In the palace of the King of Wei, after Lin Chuan introduced the world map in his hand to Cao Cao, Cao Cao then became interested in the types of raw materials that the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce needed to obtain from maritime trade.

"Mr. Lin, the commodities produced by the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce now, and the raw materials obtained from the territory of Dawei, have basically met the needs of the production base.

I wonder what raw materials did the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce want to obtain from the maritime trade? ”

When Cao Cao asked Lin Chuan, he also wanted to know if the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce had any new products to be launched recently, in addition to daily necessities such as toothbrushes, toothpaste and soap.

"King Wei, although the goods produced by the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce now are enough for the current people of Great Wei, this is mainly because the population of Great Wei has not yet ushered in a second large-scale growth."

Today, there are 10 million households in the Great Wei, and the population is about 50 million, and the population has not yet recovered to the 60 million at the peak of the Han Dynasty.

However, this is only a matter of time, and in another ten years or so, the population of Great Wei will definitely exceed 60 million.

"After the population of the Great Wei Dynasty grew again, surpassing the population at the peak of the Han Dynasty, relying on the current scale of the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce, there was a bit of a shortage of supply.

Maritime trade can help the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce to survive the huge demand for various commodities after the population growth of the Great Wei Dynasty.

And in addition to the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce, there will be more commercial houses in Dawei to take this opportunity to develop.

This is a good thing for the economy of Great Wei. ”

Lin Chuan first talked about the benefits of opening maritime trade from the perspective of the population and economy of the Great Wei.

Later, Lin Chuan once again explained to Cao Cao from the perspective of the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce what raw materials the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce could obtain from the maritime trade.

"For the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce, all kinds of ores, as well as rubber and silver, are very important raw materials for the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce.

Among them, the position of silver is particularly special. ”

"Silver?"

After Cao Cao saw that Lin Chuan had focused on silver, he couldn't help but ask Lin Chuan, hoping to get a more detailed explanation.

"Yes, it's silver!"

Lin Chuan said to Cao Cao with great certainty, and then he began to explain to Cao Cao what was the importance of silver to the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce.

"In order for the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce to develop further, the Great Wei, whether it is the common people or the gentry, needs to participate in various transactions more frequently.

Compared to copper coins, silver is not only more affordable, but also easy to carry.

Trading in silver is much more portable than copper coins.

In addition to being used for coinage, copper is also an important raw material for the production of various goods.

For example, in the manufacture of Kamui cannons and naval guns, the performance of using copper is much better than that of cast iron. ”

Lin Chuan began to give Cao Cao a brief explanation of the advantages of silver as a currency.

Cao Cao understood what Lin Chuan meant when he heard it, and agreed with Lin Chuan's opinion very much.

The barter method is only suitable for small-scale and small-batch commodity transactions, which has a great restrictive effect on the economic development of the Great Wei.

Of course, before the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce developed to its current scale, this type of trading was an advantage for the Great Wei to promote grain production and the stability of the Great Wei court.

However, for Dawei now, if he wants to enter the industrial society as soon as possible, then the business of Dawei must be further developed in order to reach the standard of entering the industrial society faster.

"This king understands that although this silver is not a raw material for the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce, the further development of the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce is inseparable from silver.

In addition to the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce, which Mr. Lin just mentioned, there are other firms that are developing rapidly, which this king would like to hear from Mr. Lin. ”

After the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce became the leading commercial house in the Great Wei, other commercial houses did not make as much profits as before because of the influence of the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce, but the number of goods sold was much higher than before.

In addition, other commercial banks no longer need to make a large amount of ill-gotten gains by hoarding a large number of goods and artificially causing a shortage of goods in the market.

People are also more willing to spend money on goods, and as a result, they get more benefits and their lives are better.

"The development of other commercial banks is also due to the further economic development of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Even though the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce has more than 200 branches in the entire Great Wei, it still cannot meet the various needs of the people of the Great Wei.

Other firms have now begun to reinvent their own firms, following the example of the Hanzhong branch and production base.

Another point is that after the establishment of the Hanzhong Vocational Training College in the whole of Dawei, the graduates trained can not only work in the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce and production bases, but also have more choices. ”

When the Hanzhong Vocational Training College in Youzhou was established, the Youzhou scholars sent a large number of scholars to serve as teachers in the college, and Lin Chuan learned from Cao Chong and Zhao Zhang, the shopkeeper of the Youzhou branch, that the Youzhou scholars wanted to train talents for their own firms.

After learning about this, Lin Chuan believes that recruiting all graduates of Hanzhong Vocational Training College to the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce and production base will face great resistance in the actual operation process.

This resistance came from the scholars in the various states and counties of the Great Wei who wanted to further develop their family's business house.

Therefore, Lin Chuan decided that instead of competing with the world's scholars for talents, it was better to continue to expand the scale of Hanzhong Vocational Training College.

In the end, the biggest benefit is definitely the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce.

After listening to Lin Chuan's explanation, Cao Cao understood the reasons and purposes of other firms to support the construction of Hanzhong Vocational Training College.

Although Cao Cao was not happy to see it happen, there was no other way.

Now Cao Cao is still unable to rule the Great Wei through outside the Shi clan, since he wants to collect the power of the Shi clan in the world, then give some compensation in terms of wealth!

Then Cao Cao asked Lin Chuan about the role of rubber.

Now there are no rubber trees in Dawei, and naturally no one knows what rubber is.

"King Wei, this rubber is the sap of a tree in the Americas, which can be made into a product similar to beef tendon."

"And can this rubber be used to make bows and arrows?"

Cao Cao heard Lin Chuan say that rubber was similar to cow tendons, so he opened his mouth and asked Lin Chuan.

"Rubber is still very different from beef tendon, although it can't make bows and arrows, but it can be used to make handles for various farm tools, and there are tires for horse-drawn carriages, etc."

Lin Chuan briefly introduced the use of rubber to Cao Cao, and Lin Chuan did not plan to show Cao Cao the steam engine and the train now.

Now Cao Cao has a general understanding of the impact of the opening of maritime trade on the Hanzhong Chamber of Commerce and the Great Wei.

This was of great benefit to Cao Cao to further strengthen the power of the Great Wei court.

The bottom line was that Cao Cao could allow the scholars and officials of the Great Wei to have wealth, but not allow them to control the military.

As long as the military power was firmly in Cao Cao's hands, he was not worried about a rebellion in the world of Great Wei.