Zigong, who suffered several losses, no longer believes in Confucius's theory. Though! Confucius's theory makes sense, but after all, it is wishful thinking. We can only guarantee that we can behave and do things according to his doctrine and theory, but we cannot guarantee that everyone in the world can do it.

The key question is: why do we have to suffer ourselves to cater to social management?

If we do this, we can save this society and restore this morally degraded society to its heyday of the Zhou Dynasty. So! It's worth it for us to do so. Isn't it? Because! Our efforts have been rewarded.

But that's not the case! We did what Mr. Confucius did, but the result was: we were suffering and we were not able to save this society. So? What if we still do this? Isn't it stupid?

There is no return for our efforts, are we stupid?

After several encounters and setbacks, Zigong no longer believed in Confucius's set. Because! Confucius's set is divorced from social reality, divorced from reality, and does not integrate with today's reality and social reality.

Theories cannot be linked to practice and cannot be applied in real life, and they are not the best and perfect theories.

But! Confucius's set is not completely useless. There are uses, it depends on how you use them.

For example, integrity! Honesty is not only a must for businessmen, but also a must for life. Regardless of whether others are honest or not, we must be honest ourselves and not lose our trust in others. However! Don't expect others to be as honest as you are. Others are others, and there are no two identical leaves in this world, and no two people are the same.

There are so many people in the world, there are all kinds of people, people of all kinds of ideas. So! You are honest with others, others are not necessarily honest with you, maybe others are more honest than you, anything can happen.

So! When communicating with others, don't trust others or anyone too much until you are familiar with it. Of course! It's not about doubting everything, not trusting anyone or anything. Everything must be considered holistically, seek truth from facts, and be considered on a case-by-case basis.

That's the only way! Whether it's communicating with people or doing business, you won't lose.

Doing business is like buying and selling on the street, paying for it with one hand and delivering it with the other. After the transaction is completed, you need to consider that your money will not be robbed by others. Before the transaction is carried out, you should also protect your money from being robbed or cheated by others.

If you treat others as honest, kind, and honest as you, is it strange that others don't rob you or lie to you?

When Zigong was doing business in the Great Zhou world, he had his own team of bodyguards. His bodyguard team is all masters of the masters, and one person can top ten or hundred, and they can all stand alone.

It is not enough to have a team of bodyguards, he has friendships with the kings of many vassal states in the Great Zhou Dynasty or the important ministers under the king. Large-scale business is a partnership with the king or minister of the country. So! It is absolutely safe to do business in this princely country.

If you want to eat alone and make a fortune, you don't contact the local officials, not to mention that these officials have cleaned you up, and the local robbers will not let you go. In the end, the money didn't make money, and it cost a small life. This is the loss of life because of small losses, greed for small gains.

With the support of kings and ministers, you can get unhindered.

As is often the case! In order to make the country rich in disguise, the king or the minister will take the initiative to do business with you. Kings and ministers used their power to sell the wealth that belonged to the state and turned it into their own private property.

Often, the kings of a vassal state are not completely talkative, and they are sometimes supervised and restrained by other ministers, and dare not or cannot do anything wrong. So! It is necessary to make money in disguise.

At this time, the merchant Zigong appeared. On the surface, he is doing business, but in fact he is helping the king or minister to resell state property in disguise. As a businessman, he can't manage those things, and he doesn't know that the king and ministers are selling state property in disguise, as long as he can make money, he will naturally agree.

Therefore! With the help of kings and ministers, his business was not only safe, but also profitable.

More often than not, his caravans would carry goods to kings and ministers to other countries, without charging other people's fees, and helping them completely for free. Outcome! This kind of practice of suffering losses is a blessing, which has won the gratitude of the other party and won the greater trust of the other party.

Princes, kings, and ministers, especially ministers, were in business. They opened warehouses in other countries and used their power to sell state property at a low price for huge profits.

These ministers generally do not come forward in person, but find someone to come forward on their behalf. If something happens, the person who comes forward on their behalf will die. And the little things in general, they come forward to settle the matter. Under normal circumstances, nothing will happen. Because! They are rich and powerful, and if they are not fair, they will come to the dark. So! There's nothing they can't do with it.

Zigong hooked up with these people, although there is a certain risk, but as long as you have a good head and can see current affairs clearly, nothing will happen.

For example! This country is about to change dynasties, the winner is the king and the loser is Kou, you have to stand on the right side, you must be on the side of the possible winner. For the losing side, you have to tactfully refuse, or......

Anyway! During this period, it is difficult for the country to make money, and it is not possible to arouse the anger of the people. Be a philanthropist and be with the people.

"As for what you said! For example, last time! You resell the iron of the Chu State, you? You'll have to pay attention later! Fang Jishi reminded.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, iron was both a new energy source and a high-tech one. Iron is more widely used than copper, and its military status cannot be underestimated. It can also be said! Iron is an important strategic substance. From a patriotic point of view, Zigong smuggled the iron of Chu to Lu and then resold it to Qi, which was harming Chu and the people of Chu.

As a businessman, it is for the purpose of making profits. Furthermore! It was not him who resold the iron of the Chu State and smuggled the strategic materials of the Chu State. But! There is an internal ghost in the Chu State, it is a certain prince of the Chu State or someone who is reselling, he is only responsible for transportation.

On the side of the Lu State, someone took advantage of his relationship with the Chu State to resell the iron of the Chu State, and then resold it to the Qi State. At that time, the state of Qi was on the rise and needed a large number of strategic materials.

Zigong said with a smile: "I have long stopped doing this kind of business, including selling grain and grass to other countries. Selling grain and grass is also a source of war. A country is actively preparing copper or iron, as well as grain, grass, and horses, and it is likely that it is preparing before war. If I transport horses, grain, grass, copper and iron from a certain country to a country that is ready to attack him, I am a historical sinner.

As is often the case! They told me to buy these supplies at a high price in a country that was going to attack. And then! Attack again. And we businessmen, often only see commercial interests, and then fall into the way of others, and become sinners of history......"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's often like that, they ask you to buy it, and you think it's profitable to do it. Often, the situation is like this, people are prepared, deliberately give you profits, let you buy. Outcome! When the war happens, you become a sinner in this country! Zigong! It's good that you know! ”

"Hmmm! Thank you, uncle! Zigong knows! Zigong is not stupid! ”

(End of chapter)