In any trade, the importance of "transportation costs" cannot be ignored. The more backward the transportation is, the more transportation costs can determine life and death. Take Beidi merchants as an example. If they want to transport goods to Daliang, if they don't take the road to Sangzhou, but go far away, the additional time will not be as simple as a few hours or a few days.
The east-to-west span of Sangzhou is close to 1,500 miles. In addition, the traveling speed of caravans is inherently slow. If they bypass Sangzhou, whether they go to the Gaoshan Country in the west or the Yuezhao Country in the east, it will directly add two months to their travel time. journey!
During these two months, not counting wages, the food consumed by people and animals was enough to scare people to death.
Moreover, as the saying goes, long nights and many dreams, long detours, and detours from major trade routes will undoubtedly greatly increase various risks.
The mountain bandits and bandits who gather in the mountains and forests, and the mob and bandits who are interested in making money are all enough for the caravan to drink.
This is only a risk that merchants need to bear. If it extends to the entire business level, Sangzhou Business Road will directly determine whether Beidi Business is competitive.
Losing the Sangzhou trade route and being unable to take shortcuts, together with other countries, Beidi was destined to never be able to compete with Daliang.
Qin Feng won the Sangzhou at all costs in order to occupy an absolute dominant position in the subsequent trade.
Jing Ci, who was sitting in the upper seat, clenched and unclenched his fists for a while, and his palms were soaked with sweat.
The way she looked at Qin Feng was like looking at a monster.
Jing Ci heard Chen Si's evaluation of Qin Feng more than once. He was as wise as a demon and could often see ten steps into the future with one step.
Since the end of the national war, Qin Feng has understood everything about the peace talks.
Even so far, it was enough for Jing Ci to be shocked and look up to him. In the end... Qin Feng took the opportunity to take control of Sangzhou in one fell swoop.
It should be over here, right?
But facts proved that all Beidi people, including Jing Ci, still seriously underestimated Qin Feng's strategic vision.
Sangzhou not only became the buffer zone of Liang State, but also blocked military threats to the north of Sangzhou and ensured peace on the border. It has become the birthplace of Beidi's opposition imperial party, which occupies incomparable importance in both military and political aspects.
Now, Sangzhou's commercial value has finally been highlighted.
Judging from the current situation, Sangzhou and the northern border of Liang State are both commercial hubs. These two lands could have become the gateway for exchanges between Liang State and Di State.
As a result, the two most important pieces of land were all captured by Qin Feng.
Perhaps Qin Feng is still far from being "the richest in the world" now, but with these two pieces of land, no one will doubt that in the near future, Qin Feng will become the world's leading wealthy businessman.
For a moment, Jing Ci didn't know whether to admire Qin Feng's foresight or to be afraid.
"Qin Hou, you are too scheming... Is this your true purpose of controlling Sangzhou?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present realized that something was wrong, and they all looked at Qin Feng in fear.
As everyone knows, this is the time for Qin Feng to establish his prestige and harvest people's hearts.
Qin Feng seized this opportunity and nodded, but then shook his head.
Under the confused gaze of everyone, Qin Feng wrote lightly: "Your Highness is only right about one of the things, but he doesn't understand the other."
"As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it."
“I am both a businessman and not just a businessman.”
"If I only have money in my hand, even if there are flowers blooming at this moment, there may be no bones left at the next moment. The greater the wealth, the more coveted I will be. There will always be someone trying to kill me."
"Your Highness, please answer me a question. Which is more important, money or power?"
Jing Ci blurted out without thinking: "Of course power is important. Having power in your hands means you have everything."
Everyone nodded, feeling that the princess's words were reasonable.
After all, as the old saying goes, the people do not fight with the officials, and wealthy businessmen are naturally the people. No matter how rich a wealthy businessman is, if he offends someone in the officialdom, he will be crushed like an ant by the other party.
Moreover, doesn’t the reason why Qin Feng is able to achieve success rely on power?
Everyone felt that there was nothing to argue with this question, but Qin Feng gave a different answer.
"Wrong, and a big mistake!"
"His Highness just said the opposite. It does not mean that once you have power, you will have everything, but that you have everything first, and then you have power."
“Power does not come from above, but from bottom up.”
"I have money in my hands and win over people's hearts. Everyone respects me and elects me as a leader, so I have power in my hands, and this power is also given to me by my subordinates."
"This is in accordance with the old saying, the people are water and the king is the boat. The water can carry the boat and also capsize it."
"Sitting high on the throne, after all, is no match for the mud-legged man who raised his arms and shouted, Prince, general, Xiang Ning has the guts!"
"Power is very important. It allows us to manage the entire country more efficiently, redistribute benefits, and allow everyone to live a prosperous life. But don't overestimate power. Even an emperor will be angry at the people. Pull it off. Even the empire that flourished for a while could not escape the endless cycle of being overthrown, destroyed, rebuilt, revitalized, and declined.
"And everything I say comes from the people!"
The entire Wang family mansion was silent. Everyone looked at Qin Feng infatuatedly, feeling that their cognitive blind spots had been touched.
Although they are not powerful and famous people, they are also "vested interests".
In their traditional understanding, it is an eternal truth that the rich and powerful control ordinary people.
Why did it become a fallacy when it came to Qin Feng?
If these words were spoken by others, everyone would just laugh and not care at all.
But unfortunately, these words came from Qin Feng's mouth.
Who is Qin Feng?
The first prince of the Liang Kingdom and the lord of the northern border, he had complete control over military, political, and commercial affairs. He was able to move sideways even in a foreign country.
In this case, this sensational statement has to make people think deeply.
Seeing everyone bowing their heads in deep thought, Qin Feng was deeply relieved. At least these people could still think.
Qin Feng looked at the blank-eyed Jing Ci and chuckled: "Hide wealth among the people, govern the country safely, and be loved by all people. The power in your hands will naturally be consolidated. If anyone dares to snatch it away, the people will be the first to refuse."
"On the contrary, in order to consolidate the so-called power, they ignore the suffering of the people and do the opposite. The tighter the power is, the faster it will be lost."
"Your Highness, why do you think Sangzhou is under my firm control?"
"If it is true as your country's propaganda says, the people of Sangzhou are living in dire straits. How long can the military suppress them alone?"
"At that time, the people of Sangzhou and your army will cooperate inside and outside, and I am probably the one who will be killed and killed, right?"
