"Ah, growing watermelons, where can we get watermelon seeds? The land in Jincheng is very cheap, but where can we get good seeds?" An old guy who followed Li Jun scratched the back of his head with a headache.
"How about we go to West Asia to sell sugar, and then buy dried fruits, and bring some jade or something?" Another old man who is also used to international trade said with some dissatisfaction. Although watermelons are good, farming is too difficult.
Big.
In international trade, as long as you have suppliers, channels, and connections, you will definitely make money without losing money.
Why are the Liangzhou people able to engage in international trade? Isn’t it because they have connections and channels? As for suppliers, they can trade with the Qiang people for purchasing.
Although the official order prohibits the Xiliang people from oppressing the Qiang people, in line with the way of doing business, when buying things from the Qiang people, the men in Liangzhou dare to pat their chests and guarantee that they will not be killed as pigs by the Qiang people.
If you buy it at a low price, you can at least guarantee a parity.
This can't be considered bullying. I pressed the handle of the knife with one hand and asked the other party what the price of this thing was. The other party gave me a price and I raised it a little. It can't be said that it was a forced purchase or sale.
Although this is also a hooliganism, there is really no way to pursue this.
By purchasing materials from professional suppliers, and then relying on their own channels and connections, they resell sugar, raw silk, etc. to West Asia, earning a lot of profits, and then purchase dried fruits, olive oil, jade, etc. locally.
Sell along the way and buy new supplies.
Once the trip is over, as long as the combat effectiveness is strong enough, it only takes about a year. It is said that it is running around, working hard, and earning some hard money, but in fact, it is really a lot of money.
This is also the key to the sustainability of Li Jun's cavalry. Although we are all brothers in Liangzhou, we still have to support our families. The international trade business is actually quite good as long as the upstream and downstream are connected. The only drawback is the communication.
Too much trouble.
A trip may take at least half a year, or may take a year or two at most. Even if you can earn a lot from a trip, if you have an orphan or a widower at home, it is better to stay at home.
That's why Li Juncai came to Niyang to have a look during the break between a wave of business last year. After all, he was doing business in China. If he wanted to come back, he had to go back to China. He worked hard and came back in a month or two. After all, his son
I'm three or four years old. I haven't been home for a year, and I don't even recognize him when I come back.
Being a father can't help but feel distressed, so I'm thinking about making a transition.
"The God of Wealth is showing you the way." Li Jun looked at the two old brothers and said, "The ones who just passed by were Taiwei Xuande Gong and Shangshu Pushe Chenhou. Although I don't understand why growing watermelons in Jincheng can make money, but this kind of
Big shot, there is no need to trick us."
When the brothers around him heard this, they were all shocked. Some of them had seen Liu Bei when he ordered troops, but after a long time, they really didn't know him. But now that Li Jun had revealed it, he had a vague impression.
Right away, there was no longer any hesitation.
"Growing watermelons. Although I don't understand why growing watermelons can make money, I still have to listen to the God of Wealth's guidance." After a group of people realized who they had met before, they immediately gave up their ideas. Yes, the God of Wealth showed the way.
Woolen cloth!
"Li Tou, you actually know the Taiwei, and you gave him food before, and the Taiwei actually ate it directly. You can see that you are very trustworthy." The old brother on the side said immediately. They all used to
I thought Li Jun was bragging.
"Of course, I was also a well-known man back then. If I hadn't met that beast of the First Auxiliary, his uncle, those animals would have been too cruel." Li Jun immediately blew away, and his legs were the soldiers of the First Auxiliary.
Interrupted.
It could have been connected, but it took a long time. After a while, the skills of the military doctors were not up to standard, causing Li Jun to become lame. Although his combat effectiveness was still very strong after hitting the prosthetic limb, he was still discharged. After all, Li Jue's elite
The competition in iron cavalry is really fierce.
Then before he started blowing, the brothers around him started to tease him, and then a group of people started to expose him, and it soon turned into a shouting match.
"You actually let them grow watermelons in Liangzhou. This is not a big way to make money. There are a lot of fruits grown there, but due to transportation restrictions, dried fruits such as raisins are the mainstream. I remember you were in Liangzhou.
The processing workshop is mainly for making raisins, wine, etc." Liu Bei recalled and said.
The most important raisins and dried wolfberries in the entire Han Dynasty basically came from the western part of Liangzhou and Xinzhou, and the output was very abundant.
Even the main workshops built by Chen Xi in Liangzhou and Xinzhou, except for cotton, raisins, wine, wolfberry, pepper, red dates, beef and mutton, are basically small-scale self-produced and self-sold. What about pears?
Apples, white apricots, and cantaloupes are all produced locally and sold locally, so we can’t give away local products at all.
"Actually, there are many more. I have also built a lot of workshops over there." Chen Xi said expressionlessly, "But one thing is right, dried fruits are indeed the mainstream."
These days, dried wolfberry can be regarded as a type of dried fruit. Some people even eat it as red raisins for a long time without any problem.
"Then if you ask that guy to grow watermelons, isn't that a scam?" Liu Bei said angrily.
"That was before, but it will be different starting this year. Xianhe will definitely complete the laying of the logistics channel of the main road this year. As long as there are no mistakes in calculations, the efficiency of logistics transfer will be enough to support the delivery of watermelons from Jincheng to Chang'an." Chen Xi
He said with a calm expression.
From Jincheng to Chang'an, if you really want to say that the distance is far, it is actually not very far. The real distance is about five hundred kilometers. Of course, it couldn't be transported before. Even if it could be transported, the cost would explode, but now it is not possible.
Same.
For things like logistics, the cost of sending a small item and sending a large item is actually the same as long as the single transportation limit is not exceeded, so the logistics operation process has a very high demand for mathematical statistics.
To put it simply, the jurisdiction covered by a certain logistics park can reserve enough materials for the transportation team to be fully loaded when the next batch of transportation teams arrive. That is the optimal situation, because at this time, the cargo volume is the largest.
And the cost per unit weight is the lowest.
What's more, the location of this logistics park is just right, and the area it covers can support the operation of this logistics park. Even if it doesn't make money, as long as it doesn't make a loss, this kind of operation is profitable.
Therefore, a very important point in developing a logistics park is that this logistics park must have sufficient distribution of materials. In other words, the scale of shipments to here and the scale of shipments from here are just enough to carry it. This is the best result. Of course, this
This kind of thing is unrealistic and requires comprehensive consideration of distribution, because logistics generally calculates freight rates based on unit weight.
If these nodes were not opened before, of course they could not be transported. Now that Jian Yong wants to open the nodes, even if it is to reduce losses, it is actually a good thing for the local area to start producing large-scale materials that can be transported.
"In other words, after Xianhe opens up the logistics channels in the Western Regions and arranges them, local watermelons can actually be shipped out?" Liu Bei said in wonder.
"Yes, it's not just watermelons. In fact, all kinds of fruits can be transported here, and the cost is very low, because there is no need for etching technology or the construction of large-scale etching insulation warehouses. Jincheng is only a thousand miles away from Chang'an. As long as the watermelons are not opened,
, the shelf life is more than ten days, and Xianhe is an intercity logistics company. If we change people and horses for transportation..." Chen Xi looked very calm.
Not to mention changing people and horses, once it is started, it will definitely be a night and day journey. According to the garbage horse, it will walk twenty miles per hour to pull goods, and it will cover four to five hundred miles in one day. As for the wages of the workers, this
In the old days, the horseman's salary was almost a thousand yuan a month, and the amount was averaged out to each watermelon. The freight rate might only be two or three yuan.
The watermelons from Jincheng went to Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, and a complete large watermelon only increased by two or three cents. Not to mention the scarcity, even if it was sold at a reasonable price, it would make a profit.
More importantly, it also solves some of the personnel work problems. The advantage of intercity logistics is that many employees can go back home every other day, which is acceptable for most people who are unwilling to leave their hometowns anyway.
To be honest, if this is unacceptable, then even if Chen Xi creates local township enterprises, he may not be able to solve any problems.
Of course, this must be very large-scale, starting with more than 100,000 acres, otherwise the logistics freight will not be equalized. Therefore, regardless of whether Li Jun is tall or not, Chen Xi will definitely set up a farm there next year to cover more than 100,000 acres. After all,
The yield of watermelons these days, even after being domesticated by Cookie, is not high, and the damage to the soil is terrible.
But it doesn't matter. The Han Dynasty may be short of other places now, but there is no shortage of places to grow watermelons. Hundreds of thousands of acres of land, at most, they can just rotate the planting.
Liu Bei took a breath after listening to Chen Xi's introduction. This is too outrageous. Is it really so efficient? It takes two to three days to deliver Jincheng's watermelons directly from Jincheng to Chang'an. Doesn't this mean that
Can we send troops from Chang'an to Jincheng?
Of course, why was the Battle of Jincheng so difficult? To put it bluntly, wasn't it because there was a problem with the Han Dynasty's ability to deploy troops? With such a crazy deployment efficiency, Liu Bei thought that it would be no problem to blow the heads of the rebels, regardless of the Ling Emperor Dynasty.
Rubbish, but the opponents who were close to Ling Emperor at the same time would most likely not be able to defeat Ling Emperor's generals.
"Isn't this normal? I have spent almost ten years improving the infrastructure bit by bit. Now it's been seven years since the summer of Yuanfeng. At least I can make some achievements." Chen Xi looked proud, and Liu Bei was speechless.
