"Because I have talent? Because I have money? Or because I am the Southwest Special Envoy?"
Lin Bai shook his head, "No! None of these."
"Businessmen value profits. They don't care at all whether I have talent or not. It has nothing to do with them. As for being rich, it belongs to my wives. I never care about business matters. Besides, my wives were not that rich before."
"Southwestern Special Envoy? That's even more so."
"When I was in Ping'an County, I was just an ordinary scholar, but they were still willing to support the construction of Ping'an County. Why?"
Everyone frowned.
yes?
Why?
They never thought about it, they just took it for granted.
But it was indeed a bit strange to hear Lin Bai ask this question, so I won’t talk about it now, but what about when we were in Ping’an County? Why did those businessmen believe him?
Lin Bai continued: "The reason is simple, because I give them profits so that they can make money."
"Also because I respect them, I publicly supported businessmen in Jiangnan and affirmed the importance of businessmen to this society, so I also gained their respect."
"This is the most fundamental reason."
"Because they know that as long as I, Lin Qingfeng, are in charge, no one will look down on them, and no one will bully them, because I will stand up for them and create a good business environment for them."
“So I pushed for the southwest development, and they came in droves.”
"The premise of all this is because of this."
"..."
"What Mr. Lin said makes sense, but Mr. Lin is a great talent. Everyone in the world believes in you, but no one will believe in us." A chieftain said.
"No!"
Lin Bai shook his head, "It has nothing to do with who you are, but everything to do with what you did."
"You are chieftains and have great rights over your respective jurisdictions. You can independently formulate relevant policies and attract investment."
"Suppose you formulate a policy to provide free land to businessmen to build factories, but they must recruit 300 workers, or provide tax exemptions, etc., and give profits to those businessmen, will they not be tempted?"
"Don't think that you have suffered a big loss. You have lost your land and have no tax revenue, but they have brought you job opportunities. There are three hundred workers in a factory, and ten of them are three thousand. The families behind these three thousand workers add up to tens of thousands of people." , the entire region’s economy and all walks of life have been boosted.”
"They want to build a factory anyway, and the conditions you offer are so generous, why don't they choose you?"
"Many people don't pay attention to businessmen and think that businessmen seek their profits. This is wrong. Take Banshu as an example. There are so many timber and stone materials. If these things are not mined, they will be buried underground forever, which will not bring any real benefits. the benefits of."
"Businessmen come to invest, they earn a part, and you also earn a part. This is mutual benefit."
"..."
To put it bluntly, people in this era look down on businessmen.
The fundamental reason is that they ignore the benefits that businessmen bring to society and only see the disadvantages.
But the deeds in Ping'an County and the series of operations in Banzhou during this period have made them realize that businessmen can really make them rich.
The words of the great talent seemed to open a door for them.
"Sir, I have done as you asked, but those businessmen still don't believe it. They only want to follow you."
A chieftain said.
After discovering the changes in Bozhou, many chieftains contacted businessmen privately.
But they found that it didn't matter if these businessmen trafficked things, but it was difficult for them to invest.
"That's a good question."
Lin Bai said, "Then have you noticed that there is no such situation in Guiling? There are many businessmen investing in large-scale construction projects. Why?"
"Because Guiling is the capital of Guinan and there are more people?"
"Yes and no!"
Lin Bai continued, "The capital city and the large number of people are naturally part of the reason, but the big reason is that Guiling is more tolerant, Han and Yi live together, there are many Han and Yi intermarriages, and the inland merchants are all Han. It feels safer here.”
"On the contrary, in some areas, the Yi tribe occupies the majority and is extremely xenophobic. Intermarriage between Han and Yi tribes is prohibited. In this case, if it were you, would you dare to invest here? Are you afraid that one day you will lose all your money?"
All the chieftains stopped talking, because this situation was not uncommon.
Some people even have this idea.
First deceive people, and then harvest them.
"This is also the reason why I encourage Han-Yi intermarriage in Bozhou and launch a series of policies. I want to make those businessmen have a sense of belonging and security in the southwest, and encourage them to marry Yi women. Only in this way will they feel safe and secure in the southwest. Invest here.”
"Businessmen are very smart. They don't look at what you say, only what you do."
"If you encourage intermarriage between Han and Yi, or even you, or your children, marry Han women and respect the Han and Yi family, then the results will inevitably be different."
Many chieftains showed expressions of sudden realization.
But there are also some toasts who are resistant.
People of this era place great value on blood and are very exclusive.
But the great talents don't panic at all, because the real benefits will teach them how to behave.
As long as someone benefits from this, they will definitely not be able to sit still. Even if they can sit still, their tribesmen will not be able to sit still.
"Sir, what you said is true, but there are relatively few Han people around us, so what should we do?"
It is obviously not easy to introduce Han people from the interior in large quantities.
At least not something they can do.
Talented people use Enke and various job opportunities to recruit people, but compared to the entire southwest region, it is undoubtedly far from enough.
Of course, this situation will change as the southwest economy develops.
At that time, there will naturally be a large influx of Han people.
This is nothing.
Lin Bai said: "So I am preparing to establish a commercial bill. All commercial disputes and issues in the southwest region will be handled by the commercial supervision group in accordance with the commercial bill. Chieftains from various places can supervise, but are not allowed to interfere. I want to make businessmen feel at ease in the southwest." Invest everywhere.”
"As long as they do not break the law, their investment will not be in vain, and the business supervision team will ensure the safety of their property."
Hearing this, some toasts' expressions changed slightly.
Because this is tantamount to seizing power.
The commercial supervision team directly intervenes in the law enforcement power of major Tusi fields. Although it is only commercial law enforcement power, it is still law enforcement power.
This is naturally Lin Bai's purpose. Since it is necessary to integrate, how can it be possible without getting involved?
As long as we control the financial power of the major chieftain fields, integration is not a piece of cake.
Of course, he would never say that.
Instead, he said: "Of course, the implementation of the bill will not be mandatory, it is completely voluntary. You have the autonomy to choose whether to join. If you join, it will be equivalent to approving the bill. Everything will be done in accordance with the bill. The business supervision team can also guarantee that it will never be implemented." We will not get involved in any non-commercial matters, only for the economic development of the southwest."
"At that time, I will announce the areas that have been added to the Commercial Act to businessmen for them to choose."
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