Hearing this, Xia Heng quickly suppressed the thoughts in his mind and breathed a long sigh of relief, "That's good. To be honest, I feel like I understand it, but if you ask me to take over, I'm really afraid of causing trouble."
Don’t be afraid if you have an idea, the worst thing is not knowing it.
The seemingly simple market trading model is full of people's hearts and calculations behind it. The position of the equation is not so easy to sit in. It seems that the door is opened to welcome customers and customers come to collect money, but there are many things that need to be prepared behind the platform.
Pastures need to be developed, the number of cattle and sheep raised in the pastures needs to be increased, pasture water conservancy needs to be considered, sheep herders need to be selected, and troops need to be patrolled.
There will only be more and more of these things done in secret in the future. Even if you straighten yourself and plan according to the equation, many problems will arise in the process.
"Get ready, get ready. We'll leave the city early tomorrow morning. We won't join in the fun the day after tomorrow."
…
Afterwards, Fang Fang returned to the study, and a moment later Xiaohu came in with the Li brothers after hearing the news.
"Why, say whatever you want, don't be depressed."
When I saw people walking in, I had already sorted and piled things in one place.
"nothing!"
Xiaohu shook his head, while Li Yannian looked at the equation silently. Only Li Yanting seemed to have something to say.
"Okay, I know what you are thinking. Isn't it Shang Zhong? When did your relationship get better?" Fang Fang smiled.
He remembered that their relationship with Shang Zhong was not very good.
In Xiaohu's eyes, Shang Zhong is completely ignored. Not only Shang Zhong, but also the second generation except the Li brothers are not taken seriously by this person. His daily interactions are all business-like. Xiaohu is stunned to say that Who he talks to a lot is probably Xia Heng.
In essence, Xiaohu and Xia Heng are both ruthless children.
The Li brothers looked down upon Shang Zhong from the bottom of their eyes. This contempt was not aimed at Shang Zhong himself, but at nobles like Bowang Houfu who only rested on their laurels and cherished old achievements, and had no open-minded spirit in their bones.
"It's not about whether the relationship is good or not, it's just that I don't understand..." Li Yanting smiled.
"I don't understand why I gave the benefits to Xia Heng instead of one of my own, Shang Zhong, right?"
Xiaohu, in the eyes of the Li brothers, Shang Zhong is an outsider, and Huang An and others are also outsiders. But in terms of close relationship, when choosing between Shang Zhong and Huang An and others, Shang Zhong is closer.
"The reason is very simple. What follows is logic. I need Shang Zhong. Ability and ambition must be equal, but more experience and experience are needed. Under normal circumstances, it is the best situation to let Shang Zhong be in charge of the exchange, but what happens next , I need a mature external representative, and it is obviously impossible for you to leave me, so I can only choose Shang Zhong, not Xia Heng and the others."
Among the four major bank accounts and more than 700 bank managers, no one is a genius or a veteran.
Theoretically, it would be enough to bear the emperor's orders, have the endorsement of the Minister of Revenue internally, and have the Secretary of Documents as an eye on the outside, and work in the middle of the equation, but he also needs an external executor.
Shang Zhong is the most suitable candidate for this.
As the white glove of Bowang Hou Mansion, Shang Zhong often mixed with the three religions and nine streams in his early years. He clearly understood what the people at the bottom needed, and had insight into the thoughts of the middle class in society, and even the clan and powerful thinking patterns. However, his methods in the past were a bit dark. That’s all, none of the second-generation people around Fang Fang have this.
With the fair and aboveboard methods he has adopted over the past year, Shang Zhong's methods are certainly not sophisticated, but at least they are not immature.
Both positive and negative methods will be used. If you don't choose Shang Zhong, who should you choose?
"If you still don't understand, let me put it more bluntly. The relationship with money has always been people's hearts and dirty things. Huang An and You Xianke cannot give up their current official status. Xia Heng is a warrior. His future On the battlefield, taking over from Shang Zhong now can also temper Xia Heng's upright character, which is just over easy to break. As for others to follow suit, it's okay, but the firepower to take charge of one side is far from enough."
…
"Just past the easy fold?"
Outside the study, Xia Heng, who originally wanted to walk in and ask about preparations for departure, stopped, "But being pragmatic may not be a good thing?"
"But who makes me need it?"
Xia Heng's figure disappeared outside the study.
…
In the afternoon, security inside and outside Yanjing Tower was tight.
The representatives of the Ming Dynasty mission, led by Nian Run, walked into the largest box on the roof of the building.
"Mr. Xia!"
"Mr. Zhang Ge!"
The two leaders hugged each other immediately after meeting, like a pair of brothers separated for many years.
Since the Jurchen Regiment entered Zijin Pass, Zhang Gaodong left the residence arranged by the Wu Dynasty and lived on the Xuanwu gunboat of the Ming Dynasty.
On the one hand, it was to guard against the Jurchens, and on the other hand, it was to contact the Ming Dynasty.
Wu Chao must be dissatisfied with Zhang Gaodong's overprotective behavior, but so what.
Zhang Gaodong was a veteran of the Three Dynasties and the second minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet. Being able to cross the sea and run to Yuyang has already given the Wu Dynasty face. If he really lives in Zijin Pass, the Office of Documents will be busy for a long time if nothing happens. If something happens, there will be a lot of trouble later. .
"Mr. Xia, the changes in your Wu Dynasty really make my eyes shine!"
"It's all just a little fight!"
"If this is a small matter, then I have to redefine the big deal?
With the infrastructure construction of 17 million taels, let alone the financially strapped Wu Dynasty, even the Ming Dynasty cabinet would be under pressure to approve it.
Through maritime trade, the Ming Dynasty made a lot of money and had many places to spend money. There were vast overseas islands that needed to be managed and the seas also needed to be defended. Which of the three major naval forces was not a big money grabber?
Besides, not all the money earned from maritime trade went to the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty. The biggest buyers were the royal family, then the nobles, and then the merchants. The total tax revenue for the whole year was only 60 to 70 million taels. The emperor If you don't use the inner treasury, you won't have the money to use it tomorrow.
Old Man Xia smiled and said, "Just asking for a living!"
Everyone has their own way of living, and each dynasty has its own operating logic. It is completely incomprehensible to see Mingren from the perspective of a warrior.
The ancestors said that before fighting against the outside world, one must first settle the inside. The Ming Dynasty explored overseas to the extreme.
With huge advantages, it is somewhat understandable that you do not want to unify Kyushu. After all, under the cruel elimination system for more than three hundred years, none of the six surviving Wu Dynasties is weak.
But Ming Dynasty didn't eat Annan and kept running away. This is hard to understand.
Similarly, people in Ming Dynasty did not understand Wu Dynasty.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Zhang Gaodong winked, and an attendant walked out from behind him, holding a roll of imperial edict and standing respectfully in the center of the box.
"His Majesty our country has agreed to the joint development of Tianjin Port. After discussions with the cabinet, Zhenhai Temple, Jinghai Temple, and Haimeng Conference, our country is willing to invest 800,000 taels from your country in exchange for Tianjin Port for the next fifteen years. Years of operation rights, but your country needs to give twenty years, and the extra five years will be used for construction.”
Developing ports was the favorite thing of Ming Dynasty merchants and navies.
The support point of maritime power is the navy, and supporting the navy and the operation of the fleet are scattered in ports around the world.
In the vast northern sea, the Ming Dynasty had long wanted to come up, but the Wu Dynasty couldn't stand it and wouldn't allow it.
The Wu Dynasty does not have a large-scale navy with combat power, but the Wu Dynasty has too much influence on the Northland. It is okay to build a few small wharves secretly. If it gets bigger, do you think the Wu Dynasty will take action?
The Wu Dynasty could surprise Xuantu, and they could also surprise their ports.
There is no settlement north of Xuzhou, and the north will naturally not be developed. Now the situation is different. This was the initiative of the Wu Dynasty. Who dares to believe this?
