The businessmen of this era may seem to be prosperous, but their social status has always been in an embarrassing position of being more than the superiors and less than the inferiors.
Therefore, almost all businessmen, after gaining wealth, want to seek transformation and enter officialdom, but very few succeed.
The most successful among them is naturally the Xianyang Qin family.
The Qin family was also a businessman, but after three generations of hard work, it finally transformed into a family of officials.
Now Qin Wen, the head of the Qin family, is already the Marquis of Jin and the shepherd of the state, and Qin Hao is also the champion and the future prince-consort of the Han Dynasty.
Qin Wen and Qin Hao are now all vassals, and there are not many aristocratic families with such power. Naturally, no one will mention the past that the Qin family was a merchant.
However, the Mi family of Xuzhou, the Zhen family of Jizhou, and other major business families that were once listed with the Qin family are not as lucky as the Qin family.
Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, spent all his family property to support Tao Qian in resisting the Yellow Turbans, but he only got a civil servant with no real power.
Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family in Jizhou, was even worse. Huangfu Song was able to persist in Jizhou for so long, and the Zhen family was indispensable, but in the end he only had a small Wuji County magistrate, and there was no hope of being promoted to a prefect.
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Both of these two families are the top business families in the Han Dynasty, but the road to transformation is still so difficult, which shows how seriously the families guard against businessmen. It is almost a miracle that the Qin family can stand out.
Qin Hao knew that officialdom was a temptation for businessmen, but after all, the Mi family had such a large family business in Xuzhou. Is it possible for the Mi family to abandon all the property and move to Nanyang with the whole family?
"Military advisor, the Mi family has a great business. Do you want them to give up their ancestral business and join the whole family? This is probably impossible, right?"
The reason why Qu Yuan took refuge was because of the system's implantation. Moreover, Qu Yuan did not represent the Mi family. The head of the Mi family was Mi Zhu.
Liu Ji smiled calmly and said slowly: "My lord, it is precisely because of the greatness of the Mi family that we are more likely to conquer it."
"Oh?"
Qin Hao was stunned, then smiled and said, "Would you like to hear the details?"
"My lord, the Mi family's business in Xuzhou is all over the Central Plains, and the Yellow Turban forces are also in the Central Plains. The three years after the Yellow Turban Uprising were an almost fatal blow to the Central Plains merchants, and Xuzhou happened to be surrounded by the Ming Dynasty forces.<
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Qin Hao is not stupid either. Liu Ji gave him a little hint and he immediately figured out the key.
"So as long as the Mi family wants to continue to survive, they must leave Xuzhou. Mi Yuan is a member of the Mi family, and if the Mi family wants to relocate, Nanyang is naturally the best choice."
Speaking of this, Qin Hao was a little puzzled, and then asked: "But Xuzhou is thousands of miles away from Nanyang, and the Ming Dynasty is still in the middle. How can the Mi family get here?"
"Have you forgotten, my lord? The battle in Yuzhou has come to an end, and in the end there are no more than two results. First, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu completely defeated Li Mi; second, Li Mi could not bear the pressure and surrendered to the Han Dynasty."
Qin Hao suddenly realized.
"So it turns out that as soon as the war in Yuzhou ends, the Han forces in Xuzhou will be bordering Yuzhou. Not only the Mi family, but also other aristocratic families will move to Guanzhong."
For aristocratic families, wherever there is a yellow scarf, it is the most dangerous place.
The Yellow Turban Uprising was so sudden that many aristocratic families were unable to escape in a hurry, so most of them stayed in the local area.
Most of those who did not escape were wiped out by the Yellow Turbans, while a few gritted their teeth and resisted the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Everyone in the family knows that continuing like this is not an option, and now that there is a chance to escape, it is natural to hide as far away as possible.
After all, if the ancestral property is gone, you can still earn it back, but when you die, you lose everything.
"If that's the case, let's add Mi Yuan to the list of recommended eunuchs to show that I attach great importance to the Mi family." Qin Hao said in a deep voice.
A top business family can be of great help to a force, such as the Qin family.
The development of Yanmen County was all due to the support of the Qin family's caravan and a large number of merchants behind it, so it was able to resist the Huns for so long.
After Qin Wen became the shepherd of Bingzhou, the business of Yanmen merchants also expanded to the entire Bingzhou. Behind the prosperity of Bingzhou, 70% was based on commerce, which shows the importance of commerce.
Therefore, Qin Hao must fight for the Mi family, and using the position of a prefect to win over is enough to show Qin Hao's sincerity.
Qin Wen now controls the territory of five counties, and except for Qin Jian as the prefect of Yanmen and Fan Zhongyan as the prefect of Wuyuan, the other three prefectures have not yet been appointed.
Qin Hao naturally knew that his father had stayed here specially for him, so he prepared to send his own people there to expand his influence in the Jin army. At present, Wen Tianxiang and Qu Yuan, the two prefects' positions are stable.
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"My lord, if nothing else happens, the Marquis of Jin will definitely be able to capture the Hetao this time. Bingzhou will also focus on controlling the Hetao in the next few years, so my lord must make preparations in advance." Fang Xuanling added.
The Hetao is a fertile land for thousands of miles. If you want to manage it well and eventually support the Jin army, you must invest a lot of manpower and material resources in the early stage.
Nanyang is in the center of the world and is a gathering place for caravans from all over the world. If Qin Hao can operate well, he can reduce the loss of Loop management by half by relying on business, but the prerequisite is that he must have his own caravan.
That’s it.
Qin Hao nodded solemnly and said: "Soon, my mother will bring the backbone of the original Yanmen caravan to Nanyang. Based on this, the framework of the Nanyang caravan will be built. By then, both Nanyang and Hetao will be affected.
There are huge benefits.”
"My lord is wise." All the counselors praised in unison.
After the meeting, all the counselors left, but Wei Zhuang broke in with a serious face and walked quickly to Qin Hao's side.
"Lord, something bad has happened. A large-scale prisoner of war riot broke out in Sizhou."
"What?"
Qin Hao suddenly stood up and asked quickly: "Didn't Lu Zhi already have strict surveillance? Why is there still a riot?"
"There must be someone behind the scenes, otherwise it wouldn't be on such a large scale."
"Damn it, mother should be in Sizhou."
Qin Hao's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and his mentality became a little impatient.
Although Qin Hao has a very close relationship with the top brass of the Ming Dynasty, the key is that these low-level warriors don’t know it, and these low-level people are eager to eat him. What if they discover the whereabouts of Qin Hao’s mother?
Qin Hao could not hope that none of the Yellow Turban prisoners would harm his family, nor could he pray that his mother would not encounter a riot. Just in case, he decided to send troops to respond.
"Send orders to Huang Zhong and Xue Rengui to immediately lead Huben Camp north to meet the old lady. Forget it, I will go there myself!"