The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 347 Wuyuan's Trade Route ([-])
The noisy but extremely exciting stone gambling was over, and Huangfu Ning let the group of wealthy merchants who were either excited or rejoicing, or decadent, go to another hall to eat.He walked towards Bei Gongxiong by himself.

"Ziyang, I'm sorry. I really couldn't leave just now. I don't think you're in a hurry, so I didn't come up to greet you. I'm neglecting you."

"Where, in order to raise funds for the start of various projects in Wuyuan County, the prefect did not hesitate to lower his status and mix with a group of merchants. That is really wronged."

"Hahahaha~~ I really don't feel wronged by this. When my Huangfu's family lived in Fufeng County, Ning did this. Besides, I am a big man, from Da Sima to Da Sinog, who would reject these? Hmm , By the way, what's the matter with Ziyang?"

"Hehe, it's nothing serious. No, a spy was caught."

"Oh~~~"

After Bei Gongxiong explained the cause and effect of the matter clearly, Huangfu Ning laughed very easily: "There must be a gap to separate from each other. How can we be separated from seamless monarchs and ministers? My Da Sima and General Wen can be regarded as It’s mutual heart-to-heart, how could General Wen be shaken by a letter from the Emperor of Jin? Besides, let’s talk about Mu Xianghou himself, I’m afraid he has no interest in being a spy, right?”

"Hey, the prefect Huangfu is really careful when he sees things."

"Well, I already know about this matter. I will report it to Da Sima truthfully. Please Ziyang tell Ciqian to rest assured. As for the Marquis of Mu Xiang, if there is no problem with the customs clearance document, I will send someone to handle it immediately. You can go back later, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Prefect Huangfu. I'll name Ziyu below, so the prefect should use the word Ziyu."

"In that case, Ning is not polite, and the name is Zhongshen. Ziyu doesn't need to call me a prefect. Well, Ziyu is not in a hurry, and come with me to see the next game."

"Next time?"

Xu Cong is not a very smart person.Therefore, after coming to Huangfu Ning's side, during the stone betting meeting just now, a lot of doubts had arisen in his heart.But precisely because of these doubts, Huangfu would rather let him stay, and he stayed willingly.

Bei Gongxiong next to him was slightly stunned, but he did not express any objection.So, the three of them quickly walked towards the meeting room where the large group of businessmen were resting just now.

"Hehehe, everyone, the stone betting just now was just a small show, occasionally for entertainment. No matter if you win or lose, don't hurt everyone's friendship. Let's get down to business."

"Hahahaha, please show me the eunuch."

"Well, you all came here for the same reason. At the end of last year, the heads of your families or those in charge of your families came to Chang'an and signed a regional distribution rights agreement with Da Sima. Since January this year, this agreement It took effect. However, due to the blockage of commercial routes, it was necessary to detour through the grasslands. Therefore, Da Sima followed suit and set the goods trading place in the eight states of the Kanto in Wuyuan County."

The trade route that Huangfu Ning said was blocked was mainly due to Sima Yan's order.

The transportation between Guanzhong and Kanto eight states mainly consists of two routes.First, cross Huashan, pass through Tongguan, and directly enter the hinterland of the Central Plains.This road, whether by land or water, is very convenient.Second, cross the Yellow River from Fengyi County in Guanzhong, go to Pubanjin, and enter Bingzhou.In addition to businessmen from Bingzhou, businessmen from Jizhou and Youzhou, which are adjacent to Bingzhou, are also willing to choose this road.

But now comes the problem: Sima Yan issued strict orders to Ma Long, the defender of Tongguan, and Wang Jun, the governor of Bingzhou: Caravans coming from the west should be taxed heavily according to the type of their goods.Specifically, wool blankets, cashmere sweaters, soaps, candles and other things that are related to people's livelihood are subject to Shiwu tax (50% commercial tax.) Luxuries such as emerald jade and Sichuan brocade are levied [-]%.As for Ji Han, there is another super bulk item: salt.That is a heavy tax of [-]%.

It should be said, compared to the response of the Jin government in previous years.This time Luoyang's speed was extremely fast: the goods were shipped from Chang'an on New Year's Day, and these things appeared in Luoyang in mid-January.By the end of February, relevant heavy tax policies had been introduced and implemented.At this time, there are some remote areas in the state of Jin, such as Liaodong, and the first batch of goods has not yet arrived!
There is no other way, Jin at this time is still a country dominated by agriculture under the traditional centralized system.Salt tax is a very important support of national finance.In the past, the border areas of Jingzhou and Yongliang were flooded with illegal salt.Now with the signing of Jihan and Kanto Shijia's regional distribution rights, Zigong Pavilion's incomparable salt has poured into the Central Plains market. In less than a month, the salt tax of Jin State has been cut in half compared with the same period last year.If measures are not taken as soon as possible, the salt tax, which accounts for one-fifth of the country's income, will soon return to zero!
Not only that, due to the influx of jadeite jade, the situation of the domestic jade market that was almost sluggish due to the temporary loss of contact with the Western Regions and the few sources of Hetian jade raw materials has been completely reversed.So the whole state of Jin went crazy chasing jade.All kinds of stone gambling specials are also opened everywhere.A lot of money from the whole country is pouring into this market.As a result, the officials of the Jin State went crazy in corruption and bribery...

So, if this is not dealt with, the economy of the country will collapse.

However, it is impossible to completely close the country: this will stimulate the proliferation of smuggling.At the same time, because the major families also invested a lot of capital in order to find Guan Yi to buy the monopoly rights.Families from all over the world and even the princes directly refused to agree.Therefore, after discussing with Pei Xiu, Jia Chong and others, Sima Yan had no choice but to adopt a disguised retreat: one heavy tax was levied, and the cost would rise infinitely.At least, Ji Hanlai's salt will be twice as expensive as the official salt sold in Jin.Whoever is stupid will continue to buy salt from Ji Han and sell it.

No one is stupid, but everyone is profit-seeking.Therefore, many Kanto aristocratic families began to think about opening up a new business route.

Now the capitals of the Han and Jin countries live next to each other, and both sides deployed naval forces on the Yellow River.In addition, Ma Long from Tongguan and Wang Jun from Bingzhou are not the kind of people who are greedy for money and profit.Therefore, the two traditional trade routes were considered abolished.So where are the new trade routes?

When the aristocratic families in Kanto sent their people to complain to Guan Yi, Guan Yi was so happy that he almost laughed his face off: I was worried that the terrain in Wuyuan County was too remote and the popularity was too low, and it would take too much investment to develop. How much money.This Sima Yan gave himself a divine assist!
So Guan Da Sima waved his hand: You all go to Wuyuan County to find Huangfu Taishou, he will give you a satisfactory answer.

"Everyone, due to the interference of the false emperor of Luoyang, the previous trade route was abolished. Of course, this new trade route has to be found from Wuyuan County. What I mean is that the place of shipment of goods in the future will be set at I am Wuyuan County. After you come here to pick up the goods, you can directly load them on a boat and go to the Yellow River, and then turn into the Huanggan River at the ancient city of Shaling in Yunzhong County of the former Han Dynasty, so that you can go straight to Yanmen County in the former Han Bingzhou."

"Prefect Huangfu, this route is of course very good, all the way by water. But when we arrive at Yanmen, what should we do after we disembark? You need to know that Yanmen County at this time is no longer under the control of Jin State. .”

"Hehehe, this is what I want to explain in detail. After you arrive in Yanmen County, the Tuoba Department who is grazing there will be responsible for escorting you. At that time, whether you want to go south through the Great Wall to enter Bingzhou, or continue east Go to Youzhou. It is very safe."

"Oh? Then the Tuoba Department is so kind-hearted and will come to escort us?"

"Stupid! Of course the prefect Huangfu said hello."

"That's right, didn't you hear that the Tuoba tribe also got two pastures on the other side of Hetao?"

"That's right. In this way, the old man has to bring some gifts when he returns to Luoyang to see Desert Khan, who is being held hostage in Luoyang."

"Don't, haven't you heard what the great Sima of the Han Dynasty said, make a fortune in silence!"

"Of course, I'm being hasty."

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"Hehehe, I have to explain to everyone that since there is Murong Department in the northeast of Youzhou, even if you want to continue to send the goods to Liaodong, and then take the sea route south to Qingzhou and Xuzhou, its safety is guaranteed. It's just Murong Department In Liaodong, there is still competition from Yuwen and Duanbu. So compared to Yanmen, there are still some variables."

"Well, please rest assured, the prefect of Huangfu. Our Yang family still has some knowledge in Liaodong. Whether it is Yuwen or Duanbu, we can talk. Eh! The prefect just said that taking the sea route is really a good idea, so, The freight costs of Qingzhou and Xuzhou will also be greatly reduced!"

"Hehehe, everyone, this, the tribes from all over the country will serve as guards for everyone, plus the loss of goods transported from Chang'an to Wuyuan. Therefore, this transportation tax..."

As soon as Huangfu Ning said this, the faces of the merchants present all changed.But everyone quickly calmed down again: "Please tell the prefect, how much do we need to add?"

"My Da Sima said that it is not easy for everyone to do business. Most of the profits are handed over to the owners of the various families, and there is not much left in their own hands. Therefore, on the basis of the previous [-]%, adding half That's it."

As soon as Ban Cheng said it, everyone heaved a sigh of relief: "This matter is reasonable, and we have no objection."

"Good, everyone, let's talk about our trading items next. Well, to buy things from my Fuxing Society, Wei Wuzhu is of course acceptable. Jin Wuzhu before Jianwu is also acceptable. But we also found that this year Jin Guochang Yuan The quality of the newly minted batch of five baht has dropped significantly, and the weight has been reduced a lot. Therefore, we will not accept the Jin five baht after Jianwu in future transactions!"

There is no other way.Sima Yan and Du Yu want to build a new army, but also gradually promote and expand the reserve force.This requires a huge amount of money and food.After the implementation of the land occupation order, yes, the people in Kanto have worked hard to reclaim [-] acres of land, and the addition of agricultural taxes is too much pressure on the people.

I have no choice but to learn from Liu Bei and make a fuss about the quality of currency.

But his opponent is Guan Yi. In Guan Yi's eyes, Sima Yan's move is still a divine assist...

"Ah?! But the prefect of Huangfu, now in the state of Jin, the Wei five baht and the Jin five baht before Jianwu will no longer circulate once they enter the treasury. Therefore, the ratio of Jianwu five baht to the money on the market will be different." getting bigger……"

"Well, I can't do anything about it. But, everyone, I am going to build another straight road between Chang'an and Wuyuan County. It will require a lot of manpower to develop the iron and coal mines here at the same time. So, you all You can persuade your patriarch to sell us the excess population in each manor. My Da Sima said that if the population sold to me is more than 500 people at one time, and the goods below one million yuan are all tax-free!"

(End of this chapter)