Chapter 185
Chapter 186, Chapter 187 What is Ziqian?
Chapter 185 Chapter 186, Chapter 187 What is Ziqian?
When Zichan asked Li Ran about the New Deal, Li Ran didn't have any doubts for a moment, and directly put forward his thoughtful thoughts before.
"The reason why the common people are not very active, in the final analysis, is that they do not know the effectiveness of reclaiming wasteland."
"After all, the new policy implemented by the doctors is unprecedented. They were born for the people, and they have no experience to learn from. Therefore, what they are worried about is that if they reclaim the wasteland this year, there will be no guarantee for drought or flood. At that time, if they cling to the old masters again and are squeezed even harder by the old masters, then they will have no choice but to die."
"However, if it can be guaranteed that these common people will not be out of work within two years, will they still have food rations to survive?"
After Li Ran's voice fell, Dang even caused Zichan to think deeply.
The current situation is indeed such a situation.
The most fundamental reason why it is difficult to mobilize the enthusiasm of the common people at the bottom is precisely because they are worried that they will starve to death because they will not be able to collect the new year's rations directly, or they will be hit by natural disasters.
After all, although they used to be tenants for the rich and powerful, they were able to have some rations to guarantee the harvest in drought and flood, at least they could barely make ends meet.
Now you want them to be responsible for their own profits and losses, and to reclaim wasteland by themselves.Even though the policy is so good and good, it doesn't actually solve any of their difficulties, so how many people are willing to do this kind of high-risk work?
Thinking of this, Zichan immediately raised his head and looked at Li Ran with a different gaze.
"Then... what's Ziming's opinion?"
He knew that since Li Ran said so, he must have his own opinion.
At this time, Li Ran no longer hid it, but said bluntly:
"If you want to mobilize the common people to actively cultivate wasteland, you may implement the method of Ziqian!"
"Ziqian?"
Zichan frowned, looking a little puzzled.
At this time, Li Ran continued to explain:
"The so-called sub-money, for merchants, is the method of raising money with money! However, putting it here now, in short, it is possible to find a way to lend money to the common people to ensure their basic needs."
Obviously, what Li Ran said was the so-called "agricultural loan" in later generations.
"Lend food and rice to the common people?"
"What does that mean?"
Hearing this, Zichan was dumbfounded.
From ancient times to the present, it has never been heard of an official lending grain and rice to the common people.It is only natural for the common people to pay taxes to fund the treasury.If what's more, many kings of the last days will raise taxes decades later!
And why do the officials say that they borrow money and food from the common people?If so, wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse?
"Don't worry, doctor, just listen to the story."
Li Ran paused, then cupped his hands and said slowly:
"If the government directly distributes the sub-money to the common people, it is very difficult to do this with the national strength of our country Zheng. Moreover, if the government treasury is used, it is bound to be punished by the officials headed by Feng Duan." common opposition."
"So, I think that the doctor can use the financial resources of Jishi and other wealthy merchants as the source of the son's money, and use the state's taxes as the guarantee of the son's money. This can dispel his worries, and suggest that all merchants and rich families should distribute money to the common people. child money."
"In this way, after the Daiji family and other wealthy families have tasted the sweetness, they will be able to follow the policy will and spare no effort to cooperate with the implementation of the Doctor's New Deal. What else do the common people have to worry about?"
"And if the common people can get support from the wealthy family, and then obtain the rice seeds and land title deeds from the government to cultivate young crops, then these common people can reclaim the wasteland normally without additional costs. "
"At that time, even if there is a real disaster, so that these common people have no harvest all year round, they don't have to worry about becoming refugees directly. They only need to replant for another season, and there will always be a day to make back."
The essence of agricultural loans is actually to improve farmers' ability to resist stress in a disguised form, thereby increasing farmers' enthusiasm for production.
On this point, Li Rannai is the clearest.
"But... In this way, if the wealthy families want to make a lot of money through the money, wouldn't the wealth be directly plundered by the wealthy families?"
Zichan is indeed an excellent politician, although he has never been exposed to "economic" issues.However, just relying on common sense, one of the very key issues can be immediately thought of - the redistribution of benefits.
After all, if the business of Ziqian is all distributed by merchants like Jishi, even if they make money, it will be a big family or a wealthy family making money. What good will this do for the officials?
If the officials can't make money, but the people are rich, isn't this "the country is weak but the people are rich"?Once the tail is too big to drop, it may directly cause turmoil.
"This point, in fact, has already been thought about."
"At the beginning of distributing Ziqian, the official can specify that half of the profits from Ziqian should be handed over to the government office to enrich the national treasury. Another quarter should be taken as a reserve fund in case the country needs it in case of emergencies."
"After a few years, when the national treasury is full and the common people have gradually settled down, the government can also set the upper limit of the interest rate of its sub-money according to market trends so that it can continue to benefit the people. In addition, it can also prevent The aristocratic family only depends on the son's money to grow up."
In the beginning, let Dazong's giants try their best to explore, and if there is a problem in the operation, they can let them flexibly decide on their own.
Taking a step back, even if something went wrong, in the end, it would only be a small loss for the wealthy family, and the official family, as its main rear, would not suffer any loss.
And when the time is right, and Ziqian has begun to take shape, the officials will come forward to centralize the rectification, which will directly transform into a mutually beneficial relationship between the officials and the common people.
On the one hand, it can prevent aristocratic families from excessively extorting common people.On the other hand, it can also prevent aristocratic families from forming a trend that cannot be lost by relying on the business of sub-money.
Zichan listened, and after thinking through all the joints before and after, he suddenly felt that this deal is indeed a sure profit!
Moreover, it can be said to be profitable from the public office, to the merchants, and to the common people. It is definitely a good idea that is unique in a million!
Of course, the most important thing is that the risk of Ziqian is relatively controllable.
For common people, the only reason for large-scale repayment of subsidy can only be natural disasters.
However, if disasters hit all sides of the country and the common people have no harvest, the chance of such a thing happening is really too small.
"Colorful color!"
Thinking of this, Zichan was very pleasantly surprised, and said three "colors" in a row, and his face was full of joy.
But the next moment, he suddenly became cautious again.
The implementation of Ziqian in this era can be described as shocking.
It's the first time that it's the first time for the officials and the common people.
As I said before, in this era where everything has to stick to the rules, the more novel something is, the more it will be puzzled by the world.
"Ziqian" is obviously the same.
What Zichan was worried about was that if this agenda was proposed in the court council, it would inevitably meet with strong opposition.
"Above the court, Dr. Boshi is asking for something from the doctor now, and it is also due to the unstable factor of Doctor Sihei. Therefore, if the doctor pushes this matter by force, no one will openly object, at least ...will not be as strong as the previous opposition to the New Deal."
Li Ran's actions are definitely not aimless.
Since he dared to make this suggestion, it must have been well thought out.
Hearing the sound, Zichan changed his mind, and immediately nodded in agreement.
"The Xuntun League has just ended, and the ranking of the seven ministers is a foregone conclusion. If you are 'willing to go your own way', as long as Zipi, Zitaishu, and Zishi are there to support you, I understand that others have nothing to say."
In the past, Feng Duan, Si Hei and others opposed the New Deal with a strong and resolute attitude.
But now, after the incident between Si Hei and You Chu, after Si Hei had turned against Feng Duan in the court, and after the Xun Tun alliance, Zichan's personal prestige had gathered, and his position was even more unbreakable.
In this way, it is a matter of course if this matter wants to pass the court.
Then, another question followed:
"However, Ziming, in the final analysis, this matter still needs to be led by a wealthy family like Jishi, but if you want them to pay for it... I'm afraid it won't be an easy matter..."
Even the matter of Ziqian can be passed above the court.But would a wealthy family like Jishi be willing to pay this money for the official family?
In other words, are Jishi and other wealthy merchants willing to take this risk?
And this is what Li Ran is going to solve next.
Chapter 187
The implementation of Ziqian not only depends on the policies formulated by the government, but also requires the full support of wealthy families like the Jishi.
Now in the court, relying on Zichan's personal prestige, it is not a big problem to force this matter through.
On the contrary, it is Jishi's side.
"Ziming, are you confident?"
Zichan was still a little worried. After all, this matter seemed to be very simple, but if it was really going to be implemented, the difficulty would not be the slightest bit.
Furthermore, these merchants are all unprofitable.You want them to make concessions to the common people first, with a view to repaying them later, will they really agree?Isn't this a bit too self-deceiving?
"However, I don't dare to say too much. I can probably be [-]% sure."
Li Ran didn't dare to hide it, but he still seemed more confident.
"Is it only [-]%?"
"So, I'm afraid it's not enough..."
Zichan murmured, with a look of thought on his face for a moment.
Of course he knew that the key to this matter was how to persuade wealthy families like the Jishi to participate in the operation of Ziqian.
So although he was thinking, he couldn't think of any way to help Li Ran.I can't think of any better reason to make Li Ran more convincing in the process of lobbying for sacrifice.
In his hands, now there is only power.If it is required to forcibly apportion, it may also be a way.But he thought about it again. He felt that since he was the minister of state, if he forced him to distribute the apportioned money, and demanded that all merchants and businessmen must do the same, it would not only be counterproductive, but also inevitably fall into the trap. Word of mouth will inevitably be criticized.
"Let's leave the matter of lobbying merchants and wealthy families to Ran."
"Although it's only [-]% sure, it's not a lot. Which of the things in this world can be [-]% sure? If there is, I'm afraid it's not the turn."
Li Ran's actions have always been slanted, and he does not play cards according to common sense, so it is impossible to be [-]% sure of everything.
But even so, he is still full of confidence.
What's more, in this matter, his "future man" also has a lot of experience to learn from.
So, the two rushed back to Zhengyi overnight, because tomorrow is the day of the family meeting within the Ji clan.
……
In the afternoon of the next day, inside the Ji clan, a group of clans rushed back from all directions early to participate in the clan meeting.
This was the first clan meeting held since Zheng Yi's trip, so it was naturally very solemn.
In fact, according to the past practice, the Ji Clan will hold a clan meeting every month.
However, after Li Ran became the housekeeper of the Ji family, this unwritten rule gradually changed as Li Ran often went to the state of Jin and participated in the meeting of Guodi.
The current internal clan meeting of the Ji Clan must be initiated by the head of the family and the head of the house, and the whole family will be called to participate in the discussion. The time is uncertain, but once it is held, it means that something big will happen.
This is not difficult to understand.
Because before Li Ran became the housekeeper of the Ji clan, the division within the Ji clan was relatively serious, especially when Shu Niu was in office, the internal struggle within the Ji clan was quite fierce, and clan meetings often became occasions for them to compete with each other.
Therefore, it is held once a month, regardless of whether the matter can be resolved, anyway, it has always been a habit of Shuniu to put pressure on the sacrificial priest through the clan council.
And after Li Ran became Jishi's housekeeper, through the Jishi property he managed together with Jiyue, he has always followed the "no tossing" method.
So they not only get the full support of the elders of the clan.And in fact, because of Ji Le's hard work, there are very few really difficult big problems in Ji's family nowadays.
In addition, with Li Ran, the housekeeper, taking care of everything, Jixian was very relieved. Therefore, the clan meeting was no longer a way for the Ji clan to fight internally, but instead became an internal negotiation for the Ji clan and a way to facilitate the clan's business contacts. platform.
After all, the industries and businesses mastered by the elders of different ethnic groups are not the same, and in some respects, the results achieved by everyone's coordination are naturally better.
This is the so-called board of directors in later generations.
The main reason for the convening of the Clan Sacrifice Conference this time is that recently, as Chu State became the leader of the alliance, Zheng State was too close to Chu State geographically, and was suspected by other countries, such as Qi State, Song State, Cao State, etc. began to reject people from Zheng Guo's caravan, especially the caravan of Jishi.
It is not difficult to understand the worries of these countries. After all, once Chu State advances northward, Zheng State will bear the brunt of it. According to Zheng State's military strength, it is absolutely impossible to be Chu State's opponent.So if they do business with Zheng Guo right now, it is tantamount to an extra risk.
Moreover, all countries in the Central Plains are now wary of Zheng Guo because Zheng Guo is too close to Chu State.
"The northern countries, except for Jin and Lu, are crowding out our caravans. Our trade with other countries has been at a standstill for nearly a month. It can be said that we have lost a lot."
"Qi, Song, Cao Wei and other countries are the most abominable. If they didn't rely on me to sacrifice their clans, communicate with the north and the south, and connect the east and the west. They would have benefited a lot! But at this time, Chu has become the leader of the alliance, and because I, Zheng, are in the north of Chu. The door to enter. To abandon each other like this is really a country of treachery!"
"Curse to scold, anger to anger, but there must be a way to resolve this matter."
As soon as the clan elder finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Li Ran.
Yes, the main task of the housekeeper is to solve the problems in the family. Although the ruling power is in the hands of the housekeeper, the housekeeper has to come up with corresponding solutions.
Ji Xian also looked at Li Ran with everyone, and said:
"Ziming, what do you think about this matter?"
The so-called greater ability, greater responsibility.
Li Ran hadn't been able to understand this sentence before, but now he has a deep understanding.
However, despite this, he still couldn't help but slander: These old men have no other skills, but the ability to spread their hands is a thief!
Your trade with other countries has come to a standstill. Do you still need to discuss such a trivial matter?Were all the tributes you paid to the ministers of various countries in the past for nothing?
You want me to make up my mind on such a simple matter?Everyone is lazy like a dog, right?
"Hehe, in my son-in-law's opinion, this matter is simple."
"The trade between the various countries and our Ji family has stopped because they are worried that our Zheng country will be coveted by the Chu country."
"But the trade between countries should be mutually beneficial. If we lose money, can they make a profit? If there is no Jishi who sits in the center of the world to dispatch the north and the south, connecting the east and the west, the goods in their country can be entrusted With whom? And where is the benefit?"
"That's why my son-in-law thinks that there is no need to be slow, but to be firm and not to be soft!"
At this point, Li Ran paused for a moment, and then continued speaking.
"As far as my son-in-law knows, Jin is the country with the most frequent trade relations with our Jishi, followed by Qin. As long as these two countries continue to trade normally with our Jishi, even if they lose money, they will hardly hurt us. Sacrifice the bones of the clan."
"Since Qi, Song, Cao Wei and other countries want to mess with moths, then we Jishi can't just watch, just give them back."
Obviously, Li Ran's handling of this matter was extremely aggressive.
You don't want to do business with me, do you?
Okay, then everyone, don't do business, let's see who is in a hurry!
"Oh? What do you mean by that?"
"Huh? What is the housekeeper trying to do?"
All the clan elders were stunned for a moment, because they vaguely felt a sense of oppression from Li Ran's tone.
And this sense of oppression made them feel a little uneasy.
Rao Jixian couldn't help frowning slightly.
Businessmen are profit-seeking by nature, and take "smooth" as their key link.But the logic of Li Ran's so-called "returning the color" is obviously not in line with business principles.
(End of this chapter)
When Zichan asked Li Ran about the New Deal, Li Ran didn't have any doubts for a moment, and directly put forward his thoughtful thoughts before.
"The reason why the common people are not very active, in the final analysis, is that they do not know the effectiveness of reclaiming wasteland."
"After all, the new policy implemented by the doctors is unprecedented. They were born for the people, and they have no experience to learn from. Therefore, what they are worried about is that if they reclaim the wasteland this year, there will be no guarantee for drought or flood. At that time, if they cling to the old masters again and are squeezed even harder by the old masters, then they will have no choice but to die."
"However, if it can be guaranteed that these common people will not be out of work within two years, will they still have food rations to survive?"
After Li Ran's voice fell, Dang even caused Zichan to think deeply.
The current situation is indeed such a situation.
The most fundamental reason why it is difficult to mobilize the enthusiasm of the common people at the bottom is precisely because they are worried that they will starve to death because they will not be able to collect the new year's rations directly, or they will be hit by natural disasters.
After all, although they used to be tenants for the rich and powerful, they were able to have some rations to guarantee the harvest in drought and flood, at least they could barely make ends meet.
Now you want them to be responsible for their own profits and losses, and to reclaim wasteland by themselves.Even though the policy is so good and good, it doesn't actually solve any of their difficulties, so how many people are willing to do this kind of high-risk work?
Thinking of this, Zichan immediately raised his head and looked at Li Ran with a different gaze.
"Then... what's Ziming's opinion?"
He knew that since Li Ran said so, he must have his own opinion.
At this time, Li Ran no longer hid it, but said bluntly:
"If you want to mobilize the common people to actively cultivate wasteland, you may implement the method of Ziqian!"
"Ziqian?"
Zichan frowned, looking a little puzzled.
At this time, Li Ran continued to explain:
"The so-called sub-money, for merchants, is the method of raising money with money! However, putting it here now, in short, it is possible to find a way to lend money to the common people to ensure their basic needs."
Obviously, what Li Ran said was the so-called "agricultural loan" in later generations.
"Lend food and rice to the common people?"
"What does that mean?"
Hearing this, Zichan was dumbfounded.
From ancient times to the present, it has never been heard of an official lending grain and rice to the common people.It is only natural for the common people to pay taxes to fund the treasury.If what's more, many kings of the last days will raise taxes decades later!
And why do the officials say that they borrow money and food from the common people?If so, wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse?
"Don't worry, doctor, just listen to the story."
Li Ran paused, then cupped his hands and said slowly:
"If the government directly distributes the sub-money to the common people, it is very difficult to do this with the national strength of our country Zheng. Moreover, if the government treasury is used, it is bound to be punished by the officials headed by Feng Duan." common opposition."
"So, I think that the doctor can use the financial resources of Jishi and other wealthy merchants as the source of the son's money, and use the state's taxes as the guarantee of the son's money. This can dispel his worries, and suggest that all merchants and rich families should distribute money to the common people. child money."
"In this way, after the Daiji family and other wealthy families have tasted the sweetness, they will be able to follow the policy will and spare no effort to cooperate with the implementation of the Doctor's New Deal. What else do the common people have to worry about?"
"And if the common people can get support from the wealthy family, and then obtain the rice seeds and land title deeds from the government to cultivate young crops, then these common people can reclaim the wasteland normally without additional costs. "
"At that time, even if there is a real disaster, so that these common people have no harvest all year round, they don't have to worry about becoming refugees directly. They only need to replant for another season, and there will always be a day to make back."
The essence of agricultural loans is actually to improve farmers' ability to resist stress in a disguised form, thereby increasing farmers' enthusiasm for production.
On this point, Li Rannai is the clearest.
"But... In this way, if the wealthy families want to make a lot of money through the money, wouldn't the wealth be directly plundered by the wealthy families?"
Zichan is indeed an excellent politician, although he has never been exposed to "economic" issues.However, just relying on common sense, one of the very key issues can be immediately thought of - the redistribution of benefits.
After all, if the business of Ziqian is all distributed by merchants like Jishi, even if they make money, it will be a big family or a wealthy family making money. What good will this do for the officials?
If the officials can't make money, but the people are rich, isn't this "the country is weak but the people are rich"?Once the tail is too big to drop, it may directly cause turmoil.
"This point, in fact, has already been thought about."
"At the beginning of distributing Ziqian, the official can specify that half of the profits from Ziqian should be handed over to the government office to enrich the national treasury. Another quarter should be taken as a reserve fund in case the country needs it in case of emergencies."
"After a few years, when the national treasury is full and the common people have gradually settled down, the government can also set the upper limit of the interest rate of its sub-money according to market trends so that it can continue to benefit the people. In addition, it can also prevent The aristocratic family only depends on the son's money to grow up."
In the beginning, let Dazong's giants try their best to explore, and if there is a problem in the operation, they can let them flexibly decide on their own.
Taking a step back, even if something went wrong, in the end, it would only be a small loss for the wealthy family, and the official family, as its main rear, would not suffer any loss.
And when the time is right, and Ziqian has begun to take shape, the officials will come forward to centralize the rectification, which will directly transform into a mutually beneficial relationship between the officials and the common people.
On the one hand, it can prevent aristocratic families from excessively extorting common people.On the other hand, it can also prevent aristocratic families from forming a trend that cannot be lost by relying on the business of sub-money.
Zichan listened, and after thinking through all the joints before and after, he suddenly felt that this deal is indeed a sure profit!
Moreover, it can be said to be profitable from the public office, to the merchants, and to the common people. It is definitely a good idea that is unique in a million!
Of course, the most important thing is that the risk of Ziqian is relatively controllable.
For common people, the only reason for large-scale repayment of subsidy can only be natural disasters.
However, if disasters hit all sides of the country and the common people have no harvest, the chance of such a thing happening is really too small.
"Colorful color!"
Thinking of this, Zichan was very pleasantly surprised, and said three "colors" in a row, and his face was full of joy.
But the next moment, he suddenly became cautious again.
The implementation of Ziqian in this era can be described as shocking.
It's the first time that it's the first time for the officials and the common people.
As I said before, in this era where everything has to stick to the rules, the more novel something is, the more it will be puzzled by the world.
"Ziqian" is obviously the same.
What Zichan was worried about was that if this agenda was proposed in the court council, it would inevitably meet with strong opposition.
"Above the court, Dr. Boshi is asking for something from the doctor now, and it is also due to the unstable factor of Doctor Sihei. Therefore, if the doctor pushes this matter by force, no one will openly object, at least ...will not be as strong as the previous opposition to the New Deal."
Li Ran's actions are definitely not aimless.
Since he dared to make this suggestion, it must have been well thought out.
Hearing the sound, Zichan changed his mind, and immediately nodded in agreement.
"The Xuntun League has just ended, and the ranking of the seven ministers is a foregone conclusion. If you are 'willing to go your own way', as long as Zipi, Zitaishu, and Zishi are there to support you, I understand that others have nothing to say."
In the past, Feng Duan, Si Hei and others opposed the New Deal with a strong and resolute attitude.
But now, after the incident between Si Hei and You Chu, after Si Hei had turned against Feng Duan in the court, and after the Xun Tun alliance, Zichan's personal prestige had gathered, and his position was even more unbreakable.
In this way, it is a matter of course if this matter wants to pass the court.
Then, another question followed:
"However, Ziming, in the final analysis, this matter still needs to be led by a wealthy family like Jishi, but if you want them to pay for it... I'm afraid it won't be an easy matter..."
Even the matter of Ziqian can be passed above the court.But would a wealthy family like Jishi be willing to pay this money for the official family?
In other words, are Jishi and other wealthy merchants willing to take this risk?
And this is what Li Ran is going to solve next.
Chapter 187
The implementation of Ziqian not only depends on the policies formulated by the government, but also requires the full support of wealthy families like the Jishi.
Now in the court, relying on Zichan's personal prestige, it is not a big problem to force this matter through.
On the contrary, it is Jishi's side.
"Ziming, are you confident?"
Zichan was still a little worried. After all, this matter seemed to be very simple, but if it was really going to be implemented, the difficulty would not be the slightest bit.
Furthermore, these merchants are all unprofitable.You want them to make concessions to the common people first, with a view to repaying them later, will they really agree?Isn't this a bit too self-deceiving?
"However, I don't dare to say too much. I can probably be [-]% sure."
Li Ran didn't dare to hide it, but he still seemed more confident.
"Is it only [-]%?"
"So, I'm afraid it's not enough..."
Zichan murmured, with a look of thought on his face for a moment.
Of course he knew that the key to this matter was how to persuade wealthy families like the Jishi to participate in the operation of Ziqian.
So although he was thinking, he couldn't think of any way to help Li Ran.I can't think of any better reason to make Li Ran more convincing in the process of lobbying for sacrifice.
In his hands, now there is only power.If it is required to forcibly apportion, it may also be a way.But he thought about it again. He felt that since he was the minister of state, if he forced him to distribute the apportioned money, and demanded that all merchants and businessmen must do the same, it would not only be counterproductive, but also inevitably fall into the trap. Word of mouth will inevitably be criticized.
"Let's leave the matter of lobbying merchants and wealthy families to Ran."
"Although it's only [-]% sure, it's not a lot. Which of the things in this world can be [-]% sure? If there is, I'm afraid it's not the turn."
Li Ran's actions have always been slanted, and he does not play cards according to common sense, so it is impossible to be [-]% sure of everything.
But even so, he is still full of confidence.
What's more, in this matter, his "future man" also has a lot of experience to learn from.
So, the two rushed back to Zhengyi overnight, because tomorrow is the day of the family meeting within the Ji clan.
……
In the afternoon of the next day, inside the Ji clan, a group of clans rushed back from all directions early to participate in the clan meeting.
This was the first clan meeting held since Zheng Yi's trip, so it was naturally very solemn.
In fact, according to the past practice, the Ji Clan will hold a clan meeting every month.
However, after Li Ran became the housekeeper of the Ji family, this unwritten rule gradually changed as Li Ran often went to the state of Jin and participated in the meeting of Guodi.
The current internal clan meeting of the Ji Clan must be initiated by the head of the family and the head of the house, and the whole family will be called to participate in the discussion. The time is uncertain, but once it is held, it means that something big will happen.
This is not difficult to understand.
Because before Li Ran became the housekeeper of the Ji clan, the division within the Ji clan was relatively serious, especially when Shu Niu was in office, the internal struggle within the Ji clan was quite fierce, and clan meetings often became occasions for them to compete with each other.
Therefore, it is held once a month, regardless of whether the matter can be resolved, anyway, it has always been a habit of Shuniu to put pressure on the sacrificial priest through the clan council.
And after Li Ran became Jishi's housekeeper, through the Jishi property he managed together with Jiyue, he has always followed the "no tossing" method.
So they not only get the full support of the elders of the clan.And in fact, because of Ji Le's hard work, there are very few really difficult big problems in Ji's family nowadays.
In addition, with Li Ran, the housekeeper, taking care of everything, Jixian was very relieved. Therefore, the clan meeting was no longer a way for the Ji clan to fight internally, but instead became an internal negotiation for the Ji clan and a way to facilitate the clan's business contacts. platform.
After all, the industries and businesses mastered by the elders of different ethnic groups are not the same, and in some respects, the results achieved by everyone's coordination are naturally better.
This is the so-called board of directors in later generations.
The main reason for the convening of the Clan Sacrifice Conference this time is that recently, as Chu State became the leader of the alliance, Zheng State was too close to Chu State geographically, and was suspected by other countries, such as Qi State, Song State, Cao State, etc. began to reject people from Zheng Guo's caravan, especially the caravan of Jishi.
It is not difficult to understand the worries of these countries. After all, once Chu State advances northward, Zheng State will bear the brunt of it. According to Zheng State's military strength, it is absolutely impossible to be Chu State's opponent.So if they do business with Zheng Guo right now, it is tantamount to an extra risk.
Moreover, all countries in the Central Plains are now wary of Zheng Guo because Zheng Guo is too close to Chu State.
"The northern countries, except for Jin and Lu, are crowding out our caravans. Our trade with other countries has been at a standstill for nearly a month. It can be said that we have lost a lot."
"Qi, Song, Cao Wei and other countries are the most abominable. If they didn't rely on me to sacrifice their clans, communicate with the north and the south, and connect the east and the west. They would have benefited a lot! But at this time, Chu has become the leader of the alliance, and because I, Zheng, are in the north of Chu. The door to enter. To abandon each other like this is really a country of treachery!"
"Curse to scold, anger to anger, but there must be a way to resolve this matter."
As soon as the clan elder finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Li Ran.
Yes, the main task of the housekeeper is to solve the problems in the family. Although the ruling power is in the hands of the housekeeper, the housekeeper has to come up with corresponding solutions.
Ji Xian also looked at Li Ran with everyone, and said:
"Ziming, what do you think about this matter?"
The so-called greater ability, greater responsibility.
Li Ran hadn't been able to understand this sentence before, but now he has a deep understanding.
However, despite this, he still couldn't help but slander: These old men have no other skills, but the ability to spread their hands is a thief!
Your trade with other countries has come to a standstill. Do you still need to discuss such a trivial matter?Were all the tributes you paid to the ministers of various countries in the past for nothing?
You want me to make up my mind on such a simple matter?Everyone is lazy like a dog, right?
"Hehe, in my son-in-law's opinion, this matter is simple."
"The trade between the various countries and our Ji family has stopped because they are worried that our Zheng country will be coveted by the Chu country."
"But the trade between countries should be mutually beneficial. If we lose money, can they make a profit? If there is no Jishi who sits in the center of the world to dispatch the north and the south, connecting the east and the west, the goods in their country can be entrusted With whom? And where is the benefit?"
"That's why my son-in-law thinks that there is no need to be slow, but to be firm and not to be soft!"
At this point, Li Ran paused for a moment, and then continued speaking.
"As far as my son-in-law knows, Jin is the country with the most frequent trade relations with our Jishi, followed by Qin. As long as these two countries continue to trade normally with our Jishi, even if they lose money, they will hardly hurt us. Sacrifice the bones of the clan."
"Since Qi, Song, Cao Wei and other countries want to mess with moths, then we Jishi can't just watch, just give them back."
Obviously, Li Ran's handling of this matter was extremely aggressive.
You don't want to do business with me, do you?
Okay, then everyone, don't do business, let's see who is in a hurry!
"Oh? What do you mean by that?"
"Huh? What is the housekeeper trying to do?"
All the clan elders were stunned for a moment, because they vaguely felt a sense of oppression from Li Ran's tone.
And this sense of oppression made them feel a little uneasy.
Rao Jixian couldn't help frowning slightly.
Businessmen are profit-seeking by nature, and take "smooth" as their key link.But the logic of Li Ran's so-called "returning the color" is obviously not in line with business principles.
(End of this chapter)