Although Ursu only held on to the final bottom line, he still made some arrangements after returning to the royal court.
The first step is to let each tribe arrange manpower to patrol their own territories. Whenever they encounter traders, they need to conduct an interrogation.
But you must pay attention to your attitude. If you are too aggressive, or if you dare to ask for the card, then the merchants will no longer come to your place, but you will not be able to blame others.
Secondly, in each city, merchants coming from Dasheng need to be registered and interrogated to avoid being mixed in with spies.
Surprisingly, the tribal leaders had no objections to Ursu's arrangement. Even the tribes that used to clamor for great plunder were now happy to do business.
It was Yang Xuan who arranged the trade routes for them. Every tribal leader could make huge profits. Why should the tribesmen die if they could just make a profit?
For this reason, Yang Xuan also spent a huge amount of money, and almost all the goods supplied to the tribal leaders were at a loss.
As for the reason, it is naturally the same as when Shengfa Department Store first opened.
As long as they fall into the trap, Yang Xuan will not have the final say on future prices.
Just when everything was on track and Yang Xuan was about to respond to Tianfu, an uninvited guest came.
Zhang Zhongliang.
This guy actually chased him from Yingtian Mansion to Tumubao.
Originally, he was still planning to win over Yang Xuan, but he didn't expect that when he returned to Lin'an Mansion to celebrate the New Year, Yang Xuan would suddenly become the Minister of Household Affairs.
Originally, although Yang Xuan was a cabinet bachelor in name, he did not have a real title. Real cabinet bachelors would have titles, such as Wenhua Palace bachelor, Wenyuan Pavilion bachelor, etc.
And Yang Xuan is the kind who only has a title but no official status.
But it's different now. The Minister of Household Affairs, who was the third rank of the current dynasty, can be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful person when he reaches this position.
Apart from his direct superior, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, only His Majesty the Emperor can give orders to him.
In this case, Zhang Zhongliang was not qualified to speak about wooing Yang Xuan, unless he was sending a message to Prince Ning.
However, Yang Xuan was obviously a popular person in front of the emperor at this time, and it was impossible to win him over for the time being.
But Zhang Zhongliang had another reason for pursuing Tumu Fort.
"I've met Mr. Yang."
In the lobby of the Commercial Department Yamen, Yang Xuan occupied the top seat, while Zhang Zhongliang could only stand in silence. He knew his position very well, and if he continued to call Yang Xuan brothers, he did not understand the rules.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Zhang? Please sit down quickly."
Yang Xuan looked at Zhang Zhongliang with interest. To this day, is it possible that you still want to win over me?
"Thank you, sir." Zhang Zhongliang sat down and exchanged some pleasantries. He repeatedly praised Yang Xuan for his talent, which made him soar to the sky with the favor of the emperor.
After boasting for a long time, Yang Xuan felt a little embarrassed, and then he explained his purpose: "I heard that the imperial court is doing business with the Prairie Wolf Clan, and the trade fair is now recruiting merchants, so I want to join in the fun."
"Mr. Zhang also wants to come to the grassland to do business. It's a good thing. Mr. Zhang, feel free to come. If you have any questions, just come to me and I will handle it for you."
Although the Trade Fair is very prosperous, it has not been able to attract a single big family so far. They are all stragglers. It will not take three or five years to achieve the goal with just these merchants.
Zhang Zhongliang was from a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. If he could take the lead and bring a group of families from the south of the Yangtze River to develop in this grassland, the progress would be much faster.
When Zhang Zhongliang saw that Yang Xuan was so easy to talk to, his face also showed joy, and he said: "The little man will thank you first. The little man is here because he wants to open a bank."
"Qianzhuang?" Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan's face suddenly became serious: "Mr. Zhang, this is not going to be easy. Look, there is a bank among these twelve trading bazaars."
Zhang Zhongliang said that he only came to see you without me, otherwise I would have opened the door directly.
But he still heard something in Yang Xuan's words, and quickly asked: "May I ask why?"
"Let me tell you, those wealthy people in Guanzhong have made this idea a long time ago. I also reported it to the court, but the court didn't allow it."
"this……"
Zhang Zhongliang was speechless for a moment, and Yang Xuan directly blamed the court, which was equivalent to completely blocking this road.
In fact, those Shanxi merchants had never been here at all, let alone reported to the court.
The real reason was that when Yang Xuan heard him mention the bank, he immediately thought that the bank must be run by the imperial court. All the bank accounts of Dasheng Bank had been taken over by Shanxi merchants. Even if the imperial court wanted to open a bank, it would be very difficult.
Nowadays, it is rare to have a market like the grassland. We have to grab it quickly, start from the grassland, and then return to the Dasheng market with a large amount of funds, squeezing the original bank market, and then let the court introduce a new bill to manage all banks.
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This is the countermeasure that Yang Xuan thought of in an instant.
If you want to control the grassland in the future, this bank will be the top priority.
Zhang Zhongliang heard a lot of information from Yang Xuan's words. Trading with the grasslands would inevitably involve a large amount of cash. It would be much more convenient to have banknotes, but the imperial court did not allow banks to be opened in the market.
, there must be a lot of profound meaning in it.
"In this case, it is inconvenient for me to ask more questions." Zhang Zhongliang said and handed over his hands to leave. It is better to ask Yang Xuan about this kind of thing than to ask Prince Ning.
"Mr. Zhang, don't leave in a hurry." Yang Xuan said enthusiastically: "You have come all the way, why do you want me to be your host? Why don't you just treat Mr. Zhang to a meal?"
Zhang Zhongliang was quite flattered. Although he often dealt with Prince Ning, it was because of conflicts of interest, and a third-grade official like Yang Xuan had no interest relationship with him. With such enthusiasm, he must have something to ask for.
But no matter what, the relationship still needs to be maintained. Zhang Zhongliang handed over his hand: "Then I will bother Mr. Yang."
"Hey, why are you and I so polite?" Yang Xuan took Zhang Zhongliang's arm and walked directly towards the restaurant not far away.
Yang Xuan was so enthusiastic, so naturally he wanted Zhang Zhongliang to introduce him to some wealthy families to do business.
The current market on the grassland is still in the era of barbaric growth, and everything can be sold. In a while, it will enter the era of competition. By then, people on the grassland will have requirements for the quality of goods.
Everyone has a desire to compare. Even though the grassland people seem to have a hard life, they have a lot of money. Even if they don't have silver, those cattle, sheep and horses are worth a lot of money if they are taken to Dasheng.
As for Zhang Zhongliang, who comes from a business family, he does look down upon this kind of business on the grassland.
After all, the grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not as densely populated as Dasheng. Doing business requires running around, and the most important thing is safety.
After all, the grassland people went to the border to burn, kill, and plunder a lot the year before last. If these grassland barbarians went crazy again and robbed the trade market, wouldn't it be a huge loss?
However, under Yang Xuan's persuasion, Zhang Zhongliang still agreed to invite several people from aristocratic families to come here for an inspection.
After sending Zhang Zhongliang away, Yang Xuan immediately wrote a memorial. He had the privilege of reporting directly to the emperor and never issued ordinary memorials.
The content of the memorial is about the bank's affairs.
