Chapter 1055 of the main text: The Silk Road

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The Jin merchant family valued profit over righteousness, and there was no discipline to deal with these problems, Yang Chengzu knew about them in his previous life, and in this life, because of Yang Ji's relationship and the intelligence of Jinyiwei, he had a deeper understanding of these situations. This is a group that recognizes money but not people, and does not have much sense of belonging to the country, and it is unlikely that they are really expected to contribute to the country.

They didn't have much discipline and didn't mind selling, and they could trade with the Mongols, and they could do it with peace of mind, and when they annexed the fields, they could also ignore the food.

But even with these shortcomings, Yang Chengzu still feels that they are better to deal with than Yang Ting, and they are more worthy of dealing with those people, because they recognize interests. These people are not acting without rules, but the core of their rules, not the righteousness of the family and the country, nor the peace for all generations, but the very simple and direct interests.

Trade with the Mongols, because it is profitable, and take land, because that is the basis of settling down and starting a business. As long as they are given enough benefits, these people can turn against the water, and they will not fight to the end because they adhere to a certain righteousness. The appearance of Yang Ji had an impact on the interests of Jin merchants, so it was suppressed by this group. But when Yang Chengzu can come up with enough benefits, they can also become partners for temporary cooperation.

The map, a sketch of the Hetao, with a simple pastoral division of the tribes and a basic topography, was sketchy and unprofessional. But in Mahontu's view, this map is much more precious than those military maps, and on it, many places are marked that there may be mineral deposits, as well as the needs and ability of the tribes to trade, and whether the leaders of the tribes are smart or stupid, what they like, and how they behave. Some of the powerful people in the tribe, what their preferences are, and how to build relationships with them.

This kind of map is a treasure that cannot be exchanged for merchants, and with this map, all the tribes in the Hetao can trade and earn high profits. I don't know how much effort I have to save compared to groping a little bit by myself.

"This map was explored by the shopkeeper and his fellow men when we Yang Ji was operating in the Hetao, and it may not be accurate, but it can be regarded as a rough idea. I have a lot of maps like this in my hand, all of which are the results achieved in the course of Yang Kee's operation in the past few years. In the future, when the imperial court is restored, the Mongols will also need to buy our things, and when the time comes, there will be more maps like this. Even if the imperial court recovers the Hetao, it will not kill all the northern captives, and most of them are nothing more than changing to the people of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, many Mongolians have become the people of the Ming Dynasty, and there is nothing wrong with that, they still need to buy things, they still need our goods, and your business can still be done. ”

"When the Hetao changes owners, the land there will be redivided, and the Hetao is fertile, not only suitable for grazing and farming, but also very suitable. It's just that the Mongols are not good at this, and they may not be able to grow food for life if they guard the anointed land. Zhao Quan can't take root in Hetao, otherwise, I'm afraid he won't even be able to attach it. This time he asked for submission on the condition that he should open up a piece of land in the Hetao for him to live in, that is, he took a fancy to that place. Such a good field, why should I give it to him? If a few outsiders like it, we can talk about these places. Including the future Silk Road, we can also talk about it. ”

Now the Silk Road operates in a similar way to maritime trade, with the envoys of the Fan Kingdom paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty and trading in Beijing. Then they will bring the gift back to their home country and sell it. Merchants of the Ming Dynasty could sell their goods to envoys in Shaanxi and make a profit. This part of the profit is not low, but it is still not comparable to selling goods directly to the other country.

The huge dividends of maritime trade, several Jin merchants have a number in their hearts, but it is difficult to squeeze into this circle, and those maritime merchants will not let them in to share the profits, so they want to become royal princes. Now that there is this assassin matter, the matter of the imperial family, it cannot be considered for the time being, and the road of maritime merchants is basically impassable, and the road of this Silk Road has become attractive.

"Those merchants can travel thousands of miles from their country to our Ming Dynasty to trade, why can't we sell them back? At the end of the day, we are not strong enough to deter them by force. This kind of thing, for the time being, can only be done step by step, you can first sign a contract with a part of the merchants, let them serve as the chief merchant, and charge them a general merchant fee. They will consume our goods to the West, which is not much different from the current model, and our profits cannot be seen at the beginning. But this is only the beginning, in the future, our caravan can move a little bit to that side, provided that the strength of the officers and troops is strong enough to deter them. It is not necessarily to fight with the Turpan people, as long as they know that the army of the Ming Dynasty can protect their own businessmen, and is willing to protect their own businessmen, those Fanren will not dare to act rashly. The road is not a day, but it must be walked in the end, and there will be a road. Several of the staff members are old-timers who have played a great career, and you understand this truth better than me. ”

Ma Hongtu couldn't help but nod his head, although this trade route is difficult, and even in his generation, he may not be able to succeed, but this is indeed a good road. Moreover, unlike maritime merchants, the Silk Road is relatively fixed, and it has found a passable route that others can't get involved even if they want to. When the time comes, their descendants will be able to eat and drink for generations without worrying by relying on this road.

As an old businessman, of course he knew that opening up such a trade route would take great risks, but as a Jin merchant, when was he afraid of risks? When you think about the benefits that this trade route can bring, these small risks are nothing.

In addition, the business environment within the Ming Dynasty is getting worse and worse, it is foreseeable that the future market will be more difficult to do, if you can do the business to the West, then your own family business will not only not be affected, but also may be revitalized. This young man is not a temporary impulse to pat his head, he obviously has a fairly complete plan, and the two join forces to benefit each other.

He looked at Yang Chengzu, and after a while, he suddenly asked: "Governor Dadu, the old man wants to ask you something, you don't dare to send my daughter into the palace, I can understand this." Now even if he is old, he doesn't have the courage to do so. But do you have the courage to marry a woman from my family as a concubine? ”

"To be a concubine? Ma Weng, you are always making fun of me, my family has a group of wives and concubines, and if I enter a new person, not only will I be angry, but I am afraid it will be difficult for me to have time to take care of her. When the time comes, won't you live up to the beauty's good youth? ”

"That's a question for the old man to consider, not a question for you to consider, you just need to answer me, dare or don't dare? My granddaughter was originally intended to be sent to the palace, and now I have decided to marry her to you. As for being bullied by your wife and concubine, or being beaten and scolded and snubbed by you, it can only be said that she is not good enough. If she can't live like a fish in water in your inner house, then when she goes to the palace, she will lose her life in vain. The old man won't be angry because of this, just ask you, would you like to be a relative with me? ”

Identifying the target and making a decisive move, when convinced that this young man could be an ally, Ma Hongtu decisively threw out his chips. In the face of this kind of bargaining chip, Yang Chengzu has nothing to refuse. When he returned to the room at night, he had four more Geng stickers on his body, and the four women who had originally decided to enter the palace were now all mastered by their own families and sent to the Yang family as concubines. For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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