Zhang Feng's plan was good. It could be said that she had thought of it since the first time she told Zhang Feng about making weapons.
But why didn't this kid say anything?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile bitterly. "You had this plan from the beginning, didn't you?"
Zhang Feng shrugged and threw a cigarette to Li Shimin. "I didn't, but …"
As he spoke, Zhang Feng lit the cigarette from the oil lamp on the table. He took a deep breath and said, "My idea at that time was very simple. That was to take over the trade city of Qiuci. Once we took over the trade city of Qiuci, we would have an escape route in the future!"
Li Shimin asked in surprise, "What escape route?"
Zhang Feng looked at Li Shimin for a long time and said doubtfully, "Lao Li, sometimes I feel that your talent in business is extremely terrifying. If you learn from me for a month or so, it won't be a problem for you to become the richest person in the world in the future!"
"But you are a busy man."
Li Shimin's expression stiffened. Under the cover of the night, he smiled and brushed it off.
Zhang Feng didn't take it seriously and said to himself, "Actually, merchants are ultimately not presentable. Most of the time, they are even the target of disdain by the officials and the literati. In their eyes, we merchants are just a group of people who buy low and sell high. We are just a group of people who only care about profit."
Li Shimin didn't object to Zhang Feng's words. He said, "You are right. Isn't that how merchants are?"
"You think so too?"
Zhang Feng was a little surprised.
Li Shimin knew that he had misspoken and hurriedly waved his hand. "No, no, no. What I mean is, this is how it is in the eyes of many people. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen, why is the merchant last? Why do we have to kneel when we see the officials? This is all … "
Zhang Feng was a little unhappy.
To be honest, Zhang Feng was also a merchant at this time. He was just carrying the name of the Academy on his back. However, Zhang Feng was different from a merchant at this time.
Zhang Feng pointed at himself and Li Shimin and said, "Look at us. The kind you are talking about is just the kind of people who set up stalls on the street. That kind of people can't be called businessmen. More or less, they are just ants. They just sell the fruits of their labor to people who need it."
"And the businessmen I'm talking about are people like us. You can look at the whole Tang Dynasty and before that. Have you ever seen a business model like ours?"
"This …"
Li Shimin's expression instantly froze.
Zhang Feng was right.
Before and at this time, almost all the businessmen in the Tang Dynasty were family members. Even if they hired workers, they were almost all there to do odd jobs. At this time, Li Shimin recalled the operation of Zhang Feng, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, and the others at this time. He couldn't help but be stunned.
They were not real businessmen. If they were real businessmen …
Then, this would be terrible.
This was the business that Li Shimin created according to his own conjecture. After thinking about it casually, he instantly understood the meaning of Zhang Feng's words.
Li Shimin couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Do you mean that you want to start with the people of the five families and seven clans?"
Dealing with these big families had always been Li Shimin's worry. These clans had the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty's market. Even Li Shimin didn't dare to provoke them easily, such as the iron mine before.
At this time, the new weapons were made, and Zhang Feng had a new toy. At this time, it was time to deal with these big families.
However, Zhang Feng waved his hand speechlessly and said, "No, there's no rush. It's still too early to deal with them. You have to remember what happened with the iron mine. So, before we have a complete plan, we can't move!"
"Then why are you talking for so long?"
Li Shimin stared at Zhang Feng speechlessly and asked.
Zhang Feng grinned and said, "Don't worry. I know that it's not good for you to be under the control of the seven families and seven clans. They control the businessmen of the Tang Dynasty. Almost all the idle businessmen can hardly survive. However, these people occupy all the places of the Tang Dynasty."
"And the most important thing is that we have a common enemy, those big clans and powerful families. This is an opportunity. My plan is to dump all the benefits in our hands. While maximizing the benefits, we can also lead more people to fight against the five families and seven clans. Even the emperor will be afraid of us by then!"
"Hiss!"
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Li Shimin was shocked. He took a deep breath. The cigarette in his mouth lit up instantly and burned a large part. In an instant, Li Shimin coughed violently.
He said, "You … are really crazy! Let's not talk about whether the people of the Five Families and Seven Clans will know about it. Even if they don't know, you should know that many things we have now are inseparable interests with someone in the palace. Even many ministers in the imperial court have interests with us. Won't this share of interests offend all those people in the imperial court in an instant? "
"At that time, not to mention other things, the people in the imperial court will bite us in the blink of an eye!"
"Think twice, you must think twice before you act!"
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