Although Marlow said excitedly, Zhu Hai hesitated and said: "They are the enemies of the general. The general has treated us well over the years. If it weren't for the general, we wouldn't have the fields and cattle we have now, let alone the poor." Now that we have the kind of life we have now, we still have to be conscientious! We feel sorry for the general by doing this!"
Marlowe immediately said: "The general treated us well in the past few years, but the family has never done corvee service in these years. The corvee service is endless. The property we finally saved in the past few years has been repaid. Forget it, these are troubled times, and we are lucky to have saved our lives. However, in recent years, we have often gone to the battlefield. If we are not careful, we may die on the battlefield. General, the fields and cattle are not It's easy to get, but what we have to apologize for in exchange for our lives, I can see clearly that all the officials in the world are of the same family, and the generals are just like that!"
Zhu Hai immediately defended Liu Bei and said: "It's not Daqian's people who came here, otherwise the general would still be willing to help us!"
Marlow waved his hand and said: "I know that the general has the same difficulties as the general, but we also have our own difficulties. In this world, if you don't leave some belongings to your family, when we really die on the battlefield, we will lose our family." Even the little one can’t survive.”
Then Marlow approached Zhu Hai and whispered: "Not to mention, this may not be a retreat. Seeing that the Dagan people are about to invade Yangzhou, the general has been defeated in many battles over the years. Obviously, he is no match for the Dagan people. We in Yangzhou are obviously about to encounter war. We are now in contact with the Dagan people, and they will attack Yangzhou in the future. With this relationship, we can also establish friendship with them, and maybe we can save the lives of the whole family!"
Zhu Hai's face became complicated when he heard this. If he were single, he would not betray Liu Bei, but now he still has to support his wife and children. He obviously doesn't want his family to be in danger, and now If they surrendered to Daqian, their safety would obviously be guaranteed, but they would be a little sorry for Liu Bei, the great general.
But he thought for a long time and said with difficulty: "Brother, do you know what goods the Dagan people want?"
Marlow said with a smile: "Of course I have inquired about this clearly. Now the Daqian people have just arrived in Kuaiji County. I heard that they have established a base on a desert island, and this wasteland has nothing but savages and lacks everything. We don't care. They want grain, chickens, ducks, fish, and linen as long as they are delivered, and the price is tripled. Now many people have made a lot of money, and they have even begun to form caravans to go to further places to buy goods and sell them. Great people!"
Zhu Haidao: "But we have nothing?"
Marlow said with a smile: "How can there be nothing? We don't have food at home. At three times the price, selling half of it is enough for us to make a profit. Then after we have the money, we will go to other places in Kuaiji County to buy goods and sell them to They! I also contacted a few brothers, and each of us gave 100 shi of grain to sell."
Civilians like Zhu Hai and Ma Luo didn't have much property at all. Zhu Hai even got Zhu Hai's cattle after walking on the battlefield once and subsidizing 100 shi of grain!
Of course, it is not true to say that they have no family property at all. There have been some achievements in the development of Jiangnan in recent years. In addition, Yangzhou is the prefecture least affected by the war. Homeowners like Zhu Hai still have hundreds of shi of food. After all, the Han Dynasty now has
The people have been frightened by the natural and man-made disasters in recent years. Only food at home can give them a sense of security!
Zhu Hai thought about the food at home. Although he spent another 100 shi, the food at home was only 30 shi, which was enough for the whole family. In Jiangnan, it was enough to carry until the next harvest.
Because the Han Dynasty was going through the Little Ice Age at this time, but the temperature still did not drop immediately. Now Jiangnan can have three seasons a year, but there is no rice seed. However, under Liu Bei's promotion, the entire Jiangnan basically has two seasons a year.
, places further south even plant a season of soybeans in winter, so Jiangnan's resistance to natural disasters is slightly stronger, so at this time, there is no shortage of food in the homes of both ordinary people and noble families in Kuaiji County.
The next day, Marlow gathered a group of 5 people and loaded up hundreds of stones of grain in a small boat. They planned to explore the road first, and then they went down the Minjiang River and soon arrived at the mouth of the Minjiang River.
In a small island.
At this time, the island was very busy. Not only did it have a proposed wooden pier, but the pier was full of boats leaning on the pier. Then they saw a giant crane transferring the cargo from the ship to the pier.
.And not far from the pier, there is a lively market, crowded with people and very lively. It doesn't look like a smuggling pier at all.
"This is more lively than the Central Plains. We have so many people in Kuaiji County?" This made Zhu Hai and the others think that they had arrived at a prosperous county in the Han Dynasty. After all, Kuaiji County was extremely remote. Such a lively scene could not be seen even in the Kuaiji County Office.
Not even there!
Marluo smiled and said: "This is not just people from Kuaiji County. It is said that people from Jiaozhou also come here, and businessmen from Wu County also come here, so if we don't do this business, someone will!
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After hearing Marlowe's words, Zhu Hai felt a little less guilty about betraying the general!
Then he said a little angrily: "Are these businessmen worthy of the preferential treatment given to them by the general? How dare they betray the general!"
After Liu Bei came to Jiangnan, he studied Daqian's policies everywhere, and Daqian's policy of encouraging merchants was better than Liu Bei's. It can be said that while other princes of the Han Dynasty were suppressing merchants, Liu Bei was thinking of ways to protect these merchants and protect them.
In addition to their wealth, status was also given to them, and many businessmen even became officials. This was something that did not happen in the Han Dynasty. Businessmen were nothing more than fat sheep in the eyes of the officials of the Han Dynasty!
Marlow said indifferently: "After all, there are only a few businessmen that the general can take care of, and you should have heard the saying that no businessman can be raped. No matter how good the general is to them, they will not be grateful!"
But these words made Zhu Hai think of himself, so he didn't dare to say it anymore!
Their boat is close to the dock!
A staff member approached them and said, "What merchandise did you bring?"
Marlow immediately smiled and said: "Master, what we have brought is high-quality rice, which costs 100 shi!"
"Rice costs 100 shi. The price of Dahan rice is 200 yen. Triple it and it will cost 600 yen per shi. Can you accept this price?"
Marlow and others immediately nodded and said: "Yes, yes, yes!"