Chapter 115: Offering

"My lord's words are serious, whether it is taking the imperial examination or doing business, it is also for the court to share worries and solve problems for the surname. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info As the saying goes, 'Thirty lines, the line is the champion'. "Baili Zimo is not sensitive to the survival of officialdom, the official is bullied, one accidentally offends the boss, is planted with a stolen goods, blames a disaster, and is imprisoned and exiled, or beheaded and killed. The official is big, the companion is like a tiger, thinking about the holy will all day long, I don't know how many brain cells are going to die, which sentence is not right, and the poisonous wine Bai Aya pushes the noon door. How can you be a businessman!

"Thirty lines, what is the explanation?" Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, when I heard this proverb for the first time, I felt that it was very fresh.

"The 'champion' here does not just refer to the first name appointed by the emperor, you see, this champion is the leader of the scholars, second to none. The 'champion' in this proverb refers to the person who has achieved the top in his own field, and the person who has become the best. ”

Zi Mo saw that Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager was thoughtful, and seemed to have some understanding, so she made persistent efforts: "For example, an experienced farmer who doesn't know a single big word, but she is very good at farming, and she can grow five stones or more yields of wheat three stones per mu, and she is the 'champion' of the farmer." ”

Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager nodded and said with emotion: "If there really is a farmer who can grow five stones per mu, it is indeed the blessing of the imperial court, and the blessing of the surname!

Zi Mo heard that she was not worth degrading the businessman, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, so he asked, "Dare to ask Lord Qincha which department he works in?"

"Department?" Another word made the princess a little confused, but who is it, and she quickly understood what Zi Mo meant, "Ben...... This official works in the household department. ”

Zi Mo pursed his lips and said, "Hubu, that adult must know everything about the country's tax income." Dare to ask where the current tax payment of Huayan's treasury comes from?"

"This ......" Jun Yourong groaned for a moment, with a deep look in his eyes.

"As far as the grass people know, since the ascension to the throne of the saint, he has lightly given away from the meager endowment, advised the agriculture and mulberry, abstained from luxury and simplicity, and created today's peaceful and prosperous world. But in recent years, it has been either floods in the south, drought in the west, or sand and dust in the north. The tax revenue from agriculture cannot fill the hole of disaster relief. ”

Zi Mo paused, and then continued: "Businessmen, although the goal is to pursue profits, they have paid high taxes for the country while pursuing profits, which has provided convenience for the people. For example, the vegetable oil squeezed from the grass people's village. If there were no merchants, the only people who could stir-fry vegetables in vegetable oil were Xianglin and some nearby surnames. Now most of Fenghuang's surnames can use vegetable oil, isn't it the merit of the merchants? Also, if the grass people guessed correctly, Lord Qincha should have returned from the drought-stricken areas in the southwest for disaster relief!" Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager glanced at her and motioned for her to sit down and speak.

After Zi Mo thanked him, he sat down unceremoniously, watched the dishes come up one by one, and asked Her Royal Highness to dine first. Xue Errong said: "The little boss hasn't had lunch yet, let's talk while eating." ”

Zi Mo got up again and thanked him, took the chopsticks handed over by Han Qiu, and pointed to a dish as beautiful as a landscape: "This dish is called 'Yin Yin Xia Mu Huang Li', please taste it." ”

Jun Yourong's mind at this time was no longer on food, she casually grabbed a chopstick, put it in her mouth, nodded and said: "The little boss mentioned the southwest disaster relief, could it be that this businessman also played a role in disaster relief?"

Zi Mo swallowed the dishes in his mouth slowly and methodically: "The imperial court's disaster relief can only be solved for a while. Businessman, born with an extraordinary sensitivity to profit. This autumn, there was a bumper grain harvest in the southeast, while there was a severe drought in the southwest, and there was no grain harvest. Transferring grain from the east to the west and taking the price difference from each other has become the driving force of businessmen. In this way, the grain in the southeast will not be sold, and the surname in the southwest will not lack food. ”

I couldn't help but let Jun Yourong put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, and then asked: "What if the Jian businessmen take the opportunity to raise prices and make huge profits?"

As long as there is a detailed commercial law, I think businessmen will not be so blatant and unscrupulous in making black money. Zi Mo proposed some countermeasures. This made Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager fall into deep contemplation.

Zi Mo took a bite of "mushroom rape", and suddenly thought: "Lord Qincha, is the dry land in the disaster area still barren?"

Jun Yourong woke up suddenly and replied: "Although there were a few rains in the late autumn to alleviate the drought in the southwest, it was impossible to grow crops because it was about to enter winter, and the land was idle. Could it be that the little boss has a way to plant it in winter?" Jun Yourong looked at the table full of out-of-season vegetables, and his brows furrowed slightly.

The grass people thought that these idle fields could be used to grow winter rape. You see, this rape can be used as a vegetable when it is tender, and the seeds that bear can be squeezed for oil. The rape planted in the winter can be harvested in April next year, so we can plant another crop of rice. Zi Mo picked up a rape with chopsticks and showed it to Her Royal Highness with a smile.

Jun Yourong's face was cloudy, and he slapped the table and applauded excitedly: "Good! However, this rapeseed ...... "Jun Yourong knows that she has a large rapeseed oil workshop, and she must have a lot of rapeseed reserves." So, he looked at Zi Mo with blazing eyes.

Belch...... Zi Mo couldn't wait to give himself two slaps, isn't this lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, since he is here, he can't hide if he wants to, so he gritted his teeth and said: "The grass people are willing to donate all the rapeseed in the inventory to the country." In addition, grass farmers are also willing to contribute to the recipe for squeezing rapeseed oil. Lord Qincha can report to the imperial court, the southwest to establish a vegetable oil factory, next year's rape harvest, can be purchased in large quantities at a low price, squeezed into vegetable oil and sold to various places. In the future, we can use the southwest as a rapeseed planting base and set up state-run factories, and all the profits will go to the national treasury."

I didn't do it, and I donated the rapeseed oil extraction technology. In recent years, imitation rapeseed oil has appeared, although the quality and taste of the oil are far from those produced by Ye Kee, but over time, the crushing technology of rapeseed oil will no longer be a secret. Sex donated the recipe, fooling Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager to run a state-owned enterprise, maybe he could still have a good reputation.

When the princess heard this, she immediately became calm, she stood up suddenly, couldn't hold back her excitement, and said, "Okay! Although Boss Ye is a low-class businessman, he cares about the country and the people. His Royal Highness finally understood the profound meaning of what Qing just said, 'Thirty lines, and the best in the line'. ”

Yes, as soon as the people were excited, their identities were revealed, Zi Mo rolled his eyes in his heart, and he still pretended to bow down: "Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager praised it like this, and the grass people were infinitely frightened. ”

Her Royal Highness the Empress hurriedly pulled up Zi Mo, who was bowing down, and said, "Little boss doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat." Your Highness has one more thing to ask you about. "Her Royal Highness has treated this immature little girl as a mentor and friend.

"Ask for advice, the grass people really don't dare to do it. Your Highness, please tell me something. ”

"If all the southwest is planted with rapeseed, is there a shortage of food supply?" Yes, although Fenghuang's grain output is a lot, but it is not abundant, how to grow rapeseed and ensure the food supply of the surname at the same time?

Take Xianglin and the surrounding area as an example, there are many fields that are barren, and I feel distressed when I look at them. ......The imperial court can introduce the 'wasteland reclamation law', stipulating that the wasteland reclaimed by the surname does not have to pay a tax within five years, and only half of the normal tax is paid within 20 years, and is still worried that people will not open up wasteland for farming?

"Well, I didn't expect the business world to have you, a dusty pearl. Zi Mo, are you willing to go to the household department with this highness to serve?"

When Zi Mo heard it, it was broken, and the sequelae of getting carried away came. Baili Zimo hurriedly got up and bowed, and said: "The grass people are only shallow in learning, and they only have some crooked ideas for merchants to make money. Therefore, I dare not take on this important task, and hope that His Royal Highness will take back his life. ”

The prefect who was listening quietly reminded Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager in her ear: "Your Highness, businessmen are not allowed to enter the court as officials......

Jun Yourong saw that Zi Mo was resolute and didn't seem to be playing, so he smiled and said: "Zi Mo has made a great contribution this time, and His Royal Highness will ask the mother emperor for a reward for you." Zi Mo, what reward do you want?"

Baili Zimo hurriedly got up and saluted again, secretly slandering the feudal hierarchy, but said on his face: "The merits of the grass people, I dare not ask for rewards." It's just that...... Just ......"

Seeing this, Baili Zimo said, "If you have anything to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"The grass people just feel that the merchants pay so many taxes every year, which adds a lot of income to the treasury and provides a lot of convenience for the surname. However, in terms of the status of merchants, it was the end of the 'Shinong Industry and Commerce', and it was also forcibly stipulated that merchants could not go out of office and could not marry officials. Isn't it a little too harsh?" Zi Mo has made a lot of money over the years, but he has not been able to get the respect he deserves, and he has been very depressed.

"You see, when a businessman is rich, he has the conditions to let his children receive a good education, and the children of businessmen who have received a good education may be able to produce a group of outstanding talents who can solve problems for the country. If the policy remains unchanged, this group of talents will be buried in the sea, isn't it a pity? Although Zi came from a humble background, he heard that the saint is a meritocracy, a meritocracy. Then the rule of the predecessors that 'businessmen are not allowed to enter the court as officials' seems to contradict the concept of seeking talents today. "Zi Mo is kind and persuasive, and he is bitter.

"Well, what Zi Mo said is very reasonable, His Royal Highness will discuss this matter after returning to Beijing. Jun Yourong nodded in response.

"Your Highness, it seems that the strength of the grass people alone is not enough to convince the people. Cao Min thinks, is it okay to let Fenghuang's business representatives, the 'Eight Major Firms', also participate in this disaster relief activity?" Zi Mo himself lost a sum of money, and he was unhappy, so he simply pulled the Eight Major Firms into the water to balance his mind.

"I'm just afraid that the eight major businesses may not have such a mind as Zi Mo!"

"Didn't Your Highness also say that businessmen seek profit? This word for profit is not limited to money. You can promise that any businessman who has made outstanding contributions to disaster relief will be able to improve her status, participate in the imperial examination, become an official in the court, and marry with an official...... With such interests, why worry about businessmen not taking the bait?" Zi Mo's bad moves are one after another. It can't be regarded as a bad move, this is also a good time for businessmen to seek status for themselves and their descendants, and it can be regarded as a benefit to businessmen.

Half a year later, the imperial court officially promulgated the "Business Administration Law", which not only improved the status of merchants, but also allowed commercial activities to be based on the law, and the prosperous market presented a trendy atmosphere.