Gold, silver and copper coins are just currency, Guo Jia wants real materials more, Yizhou is gradually getting richer, even if Guo Jia is full of gold and silver mountains in the Yizhou treasury, in addition to being able to reward his subordinates, it is useless, and he can't even eat it, so he needs the help of merchants, for example, he wants war horses in the north, if Yizhou Mansion adds officials to do this, whether it is a big fuss for the time being, but business dealings, not only to deal with the north, but also to Jiangnan, the Central Plains and other places, all rely on officials to go? Obviously not, and they are not good at merchants.

Guanzhong is short of grain, Liangzhou is also short of food due to years of rebellion, Guo Jia's Yizhou treasury is not short of grain, but he can't take it out to do trading, the people may not have the idea of taking precautions in peace, when a little rich, take out the grain to buy some items needed at home is common, so Guo Jia wants to set up a chamber of commerce, the chamber of commerce buys grain from the people, and then goes to the north to buy war horses.

As long as they don't eat enough to bully the people, they live very comfortably, the landlords are the landlords, the rich are the riches, people's greed is unimaginably big, the so-called desire is difficult to fill, but there is a bottom limit that must be observed: the gentleman loves money and takes it in the right way.

When the war is in chaos, they only dare to retreat in a corner of Yizhou, because it is risking their lives to go out alone, and people are dying for money and birds for food, and it is only a minority, and most of the wealthy families with money and land are still greedy for life and afraid of death.

But once they are united, and they have the warlords as the backstage, then they can take Yizhou as a starting point, the target is the north, Jiangnan, the Central Plains, etc., and the business can be done, no longer a small fight, but stronger and bigger.

"Fengxiao, Jingzhou Liu Biaosu is based on generosity, and no one will interfere with Yizhou and Jingzhou, but from Guanzhong to Liangzhou, Yangzhou in the east of Jingzhou, I'm afraid it's hard to say."

The Zhen family used to be a well-known wealthy man in the world, but now they are regrouping, although their strength is small, but they are very famous, and with the Zhen family as the leader, Yizhou businessmen will definitely want to participate in it and get a piece of the pie.

Zhen Yu is worried not that no one will participate in it, but that Yizhou is peaceful and business, but it is difficult to say if you can go out of Yizhou and be in the territory of other warlords.

In this regard, Guo Jia was also prepared, and said with a faint smile: "I have sent three people to negotiate with Liu Biao, Li Dao, and Ma Teng, Liu Biao's side is not a big problem, he will not obstruct the business exchanges between the two places, Li Dao Guo Yan occupies the land of Sanfu, lack of food, Ma Teng Han Sui is the same in Liangzhou, Yizhou caravan goes to business, if they have a little knowledge, they will not do anything to kill chickens and take eggs, but wait for their reply first, even if they agree, Yizhou caravan to the north, or be cautious everywhere, Hanzhong Zhang Liao will respond to changes at any time." , when the time comes, I will clearly tell Li Dao, Ma Teng and others that if there is a problem with my Yizhou caravan in whose sphere of influence, I will lead an army of 100,000 to seek justice. ”

The binding force of the agreement is force, and if Guo Jia wants to protect the interests of the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce, he must first give them peace of mind, and let the other princes understand: Once we reach an agreement on commercial dealings, you have the right to tear it up, and I have a reason to wave my army to pacify you.

Now Zhen Yu had a bottom in his heart, and asked tentatively: "What does Fengxiao want the Chamber of Commerce to bring to Yizhou in the early stage?" ”

"War horses of the north! I don't even have a cavalry force of 10,000 men now. ”

Silk, satin, cloth, porcelain, paper, etc., Guo Jia doesn't want it, what he wants most now is a war horse, and the Yinling Flying Cavalry under Gan Ning is only a few four thousand, and it can play an unexpected role as a surprise soldier, but if it is a regular army, the base is still a little less.

Since then, Zhen Yu began to carry out many activities, and the Yizhou government also released the news of the formation of the Chamber of Commerce, and the wealthy businessmen from all over the country under Guo Jia have sent people to Chengdu to explore the truth and reality.

A month later, the three people sent back to restore their lives, Liu Biao had no objection, but Li Dao Guo Yan wanted to extort some tribute from Guo Jia, Ma Teng Han then expressed his welcome, because Liangzhou is indeed short of grain, if Yizhou merchants can bring grain to do business, they are welcome.

Regarding Li Dao Guo Yan's blackmail, Guo Jia sent someone to reply again, saying that the tribute was also given to the Son of Heaven, and at most 100 horses of Shu brocade per year.

In the end, Li Dao Guo Yan agreed to Guo Jia's conditions, in fact, the benefits of Guanzhong can be very small, and when Li Dao Guo Bi has spent the honeymoon period, after the civil war, Chang'an is the second Luoyang, and the radius is uninhabited!

But Guo Jia wanted the caravan to move in Guanzhong, because he wanted to secretly spread the good life of the people of Yizhou under his rule, so that the people of Guanzhong could migrate to Yizhou.

The business road has been opened, the external environment has been guaranteed, and now Guo Jia is waiting for the establishment of the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce.

But Zhen Yu did not send him good news as Guo Jia expected.

Guo Jia frowned and looked at Zhen Yu and asked in disbelief, "What?" Say it again. ”

Zhen Yu spread his hands helplessly and said: "The merchants in Yizhou think that if Fengxiao is not involved in this matter, they will have no bottom in their hearts, for fear that they will be oppressed by other warlords outside. ”

couldn't help laughing, Guo Jia asked rhetorically, "What do they mean that I must also join the Chamber of Commerce?" ”

Zhen Yu nodded seriously.

The wealthy family in Yizhou who wanted to make a fortune was once bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the well rope, afraid that Guo Jia had set a trap for them, until now, there are still many people in the wealthy family in Yizhou who think that Xu He's rebellion is Guo Jia's behind-the-scenes instructions, Xu He is Guo Jia's chess piece, specifically pit them these wealthy families, and later issued a merit-seeking order, let Yizhou scholars come to Chengdu to take the exam, and let the Yizhou scholars be destroyed by the surname, they are afraid of Guo Jia's conditioned reflex, Chamber of Commerce, it sounds like a wonderful organization, but it's not a trap? Everyone is waiting and hesitating.

"Okay, I know, then I'll find someone to join the Chamber of Commerce as my representative, but how much to invest, I still have to look at the assets of the family before making a decision."

I don't know how much property Guo Jia has, but he has a clear distinction between public and private, and the state pastor leads the military government, and Guo Jia's salary to himself is 2,000 stone per year, which is equivalent to the money and grain of the county guard, as for the money and grain of the Yizhou Mansion, it is all used to prepare for war and famine, and cannot be diverted for his private use.

Zhen Yu stared at Guo Jia with a very strange expression: Yizhou is all yours, do you still have to count it? Just allocate some money and food, it's a huge amount of money!

How much Guo Jia invests is not the point, the point is that he participates, and officially bundles him with the interests of the wealthy families in Yizhou.

"This, Fengxiao, even if you don't have a copper plate, as long as there is a person who is recognized as being able to represent you to join the Chamber of Commerce, it's fine."

Guo Jia understands the doorway here, the problem is that his brother is clear about settling accounts, he can't let outsiders think that he is fishing for oil and water under the guise of the Chamber of Commerce, how much he invests, how much he shares, it should be fair and reasonable, and he can't give people a handle.

After sending Zhen Yu away, Guo Jia called Diao Chan to ask about his family background, and at the same time he was thinking about who to send to join the Chamber of Commerce, and the person sent must first be the person around him, and it was the person who knew at a glance that it was Guo Jia.

The money and grain accounts of the government treasury in Yizhou are managed by Zhang Song and Zhen Yan, and Guo Jia's own accounts are in charge of Diao Chan.

At this time, I remembered that Diao Chan usually had to serve Guo Jia and his wife, concubines and children, and take care of the trivial affairs in the house, which was simply a housekeeper.

Diao Chan came to Guo Jia with a large pile of ledgers, saw Guo Jia distracted, and whispered him back to his senses.

"General, General......"

Guo Jia raised her head and cheered up, and motioned for her to tell her about the situation of the money and grain industry in Fuzhong.

In addition to Guo Jia's self-collected income, there is also Zhen Jiang's dowry, and hundreds of acres of fertile land, all of which are cultivated by hired farmers.

Diao Chan talked in detail about the monthly expenditure income of the house, and finally finished talking about the amount of savings in the past few years, and then looked at Guo Jia, but found that Guo Jia stared at her and fell into a state of distraction.

Guo Jia was stunned, not because his family property was not small, but because Diao Chan sorted out the accounts very clearly, and there was no ambiguity, which surprised Guo Jia.

"Diao, sit down."

Guo Jia's expression was solemn, which made Diao Chan scared, and thought that he had done something wrong, so he knelt lightly opposite Guo Jia, looking like he was waiting for his hair to fall, and his expression was a little innocent and aggrieved.

Flipping through the account book and taking a look, Guo Jia saw the delicate handwriting on it, which was from Diao Chan's hand, and it was very reasonable to record the accounts, and some small notes would be made after the total account expenditure of each month, such as the price of goods rose this month, which led to high expenditures, or more farming income, so the surplus rose...... "Who taught you this?" Guo Jia looked down at the Arabic numerals used in the ledger, a little surprised.

"It's Mrs. Cai, aren't these all used by the general to teach children before?" Diao Chan is still uneasy, and he can't tell whether Guo Jia's calm appearance is happy or unhappy.

Guo Jia suddenly realized that he had taught the most basic mathematics to the children when he was in Yingchuan, and later he did not continue to teach the children himself, but the knowledge had been imparted.

Putting down the ledger, Guo Jia raised her head and stared at Diao Chan, a girl who was almost twenty years old was naturally charming, but there was a pure color between her eyebrows, which made her even more charming.

"Diao Chan, in your heart, are you my person?" Guo Jia asked, tilting his head.

Diao Chan opened his mouth to speak, but his expression darkened, and he wanted to cry: "The slave is an ominous person, and serving the general in this life is already a blessing for the slave and maid, and I dare not expect more." ”

"Why do you keep saying that you are an ominous person? Is it a sin to be pretty? Guo Jia wondered, she couldn't guess who gave her the charge of Diao Chan, an ominous person.

Diao Chan shook his head and was silent, sad alone.

Let's put down this question first, Guo Jia wants to ask her all the right things.

"Diao Chan, do you want to leave me?"

Diao Chan raised his head with a pale face, looked at Guo Jia in fear, and kept shaking his head.

Not to mention Guo Jia's position in her heart, that is, where can she go if she leaves Guo Jia now?

"The slave and maid don't want to leave the general, and if the general wants to drive the slave and maid away, it's better to give the slave and maid death."

Guo Jia smiled dumbly, give death?

"Okay, since you will always be my person, then it will be easy to do, I want you to represent me and join the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce."

Diao Chan heard that Guo Jia was not driving her away, and after calming down, she raised her face and was a little dazed.

Chamber of commerce?

(To be continued)