Chapter 538 Dai Wanggao talks about business planning
Dai Wang grabbed the pen and wrote the last word on the paper. He held the paper in the air and blew it with his mouth to dry it, then folded it and placed it on the corner of the desk, pressing it down with a paperweight.
Li Siye glanced at him sideways and said, "Are you done? Let's have a drink with me."
Dai Wang held the oil lamp and hung it on tiptoes on the beam. He picked up a small case from the corner and spread a broken straw mat in the center of the room. The two sat cross-legged facing the case.
He opened the oil paper wrapping the mutton, placed the wine jar and cup on the table, opened the seal and poured the wine into two bowls.
"I have now been appointed as the governor of Beiting. I would like to ask you to come with me and help me calculate the household registration in Tingzhou, Xizhou and Yizhou, clear the rent and taxes, reorganize business taxes, and improve Beiting's finances.
situation."
Dai Wang took a sip of his drink and shook his head lightly.
Li Siye asked him: "What's the matter, are you reluctant to part with your paper mill? We will definitely come back to Anxi in the future. You can temporarily leave the contract to others to take care of it. It won't be too late to do it again when I serve as the governor of Anxi in the future."
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Dai Wang solemnly raised his hands to him, then sighed and said: "I used to be called Xu Bin, but now I don't have this name anymore, but I am still myself. I want to help you do something great, how can I do it just because of something trivial?"
A paper mill and the abandonment of a great cause."
"Then why are you unwilling to leave? It's just a Shule town. What else can you do?"
"I remember you told me that An Lushan was plotting rebellion and harboring evil intentions. Should we prepare early? He is now the governor of Pinglu and Fanyang towns. He controls the fertile land in the east of Youyan and Liaodong, and has strong soldiers under his command.
There are 120,000 warriors. But even if you can also serve as the governor of Anxi, the combined number of the two towns is only 44,000. How will you compete with him in the future?"
Li Siye frowned and looked at him: "Then what do you mean..."
"Raising soldiers requires money and food. Food can be used for farming, but what about money? The materials and workmanship of an ordinary soldier's armor alone cost tens of thousands of dollars. There are also swords, arrows, crossbows, and horses, all of which require money." Dai.
Wang turned around and pointed at the map on the wall and said, "After so many days of collecting information and searching for maps, I suddenly discovered a secret."
Li Siye became interested, propped his elbows on the table and approached him and asked, "What's the secret?"
Dai Wang spoke slowly and calmly, with powerful pauses: "You are invisibly creating an efficient trade route from Chang'an to India."
He was refreshed, leaned back and put his hands on his knees and asked, "Oh, how do you say this?"
Dai Wang stood up from the straw mat, pointed at Xiaobolu on the map and talked: "Last year, which was the fifth year of Tianbao, you assisted Gao Xianzhi in his expedition to Xiaobolu and returned with a great victory, leaving an army to guard it.
In Niduo City, the saint gave the name to the Quy Nhon Army. The envoy of the Quy Nhon Army is named Zhao Congfang. He is your confidant, right? This is the first node."
He then pointed to the mountains and rivers on the Congling map and said: "General Feng Changqing drew the topographic map of Congling. There are three roads from Congling Shouchou to Xiaobulutankuling. The shortest one is Chifotang Road.
With a little use and modification, the road can be shortened. The tribes of the Sanya Kingdom are active near this road. After the expedition to Xiaobolu, the country's leader Gayancong died in the battle, and the youngest son Ruosuluo was succeeded by the saint.
He was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief, General Zuo Wuwei. This Ruosi Luo used to be your personal brigade leader, right. This is another node."
Li Siye could only raise his eyebrows and nod.
He then pointed to Congling Shouchu City and said: "This is the hometown of Huipantuo, and it is also the most prosperous town on Congling. Businessmen from all walks of life gather here. The general once served as the Shouchu envoy here. Before that, Congling Shouchu
Zhuo was just a garrison fortress. After your operation and management, it turned into a prosperous small town. The current envoy guarding Zhuo is named Yu Gou, and he is also your confidant. This is the third node."
"Needless to say Shule Town, even if the current town envoy is Zhao Chongxun, he has a close relationship with you. This is the fourth node. Next is Khotan Town. You once served as the Yutian Town Envoy, and the current town envoy is
Changqing was also promoted by you. More importantly, you personally planned and organized the expansion of the Desert Trade Road Station, making it a station thirty miles away, with warehouses built at each station; you also personally led the troops
After wiping out the bandits, the merchants and traveling people in Khotan still think of you. This is the fifth node."
"The rest can't be seen in the picture." Dai Wang sat cross-legged back in front of the case, placed two wine cups in front of him, pointed and said: "This is the Zhang family of Dunhuang, a big family in Hexi. Among them,
The leader of this generation of merchants is named Zhang Kuo, and his business is spread all over Hexi and Khotan. The general should know him. There is also another large family in Hexi, the Guazhou Suo family. The Suo family passed down the family through martial arts and organized bodyguards to monopolize the trade routes in the Western Regions.
Suotong, the person in charge of the escort business of the Suo family, has a close relationship with you. These two families are considered the sixth node."
He put the wine jar on the corner of the table, pointed at it and said: "In the West City of Chang'an City, the businessman Micha Gan of the West City runs a Miji shop, but the owner behind it is you. This is the final node."
Li Siye was secretly frightened when he heard this. If Dai Wang was not one of his own, he would have to pull out a knife and kill him. After this guy was disfigured, he spent the whole day sitting in this dark room besides making paper, and finally figured out what to do.
It's a bunch of stuff like this.
Dai Wang excitedly walked to the map again, opened his big hand and drew on it: "These seven nodes, starting from Chang'an in the east and ending at Xiaobolu in the west, can be said to be a ready-made relationship network. They are all under your control."
In our hands, nothing is complete without one of the links. This is a goal that others cannot achieve in their lifetime. Why don't we use this light and dark line to monopolize the Indian spices and peppers in our hands, and continuously transport them to Chang'an and Luoyang to gather them together?
The wealth is used by An Xiting."
Li Siye pursed his lips and spread his hands: "Even seven nodes are not enough. From Xiaobolu to India, we don't have anyone."
Dai Wang stretched out his hand and pressed his chest and said sincerely: "I will lay out this section of the relationship line. It is not just this section. Starting from Congling Shouchu, the court's post station only reached the Bomichuan River, making the Congling area
The transportation is relatively difficult. So I have decided that starting from this year, all the income from the paper mill will be used for the preparation of the commercial and repair station between Congling and Xiaobolu. At the same time, I will personally take people to India to go to Qunu.
The city bribed those Brahmin officials to buy some pepper plantations, a process that required three to five years of investment."
Li Siye frowned and asked him: "Have you ever calculated the transportation cost from India to Chang'an? Is such a large-scale investment worth it?"
"Of course it's worth it!" Dai Wang tapped the table with his fingers: "The price of a bushel of pepper in Chang'an City in the 29th year of the lunar calendar was between 450 and 500 guan, and the price of pepper in Tianbao's five years has been
It has risen to 960 guan per dou, and the price has tripled. Sandalwood and dipterocarp are even more expensive. Every time we transport one stone to Chang'an, we earn nearly 10,000 guan."
"What's more, this business is a two-way business. We sell cheap silk and paper at high prices in India, and then buy pepper and other spices at low prices. As long as the volume of goods in and out is large enough, it can be enough to support the entire Qixi military investment.
, then we can recruit troops, farm and expand the land, and improve the quantity and quality of the two armies in Anxi and Beiting, so as to take the initiative in the drastic changes in the future."
Dai Wang's plan is indeed complete and feasible, but it is missing the most important condition - he, Li Siye, is not the governor of Anxi, but the governor of Beiting. With such a big business plan under Gao Xianzhi's eyes, it is difficult not to be attracted by him
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He couldn't guarantee that he would be able to get Gao Xianzhi's support. Moreover, this thing was illegal. Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong had repeatedly banned officials from participating in business. Because officials use private power to destroy the market balance, it is easier to use power for personal gain. They do not allow the government to monopolize industries.
Competing with the people for profit. From the prosperous Tang Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty, there was no official salt and iron monopoly, because of this.
With this thought, Li Siye shook his head and said: "The time is not ripe now. Only after we have the power in Anxi can we implement it secretly."