In the small pavilion of the restaurant, after three rounds of drinking, the tourists became familiar with Du Xun, and they talked slowly and casually.

After drinking a glass of wine, the traveler said to Du Xun: "Chaofeng, in addition to knowing that the military officer is an official outside, I don't know what other industry there is at home?" ”

Du Xundao: "Before the dog was not admitted to the Jinshi, he once offered a method of steaming wine from the lees to the imperial court, and the court selected and authorized the three states to sell wine. Now there are a few restaurants in the house, and there is a Zhuangzi in the countryside, which is still passable. ”

The tourists praised again and again: "The Chaofeng family has so much property, it is really enviable." Unlike those of us who are in business, looking at the scenery, in fact, when the market is not good, we will lose everything at every turn. A few days ago, the price of frankincense plummeted, and many Hu businessmen went bankrupt. There are a few businessmen who used to play well with me, but now they are reduced to working as small servants in other people's shops, which is really sad. ”

Du Xundao: "How can this be? Even if someone lost money in the business, it was in trouble for a while, and everyone helped me to come over. ”

The traveler shook his head again and again: "Chaofeng, our business here is different from other places, it is all ten times of money, and we are doing a hundred times of business." Once you lose it, you will be burdened with a lot of debts, where can you get help? Like me, looking at doing a lot of business, in fact, I don't have any spare money in my hands, and it's all pressed on the goods. Here in Tanglong Town, you can earn the money that other places earn in ten years in one year, and if you are unlucky, you can also lose the debts of several lifetimes in other places. We businessmen, the difficulty is here. ”

Hearing this, Du Xun shook his head: "Outside, it's not me who said, it's all greed." If you have ten times of capital and do ten times of business, how can you lose so badly? No matter what you do in the world, the most important thing is to be practical. ”

The traveler sighed: "I can't help myself." Others are borrowing to do business, and if you don't borrow, the business will not be able to do it to others, and soon there will be no intention to do it. Borrowing money is like drinking water to quench your thirst, knowing that it is not good, but you have to borrow. ”

Du Xun didn't know what the business situation in Tanglong Town was, so he kept his mouth shut. I feel in my heart that what the tourists said is not right, doing business honestly is nothing more than making less money, why can't I do it? Anyway, I would never do this business. The most important thing for the Du family is not to make money, but to ensure that Du Zhongxiao's career is smooth, as long as he is still an official, the family business will not be ruined.

In fact, the tourist said well, the characteristics of Tanglong Town, it is impossible to do business without borrowing. Even if you have ten times more capital than others, and others borrow debts, the scale of the business is just as large. It won't be long before the borrowers will come out on top and become big businessmen. Tanglong Town is a transit place for bulk goods, and the larger the scale, the more advantageous, and those conservative merchants are quickly eliminated.

If you don't want to take such a risk, don't come to Tanglong Town, the Volcano Army can also do business. The people who live in Tanglong Town are all tourists who love and hate this atmosphere, and they can't stop. The turmoil in the frankincense trade has brought the big merchants closer and more together, and they have come together to use the huge capital and fast information to avoid risks. Correspondingly, small businesses are at higher risk.

Seeing that Du Xun was not interested in the matter of bonds, the traveler had a little bottom in his heart. I want to come to Du Xun to pay attention to Du Zhongxiao's official reputation, and I don't want to make money on bonds. If not, Du Zhongxiao would have sent someone to tell Du Xun about the bonds, so that he should do it when he arrived here. With Du Zhongxiao as a backer, buying and selling bonds, buying and selling short, for the Du family, it is the same as picking up money.

Not mentioning the matter of revealing the bonds, the traveler said: "A few days ago, the magistrate and the military officer came to us sugar merchants, saying that there is still too little sugar. Growing sugarcane is not the same as growing grain, it is not possible to rely on one family. Sugarcane extraction sugar, the larger the workshop, the lower the cost, and the more sugar is squeezed. We should go back to our hometowns to build a big sugar mill and buy sugarcane from the people to make a lot of money. ”

Hearing this, Du Xun nodded again and again: "I often say that my family is a big man, but he is not a senior officer, and he is also a big man at home, so he understands these things very well." I don't know how to grow sugar cane to extract sugar, but in my opinion, it's not much like our home-made wine. Now there are not many bad liquors sold in my house, and they are all brewed liquors. For this wine to taste good, it is very particular about the selection of grain. Now we are there, in addition to the grain grown in our own Zhuangzi, we also buy it from outside, especially outside Xuzhou. When we harvest the grain for winemaking, we all make arrangements with a few senior officials, so that they can plant whatever sorghum, wheat, peas, corn, and seeds are all used by us. Only wine made in this way is good wine. As for the grain that is harvested cheaply from the market, the wine can only be sold cheaply. ”

The traveler clapped his hands: "Chao Feng is really an expert!" Yes, the same is true of the intellectuals. It is said that we have built a large sugar mill and selected the best sugarcane for the surrounding people to plant, which not only produces more sugar, but also saves trouble in the sugar mill. The court does not know that there are many particulars about sugar extraction, and the method of extraction is different for different sugarcane. If you only grow one type of sugarcane, you will save countless troubles. ”

Du Xun touched the beard under his chin, nodded and said, "My eldest man has always seen this kind of thing more clearly than others. ”

The traveler took a sip of wine, bowed his head and said after a while: "Since Chaofeng is also an expert, do you have any intention of doing the business of sugar?" ”

Du Xun shook his head again and again: "Da Lang is an official here, how can I buy an industry here?" The law of the court does not allow it. ”

The traveler said: "That's not what I mean. The magistrate told us about the sugar mill, and several of us businessmen also summed it up, and we felt that it was very reasonable. It's just that there is no one to take the lead, and this thing is not easy to do. If you go to Sichuan and Shu and take the lead in doing this, the merit is immeasurable. ”

Du Xun waved his hand again and again: "Thousands of miles away from Sichuan and Shu, how can I get there?" This is not appropriate! ”

The tourist said: "In fact, it is not far away, from here along the Yellow River to the south, to Jiangzhou to cross the river, to Jingzhaofu, is the road to Sichuan and Shu." Like us, selling sugar, it only takes a few months to make a trip. Now it's more convenient to build roads outside. This is a big deal, if you can do it, the money you make in a year is tens of thousands, which is much better than selling wine. ”

Hearing this, Du Xun couldn't help but feel a little moved. He has been running the business at home all these years, and now everything is stable, the family is well-off, and he is a little quiet. In the end, he is a person and a rich man for the rest of his life, and he is a little unwilling. The son has become an official, and it is impossible for Du Xun to toss the imperial examination anymore, and doing business is also a way out.

Du Zhongxiao is in his twenties, and he has become a soldier, although he often feels unambitious and has nowhere to display his ambition and talent, it is completely different in the eyes of others. At this age, to be the chief officer of the state army, the future is immeasurable, and the businessmen in Tanglong Town want to stammer. However, Du Zhongxiao cherishes his future and keeps a distance from these businessmen, so that everyone has nowhere to use their strength. When he met Du Xun, the traveler felt that he had picked up a treasure. can't stammer Du Zhongxiao, and it's the same with his father, maybe it's better.

As one of the few large sugar merchants, there are countless ways to make money outside the tourist, and I am afraid that Du Xun does not want to make money, otherwise there is always one suitable for him. As long as he is pulled to cooperate with him, there will be indescribable benefits in the future.

It is easiest to buy and sell bonds together, get started quickly, make money quickly, and in Tanglong Town, the benefits are the most. The second is to build a sugar mill, which is the hometown of these sugar merchants, and once they get on the line, they will benefit for a lifetime. And what Du Zhongxiao said makes sense, this is indeed a way to make money. From sugar production to sugar trafficking, the two roads are connected, and there will be endless money to be made in the future.

Du Xun has been running a farm at home for several years, and he feels that he has some experience, and he can't help but be moved after listening to the words of the tourists. It's a little farther away, and the advantage is that even here in Tanglong Town, others have to flatter themselves. Avoiding Du Zhongxiao's territory, others can't say anything.