“For merchants from other places, whether they are familiar with the local area or not, they need to find the source of goods as soon as possible or a buyer who can sell a large amount of goods. They need to shop around. For the quality of goods For buying and selling users, they also need to shop around and have a fixed trading place. The function of the market is to bring all the traders together to form a scale advantage. You will immediately think of going to the market instead of having to wait for a market for five days to buy and sell. Moreover, when the same type of goods are concentrated in one place, the price of the goods is relatively fair and transparent. Well, whose goods are of poor quality, whose goods are expensive, whose goods are affordable, etc., everyone will know clearly just by walking around the market. ”
His idea of concentrating scale advantages in later generations is naturally far ahead of the state of retail investors at this time, and the reason is actually very obvious. As soon as he said this, Ruban and others immediately understood and nodded in agreement.
"Junhou, why not put it in Bodao County?" Yan Meiting asked.
"The space in Bodao County is limited." Zhou Xing said casually. In fact, he was unwilling to put this kind of business that might make a lot of money at the feet of others. Such a good thing must naturally be built on one's own land.
"But if thieves come and this open area is not covered, the loss will be great." Yan Meiting continued to raise his concerns.
"This is indeed a problem." Zhou Xing pondered for a while and said: "The market must be surrounded by a stone wall, which can at least stop the horses from jumping. Build a stone castle next to the market, and encounter a large number of thieves In the event of an attack, personnel can hide in the stone fort. As for property, they can be stored in the stone fort on weekdays and have a designated person responsible for managing the entry and exit of property. ”
< p> "You can also build a few high-rise early warning buildings in the distance," Jian Lan said after hearing this. "As long as people and property can be protected in time, there is no problem with Junhou's plan.""What do the merchants in the market say?" Yan Meiting was obviously very interested in this and asked again.
"Invite investment." Zhou Xing once again said a word that no one else had heard of but could understand the meaning immediately, "The road surface of the market and the buildings on it are all funded by the market party. . But the merchants who want to enter the store need to bid. The highest bidder will get it. The market will be divided into tea areas, spices, porcelain areas, jade areas, silk brocade areas, etc. , the same types of businesses are concentrated in their respective planned areas."
As Zhou Xing spoke, he drew on the white paper with charcoal, feeling increasingly excited.
Real estate, this is real estate. Unexpectedly, after traveling through time, I would start to engage in real estate. Based on his experience in that world, resources should be concentrated first,Then drive the flow of people. Although the world cannot yet afford commercial housing, as long as there is a flow of people, money will flow. As a landlord, you only need to sit on the ground and collect money.
With money, your school can run better and cultivate more talents. In turn, your fiefdom and even Bo Dao will become more prosperous.
With these people and money, I will expand this business nationwide.
Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of Shi Zhong in Shangluo, and his heart sank. With Shi Zhong's title, background, and wealth, especially if he couldn't protect himself, how could he do it?
Obviously Yan Meiting would not think so. He has been in Bodao for many years and is familiar with everything in Bodao. He knew exactly how many merchants came to and from Bodao every year and how much water there was in general. It's just that his family was originally poor. Although he had been a boss for so many years and had accumulated some wealth, he had never been able to find a good business for his family.
Doing business in the world not only requires people to be versatile and have a way to deal with every kind of person they meet, but it is also a business that involves a head. Not to mention that there will inevitably be some strong people who cut the path along the way, but also the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Since ancient times, many places have been dangerous and dangerous. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss and lose your body.
After he listened to what Zhou Xing said about the blueprint of the market, he was excited to find that it was a profitable business, and it was right at his doorstep, without having to travel thousands of miles of difficult and dangerous roads. With his vision and shrewdness, he could immediately tell that once the market was established, it would attract all the merchants coming and going in a very short period of time. "Junhou, can I let my family open a shop here in the future?" Yan Meiting said this with his heart pounding nervously.
"Master Yan is interested, so I naturally welcome him with both hands." Zhou Xing put aside other thoughts for the time being and laughed: "Not just everyone here, but even your relatives and friends, as long as you are interested, come and settle in , Gao Mou couldn’t ask for it.”
Seeing Yan Meiting leave happily, Ru Ban said with a smile: “It’s really eye-opening for you to do such a big trick when you first come here. . However, you have never been interested in buying and selling, but you are particularly interested in the construction of a school that Junhou mentioned. I wonder if Junhou can tell you some plans about the school?"
" This is how I think about the school." Zhou Xing pondered for a moment and then said: "The school I want to build is different from Shangluo Hongdu College, and the one I plan to build is specifically for monks. The school is open to everyone. Both monks and civilians can enter the school to receive education and learn relevant knowledge."
"Could it be that the emperor wanted to imitate the practice of Confucius? "Ruban asked obviously excitedly.
"Education without distinction? Yes, that's what it means. Education without distinction!"
"Husband," Night, second floorA spacious bedroom was brightly lit. Under this fiery red candlelight, Wang Tianyun's already extremely beautiful face looked even more delicate. But now there is a trace of worry on this beautiful face. "Is what you said during the day true?"
"Of course it is true," Zhou Xing felt a little tired after a busy day. At this time, he was alone in a room with his beautiful lady, and a man's normal desire naturally arose in his heart. He leaned over with a smile and said: "Madam, it's time for us to rest."
"Go," Wang Tianyun watched him approach him and hit him with his hand, and said angrily: "Husband, have you ever calculated how much it costs to build a school? How much does it cost to build a medical center? As for the market you mentioned, I I agree. We can earn back the money we spend in the future. But if you build a school and hire a doctor, you have to pay for it. If you do this, what will you and I eat and drink in the future? What do the slaves eat and drink?"
"Tsk, I really haven't thought about what you said," Zhou Xing said with a relaxed expression.
Seeing his relaxed look, Wang Tianyun felt even more angry. She counted one by one with her fingers: "How many square stones are needed for a school? How much does each square stone cost? I will detail it today." I asked Guo Gui carefully, how much do you think our Hou Mansion spent on square stones? More than 160 square stones. Although the stones here are much cheaper than those in Shangluo, they still cost 80 copper baht per side. How many copper bahts is one hundred and sixty square meters?"
"Sixty-eight and forty-eight, one eight equals eight, the total is twelve thousand eight copper bahts, less than ten. Three gold bahts (one gold baht is worth one hundred silver baht, one silver baht is worth ten copper baht)." Wang Tianyun was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Zhou Xing to calculate so quickly. She came up with the numbers after doing a lot of calculations today. "This is just stone." She emphasized in a louder voice, "What about the wooden tiles? Do you need to carve and polish them? That's it, the labor has been saved for you. Those subjects under our name come here All the work is for free, Guo Gui just takes care of the food, but all of this has to be included in the service period given to us."
"Is there such a good thing?" He was really surprised when he heard this. He had never thought that there was such a thing as working for free.
“Oh, my great lord.” Wang Tianyun couldn’t help but smile bitterly when she saw his look, “Since the imperial court has sealed four hundred of your households, then these four hundred households are in your name. Of course, Guo Gui has shown me the list. Although there are 400 households with names and surnames, there are actually only 357 households with a total of 4,561 people. There are 718 children under the age of 12 among them. After you were entrusted, these more than 4,000 people will only pay taxes and serve for you. They will serve for you, and naturally they will not need us. You have to pay for it."
"That's right." Zhou Xing was not blind to what was happening outside the window. He understood the following tricks very well. He clapped his hands and said, "It's precisely because of this.They are already our subjects, and we need to build schools and hospitals. These people are our assets, and they are the most precious and irreplaceable assets. We must not only protect these people, but also improve the quality of these people. "
"What? Wang Tianyun was confused when he heard this, "What are assets?" What is quality? ”
“Let’s use an analogy. " Zhou Xing finally got the opportunity to show off his sense of superiority as a future person in front of Wang Tianyun, and couldn't help but gesture enthusiastically: "It's like our family has a horse. If we want the horse to run faster, we have to give it Eat good nutrition and take good care of it, otherwise it will be thin and weak, unable to run fast or bear heavy objects. This is also the purpose of establishing schools and medical clinics. " Zhou Xing said this, and suddenly realized that he had turned into the boss he hated before, and couldn't help but stop abruptly
But when Wang Tianyun heard his words, he tilted his head and thought, thinking deeply. Ichiban said again: "If you can build a medical clinic, you can build it. Why should you bear half of everyone's medical expenses? Our family’s money didn’t come from strong winds. ”
Zhou Xing would naturally not admit that he said it casually in imitation of the medical insurance system of that world, but if he wanted to admit it in person, he would definitely not admit that he was talking nonsense at that time. Besides, He just thought of his former unscrupulous bosses and didn't want him to become such a bad person, so he forced himself to use the concepts of later generations to explain: "Look, you just have long hair and short knowledge. After all, the money we spend ultimately comes from them. What we eat and drink in the future are not produced by ourselves, right? It’s all the hard work of those people down there. We must take it from the people and use it for the people. "
"Tsk, that's nonsense. "Wang Tianyun didn't agree with him at all, "Doesn't my daily maintenance count as work? Farming and paying taxes is a matter of course. You have made such great contributions to the court, so the court has named you the Marquis of Bodaoting. This marquis did not fall from the sky. If some of them could achieve meritorious service and be granted the title of marquis, they would naturally not need to dig in the ground for food every day. It would be unfair if you have made such great contributions and are still the same as those who have not. Husband, you are called a woman's benevolence. "
Wang Tianyun's words made it almost impossible for Zhou Xing to refute, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. How could he, a dignified time traveler, not be able to speak to the women in his own house? This is amazing!
“Exploitation, this is naked exploitation. " Zhou Xing forcibly established a sense of moral superiority in his own heart, so that he could maintain the correctness of his views. He suppressed his shame and anger and continued to explain in a normal tone: "I don't care what you say about my wife. No matter what, what I want is sustainable development, not fishing in the marsh. I only firmly believe that the more residents there are in our kingdom, the more taxes we can collect. The better the economy of our country, the better the economy of our family. This is what I want to achieve. ”
"Sustainable development?" When Wang Tianyun heard this unfamiliar word, she tilted her head slightly, squinted her eyes and thought for a moment, and then understood the meaning of this word.
When she saw Zhou Xing's expression, she could naturally feel a hint of shame and anger in him with her delicate appearance. As a member of a wealthy family like Jinyang's Wang family, she had been taught how to get along with her husband who would become the head of the family since she was a child.
"It's okay to be a little tempered when it's time to be tempered, but you must pay attention to maintaining the dignity of the other person. Men always take face very seriously." This is what her mother taught her since she was a child. The ideas she instilled.
So, she decided to put aside the argument for the time being, even though she had ten thousand disagreements with Zhou Xing's views and actions.
"Okay, sustainable development. I understand, my husband will definitely be a benevolent monarch and wise ruler in the future." Wang Tianyun said playfully, and walked over to help him undress.
"Actually, I understand that my husband wants to win the hearts of the people when he first comes here, and I support your husband in doing so. We have come all the way from the north and arrived in such a strange place. Although we are nominally the masters, They are ministers, but without anyone’s support, we can’t do anything.”
Wang Tianyun said this, which finally made Zhou Xing feel a lot more comfortable. He had such a temper. As soon as Wang Tianyun said a few soft words, he smiled playfully again, "My wife understands me best. With such a good wife, what more can I, Zhou Xinghu, ask for."