Although on the bright side, as he issued the order, Wei Yingcai's move was to allow Yangcheng to recover from the impact of the war as soon as possible and restore normal social order as soon as possible. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But in fact, the intention behind it is quite deep.

First, the reason why Wei Yingcai first chose to restore the normal operation of the market department store, and even did not hesitate to use strong means, was to take the lead in selecting the most powerful level that could make the people of Yangcheng intuitively feel the strength of the Xinghua Empire, and quickly establish the official authority of the Xinghua Empire.

This is especially needed after the war, because at this moment, although the war situation in Yangcheng has stabilized, it is also an inevitable fact that the people in the city are disheartened and the people are uneasy. Therefore, Wei Yingcai wanted to let the Xinghua Empire enter the hearts of the people in a strong state, so that the people of Yangcheng could recognize an extremely important fact - the majesty of the Xinghua Empire was unshakable, and the people of Yangcheng had better recognize the fact that the Xia army had been defeated, and be able to put an end to the thoughts of trying to react;

Second, after the war, the government and the economy were the two main lifelines of Yangcheng.

In terms of political power, Wei Yingcai has been completely controlled, and there is no need to worry about this aspect, so it is necessary to force the people of Xia to accept all the laws and regulations formulated by the Xinghua Empire, so as to grasp the economy of Yangcheng as soon as possible.

Wei Yingcai passed an injunction to force the shops in Yangcheng to resume business and open shops for trading, which is to prevent any possibility of shops to strike through national legal means, so as to speed up the speed of the Xinghua Empire's control of Yangcheng's economy, and also to restore the normal order of people's livelihood from the economic link first.

Under the strong measures implemented by Wei Yingcai, the shops in Yangcheng resumed business, and the residents of Yangcheng felt the unique feeling of free shopping in peaceful days.

"It's just that through investigation, the Administration Bureau found that many shops were opened, but they deliberately raised prices, which hurt the residents of Yangcheng. Director, should we crack down on these shops that deliberately disrupt the market order? ”

The head of the commerce department under the Yangcheng Administrative Bureau reported the latest situation to Wei Yingcai, and especially pointed out the treacherous intentions of the Yangcheng merchants.

"In any case, we must not be unreasonable, and if we are unreasonable, we will fall for their tricks. Because, once our means are not reasonable, they will find an opportunity to wantonly spread rumors about our Xinghua Empire, which is not only an arrogant and unreasonable country that has taken and seized by force, but also will not hesitate to suppress businessmen for no reason because of the interests of the regime, and at that time, our government will lose its reputation among the people, which is not a cost-effective approach. Wei Yingcai said.

Wei Yingcai was right, the head of the Ministry of Commerce thought about it, and then asked, "Director, what are your plans?"

Wei Yingcai smiled and said, "There is no need to make difficulties in this way. You know, what is the most powerful thing in our empire? It is commerce! This group of merchants, since they want to play business with us, we will play honesty with them. Dispatch a batch of grain from Tai'an as soon as possible, and ask the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce to operate, sell it at a lower price, and maintain the commercial order of Yangcheng first. In addition, we will carry out the act of exchanging money in Yangcheng. The Xinghua Chamber of Commerce only recognizes Xinghua coins, not Xia Guo banknotes, so anyone who wants to buy goods at the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce must exchange Xinghua currency and use Xinghua currency as the only currency in circulation. At the same time, the security forces should ensure that all shops in the city can use Xinghua currency, and at the same time, any shops that are unwilling to use Xinghua currency will have their business licenses revoked......"

Wei Yingcai already had a strategy in his mind that could resist such a situation, he wanted to apply the commercial war of Blue Mercury to Yangcheng, so all this was not unpredictable for him, and therefore, he was actually not worried at all, that group of Yangcheng merchants would collude with everything next, and do anything to resist the government of the Xinghua Empire, and more importantly, the authority of the entire Yangcheng was in Wei Yingcai's hands.

In addition, the business rules were formulated by Wei Yingcai, and under such a premise, how could a group of businessmen have the upper hand? It's just that that the group of businessmen didn't have enough wisdom to see the situation clearly.

Not long after the ban on Yangcheng was lifted, the grain merchants in the city gathered together again. When the Xia Kingdom was still ruling Yangcheng, the grain merchants in the city controlled the price of grain in the city in this way.

"If we control grain prices and raise grain prices, will we anger the Xinghua Army?" Some grain merchants did not want to make trouble, fearing that they would be liquidated.

"Don't worry! When you see the Xinghua army entering the city, not only do they not rob, but also maintain order in the city, you will know that they are abiding by the rules. Disciplined army, you don't have to worry about them grabbing and killing indiscriminately. As long as we don't break the laws of the Xinghua Empire, we'll be fine. "There are grain merchants who want to catch legal loopholes and make money. This kind of businessman has no concept of a state.

Of course, there is also a kind of businessman, that is, he completely hates the Xinghua army, believing that the invasion of the Xinghua army directly harms their interests, and wants to retaliate.

"They are aggressors, they dare to do it, they will definitely lose the hearts of the people, and the common people will definitely riot...... Now we have bread in hand, and they are the only ones who ask for us. ”

"Won't this really anger the Xinghua people?"

This group of grain merchants believed that they controlled the grain of Yangcheng, coupled with the large population of Yangcheng, and the current poverty situation of insufficient food due to the war, so they spontaneously believed that the existence of these grain merchants was indispensable to Yangcheng, and because of this, the government of the Xinghua Empire needed to rely on their ability.

If they change to other countries, maybe their thinking may not be too problematic, but this group of businessmen does not understand at all what kind of government they are facing.

In addition to restoring order in Yangcheng and controlling the situation in Yangcheng, Wei Yingcai also had many ideas and prepared a governance program. He wanted to work hard to run Yangcheng, to build an important city for the empire, and also to prove his worth. It took Wei Yingcai a long time to write a policy plan and send it to the emperor.

It didn't take long for the reply approved by the emperor to come back.

Wei Yingcai saw the emperor's reply, and his heart was very excited. It's a feeling of being recognized. Now, Wei Yingcai, who has experienced a lot, puts away his selfishness and wants to prove himself with his achievements.

Wei Yingcai's first policy in office was household registration and ID cards, and the second policy was business reform. The content of commercial reform is mainly to suppress large businesses and develop small businesses.

"The big merchants of Yangcheng are all old-style merchants of the Xia Kingdom, and they are selfish. In order to make money, you can arbitrarily raise the price of goods, regardless of whether others live or die. For such businessmen, we will fight hard. The main measures to crack down on include the following three points: 1. Review the owners of shops, require large shops to submit title deeds for review, and replace real estate certificates. Shops that do not have a real estate certificate cannot obtain a business license for the time being. We have to make it difficult for them to handle the certificates, make them bow their heads, and accept the guidance of the official price of general commodities. 2. Large shops are not allowed to raise their prices arbitrarily without a limit; 2. Large shops are required to provide inventory data in line with the measures taken by the Executive Bureau to stabilize the market. If a large store is unwilling to provide inventory information, a business license will not be issued. If a large shop provides false inventory information, once it is verified, it will be fined! If they conceal as much as they want, they will be fined and their business license revoked; 3. Strictly control the time when the big shop is open for business. ”

"The reason why I took such measures is completely because of the big businessmen in Yangcheng, they have not yet returned to their hearts, and it is very likely that they will do something that harms the interests of their country. My goal is to ask them to do what we planned. Businessmen who are willing to do things according to our plan, we will not let them suffer. You may mention this in the subsequent notice. ”

"There are also measures to develop small businesses. Whether a city has developed commerce or not is not only the development of big businessmen, but also the development of small businesses. The more small merchants there are, the more important the empire can do to control Yangcheng and even Jiangzhou. One of the things is that we can arrange for small merchants to go to some towns and cities to buy and sell and promote commercial circulation. ”

"Director, you're doing a good job. However, the big businessmen of Yangcheng are afraid that there will be a rebound. "There are fears that big businessmen will make trouble and cause chaos in the market.

"We're not afraid of them making trouble. Wei Yingcai smiled, "They may have forgotten...... I will remind them that we are aggressors. Our government has a hundred ways to bankrupt them and even destroy these big businessmen. If they don't recognize this, I don't mind wielding the iron fist of the government. ”

The iron fist in Wei Yingcai's mouth is naturally a tough way to implement policies. This includes, but is not limited to, cracking down on big businessmen, framing crimes, and so on. In Wei Yingcai's understanding, Jiangzhou was not exactly a city of the Xinghua Empire. When the residents of Yangcheng identify with the Xinghua Empire, he will truly identify with their Xinghua people. Since they are not Xinghua people and have different intentions, it is necessary for Wei Yingcai to use some means to attack them and give the benefits to those people who are in their hearts.

The Yangcheng Administrative Bureau issued an open letter to all shops in the city, indicating that Wei Yingcai wanted to reform commerce. In addition, Wei Yingcai also sent a notice on restricting large shops to large shops. The notice of the development of small businesses is posted in the most conspicuous place in the city for all residents to see.

At this time, both good and bad. Wei Yingcai has to be tough.

The first rebound of the merchants of Yangcheng was the grain merchants. According to the requirements of the Yangcheng Administrative Bureau, merchants cannot raise their prices at will, and each time the price cannot be increased by more than 50 percent of the selling price.

However, the grain merchant was stunned and raised the price of grain from five cents to three yuan per catty. Moreover, some grain merchants have consciously or unconsciously rejected the Xinghua currency. For example, residents who buy grain with Xinghua currency have no priority. Grain shops give priority to selling grain to residents who hold the currency of the Xia Kingdom.

Their move hit the credit of Xinghua currency at once.

The grain merchant's actions were quickly interpreted by Wei Yingcai as an old-style merchant's counterattack against the Xinghua Empire.

Wei Yingcai took tough measures and ordered the commercial group of the Yangcheng Administrative Bureau to revoke the business licenses of the grain shops and not allow them to sell grain.

After half a day, the grain merchants gathered again.

However, most of these grain merchants did not panic.

"What about revoking our business licenses? Once the residents of the whole city run out of food, won't they make a big fuss? ”

"If you don't let you open a store, you won't open a store, there is no grain store, and the Xinghua people have no food, I see how they can maintain the hearts of the people in Yangcheng. ”

"Without the will of the people, they will not be able to do it for long. ”

"We also want to send some people to all over Yangcheng to inform everyone that it is not that our grain store does not sell grain, but that the Xinghua government does not let us sell grain...... Let's just say that the Xinghua army wants to detain the grain in Yangcheng. ”

"Good way, I see how Xinghua people should deal with it, hahaha......"

These merchants raised their wine glasses in the courtyard of a large grain merchant, celebrating that Wei Yingcai's administrative bureau was about to meet them and enter Yangcheng, the first time the people complained.

At this point, the grain merchant was celebrating, and on the other hand, Wei Yingcai also learned about the grain merchant's celebration through the investigation of the Intelligence Bureau. Wei Yingcai was furious, and he immediately sent a telegram, asking Leon to speed up and deliver a batch of grain to Yang City.

Leon replied, agreeing to Wei Yingcai's request. Tai'an City has stockpiled a lot of food, which is enough to deal with the food crisis.

The next day, the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce delivered a batch of grain.

Soon, the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce opened two grain and oil stores in the commercial street of Yangcheng. The Xinghua Chamber of Commerce sells not only grain, but also oil.

Not long after the market in Yangcheng opened, a large number of residents poured into the market.

"Quick, I got the news that the Xinghua Army is going to detain the grain in the grain store, if we don't sell it, there will be no food in the future. ”

"How so? Are you lying to me? Those profiteers have raised their prices so high that we can't afford them. ”

"I don't see the wind and the waves, so go buy it. ”

"Xinghua people don't care if we live or die at all!"

There are different opinions, and the people are very confused.

At this point, the grain merchant was celebrating, and on the other hand, Wei Yingcai also learned about the grain merchant's celebration through the investigation of the Intelligence Bureau. Wei Yingcai was furious, and he immediately sent a telegram, asking Leon to speed up and deliver a batch of grain to Yang City.

Leon replied, agreeing to Wei Yingcai's request. Tai'an City has stockpiled a lot of food, which is enough to deal with the food crisis.

The next day, the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce delivered a batch of grain.

Soon, the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce opened two grain and oil stores in the commercial street of Yangcheng. The Xinghua Chamber of Commerce sells not only grain, but also oil.

Not long after the market in Yangcheng opened, a large number of residents poured into the market.

"Quick, I got the news that the Xinghua Army is going to detain the grain in the grain store, if we don't sell it, there will be no food in the future. ”

"How so? Are you lying to me? Those profiteers have raised their prices so high that we can't afford them. ”

"I don't see the wind and the waves, so go buy it. ”

"Xinghua people don't care if we live or die at all!"