Chapter 113 Mingxiu Plank Road
After Guo Hao finished speaking, Wang Shouen looked at Guo Hao for a long time before speaking, "Let me tell me."
Seeing that Wang Shouen took the bait, Guo Hao continued to say, "Those ordinary people actually don't have much money. Most of the money in the world is actually in the hands of the powerful and businessmen."
Guo Hao said and looked at Wang Shouen. Wang Shouen nodded and asked him to continue talking.
"But the wealth of the powerful cannot be obtained, and the only thing left is merchants, but adults may not know that the money of merchants actually comes from the people. If the people have no money, merchants naturally have no money either."
"What do you mean? Do you want to say that my official can exploit the people?"
Wang Shouen heard too much about this, but he didn't care at all. At this time, he was determined to make money, but he wouldn't listen to anything others said.
"My lord misunderstood. What the lord actually means is that you can try to change the method and maybe you can get more money."
"Oh? What's the best way?"
"graft!"
When it comes to money, Wang Shouen is obviously inspired, but the rules Guo Hao said were not something he could understand.
"Transfer flowers and trees? How do you say this?"
Guo Hao smiled and said, "Since you know my experience, you must also know what I did in Jiangnan.
Jiangnan is different from our Central Plains. They still encourage the development of business. In fact, half of the taxes in the southern country come from merchants.
However, the goods sold by merchants are mainly sold to the people. If adults want to obtain the money from the people, it is better to do business.
If the people get goods and the merchants make money, and the adults collect taxes, wouldn’t it be like getting the money of the merchants and the people!
But if the people don’t get anything, they are unwilling to pay, and the merchants cannot make money and naturally they cannot operate it.
Even if the adults gather all the money in Yongxing, they still have a lot of money after all, but if they mobilize money and goods from all over the country, they will never count it!"
After Guo Hao finished speaking, Wang Shouen seemed to understand something, but he still didn't know what to do.
"What you said makes sense, but what should I do?"
Guo Hao was shocking when he heard the words, saying, "Sign up a contract with all merchants, just like Chen Ji, let them pay 70% of the profits to the adults. The adults only need to pay part of the money to the national treasury, and the remaining money is all the adults!
And don’t touch the people’s money, just let them buy things. Adults can think about what the people need, so that the people will not only not scold you, but will thank you.
As for the taxes from farmers, they can be collected according to the regulations of the court. When the people have a way out, money can be circulated, and eventually they will continue to enter the pockets of the adults!"
After Guo Hao finished speaking, Wang Shouen felt a sudden enlightenment. It was not that he didn't know that his reputation was bad, but he just couldn't change it.
"This method is not impossible, but how could those merchants agree? There are also goods that the people need. Where can you ask the official to find them!"
Guo Hao bowed and said, "If you trust me, I can convince the merchants. As for the goods needed by the people, I can also contact Jiangnan, and I can rest assured!"
Wang Shouen nodded, looked up at Guo Hao, but still felt a little worried.
"You are empty talk, why should I believe you?"
Guo Hao was prepared for this, so he took out a cloth bag from his arms and opened it: "This is the house deed and land deed of Chen Ji's shop. As long as the adults give me three months, if I can't do it, this store belongs to the adults!"
When Wang Shouen saw the house deeds and land deeds, he smiled. He had long been salivating when he saw those businesses making money, but because he had no chance, he was too lazy to do business again, so he had never done business.
"Okay, then I will give you three months. Once three months arrive, if the amount I want is not enough, after all, we are officials in the same dynasty, and I will not make things difficult for you. This store will be used as compensation for our officials!"
"Then it's just a matter of determination!"
The two agreed, and Guo Hao even fooled him into writing a document, saying that he would not regret it at that time, but in fact he was afraid that Wang Shouen would regret it.
After leaving the left-behind mansion, Chen Zhi had not yet reacted. What did Guo Hao do? He pulled all the merchants into the water. What exactly did he do!
"Young Master, let's take 70% of the profits, can other businesses agree..."
"That's better than being sold by you, and then the family will be destroyed!"
"But why should they listen to you? And Wang Shouen is probably not that easy to fool. If he says that we don't make enough money in three months, then this store will be..."
"Is this related to you? You are the shopkeeper whoever the boss is. I think you can't be too eager!"
"You are wronged by me. Why do I think so? I don't dare to think so!"
"snort!"
Guo Hao actually looked down on Chen Zhi very much, but there was no suitable person to replace him for a while. However, in the current situation, it doesn’t matter who the shopkeeper is, and what is important is how to solve the current problems.
When he returned home, Guo Hao told Ang Lee about the matter, and Ang Lee was shocked.
"Haoer, you are too reckless. How could you agree to this condition? How could you convince everyone in Luoyang City?
If those businessmen don’t have business, they can stay at home for two years and wait until the world is better before coming out, and they won’t do such a loss-making business!”
"Who said they were losing money? I just let them make less money. And you don't have to worry about this matter. Your current task is to help me build a business channel for trade between two countries!
In fact, this business road will be built sooner or later. It is not enough to just a strong team. We also need to establish a pass-through station along the way, and at the same time eliminate thieves along the way to ensure the safety of merchants.
Father-in-law, don’t you want to develop the Beggars’ Sect in the Central Plains? You know the situation in Jiangnan best. Without the support of the Chen family, the Beggars’ Sect would not have developed so quickly.
So this time, you must build a business road quickly. At least you can walk out the road first. Luoyang is just a demonstration point. In the future, our points like this will be spread all over the world. At that time, the Beggars' Sect will be the largest gang in the world!"
After hearing what Guo Hao said, Ang Lee seemed to understand what he meant: crisis, crisis, danger and opportunity coexist.
Guo Hao came back from the battlefield in advance and wanted to develop the Beggars' Sect, but Wang Shouen appeared, not biting and disgusting people.
So Guo Hao fooled Wang Shouen. The so-called transplanting of flowers and trees is actually the economic law. Wang Shouen does not understand the economy and is just doing something about killing chickens and retrieving eggs. Guo Hao really can't stand it.
Guo Hao did this not for the people, because even without Wang Shouen, the people's lives would be very hard, but if the economy develops, it will definitely improve the lives of the people.
"Okay, since you have thought about it, I support you, but I am really worried about how you persuade those businessmen."
Seeing that Ang Lee really cared about him, Guo Hao thought for a moment and said, "Actually, this is not difficult. Although Wang Shouen is a left-behind in Luoyang, there is still someone who can fight with him!"
"Oh? Who is it?"
"The commander of the sage capital, my sworn brother's father, Zhao Hongyin!"
When Ang Lee heard this name, he was not unfamiliar with it. Guo Hao had actually thought of him for a long time, but it was not appropriate to ask him to deal with Wang Shouen. It would be fine to deal with some merchants, after all, they have military power.
"Since you have an idea, I won't stop you. Take good care of Fu'er and I will open up a trade route for you as soon as possible."
"I'll thank my father-in-law for this. I'll write a letter to Chen Lin and ask him to prepare the goods. Other merchants can use this trade route, but it's definitely not possible to use it in vain!"
Ang Lee understood what he meant. If this matter was done, the Beggars' Sect would have an additional source of income. If you want to say what is the most in the world, you will be beggars except the army.
With these two sources of income, the Beggars' Sect can already support many people. The leader of the gang has more and more power, and he is in charge of more and more things, and gradually he is unable to do so.
"Hao'er, I'm asking me to tell you don't have to be an official, so I'd just take over the Beggars' Sect. I'm old and sometimes I can't do it."
Guo Hao felt warm after hearing this, and stopped writing and said, "Thank you for your hard work, but if I don't become an official, who will shelter the Beggars' Sect from the Wind and Rain in the future?
In fact, the father-in-law doesn’t have to do everything himself. Just give some people to the people below. The father-in-law can find more scholars. If you feel uneasy, let Fu'er help you!"
"Fu'er? He's a girl's house."
Chapter completed!