Chapter two hundred and seventy-fifth businessmen heavy profits
Naturally, everything was not just for the public good. Shen Ao still had selfish motives. Just like now, seeing the emperor supporting him so much, he felt that the opportunity was right, so he clasped his fists again and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I want to The pressure you face to accomplish these things can be imagined, and I cannot be distracted. Therefore, I boldly ask Your Majesty to take back the marriage grant, so that I can devote myself wholeheartedly to running my errands."
Shen Ao finally put forward his request, taking advantage of the general trend, which was also the most certain and opportunity.
"Huh?" Emperor Qianwen was caught off guard by Shen Ao's move. But the emperor is still the emperor. After more than ten years of career, I don't know how many related problems he has faced, but haven't he resolved them one by one? ?
This is the perfect opportunity for Shen Ao to make a request. Even if he is doing it, he can't refuse it directly. Otherwise, the other party will give up the job on the grounds that he can't be distracted. Who will he find to replace him?
Presumably others do not have such mature ideas. I am afraid that Shen Ao saw this and knew that his position could not be replaced by others, so he made the request at the right time.
"Well, the marriage was originally scheduled for next year, and the Empress Dowager personally promised it, so we can't let it go like this. But considering that Duke Zhongguo really wants to do something big, we will delay it for two years and set the date for the crown to be crowned at the age of twenty. It's about 20 years old. Okay, this matter is settled like this, no need to say anything more."
As expected, Emperor Qianwen betrayed Shen Ao's favor and postponed the engagement for two years, which made Shen Ao, who was kneeling below, breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he did not completely achieve his wish, there was an extra two years of buffering period, which was enough for Shen Ao to think of enough ways to deal with all this. He also knew the principle of giving up when things are good, so he bowed and thanked him immediately. Exit the palace.
Shen Ao finally left. Looking at his leaving figure, Yan Fu, the chief eunuch standing beside him, chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Duke Zhongguo is still thinking about close relatives not being able to get married? It's better to put this aside. If you explain the matter to him, maybe he won't be so resistant. The fifth princess is very beautiful."
"Well, it's not urgent. He has big things to do. Let him do his best first." Emperor Qianwen shook his head. As for whether he really didn't want Shen Ao to be distracted, there were other reasons not to tell Shen Ao now, for fear of Only he knows it in his heart.
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The businessmen in Daliang City didn't know what Shen Ao said after seeing the emperor. But they were already in a panic. It all happened because of the sudden news and the bidding.
Zeng Tong followed Shen Ao's instructions and revealed the bidding matter in order to give these businessmen a vaccination in advance.
Sure enough, as soon as the news came out, many businessmen took notice.
More than 20,000 people are busy building houses and roads every day. Under the daily physical labor, the consumption is huge. This is not only reflected in food, but also the items for wearing are also consumed very quickly. For example Clothes and work tools are worn out every day. Once they are replaced, the amount will be huge enough to make people greedy.
This is the benefit of activating the economy, moving everywhere.
The economy has been revitalized, driving all walks of life, and making businessmen's hearts agitated. However, these consumptions have been handled by Daqian Bank themselves. Other businessmen have no way to get involved and can only watch from the sidelines. Not to mention itching in my heart.
It was at this time that news suddenly came out that Daqian Bank no longer purchased the necessary things by itself, but would hand over these consumption purchases to other merchants. This was equivalent to throwing away the goods under the calm lake. A huge stone naturally made waves.
As for what bidding is, businessmen have no time to think about it. They only know that their opportunity has come. But all businessmen with some skills have ideas, although many of them are not engaged in food, vegetables, meat or clothing. And the iron tools business. But who says they can’t do it?
As long as it's profitable, who doesn't want to get involved? As long as you get the purchasing rights, you can cooperate with other businessmen. That's a very profitable thing, isn't it?
In this way, after the news was released, all the businessmen became excited, and everyone asked what they could do to cooperate with Daqian Bank. Among them were some top wealthy families, such as the Fan family of the Iron King, the Silk King The king's Baili family, the gold and silver king Su family, those who had cooperated with Shen Ao, and the grain king He family who had never cooperated before were finally no longer as reserved as before. They also sent people to inquire. Pay attention to every move of Daqian Bank.
Food is the most important thing for the people!
In this world, what you never have to worry about selling and will definitely sell is food.
A person can wear shabby clothes, live in a simple way, and can travel by walking, but he still has to eat. Although the profit of the food business may not be very great, the advantage is stability.
Under the leadership of the head of the family, He Nianfeng, the He family has been working steadily and winning step by step for decades. It has grown from only a few shops to hundreds of shops now, and its business is spread all over the country. It was under the influence of several vassal kings The He family's transactions can be seen everywhere on the land.
What about the vassal king? He also needs to eat, and his soldiers and people also need to eat. After the He family's business grows, they are not someone they can mess with at will.
Just like Emperor Qianwen, he would not go to the He family to trouble him even if he had nothing to do. Not to mention that the He family is very knowledgeable. They seem to only do business and never participate in politics. Just like in the chaotic Daliang City, how many people are there? The He family never participated in the dispute between the princes, and they never made their own voice in the court. However, in Daliang City, the He family has more than 60 branches, and their number far exceeds The number of stores of Guochanglong and Daqian Bank combined.
Their lack of desires has kept them in a detached position in Daqian. Shen Ao also sent someone to contact him, wanting to get in touch with him to see if there was any possibility of cooperation. Although he is also considered to be talented and intelligent, After all, he didn't have much background, so he wouldn't put it in the eyes of the He family, especially since the Duke was a troublemaker who couldn't deal with the former prince and Prince Xiang. In order not to cause trouble, it was natural to send people to contact the He family. It's about hitting a wall and coming back.
But this time, the He family was still a little excited. After all, more than 20,000 people consume a lot of food every day, and they are not the only ones in the food business in Daliang City. Once Daqian Bank fails to cooperate with the He family, it will turn to If you support others, will it create a rival for the He family?
In view of the fact that they cannot win all the grain business, but they still want a share of it, just to maintain their own market share, the He family must also take some action.
Even the He family couldn't help it and wanted to get involved, let alone other businessmen. When those businessmen found Zeng Tong one after another and expressed their intention to cooperate, when the news came to Shen Ao, he was even more worried. of confidence.
Merchants need to be heavily taxed, and according to what he wrote in the memorial, the tax amount must be increased at least twice. In other words, in the past, one had to pay one tael of tax silver, but now he has to pay three taels. The sudden increase will naturally This has attracted opposition from businessmen. If they really get together as a group, I'm afraid it will be really difficult to deal with it.
But despite this, Shen Ao had no intention of backing down. It is only natural that businessmen can make money, but they should not make so much, otherwise it will break the balance of society, which is not a good thing.
In history, there are no truly conscientious businessmen, but after all, there are still too few. They only have their own interests in mind, and they do not care about their family, country, and the world at all. Just like the eight Shanxi merchants in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. , they enjoyed the various policies and benefits brought to them by the Ming Dynasty, but instead they colluded with Qing Gou for profit and provided various benefits to others, leading to the decline of the Ming Dynasty. It would be better not to have such businessmen than not.
No matter how good the policy is for such businessmen, it will be useless in the end. Even so, it is better to directly increase the tax on businessmen, let them do some good things that benefit the country and the people, and exert their value in their own hands. At least historically, it has been Be able to have a fair and positive evaluation of them.
"Very good, as long as all the businessmen who find you, write down their names and contact information. Then tell them later that at noon two days later, someone from Xianwei Juzhong will talk to them in person." Shen Ao looked at Zeng Tong, Making the final decision.
"No." Zeng Tong agreed, with a hint of expectation in his eyes. He really wanted to see those greedy, profit-seeking businessmen facing the wise, powerful, unrivaled, and unparalleled demeanor. What kind of fierce collision will occur when the young father-in-law is a master of both civil and military affairs...
There will be a meeting with the businessman in two days. Before that, Shen Ao needs to make some preparations. After leaving the Duke's Mansion, carrying the monkey on his shoulder, followed by Xue Fei, Ao Qi and others, Shen Ao went straight to Zhao Came from his workshop.
The monkey has not traveled with Shen Ao for a while. It is not being lazy, but training its disciples.
Yes, ever since he discovered that he had the ability to speak bestiality, Shen Ao had been thinking about how to expand his results and advantages.
When he has nothing to do, Shen Ao will use his free time to communicate with beasts. Perhaps because his will is not strong enough and his understanding of beast language is not deep enough, he still cannot communicate with animals that are too big, such as cart pullers. No matter what Shen Ao said, the scalper seemed to not understand and ignored him.
On the other hand, it is a smart monkey. There is no trouble in communicating with such a small beast. Simply, Shen Ao asked people to buy monkeys from everywhere, and got a total of forty or fifty little monkeys and raised them alone in a small courtyard. They are taught by the monkey.
Suddenly there were so many companions, but the monkey was very happy. Especially in order to support it and make these monkeys obedient, Shen Ao prepared a lot of fruits to eat, and the monkey became the person with the authority to distribute food. It naturally became the monkey king.
