Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 107: Earn tens of millions of taels a year
After all the courtiers bowed and said goodbye, Emperor Jiajing signaled to Lu Fang and sent the other eunuchs and maids out of the palace.

Then when the gate of Wanshou Palace was closed and only Emperor Jiajing himself, Lu Bing, Lu Fang, and Wang Daoqiu were left in the palace, Emperor Jiajing stopped pretending, took the whisk from Lu Fang's hand, and rushed towards Wang Daoqiu angrily.

Looking at Emperor Jiajing's face and holding the dick in his hand, Wang Daoqiu knew that Emperor Jiajing was going to beat him up!So he threw a tantrum and ran away, arguing: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not my fault, it's them bullying me."

"You brat, if you still dare to run, stop right there."

Seeing Wang Daoqiu running away, Emperor Jiajing was both funny and angry. He ordered Wang Daoqiu to stop while chasing him.

Seeing that Emperor Jiajing was pursuing him, he had already made up his mind to have a different style from other ministers, and mainly favor Wang Daoqiu who pretended to be tender and cute in front of the emperor.Ignoring Emperor Jiajing's orders, he still ran around the hall, bargaining: "If you stop chasing me, I will stop."

"What? You still dare to order me? I told you to stop, but you still dare not listen? If you rebel, I will catch you and beat you to death!"

"Your Majesty, please save it. My legs and feet are much sharper than yours. You can't catch me."

"What, you dare to slander your Majesty! Lu Bing, Lu Fang, catch that kid."

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Emperor Jiajing saw that Wang Daoqiu dared to disobey him and run away.So he used his imperial power to let Lu Bing and Lu Fang take action.Finally, with the joint efforts of Lu Bing and Lu Fang, Wang Daoqiu was successfully arrested and was pinned underground by Lu Bing.

Seeing that Wang Daoqiu was restrained, Emperor Jiajing laughed happily "haha", with a grim face, holding Lu Fang's whisk, he came over and lashed at Wang Daoqiu's ass.

Then, in the Wanshou Palace, there were waves of Wang Daoqiu's screams like killing pigs. Wang Daoqiu's screams were very miserable.But in this way, Emperor Jiajing's animal nature was fully aroused, so Emperor Jiajing roared like a wild beast, and kept beating Wang Daoqiu with his hands, and occasionally kicked him fiercely.

Emperor Jiajing was so happy that he didn't hold back any energy at all. Therefore, Wang Daoqiu also changed from the cooperative performance at the beginning to imitating what women do!Later it turned out to be really painful, and the screams were absolutely genuine.

It's too bad, it's really too bad!This made Lu Bing, who was holding Wang Daoqiu down, really unbearable.So Lu Bing, who had regained his brilliance of humanity, let go of Wang Daoqiu, stood up, hugged Emperor Jiajing, pushed Emperor Jiajing back, and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, forget it, let's go back." Pointing at this kid to make money?"

"What the hell! Lu Ermao, get out of my way. I have to beat this kid to death today. Mader rebelled against me and I told him to stop, but he still dares to run. I have to beat him to death today!"

"Forget it, Your Majesty, for my Ermao's sake, for my Ermao's sake, spare this little brat's life today. I'm still counting on this kid to come up with ideas for our Tongzhou Trade Center this afternoon! Your Majesty , Forget it, let him spare his life."

"Mad, okay, today I will give you Lu Ermao's face, and spare this little brat's life for the time being. Go, let that little brat get over here, and let me hear what evil ideas he has to make money. If He couldn't satisfy me today, so I slapped him."

"Yes Yes Yes."

After giving the order, Emperor Jiajing, who had just been refreshed, returned to his golden lotus throne where he meditated and meditated, and then lay down like a standard "Uncle Ge".

Damn it!Emperor Jiajing, who usually pretends to be a millionaire, turns out to be a ruffian at heart!Feeling sorry for Emperor Jiajing's unimperialist words and deeds just now, Wang Daoqiu was lifted up from the ground by Lu Bing and carried to Emperor Jiajing.

Then Lu Bingna, obviously showing off to Emperor Jiajing, yelled at Wang Daoqiu fiercely: "Boy, what are your plans for the trade center at Tongzhou Wharf? Tell me honestly. How dare you be dishonest? Push you to the ground and slap you."

"Yes, yes, press it to the ground and whip it hard. Lu Fang, go back and find a decent whip and put it in the Wanshou Palace. If this kid's skin is itchy, I can help him relax."

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Damn it!He even asked me to prepare a whip in the Longevity Palace. This was really a pleasure to beat myself up.I was cursing the bitch Jiajing in my heart!But Wang Daoqiu still pretended to be pitiful in front of him, wiping his tears and pleading pitifully: "Your Majesty, I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again next time. If you want to cheat me next time, I will I must stand at attention and let you smoke."

"Well, you kid has a long memory. The beating you received today was not in vain. Okay, no need to talk anymore, tell me, can the Laoshizi Trade Center help me earn 10 taels of silver a year? ?”

"10 taels? Your Majesty, you are looking down on me! A project that only earns 8 taels of silver a year is not worthy of bothering me, Wang Daoqiu, to use my brain."

When Emperor Jiajing asked if he could earn 10 taels of silver a year, Wang Daoqiu immediately acted like a fool.To be honest, Wang Daoqiu looked so arrogant and in need of a beating that Emperor Jiajing had the urge to push him to the ground and give him another beating.But considering money, think about the briquettes, steel plants, and sulfur glass projects that Wang Daoqiu has built in the past. Which one of them did not have an annual income of one million taels of silver?Thinking of Wang Daoqiu's past achievements, Emperor Jiajing felt a sense of desire. Wang Daoqiu's business center project might also be a project with an annual income of one million.Thinking of the box after box of silver that would be poured into the inner bank in the future, Emperor Jiajing was so excited that he couldn't care less about smoking Wang Daoqiu at the moment.

Emperor Jiajing suppressed the greed in his heart, pretended to be very old-fashioned, and asked casually: "Listening to your kid's sigh, is it possible that the Laoshizi Trade Center will make more money than the briquettes and steel plants? money?"

"It depends on how it works. Generally speaking, you can earn 80 million taels of silver a year! If you let the minister manage it with heart, and if your majesty and Master Lu fully support it, then this business center, as well as its derivatives The profits earned by our industry in one year are more than what I am boasting about, but they are enough to rival our Ming Dynasty’s current treasury revenue in one year.”

"What, can it rival our Ming Dynasty's treasury's annual income? Boy, our Ming's treasury's current annual income from various sources is more than 2000 million taels of silver. That trade center of yours can earn more than 2000 million taels of silver a year? "

"If I were to run it, and His Majesty and Governor Lu fully supported it, in the first three years, the profit would be around 3000 million taels per year. However, after three years, the annual profit would be less than 5000 million taels. Then Your Majesty, I will voluntarily enter the palace and clean your toilet."

"Okay, boy, you said this yourself. If you dare to lie to me, I will ask Lu Fang to send you to the cleansing room. Then you, boy, will be the chief minister of ceremony from now on. Go and work hard! Oh, that's right, boy. , when I discussed this matter with you and Lu Bing at the Qionglin Banquet that day, I saw that you didn’t seem to be very interested in this matter! Why are you going to do it yourself now? "

"Hi! Your Majesty, with your intelligence, don't you still understand the way to do it? That day at the Qionglin Banquet, the minister Liuyuan was in high spirits, and he thought that one day he would take the seat of Yan Shoufu. At that time Naturally, the minister is not very interested in earning money. But today, as a minister like Xiong Shangshu, the minister made a clear stand in front of the court, standing on the side of Jin Yiwei and the Supervisor of Rites, and admitted that he believed in it, and said that he would not exceed it for life. In this way, from now on, the minister will not be tolerated by the foreign court. If the minister wants to work hard step by step from the grassroots to the position of chief assistant, it is conceivable that he will be excluded and suppressed. So... .”

"Hahahaha, you deserve it. But that's fine. From now on, just like Lu Bing and Lu Fang, you can be a court eagle with peace of mind! Hahahaha, okay, okay, today the treacherous official Xiong Bin is participating It’s so good of you to participate, so good.”

Wang Daoqiu made his words clear and made Emperor Jiajing understand that today, Wang Daoqiu publicly supported Jin Yiwei, publicly supported the inner court, and publicly supported Taoism.This was tantamount to openly standing on the opposite side of the civil service system. From then on, Wang Daoqiu was the enemy of the Ming Dynasty Shilin, and it was difficult for him to infiltrate the civil service system again.

Understanding this, Emperor Jiajing was very happy. With Wang Daoqiu as a strong support, he looked at his current team.Lu Bing and Lu Fang are loyal to themselves, and they control the country's special agents, Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

With Lu Bing and Lu Fang here, the outer dynasty would not be able to make big waves.But these two people are reliable, but their abilities in governing the country are too mediocre, which makes them have to be controlled by foreign countries.After all, he expected others to help him handle government affairs.

But now, Wang Daoqiu, a scumbag among scholars, has been added to his group.Wang Daoqiu is good!He is a genius in financial management. With him, he will never have to worry about having money to spend.In addition to financial management, this Wang Daoqiu is also proficient in governing the country, pacifying the country, and reforming the country. Which of these is not a good strategy to stabilize the country?Okay, okay, Wang Daoqiu's joining can be regarded as making up for the shortcomings of this small mountain. From then on, the strength of his side has become stronger.

He felt happy that after Wang Daoqiu joined his side, he became even more powerful. Emperor Jiajing became more and more pleased with Wang Daoqiu.I couldn't help but blurted out a promise: "Kid, do a good job, don't worry, I will reward you with the position of chief assistant sooner or later. If I want to make those people in Waichao hate you to death, I won't be able to move you. Kill them."

"I thank the Lord for your kindness"

"Okay, okay, don't fool me with these nonsense, tell me, that business center, what on earth do you rely on to earn tens of millions of taels a year?"

"It's your Majesty! First of all, Your Majesty, I told you and Governor Lu last time that the most profitable thing in this business center is lending. So I plan to establish the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank in the business center to absorb deposits, issue loans, and eat the interest. Secondly, once there is a bank, I will issue banknotes. Then those who do business from north to south will not have to laboriously escort the silver coins, as long as they carry the banknotes with them. Of course, in order to facilitate the exchange of banknotes, in the early stage, I We will open branches for our Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty in major cities along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, the Yangtze River, and inland provincial capitals. We will later develop branches in lower prefectures and counties depending on the situation. Of course, among them, I will also select some with good reputation and large scale. Cooperate with bank accounts to increase the number of exchange outlets of our Daming Royal Bank."

"In addition to lending and exchange, in the business center, I also plan to set up a buying and selling threshold for steel products that are still in short supply. To put it bluntly, only merchants who stay in our business center and rent warehouses are eligible to buy from us at a fair price. Steel products. As for the specific purchase quantity, I plan to first base it on the tax bill issued by the court at Tongzhou Wharf. For example, if a merchant pays 100 taels to the court at Tongzhou Customs, we will allow him to pay 1000 taels in the trade center. In the government-run store, purchase [-] taels of steel products.…”

Next, Wang Daoqiu gave Emperor Jiajing, Lu Bing, and Lu Fang a lot of details about the business strategies of future trade and logistics centers. The three sixteenth-century natives were stunned.To be honest, Emperor Jiajing and others couldn't understand the twists and turns of business in later generations, but they still felt very advanced.

So after listening to the business ideas of Wang Daoqiu's later generations, although Emperor Jiajing didn't quite understand them, he firmly believed that Wang Daoqiu could make a lot of money with these "crooked ways".So after Wang Daoqiu finished speaking, Emperor Jiajing thought for a while and then said to Wang Daoqiu: "You are full of tricks, but you are a man who can make money by cheating. Okay, I will believe you once, and I will start from the inside." The treasury allocates 20 taels of silver to you for loan sharking. In addition, I will give you half of the output of Nanjianhe Steel Plant to go to the government. At the same time, Jinyiwei will fully cooperate with you. But boy, listen to me, this is the first Everything is difficult at the beginning. I don’t care how much you can earn. But starting from next year, if your Laoshizi Trade Center and Daming Royal Bank cannot pay me 2000 million taels of silver a year, then you kid, just follow Lu Fang Clean room!"

"I obey the decree. As long as Your Majesty gives me policies and the right to operate independently, I promise to fulfill His Majesty's instructions."

"Not only does it belong to His Majesty, but I, the Jin Yiwei, can't work in vain. It was originally agreed that it would be three to seven, but you already have tens of millions of taels of silver a year, so I, the Jin Yiwei, don't dare to take the three. Just give me Jin Yiwei 100 million taels."

"There is also our supervisor, Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Factory, but the emperor entrusted us with the mission of the supervisor. How can this not make us busy? Zhuangyuanlang, the old slave does not want more, 30 taels a year That’s good.”

Emperor Jiajing made a start, and Lu Bing and Lu Fang quickly followed.Faced with the greed of these three people, Wang Daoqiu smiled, just ask for something and have common interests.

So after listening to Lu Bing and Lu Fang's application for sharing the money, Wang Daoqiu did not refuse. He suggested to Emperor Jiajing that everyone should divide the money in this way: Emperor Jiajing would take [-]% of the money, and the remaining [-]% would be distributed by the Supervisor of Rites and Jin Yiwei. Thirty-seven open.

When Emperor Jiajing heard that he could get [-]%, he was happy and immediately agreed.He also strictly ordered Lu Bing and Lu Fang to fully cooperate with Wang Daoqiu's work and earn tens of millions of taels of silver this year.

After receiving Emperor Jiajing's order, Lu Bing and Lu Fang immediately expressed their determination, saying that they would fully cooperate with Wang Daoqiu in the future.

(End of this chapter)