A question that can be answered easily is not what the Wu Dynasty hopes for now?
Although businessmen are not involved in production, they still make a lot of contributions!
East Town is cheaper, while West Market is more expensive. Because there are merchants, goods flow between the two places. But without the merchants intervening in the middle, what can the people of East Town do? They can only watch the goods rot in their hands.
The Ming Dynasty wanted to suppress commerce and focus on agriculture because the power of the Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants was too strong, and even the nobles could not suppress it. Only the nobles in the military could suppress the maritime merchants, and the suppression was only about people's activities within the territory, and merchant ships out to sea. , Dahai merchants went to Nanyang, and the Ming Dynasty really had nothing to do with them.
Looking back at the Wu Dynasty, what was lacking was market vitality and people who could transform raw materials into commodities.
"In the past, the wealthy clans and the inner government also did business. Unfortunately, people are lazy. For two businesses with the same investment, one can earn 30% of the profit, and the other can only earn 10% of the profit. There is no need to consider other businesses. Yes, everyone will choose the one that makes more money, and often the business with big profits has nothing to do with the people or the national strength, such as the household market... There are no checkpoints on the roads, and resources can be freely sold, but there really are no Has the threshold been reached?"
How can there be no threshold?
Everyone knows that the invisible threshold for participating in the household market is extremely high. Without the support of nobles and clans, people simply cannot afford a caravan that can travel north all the time. As for forming a caravan to go to the border together, it doesn't matter who cares about you. ?
"But with the expansion of banks and the expansion of roads, the situation has become different. In the past, the business that was ignored by the wealthy clans is now supplemented by the local martial arts family. The money is borrowed from the bank, one by one, and the road It can be passed, cross-county and cross-government transactions are smooth, and the profit is not much, but there are so many people who can participate. There is no need for full mobilization, only a little mobilization is needed. The Wu family has been poor for many years, even if he is not strong enough, he can Contact other people, gather together, and as long as you are willing to do it, you will eventually be rewarded!”
The Wu family is equivalent to the military household in the household registration of the Ming Dynasty. Different from the mandatory military household system in the Ming Dynasty, the children of the Wu family sincerely want to join the army, because after joining the army, the children of the Wu family can realize their various aspirations by relying on military merit. To put it simply, if you have the ability to eat as big a bowl as you want, you don’t have to worry about being greedy for military merit.
If people want to live a positive life, expectations are very important.
The military merit system guarantees expectations, so naturally many people are willing to join the army.
As a result, the Wu family at the bottom of the entire system maintains strong military force all year round. The children of the Wu family between the ages of sixteen and fifty, regardless of whether they have military positions or not, can go to the battlefield at any time with just an order.
This huge force was simply used by the Wu Dynasty in the past for military purposes and local stability maintenance, which was really a waste.
When Fang Fang proposed the concept of "Savings are beneficial, loans pay interest", he was targeting all martial artists, but he was really targeting the majority of martial arts disciples who had people, brains, and backgrounds.
As long as these children of the Wu family are allowed to participate in economic activities, the rigid market economy of the Wu Dynasty will surely be revitalized. As for the negative effects caused by the revitalization, the disadvantages of soldiers doing business are far away.
And this drawback may not necessarily break out in the Wu Dynasty, because the Wu Dynasty's soldier selection and enlistment process for regular soldiers is very fair so far.
It may not be possible to send soldiers to every household, but the Wu Dynasty has already done this, and the most important thing is to expand the army when they have money.
The Wu Dynasty now has standing troops, which relies on the prestige it gained in the past to deter external forces.
The veterans who participated in that war forty years ago are still alive, and the deterrent is still there. But as those veterans gradually wither, and the profound memories are no longer there, how can we still be a deterrent?
After all, people are good at forgetting.
At that time, if the Wu Dynasty still wants to maintain domestic stability, it must increase its troops. If it wants to start a foreign war, its military strength must reach at least one million.
Where is this huge redundancy, and what is there to worry about?
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"Mr. Shang, why didn't you see Master Fang?"
Shen Qingquan stepped out of the carriage, grabbed Shang Zhong's hand and asked.
"Master Fang went to Yuyang. I think Boss Shen should already know what's going on there!" Shang Zhong looked at the carriage passing by and held Shen Qingquan's hand tightly.
Rich people!
More than thirty carriages had just passed by, and there were endless carriages and horses behind them. This time, Boss Shen brought at least a hundred carriages.
They were all filled with goods, and the total value of the goods was probably over one hundred thousand taels.
As for how much the place can earn, Shang Zhong could estimate how much he could earn after staying at the border for nearly nine months. It would not be less than a hundred thousand taels.
Hearing this, Shen Qingquan said with a smile, "You still fought well. You struck a blow to the bottom of the cauldron, which not only messed up the internal affairs of the Jin Kingdom, but also solved your own troubles. On the contrary, we fought a little hard. The battle against the Wei army, If Yue hadn't reacted, we would have advanced to Jingzhou now!"
After entering Jingzhou, the war completely burned into the territory of the Song Dynasty.
This is like the Jurchens attacking Yuyang and breaking the Yuyang defense line. Even though there are several Youzhou counties behind, they are undefended. As long as the Jurchens press the border with their troops, they can burn the war into Jizhou and burn it from outside the body into the body. , whoever encounters this feeling will have a big headache.
"Although the Beiwei army had to be replenished, the impact of the defeat was weakened within half a year, and the Beiwei army was unable to go to the battlefield. I believe your country will not miss this important opportunity!" Shang Zhong praised.
"It's natural. Now that Song Chao's arm has been broken, how can I give him a chance? Something went into my ear when I came out. I think the relevant news will come soon!"
The stronger the Ming Dynasty becomes, the more confidence these businessmen traveling outside will have.
"Congratulations in advance!"
"Now, I should be the one congratulating you!"
"Hahaha!"
Since the Mingwu Alliance, the two countries have become very comfortable. Not only do they no longer need to guard against each other, the key is that the two countries have begun to continuously exchange various resources, and the exchange will be beneficial.
If there was no alliance, let alone the Ming Dynasty's deadly attack on the Song Dynasty, the British Duke, who was fully in charge of the situation in Xuzhou, would really be damned if he did not keep a hundred thousand troops to defend the Wu Dynasty.
The expected anxious confrontation did not appear, and it was played in one breath. It was not only Akito who was happy, but also countless people who wanted to see Song Ren's jokes.
"I heard that the market has been listening for a while, and I didn't ask about Master Alchemy, but this is not..." Shen Qingquan mentioned the key point.
"Master Fang made an explanation before he left. The market will open on the first day of September, and cashing will begin on the third day of the lunar month. Boss Shen should have seen it on the way here. The saltpeter has been placed at various inns, and most of the butchers have also arrived. You buy the goods, and we guarantee that you will never be dragged around when you return!"
"That's good, that's good!"
Shen Qingquan was most worried about how to complete the payment. In the half month since he returned to the Ming Dynasty, in addition to organizing the supply of goods, he also actively expanded the distribution market. Now all the merchants who eat with the Shen family are waiting for the mutton to be pressed back. After maintaining the Shen family, five cargo ships worth 3,000 yuan have already set off from Nanyang.
