Zhao Junchen is now well versed in the art of power, and every move he makes contains profound meanings, so he will naturally not talk nonsense without any reason.
Under the silence and gaze of the Hui and Zhejiang merchants, Zhao Junchen continued with a smile: "Since I started running the household department, I have been very successful. Before I took charge of the household department, the national treasury was only about 4,770 per year.
The income of one million taels of silver, after excluding the expenditure on salary, military expenses, water works, construction, daily expenses, etc., there is only a balance of less than two million taels per year. It seems to be a lot, but the Ming Dynasty
The country is so huge that as long as there is a slight accident in the government and the public, whether it is a disaster among the people or an accident on the border, the two million taels of silver will be consumed in an instant. Therefore, the Ministry of Household's money and food have always been difficult to turn over, and the income cannot cover expenses.
There are losses every year! But today, the situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs has been greatly improved. The annual revenue of the treasury has increased to 53 million taels. After the rectification by the official, the expenditure of the treasury has also been reduced. Every year
The balance has reached more than 7 million taels of silver. Not only has it gradually made up for the deficit over the years, but the court's money and food turnover has gradually become easier. Even if unexpected situations arise between the government and the public, the court is no longer as helpless as in previous years.
"
Zhao Junchen's words were rather boastful, and the Hui and Zhejiang merchants naturally cooperated and showed their due admiration.
However, the admiration of the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants was not just for show. Zhao Junchen's achievements in running the household department were indeed remarkable.
After all, although Zhao Junchen began to take control of the Household Department when he was the Minister of Household Affairs, it has only been three years since then. In just three years, the income of the Household Department can be increased by nearly
20%, and the balance has more than tripled. Such achievements cannot be achieved by anyone.
After all, during this period, the economic foundation of the Ming Dynasty did not change. The increase in the income of the Ministry of Household Affairs was all due to Zhao Junchen's ability to increase revenue, reduce expenditure and manage finances!
In addition, the officialdom is different from the shopping mall after all. The officialdom will be constrained by all aspects, and the interest relationship is extremely complicated. The officials below only only make money but do not know how to do things. In such an environment, they can achieve such achievements.
, which is even more rare.
The most important thing is that the series of figures listed by Zhao Junchen are only superficial figures. Now everyone knows that the Ministry of Household Affairs has long been the largest corruption group in the Ming Dynasty, and a large part of the annual revenue of the national treasury is stolen.
Zhao Junchen and the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs secretly embezzled it. If the apparent balance of the Ministry of Household Affairs is already as high as more than 7 million taels, then the actual annual balance of the Ministry of Household Affairs will probably double again!
This also means that since Zhao Junchen took charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the actual revenue of the treasury has increased by at least 30%, and the actual balance of the Ministry of Household Affairs has increased by at least seven or eight times!
This kind of achievement is even more amazing!
Although the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen present were all veterans of shopping malls, and each of them possessed extraordinary financial management skills and business methods, they asked themselves that no one could achieve such results as Zhao Junchen!
Therefore, Zhao Junchen's boast made the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants present suddenly realize a fact that they had always ignored, that is, in addition to being the most famous corrupt official and the youngest powerful official in the entire dynasty, Zhao Junchen was also a Deqing official.
The emperor's "financial management skills are the best in the world"!
Judging from Zhao Junchen's actual achievements, Emperor Deqing's evaluation is not exaggerated in any way!
While thinking secretly, all the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants present were thoughtful, and many of them had vaguely guessed the hidden meaning of Zhao Junchen's words.
At the same time, businessmen from Huizhou and Zhejiang also took the opportunity to compliment Zhao Junchen and praised Zhao Junchen's abilities and achievements. For a while, there was a flood of compliments.
"Master Zhao's achievements are truly outstanding in history and have been rare for thousands of years. I am afraid that only the saint Guan Zhong in the Spring and Autumn Period can compare with him!"
"His Majesty believes that Mr. Zhao's financial management skills are the best in the world. Now it seems that this evaluation is indeed appropriate! Although our Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen have some experience in financial management, compared with you, Mr. Zhao, they are no better.
There is a huge difference between Yunni and Yunni, and I feel ashamed!"
"The imperial court cannot be separated from the treasury, and the treasury cannot be separated from Mr. Zhao. From this we can see that Mr. Zhao is definitely the pillar of the country. The imperial court can be without the cabinet for a day, but it cannot be without Mr. Zhao for a day!"
In this way, with their compliments and flattery, Zhao Junchen has become the most capable minister, chief hero, and indispensable Optimus Prime stone in the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.
Zhao Junchen has heard similar compliments countless times and has become accustomed to them. After hearing the compliments from the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen, Zhao Junchen still looked indifferent and did not show any pleasure.
Only after the compliments from the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen came to an end, Zhao Junchen said slowly: "Thank you all for your praise, but I really don't deserve it. The household department can achieve today's achievements, which of course is due to my management methods.
The reason is appropriate, but the most important reason is your majesty’s sage and wisdom, the court’s generous help, and the resources and foundation of the household department. Without your majesty’s knowledge of people, I would not be able to control the household department. Without the court, I would not be able to control the household department.
Without the help of policies, the development of the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot go smoothly. If the Ministry of Household Affairs does not have the power to tax and the national treasury is overstocked, I can only start from scratch, let alone achieve today's political achievements. All these are all my own business.
The advantage of the occasion!”
What Zhao Junchen said is still true, so after the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants were slightly stunned, they were surprised at Zhao Junchen's modesty and also thought deeply.
Then, Zhao Junchen changed the topic again and said with a smile: "However, since you are willing to come to the capital to meet with me, it means that you are willing to cooperate with the court and set up a joint shipping company with the Ministry of Household Affairs! Wait until the joint shipping company
After the formal establishment, all the advantages we once had, whether it is His Majesty's support, the preferential policies of the court, or the abundant resources of the Ministry of Revenue, will also become the advantages of our United Shipping Company! In addition, you are all from the business community.
As long as experts and experts can work together and work together, I firmly believe that the annual dividends of all of you will grow year after year like the national treasury balance, doubling several times, and the growth rate will be much higher than that of the Ministry of Household Affairs. By that time,
The net worth of all of you here will probably be doubled!"
After saying that, Zhao Junchen's expression became meaningful and he concluded: "So, you must seize the opportunity!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's speech, all the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen present were refreshed!
At the same time, the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants finally understood the hidden meaning of all Zhao Junchen’s words!
First of all, Zhao Junchen considers himself a merchant and is of the same type as the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants. He even described the Ministry of Hui as a large trading house, implying that the cooperation between the Ministry of Hui and the Hui and Zhejiang merchants would be equal business cooperation. Zhao Junchen also
The imperial court will not rely on the imperial court to bully Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants. When everyone discusses the details of cooperation, both parties can bargain, and there is no need to worry about Zhao Junchen's shop bullying customers, thus alleviating the worries of Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants.
Secondly, Zhao Junchen told in detail his achievements in running the household department, and secretly reminded me to the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen that although Zhao Junchen was a court official, he was even stronger in terms of business vision, management methods, and financial management skills.
For you merchants from Huizhou and Zhejiang, when the two sides cooperate in the future, you should not think about deceiving me or acting secretly. The business operations of the Ministry of Revenue are all over the Ming Dynasty, and I can manage them in an orderly manner. Even a joint shipping company can do it in an orderly manner.
How could the official not be able to control it? So if some people are lucky and want to get a small advantage, don't try to hide it from the official! This will undoubtedly eliminate some people's fluke thoughts.
Finally, Zhao Junchen reminded the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants of the importance of court support, and took the Ministry of Household Affairs as an example to show what kind of development a business would have and what its prospects would be if it received full support from the court.
Beautiful, in order to strengthen the confidence of Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants to form a joint shipping company!
In this way, Zhao Junchen's speech, which seemed to have nothing to do with the topic, actually contained so many profound meanings. However, they were all based on facts, which made people have no choice but to believe them. In just a few words, the meaning was eliminated.
The worries in the hearts of the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen have suppressed the bad intentions of some Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen, and also strengthened the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen's confidence in their future prospects. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
All the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen present had to be convinced.
Therefore, as Zhao Junchen finished speaking, bursts of applause from Hui and Zhejiang merchants suddenly rang out in Tianhai Tower.
After the emotions of the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants calmed down, Zhao Junchen finally got to the point!
"Everyone has traveled thousands of miles to come to the capital, naturally, to cooperate with the imperial court to establish a joint shipping company. Therefore, I will not talk nonsense anymore and go straight to the point! The establishment of a joint shipping company is to change the imperial court's business
The current situation of tax corruption was proposed by me on my own initiative, and I also received His Majesty's approval and support. I will be fully responsible for this matter and have the power to act expediently! I will not hide it from you, but now within the imperial court, there are many officials who are opposed to the United Nations.
The shipping company is hostile, and in order to thwart this matter, they even sent people to assassinate me! However, the assassination could not scare me, but it strengthened my determination! I also assure you that as long as I am still here,
As an official in the DPRK, the relevant policies of the United Shipping Company will never change! I am still young, and Your Majesty also trusts me, so our two sides will have a long-term and long-term cooperation. My position will not change, and the court will also
Orders will never be changed overnight. From now on, I will be your backer, the court will be your backer, and Your Majesty will be your backer, so you can rest assured!"
Amidst the applause, Zhao Junchen finished his opening remarks, which further strengthened the confidence of the Hui and Zhejiang businessmen.
Then, Zhao Junchen said: "Since the imperial court has agreed to the joint shipping company, and everyone is willing to cooperate with the imperial court, it is imperative to establish a joint shipping company! I would like to invite you to dinner tonight, that is
I want to discuss with you some details about the establishment of a joint shipping company! I already have some immature ideas about this, so I will take advantage of today's opportunity to speak out and discuss with you! If you are not satisfied with anything, we can
Further modifications!”
Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, all the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants present concentrated their attention and waited quietly for Zhao Junchen's detailed explanation.
In all cooperation, the focus is always hidden in the details!
Today, the purpose of meeting with Zhao Junchen among the Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen present is precisely to discuss the details of cooperation between the two parties! In this regard, they all have many doubts and want to get answers from Zhao Junchen.
Then, in front of everyone's attention, Zhao Junchen once again explained his idea of forming a joint shipping company.
Compared with the last time I was in Taierzhuang, Yanzhou, the content is not much different.
I saw Zhao Junchen talking unhurriedly: "Everyone is already very familiar with the corrupt situation of the imperial court's commercial tax. Although all of you here are wealthy businessmen with astonishing wealth, how did you get your wealth?"
Everyone is well aware of it! If we are held accountable, you all have contributed a lot to the corrupt status of our commercial tax! Therefore, for hundreds of years, every time our government rectifies commercial taxes and rectifies smuggling.
, many Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants will be affected. Not only will their wealth that they have accumulated through hard work be confiscated, but their lives will not be saved. Therefore, although you are extremely wealthy, you are actually walking on a cliff. On the surface, you are walking on a cliff.
It looks bright and glamorous, but in fact it is a life-threatening situation. My idea of forming a joint shipping company is not only to reverse the current business and tax situation of the imperial court, but also to consider your future!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, although the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants were mentally prepared, and many of them had even heard Zhao Junchen make similar remarks when they were in Taierzhuang, their expressions still changed, or they were embarrassed.
, or weird, or even a little angry, but I can't refute it.
Zhao Junchen ignored the changes in the expressions of the Hui-Zhejiang merchants and continued in a clear manner: "The key point of establishing a joint shipping company is the cooperation between the imperial court and you! Among them, the imperial court provides preferential policies, and you provide ships and manpower.
and financial resources, and then rely on the advantages of policy and scale to join forces to monopolize the business of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and the Yangtze River Waterway! I might as well open the sky and speak frankly. The essence of this cooperation is to legalize your smuggling activities! Then we will
The money spent on buying off officials and opening up joints turned into the imperial court's business tax revenue and dividend sharing.
In this way, you have become collaborators of the imperial court. With the preferential policies of the imperial court, although your apparent income is slightly lower, you also save the expense and energy of managing relationships and buying off officials. In fact,
On the contrary, the income has increased! And this is only the initial income. After we monopolize shipping, the income will inevitably increase exponentially! At the same time, the imperial court can also obtain a large amount of commercial tax income and dividend sharing through the joint shipping company
! Therefore, this kind of cooperation is a win-win situation. For the court, it increases the revenue of the treasury! For everyone, from now on, you no longer have to worry about the court’s repeated rectification of business taxes, but it also
It can be regarded as a long-term way to gain a foothold.”
After a pause, seeing that all the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants were thoughtful, Zhao Junchen continued: "President Lin has already told you about the preferential policies provided by the imperial court, that is, in addition to the most basic goods tax,
, In addition to ship bills and door stall taxes, other complicated taxes, such as points, toll taxes, temporary donations, etc., are all exempted! In addition, following the example in the early days of our dynasty, if it is to transport people's basic living necessities,
And farming equipment, even the most basic goods tax can be exempted! Also, after this shipping company gets the support of the court, it can also avoid the local yamen’s private embarrassment, deductions and fines, and reduce a lot of trouble and costs! So, everyone,
The benefits are absolutely guaranteed, so there is no need to worry!
The specific method of cooperation is not to completely integrate your shipping companies. Your shipping companies are only nominally branches of this joint shipping company. On weekdays, they have the same interests and act together, but in fact they are still their own shipping companies.
The decision-makers only formed an alliance with other shipping companies, used the same name, and obtained the imperial court's shareholding! So you don't have to worry about losing control of your own shipping company! In addition, according to my assumption, this
The United Shipping Company will elect seven deacon shareholders every three years to integrate, manage and formulate the business direction of the United Shipping Company. Among these seven deacon shareholders, there will only be one deacon shareholder to represent the court! Simple!
It is said that the imperial court is only responsible for providing preferential policies and collecting dividends. You are still responsible for the management!
As for the distribution of share income, it depends on the specific situation! The more ships, manpower and funds you provide, the higher the shares you hold, and the more dividends you will naturally pay! Theoretically, the imperial court’s control of each shipping company
The holding will not exceed 40%! In addition, if you have extra merit, the court will also give you additional discounts to further increase your share dividends!"
All in all, Zhao Junchen explained all his ideas.
Then, Zhao Junchen asked the Huizhe and Zhejiang merchants present: "This is roughly what I have in mind. If you have any questions, just ask me and I will definitely answer them!"
As soon as Zhao Junchen finished speaking, he saw a businessman from Huizhou and Zhejiang stood up and said to Zhao Junchen: "Master Zhao, I have some questions, and I hope Master Zhao can give me some advice!"
:Well, it’s still two chapters in one!
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