Chapter 166 Investment

The ideal is plump, but the reality is bony. Moreover, the ideal is as full as it is, the reality is as bony.

Ma Chao originally thought that he could build the first heavy cavalry and heavy infantry at the end of the Han Dynasty, but the fact is that according to Han Feng's explanation, it is equipped with all weapons and equipment. All the craftsmen in the arsenal do not eat or drink, sleep or sleep, and it will take two years to create 10,000 sets of complete equipment. What's more, it also involves the training of soldiers and the selection of horses. If such a horrible army can really be made, according to Han Feng's estimation, it will take three years anyway.

At present, Ma Chao is a little crazy. An emergency meeting was immediately held, but this time the usually amiable Ma Chao changed his appearance. It was either a whisper of encouragement or a majestic intimidation, and even attracted the generals to refute Meng Da. In the end, even the rolling and pestering tricks were used, acting like a demon king.

It seems that if those counselors still don't agree with their big plan, I'm afraid that Ma Chao will still slap the table (made by the carpenters in the arsenal) and roar crazily. Under this strong pressure, Zhang Yi first gave in, and although Meng Da only wanted to fight with Ma Chao in the end, he had to deter Ma Chao in the end. Yinwei contributed some of the hard-won old bottoms saved by the three counties of Fufeng, Xinping and Beichi.

As a result, the three monopolies, Ma's Ranch, Ma's Shop and Ma's Arsenal, first ushered in the first expansion and growth. Whether it is personnel, floor area or its importance, they all raise a point that they did not dare to be extravagant in ancient times.

With the actions of the three enterprises, Ma Chao also carried out an investment promotion activity. At the cost of construction, an outer city was built around the old city of Fufeng County, which is almost five times the size of the original Fufeng Inner City.

Businessmen are pursuing profits. After the early rise of the Ma family's business, a large number of businessmen poured into Fufeng City. Mass purchases of distilled wine, fried tea, paper and other items here, and Ma's shops have also saved the cost of publicity and trafficking, and dumped Western jewelry, animal skins, herbs, livestock and war horses from the Qiang people nearby in Fufeng County. More and more businessmen regarded Fufeng County as Shanghai in the 1970s. As a result, it also brought the specialties of the major Han states, making Fufeng County famous all over the world.

The stranded by a large number of merchants has also caused various service industries in Fufeng County to rise quietly. The reason why Ma Chao built a new city is that the original old city has long been insufficient, so the expansion of the new city has just provided space for businessmen in various states. In addition, Ma Chao coerced and lure at the meeting and promulgated a series of The preferential bill for attracting investment makes the development speed of Fufeng, Xinping and northern businesses only be described as crazy.

In fact, Ma Chao doesn't know much about doing business. His investment strategy is only one, that is, anyone who buys land and establishes shops during the expansion of Fufeng City will be exempted from tax within one year, and tax will be levied at one-tenth of the income after one year. Now the Han Dynasty is full of war, and the merchants have never been valued, and they have always been the object of powerful landlords. Naturally, these merchants undoubtedly chose Fufeng County. Of course, if they can't grab it, they will build shops in Xinping and Beidi counties. Anyway, the policy of these two counties is the same as that of Fufeng County, but if they don't build a new city, they can't be exempted from tax for a year.

When it comes to taxation, businessmen are almost crying. Such a low tax rate is absolutely unimaginable in the era of heavy agriculture and suppression of business. What's more, the Ma family also promised to ensure the reasonable operation of the shops. If you receive trade disputes within three counties, you can also complain to the trade association and make a fair ruling!

Of course, Yongzhou outside the three counties also hopes that you will take risks. If the transaction is successful, there will be no need to say. If you encounter thieves and plunder, it's good. The soldiers of the Ma army are worried about the place to improve their military merit. And if you suffer great grievances in other counties, you can rest assured that the trade association will put pressure on him in the name of the Ma family. Even the rumor that the Ma family wanted to use troops to other counties outside Yongzhou has spread all over Yongzhou.

It's even more powerful. It doesn't matter if you are bold, have a long line of line, and have a wide path, and provoke other princes. Temporarily aggrieved, when Ma Jiaxiong is in 14 states in the future, um... At that time, you'd better admit your bad luck, because the power that offended you may have been eradicated long ago. As for you, even if you are selfless for the Ma family.

Of course, the last one is purely imaginary, and businessmen will not foolishly contribute to the Ma family. And the Ma family fulfilled the other above commitments one by one. As a result, Ma Chao received more pressure from all sides, especially opposition at the conference table.

Although those counselors are all capable, their ideas are different from those of modern times. They all believe that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and allowing businessmen to gather may lead to social instability. This time, Ma Chao resisted the pressure and worked hard with these counselors to fight against the Confucianists and interpret Zhuge Liang's demeanor in advance.

And the old fox Jia Xu has been silent, and Yang Fu has been neutral with Ma Chao recently. Finally, a month later, Meng Da stood in Ma Chao's camp, because he was dumbfounded with a month's financial statement and blocked the leisurely mouth of those Confucians.

"Money is a bastard, but you can't do it without money! Farming can only starve to death. How can we get equipment and weapons? Without money, your young master will not give you salaries in the future! Or send you a lot of food at the end of the year, let's see if you are happy or not!"

This is Ma Chao's last statement, which is powerful. When everyone thought of the gold issued every quarter, they could easily buy anything they wanted in Fufeng County, and their eyes turned a little golden and they didn't say anything.

Since then, this investment policy has also become an important part of Ma Chao's new policy, which has had an unimaginable effect. For a while, salt, tea, iron, wood, fur, medicinal materials, porcelain, silk, linen and other products from all over the country flocked to the country, and under the rule of the Ma family, it became a large wholesale market. .

Fortunately, Ma Chao was prepared early. He divided the outer city of Fufeng County into many commercial areas. For example, the west of the city is a wholesale area of medicinal materials, so the shops selling medicinal materials are all concentrated here. This not only facilitates market management, but also effectively knows the flow of goods and prevents tax evasion.

Of course, needless to say, the inner city of Fufeng County is a large grocery mall and information distribution center. If you want to go shopping in Fufeng County, hey, practice your little body first...

Spring and summer came again. At this time, Ma Chao, who was already the largest trade dealer at the end of the Han Dynasty, roared at Pu Yuan and Zheng Hun in the arsenal: "Young master, I took so much effort to almost sell my body to triple the size of the arsenal, but you have only built it for me until now. Three thousand sets of equipment?"

After listening to it, Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan turned red. They really felt that they were a little sorry for the young master...