In the days after the meeting, Zhao Kuo dealt with government affairs every day.
As for the Great Court Meeting, it was never a place to discuss or deal with matters. Orders could only be issued there. If you want to discuss matters at the Great Court Meeting, just wait and see dozens of gentlemen quarreling in the main hall.
"It's really a waste of time." Seeing Zhao Guo's current situation, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but sigh.
Taiyuan, Shuofang and other places in the country have not yet surrendered, and rewards have not been issued to the soldiers. The people near Shangdang, Zhongshan, and Handan are still suffering from famine.
The six countries outside are watching eagerly, and a war may break out at any time.
Fortunately, Zhao Kuo only needs to grasp the general direction, and someone will handle the specific matters by himself.
As a time traveler and a person with a talent for talking on paper, he may make mistakes in actual operations, but in terms of long-term vision and general direction control, no one in the world can be better than Zhao Kuo.
In just a few days, Zhao Kuo planned a plan for the revival of Zhao State, and the government affairs that had been put aside by Zhao State began to operate in an orderly manner.
After Li Mu arrived at Daijun, that night, he led a large army to sneak attack the Yan army's camp and killed more than 5,000 Yan army. If the winter in the north was not too cold, Li Mu would have followed Sima Cuo and chased them for 300 miles.
After the Yan army retreated, Li Mu led the remaining army to the north of the Great Wall, and Le Cheng led the army back to the south.
"Okay, leave it to Xu Li." Zhao Kuo made a plan again and handed it to the eunuch next to him, who then sent it to the responsible official.
"Brother, the merchants have arrived outside the palace." At this moment, Zhao Mu walked in excitedly and reported with a bow.
"We are finally here, please come into the hall." Zhao Kuo's face was filled with joy.
"promise."
"How many merchants are here?" Zhao Kuo asked on the way to the main hall.
"About twenty or thirty." Zhao Mu said.
"So little." Zhao Kuo was a little disappointed. Could it be that the price he offered was too low? It shouldn't be too low.
What he didn't know was that the price he offered was too high. As a result, businessmen without some capital did not dare to come. Only a few businessmen who were very confident in themselves dared to accept the invitation, including Yan State, Qi State, Some businessmen from Wei State had gathered together more than twenty people.
“The common people pay their respects to the king.
When Zhao Kuo entered the hall, he saw a group of businessmen standing awkwardly inside. After seeing Zhao Kuo, they quickly leaned down and saluted.
Although they are all well-known local wealthy businessmen, they are still far behind compared with the king of a country.
Two of them were somewhat different from the others. Although they were very respectful to Zhao Kuo, they did not mean to follow others.
"Everyone, please get up quickly. Come and give me a seat." Zhao Kuo stretched out his hand and said.
Seeing Zhao Kuo's kind attitude, everyone felt relieved. Sitting in his seat, he looked at Zhao Kuo expectantly, and no one dared to speak first.
"We are all well-known wealthy businessmen from all over our country. There are two main reasons why I have called you here this time."
"The first thing is that I need food. I need a lot of food. I need as much food as I need. You are all businessmen who communicate with other countries. If others cannot get food, you must have a way. Therefore, I would like to ask you to help me. When the king buys grain, the king will buy all the grain at a price slightly higher than the market price. Before the autumn harvest this year, the merchant who sells the most grain to Zhao will be awarded the title of senior official. The second and third place will be awarded the title of senior official. The fourth and fifth place will be given the title of high official." Zhao Kuo said.
"Do you have any objections?"
"No objection." Everyone said one after another. They naturally chose to come and naturally agreed to Zhao Kuo's conditions long ago.
Since ancient times, China has been an officialdom. Even if a wealthy businessman is rich, he must bow down and salute when he sees a county magistrate.
Therefore, there is no wealthy businessman who does not want an official title.
Not to mention that Zhao Kuo had given enough quotas for one upper-level doctor, two middle-level doctors, and two lower-level doctors. Even for one lower-level doctor, they would fight to the death.
"The second thing is that I plan to unite all the merchants in the Zhao State to establish the Zhao State Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce will communicate with each other, and the price of buying and selling will be lower. In addition, the Zhao State Chamber of Commerce is supported by my king, which means that the Chamber of Commerce will Internal members don't have to worry about being suppressed or unfairly treated within Zhao State. If you are interested, you can sign up, but if you are unintentional, just ignore it," Zhao Kuo said.
The eyes of everyone present suddenly lit up. Everyone discovered the benefits of the Chamber of Commerce. Even those who did not plan to join Zhao Guo merchants planned to organize and establish their own chamber of commerce after returning home.
"May I ask your Majesty, what should I do if I want to quit after joining the Zhao Guo Chamber of Commerce?" At this time, the first man with a goatee on the right stood up and leaned over to ask.
Although Zhao Kuo didn't know the other party's name, the fact that he was able to sit at the top among so many businessmen showed his strength.
"The specific charter will have to be agreed upon by everyone after everyone joins in," Zhao Kuo said.
"Caomin Bai Yan is willing to join the Zhao State Chamber of Commerce and donate 100,000 stones of food and grass to Zhao State." Goat Beard said immediately.
For the time being, others only discovered the benefits of mutual benefit among members of the Chamber of Commerce, but he keenly discovered greater business opportunities. If he could join the Zhao Guo Chamber of Commerce, he even felt that one day his wealth would surpass that of his ancestor Bai Gui and become the richest businessman in the world.
"I, Duanmu Ying, are also willing to join the Zhao State Chamber of Commerce and donate 100,000 stones of food and grass to the Zhao State." Duanmu Ying saw his old rival's reaction and immediately realized what he was doing. He quickly stood up and said.
Bai Yan frowned, but because Zhao Kuo was present, he didn't say anything. He didn't want to offend Zhao Kuo.
"You two don't seem to be from Zhao, right?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Your Majesty, the common people are from Wei, and brother Duanmu is from Qi. Does the Chamber of Commerce of Zhao only allow Zhao businessmen to join?" Bai Yan asked.
"Businessmen from all over the world can join." Zhao Kuo stretched out his hand and said.
Seeing that the leaders Bai Yan and Duanmu Ying both joined the Zhao Guo Chamber of Commerce, everyone also signed up to join. Although these people did not have as much money as Bai Yan and Duanmu Ying, they all donated food ranging from 10,000 to 60,000 shi.
"This is my brother, and he will be responsible for the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce from now on. You can discuss anything with him." Zhao Kuo pointed at Zhao Mu and said.
No one said anything. After all, it was normal for King Zhao to establish the Zhao Guo Chamber of Commerce and send one person to take charge.
Neither Bai Yan nor Duanmu Ying took Zhao Mu seriously. Business matters are not something that just anyone can understand, let alone a child of sixteen or seventeen years old. Even if King Zhao is standing behind him, If you don't understand business, you can only be completely ignored, and even sell to the other party to count the money.
It was not until a year later that Zhao Mu took complete control of the Zhao Guo Chamber of Commerce that everyone realized that Zhao Mu did not only rely on his brother to reach this position.
