Chapter 1135 Shunchang’s Rebellion
If you want to do a good job in business, you must not only be good at discovering business opportunities that others have not discovered, but also have the ability to take action and plan your action plans in advance.
It's just that the cotton business was not discovered by the Bingzhou clan, but by Feng Duhu.
Not only was it discovered by Feng Duhu, but even the planning power was in Feng Duhu's hands.
This is very embarrassing.
It feels uncomfortable to be controlled by others.
It’s just that compared to the continuous financial resources in the future, this discomfort is not unacceptable.
“Zhongnan, what kind of regulations does Feng Duhu have for cotton cultivation? Is it just a matter of buying tickets?”
After the initial shock passed, some people began to calm down:
“Yes, Brother Guo, besides, with such a huge source of wealth, would the Xinghan Hui really be willing to give it up?”
As the white glove of the Jihan dignitaries, the minions of the Jihan royal family, and also the largest private financial group in Jihan, would they turn a blind eye to such a huge financial source?
Guo Pei seemed to have expected this question from everyone, but when he saw him stretching out his arm, he pressed it down, indicating that everyone should listen to him:
"How can the Xinghan Hui turn a blind eye to such a source of wealth? But manpower is sometimes poor. No matter how big the appetite is, the Xinghanhui can't take advantage of all the benefits of the world, right?"
“I don’t know, everyone, but not all the workshops in Liangzhou were built by the Xinghan Hui from the beginning.”
When Wang Chen heard this, he was thoughtful:
“Yes, what Zhong Nan said, if you think about it carefully, this matter now seems to be similar to what happened in Liangzhou back then.”
At that time, the wealthy people in Liangzhou spent a lot of money and food in order to buy a place in the workshop.
Let alone Ji Han's attitude when he entered Liangzhou.
When Ji Han regained Bingzhou, Taiyuan also surrendered with its entire city.
That’s why the imperial court now gives everyone the qualification to buy cotton grown in Guandong?
But it is estimated that a lot of money will have to be spent.
“Wow! This is indeed true.”
Guo Pei agreed:
“From Liangzhou to Bingzhou, and Youzhou will be added in the future, how much wool can the Xinghan Association eat on such a large grassland in the north?”
“Let’s talk about cotton. Even if only the Xinghan people in the world know how to plant it and how to weave it.”
“Then they can probably make a lot of money just by selling us seeds. But no matter how useful cotton is, I’m afraid it can’t compare to wool.”
Fur clothing is the best thing to keep out the cold, but how can good fur be easily obtained?
This is not the case with woolen materials. After all, in the desert to the north of the Han Dynasty, the Hu people are like leeks. Once they are cut, another crop will grow.
As long as the desert exists, the barbarians will be there.
As long as there are barbarians, why are you afraid that there will be no wool?
As long as Xinghanhui masters the raw materials, it has mastered the high-end market.
Cotton is only considered a low-to-middle-level product. It is aimed at people who have a little wealth and can buy cold-warming clothes in winter. How can it be compared with wool?
“So Feng Duhu said that even if the Xinghan Hui wants to grow cotton, it will be like Liangzhou. At most, it can only occupy a part, and the rest belongs to everyone.”
To say that Xinghanhui does not want it at all would be a lie.
But it is even more impossible to say that Xinghanhui wants all of them.
With the example of Liangzhou in front of us, this statement is still very credible.
Besides, others don’t know, don’t they know? To the north of Taiyuan, the Xinghan Hui is carrying out a large-scale construction project. I heard that they are preparing to dig coal and smelt iron.
Shearing the wool of barbarians and smelting iron, isn't that much more exciting than growing cotton?
Seeing that everyone was thoughtful, Guo Pei struck while the iron was hot and continued:
"Feng Duhu also said that he also knew that although there is no business in the world that can make a profit without losing money, the risk of buying the cotton planting land in Guandong in advance is indeed higher."
As he spoke, he bent down for the fifth time and took out a contract from the box.
Wang Chen was stunned when he saw it, and couldn't help but glance towards the box again.
How many things are hidden inside?
“But then again, if you are determined to serve the country, the court will certainly not be able to cool the hearts of those with lofty ideals.”
“Therefore Feng Duhu also said that if the Central Plains cannot be completely restored within ten years, the Han Dynasty will be revitalized three times.”
“Then the imperial court will compensate everyone for double farmland in Jiuyuan, Yinshan Mountain, and give you a quota for a workshop.”
Why not return the Taiyuan land?
What are you thinking about?
Without these properties, would the court want to provide you with a school for ten years in vain?
Hearing what Guo Pei said, many people couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
If that's really the case, then...it seems pretty good?
It was only about twenty years ago that Cao Cao abandoned his hometown of Jiuyuan and moved the population to the south of Yanmen Fortress.
So everyone knows one thing, that is, although Jiuyuan is a bit out of the way, there are indeed many good lands there.
In the past, people were not very interested in that area. That was because the border area was not stable enough and the barbarians were a problem.
But it’s different now.
Feng Duhu led his army to Jiuyuan three years ago, but slaughtered tens of thousands of barbarians.
Not to mention Jiuyuan, all the Hu people in Bingzhou are as obedient as watchdogs.
Those who were disobedient would have been taken to the mountains to mine.
And with Ji Han's current appetite, it is unlikely that he would give up there voluntarily like the Wei thieves did unless he had to.
I heard that there are horse thieves who specialize in robbing wool in the desert outside the Great Wall.
This shows how attractive wool is.
Not to mention that Ji Han now has his capital in Chang'an.
If Yinshan is lost, then Guanzhong will have no outer perimeter.
If Guanzhong is unstable, how can Chang'an be said to be safe?
Taken together, even if the Han Dynasty cannot regain the Central Plains in the future, it will not be a big loss.
That’s not right either. In fact, it took ten years to get the qualification to run a school in Bingzhou.
Ten years is not too long to wait for a century-old family.
Let's gamble with ten years. If we win, Ji Han will conquer the Central Plains and will unify the world sooner or later.
On his own side, he not only won the qualification to enter the Jihan Chaotang, but also obtained the right to operate a large amount of people's livelihood resources.
This is called a win-win situation.
If you lose, the worst possible thing is to collect the land in Jiuyuan, and you can also get a workshop quota at the same time.
This is called a guarantee.
In other words, there is a minimum guarantee for losing and no ceiling for winning.
Such a good thing…
Wang Chen thought about it and made up his mind on the spot:
“The Wang family is following!”
This move by Ghost King Feng is obviously to lure people to benefit, and to force them... is also beneficial.
It seems like you are given a choice, but in fact you have no choice at all.
Compared to Wang Chen's straightforwardness, most of the people present showed some expressions of interest, but after all, they only came here on behalf of the family and did not have the right to make the final decision.
Guo Pei naturally didn’t expect to get the answer today.
After all, this is a major event involving most of the wealthy families in Bingzhou.
“I will go back and inform the elders in the clan that as soon as a decision is made, I will come and inform Brother Guo immediately. I just hope that Brother Guo will wait a little longer.”
“Natural, natural.”
“Brother Guo has been waiting for news from me for a long time.”
"sure."
…
In order to inform the clan of the news as early as possible, everyone did not stay for a moment longer and began to leave one after another.
After sending everyone out the door, Guo Pei returned to the house and found that Wang Chen was still holding a book and reading, as if he wanted to see through the secrets inside.
Seeing Guo Pei come in, he put down his book and sighed:
“Human Dao Feng Guiwang is cruel and ruthless, and now I can see it.”
When Guo Pei heard this, he was immediately startled.
Weren’t you the first to jump out and respond just now?
Why do people do one thing before others and another do behind others?
Wang Chen seemed to have figured out what Guo Pei was thinking, but when he saw it, he threw the notebook onto his cotton-padded clothes and sighed:
“King Feng Gui’s move seems to give us a choice, but in fact it leaves us with no choice.”
Precisely because I saw that there was no choice at all, I might as well be the first to respond.
Only then did Guo Pei understand what Wang Chen meant.
He thought again about what Chang'an and his party had seen and heard, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he walked over and sat down:
“Honggao’s words are very true. Alas, if I had a choice, why would I want to do this?”
Wang Chen smiled bitterly and explained:
"Zhong Nan, I don't mean to blame you. Feng Mingwen's wisdom is one of the best in the world."
“In the past, when he was still weak, he could manipulate the great clans of Shu at his fingertips.”
“Not to mention that now he is taking advantage of the general trend of the world and is beyond our power to stop him.”
At the beginning of a new dynasty, cracking down on right-wingers was a routine operation.
Even the pseudo-Wei Dynasty, when Cao Cao founded the country, respected etiquette and the law, and often punished the powerful.
Not to mention that Ji Han has always had a tradition of suppressing aristocratic families.
Although when Wang Chen knew that Guo Pei went to Chang'an to marry Pei Qian, he was very angry at first.
I just thought that he had deceived himself and went to Chang'an privately to find a way out.
But after learning the news brought back by the other party today, Wang Chen had to admit that it might be considered a good result now.
After all, what happened to the great clans in Shu is something that every family in the world has heard about.
Anyone who is a little sober is not afraid that King Feng Gui will do this to his family?
With the current power of Ghost King Feng and the resources at his disposal, as long as the family targeted by him is not dead, it will definitely shed several layers of skin.
No one wants to become the clan leader of the Li family in Shu.
But who wants to become the Li family of Longxi, or even the Li family of Tianshui?
When Guo Pei heard Wang Chen’s words, his face was actually a little moved:
“It would be best if Hong Gao knows me.”
Then he sighed the same as Wang Chen:
“How could I not know that with this move by King Feng Gui, Bingzhou Hedong and the big clans in the east will probably break apart!”
But can he refuse?
In other words, any big family that deserves the title of Bingzhou dare not accept it?
Over the east side of the river, I’m afraid everyone is eager to do this.
Wang Chen shook his head, his expression becoming more and more serious:
"It would be easy to just break up, but I'm afraid that there will be bloodshed later, and the old conflict between Chang'an, Guanxi and Guandong will be seen again."
More than forty years ago, the tragic situation of the main members of the Wang family being killed in the Chang'an military rebellion has deeply penetrated into Wang Chen's bones.
Over the years, I have seen events from that year in my dreams from time to time.
It is precisely because of his experience that he knows better than others that King Feng Gui’s design behind the cotton matter is really very sinister.
He is preparing to split Guandong, or in other words, he wants to dismember the Guandong family just like he dismembered the Shu family.
It's just that King Feng Gui is acting under the general trend. Even if Wang Chen can see what the other party wants to do, he has no way to stop it.
This made him feel very powerless.
“Probably this is what we call if you go with the flow, you will prosper, and if you go against it, you will perish…”
(End of this chapter)