The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 155 Interest Binding
Gold, silver and copper coins are just currency, and Guo Jia wants more real goods. Yizhou is getting richer and prosperous. He can’t eat, so he needs the help of businessmen. For example, if he wants war horses from the north, if Yizhou government adds officials to handle this matter, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a trivial matter or not, but business exchanges are not only about dealing with the north. , Do you want to go with Jiangnan, Central Plains and other places, relying entirely on officials?Obviously not, and they are not good at businessmen.

There is a shortage of food in Guanzhong, and there is also a shortage of food in Liangzhou due to the years of rebellion. Guo Jia’s Yizhou government treasury is not short of food, but he can’t use it for trading. It is common for people to exchange food for some household items when they are rich, so Guo Jia wants to form a chamber of commerce. As long as strategic materials, war horses, salt and iron are fine.

After losing the gentry as a protective umbrella, the wealthy families in all parts of Yizhou guarded their own law and order. As long as they don’t have enough to support and bully the common people, their life is also very comfortable. The landowners are the landlords, and the rich are the rich. People’s greed is unimaginable Big, the so-called desire is hard to fill, but there is a bottom line that must be observed: a gentleman loves money and obtains it in the right way.

During times of war and chaos, they only dared to hide in a corner of Yizhou, because going out alone as a businessman risked their lives. People died for money, and birds died for food. That was only a minority. Most wealthy and landed wealthy families were still greedy for life and afraid of death.

But once they are united and have warlords as their backing, they can take Yizhou as a starting point and target the north, the south of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains, etc., and the business can be done, and it will no longer be a small fight Make a small fuss, but become stronger and bigger.

"Fengxiao, Liu Biao of Jingzhou has always been tolerant and benevolent. There will be no obstacles in the relationship between Yizhou and Jingzhou, but from Guanzhong to Liangzhou, and Yangzhou to the east of Jingzhou, I am afraid it is hard to say."

The Zhen family used to be a world-renowned rich man, but now it has regrouped. Although its strength is small, it has a great reputation. With the Zhen family leading, Yizhou merchants will definitely want to participate in it and get a share of it.

What Zhen Yu was worried about was not that no one would come to participate, but that there was nothing wrong in Yizhou, and the business could be done, but it would be difficult to go out of Yizhou and be in other warlord territories.

Guo Jia was also prepared for this, and said with a faint smile, "I have sent three people to negotiate with Liu Biao, Li Jue, and Ma Teng. Jue Guo Si occupies the land of Sanfu, lacks food, and Ma Teng and Han Sui are also in Liangzhou. The Yizhou caravan went to do business. Besides, even if they agree, the Yizhou caravan should be cautious when going to the north. Hanzhong Zhang Liao will deal with any changes at any time. At that time, I will clearly tell Li Jue, Ma Teng and others, if my Yizhou caravan is in whose house? If there is a problem within the sphere of influence, I will lead an army of [-] to seek justice."

The binding force of the agreement is force. If Guo Jia wants to protect the interests of the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce, he must first reassure them, and let other princes understand: once we reach a commercial agreement, you have the right to tear it up, and I have the right to tear it up. Swipe your army to flatten your grounds.

Now Zhen Yu had a solid idea, and asked tentatively: "What did Feng Xiao want the Chamber of Commerce to bring to Yizhou in the early stage?"

"War horses in the north! I don't even have a cavalry team of [-] people now."

Guo Jia doesn't want silk, satin, cloth, porcelain, paper, etc. What he wants most now is war horses. Gan Ning's silver-feathered flying cavalry is only a mere four thousand. As a surprise soldier, it can play an unexpected role, but as a regular army, the base Still a little less.

Afterwards, Zhenyu started various activities, and Yizhou Prefecture also announced the establishment of a chamber of commerce. Under Guo Jia’s rule, wealthy merchants from all over the country sent people to Chengdu to inquire about the real situation. Insider.

One month later, the three sent troops came back to report. Liu Biao had no objection, but Li Jue and Guo Si wanted to extort some tributes from Guo Jia. If they can bring grain to do business, they will welcome them along the way.

Regarding the extortion by Li Jue and Guo Si, Guo Jia sent someone to reply again, saying that the tribute was also given to the emperor, and at most a hundred pieces of Shu brocade per year, no more talk, at worst, the caravan would go directly from Yinping, the capital of Wudu, to Longxi , bypassing Guanzhong is also fine.

In the end, Li Jue and Guo Si agreed to Guo Jia's conditions. In fact, Guanzhong could gain very little profit. After Li Jue and Guo Si passed the honeymoon period and started the civil war, Chang'an was the second Luoyang, with a hundred miles of desolation!
But Guo Jia wanted the caravan to move in Guanzhong because he wanted to secretly spread the good life of the people in Yizhou under his rule and let the people in Guanzhong migrate to Yizhou.

The business roads have been opened up and the external environment has been guaranteed. Now what Guo Jia is waiting for is the establishment of the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce.

But Zhen Yu did not send him good news as Guo Jia expected.

Guo Jia looked at Zhen Yu with a frown, and asked in disbelief: "What? Say it again."

Zhen Yu spread his hands helplessly and said, "The merchants in Yizhou think that if Feng Xiao does not participate in this matter, they will have no idea, and they are afraid that they will be oppressed by other warlords outside."

Unable to help laughing, Guo Jia asked back: "They mean that I must also join the chamber of commerce?"

Zhen Yu nodded seriously.

The aristocrats in Yizhou who wanted to make a fortune were once bitten by snakes for ten years and were afraid of well ropes, and feared that Guo Jia would set them some traps. Until now, many people in Yizhou aristocrats think that Xu He’s rebellion was behind Guo Jia’s instigation. Xu He is Guo Jia's pawn, who specially cheated them rich families. Later, he issued an order to seek talents, let Yizhou scholars come to Chengdu to take the exam, and caused Yizhou nobles to suffer a devastating blow. They have conditions for Guo Jia Reflecting on the fear of psychology, the Chamber of Commerce sounds like a wonderful organization, but isn't it a trap?Everyone is watching, hesitating.

"Okay, I see. Then I will find someone to join the chamber of commerce as my representative, but I have to look at the assets at home before making a decision on how much to invest."

I don't know how much Guo Jia's family property has, but he has a clear distinction between public and private. It is used for preparing for war and famine, and cannot be transferred for his private use.

Zhen Yu stared at Guo Jia with a very strange expression: Yizhou is all yours, do you still want to count it?Allocating some money and food at will is a huge sum of money!
How much Guo Jia invested is not the key point, the key point is his participation, which formally binds his interests with the interests of the rich in Yizhou.

"Well, Feng Xiao, even if you don't pay a single coin, as long as there is someone recognized by everyone who can represent you to join the chamber of commerce, that's fine."

Guo Jia understands the tricks here. The problem is that his brothers settle accounts clearly. He can't let outsiders think that he is using the guise of the chamber of commerce to make money. How much he invests and how much he gets should be fair and reasonable.

After sending Zhen Yu away, Guo Jia called Diao Chan to ask about his family background. At the same time, he was thinking about who he should send to join the Chamber of Commerce. The people he sent had to be people close to him, and outsiders could tell at a glance. He is a member of Guo Jia.

Zhang Song and Zhen Yan are managing the money and food accounts of Yizhou treasury, and Diao Chan is in charge of Guo Jia's own accounts.

At this time, I remembered that Diao Chan usually had to serve Guo Jia and his wives, concubines and children, and also took care of the trivial matters in the house, she was simply a housekeeper.

Diao Chan came to Guo Jia with a large pile of ledgers, saw Guo Jia distracted, and whispered him back to his senses.

"General, general..."

Guo Jia raised her head to cheer herself up, and motioned for her to talk about the situation of the money and food industry in the government.

In addition to Guo Jia's self-claimed salary, the income of the mansion also includes the dowry of Zhen Jiang's dowry, and hundreds of mu of fertile land, all of which are cultivated by hired farmers.

Diao Chan explained the monthly expenses and income of the government in great detail, and finally finished the amount of savings over the past few years, then looked at Guo Jia, only to find that Guo Jia was staring at her and fell into a state of trance again.

Guo Jia was in a daze, not because his family property was not small, but because Diao Chan sorted out the accounts very clearly, without any ambiguity, which surprised Guo Jia.

"Diao Chan, sit down."

Guo Jia's serious expression scared Diao Chan, thinking she had done something wrong, she knelt lightly and sat opposite Guo Jia, as if she was waiting to be dealt with, with a somewhat innocent and wronged expression.

Opening the account book, Guo Jia saw that the delicate handwriting on it was written by Diao Chan. The accounting records are very reasonable. Every month, after the account expenditures are summed up, some small notes will be made. or the income from farming has increased, so the surplus has increased...

"Who taught you this?" Guo Jia looked down at the Arabic numerals used in the ledger, a little surprised.

"It's Mrs. Cai, aren't these the ones you used to teach your children, General?" Diao Chan is still worried, and she doesn't know whether Guo Jia's calm look is happy or unhappy.

Guo Jia suddenly realized that he had taught the most basic mathematics to the children when he was in Yingchuan. Later, he did not continue to teach the children himself, but the knowledge had been passed on.

Putting down the account book, Guo Jia raised her head and stared at Diao Chan. The girl who was almost 20 years old was naturally charming, but there was a pure color between her brows that made her even more attractive.

"Diao Chan, in your heart, are you my man?" Guo Jia asked with her head tilted.

Diao Chan opened her mouth to speak, but her expression darkened, and she wanted to cry, "I am an ominous person, serving the general in this life is already a slave's blessing, I dare not expect more."

"Why do you always say that you are an ominous person? Is it a sin to be beautiful?" Guo Jia was puzzled, and he still couldn't figure out who gave her the crime of an ominous person like Diao Chan.

Diao Chan shook her head and said nothing, feeling sad alone.

Putting this question aside for now, what Guo Jia wants to ask her is serious business.

"Diao Chan, do you want to leave me?"

Diao Chan raised her head with a pale face, looked at Guo Jia in fear, and kept shaking her head.

Not to mention Guo Jia's position in her heart, but now that she has left Guo Jia, where can she go?

"The servant doesn't want to leave the general. If the general wants to drive the servant away, it's better to kill the servant."

Guo Jia laughed dumbfounded, death?
"Well, since you will always be mine, it will be easy. I want you to represent me and join the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce."

Diao Chan heard that Guo Jia didn't drive her away, after she calmed down, she raised her face and was a little dazed.

Chamber of Commerce?

(End of this chapter)