Chapter 4 Big Business
Xie Lun said: "Do you want to stay like this forever?"
There was a lot of discussion below, and one person said: "Jie Gong, of course we don't want to do this, but is there any way?"
Xie Lun said: "Of course there is a way. One of the powers of this congressman will soon be the power of impeachment. To put it bluntly, it is the power of complaint. I have contacted Mr. He who directly faced the cabinet complaint. I am sure that This decision is definitely not He Shoufu’s original intention. It’s just Mr. He who has so many things to do every day. How can he pay attention to these small things?"
"That's why we have to tell the court."
"Xie Gong, of course you are not afraid. But we are. There is someone behind you. There is no one behind us." An old man said: "I have the current wealth now, and my ancestors' graves are already smoking. If I offend someone, I will not be afraid." It’s effective for a while, but it won’t be easy to deal with after a long time.”
They still have the idea that the people will not fight with the officials.
In a fight between the people and the officials, even if the people find a way to sue and win for a while, the officials will probably only punish them with three drinks. When the officials recover, it will be enough to make the people pay a heavy price.
If the people do not fight with the officials, they look useless. But in fact, it is a lesson learned by countless people with blood and tears, and this is the result of winning the fight. As for if you fail to fight, the consequences will be even more serious. Read the book
Xie Lun said: "Then we need this congressman even more, because this is an official, a powerful official. When others want to touch us, we have to think twice. Just treat it like selling an amulet."
As soon as Xie Lun said this, some people secretly gritted their teeth and made up their minds.
Although one hundred thousand taels is a bit painful, there are many businessmen who start from scratch and have no background, and there are never a few bribes from backers. Just give the bribe directly to the court. There is no middleman and no profit difference.
But other people don't care too much about Xie Lun.
Because many of them are officials and family members who come out to do business, they have backers. There is no need to find a backer in this way. After all, they do not have the status of parliamentarians and will not be targeted.
Xie Lun's heart moved. Since he was determined to compete for the speakership, he naturally had to use his strength and said: "To be honest, if I say this here, I won't admit it when I leave the house. We all have the New Deal." If Beijing cannot support it, will our industries still belong to us? For this reason alone, we should also support the court. This time the court is short of money. Is there really no other way to make money? Don't say it You don’t know. If the imperial court wants to make money, there are many ways to do it. I’ll kill three or five of you here, and one or twenty million taels will be obtained soon. But the imperial court has given the opportunity to everyone to discuss it, but if it can’t be done Okay, what will happen? Who knows that the imperial court is not distinguishing who is one of its own and who is someone else?"
"My brother is in the cabinet. For this reason alone, I must also contribute money. Don't let mere money implicate the family."
As soon as this statement came out, many people's hearts moved.
It was obvious that they heard that there was something in Xie Lun's words.
Xie Lun's younger brother is in the cabinet, and many family members are also officials, although their business is not as big as Xie Jin's. But some things cannot be hidden from others. There are some things that you just don’t want to take care of, not that you can’t take care of them.
Once the court has no money. Anti-corruption is also one of the ways to make money.
If you kill three or five big greedy people, you might actually get ten million taels.
After all, He Xi feels that today's capitalism is bureaucratic capitalism, and there is nothing inherently wrong with it. Whether it is the property of nobles or the new rich who follow He Xi, the capital of these people is closely related to the power of officials.
Although it is not said that every official has a huge industry behind him, almost every official will have several political platforms when his business reaches a certain level.
Just for political security, a mere one hundred thousand taels is enough.
Xie Lun looked at a group of people sitting together in the corner, one of whom was Mr. Bai from the Southwest Guild Hall. Naturally, he is the representative of the Mu family. These people are all representatives of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, but their circumstances have changed greatly in the past two years.
in the south
Before the Northern War, the industries of these nobles were the core of Beijing's industries. But after the war started, these nobles became very low-key. On the one hand, He Xi supported the rise of other businessmen, and on the other hand, the Nanjing nobles did not dare to be too high-profile.
Of course, centipede insects are dead but not stiff. Although they have kept a low profile, their previous accumulation still gives them a considerable position among Beijing's capital.
It’s just that many people have stopped showing up.
Those who dare to show their faces now are not ordinary people. For example, the Mu family. The Mu family's influence in the southwest meant that even if Zhu Yunwen knew he was here, he would only scold him once or twice. And although Mu Ying is dead, Mu Ying actually has no preference for the two imperial grandchildren.
The relationship between He Xi and Mu Ying is also quite good.
With the Mu family's heritage, it's no wonder they dare to drink tea leisurely here.
Xie Lun said: "Mr. Bai, what do you think of today's events?"
Mr. Bai said calmly: "One hundred thousand taels have been paid out. I am not willing to accept other things. I just brought an ear here today. Mr. How to solve, do you have anything else to ask?"
Xie Lun originally wanted to convince others by persuading Mr. Bai. But now, at a glance, it turns out that the stewards of these nobles are not ordinary people. Their political sensitivity is much sharper than that of real businessmen.
And they also know that their very existence is tainted by it.
Isn’t it just about paying money? Of course you will pay.
However, Xie Lun's question today didn't have much good intentions.
Without him, the nobles' property in Beijing was originally headed by Shen Guogong, but now Shen Guogong was defeated and his family property was confiscated. It's still a thing of the past. The rest of the nobles are all in Nanjing, and Ye Chen, Qu Neng and others don't have much property.
The Mu family has become the leader.
Based on Mr. Bai's original intention, isn't it just to ask for money? Just give me money. Just don't make the noise too big, otherwise it won't end well. It’s too disrespectful to Nanjing.
Now Xie Lun's question forced Mr. Bai to state his attitude in public. After all, they were in Beijing. If they didn't express their attitude, they might not have to wait for Nanjing to explode. Beijing can also attack them.
Before the Battle of Hejian, many nobles did not care about what happened in Beijing. Because they think Beijing can't win. Maybe Beijing still needs this line of intercession from them. But things are different now. Many people are already making preparations.
What kind of preparation?
What will happen once Zhu Xiongying arrives in Nanjing?
Xie Lun said: "Actually, there is one thing. Have you ever thought about it? Some things are very difficult for us, but they may not be difficult for the court. For example, I have insufficient cotton this year. The local production capacity is not enough, so I tried to purchase cotton from Nanyang and India, but it is too far. As a result, the cost remains high."
"The reason why I don't have enough cotton is that the imperial court's territory is too small. For food security, cotton has not been allowed to be grown in the past two years, but if the imperial court secures a certain land, my problem will be solved."
"Jie Gong is joking." Mr. Bai sneered and said, "Will the court change the purpose of the war because of you?"
"Why not?" Xie Lun said: "Sooner or later, the imperial court will go south. Isn't it true that some of the cotton fields going south are from counterfeit supplies? As a minister of the imperial court, I should not support the imperial court going south. If I am willing to pay a sufficient deposit in advance, can I Do you want the court to give me some convenience?"
"Parliament is a place for discussion. Isn't it true that if I don't pay, the court can't do this business with me?"
As soon as Xie Lun said this, everyone was in an uproar.
If Xie Lun had said it before, they would have understood it, but what he said was simply earth-shattering. Xie Lun actually wanted to do business with the imperial court. He put himself and the imperial court on a relatively equal footing, and even wanted to use money to get the imperial court to do things for him.
This model is simply unimaginable and unimaginable by Ming merchants. But once they started to think about it, countless people felt their hearts pounding wildly, and a door to a new world opened for them.
