Chapter 196 Take it from the people, use it for the people

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 196 Take it from the people, use it for the people

The whole side hall of Jinshen Hall was silent. Emperor Hongzhi sat on his chair in silence for a long time.

Something worth three to five hundred cents was actually sold for one hundred taels.

This is not making money, this is clearly robbing money.

No, there is no such thing as robbing money.

Those bandits in Wuthering Mountains who specialize in robbery are probably worth two taels of silver.

And the cost is only three to five hundred wen, not even half a liang.

Isn't this the exploitation of people's wealth?

As soon as the idea of ​​exploiting people's wealth came up, Zhu Youtang suppressed it. How could ordinary people afford such expensive things? They might not even dare to enter the Yushuangzhai store.

What is being exploited is not the money of the common people. What is being exploited is the money of the dignitaries. What is being exploited is my money.

One hundred taels of frosting sugar cost three to five hundred wen.

How much does it cost for ten taels, five taels, three taels, and one or two grades?

Emperor Hongzhi didn't dare to think about it anymore, and he still didn't believe it. After a long time, he asked: "I remember that Yushuangzhai released the news in the capital, saying that the products sold were the essence of refined sugar.

The process of making it is extremely complicated to remove the waste and retain the essence. You may not be able to extract even one tael from ten taels of ordinary sugar, and a large number of precious things are used in it.

But according to what Qingzhi said, the cost is obviously ridiculously low."

"Well, it's not necessarily outrageous. The cost is still quite high."

He said this in a very low voice, and Xia Yuan himself might not be able to hear it clearly. He seemed very unsure. After a pause, he said again: "Your Majesty, the information released is necessary for market relations."

"Marketing.PR?"

"It's just to release a message to make others think that these things are worth the money, or even great value for money, but in fact they are fake and cannot be believed."

As we all know, if you can trust public relations, ask any random person on the street in the future, and anyone with a sound mind will tell you - whoever believes in this stuff is a fool.

"Fake?"

Emperor Hongzhi hesitated for a moment, "That is to say, these are lies."

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Xia Yuan immediately said righteously: "Your Majesty, this cannot be called a lie. This is called market public relations, and it is a necessary means of business."

Zhu Houzhao nodded with a serious face, "Yes, how can you call this a lie? This is a necessary means of business."

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"What's more, the cost of this sugar is a bit lower, but most of the cost of this transaction between you and Your Highness is not in the sugar. We need to build a wharf, build a workshop, buy a shop, and feed so many workers."

When it came to supporting the workers, Xia Yuan said energetically: "Your Majesty, you may not believe me when I tell you. In fact, the reason why I do this business with His Highness is not just to make money."

Zhu Houzhao said in surprise: "Why are we not here to make money?"

What a scam!

Xia Yuan turned to glare at him, and then continued: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince is worried about the country and the people. Those people are poor and cannot make much money all year round. I and Your Highness the Crown Prince are doing this business to make money for these people."

Making a living with money is called providing employment opportunities."

"Yes, yes, father and son, I almost forgot. We are providing employment opportunities to feed the poor people. We are caring for the country and the people."

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao put his hand on his forehead, trying to show off that he was concerned about the country and the people, and couldn't bear to see the suffering of all sentient beings, but the emotion was really not in place.

Fortunately, Xia Yuan followed up immediately, "Yes, we are concerned about the country and the people. Among all living beings in this world, the poor are the common people, and the rich are the high-ranking officials. Therefore, I and Your Highness would be sorry if they don't earn money from the poor people.

We make money from rich people.

But now, His Highness and his ministers’ business supports tens of thousands of people.”

Tens of thousands?

Are there so many?

Zhu Houzhao was a little dazed. He remembered that there were only a few hundred workers in Tangfang, plus the shopkeepers and clerks of various shops, as well as those who carried big bags at the dock, there were only a few thousand people who could survive.

Xia Yuan can only say that he doesn't know how to settle this account. Is it possible that all of the thousands of employees are orphans?

There are seniors and juniors in the family. Add two to one to make five, not to mention tens of thousands. It is not impossible to round up to one hundred thousand.

"These tens of thousands of people are all ordinary people from poor families. We raise the prices to earn money from the dignitaries, and then give the money to these ordinary people as wages.

With this coming and going, the people lived a good life. Although the dignitaries gave money, they also gave the people a livelihood invisibly. They were accumulating virtue and doing good deeds. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone."

Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, killing two birds with one stone, this is called taking from the people and using it for the people."

Hearing this, Xia Yuan couldn't help but look at the dog prince differently. Take it from the people and use it for the people. Well, that's very good.

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Seeing these two people singing and harmonizing, Emperor Hongzhi was left speechless for a moment. He didn't know what to say. If you make money, you will make money. I am not guilty, so there is no need to make many excuses to make this deal sound high-sounding.

However, this talk of supporting tens of thousands of people really surprised him.

"How can one business support so many people? Tens of thousands of people?"

"Your Majesty, I am not just talking nonsense. It is indeed the case. Although there are only a few thousand employees, these employees are not single. They also have many families, so there are tens of thousands of people.

Moreover, the wages paid by His Highness and Minister’s sugar shop are extremely high, so there is absolutely no problem in supporting a family, and the minimum wage is only two taels of silver a month.”

As an emperor, Zhu Youtang naturally felt that two taels of silver was very little, but then he thought about it. The annual salary of a seventh- or eighth-rank official was only more than a hundred taels of silver.

After all, it was only about ten taels of silver a month.

And two taels of silver. He turned around and asked, "Xiao Banban, can two taels of silver be enough for an ordinary family to spend a month?"

"Your Majesty, two taels of silver is already a lot. If you are a family of four, if you save a little bit, it will not be difficult to use it for more than half a year, not to mention a month."

When he said this, Xiao Jing felt a little complicated. If our dead parents could have found such a living, let alone two liang, just one liang, we wouldn't have entered the palace and become eunuchs. Thinking about it, we would have

He became a scholar, and now he has two children, many children and grandchildren.

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After a brief trance, Emperor Hongzhi seemed to sigh with emotion: "Now I understand. It turns out that the cost is not in the frosting, but in feeding the people. Thinking about it this way, even if it is sold more expensive, it is understandable."

"It's true that we take it from the people and use it for the people. Houzhao, Xia Qing's family, you two have done a good job."

"I am ashamed."

Xia Yuan acted inwardly again, with no trace of shame on his expression. He was rarely recognized by his father. Zhu Houzhao was even more delighted, with excitement on his face, and grinned happily: "No, this is what a son should do."

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Zhu Youtang also smiled, with indescribable approval and relief in his eyes. There was an atmosphere of fatherly kindness and filial piety in the hall.

Soon he seemed to remember something, and said with a smile: "I heard that a lot of money was transported to your East Palace, and I am afraid that 80% of it is wages to be paid this month. If you show off enough, I will quickly take it out of the palace.

This is the livelihood of tens of thousands of people this month, so we must not be careless."

Obviously, Emperor Hongzhi knew very well that his son liked to show off his flamboyant nature, but Zhu Houzhao was stunned, "This month's salary has been paid."

"Has it been sent?"

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, "Doesn't that mean that the cartloads of silver are all there."

The opportunity to show off came again, and Zhu Houzhao immediately seized it, quickly took over the conversation, and said with a red face: "Yes, those are all the money of the son and the master, and they are the dividends of the two of us."

"Yes, according to what I heard, there are dozens of boxes, and the silver in them is probably tens of thousands of taels."

"The dozens of boxes are not all silver. Most of them are gold. The total is 480,000 taels. The fraction of a few thousand taels is not included. It is too little."

There was an understatement in Zhu Houzhao's tone. Now that his horizons were high, even a few thousand taels of silver was too little. When it came to his mouth, it was just a fraction. A single word floated away.
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