Jia Xu and Xun You looked at each other, but no one understood what Liu Zhang meant.
"Please let me know, Mr. Qin."
Liu Zhang stroked his beard gently and said two words lightly.
"merchant."
"merchant?"
These two words not only did not help Jia Xu and Xun You solve their doubts, but made them even more confused.
There is a chamber of commerce in Yizhou, and soon there will be a chamber of commerce in the Yongliang area. What else do businessmen need to do?
"My lord, since ancient times we have followed the principles of scholar-farmers, industry and commerce, and merchants are a lowly profession."
"Businessmen value profits and often use any means. Duke Qin must not place too much value on merchants."
Liu Zhang completely disagreed with Xun You's statement.
"Gongda, if businessmen are really so contemptible, then why would the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce be so helpful to us?"
Xun You was at a loss for words. Liu Zhang's example really left him speechless.
The Yizhou Chamber of Commerce is different from merchants, but its essence is that of merchants.
It's like a businessman with infinite magnification.
Without the support of the Chamber of Commerce, how could Yizhou be so rich and how could it remain the largest state in the world?
It can be said that Liu Zhang was able to secure Chang'an City and conquer a large area of Yongliang land, and the Chamber of Commerce was indispensable.
Merely providing food and grass is a supreme achievement.
"Despite this, Duke Qin cannot praise the way of business."
"If everyone abandons farming and engages in business, there will no longer be food production. How can we strive for world hegemony?"
No matter how much benefits the merchants brought, they could not easily change Xun You's view of the humble business of merchants.
Liu Zhang doesn't blame him for this. This is a cognitive issue of historical limitations.
"Gongda is too worried. The knowledge among businessmen is not simple, and the shopping mall is like a battlefield!"
"Maybe at the beginning there will be many people thinking of making a fortune by doing business, but in the end almost 90% of them will be defeated by the facts."
"These people will find that farming is their only way out."
Xun You felt very sad. What Liu Zhang said was right and he could not refute it.
However, the education he received since childhood could not allow him to recognize the businessman's remarks.
"Wenhe and Gongda, have you noticed that all the remaining princes in the world have a giant businessman behind them?"
After hearing what Liu Zhang said, Xun You also fell into deep thought.
After thinking about it, it seems that this is really the case.
When Cao Cao raised his army, Wei Zi helped him. Even if Wei Zi died, the Wei family was still serving Cao Cao at this time.
Yuan Shao was assisted by the Wuji Zhen family. I heard that the Zhen family had been helping Yuan Shao since he succeeded as the governor of Bohai.
After being defeated by Cao Cao twice, Yuan Shao was able to rise again, and it was rumored that the Zhen family contributed huge sums of money to help him.
Liu Bei was even more obvious. He not only deceived the entire Xuzhou, but also deceived the Mi family, a wealthy family in Xuzhou.
Rumor has it that the Mi family had child servants, had nearly 10,000 customers, and had assets worth hundreds of millions.
When Liu Bei took over as the shepherd of Xuzhou alone, Mi Zhu supported three thousand people and gave him countless money and grain.
Liu Bei has been defeated and defeated for so many years, but he has been able to rise again and again. This is entirely due to the support of Mi Zhu and the entire Mi family.
But today, the Mi family is no longer what it used to be, and Liu Bei has squandered almost all of its hundreds of millions of assets.
Fortunately, after Liu Bei got the position of governor of Nanjun, he let Mi Zhu resume his old business.
Liu Zhang had already learned that Mi Zhu had already started a deal with the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce.
Not to mention Sun Quan in Jiangdong. The four major families in Jiangdong, Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang, occupy most of the interests in Jiangdong.
It can be said that the Jiangdong family is purely obsessed with money. Every family operates openly and makes money crazily.
"Mr. Qin, our Qin State has developed to this day, and with the support of the Chamber of Commerce, we no longer need the support of wealthy businessmen."
"Businessmen have both advantages and disadvantages. For example, the Jiangdong Sun family relies too much on the Jiangdong family, and as a result is frequently controlled by the Jiangdong family."
"I heard that Sun Quan had to make concessions to the family many times in order to quell the war, so that Jiangdong really became everyone's Jiangdong..."
Jia Xu had been serving as a special agent in Yizhou before, and he was very concerned about the affairs of Jingzhou and Yangzhou.
Through mutual trade, we can also learn more about the internal situation of Jingzhou and Yangzhou.
Hearing that Jia Xu mentioned Jiangdong, Liu Zhang couldn't help but become interested.
"Wen He, how is this guy Sun Quan? How has the civil strife been calmed down?"
The corner of Jia Xu's mouth raised a strange arc, and this smile had a profound meaning.
"Sun Ce's crimes were too serious. How could Sun Quan be able to quickly put them down?"
"Li Shu, the prefect of Lujiang, openly rebelled. Sun Fu, the prefect of Luling, collaborated with the enemy within the clan. Sun Hao attempted to seize power. Sun Yi, the prefect of Danyang, and Sun He, an important member of the clan, were killed. Tens of thousands of Shanyue people in Yuzhang, Kuaiji and other places were waiting for the opportunity to cause rebellion."
Liu Zhang was secretly surprised. He knew that Jiangdong would be in chaos, but he didn't expect that the situation in Jiangdong would become such a mess!
However, thinking that Sun Quan, who was only twenty years old so far, could calm down such a complicated civil strife in one year, Liu Zhang had to praise him in his heart.
"Sun Zhongmou is not as brave as Sun Jian or Sun Ce, but his brains are much better than those of his father and brother."
"Sun Jian and Sun Ce are just like butchers in their temperament to kill. Sun Quan will have to wipe their asses for all the evil they have done."
Jia Xu also very much recognized Liu Zhang's evaluation of Sun.
"What Mr. Qin said is absolutely true! Sun Zhongmou is good at maintaining the relationship between the family and their Sun family. At the expense of interests, the Jiangdong family did not abandon them."
"On the other hand, his brother Sun Ce always thinks that killing can solve everything, but he doesn't know that he can't eliminate all the evil and can only accumulate hatred!"
Liu Zhang couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, as if Jia Xu had something to say.
"Is Wenhe talking about Xianbei?"
Jia Xu sighed softly and confirmed Liu Zhang's question.
"Yes, Budu Gen has experienced this great disaster and may be our formidable enemy in the future."
"There are also the Huns in Hetao. I heard that Liu Bao, the Xian King of Zuo, liked our Han people's art of war."
"This time Military Advisor Pang defeated him completely. It must have been a big shock to him. In the future, you must be careful when making enemies with him."
Liu Zhang fully recognized Jia Xu's reminder. He had never looked down upon Liu Bao and Bu Dugen.
And for the sake of the common people in the world, Liu Zhang would try his best to reduce these nomadic peoples during his lifetime.
"Don't worry, Wen He, as long as there is a chance, none of these aliens will be able to escape!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zhang suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Hey, the topic has gone too far. Didn't you talk about businessmen?"
"Currently, the Chamber of Commerce still has many imperfections, including future trade with the Western Regions and trading war horses with Dawan, which all need to be completed by merchants."
"If there is a very pure businessman to help us, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"
It turns out that Liu Zhang meant this!
Xun You and Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They thought Liu Zhang wanted to vigorously encourage businessmen.
But then the two of them became worried again.
It is true that the Qin State had eight million people under its rule, but where could one find a naked businessman?
At this moment, a guard outside the palace came up to Liu Zhang and bowed down.
"Reporting to the Duke of Qin, there is someone who claims to be Yuan Shao's envoy and wants to see him."