Zhang Chao was worried, no one could understand business and economics to help him analyze together, and he met someone soon. This surprised him, because he didn't expect to meet this person here.

"Boss Gionee, why are you here?" Zhang Chao said hello.

"Huh? Zhang Yu...... "Jin Li just wanted to say something, but he was immediately robbed by Zhang Chao."

"Hehe, I'm Boss Zhang, the son of the old Zhang Tou who does the leather business in Chang'an City." Zhang Chao said.

Jin Li rolled his eyes, and immediately said, "It turned out to be the son of Lao Zhangtou, it's been a long time!" ”

Although Gionee didn't know why Zhang Chao said this, since Zhang Chao didn't want to reveal his identity, Gionee had to cooperate. After all, they still have the basis for cooperation in the future, and these businessmen of Gionee invested in Zhang Chao, hoping that Zhang Chao could rise to a high position in the future, and then occasionally formulated better policies for their businessmen. So now, although I don't know why Zhang Chao came here, since Gionee knew that Zhang Chao didn't want to reveal his identity, he also took the initiative to cooperate.

Zhang Chao took the initiative to say; "I'm here to see if this place is close to the border and close to the Turks, and to see if I can get some leather goods."

"No, I'm afraid it's difficult!" Gionee said.

"Old Jin, shall we go to the inn and talk?" Zhang Chao said.

"Okay!" Gionee said.

Zhang Chao and Jin Li came to the inn, and then Jin immediately asked, "Zhang Yushi, what are you doing here, and what kind of leather merchant are you pretending to be?" ”

"Nothing, I'm going to investigate a guy, she seems to be a bit corrupt, so I'm going to investigate secretly." Zhang Chao said.

Zhang Chao didn't say anything that he came to investigate Luo Yi, because he couldn't trust this Jinli, after all, Zhang Chao knew the characteristics of a businessman and a capitalist. As long as they have enough money, they can't sell anything, even the rope you use to hang him tomorrow. So Zhang Chao wouldn't be so easy to tell him that he was here to investigate Luo Yi, in case he sold the news to Luo Yi, then he would be miserable. Although they are cooperating, they must also be guarded against by allies. Otherwise, I don't know when I will stab you in the back. Therefore, even if it is an allied army, it must be carefully guarded against, otherwise it will definitely lose a lot of money in the end. In particular, Zhang Chao knows the characteristics of businessmen and capitalists, so he must not say too much, otherwise the consequences will not be acceptable to him.

"What do you want me to do?" Jin Li asked.

Zhang Chao replied: "It's very simple, you can introduce the situation here." For example, what do you say about the leather goods here? ”

"Leather business? The leather business here is very bad, and anyone who wants to buy leather goods. There must be a note from Li Yi, the king of Yanjun, otherwise no one can buy leather goods without authorization. And although it is close to the Turks, the leather business is strictly controlled by Li Yi, the king of Yanjun, and will never be sold to others casually. Even the Turks were not allowed to come here to do their own leather business, otherwise they would be confiscated. Jin Li said.

When Zhang Chao heard this, he also probably knew where the raw materials of Luo Yi's leather armor came from, and here Luo Yi controlled the commodity trade, and then banned the leather goods business. Then he monopolized all the cowhides into his own hands, so that there were raw materials for making leather armor. Luo Yi used this method to make leather armor. Improve the combat effectiveness of your own army, so that you can effectively improve the combat effectiveness of your army, and then prepare for your own accumulation of capital.

However, this is definitely not that simple, because the Turks are not stupid, and it is impossible to hand over all these cowhides to Luo Yi. It's definitely money, too. So what did the Turks do to give these raw cowhides to Luo Yi, and then let Luo Yi make leather armor? The Turks must have what they need, and as for what those things are, this Zhang Chao also has to investigate carefully.

"Why is this so deserted, it stands to reason that this place should be close to the Turks. There should be a lot of hurts, and there should be a lot of people doing business between the two countries! It stands to reason that most of the places near the border are relatively prosperous, and there should be more trade between the two countries, but why don't I see too many merchants? Zhang Chao asked.

And Jin immediately said: "Actually, this is an order from the king of Yanjun, anyone who wants to do business with the Turks must hand over a thousand yuan as collateral, and then he can do business under the arrangement of the king of Yanjun." Then you have to obey the rules of King Yanjun, otherwise you will be blown away. Moreover, even if you pay this money, it is easy for King Yanjun to find a reason to blow it away. And the king of Yanjun searched at any time, and if anyone dared to do business with the Turks without authorization, he would be labeled as an adulterous foreign enemy, and then arrested and knocked out the marrow, and extorted wealth before being released. Over time, there will be no one to do business. And if you want to do business at present, you must go through the hands of King Yanjun. We can sell the goods at the market price to a merchant designated by the king of Yanjun, and then they buy it and take it to the Turks again to trade with the Turks. In the end, the king of Yanjun once again sold the goods of the Turks to us, and then we distributed them to various places again to sell. However, although there is a certain amount of profit from doing this, most of the money has been earned by King Yanjun. ”

Luo Yi actually controlled the border trade through power, so that there were no merchants on the border to do business, so Luo Yi could also maintain his high profits. This can be said to be an effective way on a daily basis, through the cooperation of power and money, this is the best way. This method of using power to earn money is not uncommon in ancient and modern times, and even ancient scholars did it. Tax exemption through power, then use power again to suppress competitors, and finally prepare for their own land annexation and commercial earnings, can also form a virtuous circle for them. However, it is not a good thing for the people's livelihood and the market order, and this kind of commercial and economic interests maintained by using privileges will eventually wither with the loss of privileges. So Luo Yi can do this when he is in power, but once he loses power, he will inevitably go out of business. Whoever gains because of power, the most popular will also be lost because of power, this person who has been an official for two lifetimes, Zhang Chao has a deep understanding.

Zhang Chao thought for a moment, and then said; "What are you responsible for selling to King Yanjun?"

"What else can there be. Medicinal herbs only. The Turks were all steppes there, and there were not many medicinal herbs produced. Therefore, many ordinary medicinal materials in the Central Plains have increased their market value a lot when they reach the Turks. However, the king of Yanjun did not allow us to go out to do business without authorization, and if we went out to do business without authorization, we would all be labeled as fornicating with foreign enemies. The king of Yanjun has soldiers. We can't afford to offend, so we can only let him and them earn most of their wealth. Jin Li said.

Zhang Chao's fingers tapped on the wooden table, and then began to reason about this Luo Yi's plan. And Luo Yi's current identity is actually a monopoly trading company in the future generations, and there is no difference between customs and customs. Luo Yi is the military commander in charge of frontier defense, and he is fully capable of controlling the entire frontier trade. And this local powerhouse with 80,000 Heavenly Festival Army in his hands is definitely a giant. He has the army in his hands, and naturally he can do whatever he wants on the frontier, and he is a soil emperor. In such frontier areas, the voice of the army is much greater than that of the civil governor. So Luo Yi has the capital to dominate.

And by monopolizing the border trade, he can get a lot of wealth from it. And they have used some economic means to exploit both sides, and then in this way they have accumulated a large amount of capital.

"Brother Jinli, thank you for your cooperation. I hope you don't tell anyone that I'm here, understand? Zhang Chao said.

"Okay!" Gionee said.

After Jin Li left, Zhang Chao said to Miss Dou Zhi; "Miss Dou Zhi, you go and follow him, and you have to follow him today. If he dares to tell anyone the news of my meeting with her. Then you're him! ”

"I told you, my name is Dou Zhi. It's not called bean juice. Dou Zhi said.

Zhang Chao replied: "I'm just saying 'Dou Zhi' again!" ”

"......" Dou Zhi was speechless, and then said: "I have nothing to say to you!" ”

Miss Dou Zhi soon left, went to follow this Jin Li, and then made sure that he would not reveal today's events before coming back. And Zhang Chao was thinking in situ, the whole process of Luo Yi's accumulation of money. Soon, Zhang Chao also used his master's knowledge in economics to draw a relationship diagram, and then the results could be obtained. In this way, he analyzed Luo Yi's entire border trade control and an important way to obtain wealth.

"Hmph, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, it's really a bit level! However, in front of me, a master's degree in economics, there are some class axes. It's okay to bully some people who are not familiar with the economy. But for me, I can't hide it. Zhang Chao looked at this relationship diagram, and then snorted coldly and said.

"Zhang Yushi, that Jin Li didn't say it, you can rest assured!" Dou Zhi said.

Jin Li didn't reveal it, which means that he didn't have too deep collusion with Luo Yi. Maybe they just wanted to make money, so Zhang Chao was also relieved. However, the next step must be a good analysis of Luo Yi's border trade relationship, and then it is easy to remove various results, so that he feels that Luo Yi's economic accumulation route has also been improved a lot. As long as Luo Yi can be found from this economic relationship chart to accumulate the capital of his rebellion by controlling the border trade, then it will be much easier to clean up Luo Yi in the future.

"Zhang Yushi, this Luo Yi controls the border business, is it really that profitable?" Qian Feng asked.

Zhang Chao said with certainty: "Yes, border commerce is very profitable, especially in places like our Central Plains and Turkic, where the geographical environment gap is very huge, it is even more profitable. For example, in our Central Plains farming, there is a serious shortage of meat, and everyone's agricultural and sideline products are mainly vegetables. However, the Turks are different, and the Turks are mainly meat-based except for their staple food. And their meat-based life will definitely lack a lot of vegetables to be able to tonic. I think the Turks must have been in great need of vegetables, which are probably the equivalent of our meat, which were only eaten by the aristocracy. ”

And Dou Zhi next to him immediately said: "Yes, I have been in Turkia for more than two years, and vegetables are very expensive in Turkic, not only do they have a short storage time, but they will stink in a few days." But only the nobles could afford to eat vegetables, because they seemed to be able to cure them. Many Turkic people suffer from night blindness, which means that they cannot see clearly at night. I launched several night attacks against the Turks, but they were powerless, so I managed to kill and injure the Turks in large numbers. ”

The Turks are steppes, and there is grass everywhere, but they can't grow vegetables. The Turkic people, a place where meat is the mainstay, are absolutely very lacking in nutrients for vegetables, which are rich in vitamins. And these are the vast majority of meat is useless. Especially vitamin A, vitamin A deficiency can cause night blindness, which is the difficulty of seeing things at night. In this case, natural vegetables are very expensive, not only for a short storage time, but also very expensive to transport. So in the Turkic. Vegetables are also a luxury, and ordinary herders simply cannot afford to eat them.

"Wow, it's great to be able to eat meat a lot in Turkic." Qian Feng's harath also flowed down.

And Dou Zhi immediately said: "When you stay in Turkia for two years, you will be extremely envious of our Central Plains, all of them eat vegetables!" ”

"Hey, the siege effect. Those who live in the Central Plains envy that people can eat meat, but they don't know that people are tired of eating meat and want to be vegetarian! Zhang Chao thought to himself.

In fact, the solution to the vitamin deficiency of this nomadic people is very simple. That is, tea. However, it seems that tea is not popular in the Tang Dynasty now, and naturally there is no tea to give to the Turks, but this can be considered to use tea to trade with the Turks in the future.

"Luo Yi monopolized the border trade by using his power, and then he used the goods of our Central Plains to force everyone to sell to designated merchants, and then increased the price of these goods several times and then took them to the Turks to sell again, and then obtained several times the profit. Finally, the Turkic livestock skins were again purchased in exchange for wealth. And they also used an economic means in this side, Luo Yi used the monopoly of power to force those who traded with the Turks privately to leave, and then monopolized the trade. And Luo Yi bought the goods of Zhongyuan at the market price. Although it is also the market price, the profit is much lower than those normal border transactions. And he used these things from the Central Plains to exchange them with the Turks. Then they were exchanged for livestock, horses, furs, and so on. Luo Yi must have pushed down the price of these Turkic things, and then used the lowest price in exchange for the highest profit. Through this method of monopoly, he completely eats at both ends, whether it is the merchants of the Central Plains or the Turks. They all ate a bowl full of bowls. ”

"In this way, he will also have a steady stream of great wealth, so that he can take most of the horse skins from it, and he can also arm his army."

Hearing such a process, Qian Feng immediately asked: "I didn't expect business to be so complicated!" ”

"I'm afraid it's not just that, Luo Yi probably still has his own ideas about controlling this border trade." Zhang Chao said.

"Any other ideas?" Qian Feng asked.

Zhang Chao explained: "Luo Yi controls the border trade. And then they can also control the life of the Turks. Think about it, if Luo Yi didn't trade with the Turks, what would happen to the Turks? The Turks have no food, and they need to buy food from us. So there is a lack of food in their eyes, and if Luo Yi doesn't sell them food, then they will inevitably go hungry. And if they didn't sell them iron tools, the Turks would not be able to build weapons at all. If you don't sell them cloth, they won't be able to live in peace, and they won't be able to wear leather clothes all year round, right? ”

"As for the fact that there are still many products of our Central Plains, if the Turks do not come to purchase them, then I am afraid that they will also fall into a difficult process of life. And they can only trade with Luo Yi for now, because the population of other states and counties is too small. Jingzhou has a unique geographical advantage, not only is it relatively close to Chang'an, but also close to the places where various products are produced. Chang'an is the capital of our Tang Dynasty, and it is a place where all kinds of merchants gather, and being close to this means that they can sell their products in a timely manner. And although other places also border with the Turks, but Youzhou can not have such a good opportunity, Youzhou is too north, too far away from the production area, even if it is transported to Youzhou not only the capital transaction cycle is too long, it is prone to accidents. And the transportation cost is very high, so Jingzhou is a very good geographical location. It is not far from the core of the country, and it is easy to get rid of all kinds of products. Therefore, once Luo Yi stops trading with the Turks, the final result is that the Turks will face many difficulties. ”

But Qian Feng immediately asked: "Isn't this a way to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred?" When the time comes, won't Luo Yi also lose? ”

"Hehe, Luo Yi's losses are there, but they are definitely much smaller than those of the Turks. Our Central Plains is mainly agricultural, and many commodities are self-sufficient. Although we rarely eat meat, meat is not something we have to have. And grain we can produce ourselves, not the Turks. We can produce our own cloth, but the Turks cannot. Once the Turks had no cloth, they needed to rely on leather clothes to cover their shame. But the leather coat was too hot, especially in the summer, and it was so hot that it was impossible to wear a leather coat. But we are different, our cloth clothes can be worn thicker in winter, not necessarily leather clothes. And in the summer, wear a little thinner, so that you can also escape the heat. So the Turks can't do without our cloth, but we don't necessarily need their leather clothes. As for the rest, it's too many to count. The Turks need too much of our Central Plains, but we don't need much for the Turks, so you say that if trade is cut off, then who will lose more? Zhang Chao asked.

Then, Zhang Chao continued: "If you control this foreign trade channel, it means that you have seized a big weakness of the Turks, so that they have to sell more things to Luo Yi." If Luo Yi wanted the Turks to do anything, he could have threatened by interrupting trade, and then threatened the Turks to agree. For example, the sale of war horses, and then all kinds of leather goods, etc., can be used as a threat. And in order to survive in peace, the Turks had to sell some interests above the bottom line. This is the benefit of controlling trade channels. ”

Zhang Chao also has to admire Luo Yi's approach, which can be said to be quite a bit of the style of the trade war in later generations. Through the supply and demand of materials, and then through trade to threaten the other party, if the other side does not agree, it is through trade sanctions. This method has also been commonly used by all countries in later generations, especially developed countries, and even more detailed annual trade sanctions against foreign countries, so as to force the other side to submit.

Now in fact, Luo Yi also uses the trade supply and demand relationship between the Central Plains and the Turks to obtain benefits, the Central Plains is dispensable for the products of the grassland, but the grassland is in great need of the products of the Central Plains. And Luo Yi also exploited the Turks through this supply and demand relationship, forcing the Turks to agree to some conditions. This kind of trade war is not only effective, but also low-cost. It's much better than the way to teach others a lesson by military force. A lot of times trade wars can do things that military wars can't, especially because military wars can bring them together. But if there is an economic and trade war, then maybe people in the other side will stand up against their leaders, and then get a lot of good things. So this Luo Yi's trade war is really a rare solution, and Luo Yi can see this, which is enough to show that he is not an ordinary martial artist. His vision is very unique, and it is completely the vision of a politician, not a military strategist. However, perhaps he also had a counselor, and it was the counselor who reminded him to do so.

But no matter what, this Luo Yi is accumulating capital for himself through a trade war, so what is his idea. There is such a good way, not to tell the central court of the court, let the central court center personally take charge of this matter, and actually use it as a means of collecting money, he is definitely not of the same mind as the Tang court. If it was a heart, he had such a good way to deal with the Turks, and he didn't have to tell the court what to do? is also used to collect wealth for himself, so what does he want so much wealth for? So there is a lot of article here, this must be Luo Yi is accumulating enough capital for himself and wants to do his own thing.

"But are the Turks willing to be exploited by Europe like this? Didn't the Turks take revenge on Luo Yi? Qian Feng asked.

Zhang Chao replied: "I guess that the Turks and Luo Yi may be one willing to fight and the other to suffer!" ”

"What? And this kind of thing? Qian Feng asked. (To be continued......)