Chapter 207: Weaving Mats and Selling Shoes = Traditional Handicrafts, Stall Management
Chapter 207: Weaving mats and selling shoes = traditional handicraft industry stall operation
Chapter 207: Traditional handicraft industry plus stall business model
"Brother Yi, it turns out that Liu Bei, a member of the Han clan, is not very valuable!"
Cao Cao nodded... "However, as the saying goes, heroes don't care about their origins, it's time for Brother Yi to talk about Liu Bei..."
When he put forward the phrase "a hero does not care about his origin", Cao Cao's tone became more serious.
At this point, he and Liu Bei are somewhat "connected by fate"...
After all, Cao Cao's background was not good either. After becoming a eunuch... he was looked down upon by others since childhood.
I remember that for the first time in the Taixue Academy, Yuan Shu openly pointed at him and wanted to take off Cao Cao's pants to see if there were any little turtles after the eunuch!
It’s hard to look back on the past...
Yi Xiaotian's words came next.
"Speaking of which, Liu Bei's grandfather Liu Xiong and father Liu Hong both served as officials in prefectures and counties, and they both became high-ranking officials. However, the good times did not last long. His father died young, leaving mother and son to sell shoes and weave mats under the care of the township party.
…This is a typical traditional handicraft industry plus stall business model…”
Uh... the business model of traditional handicraft industry plus stall setting... this is it.
Although Yi Xiaotian's words are a bit confusing, it doesn't seem to be difficult for Cao Cao to understand. After all, when the eighteen princes challenged Dong, Yuan Shu always used Liu Bei as a man who made mats and sold shoes to ridicule him...
Actually, what's wrong with setting up a stall business? At least people can be self-reliant and self-reliant...
Thinking of this...Cao Cao still sympathized with Liu Bei's situation.
etc…
Suddenly, Cao Cao felt that something was wrong.
A descendant of the declining Han Dynasty? A small vendor who operates traditional handicrafts and stalls? A poor child whose father died young and whose life experience is even more miserable than his own?
How could he... get involved in the troubled waters of the troubled times? And he went in so openly and openly, stirring up the troubled times to a certain extent.
How do you think Liu Bei doesn't have this ability?
He should sink step by step and become an inconspicuous dust in this world where "the king's flag changes at the top of the city", and cannot even stir up a single wave, right?
Thinking of this, Cao Cao was curious about Liu Bei's next situation...
Sure enough, Yi Xiaotian directly raised this question.
"Brother Hi, when you hear this, you will definitely think that Liu Bei, a child without a father, a descendant of the declining Han Dynasty, a small vendor struggling for survival? How can he rise up so quickly and become a model of benevolence and righteousness in the world...
To become an inconspicuous but powerful force among the princes? It could even restrict Cao Cao's decision-making regarding Xuzhou."
Yi Xiaotian asked Cao Cao what he wanted to ask before he could.
Hearing this, Cao Cao nodded heavily.
Yi Xiaotian waved his hands gently and answered directly. "The reason for this is that Liu Bei has dreams and ambitions first. There is a mulberry tree that is hundreds of years old in his hometown in Zhuoxian County. Liu Bei could point it out when he was a child.
Looking at this huge mulberry tree crown, he said - I must ride in this feather-covered chariot! For this reason, I was scolded by the elders in the family."
The so-called Yu Bao covered chariot is the chariot that the emperor rides on. Liu Bei, at a young age, could threaten to shout this...
This feeling is much more "lofty" than the children's dreams of "I want to be a scientist" before time travel...
From here to there…
Cao Cao thought about it. When he was a child, he only knew how to play around. How could he have such ambitions? This Liu Bei was quite interesting when he was a child!
Cao Cao is still thinking about it...
Yi Xiaotian's words have come one after another.
"Secondly, Liu Bei has a good mother. When he was fifteen years old, at Liu's mother's insistence and selling iron, Liu Bei and his younger brother Gongsun Zan from Liaoxi joined the disciples of the great scholar Lu Zhi. It was precisely because of this
The coveting made Liu Bei transform from an ignorant boy into an ambitious young man."
"Of course, apprenticeship is apprenticeship, but this still cannot stop the fact that Liu Bei still doesn't like to learn. On the one hand, he prefers dogs, horses, clothes, and music, and his behavior is not like that of a boy from a poor family. On the other hand, he is cautious in his words and deeds.
He is courteous and courteous, can make friends with rich businessmen, heroes, and people of low status, and he is not like ordinary children of aristocratic families!"
"From this point of view, he is neither a born sage nor a scheming villain. In today's era where family status is valued, Liu Bei simply cannot use his family status to recruit talents like Yuan Shao, nor does he use his family status to recruit talents like Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao has the same huge family heritage, but he is able to explore another path, another unique path - to expand his network of contacts with his own charm."
"It was this network of resources that helped Liu Bei get the first pot of gold to make a fortune in troubled times. And this ability also benefited him many times later."
Look beyond the surface.
Analyzing a person's strengths, weaknesses, and future achievements through his behavior, behavior, and personality... This is exactly what Yi Xiaotian is best at as a historian.
When these words reached Cao Cao's ears, he seemed to benefit a lot, and he knew Liu Bei better.
No wonder Liu Bei was able to gain a foothold in troubled times. He did not rely on his status as a member of the aristocratic family, nor on the support of his direct family members, nor on his status as a Han clan member. He relied on his personal charm...
Ganqing has been exploring this unique path since he was in school - the amount of knowledge is not important, make more friends, establish an outstanding reputation, and expand your network... How can you survive in this troubled world if you don't have everything?
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awesome…
Cao Cao even admired Liu Bei for a while. He adapted strategies to local conditions and his own situation. It was really not easy for Liu Bei.
etc…
It seems that there is a flaw in Brother Yi’s words!
Liu Bei is so poor, how can he make friends with the children of wealthy families? Charisma cannot be used as money? If you want to make more friends with wealthy businessmen, heroes, and righteous men, you must have some stepping stones to the source of all evil, right?
"Brother Yi... Does Mother Liu make a lot of money selling straw sandals and straw mats? Are they enough to afford the huge expenses for her son Liu Bei to make friends?"
Cao Cao directly raised the issue he was most concerned about...
Yi Xiaotian looked at him with faint eyes, thinking to himself, who do you look down on? Before the time travel, there was a man selling egg-filled pancakes in front of my house, and he could still buy two houses with full payment at Tomson Yipin.
Do you think that the street stall economy is just joking with you and making fun of you...
Of course, making money by selling eggs and filling cakes does not mean making money by selling straw sandals and straw mats. Yi Xiaotian can still distinguish this clearly. He smiled slightly and replied immediately.
"Brother Hi, you only know one thing but not the other. Although Liu Bei is not rich, he is far richer than Brother Hi thinks... Of course, this is not the point. The point is that he is very good at judging the situation. For example, in
In the school, he hugged one thigh tightly, the thigh of Gongsun Zan, the second-generation official in western Liaoning, who had a lot of coins in his pocket..."
"Liu Bei has no money, but Gongsun Zan has money... For example, when Gongsun Zan goes to the market, it's very boring to go alone. He can't find a loser... He can't find someone to carry bags, otherwise no one can show off when picking up girls, so ever
, Liu Bei’s hot face just came to him... After going back and forth like this, he became familiar with Gongsun Zan, so other wealthy gentry also wanted to get in touch with him for Gongsun Zan’s sake... Didn’t this release his personality?
Any chance of charm?”
"How ruthless a person is, don't look at how tall he stands, you have to look at how low he is when he bends down. Liu Bei is not simple because he can keep his posture very low.
In order to achieve your goals, you can be a bitch or a bag-carrying boy...Isn't this a kind of personality charm?"
call out…
Cao Cao felt enlightened...
He finally realized that Liu Bei's personality charm was by no means simply achieved by pretending to be loyal and honest.
On the contrary, Liu Bei, who is usually silent and low-key, is very ambitious. He can completely cover up this ambition. This is what Cao Cao admires about him.
But...ambition alone is not enough.
A few years ago, Cao Cao still had ambitions, but he failed one after another and ran out of ideas.
If he hadn't met the noble Yi Xiaotian, Bao Qi would still be a mere prefect of Dong County, or he would have been beaten to death on the coastline by the waves.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao raised another question.
"Brother Yi, what you are saying is that Liu Bei relied on his modest family background, his illusory ambition, his unique charm, and his humility to reach this place of benevolence and righteousness.
Famous all over the world, the festival of loyalty and filial piety is famous all over the world? It seems that it is not enough..."
"Of course it's not enough." Yi Xiaotian blinked. "Because Liu Bei is not only charming, but his sensitivity to the situation and even his decisiveness in doing things are as good as any other prince in the world!"
At this point, Yi Xiaotian looked at the sky, as if he was planning to talk a lot about Liu Bei.
