As soon as he saw that the emperor seemed to be angry, Wang Yu knew that his sycophants were in the wrong place.

Earlier, the cabinet told the local government that the matter of taking over should not be so grand, but he didn't believe it either.

Suzhou failed to get it right, and when it arrived in Hangzhou, it was even more contrary to the instructions of the cabinet, and Wang Yu almost moved the entire city of Hangzhou to the canal wharf.

After all, no one knows if the emperor is joking, what if the emperor asks the place not to disturb the people on the surface, but in fact, if there are really few people who take the driver, what if he is angry?

It's not easy for him to be a minister.

Wang Yu complained bitterly in his heart, but he had no choice but to admit his mistake and plead guilty.

"Alright, get up."

In the end, it is a provincial government, and Zhu Yunwen can't really shout and kill for such a trivial matter, and besides, it is really not easy to be an official in this kind of thing.

"I came to Hangzhou this time, not for the local affairs of Zhejiang, but to understand the situation of Zhejiang businessmen in recent years, after all, next year is the final year of the five-year plan, and Zhejiang's achievements in recent years are also very gratifying.

Let's talk to me about the situation of Zhejiang businessmen, what aspects they mainly focus on, and what thorny problems have Zhejiang's business management yamen encountered. ”

was named by the emperor, and the president of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce took out a notebook from the sleeve of his robe and began to report it sentence by sentence.

Zhejiang's business form, environment, and volume, including the expansion of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce over the years, how much revenue can be achieved in a year, and how much tax to pay, have all been reported in detail.

"By the end of the eighth year of Jianwen, there were more than 140 members of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, with a total revenue of 6.47 million taels and a tax payment of 1.1 million taels."

In terms of numbers alone, Zhejiang's achievements are still outstanding, although not as good as Fujian and Guangdong, but Zhejiang's geographical location is here, and his main business is not overseas after all.

"The base camp of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau is in your Hangzhou, and silk has been the main commodity exported by me in the Ming Dynasty over the years."

Zhu Yunwen's eyes swept over the president of the Zhejiang branch of the imperial merchants with some unkindness: "Why haven't Zhejiang merchants had an overseas business all these years?" ”

As Wang Yusen said, Zhejiang merchants and his Su merchants faced the same problem, and the orders and business of the Weaving Bureau were basically controlled by the imperial merchants.

The president of the Zhejiang merchants cautiously glanced at the president of the imperial merchants, and said in a snort: "The orders placed by our Zhejiang merchants to the Weaving Bureau are mainly focused on the country, and the risk of going to sea is too great, so we gave up this matter after discussion." ”

At this time, I was still thinking about covering up for my peers.

Only peers are naked hatred, let alone all profit-centered businessmen.

At this time, instead of taking the opportunity to attack the imperial merchants, but to provide cover for the latter to excuse them?

This attitude of Zhejiang businessmen made Zhu Yunwen feel even worse, and his intuition told him that the situation in Zhejiang may be more complicated than in Suzhou.

So, Zhu Yunwen didn't bother to ask the parties again, but directly turned the gun and looked at the branch president of the imperial business.

Earlier, the housekeeper of the Shu Palace.

The heads of the imperial merchants in the provinces are basically their own people who are related to the Zhu Ming royal family.

"The income of the imperial merchants in the past two years is good, I heard Zhu Zhi say that the revenue of the imperial merchants in the next year is almost 30 million taels, and the transaction volume will reach hundreds of millions, in this number, the proportion of sea trade is especially high."

Some people can't guess Zhu Yunwen's thoughts as the emperor, but the head of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce still thinks that the emperor should be expressing affirmation and encouragement.

After all, the emperor himself is the major shareholder, and the higher the income of the imperial merchants, the more money will flow into the internal treasury.

His own industry is getting bigger and bigger, can the emperor still be angry if he is unhappy?

"Relying on His Majesty's blessing, everything is fine here in Zhejiang."

There was a lot of pride in the respectful words: "In recent years, the Chamber of Commerce has reached a long-term order cooperation with the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, and at the same time, it has been smooth sailing in overseas expansion, which is all stained with the light of the imperial court."

Without the Fujian and Zhejiang sailors galloping across the South Seas, and without the admiration and yearning of those natives for my Ming Dynasty, our ready-to-wear would not be able to sell so well. ”

The impact of war is by no means limited to the number of people killed in a military conflict.

When the Ming ships bombarded the cities of the Nanyang natives, and when the military boots of the Ming soldiers stepped on their land, the natives would have a fear and worship in their hearts.

Because of the huge gap in worship and military strength, this group of natives will subconsciously feel that everything in the Ming Dynasty is higher than their native traditional culture.

The people of the Ming Dynasty are all noble, and the moon of the Ming Dynasty is rounder than that of their country.

Xue Ke led the army to conquer the South Seas, and the national strength spent over the years was huge, but the benefits brought were also huge.

The more cannonballs were fired, the more money the Ming merchants made.

Even if the imperial court did not support the expansion of the sea by the Fujian and Zhejiang sailors, this group of businessmen could do something out of their own pockets to sponsor military expenses for the imperial court.

When the capital tastes the sweetness, they will never give up, as long as the pay is less than the return, they are willing to spend more money.

This is the positive side of capital.

"I'm happy to see that you can make money."

Zhu Yunwen said with a smile: "I have never understood much about overseas trade, how much can we sell for a top Su embroidery in Nanyang?" ”

"Three hundred taels!"

This number made Zhu Yunwen a little dumbfounded.

The production price of Suzhou Textile Division is only twenty taels, and when the hand of the emperor turns, it is directly fifteen times?

Windfall!

"And Suzhou embroidery, a top-notch commodity, is not something that anyone with money can buy."

The president of the Imperial Merchants was complacent and showed off their means to Zhu Yunwen.

"In Nanyang, many indigenous traders who want to buy Suzhou embroidery must participate in an annual auction.

In principle, in so many countries in the South Seas, we are only looking for one businessman to cooperate with in one country.

We will sell them the goods if they offer a higher price, and we don't care how much they sell in the country. ”

Three hundred taels, or the wholesale price?

This is what Grianch mentioned, small assets rely on hard work to obtain wealth, and the big rich people play agents.

"In principle, our chamber of commerce will not fight with brother provinces, for example, we are mainly engaged in silk business in Zhejiang, so tea and porcelain are rarely touched, and they are handed over to brothers in Fujian and Jiangxi to do."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen understood that the monopoly of the imperial merchants had already extended to all fields under the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone has a monopoly on each other, and outsiders can't get involved at all.

The situation in Zhejiang made Zhu Yunwen's heart heavy, and he couldn't wait to go to Quanzhou now.

Let's see how rich the maritime merchants in Quanzhou are, and by the way, how the imperial merchants dominate the entire overseas market!

(There is no danger, stabilize your mind, tomorrow's five watches.) ）