I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 577 Merchant Second Grade, Real Items

Voices praising Zhou Tieyi's wisdom spread from the Tianjing Stock Exchange. Anyone who bought stocks and bonds would make money in this huge economic wave. As long as they made money, more people would be attracted to buy stocks and bonds, spreading like a virus, which could not be stopped at all, because even the Great Xia court could not stop the desire to make money from the royal family, military families to ordinary people.

As long as the upward momentum of Tianjing Stock Exchange is not broken, there will be no shortage of people in the world who will sing praises for Zhou Tieyi.

Lu Yuanbo, the manager of Tianjing Stock Exchange and the first person to call Zhou Tieyi a saint, felt even more touched.

Because the Yulin Army actually brought three pieces of news.

In addition to "Plan for Requesting Ten Billion Taels of Silver", there is also Zhou Tieyi's "On Contradiction" and Wang Mingyi's "On Conscience and Mind-Matter Theory".

He read it all through. With his knowledge, he could certainly see the excellence of "On Conscience and Mind-Body". It is no exaggeration to say that it opened a new beginning for Confucianism and was qualified to continue the Confucian tradition.

But in fact, when he recited at the exchange, two sharp contrasts were formed.

After reading Zhou Tieyi's "On Contradiction", although it was all about explaining the holy teachings and was far from the lives of ordinary people, the people in the stock exchange kept cheering. Whether they understood it or not, they all looked like they were bathed in the glory of a saint and naturally felt proud of it.

On the contrary, when Wang Mingyi's "Theory of Conscience and Mind-Matter" was read out, everyone was silent, and many people who had been struggling in society for many years showed obvious disdain.

There is no other reason. No matter how good "Theory of Conscience and Mind-Matter" is, its meaning is to restrict people from making money, while "On Contradiction" directly tells everyone that now is the time to make money.

The two are at different stages, and even if both are excellent theories, everyone will make a choice based on their heart.

What's more, the mismatch in status and ability between Zhou Tieyi and Wang Mingyi directly widened the gap.

This is the human heart.

Lu Yuanbo sighed and said that it was foreseeable that after today, the people of Tianjing would quickly call Zhou Tieyi a saint in public, and this was as unstoppable as the rising trend of the Tianjing Stock Exchange.

The imperial court could not stop this kind of name, just as they could not stop the rise of stocks in the Tianjing Exchange.

In contrast, Shentu Yuan's method of having a group of storytellers spread the saint's name in the teahouse was as unpresentable as the political intrigues of a child.

Zhou Tieyi showed his divine power at the Tianjing Stock Exchange for a while, and it happened that all the ministers had just left the court.

Hao Ren was in charge of a hundred households, so naturally he had a title. After the Ministry of Transport was established, Hao Ren, as the manager of the Railway Chamber of Commerce, would at least become a true third-rank official of the imperial court, only below the three ministers and the ministers of various departments.

After leaving the palace, he got on the carriage, which started to move slowly. When it came down from Yujing Mountain and entered Zhuque City, there was a sudden gust of wind in the carriage, and Zhou Tieyi condensed silently.

"grown ups."

Hao Ren lowered his head respectfully. As Zhou Tieyi's confidant, he knew that Zhou Tieyi didn't care much about empty formalities.

Zhou Tieyi looked at Hao Ren. At this time, the sea of ​​clouds and luck above Hao Ren's head was constantly rolling, and the rolling golden torrents gathered from all directions and condensed into a treasure tree, about nine feet high, with golden branches and jade leaves, and a vivid Pixiu was perched below it, far surpassing the ordinary merchant's fifth-grade 'Tongbao' practitioner.

Even as the "Plan for Requesting Ten Billion Taels of Silver" was established, the golden torrents that gathered from all directions actually built a series of illusory railways. The sound of trains could be heard from time to time, like the roar of dragons and tigers, connecting all corners of the world. Countless phantoms of ordinary people appeared and disappeared, and the will of humanity formed all kinds of treasures that shuttled back and forth on the railways, which was no less than the embryonic form of Taoism that Mei Qingchen had shown at the beginning.

But this is still not all of Hao Ren's strength. Zhou Tieyi flipped his palm and a copper coin appeared in his palm. The coin was round on the outside and square on the inside, with a pair of light golden cicada wings on both sides. Although there was nothing magical when it appeared, if one was careful, one could see the whole world through the square hole of the coin.

This is a real whole world, a fantasy world!
With Zhou Tieyi's operation, the sub-coins made of Yanhuang Tongbao had already been replaced with real ones and circulated widely in the Taixu Illusion Realm. Compared with ordinary Taixu Illusionary Coins, the essence of the two is the same, both are mirages condensed by the authority of the Taixu Illusionary Lord. As long as Zhou Tieyi does not take action, the Illusion Priest will not be able to detect the abnormality of these coins.

Because the Phantom Priest is only the manager of this authority, Zhou Tieyi and Taixu Illusion Master are the owners of this authority.

Therefore, at the right time, this Yanhuang Tongbao can "buy" the entire Taixu Fantasy World.

As soon as the Yanhuang Tongbao appeared, it flapped its little wings and flew to the treasure tree above Hao Ren's head according to Zhou Tieyi's wishes. It was like an ordinary copper coin, hidden in the precious light of the gold and silver mountains.

With the blessing of the peerless magic weapon, Hao Ren's aura changed from being outspoken to being restrained. He also used the peerless magic weapon to return to nature and began to comprehend the realm of 'hidden emptiness' in business.

After Zhou Tieyi finished this step, he spoke, "I was able to intervene in the situation in Tianjing this time, but I may not be able to do so in time next time, so the Yanhuang Tongbao is with you. If necessary, you can use it skillfully."

"Try to use it covertly and don't expose Ziqian's abilities. You don't have to worry about exposing other abilities. After all, many people should have guessed how many peerless magic weapons I have, but they don't know their specific functions."

This was the second time Zhou Tieyi handed the Yanhuang Tong Bao to Hao Ren, but the last time the Yanhuang Tong Bao was not yet a peerless magic weapon, so Zhou Tieyi did not restrict Hao Ren from using it. Hao Ren had no chance to use it in the safe place of Tianjing.

But this time, Zhou Tieyi bestowed it again as a peerless divine weapon and gave a reminder.

Hao Ren woke up from his own perception and looked up suddenly, "Did the lord foresee something?"

If it was foreseen by the saint Zhou Tieyi, then it would naturally be the scene of the future.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Don't worry. However, in order to truly establish the Thirty-three Heavens, we need to visit the places where the Nine Ancient Gods fell. They are not as kind as Mother Earth."

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment and continued, "I didn't bring up the issue of abolishing the iron and copper levies at the court this time, but after the railway construction is rolled out throughout Daxia, abolishing the iron and copper levies is inevitable. When the local railway bureau's system is built and local railways begin to be built on a real large scale, you can bring up this issue at court and promote it. After it is done, the feedback from the orthodoxy will be enough to allow you to directly enter the third rank of 'Jianji'." Although he knew that Zhou Tieyi didn't care about empty etiquette, but since it concerned his own orthodoxy, Hao Ren still stood up and bowed earnestly, saying, "Thank you, sir, for your enlightenment."

Unlike Zhou Tieyi's previous proposal to abolish the iron and copper tolls, which was rejected by the Great Xia court, the Great Xia court's tax focus is no longer on iron and copper tolls. Large-scale railway construction, especially giving local governments the power to build their own railways, naturally means that the iron and copper toll systems can no longer be implemented. This is a natural thing.

Therefore, this was equivalent to picking up a huge merit for free. As for how much profit Hao Ren could get from it, it depended on Hao Ren's own ability. However, at least he could achieve a third-grade "Jianji".

Having seen the path of "benefiting both the business and the people", Hao Ren no longer had any doubts about his current business practice. However, businessmen would of course want more, and Hao Ren was no exception.

He licked his lips, sat down, and showed a mercenary expression, just like the first time he met Zhou Tieyi, "Sir, I have understood the practice of the third level of business, but I am not very clear about the second level of business..."

This is also the question that businessmen all over the world think about the most now. They have no doubt that under Zhou Tieyi's leadership, the second and first grades of business will appear.

However, the biggest constraint on the business world is that there is still a set of real rules that lay the foundation for the second and first levels of business.

Because of the enhanced characteristics of the cosmic observer effect, when a set of rules is implemented and observed and recognized by countless people, it will itself be exchanged for tremendous power. This is the principle of the emergence of the human gods other than the natural gods in Shinto.

After hearing Hao Ren's question, Zhou Tieyi asked, "After the establishment of Tianjing Exchange, did many old merchants sense the opportunity and communicate with you?"

Hao Ren nodded and said, "Several business masters came to Tianjing and talked to me and President Qian. We all realized that the second-grade business master should be related to the rules of the Tianjing Exchange. However, when those masters used the Daotong to deduce and participated in the buying and selling, they found that even though they made a lot of money, they could not touch the higher level. However, they could truly feel that level, just like trying to catch the moon in the water."

As they were talking, the carriage was already driving on the busy streets.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Listen carefully, what do you hear?"

Seeing that Zhou Tieyi was willing to give him guidance, Hao Ren quickly displayed his own abilities. Above the treasure tree, a vacant priesthood shone with light, interacting with the embryonic Taoist tradition. With the help of the priesthood position of Taiyi Divine Court, even though Hao Ren was not yet at the top third rank, he was able to make use of the embryonic form of his own Taoist tradition.

With the embryonic form of Taoism, he can use his own Taoism to connect with the things around him, and thus obtain information from countless connections, which spread across the future, past, and present.

Whoever has a stronger orthodoxy and a wider coverage will naturally be able to perceive more.

Hao Ren's priesthood is [Transaction]. When he interacts with the people around him, naturally, the information he hears the most is about transactions.

At this time, the news of the surge in stocks in the Tianjing Exchange had begun to spread throughout the entire Suzaku City. Now everyone knew that not only would the court have to take out 40 million taels to buy the shares of the Railway Chamber of Commerce, but it would also have to take out 1 billion taels to "share the money" with everyone.

Naturally, those who have a little savings are now flocking to the exchange.

Hao Ren was stunned for a moment, his strategy was not like this!

Why is the information he is getting now different from his own policy paper? If he hadn't written this policy paper under Zhou Tieyi's guidance, he almost thought that he had misunderstood Zhou Tieyi's meaning!

Hao Ren looked up in astonishment. He knew that Zhou Tieyi must also know the information he knew.

“Isn’t it strange? Why do people feel that we are not borrowing money from them, but giving them money?”

Hao Ren thought about it seriously and felt that if Zhou Tieyi was intentionally guiding the people, then he did nothing wrong. Only in this way would the people continue to buy stocks.

and many more!

He seemed to have grasped the key point.

Aren’t these common people who keep buying stocks just like these practitioners who are seeking to become merchants at the second level?

Seeing that Hao Ren had understood, Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Do you understand? You made money on the stock, but did you really make money? What exactly is money? If a business cannot even figure out its core concept, it will naturally be impossible to reach a higher level."

The practice of Daxia's business philosophy involves hearing sounds, being able to understand, calculating, transporting wealth, communicating treasures, hiding the empty, and helping others. It is practiced from the bottom up. If one is poor, one can only take care of oneself, and if one is rich, one can help the world. However, it still lacks some essential things, that is, what exactly is the business philosophy and how to distinguish it from other schools of thought.

If the last step of the business path is to "benefit all", is it enough to give all the money you earn to the people? Why can't you touch the second rank by doing this? What is the difference between this and the Mohist "universal love"?
If it were in the past, Hao Ren would certainly not think about what money is, after all, money is money. But now in Zhou Tieyi's hands, money can be Taixu illusory coins, mirage, gold and silver, or even pieces of white paper!

It is the things behind the money that give it meaning.

Only by understanding this can merchants touch the essence of their own practice!

Hao Ren thought seriously and said, "We clearly borrowed money from the world, borrowed 1 billion taels to spend, but they acted as if they were making money. So the stock exchange rose sharply, and they did make money from it. But if the situation like the Queen Mother splitting up the Railway Chamber of Commerce happens again, if the stock price plummets, then all the money they made will collapse like a castle in the air. The more they ask for, the faster it will fall. There is no support. No wonder those business predecessors, even if they make a lot of money in the stock market, cannot reach the next level, because what they earn is originally without foundation. It can be used for personal enjoyment, but it cannot pave the way for the future of 'benefiting both the people and the people'."

Hao Ren had already thought about this, so Zhou Tieyi continued to help push it forward, "Only when things are real can one be pragmatic. Otherwise, even if there are thousands of flowers blooming, they will only be short-lived. Only by understanding the difference between money and things can one truly master the money of the world and use it for oneself."

Hao Ren's thoughts suddenly flashed and he grasped the key. He instantly figured out why his "Plan to Request Ten Billion Taels of Silver" would be the path to the second rank. The focus was not on the ten billion taels of silver, but on what the ten billion taels of silver would do. No matter how much the stocks on the Tianjing Exchange rose, it was just money, just a tool. Only when this money, whether borrowed from the people or borrowed from the future, was turned into goods for people all over the world to enjoy, could merchants take the path to the third rank.

The second product of the merchant is real.

(End of this chapter)