Xia Yuanji smiled brightly, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have spread.
"Dong Guo, I thought for a long time before I realized that, honestly, relying on the land tax and Ding Yin, there is no way to replenish the national treasury. The rule of Wenjing and the founding of the emperor are all written in
You can’t believe what’s in the history books at all.”
Xia Yuanji leaned forward and said: "You said that the ropes of the copper coins stored in the treasury are rotten and there is no time to use them? With the virtue of Jian Shangshu and others, can they save money?"
Xu Jingchang looked at Lao Xia seriously and said from the bottom of his heart: "That is, when it comes to wasting national money and people's wealth, you are the professionals."
Xia Yuanji was immediately at a loss for words. What this kid said was really ugly...but it still hit the point.
"Above the court, both civil servants and military officers are masters of spending money. In our Ming Dynasty, occasionally the grain stored in the government's treasury rotted, and the stored copper coins became rusty and useless... This just proves that there is something wrong in it, and someone deliberately damaged it.
, the really good money and food have long been stuffed into people’s pockets, harming the public and enriching private interests, and filling their own pockets.”
Xu Jingchang nodded repeatedly, "Xia Shangshu, if you have this knowledge, why don't you catch corrupt officials? Why are you talking nonsense to me?"
Xia Yuanji shook his head, "I'm in charge of financial management. I'll catch corrupt officials, let the Supervisory Office handle it, and let you Jin Yiwei handle it. What I'm talking about is how to make a fortune, how to fill the national treasury?"
"Then what are you going to do?" Xu Jingchang asked calmly.
"Isn't this right in front of me? I am planning to sell all the properties in Liaodong and Peking."
, or the money will come.”
Xu Jingchang glared at Xia Yuanji fiercely, "You are stealing and selling national industry. You have bad intentions!"
Xia Yuanji chuckled: "Don't slander me, these properties are here, even if I don't sell them, they will be rewarded, don't you think?"
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and said helplessly: "You understand our Majesty."
Xia Yuanji immediately shook his head, "I didn't say it was your Majesty, it was all you who said it."
Xu Jingchang snorted coldly, "Even if I say so, so what? Lao Xia, are you ready to do this business?"
Xia Yuanji smiled and said: "That's natural, now it's time to strike while the iron is hot... I want to make Beiping's annual income surpass that of Yingtian within a year, so that everyone can see that I, Xia Yuanji, can turn stone into gold!"
This Xia Shangshu is ambitious and full of energy.
Xu Jingchang chuckled and said, "That's good, I'll wait and see."
Xia Yuanji quickly changed his face and said with a smile: "I can't deal with such a big thing alone. I have to have the help of Duke Ding. Only the two of us can be invincible and succeed immediately!"
Xu Jingchang thought for a long time and sighed: "In this case, I will do it reluctantly."
Xia Yuanji was overjoyed, and he immediately made arrangements. The first step was to auction a batch of franchises... including tea, porcelain, silk, furniture, sheepskins, meat, cattle, war horses, and medicinal materials from the Daning Forgery Market.
Local products, etc.
Then there are port operations, trade route escorts, Beiping Hubu Bank, etc.
In total, there are more than twenty items.
This time it will be auctioned to all merchants.
Only by obtaining a license from the imperial court can you legally operate in Beiping, Daning and other places and obtain profits.
Xia Yuanji sent the memorial, but before Zhu Di could say anything, all the vassal kings exploded.
Xia Yuanji! You old traitor!
Don't go too far. These things were given to us by His Majesty. They are the meat in our lord's mouth. How dare you, old man, sell our things?
Especially the king of Qi, Zhu Su, was furious when he saw that the shipping company was among them.
It's obviously been given to me, how can I still sell it?
This group of people was furious and wanted to find Zhu Di for an explanation.
On Zhu Di's side, he also faced two sons and a grandson.
"Can Xia Yuanji really say that he can make so much money?" Zhu Di asked curiously.
Zhu Gaoxu said with a sullen face: "Father, Xia Yuanji is still a scholar. If you let a child sell it, the price will at least double!"
Zhu Di was horrified, "What are you going to do?"
Zhu Gaoxu said: "This is not simple. He only said to sell shipping. I will take out the inland river section and the shipping section. Then divide the shipping section into three, and we can sell it for at least three times more. Similar situations
There are so many!”
Zhu Di's eyes gleamed when he heard this. He was not so happy about how much money he could sell, but that he finally had a way to deal with Lao Qi.
"I allowed your seventh uncle to run the dock, but I didn't say that he was the only one allowed to do it, right?"
Zhu Gaoxu nodded.
Zhu Di added: "I didn't say I would hand over the canal and shipping to him, right?"
Zhu Gaoxu nodded again.
Zhu Di laughed loudly, "In that case, what else do I have to be afraid of... Let them come in, and I will have a good chat with them."
Just like that, more than a dozen feudal princes rushed in.
Faced with this situation, Zhu Di didn't care at all.
"I know your reason for coming, but Fourth Brother has nothing to do. The business is so big, I can't just take care of you. I won't treat you badly when I give you what I owe, but I also have to let others get involved, don't you think?
"
Zhu Shu cried, "Fourth brother, if according to Xia Yuanji's statement, we want merchants to compete with us, and Chen Di and others are not our opponents, won't we be bullied?"
Zhu Di suddenly opened his eyes and shouted angrily: "You worthless things, as vassal kings, you have taken advantage of the right time and place, and you are not a rival of merchants. You actually have the nerve to cry in front of me. It is simply unreasonable!"
The King of Gu and the King of Dai also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that those merchants are very cunning. My brother and I are all honest people and are definitely no match for them. I hope your Majesty will have mercy on you."
The more these people cried, the harder they cried, and Zhu Di was also upset.
"What are you shouting about? If you think you are an honest person who can't fight with others, then go find the dishonest people and find someone who can fight with them. Don't cry mourning here, get out of here!"
Zhu Laosi was really rude. He glared and directly kicked the kings out.
When the kings came outside, you looked at me and I looked at you.
What to do about this matter?
Who are we looking for?
Who is dishonest?
Who can defeat those merchants?
Almost at the same time, a name came to the minds of the kings...
"Sir, Duke Dingguo, you have to help us!"
Xu Jingchang looked at the kings and sighed, "I asked you to go to school, study more, and improve your abilities just for today. If you had listened to me, why would you be so scared?"
Dai Wang said bitterly: "Dong Guo, it's not that we haven't studied hard, but the time is too short. We haven't even understood the nine chapters of arithmetic. How do you want us to fight against those cunning merchants?"
Xu Jingchang sneered and said: "Businessmen don't read the Nine Chapters arithmetic either. Business is all about vision. You have to see where the opportunities are. You also need to have a structure and be able to find the right allies. Let's hold hands and make a fortune together. If you go it alone, just do it alone."
If you want to make a fortune yourself, that is impossible no matter what."
Faced with Xu Jingchang's teachings, all the kings nodded and praised Xu Jingchang's brilliant insights.
However, this group of people just said this but did not take any action.
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyes in anger. Only by tilting upward forty-five degrees could he avoid showing his disdain.
Everyone looked at each other and were silent for a long time. After all, King Qi was the elder. He rolled his eyes and realized: "Dong Guo, do you want us to join forces?"
The other kings also suddenly realized, yes, aren’t we brothers the best allies!
As long as we join hands, nothing will happen, right?
"Sir, please make it clear that we are following your lead."
Xu Jingchang sighed and finally got on with it... "Think about it, Shangshu Xia also said that such a big business involves the national treasury, can your Majesty give it to you? Introducing merchants, bidding against each other, and benefiting the court is a matter of course.
You can't let Your Majesty not make money, right?"
These people looked at each other, "It's natural for His Majesty to make money, but don't we also want to get some benefits? Duke Dingguo, our mansion, soldiers, horses, and land are all gone. If we do business, we will lose money.
, what do you want us to do?"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "This requires a business perspective. Of course, you may not have an idea at the moment, but it doesn't matter. As long as you find the right person, I can naturally help you."
At this point, even a fool understands.
King Zhu Zhi of Liao couldn't help but said: "The best businessman in the world is none other than Duke Ding! I hope Duke Ding can give me some advice and ask for help!"
Xu Jingchang slowly breathed a sigh of relief, he was finally not so stupid and hopeless.
"Think about it carefully. The gold mines in Liaodong are related to the issuance of treasure banknotes. Xia Yuanji wants to establish a household bank. Even His Majesty cannot snatch this business. But it is also a bank, and Daning Bank also needs it. This bank must
At the same time, Ming businessmen do things for the sake of Mongolian nobles. Although we have to listen to Ming in the end, at least we have to be polite on the surface. Do you understand?"
King Qi nodded, "I understand, this is our opportunity, right?"
Xu Jingchang smiled and nodded, "There is also the matter of overseas trade. The imperial court will definitely need a port. At least it will not be left to King Qi alone. If you get it, you can't hold it at all."
King Zhu Shu of Qi was stunned and said helplessly: "Then what should I do?"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "This is easy to handle. Maritime trade is risky after all. What if the ship sinks? Although it may happen once in a hundred, but once it happens, all the wealth will be involved.
There is no recovery!"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "We just need to set up an insurance company...to charge different premiums for different goods. Once something goes wrong, full compensation can be paid. In this way, the merchants will only make less money, but they can guarantee safety. They are sure
Willing."
Xu Jingchang explained with a smile that this is human nature... people hate losses and pursue safety. If a person loses a hundred yuan at the gambling table, he will probably keep playing and want to win the money back. But if he wins five
For ten yuan, he was eager to end it as soon as possible and pocket the money.
"When we do business, we must be proficient in human nature!" Xu Jingchang said with a smile.
