After discussing with Zhen Luo, they quietly went out of the General's Mansion, and the commander followed with a horn, looking like an ordinary couple traveling. It's just that Zhen Luo's delicate face and the temperament that other women can't match, but let those who see it know that this couple is not simple.

However, outsiders look like this, but when Zhang Xiu glances around the corner of his eyes, he often glimpses some big men following the two of them. This is also a normal thing, and there is nothing strange about it.

When the people saw Zhang Xiu and Zhen Luo, they would just talk a few more words, in a place like Chang'an, it can be said that throwing a brick will hit the family of a certain official. It can be said that the people of Chang'an have seen a lot of big people, so they are not too surprised by Zhang Xiu and Zhen Luo's trip

Zhang Xiu accompanied Zhen Luo into the workshop, at this time, because it was already winter, the people could no longer farm, and there were many fewer fish in the river. This season of stopping production is the time when the common people are most active in trading. Of course, if the weather is colder, these little people will not come out again, so this period of activity will not be too long. It's just after autumn and winter is coming.

At this time, Zhen Luo was looking at a small shop selling straw dolls in the workshop. It is said to be a small shop, but in fact it is just pushing a wooden cart with straw dolls piled on it. This kind of mobile small shops are strictly forbidden before Zhang Xiu crosses, but Zhang Xiu knows very well that whether a local business can prosper depends mainly on these carrying shops. Although they can't bring in much revenue for the government, they can gather a lot of popularity.

However, Zhang Xiu knew that these people would place the car indiscriminately and affect the road, so he also sent people from the poison gate to be responsible for maintaining order. It can be said that if there were only large transactions in the city and no temporary shops, Chang'an would not be so prosperous.

While Zhang Xiu was thinking wildly, Zhen Luo over there pulled Zhang Xiu and giggled: "Husband, take a look, this is you!" After speaking, he pointed to a straw puppet holding a "golden" spear and riding a horse, but with a dull appearance.

Zhen Luo saw Zhang Xiu looking over, and tapped the stupid "Zhang Xiu" with his snow-white fingers like mutton fat jade

Zhang Xiu saw that Zhen Luo still couldn't stop pressing that, the puppet, at this time it was really full of black lines, and said dissatisfiedly: "How does Luo'er know that this is a husband?" ”

Zhen Luo covered his mouth and giggled: "Look at this golden gun, you can't help but know, only the husband uses this golden gun in the whole world." ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and smiled helplessly. Look at the cart. found that there were not only myself in this, but also Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Tai Shici, etc. The most interesting thing is that Huang Zhong, the white hair under the collar is extremely exquisite, and it looks like the real thing.

Zhang Xiu saw it, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and then he picked up the Huang Zhong puppet and said with a smile: "Luo'er, let's take a look at Hansheng's puppet, this beard is real." ”

When Zhen Luo heard this, his eyes lit up, and he snatched Huang Zhong from Zhang Xiu's hand with one hand, then touched his beard, and said in surprise: "It's really true?" ”

When Zhang Xiu saw it, he laughed and said, "Stupid girl, this is cotton, do you really think it's a beard?" Over there, Zhen Luo heard Zhang Xiu laughing, and a pink fist fell on Zhang Xiu's arm.

At this time, the boss listened to the conversation between the two. His eyes widened in surprise. Zhang Xiu didn't care, but asked with a smile: "Boss, how is the business?" ”

The boss replied with some trepidation: "General Hongfu, business is fine." Well, it's better to sell it than you, the general. Zhang Xiu saw that the boss was honest, and touched his nose a little embarrassed. The boss listened. Knowing that he said the wrong thing, he hurriedly distinguished: "Eh, the villain is not talking about you, but about the general" Speaking of this, even the boss himself was confused.

Zhen Luo listened interestingly, and said with a smile: "The boss is talking about dolls." ”

The boss wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "Madame is right, it's a puppet."

Zhang Xiu smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, boss, wrap up these dolls." After speaking, he pointed to himself and the puppets of his subordinate generals who appeared here.

The boss heard this and immediately complied, and Zhang Xiu also took some money out of his arms and handed it to the boss. When the boss saw it, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The general can patronize the villain, it's really a blessing for the villain, and the money won't be used." Zhang Xiu saw where he was willing, so he kept stuffing it into the boss's hand. It's just that the boss is also stubborn, so he just doesn't accept it.

Zhen Luo saw that it was not a way for the two of them to push and concede, so he smiled and said, "Boss, why don't I give you a word, which is worth the money of these dolls." ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he glanced at Zhen Luo with some confusion, and the boss heard it, and immediately said respectfully: "Thank you, Madame, for your words." ”

Zhen Luo saw Zhang Xiu looking at him, his eyes flashed with wisdom, and he said with a smile: "Boss, these dolls of yours are exquisitely made, but they don't sell well when they are taken out once." You can only make a hundred puppets of General Zhao Yun and not sell them when they are sold out, and then launch a hundred puppets of General Tai Shici, which will not be sold when they are sold out. By analogy, commemorative dolls are sold in this way, but of course some ordinary dolls such as animals do not have to be like this. ”

When the boss heard this, his eyes widened, and he wondered: "Isn't there only a few puppets sold by villains in this way, do this?"

Zhen Luo heard it and said with a smile: "Those puppet bosses with a limited number can sell them several times higher than ordinary dolls, and the price can be higher." And the boss set another rule, who can put together a set of generals under the command of the general, only then will they have a chance to get a general's puppet. In this way, the boss will definitely be a guest. ”

When the boss heard this, he didn't quite understand the reason, but he knew that this lady was not an ordinary person, so he nodded and said, "Thank you Madame, the villain will do what Madame says." ”

After Zhen Luo heard this, he just smiled slightly, and then raised his head and glanced at Zhang Xiu proudly. After listening to Zhen Luo's words, Zhang Xiu was a little surprised in his heart, this Zhen Luo really deserved to be a business genius in the late Han Dynasty, and even the "limited edition" and taking the boutique route were all made.

After Zhang Xiu and the others said goodbye to the boss, they saw Zhang Xiu lightly holding Zhen Luo's little hand and asked in a low voice, "Luo'er, how can you think of this?" Zhen Luo heard the appreciation in Zhang Xiu's tone and was very happy. After all, which woman doesn't want to be appreciated by the person she likes, I saw Zhen Luo smirked and said: "It's very simple, the so-called scarcity is expensive." This works anywhere. ”

When Zhang Xiu heard this, he suddenly stopped. Zhen Luo was taken aback, and hurriedly grabbed Zhang Xiu and asked urgently, "Husband, what's wrong with you?" ”

Each embroidery was called by Zhen Luo, and Gu Ji woke up and saw that there was tea in front of him! "Luo'er, my husband just thought of something, you can see if it's feasible." Then he pointed to the teahouse in front of him and said, "Let's talk in that teahouse." After speaking, he pulled Zhen Luo into the teahouse and wrapped up the second floor of the teahouse, not letting people come up.

After the two of them sat down. After the little maid brought fragrant tea and retreated. Zhen Luo blinked his beautiful eyes and asked, "Husband, what do you think of?" ”

I saw Zhang Xiu's face a little solemn and said: "Luo'er, what you said is rare and expensive, and I thought of it as a husband, whether the silk, tea and porcelain sold to the Western Regions by our Han Dynasty can also be used as rare and expensive." ”

When Zhen Luo heard this, he frowned and said: "Husband, although it is good that things are scarce and expensive, but the Western Regions came to our Han Dynasty, as long as it was for silk, tea and porcelain. If the sales volume is too small, won't this trade route be useless? ”

Zhang Xiu could hear it. smiled: "Luo'er, you are still very smart, why is it suddenly curtain now." Seeing that Zhen Luo glanced at himself, Zhang Xiu laughed dryly and said, "Didn't Fang Cai Luo'er tell the boss that there is no need to limit the number of other ordinary animals?" ”

When Zhen Luo heard this, his beautiful eyes suddenly became clouded with a layer of fog. Zhang Xiu didn't speak, letting Zhen Luo think to himself, but he was Shi Shiran drinking hot tea and eating exquisite pastries. I waited for half an hour. But seeing that the fog in Zhen Luo's eyes gradually dissipated, and his eyes became brighter and brighter, when the beautiful eyes swept to Zhang Xiu's face, he heard Zhen Luo say: "Husband wants to restrict the sale of top-grade silk, tea and porcelain to the Western Regions?" ”

Zhang Xiu heard this and nodded heavily. said: "Luo'er is so smart. For the husband to think so, the silk, tea, and porcelain are divided into five classes, of which the first class is absolutely forbidden to be sold to the Han; The second class conducts a public auction once a year, which is the responsibility of the Chamber of Commerce; The third class only sells its output to the Western Regions every year. As for the fourth and fifth, etc. You can buy and sell as you like. And I, the common people of the Han Dynasty, have to use fourth-class things at the very least. ”

When Zhen Luo heard this, he frowned and said, "In this way, wouldn't there be many people who conduct black market transactions?" ”

Zhang Xiu heard it and said with a smile: "It's okay, it won't be my Han people who will suffer if the black market is traded." And the annual output of top-quality silk, tea and porcelain is not much in itself. And when the husband pacifies the Nanban, he will open up a maritime trade route, and then there will only be more from the Western Regions to my Han to do business. Those Hu people in the Western Regions have a lot of gold and silver, if they don't restrict it, they are afraid that good things will be bought by them, but the people of my Han Dynasty use the lowest, which is extremely unfair to my Han people. ”

After Zhen Luo listened, he was thinking carefully. She didn't know that Zhang Xiu's current practice was called trade protection before the crossing. Before Zhang Xiu crossed this practice, the big Western powers were doing it all the time, and the main object of protection was their high-tech items, which the Chinese could not buy even if they had money.

What displeased Zhang Xiu the most was that what the country could produce before the crossing could meet international standards as long as it was exported to foreign countries. And what is sold to his compatriots in his own country is something problematic. In the Chinese market at that time, as long as it was a domestic product, it would basically be labeled as "toxic". It can be seen that this is not a technical problem, but an attitude problem.

At that time, Zhang Xiu himself would often slap the table and scold his mother, and when foreign invaded in the 19th century, because China's handicrafts were too exquisite, and China's own trade protection at that time made China's exports surplus. The Chinese were basically blind to the crude goods of foreign countries, so the British used opium to poison the Chinese and then destroy China's own market.

However, more than 100 years later, China's own exquisite handmade products that can be sold at sky-high prices have disappeared, and have been replaced by shoddy goods that foreigners do not want. This is what Zhang Xiu wants to scold her mother the most.

It's okay now, everything is up to Zhang Xiu. Although it is not yet possible to fight the West with the strength of the Han Dynasty, now Zhang Xiu is also learning from their descendants and coming to a trade protection. If you want something good, you can, buy it at a sky-high price. And what Zhang Xiu hopes to do is that even the most ordinary people of the Han Dynasty are better than those foreign nobles, which is the real kingdom. Of course, the difficulty is not small.

Zhen Luo thought for a while before he muttered: "It is not a big problem for the fourth and fifth-class commodities to support the main transaction, plus the second- and third-class commodities to sell at sky-high prices in a way that is scarce and expensive. However, the husband said that if I want the people of my Han Dynasty to use fourth-class goods, this is not impossible, as long as my Han is extremely rich, or the number of fourth- and fifth-class goods is very large. It's not easy to do. Zhang Xiu heard this and nodded silently. Although the difficulty is not impossible, you must know that during the Song Dynasty in history, many developed large cities had this situation. Of course, there were rich and poor, and there were still beggars at that time, and there were quite a few.

Since it has appeared in history, Zhang Xiu is confident that he can succeed in doing it. Nodding and smiling: "Luo'er, don't worry, your husband can do it." ”

Zhen Luo nodded and said, "Luo'er naturally believes in her husband, but Luo'er thinks that her husband's approach should be slow rather than urgent." If it is launched too quickly, the people are likely to be conflicted because of wealth. ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, frowned, nodded and said: "Luo'er is right, this law can indeed be implemented only after the popularization of Mongolian education, otherwise I am afraid that it will exacerbate the confrontation between the rich and the poor." Too much hasty implementation will only do more harm than good. ”

Zhang Xiu's worries are not unreasonable, but Zhang Xiu's next step is to prepare for the popularization of Mongolian education. Once completed, poor families can change their own destiny through education, and at the same time, it can also change the phenomenon that a poor family will be poor for generations. Coupled with an effective system of integrity, the antagonism between the rich and the poor will also be envied by most people because of the fact that wealth comes from an upright and fair way. In this way, although trade protection will be associated with the classification of social wealth, due to the above reasons, and the fact that the three generations in the entry conditions cannot engage in business, can thus reduce the destructive power of social wealth classification to society.

When Zhen Luo heard this, he smiled and said, "What the husband said is reasonable, the husband should discuss this matter with Lord Zhong, Lord Mi and his father." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhen Luo pointed to the bottom of the teahouse and said, "Hey, it's that little stammer!" ”

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