It is a big event for an official to go abroad for an appointment. The mountains are high, the water is long, and the terrain is rugged. Sometimes there is even fear of life due to the fatigue of the boat. Young officials are okay, but older officials often die while on duty.
Ye An and Qin Mumu are naturally strong, but for them, going to Ganliang is still an arduous journey. There are too many things to prepare. It is impossible for Puhui Commercial Company and Puhui Village outside the city.
However, the trade with the northwest requires a large amount of goods.
It is obviously not cost-effective to transport goods from Tokyo City to the land of Ganliang, and then sell the goods from Ganliang to the Dangxiang people and the Uighurs in the Western Regions on the road.
So Ye An had a bold idea to build a factory in Ganliang land and open a second Puhui Village.
Qin Mumu thinks Ye An's idea is unrealistic. After all, the raw materials are in the mainland. There is no difference in the price of transporting finished goods and raw materials. Why not transport the produced goods directly to the land of Ganliang?
This is obviously not worth the gain, but Ye An mentioned another issue, the productivity of the Ganliang land, the people there also have to live. Since the Puhui Company and the Dangxiang people want to trade in the Ganliang land, then the local people will have to live in the Ganliang land.
We must "eat the dividends", otherwise there will be no means to develop Ganliang.
Only then did Qin Mumu realize that Ye An was not simply trying to keep Ganliang, but was trying to establish a foothold there!
Once a factory is opened in the land of Ganliang, there will be a lot of needs. There will be a huge gap in manpower, material resources, and financial resources. The manpower can be made up by the local people, and the financial resources will depend on Tokyo City. As for the material resources, they will come from the entire city.
The raw materials of the Song Dynasty.
Compared to treating his trip to Ganliang as a "hike", Ye An took a longer-term view.
Judging from Qin Mumu's own geographical knowledge, Ganliang was very important to the Song Dynasty. It was the barrier to the northwest of the Song Dynasty, protruding beyond Qinfeng Road, just like a sharp thorn inserted into the land of the Dangxiang people.
Once the land of Ganliang becomes stable, the party members will not be able to invade on a large scale, and they will encounter huge obstacles even going south. Even if they bypass Ganliang and go straight to Qinfeng Road, they have to be wary of being cut off by the two states of Ganliang at any time.
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However, Ye An went more in-depth. While packing his things, Ye An explained his intention to Qin Mumu: "The Ganliang Ancient Road is connected with the Hexi Corridor and the Silk Road. It is the economic exchange between China and the Western Regions in ancient times.
The only way to use troops. As for other places, they are either occupied by Dangxiang people or they are in the vast Gobi Desert. If you want to reach the Western Regions from the Central Plains, the Ganliang Ancient Road is the only way. I not only want to leave this piece of land for the Song Dynasty
The enclave must be turned into a springboard for attack. The seemingly deserted border state will yield unexpected gains as long as it is managed properly."
Qin Mumu nodded helplessly: "What you said is right, but this dynasty has never seen the goodness of Gan Liang from the beginning to the end. The job you asked Liu E for is not easy to do. If you do it too well, it will
Many people in the court are worried about this. Don’t forget that even Liu E planned to give up Ganliang at the beginning."
Following Qin Mumu's words, Ye An was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that there were so many "twists and turns" in it, but Qin Mumu's words hit the mark.
In the eyes of others, Gan Liang is a piece of "trash", but if he turns "trash" into "gold", it will be a slap in their face. So how can he get them to come to Taiwan?
Ye An suddenly felt that he had found a way to solve the problem, and then smiled and said to Qin Mumu: "Maybe it won't be like what you said. Instead of offending everyone in the court, it's better to win over everyone.
!We can’t change people’s minds, but we can change everyone’s attitude from opposition to approval.”
“From disapproval to approval?”
Qin Mumu's eyes lit up, and she put down her small leather bag and said, "You mean to attract investment!"
Ye An nodded: "Yes, it is to attract investment. Now Puhui Company is a living sign in Tokyo. You said that if I spread the word about rebuilding the Silk Road in the land of Ganliang..."
Qin Mumu was so surprised that he couldn't speak. He stared at Ye An for a long time before saying: "Your gimmick is big enough. You are not afraid of the wind blowing your tongue. Rebuilding the Silk Road was a national effort during the Han and Tang Dynasties."
Something that can only be done with strength!”
Ye An shrugged his shoulders: "So what? The power of the country in the Han and Tang Dynasties was very powerful, but the power of capital was equally great. Don't underestimate it when you go there. Just look at the current Fufeng Company.
, to be able to survive under such suppression by Puhui Company and occupy a certain market in Tokyo, we must pay attention to the power of capital."
Qin Mumu nodded slightly: "That's not impossible, but you have to think clearly that once the capital grows to a certain extent, you may not be able to control it."
Ye An smiled slightly: "I don't plan to let this capital grow much. I just want to attract investment and distribute dividends. I can't take care of other things. Besides, Ganliang Prefecture is located in the northwest and is beyond reach!"
"You are really cunning. This is equivalent to spending money to buy peace."
"It can also be said that we can stay in Tokyo for another month. It is best to travel when the autumn weather is crisp. During this month, I will publicize Puhui Company's investment in Ganliang and Ganzhou, and you must help promote it.
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Qin Mumu pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes full of the cunningness of a businessman: "Then how much of the dividend do you think Lan Kwai Fong will take?"
"Even I'm yours, why do you want a bicycle?!" Ye An screamed strangely and rushed towards Qin Mumu, and the couple instantly got into a fight.
In fact, both Ye An and Qin Mumu were excited. Both of them were adventurous people. It was hard for them to stay in Tokyo for so long without having the opportunity to experience the outside world.
This trip was not only an opportunity for Ye An to go to Ganliang, but also the best opportunity for them to leave Tokyo and appreciate this era.
Ye An found that since he arrived in the Song Dynasty, everything he changed would have a series of chain reactions, but he did not dare to make drastic changes, but only made careful explorations based on the original history.
But this time it was different. The importance of the Gansu and Liangzhou states to the Song Dynasty, Dangxiang, and even the Uighurs was self-evident. If he had saved the Gansu and Liangzhou states for the Song Dynasty and used them as a springboard to absorb the wealth of the West, even
If we open the Silk Road, how will history be written in the future?
Anyway, Ye An himself doesn’t know the future direction...
Summer nights are noisy, but the chirping of cicadas and frogs actually make it easier for people to fall asleep. After Qin Mumu's "playing", the two of them lay on the mat and fell asleep in the slight breeze.
When he woke up early in the morning, the scent of mugwort made Ye An feel refreshed. He was about to start his great plan of "raising sponsorship". Unexpectedly, the door of the middle courtyard was photographed with a loud bang, even behind the back house.
It can also be heard.
Just as Tieniu opened the door, Chen Lin rushed in like a rat with its tail on fire. When she saw Ye An, she was reluctant to say anything.
Ye An teased and said: "Master Chen even broke into my inner house, why are you so coy?"
"Cao Li is dead!"
"What?!"
After hearing what Chen Lin said, Ye An's first reaction was that it was impossible, and then he didn't believe it.
Although he did not have much interaction with Cao Liang, no matter how many disrespectful things Cao Liang did to the Tian family, his moral integrity in court and in daily life could not be criticized.
Everyone knows the identity that Cao used and the reason why he was demoted. He was innocent and was taken down by Liu E. As for the treasonous nonsense his nephew said while drunk, it was just groundless. …………