Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 372 Royal Chamber of Commerce Overseas Company
It's so shocking and endless, Zhu Youjian almost killed three sea merchants today.

From being disheartened at the beginning to being overwhelmed with gratitude later, I heard that the emperor actually wanted to do business with them, and the person in charge was Princess Daming.

The three sea merchants were completely confused by Zhu Youjian, as if they were in a dream, how could this be possible?The Ming Emperor actually had his own company?

"No no, this is too unreal, it's definitely a dream..."

If they are not shocked and confused, this is not normal.

In the hearts of the three, the Emperor Ming is so powerful now, if it is too easy to make money, he will definitely not covet them for anything, he must want to pull them to make money together.

In fact, they only guessed half right. The reform and opening up of Ming Dynasty is now booming, and after the sea ban is completely lifted, the business of maritime merchants is even more prosperous.

How could Zhu Youjian miss such a good opportunity to make money, but the Royal Chamber of Commerce did not have an export company, nor did it have experience in this area.

As a time traveler, Zhu Youjian would definitely not miss such a good opportunity, he could not be like Chongzhen, and end up being poor to death.

In order to share the huge cake of overseas trade, we must find experienced maritime merchants to cooperate, but the partners must pass the test of character.

Otherwise, relying on the big tree of the royal family, they would definitely do things that would harm Daming and the Royal Chamber of Commerce, which Zhu Youjian would never allow.

So he thought of some patriotic businessmen who had contributed to Ming Dynasty, in order to let the patriotic businessmen get some benefits, it was true, and also to make his internal money more substantial.

After discussing with Wei Wei and Wang Cheng'en, Zhu Youjian chose three maritime merchants with guaranteed character, which were the three maritime merchants of the Shandong Merchant Gang.

But they didn't know what was going on. When they heard that the Ming Emperor was going to summon them, the three maritime merchants were struck by lightning. They thought of the eight Shanxi merchants who had been wiped out.

Seeing that the three of them stayed silent for a long time, Zhu Youjian thought that they didn't want to cooperate with the Royal Chamber of Commerce, so he didn't ask any more questions for the time being, and wanted the three of them to think about it.

Seeing the performance of the three, Wang Chengen was upset. The emperor's choice of these three maritime merchants was a gift to them, so they dared to refuse.

Wang Chengen got up and walked in front of the three of them, urging:

"Didn't you hear what His Majesty said? If you don't want to, just say something. Your Majesty can easily find a sea merchant who is bigger than your family."

"Ah... no no..."

After being reminded by Wang Chengen, the three of them realized how dare they refuse the emperor's request, even if they lost their entire family, they would not say no.

They hurriedly knelt down and thanked:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En. How could Cao Min not agree? You can't ask for it. Cao Min doesn't want shares, and is willing to share His Majesty's worries."

If you don't want shares, it's obviously against your will. Of course, Zhu Youjian will not let them suffer.

"Mianli, flat body, don't kneel down at every turn in the future, from now on, the people of my Ming Dynasty must stand up straight, and never bow down casually.

Since you are willing to join the Overseas Trading Company of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, the shares must be required. Could it be that I still take advantage of you?

Go back and get ready. Is there any difficulty with money?If there is any difficulty, I will advance the payment for you first, and you will return it later. "

The three of them hurriedly bowed to thank them:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Cao Min still has some savings in his family, please rest assured, Cao Min has enough money."

Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction:
"Okay, you stay at the Royal Hotel for a while, discuss the matter with Wang Chengen, go back and prepare."

"According to the order, the grassroots will leave."

The three of them agreed, bowed and retreated to the door before they dared to turn around and leave.

As soon as the three of them left, Wei Xi happily grabbed Father Huang's arm:
"Father, I am really looking forward to whether my son can go to sea with them in the future."

Zhu Youjian stretched out his hand to touch the princess's head and said with a smile:

"No, you can't leave the capital. The emperor has given you enough freedom. The little girl must know how to be content, understand?"

Wei Wei smiled sweetly:
"Oh, I see, my son is leaving."

"Well, let's go. Remember the original intention of the establishment of the Royal Chamber of Commerce. You must not do anything that endangers Daming and the people. You must pay the commercial tax in full."

"My son knows."

Looking at the back of Wei Wei leaving, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but think of one thing, that is, the problem of women's feet binding, and women in later generations have become half the sky.

Their achievements in some areas even surpassed that of men. Binding feet not only made many women lose their ability to work, but such big feet eventually turned into three-inch golden lotuses, which was a kind of devastation to their bodies and minds.

In order to develop the Ming Dynasty, there must be enough labor force. If the labor force is to be mobilized, the problem of foot binding must be solved.

Seeing the princess's walking posture, Zhu Youjian's thoughts became firmer, and he immediately ordered:

"Pass an order to the cabinet to abolish women's foot binding. If anyone is found to force women to bind their feet, the Ministry of Punishment must severely punish them, and those who are serious will be exiled to Liaodong."

"According to the purpose"

Although the northern region is very chaotic, it is much easier to manage than the southern region. As long as the nomads are dealt with, there will be no major problems.

Compared with the governance in the north, the difficulty in the southern region is obviously greater. The gentry here are resistant to various reforms of the imperial court.

It is not an easy task to deal with the literati of the Ming Dynasty. Many people are two-faced people. They have one thing on the surface and another on the back. After selling you, you are still counting the money for them.

"Popular hands, up, middle and down"

"Popular hands, up, middle and down"

……

"1 + 1 = 2"

"1 + 1 = 2"

……

In a school in Suzhou Prefecture, there was a burst of sound of reading, some classrooms were learning characters, and some classrooms were learning mathematics.

There are happy smiles on the faces of the children. For children from poor families, reading is something their parents never dared to think about.

The new primary school textbooks have already started to be used, and the teachers are all local talents who have failed the rankings and started to work after a short period of training.

Although they failed the scientific examination, there is still no problem for these people to teach elementary schools. Zhu Youjian did not let everyone win the exam.

But making children literate is a great project, and it can also be regarded as a brainwashing project, cultivating children's patriotism from an early age.

However, every prefecture and county holds a Daming Daily, which updates and publicizes the above policies and local news every day. Children must be able to read newspapers and learn more about national policies.

In this way, the common people will not be deceived by some people at will, such as which items need to pay taxes, which ones do not need to pay taxes, and the tax rates are almost all mentioned in the newspapers.

If local officials violate the policies above and continue to collect taxes exempted by the imperial court, the people can refuse to pay taxes.

Mathematics must also be learned. This requirement is not high. It is enough to reach the level of our current third-grade elementary school. Tuition is currently free. No matter what kind of family, children can be sent to school.

The land reform levy business tax, education reform, and now crack down on smuggling, which completely touched the cake of some people.

Originally, the destruction of the Kong family would have dealt a great blow to those gentry, but due to Zhu Youjian's powerful power and tyrannical means, they could only squeeze their anger in their hearts for the time being.

Although there are many people lobbying and exposing the numerous evil deeds of the Confucian family, the position of the Confucian family in the hearts of Chinese scholars has already been deeply rooted, and it cannot be completely erased in a short time.

Zhu Youjian almost completely abandoned Confucianism in this education reform.

Some people were given excuses to encourage the gentry, and the gentry, literati, merchants, and gentry in the Jiangnan area began to surge undercurrents, and large-scale turmoil would break out at any time.

(End of this chapter)