The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 995 Pricing Power [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

Since he couldn't outsmart others, he resorted to dirty tricks, which was ultimately a stain on Bingzhou.

Yan Yan really couldn't speak up, for fear of scaring people away before he even took office.

"Okay, let's talk about Li Yao's matter later. The most urgent thing is to think about how to transfer these wealth and people to Bingzhou!" Chen Jian adapted quickly and started to think about how to transfer assets and population.

"What do you think?" Yan Yan had no idea either.

It seems that no one in the world has ever transferred such a large amount of assets and population.

There were several large-scale population migrations recorded in later historical books, but they were all mentioned in a rough manner, with no detailed explanation of how the population migration was completed.

"Asset transfer is not difficult, but I do not recommend that Your Majesty transfer all of Qi's assets to Bingzhou!" King Jian of Qi thought about it.

The fundamental reason why Qi merchants were the richest in the world was because Qi had developed commerce, which was the foundation of Qi merchants. In simple terms, Qi had a wide variety of goods that could meet the needs of the entire world.

Without these, even if the merchants of Qi entered Bingzhou, it would not necessarily bring much prosperity to Bingzhou. That prosperity would only be superficial and would not last long.

Commodities are the foundation of trade. Without commodities, there will be nothing to trade. How can it last long?
The activity of business travel is to sell surplus goods in one place to places where they are scarce and earn the difference.

Although Bingzhou has many workshops, they also conduct bulk commodity trading, which even requires military escort, so there is no need for too many caravans. It is enough for the major chambers of commerce to send some managers who are proficient in trade to help Bingzhou establish a trade system.

Qi had a rich variety of small commodities and a developed handicraft industry, which were also scarce in other places. Except for commodities such as salt and iron that were strictly controlled by the government, the most abundant items in Qi were grain, cloth, sea fish, seafood, etc.

"So, I have two options!" Chen Jian continued.

Yan Yan nodded and signaled Chen Jian to continue.

"First, Bingzhou will control the lowest-level commodities and provide Qi merchants with the commodities they need, thereby earning profits."

Yan Yan thought about it and shook his head. Bingzhou could not do this, and Qin would not agree to it either. After all, the land and people would belong to Qin.

After all, Qi State was a fast-flying territory for Bingzhou, and Bingzhou could not possibly control it.

Chen Jian had also anticipated that controlling the underlying commodities would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and Bingzhou did not have the conditions for this.

"Then there is the second option, which is to control the major trading companies and chambers of commerce, provide them with protection, and control the pricing power of commodities through policies." Chen Jian continued.

"Pricing power?" Yan Yan was surprised. The profit of this thing is huge.

Once Bingzhou announces the price of goods, merchants and travelers all over the world can only operate within this price.

Bingzhou could also collect taxes from it.

"But, will Qin compete with Bingzhou for the pricing power?" Yan Yan had some doubts.

Bingzhou can set prices, and so can Qin.

Moreover, Qi will be occupied by Qin in the future, and Qin will have more geographical advantages.

"This is inevitable!" Chen Jian spread his hands helplessly.

The right to price is related to taxation, which no country can let go of. In particular, the princes do not treat merchants very well, so the taxes on merchants are the highest. The taxes on some commodities are several times the value of the commodities themselves.

For example, for luxury goods, the cost plus labor costs of a phoenix hairpin may be only a few gold coins, but the tax is as high as ten gold coins, so that the price of the phoenix hairpin doubles again to twenty or even more.

A South Pearl may be worth a hundred coins in Cangwu of Baiyue, but after entering the Central Plains, the price can be directly hyped up to dozens or hundreds of gold, or even to the point where there is no demand for it.

Taxation also made a huge contribution. "Then how does Bingzhou compete with Qin for the pricing power?" Yan Yan wondered.

"Because Qin State does not have a special pricing authority, and Qin State has credibility?" Chen Jian asked with a smile.

Pricing power must be guaranteed by credibility.

After Zhang Yi, Qin's credibility began to collapse.

The most important thing for a businessman is reputation. He may not value his own reputation, but he will not allow others not to value it.

Therefore, Bingzhou's reputation is still very solid in the world, and people all over the world are willing to believe it.

“So, as long as Bingzhou takes a step ahead of Qin, unifies the world’s chambers of commerce, and draws up a detailed pricing list, we will be the only one. Even if Qin reacts and wants to take it back, people in the world will not be convinced. If Qin insists on taking it back, it will only lead to the collapse of the entire trade system. With Li Yao’s IQ, he will see this, so he will never dare to compete with Bingzhou!” Chen Jian said with a smile.

Standards are unique.

Whoever proposes it first is the only one. As long as he doesn't do anything stupid or reckless, no one can shake his position.

Everyone will only remember the first one.

What's more, the King of Qin is still just the King of Qin, while Bing Jun is already the Emperor of Xuanwu, so his status is naturally superior to that of Qin.

"Then how should we collect taxes?" Yan Yan continued to ask.

After all, these Qi merchants were active in the heartland of Qi and China, so it was not easy for Bingzhou to collect taxes from them.

"I have all their dirty laundry and information about their family members. Do they dare not pay taxes?" Chen Jian asked with a smile.

"..." Yan Yan was silent.

I thought Chen Jian had some clever idea or some special method.

The result was the threat of force and using other people's family members to make trouble.

But I have to admit that this is really useful.

The capabilities of the Jinyiwei and the Military Control Commission are well known to the world. If they say they will kill your entire family, then even a passing earthworm will be cut in half vertically.

As for seeking asylum in Qin?

The Jinyiwei and the Military Control Commission took action, and the Qin State could not stop them. The most it could do was discuss with Bingzhou how to distribute your family's interests afterwards.

Therefore, the world is just a makeshift team, and the government is actually the biggest evil force!

"What about the transferred population?" Yan Yan no longer cared about the transfer of assets.

As long as these Qi merchants are not stupid, they will know that when Qin arrives, Qin's methods may not be milder than Bingzhou's.

"This involves quite a big issue. First and foremost, the most difficult thing is what reason should be given to make these people migrate and leave their homeland!" Chen Jian said with a frown.

"This is not difficult!" Yan Yan shook his head. "In this rebellion, all nine clans of all those involved will be exterminated, and the soldiers involved will be implicated, so whether they like it or not, they have to move to Bingzhou. Without their young and strong families, they can only go to Bingzhou with them!"

Chen Jian nodded, and he understood why Yan Yan had held back for so long before taking action.

"Then it depends on how many people Bingzhou can accommodate. Population migration is not difficult, but the difficult part is how they survive after arriving in Bingzhou and whether Bingzhou can feed them." Chen Jian continued.

(End of this chapter)