Chapter 3 Xie Lun’s Thoughts
In the Liaodong Guild Hall.
Xie Lun leaned silently on the Taishi chair, closing his eyes and thinking.
Many people below are debating this matter. Naturally, it is the matter of the imperial court setting up a parliament.
Now, everyone here is a tycoon, and their family property, or the property they are in charge of, is quite huge.
A few years ago, someone with a fortune of over one million was considered a tycoon. But before the North-South war started, there were several years when the family fortune exceeded 10 million. But now, after more than a year of fighting, the massive demands of the war have caused many companies to have assets exceeding tens of millions.
But even so, the quota of 100,000 yuan per member is nothing to some people. But for some people, it hurts.
It depends on how you look at 100,000 yuan.
If this 100,000 yuan is regarded as a loan, it is nothing in itself. However, if it is not regarded as a loan, but as an apportionment or even an additional tax, many companies may not be able to survive. Even for companies with an industry worth over RMB 10 million, one hundred thousand yuan is still a large amount.
And all of a sudden drawing tens of millions of yuan of liquidity from the market will have a big impact.
Of course, He Xi has his own ideas on national debt. After he has the money, he will definitely spend it, so there is no need to think too much about this issue. Even between borrowing and lending, He Xi would print some more and put them out.
It’s just borrowing the credibility of these people for endorsement.
Xie Lun's mind was not on this, but on other things.
A few days ago, he paid a courtesy visit to His Majesty.
Zhu Xiongying asked him to become the speaker at all costs. That is, becoming the person who buys the most government bonds. At least more than one million yuan.
This incident made Xie Lun feel both excited and embarrassed.
Xie Lun has developed very well over the years, and Xie Jia has now become one of the largest businesses in Beijing. What he had just started was in building materials. But as time went by, Xie Lun discovered that the production capacity of this industry was limited. Although he had never heard of Beijing's large-scale construction projects, materials such as bricks, tiles, cement, etc. were very profitable. But there are limits to making money.
Xie Lun finally decided to join the textile industry.
Because in the textile industry, he saw unlimited prospects.
And although Xie Lun is from Jiangxi, he is the core figure of the Liaodong Business Gang. This is normal. There were only a few people in Liaodong back then. Most people in Liaodong migrated there. Therefore, the Liaodong Business Gang does not have strict requirements for the place of origin, as long as it rises from Liaodong.
Xie Lun emerged from Liaodong.
He even imitated the operation of Yingkou Textile Factory, combining his old-fashioned steam engine with textile machinery, and using machines to replace manual labor for weaving. At first, he was spinning linen, and later he entered the field of cotton. Now Xie Lun has privately organized a scientific research group to tackle wool textiles.
It has to be said that Xie Lun was born in Liaodong, and he was regarded as He Xi's disciple and grandson.
This series of reforms allowed Xie Lun to expand rapidly and even swallow up the Yingkou Textile Factory. Become one of Beijing's textile tycoons. Of course, Xie Lun is not the only smart person in the world. After Xie Lun made a lot of money on this, many people immediately followed suit. It's just that, generally speaking, other textile tycoons are limited in scale.
And what limits their size is nothing else.
It’s the scale of raw materials.
Because of the food crisis in Beijing.
He Xi not only used food stamps to determine the price of food, but also determined the use of the land, which could only be used to grow food.
Moreover, Beijing's demand for cloth has surged. The reason is also very simple. On the one hand, there are more industrial workers. In the past, men farmed and women weaved, and everyone was self-sufficient. No need to buy textiles. But now that there are more workers in Beijing, these people can only buy clothes.
Secondly, and most importantly, is the military uniform.
To expand the military and prepare for war, the demand for military uniforms is also endless. After all, millions of troops need to change their uniforms. Even if it is a miscellaneous army, the people are strong or something. It's not much to give me a military uniform. Don't underestimate this outfit
, no one in future generations will look down upon it, but in this era, these clothes are precious things. Many people can't live, so they use them as clothes, and some people actually take them. There are some second-hand clothes shops in many places, which sell old clothes that have been worn by people after they died or are no longer worn.
It can also be sold.
Under the stimulation of these two parties, the textile industry developed vigorously. Not talking about workers, just talking about the army, the procurement of military uniforms has a level of one million or two. No exaggeration at all.
When wealth reaches a certain level, wealth is no longer what people pursue.
Especially Xie Lun.
It is false to say that Xie Lun is not greedy for money. But now for Xie Lun, what is the difference between one hundred thousand taels and one million taels? It's just a number. Even when the money was only a few hundred thousand taels, all the money belonged to Xie Lun. But now that the Jie family's property is so large, not all of the Jie family's property belongs to him anymore.
His younger brother is a bachelor, and the family property can be used when needed. After all, Xie Lun also knows that without Jie Jin, he would not have been able to develop so fast. Moreover, he also connected with the emperor through understanding Jin.
What will the emperor need in the future? He must also agree.
Just like Qianlong did to Yangzhou salt merchants. How much money do you want, how much money must be offered below?
Xie Lun actually doesn't like this situation.
But if you don’t like it, so what?
He has no status in politics, and this situation will happen again and again until he is wiped out.
Because this kind of thing has happened countless times in history.
Now this parliament gave him a little hope. What he values most is actually that the Parliament has the power of impeachment. If it is used properly, it will be a Metropolitan Procuratorate. Others may not know it, but Xie Lun has been in the officialdom and was once He Xi's subordinate. He understands many things better than the person in front of him.
The position of Speaker seems to be of little use.
It's nothing more than a candidate to convene meetings, sort out issues, and maintain order, and do odd jobs. There is no management power over any MP. But this model is familiar to Xie Jin, because the Ming Dynasty Metropolitan Inspectorate has this model. The Zuodu Censor has administrative jurisdiction over the subordinate officials, superior and subordinate. But in fact, Zuodu Censor could not control or stop whatever Yan Guan wanted to do in business.
But can we say that Zuodu Yushi has no power?
Some powers are written on paper, and some powers are not written on paper. The power written on paper seems safe, but in fact, for some people, even if it is given to you, it will be of no use to you. For power that is not written on paper, it seems illusory. But for some people, it's within easy reach.
Selling a political status for one million taels and selling a court official for one million taels without delaying making money for oneself is the best thing for Xie Lun.
"Jie Gong, please give us a clear path for today's matter." The people below said in unison.
Xie Lun opened his eyes, with a trace of contempt in his eyes, but then he restrained himself and said with a smile: "Since everyone asked me to say it, I will say it. But just listen to what the family says. Everyone thinks that my industry is profitable. , but many industries depend on the court. Not to mention taxation, they are stricter and more lenient. We have at least a thousand taels of imports and exports here, and if the railway port is slightly moved, management will be indispensable. . Even if the order from the imperial court is given to whom, it can determine the life or death of a family."
Xie Lun paused slightly when he said this, looked at the people below and said, "I haven't said anything about the bank yet."
When the bank was mentioned, the people below sighed and stopped talking.
Banks have a great impact on business, and many people can't stand it if they get stuck in various places. And they sigh because they feel the inconvenience of the bank. After all, the bank is a government office. The various work processes and yamen style make these businessmen feel comfortable.
Every day when I go to the bank, I beg my grandpa to sue my grandma. Even with the emergence of various guilds, everyone borrowed money internally, owed favors, and was unwilling to go to the bank. After all, the bank door is a bit difficult to enter.
