Guo Kang and Wu Han displayed these devices, apparently with an implicit purpose. Sun 100,000 families were rich in wealth and had dealings with wealthy merchants from many countries. If you can persuade him to invest money, you will definitely be able to get more abundant funds.

But Sun Shiwan is also a shrewd person. After so many years in business, Sun Shiwan can easily see their thoughts. Feeling emotional, he still refused to invest in the steam shrine, and tactfully told Guo Kang that unless he could clearly find an application field with higher returns than costs, the merchants would not be interested in this thing.

Moreover, it is not enough to be higher, at least several times higher, in order to ensure that after covering the cost and various expenses, it can still provide a high enough profit margin, so that everyone is willing to spend money and energy to replace the equipment.

"You don't know how hard it is to do business." Sun Shiwan said with emotion: "Everyone knows that we are rich, but they don't know how risky our line of work is. At sea, anything is possible, and I don't need to repeat these dangers. Even the workshops on land are not much better. ”

"I'll tell you the truth, with the little places in Java and Borneo, if we want to compete with the Ming Kingdom, we all feel empty-hearted. has been able to hold on until now, but it still depends on Mingguo's lack of strength, or his inability to use all his strength. He shook his head and said, "You should know how they trade in large quantities." ”

"On their side, when they traded with other foreign merchants, the prices and shares of imported and exported commodities were all rigidly designated by the imperial court. Now that smuggling is becoming stricter and stricter, the scale cannot be compared with before. When we go to buy goods, we have to use small puppet countries in the name of tribute. ”

"If this idea can be fully realized, it will probably build a ...... A worldwide command trade system. Guo Kang thought for a while and said.

"That's a pretty apt word." Sun Shiwan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "In this environment, we have no chance to compete with the Ming Kingdom at all. Zhu Tianping moved his fingers and cut the price of the silk silk exported during the tribute in half, and he could squeeze us directly to death. ”

"Of course, no one has done that yet. In my opinion, it is also because the Ming Kingdom is too big. The sheer size increases their power, but it also increases their internal power. ”

"If you want to reduce the bid, this part of the cost has to be shared, and it is not realistic to rely on the emperor's inner treasury to pay for it himself. However, no matter where it is apportioned to households and localities, there are people who are not happy. In the end, the water was either pumped in layers, putting several times the pressure on the artisan households, or the workshop merchants had to pay for it themselves. ”

"Which businessman pays for it, in fact, there is also a special thing in it. Anyway, in the end, it is basically not the merchants who share it equally, but a few unlucky people who are bankrupt, and the others are not only fine, but also take the opportunity to divide their industries. Sun Shiwan sneered: "As for who the government makes bankrupt and who makes a fortune, it depends on how the masters at all levels play." ”

Lao Tzu said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh, which means that the bigger the country, the more it can be governed, and it cannot be turned over and over frequently. If the court can nuisance the people less, it should try not to toss. That's how the Han Dynasty flourished. On the contrary, if a policy comes for a while, even if it is inconsistent, the people will certainly not be able to bear it. At worst, it is exhausting to the people, and at worst, it makes people unclear whether the court is capable of implementing policies, and even questions the credibility of the court. ”

"You know, even if you want to promote good governance, you have to pay a lot of attention to methods and strategies. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Xianggong's new policy, what happened to him, don't you know? He gave an example.

"It's so hard to do nothing and do nothing. Since the Song and Yuan dynasties, the vast majority of officials have not even reached the threshold of understanding it, and they don't even know what to do and what not to do. Guo Kang shook his head and said, "Sun Daguan's requirements are too high. ”

"Hi. At that time, the old people in my family advised me not to delay my studies when I ran business. I found a gentleman who followed me every day and told me the historical stories of the dynasties every day. Sun Shiwan smiled and said: "I still remember that when Mr. talked about the Jin Dynasty, he said at the beginning that Emperor Jin Hui was a fool; Later, he said that ten years before he took office, the sea was Yanran, and the history was called 'the rule of Yuanyasu'. ”

"I was still very strange at the time, thinking that this old guy was talking nonsense, how can a fool rule the world. As a result, Mr. said that the world was not governed by the emperor in the first place, and there was no need for the emperor to govern. It is enough for the emperor to let the right people do the right things, and then leave nothing to worry about. ”

"Although Emperor Jin Hui is a fool, he is at least kind-hearted, and he knows who is good to him, and he also knows who he should be good to. Look at those normal monarchs, how many people have this quality? He said helplessly: "A fool has more than half of the kings, so what are the kings doing?" So, these stories are sometimes really hard to evaluate. ”

"You see, this is too impressive for me." He shook his head and said, "I'm not an old pedant, and I still can't remember many historical allusions. But I still remember this example vividly. ”

"From this point of view, Zhu Tianping Hehan is also self-aware." Wu Han commented: "And then again, there is no way to do this. Not everyone can be like his father, who wields a knife against opponents at every turn. ”

"That's for sure." Sun Shiwan pouted: "If all the emperors of the Ming Kingdom have this level, we estimate that we won't be able to last a few generations." ”

"In the current situation, it is not easy for us." He pointed to his gorgeous clothes, "Guess why I came out wearing this?" ”

"This is ......" Wu Han didn't react for a while.

"Where is this clothes, this is the sign." Sun Shiwan explained: "I don't want to dress like a rich man who has never seen the market. This one is red and green, and the little girl hates flowers. But I'm wearing it myself, and that's the best sign, and you can see those Greek nobles, and their eyes are straight - that's what I want. ”

"Let them know that our Javanese silk is no worse than Ming silk, so as to open up sales." He shook his sleeves and said.

"Then your superior products ......" Guo Kang thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "Oh, no wonder you have to buy so many slaves every year." ”

"Yes, our only advantage is that slaves are worthless." Sun Shiwan nodded in agreement: "Other industries, to be honest, are difficult to surpass Mingguo. Only in the cultivation of Nanyang specialties does our plantation have a significant cost advantage. In this regard, we are confident that they will not be able to defeat us in the short term. ”

"I see." Wu Han also figured it out.

"Hey, I'm a little impassioned when I see these exhibits today, and I've said so much at once." At the end, Sun Shiwan said: "How old is Sun Mouxu, how old is you, the two of you should be regarded as the experience of a person who has come over, let's listen to it." It's also that I didn't pay to help you and compensate you. ”

Guo Kang and Wu Han hurriedly arched their hands, indicating that he was too polite.

Although the best result was that he waved his hand and said, "This project, my grandson has voted for 100,000 yuan!" But the two also knew that this was actually unlikely.

As a famous businessman, Sun Shiwan is indeed very rich, but this does not mean that he will spend it indiscriminately. On the contrary, he is very sensitive to input and output, and the two of them can't coax him with this show.

However, although he did not invest money in Steam after all, he was also very frank in expressing his opinion. The demands he put forward and the direction he thought needed to be improved were similar to the history that Guo Kang knew. This is indeed the most reasonable judgment that a businessman can make based on experience.

With the current toy-like device, it is not very convincing to ask someone else to invest in you. Whether it is the Central Plains or Europe, the government or the merchants, they will only regard it as a useless trick. Even in this world, only religious organizations can consistently invest in something that seems to be useless.

For the time being, I can only use the banner of religious supplies to let Niangniang Temple continue to allocate money, otherwise, my stepmother will probably think that he is too wasteful of family wealth.

- The father-in-law didn't care about this, and would not hesitate to support him to play casually, and he didn't delay anything else anyway. It's a pity that the family's money is not in his hands......