At this time, Zhang Song turned around and gave them an idea.
The southward, the hotter the weather, the higher the grain output. If you want to obtain more food, you should support the development of Jiangnan, Jiaozhou, and even overseas conquests.
It is said that the Rinan and Jiuzhen places in Jiaozhou are ripe three times a year, and the rice yield is extremely high. As long as Jiaozhou can be recovered and the Jiaozhou rice can be transported to the Central Plains, the problem of grain can naturally be solved, and the restriction on winemaking will be gone.
In addition, although the people in Nanyang are rich, their ability to consume high-end wines is limited. If you want to make more profits, you should look at them longer-term and find ways to sell these good wines to more places.
For example, Liaodong.
Why is it called Liaodong? First, the climate in Liaodong is cold and there is more demand for wine. Second, you can go to Liaodong by sea, with the lowest transportation cost.
Wine is not afraid of deterioration, and it doesn’t matter if it takes a long time to transport it, and it is suitable for shipping.
In addition, the sea is lonely, and people who go out to sea also need wine.
Finally, there is another point. Although Liaodong is poor, it has a large amount of high-quality fur, pearl and other goods that are not available in the Central Plains. It is estimated that if you send wine and buy goods, the profit will be at least ten times that of selling wine in Nanyang.
Cai Mao and others woke up as if they were dreaming and slapped their thighs.
Why didn't they think of such a solution?
Immediately, someone asked a question: shipping is cheap, but the risk is high. If the ship sinks, it will lose all its money.
Zhang Song smiled mysteriously, you can buy new-style sea boats.
The new sea ship of Yuzhang Shipkeeper is about to be successfully developed. It is larger than ordinary ships and more resistant to wind and waves. It can be completely driven on the sea. With star-driven navigation, there is no need to drive along the coast, and the range is shorter.
At present, these ships have not started to be sold to the public. You can place an order first and get the boat first. If you buy it, you will make a profit.
With the blessing of generous profits, Zhang Song's originally ugly face turned extremely cute in the eyes of Cai Mao and others, and even shone with golden light.
They changed their previous attitude and surrounded Zhang Song for advice.
Zhang Song finally reminded them that technical problems are easy to solve, and there is one problem that you must pay attention to.
Whether you go to Jiaozhou or Liaodong, there will be pirates. The greater the profit, the more rampant the pirates. If you want to make money with peace of mind, you must support the imperial court to establish a powerful navy, support the emperor and let the emperor have
Enough strength to shock the navy generals and make them your protectors, rather than plucking their hair by the geese.
Therefore, a strong court is the confidence to make a fortune. If you only think about your own little interests and do not hesitate to damage the interests of the court, you will not go far. Even if you make a lot of money, it will be the same as the fields you bought before.
Forced to be divided.
Cai Mao and others agreed deeply.
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Zhang Song completed the task successfully.
Cai Mao and others not only agreed to control the production, but also paid for new sea ships to support the imperial court in developing the south of the Yangtze River and conquering overseas.
After looking through the meeting minutes and understanding Zhang Song's persuasion strategy, Yang Biao once again lamented that the emperor knew people.
Zhang Song's method of dealing with this matter was similar to that of Liu Ba, but his vision was wider than that of Liu Ba and he did not have the arrogance of a scholar-official doctor at all.
He was able to gain the support of Cai Mao and others because he looked at the problem from their perspective, not just to regard them as the objects of management.
"This is very similar to the emperor." After hearing Yang Biao talk about the incident, Zhao Wen said with relief: "I finally achieved some results in this trip to Yizhou."
Yang Biao didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly sighed. "Your Majesty has really put a lot of effort into appeaseing us old ministers."
Zhao Wen was stunned and then nodded in agreement.
Yang Biao made sense.
For the sake of the three of them, the emperor promoted Yang Xiu, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Song respectively. If nothing unexpected happens, thirty years later, these people will become ministers and become pillars of the court.
They inherited the will of the old ministers, but did not follow the rules and were greatly influenced by the emperor. In the future, they would inevitably have a more tacit understanding of the emperor.
The prosperous era turns them into reality in your hands,
Moreover, Zhaoxuan is more powerful than Wen Jing before, and may even realize the kingly way that Confucianism has been looking forward to for hundreds of years.
"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and it is not our ability." Zhao Wenyouyou said, "In my opinion, Shi Sun Junrong may have seen through this point for a long time, so he has no obsession with the position of Taiwei."
"He's younger after all." Yang Biao smiled meaningfully.
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Liu Xie was also very satisfied with Zhang Song's work.
He suggested that Situ's mansion write the negotiation process into an article and publish it in the newspaper so that more people can know the whole story.
The benefits of convincing people with reason are self-evident. Zhang Song made a good start, not only solving the problem, but also seeing the sincerity of the court.
Those who have always mocked the court for profits in order to fight with the people can finally shut up.
If it is just for profit, it is obvious that it is easy to achieve the goal of making a difference.
Facts are better than words, and even if there are still people who insist on this argument, fewer and fewer people will influence them.
In addition to fame, we also gained real benefits.
The Yuzhang Shipkeeper received orders for several large sea ships.
With the increase of manpower, the progress of sea ship research and development has been greatly accelerated, but the cost has also risen sharply. Before real products appeared, these were supported by the imperial court's money, and a large part of them were counted in military expenses.
It was raised by Liu Xie himself.
The money earned by the weaving and printing shops controlled by Fu Shou, Xun Wenqian and others, except for a small part of the daily expenses left in the palace, most of the money earned by Yuzhang Shipkeeper was invested in the bottomless pit.
With the order and the addition of fresh blood, even Liu Xie was relieved.
Liu Xie readily agreed to the request of Cai Mao and others and arranged for the Yuzhang ship officer to prepare for production.
The new sea ship was put into use, uu reads www.uukanshu.com not only established a maritime route to Jiaozhou and Liaodong, but also greatly shortened the connection distance with Liu Bei, making material preparations for the integration of the three dynasties and the Eastern Japanese.
In order to avoid Sun Ce's concern, Liu Xie sent someone to send Sun Ce some fine wine and explained it.
Manufacturing merchant ships first does not delay the pace of overseas conquests, but rather prepares for overseas conquests. Merchant ships accompanying them can not only provide material transportation services to the army, but also provide part of military pay, reducing the burden.
In the long run, any expedition cannot be separated from business. Businesses that lose money will not last long, and the conquest that can bring benefits can be continued.
With merchant ships accompanying you, you can go further.
The Western Regions Protectorate is the most typical example. Without the benefits brought by the trade route, they would not have gone so far.
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In addition to fame and fortune, Liu Xie has gained even greater gains.
In mid-July, Liu Xian sent the news.
After his unremitting efforts, the families of the four counties in Jiangnan weighed the pros and cons, they chose to cooperate with the imperial court and accept Dutian.
The problem now is that they are responsible for farming this year. Seeing that the autumn harvest is approaching, they are reluctant to give up the benefits they are about to obtain, hoping to go farming again after the autumn harvest is completed.
For this reason, they are willing to pay rent according to the amount of land they actually possess.
In other words, for the court, it is not beneficial to the land that should be paid. A lot of land rent should be received, but the part of the benefits that should have been given to the people should be left to them.
This is of course a very slippery statement. According to the rental standards, there is actually not much land rent that needs to be handed over to the court.
However, after discussing with Yang Biao and others, Liu Xie accepted this plan.
Solving problems without bloodshed is more important than land rent. If you really want to use force, the land rent collected is not enough to consume the army.