Chase the deer city.

In the private room of the inn, Yu Buzhi and Su San sat opposite each other.

The Ant Caravan is a subordinate organization of the Zhulu Territory, but on the surface, the two have nothing to do with each other, and the caravansera's entry into the Zhulu Territory is also completely operated in accordance with the business model, and there are no privileges in the Zhulu City. In order to avoid suspicion, Yu Buzhi and Su San had something to talk about, and they mostly met in a private room rented by the caravan.

Yu Buzhi lifted the flask and filled the two glasses.

"The ant caravan stationed in Zhululing quickly became the wind and rain in the Ba County market, and the material circulation problem that plagued Ba County was greatly alleviated, and the results were remarkable, and even Zhao Taishou was full of praise. This is all Mr. Su's work, come, Mr. Shibei's cup. ”

"Your Excellency praised it."

Su San was flattered, hurriedly picked up the wine glass with both hands, and said gratefully: "The ant caravan opened the situation so quickly, it is really the trend of the times. The flow of commodities from surplus areas to areas with deficits, and the flow of commodities from low-profit areas to high-profit areas, is the basic law of the market, and no force can suppress it for a long time. Moreover, this kind of suppression is not complete, and the Bajun Taishou Mansion is trying its best to offset the suppressive power of the state government, and it is appropriate to follow the laws of the market, respond to the people, and make some achievements. ”

"To be honest, the market situation in Ba County is very special, and in response to the pressure exerted by the state government, the Taishou Mansion has brought in the relatively transcendent Zhulu Ling, and the Zhulu Ling has become a commodity distribution center built by Ba County."

"Such an opportunity is rare."

"The ant caravan has a reputation in Ba County, and I don't think it's a big deal, it's just for profit, Xiao Dao'er. It is a truly remarkable achievement that it is likely to become an important commercial town in Yizhou and even the western region. The adults are strategizing behind the scenes, and Su San admires. ”

Su San's expression was solemn and his words were sincere.

He came from a family of merchants, and his understanding of the way of merchants was much deeper than that of ordinary people.

After being told that the Flying Fish Territory was a special territory of the Zhulu Territory, the Su clan made up his mind and immediately asked Su San to officially join the Chasing Deer Territory, with the original intention of hugging the thigh of the Chasing Deer Collar and adding a big bargaining chip for the Su clan's survival in the troubled times. Su San came to Zhulu City, learned more inside information, and witnessed the transformation of Zhulu City into the commercial center of Ba County.

Yu Buzhi smiled, drank all the wine in the cup, and signaled to Su San.

Su Sanhao's anger surged, and he leaned up and drank painfully, but he was choked by Ba Xiangqing and coughed repeatedly.

After calming down, Su San said with a bitter face: "My brother has a lot, but the amount of wine is limited, so I smiled." ”

Yu Buzhi laughed: "I take it for granted, since Mr. is not good at drinking, let's change the tea." ”

Calling Xiao Er to come in and change it for tea, Yu Buzhi continued: "I want to know what the caravan is going to do next?" ”

Su San was confident and said: "Shrink the front and gradually withdraw from most of the business." ”

Yu Buzhi nodded silently.

The ant caravan was stationed in Zhululing, and with a series of large investments, a large number of purchases and sales, quickly became well-known in Ba County. The strength of the Ant Caravan alone is not enough to completely change the problem of material circulation in Ba County, and the Chase Deer Leader has never expected the Ant Caravan to save the world single-handedly.

In the special period when many businesses dare not show their strength in Ba County because of the pressure of the Yizhou government, if some merchants can appear as dark horses and stir up some waves in the backwater of Ba County, it is enough to make many merchants who stay on the sidelines make up their minds. Merchants are seeking profits, and the ant caravan proves that the Bajun market has a lot to offer, and it was seized by a foreign merchant, and the local merchants were naturally not to be outdone and enthusiastically followed up.

Today, business activity in Ba County is completely out of the woods.

The catfish effect of the ant caravan entering the Ba County market boosted the rapid development of the business activities of the Guilu Territory, but the ant caravan was forced to get involved in all the business in order to quickly occupy the market and the severe business situation in Ba County at that time. One is that there is too much capital occupied, and the other is that it is facing fierce competition from peers in almost every field.

The Ant Caravan lacks the unique heritage of those veteran merchants who have been inherited for many years, and as an external force, it is difficult for the Ant Caravan to meet with the local veteran merchants in all areas. Appropriately shrinking the front, gradually abandoning those businesses that do not have high profits or where the side does not have obvious advantages, and concentrating energy and resources on a few key industries is the inevitable path for the Ant Caravan.

Yu Buzhi is looking for Su San today for this matter.

Su Sannian was young and vigorous, with a strong desire to forge ahead, coupled with the smooth sailing of the ant caravan in the early stage, Yu Buzhi was very worried that he would advance lightly and drag the caravan into the quagmire of fierce competition with many large merchants. Seeing that Su San still maintained his sanity, Yu Buzhi was greatly relieved.

He continued: "What is the future focus of the caravan? ”

Su San knew that the lord had the intention of taking the school examination, and said seriously: "The main product should be fine, not too much." ”

"There are three main commodities selected below, which are different from the north and south, and each has its own emphasis."

"There will be war horses in the south. War horses are quite profitable in the south, and we have obtained a stable source of war horses with the help of General Baima, and initially opened up many joints of war horses to the south. Although we need to sell some of the horses to the princes along the way at a preferential price on a pro-rata basis, we will also get corresponding security guarantees, which is considered a win-win situation below. ”

"The northern market focuses on Ba Xiangqing, and the reason is similar to that of War Horse, the wine is far away from the production area, and the profit can be expected. Since our caravan has openly entered Zhulu City and established a long-term cooperative relationship with the territory, no one will question our Ba Xiang Qing Route, and in the future, the caravan will no longer need to carefully control the shipment of Ba Xiang Qing as before. The caravan was deliberately promoted some time ago, and those princes and wealthy families who wanted to buy war horses were full of praise for Ba Xiangqing, and Ba Xiangqing was vaguely popular in some places, and this opportunity to make a lot of money! ”

"The third main commodity selected below is grain ......"

The fish was unwise: "Grain? ”

In addition to the war horse and Ba Xiangqing, the specialty of the deer collar is also cloth, because the territory has master weavers, the silk output of the deer collar is also rising. However, Su San abandoned cloth and silk and chose grain as one of the main commodities, which was really unexpected.

"Yes, it's food."

Su San quickly explained.

He had a good reason to make food the caravan's staple commodity.

First of all, ensure the food supply of the territory.

Su San did not forget that the original intention of the Ant Caravan was to ensure the food supply of the Flying Fish Collar, and this demand has always existed. Food self-sufficiency is the cornerstone of territorial stability, and if even food cannot be guaranteed, whether the territory can continue to survive will be questionable, let alone developed.

Not long ago, Feiyu Territory built a new subordinate territory for grain production, and the grain output has increased significantly, but due to the continuous increase in the output of Feiyu Lingba Township, the increased food consumption is much greater than the output of Xiwei Town, and the Jizhou Territory actually needs to be imported to ensure the consumption of the territory.

The same problem is also reflected in the Zhulu Territory, which has the blessing of Shennong and has an amazing grain production efficiency, which should not be bothered by food, but in order to develop key industries and the overall security layout of the territory, a large number of affiliated territories are used for the development of industries and people's strongholds. The grain production in Yizhou is very limited, the population is quite large, and the Baxiangqing consumes a lot of grain, and the pressure on the grain supply of Zhululing is increasing day by day.

Su San has a keen sense of business and believes that if he cannot ensure the supply of food, he may face immeasurable risks in the future. After studying the industrial layout and overall defense strategy of the Zhulu Territory, he believes that it is almost impossible for the territory to improve the food supply by adding new grain production subsidiary territories, and the increase in the production capacity of Baxiang Qing will make the food supply of the Zhulu Territory more and more tight, and the only way is for the caravan to resolve this crisis!

Secondly, the inclusion of grain in the focus of the caravan is conducive to ensuring the output of another major commodity, Baxiang.

Third, the grain trade will help the future development of the ant caravan.

Food is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and food security is the first and necessary at all times.

Food security concerns everyone, from the central court to the local government, the powerful and powerful, and the common people, and a stable food supply is in the aspirations and interests of all. As we all know, the grain trade is large and the profits are thin, and it is difficult to make huge profits like other commodities (the profiteers who want to make huge profits with grain are basically hanged), and those merchants who have been focusing on the grain trade for many years usually have a good reputation, and buy excess grain in the harvest area, and transport it to the grain-deficient area to sell it at a relatively reasonable price, as long as it is not too outrageous, they can usually reap gratitude.

According to Su's many years of experience, grain merchants are more easily accepted and relied on than ordinary merchants.

If the ant caravan only stands on war horses and Ba Xiang Qing, it will be regarded by the outside world as a pure profit-chasing businessman, who can make a lot of money, but will not have any social status; But if the ant caravan were to focus on the food business, the feeling to the outside world would be completely different.

Princes and local tyrants rarely deliberately embarrass grain merchants.

In recent years, there have been frequent wars and natural disasters, and no one can say when there will be a famine in the local area. If you have a good relationship with the big grain merchants, you can count on someone to pull you when you are in trouble in the future.

Su San did not expect the grain trade to bring much profit to the caravan, there were many goods that were easier to make money, but there was no commodity that could bring respect and recognition to the caravan like grain. Respect and recognition are priceless and essential to the future development of the Ant Caravan.

Su San revealed his idea of the caravan, and the more he talked, the more excited he became.

When he vomited his chest and quieted down, he noticed that the lord was staring at him, and had not spoken for a long time.

The young Su San was a little flustered: "Great, my lord, if there is anything wrong with what you think next, please make it clear." ”

Yu Buzhi got up and shook solemnly.

Where did Su San dare to accept it, but he didn't dare to stop it, so he had to stand up and stand there helplessly.

"I'm relieved to have a gentleman in charge of the caravan."

"Don't worry, if there's any difficulty, just tell me."

Su San instinctively argued, but at this time he snorted.

He came from a giant merchant family, and his brother supported the family forward, and the young Su San had no pressure, and he lacked the opportunity to really be on his own. The creation of the ant caravan for the Flying Fish Leader was the first time that Su San was personally in charge of a business, and he put a lot of effort into starting from scratch. With the rapid rise of the ant caravan, Su San handed over a beautiful report card, and was regarded as a rising star in the business world, receiving a lot of praise, but no one's praise could move him so much.

The heartfelt appreciation from the lord naturally differed in weight.

Su San was inexplicably moved in his heart, and he didn't speak, but also sighed deeply.

Only he knew that from this moment on, he and Zhululing were no longer in a simple employment relationship.

His career is here!

The joint caravan is managed by his brother Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, there is nothing to worry about, his responsibility is to make the ant caravan bigger and better.

For their own cause!

For the territory he serves!

Also for the glory of the Su family!

Yu Buzhi walked over, helped Su San up, and said solemnly: "Coming to you today, even if you don't plan to shrink the front, I will ask the ant caravan to make adjustments, and there is a new task to be handed over to you." ”

"Please advise!"

"Let's start with a secret: we've just established a stronghold in the Hetao, and it's the same ...... as the Flying Fish Collar."

"What?"

Su San exclaimed, he had only been in the territory for a short time, and he was not in the territory most of the time, and he didn't know about the nail plan. After learning the details of the Flying Fish Collar, the Su clan admired the ambition of the Zhulu Collar, and Su San never expected that the Zhulu Collar could actually create a special territory, and it was also opened in the Hetao area!

Although the Su family did not do business in the Hetao, they knew a lot about the situation in the Hetao.

Su San knew how dangerous the Hetao was.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping didn't sell horses in Hetao because it was too chaotic there.

At the beginning, the power of the imperial court was still fashionable and so, and later the imperial court completely withdrew from the Hetao, and the local chaos and danger would only become more serious. Zhululing actually dared to open a new stronghold in Hetao, which really surprised Su Sansan.

Surprise is followed by excitement.

After all, Su San is still young, although he is a businessman, his blood is not cold.

Conquering the deer to lay out the Hetao and lay nails in the territory occupied by the Qianghu people, he was inexplicably excited.

Yu Buzhi simply introduced the situation of the dragon collar to Su San.

"Hetao is even more dangerous than we expected, not long ago, more than 3,000 Qiang Hu cavalry raided Longling, was repelled by our soldiers, and captured more than 1,600 war horses......

Su San's eyes widened, more than 1,600 war horses!

"Starting a war with the Qianghu people so early is a little different from the original plan, but the matter has come to this point, and the face is it. The Hetao was not controlled by the imperial court, all industries withered, and the Han people had few strongholds, and the biggest problem facing Longling now was the lack of many basic materials, food, medicine, and daily necessities. The dragon territory is so big, and there are no subordinate territory places for the time being, so we can't produce everything ourselves......"

"Actually, even if I have a ready-made quota for the subordinate territory, I don't dare to use it easily, and the dependent territory is difficult to resist the attack of the Qianghu cavalry......"

"It's very difficult over there, and there is an urgent need for a caravan to enter the Hetao area to provide the necessary support for the dragon leader."

Su San said proudly: "Don't worry, my lord, it's my duty!" ”