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Volume 7: Laughing and Talking about Drinking the Blood of Huns Chapter 12: Merchant Gang

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    Update time: 2010-04-09

    "Furthermore, over the past few decades, Jiangnan has cultivated and prospered, and the merchants have accumulated a lot of property and have nowhere to make a living. I intend to set up a large merchant gang to specialize in business in the Western Regions in the future." At this point, Chen De paused.  , seeing that the merchants below were all listening attentively, and no one left, I thought that merchants in this era had a certain spirit of adventure, and it was not like after the Ming and Qing Dynasties when gold and silver were cast into large ingots of more than 100 kilograms.  Like a rich man growing mold in his cellar.

    "This business gang will be supported by the Wu'an Western Army. It can be said that goods are trafficked from Liangzhou to Qiuci, Shule, and even further to Samarkand. I believe you are also aware of the huge profits." Chen  De paused for a moment, and the merchants had surprised and somewhat confused looks on their faces. As the saying goes, there are mountains across the road. These merchants who have never engaged in long-distance trafficking only know that this will be very profitable, but they really don¡¯t know what will happen.  How high is the huge profit, or the old Sogdian man Kangqu Dagan is here, after hearing Chen De's proposal, he is afraid that he will spend all his worth on the spot to support this business.

    "The original Silk Road trade was like a branch station. Our merchants from the Middle Kingdom only transported goods to Chang'an, or as far away as Dunhuang. Then the Hu merchants transported the goods from the Middle Kingdom to the commercial city closest to the Middle Kingdom among the cities in the Western Regions.  , sold to merchants waiting in these cities, and then transported to the next city. If it goes as far as Persia, it may change hands more than a dozen times, and there are many links. It is time-consuming, and the quality of the goods cannot be guaranteed, and the quality of the goods cannot be guaranteed.  Let the Hu people in the middle earn too much money. If we Chinese merchants can organize a large business gang to directly traffic tea, silk, porcelain and other goods to the West, deducting the intermediate freight, the profit of each trip will be at least the capital  Many times, and after we lower the prices of commodities, we can also stimulate Western countries to purchase more of these goods, and shipments and profits will continue to rise." Seeing that the merchants in Jiangnan were very interested in trading in the Western Regions  He didn't quite understand, so Chen De simply explained it in detail.

    "Transporting and selling goods is just one big business on the merchant gang's plate. The other one is to build and operate warehouses, supply points, and manage the city." Chen De saw the merchants' puzzled expressions again, and smiled bitterly in his heart, as if teaching  Mr. General patiently explained: "To be honest, my Anxi Army's plan to manage the Western Regions is to hand over the cities on each trade route to the chambers of commerce organized by local merchants for autonomy. Each chamber of commerce only needs to submit a report to the Anxi Army every year.  It¡¯s just a matter of paying the approved total of shop tax and head tax. However, there are always some Hu people¡¯s shopping malls that are unwilling to cooperate. At this time, our own business gangs will take over these cities. Of course, the autonomy will be limited to  Leave it to the merchant gangs. In addition to the original trade routes and malls, the Anxi Army will build more caravan supply points and malls at selected locations, and even open up new trade routes. Then these emerging towns, merchants  Gangs will be given priority in getting autonomy."

    "Those towns along the way newly built by the merchant gangs will receive priority protection from the Anxi Army. Many of you have run inns. You might as well imagine how profitable it is to be almost the only supply point in the vast Gobi Desert.  ?" Chen De drew another pie full of temptations. At this time, the faces of the merchants began to look a little yearning, and then Chen De continued to draw more pie.

    "The third business on the merchant gang's plate is to manage land. The Western Region is vast and sparsely populated. The Anxi Army will sell large pieces of land suitable for reclamation to the merchant gang, and then the merchant gang will recruit tenants from the central plains for cultivation. The fourth business  The business is the mining rights of the iron ore mines and the Jade River. Business gangs can bid equally with local merchants. In addition, business gangs may have the opportunity to participate in all profitable businesses in the Western Regions and even further west, and even gain the right to rule a country.  , it¡¯s not impossible.¡±

    The interests involved are so huge that they cannot be described as being as wealthy as the enemy. If all the promises made by Chen De come true, the merchant gang will develop into a behemoth that can invade the princes. It is almost as grand as a mirage here.  In front of the prospect, all the merchants lost their eager expressions, and all of them looked serious. Some of them had sweat on their casual foreheads, as if they could hear the pounding heartbeats of themselves and others.

    The Han businessman first broke the silence and asked: "Your Majesty's love for us cannot be greater. Old Han is so grateful. However, how do you care about how this business gang operates?" What he asked was also what other merchants were thinking. Chen  No matter how huge the benefits provided by Germany are, without certain procedures and mechanisms to guarantee them, these traders who do not have any force in their hands, are they still allowed to be eaten by the Anxi army in the Western Regions?  It would be safer to just be an official and businessman within the Anxi military system. Why bother with a business gang?

    Chen De nodded and said with a smile: "This is exactly the reason why I invited you all here. The business gang wants to do something big, and it is not something that a few big businessmen can afford, so I came up with a way to form a partnership.  , the millions of IOUs you laid down back then, even if it is the equity invested by Wu'an Xijun in the merchant gang, you can go back and measure how many shares you need to invest in this merchant gang, and the profits you will get every year in the future will be??Divided according to this share ratio.  After joining the shares, you will become the shareholders of the business gang. As the saying goes, in business, the newly established business gang still lacks manpower to operate it. Each shareholder can nominate eleven people who are fair and good at management as the principals of the business gang. From then on, the business gang will  The daily business affairs of the gang are all decided by these eleven leaders. In addition, you can also recommend your subordinates to join this business gang. I believe that the future in this business gang is far better than theirs.  The local area runs several ancestral businesses with low profits in that small town in the south of the Yangtze River.  "

    "This share capital is also divided into three types. The first type is the talking stock. Every dollar has one share. From then on, no matter whether the director is elected or the decision is made on major issues, the winner is the one with the most shares that agree or oppose, and the money is also divided.  Shares are divided into shares; the second type is penny stocks, each dollar is also counted as one share, but this share has no say in the business gang. The profits are divided at the end of the year. According to the annual interest rate of 10%, the penny stocks are divided first and the profits are taken.  After making money, the remaining profits are distributed to interest stocks. The third type is bond dividend stocks. Each amount of money is only counted as one share of bonds, and the profits are distributed at the end of the year. According to the annual interest rate of 7%, the interest is distributed first to bond dividend stocks.  Finally, the remaining profits will be distributed to penny stocks and interest stocks. This debt dividend stock has a certain period of time. After one, two, or thirty or fifty years, the capital will be returned to you.  Whether you have the opportunity to invest depends on the willingness of the shareholders of Hua Shi Stock. Do you all know it? Luo'an will discuss the detailed articles of association with everyone in detail. In short, we must not only make the business gang run smoothly, but also  It must be fair and reasonable and not cause everyone to suffer." Chen De said with a slight smile. For the merchants of the Song Dynasty in this era, it was common for them to form a partnership to do business, but it was not as large as the business gang proposed by Chen De.  , and the conditions for various shareholdings were not laid out so carefully and comprehensively.

    Seeing that none of the merchants had any objections, the next step was to implement the details of establishing the merchant gang with Gou Luo'an. Chen De stayed for a short time, so he raised his hands and said with a smile: "The business of this merchant gang is huge, everyone."  If there are any relatives and friends who want to join the partnership, they can buy shares on their behalf. This opportunity for the original shareholders is only once. If you miss it, the price of each share will be more than the same amount. These money-making businesses will be done on behalf of Anxijun.  Paoze, please take care of me."

    Seeing him getting up and about to leave, all the merchants respectfully walked to the door. When they first arrived, they either thought that Chen De wanted them to return the IOU they had written back then, or that Chen De wanted them to serve as internal agents in the south of the Yangtze River. Who knew that when they arrived in the northwest of this palm?  The powerful military vassal actually had great ambitions in the way of doing business, and his plans were so detailed.  People in every profession are convinced by the strong men in their profession who can impress them. This time, the merchants sent Chen De off respectfully, and their respectful attitude was very different from when they first came.

    Gou Luo'an stayed to continue discussing with the merchants. Chen De had already explained to him some important points that needed to be paid attention to in the business. Accompanied by Ji Fu, he returned to the shop and saw Huang Wen still selecting silk and satin, frowning slightly.  , as if he couldn't make up his mind, he walked forward, hooked his slender waist and said with a smile: "If Madam likes it, ask the shop assistants to send them all to the post house."

    Huang Wen turned around, glanced at him, and said with a smile: "If you spend money like this, you can't keep the gold and silver." It should be noted that picking and choosing is a woman's pleasure in shopping, as Chen De suggested  Buying them all was as boring as a cow chewing peonies. Huang Wen knew that she couldn't explain it to him, so she only bought a few pieces of good-quality satin, and brought a few pieces to Mrs. Zhu, Ouyang and other ladies, and left it to Chen.  De held the cloth and put it into the carriage and headed back home.

    Chen De moved the cloth himself, which surprised Lin Zhong and several imperial guards. Although Lin Zhong was not affiliated with him, as a subordinate, he unconsciously wanted to step forward to help move the cloth, but Zhang Zhongyao stopped him.  , Lin Zhong was puzzled, Zhang Zhongyao pursed his lips toward the mistress, and said with a smile: "Don't you see that the mistress is very happy? Let's not ruin the fun of his wife." Several tooth soldiers next to him also laughed.  He nodded, deeply convinced.

    Along the way in the forest, I saw that Zhang Zhongyao and Anxi Junya soldiers respected Chen De very much. It was really uncomfortable to hear him speak such disrespectful words.  He stopped and thought to himself: "There are even Hulu in the Hexi army. Sure enough, even the customs have changed. They are very different from those in China." Although he loves his wife, he will never do such trivial things.

    Only the people from the border village, who were close to the barbarians, were influenced by the barbarians and were quite polite to women, especially the military households. Their fathers were away at war all year round, so it was difficult to meet them. The children in the family had only their mothers to take care of them for many years. The wives of military households  Not only do they have to take care of the housework, but they also have to educate their children. Even many military families are taught basic skills such as riding horses, archery, and holding spears by their mothers. Sometimes barbarians attack the towns, and the women have to go to the city to help. If the husband dies in battle, the woman  If you have not remarried, you will have to raise the children of the general family alone. In the Hexi army, it is common for several widows to live together to raise children.  Therefore, the status of the wives of border military households was much higher than that of ladies from the Central Plains. Zhang Zhongyao and the tooth soldiers found it not surprising that Chen De acted this way.

    Note: Temujin has a famous saying:¡°The greatest woman in the world is my mother.¡±

    Men¡¯s lives are short in war years. Although they are snatched away like goods, they are one of the most important resources for the continuation of the population.

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