Gongsun Xiu has always liked this story very much. He often heard his old boss talk about it in his previous life. He himself had spoken it publicly for more than a hundred times, which was vivid. Seeing that Jia Fan really couldn't figure it out, he immediately said: "The people of India heard that there was money to catch snakes. They really mobilized the enthusiasm for catching snakes and began to catch snakes everywhere in the wilderness. In the past few years, there were indeed many snakes, but gradually they found that there were fewer snakes, but there were more and more snake catchers. At that time, some illegal people realized that there were no snakes to catch. It would be better to raise a snake by themselves and sell it to the governor after raising it. The governor could not tell whether the snake was wild or domestic."

Jia Fan only heard it and thought that this was OK, and said speechlessly: "Since the Indians took advantage of the loophole, the Governor of England should stop collecting snakes, so as not to be futile."

He shook his head and said, "If the governor no longer collects snakes, the people of the Indians will let go of the snakes they have raised, and there will be more snakes in the Indian country and will be even more unsolidated."

Jia Fan couldn't help but sighed in surprise: "The world is difficult to govern. The governor is determined to eliminate snakes, and he does spend a lot of money to eliminate snakes, but unexpectedly, people's hearts are unpredictable. It's a pity to make profits from it.

“That’s how the world is.”

The story told by Gongsun Xiu is actually a famous economic term in later generations, with its full name "Cobra Effect", which has produced unexpected results in the intervention of things.

The implementation of the salt tax policy was quite effective, and once the iron smelting strategy was introduced, it also caused a shock. However, under the iron fist of the King of Yan, all officials felt that it was inappropriate, after all, they violated the ancestral system and could only let the King of Yan do it.

Only by paying 50,000 yuan to pay tribute, you can obtain an exclusive license to sell agricultural tools, and the certificate is called "Xuan Tie Ling". Those who have this order can enjoy the right to monopolize iron smelting in a certain area. For example, the most densely populated Liaodong County is divided into thirty-five domains, first come first served.

As soon as this news came out, it caused a sensation in the entire Liaodong.

The merchants in Liaodong could not calculate the profits, but they were afraid that the King of Yan would cheat and deceive the people, but none of them dared to pay for it.

Xiangping made a list, saying that King Yan promised a fortune, and established a "Trial Palace" and issued a "Iron Indication".

"Iron Indications" are issued to merchants every month by the government. How much iron ore is purchased and how much agricultural tools are produced every month must be reported to the government and taxes are paid at the same time. Those who dare to forge them will be beheaded.

For seven days, no one dared to spend 50,000 yuan to buy a black iron order.

It was not until the eighth day that a merchant quickly walked into the tribute palace.

This person is eight feet tall and has a very magnificent appearance. He always has a kind smile on his face. He asked the servants in the tribute mansion: "I would like to ask you, can you buy the 'Xuan Tie Ling' here?"

The officer looked up at him, and saw his shabby appearance and sneered: "Of course there is, 50,000 yuan per coin, can you afford it?"

The tall man smiled and said, "You need to buy five of them. If you can make the decision, you can now buy twenty-five thousand yuan."

The officer almost sat on the ground, looked at the person for several times, and said quickly, "You wait first, I'll go in and ask for instructions."

The tall man smiled and said, "Waiting here."

Not long after, a young man came out of the mansion, and was born with a handsome appearance. The servant followed him, acting arrogantly and did not dare to say a word, and said softly: "It's this person who wants to buy five Xuan Tie Lings."

The young master chuckled, looked at the tall man, and said with a smile: "Your honor is the name of the surname and want to buy five black iron orders in one go? Can you express your thoughts clearly?"

The tall man bowed to the ground and said, "The villain dismissed the name of Chen Chao and the name of Mingmin. He originally intended to purchase five Xuan Iron Orders because he learned that the King of Yan was preparing to farm farms, so he wanted to take down the five major iron smelting powers in the Xiangping military farms."

The young master secretly praised this person for his vision, and the tall man said respectfully: "How can you ask the official?"

The officer took the lead: "This is the king--"

The young man glared lightly and interrupted the officer's words. The latter quickly closed his mouth with tactfulness. He said without any slight sensation on his face: "My surname is Wang."

Chen Chao laughed at the sound and said with a smile: "Hello, sir."

The young man said, "Are you the Chen family in Yingchuan?"

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "No, I have nothing to do with the Chen family in Yingchuan, I am a gangster."

The young man smiled and said, "A man of the grass can take out 250,000 yuan to buy the Xuan Iron Order. It's very rare. It's not from the Chen family of Yingchuan. That's strange."

Chen Chao smiled slightly: "Just make some money when doing business, but the famous scholars in Yingchuan have been a member of the past and have been officials for generations. How can they fall into the underworld of doing business?"

In ancient times, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce were at the end, and all dynasties were suppressed. The officials believed that merchants did not engage in production and did not export valuable food or tools to society, but just reselled to obtain wealth.

The young master said, "Didn't you hear about Fan Li in the Spring and Autumn Period? He first served as a businessman, assisted the monarch in achieving great achievements and then hid in the mountains and forests, and traveled to the five lakes with his beautiful family."

After hearing this, Chen Chao couldn't help but feel moved and said, "What the official said is good."

The young master ordered the servant to get five black iron orders and swayed them in his hand: "I will sell these five black iron orders to you together. In the future, you will also take over the foundry rights of the fifth district."

Chen Chao thought, and suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Thank you for your kindness."

The young master was stunned, with a thoughtful look on his face: "How do you call me the king?"

The young master is Gongsun Xiu himself.

He heard that the Xuan Iron Order could not be issued, so he came here in person, but he did not expect that he would be seen through by this person.

Chen Chao raised his head and said with a smile: "I heard for a long time that the new king ascended the throne. Once the new policy was promoted, Liaodong was revived, and the sun and the moon were dimmed. This is the style of a wise ruler. The king is so talented that he shook the past and the present. He will not be the second person in this world."

Gongsun Xiu couldn't help but smile at the sky. His ears were calloused when he heard these flattery words and he was already immune. He handed the five Xuan Iron Orders to his hands and nodded and said, "Very good, you are very brave. Gu has always been a person who cherishes talent, but he is just saying ugly words in front of you. You have received Xuan Iron Orders and you will make the farming tools in the future. If you cheat and cut corners, Gu will be the first to kill your head."

Chen Chao said hurriedly: "The villain dare not, and it is a blessing for the villain to share the worries of the king."

He chuckled, sat down on the stone steps of the tribute mansion, and said, "Share the worries for me? I will give you the authority to cast iron. Once the farm tools are sold, the profits you get are not small. Since ancient times, the wealth of merchants in the world has been monopolized."

Chen Chao said respectfully: "The villain is a citizen of Yan State. The villain's production is the property of the king of Yan. If the king needs it, he can take it himself at any time."

Gongsun Xiu thought that this person was aware of practice, so he couldn't help but look up: "Okay, I'm not wrong with me. You have to control the quality of the farm tools. If there is a mistake, you will never forgive me. You have to say it beautifully and do things well, do you know?"

Chen Chao knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, and said seriously: "The villain understands."

He laughed to the sky, shook his sleeves, and walked out the door.
Chapter completed!