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However, Yun Tian felt that the team was moving too slowly, so he asked the nursing home to protect him, while he led more than a dozen people in light clothes and a replacement horse in front, rushing northward.

After traveling day and night, I finally arrived at Jiuyuan after half a month.

Shen Bing couldn't help but be surprised to see Yuntian arrive so quickly... The distance from Daliang to Jiuyuan is more than [-] miles, even if it takes more than [-] days to travel a hundred miles, Yuntian only took [-] days to get there arrived.

Shen Bing looked at Yun Tian's flustered look, and joked:

"Yuntian has lost business in Daliang recently, so why is he in such a hurry to come to Northland to manage?"

Cloud replied:

"The business is small, but the governance of the North is an urgent matter. Yun Tian dare not neglect!"

As soon as Shen Bing heard this, he knew that Yun Tian had already guessed the purpose of letting him come here, and he couldn't help but cupped his hands in admiration:

"Brother Yuntian is very human, everything is within the expectations of Brother Yuntian."

Cloud replied:

"If you can't even guess this, how can Yun Tian have the face to 'negotiate business' with General Shen?"

As they spoke, the two of them laughed with a knowing "haha".

Shen Bing was still wary of Yun Tian at the beginning.

To be precise, Shen Bing's position on Yuntian is still relatively vague at this time, and he doesn't know whether to trust Yuntian completely or keep a certain distance.

Later, when he knew that Yun Tian had moved the whole family to Beidi and was already on the way, Shen Bing felt relieved...

Yun Tian didn't mean to bring the whole family to eat, but to put the whole family's life in Shen Bing's hands.

You must know that there are hundreds of people, big and small, and they mobilize the crowd as soon as they are dispatched. There are even nine children.

Moved all at once and put them under Shen Bing's "land of one arrow", wouldn't that just make Shen Bing feel at ease?

This also shows from the other side that Yun Tian has already seen through Shen Bing's mind.

Shen Bing still has some admiration for a hermit like Yun Tian.

It is not surprising that Shen Bing knows the development and direction of history. He relies on modern knowledge.

But in ancient times there were always some people who knew everything about the world even though they stayed at home.

Knowing the world's affairs may not be a big deal. For example, Yun Tian, ​​as a successful businessman, can get news even if he has his eyeliner everywhere... Many people can do it.

The problem is that they can also accurately calculate some things and even future developments from what they know, which is very human.

But in some respects, Yun Tian miscalculated.

Because from a historical point of view, Yun Tian should bet on Zhao Gao and Hu Hai instead of Shen Bing and Fu Su.

But who's to say it's wrong?

At least Shen Bing didn't think it was predestined!

After asking Yun Tian to sit down and asking his servants to prepare drinks for him, Shen Bing asked:

"I plan to do silk and satin business in Jiuyuan, what do you think, Brother Yuntian?"

Yun Tian replied without thinking:

"Sell it to Xirong?"

Shen Bingda said strangely:

"Brother Yuntian knows Xirong?"

Yun Tian nodded and replied:

"Know a thing or two, and we businessmen have our own rumors."

"Someone who brings silk from the Central Plains to Xirong can get ten times the price in the Central Plains."

"Use this price to exchange horses, cattle and sheep, etc. that are lacking in the Central Plains in Xirong, and then return... If you come and go, you can get twenty times the benefits."

Only then did Shen Bing realize that he was not the only one who knew about the Western Regions in the Central Plains.

But this is not surprising, businessmen should be said to be the group that travels the most in the world, and they can get twenty times the benefits once they come and go... Naturally, some businessmen will travel thousands of miles to take risks for this.

So it will spread secretly among businessmen.

This is a bit like smuggling by modern people, but the officials don't know about it yet, so the history books don't record it.

Yun Tian raised his glass and paid respects to Shen Bing from afar, then continued:

"It's just that although this method is feasible, there are two difficulties."

"Firstly, to go to Xirong, you have to go through the Houtao, but at this time the Houtao is in the hands of the Huns!"

"Unless the general can regain his back and open the road to Xirong, otherwise..."

Shen Bing thought for a while and replied:

"It's just a matter of time."

"With Jiuyuan, we will naturally regain the back set."

Yun Tian nodded, and then continued:

"Secondly, how can Zhao Gao and Li Si sit back and watch the general develop like this?"

"That's why Yunqi thinks there must be twists and turns here!"

Chapter 343 Marketization

There are only two chapters due to delays today, and three chapters will continue tomorrow.

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Now that Shen Bing admired Yun Tian even more, he could even see clearly the interest relationship between Zhao Gao, Li Si and him.

But it's not surprising when you think about it.

Zhao Gao is Hu Hai's teacher, and Fu Su is in Beidi...

Coupled with the recent unreasonable orders received one after another in the North, such as regaining Jiuyuan, it is difficult for people like Yuntian to know.

This is indeed a headache.

It would be fine if it was woven and sold to the Central Plains like Yunzhong County, after all, it was traded within the Central Plains.

But if you do business with the Western Regions... If you are not careful, you will be accused of collaborating with the enemy by Zhao Gao and Li Si.

Shen Bing asked:

"How about that?"

Shi Shiran replied:

"Caomin thought that the general didn't do this to make money from business, right?"

Cloud is right.

If Shen Bing wanted to make money, he wouldn't need to do anything about the Silk Road. He only needed to do a good job in the textile industry to make a lot of money.

Shen Bing wants resources from the Western Regions.

First of all, he knew that the Western Regions were also enemies of the Huns...

As the saying goes, "the enemy of your enemy is your friend".

If you want to deal with the Xiongnu better, you should unite with the Western Regions to attack it from both sides.

It was also for this purpose that the Han Dynasty sent envoys to the Western Regions.

The second is that the Western Regions have many things that the Northlands need, such as high-quality horses and even cavalry... The Western Regions are also an area where grasslands and deserts are widely spread. Like the Xiongnu, many tribes grew up on horseback.

If there is anyone who can really confront the Xiongnu on the grassland, it is the cavalry of the Western Regions.

So Shen Bing said bluntly:

"Shen Bing wants to join forces with Xirong to resist the Xiongnu, and even form a Xirong cavalry army!"

Yun Tian looked at Shen Bing with a strange look on his face. He didn't expect Shen Bing to have such a big appetite. He originally thought that Shen Bing only wanted war horses from the Western Regions...

The quality of war horses in the Central Plains is not good. Although there are a large number of high-quality horse farms in the Hetao area, raising horses is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Obviously, the Northland cannot wait that long.

So Yun Tian had considered this before coming here, and the only way to increase his combat power was to introduce war horses from Xirong.

Shen Bing didn't want to think of this, and even wanted to form a Xirong cavalry.

Yun Tian thought it made sense.

Because if the Xiongnu is the enemy of Xirong, there must be many people who have been deeply hurt by the Huns and hate them to the bone.

On the other hand, Xirong is separatist and independent, and there are as many as 36 countries in a small area.

Among them, there are inevitably small countries that were destroyed by the Huns.

These exterminated Xirong people have been wandering around without a fixed place. If Shen Bing can recruit these scattered Xirong people to the Hetao area and use them to fight against the Xiongnu...

Thinking of Yun Tian, ​​he nodded secretly.

This was something he hadn't considered. He had thought that Shen Bing just had a whimsical idea, but he didn't expect to have such a big heart.

After a pause, Yun Tian said:

"If that's the case, there won't be much of a problem."

"What the general has to do is just let the people do business..."

Shen Bing couldn't help but "oh" when he heard the words.

Yun Tian's words awakened the dreamer.

First of all, if letting the common people do business is to take the Silk Road, and Shen Bing only guides and provides conditions, it is a civil behavior rather than an official one, and there is no such thing as collaborating with the enemy.

So not only can they avoid being caught by Zhao Gao and Li Si, but they can also achieve their own goals... Of course, these business people will bring war horses from the Western Regions, and even people from the Western Regions will come to Hetao.

At that time, if they heard that Shen Bing would recruit cavalry from the Western Regions, they would naturally spread the word and someone would come.

On the other hand, Shen Bing suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.

He always hopes that the Northland will develop in a certain way, and then he will order his subordinates and the people to do it.

For now, this will not be a problem, because Shen Bing has enough knowledge and is sensible enough, both industry and agriculture are developing in the right direction he has determined.

The problem is that this is not flexible enough, there is no competition, and the third is that Shen Bing must be dedicated to everything, so he is very busy...

This is actually the drawback of the planned economy. Everything is done according to the plan, and everything is decided by Shen Bing and planned by Shen Bing.

If there is any aspect that Shen Bing is not good at, or if he makes a wrong decision, he will not exit the market until he cannot persist for a long time.

In fact, Shen Bing doesn't need to take care of everything at all. He should let go of this market, at least partially let the common people participate.

After the market competition relationship is formed in this way, it will enter a virtuous circle and self-improvement... Those that are suitable for the people and meet the needs of the market can occupy the market, and those that are backward and not suitable for the people will be naturally eliminated by market rules.

At that time, Shen Bing wouldn't even need to interfere too much, the people would be able to support themselves, and the Northland would naturally develop and prosper.

Therefore, what Shen Bing should do is to control, guide, and formulate rules to make a difference at the strategic level, rather than directly being an operator.

Of course, some strategic industries that are related to the life and death of the Northland must not be let go, such as iron smelting.

There are also some industries that are conditionally open, such as agriculture, craftsmen, and war horses.

If these industries are opened up, once they are controlled by others, it is to let others strangle the throat of Beidi.

For example, if agriculture is completely market-oriented, it means that as long as there is enough money, all the food in the Northland can be bought. Does that mean that the life and death of the Northland are in his hands?

The same is true for artisans and war horses.

This principle is practical in modern society. Even if we talk about marketization, industries such as energy, communications, transportation, and food, which are related to national security and lifelines, must never be privatized or can only be partially privatized.

Otherwise, the oil supply, electricity, and communications will be cut off during the war... The country will be in chaos immediately, let alone a war.

This is actually easy to understand, but there are still many people with ulterior motives blindly advocating privatization and marketization in the name of environmental protection with many false evidences.

It seems that privatization and marketization are omnipotent, as long as the marketization of burning gasoline will not pollute the environment.

Thinking of this, Shen Bing no longer hesitated, he nodded and said:

"Brother Yuntian said a lot, we should let the common people do business."

"For the time being... Let's let go of the textile industry first!"