As the principal of the wealthy businessman's house, Mi Zhu has been running around a lot, and his understanding of various places is still above the taxi and celebrity who travel around.

In fact, there is not much comparison between the two.

Most of the scholars who are concerned about the local celebrities or families are there; Mi Zhu is more concerned about what specialties are available in each place, what goods are more marketable, how rich the people are, and whether the local officials are clean or not.

Xuzhou is adjacent to Qingzhou, and it was also a rich place in the early years, and Mi Zhu did not run here less back then, until Qingzhou began to turmoil, he also became a homemaker, and this came less.

At this moment, he looked around with great interest, and all he saw was a vibrant scene.

"Mi Jie, when was the last time you came to Qingzhou?"

"Back to my lord, it was last spring." A middle-aged man dressed as a housekeeper, this person is quite capable, and without waiting for Mi Zhu to ask again, he recounted last year's experience like pouring beans on a bamboo tube.

"At that time, there were rumors that there were maritime merchants who bought grain and seeds in large quantities, and the goods used in exchange for the skin and medicinal materials in short supply in the Central Plains were the ...... I could make a profit, and I planned to risk going to Donglai through the Beihai, but soon after entering the country, Zhang Rao raised the flag, if it wasn't for the opportunity to be quick, and abandoned some goods, I'm afraid it would be ."

Last year's loss was one of the few loss records of the Mi family in recent years, Mi Zhu did not pursue it at the time, but at this moment, the old matter was suddenly brought up, and Mi Jie was somewhat worried in his heart. Although there is a risk to make a profit, but his risky move last year was indeed a little too reckless.

"Forget about the past, how can you do business and make money without taking some risks?" Mi Zhu waved his hand, his tone was quite meaningful, Mi Jie breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt strange, the old man's sigh seemed to be ...... Didn't you come for yourself?

"How is the scene in Qingzhou this year compared to last year?" Mi Zhu asked again.

"It's completely incomparable!" Mi Jie gathered his mind, thought about it seriously, and replied: "When I came last year, it was also the spring ploughing season, but there was no one in the field at all, the artemisia grass grew more than one person high, and when the wind blew, you could see the white bones, even if you had been on the official road, you had to be careful, and I always felt like I would be ambushed, now......

He looked up and said no more, the scenery around him said it all.

The artemisia grass had long since been cut down and turned into ashes, and it was taken in the hands of the rough-handed peasant women and the yellow-skinned children, and under the command of the gray-haired old man, they were mixed with the dung and sprinkled carefully in the freshly turned soil.

The men were either controlling old and new farm tools, shouting and stirring the dirt hard; Or they were organized in groups, under the command of local officials and pavilion chiefs, and worked hard to trim and dig ditches leading to the fields.

No matter what you do, you are sweating, but no one shouts hard work.

Qingzhou, a land of mountains and seas, although there are many hills, is also a place rich in water resources and fertile land.

It is conceivable that with the concerted efforts of the military and civilians of Qingzhou, unless there is an extremely serious natural disaster, it is impossible for drought or flood to be too serious to threaten Qingzhou's harvest in the coming year.

It's not just Mi Zhu who has this kind of awareness, all the busy people seem to have similar thoughts, so they are in a good mood.

Although the clothes were tattered, the tools were rudimentary, and the work was heavy, the farmers and women had smiles on their faces. From time to time, there will be children's childish singing in the field, faintly, lingering, in this rich and colorful peaceful picture, and all kinds of strokes are depicted.

When the toiling adults hear the singing, they will raise their heads, shout a few words in the direction from which the song came, or scold, or more admonish, and their voices are full of concern, longing and expectation for the future.

Only people who are hopeful about the future will have such a relaxed smile on their faces.

With such a peaceful scene, who would have imagined that at about the same time last year, Qingzhou was still a ghostly place in the world? Who would have thought that these busy people were the Yellow Turban thieves who once ran rampant in Qingzhou, cut off the trade routes, and turned the world into ghosts?

In fact, there is only a thin line between the destroyer and the builder, and the one who can promote its transformation is either stupid or capable of governing the world.

"Big brother, when has this been, do you still care about this? Don't hurry up and think about it, after arriving in Linzi, how can you ...... "Mi Fang is not as calm as his brother, no matter how beautiful the prospects of Qingzhou are, what is the use of just watching from the periphery?" It's only right to find a way to fit in and be a part of a better future.

"What?" Mi Zhu retracted his gaze towards Siye, and with a smile, turned to his younger brother.

Mi Fang didn't speak, she glanced at the steward out of the corner of her eye, Mi Jie saw that things were quite fast, and hurriedly gave a salute and retired.

After the obstruction was gone, Mi Fang lowered his voice and said: "Big brother, the one who went to the Assassin Mansion to apply, Bacheng is the little sister!" The dead girl doesn't know what the idea is, since she wants to go, explain how good it is in advance, discuss it with us, and in the end it won't be a chicken and egg fight, now it's okay, it's completely over! Let's go this time, what can we do! ”

Mi Zhu waved his hand carelessly, and said with a faint smile: "Whether the rumored woman is a little sister or not, it is still unknown, even if it is, it can't talk about chicken and egg fighting, right?" As the saying goes: there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, so you don't have to worry about the sky. ”

"Why is it unfounded?" Mi Fang was a little annoyed.

In the past, he was really unruly, but now, he has converged a lot, and he is seriously planning for the future of the family! However, in the eyes of his brother, he still seems to regard himself as the original ranger, and when he talks about serious things, he looks like this. He was determined that before he reached Linzi, he must fight for this breath.

"Big brother, you said it yourself, saying that you may have misunderstood the meaning of the prince

Think. Now, Xiaomei is here again, others don't know, but it's been spread in the city of Quxian County, who doesn't know Xiaomei's ability to calculate? This kind of thing spreads the fastest, or less than a month, it will definitely spread throughout the entire Donghai County, and before the summer, the whole Xuzhou will spread! ”

Mi Fang blushed and shouted: "The prince's side is not settled, and the reputation of the family is ...... What will the little sister do in the future? Big brother, you're still laughing, ...... the hell you"

"Okay, okay, I know that you are thinking about your little sister and the Mi family with your heart," Mi Zhu was so entangled by his younger brother that he couldn't do it, so he could only smile bitterly and soothe: "Okay, don't shout, I'll explain it to you from the beginning, okay?" ”

"Done." Mi Fang nodded.

"It was true that I misunderstood at the beginning, but who would have thought that the prince would also have such a good understanding of the way of doing business? Actually, if you think about it, it's not bad now...... Don't worry, listen to me. ”

Mi Zhu put down the curtain with one hand and pressed his younger brother's shoulder with the other, "The prince knows the way of doing business, what he said that day should be the meaning of solicitation, not to mention, Qingzhou is dilapidated, the prince has taken the policy of recuperating in the tuntian, this cost is probably not small, I look at it, it should be to discuss with my Mi family a way to make money." ”

"How to make money? Don't you want my family to contribute money and food? Mi Fang's eyes widened.

Whether it was Tao Qian or the other Han officials he had met, whether he valued the merchant's family or not depended on the amount of money and grain he contributed. It was effective at the time, but after a long time, this favor was useless, and it had to be strengthened by new contributions.

Therefore, Mi Fang felt that while contributing money and food, it was best to add the bond of in-laws, so that it was the most secure.

"Is a prince the same as a mortal?" Mi Zhu smiled indifferently, but there was a flash of essence in his eyes, if you look closely, you will find that the smile in his eyes is the same as the farmers he has seen.

"Big brother, what is the reason for your words?" Mi Fang was puzzled, and didn't know where her brother's confidence came from.

"I didn't know for sure before, but after hearing the subject, I was convinced. Fang, do you remember the argument you had with me over that topic? Mi Zhu did not answer the rhetorical question.

"Of course I do." Mi Fang nodded, "I think the answer is to lose one money, obviously it is to make two dollars in a row, one money at a time, if you don't toss it, it is three dollars, and if you say that you lose, you can only say that you lose one money!" ”

That's why the prince said that this question comes to different conclusions from different angles. From the perspective of ordinary people, it is true that one money is earned at a time, but from the perspective of doing business, after the first transaction, the merchant only has nine coins in his hand, and he has to add more money to carry out the second transaction, where does this money come from, and is it not a debt that needs to be repaid? ”

"So, it seems to make sense...... Mi Fang rubbed her scalp and said very distressedly: "Eh, this topic itself is quite frustrating, nothing to do." ”

"Doing business is originally to make a fuss out of nothing, and businessmen don't produce a stitch and thread, how can they get rich? That's why the world is ...... talent" Mi Zhu shook his head, and smiled bitterly, businessmen don't produce, but they can get rich, which is very jealous, even if Lu Buwei was as powerful back then, under the sword and pen of the history books, was he not despised to a mess?

"These are all trivial matters, the point is that if it is just sophistry, the answer given by the prince should be a loss of one penny, since the answer he gave is a loss of two dollars...... Hehe, obviously, in addition to using soldiers like gods, the prince is also well versed in the way of management! ”

"In this way, even if there is no matter of the little sister, the prince will want to promote you and reuse my Mi family?" Mi Fang was not very interested in the complex process, but his brother's reasoning made his eyes shine.

"You shouldn't be wrong." Mi Zhu smiled slightly: "You probably don't know yet, right?" The wedding is imminent, but the prince has spent a lot of time improving the papermaking technique, and now there are preliminary results......"

"Paper? This thing can also make money? ”

"Why not?" Mi Zhu raised his hand and poked into his arms and took out a blank piece of paper, "Fang, what do you think of this paper?" ”

"This is ......" glanced at the object in his brother's hand, Mi Fang's eyes couldn't move, he raised his hand to lift the curtain, making the light in the carriage brighter, and his face came directly to Mi Zhu's hand.

The bright sunlight shines through the window, illuminating the inside of the carriage brightly, and what is brighter than the sun is the piece of paper in Mi Zhu's hand, white paper!

The light reflected by the paper is white, delicate, evenly densified, and bright, which makes people love it. Mi Fang couldn't help but touch it with his hand, and the soft feeling made him mistakenly think that the thing in his hand was fine silk, not paper.

"Fang, you say, what kind of price can such a piece of paper sell for in Xuzhou?"

"Ten cents? No, if our family comes to sell, thirty dollars is no problem! Mi Fang blurted out.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Xuzhou is one of the few places that has not been warned, and there are many local celebrities, plus those who have taken refuge from other places, and they are even more heroes.

Baume & Mercier shot very boldly, especially for the things of the study, Qingzhou's new paper, the texture is far better than the original Caihou paper, once launched, even if no commercial operation is carried out, it is likely to cause a rush to buy, if there is a Mi family from the dispatch, that ......

Mi Fang was dizzy, and it seemed that countless five-baht coins had fallen from the sky in front of her.

"I understand, the legend is true, the prince has the Mo family scroll in his hand, so he can make so many ......" sighed for a while, Mi Fang remembered the original theme: "That little sister, what should I do?" ”

"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and after arriving in Linzi, it is not too late to understand the situation." Mi Zhu once again set his sights on Siye and appreciated the vitality of Qingzhou.

ps The problem of that topic, in fact, is to toss people, from different angles, there are different truths, there is no right or wrong, just how, how to think, please brothers don't get entangled. (To be continued.) Please search for literature, novels are better and faster!)