bayedsolid First Minister Section 571
First Minister Section 571
Everyone is keeping a low profile to protect their lives, so you go out on your own!
You have lined up twelve sons, and then there are twelve gold hairpins and twelve fathers?At that time, you will take out my family fortune.
It's especially hateful, he even arranges some things randomly, for example, what kind of salty tofu nao does Zhang Shuning eat, even sweet ones are fine!
Zhang Ximeng felt that he had to teach this kid a lesson, if he dared to sell his brother's news for money, he could sell his father's, and if he was happy and told the secrets of the palace, there would be endless troubles.
The virtues of the family are not enough for him to scatter.
Xu Da swore that he had never seen Zhang Ximeng so angry.
"Mr. Zhang, listen to me first. In fact, this ranking is not useless. I plan to make a ranking of rich merchants and toss around these troublesome merchants."
Although Zhang Ximeng was furious, he still had reason. When Xu Da said that he wanted to make a list of rich businessmen, he immediately understood what it meant.
Gradually showing a thoughtful expression, Xu Da saw the opportunity, put Zhang Chengtian down quickly, and then pulled Zhang Ximeng into the study, and before entering the door, he even handed the roast duck to Zhang Chengtian, take it to calm the shock, the child was so frightened, his face was so scared White.
After sending Zhang Chengtian away, Xu Da sat down with Zhang Ximeng, and then told Zhang Ximeng exactly what he was thinking.
Zhang Ximeng shook his head, dismissed Zhang Chengtian's mess, thought for a while, and then said, "Is it time for a decisive battle?"
Xu Da thought for a while, "It should be almost there. Although it will be better after a while, but the price of food is too high, and the people in the city will not be able to bear it."
Zhang Ximeng paused, then said, "Xu Da, do you understand the purpose of this food price war?"
Xu Da was stunned, "Mr. Zhang, I have also thought about it. I want to get rid of the rich merchants in the middle and keep the grain in the hands of the court. But I don't know if there are any deeper plans behind it."
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Xu Da, today, we can really develop industrial and commercial development on a large scale. That is to say, we can gather people, enter the city, and work as workers. Because we have opened up all the joints."
"Think about it, produce products and sell them overseas. Now we have basically mastered Koryo, and we have also used troops against Japan. The whole north has a broad market. After the reorganization of the navy, the conditions for opening up to the south have been met... Now What is left at the time is Wang Baobao who is still alive. We can mobilize the army to attack and at the same time open the Silk Road in the Western Regions... It is no exaggeration to say that since the Anshi Rebellion, our external environment has reached the best ever. It can be said that it is unprecedented!"
Xu Da nodded again and again, that was indeed the case. Thinking about it now, it is really not easy to achieve this step.
Zhang Ximeng continued: "We have now eliminated the salt merchant group and the maritime merchant group. If we eradicate the grain merchants again, everything related to the national economy and the people's livelihood will be in the hands of the imperial court. To develop industry and commerce, the population must gather in cities, and food is needed. , we will requisition from the people, and if it is not enough, we can open up to the outside world, or even emigrate to the outside world, and have a variety of grains... As long as there are no grain merchants mixing in the middle, we can guarantee stable grain and commodity prices. This is the biggest development of our premise!"
Zhang Ximeng was in a good mood and talked eloquently. He put the last key point on the price, which surprised Xu Da. To be honest, Xu Da didn't expect this. He felt that the price change was nothing special.
As long as you don't hoard and drive up prices, it's fine.
But Zhang Ximeng has his own opinion.
"Xu Da, you have to think clearly. The most important thing in business is rules, stability... and the ability to predict the results. Let's take the money pawnshop as an example. Why is their business unethical? It's very simple. They take advantage of people's dangers. , buy low and sell high, what we eat is desperate money. We set up banks and lower interest rates in order to provide convenience for the people and avoid being exploited by usury."
"You think, if young people migrate to the city to work in large numbers, the food they need will double. At this time, someone will drive up the price of food, what effect will it have? If the price of food is high, the wages will go up, and if the wages go up, the profit will drop. Even losing money. To be clearer, where does this profit come from?"
Xu Da thought about it for a while, and then he understood. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Actually, Mr. Zhang is too worried. I think it may be to lower the wages and let the workers suffer!"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "That's right! But what if the workers return to their hometowns and stop working?"
"Then condone the annexation, force the common people to leave the land, or delay a new round of land equalization, and force those families with many children and little land to leave their hometowns and go to the cities to earn hard-earned money!"
Zhang Ximeng clapped his palms and laughed, "That makes it clear... What we need is to ensure the overall stability of prices, keep workers' wages rising steadily, ensure an appropriate interest rate level, and ensure that businessmen have good profits... If they want more If it is high, then open up to the outside world, or study new technologies and adopt new machines. The imperial court can also guide and help.”
"In my vision, the imperial court, businessmen, workers, scholars...we can sit together, discuss and solve problems, distribute profits reasonably, and achieve a balance."
"If it's unbalanced, then grab it from outside, grab it! Right?" Xu Da said with a smile.
Zhang Ximeng was startled, then nodded and said, "Yes, that's what it means!"
Xu Da understood what Zhang Ximeng meant, so he knew what to do next... In the face of merchants, he must not knock down a boatload of people with one pole!
If you are willing to obey, naturally there is no problem.
They also need to operate, gather wealth, and even reap benefits from the outside.
People are like this, who wants to work hard if they can eat the grass beside the nest!
It is necessary to plug all the loopholes, let those who stretch their claws pay the price, know that some benefits cannot be taken, some money cannot be earned, and only then can they let go and vigorously develop industry and commerce.
Zhang Ximeng has an insight into the laws of industrial development, and has been thinking and planning for so many years... If some obvious problems cannot be avoided, it would be a failure.
So this list is a warning and a reminder.
If you are willing to hold back, cooperate with the court, and have a bright future, if you are unwilling to cooperate, then don't blame the court for being rude.
Sure enough, just three days later, the names of 27 wealthy merchants of the time appeared in the newspaper, and without exception, all of them were involved in this grain trade.
Among them, No. 17 is the Meiji Company. It is clearly written that Mei Nianzu, the owner of the Meiji Company, is the cousin of the Marquis of Runan.
He started out as a grain chief, and he was rewarded by the court by borrowing horses and vehicles from the army from his cousin to deliver tax and grain in time.
Later, he established a commercial bank at home, managed the food business, and gradually developed, and only then did he have the status he has today.
At this point, the cards have been revealed.
Need I say more?
Your Mei family is today thanks to the grace of the imperial court. Do you still want to eat meat with your bowls and put down your chopsticks to scold your mother?
The rest of the merchants, more or less, are also a little broken.
Zhang Chengtian had read the newspapers. He was eating morning tea outside. He knocked [-] coins from Xu Da and sold them to the newspaper office. He made a lot of money.
Drinking soy milk in the morning, you can buy two bowls, drink one bowl, and watch one bowl.
What I want is this arrogance!
But Zhang Chengtian read the newspaper, he was in a hurry!
Hey, Xu Da, you are plagiarizing my idea, and you want to pay me for the manuscript!
Zhang Chengtian took the newspaper, didn't go home, so he went to find Xu Da.
Zhang Chengtian didn't disturb his father, because he knew that his father would not talk to him, but Xu Da couldn't, do you still want to know about my elder brother's situation?
Just be honest!
Obediently compensate this young master for his loss.
It was also funny for Xu Da to see this kid look confident.You sold this thing to the newspaper, and I haven't settled with you yet!It's good for you, you delivered it to your door by yourself.
But that being the case, I have my own arrangements.
Xu Da thought for a while, and said to Zhang Chengtian: "I'll arrange a job for you, and when you come back, I'll give you a thousand coins!"
Zhang Chengtian blinked his eyes, "It won't be very dangerous, right?"
Xu Da couldn't help laughing and said, "Do I dare to let you take risks? Don't worry, it's just a small matter, just keep calm."
Zhang Chengtian thought about it seriously, then nodded.
"Okay, but you have to tell His Majesty in advance, you can't tell my father!"
Xu Da couldn't help being funny, this kid is quite smart.
Xu Da agreed to everything, and then sent Zhang Chengtian to a newspaper office.
Not even half an hour after he entered, Mei Yin, the prospective son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty, rushed in with hundreds of people.
"Which bastard sent it, get out!"
Zhang Chengtian, who was knocking pumpkin seeds, was taken aback for a moment, he was quite familiar, who is so courageous?
Chapter 793 Find Your Majesty
Zhang Chengtian didn't know what Yiqianguan's job was, so he was a little nervous. He looked out and saw Mei Yin.
The two are quite familiar.
It turned out that their schools were next to each other, Zhang Chengtian was in primary school, Mei Yin was older and was in middle school, there was only a wall between them.Then the princesses came to school too.
As we all know, the Zhang family has always looked down on the Zhu family, and the princess is no exception.Zhang Chengtian was too lazy to answer.It's just that in the eyes of others, the princess is still a golden branch and jade leaf, unattainable.
Because Mei Yin had a marriage contract, she felt that she was a consort-to-be, and would often send some gifts, making her look more dignified than others, and this was probably the case.
Second Young Master Zhang looked down on this kind of guy the most. Seeing him being so aggressive today and bringing someone to the door, Zhang Chengtian was in a hurry.
"My surname is Mei, you are so majestic!"
This voice startled the aggressive Mei Yin, and hurriedly raised her head to find a chubby little fat man with his hips on his hips, glaring at him.
It's just that this kid's image is not good enough, he doesn't have the slightest prestige, but is a little cute, like a panda.
Those helpers who followed Mei Yin didn't take Zhang Chengtian seriously at all, and cursed, "Where did you come from, dare to act wild in front of the young master, get out of here!"
This one was cursing, when Mei Yin turned around suddenly, slapped him round, and gave him a slap in the face.
In an instant, blood flowed from the cheeks, this thug was embarrassing, he looked at his master wronged, we have always been like this, why did you hit me?
Mei Yin really wanted to strangle him to death, and it was like this all the time, but she couldn't do it with this one either!
He slapped this guy on the mouth, turned his head and trotted up to Zhang Chengtian, bowed his waist and said, "My lord, why are you here?"
Hearing the word "Little Prince", those idiots were also frightened. In Yingtian City, there are little princes, and there are many little princes, but there are not many little princes.
Except for the princes of the Tian family, the children of the Prince Lu's family can be honored as little princes.
Could it be that this little fat man is Grand Master Zhang's son?
My God, it's not the iron plate, it's the fire.These thugs couldn't help but backed away, but Mei Yin was still in front of Zhang Chengtian, they couldn't run away, they could only wait.
This taste is almost the same as that of a roast duck that was hung in the stove and covered with sauce. After a while, sweat dripped down the cheeks, and I couldn't even stand upright.
Don't look at Zhang Chengtian always being beaten at home, as if he can be bullied by a single person, but that is at home, outside this door, even if he is a prince, Zhang Chengtian doesn't care.
If you fight, you can fight, maybe Zhu Yuanzhang will praise you for playing well!
"The surname is Mei, is your father Runan Hou Mei Sizu?"
Mei Yin was startled, and hurriedly said: "My father used to be called Sizu, but later the grand master helped to change it to succession ancestor, to encourage my father, inherit the ancestral business, and expel the Hulu."
"Oh! There is such a thing!" Zhang Chengtian said again: "Just now you called me Little Prince, and someone called you Little Marquis... Let me ask you, did the Ming Dynasty have the title of Little Prince? Was there a Little Marquis? ?”
"No, no!"
"Then who allowed you to add two more titles?" The little fat man stared, even though the eyes were round and not big, they were still quite bluffing.
"Okay, you dare to add two titles without authorization and change the official system of the Ming Dynasty. You are so majestic! Come on, follow me to Yushitai, let's argue!"
Mei Yin cried, little ancestor, don't bully others!
Mei Yin, who has always been a bully, has finally experienced what it feels like to be a knife and a fish to me this time.
Facing Zhang Chengtian, he didn't have the slightest courage.
Even his father's name was changed by his father. What do you think he has in mind?
"Small... classmate Zhang! Classmate Zhang, let's go to school together, so please forgive me!" Mei Yin kept begging.
Zhang Chengtian rolled his eyes, "By the way, just now your thugs still called me a bastard! Your people dare to call me? Call your father and ask him, do you dare to call me?"
"Don't dare, dare not!" Mei Yin cried, "Little ancestor, I've already beaten that bastard bastard. After returning home, according to the family law, I will beat him another [-] boards. Get angry."
Zhang Chengtian thought about it again, "I said Mei Yin, where did you get so many scumbags? I remember that slaves are not allowed in the house! The guards arranged for each mansion are also for military affairs. They can protect you, but I won't accompany you to run wild and make trouble... Where did you get this group of people?"
Zhang Chengtian walked up to a group of thugs, looking up and down as if looking at something rare, amazed.
It's fine if you don't know your identity. When people know that this kid is Mr. Zhang Taishi, they will be honest immediately. How arrogant they are usually, how embarrassing they are now.
The grandson who owed his mouth was already trembling and almost fell to his knees.
Power is really strange. If ordinary people open their mouths about Emperor Zhu and shut up about Grand Master Zhang, talking about government affairs and expressing some resentment, there is no problem at all, even if Zhang Ximeng hears it, he will just laugh it off.
But in the middle of the game, especially this group of people, following a young master, they are supercilious and arrogant.If it is Zhang Taishi's young master, how much prestige should he have?
Just relying on brain supplementation, this group of people fell to their knees and couldn't get up again.
Zhang Chengtian noticed the one who scolded him, half of his face was swollen, and the palm print was clearly visible.
Our Second Young Master Zhang is quite kind-hearted, "Forget it, you don't know me, so you don't need to be beaten anymore. It's called not to do to others what you don't want to be done to others."
The guy was startled, and suddenly lay on the ground, pouted his buttocks, and kowtowed frantically.
"Thank you little...thank you young master, thank you young master!"
Zhang Chengtian couldn't see this, he said in a low voice: "Get up, get up! You're quite a big guy, why can't you eat? Carrying bags at the pier, delivering goods at the cattle and horses...Why are you yelling at him?"
Mei Yin was so ashamed that his face turned red and he was very embarrassed. He suddenly remembered that it was said that Zhang Chengtian liked food very much. He immediately said: "Well, classmate Zhang, I heard that another Yangzhou restaurant has opened. I treat guests as an apology. What do you think?"
Have something to eat?
Zhang Chengtian immediately felt better and planned to leave, but he suddenly remembered that Xu Da had arranged for him to come here.
Almost forgot about business!
This will not work!