There's nothing special about the banquet itself.

He Changfeng even felt that the dishes were not as good as those made by these private chefs.

But the palace banquet is better than the atmosphere.

It is difficult to experience such a magnificent music and dance of King Qin's Breaking Array Music elsewhere.

The Son of Heaven said something of encouragement to them, and then the main dish came.

The Son of Heaven said that he would establish the Huangming Chamber of Commerce.

The first batch of merchants were selected from Wuchang City.

The entrance fee is 100,000 taels of silver.

Any businessman who joins the club can become a member of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce.

Members enjoy qualifications such as managing royal resources and doing things for the imperial court.

Of course, membership is only qualified, and it depends on the results of the competition.

The court will certainly choose the best merchants.

But there are many industries involved in the imperial court, and the east is not bright and the west is bright.

There is always an industry for these merchants.

It can be said that the Son of Heaven opened a window for them to connect with the imperial court.

He Changfeng had to sigh that the Son of Heaven was really wishful thinking.

One hundred thousand taels of silver is nothing to them as wealthy businessmen, but it is not a small number either.

If dozens of people join the association, just by earning this membership fee, the imperial court can get millions of taels of silver.

According to He Changfeng's knowledge, the annual tax of the imperial court is also at this level.

But the opportunity brought by this Emperor Ming Chamber of Commerce is not comparable to 100,000 taels of silver.

When Hu Quancai was appointed governor of Huguang, they all hurried to their side.

Now that the emperor and tomorrow are personally showing goodwill, how can they not give face?

If you don't give face to the Son of Heaven, you don't give yourself face.

What's more, it's obviously a mutually beneficial thing, so why not?

Moreover, according to the meaning of the Son of Heaven, Huguang merchants are only the first batch of members, and there will be a second and third batch in the future.

The so-called buy early and enjoy early, and become a member early can occupy the market one step ahead.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to intervene when others have almost carved up the market.

He Changfeng's own family is engaged in silk and tea business.

Both are windfall profits. But it's nothing compared to salt.

As a wealthy businessman of the first class in Huguang, He Changfeng has always coveted the salt industry. I couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

Now it's okay, as long as you enter the Huangming Chamber of Commerce, you will have the opportunity to meddle in the salt industry.

You must know that Huangming relied on the salt industry to sell salt. Looking at His Majesty the Emperor's shrewd head, he will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to make money.

He Changfeng had already thought about it, no matter how expensive the salt was, he would buy it.

In order to become a salt merchant, he will do whatever it takes.

As for the grain and silk business, it is natural to continue to do it.

Compared with the salt industry, although these two profits are not so exaggerated, they are also considerable, and they are stable.

Besides, He Changfeng started from this, and the way is very light, as long as he gets the permission of the imperial court, he can get something.

He Changfeng also thought clearly, the Ming army obviously planned to be stationed in Huguang for a long time.

Looking at the meaning of the great tomorrow is also to have the ambition to recover the world.

Judging from the recent battles, the Ming army did not suffer at all in the face of the Qing army.

Whether it is the desire to fight or the combat effectiveness, the Ming army even steadily overwhelmed the Qing army.

In this case, He Changfeng is still optimistic about the Ming army.

The city changes the banner of the king, and life has to go on.

Naturally, business has to be done.

It doesn't matter if it's clear or clear, just let them do business.

He Changfeng just transferred the filial piety to Hu Quancai to Emperor Yongli.

Nothing has fundamentally changed.

Of course, since he wants to do it, he must do his best, this is his He Changfeng's way.

After a few hard dishes, the Son of Heaven spoke in a deep voice.

He Changfeng listened very seriously.

From this he obtained several key messages.

First, the imperial court hopes to form a mutually beneficial and win-win cooperative relationship with the members of the Huangming Chamber of Commerce.

As long as there is a bite to eat in the imperial court, there will be no shortage of members in the Huangming Chamber of Commerce.

Second, the imperial court hopes that the members of the Huangming Chamber of Commerce can actively participate and strive to go out.

The imperial court focused not only on the land of Huguang Province, but on the whole world.

Some of the roads had to be done by themselves.

This is actually a bit of a pie, but it's not completely unreasonable.

When the world is decided, businessmen from other places will definitely rush to join the club like them.

At that time, the advantage of Wuchang merchants was gone.

Only by getting ahead of them can you get your share.

Overall, this royal banquet was very rewarding.

He Changfeng felt that it was not in vain.

Although Emperor Yongli has a bigger appetite, he is not black-hearted.

The two sides are indeed in a mutually beneficial relationship, and I hope they can go further.

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After the banquet, Wuchang merchants donated silver to join the association, and then left the palace one after another.

After they left, Han Miao couldn't stop laughing.

"The emperor is really wise. In a few words, these merchants coaxed them to pay the money obediently. ”

Han Miao wasn't all flattery, he really felt that His Majesty the Emperor had a set.

"At the end of the day, it has to be a hard fist."

Zhu Youlang smiled bitterly and said, "If there are no more than 100,000 troops in this Wuchang City, you see if they will pay so happily." ”

I think that Emperor Chongzhen asked the ministers and businessmen of Beijing to donate money, but those guys only symbolically donated a few hundred taels, and they didn't care about Chongzhen at all.

As a result, Chongzhen scolded and finally hanged himself on a crooked neck tree.

Isn't it just those guys bullying Chongzhen that there are no soldiers in his hands?

Zhu Youlang is different.

These hundreds of thousands of troops have been killed all the way, and their eyes are red.

It's okay if you're obedient, if you're disobedient, you will be charged with betrayal and beheading, isn't all the money Ming?

Of course, this is a bit too drastic.

As long as these businessmen are obedient and obedient, Zhu Youlang doesn't want to kill people.

There is another point that is a bit of a headache for Zhu Youlang, that is, how to deal with the southern part of Huguang.

The southern part of Huguang, led by Changsha Prefecture, is actually very rich.

It's just that Zhu Youlang's stated goal is to control the Yangtze River. Therefore, the southern part of Huguang was not the first target.

But now that he has stabilized his position, Zhu Youlang has to think about this problem.

The benefits of controlling the southern part of Huguang are obvious.

The Ming army could march into Liangguang at any time.

Excluding the fact that Guangxi is the land of Zhu Youlang's Longxing, its geographical advantages are also an important point to attract Zhu Youlang.

The control of Liangguang controlled the access to the sea.

Whether it is training sailors or doing business and going to sea, it is handy.

However, if you want to attack the southern part of Huguang, you have to temporarily give up attacking Jiangxi.

In this way, Zhu Youlang's desire to connect with Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan to meet the teacher had to be put on hold for the time being.

There are pros and cons to both plans, and Zhu Youlang has not yet decided which one to choose.

He decided to summon Li Dingguo and discuss the direction of the future attack with the king of Jin.

After all, this step is extremely critical to Daming, and Zhu Youlang doesn't want to make a mistake.

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