Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 2461 Rules of the Chamber of Commerce

Liu Ya frowned, already hearing that something was wrong.

The state government office is an official of the imperial court. He governs a state and is only responsible for the administration, public security and taxation of this area.Of course, Liu Ya didn't quite understand how to allocate specific affairs.

But this state capital also has to follow the arrangements and instructions of the imperial court, and he has no right to appoint or dismiss.

No matter how powerful the chamber of commerce is, it can still be regarded as a non-governmental organization.How can this state capital cut off half of its territory and hand it over to some president to manage it?
Liu Ya didn't shy away from it, so she directly asked the buddy what was going on.What's more, this guy said it so bluntly, it is obvious that this matter has been done on the bright side.If they don't hide it, why does Liu Ya bother to cover it up for them.

The guy just laughed and said: "The chairman of the chamber of commerce is the brother-in-law of the state capital. They are all from his own family, whoever says it's the same."

Liu Ya's mouth twitched when she heard this, she rolled her eyes secretly, and said, "But, does this have anything to do with Tongli Yinzhuang?"

The clerk said again: "Our Qingping City belongs to the West District. According to the requirements of the chairman of the chamber of commerce, the banknotes that are used here are exclusively for the chamber of commerce. It is not difficult to use foreign banknotes, but you just need to get them to be stamped by the chamber of commerce. , You can only use it after paying the silver interest. If you don’t have the seal of the chamber of commerce, even if you exchange the bank notes from the treasury of the capital, you won’t get any silver.”

The bank notes outside were brought, and if you want to exchange them, you have to pay interest first. Even if this chamber of commerce does not do business, it will still make a lot of money.

Liu Ya felt that this was very strange, and asked again: "Then are there any other rules here? I see that although the people in Qingping City are poor, they don't seem to be suffering much."

Maybe this is the governance plan of that state capital.This is like demarcating an autonomous region, and the economy and everything are independent, as long as the people live well.

The guy nodded and said, "That's right. Since all the business here is managed by the chamber of commerce, it's very fair whether it's the shop doing business or the people paying food. And there are two unified bonuses every year. , Food and drink expenses are also distributed uniformly by the chamber of commerce.”

Liu Ya was puzzled, and asked: "The Chamber of Commerce still manages the livelihood of the people? How do you manage such a trivial matter?"

The clerk gave an example: "For example, our inn has a shopkeeper, two clerks, two handymen, and a cook. According to the rules of the chamber of commerce, in addition to the monthly money, the shopkeeper can also get bonuses twice a year. , the chamber of commerce distributes according to the amount of tax paid. The few of us distribute subsidies such as food, clothes, oil and salt every month. In this way, the life of the people is managed by the chamber of commerce, although no one gets rich overnight, But no one died of poverty or starvation. Moreover, everyone wears similar clothes, and the monthly money and food are distributed according to how much work you do, which is also fair."

This... Liu Ya's brain twitched this time.This feels like communism ahead of schedule?But I felt something was wrong.

Liu Ya pondered hard for a long time, and then asked: "Then who does the profit of this inn belong to?"

"Of course it is the chamber of commerce. All the shops and storefronts here belong to the chamber of commerce. There is a fixed number of monthly payments to the shopkeeper and the buddies." The clerk smiled and said: "Let's just say that, people like me Dude, every inn and restaurant in the city pays the same monthly fee. Some work in big restaurants, and those who work diligently can be appreciated and rewarded by the shopkeeper, and they will be given a red sign, and they can get an extra pair in the next month. Shoes, or an extra two feet of cloth. That’s about it.”

All businesses are owned by the chamber of commerce, and all the income of these people belongs to the chamber of commerce, and then the chamber of commerce distributes daily necessities such as monthly money and food?
This idea sounds really good at first glance, it is really a society where everyone is equal.

But if you think about it carefully, isn't all the surplus value created by these people taken away by the chamber of commerce?

There are no very wealthy families in the city, because everyone is the same.It is precisely because everyone is on the same standard of living and there is no comparison, so they are happier.

However, if this continues, won't people become numb?They thought they were living the same life, earning money from their labor.

But in fact, they created more value and should have a better life.

No, this is so wrong.

Liu Ya thought about it carefully again, and suddenly felt that the Chamber of Commerce took the big head no matter what, and got the biggest bonus.

Leaving aside the income of all the shops here every year, there is a lot of surplus food handed in by the farmers below. Where did the food go?

It can be said that this chamber of commerce holds the economy of the entire western district of Tongzhou in its hands, and treats all the people here as their cheap labor.

With the lowest standard of living, everyone loses the ambition to change their lives through hard work and creation, and lives a life of just bowing their heads and doing things, but giving away a lot of benefits to others.

This is no different from counting the money for others after being sold.

Liu Ya was lost in thought.The guy didn't bother, looked around and saw that he had nothing to do, so he went out by himself.

Liu Ya thought about this matter back and forth, and finally felt it was wrong, so she got up and went out to discuss with Cang Qianche.

Cang Qianche had just changed clothes, and was urging Cang Qianyuan to change clothes and wash his face quickly.

The emperor usually has no airs, and he is happy like a silly son of a landlord's family.

But his daily self-care ability is not very high, and now he has to do housework and wash up by himself, so he is always procrastinating.

Sometimes he didn't wash his feet at night, and he had to be ordered several times by Cang Qianche before he would wash himself.

Of course, if it was in the palace, the emperor would not need to speak up, the maids and eunuchs would prepare warm water sprinkled with flower petals and essential oils, and help the emperor to bathe and change clothes.

But this time even the cook was sent away, so Cang Qianche would not wash the emperor's feet.There is no way to change clothes.

Liu Ya knocked on the door and went in, only to see Cang Qianyuan struggling with a belt.

I don't know if he did it on purpose or if he was really clumsy. The belt was tied behind him, and now he wanted to untie it and tie it again, but he couldn't untie it.

Liu Ya thought it was funny, so she walked over to help.

Although Cang Qianche wanted to train the emperor to do things by himself, but he also knew that no matter how much Cang Qianyuan talked about it, he would not be able to break it apart, and it would get tighter and tighter, so he simply didn't stop him, but asked: "Ya'er, is there something wrong?" ?”

"Well, I heard some news and thought something was wrong, so I'm here to tell you about it." Liu Ya helped Cang Qianyuan untie the knotted belt and fasten it again, and at the same time told him what she heard from the buddy. The situation said.

(End of this chapter)