Chapter 385 Confucianism is the basis of the study of things
For the people of Liangzhou Prefecture, the New Year's Eve is a "special sale" and a good day for them to collect money.
Originally, only Puhui Company paid out money to factory workers at the end of the year, calling it a "year-end reward." After that, many factories did the same thing. If they don't pay, there will be no workers. If they don't pay, there will be no workers to work in the next year.
, they all looked for other factories, and other factories were happy to poach people at this time...
So this habit has been retained. In addition to the "year-end rewards", the factory will also conduct discount orders for bulk commodities for the coming year at the end of the year, which is also the first of its kind for a Puhui store.
As long as the order is placed at the end of the year, the factory will sell it at a lower price than usual. The discount depends on the amount of goods ordered by the merchant.
At this time, Liangzhou Prefecture can be said to be the gateway to all countries. The largest number of merchants are from the Western food countries, followed by merchants from Europe, and then merchants from other small countries. As for the merchants from the Song Dynasty... they will also come the next day.
Just come on the first day of the Lunar New Year to set the price.
The prices for merchants in the Song Dynasty and those in the West are naturally different. This is not only known to merchants from the Song Dynasty, but also to merchants from Western countries. The reason is also very simple: "local protectionism."
In this era, "local protection" is a legitimate thing, and merchants from foreign dynasties will not complain at all, but the food merchants from the Abbasid dynasty actually expressed understanding.
You don't need to think about it to know that the price they sell to their own people is also different from the price they sell to the West. Yes, smart Arab businessmen have already started to act as middlemen to earn the difference...
A powerful Abbasid dynasty is not something that Europeans who have not yet united can resist. Although there are businessmen from small European countries who come to Ganliang to purchase goods, it is a pity that these people are just doing small business, and the real big head is still in control.
in the hands of the Abbasid dynasty.
All it takes is a price war to make these European businessmen lose all their money. Ye An understands the trick, but he will not stop it. As an Eastern civilization, he is happy to see the conflicts between Central Asia and Europe come to fruition.
, and don’t even care about using some small economic means to make this conflict worse...
Fan Ziyuan also witnessed the prosperous trade of Ganliang in this New Year. Because of his studies, Ye An sent people to bring the families of all Huangzhou officials to Liangzhou City, and sent people to properly resettle their residences, provide treatment and security, and make them feel at home.
Feel.
The effect of this was very good. The resistance in the hearts of Huangzhou officials gradually disappeared, and they even quickly integrated into Ganliang's system. This was also due to Qin Mumu, who personally received the families of these officials, and
Put down your airs and talk to them, ask them, and solve their worries.
The officials in Huangzhou are different from the officials in other prefectures in the Song Dynasty. In other words, the situation in Bianzhou is basically the same. Except for the highest officials, the officials in Bianzhou are generally dispatched from the local area and have reached their current position step by step.
Therefore, their interests are different from those of the superiors. This is the fundamental reason why Fan Ziyuan knew that the people were moving towards Liangzhou Prefecture and moved the boundary stones, but did not dare to act rashly and use suppressive measures.
Many of these people had already taken refuge in Liangzhou City, but no one had revealed it. Now Qin Mumu's actions have ensured the safety of their family, and they have also left their family members in Liangzhou City as "hostages".
This is an exchange of interests, and it is also another kind of guarantee. The letter of nomination will never become outdated at any time...
Qin Mumu was taking care of the affairs of women and children, and was still promoting equal rights for women, while Ye An brought Fan Ziyuan to the "trading place" in person.
Fan Ziyuan rubbed his eyes as he looked at the huge fenced field in front of him. Inside the tall fence were thicker pillars. The pillars stretched an unknown size of canvas to block the sky in the entire circular field. They were surrounded by steps-like buildings.
It is entirely made of cement and has wooden floors on each floor, all of which are high-quality jujube wood!
Even the "Elephant Shed" in Tokyo City is far from such a scale, but Ye An beside him said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, this trading place is modeled after the Great Qin Colosseum in Europe, so it can accommodate
There are more people and the environment is more comfortable, at least better than the environment in the elephant shed in Tokyo where even a fart can stink a group of people."
Fan Ziyuan nodded with understanding: "That's true, but what is the open space in the middle used for?"
Ye An smiled slightly: "You will know later."
At this time, the trading place was extremely noisy. Even Ye An and Fan Ziyuan were shouting and talking to each other. The two were arranged by the guards to a position with an extremely wide view. There were few people around, but there were already
Several big food merchants came to say hello.
Fan Ziyuan felt like a country bumpkin, but Ye An showed enough elegance, skillfully using foreign etiquette to greet these bearded men, chatting enthusiastically with these people, and even learned about their foreign customs and allusions.
He picked it up easily and described the scenic spots and historical sites in his words as if he had actually visited them. Even these businessmen from Dashi praised his erudition.
"Don't underestimate the merchants of these big food countries. They travel thousands of miles to bring goods to trade, not only for the goods, but also to obtain more civilization and wisdom. I heard that the big food people have begun to think of ways to crack the cement.
The secret is to use cement to build a straight road running from east to west in the country."
Fan Ziyuan looked at the group of big food merchants with a sharp look and said: "You said... they are still satisfied with our prices now. If one day they are not satisfied, or are unwilling to spend more money, will it happen?
Start another war like in the Tang Dynasty?"
Ye An looked at Fan Ziyuan seriously, then nodded and said: "It's very good that you can consider this. It shows that you have thought outside the box, so what I show to this civilization now is the most powerful side of my Han Dynasty.
"Our prosperous trade, profound cultural heritage, thousands of years of ethnic ideology, imperial rule, and invincible arrogant soldiers will remind these food merchants that their caliphs and sultans cannot easily become enemies of China."
Fan Ziyuan nodded slightly: "It seems that our Ganliang has become a gathering place from all over the world, and has also become a place coveted by the world."
"I don't think this is a bad thing. The greater the challenge, the greater the opportunity. Our Ganliang is a treasure land, so there are so many eyes staring at it. This treasure land will become bigger and bigger, and finally... hehe..."
Seeing his smile, Fan Ziyuan didn't plan to say anything more, after all, his words had almost been verified one by one.
Bang bang bang...
The gong sounded, and the young man standing in the middle of the trading place said loudly after the gong stopped: "The festival is quiet, the years are passing by, and there is less gossip. Since you are here, you are my friends in Liangzhou Mansion. I, Liangzhou
The government must fulfill its duty as a landlord..."
After a brief pause, the young man said loudly: "All goods today will be discounted after the final transaction price!"
Fold on fold?!
Three simple words caused all the merchants to let out earth-shattering howls and cheers. Fan Ziyuan was shocked. Today's transaction must be a large deal. How much money will he lose with just one discount?
Are the young people in the field crazy?! But when they turned to look at Ye An, they saw that he was smiling and looking at all the merchants in the field as if they were looking at a fat sheep for slaughter...