Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1534 Fang Jun's Golden Touch

Fangjiawan Wharf.

A ship of rice from Linyi Kingdom was unloaded from the ship by a boom, and then loaded on a flatbed cart at the dock. This cart has eight wheels, and it is easy to load a few thousand kilograms of goods. The eight wheels are all on the ground. Driving on the laid track, the carts are pulled by four strong oxen, and the rice is transported to a warehouse not far away for temporary storage. Later, it will be transported to Changping warehouses and grain depots in Guanzhong.

The people and husbands on the shore were happy to hear this, and the arrival of so much rice in Guanzhong meant that no matter what the year was like, at least food prices would not rise and they would not go hungry.

However, in the eyes of the grain merchants in Guanzhong, it was like cutting off their source of income...

Why do grain merchants make money?

Selling food on a normal day has little profit, and in fact there is not much profit to be made.What the grain merchants like most is to hoard goods and operate at will. Once some waterlogging, insect pests or war turmoil affect the grain harvest, they will immediately purchase grain and make the price of grain soar, and then hoard the purchased grain. There is no food for sale in the market, and the people who are so hungry that their eyes are blurred and screaming are not allowed to let them go all out to increase the price of food?

Even though the imperial court has institutions such as Changping warehouses and righteous warehouses to adjust grain prices, since ancient times, officials and officials have protected each other. Which one of those influential grain merchants has a family that is not a family of hairpin tassels, high-ranking officials and dignitaries?
Therefore, food is still in short supply when it should be scarce, and it is still rising when it should be increased...

However, it is different now. The rice from Lin Yiguo enters Guanzhong twice a year, resulting in a mountain of rice in the government's grain depot. In addition, since the case of grain reselling in Yicang, the censors have nothing to do and just stare at the rice all day long. Turning around, hoping to catch a black sheep and punish it severely, so as to increase the influence of the family among the people, who else would dare to risk himself?

Don’t even think about hoarding goods. Another explanation for hoarding goods is that rare things are more expensive. There are endless food in the market. Even if you want to hoard, who can afford it?

Therefore, Fang Jun, who led the navy across the ocean to build a seaport in Linyi country, and transported Linyi country's rice back to China, had the same reputation among the people for a while!
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Fang Jun and the crown prince in casual clothes were wandering on the pier, accompanied by Qi Wang Li You rarely, with his arms behind his back and his eyes looking around, he didn't have the air of a grandson, but more like a dude in the market...

Dozens of elite guards around him were also dressed in plain clothes to guard their safety. In the distance, there were even dozens of Eastern Palace guards mixed among the peasants and merchants at the pier, paying close attention to the surrounding situation.

Listening to the grateful words of gratitude from the people around him from time to time, Li Chengqian was envious and admiring, but also a little apprehensive: "Erlang's reputation, tsk tsk, is really stinky in the officialdom, but the folks are full of Buddhas." what!"

His Royal Highness made a rare joke...

Fang Jun chuckled, and said in a low voice: "I didn't intend to do it, I just insisted on a consistent attitude. When facing the princes of the court, I will beat whoever offends me. Fulfilling the duties of an official, that's all."

Li Chengqian laughed, looked around with interest, shook his head and said: "It's easy to say, but hard to do! It's not just that it's not easy to beat anyone who provokes me, but it's an official's will." Responsibilities are also very difficult, there are countless officials in the world, if half of them are able to do their duties, why worry about the Tang Dynasty's prosperity, and why worry about the people having no food or clothing?"

This is the case in the world, often the simpler things are done well, the better the effect, but the simpler things are, the harder it is to do...

People have selfish desires, as in ancient and modern times.

Fang Jun praised: "Although Your Highness grew up in the palace, he has a full understanding of the sufferings of the world, and indeed has the potential of a wise king."

Li Chengqian laughed and said: "You actually judged the ability of the prince from the face of the prince? If it were the tyrant of Emperor Sui Yang, it might be because of this sentence that he would hold grudges in his heart, and wait for the future to ascend the throne, so he will settle old scores with you .”

Fang Jun also smiled and said: "Hehe, according to what you mean, Your Highness...then as the crown prince, you are thinking about what will happen after you ascend the throne. If His Majesty finds out..."

"..."

Li Chengqian turned pale with fright, first glanced around, then glared at Fang Jun and said angrily: "You are going to die? How can you say such rebellious words? It doesn't matter if you die or not, do you still want to implicate Gu in it? "

As he spoke, he glanced at Qi Wang Li You.

At first, Li You didn't pay attention to what the two of them said. He was attracted by the merchants passing by the pier and the piles of goods. He wondered how much money Fang Jun would earn in a day with such a big pier so prosperous.

Then he realized that the conversation around him paused strangely, and subconsciously looked at the two of them, and happened to meet the crown prince's guilty eyes, and asked curiously, "Brother prince, what are you looking at me for?"

Li Chengqian coughed dryly, and said softly: "This... old five, I just made a slip of the tongue for my brother just now, and you, don't take it to heart, okay?"

Among the brothers, he is not close to Li You.

Even if they are not a compatriot of the same mother, they also despise Li You's vulgar and dissolute demeanor, and they happened to meet Li You when they went to the Fangfu today.

Although his position as the crown prince is temporarily stable, the tormented Li Chengqian's spirit has long been tense, and he will be too frightened by the slightest disturbance, and may be abolished by his father at any time.Although Li You has absolutely no qualifications to become the crown prince, but if he intends to play tricks and pass the words just now to the ears of his father...

Although it is an unintentional remark, who knows what the father will think?
Li Chengqian complained endlessly.

Li You blinked, confused: "I didn't hear what you said just now, why don't you say it again? I have been massaging these merchants just now."

Li Chengqian was not sure whether Li You heard it, but how could he repeat it?He doesn't want to die...

Immediately changed the subject, following Li You's tone, he said: "This wharf is really prosperous. Look at the merchants gathered from all over the world. There are not only Hu people from the Western Regions, but also Turkic people, and even Kunlun slaves... I can't bear it now. I want to become a merchant, discuss business with these Hu merchants, communicate with each other, and make money with my own ability, it is really a pleasure."

He does not mean that.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was most famous for two things in history, one was to raise a child prostitute named Xinxin in the palace to be pampered and loving, and the other was to arrange some Hu merchants to create a "commercial street" in the palace. He himself turned into a commoner, buying and selling freely...

Fang Jun was almost scared to death. In case Li Chengqian really thought about it and fiddled with this "commercial street" in the palace, His Majesty Li Er was furious and sent Baiqisi to investigate carefully. It turns out that the root cause is today. This thought occurred to me when Fang Jun was with him on the pier...

His Majesty Li Er chopped off his Fang Jun and it was light.

Fang Jun quickly said: "Your Highness is joking, you are the prince of the country, how can you do such business business in person? Weichen's pier looks lively, but in fact it doesn't make much money. Don't worry about it, Your Highness."

Just be your prince well, there are three thousand beauties like clouds, why bother to be greedy for a child molester?
Don't play games like "Commercial Street" in the East Palace...

The three of them walked casually, watching the bustle and bustle of the pier with great interest.

Li Chengqian was full of interest: "Looking at the Tang Dynasty, when it comes to the way of breeding goods and the art of making money, if you Fang Jun thinks you are the second, who dares to be the first? Be humble. Although I can't join the merchants alone, but the way of merchants is very important." I'm very interested, Erlang, you might as well tell me, if you're serious about doing business, which industry will make money faster?"

Li You on the side seemed to be looking around, but his ears were actually pricked up quietly.

Fang Jun walked on the side of Li Chengqian with his hands behind his back, a little behind, and said casually: "In business, one thing is to be familiar with it, and another thing is to cater to the trend and innovate."

He casually pointed to the medicines, silks and other things piled up in the warehouses on both sides of the road, and said: "Medicine shops, silk shops, or restaurants and restaurants have been in business since ancient times. Although most of them are profitable, there are many people who do it. It’s hard to stand out, and margins are naturally limited.”

He also pointed to the clouds and boats on the river: "These cargo ships come from all over the world, such as Youzhou, Shandong, Jiangnan, and even Lingnan... If these cargo ships are allowed to transport special products from all over the world to Guanzhong, they will be displayed and sold in one place, and unified." The pricing guarantees freshness, and buyers can choose at will, and there are bound to be many buyers, making money every day."

To put it quite complicatedly, it is actually the concept of a supermarket.

It is definitely not enough to copy the supermarkets of later generations. Even if the waterways are smooth these days, the traffic is still backward, and it is difficult to guarantee the freshness of goods from all over the country after they arrive in Guanzhong.But just using the form of supermarkets to attract attention and sell some local specialties that are not easy to perish, so as to arouse people's strong curiosity, it should be possible to make a difference.

At least for a period of time, it is certain that the fire will be extremely hot.

Li Chengqian nodded in praise: "The world's goods are gathered in one place. The meaning of this alone is enough to make merchants willing to visit. Erlang is worthy of being called the 'God of Wealth'. A random transaction is enough to amass tens of thousands of wealth. "

Fang Jun responded modestly.

Qi Wang Li You, who was silent at the side, could hear his eyes brighten, and his eyeballs rolled around...

(End of this chapter)