Duan Shaojun grinned dryly, if you look carefully, how can you tell you that there will be differences between the two sides of the matter? Fortunately, the copper coin technology of this era is not perfect, if you get a coin that is stamped with the same phase plate on both sides, Duan Shaojun feels that he might as well kill himself by kissing his neck. Shame on you, huh...... There seems to be something wrong with the adjective suicide by kissing the neck, no matter what, it matters to fool people.

"Of course, everything in the world must be different, and everything in the world must have its two sides, such as the merchant, what I just said is the two sides of the merchant to the country and the people, one side of the advantage, the other side is the disadvantage, and the two sides of this copper coin can be used as a representative......"

Li Xuan nodded thoughtfully. "It's also said that brother, what you said before that businessmen can even do without their lives in order to make a fortune, seems a bit exaggerated, right?"

“…… This is not an exaggeration, it's just that the government is needed, ahem, ahem...... It is up to the court to guide them, so that their desire and impulse for wealth can be guided to the right place. In this way, they can not only benefit themselves, but also make the court benefit from it. ”

"Really?"

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"Of course it's true, I can't fool you for such a small thing." Duan Shaojun glanced at this unenlightened little face, and asked very bitterly: "Since ancient times, the court seems to have been clamoring loudly to value agriculture and lowly merchants, but what is really implemented from top to bottom, can you see which dynasty has done it?" ”

"What's more, it's about strictly controlling and monitoring the merchants so that they don't affect the court's control over the people. Crack down on unscrupulous traders...... Why not kill them all. Just because no country can do without businessmen......"

For example. There is less food in the north, but the population is larger, and what about the court, it costs a lot of money to transport food to the Jingshi area every year, right? ”

"This is natural, especially when marching and fighting, 100,000 soldiers and horses, at least 30,000 people are needed. The amount of food consumed has reached three times that of 100,000 soldiers and horses......" Li Xuan nodded as a matter of course.

Hearing this number, Duan Shaojun was directly taken aback. "Triple the number?"

"Of course, although the younger brother has not joined the army, he has also heard about the military, so he knows a little bit about it." Li Xuan said with a smile. His father-in-law, who is one of the Sixteen Wei Generals, is General Zuo Xiao, who naturally knows a lot, which is one of the reasons why he dares to pat his chest and say that he can contract the army's Chinese patent medicine.

"Good ...... That's a bit too expensive. Duan Shaojun couldn't help but be secretly speechless. After coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but ask. "It's really not as good as a businessman."

"What do you mean by this?" Li Xuan asked confusedly.

"Brother Xian must also know that Jiangnan people like to eat rice and less wheat, right? But why does Jiangnan still grow wheat? It was because the merchants were going to transport the wheat to the north to sell it. Duan Shaojun said with a smile.

"Wouldn't it? To know that every year the canal transports grain. It's all very costly...... Can this private person be less expensive than the court? Li Xuanzhen was a little confused, and at the same time, he was already a little excited in his heart, and he wanted to figure out how those businessmen did it.

"Quite simply, they're shipping by sea, not by river." Duan Shaojun stretched out a finger and pointed...... A certain direction is proudly authentic.

After Li Xuan stretched out his head and looked at the direction of Duan Shaojun's finger for a long time, his expression became weird. "Brother Tai, that's the west, it doesn't seem to be a sea, right?"

“…… That's not the point, I mean they can transport food to distant places, you know? Duan Shaojun said with some annoyance.

Li Xuan greeted Duan Shaojun's spittle, and could only nod with a smiling face. "What Brother Tai said is very true, but the younger brother thinks too much. The canal costs a lot, and every year it is necessary to clear and fix the embankment, and this sea transportation is really not needed. ”

"But then again, this sea is endless, and the ship is on it, aren't you afraid of getting lost?" After walking a few steps, Li Xuan couldn't help but ask again.

"Brother Xian, how can you lose your way?" Duan Shaojun sighed and could only explain. "The sun during the day and the stars at night can point the way to the ships in the sea, not to mention the compass. You don't even know about this, do you? ”

"Compass? …… The little brother really doesn't know what it is. Li Xuan looked at Duan Shaojun blankly, a little embarrassed.

Duan Shaojun looked at Li Xuan, who was a little shy, with a dull expression, doesn't this guy know what the four great inventions of Huaxia are? Wait, wait a minute, the compass, papermaking, printing, gunpowder.

Yes, I'm not wrong, it is said that the principle of the compass seems to have been known as early as the Qin and Han dynasties. But Li Xuan in front of him was actually ignorant, could it be that this different time and space even the four major inventions disappeared into other historical rivers?

"Brother Tai, you shouldn't be talking about Sinan, right?" Li Xuan looked at Duan Shaojun and asked cautiously.

Damn, scare Lao Tzu. Duan Shaojun let out a sigh of relief and nodded. "It's Sinan, also known as the compass."

"Oh, this little brother also knows a little bit, originally this thing was used for navigation...... But brother, are you off topic, let's talk about the two-sided nature of businessmen, right? ”

“…… The compass is one of the necessities needed for sea transportation, and sea transportation is a prerequisite for merchants to have less transportation loss than Chaoting River transportation, how can this be called off-topic? Virtuous brother, the so-called ...... Forget it, when we get to the place, let's go talk to Qi Niang first, and I'll tell you one by one when I get back. ”

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Duan Shaojun and Li Xuan walked into Yixiang Pavilion together, and saw Qi Niang walking by, and was about to say hello, but found a trace of wrongness, Qi Niang, who had seen the guests too enthusiastic in the past, looked a little depressed today, and could even be said to be depressed.

And Xu Qianxun next to him had been whispering something, and he didn't notice Duan Shaojun and Li Xuan who had entered Yixiang Pavilion. It wasn't until Duan Shaojun greeted him loudly that he attracted the attention of the two.

"Oh, Duan Gongzi, you're here, but you haven't been to the pavilion for some days." Qi Niang finally smiled, but the smile seemed a little far-fetched, and Xu Qianxun's expression next to her was not very comfortable.

I really don't know what happened to this pair of old and young enemies, Duan Shaojun shook his head secretly, and saluted the two of them with a smile. "I came here today because I have something to discuss with Qi Niang."

Qi Niang invited Duan Shaojun into the room, and after putting on refreshments, she asked about the intentions of Duan Shaojun and Li Xuan. Li Xuan put on an expression that I was just a follower, and signaled Duan Shaojun to be fully responsible, obviously embarrassed to make up the old Chinese medicine doctor in the army.

"I have one thing here, I want to ask Qi Niang to see if it can be sold in the pavilion......" Duan Shaojun glared at Li Xuan stupidly. He took out two exquisite porcelain vases and handed them to the table.

"Uh...... The golden gun does not pour pills? This, you made this thing? Xu Qianxun couldn't help but be stunned after picking it up, and glanced at Duan Shaojun with a somewhat strange expression. But the eyes of Qi Niang next to her lit up, and she couldn't help but be happy after grabbing the bottle and seeing it clearly. "This is it? That's great. ”

"Qi Niang, ...... you are" Xu Qianxun couldn't help but be a little stunned when he saw Qi Niang's expression.

Qi Niang glared at Ai Lang, who was ignorant of the world, and explained happily. "This is a good thing, Chihiro, you don't know, this thing was last time someone spent ten taels of silver to get one with the eldest prince of Ximen."

"Ten taels of silver for a grain?" Duan Shaojun's mouth instantly turned into a hippopotamus with a gunpowder gun, and his eyes turned into wide-eyed goldfish. Damn, that's an exaggeration, right? (To be continued......)