Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 130 Governing Han ([-])

In the anticipation of the merchants, Zhou Chong said: "It is not impossible, but very difficult, for such a large project to be carried out by one person or several people. In order to raise money, you have no choice but to terminate the existing business. Sell ​​the shops. These shops are all your painstaking efforts for many years, you have emotions, and you are reluctant."

This remark went to the bones of the merchants, and they couldn't help nodding, secretly admiring.

"I suggest that you join forces to take on this job." Zhou Chong said his suggestion, explained, and said: "There are many people and strength is great. If you join forces to take on the job, the money will be much easier. You can pay 1 taels. 10 taels, 50 taels, one million taels, the specific amount will be determined according to your actual situation, there is no need to sell the store, this is the convenience of killing two birds with one stone, please consider it.”

In ancient times, the capital was insufficient, and there was already a joint business with relatives and friends. It was not a novelty.

The merchants started discussing immediately, and after a while, a middle-aged businessman stood up and introduced himself: "Master Zhou, Shen Li, a grassroots man, dare to ask Mr. Zhou, it is certainly a good thing to unite to raise money, but there are too many people, and this trouble is too much." There are too many, the supervision of money and the distribution of interest are all problems, can Mr. Zhou have a solution?"

What he said hit the point, the merchants had no profit, and the money was raised. If there is no supervision and the distribution of benefits is uneven, there must be disputes, and the merchants echoed in unison.

Zhou Chong said with a smile: "You are doing business, if you encounter a business that cannot be carried out by one person, how do you deal with it?"

"Borrow money." A businessman replied.

Zhou Chong nodded and said: "Borrowing is a way. What if borrowing can't meet the requirements?"

"The only way to do it is to join forces, and find interested shopkeepers to do it together!" Another businessman replied.

Zhou Chong applauded, saying: "That's right. It's the same situation now. You can come here, which shows that you are interested in this road. The only difference is that there are more people and more money. This supervision is easy to say, you can Recommend a highly respected, upright, fair shopkeeper who you trust to take the lead and take charge of the supervision. Of course, in order to reassure you, he will show you the accounts at regular intervals."

This is similar to the financial statements of modern enterprises, which is very useful, and the businessmen applaud in unison.

"Supervision is one aspect. The use of money is the most important thing." Zhou Chong went on to induce, saying: "You can recommend a big treasurer to lead the use of money and the deployment of manpower. In order to better With good cooperation, we can also recommend a second shopkeeper and a third shopkeeper to assist the big shopkeeper. This project is too big, so there can be more shopkeepers."

The big shopkeeper in ancient times was equivalent to the boss of a modern enterprise, and the second and third shopkeepers were equivalent to the vice presidents.

Modern enterprises are developed from ancient shops, and this method is used in daily transactions. After being reminded by Zhou Chong, businessmen suddenly light up, nod their heads, talk a lot, and are ready to nominate candidates and shareholders.

Guiding merchants to set up a shop similar to the modern enterprise management model and laying a foundation for future development is one of Zhou Chong's goals today, but not all of them. Naturally, Zhou Chong will not give them too much time to discuss, said: " Shopkeepers, as for the shopkeepers, shares, and bonuses, you can discuss them later. I will tell you about Daqin's request. If you have opinions, you are welcome to bring them up."

Only by understanding Qin’s requirements can we finally decide whether to take over or not. This is the most important thing. The businessman immediately stopped discussing and listened to Zhou Chong’s explanation. Collect taxes and collect [-]% of the dividends."

Don't think that the tax rate of 20.00% is very high. The tax rate of modern enterprises is almost 20.00%, which was already a very light tax rate in ancient times.The businessman couldn't believe such a good thing, and said in amazement, "Ten taxes and two?"

Zhou Chong intends to use this road as a breakthrough, introduce modern economic ideas, and revitalize Qin's economy, so the tax rate is set low in order to lay the foundation for the future. King Qin actually agreed, and Zhou Chong heard the news Sometimes, I can hardly believe it.

"Da Qin will send people to work with you on the establishment of checkpoints and the collection of money." Zhou Chong continued: "You can rest assured that the officials of Da Qin will not ask you for a penny, let alone dictate your normal affairs. If he takes a penny from you, it is a bribe, and he will be severely punished by the laws of Daqin."

Merchants can trust the honesty of Qin officials, and they have no objection.If the government does not make regulations and let the merchants set up checkpoints and collect money, it will not be a mess.

Zhou Chong emphasized, saying: "I would also like to remind you that pedestrians and their luggage are not allowed to collect money when passing through Daqin's army. You can only collect money from businessmen."

There is no objection to the fact that even if the merchants were given ten leopard galls as money from the Qin army, they would not dare to accept it.It is a pity that the common people cannot collect money if they pass through. For the merchants, it is a big loss.After thinking about it, there are many businessmen who go to Xianyang to do business through this road, which is also very impressive, and said: "No problem, this one, we accept it."

Zhou Chong said the most important one, and said: "This road requires a lot of folks, and all the folks, you have to pay wages. The wages must be fair, not lower than the market price. Whoever violates it, don't blame the ruthless laws of the Great Qin Dynasty." This is similar to the modern minimum wage. If the government does not impose restrictions, ordinary people will still be exploited and have nothing to eat.

Even if you pay the most reasonable wages, it is a business that only makes money but does not lose money. After a little discussion, the merchants accepted it.

"There are a lot of people in Handi right now. They don't have a lot of money and urgently need to earn money to support their families. Zhou Chong asks you to think more about them." Zhou Chong said with a smile: "This is just my personal suggestion, you can consider it."

Zhou Chong can speak eloquently. He clearly wants to arrange the work of South Korean refugees, but he gives him some suggestions. Although there are no explicit regulations or hard indicators on this occasion, what he says still has great power. Businessmen dare not do not accept.

The Korean War produced a large number of refugees. If they did not arrange their jobs and provide them with food and clothing, it would inevitably lead to social instability and even war. Zhou Chong’s top priority was to arrange these refugees.

To build this road requires a lot of manpower. Even if Zhou Chong didn't say anything, the merchants would think of recruiting civilian husbands from refugees, so there is nothing to say.

There is always time for the road to be completed. When the road is completed, if these refugees are not dealt with properly, they will still be refugees.The buffer of this period is enough for Zhou Chong. He distributed the barren land to the refugees, gave a certain amount of money to farm tools and animals, reduced taxes and encouraged them to work.The wages earned from road repairs are like a powerful energizer, which makes Zhou Chong's reconstruction plan more smoothly implemented.

The king of Qin sighed and said: "Mr. Zhou's governance of Han has pointed out a direction for me! I originally thought that there must be many refugees in Han, and Daqin would have to invest a lot of money and food to make them settle down. I didn't expect that under Mr. Zhou's governance Not to mention that there are no refugees, Handi is still thriving! What a miracle!"

(End of this chapter)