Chapter 44 Reform Plan Emperor Sanlongqing was stunned for a moment, and looked at Shen Chongming again, but his eyes were even more different.

What kind of courtier can be called a loyal minister? is not those who talk about benevolence, righteousness, morality, loyalty and patriotism all day long, nor are they the kind of people who ask the emperor to change his mind because he wants to die or live because of a trivial matter. A truly loyal minister should be a courtier like Shen Chongming, who can not hesitate to damage his interests for the sake of the interests of the imperial court!

Although Shen Chongming has never admitted that he has a dry stake in Tongda Carriage and Horse Trading, as long as he is a discerning person, he knows that the person who is really in charge of Tongda Carriage and Horse Riding is Shen Chongming!

For this point, Emperor Longqing also knew it clearly without exception. But because of the laws of the imperial court, no one will be idle and have nothing to bring up this stubble, and everyone will have to get by.

Originally, Emperor Longqing was still a little jealous of Shen Chongming for making so much silver, but today he could say these words without hesitation, teaching Emperor Longqing how not to be moved. To meet such a courtier is also a blessing for himself as a monarch.

If there are too many excuses, it will seem too fake, Emperor Longqing silently recorded this emotion in his heart, nodded and smiled: "Okay, then according to what Aiqing said." However, the matter is very serious, and the matter must be carefully discussed with the cabinet before it can be made public. ”

"Yes, Wechen understands." Shen Chongming was also very happy in his heart, he originally expected that it would be a difficult matter, but it was so easy to solve it, it was so unexpected, he couldn't believe it.

In fact, Shen Chongming fell into a strange circle, that is, he was too sure of what was recorded in the history books of later generations. He didn't know that after the great disaster of the Jiajing Dynasty, many people of insight in the Ming Dynasty had realized the mistake of the sea ban, and under the subtle conditions of these years, as long as someone had the courage to propose to lift the sea ban, it would definitely be recognized by the majority of people.

It is precisely because of this that Shen Chongming's idea of lifting the sea ban was so easily recognized by several ministers in the cabinet. If not, I am afraid that someone would have refuted him by saying that the ancestral family law is immutable.

But in any case, if the lifting of the sea ban can be approved by the emperor and several cabinet ministers, then the matter has already been successful, and all that remains is to work out the specific matters of the switch in detail, so that those who hold opposing opinions can not find a loophole that can be refuted.

Out of the palace gate, Shen Chongming didn't have the heart to go back to the yamen on an errand, so he hit the horse and went straight to Tongda Che and Ma Xing. Once the sea ban is lifted, it will not only completely solve the dilemma of the imperial court, but also be an inseparable opportunity for Tongda Carriage and Horse Travel.

You must know that once the sea ban is lifted, the handicraft industry in various places will also flourish, and the speed and quantity of goods will be accelerated. As the largest transportation contractor in the Ming Dynasty, Tongda Carriage and Horse Shop must have followed one after another.

At that time, it will definitely not be able to absorb so much business with the current Tongda Carriage and Horse Dealership alone. Therefore, to take precautions, what we need to do now is to do everything possible to expand the scale of Tongda Carriage and Horse Trading, and then we can take advantage of the general trend after the lifting of the sea ban to bring Tongda Carriage and Horse Traveling to a new level.

Although the profit is not as high as that of ocean commerce, it cannot withstand the large amount, as long as it can be properly arranged in the early stage, there is still a lot to be done in the carriage and horse dealership.

In fact, the development of Tongda Carriage and Horse Shop has reached the point where it has entered a bottleneck period, and it is so easy to go to the next level. If it weren't for the good thing of lifting the sea ban this time, it would have been very difficult to maintain the current heyday.

Pressing this point without mentioning it, when he learned from Shen Chongming that the imperial court might be about to lift the sea ban, Xiao Ershao also showed surprise on his face and said, "There is such a good thing?" Hahaha, Brother Shen, the time has come for us to make a fortune. The younger brother will order someone to find a buyer to redeem our carriages and horses, and all the silver taels exchanged for will be used to make large ships for long-distance voyages, and we will do it to be the largest fleet in the Ming Dynasty! ”

Xiao Ershao is also a smart person, since Brother Shen said this to himself, he is at least ninety percent sure that he can guarantee the success of lifting the sea ban. In order to be able to seize the opportunity, this seemingly risky move can still be finalized.

Shen Chongming haha, this is the pride that people of my generation should have, and they must do it without hesitation when they see anything.

However, he already had a plan for the specific matters, and his grand idea of becoming the largest fleet of the Ming Dynasty was absolutely impossible to realize.

Shaking his head, Shen Chongming smiled and said, "Don't worry, you already have a plan on how to get a piece of the pie in this matter, you can listen first and see if it works." ”

Xiao Ershao looked stunned, and hurriedly made a gesture of listening, since Brother Shen has a plan, it must be several times better than his own thoughts.

"Brother Wei has made a verbal agreement with the emperor that once the sea ban is lifted, we will invest one million taels of silver in the royal trading house to be established, and we can occupy one percent of the dry shares."

"Exchange one million taels of silver for one dry stock?!" Xiao Ershao was shocked, according to this, isn't the entire royal trade house worth 10 million taels of silver? Well, such a big business is unheard of.

The shock in his heart had not yet dissipated, and Xiao Ershao remembered a more important question. "Wait, Brother Shen, what did you just say about the royal trading house, could it be that the emperor also has a share in this transaction?"

"Hehe, since it's called royal, of course the emperor is involved." Shen Chongming couldn't help but feel a little proud, being able to join hands with the emperor to do business, this is not something that anyone can encounter.

"To tell you the truth, the emperor of this royal trading house only owns thirty percent of the dry shares, the other sixty percent of the imperial court accounts for half, and the remaining thirty percent is placed in the market and subscribed by wealthy merchants from all over the world and the nobles of the capital. You say, "What is the strength of this royal trading house?" ”

Xiao Ershao was completely dumbfounded, and it took a while to come back to his senses, wipe the beads of sweat that oozed out at some point, and sighed: "Once this royal trading house is really formed, no one in the world can resist it, and we can have one of the dry shares, and we will also make a fortune." Unexpectedly, the emperor and the court would also do business. If this thing is done, no one will dare to look down on us businessmen in the future. ”

Shen Chongming smiled: "But the emperor and the court are involved in this matter, but they don't pay for silver, can we subscribe for one percent of dry shares with one million taels?" ”

Xiao Ershao waved his hand indifferently, "Money is something outside the body, and besides, you can do business with the emperor, this is something that others can't know, how can the younger brother be unwilling." ”

Without waiting for Shen Chongming to nod and praise, Xiao Ershao returned to his true colors, and said with a lewd face: "Besides, Brother Shen, when have you ever made a loss-making transaction, the younger brother estimated that this million taels subscribed for one percent of dry shares, and we still took a big advantage in the car and horse shop." ”

Shen Chongming nodded with a smile and said, "What you said is right, now it seems that we are a little at a loss to subscribe for one percent of dry shares with one million taels of silver, but this business must be a sure profit, and this investment is definitely cost-effective in the long run." And from now on, we have a relationship with the emperor and the imperial court, and it must be smooth sailing to do other businesses, and the benefits in it are not comparable to one million taels of silver. ”

"Brother Shen, you're so right." Xiao Er Shao was busy and agreed. "But now we don't have so much silver on hand, if we want to raise this million taels of silver, we can only pawn these horses and wagons at hand, and the younger brother will tell the little third son to find a buyer."

Seeing that he was about to get up, Shen Chongming hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "Don't be impatient, you can listen to Brother Wei's words." ”

Xiao Ershao looked puzzled, "Brother Shen, it's easy to buy things with silver, but it's difficult to exchange things for silver, so it's better for us to prepare early." ”

"Hehe, who told you that you have to pay your own money to do business." Shen Chongming's face was full of sinister smiles, how obscene and obscene he was.

Xiao Ershao's eyes widened, "Brother Shen, how can you do business without capital, we are not the kind of bandits who trade without capital." ”

", who said we were bandits." Shen Chongming glared at him and said mysteriously: "Let me tell you this, we don't have much cash on hand now, but others have it in their hands." Do you say that with our reputation as a chariot and horse dealer, is there a problem in raising one million taels of silver? ”

"This ......" Xiao Ershao hesitated, pondered for a while and said with some uncertainty: "This is really hard to say." However, if we borrow all the peers who have done business over the years, we should be able to raise so many silver taels. However, this matter of raising silver taels must not be known to everyone, otherwise such a large amount, others will definitely be afraid that we will not be able to pay it. ”

"Hehe, you're right. There are really a lot of people who have done business with us over the years, and there are not many people who distribute this million taels of silver to each person. As long as they don't know that our Tongda Carriage and Horse Guild will borrow money from so many people at one time, there is absolutely no big problem with their current name. ”

Xiao Ershao nodded, but he was still a little worried: "This is not bad, but it will take a while to return to the original cost of doing business, and it will take more than a year to say the least of a million taels, I am afraid that this news will not be hidden for too long, and they will definitely be in a hurry to get back the silver at that time." What should we do then? ”

Shen Chongming had already thought about the things before and after, and said with an indifferent face: "What are you afraid of, at that time, the Royal Trade House must have been listed, and the fact that our Tongda Carriage and Horse Company has a single share must also be well known." With this golden sign in hand, will they still think that we have cheated them out of their money? I'm afraid it's too late for them to convince us by then. ”

Xiao Ershao pondered for a while, then raised his head and said happily: "It makes sense, according to this, we are really white wolves with empty gloves." Hehe, Brother Shen, you are still smart! ”

Shen Chongming smiled proudly, waved his hand and said, "Don't pat yourself on the back." You should prepare for this matter first, and once you have the exact news, immediately send someone to raise silver, otherwise the news will spread too widely, and the silver in the whole world will be nervous. ”

After discussing this matter, Shen Chongming suddenly asked, "Peng Cheng, how is the wine merchant you arranged a few days ago?" ”

Xiao Ershao was stunned for a moment, and then recalled such a strange little shopkeeper named James. "Oh, that ugly bastard, the little brother ordered Brother Shen to buy a few acres of vineyards for him outside the city, but I'm afraid that this guy is busy making wine."