"The mirror is such a profitable thing, how come you easily gave it to those businessmen outside Zhili? Did you get any benefits from them?" Lao Zhu's angry roar echoed throughout the Fengtian Hall.
Not to mention the little eunuchs who were surrounded by people with their heads lowered, wishing the emperor hadn't noticed them. Even the old eunuch took a step back without leaving a trace at this time, looking at Han Du with helpless eyes.
After listening to Lao Zhu's words, Han Du immediately understood what was going on.
Lao Zhu is afraid of being poor and doesn't want to see others get rich. What's more, from Lao Zhu's point of view, the profits from the mirror business belong to him, and now he wants to be distributed to those businessmen. He is naturally unwilling to do so.
Now that he understood what was going on, Han Du was no longer as cautious as before. He was still in the mood to talk to Lao Zhu with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, I have no benefit from accepting them. If I have to say that I accept them, it will be for the Emperor."
"What good do I do? Why don't I know." Lao Zhu said in a stern tone. Lao Zhu felt a burst of anger. As the emperor, why should I give away the money that is about to be in my hands to others?
Han Du calmed down and explained to Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, is the purpose of selling mirrors to make money? Or is it to recycle treasure money?"
Lao Zhu must think clearly about this issue. The purpose is a matter of guidance, and if the purpose is not unified, then no matter how much Han Du does, no matter how correct he is, it is possible that in Lao Zhu's opinion, it will all be his fault.
"This..." Lao Zhu hesitated, the anger on his face quickly dropped, and said in a deep voice: "Of course it is to recover the treasure money."
That's right, the purpose of selling mirrors is not to make money at all. If it was to make money, then Handu wouldn't specifically ask to recognize only treasure banknotes. Han Du lost 10% of his profit at the beginning just by recognizing treasure money.
Seeing that Lao Zhu understood the purpose, Han Du explained to him: "Your Majesty, if we sell this mirror ourselves. I bet that even if we sell it for a year, it will not leave Zhili. Although Zhili is prosperous and has many wealthy businessmen, , but for the whole world, it is still a little small, and it is not good for recycling treasure banknotes."
The imperial court issued Baobao for six years. Although Baobao cannot be said to have been integrated into every corner of the Ming Dynasty, it was definitely spread throughout the big cities in the fourteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to minimize the impact of recycling treasure banknotes, then the best thing is to draw the best from the fourteen provinces in Beijing.
But is this possible with Han Du alone? It's impossible to change.
It is estimated that the mirrors that Han Du has sold in the past few days have not even been satisfied by the market in the capital. If Han Du wants to sell them all over Zhili, he doesn't know how long it will take for him to sell them. Moreover, the value of treasure banknotes in the capital and surrounding areas has begun to rise rapidly.
"But bringing in these eight people will be different." Han Du smiled and explained to Lao Zhu: "Although in this way, we need to allocate part of the profits to them, we can also use their channels to In the shortest time, we can sell the mirrors to all provinces of Ming Dynasty. It can help us recover a large amount of treasure money in the shortest time."
After listening to Han Du's explanation, Lao Zhu understood a little and his expression softened. Han Du's approach is actually very simple. Since the goal of selling mirrors is not to make a fortune from the beginning, but to use the mirrors to make up for the shortfall caused by the treasure notes issued in the past six years, then he simply exchanges money for time. . Give up part of the profits to eight businessmen in exchange for saving a lot of time.
"Your Majesty, time is money. When the treasure banknotes can be exchanged for copper coins, I can issue the new treasure banknotes. That is the real money. If the opportunity can be advanced one day, then the emperor can advance it one day. Get real money." Han Du said meaningfully. Compared with this, sharing a little profit with businessmen, what does it mean? Once the new banknotes are issued, the paper will be used as money.
Lao Zhu understood it as soon as he thought about it, and nodded with a smile. Han Du is right, only the new treasure banknotes are my real money. Because the current treasure banknotes have private seals, no matter how much you make from selling mirrors, it is impossible for another treasure banknote to flow into the public. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a disguised form of helping those who secretly print treasure banknotes? Help hide these people among the people so that they can never be caught?
We still have to follow Han Du's plan and use the mirror to drain the people's money. Unless they can bear it and stop now, they will never be able to escape.
"Okay, I will obey you in this matter and give you a credit." Lao Zhu turned his face faster than turning the book. He changed his angry look just now and looked at Han Du with satisfaction.
Han Du doesn't care whether he has meritorious service or not. If Lao Zhu can betroth Anqing to him now. Then Han Du will agree without taking any credit.
Of course, Han Du didn't dare to say this yet.
After pondering for a while, Han Du continued: "Thank you, Your Majesty. And I have one more point I want to explain."
"Say it." Lao Zhu waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, the reason why I asked eight merchants to participate in the sale of mirrors is to see if I can lure out those who secretly printed treasure notes."
"Oh? What should I say?" Lao Zhu's face suddenly became solemn. Mao Xiang investigated several times, but in the end the clues were cut off. In addition, these people even dared to kill his own grandson. Lao Zhu has understood that these people are not only bold, but also a very secretive organization. Otherwise, they would not have been able to act so seamlessly that Mao Xiang would not be able to catch any clues.
Now that Han Du actually said that he had a solution, Lao Zhu naturally wanted to hear it.
Han Du bowed his hands and explained: "Your Majesty, this is what I think. Since these people print treasure banknotes privately, it is impossible for them to print as much as they want. They must have a large amount of treasure banknotes in their hands. And since they Being able to notice Wei Chen means that they must have noticed the new treasure banknote. Even if they have not seen it with their own eyes, they must have found out the news about the new treasure banknote from some channels, otherwise they would not be so eager to deal with it. Wei Chen took action."
Lao Zhu pondered Han Du's words and nodded.
"They are so eager to take action against Wei Chen. They must know that the new treasure banknotes will pose a huge threat to them. Do these people know that the new treasure banknotes will make the banknotes they privately printed worthless? I dare not Speculation." Han Du said softly, "But if it were Wei Chen, Wei Chen would definitely find a way to use all the treasure banknotes in his hand before the new treasure banknotes are issued. After all, these privately printed treasures Money, once you spend it, it’s money.”
