The gods of the gods

Chapter 14 Reforming Business
Wansanqian clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you are flattering the prize. Xiaomin is just lucky. Under the great grace of the emperor, he has accumulated a little wealth."

"Small family background." Emperor Zhengde couldn't help laughing and said, "If your family background is small, there will be no rich family in my Ming Dynasty."

"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Hua family in the south of the Yangtze River has been the wealthiest, but I am only right. If you randomly pick out the stores of aristocratic families from all over the country, two and a half of them will belong to the Hua family, while the remaining seven and a half families will belong to the Hua family. There are five families belonging to you, Wan Sanqian, Wan Daguan, I don’t know if I’m right!”

Wan Sanqian's heart suddenly tensed up. He never thought that the emperor would know everything about his family. How could this be possible?You have to know that even Zhu Wushi, the god of iron and courage who cooperated with him, doesn't know all of his net worth!

"Your Majesty is right. The grassroots have indeed made great achievements in business." Wan Sanqian bowed, "But the wealth of the little people is under my Ming Dynasty. How can there be such an achievement."

Emperor Zhengde nodded, and then said, "Then you know, what is the so-called reason why I am looking for you this time?"

"This..." Wan Sanqian hesitated for a while, then shook his head and smiled wryly, "How can the grassroots guess what the emperor thinks in his heart."

Emperor Zhengde smiled, and didn't expose him, but said lightly, "You should know that when the Eight Tigers rebelled and Liu Jin made chaos in the court, the people suffered a lot. In the past few years, my wings have grown a little, so I got rid of him." But after Liu Jin was removed, the court was in chaos, the people were poor and poor, and the Tatars in the north and Mongolia were also staring at them, so the treasury was very tight."

"Cao Min understands." Wan Sanqian breathed a sigh of relief, since Emperor Zhengde made the matter clear, it was nothing more than asking himself for money.And the most indispensable thing in the world is money, and it is the best thing to exchange money for one's own safety.

"No, you don't understand." Emperor Zhengde shook his head slightly and said, "Do you think that I recruited you this time to ask you for money to fill the treasury?"

Looking at Wansanqian and Zhu Wushi's puzzled expressions, Emperor Zhengde said indifferently, "Wansanqian, although you are the richest businessman in the world, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are as rich as an enemy, but you are only a businessman after all, and your eyes on problems are also different. Just look at it from the perspective of a businessman. If you look at it from my perspective, even if you hand over all your wealth to the national treasury, it will only make Daming more than ten years of finances, but is it beneficial to the people? Is it beneficial to the Ming Dynasty?"

"No." Emperor Zhengde said sternly, "Although your wealth is huge, it also means that you occupy a large share of the whole country. If you fail, the commercial economy of the Ming Dynasty will be abandoned for at least ten years. , and without the circulation of commerce, the economies of various regions cannot develop, and it will only make the common people more and more impoverished, and if this continues, the Ming Dynasty will be barren for at least a few decades."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Wan Sanqian frowned, his eyes lit up, and the businessman's sense of smell made him feel a great opportunity.

"Reform business." Emperor Zhengde spit out these four words flatly.

"Reform business?" Not only Wan Sanqian, but even Zhu Wushi was shocked by Emperor Zhengde's idea. The reform of business is terrible. One mistake will cause the entire Ming Dynasty to cause a huge wave. Killing Liu Jin and restoring the peaceful dynasty will cause waves again.

"Your Majesty can't do it!" Zhu ignored immediately dissuaded, "Your Majesty, Liu Jin has just been removed, and it hasn't been long before the court has returned to calm. If there is a commercial reform, it will inevitably set off a huge wave in various places. If there is the slightest mistake, let the people The people's grievances are everywhere, and it will definitely affect my Ming Dynasty!"

Emperor Zhengde gently reached out his hand to stop Zhu Wushi's words, and sighed slightly, "How can I not understand the meaning of the emperor's uncle, but the emperor's uncle has ever thought that this moment is the best time for business reform." .”

Without waiting for Zhu Wushi to open his mouth, he continued, "Today, Wansanqian occupies four points of the world's business, Jiangnan Huajia occupies two points, and the Ming Dynasty's own business organizations also account for two points. It can be said that only Wansanqian and the Hua family Together with the imperial court, we can occupy [-]% of the world's business."

Zhu ignored the slight change in expression, and Emperor Zhengde continued, "Which dynasty was the most prosperous and prosperous throughout the dynasties? The Southern Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was the most prosperous and affluent time in the Central Plains. At that time, although farming was a large The income that allows the people to live a prosperous life is the circulation of commerce. During the Song Dynasty, the government greatly promoted the development of commerce, which led to the prosperity of the Song Dynasty."

"However, it was different in the Ming Dynasty. The Mongols invaded, and the commerce of the Song Dynasty fell into a trough. Since the founding of the country, commerce has not been promoted. The people have no other income except farming. Naturally, life is worse every day. Day. However, if commerce is promoted, goods from all over the country will flow, and the commercial trade will be greatly accelerated, which will definitely make the economy of my Ming Dynasty change with each passing day. You must know that things that do not flow will always be dead things, and money can only be spent. , to earn more money. Wansanqian, do you think what I said is true?" Emperor Zhengde asked Wansanqian.

Wan Sanqian looked quite excited at this time and said, "The grassroots agree with the emperor's words. Only when business flows can more wealth be created. If the economy of a place is like a pool of stagnant water, then there is no possibility of development. Just relying on How can the people grow rich from the crops grown in the ground.”

"However, if there are mistakes and omissions in business, then the Ming Dynasty will inevitably cause huge waves, and even a bad one will cause the Ming Dynasty's economy to completely decline." Zhu Wushi still objected, "And if the court pays too much attention to business, Agriculture and industry will also be greatly impacted, which will cause a large number of people who make a living from this to lose their jobs."

"Uncle Huang's words are wrong!" Emperor Zhengde said flatly, "The ancients said that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen have problems with their arrangement. Scholars refer to scholars. It is reasonable for the imperial court to select talents and manage the world. Scholars rank first. But agriculture is an industry that bears hardships and hardships, and it is the occupation of the working people themselves, but it is ranked second. This is a kind of irony. Industry is the foundation of a country's strength, and business! It is the foundation of a country. The lifeline, without merchants, the whole country is like a pool of stagnant water, no matter how well the agriculture and industry develop, it can only feed one side of the people, but the business is well developed, but it can feed the people of the whole country.”

"The emperor's words are very kind." Wan Sanqian agreed, "The people are engaged in agriculture, but the land is different. The south of the Yangtze River is a land of fish and rice, and agriculture naturally takes the first place in development. However, the northwest and northeast are bitter and cold, and the land is barren. How can the people engage in agriculture? ? The only way to survive is to take another path.”

"Furthermore, there are very few people who have real land of their own in the hands of the people all over the country. Most of them farm land for landlords and wealthy businessmen. Instead of doing this, it is better to pull them from agriculture to commerce and industry. Promote the progress of commerce and industry. Industry is the pillar of the country, and commerce is the lifeblood of the country. Although agriculture is the foundation, there are too many people farming. Instead of wasting resources, it is better to greatly promote commerce and industry, so that commerce and industry Become the mainstream, so as to drive the economic development of the country. As for agriculture, people will not give up their jobs even if they think about it.”

"Good, good, good." Emperor Zhengde praised repeatedly, "Wan Sanqian, you are also a sensible person! Business is the lifeblood of the country, and this statement is not false at all. Now you account for nearly [-]% of the country's business, and the Hua family also has Two and a half percent, plus the influence of the imperial court, we can easily control the business of the entire Ming Dynasty, adjust the business of the entire Ming Dynasty, and adjust it in the direction we want."

"But your majesty, what a major business reform is, once there is a loophole in it." Zhu Wushi said worriedly.

"Isn't there still the Hulong Villa of the Emperor?" Emperor Zhengde smiled and said, "With Hulong Villa's ability to collect information from the No. It's not as difficult as the emperor's uncle imagined. If someone is really playing tricks behind the scenes, I think it shouldn't be a problem to find out with the ability of the emperor's uncle. Once found out, no matter who it is, they will be killed without mercy." At the end, Emperor Zhengde's expression Also became indifferent.

"Your Majesty, the commercial reform may shake the interests of many people, especially the civil and military officials in the court. Once their interests are touched, I'm afraid..." Zhu Wushi smiled wryly, "In this way, the entire court will be in danger." It was involved again."

"Then just clean the court hall." Emperor Zhengde's words directly caused Zhu Wushi and Wan Sanqian's expressions to change drastically.

(End of this chapter)