When everyone heard this, they all felt a little bit energetic, after all, it was a matter of future interests.

But Fang Chen did not speak directly, but changed the subject and said, "Just before telling the method, Fang wanted to ask you two questions. Fuyu is only a small coastal county on the southernmost coast. Where does the goods come from in the county? With your family's production, even if you get a few shops in the county, how much can you earn?"

Everyone was stunned. Unexpectedly, Fang Chen would ask such a question, and immediately frowned slightly, thinking about the profound meaning of his mention of this matter.

They knew that Fang Chen must not simply ask about the transactions in the county and their family's purchases, and there must be something hidden in his words.

Fang Chen looked at their appearance and curled his lips. Before they could think through it, he smiled and said, "I believe everyone knows that the goods in the county come from three places. One is the county town, the second is the production of the county workshop, and the third is the township below us. Every year, there are a large number of merchants traveling to and from towns, purchasing local specialties and raw materials, and some are processed and sold by themselves, such as embroidery shops and fur workshops, and some are transported to the county town for sale to earn the difference."

"The reason why the forces in the county have always rejected you is this. If you all enter the county and send the items to the county for sale, what will the merchants eat? You must know that among these caravans, in addition to merchants, and even the gentry in the city, are also part of the city."

Everyone was shocked and finally thought of a serious problem. Yes, many of the forces in the city have business dealings with them. If they all enter the city, then the financial paths of these forces will be cut off?

Moreover, it is not just one or two companies that have been cut off, at least 70% or 80% of the forces, which is equivalent to offending all the forces in the county. No wonder the forces in the county don’t want them to come in.

Everyone smiled bitterly. Their local foundation has reached a bottleneck. If they want to grow, they will inevitably develop into the county town. But entering the city is too offensive. It would be fine if there were a few, such as the three towns and eight houses, which are not large in number. They are frightened by Fang Chen's power and can still recognize them.

If they all ran in, they would probably be enemies of the whole county, and Fang Chen would probably not be able to withstand it.

At this time, Fang Chen raised another finger and said with a smile: "The second point is that you are entering the city and getting a few shops. It would be good to make more than a hundred or two more per month, right? Fuyu is just a small county, with not many rich people, and the monthly demand is limited, so you can not sell as much as you have. If you want to grow, it still takes a long time to accumulate."

The large towns and towns are limited by their boundaries, and their production and sales are limited. Most of the annual income is only a thousand taels. Even ordinary gentry finds it difficult to exceed two thousand taels. Only Sanbao takes up one place and the income is higher.

When Feisha Village was still there, the tribute silver that was only 1,000 taels per year for the wealthy families in the eight towns. It was not that I didn’t want to ask for more, but that I would really force some people to death if I had more.

Not everyone can own salt fields like the three towns. They may have their own specialties, but they must be able to sell them.

Everyone was silent, lowered their heads and kept silent, thinking carefully about Fang Chen's words.

This was something they had never expected before. After all, who would calculate these problems? Just do business. If the town is saturated, it will go to the village, and if the village is saturated, it will go to the county. No one would think so much.

Now that Jing Fangchen said this, he realized that the county town he had been trying hard to enter was actually just that.

After a long time, Lu Yunhai suddenly raised his head and said, "The head of the Fang family was thoroughly considered. Lu admired it. It really did not have much effect on our families in such a short period of time. Instead, it would offend many people, and it would likely lead to conflicts with the county forces. However, the head of the Fang family seemed to have said something before, and it had considered it. It must be a solution. So, please let the head of the Fang family say it clearly."

When everyone heard this, they all looked up suddenly, yes, Fang Chen had already said that he had thoughts before, and they immediately looked at him.

Fang Chen did not refuse, chuckled and said, "So Fang said, buying and selling is nothing more than buying one party and selling the other party. The buyer must have enough demand, such as buying grain when he is hungry and buying medicine when he is sick. The more things he lacks, the more he buys. Of course, this also requires money."

"The small county of Fuyu has a small population and fewer rich people. The things they buy are naturally limited. When many shops are a cent, each company will naturally not get much."

"The same is true for the seller. First of all, you have to sell enough things to make money. For example, if the grain produced by thousands of acres of land and tens of acres of land can be sold, it will inevitably make more money from tens of acres of land. But the problem is that at least one thousand acres of land in your family are fertile land. The gentry in the city also has many farms, and the land owned by the people themselves, the grain production is very huge every year."

"But the population inside the city is only that little population, and I can't finish it, so the excess food will naturally not be sold. Other cloths, embroidery, jewelry, etc., are all like this. To put it bluntly, there are too few people who need it, and even fewer people who can afford it."

This is a very simple supply and marketing issue. Even high school students understood it in their previous lives, but due to various limitations in this era, many people did not know it.

Everyone nodded deeply when they heard this. They were not stupid people. They didn't expect that Fang Chen would understand it now when they came out.

Moreover, they each have deep feelings. Who does not have a large amount of land in the county? Who has not accumulated a large amount of moldy old grain in the granary?

"What can you do if you do this?" Lu Yunhai sighed. After Fang Chen said this, it seemed that the family had developed to the end. In the past, he tried his best to strengthen his family and planned it hard, which seemed to have become a joke.

Due to the family situation, no matter how they develop, their achievements are very limited.

If you really want to make a big breakthrough, unless a perfect strong man appears in the family, like Fang Chen, enters the county town and expands various industries. Or if those who are Xiwen in the family can get a high school and get a job, the family will be able to truly rise.

Lu Yunhai felt bitter in his heart. No wonder the family seemed to be in its heyday, but was easily driven out of the county by the three major families. I couldn't figure it out before, but now I understand that the prosperity of the country is too empty. In fact, it is just a little richer than it is now.

"This matter is Yi Er, the county town is too small, so go out." Fang Chen said with a smile.

"Going out? Could it be that the head of the Fang family is talking about the county town?" Lu Yunhai frowned.

He had thought that the price of selling things to the county is much higher, but it is not a decimal to eat horses and chew them all the way, so he can't make much more money. Even if he brings goods back from the county town, he can't sell them in the county town, and he can't sell them much after taking them back to the fort. As Fang Chen said, the people in the fort have no big demand at all. There may not be a second time in a year when they go back to the fort.

In this way, it is better to sell it to county merchants.

Fang Chen shook his head. The world's transportation and communication are inconvenient, and his vision is too shallow.

For rural forces, most of them only focus on the county town, and the county town forces will look at the county town, and the county town forces will look up at the state.

He spoke, "It's not a county town, but a sea!"

Fang Chen finally expressed his ultimate goal. He had long been thinking about going out to sea to make money, but due to his strength and personnel issues, he had never been able to do it. This time he planned to bring all the forces in townships. Even if there are only three or five people in the family, there is no shortage of personnel.

"Going to sea?!" Everyone present almost exclaimed. Unexpectedly, Fang Chen said that he was going out to sea.

Lu Yunhai quickly frowned and said, "The head of the Fang family, going to sea is not that simple. The sea is unpredictable and dangerous. It is extremely troublesome, both storms and pirates are in great trouble. If you are not careful, the boat will be destroyed and the people will be killed. The vast sea cannot even run. More than ten years ago, there were a small gang town in this county. Many people also took boats to sea. There were always many people who sank in storms every year. The pirates are even more terrible. There are many masters in Xiaogang Town, and there are several perfect strong people, but they are still slaughtered by the pirates."

Fang Chen chuckled and said, "Master Lu, how can this world be safe? In the past, there were Feisha Village on Qingcang Mountain, and there were several thieves and bandits on the way to the county town, but they didn't go anywhere. Wasn't Xiaogang Town slaughtered by pirates? Moreover, if you can get enough benefits, it's worth taking some risks, you said, right?"

He was not worried about the opposition of these wealthy gentry members. Xiaogang Town has existed for many years and many people die every year for various reasons. But isn’t it still prosperous? How many people retreat because of this?

There is a saying in my previous life that if there is 50% profit, you will take risks, if there is 100% profit, you will violate various laws, if there is 300% profit, you will even risk being hanged!

The benefits of going overseas are more than three hundred?

Sure enough, everyone showed signs of intention. They all knew how great the benefits of going to sea were, and many people even participated in it. For example, the three towns and seven families and the previous Cai family, the seaship and navigation techniques were left behind by that era. The rest of the gentry now have many sailors who can sail boats at home.

The seven families including Liu, Zhong, Cui, Li showed even more excitement.

Xiaogang Town is gone, and they only have seaboats and seamen, but they can only use them to transport salt. How much is the loss? It is simply incalculable.

In the past, when the goods were shipped back, they could be resold in Xiaogang Town. Now when I go there, I don’t dare to bring the goods when I go back because I don’t have a place to sell them, and I don’t dare to sell them!

If news of their private ports spread, countless forces will definitely rush to the door, and even the salt field will be exposed.

But if dozens of them unite together, the pressure will be much less.

"Brother Fang is right. If you don't take risks, you want to make a lot of money. How can you do such a good thing in the world? I, Liu Chuxiong, are the first to support the matter when going out to sea! "Liu Chuxiong couldn't help but stand up and said loudly.

In the venue, except for Sanbao, he and Zhong Yuanchang were the most qualified to speak, so they were naturally the first to respond.

With him taking the lead, the other gentry spoke one after another. Although their tone was tactful and implicit, they also expressed their agreement inside and outside.
Chapter completed!