From a business perspective, the world is a huge store.
The store is stocked with a dazzling array of commodities, including garlic, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, grapes, cotton, wood, iron, cattle, sheep... They all have their own prices.
You grow wheat and replace it with grapes; he makes wine and uses wine to replace mutton; I chop wood and replace the wood with potatoes... Everyone goes around and around, trading constantly.
What about people?
Businessman has been thinking since he was a child, since good things have prices, do people also have prices?
If people are turned into commodities that can be placed directly in stores, will it create more profits?
Why doesn’t everyone give it a try?
In fact, people have a price.
Shang Ji has been observing patiently for many years.
He found out through chatting and asking.
It’s not that everyone thinks people shouldn’t have prices, but once everyone has a fixed price, people will be transformed into high-quality goods, ordinary goods, and inferior people according to the price.
Apart from this point, if people become commodities, then who are the customers participating in the transaction?
The only ones who are qualified are gods, because the power of gods is everywhere. The great god Yao created the Yao civilization and manages the world.
Shang Ji felt that the omnipresent gods didn't care about such trivial matters at all.
Everyone still takes themselves too seriously.
The god Yao can create lightning storms, earthquakes and fire, and destroy other evil gods... He is too busy, and the whole world needs to be overlooked and taken care of by him.
It's like a giant and a swarm of ants at his feet.
Sometimes the giant finds it interesting and takes a second look, but most of the time, it's just a glance - he still has many important things to do.
Giving a leaf to this group of ants and blocking a stream of water are easy for this huge giant. But the giant will not continue to stare at a single ant.
The gods don't care what the ants think.
Ants are dealing with ants after all.
Shangji believes that as long as the transaction price is clearly marked and both the buyer and seller agree, then why not?
How to price a person?
He spent a lot of time and developed a detailed set of pricing standards.
First of all, it depends on the age of the person. Young people are more expensive and old people are cheaper.
Then look at the physical condition, the price for strong ones is high, and the price for weak ones is low.
Finally, the personal additional price is determined, which is labor capacity.
People with skilled skills are more valuable than people without skills.
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Shangji thinks his system is very good. It allows everyone to know his price, which is clear and transparent.
As long as we do it in our own way, commodities like humans will be able to circulate better.
However, the mayor Yulian and the business leader Shang Li completely rejected his proposal.
"In business, you must first learn one thing. Treat people as human beings."
Shang Li asked back: "According to your method, there is no difference between man and beast, and livestock. Why do people gather together? Is it just to be bought and sold by others?"
"Once people are bought and sold like cattle, trust is completely gone."
"Without basic trust, do you think businessmen will still exist?"
"Will everyone still trade according to your methods and rules? Instead of robbing and hunting directly?"
"You are too focused on trading, and you have a mental problem now."
Although he was very unhappy, Shang Ji could not find any reason to refute.
But he still felt that he was right.
That's how business is done.
If you don’t give it a try, who knows if there is any way to make money?
Moreover, this is a business that has never been done before and is full of opportunities.
So Shang Ji united with some businessmen and slowly reached a consensus, planning to try it with overseas islanders first. The indigenous islanders did not have so many taboos, and many islands had the habit of trading people.
The overseas pilot was very successful.
The indigenous islanders are very fond of Shang Ji's slave trade. Shang Ji and others also purchased a large number of slaves at sea, but these slaves can only grow wheat, potatoes, soybeans and grapes on the island and cannot enter the western continent.
After the death of Mayor Yulian, Shang Li took over as mayor.
At this time, Shang Li set his sights on the sea. He left Yancheng, saying that he was going to the northern island to discuss cooperation with a chief.
But Shang Ji got inside information that Shang Li wanted to rectify the overseas slave market. This time he went to meet with several chiefs, which was a sign that he was going to officially take action.
If you don't make a business plan, you won't stop doing it, so simply strike first to gain the upper hand.
He bribed sailors and fishermen to scuttle Shangli's galley in the depths of the island-less sea, completely eliminating the last stumbling block. Only after it was confirmed on site that the sunken ship was swallowed up by the ocean whirlpool did Shang feel at ease.
Business profit used to be like a mountain, but today it has become a piece of paper.
It will be easy after that.
The businessmen before the Business Alliance convinced the vast majority of Yancheng businessmen and promised a portion of the benefits to the Yan people...abolish the mayor, establish a citizens' assembly, and collect taxes...
Everything is for the final goal.
The slave trade was legalized.
People were finally sent into stores as commodities and put on the streets. Each one was clearly marked with a price and could be chosen at will.
In this way, men can buy wives, women can buy the husbands they want, old people can buy young labor, and parents without children can choose the children they like.
The business plan is very satisfactory.
In Yancheng, the slave business boomed rapidly.
Slave traders have become the hottest profession, and slave owners have become a symbol of wealth. The number of slaves represents a person's status, and people without slaves are considered poor.
Then slaves began to change from labor force to pets, and from pets to consumables... Because slaves are property, not people, there will be no problem even if they are killed by slave owners in the street.
Shang Ji gradually realized that the slave trade was out of control.
But he could no longer stop this huge chariot. Even though he was the nominal leader, in fact he only represented the interests of the slave traders, the Salt Tribe and others.
If you go against all those who benefit, the consequences will be no better than those of business profit.
Business plan has no regrets.
He felt that he was not a tough talker.
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many.
I am willing to admit defeat and try again.
After a few years of planning the business plan, I suddenly received news that a group of pirates had quietly emerged. This group of pirates called themselves the [Northern Temple Army], and they continuously attacked the merchant ships of slave merchants at sea, snatched away slaves, and killed merchants.
The leader is a man named Tong Hai. Because his wife was sold as a slave, he gathered this group of people and claimed to smash the slavery system and liberate all slaves.
The merchants contacted the [Northern Temple Army] and discovered that this group of people was indeed not another group of businessmen, but really wanted to declare war on the entire slavery system.
This makes the merchant very happy.
External forces will be a big boost to oneself, and under high pressure they will help one regulate the slave market.
Then he discovered that he was wrong. The citizens' council was not even willing to strengthen the stone wall.
Many businessmen were even ecstatic.
"Now the price of all kinds of goods can directly increase! Because there are pirates, shipping is expensive."
"The same goes for slaves, they will be more valuable!"
"Now that there are fewer ships, our business will be better!"
Shang Ji couldn't help but remember Shang Li's words.
——Too focused on trading.
Shang Ji finally understood the meaning of this sentence.
He is tired.
Doing business made Shangji feel tired and bored for the first time.
Let it all be destroyed and start over again.
hurry up.
So when Copper Sea led the [Northern Temple Army] to attack the city with great momentum, the city responded immediately and broke through the city extremely smoothly. This was not only the result of their many years of internal response, but also the strong promotion of business behind the scenes.
After the city was broken, Shang Ji fled overseas.
Then he was captured by a group of people who stole all the valuables on the ship, and everyone on the ship was sold as slaves to the people of the group of islands.
The old businessman is only worth three sheepskins.
Only then did he realize that he was so worthless.
After being a slave for thirteen years, Shang Ji grew potatoes and grapes, raised pacing birds, and is now growing cotton.
He was resold back and forth by island slave owners, and now he is in the hands of a young man.
The young slave owner treated him quite well. He didn't beat him too much, gave him water, and allowed him to wear clothes - this was already very good treatment for a slave.
When he was a slave, Shang Ji discovered that there was a large insect on the island.
They have an arched carapace, and there are seven stars on the red carapace, and they look very beautiful. This bug emits a rich aroma, and there are man-eating crabs protecting it.
Shang Ji spent all his time observing this bug, which made him feel happy and peaceful.
Smelling the aroma made him feel like he had returned to Yancheng, thousands of miles away, and returned to the normal urban civilized order.
He used charcoal to record the insects on coconut shells, recording their appearance, their flying posture, their smell, what they ate, what they did during the day and what they did at night...
In the end, "Ladybird" was born on a bunch of coconut shells.
When a galley came to the island, the merchant gave the bunch of coconut shells to a scholar and asked him to take them back to Yaocheng or Yancheng.
The other party was very surprised when he saw the writing on the coconut shell.
"You are a very knowledgeable person. Can I ask your name?"
Shang Ji's dark face was lined with wrinkles, revealing a somewhat reserved smile.
The slave owner next to him pulled the rope around Shang Ji's neck and said in unfluent Yao language: "His name is Sanyangpi! Slave, you can write, slave."
The scholar looked at Shang Ji: "I will go back to raise money to help you regain your freedom. You should go back to Yaocheng or Yancheng."
"Eight sheepskins."
The slave owner quoted: "He ate a lot of my grain, and I taught him to pick cotton and grow potatoes."
Watching the galley sail into the sea, Shangji prayed silently.
Lord Yao, I only hope that you can bless and spread the book I wrote... I hope everyone can find that wonderful insect from this book and obtain the simplest happiness and peace.
Half a year later, the scholar came back by boat again and found the slave owner: "I want to redeem the freedom of Mr. Three Sheepskins."
"Oh, three sheepskin, dead."
"Dead? How did you die?"
"Stomach pain, diarrhea, diarrhea."
The scholar said angrily: "He is your slave, why don't you save him!"
"Herbal medicines are very expensive on the island, and your merchants sell them at a high price."
The slave owner said of course: "It's more expensive than three sheepskins... no, eight sheepskins."