Zhang Zhong's words made the three old men's hearts skip a beat, especially Old Man Pi and Old Man Yao. They suddenly had a bad feeling.
Old Man Pi gave Old Man Yao a look, meaning to ask, "Did you see anything wrong with the first policy given by the imperial court?" Could it be that the 30% tax exemption was too much? Or should the Zhang family be responsible for 20% of the medical center? There had to be something wrong. Otherwise, Zhang Zhong wouldn't have said it in advance.
Old Man Yao thought about it carefully and couldn't find anything wrong. This proposal was also thanks to him and Old Man Pi. At first, it was said that the Zhang family would be given 50% of the tax exemption, 30% of the road repair, and 20% of the medical center. In the end, the imperial court was even more ruthless and directly changed the road and business.
Gently shaking his head, Old Man Yao took the letter and began to read it. Old Man Pi and Old Man Chang also came forward and read it from beginning to end. The more the three old men read, the more frightened they became. The more they read, the more they regretted it. The more they read, the more they hated the people in the imperial court who changed the road repair and business.
Zhang Zhong didn't care about the three old men. He got up and walked around with his hands behind his back. He thought that the three old men wouldn't go back on their words. If they really wrote a letter to the capital, he would retire and go back to his hometown.
The three old men really didn't have any intention of writing a letter to the imperial court. Even if they regretted giving such a policy, there was no other way. It wasn't that the policy was bad, but that kid Xiao Bao had become smarter.
"Aiya, according to this, if other people want to build roads in the future, they will learn from the Zhang family's method. Their family will open their business next to the newly built roads, and it will be the same for the medical center. Their family is prepared to invest 200,000 strings of coins, 100,000 strings of coins to build the roads, and 40,000 strings of coins to build the medical center. They are even willing to provide the doctors themselves. The remaining 60,000 strings of coins will be opened for business.
It doesn't look bad. If you don't have any other tricks up your sleeves, you can say that you're truly serving the country and its people. There's nothing to nitpick about it. But with the other tricks up your sleeves, you're being too much of a bully.
Old Man Pi stared at the solution at the back and said excitedly.
Old Man Chang chuckled and didn't care anymore. He sat at the side and drank his tea. This wasn't something he could control. He knew that with his ability, even if he had any ideas to restrict the Zhang family, he would still be used.
Old Man Yao gritted his teeth that had already lost a few. He nodded and said, "Admirable, truly admirable. He actually brought up the matter of road repair and asked the local merchants where they needed to repair the road. He drew a few lines that would not clash with the current road, and he wanted to build new roads where there were no roads.
If other merchants wanted to make way for the new road, or if they wanted to do business on the side of the new road, they would have to fork out money to build the new road. If they didn't fork out money, the Zhang family wouldn't build the road where they needed it. They would just take care of themselves.
When the time came, he would put down the clinic and use the 60,000 strings of coins to build a big market related to 'trade' at an important location on the side of the road. He would use it to attract people to take the good road. At the same time, the Zhang family's fleet would also specifically travel on this road and sell the goods they transported from other places in the market.
Hiss! How did Xiao Bao come up with this idea? What's even more ruthless? In addition to letting the merchants use the money to repair the road, he would also use a portion of the money to 'invest' in the Zhang family's shops. The money used by the Zhang family to build the road would take up 20% of the entire shop or market, and the technology used by the Zhang family would take up 40%. What does this mean? "
After Old Man Yao analyzed it, he asked Old Man Pi, who had also thought of this matter.
Old Man Pi could now calculate such things. He said, "This means that the 60,000 strings of coins of the Zhang family can be used for a lot of transactions. Others would have to invest at least 120,000 strings of coins to take up the other 40%. In other words, the real money used by the Zhang family to open a business is 180,000 strings of coins.
They only used 40% of the technology to expand their business by three times. Look, there's another benefit for the merchants. This time, when they return, a portion of the things they plunder will be given to the imperial court, and the other portion will be sold. This will be considered the first transaction in the market in the future.
Furthermore, in the future, they will organize caravans to go to the desert to collect useful things. Isn't that the land that Xiao Bao wants? With this excuse, they can go out as they please. As for whether they are going to the outside world to do business with Tubo that won't affect the Great Tang, or to really go to the desert to collect things, or to directly plunder, they have proof.
Good, good, Xiao Bao is really amazing. His calculation is really too good. No wonder his family put in so much effort to build the road this time. They used cement to reinforce the tunnel and even blew up the mountain. So it turns out that they want to build a very good road. "
Old Man Pi suddenly felt that he was old, really old. He couldn't guess the final goal of the other party just by thinking about it. He had to analyze it from the concrete plan. Who was the one who suggested that they take up 50% of the road? With this, the Zhang family could use this condition to make as much money as possible.
The merchants wouldn't object, and they wouldn't dare to hide and not fork out money. The Zhang family's financial resources were enough to support themselves. If they didn't invest now, they wouldn't have such a good opportunity in the future. If they wanted to invest again, they would have to pay a much higher price.
Old Man Yao also smacked his lips as he looked at the plan. "The most important point isn't this. Look, this is saying that the Zhang family will invest 100,000 strings of strings of cash to build the road. If that's 10% of the total investment, then the others will have to work together to fork out 900,000 strings of cash. With a million strings of cash, what kind of road can they build? Connecting the entire Jiannan Circuit.
The Zhang family will be responsible for providing the technology to buy and sell the key roads in the future. They will form a large Chamber of Commerce and share a portion of the resources. However, the one million strings of cash will still be used to buy cement and explosives. The cement and explosives will all belong to the Zhang family. How much money can they make from this? "
"That's right. How much can they make? The price isn't low. I estimate that they can at least make 20% or 30% of the profits. Alright, the Zhang family will be able to earn the money they invested here. Compared to them, they won't have to fork out a single copper coin. They will only be able to take advantage of us. They will just have to provide some technology in the future and bring merchants to Tubo to make money.
Their family's caravan will enter Tubo to do business. They won't have to worry about being robbed or killed like other merchants. Who would dare to touch them? Those people are really tired of living. Cuckoo hasn't returned yet. Their family didn't contribute anything at all. I think that when we cooperate in the future, their family will still be able to take advantage of us. "
Old Man Pi really couldn't think of how Xiao Bao came up with this plan. This was the so-called 'to gain something without risking anything'. Could this be the legendary cash flow?
No, it shouldn't be. Otherwise, Cuckoo wouldn't have agreed. It seemed that this kind of method couldn't be used. He really wanted to see it for himself. En, let them use it on other countries to see what exactly was going on. Compared to the current method, it would definitely be better.
Zhang Zhong waited for a full half an hour before the three old men came over. When they came over, Old Man Pi said to Zhang Zhong, "Yongcheng, you are amazing. You gave birth to a good son and a good daughter-in-law. Don't worry, I won't write a letter to the capital. I reckon that even if I did, it would be too late. Before the pigeons can fly, the imperial court's decree will start to arrive."
"Sir Bi's praise is wrong. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo still have many things that they don't understand. They are just eager to learn, that's all. I hope that Sir Bi can help us in the future. Is this possible? If you feel that there is no benefit to the people and the country, I will write a letter and have Xiao Bao reformulate the plan. For people like my family, earning money is no longer the most important thing. "
Zhang Zhong said modestly and then asked about the policy. As he said this, he really did have the same thoughts in his heart. If it wasn't beneficial to the people, he would rather not earn too much money.
The more Old Man Pi looked at Zhang Zhong, the more he liked him. It was true that the more money a person could earn, the less they would view money as important.
Old Man Pi, who had been learning from the Zhang family for a long time, didn't teach for nothing. When he heard Zhang Zhong's thoughts, he said, "There are benefits. It's good for the country and the people. It's not that the merchants here don't have money. Some of them can't spend it locally, so they all go outside to invest. It's just right for them to take out their money.
With your family's methods, they won't be able to cause any trouble. In the future, when you go to the capital or Luoyang, the imperial court won't have to worry about your Zhang family doing anything bad. The million strings of strings of cash will be built very well, connecting the entire Jiannan Circuit.
At that time, the goods from other places can be transported here, and your family will have a new way to earn money. You can transport the goods from Jiannan Circuit to other places to exchange for money. In addition, the merchants from Tubo can also come here to do business. There will be more medicinal herbs, and it will be helpful for medical research. Didn't your family mention economic control and plunder when you were in Lu Zhou a long time ago?
It just so happens that you can use it in Jiannan Circuit. As for Xiao Bao's future plans, my granddaughter has told me before. That is to buy a large amount of cattle, sheep, and horses from Tubo and provide them with luxury goods. The two will exchange. This way, Tubo's good land will gradually decrease. As for food, we can just exchange it with them from Great Tang.
When Tubo's food supply is controlled to a certain extent, that will be the time when Tubo will become a part of Great Tang. If I had known earlier, I would have kept Xin Er by my side and asked her more questions. Now, it is already your world. "
Old Man Pi sighed with emotion. He really admired the children nowadays. Not to mention Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, even his own granddaughter, Xin Er, knew how to analyze the situation from a better perspective.
This was an economic war. Under the situation where military force was guaranteed, it was a war that killed without shedding blood. The ruthlessness and calculation were much more powerful than a war of military force. It could reach the level of subduing the enemy without fighting.
Old Man Yao also had a similar idea in his heart. He looked at Zhang Zhong, a young man who no one could find fault with in terms of virtue, and said with a smile,
"Your family can use the policies to calculate as much as you can. The more you calculate the people in the imperial court, the more the people in the imperial court will pay attention to this matter in the future. They will cultivate more economic talents and not put so much importance on Grand Scholars. The living, eat, wear, and the living, they can't do without money.
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