785, the "Iron Triangle" of Officials and Merchants (II)

"Jie Shuai, why don't you chase and fight, this can get a lot of benefits. Even, if we can force him to buy the people's and our grain at a high price in the future, won't we make a lot of money? Ma Zhou asked.

Ma Zhou always thought that Jingwen not only didn't ask him about the blame just now, but also gave him a great opportunity to go to the next level. This makes Ma Zhou not understand, after all, people have offended themselves, not only did they not pursue it, but also said that they would repay their grievances with virtue? If you offend yourself, not only do you not pursue it, but also repay your grievances with virtue, this is definitely the behavior of two fools. Therefore, what Ma Zhou saw that he was about to get his hands was thrown out immediately, and it was thrown to the businessman he had always looked down on, so of course he was unwilling.

"Ma Zhou, do you think that the government must rely on strong measures? In fact, the government should pay attention to neutrality, not interfere in the market without authorization. We can force him to buy grain at a high price, but what if he can't hold on to it at a loss? So what do we do if they end up going out of business? You don't even understand the argument that you can't fish with all your might, do you? Jingwen asked.

"But just let him go?" Ma Zhou asked.

And Jingwen said: "What else can I do? If he's interested, what if we let him go? Even if it's our government, we can't always be strong to the end! If you keep being strong to the end, then I'm afraid that in the end, you will really betray your relatives. Beat a stick and give a sweet date, which is the best way. Otherwise, if you drive them out, there will be new grain merchants who will take over their land. Therefore, this kind of thing is simply unsolvable, so no matter how tough the government is, it will not be able to solve it, but will mess things up. Ma Zhou, if you go to a high position in the future, you must learn to be with the mud! If you don't know how to make mud, you can't be a qualified prime minister. ”

"Yes!" Ma Zhou replied helplessly.

Next, here comes another guy. He is Zhao Yang, the largest silk cloth merchant in Mengjin County.

"Lord Jingwen, Ma Zhou County Order, I was also blinded by lard a few days ago, and it was all ......"

Zhao Yang also said the same thing as Feng Zhishui just now, which suddenly shocked Ma Zhou for a while. These businessmen actually use the same lines, this is too bullying, right? And then, Jingwen is still in charge of taking over this matter.

And Jingwen also agreed, and within the next five years, all the grain purchased by the government. And the money from the sale of grain was needed to buy silk cloth, and these silk cloths were handed over to Zhao Yang to purchase. And Zhao Yang also had to sell these silk cloths at a nine-percent discount of the market price, and then the government would take these silk cloths to pay taxes. And Zhao Yang also left happily, because although it is sold at a nine-percent discount of the market price, this is wholesale, and the number of wholesale goods is very large, and the profit is also very high.

And usually it is necessary to trade with the people little by little, not to mention the slow speed, and it also has to feed a lot of labor costs. And now the government is purchasing silk cloth equivalent to the tax that tens of thousands of people in the entire county need to pay at once. This allowed him to make a lot of money. Coupled with the needs of ordinary people, it can completely monopolize the silk cloth market in the entire Mengjin County.

Although Zhao Yang is now ranked first among all silk cloth merchants, it does not mean that he can monopolize the market. Therefore, there are still many people who compete with him. And now after the monopoly. Then he can make a huge profit. And Jingwen also agreed, and like that Feng Zhishui, he also gave him a mobile red flag of the government, indicating that he was an honest and trustworthy businessman. But. In the future, it will depend on whether the people vote and whether they keep his mobile red flag. When the time comes, it is inevitable that he will also have to sell the silk cloth at a fair and reasonable price.

"The 'Iron Triangle'. It's finally done. This time, we are an iron triangle of collusion between government and businessmen, and our government and a grain merchant and a silk cloth merchant have colluded with each other to monopolize the market. And we sell grain at 90% of the market price, and then buy silk cloth at 90% of the market price. In this way, we were able to leave five percent of the money out of thin air. And whose pocket do you think this five percent money will go to? Jingwen asked Ma Zhou with a smile.

Of course, Ma Zhou said: "Of course, this has entered the finances of our Mengjin County?" ”

"Clever! This is also finance, play a game on paper, and the result is money out of thin air. If I hadn't been worried about exploiting these two guys too hard, I'd probably be able to make twenty percent of the money! Five percent is not bad, after all, it can go on in the long run. Jingwen said.

Ma Zhou was also convinced by Jingwen's method, because this is not something that ordinary people can play. It was just a few clicks out of thin air, and even the goods were only a few clicks on paper, and the result was five percent more money.

Don't underestimate this 5 percent of the surplus money, which is equivalent to 3 percent of Mengjin County's annual fiscal revenue. According to the current management of the local government in the Tang Dynasty, many of the local finances are to be transferred and used in a unified manner. As a result, local finances are not sufficient. And now that there is a fiscal equivalent of three percent a year, it means that Mengjin County can use it as a mobile fund is one or two times more out of thin air. Ma Zhou also feels very magical about this kind of financial means.

After all, being able to save money is also making money. If all counties in the country can solve the problem by this means, then I am afraid that the country's finances will be much higher. This can be said to be Jingwen is very good at managing money, at least better at managing money than the officials of this era.

"No wonder many people say that you are the biggest god of wealth in my Tang Dynasty, and now it seems that this is the case! Just moved twice on the account, and there was so much extra money, and the appearance of that section handsome you was a fortunate thing for my Datang. Since ancient times, there have not been many officials in our country who are good at managing money. And there will be no fewer dynasties that collapse because of finances. But you are so proficient in finance, maybe the future Hubu Shangshu will be the one of the shuai. Ma Zhou said for a while.

And Jingwen laughed and said: "Hubu Shangshu, it's still early!" ”

Jing Wen doesn't think that he is qualified to be the secretary of the household department now, after all, this is the secretary of the ministry, but it is one of the positions of absolute power in the imperial court. Therefore, Jingwen is quite not qualified. After all, age is a huge hurdle! Moreover, although Jingwen is actually better at managing money than officials in this era, he doesn't want to get along with those cumbersome government affairs all day long. Therefore, he still hopes to be more leisurely, and can come up with ideas at any time and let others implement them. (To be continued......)