I thought about it and said to myself, "Now is the time to spend money. Although the late emperor left a large amount of wealth, it is still far from enough. The future new army will be a bottomless pit. As for how much tax the Pu family should pay, I
I’m too lazy to do the math. Of course, I won’t let go of the Pu family’s property, but what is the best way to do it?”
Killing the chicken to obtain the egg is a bad idea. Of course, the chicken should lay eggs and the eggs should lay chickens, so that the cycle can continue.
Finally I made up my mind and said: "Pu Shougeng, you are a smart man, sit down."
"Thank you, sir."
The big stone blocking Pu Shougeng's heart finally disappeared at this moment, and the lives of the Pu family were saved.
"Pu Shougeng, I know that you served as Quanzhou's Chief Shipping Officer for three years, and the late Emperor also named you Chengjie Lang when he was still alive, but this was just an empty position. Now let me ask you, if you were given a choice,
Do you want to become an official in the court or do you want to continue doing business?"
Pu Shougeng didn't know what my intention was, so he could only answer cautiously: "Sir, the common people are willing to listen to your orders."
I smiled calmly: "Pu Shougeng, I know that you are a talented person, whether in officialdom or in the business, you are qualified enough. Therefore, I plan to change your Pu's Trading Company into the Song Dynasty Foreign Trade Company, with nine of my principals and one for you.
Are you willing?"
Pu Shougeng felt lucky to be able to save 10% of his family property, but he had to work for others from now on. He lost more than half of his hard-earned family property in the blink of an eye. He felt a little sad in his heart. Even though he was the current emperor, he felt that
have no choice.
After all, Pu Shougeng was a knowledgeable man, so he did not dare to hesitate at that moment and said: "Sir, the common people are willing. May I ask you the details of this Song Dynasty trading company?"
"Public-private partnership." I blurted out. Of course I would not follow the method of transforming national capitalists in later generations, I would just borrow this name.
After liberation, there was an upsurge of socialist transformation across the country, and public-private partnerships were implemented in all national capitalist industries and commerce. I had learned about this period when I was studying history, so I naturally thought of it.
Public-private partnership has stabilized our country's economy for a certain period of time, but in the long run, it is not conducive to economic development. At least countless national brands have been stifled, which is one of the reasons why there are few century-old brands in our country. But for the Pu family,
It is only engaged in export trade and does not have its own brand, so it does not involve these so-called core technologies.
“Public-private partnership?”
"Exactly. To put it simply, the ownership of your original trading company belongs to me, because I own 90%, which is public, and you own 10% of the principal, which is private. You and I each own the new trading company.
principal, so it’s called a public-private partnership.”
In the eyes of the world, of course I can represent Mr. Pu Shougeng acquiesced to my simple overlord logic and continued to ask: "Sir, how will this business run in the future?"
"The ownership of this business is mine, but naturally I will not take care of it myself, so I will find a spokesperson who will be fully responsible for the daily operations of the business, and I will only look at the business report of the business and be responsible for the direction of the business.
thing."
"Young master, you must have someone in mind."
I looked slightly stern and said: "Pu Shougeng, you are indeed very smart. I also appreciate smart people, but I will only use smart people who are loyal to me. You need to remember this."
Seeing that my expression suddenly became serious, Pu Shougeng stood up and said: "Don't worry, sir. Although the ancestors of the grassroots are from the Western Regions, they grew up eating the millet of our dynasty. Except for their appearance, the rest are the same as those of the Han people of our dynasty."
There is no difference. The common people still understand the principle that you are a wise ruler and the sky is sunny. "
"Haha." I accepted Pu Shougeng's flattery with a smile and said, "Pu Shougeng, you must be sixty this year, right?"
"Back to the young master, I am exactly sixty years old this year."
"I have sons and grandsons. Now we have three generations living under one roof."
"Yes, young master." Pu Shougeng didn't know why I suddenly asked this.
"Pu Shougeng, as the ancients said, you can only be rich for three generations. Even if you have a family that is as rich as the country, your descendants will have to look at their own destiny. People, when material wealth reaches a certain level, it is time to pursue spiritual wealth. You
I was also a scholar, and I have read the general history of the past dynasties. How many of the wealthy businessmen who can leave a name for thousands of years in the natural way are wealthy businessmen? Even Bai Gui, the founder of the trading company, said that a successful businessman must have justice, wisdom, and courage.
, benevolence, strength, five conditions, which are also the key to his ability to get rich in business. Wisdom means having the ability to change; courage means being decisive; benevolence means taking when others abandon it, and taking when others take it; strength means sticking to the opportunity; and for the first
Bai Gui did not explain this conditional meaning, but he put it first. Why is this?"
"Sir, the common people are stupid, please clear up your confusion."
"The word righteousness is well said. What is the purpose of doing business? Of course it is to make money. What will you do after making money? Of course it is to recycle and reinvest. And then, what else needs to be done? It is to serve the righteousness of the world. This
The word righteousness can be said to mean great justice, moral justice, justice, and affection. It tells businessmen a truth, that is, taking it from the people and using it for the people can form a virtuous cycle with heaven and earth, and only then can there be endless prosperity. Pu Shougeng,
You are considered to be the richest person. No matter how much wealth you have, it is just a number to you. Now you have reached the final stage of business, which is to engage in business for the sake of the world. This is the highest state of a businessman."
Pu Shougeng knew Bai Gui, and he also knew that Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty once named Bai Gui the "Business Sage"; the people called Bai Gui the "God of Wealth in the World", but he didn't know the five conditions that a businessman must have. I said,
I do believe it without a doubt.
"Young Master is a wise man. It is a great honor for ordinary people to be able to follow him. If ordinary people are willing to follow him, they have reached the highest realm of businessmen."
"Okay! Pu Shougeng, you know that the profits of exporting spices overseas are extremely high, and you also know that MSG will have a huge market overseas, but these are just a drop in the bucket. You know the hard pens and magnifying glasses of my Shifeng Trading Company, right?"
"Sir, of course the common people know." Pu Shougeng casually took out a magnifying glass from his arms and said, "The common people also carry it with them. It is indeed very convenient for older people."
"Well. There are many things like this in our country and in our industry. Some have been developed and some are still under development. Except for a small number of contraband items, if most of the items are left to you to operate,
I believe you are well aware of the prospects of the overseas market. You have ready-made customers overseas. You only need to pour these items into your original customer base, and your profits will naturally increase exponentially. And these things
It can also expand your original customer base several times. Think about it, what will the results be? It can be described as endless. Come and see this."
I picked up a match from the table and lightly struck it on the box coated with red phosphorus, and saw a flash of fire.
"This is called a match. It was just developed. Although it is still too crude, it is very convenient. Isn't it much more convenient than a fire knife and flint?"
"It's amazing!" Pu Shougeng exclaimed.
"These items will appear in endlessly in the future. Does the endless profit I mentioned have great opportunities?"
Pu Shougeng reacted very quickly. Even if he only has 10% of the capital now, it can increase countless times in a few years.
The risk of exporting is very small. Calculating it this way, if you only make a profit without losing money, that is a huge good thing.
"There are rumors in the official circles that Lu Xiufu, a close minister of the emperor, once said that your majesty is a god. Maybe it is true." Pu Shougeng thought.
"Young Master, the common people will definitely act according to your will." Pu Shougeng stood up again and bowed.
I can’t remember the development of the Pu family in history, but I know that the Pu family has changed its original track and embarked on another path. For the Pu family, perhaps this result is better than the development of the original Pu family.
It’s worth looking forward to. If Pu Shougeng had no choice but to do so when he first entered Beijing, now, Pu Shougeng is willing to do so.
The future customers of Shifeng Trading Company will mainly be domestic, while the Song Dynasty Foreign Trade Company (still known as Pushi Trading Company to the outside world) will only engage in export trade. I plan to make Xiao Tian and Pu Shougeng the two "red capitalists" around me. Of course