Sun Ce knew that business was not easy to do, and even without the imperial court's secret tricks, business would become increasingly difficult to do. Now it is just the beginning, and the more difficult time has not yet arrived. The application of technology can improve production efficiency and reduce costs, but the market is limited, especially when ordinary people are still struggling on the survival line and have no sufficient consumption capacity at all.

Capital pursues profits and pursues profit maximization, which requires more markets and instinctively seeking monopoly status. This is the driving force for capital to expand externally. Only by using stolen colonial production and monopoly for market dumping can profits be maximized. Who cares about market cultivation and progress together? Otherwise, how could Lao Ma say that capitalism came to the world, and every pore from head to toe dripped with dirty blood. The driving force of capitalism is profit, without Tao and righteousness. This is the case outside, and it is not much better at internally. In order to make profits, merchants do everything they can to stimulate the consumption desire of potential customers. It is not enough to squeeze out their current wallets, and they also have to squeeze out their future wallets. On the other hand, they satisfy their desire for extravagance and consume a large amount of wealth in a completely meaningless comparison.

Although Sun Ce did not study economics, he did not agree with capitalism, and he did not want to take the Chinese nation in that direction. Even if he had to use it, it was just a means, not an end. Although people who live in the world must not talk about profit, they cannot only talk about profit.

He originally thought he hadn't gone to Guanzhong to do business, but now it seems that the situation is not as serious as he imagined. Even if the court makes a secret move, the merchants still have policies from above and countermeasures from below. Although the profit is small, it is not without any. Otherwise, who would have worked hard to do business in Guanzhong?

Sun Ce patted the businessman on the shoulder and asked with a smile: "Is there any business to do in Guanzhong?"

The middle-aged businessman looked at Sun Ce and anxiously looked at the patient in front of him, but he was not in the mood to answer Sun Ce. He originally thought that Sun Ce would waste a lot of time, so he wanted to get in front of Sun Ce. Now he knew that only Sun Ce was the only one, and the others were all followers, and he felt like he was deceived and was not in the mood to chat with Sun Ce.

"Of course there is, there is, but there must be a way. If there is a way, you can make big money. If there is no way, you can only give away small money. You have to risk losing money."

"So, Brother Taiwan should have no way to go." Sun Ce smiled even happier. "I have a few friends in Guanzhong, and I wonder if Brother Taiwan is interested?"

"Do you have a way?" The middle-aged businessman looked at Sun Ce again and his attitude became respectful again. He looked at Dian Wei and others waiting outside, thinking about it. Those who could bring so many followers in the city were naturally not ordinary generals. He bowed politely. "At Xiajiang Xia cloth merchant Meng Ren, I dare to ask the general's name for the surname Gao."

"Don't rush to ask me for my name." Sun Ce held back his laughter. "Tell me first how to make money in Guanzhong, and I'll see if there is any benefit."

Meng Ren laughed dryly and reached out to invite Sun Ce to speak aside. Sun Ce walked with him, and Meng Ren bowed again, very polite, but also determined. "I wonder what kind of friends the general has in Guanzhong? Is it from the army or the Situ Mansion, if not, the Grand Minister's Ethnicity, and the Young Mansion can do it."

Sun Ce already understood a little. "Only these kinds of friends can help?"

"It's almost the same."

"I have a few friends in the army."

"Which general?"

"I know Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan under Wenhou."

Meng Ren frowned, a little disappointed. "Do you recognize Wen Hou himself?"

"A little friendship, but never met."

Meng Ren's face immediately became vivid. "Just have a little friendship. The general didn't know that it is difficult to do business in Guanzhong now. It is not that the price of cloth is not high, but that the price of cloth is too high. The court set the lowest price, which ordinary people can't afford, so we can only sell it to the court. However, although the price of cloth purchased by the court is high, the requirements are strict. The responsible officials are insatiable. If the gifts are not enough, they either do not receive the goods or they do not pay for the goods. After careful calculation, most of the money earned by each piece of cloth is in their pockets."

"Even so, as long as you can sell it, you will be profitable and expensive."

Meng Ren smiled. "The general has a good vision and no profit. Who will suffer? General, how did you and Wen Hou meet each other?"

"Oh, he's helped me a little."

"At first glance, the general is a man who is grateful for his kindness. I guess he has helped Mr. Wen?"

"That's right." Sun Ce said: "I occasionally raise some supplies in short supply for Wen Hou."

"That's great." Meng Ren was overjoyed and bowed, "It's a fate to meet. I wonder if the general can enjoy the gift. Give me a chance to ask the general for two drinks?" As he said, he held Sun Ce's hand, and pulled a ring from his left thumb and stuffed it into Sun Ce's hand. "A little gift is not respectable. You can see the general's mountain-like shoulders that you must be a person who can ride and shoot. This ring is not worth much, but it is made of rhinoceros horns, which is just right for shooting arrows."

Sun Ce looked at the rhinoceros horn and smiled. "I won't drink wine anymore. I'm very busy. Tell me directly what the benefits are."

"Of course, of course. Nanyang cloth is cheap. If you sell it to Guanzhong, as long as you find a way, even if most of it is used to give gifts, the profit will still be a little bit. If the way is wide enough, for example, if the general knows Wen Hou, the cost of giving gifts can be saved by half. Selling one piece of cloth is worth selling three pieces of cloth in Nanyang, which is naturally profitable." Meng Ren came over and raised two fingers. "If the general can help me contact Wen Hou, I will thank the general for twenty yuan for each piece of cloth."

Sun Ce smiled and stuffed his finger back into Meng Ren's hand. "You only sell cloth, not silk? I heard that those profits are higher."

Meng Ren smiled bitterly. "The general doesn't know that the profit of silk silk is high, but there are too many people competing. Most of the silk silk is shipped to Liangzhou. If it is a general like Han Sui and Ma Teng, the silk silk has a lot of places to go. Wen Hou is from Bingzhou. He has no way in Liangzhou, so the silk silk cannot be collected much. If the general knows a general from Liangzhou, I will thank the general for two hundred each silk silk."

Sun Ce suddenly realized and understood everything at once. "How much can you sell that year?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on how the friendship is. If the friendship is deep enough, it's okay to have 100,000 horses a year. If the friendship is not deep enough, it's only about a thousand horses a year, so I can earn some hard money."

As Sun Ce was just talking, a young doctor walked out of it. "General Sun, please invite me to the wine."

"Okay, I'll come." Sun Ce bowed to Meng Ren and smiled. "I'm not with you, I'm not with you."

Meng Ren opened his mouth wide, and the rhinoceros horn in his hand fell to the ground with a "splash". "General Sun... General Sun? I dare to ask... which General Sun are you? Are you that General Sun?"

Sun Ce turned around and raised his hand, laughing. "That's right, I'm that General Sun."

The young doctor was surprised. "General, does this person have eye disease? Didn't recognize you?"

Sun Ce asked back: "Should he recognize me?"

"Of course, when doing business, you have the first priority. If you don't even know me, what business is there?"
Chapter completed!