The way out for merchants is the commercial route, not the official route.
Chang Baiye fell into thinking, with strong struggle and resistance in his heart.
Yes, although merchants can only follow the trade route, they cannot do without friends on the official route and support from people on the official route.
During the Hongwu period, countless wealthy gentry from the south of the Yangtze River died without a burial place with a wave of the court's hand. After one case was implicated, countless middle-class families were ruined! This kind of history cannot be forgotten, and this kind of lesson cannot be forgotten!
Businessmen need to have their own strength and their own political parties to protect them!
I must be right!
Chang Baiye believed in his own judgment and the path he chose.
Seeing that Chang Baiye was silent, Zhou Chen continued to speak: "As a businessman, he only wants to win the attention of the court. In my opinion, this kind of behavior and behavior is almost idiotic."
"Well?"
Chang Baiye's face turned dark. Wasn't this pointing at his own nose and scolding him?
If you don't win the attention of the court, who will give a businessman status?
Being said to be a low-income person by the world all the time, having money but no face, is not okay. The poor people all despised businessmen. They would curse and slap their sons on the head from time to time and teach them: When they grow up, you must not become businessmen like them. We cannot afford to lose that person.
The rise in status of businessmen can only be attributed to top-down adjustments by the court. Is this wrong?
Zhou Chen disagreed and said: "Mr. Chang, what businessmen should do most is not to win the attention of the court, but to win the attention of the people. If the people take it seriously, the court will naturally pay attention to it. If the people change their views, the court will naturally change their views. It should be noted that the future court will Most of the officials come from the common people."
Chang Baiye shook his head: "The common people despise merchants. This has been an inherent understanding for thousands of years. It is too difficult to change their views!"
Zhou Chen sighed with emotion: "Hey, people must have a far-sighted vision and just focus on the present. What future can there be? People who really do great things can restrain and restrain their present instead of indulging in the present. If you know Zhonghua Book Company How many books were sold last year? If you know how many social schools and county schools there are in Ming Dynasty now, you will know that many people are turning to scholars. If businessmen do not seize this opportunity and win the favor of the people, they will lose their future. The favor of scholars..."
Chang Baiye looked at Zhou Chen who was talking eloquently, and was a little confused about what he wanted to say.
Zhou Chen changed the topic and patted the wooden box on his waist: "How to win the favor of the people? Of course, it is to share the people's worries and solve their problems, and to contribute money and efforts to the people. Now there is a great opportunity in front of you, if you If you don't know how to cherish it, you will definitely regret it in the future. I don't want you to have one million taels, I don't want you to have 500,000 taels, I only need one hundred thousand taels and a national debt to support the people of Fengyang in building water conservancy. It will be a contribution to the present and a benefit to the future. , Shanxi merchants came to the city and became famous..."
Half an hour later, Liang Chengtong of the Royal Central Bank personally went through the formalities for Chang Baiye, highly praised the Chang family's innocence for the people of Fengyang, and sent someone to create a benevolent plaque and send it to him.
When Hou Qianqian saw these ten precious national bonds, she was almost depressed. Her always smart husband seemed to have been fooled by Zhou...
Chang Baiye smiled and said to the unhappy Hou Qianqian: "Don't worry, one hundred thousand taels can buy you several lifetimes of fame. It's worth it. What's more, these one hundred thousand taels are just a temporary deposit in the bank. You can still make a fortune in five years."
Hou Qianqian rolled her eyes at Chang Baiye and complained: "The imperial court took away our family's 100,000 yuan with only a pile of tattered papers. At that time, the credit will still belong to the imperial court, but it has nothing to do with our Chang family and Shanxi merchants. "
Chang Baiye smiled, took out a document from his sleeve, handed it to Hou Qianqian, and turned to see his son. Hou Qianqian opened it and took a look, and immediately laughed. As expected of him, he actually thought of such a method...
Because it was the first major national debt order, Liang Chengtong, the central bank of the royal family, discussed with officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and decided to build momentum and provide him with certain benefits. For example, one-tenth of the wells to be built in Fengyang Mansion in the future could be marked with the Shanxi merchant mark.
This kind of advertising is more effective than any amount of publicity.
Chang Baiye pushed the cradle and thought about Zhou Chen's words. He was right. With the promotion of the big education strategy, Ming Dynasty will usher in an unprecedented cultural popularization. More and more people are no longer purely illiterate, especially The younger generation, who are both from common people and facing official careers, businessmen should not put too much energy on catering to the court, but should adjust their focus to cater to this group of people and let them understand business and understand the principles of business. importance, and then gradually change the inherent point of view.
It's not feasible to directly target the imperial court. The only way is to make a roundabout way, a big roundabout.
Businessmen's pursuit of profit does not mean that businessmen are unscrupulous and collusive. Businessmen also need fame, fame, and efforts to win the recognition of the people.
The future of commerce lies in commerce itself. Make Shanxi merchants bigger and stronger, create greater brilliance, and make Shanxi merchants inseparable businessmen. When the time comes, the court will not pay attention to Shanxi merchants and will not give them status. They can't help it!
From now on, Shanxi merchants should not be pigs or wolves, but should be a rock. A rock that cannot be moved or shaken. If Shanxi merchants are destroyed, they will break their muscles and bones!
This road is very long, and my son may need to take over the journey.
Probably feeling the pressure, Chang Baiye's son suddenly started crying loudly.
Compared with Zhou Chen's grasping the big and letting go of the small, Huang Bengu is better at starting from a young age, walking among the people, like a wandering monk, communicating with the people on the roadside, and solving the problem of Fengyang's national debt and Fengyang-water conservancy. The projects related to nine droughts in ten years were linked together, which made the people nod their heads and welcome them.
I need money, so why don’t I say goodbye.
Huang Bengu was ignored but was not discouraged. Instead, he continued to lobby, turned a cold shoulder, and closed the door directly. Not many people would actually spend money to buy some unknown national securities.
"Big brother, please stay."
A woman in her late teens called Huang Bengu.
Huang Bengu turned around and looked at the woman, and said calmly: "Is something wrong?"
The woman walked towards Huang Bengu and asked, "I just heard from my elder brother that this national bond seems to be guaranteed by the royal family and issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Is it true?"
Huang Bengu nodded seriously: "Yes, who dares to deceive the royal family and the government."
The woman said "later", then turned around and ran home. Not long after, she came out with a woman. Huang Bengu stepped forward to salute and then introduced her.
The woman waved her hand and said to Huang Bengu: "Don't say so much, I can't understand it. Just tell me, is it guaranteed by the emperor?"
Huang Bengu was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, this can be verified at any central bank or at the Yamen. There will be no mistakes."
The woman looked at the girl and said, "Huanhuan, go and take out all our money. You know where to put it, right?"
He ran home with a smile. After a while, he took out a handkerchief and carefully handed it to the woman. The woman untied the handkerchief and found some treasure notes and broken silver inside. After counting, she found that there were roughly seven treasure notes and about three taels of broken silver.
The woman took out the treasure banknotes and handed them to Huang Bengu: "Our family is not rich. Do you think we can buy seven guans? If not, we can add these broken silver coins."
Huang Bengu was hesitant and did not reach out to take it. Instead, he looked at the woman and asked the doubts in his heart: "Why is this? You don't even know what the national debt is, how can you buy it with confidence without fear of being defrauded?"
The woman chuckled and pulled her daughter Huanhuan beside her: "You don't know, when Huanhuan fell into the water, even the famous doctors who passed by tried to save her. Fortunately, the emperor passed by and saved my daughter with the dragon's energy. . Since the Emperor guarantees it, there is nothing to worry about. As long as the Emperor needs it, we will support him even if we are trying to sell iron. As a human being, you must know how to be grateful."
Huang Bengu was very moved and looked at Huanhuan: "So you are Huanhuan. I have heard about this. Every time the Imperial College of Medicine talks about cardiopulmonary resuscitation, you will be mentioned. You are famous in the Imperial College. I can't believe that you were there back then. The little girl has now become a tall girl."
Huanhuan was a little shy and said: "The emperor is a good man, he is our benefactor, these seven taels are not much, please don't dislike it, big brother."
"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it!"
Huang Bengu was moved and invited the woman to go to the Central Bank outside Tongji Gate to go through the formalities. At this moment, Li Laosan and Li Jiu also came over. After hearing this, they fiercely stopped Huang Bengu who wanted to leave. , and then summoned more than a hundred families to sit outside the lake and let Huang Bengu talk about the national securities.
Li Sheng ran back and was stunned when he saw such a scene. He ran to find Li Laosan in the crowd and couldn't help asking: "Father, didn't you agree not to let me come back if there is no urgent matter? Today is a class at the Military Academy. "
Li Laosan looked at his son who was complaining and said, "What do you know, kid? Isn't this an urgent matter? Huanhuan has been deceived. What will you do in the future if you don't have a dowry?"
"Dowry? What does this have to do with me?"
Li Sheng suddenly blushed.
Li Laosan snorted: "Don't think I don't know. Nine out of ten times when I come home from the Imperial College, I go to Huanhuan's house first, and I copy a lot of Imperial College homework for her. You kid has so many tricks up his sleeve, I Do you know? Huanhuan is a good girl with good luck. Marrying her will be your blessing for eight lifetimes. But now, someone is trying to defraud Huanhuan's money under the banner of the emperor. If you don't come, who will?"
"You said the person who cheated money could not be Huang Bengu who spoke before, right?"
Li Sheng asked.
Li Laosan's eyes widened: "Do you know him?"
Li Sheng sighed helplessly, glanced at Huang Bengu in the distance, who was introducing the Ming Dynasty National Bonds in a serious manner, and said: "He is not a liar, he is a talented person from the Imperial College of Business."
"But he asked everyone to pay for some coupons, and he said it was to support Fengyang water utilization. Isn't this something that the court should pay for? How can the people pay for it?"
Li Laosan asked doubtfully.
Li Sheng did not explain, but walked through the crowd, walked to the front, greeted Hu Bengu, and then shouted to everyone: "Folks, uncles, aunts, and sisters-in-law, I can testify that what Hu Bengu said All the words are true. This national bond is indeed guaranteed by the royal family and issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Why does the imperial court issue this kind of national bond and ask us to pay to help repair Fengyang's water conservancy? Why, because the emperor cares about the people, even if They are lending us money, and there will definitely be no tax increase!”
"Think about it, if the court is short of money, should it increase taxes? Should it raise the price of salt and wave its hands so that each household pays one tael more in taxes? Can the court still be short of money? No! But the emperor We don’t plan to raise taxes, and we don’t want to waste people’s money, so we issued national bonds and temporarily borrowed some money from everyone to help Fengyang dig the well. How can we Huaiyuan people not know how miserable it is there?”
"Everyone has been favored by the emperor. In the past few years, he has made a stable living in the capital. He has some savings and is willing to buy some national bonds to support the imperial court and the emperor. Then buy some. If you are in trouble, don't do it. We should be ashamed and sorry. We will support you as much as we can. The court will not lend our money in vain and will add a little interest every year. It is more cost-effective than depositing it in a bank."
In the crowd, Huan Huan looked at Li Sheng with eyes full of joy. Li Sheng was the first student in the Imperial College to be promoted from an auditor to a full-time supervisor. He was famous for his diligence in the Imperial College. He said that when he dropped out of school, he would wait until he turned sixteen. When the time comes, he will marry himself.
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