As the group continued to move forward, Seimo Domohe became more well-behaved. When the group passed by a certain place to rest, he took the initiative to make contact with the locals.
He said that he was sent by the king and that he could lead others to a better life. By the time they left the territory of the Kama Nagbo Kingdom, he had successfully recruited more than 300 people to follow behind the group. Of course, the children were still under the care of Xiao Bei and the others.
Seymour Domo had finally regained his authority. The people who had been tricked by him saw that the things provided here were indeed good. They did not think about anything else and obediently followed him. They listened to Seymour Domo's' lecture '. Then, the strong men dispersed to listen.
They returned to other places and told others about this set of theories. Then, they went to the agreed meeting place and waited for the person who could bring them happiness to come and pick them up. They held sharp knives in their hands, as well as dozens of kilograms of salt and canned food.
Seymour Domo had agreed with them that they would get ten jins of salt for every person they brought. If they were able to get more people, they would get an additional jins of salt. If they were able to get more people, they would be able to get an additional jins of salt. If they were able to get a dozen people in a month, then they wouldn't need to get more people in half a year.
If they didn't want salt, they could exchange it for other things, such as powerful and easy to carry crossbows or silk clothes.
After the people who were recruited by him heard this, they felt that it made sense. If they put their children in the group, they wouldn't have to worry about anything else. They could put all their effort into recruiting people.
While Seimo Domohe was happy that his beautiful days were getting closer and closer, Xiao Bei and the others thought that they had found a new continent.
When the group stopped to wait for the people and animals that they had sent out, Xiao Bei found his brother and sister.
"Brother, give me ten strings of money." Xiao Bei extended his chubby hand.
"What?" Zhang Xiaobao didn't have money on him. He spread his hands, indicating that he couldn't afford it.
"You can pawn something for ten strings of money. I'll tell you a way to make a lot of money." Xiao Bei didn't withdraw his hand.
Zhang Xiaobao rummaged through his body and took out two small copper beads. He said to his sister, "Nowadays, copper is also very valuable."
"Alright, this time, I'll count your hidden weapon as valuable. My method is to say the same thing to the others, and then have them give you the money. Then, you give me the money. Every time you succeed, you get a tenth of the money. Then, they go and say it again. What about you …?"
"I can just wait to get rich, right? Even if I say ten successful missions today, even if I don't complete all ten missions, I'll only say one a day. A month later, it'll still be thirty. Their chances of success aren't high. One a day, nine hundred in the second month, and twenty-seven thousand in the third month. According to the formula, I'll definitely be a millionaire in half a year. Do you have the formula? "
Zhang Xiaobao asked his sister with a smile.
Xiao Bei blinked and stuck out his tongue. "Formula? Is it mathematics? "
"Using a mathematical method to calculate, for example, if I go to someone else and they give me 10 strings of coins, I'll give you the money? What about me? The person I find will go to someone else. What about him? You have to make it seem reasonable for others to be willing to join. "
"That's right, it needs to be calculated back and forth. The people below will get less than me, right? No, if they get less than me, why would they give me the money? "Xiao Bei thought it through very well. When it came to the specific organizational situation, she realized that it wasn't simple.
She looked at her sister, hoping that she could give her an idea.
Wang Juan patted her forehead. "In the end, someone thought of it. Xiao Bei, your method won't work. No one is willing to give you money for free. Moreover, if they can persuade others to give you money, why would they give it to you?
So, I'll give you two methods. One is to get people to buy the new products of your precious candy house. One candy costs 50 strings of coins, and then get this person to help you sell the candy. First, let them brag about your candy. This is good, that is good, how much can they get from selling one candy? How much can they get from the next level? When they sell a certain amount, they'll be promoted. "
Wang Juan knew that pyramid schemes weren't good, but she was willing to explain this to her sister. She didn't believe that the little ones would be poor enough to participate in pyramid schemes.
Xiao Bei thought about it and shook her head. "No, how much is the candy worth? People aren't fools. No matter how luxurious it is, they can't sell it at such a high price. Moreover, there are more and more people participating. Everyone will eat candy, right?"
"Then, the second method. Actually, your brother is better at this than me. You prepare some capital, not too much, and then use you as a bank. You collect deposits and give high interest. At the same time, you get this person to help you collect deposits and still have high interest. The more people he finds, the higher the interest. Your marketing concept is investment.
The more money you have, the easier it is to make money. You exaggerate your funds, and then others will believe you. Isn't it the same wherever the money is? You can get more interest by saving it for you. "
Wang Juan glanced at Zhang Xiaobao and explained to Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei furrowed her brows and clenched her fists. She said with a bitter face, "What happens in the end?"
"There are two outcomes. One is that you do have the ability to invest in finance and earn more profits than you give away. This way, you can make money. The other is that you don't have the ability, and then the market collapses. You take the money and run away. The other people who invested later will cry."
As Wang Juan spoke, she looked at the sky in the distance. She seemed to be reminiscing, but also seemed to be at a loss.
"Isn't this cheating? If the interest is low, people won't come. If the interest is high, how can we earn? "Xiao Bei sighed.
"It's not cheating. It's just a private capital operation. Isn't it the same if the money is stored in a bank? The bank will take out loans and use the money earned to pay the interest. At the same time, they will keep a portion of the profits.
It's just that the risk is too high, and it doesn't match the overall economic stability of the Tang Empire. That's why your brother and I don't allow them to take out high-interest loans in private. Instead, we try to perfect the functions of the bank, including small loans for families, as well as venture investment for the production and research of the new real economy.
Not every loan will make money. Some will even lose money. Not every venture will get a corresponding return. But these are all allowed. "
Wang Juan introduced the inside of the bank to Xiao Bei. She only mentioned it briefly and didn't go into too much detail. Even if she did, Xiao Bei wouldn't understand.
Xiao Bei nodded, looking very depressed. "So it's like this. I thought we were the first to think of it. Others probably thought of it long ago, but no one dared to do it. Are there any other loopholes to exploit? "
"There are." Wang Juan didn't expect Zhang Xiaobao to answer such a small question. She could easily explain it clearly. "For example, shares. Our family has a cooperative relationship with many businessmen in the Tang Empire, including your precious Candy House. Can this note be traded?"
"No, you can't. If you sell the note, everyone will buy and sell. It will be chaotic," Xiao Bei said firmly.
"Then can I use the restaurant that belongs to me as collateral in the bank?" Wang Juan asked.
"Yes." Xiao Bei nodded.
"Then let's open a restaurant together. I need money. Can I put my part of the restaurant as collateral to the bank?" Wang Juan asked again.
Xiao Bei was stunned. She immediately figured out what was going on and continued to frown. "I know. If you say no, it's obviously unreasonable. If you say yes, then you have to put the note as collateral. And if you don't want to continue the cooperation, you're just selling the note. No matter who comes to buy it, what will you do? "
"Set up a place to trade shares and notes. Everyone can buy and sell notes there," Wang Juan replied.
"Why not now? They're all doing private transactions, right? "Xiao Bei thought of a problem.
Wang Juan smiled and said, "Yes, a small number of them are doing private transactions. There will be more in the future, but not in the short term. Your brother and I don't have enough manpower, and there are few financial operators. In a few years, you'll know that when a country develops, economic problems will appear one after another. As long as people have desires, they can't stop it. "
Xiao Bei couldn't imagine what the future would be like. She nodded, not fully understanding. She returned the two copper beads to her brother and ran to the other little guys to repeat the story.
Seeing his sister run away, Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said to Wang Juan, "Our brothers and sisters are very smart. After discovering what Simo Domohe was doing, they actually came up with such a good idea."
"No matter how good their ideas are, they can't compare to yours. Look at the idea you gave Simo Domohe. It's so good and so insidious." Wang Juan thought of Simo Domohe, who had been cheated, and felt sorry for his people.
She knew that Zhang Xiaobao's plan wasn't an illegal pyramid scheme. It was very reasonable. Using people to find people and developing underlings to gain benefits. It could be settled with salt, but it could also be exchanged for other things of equal value.
During this process, there was no deception. As long as people came, they would give. The more people they brought, the more things they would give out.
The problem was that this was still a slave society, just like the places her team had to pass through. There, Zhang Xiaobao used salt to encourage people to catch slaves and use slaves to exchange for salt. Now, it was another way of saying it, but it was still encouraging people to catch slaves.
When the people before really did exchange for salt and weapons, what would happen to the people who couldn't be persuaded? They would definitely use force to solve the problem. Then, they would form groups and gradually grow in size. They would use the money from selling slaves to continue to tempt others and arm themselves.
In that case, the entire area would be included. What would happen to this place in the future?
Zhang Xiaobao looked very innocent. He looked at Wang Juan with a confused expression and asked, "Who did I accidentally hurt again?"
"No, you're helping others. I used the wrong word just now," Wang Juan looked back and said.
"Thank you. I'll forgive you this time." Zhang Xiaobao sighed.
"Brother, brother, there's a telegram. We've been contacted again. Look." As Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were talking and joking, a group of little guys rushed over. Xiaobei led the way and waved the translated telegram in his hands.
Zhang Xiaobao took it and glanced at it. He stuffed the telegram into Wang Juan's hands and said, "Someone is restless again. They think that I can't deal with them because I'm far away, right?"
Wang Juan also read it and handed the telegram to Xiaobei for them to play with. She said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Previously, I was talking to Xiaobei about illegal pyramid schemes and stocks. This time, there's futures. I remember someone from Japan was playing this game. This is just a game of warrants. Now that food futures have appeared, can't they stop?"
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