"Come, come, let's drink again, Ah Hui Nan, sit down."
Just now, Liu Chan's murderous look seemed to be an illusion.
But everyone present knew it.
That was not an illusion, but the appearance of the Crown Prince of Hanzhong who had just appeared.
"promise!"
Ah Huinan accepted the order immediately. He was covered in blood, sat in Hou Ren'an's seat in Beixiang, and immediately began to drink and eat meat.
Seeing this, the heads of the left and right noble families moved their buttocks to the side.
It’s better not to mess with this god of death.
The guards outside the door moved the body of Beixiang Hou Wenre out of the lobby, while the maid took a rag and wiped the blood on the ground.
Bang bang bang~
Liu Chan clapped his hands twice, and the sound of silk and bamboo suddenly started again, filling his ears with a melodious sound.
The beautiful actress entered the hall again, her figure swimming and dancing gracefully, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly returned.
But the guests present could not return to their previous leisurely mood.
Whether it was A Hui Nan feasting in the hall, or Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong, who looked smiling but was actually full of evil.
It all made them tremble with fear.
From today on, they no longer dare to have other thoughts in their hearts.
"Your Highness, please!"
Uncle Zong Hui is in high spirits on happy occasions.
At this moment, he raised his glass to salute Liu Chan and drank all the wine in the bottle in one gulp.
When the atmosphere arrived, Liu Chan finally said what he wanted to say later.
"Actually, the reason why I want you to come here today is not entirely because of the Ren family in Wancheng."
Beating up the Nanyang nobles was just one of Liu Chan's purposes for hosting the banquet today.
In other words, beating the Nanyang nobles was just a means for Liu Chan to achieve his next goal.
"Today Cao Cao, the thief, has passed away, and Cao Pi of Wei State has no time to take care of himself. Nanyang County, and even the entire Jingzhou, rarely have a period of rest and recuperation. Naturally, this time must be grasped."
Liu Chan looked around at the people in the hall and continued: "Recuperation and recuperation, in addition to making the people live and work in peace and contentment, if the goods can be circulated, it will not only make profits for the people, but also make profits for you."
Profit?
Now that you have said this, we are no longer sleepy.
Li Chun, the contemporary head of the Li family in Wan County, heard this. He immediately stood up, bowed his hands in salute, and asked, "Your Highness, how can we make a profit by circulating goods?"
Liu Chan smiled softly and said, "What is the price of salt in Nanyang County this year?"
Li Chun heard this and replied: "Now that the war has ceased, Your Highness has cracked down on hoarding. The price of salt is 800 yuan per stone."
1 bucket of salt is basically equivalent to 6 buckets of rice.
The price of salt ranges from 120 qian to 1,800 qian per dendrobium (stone).
One rock salt is about fifteen kilograms.
Fifteen kilograms of salt cost 800 yuan, which is actually not expensive.
During the confrontation between Jingzhou and Wei, the price of salt soared to 8,000 yuan for a while.
Compared with today's eight hundred yuan, that is a direct increase of ten times!
"When I was in Chengdu, I tried to dig out salt wells. The cost of salt brought from the salt wells was lower than that of sea salt. In addition, the waterway was smooth, and the cost on the road was not high. If the price of Nanyang salt is 800 yuan, it would cost 800 yuan. Chengdu transports salt to Nanyang for sale, and the profit is more than ten times that!"
Who has been boiling the snow for many years on the sea, and piling up the plates to look like crystals.
Salt is indispensable in every meal and a necessity of life, and it also represents a huge profit potential.
Li Chun was obviously moved by Liu Chan's words.
"Is it really ten times more beneficial?"
Liu Chan smiled softly and said:
"Of course, I, Mr. Liu, never talk empty words."
Seeing that the hearts of everyone in the hall had been aroused, Liu Chan struck while the iron was hot and said: "Chengdu Shu brocade is the most popular in the world. If it is transported to Nanyang and sold, the profit will be more than five times."
"Of course, Jingzhou also has many specialties that are not found in Yizhou. For example, the Shangxiahu specializes in lotus seeds. They are large and round, with thin skin and thick flesh. They have a sweet, slightly sweet and fresh flavor. If there is a caravan, they can Sell it to Yizhou and make at least three times the profit!"
"Nanzhong has a lot of dried meat and animal skins, but few cotton agricultural tools. If you can replace it with a caravan, you can make more than ten times the profit in one trip!"
Liu Chan obviously came prepared.
After all the bragging, many of the heads of the noble families had their eyes turned red.
Money is not all powerful.
But you can’t do it without money!
If you don’t have money, how can you marry ten or eight more concubines?
If you don’t have money, how can you afford thousands of Zhuangwei tribe’s private soldiers?
Without money, how can we maintain the luxurious enjoyment of the whole family?
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.
Although Shang is at the bottom, how many powerful people were born because of Shang?
We are all honest people, and on the surface they are all heirs of scriptures, but secretly, there is no shame in making some money.
What Liu Chan is saying now is obviously to find a way for everyone to make money.
Everyone's heart was on fire.
"Now that Your Highness has said this, I would like to ask, how can we make a profit?"
Liu Chan smiled slightly and said, "As you all know, I have several caravans under my command that travel to various places to earn military expenses."
"I have heard about this matter. I heard that His Highness wants to raise horses in Jingzhou, so that he can obtain horse breeds from the Western Regions through that caravan."
"good."
Liu Chan did not deliberately conceal the news of raising horses.
In fact, it is difficult to hide it.
He is now the most watched person in Jingzhou.
If possible, these people would have to ask clearly what time Liu Chan went to the toilet during the day.
"It is better to have fun alone than to have fun together. I want to set up a business alliance and invite you to join the business alliance. From now on, any income from the business alliance's sales in Nanyang County will be distributed to the members of the business alliance."
Business alliance?
Dividends?
This concept is very novel.
Li Chun's eyes couldn't help but light up.
"What is a business alliance? What is dividends?"
Liu Chan explained patiently.
"The so-called business alliance is an organization established by gathering the human and material resources of various families and integrating the resources of Nanyang County. For example, when it comes to the price of salt, the business alliance says that one stone is 800 yuan, so it can only be purchased for 800 yuan. The source of salt can only be purchased for 800 yuan. The same goes for food taken from the Merchant Alliance, and as long as the Merchant Alliance makes a profit, part of it will be distributed to the members of the Merchant Alliance. This is dividends."
Salt.
grain.
These are all necessities of life.
Coupled with Shu brocade, ironware, drinks and the like, just by hearing this, you know that the profit this business alliance can make must be an astronomical figure.
Who can not be tempted by this money?
Even if it is just Nanyang County, I am afraid that I can make tens of millions of dollars a year!
dividend
As long as he can get 10 million yuan, that's a figure he can't earn on a daily basis.
"Since dividends are going to be distributed, then the dividends will be the same for every family that joins the Merchant Alliance? Or is there a difference?" A noble family leader stood up and asked.
Finally we got to the crux of the matter.
Liu Chan nodded slightly, with a 'harmless' expression on his face.
"Of course there is a difference in the dividends. The difference depends on the strength of each company."
"The strength of each family?"
Uncle Zong Hui stood up and asked: "How to evaluate the strength of each family?"
This business alliance is engaged in monopoly business, and everyone present is not stupid.
Salt and iron franchise, how much profit is it?
Nowadays, they can all be included in the business alliance.
Know how much profit this business alliance can bring.
If you can add a small point to the proportion of extra points, in the face of a huge base number, it will be a huge number!
Li Chun also looked at Liu Chan anxiously.
"But depends on the number of caravans joining the merchant alliance?"
The head of a Jingchuan family stepped forward and said, "I think it should be judged based on the Jingchuan's strength."
Uncle Zong Hui snorted coldly and said: "It depends on the degree of loyalty to His Highness!"
Anyway, whatever is beneficial to you now, just say it!
Liu Chan waved his hand, and there was a sudden silence in the room.
"The evaluation criteria are very simple. It depends on the strength of each family. This strength is not only the strength of the caravan, but also the amount of mountains, forests and fields that each family occupies, the number of tenant slaves it owns, and the number of all its tribes."
Liu Chan looked at everyone in the hall jokingly and said: "I will give you ten days to submit the number of mountains, forests and fields owned by each family, the number of tenant slaves, and the number of Zhuangwei tribes. After that, I will send someone to check. If it is true, , then divide it by the total number according to the amount reported by you, and this will be the proportion of your dividends."
As soon as Liu Chan said these words, everyone fell silent.
Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong, is indeed a weasel paying New Year greetings to a rooster. How uneasy and kind-hearted!
What business alliance?
Isn't this going to reveal the old background of the Nanyang gentry?
And the kind where you don’t even wear any underwear.
"Your Highness, this."
He was Liu Chan's die-hard supporter, and Uncle Zong Hui had an unspeakable look on his face.
Liu Chan just smiled softly and said: "Don't worry, now that Nanyang is in hand, I naturally want to understand the situation in Nanyang County. You can report the number as much as possible. If you report more, you will get more dividends. If you report less, you will get less dividends." , everything is within the reach of your thoughts.”
After finishing speaking, Liu Chan added another sentence at the end to appease the minds of these noble family heads.
"I will not announce the amount of your family assets, nor the dividend ratio. You don't need to panic. I can even promise that taxes will be exempted for next year, and I will not seize land tenants like you. Cut Er and other Zhuang Wei tribes."
Seize land?
There is no need for this.
First, Liu Chan also needed the support of the Nanyang nobles.
Second, after several months of fighting in Nanyang, many people suffered casualties and many fields were freed up.
There is not a shortage of land now, but a shortage of people.
Reduce private soldiers?
There is no need for this.
These noble clan Quzhuangwei can be used as caravan guards.
After all, in this world, there is no such thing as not picking up lost items on the road. In many places, bandits are rampant, so guards are definitely needed.
certainly
Just because we don’t seize land now and don’t weaken private military units now doesn’t mean we won’t seize or weaken it in the future.
Taking advantage of the huge profits from the merchant alliance, he figured out the situation in Nanyang County. When the world is unified in the future, it will be time for Liu Chan to take action.
"What I, His Highness Li Chunxin, said! Tomorrow, I will present to Your Highness the number of Li's properties, tenants, and village guards in Wan County."
In fact, if these noble families unite, the dividends received will not be much less.
After all, the dividend ratio is related to the number of fields, tenant slaves, and Zhuangwei tribes they submitted.
If everyone has less, the proportion will not be low.
but.
Faced with the huge profits from this business alliance, who dares to bet?
What if they say one thing on the outside but another behind the scenes?
The dividends from this business alliance are much greater than the output of the fields.
Ten times profit.
Is it possible to cultivate land?
Li Chun took the lead, and Uncle Zong Hui also stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I'll be sure to present the list to all the clan members within three days."
Even if some people want to unite, they cannot unite the entire Nanyang County nobles.
Uncle Zong Hui and Li Chun, they will not be polite to you!
Next, several more heads of noble clans came forward to express their opinions.
Although the others did not express their opinions directly, judging from their expressions, they were ready to present their family's asset list to Liu Chan for a look.
As for whether to reveal all family assets.
They are still considering it.
On the one hand, it is the huge profits of the business alliance, on the other hand, it is the consideration of the nobles' own safety.
Although Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong, has indeed not done anything against his oath so far.
but
What if?
Are you going to risk the wealth of the whole family on the character of the crown prince of Hanzhong?
During the following banquet, everyone had their own thoughts, and finally it was time for the banquet to disperse.
"I will thank Your Highness later."
After thanking everyone, everyone retreated, and only Liu Chan's confidants were left in the lobby.
Bang bang bang~
"His Highness is very clever. A merchant alliance can get information about the top and bottom of Nanyang County. If this happens, His Highness's control over Nanyang County will be improved to a higher level. Even if the Wei Kingdom has ruled Nanyang for many years, it will Not to this extent.”
It would be easy if you knew the background of the family and what plans they had for the future.
at the same time
Knowing the details of the family, it will be much easier to deal with them if they dare to be disobedient in the future.
On the side, Guan Yinping, who was wearing a green undershirt, walked forward slowly. She said with some worry: "But, will these nobles really inform His Highness about their family's property status?"
These noble scholars are all excellent people.
Will he put a rope around his neck and then hand the rope to Liu Chan?
"Of course he will!"
Xu Shu said with a smile: "The gentry cannot refuse the benefits of the business alliance. Besides, if you dare to refuse, wouldn't it mean that you are not submitting to His Highness? If you are not gregarious, you will not be reused. What can you do if you hide your property? The gentry will decline soon. .”
Liu Chan dusted himself off, stood up and said: "The merchant alliance is hugely profitable, and the nobles cannot refuse it. Moreover, I am not trying to deal with them, I am just controlling the situation in Nanyang County. They are under my command, but they also want to benefit, so if they don't pay a little, How can it be done?"
Loyalty may last for a while.
Only the relationship of interests can be stable for a lifetime!
With this merchant alliance here, it will be difficult for the Nanyang nobles to leave the merchant alliance after they have benefited.
Although the Merchant Alliance gave way to the Lishi clan, Liu Chan had his own considerations.
First of all, monopolizing business means monopolizing necessities such as food, salt and iron.
Once the pricing power is established, trading and circulation must be approved by the merchant alliance.
When the war comes, wouldn't it be okay for me to directly withdraw food and grass from the merchant alliance and pay it back after the war?
There is no need to use means to force the powerful nobles to donate food like in Jiangling.
The business alliance can coordinate resources.
certainly
Business alliances can only be popular for a while, and will be abolished when the world is unified.
The benefits of salt, iron, grain, grass, and business travel can be shared with the nobles for a while. Do you want to share the benefits for the rest of your life?
impossible!
Now, Liu Chan can make more compromises in order to fulfill Liu Bei's lifelong wish.
Revive the Han Dynasty!
And once the world is unified, it will be Liu Chan's time to unify the world.
certainly
This is all a story for later.
Moreover, the business alliance can directly speed up the reconstruction of Jingzhou, and can also circulate resources in Jingzhou and Yizhou.
At this stage, it is completely beneficial and harmless.
Even if it is harmful, as long as Liu Chan is alive, he can suppress it.
Anyway, tonight is destined not to be peaceful.
With the death of Beixiang Hou Ren'an, the Ren family in Wancheng was destroyed in one day.
The business alliance was hugely profitable, and the crown prince of Hanzhong wanted to take advantage of the Nanyang gentry.
Conspiracy can only win for a while.
And what Liu Chan did today was an upright conspiracy!
Everyone knew what Liu Gongsi was thinking, but they had to follow Liu Chan's preset path.
"Sir, you and I have been busy discussing the details of this business alliance for the past few days. I am afraid that I will have to worry about the main issues in the future, sir."
There was Pang Tong in Jingzhou's political affairs.
As the business alliance spreads, things naturally continue to happen.
The situations that will arise in the future will be very complicated, and it will be difficult for people without the ability to take on this important responsibility.
But I, Mr. Liu, still have Xu Yuanzhi on my hands!
With Xu Yuanzhi's talent, implementing this business alliance strategy will definitely not be a problem!
The general direction has been decided, and he, Liu Gongsi, will be the hands-off boss, that's for sure!
(End of chapter)
