Chapter 308

Lord Yuan Shu thought.

Fortunately, the person he met this time was the kind Su Xuan; if he had met Lord Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, he might have been poisoned by them in the future.

Because of Lord Yuan Shu's presence, the speed was not fast on this journey, and it took more than a day for Su Xuan's party to arrive at Ye County.

Afterward, the handover work went very smoothly.

Su Xuan was not prepared to play any tricks.

And Lord Yuan Shu did not have the ability to play any tricks.

After a day, Su Xuan successfully obtained 2 million shi of grain and 1 million gold in wealth.

"Brother Gonglu! The mountains are high and the roads are long; we will meet again! I hope we will not meet on the battlefield in the future!"

Su Xuan bowed slightly to Lord Yuan Shu from afar and said loudly.

"Haha!"

Lord Yuan Shu laughed loudly, infected by the scene: "I'll take your word for it, we will meet again!"

"By the way! Brother Su Boyuan, don't forget about the purchase of those things and the training of the chefs! I'm waiting to enjoy them!"

Su Xuan smiled: "No problem! I will soon arrange for people from the Chamber of Commerce to go to Runan to discuss the specific details of the transaction with you;"

"At that time, I will bring you a batch of samples so you can use them first."

"Haha! That would be great!"

Lord Yuan Shu laughed loudly, cupped his fists at Su Xuan: "Then that's it! I'm leaving! Brother Su Boyuan, don't see me off!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a strange look appeared on the faces of both Su Xuan's and Lord Yuan Shu's people.

Lord Yuan Shu's subordinates were thinking, has their lord gone crazy?

Do you think this is visiting a friend to say goodbye?

Don't forget, we lost the battle before and were captured.

In fact, we were only ransomed back after paying a huge price.

How come you don't hold a grudge at all, but instead look very happy?

Is your brain broken?

Su Xuan's people were also happy.

They all felt that Lord Yuan Shu's brain circuit was abnormal.

Which prisoner would have this attitude?

"My lord is brilliant!"

At this time, Guo Jia gave Su Xuan a thumbs up and praised: "Using these luxurious things and life to corrode Lord Yuan Shu, making him not only not hate us but also have a great impression of you;"

"At the same time, we can earn a large amount of money from Lord Yuan Shu every month in the future and open up the sales channels for these luxury goods; it is simply killing multiple birds with one stone!"

He truly admires his lord's whimsical ideas.

Who would have thought that things would turn out like this.

"And that's not all!"

At this time, Su Yu on the side spoke up: "Lord Yuan Shu is a living signboard;"

"With this living signboard, the scholar-clan officials who see and enjoy these luxury goods at Lord Yuan Shu's place will inevitably follow suit and order them;"

"Even if they are not people who crave enjoyment, in order to please Lord Yuan Shu and for the sake of the scholar-clan's face and status, they will grit their teeth and spend a lot of money to buy these products!"

"By then, we will inevitably be able to earn a steady stream of money and directly open up the sales channels for these luxury goods."

Speaking of this, Su Yu looked at his elder brother with admiration and worship: "Sure enough, you are the most proficient in business matters, Brother! There is still much for me to learn."

He originally thought that after these years of controlling and training in the Su Family Chamber of Commerce, he was already very powerful in business.

But compared to Su Xuan, he was still far behind.

He needs to continue to work hard.

"That's true!"

Guo Jia, Xun You, and others' eyes lit up upon hearing this.

They were very clear about the celebrity effect.

They were also very clear about the scholar-clans' concern for face.

Things would really proceed as Su Yu said.

"Haha!"

Su Xuan smiled and looked at Su Yu: "Second Brother, you don't need to belittle yourself. Your achievements in business are already quite good. I am very relieved to leave the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce to you!"

"This time, the matter of luxury goods and chef training with Lord Yuan is also fully entrusted to you!"

"You will send suitable candidates to complete this task!"

"Yes!"

Su Yu immediately bowed and accepted the order.

"By the way!"

Su Xuan said again: "Don't just remember to transport the money earned from Lord Yuan Shu back; money is just a dead object!"

"The struggle between warlords will only become more intense in the future, and business will also be greatly affected;"

"The marketplace is like a battlefield; we ourselves are also prepared to use business, or economic weapons, to secretly launch invisible attacks on all warlords;"

"Therefore, it is best to use the money earned to buy and convert into grain and basic raw materials on the spot and transport them back;"

"Then, we will process these raw materials into new products and continue to sell them;"

"In this way, profit rolls into profit, obtaining more and more benefits;"

"We cannot just simply export products and take back gold and silver; otherwise, we will lose out, understand?"

The water in the economic and business Dao is very deep.

If Su Xuan didn't have the memories of his past life and the heaven-defying comprehension to conduct in-depth research, he wouldn't understand all the ways in it.

"Hmm!"

Su Yu nodded solemnly: "I understand! Brother, you taught me this before! I originally planned to do so!"

"After all, although our Jingzhou is rich in products, for one, the consumption itself is also very large;"

"Secondly, there are still many products that we don't have or are relatively scarce, which must be purchased from other places."

"Originally, the war would indeed have a very negative impact on business transportation;"

"But fortunately, Brother, you established a powerful Jingzhou navy early on, which can ensure the smooth flow of water transport. At least, most of the transactions in the south are not greatly affected;"

"On the contrary, the north is more affected, and it will become more and more so in the future. We must prepare early."

Su Yu admires his brother's ability to plan ahead.

"The north?"

Su Xuan nodded: "This is actually not too much to worry about! The north has waterways that can be used."

"Brother, are you talking about sea transport?"

Su Yu is very smart and immediately understood Su Xuan's intention, asking: "Brother! Can we build stable sea transport ships?"

"Naturally!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "The technology for cargo ships suitable for sea transport, and even warships suitable for naval warfare, was completed as a first-generation technology reserve several years ago!"

"To date, the technology reserve has even developed to the second or even third generation!"

"It's just that there was no need before! And it wasn't used yet, plus the territory wasn't big enough, so they weren't produced and equipped!"

"But now that we have taken the entire Jingzhou, plus the potential needs of sea transport and naval warfare, it is time to update and replace some of the navy warships and cargo ships!"

"By then, we can completely use a small number of new naval warships to escort a large number of sea transport ships, go east out of the Yangtze River estuary, go north to Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, and even Youzhou, and conduct trade with the north;"

"In this way, not only can we greatly reduce the business risks caused by war, but we can also greatly reduce transportation costs;"

"Allowing our products to gain greater price advantages;"

"At the same time, we can also open up sea transport routes to the southern counties of Yangzhou and the counties of Taking Jiaozhou;"

"Greatly increasing contact with Yangzhou and Taking Jiaozhou, preparing for our future conquest of Yangzhou and Taking Jiaozhou;"

"Especially Taking Jiaozhou;"

"This place seems remote and barren, but it is not;"

"Taking Jiaozhou has a lush river plain with millions of acres or more of fertile land available for cultivation;"

"Moreover, the climate there is mild; planting grain there can yield at least two or even three harvests a year; it is absolutely a treasure land;"

— Author's Notes —

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