not plan to have any dealings with the Turks in the future, but wants to open stores in Jiangnan and the Western Regions." Of course, these are all handed over to his subordinates to take care of, and Hua Qiang himself is ready to contribute to the country. ”
Gao Xi was slightly stunned: "You plan to do business in Jiangnan?" ”
Wang Huaqiang nodded: "Yes, now that the south has been decided, and the emperor has decreed that Jiangnan will be exempted from taxes for ten years, the people's livelihood will definitely develop rapidly, and the trade barrier between the north and the south will no longer exist, and if our northern merchants can open up the situation in the southern market and supply goods from the north, it will also help the Jiangnan people reduce the misunderstanding of our northerners."
Whether it was when Xiaguan followed General Han to capture Guyi, or later on the first night of Jiankang, the Nanchen family closed their doors and closed their doors, and did not dare to accept the army, Qi Guogong, Xiaguan thought that it was easy to capture the land in the south, but it was difficult to capture the hearts of the southerners, after all, the separation between the north and the south has reached three hundred years, and this is not a few notices of peace or ten years of tax exemption can quickly make up for the rift. ”
Gao Xi shook his head and sighed: "Hua Qiang, it's good that you have this heart, but you can't help but imagine things too simple, if you have this thought, you might as well go to Nanchen after the Turkic mission comes back this time, maybe you will dispel this idea." We'll talk about this later, but now let's discuss the specific arrangements for the mission. ”
Wang Huaqiang's heart moved, Gao Xi refuted him face to face, it was the first time since he met Gao Xi, there is a huge gap between the prices of Jiangnan and the Central Plains in the north, for a businessman, this is obviously a huge profit margin, but he does not approve of his own business, the reason is that the language is unknown, which aroused Wang Huaqiang's curiosity, he secretly said to himself: "After returning from the Turks this time, you must go to Jiangnan to see." ”
Gao Xi looked at Wang Huaqiang and said with a smile: "Huaqiang, the old man knows that you haven't gone home since you came back this time, but for the sake of state affairs, I have to work hard for you again, this time I went to the Turks, you have to think of a new name and identity for yourself, and you will go to Daizhou with Wang Yu early tomorrow morning, General Changsun, now you come to tell Huaqiang about the joint." ”