Liu Che fastened the ribbon, and then walked out with Zhang Tang and the others.

The unauthorized people who were originally in groups to discuss together, saw Liu Che come out, and knelt down one after another: "Xiaomin wait to meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Liu Che glanced at it casually, these eighty-five unauthorized powers, each of them had a good spiritual momentum, in terms of the dressing of the wearer, these unauthorized powers were ingenious, which made Liu Che quite bright.

After observing two eyes, Liu Che determined one thing.

That is, these unauthorized powers or the families behind them are still full of awe of him, the crown prince.

At least, in terms of face and lining, there will be some accommodation.

Otherwise, this would not be the case now.

Regardless of the distance or proximity of the seventy-five counties in Guanzhong, the unauthorized power of each county appeared in Sixianyuan.

Not even a single one was late.

Thinking about it, Liu Che knows that this is also a reality.

In China, it is never the businessmen who are in charge, but the bureaucrats who hold the power to kill.

The so-called broken county order, the door to destroy the order Yin.

No amount of money can withstand the sharpness of a sword.

It's just that......

Looking at these unauthorized powers, Liu Che took a step forward, opened his hands, and said: "Everyone, please don't be polite, this time, I invite you to come alone, but I have something to ask you for advice......

Unauthorized power, although they are merchants, but in the eyes of the Han court, they are not businessmen, and they can not be bound by the city registration.

This is because the status of unauthorized power is equal to that of the village elders in the countryside.

It is an extension of state power, in a sense. Those who are in power are also members of the ruling class.

It was Liu Che who was able to meet these people in Sixian Yuan openly.

Otherwise, as a prince, he meets with a merchant who is in charge of the last business. When this spreads, public opinion will immediately boil!

Everyone stood up and bowed in unison: "Thank you, Your Highness, if Your Highness is sent, we will go to the soup and die!" ”

Liu Che smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, making his attitude as amiable as possible. But he complained in his heart: "Go to the soup and go to the fire? Never give up? Only by believing in you are ghosts! ”

In the previous life, during the Wuchu Rebellion, the merchants in Guanzhong almost collectively rode the wall and watched. Even the ceremonies and procedures for welcoming King Wu into the Jizong Temple were prepared, and when King Wu entered Chang'an, he shouted long live.

The most intuitive example is the counterinsurgency army. Chehou, who was with the army, couldn't find a place to take out a loan.

In the end, only the Wuyan clan lent 5,000 gold to Zhou Yafu. Solved the cost of the expedition of the Chehous.

And the interest is as high as 10 times!

Every time he thought of this, Liu Che felt very uncomfortable.

As a ruler, deep in his subconscious, he is tenfold wary of possible traitors and rebels. And the businessmen have also proved with practical actions that they are not loyal servants of the Liu family at all, just some guys driven by interests.

But the Wuyan clan dared to put such a high usury, and finally repaid all the principal and interest.

This made Liu Che somewhat jealous of the businessmen in Guanzhong.

These days. Liu Che made up the information and found a lot of interesting things.

For example. At this time, the businessmen will collude with the bureaucracy to form a community of interests.

However, they have not yet evolved to give officials shares and dividends.

Generally speaking, these merchants only pay some money to their related customers on a quarterly basis.

Therefore, Liu Che does not have to worry for the time being, if these businessmen are moved, there will be a crazy counterattack like the Jin Shang Group and the Salt Merchant Group in the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, although these businessmen have umbrellas and backers behind them, those umbrellas and backers may not really be on the side of these people.

The answer is simple, there are no dry stocks and dividends.

That Zhang San can be honored, and Li Si can also be honored.

The bureaucrats are not guilty of sacrificing their future, their reputation, and their hats for the sake of their annual filial piety.

This is completely different from the status of the Jin Shang Group and the Zheshang Group in the Ming Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty.

After all, one's own things and other people's things, those are two treatments!

Thinking like this, Liu Che had the bottom in his heart.

It is true that several big families in Guanzhong have close ties with the court and the government and the opposition, and they also have a lot of wealth that is honored to the officials of the palace and the court every year.

However, such a bond of interest is fragile.

Once the news is not right, a large number of officials will immediately cut off their tails to survive, and even fight against businessmen who originally honored him in order to cover up their crimes.

Just like in the previous life, after the little pig issued a warning order, a large number of former merchant families went bankrupt.

But none of the officials stood up and said a word of justice for the merchants.

It is impossible for someone to move a little bit like the Ming Dynasty when a large number of Qingliu jumped out and shouted: Do not compete with the people for profit.

Yes, to be honest, Liu Che is really going to let go, and he will definitely be able to wash the entire merchants and families in Guanzhong once!

Kill him, his head is rolling, and the blood is flowing like a river.

It's just that...... It's nice to do, but what to do when it's done?

It's not worth it!

Liu Che is the crown prince, and he is of two different classes from these merchants.

It is not a crime to build one's political reputation for the sake of businessmen.

You must know that Liu Che's father killed Prince Wu on a chessboard on the streets of Chang'an, and until now, some people in the government and the opposition are still quietly discussing this matter.

It is no exaggeration to say that this incident will become a stain on Liu Che's father's life.

Moreover, Guanzhong is Liu's basic plate.

It is in Liu Che's own interests to maintain the prosperity and stability of Guanzhong.

He didn't need to smash all the jars and jars, and let others see the joke in plain way!

But after thinking about these things clearly, I will have the confidence in my heart, and I will not be afraid of my hands and feet, and I will not look forward and backward.

Liu Che looked at the more than eighty men kneeling in front of him at this moment, and his eyes naturally carried a condescending feeling.

It was as if the eighty-five people kneeling in front of him were not people, but ants.

Liu Che thought about the wording for a moment and was about to speak. At this time, Wang Dao suddenly came over and whispered to him: "Your Highness, the eldest princess is here......"

Liu Che heard this. His expression was slightly stunned.

Liu prostitute?

What is she here for?

Liu Che came back to his senses in an instant, and said to the unauthorized authorities: "Everyone, please wait a moment, Gu has some personal matters, go and come!" ”

Then, under the leadership of Wang Dao, Liu Che walked towards the living room at the front door.

While walking. Liu Che asked, "Did the eldest princess tell you what happened?" ”

This is also where Liu Che is strange.

At this time, there are no special circumstances, and the elders will not go to the homes of the younger ones.

Because that's a double disrespect for yourself and your juniors.

"Back to Your Highness, the slave and maid don't know. The eldest princess didn't say ......" Wang Dao lowered his head and said, "It's just that the eldest princess brought a man with a Shandong accent to come with her!" ”

"Shandong?" Liu Chehu was suspicious, Shandong at this time, of course, did not refer to the great Shandong Province of later generations.

The so-called Shandong refers to the vast area east of the Taihang Mountains.

It probably includes the later North China and South China regions.

and the later Shandong are completely two concepts!

At this time. Shandong is not a good place. How do you say that the people in Guanzhong scolded their mother?

Shandong barbarian!

However, at this time, the people who spoke with Shandong accents were not necessarily people from South China or North China.

Because when the Qin and Han dynasties were communicating, the population of the world migrated and communicated with each other, and it may have become Guanzhong people in the past, such as the Yuan Ang family.

What used to be a Qin may now have become a barbarian vassal state, such as Zhao Tuo in Nanyue.

Anyway, let's check it out first!

With such thoughts, Liu Che slowly walked into the living room. Then, I saw the princess Liu Yan, the chief of the pavilion, leading a strange man. Sitting in the corner of the living room, there is talk and laughter as if they are talking about something.

Liu Che glanced at the man, just this glance, Liu Che felt that his kryptonite dog eyes were blind.

The clothes of this man's whole body can be seen at a glance to be made of fine Shu brocade, and the set of clothes on his body alone is worth at least tens of thousands of dollars.

In addition, he wore two pieces of jade around his waist, which he knew were valuable at a glance.

In addition to this, Liu Che also noticed that the pattern on the man's sleeve was embroidered with gold wire.

In a word, this person just didn't write on his head: I am a local tyrant, these four big words.

"He's not from Guanzhong!" Liu Che immediately thought of this.

Although there are many big dogs in Guanzhong, but at the foot of the Son of Heaven, who dares to go to the market so ostentatiously, it is undoubtedly self-defeating.

"Probably the nouveau riche of that place......" Liu Che guessed in his heart.

Now in the Han Dynasty, it is the time when China's industry and commerce are booming.

I don't know how many people have taken advantage of this opportunity to complete the accumulation of wealth.

In later generations, a biography of goods and colonies wrote the prosperity of industry and commerce at this time from one side.

From south to north, from grasslands to mountains, there is hardly a place in the whole of China that is not free from thriving industry and commerce.

So much so that Jia Yi, Chao Cuo and others have shouted that they want to be weak and strong, and have put forward their own strategies and policies in this regard.

Liu Che didn't think much about it, bowed straight to Liu Concubine, and asked, "Auntie is actually free to come to the little nephew today, but is there something?" ”

At this time, the man who was originally talking to Liu immediately came out of the queue and bowed down.

Liu Yan stood up with her, smiled, and said, "Prince, my aunt came over this time, and I will introduce someone to the prince......"

Liu Nunu mouthed, pointed to the person kneeling on the ground, and said: "This person is Cheng Zheng from Linqiong, Shu County, my aunt thought, maybe he can help the prince solve some troubles, so he simply brought it over, the prince shouldn't blame the aunt for making her own opinions, right?" ”

Saying that, Liu Yan laughed.

Liu Che shook his head, he actually couldn't cry or laugh in his heart.

Liu Yan is a person, but sometimes she often does some second-hand behavior.

Liu Che remembered that she had raised a little white face or something in her previous life, and she actually took the little white face out to show the little pig......

What's funny is that in the end, the eldest princess of the Han family, was buried with the little white face in Baling after her death.

All I can say is......

Liu's is wonderful, and Liu Che is used to it.

It's just that Liu Che has a problem!

This man knew at a glance that he must be a businessman!

The Han family was not a country in the Warring States Period, and merchants were forbidden to enter and leave the palace casually. spread out, Liu Che has to be criticized!

But everyone has already been brought, what else can Liu Che do?

There was a slightly ugly smile on his face. Liu Che reluctantly arched his hand and said, "Please get up......"

When the man heard this, he was not polite, and immediately stood up, and even had the courage to look up at Liu Che.

This made Liu Che feel funny and angry.

These actions of this person made Liu Che involuntarily associate him with the coal boss of later generations.

But in an instant, what Liu Concubine had just said recalled in his mind.

Linqiong Cheng Zheng's?

Isn't this Zhuo Wenjun's father's lifelong rival?

When did this person actually come to Guanzhong?

But. Cheng Zheng is a real big dog!

In his previous life, Liu Che heard that some people listed him as the richest man in the world along with Zhuo Wangsun, Daojian of Qi and others.

It is said that the family has billions of dollars. With thousands of slaves, they traveled like a monarch, and the trade was done on the South Vietnamese side......

The important thing is for Liu Che. Cheng Zheng is also good. Whether it is Zhuo's or not, they are all the characters who will be contacted next.

Because these two have mastered the most advanced iron casting and smelting technology available today!

The major affairs of the country are only worship and war!

Whoever masters iron has the ability to wage war!

It is ridiculous to say that the wealth and trading of Cheng Zheng and Zhuo can be so big.

In fact, it sucked the blood of the Han court and grew up step by step.

At the beginning, the world's largest iron-smelting and coin-casting merchant was none other than Deng Tong, Liu Che's imperial grandfather's confidant.

Don't think that Deng Tong will only slap the horse's whiskers. If it was just like that, how could he have dominated the worship of a generation of masters for a long time?

Behind the pets. In fact, Deng Tong is Liu Che's imperial grandfather, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, who put the eyes and ears of the people.

At that time, half of the money in the world was minted by Liu Bi, the king of Wu, and half was written by Deng Tong in Shu County.

can make the deal so big, and can also wrestle with Liu Bi, the king of Wu, Deng Tong's ability and wrist, is it more than idle?

In addition, Deng Tong was also the person in charge of all the properties of the Shaofu and the royal family in Shu County at that time.

In addition to countless mines and salt ponds, there are also large-scale iron-smelting workshops under his name.

It's just what Liu Che saw from the Shaofu archives.

At its peak, Deng Tong owned and managed hundreds of workshops of different sizes in Shu County, with an annual output of four or five hundred thousand catties of iron.

But now, those workshops have shrunk to less than ten, and the annual output of iron is only 40,000 catties.

In just two years, the official workshops of the Han royal family in the entire Shu County dived immediately after Deng Tong was gone.

This kind of thing, only when you say it can you believe it!

At the same time, the wealth and workshops of Cheng Zheng and Zhuo swelled like rockets.

Up to now, these two companies have an annual output of at least 300,000 catties of iron.

Liu Che remembered the record in the historical records: To the ...... The people of Yunnan and Shu are rich to thousands of people, and the joy of hunting in the fields and ponds is intended to be the king.

This is a depiction of the wealth and power of the Zhuo family.

From the description of these few short sentences, Zhuo's wealth has been revealed the tip of the iceberg.

That is, based on the fact that the Zhuo clan has 1,000 servants.

According to the law of the Han Dynasty, the poll tax of a slave was levied at the rate of five counts, one hundred and twenty yuan, and five six hundred yuan.

That is, Zhuo's annual slave tax alone is 600,000 yuan!

A year's tax for a 3,000-household household!

But now Liu Che is not concerned about this matter.

But......

Liu Che looked at Cheng Zhengying with a smile and asked, "Mr. has come from Linqiong, do you know that the southern Yunnan Zhufan is now safe?" ”

When Cheng Zhengying heard this, he couldn't help but twitch his face, what he was most worried about finally happened.

In fact, whether it is Cheng Zhengying's cast iron business or Zhuo Wangsun's business.

All require a large population, mining and smelting!

Before, Deng Tong had the royal family as a backer, and some were criminals and sons-in-law who came to open the mountain for smelting, and he didn't feel distressed when he died!

But it was his turn to make this deal with Zhuo Wangsun.

That's the problem.

The total population of Shu County is so small, it is not enough to support and burden the iron-smelting business of him and Zhuo Wangsun.

What to do?

There is a way to be poor, and if you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful.

Linqiong is located close to Zhuyi in southern Yunnan.

In the Qin Dynasty, the Qin army in its heyday overwhelmed the entire southwest, and when it was, all the southwestern Yiyi had submitted to the crossbow arrows of the Qin army. During the reign of Qin Shi Huang, in order to expand the control of the southwest region, he dug a five-foot road. Officials were also dispatched to those blank areas that had not been covered by the Central Plains regime before, and preliminary control was carried out.

At that time, the Qin State was overwhelming the world, who would dare not obey?

All the southwestern countries trembled and surrendered to Xianyang.

It's a pity that more than ten years later, the huge Qin State collapsed.

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty. In order to effectively control zhì, even South Vietnam gave up, not to mention the southwest region with poor mountains and bad waters.

Thereupon. The vast area south of Linqiong has since ceased to be Chinese territory.

In this way, it gave the merchants a world of great achievements.

He Cheng Zhengying is good, and Zhuo Wangsun is also good. The purpose of valuing Qiongqiong is the same.

One. There are large iron ore mines here, which can be excavated and smelted.

Second, it is close to Southwest Yi and has cheap manpower!

The chieftain of the southwestern Yi is willing to pay two or three strong slaves for a beautiful piece of silk!

In addition, the horses of the Yu country, the maids of the Yu country, and the yaks. Yelang's gold, Dian country's ivory. All of them are highly acclaimed specialties.

In particular, the maids of the Yu Kingdom, after special training, have a fascinating magic, and are exported to all counties and countries in the world, even Chang'an, there are many nobles who are willing to buy them at a high price.

As a big businessman rooted in Linqiong, Cheng Zhengying has formed 'deep' friendships with various kingdoms in the southwest in the past 30 years.

With ironware, silk and spices from the Central Plains, from the hands of these small tribes, in exchange for batches of 'special products'

The biggest deal of them is undoubtedly slaves!

Otherwise, his iron ore is still playing with hair!

However, this was a strict offense, and the Han law stipulated that trading with a vassal state without permission was a capital offense.

Although Nanxiyi is not a vassal country, and he has not paid tribute to Chang'an, once this matter is exposed, then he will die without a place to be buried!

According to Cheng Zhengying's own sources, in the past two years, as his trade with Zhuo Wangsun expanded, two small countries in the southwestern Zhuyi have been wiped out, and all the citizens have been taken away, turned into slaves, and finally ended up in his mines......

Even, one time Cheng Zhengying found that something strange appeared in the slaves sent.

After asking, I learned that it was originally a slave imported by the Dian State from the body poison, and the quantity was large and cheap, and only one horse of silk could be exchanged for ten strong slaves......

Then Cheng Zhengying bought a hundred in one go.

By now, they're all dead......

Because he died too quickly, Cheng Zhengying deeply felt that although it was cheap, it was not forbidden to poison slaves, and he would no longer buy his own poisonous slaves......

But how dare he say these things?

If he says it, he will be the Great Demon King soon, and he will definitely kill the whole family!

Therefore, Cheng Zhengying hurriedly knelt down and said resignedly: "Your Royal Highness, although the villain is in Linqiong, he has always been law-abiding, and he strictly obeys the system of Emperor Gao, and he does not dare to go west out of the pass and have an affair with Yidi!" ”

"Hehe......" Liu Che shook his head with a smile.

You liar!

Your business isn't just about the Southwest Yi!

When Zhang Qian chiseled through the Western Regions, people saw Chinese silk and tea on the side of Daxia, and when they asked, they said that they came from the poison, and then the merchants with the poison bought it from the Dian Kingdom, and the silk of the Dian Kingdom did not ask from there!

What's more, in his previous life, Liu Che saw with his own eyes that he could actually buy slaves from the Servant Kingdom in Chang'an, and the servants of the Servant Kingdom actually formed an industrial chain in Chang'an and made a brand, so that Chang'an Chehou did not have a maid from the Servant Country who went out without face!

At that time, the maids of the Yu Kingdom, just like the Silla maids of the Tang Dynasty, were widely praised slaves, and one cost a hundred gold!

And also......

In his previous life, Liu Che didn't quite understand why Sima Xiangru was able to get through the relationship between the southwestern Zhuyi, thus opening the prelude to the spread of the Central Plains civilization to the southwestern mountainous areas.

After becoming the crown prince, he consulted the Qin court archives and records in Shiqu Pavilion.

Liu Che figured out one thing, at least in the hundreds of miles of mountainous areas near Shu County, where the Qin general Chang Yu had effectively ruled that area and sent officials and soldiers over.

And where did Tokoku go?

Because during the period of King Chu Wei, Bashu belonged to the state of Chu.

At that time, King Chu Wei sent Lu Qiao, a descendant of King Chu Zhuang, as a general to lead his army westward and launch a campaign of conquest to the southwest.

Thousands of miles of land.

It's a pity that after the victory of Yuqiao. When I turned around, I found that my hometown had been copied by the Qin people, and I couldn't go back. It can only take root in the local area and establish a country, which is the history of the establishment of the Dian Kingdom.

Therefore, like South Vietnam, the southwest region has long been favored and conquered by the ancestors.

In fact. Many of the tribes and nations are inextricably linked to the Central Plains, at least culturally in common.

What's even more interesting is that Liu Che discovered. According to the report of the envoy sent by the Han family to Nanyue, Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, actually had a younger brother in Southwest Yili, well, it was Yelang Kingdom......

Funny. It's the arrogant country of Yoro.

So. In fact, Southwest Yi is not a land that has never been influenced by the culture of the Central Plains.

In fact, more than 100 years before the establishment of the Han dynasty, the states of Chu and Qin successively took over and began to conquer and develop the southwest region.

It can be said that without the efforts of the two generations of Chu and Qin, Xiaozhu later wanted to conquer the southwest region so easily, and also set up counties. It became an inseparable part of the Han family's territory, and the Han generation did not rebel. Is this possible?

Therefore, Liu Che smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Gu regards him as an elder, why did Mr. deceive Gu?" ”

Liu Che took a step forward and said in his mouth: "Prince Zhuo's grandson, every year there is a letter passed in front of his father and emperor, what you have done, you think the Son of Heaven does not know?" Don't know? ”

"Zhuo Wangsun, I X your ancestors!" At this point, Cheng Zhengying's psychological defense line collapsed, and he actually scolded a provincial scold from Sichuan.

Liu Che didn't think so, and said with a smile: "The maid of the Yu country, tsk, the horse of the Yu country, tsk...... Gentlemen's business is big! ”

Cheng Zhengying finally couldn't bear it anymore, he was paralyzed to the ground, he felt that in the future of his apocalypse, in order to survive, he couldn't care about anything, so, like a reversible tube, he poured out all the things about how he and Zhuo Wangsun bought the king of Southwest Yi, how to sell people, how to dig mines, and how to buy Deng Tong's 'abandoned' workshops at the 'right price' in front of Liu Che.

Liu Che was dumbfounded when he heard this.

When did the merchants of the Han Dynasty actually evolve to this point?

used silk and iron tools, salt, and tea to buy the slaves of the Southwest Yi, and they actually bought the slaves exported by the third brother?

There is really a sense of the black slave trade of the British Empire in later generations!

Well, that's it, in order to expand the scale of production, it is normal to use some means, and the southwest side is originally a place where slavery and primitive tribes are mixed.

Moreover, most of the dead miners are not Chinese, at least not yet......

Liu Che didn't bother to care.

But you actually colluded with the palace eunuchs sent to Shu County, bribed the local officials, and joined forces to create such a thing as a certain workshop not working, and a certain mine vein drying up......

Liu Che seemed to see the faces of some people in the Celestial Dynasty in the later generations......

Is......

Liu Che scratched his head and finally had to admit it.

Tai Shi Gong is really right!

Sure enough, it is the people of Yunnan and Shu!

Liu Che really doesn't know, if these guys continue to play so undisciplined and unlimited, and expand like a snowball, and wait until their products are produced but can't be sold, will there be an economic crisis in the Western Han Dynasty?

In any case, Liu Che knows that it is time for this unscientific method of operation to come to an end.

However, this Cheng Zhengying and Zhuo Wangsun still did at least one thing right, that is, to harm foreigners

On this matter, Liu Che still agrees.

Liu Che took two steps forward, walked in front of Cheng Zhengying, helped him up, and asked kindly: "Mr. just said that the king of Tongguò Dian bought a hundred poisoned slaves, dare to ask sir, where is the poison?" ”

"Go to the west of the Dian Kingdom for two thousand miles...... Cheng Zhengying didn't have the domineering spirit of the local tyrant at the beginning at this time, he was full of only one thing in his heart: Since the Son of Heaven already knew about my matter, why didn't the Son of Heaven do it for a long time?

He really didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Liu Che asked playfully: "Poison country, are there any people under Mr. who have been there?" ”

"No ......" Cheng Zhengying shook his head and said: "Xiaomin's subordinates have only been to the Dian Kingdom at the farthest, and no matter how far they go, they have never been there, it is said that from the Dian Kingdom to the high road of the Poison Mountain, the hundred poisonous slave laborers purchased by the Xiaomin, it is said that when they started their journey, the Poison Man prepared more than 300 of them, and when they were driven to the Dian Kingdom, there were only more than 100 people left......

Liu Che smiled when he heard this, the Three Kingdoms are really the same, no matter ancient or modern, they have not changed, and they can be called the best ruling and easiest countries on the earth to colonize.

"I'll give Mr. a task......" Liu Che said with a smile, he didn't expect that Cheng Zhengying would confess so quickly, but since he took someone else's handle, he had to make good use of it.

"Your Highness, please command!" Cheng Zhengying seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and immediately knelt down.

"After Mr. goes home, send a team of capable men to the Dian Kingdom, and then let the King of Dian send a guide to escort Mr. to take a trip to the body poison for Lonely, even if you can't get the body poison, you must do your best to collect information about the body poison!" Liu Che looked at him and said, "Got it?" (To be continued......)

PS: Well, the businessmen at that time were indeed so awesome, especially the Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zheng of Linqiong, who were really open to life~

Then, you can only 7000 today, and the remaining 5000 will make up tomorrow