Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Whether a country can prosper, agriculture, industry, and commerce are all essential. Commerce is the complement of agriculture and industry, and the lubricant between them.

Without strong commerce, once Dakang's industrialization takes shape in the future, a large number of commodities will not be able to circulate or be sold, and industrialization will completely lose its meaning.

Ning Fan secretly observed the merchants coming and going, and he found that the merchants' main goods now were traditional commodities such as tea, silk, etc., but there were also some merchants selling Yunzhou salt to the prairie.

"If you are in a hurry, stop and take a rest. There is tea here."

In a small tea shed on the roadside, the waiter was shouting enthusiastically to all the caravans coming and going to drink tea at his place.

Tea is very cheap, one penny for a bowl. The tea leaves are not very fine, but the brewed tea is good, and you can drink it sweetly to quench your thirst.

The waiter is very enthusiastic. Although he looks very ordinary, his smile is like spring breeze. Even Ning Fan is interested in this waiter.

The reason why Ning Fan stopped in this tea shed to drink tea was because he wanted to observe these businessmen up close and take the opportunity to chat with them.

Soon Ning Fan started chatting with the two businessmen at the next table. They were also very enthusiastic and invited Ning Fan to sit at their table.

"I've invited the two eldest brothers to this tea. I also want to do a business, but I don't know if it's difficult to get into this industry."

Ning Fan pretended to be ignorant and came here specifically to seek advice.

The two businessmen laughed loudly after hearing this. One of them patted Ning Fan on the shoulder and shook his head and said: "Looking at your dress, brother, you should not be from a poor family. Judging from your thin skin and tender flesh, you should be We have a lot of money at home, so a young man like you shouldn’t bother yourself. Being a businessman is not something ordinary people can do. You have to be able to endure hardships, be bold and careful, and more importantly, you have to understand the market.”

Ning Fan was belittled by the other party, but he was not angry. He also knew that what the other party said was true. After all, the scene he showed was indeed a fledgling in the eyes of the other party!

"Two eldest brothers, it's true that my younger brother's family is in trouble. Originally, the life at home was pretty good, but in recent years, as my father's health has become worse and worse, the money in the family has almost been spent, so the younger brother is anxious to find a new wife. I wonder if the two eldest brothers have anything to advise me about making a living, I’m sure I’m all ears.”

Ning Fan was not angry, and pretended to be asking for advice humbly. The two businessmen were already tired, but when they saw Ning Fan being so humble, they immediately started chatting.

One of the businessmen said to Ning Fan: "Actually, it is not difficult to do business. The most important thing is to be brave, because there are countless ferocious beasts, mountain bandits and water thieves encountered along the way. You have to fight with them in a battle of wits and courage. If you are accidentally caught up by these bandits, you may lose your life."

"I'm not afraid of that. I have also learned boxing and stick kung fu from my master for several years. Even if I encounter those vicious gangsters, I can fight them without being caught without any resistance."

Ning Fan said in a pretense of fun.

The two people laughed out loud after hearing this, and were amused from ear to ear by Ning Fan's straightforward character.

"Little brother, let me tell you this. It is not possible to be a traveling businessman alone. Most of them are helped and guided by their parents and relatives, and gradually form a small group, because the only things that can be trusted in this world are blood relatives and outsiders. If you are not a solid interest group, what will you do if you are in danger and others abandon you?"

The fat businessman looked at Ning Fan seriously. He seemed to like Ning Fan's personality and told the truth.

Another tall and thin businessman thought for a while and suddenly joked: "Hey, Lao Wu, don't you have a daughter? She is about the same age as this guy. You marry your daughter to him. After he becomes your son-in-law, you take her with you." Isn’t it enough to be a businessman?”

The short, fat businessman named Wu, with a simple and honest face and a pleasant smile, looked at Ning Fan with his small eyes for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh and said: "Hey, yes, this guy has a very good face." Yes, you can see that this man's fortune is coming together, and his achievements in the future will be limitless. If my daughter really wants to marry him, I'm afraid she will also enjoy the blessings."

The tall and thin businessman was just joking. Unexpectedly, the short and fat businessman Lao Wu took Ning Fan seriously. He took Ning Fan's hand and described to Ning Fan with great enthusiasm that his daughter was only sixteen years old. She is 20 years old, but she has a good figure and fair skin. She has attended private school for a few days and has a good profile as a female celebrity.

Ning Fan was so shocked that he really wanted to run away.

Ning Fan didn't expect that someone would take notice of him just because he wanted to find out information.

"Brother Wu, you are joking. I already have a wife. How can a man with status like Brother Wu let his daughter be a concubine? Let's forget it. Don't mention this matter again."

Ning Fan quickly rejected the businessman surnamed Wu on the grounds that he was already married. The businessman surnamed Wu suddenly looked disappointed when he heard that Ning Fan already had a wife, but his attitude towards Ning Fan was still enthusiastic.

After chatting with the two businessmen for about an hour, Ning Fan gained a deeper understanding of the business of traveling merchants.

All businessmen in this line of business earn are hard work. Although the profits are huge, there are many difficulties in managing things along the way, the loneliness of long distances, and the long cycle of doing business.

In the end, there is not much profit left in the business of traveling merchants, and there are not many people doing it.

"Brother Wu, how many years have you been selling these products? Why have you never thought of changing them?"

Ning Fan said indirectly.

Hearing what Ning Fan said, the businessman surnamed Wu showed a look of disapproval on his face. He waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid you don't know, little brother. All these goods are in hard currency. We can sell them out immediately if we pull them over." Sold out, this is the experience accumulated by our predecessors over the years, what else do you think we from Dakang can sell to the Huns?"

"The Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions are not just the Huns, not to mention that the Huns must also like other things besides salt, tea, porcelain and such things."

Ning Fan pretended to say casually.

The businessman surnamed Wu became interested, turned towards Ning Fan, looked at Ning Fan and said: "Okay, tell me what else the Huns need?"

"The rouge gouache of our Central Plains people, the iron pots we use for cooking, as well as the spices of our Central Plains people, the clothes of the Central Plains people, the books of the Central Plains people..."

Ning Fan listed a lot of things, but the businessman named Wu kept shaking his head.

"Brother, do you know? The Huns women don't put on makeup or rouge at all. And you said that you sell our Han people's books to the Huns, don't you laugh it off? The Huns are not literate at all, you say you Isn’t it a joke to sell books to them?”