fifty thousand!
Wang Tai, Zhu Qiu, and Yang Kai were stunned, their mouths trembling, unable to say a word.
Even Ding Jingfu, who had been in officialdom for a long time, couldn't help but stand up, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Yang Pu didn't sit down at the table from beginning to end. He only stood not far behind Ru Yu, playing the role of "a bystander". When Chang Baiye shouted "50,000", Yang Pu felt his heart tremble, and was hit by a sudden, Unexpected news hit my nerves.
50,000 people, nearly 10,000 households. Naturally, such a large number of people cannot be Chang's family members. Even if the bones in his family's cemetery are included, it may not be enough.
Since it's not the Chang family, it can only be someone else.
who?
What extraordinary means does Chang Baiye have to do something that even the imperial court cannot do?
The young man in front of him seems to have extremely strong abilities.
Ru Yu, on the other hand, looked at Chang Baiye calmly, then picked up the wine glass and reminded: "Young man, courage and arrogance are two different things. Bragging in front of friends is beyond my control. But you have to know that this is the Chief Envoy yamen."
Chang Baiye shook his head slightly and replied seriously: "Businessmen, like Master Ru and Master Ding, value integrity the most."
Wang Tai, Zhu Qiu and others' expressions changed, and they looked at Ru Yu and Ding Jingfu in panic. They felt relieved when they saw that they were not angry. This Chang Baiye was so bold that he actually ridiculed the court in front of them.
Are businessmen the same as Rujun and Ding Jingfu?
When did businessmen dare to be like officials? Why? In terms of status, there is no status, in terms of identity, there is no status, in terms of rights, there is no right. If you live a few lives, you will only have a little money, and you can't talk about honoring your ancestors.
Although the sentence "honesty is the most important" is added after this sentence, there is a pause before it. As long as you listen carefully, anyone can hear the profound meaning. In addition, the words "honesty is the most important" are clearly insinuating that the Xinzhou government does not value integrity and uses officials to deceive the people to seize the Huangjia coal mine.
This is the "scar" of the government office and cannot be touched easily.
Zhu Qiu finally understood why his family's business could not compete with the Chang family's. In terms of courage alone, the Chang family was indeed much better than the Zhu family. It seemed that these people had traveled through the desert and traveled to Beiyuan, and had countless experiences. It was not without gains.
Perhaps, the Zhu family has lived in Taiyuan for a long time and has forgotten how big Shanxi is and how vast the world is, and they lack the courage to venture out and the determination to sacrifice.
Ding Jingfu didn't say anything. Ru Yu picked up the wine bottle and said with a smile: "Benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, the businessman still takes two. Let's talk about it."
Chang Baiye didn't care that Ru Yu scolded him for not being "benevolent, righteous, and courteous." He said confidently: "The Chang family is willing to help the imperial court to immigrate. If we can get the approval of the adults, it will be 50,000 or more, and it will even affect the overall immigration situation. As soon as possible, Achieving immigration feats.”
Ru Yu asked, "What can you do?"
Chang Baiye said seriously: "The Chang family will join forces with Shanxi merchants to build an immigrant chamber of commerce. All Shanxi merchants participating in the immigrant chamber of commerce will follow the arrangements. The shops are full of immigration recruitment, and the clerks will publicize the benefits of immigration and even give away favorable places. The common people's home has Immigrants, whether they are in Shanxi, Beizhili, Henan or other places, can apply for Shanxi Merchants and Chambers of Commerce preferential railway coupons with their immigration certificates."
"Wait a minute? What is the Rang Hui Iron Coupon?"
Rujun interrupted Chang Baiye.
Chang Baiye took out a rectangular piece of iron from his sleeve and handed it to Rujun.
After Ru Yun took it, she looked at it carefully. The iron piece was only two inches long and one and a half inches wide. It did not reach the base of the fingers when placed in the palm of her hand. However, it was small and exquisite, making it easy to carry.
There are small words on the front of the iron piece:
Immigration household
Taiyuan, Taigu, Chang Congshan;
He is six feet tall and has a mole at the corner of his mouth.
You can enjoy concessions from Shanxi Chamber of Commerce.
Looking to the back, there are big words:
Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce, distributed by the Chang family.
There is a hole in the upper end of the iron piece, and a rope can be worn to hang it around the waist.
Ru Yu felt it was very novel. After reading it, she handed the iron piece to Ding Jingfu. Yang Pu also stepped forward and looked at it carefully. He couldn't help but ask: "How can I give away the iron coupons?"
Chang Baiye explained: "All immigrants go to the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce to apply for this iron coupon. When people in the city need to buy cloth or grain, they only need to go to the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce and present the iron coupon to verify their identity. After that, for every 100 Wen, you can give away five to ten Wen profits, that is, half to 10% of the profit. If Shanxi merchants go to the countryside to buy, and the people sell grain and goods, whoever has this iron coupon, the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce will To increase the profit, add an additional half and ten percent."
Ru Yu was a little shocked, and Ding Jingfu couldn't help but admire him.
Businessmen are good at profiteering and are driven by profit-seeking nature, but now they are actually giving benefits to the people and benefiting the people!
This is not because Chang Baiye is stupid because he has too much money, but because he has greater ambitions!
Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce!
This is his ambition. He wants to use this opportunity to integrate the power of Shanxi businessmen.
It seems that the eight major Shanxi merchants formed a large caravan to jointly go out to the border, which made Chang Baiye see the advantages of merchants grouping together, and then he wanted to create a closer business alliance.
Ru Yun remembered that there was also a chamber of commerce in the capital, that is, the Chamber of Commerce of Heroes, and the core figures of that chamber were King Liao, King Min, King Dai, and Hui merchants.
They are different from Shanxi merchants. The targets of Shanxi merchants' profits are the common people, but the Heroes Chamber of Commerce focuses on the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, those heroes who died on the battlefield and their families.
No matter who these two groups of businessmen are targeting, they are taking active actions, extremely active, and constantly demonstrating their own value.
Is this good or bad?
Rujun thought about it, is it really good to just sit back and watch the business group continue to grow?
There are obviously more commercial activities in various places than in the Hongwu Dynasty. This is related to Zhu Yunwen's new policy and the new business policy. Shanxi merchants went north, Hui merchants went south, and the ban on Dahai was about to be lifted.
It is true that this contributed a lot of business tax to the court, but as the merchants' power and influence continued to increase, would it lead more people to become "refugees", abandon their land, and turn to business?
Chang Baiye in front of him wanted to build the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce. He knew that he did not have the qualifications yet, and the Chang family did not have the qualifications, but he found a helper.
Well, I am his helper.
Ru Yu stared at the iron coupons on the table, unable to make a decision for a moment.
If Chang Baiye is promised, the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce will inevitably be established, and the Shanxi Merchants will become a recruiter, a symbol, a collective, and a community of interests!
When the time comes, if the imperial court wants to instruct Shanxi merchants to do something, will they still obey?
If they advance and retreat together and form a rope, I'm afraid the local government offices will have to give them some face, right? Even the chief envoy to the Yamen will not offend them easily, right?
After all, they were angered. Once all the shops were closed, so many cities and so many people would either starve to death, freeze to death, or die of poverty. Who can afford this consequence?
But as Chang Baiye said, this transfer of Shanxi merchants benefited the people and helped the court publicize the immigration policy, which benefited the immigrants and their families. Many hesitant families are likely to immigrate voluntarily, even if they do not move the whole family. Let's go, it's okay to have one or two sons.
The immigration dilemma is likely to be solved as a result.
Ru Yu didn't say anything, and Ding Jingfu didn't dare to make any decisions. The room fell into silence for a while.
Yang Pu suddenly said: "Manager Chang Da wants to establish the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce and mobilize the power of Shanxi merchants to promote the immigration policy among the people. This is an excellent thing... However, is the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce the same as the Heroes Chamber of Commerce?"
Chang Baiye's pupils were slightly condensed and he looked at Yang Pu in surprise. He had never paid much attention to this person who was not even qualified to eat at the table, but now he saw that this person was smarter and smarter than Ru Ru!
And he seemed to have misjudged the situation. Although this man stood behind Ru Yu, looking like an insignificant "dog-headed military counselor", he actually asked questions twice before Ru Yu, but Ru Ru was calm and did not feel dissatisfied.
Obviously, this person's identity may be inconspicuous, but his status in Ru Rui's heart is unshakable.
A strong man!
Chang Baiye looked deeply at Yang Pu and said: "The Chamber of Commerce of Heroes was established in the capital to prepare for the construction of the Monument of Heroes and the Great Baoen Temple. It also focused on extra pensions for sergeants and shared the worries of the court. The Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce was for the great cause of immigration. It was built to benefit the immigrant people and also to share the worries of the imperial court. From here, there is no difference."
Yang Pu shook his head and asked to the point: "What I'm asking about is that although the Heroes Chamber of Commerce was organized by businessmen, it is controlled and restricted by the three kings. As for the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, I don't know who Chang Da, the manager, has figured out who will control it. Or is it just you businessmen who have the final say?"
Chang Baiye looked coldly, the guy in front of him was too difficult to deal with, he actually wanted to get involved in the management of the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce!
If this is the case, who will the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce listen to in the future? Did Shanxi merchants have the final say, or did the imperial court have the final say? If the court has the final say, wouldn't it mean making wedding clothes for others?
But the matter has come to this, Chang Baiye has to bow his head even if he doesn't. The most important thing at the moment is not to discuss who has the final say in the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, but to discuss whether it can be done or not.
Without the support of the imperial court and the endorsement of the chief envoy, the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce cannot be established. Even if it is established, given the current capabilities of the Chang family, it is likely that it will not be able to gain a foothold, or even be kicked out by other Shanxi merchants.
"Since it is the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce, it is naturally dominated by Shanxi merchants..." Chang Baiye insisted on his principles, and then added: "But the imperial court can appoint officials to station in the Chamber of Commerce to exercise supervision and control."
Yang Pu nodded slightly and stepped back without saying a word.
Rujun understood what Yang Pu meant, and he also realized that Shanxi merchants' grouping might threaten the local area, so he proposed a radical solution, that is, stationing officials to monitor the operations of Shanxi merchants and chambers of commerce and detect inappropriate, illegal, and harmful behaviors to the interests of the people. Exercise restraint and restraint. In this way, at least Shanxi merchants will be shackles and will not be allowed to be unscrupulous.
"I still need to consider this matter carefully. You can go back and wait for news."
Rujun did not directly agree to Chang Baiye.
After Chang Baiye left, Rujun discussed with Ding Jingfu, Yang Pu and others until the fourth day of the night before finally reaching a decision:
Agree to form Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce and jointly submit a letter to the court.
It was also on this day that Shanxi merchants began to flow from a trickle to a green Yellow River, roaring and roaring...
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